"Lucy, I need you to come with me!" Lua's voice stopped just short of whining. She really needed Lucy's help, and all the maknae wanted to do was sit on the couch and draw. It had been a week since Lucy's encounter with a sasaeng at the noodle shop, and in the time she hadn't left the apartment except to go to work. But today Lua really needed someone else to help her run an important errand.   "Isn't there someone else who can help you?"   Lua walked over and sat down by Lucy. "There's really not. Elly and Rina are out shopping. The unnies are in meetings with the company. And we can't ask Sei to go do the shopping for her own birthday party."   "Um. . ." Lucy looked nervously at the apartment door. "Maybe the unnies will be back soon."   Lua shook her head. "Suyeon said they'd be in meetings all day. They've got to plan the rest of the "Crush" promos and start planning for our next comeback. And even if they do get back before the bakery closes, they'll be too tired to go with me." She reached out and took Lucy's hand. "I know you're nervous, but I'll be there with you. You'll be safe."   Lucy shuddered. "I want to go. I really do. But I just can't. Every time I think about going out, I remember that sasaeng's face."   Lua squeezed Lucy's hand tighter. "You've got this, Lucy. You can do this. And you know there are a lot of Ki-lings who live in the neighborhood around the dorm - there will be lots of people watching out for us."   Lucy glanced at the door again and swallowed nervously. "And you'll be with me the whole time?" she asked, her vulnerability visible on her face.   "The whole time," Lucy said, nodding vigorously. "We've got to go to the bakery, the ice cream shop, and the party supply store."   "We should go to the party supply story before the ice cream shop, so the ice cream won't have as much time to melt."   "Good idea," Lua said. "So you'll try to go? For Sei?"   Lucy looked nervously at the door and swallowed, then nodded nervously. "I'll try," she said, "for Sei."   ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^   Lua and Lucy were leaving the bakery, with Lucy carrying the small chocolate cake they'd picked out for Sei's birthday, when suddenly Lucy stopped short in the middle of the sidewalk, her eyes wide. Lua looked ahead to see what had caught Lucy's attention and the culprit was obvious.   Lua grabbed Lucy's arm and tried to urge her forward. "Come on, Lucy," she said. "It's just a guy in a black hoodie. Not every guy in a black hoodie is a sasaeng. Besides, he's walking away from us and look, he just went into the barbershop up ahead."   Lucy nodded and swallowed, trying to get her fear under control. She took one deep breath, then two. "OK, I think I can go on," she said, her voice trembling.   "Tell you what," Lua said, "how about I carry the cake and you can hold on to my arm?"   Lucy nodded and handed the cake to Lua. "That sounds good." She held on to Lua's arm and got ready to go.   "Next