Zhen lay on her bed, stomach up and arms on either side of her, hoping that something would happen so the photoshoot with Jun Hyun would be cancelled. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to help him out. Of course she did. He was very important to her, and she wanted to help him succeed in any ways that she could.

But modeling really wasn’t her go to when helping people.

There was a knock on her door. “Come in,” She called, and the door opened.

Kirakira was leaping into Cho Hee’s arms before she even took two steps into the room. “Hey,” She said, sitting on the side of her bed. “Are you hungry?”

She wasn’t, but if Cho Hee was asking, chances were it was around dinner time. She looked up at the clock. It was five thirty. “Yeah,” She sighed, sitting up. “Are we still going out to eat?”

Cho Hee nodded, setting Kirakira on the ground. “But first, you need to tell me what has you so bummed out.”

Zhen stood and shook her head. “I’ll tell you over dinner.”

Suga wasn’t entirely sure what was going on. Mallory had driven to a building and run inside without him, so he followed, unsure of what else to do. She paid someone in cash to rent out a space for the rest of the night, and four “sensory jackets”.

The two were then brought into what the man she’d paid had called a “prepping dock”, where they were handed a bulky vest that had a gun strapped onto it. “When aiming at your opponents, aim for here,” He said, tapping the front of Suga’s vest. “And here,” He patted the back. “You can’t be hit more than four times, and then once one of you is out, you’re both out.” He pointed behind Suga. “There’s the layout of the arena. There’s your teams base,” He pointed to the red arch on the far right side of the map. “And here’s the opposing teams base.” Jaspar and Elize’s base was blue.

Mallory nodded. “Thank you. My brother should join us in a few moments.” The man nodded and left the room, leaving Mallory and Suga alone. It was slightly eerie, with the purple tinted lights and the blaring music, but Mallory stared intently at the map. “Okay, here’s the plan-”

“What’s going on?”

Mallory frowned. “I told you my brother and I are competitive. Well, this is how we settle our disputes. If our team doesn’t win, I’m going to be forced to go sit in at my brother’s fashion show tomorrow with his creepy boss.” She sighed. “I’d really appreciate it if we won.”

Suga nodded. “Okay, but why can’t he just take no for an answer?”

The door opened and Jaspar moved into the room with a stumbling Elize. “Because he never takes no for an answer.” Mallory said under her breath.

Cho Hee stared at Zhen, her chopsticks only a few inches away from , and her eyes wide with disbelief. “She did what?”

Zhen swallowed what she’d drank from her water and sighed. “She poured her soda all over my shoes because I was with Jun Hyun.” She shook her head. “Of course, Jun Hyun didn’t really say anything about it, which I’m thankful for, but it was so embarrassing.”

“Why would she do that?” Cho Hee asked, putting a hand on her chest in disbelief.

Zhen rolled her eyes. “She thought Jungkook and I were a couple, and I was outright cheating with Jun Hyun.”

Cho Hee continued to stare at Zhen as Zhen leaned forward and took a bite from her food. “Are you?” Zhen looked confused. “Are you and Jungkook dating?”

Zhen shook her head dramatically. “Oh no! No, no, no.” She said, wiping . “Cho Hee, he’s just a friend, and classmate. We’re nothing at all!”

Cho Hee looked a little disappointed. “Well, it’s not as if I was the only person rooting for it.” Zhen made a face. “Dae Hyun, a few of the ladies at work, and I’m pretty sure the rest of his band were.”

“Oh god,” Zhen said, shaking her head and looking down at her food.

“Speaking of,” Cho Hee said, looking thoughtful. “Our company is having a sort of getaway. We’re all going on a camping trip, to this campground a few hours out of the way. It’ll be during the week, but since you’re out of school for that week-”

“We’re out of school for that week?”

Cho Hee nodded. “Renovations. They can’t have students in the classrooms. Anyways, I want you to come with us. Of course, you can bring Mallory and Song Yi as well, the more the merrier.”

Zhen made a face. “Well, I don't know about Mallory, but I know Song Yi can’t stay the night. She might come hang out for a bit though.”

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