Homecoming. The grand event of the fall season; a dance not to be missed.

Homecoming was supposed to be an amazing night with amazing people. There was a Homecoming Court filled with the popular kids, a traditional King and Queen dance followed by dances between the rest of the Court, and to top it off, Homecoming was spent with a date. A date.

Seulgi glanced sideways at her date: YooA. As Seulgi slipped the corsage over her hand, YooA giggled, before sliding one onto Seulgi's wrist as well. Seulgi felt her chest swell with pride at the gesture, seeing the yellow roses stand out bright against the skin of her wrist. No messy boutonniere business for them. Irene, however, concentrated carefully on the pin that she pierced through Bo Gum's lapel, careful to avoid drawing blood. Once the flowery ornament clung firmly to his chest, Irene stood back to admire her handiwork.

"So when will the blood come out?"

"Hey!" Irene shoved Bo Gum, making him feign injury, before laughing at his jest. "I did a pretty good job, you know."

"Better than Krystal." Kai pointed at the lopsided rose that was oriented horizontally. Bo Gum had obviously needed a guy friend, so a last-minute group had been formed. "Can you believe this?"

"Well, that's on you for wanting to do flowers," defended Krystal haughtily. "I'll be sure to poke you next time."

"Bold of you to assume there'd be a 'next time.'"

"You look amazing," whispered YooA. She smiled cutely at her girlfriend, who squeezed an arm around YooA's waist.

"And you, look beautiful," Seulgi said sincerely. She applauded herself for choice of corsage. Sapphire-colored Delphinium flowers combined with white Calla Lilies sat tied in a bundle of ribbons, accenting the brilliant blue of YooA's dress, which Seulgi found herself being drawn to unintentionally. The dress was absolutely stunning. YooA was absolutely stunning. "This really was a nice surprise."

"So now you know why I wanted to keep it a secret," YooA said with a suggestive eyebrow raised. "A surprise just for you."

"I love it."

Seulgi pressed a kiss to YooA's forehead before pulling them both towards the rest of the group for an obligatory pre-Homecoming photo. YooA, Yeri, Wendy and Irene bent down slightly in the front while the rest of them stood in the back, holding each other around the shoulders and waists to bridge any awkward gaps before the entire group unanimously chorused, "Cheese kimbap!"

Seulgi marveled at the setup before her. Flowery vines and balloons lined the entrance and after passing through, Seulgi was met with fairy lights galore, twinkling and shining to light up the atmosphere with a sense of wonder. She was deep in thought, entranced by the small (fake) candles that sat atop each table when something bounced lightly off her head, making her react instinctively with a shout and turn of the head.

"Sorry," YooA giggled, flattening Seulgi's staticky hair, "not sorry." 

Seulgi threw the offending object back at YooA, making the girl dodge quickly before grinning at Seulgi and throwing arms around her waist. Seulgi felt pacified after the kiss, fulfilling the exact intent of YooA. Seulgi looked away from YooA only to see Yeri with a mischevious smile chasing after a mildly terrified Wendy with that same object in hand.

"Come on, just one-"

"Get away from me, Satan!"

"She's very scary," Krystal murmured from beside Seulgi. Seulgi whipped her head to look at Krystal, taken aback by her sudden appearance.

"She really is," Seulgi said back. She looked at Wendy who had taken refuge behind Joy, interrupting her date with Sungjae.

"Yah, Seungwan! Stop interrupting!"

"SOS!"

"You, Squirtle, go away!"

"Shut up, Park Sooyoung!"

Sungjae stood to the side, and he laughed at the sight before him, holding his stomach. He laughed so hard that he nearly fell to the ground. Seulgi couldn't help but laugh as well at the bizarre sight. Joy stood tall, a finger pointing off into the distance, yelling at Yeri to leave while Wendy clung to Joy's waist looking like a deer in headlights. All this for a balloon.

"Care to dance?" Bo Gum's voice interrupted Irene's train of thought, and she gave with a start.

"Oh, Bo Gum! Yeah, of course." Irene smiled, making him feel warm inside as the object of her affections, and he took her hand, leading her towards the dancefloor. But as he held her waist, taking his rightful place as boyfriend and Homecoming date, he couldn't help but think twice about how she stared at her best friend.

She must really miss her.

Yes, Bo Gum. She really did.

Seulgi danced with Wendy and Yeri, laughing and stepping to the beat. Seulgi body-rolled not once, but twice, as Red Velvet's Bad Boy blared over the speakers, causing Wendy to whistle appreciatively.

"Damn, Seul! You better stop before the girls over there try more than just harmless staring." Wendy jerked a thumb in the direction of the small huddle of fangirls that had accumulated. If this was an anime, Wendy had no doubt that fifteen pairs of heart eyes would threaten to explode. Seulgi immediately stopped and wiped her face with the back of her hand, trying to wipe her blush away with it as she waved to her fans. Fifteen hands slowly waved back.

"Let's... just keep dancing, guys," Seulgi said, getting back into her groove. She still wasn't used to the attention that she got, no matter how much of it she got. 

It wasn't long before Seulgi felt fingers tap her shoulder. She turned around to come face-to-face with a girl she didn't recognize.

"Kang Seulgi?" The girl asked in a soft voice.

"Uh..."

"Yes, this is Kang Seulgi." Wendy walked up beside Seulgi, ready to fight whoever this girl was before her-

"Who are you?" The girl asked kindly, flashing a dazzling smile Wendy's way.

"Uh..."

"You - God, somebody save me," Yeri muttered, shooting off a slew of profanities under the breath before yanking Wendy out of the way. "Who are you supposed to be?"

"Eunji," she answered. "Jung Eunji."

"What do you want?" Yeri didn't trust this girl one bit. "What do you want with Seulgi?"

Eunji looked surprised at Yeri's harshness. "A girl over there just wanted me to ask if Kang Seulgi would dance with her."

"And why would Seulgi want to do that?" Yeri stepped closer to this Eunji.

"Well..."

"Seulgi has a girlfriend, and she has me, so you can shove-"

"Yeri," Seulgi whispered, teeth clenched together, grabbing Yeri's wrist before the younger could throw hands. "Please."

"About time you snapped out of it, you dumb bear." Yeri gave Eunji a pointed look before saying to Seulgi, "Some girl apparently asked her to ask you to dance."

"Dance with her?"

"No, not her," Yeri said exasperatedly. Did she need to spell it out for Seulgi? "Dance with the girl that asked her to ask you."

"Oh, um, right," Seulgi said quickly, not actually really understanding whatever tongue Yeri just spoke in.

"Her name is Chungha," Eunji offered. She just stood awkwardly next to Yeri and Seulgi and only spoke up because she saw Wendy start to get closer, half-opened to speak.

"Who is this 'Chungha'? Where is this 'Chungha'? She too afraid to come ask Seulgi herself?" barked Yeri. She was going to kill whoever was interrupting what little precious time she got to spend with her Seulgi unnie. These days, it was either YooA this, YooA that, or whoever. There was no time for Yeri anymore.

Eunji shrugged and pointed a finger at some vixen who had the audacity to wink and wave with her fingers. Yeri's jaw dropped to the floor. What the hell?

"Unnie, you can't possibly be okay with this."

"Yeri, calm down," said Seulgi, placing her hands on Yeri's shoulders to prevent the girl from jumping any higher. "It's just one dance."

"Is YooA okay with this? Hmm?"

"She doesn't mind it. She trusts me."

"But-" Yeri's bottom lip jutted out in a pout, and she sighed, giving in to Seulgi's puppy dog eyes. "Fine, unnie. As long as you're sure. Yo, Wannie, close your mouth." As Seulgi walked away with Eunji, Yeri had to physically close Wendy's mouth herself as the girl looked starstruck off at Eunji.

"She's the one, Yeri."

"What?"

"Her. Eunji. Yes."

"Okay, unnie. I think you need to sit down." Yeri led Wendy away towards some chairs and brought her a cup of punch. Wendy had about as much functionally as a rock, and Yeri stared at her catatonic unnie, shaking her head.

This was going to be a long night.

Irene was confused when she came upon a Wendy with her face hidden in her hands. Yeri slapped her upside the head, and Irene sprung into action.

"Yah! What are you doing?"

" unnie," Yeri shot Wendy a death glare, "can't keep it in her pants for Eunji, and now Seulgi is dancing with... What's her name? Chungha."

Irene frowned. How did any of what Yeri was saying correlate? "So you're saying that because Wendy can't keep it in her pants, Seulgi is dancing with another girl."

"Yes!" Yeri shouted. The Irene she knew wasn't dumb, so why was she taking forever to understand?

"So pretty..."

"Now you can talk?!" Yeri was about to smack Wendy again.

"Is... Is Seulgi cheating on YooA?"

"Well, no, but she might as well be. I don't know why YooA tolerated this kind of thing. Seulgi says it's because YooA trusts her but I say bull, okay? I say bull!"

"Yeri, chill out."

Yeri gulped as Irene eyes seared a hole straight through her brain. She forgot how scary unnie could be at times. "Okay, okay. Fine."

"Ladies and gents, it's time to announce XX High's very own, annual Homecoming Court!"

Irene glanced up at the nearest speaker and pulled Wendy to her feet. "Come on, Seungwan. They're announcing the Court."

"We already know you're winning Queen, Irene-"

"Did I not tell you to chill out?"

"Ow, unnie!"

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