Crystal’s POV

“Where are you?” I asked, once again on the phone with SHINee’s magnae. “Eomma’s going to kill you if she finds out you made me wait out when there’s a storm coming.”

“Oh…Neh.. Which one?” he asked innocently. Probably inching his way away from Key just in case.

“Aish~ I will tattle to both mine and yours if you don’t get here soon. Why did you tell me to leave so early?”

“I thought our baggage would’ve gotten to the car faster, and that you’d have a slow driver. Not an Eli under the influence of Red Bull,” he chuckled.

“Neh, but-,” I began but stopped myself. “Aigoo~ Mianhae,” I laughed. “I’m sounding like my magnae with all these questions.”

“Gwenchana~. Ah, close your eyes and face the wall arrasseo?”

“Arra~ I’ll anticipate~,” I laughed and then hung up, seeing the company car approaching. Turning to face the wall, I closed my eyes with nerves like none other. I was kind of freaking myself out, thinking that any moment he’d come up and scare the hell out of me. I stood there for a brief moment before I heard steps coming up behind me. The sound turned up the corners of my mouth and the voice that followed made my heart flutter.

“Keep them shut, but turn around,” he told me, and I timidly complied.

“Aiya~ you’re not going to try and scare me with anything are you. Boolanhae~~,” I pouted a bit and bounced slightly on the balls of my feet. He simply giggled and promised he wouldn’t. Soon I heard more footsteps coming up to stop before me. “Eh? What’s going on Minnie-ya?” Not gonna lie. I was getting pretty freaking anxious.

“Ja~, hana, dul, set~..open!” he encouraged in English. Quickly my eyes opened and adjusted their focus to the 5 idols standing behind the lovely dancer on one knee. “Crystal-ah~,” he began, and then giggled. Either of embarrassment or my ‘wtf-is-happening?-omo-must-suppress-fangirl-squeals’ expression. I couldn’t really tell right then. “Will you-,” he started and then laughed and swatted away s’ hands as they teasingly poked him on the back. “Kajima,” he scolded cutely and then turned back to me. I had to bite my lip to keep the urge to just attack him with hugs. Why was he so--- gah!

“Crystal-ah. Will you be my girlfriend?” he asked in English, cheeks turning the same bright pink as mine had likely been since I had met him. He pulled out a small box from his blazer pocket and began to reach out to hand it to me. I didn’t even recognize the motion however, and instead just squealed a bit and hugged him tight.

“Yes~!” I grinned as the other SHINee members gathered around us with applause and vocal calls of celebration. Taemin stood up and hugged me back.

“I told you he’d ask you,” Jonghyun grinned, obviously proud of himself.

“Yah,” Key began as he punched Jonghyun in the chest and pushed him towards the door. “Just get inside will you. It’s going to rain soon and I want to be able to fall asleep without thunder and lig~----“

Kibum’s voice faded as the door shut on the two, and Minho kissed the top of Tae’s head before ruffling my hair and heading inside himself.

“Mianhae,” Tae smiled as he smoothed out my hair. I just shrugged. Honestly, I was used to it by now.

“It’s ok. I don’t care too much about my hair right now,” I smiled up at him. He smiled back and put his arm around my shoulders.

“Come on. Let’s go in and eat. I’m sure Key-hyung has something in there for us to snack on.” I nodded and s my arm around his waist as we walked into the building. Once we got to their dorm, the sight was…somewhat familiar to me.

“Let me play too!” I laughed and Key handed me a wooden spoon.

“Attack,” Key said, holding his own spoon like a knife from some psycho film. Nodding, he and I began to chase the dinosaur around the dorm. “Yah! Get out here and fight like a man!” Key screamed from outside the now locked bathroom door.

“Look who’s talking,” Jonghyun bit back. Kibum gasped and slandered back at him as I ran to get Minho who was supposedly trying to find a knife to unlock the door.

“If only I had Suzi’s nails,” I sighed. “Mi- Yah! 2Min! Onew-oppa!” I shouted, spotting the three committing the same crime as Jonghyun had earlier.

“Oops,” Onew said, the icing from the cake in his mouth muffling his words.

“Run!” Taemin shouted and the three dashed out of the dorm room.

“Key-oppa! The others just ran off too!” I yelled. The next sound I heard from behind me in the dorms could scare the stink off poop. No kidding. Kibum was a very scary person when he was a frustrated diva. At that moment I decided I should run away for my own sake.

Soon I caught up with Onew who was sitting at the bottom of a flight of stairs. I came and sat next to him. “You know… I always forget that I share the same condition as you oppa,” I said rubbing my elbow.

He chuckled and turned around, and began ever so carefully to climb up the stairs, grasping the railing like it was his only chance of life over death. “Where-?” I started.

“What do you wanna bet that they’re not even in the dorms anymore?” he sighed, apparently quite exhausted. I giggled evilly and crawled up the steps after him. Reaching our floor door we stuck our heads out to make sure it was clear.

“To the cake~!” I whispered triumphantly as I lay across Onew’s back while he crawled on his hands and knees to the dorm room.

Suzi’s POV

“Ah, okay okay,” I breathed and copied the dance move again, only adding in the foot swipe I had forgotten. “Yeh?” I asked Dongho, who nodded.

“Are you ready for Hoon yet?” he asked. I stood there looking into the mirror with my hands placed on my hips.

“N- Ani. One more time so I can get it perfect.” He complied and went over to the speakers and hit play again on the system. I started from the side of the room and counted two 8 counts before I began to strut in time to the beat. Until the song ended, I danced with invisible man. This was my last routine to learn before I had to make my decision on who I’d rather train with between two of the choreographers suggested to me.

“Now?” he asked and I nodded. He left the room to get Hoon who was in the weight room trying to balance time in there and the dance studio. I made my way over to a fan to cool off before my partner arrived, though when he did I felt I couldn’t move.

“Music~~~start!” Soohyun smiled as he came out of nowhere and pressed play. Well… There’s one way to get me off my . I scrambled quickly to the opposite side of the room while Hoon prepped his spin in the center back. He landed it perfectly in a pose, in time with the explosion on the track. I took a deep breath and got my mind into the character I was meant to portray. I was kind of nervous about my next couple performance with Kiseop, but I had to put that aside. (A/N: instead of sitting down on the boxes in here, the two would be standing with the girl facing the back… oh.. and instead of a shirt underneath at the end.. there’d just be an ‘H’ “tattooed” on his chest. Lol~ Yeah ik this is cutesy and not tooooo shi but don’t worry. Haha~ there’s others http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL6v57_zb7s&feature=related )

“Wah!” he yelled at the end as he stumbled forward. I laughed but apologized after.

“Mianhae, but it’s kind of difficult to hold you back by a ripped dress shirt when you’re wearing a tank top.” He smiled and then pointed to Kiseop who was just coming in from his vocals. There were a few he had to redo because the systems were wonky from the new electrical box or something.

“Your turn.”

With a deep breath to loosen himself up, he took his phone out of his pocket and came down next to me as I sat on the floor. I had worked myself hard the past few days and nights to catch up on all the time I had missed due to my ankle. True, it was only a few days worth but I felt bad none-the-less. I now had a routine down for each of the members and I guess today was the day everyone could practice. I nodded to Soohyun to start the music. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVzRUDwW2rg&feature=related  (start: 0:49)

After this the other members decided to practice with me as well. Next was Eli http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o8we0lJptM&feature=related , then Kevin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmKG17DjeYA , AJ  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9lGGp5eq4w&feature=related ( a different ending though. Girl is laid on ground and AJ would be knelt, straddling her) , and lastly, Soohyun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzOu_Nh8s0Q&feature=related (lol~).

I laughed and rolled over on my back. “Omo, this ending is so weird. I don’t see how your back up dancer can keep a straight face.” Soohyun was about to say something but his phone began buzzing across the studio.

“Aish~ someone hand it to me,” he breathed, facedown to the floor. Eli slid the device across to him and he answered it, not bothering to put it to his ear. “Yeoboseyo? You’re on speaker phone~”

“Ah~ Soohyun-ah~ It’s Dujun.”

“Eh?!” I smiled, sitting up. “Yeoboseyo oppa! It’s Suzi,” I said, lying down next to Soohyun.

“Ah~ perfect! Are you in the studio?”

“Neh, we just got done,” Kiseop said as he kneeled down in front of us.

“Are you tired Suzi-ah?”

I thought for a moment and shrugged. “Kind of. Waeyo?”

“Get cleaned up and dress casual. Soohyun-ah, can you take Suzi to that one place by the thing where you said the lady looked like a caterpillar?”

We all looked at the leader with a judgmental expression. I mean a caterpillar? Really?

“N-neh. I guess so,” he said with a small chuckle. “Is an hour okay?”

“Mm. Perfect.”

“Oppa, are you back from schedules then?” I asked. But I only got a ‘byeee~’ before he hung up. What was he planning? My curiosity was killing me the whole way to my dorm until I saw someone entering in ahead of me. My curiosities flipped to focus on the new situation at hand as I quietly jogged up to the door. I couldn’t tell who it was, but in no way was it a woman. Preparing my posture for anything bad that could come at me when I opened the door, I punched in the code and slowly stepped in. Inching around the corner I saw someone looking outside our living room window. My adrenaline kicked in as I observed the man’s actions. His arms were crossed and he had a jacket on so there was no sure way of telling if he was armed. Sneaking down the hall, I went into my room and pulled the knife out from under my pillow. Coming out of my room again I put the only weapon I could get a hold of in the waist band of my spandex shorts. Standing a good 10 feet away from the silhouette I spoke up. “What are you here for?”

Hana’s POV

“Sorry it took so long,” I sighed, coming back in to the living room from my own room. “I - ..uh. What?” I asked, seeing a Suzi sitting on the floor in laughter and an L helping her up.

“Oh, annyeong Hana,” she smiled. “Wow~. You look really pretty~.”

“Komawo,” I smiled and then looked at Myungsoo who was seemed to be breathing a bit harshly. “What happened? You two look like you just got scared of something.”

“Well to put it simply I was ready to beat the hell out of him,” Suzi said, pulling the knife out from the band of her shorts.

“Yah! Put it back! Aish~. You’re crazy,” Myungsoo said, backing away from her. “Agh, jongmal- she’s really scary you know?” he said to me.

I laughed and then nodded. “Oh I know. Trust me. Now…why and where did you get that?”

“I thought he was a bugler or something,” she chuckled. “His back was to me when I came in, and I got this from under my pillow.”

“I should have guessed,” I smirked.

“Well go out on your date and have fun,” she smiled excitedly. “I have to clean up and go somewhere too. Be home…whenever,” she ordered us out and then shut the door.

“The dress looks really good on you Hana,” he smiled, taking my hand as I thanked him. (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qUfnDBR5sKw/ThQwrqNkdmI/AAAAAAAAOM4/_zyqte_LveY/s1600/20110705_soyu_1.jpg ) “Kaja.” And with that, my official boyfriend and I headed out for dinner at the top of N Seoul Tower. After of to which, he promised me a battle for a prize at the arcades.

Suzi’s POV

The ride to the place by the thing where there was apparently a woman, who looked like a caterpillar, took longer than I thought it would. But that could be due to the fact that I was blindfolded after I got in the car. Soohyun eased the vehicle to a halt and I sighed with a nervous excitement boiling in my gut. I put my hand on the door and opened it, waiting for someone to take my hand and lead me to wherever the hell I was supposed to be. The smell of water hit my nose and I heard the trees blowing over-head. That’s all I could really gather though, so I decided to just relax and wait it out.

“Okay now don’t walk too fast,” Soohyun warned as he took my hand. After shutting and locking the car doors, he held my right hand with his and placed his left on my left side to steady me in case I tripped. “You okay?”

“Neh. Just…Agh, I’m so curious!” I laughed and then heard a familiar chuckle a few feet away from me. I came to a prompt stop and felt the presence of someone standing in front of me.

“Annyeong,” Soohyun said and then with a small hug, left my side.

“Y-y-YAH!” I yelled back behind me, but he simply laughed. Slightly frustrated and dying to know where I was, I ripped off the mask. I gasped, stood in shock for a brief moment, and then jumped into the man’s open arms. “Dujun-oppa!”

“Well I’m glad you’re not screaming in fear,” he chuckled, embracing me. “It’s good to see you again.”

“Holy…” I gaped at the sight behind him. “Dujun this is amazing! I love it!” I smiled. I could practically feel the sparkle in my eyes. The colors of the water lit up beautifully as they poured in an arch off of the Banpo Bridge. (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ui8JTtLAqf0/TtNRjUEMaZI/AAAAAAAAAuc/LZMoT4tgACc/s640/Banpo-Bridge%252C-South-Korea%252C-The-Fountain-Bridge_02.png )

“That’s not all,” he smiled and gestured a few steps behind me to a covered picnic area where there were fruits, mandu selections, and rice balls lined up on a tray along with a small open cooler with my favorite 17 Tea, water bottles, and Coke.

“Oh my God, I swear I’ve had dreams about rice balls for days,” I said hungrily and walked up to sit down at the table. “Jalmakseumnida!” I smiled as he sat next to me and repeated the same.

“So how was Japan? I mean, I know a lot has happened there. But will everyone be okay?” I asked before stuffing my mouth with a tasty ball of rice. He handed me my tea bottle before nodding.

“Neh. Mother Nature was really pissed for some reason, but the people of Japan are strong. They’ll be alright. I just wish there was more we could do quite honestly. Leaving there was and wasn’t something we felt good about doing,” he replied. The mood had suddenly grown into less of a cheerful reunion and more of a somber goodbye party.

“It’s okay. I’m sure there will be chances for us to help out. In the mean time though, should we talk about something happy? I’m sorry I brought that up,” I said apologetically. “Way to kill the fun Su,” I thought.

“Right. Well, in happier news, BEAST is back in Korea, and… I’m here with you,” he smiled as he looked towards me.

“Yah,” I said softly, nudging him with my shoulder. I was smiling out of embarrassment from my blushing. I could feel it and so I didn’t dare look up at him. “Yoon Dujun, if you make me blush one more time-“

“What?” he cut in with a cheeky grin. I thought about what to say for a moment before replying.

“I might just have to ditch you for good.”

“Oh, right. And where exactly would you go off to?”

Looking around me, I sighed in defeat. I really had no idea where I was or where the nearest taxi could really be reached. Seeing that I realized my comeback had no support he laughed and stood up. Gently grabbing my arm he led me down to the river side. A mid-sized row boat just happened to be sitting there with a grinning, brunette, angel sitting in it. “Good evening my lady,” he grinned and bowed from where he sat. I couldn’t help but laugh when he made a face and spoke Dujun’s name in a mocking tone. “It’s good to see you again Yoseop,” I said as I took his hand. He led me onto the boat, followed by Dujun.

“Yah, pabo, just get out if you’re going to be like that,” the older replied and flicked the boy on the head. The younger pouted, faking disappointment, but soon smiled and rowed us out towards the middle of the river.

“Are we even supposed to be out here?” I asked after letting my eyes shut to enjoy the breeze. Thank goodness I was wearing my favorite blazer or else the cool wind may have been a little a bit much for just a tank top.

“Uh…probably not,” Dujun confessed but shrugged. “I think if anyone looked though, we’d be so small in comparison to the river. Plus it’s almost pitch black out.” He was right. The massive cloud cover was blocking out the nearly full moon, and I started to get a little worried with the lightening in the distance. Yoseop must have noticed too because he warned Dujun that he’d have to start heading back soon to avoid getting rained on. He nodded and then put his hands on my knees, causing my eyes to advert from the sky and look into his own.

“Suzi-ah. I understand our ages are somewhat far apart. And I understand if your answer to my question is a declining one. Firstly, though, I want to know if you want me to ask you bluntly or greasy…” he said with a slightly embarrassed laugh.

I smiled as I felt all my thoughts leave me. As soon as I got a grasp on the Korean, let alone English language in my head, and deciding to entertain myself, I replied, “Greasy. I want to see how you pull this off,” I chuckled.

“Okay. Well you see those lights?” he asked pointing to the colors lighting the water. I nodded. “When I see them, I see what our relationship could be like. The pink is for how I’d love to see your cheeks blush again when you get embarrassed. The purple represents the loyalty I’d show you by protecting you with my everything.  The blue is for how peaceful I feel when you’re in my arms. The green is for the times I’d love looking into your eyes every day, and the yellow represents the color of the halo I see around your heart. A heart I’d like to be a part of. So I ask you. Suzi…will you be my Beautiful girl?” he finished, and handed me a rose. I felt legitimate tears welling up in my eyes, and in fear that they’d fall I simply nodded several times and smiled with an awestruck breath that I’d been holding as he spoke. I took the rose and embraced him in a hug.

“Awwwwww~ You’re so cuuuute,” Yoseop cooed while he clapped like a girl. We laughed and I decided to be greasy myself. I threw the rose into the river and watched Dujun and Yoseop’s face turn confused.

“Mwoh-,” the leader began but I cut him off.

“The day I break from your side is the day I find that rose,” I smiled and giggled proudly as the leader smiled and shook his downward facing head. To be honest, I think Woohyun could probably still beat him in a greasy contest, but it didn’t matter. The words he spoke were still true in my heart, and that’s all I cared to hear.

“Umm…I don’t mean to be rude,” Yoseop began. We both looked to him with gentle and care free curiosity. “But I’m kind of hungry. Do you have any rice balls or mandu left?” he asked sincerely. Amused by the cutie, Dujun and I took turns rowing back to land to give him the leftovers.

“I wonder what Crys and Hana are up to,”I thought to myself as I rested my head on my boyfriend’s shoulder. I decided to not call, and just let it wait until the next morning. With a positive notion, that the next morning would be one of the best mornings the three of us would’ve had since arriving in Korea.