"I'm heading out~" Jeri sang, slipping on her boots.

"Don't do anything I wouldn't do~!" Jun called back from the living room.

"You just said that to a teenage mind!!" Jeri snorted.

"YOU SWINE GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER!!!"

Before he could run into the foyer and throw a miscellaneous object at her, Jeri dashed out the door and to the stairs, taking them two at a time until she got to the lobby, then heading out into the world of white.

It was now January of 2009. Tambourine had survived their barrage of schedules from Seomun and were finally granted with a short break before they would work towards their  next single.

Although Tambourine was on "break", Super Junior was firing up for another album release, and they were aiming for March. The girl wanted nothing more than to bond some more with the guys, but if they weren't busy, she was. Refusing to let this put a damper on her spirit, the teen decided to try and sneak in on some of their video shootings, even being content with staying against the back wall.

Popping her head into the room, she instantly caught sight of the 13 up on the stage dancing to their title song, the camera crew and director watching them closely.

The music stopped and the men all paused until the director called for a cut. Jeri grinned and jumped forward slightly.

"OPPA IS SO HANDSOME!!" she shouted, cupping her hands around .

"I KNOW I AM!" Eunhyuk shouted back with a wide grin, swinging his head around to look for her.

"YA I WASN'T TALKING TO YOU!!" Jeri barked back.

"Yeah she was talking to me!" Kyuhyun smirked.

"I was talking to Kim Junghoon!!" Jeri shouted with a huff.

The 13 burst into laughter as the manager's face went slightly pink, giving the girl a grateful nod and smile.

"Ya!! Why is he called Oppa yet I'm Itchy!!?" Heechul barked.

"Because I like irritating you~!"

Heechul huffed and crossed his arms over his chest as the others laughed.

"Jeri should have been on Intimate Note, she would have been a hoot during the roast we had for Heechul-hyung and Eunhyuk," Kangin laughed.

"You guys roasted them without me!?!" Jeri mock gasped, giving them a horrified look.

"Had you been allowed to I totally would have brought you along," Hangeng chuckled crouching on the set as she walked forwards.

"You could roast them now if you want to," Donghae laughed, nudging Eunhyuk forward as the others laughed.

"I don't even really know how to roast someone…" Jeri claimed, giving the men a questioning look.

"The way we did it was you drop honourifics and you just let them have it," Leeteuk explained with his usual smile.

"It was hard roasting Heechul-hyung though because he got so angry…" Sungmin booed with a pout.

The others chuckled and pushed the two men forward, the two sitting on the edge of the stage as Jeri grinned.

"She doesn't have any honourifics to drop though…" Shindong chuckled as Jeri planted her fists on her hips.

"Smiles!!!"

The others burst out laughing as the girl gave him a firm look and pointed at the man, her voice full of power.

"I love you, I really do, but why is it that every time we see each other and we hug, your hands don't go to the right place!!" The laughter got harder and Eunhyuk covered his face with his hands. "Those aren't my hips! And contrary to popular belief, I don't like it! That doesn't belong to you so stop touching!!"

"And she said she doesn't know how to roast someone!" Kibum laughed, leaning on Siwon slightly so he didn't fall over.

"Itchy!!"

"You don't have to use the nickname!" Kyuhyun laughed.

"HEECHUL-AH!!"

The men burst out laughing, Heechul even letting out a snort.

"You hang onto things for too long! It's sad!! I've heard that even after months you're still upset about Eunhyuk eating some of your food! Let it go!!"

"Ya you! Keep going and I'll tell everyone things I heard from Setiawan!" Heechul barked, jumping up and giving her a firm look, but unable to hide his smirk.

"I know where you sleep! And I have a key!" Jeri barked back, pulling the ring from her pocket to show them the key card.

The others burst out laughing and Heechul simply sighed, brushing his hand through his hair.

"You guys !... but I love you anyways~"

The others continued to laugh as the girl made a small heart with her hands and gave them a smile.

"You're like a cute little sister~!" Donghae cooed, ruffling the girl's hair.

"According to a clearly blind woman in a shop downtown, I'm Hannie's younger sister," Jeri chuckled, looking over to the Chinaman to see he too was snickering.

"Someone thought you two were related??" Leeteuk laughed.

"Nope! I call dibs!" Kibum laughed, hugging the girl.

"If she's your younger sister then prove it!" Kyuhyun challenged with a smirk.

The others laughed making Kibum pout slightly until he grinned, looking down at the teen still in front of him. Bending down slightly, he pecked her on the top of the head making some of the guys burst out laughing and others begin to scold him, Jeri's face gaining a slight pink.

"As my younger sister, I claim this spot as mine!" he claimed, gently petting the top of her head with a grin.

"Ya! One day I'm gonna find a guy and if he wants to kiss me on the top of my head you better not burst through the door and throttle him!!" Jeri barked, giving him a playful glare.

Kibum simply grinned making her roll her eyes. The director called the boys back, Jeri retreating to the back of the room to listen and watch as they danced.

The incredibly addicting song was soon drilled into Jeri's mind as she watched the men dance, the girl silently wondering if Leeteuk was having  the time of his life being surrounded by everyone wearing white suits.

"So are you enjoying your freedom while it lasts?"

Jeri chuckled and turned to look up at the Prince Manager and nodded.

"It's nice to have a bit of a breather, but our manager is still breathing down our necks for schedules and us doing well on them. It's actually kind of entertaining to watch him try and get Jun, Harii and even Setiawan on shows and broadcasts yet is insistent on keeping me out of the loop," she replied, rolling her eyes at her last statement.

"Seomun's not making schedules for you?"

"Of course not; the man's had some sort of vendetta against me ever since I threw a squeaky dog toy at him for having too much bark and not enough bite…" she muttered.

Junghoon snorted in an attempt not to laugh but Jeri caught his smile before he quickly covered it with his hand making her smile as well.

"You don't like him either huh?" she assumed.

"No, no, he's really good at-alright fine no I think he's too hard on you four and disrespects you and your talents," Junghoon replied, dropping his act when she gave him a look.

"I've been trying to hound Setiawan to get us a new manager, but he keeps saying that we need a valid reason to give him the boot; apparently glaring contests don't count," Jeri huffed, leaning further back on her chair.

"Glaring contests?"

"Whenever one of us messes up on a show or on stage or a live performance he glares at us; so I've taken up glaring back." Jeri replied, putting her nose in the air with a huff.

"Jeri… as much as he may irritate you, you can't treat him like that; all it'll do is reflect badly on you," Junghoon sighed, patting her shoulder.

Jeri simply pouted making him chuckle. When the director called the boys to stop, Junghoon patted the girl's shoulder and walked over to the group as the director spoke to them.

"Maybe I should have taken them up on their offer for their manager," she snickered, tilting her head back and relaxing further into the chair.

"Counting the ceiling tiles again?" Hangeng laughed, walking over to her.

"No, letting my envy fill me from head to toe," Jeri corrected with a chuckle.

"Envy? I know I'm a good dancer but there's no need for envy," he teased.

"Pssh, like I'd envy your dance skills; I'd love to see you dance to Monochrome Rainbow," Jeri challenged.

Hangeng simply chuckled and walked around so he was standing behind her and placed his hands on her shoulders making her look up at him.

"What are you really envying hmm?"

"Damn you and your perception," Jeri grunted, her shoulders sagging in defeat making him chuckle.

"So?"

"Seomun's still being a punk and your manager just told me that he feels the same way about him but there's nothing I can really do other than grin and bear it…" she explained with a pout.

"You don't like your manager?" Hangeng asked, sounding genuinely surprised.

"Yeah, it's a mutual hate too I think; we can't really stand each other, but he seems to always be looking for a way to sink me…"

"Jeri there's no way Seomun-hyung would be trying to… sink you, he's your manager it's his job to help you to get bigger," Hangeng claimed.

"Oh he's helping us get bigger, but when it comes to member by member there's clearly favouritism towards the ones with outdoor plumbing…"

Hangeng snorted, covering his mouth with his hand to try and stop himself from laughing making Jeri snicker. When he calmed down he chuckled and leaned down to hug the girl around the shoulders, Jeri leaning back against him with a sigh.

"I'm sure it'll get better Jeri, you just have to give it some time," he claimed. "And if he still treats you badly then just tell one of us and we'll set him straight."

Jeri laughed and reached up to pat his cheek making him grin.

"Thanks Hannie, it's nice to know that my Oppa is looking out for me," she grinned.

Hangeng grinned and rested his chin on top of her head. "You should call me Oppa more often; it sounds nice."

"Keep dreaming Hangeng," Jeri snickered, shifting her head from side to side.

"Jeri~~!!"

The girl turned her head towards the door to see Harii poking his head in a motioning her over. Giving Hangeng and the others a short goodbye, she jumped up and walked over to the door, Harii grinning at her and throwing his arm over her shoulders when she was beside him.

“When was the last time it was just you and I hanging out together, hmm? I miss my baby dongsaeng~” the Korean cooed.

Jeri couldn’t help but laugh at his words, remembering the days when they were all still trainees. When Jun and her had moved from Ireland to Seoul, Jun and Harii had instantly taken to each other, becoming the best of friends despite the Korean aging system. This also caused Harii to become close with Jeri, because little 14 year old Jeri was in a brand new world and stuck to her big brother like glue. Harii had grown to be like a second older brother, though this one she could tolerate a lot easier.

So Jeri grinned and looped her arm around his waist with a nod causing the Korean’s smile to grow and lead the way out of the SM building.

“Wait, where are we even going to go?” Jeri asked with a laugh as they walked over to his car.

“You’ll see~”

Jeri rolled her eyes but climbed into the passenger side as Harii hopped into the driver’s seat and started the car, pulling out of the parking lot and onto the road.

After a few minutes of being on the road, Harii pulled up to an all too familiar building.

“Harii nooooooooooo,” Jeri whined, slumping back into her seat.

“Oh come on Jeri, how long has it been since you’ve done karaoke?” Harii laughed, climbing out of the car.

“I don’t do karaoke because you and Jun are both such showoffs!” Jeri barked back as she remained in her seat, arms crossed and pout stretched across her features.

Harii rolled his eyes and walked over to her side opening the door and planting a fist on his hip. “Out.”

Jeri gave a groan but did as she was told, undoing her seatbelt and climbing out, Harii closing and locking the car behind her before tugging on her sleeve to bring her into the building after him.

As Jeri had predicted, Harii showed off his talents as Lead Vocal of Tambourine while she attempted to simply drink their portion of cola without grabbing the microphone.

“I brought you out to spend some time together, not for you to brood and pout in the corner,” Harii huffed, crossing his arms over his chest with a small pout.

“Harii you know I can’t sing-”

“Oh stop fibbing; you sing fine,” Harii huffed, walking over and sitting beside her.

“The dogs across the street don’t think so…”

“They started howling once when you sang, that doesn’t mean you’re a horrible singer,” Harii laughed, mildly baffled by her words. “Goodness you hold onto things like your brother… poor Ddangkkoma…”

Jeri couldn’t help but snicker at the last comment causing Harii to grin at her.

“Come on, one song and I’ll let you go,” the Korean claimed, handing her the song list.

“Promise?” Jeri stressed, giving him a suspicious look.

Harii simply smiled and nodded, Jeri releasing a sigh but scrolling through the long list.

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Jeri broke from her dreams of chasing Jun while riding a dinosaur and at first, meant to simply roll over and return to causing her brother’s demise, but heard a faint thud in the hallway. Cracking her eyes open enough to look over at the bedside clock she released a groan, pushing herself into a sitting position and rubbing at her eyes.

“Stupid Harii, first he drags me out to make dogs howl and now he’s waking me up with his midnight munching… where did Jun put the blow horn…?”

Giving up after a few minutes and not finding said device, the girl sighed and opened the door, heading for the kitchen.

“Stupid Harii, gonna whack him with the… ladle…”

Though still groggy from being awoken, Jeri was aware enough to realise that the two girls frozen in front of the bookcase in the living room weren’t Harii.

The room was silent for a few moments, the three simply staring at each other, before one of the girls grinned and raised her phone, quickly snapping several pictures of Jeri, the flash blinding her for a second while simultaneously irritating her.

“Ya! You idiots, what the hell do you think you’re doing! Get out!” she barked, covering her face while advancing towards them.

“No way! Not until I get a picture of Jun-Oppa!” one of the girls laughed moving to dash around Jeri.

“Omo! I hear he sleeps without any clothes~~!” the other squealed, moving to follow her friend.

“HEY!” Jeri roared, reaching out and grabbing both girls by the backs of their shirts. “You are leaving! NOW!”

“Let me go!!” one of the girls shrieked. “I’m not your fan you fattening mass!”

“Yeah! You’re too ugly to even be an idol!” the other chirped.

Jeri rolled her eyes and tugged the girls back, all but throwing them to the floor with a loud thud. One of the girls reacted faster, gave an infuriated scream and rushed Jeri, the dancer barely having any time to dodge her and getting slammed into the ground. The moment Jeri’s back hit the floor, the two girls leapt onto her and began grabbing at her hair and clothes while growling profanities at her.

“GET OFF!!” Jeri screamed, grabbing at anything she should, only for the girl holding her hair to scream back and slam her head into the floor.

“We have to shut her up!” the other girl hissed. “Otherwise the Oppas with wake up!”

If it hadn’t been for the ringing in her ears and the pain in the back of her head, the sudden sound of a blowhorn probably would have deafened her. Instead, the two girls perched over her screamed and covered their ears, screaming for them to stop.

Harii huffed and kept his finger on the button while Setiawan marched around him and grabbed both girls by the hair.

“Oppa stop!” one of them cried, reaching up for his wrist with tears in her eyes.

“Oppa it hurts! Let go!” the other wailed.

Ignoring their cries, Setiawan pulled them to their feet by the tops of their heads and marched them over to the nearest closet, throwing them in and blocking the door so that they couldn’t get out.

As Setiawan kept the door closed and pulled out his phone, Harii dashed over to Jeri’s side and knelt on the floor by her shoulder.

“Jeri! Jeri are you alright?!” he exclaimed, worry clear in his tone.

The girl slowly nodded and managed to push herself into a sitting position, Harii gently patting down her hair while giving her a quick inspection for any major damage.

“I’m fine Harii, head hurts and ears are ringing but I’m ok,” she groaned.

“What the…”

The two turned towards the hallway to see Jun standing there, a baffled look on his face, especially when he caught sight of Setiawan casually leaning against the closet door while talking on the phone, girlish screams coming from the closet.

“What the hell’d I miss??”

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