Headache

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12.05 AM

You walked into the parking lot with your runny nose. The cold allergy won't go away unless your body gets warmed.

You opened the car door and ready to go home but then you see something on the passenger seat next to you. A thermos bottle and a couple of snacks with a yellow sticky note:

"I know you forgot to bring your jacket.

I know you will have a runny nose while running into your car.

I know you are hungry now. Thank God I have your spare key so that I can sneak into your car.

It's 10:05 pm, I need to get rest since I'm not sleeping for 2 days and I can't interrupt you in the office so... a cup of warm chocolate milk will make you better and of course with your favorite croissant. See you very soon.

-I am finally officially yours since 3 months ago-"

Your boyfriend keeps the butterflies in your stomach since 3 months ago. You can't stop smiling while you reading his yellow sticky notes. Your 3 months relationship really fulfilled with sweet things that you never felt before even though your boyfriend is very your best friend since 2 years ago. You afraid to ruin your friendship but it turns out into a relationship since he told you his feelings.

You can't wait to sip your warm chocolate milk and consume your croissant to warm your body and it's even not your second cup of it, surprisingly your nose stop runny.

You are too sleepy to ride your own car then you barely realized that you just ride the wrong way. You made a u-turn so you can drive the right way.

You feel like a lot of hectic things happened in the office. More so, your only band group will come back in 3 months, and a few songs still in the demo version. Since now you are a PD-nim and responsible for Day6 songs.

Many things come to your mind when it comes to revising the demo version. Jae would be the first man who's got angry when you revise the lyrics, chord, tempo, or even the way they sing and it could become an argument material until we get the best decision. Dowoon would be a little frown when the tempo raised cause you to know the drummer has to move all the body such as hands, legs, move simultaneously in one instrument. Wonpil could be more opened to receive your suggestion but of course with his smirks. Sungjin will be the one who thinks harder and made the best decision for the whole song. Brian could just smile but everything he said will be full of sarcastic words. So you will try to revise it and make it easier for the boys or maybe you'll just put the bad mood mode on them so they can't argue about your revised suggestion.

You've been thinking a lot all the way home and you just arrived at your place.

You pressed the passcode on the door lock and open the door.

"I am hooooome." Your bad habit is keeping say that I'm home while you are living alone in your place.

You checked your phone and you got a message from your boyfriend.

You replied to his message fast. You take a shower and go to bed.

08:45

You wake up and feel freshened. You checked your phone to make sure your boyfriend is not coming yet.

You shocked that even you can't meet your boyfriend in the morning and you called him.

"Hello babe, are you wake up now?" He picked up the phone.

"And you leaving already?"

"Yes, I'm sorry, the schedule is hectic today. We have to take another photoshoot in the morning and then back to the studio to listen to the PD-nim suggestion about our demo version."

"See you in the studio then."

"See you in the studio, babe."

"Don't call me babe in the office."

"I am trying my best."

"I know. Bye."

You hang up the phone and getting ready for the office. Before you take a shower, you see a plate on your table in the dining room with a beautiful slice of Sunkist, watermelon, apples, cinnamon roll, and a vanilla latte next to it. Your morning fulfilled so much love from your boyfriend, still, your boyfriend is never stopping you from smiling every day.

You put on your black turtleneck, jeans, and white Nike air force sneakers. You drive to the office hoping that your revised demo will be accepted by the boys. They should accept it, the management has approved it tho.

You arrived in the basement parking lot and you see the boys just arrived from the photoshoot.

"Y/N! Hi! over here." Jae waved his hands to you. Jae and his bandmates are across from you. Jae just out of the car. He always sits in the front seat since he is the eldest among the member.

"Oh, Hi there." You walked towards them. "How was the photo shoot?"

"It's pretty good with the retro thing, I think I am very handsome today."

"Yes, I can see your confidence, Jae."

Sungjin just out of the car and set the seat to let Wonpil and Dowoon out of the car. Brian is on the other side of Sungjin and he walked to in front of the car.

"Hi Y/N." Brian said.

"Hi, Brian." You replied shortly.

"Sungjin, have you receive the email? I have sent you the revised demo version song. I mean the revised melody."

"Yes, I've heard that, I think we're gonna have an argument in the next 10 minutes."

"Noona, have you eat?" Dowoon asked.

"Of course I have fruits, cinnamon rolls, and latte, how about you?"

"We had fast food this morning."

"Great, just make sure that 5 hours ahead you're guys not hungry, we will have a heavy meeting today." I explained.

"Oh, I just got even more nervous to think about our comeback, I think I'm not ready for this." Wonpil answered.

"I'll get your back, bro." you tried to calm him down.

"Let's go to the studio guys." The manager leads you to the studio.

The Day6 members are sitting in the studio, they're kind of nervous and hoping the revisions are not really too much. You can hear all of the boys starting to exhale.

"Guys, I was meeting with the management last night about your comeback and they approve my revision about your demo version. Let me start with Headache song demo version." and you continue your words.

"Brian, you took too much line in this song. This is not Brian featuring Day6. I think you need to share it with Jae and also we have changed your bass chord to make the bass even stronger." You begin it with bad mood mode.

"That's too harsh and that's only a demo don't take it seriously. Actually, Jae can't reach the notes tho. " Brian replied

"Brian, we can change the notes. Jae, don't worry I've got your back."

"I know I can count you, Y/N, but yes you're too harsh in the beginning. Does something happen to you?" Jae worried.

"No, I'm fine. Ok next. Wonpil, I need you to take the opening part with the synthesizer thing, not the drum as the opening. Dowoon, we need you to raise the tempo."

You pause and get a little doubt on yourself that they won't accept if you changed the lyrics. You started to exhale and continue.

"I think, I mean if you guys ok, I'll change the lyrics from

Girl, please don't go

into

babe, please don't go

and

Girl, please forgive me

into

Babe, be my headache.

Cause the title is Headache but I can't found that word on the lyrics" You started getting intense.

"Cause the situation on that lyrics already give you a headache." Jae tried to explain.

"Not every person that listens to your music pays attention to your lyrics. They won't even feel your lyrics as a headache. They need your music delivered well to them." You explained.

"Hey! lyrics are important too!." Brian starting to get annoyed with you.

"But when I saw the title with the lyrics then I found that's no correlation between both of it. I get confused what is the exact title of this song. You guys wanted to go international, right? how can you reach them if you're not paying attention to them? International listeners only read on the alphabet, not in hangul. So at least put the word headache on the lyrics is the best way."

Brian got speechless and can't answer your argument.

"Ok, I lose, that's why we need you as our PD-nim." Jae answered.

"I think Y/N is right about the lyrics. Is not bad I think." Sungjin defended you.

"Wonpil, please try to sing it." You ordered.

"Babe, be my headache." Wonpil sing.

"Not bad but Dowoon please try that line"

"Hey, I'm drum!"

"Hey, I'm a drummer too. Sungjin, please try that line."

"Babe, be my headache."

"We need a nasty tone, not a strong one. Jae.."

"Babe, be my headache." Jae tried to sing.

"Oh God not a y tone, Jae. Brian, please try."

"Babe, be my headache."

"See, that sounds pretty ear-catching. Ok, that line belongs to Brian"

"Don't call me Brian, it's YoungK!." Brian protested.

"Whatever, we have a week to make this song worth it." You ignored Brian and starting to share a paper of newly revised melody.

Wonpil started to get his synthesizer and arrange the opening melody. You and Dowoon tried to re-arrange the tempo. You give him a exemplify the tempo to him. Sungjin, Jae, and Brian started a little discussion since they are all a guitarist.

Hours to hours gone by.

The manager comes to the studio.

"Guys is night already, I bring you some food."

"What time is it?" Sungjin asked.

"7 PM." Manager answered.

"Wow, no wonder I feel so hungry. Do you buy some burgers for me?" Brian asked.

"Burgers, jjajangmyeon, pizza, you can eat it all. I know you all will stay up the night."

"Thank you Manager-nim, you are the best." Wonpil and Dowoon run into their pizza.

"Ok, we will take a break an hour." You ordered.

"Yes, mam." Dowoon answered.

"Y/N, can we have a little conversation outside?" Jae asked you and bring your favorite jjajangmyeon so you can eat it with him outside.

"Of course." You answered.

Jae looked so restless, he's not happy as usual. Jae leads you to the park outside the building and gives you a jjajangmyeon.

"You know, the company doesn't really like my vlog." Jae started.

"I know, the management has discussed it."

"You know, I've been thinking if vlogging is the best way to introduce Day6 to the world."

"But you know, the income from Day6 is not big as another idol in the company. You're not even an idol, Jae. You are a member of a band. I have watched your vlogs it's kinda fun and entertaining when you said 'Respekt!' but that's not a mission of what Day6 made in the first place." You tried to explain.

Suddenly your phone keeps vibrating.

Deep inside your heart, you know that your boyfriend is being jealous of Jae.

Jae is your old friend in college. You were in California for four years until you were graduated with a political science degree. Jae was your very closest friend back then, he was your only classmate that fully understands you.

After Jae signed a contract with an entertainment company, he secretly sent your video into an audition competition. The video showed you singing while playing piano and also your drum cover for a couple of songs. Miraculously, the company really interested in your music video. The company really pays attention to your musical ability.

In 2012 you decide to sign a contract with the entertainment company for being a trainee. When the company told you that you are able to choose between became an idol in a girl group for being a leader or producer, you chose producer as your main job. You were debuted as a junior producer in 2014.

When you found Jae in the same company in 2012, you were both agreed to not let anyone knows that both of you been a best friend since 2009. The trainees are banned to have a close relationship with another trainee, it's all written on the contract. Both of you won't let anyone misunderstanding your friendship. The trainee only can have a relationship after 3 years debuted into an idol.

It has been a secret since 2012 until now because you and Jae used to it but your boyfriend starting to realize something between you and Jae.

"You're boyfriend text you, aren't you?" Jae asked.

"How did you find out?"

"You might be date one of our members." Jae guessed.

"You'll never know."

"What, is it true? so you won't tell me? oh God, I hate you Y/N."

"It's been 3 years since you debuted, I can date all of you." You were chuckling while seeing Jae very shocked.

"Date me then!" Jae answered spontaneously.

"No way Jae." You still can't stop laughing. You're planning to stand up and going back to the studio but suddenly Jae holds your hand.

"Have you ever think about me as a man?" Jae asked intensely. You panicked and try to laugh as weird as you can.

"I never think about you as a girl tho, let's get back to the studio." You tried to let go of Jae's hand but Jae even holds you tighter.

Suddenly you hear a voice that really familiar to you that made you into the maximum panicked level until you can't even move your body.

"Babe." He called.

"Brian." You said slowly.

To be continued.

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