Your POV:

It was about 2 in the morning when a beeping noise woke me up.  I opened my eyes and looked up to my father's bed where the beeping came from.  The machines were flashing red, and then a couple seconds later a doctor and nurses came rushing in.  Everything was happening so quickly that I didn't even fully comprehend the situation right then.  Tears rolled down my cheeks as I watched the doctor and nurses run about in front of me.  I was scared.  I had no idea what was happening or what was going to happen. 

Finally, the rapid beeping stopped and slowed to a normal pace.  The nurses started to file out of the room while the doctor was double checking things.  I could finally breathe normally when I realized that things were going to be okay.  I sighed in relief and tried to process everything that just happened.  Then the doctor came to me. 

"Everything is fine, miss," he told me.  "He's stable now.  The nurse will bring back a different medication for him to take in the morning and we will monitor him more closely." 

"Okay, thank you," I said. 

The doctor nodded and then left.  I laid down on the couch and stared at my dad.  That was probably the most scariest thing in my life.  In the morning, a nurse came in and hooked my dad up with different meds.  She tried making a conversation, but I just wasn't in the mood to talk.  I was still shocked and trying to recover from it all since it happened so quickly. 

She left as soon as she was done, and then it was only me and my father again.  I looked up at the clock noticed how early it was, 6:43 am.  I stood and decided to take a walk, thinking that would help clear my mind a bit.  As I walked out the door and through the halls of the hospital, I wiped the remaining tears off my cheeks and made my way for the hospital garden.  It was calm and peaceful, probably because it was still so early in the morning and no one would be awake. 

As I stared up into the beautiful dawn sky, I slowly started dozing off.  By the time I woke up again, it was just about to turn 11.  I sat up straight and tried to shake the grogginess away.  Once I was feeling more awake, I jumped up and ran back to my dad's room.  When I got there, my mom was already sitting in the chair and holding onto my dad's hand. 

"Where'd you go?" my mom asked me after I closed the door. 

"I went to get some fresh air," I replied, walking towards them. 

"Oh...  Well, you can go home if you want.  I'm here now and I'll be staying." 

"How did you get here?" 

"By bus." 

"Oh, well, then I guess I'll just stay, too, then." 

"No, it's alright.  You can leave.  I'm here now..." 

I wondered if she really wanted me to leave that badly.  Was she still mad at me because of that night?  But I did it for her sake. 

"M-mom," I stuttered. 

"Hmm?" she hummed. 

I wanted to ask.  But I decided not to.  I was afraid it would lead to an argument or something of the sort.  "Nothing.  Never mind.  I'll leave, then." 

"Okay.  Bye." 

I simply nodded my head and grabbed my bag and left.  As I was walking out of the hospital, my phone rang.  I pulled it out of my pocket and saw that it was Baekhyun calling. 

"Hello?" I answered. 

"Hey, Areum.  I know I saw you yesterday and all, but did you want to hang out?" he asked. 

I did want to hang out with him.  I really did, but I was confused.  He was making my feelings go crazy and made me feel more conflicted than I have ever been in my entire life. 

"Uhm... you still there?" he asked. 

"Yeah, I'm here," I answered.  "Well, I don't know if I can hang out right now..." 

"Please?" he begged.  "I'll even come pick you up.  Are you at home?" 

"Baekhyun..." 

"Where are you?" 

"You don't have a schedule today?" I asked, trying to change the subject and avoid his question. 

"I do, but it's not until later tonight.  Plus, it's only practice." 

"What about the paparazzi?"

"We can hang out at your house, or maybe my dorm." 

"What about Taeyeon?  She's your girlfriend.  Why don't you hang out with her during your free time?" 

Baekhyun's POV:

Did Areum just really not want to hang out with me?  And why did she bring up Taeyeon all of a sudden?  I felt like she was pushing me away more than usual and I started to wonder if I did something wrong. 

"She has a schedule today," I told Areum. 

Areum didn't ask any more questions after that and instead stayed quiet.  Then she finally said, "I'm at the hospital in the city.  I'll be waiting outside." 

I smiled to myself.  "Okay, I'll be there soon." 

"Alright, see you." 

After we hung up, I kept smiling to myself.  I slid my phone into my pocket and got off my bed.  Then I went to get a jacket before I headed out.  Just as I was heading out, Chanyeol stopped me with his question. 

"Where are you going?" he asked curiously. 

"Pick up, Areum," I replied. 

"Why?" 

"Just to hang out." 

"Oh..."  It seemed that he had more to say, but that's all he said. 

"Yeaahh... so I'm leaving now." 

"Alright.  See you later." 

I nodded and then left straight for the hospital.  When I got there, Areum was standing near the hospital entrance.  I parked in front of her and rolled the window down.  She looked up from her phone and stared at me for a second before smiling weakly and gathering her stuff.  I unlocked the door and then she climbed in.  Once she was settled in, I pulled out and drove back to my dorm. 

"How's your dad doing?" I asked. 

"He's doing okay.  There was just a little panic in the middle of the night, but he's stable now.  The doctor and nurses told me that there's nothing to worry about," she told me. 

"That's good then."  I took a quick glance at her and noticed the stressed face she had on.  "How are you doing?" 

From the corner of my eye, I could see her turn her head to look at me.  "I'm... fine," she said with hesitance.  "How about you?" 

"I've been good," I replied.  "But, Areum..." 

"What?" 

"It's just...  You know, you can tell me anything, right?  I'll always be here to listen and talk with you.  Like I said, we're best friends, right?" 

"Yeah."  She paused and shifted in her seat.  "It's just... a difficult time right now..." 

"Go ahead, let it all off your chest.  You'll feel better if you let it all out." 

For a good minute or two, Areum didn't say anything at all.  Then she quietly started talking about her worries about her father.  Then she went on to talk about the stress of her work.  After that she stopped, but for some reason I felt that she wasn't telling me something.  There was so much that had been bothering her, though, that I didn't push any further for her to keep talking. 

Before we knew it, we made it to the building.  I parked in the underground parking area and then we got out and went to the elevator.  Once we got up to the dorm, we found Tao and Kris playing a video game in the living room while the rest of the guys were no where to be seen.  I entered the room first and sat down, then Areum came in.  As soon as she walked into the room, Tao jumped up and greeted her. 

"Hey, noona!" he exclaimed happily, like a child. 

"Hi, Tao," she replied and smiled. 

"Oh, hey, Areum," Kris greeted as well. 

"Hi," Areum repeated and waved. 

"Where's everyone else?" I asked. 

"Probably in their rooms," Kris replied. 

I nodded my head, then took off my jacket and hung it in the closet.  When I came back, I stopped near Areum and asked, "Are you hungry?" 

She shook her head and put her bag down on the ground next to the couch. 

"C'mon," I said and waved my hand for her to follow. 

I lead her to my room and we sat down on my bed.  I looked and saw that Chanyeol was sleeping on his bed and Jongdae's bed was empty.  Then I leaned over and plugged my charger into my phone since it was dying.  Then I looked at Areum.  The atmosphere was actually pretty awkward. 

So to break the silence, I asked, "What did you want to do?" 

"Hmm...  I don't know," she replied with a quiet sigh. 

"Are you sure you're okay?" 

"Yeah, I'm fine," she said while turning her head to look at me.  "Like I said in the car, I've just been a bit stressed out lately."  She shrugged her shoulders as if it was nothing. 

I frowned.  "What would make you feel better?" I asked. 

"I don't know," she said again.  Then she sighed and looked away.  "I'm sorry.  I'm making things awkward, aren't I?  I'll just leave.  I have to get ready for work tomorrow anyway." 

She got up, but I stopped her before she could move any more.  "No, I didn't mean it like that.  I was just asking because I'm worried about you.  You have so much going on right now." 

"Thanks, Baek, but-" 

"And who told you to work 4 different jobs?" 

"Well... I need them." 

"But why four?  I really don't want you overworking yourself." 

"Don't worry.  I'm fine.  It's good pay, so I'm okay with it."  She weakly smiled, but I knew it all was exhausting her. 

My frown got deeper as I stared at her longer.  "Areum, let me help you guys out." 

She shook her head.  "No, I don't want to burden you, oppa.  Besides, we've been making deadlines and paid off most of our bills already." 

"I still worry about you..." 

Areum's smile disappeared and she bit her bottom lip before replying.  "Don't.  I thing you should worry about your girlfriend.  Idols tend to overwork themselves more, right?"  Her tone was very monotone and I couldn't even tell what she she was feeling because her facial expression was hard to read. 

I got really curious then.  I wondered if she was jealous of Taeyeon or something.  Then it made me think back to what Jongdae was telling me the night before when it was just the two of us. 

**Flashback**

I was telling Jongdae about what Taeyeon and I did on our last date while he just listen and nodded silently.  I was happily talking away until I noticed his expression.  He looked kind of sad or depressed about something. 

"Are you okay, Jongdae?" I asked.  "Did you want me to stop talking?" 

"Huh?  No, it's just..." he started, but trailed off into a mumble. 

"What?" I asked him. 

"It's just... do you ever think about how there might just be another girl out there?  Like other than Taeyeon." 

"What do you mean?" 

The question somewhat irked me.  I didn't know what he was trying to get at, but I was curious of what he was trying to say. 

"I mean, there might be someone out there patiently waiting for you to notice them," he said.  "Y'know what I mean?  And if you don't notice, then that person might disappear or be taken away by someone else." 

"So what exactly are you saying?  Are you trying to say leave Taeyeon and find another girl?" I questioned, a bit of anger sneaking into my tone. 

"No," he told me right away.  "Nothing like that at all...  Nevermind I said anything.  I'm just being stupid...  I'm pretty tired tonight.  I'm going to bed." 

"O-oh... okay.  Night." 

Jongdae turned off the lamp next to his bed and went to sleep without a word after that.  I, too, laid down and tried going to sleep, but I couldn't.  My mind kept thinking about what Jongdae had said.  I was confused, but then again it made sense.  I was just curious as to why he was telling me.  I mean, I get it, I should make sure and be completely set if Taeyeon and I were to tie the knot, but I didn't get the part about "another girl."  After thinking for a while, I finally was able to fall asleep. 

**Flashback End**

"I do worry about Taeyeon, but right now you're top priority to me.  You're going through a lot, and I want to be here for you.  I know you always tell me not to worry about you and such, but I can't help it," I said.  Areum looked at me, but didn't say anything.  "I know your stressed, but for right now, let's just drop everything, alright?  Let's forget about your work, stress, and other issues.  Let's forget that I'm an idol and everything else.  Let's just go back to when we were kids and hung out together, okay?" 

Areum let out a small sigh, but nodded her head in the end.  I smiled and put my arm around her.  I actually did really want to go back in the past when we were younger and everything was less stressful.  It was so much fun back in our high school days.  We were so close back then, too. 

"Areum," I said as I started to lean in close to her. 

"What?" she asked as she pulled her feet up onto the bed and moved away from me. 

"Why are you so far?" I asked with a smirk and quietly chuckled.  Areum was sitting with one of her knees to her chest and the other cross legged on the end of my bed. 

"Why are you smirking?" she countered. 

"No reason," I said simply.  I crawled toward her, but she only scooted back more. 

"Go away," she told me. 

"Why?  Do you hate me?" 

"What?  No, I don't, but you're being weird." 

I came closer again, but she pushed me away herself.  "What?  I can't be close to my best friend?" 

"B-Baekhyun..." 

Again I leaned in close and Areum scooted back.  I pouted and kept staring at her, but she just shrugged.  Then, just as she was going to lean back, I noticed that she was way too close to the end of the bed and was about to fall.  Quickly, I grabbed her arm as she was falling backwards and pulled her. 

I accidentally pulled with too much force, though, because she ended up falling on top of me.  We locked eyes for what seemed like a long moment before either of us said anything.  I cleared my throat and Areum apologized and thanked me.  "S-Sorry... and thanks." 

"It's okay," I told her.  "I'm just glad you didn't fall." 

She nodded and started pulling away, but I stopped her by wrapping my arms around her. 

"Wh-what?  Is something wrong?" she asked, surprised that I wasn't letting her go. 

I shook my head.  "No, it's just..." 

She didn't say anything, and just waited for me to continue, but I couldn't say it.  What I wanted to say was, "... it's just that I want to hold you."  I knew that would sound wrong though.  And I didn't want any misunderstandings to happen.  I did just wanted to hug her, though.  It was nice and warm when she was resting against my chest, and I absolutely didn't want to let go. 

Just then, the door opened and I heard blankets ruffling at the same time.  I turned my head and found Chanyeol sitting up in his bed staring at us with a blank face.  Then I turned to look at the door just as Kris and Tao were entering the room. 

Suddenly, I felt my ears and cheeks get really hot.  Then I looked up at Areum, who was still laying above me.  She was blushing so much that if I didn't know better, I would've thought she had a fever. 

Your POV:

"Uhm...  What's going on?" Kris asked with a small, awkward smile. 

"N-Nothing," I answered and quickly got off of Baekhyun.  I was really flustered.  One moment Baekhyun and I were just talking, and then all of a sudden I'm falling until Baekhyun pulls me before I could hit the ground.  Kris and Tao coming in and Chanyeol waking up just added to me feeling even more flustered and embarrassed. 

It probably looked bad because Baekhyun's members knew he was dating Taeyeon, but there I was laying on top of him.  I cursed at myself and made sure there was a good amount of space between us before trying to calm down because I knew my face was as red as a tomato. 

Baekhyun sat up just as Chanyeol got up and was going to leave the room.  "Uhm, I'm just going to leave now," Chanyeol told us just before he left. 

Kris and Tao stood there for a second longer before exiting the room, too.  After they all left and closed the door, I sighed and finally took a look at Baekhyun.  His ears were red and I knew he, too, felt the same awkwardness as me. 

"I'm sorry," he apologized all of a sudden. 

"Why?" I asked. 

Baekhyun turned and looked at me.  Then he smiled.  "I was just trying to joke with you." 

"Oh," I said and nodded my head. 

The awkward atmosphere came back and I didn't know what to say.  I grabbed my phone to check the time and realized that I probably should get going. 

"Baek, I think I'm going to get going now," I told him. 

"Awe, really?" he asked, not even trying to hide the disappointment in his voice and face. 

"Yeah." 

"But why?  Can't you stay a while longer?" 

"I really have to go.  We can hang out another time."  I tried to reason with him, but he didn't seem to be wanting to take it. 

"Don't go," he whined. 

Chanyeol's POV: 

When Baekhyun told me he was going to pick up Areum, I asked why.  He told me that they were just going to hang out, but I was surprised.  Most days, when we weren't overseas or didn't have a schedule to go to, he would go on dates with Taeyeon,

I also thought of Jongdae because he had told me that he was crushing on Areum.  After he told me that, I totally encouraged him to go for it and talk to Areum.  But then, I noticed how Baekhyun acts with Areum and how much he gushes when he talks about her.  I knew, then, that he had some feelings towards her, but he probably just didn't notice or was too engrossed with his Taeyeon. 

It was so hard trying to root for your two best friends when it concerned a girl.  I supported them both, but the whole situation was difficult on its own.  So I decided to just stay quiet.  Of course I had my own opinion, but I didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings.  Though, they weren't "fighting" over Areum... yet.  Baekhyun was still immersed in his relationship with Taeyeon, but I knew that once he knew Jongdae and Areum were starting to get involved with each other, he would, no doubt, say something and then something would start.  I just hoped that things wouldn't get too difficult and neither them two, or Areum would get hurt over their situation. 

Hia there!! here's an update for you guys!! i don't know if I'll update tomorrow, but keep an eye out just in case! ;) any ways, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and comment, subscribe, and upvote for me!

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~Angelflyer

(6/11/18)

Wow this chapter was kinda long haha XD  What do you guys think?  Do you have the same feeling as Chanyeol right now?  Isn't it hard to pick?