Chapter 3

"So, how did the audition go?" 

"It went great, Amber! Much better than I had thought it would be," Monique responded to Amber with a bright smile on her face, glancing over at Hyun who was in the driver's seat, "The judges were very intimidating, but it was a great experience, none the less." Hyun nodded at each word she said, turning into a small alleyway that brought them to Amber and Monique's apartment, "We'll be discussing everything in detail within the week."

"That's great!" Monique could hear the smile Amber most likely had on her face through the phone, "You've made it into the business, kid!" She rolled her eyes at the sudden accent Amber had just given herself, "I hope you're able to debut soon, then I can see you on stage, where you and I both belong!" Monique grinned brightly, nodding as if Amber could see the action, "I see your van, come on up and we'll plan something to celebrate!" 

With that, Monique ended the phone call and looked over at Hyun with a smile on her face, "Would you like to join us for a celebratory event?" Hyun chuckled at the sparkle in her eye, shaking his head and waving a hand,

"You girls have your fun, I'll be busy with some members of the company to talk through everything, so I'll be out most of the night. But I will have something for you later, just be sure to rest up and come back to the company tomorrow by 9 in the morning." Monique looked visibly dissappointed, but shrugged it off, nodding in understanding,

"We'll save a piece of cake for you, Hyun-ssi!" She hopped out of the car, pulling her duffel bag onto her shoulder and began to hop the flights of stairs to her floor, only to have the door flung open in her face and for her to get tackled to the floor by a wild haired-pajama-wearing Amber. She rolled Monique in her arms happily before finally getting off of her and helping her victim up, panting and laughing, "That was another sort of greeting from you, Unnie~. Any reason for the excitement?" She winked at the older female, only to get a nudge and a roll of her eyes.

Amber then pulled Monique inside, closing the door and hummed, "So, did you meet anyone there? Like while you were waiting to audition? A friend or anything?" She raised a brow to her younger friend curiously, making Monique roll her eyes after she plopped her bag down onto the wooden flooring in the living room and kicking off her shoes, then heading to the kitchen for water,

"After my audition, when I was about to call you, I met a guy named J-Hope, he was very nice," She sipped from her cup of water, "He knocked me off my feet...literally," She chuckled at the memory and shook her head, "Anyways, I was the only one there, really. I think they might've just had designated audition appointments, and Hyun managed to get me in really fast." 

Amber nodded and headed to the kitchen as well, leaning against the counter on her elbows, "Did you get this 'J-Hope's' --" She used air quotes around his name, "--Number? Maybe he can join us for tonight?" 

Monique nodded and tossed her phone to Amber, "He gave it to me since I told him I had passed the auditions and he wanted me to call or text him if I was in need of any help or just wanted to talk," She shrugged slightly, "I think wanting his company at a small get together would be a harmless request." Amber nodded excitedly and took the blue-case-covered phone and started searching through the contacts, raising a brow after a moment,

"Could he possibly be the one under 'Hobie?' " Monique turned to Amber questioningly, peeking over her shoulder before taking her phone and blinking,

"I suppose so, but that's a strange name to put his number under," She shrugged and dialed the number. The line rang for a moment before being picked up,

"Hello?" 

His voice was soothing and sweet to Monique's ears, almost sending chills down her spine and making her stutter, and of course, making her lisp kick in,

"O-Oh, uhm, hello, this is Monique? Is this J-J-J-Hope?" A small chuckle could be heard on the other end before a response came,

"Yes, this is J-Hope, is this the beautiful girl I ran into today?" Monique nodded once again, thinking over the adjective he had used to describe her, just to keep her sane,

"Yes, this is her. Say, I was just wonderings if you'd likes to come over for a small party? You can brings a friend if you'd likes." Silence fell on the line, beginning to make Monique nervous. She looked at Amber with a worried expression, 

"Sure, as long as I can bring a couple friends with me, but right now we're finishing up a practice, so we'll be there in about a half hour," She could hear a bunch of noise coming from J-Hope's end, including laughing, chatter and loud music. She smiled brightly at the response,

"That's greats, uhm, take your time with your practice and comes over when you're ables to. I live near the company building, at 24-2 Taepyeong-no 1-ga, Junggu, Seoul." J-Hope hummed in response,

"I can't wait to see you there then, Monique-ssi." 

Before Monique could respond, the line clicked, signifying the end of the phone conversation. Amber pointed at Monique with a laugh, "You're blushing! AND~~ YOUR LISP CAME OUT AS WELL AS YOUR STUTTER!!!" Monique turned to glare at her, setting her phone down,

"I'm nots! A-A-And it d-d-didn'ts!" 

"You just did it again!!" 

An hour passed, giving Monique and Amber enough time to get ready for the get together. As Monique came into the living room, Amber looked at her and stiffled a laugh, making Monique raise a brow suspiciously, "What?" Amber shook her head and sighed, grabbing a hold of Monique's wrist and pulling her back to her bedroom, making her sit on the end of her own bed, making the springs squeak a little by the weight.

"You are not wearing that. Not when a boy you're interested in is coming over! This is the time to show off your assets and be your American self!" Monique blinked at Amber's words, looking down at her outfit, scratching the back of her head, "I look fine, what're you talking about? Besides, the American version of me didn't get the opportunity to meet J-Hope, it was the Korean-washed me. Also, anything I wear right now would be a step up of what he saw me wearing when we met earlier." 

Amber shook her head in disapproval, wiggling a finger up and down Monique's curvy figure, "No, No, No, Missy, You can do better than this, I know you can." Monique whined at the older girl's words and shook her head, kicking her legs, 

"Unnie~~ I just want to be comfortable~~~!" 

Amber rolled her eyes at the response, "As an up coming idol, you have to look good in front of the other people who are also in your company, now put this on before they get here," She tossed a light brown, almost purple, dress at her and ran out of the room at the sound of their doorbell ringing. Monique sighed as she picked up the dress and examined it, knowing that she had to wear heels with the dress that was just tossed to here. Before she could waste any more time, she slipped out of her loose-fitted t-shirt and skinnies, then pulled the dress over her body. 

The material hugged her frame perfect and matched well with the makeup she had already put on, her hair being pulled back just intesified the curve to her body with the A-shaping dress, the neckline fell into a lazy oval shape that allowed a little peak to her line, making Monique blush slightly at the realization that the dress complimented her figure in a flattering matter.

After digging around and finding a pair of tan heels and slipping them on, she finally emerged herself from the confinements of her room and looked up to see the familiar man whom she had ran into at the company, eyes falling onto her body with a slight blush as his gaze outlined each curve and edge to her with his sharp brown eyes. Monique cleared to get the man's attention, only to make him blush deeper, but she offered a gentle smile, "I see you found your way." 

J-Hope nodded before coughing and turning to reveal the friends he had brought, only now did she realize there were six other men present, "Uhm, this is everyone that is in Bangtan Boys, a group under the same label as you will be soon." He motioned a hand to each man as he introduced them, "This is Jungook. He's the baby of the group, and also a lead dancer." Monique nodded as she watched the young man bow his head slightly with a bright, puppy-like smile.

"This is Jin, our oldest member and main vocalist." Her eyes then turned to the man standing beside the youngest who looked at her with a slight smile, making her bow in politeness, "Rap Monster is the next one, he's one of the lead rappers, and the leader of our group," Monique couldn't help but stiffle up a laugh at the sight of the one named 'Rap Monster,' his appearance making him look like an ahjussi with a bright pink shirt, black fitted sweats and a nike hat.

J-Hope smiled at her reaction and nodded before continuing on to the rest of the members, "This is Jimin, one of the main dancers." Monique nodded in greeting to the boy and smiled at him sweetly as he approached her to kiss her hand, making J-Hope roll his eyes, "Suga, another lead rapper." She smiled again as Suga shook her hand happily and over exaggeratedly.

"And finally, this is V, a vocalist and goof to the rest of us." Monique smiled brightly to V who had returned the smile just as brightly,

"I'm V, I'm the most important, so you can forget the rest of them!" He laughed as he threw an arm around Monique's shoulder, waving off the retorting members, making Amber take his hand and lift it off, Monique looked at her with an amused expression,

"Awe, is Unnie jealous now that her dongsaeng will be taken care of by someone else at the company?" Amber huffed at Monique's words and took her by the arm, making Monique almost trip at the sudden action with her lack of ability in heels, "Unnieeee~~," She whined softly, making Jimin laugh,

"Your aegyo needs a little work." Monique glanced at Jimin and blushed deeply at his words, shaking her head to him.

"Shuddap, let's just get going to your favorite restraunt, Monique-ssi!" Monique looked over as Rap Monster pushed Jimin aside in annoyance, but with a smile present, "J-Hope got us here in a rush, so we didn't really get the chance to pick up anything to say congratulations," He spoke with slight regret in his voice, "But we can make it up to you." 

Monique chuckled and shook her head, "There's no need to do that, let's just have a fun night tonight. I have to be back at the company tomorrow by 9AM, so we can't be out all night." Amber nodded, patting Monique on the back in approval to her sudden responsible character, 

"Alright, where shall we go, Monique-ssi?" Jin asked curiously, his arms behind his back at ease. Monique hummed in thought, 

"I don't know this place well, how about you all decide? I'm not picky," Monique said with a slight blush, twisting at the end of her ponytail absent mindedly. J-Hope smiled brightly and hopped to Monique,

"I know of a perfect place for us, it's very romantic and I'm sure you'd love the food!" He took her hand gently, making Monique look into his eyes with a slight blush, unable to speak, "What do you say?"

Jungook rolled his eyes, "Hyung, not a place that's romantic, it's supposed to be a fun atmosphere, we're here too, ya know." Monique blushed more, making Amber laugh whole heartedly,

"It would appear this is the beginning of many adventures for you, Monique-ah... But you're not allowed to forget about me during your training time, arasseo?" 

Monique laughed at the serious expression Amber gave her, nodding and shaking her hands in front of her protectively, "Arasseo, Arasseo, Unnie~" J-Hope glanced at Amber and hummed in fascination, his eyesight then landing on the way she had her arms around Monique's waist, making him raise a brow suspiciously, 

"You're Amber-sunbae, right? From SM?" Amber nodded to him with a smile, "Are you gay?"

Monique and Amber blinked at the sudden question, the question alone making the rest of the boys curiously join in on the stare at Amber, awaiting her answer. All of a sudden, the small apartment was filled with booming laughter from Monique and Amber, holding onto their sides as the boys looked at them in silence and in shock at the response given to them,

"I-I'm not g-gay ahahah!" Amber managed to admit through fits of laughter, "Whatever gave you that idea?!" J-Hope pointed at the arm that continued to hold onto Monique, who was starting to settle down her laughter, "No, No, Monique is my best friend from when I lived in the states, she's very dear to me, J-Hope." He nodded slightly, "I'll tell you more about our relationship, and of courrse, more about Monique's embarrassing past, when we get to the restraunt." 

He nodded once again and hummed, "There's a nice sushi place nearby, that is if you like sushi?" He turned to Monique with a tilted head, making Monique smile,

"I love sushi!"

He smiled brightly in return, clapping his hands together, "Alright, as a celebratory dinner to your acceptance to Big Hit and to kick off your training this week, sushi will be the special dinner for tonight, and," He glanced at all the members with knowing looks, nodding at him to give him permission, "It'll be our treat!"