“Hyung.”

“Ne?”

“We’ve been waiting for a long time…Do you want me to go inside and see what’s taking them so long? We can’t make noona late to the ball.”

I looked down at my watch. 10 minutes had gone by and the girls still haven’t come out. This always happens. I told them we’d be here at 7 but I guess I need to start telling them earlier to be on time. I should go in and check before we end up missing the ball.

“Ani. Stay here with the others, Zelo. I’ll go in and get them.” He pouted as he sat back down in his seat and Jonggup socked him in the arm; I couldn’t help but laugh at how much of a loyal puppy he was to _______-ssi.

I got out of the van and started walking up toward the apartment. The door was locked but I’d been here so many times I knew that wouldn’t be a problem. I entered 2-0-1-2, the year of our debut, it opened. Fixing my tie and checking my cuff links, I walked towards the bedroom. I could hear their voices coming from inside.

“Close your eyes and stop laughing! I’m going to do your lipstick next so whatever it is that’s funny, start thinking of something else!”

“Mianhae unnie.”

Knock. Knock.

I opened the door before popping my head in slightly, “Are you ready yet?”

“Almost finished…just a little bit of gloss…annnddddd…done! Good thing I stepped in and did ______’s makeup otherwise she’d be covered in drool and two steps from a circus clown.”

Chuckling to myself, I stepped inside. Wow. Did she look beautiful.

“YA! I wasn’t drooling! I just got lost in thought! If you only—“

“________-ssi…uhm…eh.” God dammit Yongguk, say something. You already called for her attention. “You look…ehh…err…beautiful.” Redness quickly flushed her cheeks. I looked down and scratched my head in embarrassment…I must have caught her off guard. I shouldn’t have said that.

“Goma—OW!!!”

G.NA kicked ______ in the leg. Those two are the best of friends. Always fighting with each other—out of love of course. I looked up to see _______ thanking G.NA and making hearts above her head then throwing them at her. I couldn’t help but want to laugh. I tried to keep quiet but she just looked like a little girl doing aegyo to G.NA.

“Shall we go then?”

What? Oh. I didn’t notice that ______ had turned to me and ask if we should go. Guess I got carried away that I didn’t realize why I came here in the first place. “Ne, the boys are in the van outside already. Are you sure you’re ready?” Just then, she turned to fix herself up one last time in the mirror. G.NA rolled her eyes, got up and walked past me, mumbling to herself in frustration as she walked out the door. I held the door open waiting for ______. She turned around and saw that G.NA had left. I looked at her and motioned with my head, “Gaja,” and she quickly ran out the door.