May 2016

Today, the world is beautiful 

The blue sky and air

I'm changing changing changing because of you

Everyone stares at us because because because because of you

She didn't get to see her two favorite dongsaengs often, as the company didn't allow them much free time seeing as they were still rookies on the k-pop scene, so she never minded treating them to nice food whenever they got to hang out.

So here she was, standing outside the door of Monsta X's dorm holding bags of burgers and fries in one hand and a tray of drinks in the other. Her boys deserved a cheat day amongst busy comeback promotions.

The door opened and Anna smiled fondly at who greeted her.

"Did somebody order burgers? If not, it's too late to take it back." 

"Noona!"

"You're here!"

"With lunch!"

"It is me. And I do take tips."

Anna laughed as Minhyuk and I.M took the burgers and drinks off her hands, Jooheon coming up to scoop her into an exuberant bear hug.

"It's good to see you too, Jooheonie. Now let me down, you big goof." She pat his shoulders affectionately as he let her down.

"Sorry noona. It's just so nice to see a familiar face. I've gotten so used to seeing Manager hyung, the boys, and our staff." Ever the puppy, Jooheon stuck by Anna's side, resting his arm atop her head.

"I do have a pretty familiar face."

Anna let him be, Jooheon was her precious honorary little brother, after all.

The way I talk and think have changed

Without knowing, I'm resembling you

Maybe this is how it is, you're in my heart

And I'm naturally following

"Anna, why couldn't you have brought pizza~" 

"You don't have to eat the cheeseburger I bought you, Lee Minhyuk."

"No! I'll eat it! Thanks for the food!"

"Good Minhyukie." Anna ruffled the blonde's hair as he started in on his burger. "Where's everyone else?"

"Hyunwoo hyung and Hoseok hyung are downstairs at the gym. Kihyun hyung and Hyungwon hyung are taking a nap in their room right now."

"Could one of you wake them? I didn't buy them burgers for nothing."

"I got it, noona."

"So I heard from Jooheon-ah that you two got to help compose songs for your EP this time around, as well?" Anna directed her question to the rapper maknae.

"We did. Again, thanks for listening to my verses when I needed an opinion, noona."

"Eyy, I only leant you another ear. It was no big deal, Changkyun-ah." She modestly waved off the thanks. 

"I mean it. You really helped me."

"Well, sometimes all you need is another person's take on things." She would know, thinking back to all the times she would run lyrics by that tomcat of hers, and vice-versa, and that leading her to get over her writer's block to finally finish the song.

There must have been something in her face, because I.M then commented,

"Hyorin hyung is good for you."

And yes, Monsta X referred to their sunbaes as hyungs rather than noonas. SISTAR were their rowdy older brothers. And they knew it too.

"Huh? Why do you say that?"  

"Noona just looks a lot happier, is all."

"He's right, ya' know? You were just thinking about hyung, right?" Minhyuk piped in, pointing a fry at her.

"I could've been thinking about my Kovu-yah. He makes me happy, too." But Anna didn't deny it, snatching the fry out of Minhyuk's hand and eating it, despite his whine.

"And while we're on that topic, noona does that evil laugh thing Hyorin hyung does." Jooheon added, walking into the living room with the two sleepyheads.

"Yah! I do not!" Anna protested as she handed the other two their food.

"Noona does. Only sometimes." Hyungwon replied with a big yawn.

Kihyun had to laugh at the affronted look on her face. "Don't worry, you don't sound as raspy. It's like your own version of Hyorin hyung's laugh."

"... don't expect me to ever bring you lunch again." Anna said in a huff, grouchily biting into her burger.

"Aww, don't be like that~"

"Hey, doesn't hyung sulk like that when she doesn't get her way?"

"You know what they say about couples starting to become alike..."

"Wah, Anna noona and Hyorin hyung must be really in love..."

Hyungwon would have added his two cents, if he weren't sleep eating. It was for that reason Anna was rethinking having her Jooheon-ah as her honorary dongsaeng. 

"Hyungwon-ah, from now on, you're my new favorite."

"Noona~ you know I still love you~" Jooheon clung onto her legs, pouting cutely up at her.

"What was that? Sorry, did you need something Lee Jooheon?" She was the picture of (read: petty) indifference, making Minhyuk, I.M, and Kihyun