KARA- Smoothie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWIG9hDww3U

Ailee POV

*Oh god it’s almost time...*

I was softly padding around my room, meddling with my hair, clothes that I carefully picked out this morning, and my bag with my camera for the project. Lay just texted me and said that they just finished filming an interview and that he’d swing by after he managed to slip away from his dorm and manager.

*That guy is gonna have to pull some serious metal gear solid stealth if he wants to get here...*

I walk over to the floor length mirror in the corner of my bedroom near the closet and carefully inspect my outfit from head to toe. Although it’s almost March, there is still a lot of frost and ice on the ground and street everyday and nights are even chillier. I decided to wear and thin white and light brown striped sweater under a snug, oversized mocha-colored scarf that covers my neck completely. For the bottom I chose a cute pair of red wool shorts with white buttons lining the pockets and a pair of dark, thin leggings underneath the shorts. As for my shoes I picked out a pair of heels that are comfortable for walking around, and I pulled my hair up into a messy top bun to complete my look.

*Hmm...I wonder if I look too casual...*

I blink twice at my sudden thoughts and quickly slap my cheeks with both of my hands.

*Why do I care so much?!?!? I’m just hanging out with...a guy friend. Yeah, a guy friend... Right!?*

Okay I have to admit.... I’m pretty nervous. I don’t even know why myself! I mean I did have a few guy friends in Canada, but none of them were really that close to me. At least not like Lay. He was my first friend here, other than Amber of course, but he’s special to me. In the middle of my mental crisis, I hear a small bell chime and walk over to my night stand where my phone was charging. I turn the screen on and notice that I got another text from Lay.

*Well... speak of the freaking devil*

Chips: Hey srry I think I’m gonna be late~ Our schedule ran a little long today, so we just got back to the dorms.

That’s alright I can wait a while longer and do some hw I guess ^^

Chips: Noo~ I’ll be a bad date then. Why don’t we meet at a middle ground?

Okay... what do you have in mind?

Chips: There’s a small tea shop a few blocks away from the school that the members and I went to during our trainee days. It’ll be easier for u to get there and easier for me to lose the fans camping outside our dorm ^^;;

Alright just tell me the address and I’ll meet you there in like 45 min?

Chip: Yeah okay I’ll see you then! The fight for the showers is starting and Tao is dragging half of the members in with him to “save time”.... I gotta go fight for my own bathroom time OTL Wish me luck~

Lol hwaiting Chips! ^^)/

I chuckle at our silly little convo and feel less pressured about the date. I mean it’s just Lay right? Funny, sweet, healing unicorn Lay. My phone vibrates and rings again, and I enter the address Lay texted into the gps app on my phone. As it was finding my location, I grabbed my camera bag and flipped the light switch off in my room and sprinted downstairs. Halmoni was watching and laughing at the newest episode of Star King in the living room and looked up from the sound of my heels clicking down the stairs.

“Well well well look who’s all dressed up! Who’s the lucky guy?” She asks with a raised eyebrow.

“I’m just going out with my friend to take pictures for our art project halmoni~.” I reply whimsically and roll my eyes.

“Do I get to meet this so called friend who may or may not be a guy?” She asks curiously.

“Umm not today...He’s running late and we’re meeting at a tea shop near school.” I reply.

“So it is a guy!” She exclaims and smiles triumphantly.

“O-okay I’m leaving now! I’ll be back late, so don’t wait up okay?” I stammer quickly before spinning on my heel and rushing to the door to avoid further questions.

“Be safe! Make good choices!” Halmoni shouts before the door swings shut and I’m standing outside against the door blushing like crazy.

*Oh god halmoni, it’s not like he’s my boyfriend...*

 I shiver a little from the cool night air and pull my scarf tighter around my neck. The sounds of distant honking cars and street venders grew closer and closer as I walked towards the main road near the house. More and more street lights lined the road as I headed toward the nearest bus stop. I somehow managed to board a bus that was still running this late and had a stop near the school. There were only a few people on the bus when I got on and most of them were either students coming home from their hagwons or ahjummas and ahjussis that were heading home after a long day in the park. I took a seat near the back of the bus and stared out at all the city lights and buildings passing by.

*I hope Lay doesn’t have too much trouble getting there....*

Lay POV

*I’m late! I’m freaking late!*

After fighting for 10 minutes with Tao for the shower, he finally caved in after I threatened to soak his precious Gucci in vegetable oil. I ran out of the shower with my hair dripping wet and a towel lazily wrapped around my waist. Xiumin jumped as I ran past him coming out of the kitchen with a steam bun in his mouth and even Luhan and Sehun looked up from their soccer video game in the living room.

“Where are you rushing to so late?” Luhan asks curiously.

“I-I have this project for photography that’s due tomorrow, and I need to take pictures for it tonight.” I stammer hastily.

*Oh and I’m keeping the girl I love waiting....Chivalry is so dead*

“How the hell are you going to get out of this building without being mauled by our fans?” Sehun asks with a raised eyebrow.

“I’m using the maid entrance that’s fenced off and I’ll cut through the park.” I reply impatiently.

*I need to change like right now!!*

“Alright then just don’t stay out too late or else the press will have a field day.” Luhan says before waving me off and resuming his game.

I curtly nod before slipping into my room to change. Kris was lounging on his bed doing some last minute homework when I burst into the room looking like a mad man. He stopped writing and looked up at my wet, disheveled hair and bare torso with a slightly confused look on his face.

“What happened to you?” He mutters quietly while resuming writing his homework assignment.

“No time to explain, but the gist of it is that I’m going with one of my classmates to take pictures for an art project that we’re working on and I’m really REALLY late.” I yell back while rummaging through my dresser for street clothes.

*I need something simple and plain so I don’t get spotted by the press or mauled by fans easily*

“You know manager hyung will kill you if he finds out you’re sneaking out to do a project at this hour? You’re signing a death wish since there’s a high probability you’ll get caught.” Kris mumbles aimlessly while concentrating hard on his writing.

“Yeah well I just hope that Ailee won’t kill me for meeting her so late...” I mutter under my breath.

Kris’ head snaps up at the sound of her name, and I know that I’ve gotten his undivided attention at the moment.

“Ailee? What does this have to do with Ailee???” He asks with a cold, but insistent voice.

“She’s the classmate that I’m meeting up with to do the project with. I mean she even suggested for us to go together since she needs a tour guide of Seoul, and I need someone who’s not completely camera illiterate like I am.” I reply nonchalantly even though I feel slightly annoyed at Kris’ slight hostility.

*Why does he care so much about Ailee and I’s relationship?*

“Do you realize what will happen to her if the fans see you guys strolling around Seoul together? The rumors that’ll spread online and eventually to the press? She can get brutally hurt Zhang Yi Xing!” Kris says through clenched teeth.

“Do you think I didn’t realize that already? Why do you think I’m wearing enough layers to take on the Arctic? I’m being careful okay?! I don’t want her to get hurt either.” I reply harshly while tugging on my jacket and grabbing my face mask from my backpack.

“Well if you’ll excuse me I don’t want to keep my friend waiting.” I mutter quietly and slip out the door before Kris could protest.

(a/n: this is what Lay’s wearing ♥ the only think that’s showing are his eyes and hands. The rest is covered up so he doesn’t get recognized easily ^^;;)

I quietly walk past the mangers’ rooms and the living room where all the guys were crowded around eating a late dinner of ramyun and fried rice. I slip on some shoes and grab the keycard for the dorm’s entrances before heading out into the apartment complex hallway.

The maid’s entrance was at the bottom of the building’s m