The concert was about to start, and girls were lining up down the hall to get into the party room. They were all dressed in beautiful dresses and decorative masks. They looked more like they were going to a ball, than to see their favorite group perform before they started preparing for their final competition. One by one they showed their tickets to Ji Eun, who was waiting by the door in a dress of her own. It was simpler compared to the girls attending, a fushia colored party dress with silver sparkling heels, but Baekhyun had insisted she wear it, and it looked a lot better than the track suit she was wearing before. "Just put it on. I'm sure it will look great on you!" He had said. Well, the dress may have looked nice, but the heels were killing her. Ji Eun tried not to think about it as she continued to smile and take tickets. If I never walk again because of these shoes, I'll make sure he carries me on his back for the rest of his life! Ji Eun vowed, stamping each ticket with a red marker and putting them in a box. Enjoy the show now ladies, but soon you'll be paying for these tickets. You want Sehun to eat and be healthy right? Those love letters and boxes of treats don't help nearly as much. Ji Eun continued to think to herself as she held out her hand for the next ticket. When she didn't feel the paper in her hand, she looked up to see what the problem was. Then she looked up a little more, because the boy in front of her was at least two feet taller. She stared into his deep brown eyes, expecting him to flinch from her powerful manager glare. But when he smiled back at her, she decided to change her approach. "Ticket?" She said, trying to sound tough. "Oh, we don't have any." He said, running his fingers through his tousled blonde hair. Ji Eun blinked in confusion. She turned her head far to the right so she could see behind the tall boy. There were five other boys handsomely dress in tuxedos staring back at her.   Slightly embarrassed, but still trying to keep her tough image, Ji Eun kept her stare and looked back up at the boy in front of her. "Well, whoever you are, you need a ticket to get in. We can't afford to exceed capacity on this place. It's a fire hazard." The boy smiled and let out a little laugh. "My name is Kris, thanks for wondering. And, does it really matter if we don't have tickets? I hear you don't charge for them anyway. The fans just download and print them off their account on your website, right? Come on Cutie, six more people won't cause the place to burn down. And if it does, then isn't it your fault for selling tickets without consulting the capacity of the concert venue?" Ji Eun summoned all of her will power to keep herself from knocking Kris out. "Fine." She gave in. Kris winked before walking past her. His friends bowed their heads to her as they followed. Ji Eun let out a frustrated sigh. "Are you not happy to see us? You're the one who invited us too ..." Ji Eun returned her attention to the line, to see Dara and L.Joe arm in arm and smiling at her. They literally looked like Cinderella and Prince Charming. "Omo, you two look amazing!" Ji Eun squealed. Dara blushed a little. "We can just go in since you invited us by phone, right?" L.Joe asked. Ji Eun nodded. "Yup, go on in!" She watched them walk in, completely filled with joy. She was imagining if that's how it would look sat their wedding, when her cellphone  vibrated. She took it out of her clutch purse to see who was calling. It was Baekhyun. She answered and held the phone up to so she could complain about the outfit he forced her to wear, but he beat her to it. "Is Chanyeol with you? I Can't find him." Ji Eun's mouth froze open. "Eh?" Was the only sound that would come out . "He's not with me... are you telling me he's missing?! You guys go on in less than thirty minutes!" Ji Eun said, fanning her face to keep it from turning red. "Don't worry, he never misses curtain call. I was just wondering if he went to tell you that my highlights are less bleached now." Ji Eun's fanning slowed as she calmed down. "Oh, well that's good news. I'll see you after the show." She said, partially exhausted from her panic attack. "Sure thing. Noona, fighting!" Baekhyun said before hanging up the phone. "Aish..." Ji Eun said out loud. "I really better get paid next time."

Dara walked cautiously through the crowd of girls, holding onto L.Joe hand. In a crowd this dense, she knew it wouldn't be too hard to get lost. Suddenly, someone bumped into her and her fingers slipped out of his grasp. Feeling a sudden sense of panic, Dara frantically picked up her pace so that she could catch up to him. But no matter how much she pushed and shoved through the crowd, she couldn't see L.Joe anywhere. "Dara?" Said a voice. "What's wrong? Did you lose something?" Dara turned around to see a tall figure dressed like Zorro standing in front of her. At first glance she didn't recognize him, but when she though about the sound of his voice, dropped open. "Chan-" he quickly placed his hands over Dara's mouth before she could finish saying his name. "Not so loud!" He whispered. Dara blushed and nodded as Chanyeol put his hands down. "Sorry. But what are you doing here? Won't the concert be starting soon?" She asked. "We'll, yeah but I wanted to...you know...check on you." He said quietly. "Check on me? Why?" Chanyeol searched for the least suspicious words he could think of. "Uh...you were having a hard time recently right? Did that person..go away?" Dara nodded, seeing both happy and relieved that someone had asked if she had gotten over the tough ordeal. "Yes, he's out of the picture now." Chanyeol smiled at those words. "That's good. I'm glad you can breathe now." Dara smiled so brightly, Chanyeol wasn't sure if he should faint or spazz out like a total fanboy. "We'll, I better get  changed to go on stage." Chanyeol said, trying to hide his red face behind his mask. Dara gave him a fighting pose to send him off. Chanyeol waved back and turned to leave, but he froze in his tracks. "Is something wrong?" Dara asked, concerned. "Huh? Oh...no, it's nothing." Chanyeol smiled one last time before disappearing into the crowd. Once he was gone, Dara looked around and let out a small huff of determination. "And now to find my date..."

Chanyeol slipped on his blazer for the 'Growl' performance and ran backstage just in time. "Where were you?" Baekhyun asked worriedly. "Nevermind that now, we have much bigger problems. Suho stepped up. "What do you mean?" He asked. Chanyeol paused to catch his breathe before spilling the bad news. "I think Exo-m is crashing our party." All of the members immediately had grave looks in their faces. "Why those lousy punks!" Kai said, enraged. "Everyone calm down, we don't even know if it's them. And even if it is there's nothing we can do about it now. Let's just focuse on putting on our best show before we go to the finals, okay?" Baekhyun asked, putting his hand in for the'Exo-k chant'. The other members hesitated, but eventually they put their hands in and started to chant. Their chanting was heard by the audience, and soon there was an uproar of screaming voices. Everyone got into position behind the curtain and waited. The show was about to start.

Annyeong everyone and happy lunar new year! Did you spend it well? I told you I would update again soon right? I hope it was long enough this time. I will see you all again next time, okay?