JR: "is here fine?"   Ren: "uh... No. Maybe a little more to your left."   JR: "I just moved it from my left."   Ren: "okay, so put it back there. It looks weird where it's at now."   JR: "Minki-yah... I don't think Baekho is really going to care where this thing is hanging."   Ren: "I know, I just, I just want everything to be perfect. He's had a rough year, his dad being sick and all."   JR: "yeah, I know... So..."   Ren: "soooo... maybe a little more to the left?"           He says cutely while tapping his index fingers together at their tips.  JR laughs a little before reaching for the banner and moving it once again. The door to the practice room opens, the sound of a single party horn being blown scares him, and causes him to teeter atop the ladder he's currently standing on. Ren gasps lightly as Aron rushes into the room and grabs a firm hold of the ladders legs.    Aron: "oh my god, I'm so sorry!"   JR: "yah! Are you crazy?!"             With an angry scowl, he stares down at him, then makes his way back onto the ground. JR steps toward him, Aron raises the horn to his lips and smiles softly before blowing the horn once again. Ren marches toward the two and snatches it out of his mouth, throws it onto the ground and stomps on it. Aron frowns, then folds his arms over his chest.    Aron: "heyyy!"   Ren: "we sent you out over an hour ago to go get balloons and candles."   Aron: "yeah, I know."   Ren: "all you came in here with was that horn, where are the balloons and candles!"   S.Coups: "did somebody say balloons and candles?"          S.Coups steps inward from the doorway while clutching tightly onto several balloon strings in one hand and a pack of candles in the other.    Ren: "Seung Cheol!"   JR: "heyyyy!"   Ren: "how did you--"   Aron: "the boys were just entering the building when I was leaving to the market. Seung Cheol remembered what today was, so I told him to come with me."   S.Coups: "make sure to tell Baekho happy birthday for me!"   Ren: "you're not going to stay?"   S.Coups: "ah, I don't know, we just got here and we're supposed to be rehearsing. I should be setting an example and--"   JR: "ah, come on. They'll understand. Baekho-yah will be happy to see you. It's been a while."   S.Coups: "well..."   Ren: "pwease?"   Aron: "ah!! You can't say no now! Not after that!"           Ren pouts, and raises his hands up to his chin, clutching them tightly while widening his eyes and batting his lashes. Aron and JR laugh, watching S.Coups reaction to his aegyo. Aron motions closer to Ren and mimics his actions.    S.Coups: "fiiiiiiiiiiine! Geeze!"   Aron: "Whooo hooo!!"   S.Coups: "I'm only staying because I was scared that Jonghyun was going to join in there for a minute."   JR: "Aish!"            They all begin to laugh as Ren makes his way toward S.Coups, reaching for the strings in his hand to retrieve them. JR descends to the top of the ladder once again, and begins to fuss with the banner once again, while Aron holds the legs still. Ren and S.Coups begin to distribute the the balloons throughout the room.   S.Coups: "so what time is he getting here anyway?"   Ren: "Minhyun is going to call when they're on the way."   S.Coups: "and he has no idea that this is happening?"   Ren: "he and Minhyunnie went out for their morning cross fit thing they do. That's when we left the dorm."   S.Coups: "well, I guess I can stay. Just to say happy birthday, then I have to go."   Ren: "great! Now back to work people! We have a practice room to decorate!"          Heavy panting can be heard as Minhyun pushes through the front door of the dorm and drags his body inside. His body keels over, hands trembling on top of bare knee caps, as they peek out from beneath his track shorts. Baekho soon follows behind, shutting the door behind him, and continuing to jog in place while patting Minhyun on his back.    Baekho: "That was a great run, no?"   Minhyun: "y-y-yeah... G-g-great..."   Baekho: "why is everyone still sleeping?"              Minhyun stands upright, his hand resting on the center of his chest, while continuing to catch his breath. He watches as Baekho peers into each of the empty rooms before returning his attention back to him.    Baekho: "nobody is here, where is everyone?"   Minhyun: "no one?"   Baekho: "nope. Did they say anything?"   Minhyun: "everyone was still sleeping when we left."   Baekho: "oh..."            He sighs deeply, then curves his lips before reaching down to remove his sweat soaked socks. Minhyun motions toward the kitchen and observes his saddened behavior while reaching for a pitcher of water.    Minhyun: "are you okay?"   Baekho: "yeah... Well... No... Yeah..."   Minhyun: "what's wrong?"            He reaches for two glasses and fills them to the rim with water. Cups in tow he steps back into the living room and hands him one. The two sip  their water then exhale deeply as the ice cold water cools them down from the inside. Baekho lowers, seating himself on the ground, and placing his glass in front of him. Minhyun sits down by his side and lays his hand on his shoulder.    Baekho: "I don't know... I think that I was just kind of expecting, nah... Never mind."   Minhyun: "what? Tell me."   Baekho: "nobody but you wished me a happy birthday today. I was expecting their to be a little surprise here waiting for me. Pretty Selfish, huh?"   Minhyun: "of course not, but you know things have been kind of hectic around here, and at the agency."   Baekho: "yeah, I know."   Minhyun: "hey, how about this... Let's shower and then go grab something to eat. A mini birthday celebration, on me."   Baekho: "hmmm, sure. You can go shower first, I'm going to call my dad and see how he's doing."   Minhyun: "okay, no problem."           His bare feet slap against the ground as he makes his way into his bedroom. Minhyun smiles softly before reaching into his pocket and retrieving his phone.    Minhyun: "hey, listen, we are getting ready now. See you guys in about an hour."   Aron: "No problem! We'll be done by then."   Minhyun: "you guys still setting up?"   Aron: "you know Ren, he needs everything to be perfect."   Minhyun: "everything? I thought that we were just getting cake and maybe a few balloons."   Aron: "c'mon... This is Baekho's birthday we're talking about here, and Ren doing the planning. He's overcompensating big time here."   Minhyun: "oh boy, I wonder how JR feels about all of this."   Aron: "how would you feel if your girlfriend was going all out to throw a big birthday bash for the other love of her life? I mean, let's be serious here, if it were me, I'd--"          He pauses briefly, then turns around only to find JR standing directly behind him. Aron laughs nervously while pointing to his phone and stepping back slightly.   Aron: "Minhyunnie... Uh... Just Call me back when you are close by."   JR: "don't hang up on my account, please... Finish what you were going to say."   Aron: "w-w-what do you think I was going to say?"   JR: "something about what you would do if you were in my situation."   Aron: "I'm sorry, it's just..."   JR: "I know what you guys are all probably thinking, but, it's not like that... They're just friends."   Aron: "are you sure about that?"   JR: "yeah, I am. I know he loves me, and you all know that to be true."   Aron: "that's not the love that I'm questioning JR."              A light knock on the door interrupts them. The four boys turn to face it and watch as it then begins to open.    Uee: "hello everyone. Am I late?"   Ren: "Noona! You came!"   Uee: "of course I did, and I brought some friends."              She steps further into the room, holding the door wide open for the girls of "Orange Caramel" to enter behind her. They all greet each other with several bows followed by multiple hugs. Another knock on the door draws everyone's attention before it slowly draws open once again.    Aron: "ah! You came!"   Amber: "who am I to turn down a party invite from you?"           Aron rushes to the door and greets his friend with a warm embrace. She steps further in and bows respectfully while still holding the door wide open, allowing both Kevin and Rome to enter behind her.    Aron: "you guys!"   Rome: "I hope it's okay that we tagged along with Amber."   Aron: "of course it is!"   Kevin: "we were all having lunch a few blocks away from here."   Aron: "I'm glad you guys came, Ren wanted a lot of people to be here for this. Come in, come in."   Amber: "aww, that's so cute that Ren is doing this for his boyfriend."   Aron: "no, no, no, no, no. Baekho isn't the boyfriend. It's JR."   Kevin: "wait, I thought you said you were sure he was going to pick Baekho."   Rome: "is this a drama or real life? What are we talking about?"   Aron: "I'll explain later you guys, it's a long story. Just enjoy the party okay, and don't mention the word boyfriend."   Amber: "to who?"   Aron: "just to be safe, let's say everyone."          All the guest greet one another. The practice room, heavily decorated with balloons, paper mâché hearts and white tiger cut outs. JR stands back and watches everyone interact with one another. His eyes survey the Vicinity, and the words spoken by Aron begin to echo in his head over and over again, plaguing him with questions to which he doesn't have any answers to.   S.Coups: "this little get together is turning into quite the party, eh?should I call the boys and tell them to come across the hall and join us?"   JR: "do whatever you want."   S.Coups: "woah, woah, what's with the attitude?"   JR: "you do know that I'm with Ren, right?"   S.Coups: "you are? Wow, I didn't know actually. Then again, I didn't know you were into that."   JR: "into what?"   S.Coups: "the whole boy oh boy thing, But, it's cool. I mean, you know it's cool, I'm just saying that it's cool with me, no judgements."   JR: "you really didn't know?"   S.Coups: "no clue man. I guess I didn't notice because it wasn't as obvious as the whole 'BaekRen' thing was. Maybe it's because I didn't think you were into guys."   JR: "I'm not."   S.Coups: "I don't understand..."   JR: "love is blind, it knows no gender when it's true. I love Ren, he just happens to be a boy."   S.Coups: "well, I can't argue that, it's not anything that I know from experience. I don't think that I've ever even come close to it."   JR: "don't worry, it'll happen when you least expect it."   S.Coups: "I'll take your word for it. Wow, so you're the one who ended up with Ren... Wow."   JR: "I just don't get why everyone feels like they were suppose to be together. Like... It was destiny or something."   S.Coups: "listen Jonghyun, I don't know the situation but I know the both of you. If you two ended up together then that's the way things were meant to be, Okay?"   JR: "thanks, I really needed to hear that."   S.Coups: "besides, if he's going all out like this for Baekho on his birthday, I can only imagine what he has planned for yours."   JR: "heh..."   S.Coups: "oh god, I did it again, didn't I? I'm realllllly sorry Jonghyun. Uh... Maybe I won't invite the boys. Who needs a big birthday bash anyway, eh? they're overrated, and uhm... I'm going to go get some juice."   JR: "yeah, you do that."          Minhyun and Baekho step into the elevator within the pledis building.  Phone in hand, he shoots Aron a text to let him know they are heading upstairs now. Baekho sighs while watching the lights flash between floors as they head to the practice room.    Minhyun: "I'm so sorry Baekho-yah, I can't believe that I left my wallet here."   Baekho: "it's okay. Hey, have any of the guys called you today? Maybe they can meet up with us."   Minhyun: "nope, I haven't heard from any of them. Sorry."   Baekho: "oh my god, do you think something happened?"   Minhyun: "I'm sure we would've gotten a call if something did."   Baekho: "you're right... So that means..."   Minhyun: "hmm?"   Baekho: "that means they're purposely missing my birthday..."   Minhyun: "not purposely, and not intentionally either, maybe they uh, they just forgot?"   Baekho: "that makes me feel soo much better."   Minhyun: "sorry."         The elevator comes to a stop, and the doors pry themselves open. Minhyun steps out, upon reaching the door he turns back to the elevator, only to find Baekho still inside.    Minhyun: "Baekho?"   Baekho: "yeah?"   Minhyun: "what're you doing in there?"   Baekho: "I'm holding it for you."   Minhyun: "oh. I thought that maybe you could help me find my wallet."   Baekho: "the room isn't that big."   Minhyun: "yeah, but, I at finding things."   Baekho: "you're actually the best. Remember that time when--"   Minhyun: "YAH! Will you just come help me!"   Baekho: "geeze, alright, I'll help."