“I think we should do something special for Rochelle tonight,” Key suggested as he pulled Onew and Jonghyun away from the other three. Both boys waited for the younger one to continue. “Well, Taemin and Minho are going out with their parents tonight. Means we’re all home and we could do something nice.”

“Like make her dinner?” Jonghyun offered and Key grinned.

“Good idea. Then we could watch movies, or do something else too?”

“Sounds good,” Onew agreed, glancing over at Rochelle laughing with Taemin. They had gone to the Dongdaemun Markets, trying to get Rochelle more into their culture. He could tell she was having fun; she hadn’t stopped smiling all afternoon. Onew turned back to his two members and held up an index finger. “She doesn’t eat rice, so it can’t be a dish with that.”

“What does she eat then?” Jonghyun said, putting a finger up to his mouth and thinking. Key smiled.

“You boys know nothing about noona, and she does eat rice, but only in sushi.”

“Let me guess, you know everything?” Jonghyun retorted, looking a bit miffed.

“We could make her a stir fry, but replace the rice for noodles.”

“Ohhh,” Onew said and then nodded. “I like that.”

“We could make it together, the four of us,” Jonghyun added. “Noona will enjoy cooking with us.”

“What are you girls whispering about?”

They all turned to see Rochelle standing behind them with the younger members of SHINee. She waited for an answer and Key stepped towards her, smiling brightly.

“Noona, would you like to stay for dinner tonight?”

“No fair!” Taemin said with annoyance, stomping his foot in the process. “I knew you three would have fun with Rochelle tonight whilst me and Minho aren’t home.”

“Why, where are you two going?” the girl asked, looking at the taller boy beside her.

“Dinner with our parents.”

“You won’t miss out on much,” Onew assured, but Taemin wasn’t convinced.

“What are we going to have?” Rochelle asked hesitantly and Onew couldn’t help but smirk at her worried expression.

“We thought about a stir fry with noodles instead of rice. We could go shopping for the ingredients before going home,” Jonghyun mentioned and Rochelle relaxed.

“Alright then, sounds like I’m coming for dinner.”

“Have we finished here then?” Key wondered, checking his watch for the time. “It’s getting late.”

They all agreed that it was time to go, going shopping for the food they would need that night. The mood remained light, and by the time Minho and Taemin had left, the other four were getting ready to cook.

“This is going to be fun,” Rochelle decided, smiling at all of them.

“Well let’s get to work!” Onew said happily, and started sorting out the ingredients they needed. Jonghyun grabbed the remote to the stereo and turned it on, then returned to the kitchen to start cutting food up. They all chatted aimlessly, and sung along to songs that came onto the radio, the smell of the sizzling beef making Onew hungry.

As Key finished up cooking, the other three were setting the table for their meal. Onew laughed at Rochelle reaching into their utensil drawer for a fork instead of the chopsticks Jonghyun had put on the table.

“What?” she questioned at his laughter and he pointed at the fork in her hand.

“Too afraid to eat with us properly?”

Rochelle rolled her eyes but grinned. “Have you forgotten how good I look today? I’m not going to attempt chopsticks and ruin my favourite top.”

“You can borrow one of my tops,” he offered and Rochelle shook her head. Onew nudged Jonghyun lightly. “She’s refusing to eat with us.”

“I am eating with you!”

“Ah but it is a crime to do so without chopsticks,” Jonghyun said, playing along. Rochelle shook her head.

“I’m no good with them.”

“So learn from us, the masters,” Key added to the conversation and Onew grabbed Rochelle’s hand, leading her down to their large wardrobe. He reached in for the bright blue tee in front of him and pulled it down off the rack. Rochelle sighed heavily and spun around, Onew’s eyes widening as he realised she was ing her shirt. He didn’t know whether to walk out and give her some privacy or not. He didn’t think he could move from the spot and so he stood there hopelessly, holding the coat hanger in his hand. He took a deep breath as her milky white skin was exposed and clamped his eyes shut, outstretching his arm towards the girl.

“Oh Onew, I’m sorry, am I making you uncomfortable?” she asked and he shook his head.

“No, no, no I’m great. I mean, fine.”

Rochelle giggled and he felt the coat hanger shifting in his grip. A moment later, her hand touched his arm and he opened his eyes, finding the girl without her hat on and his blue tee covering her body. She smirked and then laughed again. “I forget how pure you boys are.”

“What does that mean? It’s disrespectful for me to watch you change,” he stated, feeling his cheeks cool down.

“And yet you can perform with Seo In-Young wearing barely anything,” she pointed out and Onew shook his head.

“She didn’t exactly strip in front of me though,” he retorted and Rochelle laughed.

“So pure,” she repeated, annoying him with her term. He was brought up to respect women, and their privacy. Rochelle noticed his expression and softened hers. “I’m just teasing; I honestly didn’t mean to upset you.”

“I know,” he replied, giving her a smile. “Clash of the different cultures eh?”

“One day, you’re going to make a girl very happy,” she told him, patting his shoulder and walking out of the wardrobe. Onew frowned at her statement and then wondered just how pure Rochelle was. He felt a blush creep up onto his cheeks again and hurried out of the room, away from the entire situation.

Rochelle could tell that Onew was a little distracted for the rest of the night. She hadn’t thought it through, she didn’t usually feel comfortable to undress in front of boys, but when she spun around, she had thought the boy would leave the room. She was just as surprised to see him standing there with rosy cheeks and his eyes clamped shut, as he was with her whipping off her shirt. Over dinner she had imagined Key’s or Jonghyun’s reaction to the same situation and knew that Onew was the one who would feel the most awkward in a situation like that. Rochelle wondered if there was a way she could fix things between her and Onew, as it made her feel weird that the boy was across the room as they watched Step Up 2 The Streets. She felt like she had finally involved Onew enough and now she had ruined it with the moment in the wardrobe.

“I’m just going to change out of this tee,” she suddenly mentioned and Key glanced up at her.

“Can’t it wait until after the movie? There’s only another fifteen or so minutes to go.”

“I’ll only be a minute,” she replied, uncurling her legs from her position on the couch and jumped to her feet. She hurried down the hallway to the clothing room and closed the door behind her, letting out a deep breath. She couldn’t believe she was allowing herself to be so worked up over something that had been completely innocent.

“Rochelle,” Key said from the other side of the door and she groaned inwardly as he knocked on the door. “Are you okay?”

“Yep, go back to the movie,” she called, shifting away from the door and over to her top. Key came in a moment later and she closed her eyes, not turning around to face him.

“What happened?”

“Nothing, I just need to change because I’ll be going home shortly.”

Key sighed. “It’s not even nine yet.”

“You guys have a big schedule tomorrow, three different performances, remember? You’ll have to go to bed soon too.”

“Rochelle, what has troubled you?”

“I’m fine Key,” she repeated, but the boy stepped in front of her and shook his head.

“Lying won’t make me leave you alone.”

She couldn’t help but smile. “You never leave me alone, what’s the difference?”

“I’m offended Noona,” he teased but tentatively lifted her chin up so he could look into her eyes. Rochelle hated the affect Key had over her, she knew somewhere inside of her she was attracted to the younger boy, but he was still seventeen in her eyes, despite being eighteen in his native country. She blinked again and Key gave her a look. “Come on, what did Onew do to you?”

“It wasn’t him,” she admitted and Key became incredibly confused.

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Words used...

Seo In-Young: Ex-member of girl group Jewelry who also has a successful solo career. She did a joint stage with SHINee with the remake of Rhianna’s “Umbrella” song “Cinderella”.

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@Reddragon: Thanks for being so loyal with the comments babe!! ^_^ LOL he should get it looked at for sure! It's a worrisome fate when two clumsy people are together... god only knows when they'll be visiting the emergency room next lol.