28th Dec ~ YH apartment ~ 11:00 a.m

yonghwa woke up due to the noisy incoming calls , the phone rang continuously adding to his severe headache and throbbing retro orbital pain

he picked the call " yes , who ? "

" yonghwa , it's me manager bruce "

yonghwa rubbed his face trying to sober up " good morning hyung "

" good morning , sorry yonghwa to wake you up this early , are you alright ? "

" yeah i am , went for drinking yesterday and now i'm regretting "

the manager chuckled and talked " well , you'll have to sober up and visit the company as soon as possible "

" don't tell me .. i have another schedule for today "

" it's for tomorrow , but you'll love that schedule i assure you "

" which is ? "

" on KBS 30th you got a stage collaboration with kim changwan , he called the company and asked for you "

yonghwa took a moment to register the words , and next he jumped to sit on the bed probably " what ! chincha !! a collaboration ?! "

" yes , so you gotta practice tomorrow with kim-nim band at their studio , i'll send you the song details , and by the way the list of collaborations include members from EXO and SNSD "

yonghwa sobered up even further " who ?! "

" i knew you would ask , but SM still keeping the info secretive from public " bruce replied calmly

" anyway hyung , thanks "

" i'll get you tomorrow 3:00 p.m , please make sure you are familiar with the song before that time , and don't forget about today CNBLUE practice "

yonghwa nodded in full attentive mode " sure , see you hyung "

" see you "

he ended the call and checked the time 11:00 a.m , he planned he would take a shower and eat something before heading to the company

SNSD and EXO were participating made it all more thrilling for him , he wondered who would be the members and what kind of collaboration planned for them

he could wonder all day but he wasn't going to do it - call her !

he picked his phone , and checked his shared chat with seohyun ..
the last text was hers (( i'll call you when i land at Korea <3 )) from my hyun ~
the text was few days ago and she safely landed but she never actually called

it had been a few weeks since he spent time with seohyun , moreover have a proper talk with her ..

with seohyun TTS comeback schedule , movie filming , SNSD activities and the musical practicing all at once , it all led to dramatically affect the time she invested in their relationship at least for the last month

he thought it'll get better once she ends her movie filming in beijing yet it turned out worse , she rarely pick his calls and would text -i'll call you back later- for days and never actually give a call

yonghwa took a breath and decided to approach her once again

(( hyun~ah , have you heard about KBS collab ? ))

he sent the text with the least hope for a soon reply

hours later ~ 5:00 p.m ~ FNC

yonghwa headed to FNC for the CNBLUE practice , when he arrived he was asked for a meeting in the assistant manager office

" yonghwa-ssi , it's going well for you lately " the assistant manager said with a smile

" i'm a lucky man indeed but why this time ? "

the woman crossed her fingers on the desk and informed " your collab project with sungwon had been scheduled for January fulfilling your request , we'll start preparing for the mv by the next week "

yonghwa's mouth dropped in surprise , a pleasant one ! he thought it'll take more time and effort to convince CEO Han for the superb collab with sungwoon to see the light anytime soon but it happened smoothly

in fact , the CEO didn't show any glimpse of excitement about the collaboration going , and postponed the listening to the song project until forever

he questioned yonghwa choice of the female artist and went as far as suggesting other -worth public attention - female idols , however yonghwa himself believed in his own musical taste , sungwon was a perfect artist who didn't get enough recognition ..

" the CEO , did he like both songs equally ? Hello and Star " yonghwa asked out of curiosity

the assistant manager smiled professionally " he didn't get the chance to check them out however he apparently trusts your choices "

trust ?

the words were said glazed with honey , however he would have been happier if the CEO did listen and appreciate the songs

the woman continued " it's all thanks to the KBS collaboration news ; sharing a stage with KCW , SNSD and EXO made it big through the whole nation , it surely brought media attention "

" is that why the CEO approved my next project ? "

she nodded " of course "

rather than hurt , yonghwa smirked " good , i'll inform sugwon-ssi then "

whatever the method or the reason , the end result was his win

after a respectful bow , yonghwa went to the band practice room

his dongsaengs were surrounding minhyuk in a small circle , chit chatting seriously about something

" what's up everyone ! "
at his note , the circle broke and everyone went to stand by their respective instrument

" you're late hyung " jonghyun wondered about the new order of events , it's usually him and jungshin the latest to arrive

" i was called to the assistant manager office , she informed me i'm getting what i requested a while ago "

" congrats hyung , the songs will be a success for sure " minhyuk encouraged with a smile

jungshin showed the gesture " fighting ~ "

yonghwa accepted their congrats with a quick high five for each member
" let's concentrate on the upcoming stages for now "

they all agreed and started practicing for a while until minhyuk stopped them with a technical excuse , the pedal was stuck and he went down to fix it manually

" aish just buy a new set " jonghyun teased

" didn't he buy that set from japan last year " yonghwa seriously wondered

" ah , hyung !! " jungshin loudly snapped with exaggerated excitement " which SNSD member are you going to collaborate with ? i mean the special KBS stage "

the person in question himself didn't even know !

" well , i'm okay with anyone ..it's not big deal " yonghwa hoped he didn't sound extra pathetic when he got the boys attention on him

" what did seohyun tell you ? " the maknae asked again

" we're such a busy couple , you don't expect us to ... " yonghwa was answering in cool tone when jungshin casually took out his phone and texted her

yonghwa rolled his eyes at the maknae , getting the later attention " i told you she's busy , don't expect an immediate reply or anything "

they heard jungshin's phone bing
" oh it's came ! juhyun's reply "

what ! it couldn't be ! ~

faster than his mind processing this , he whooshed toward jungshin and stole his phone in a blink

" hyung ! "

he ignored jungshin snap and stared intensely at the active kakao chat , checking the reality with his both eyes

(( - shinnie: hey juhyun , what's up ?

-juhyun : jungshin~ah , anyong~ ))

he clenched on his teeth , vision blurred with anger as he quickly replied

(( - shinne: it's me yonghwa , what the hell is going on ???? ))

(( - juhyun : ah it's you oppa , how are you doing ~
- juhyun : i wish i could chat for longer but i have to go
- juhyun : will call you later ^_* ))

yonghwa froze for a few moments staring at her words with resentment , his hand squeezing the phone , a crack sound could be heard

" hyung , my phone " jungshin whined and earned an ignited glare from yonghwa

the younger corrected " it's okay .. you can keep it , just give it back when you're done "

yonghwa shut his eyes and breathed deeply , convincing himself she might have a reason , she's probably busy or whatever

after the mini incident the tension rose a hundred folds throughout the practice hours, until the boys were done later ~

jungshin and jonghyun bid their farewell and left together since jonghyun was assigned to drive the maknae lately

while minhyuk approached yonghwa cautiously - who was sitting on the couch lost in his own world , busying his fingers with tuning his guitar

" hyung , do you want to go for a drink tonight ? my treat ! "

a frown clang to yonghwa's brows which he couldn't shake off for the last few hours
" i have to practice tomorrow with kim -nim "

" ah right ! you must be excited hyung "

" i am " the words came out thick and angst

" i heard that seohyun is so busy these days , must be hard on her ? "

" yeah , must be "

minhyuk sat on the couch next to yonghwa , he started with a thicker serious tone " actually hyung there's something i want to ask you "

yonghwa placed his guitar aside " i figured something going out , the way you were chatty with the other members before i came in earlier "

" exactly ! there's a bet going on so you should answer carefully , hyung " minhyuk smiled

yonghwa sat probably and watched minhyuk closely " bring it on "

minhyuk took a deep breath and threw the words in one long anxious sentence " i got an invitation to Fx first Seoul concert next month so i was wondering if i should go or not ? "

yonghwa was surprised with the abrupt proposal , he remained quiet for a moment before answering " what do you wish to do ? "

the younger sighed nervously before looking at yonghwa again " i'm not sure hyung , i don't wish to bring CNBLUE unnecessary scandals by attending a girl group concert but .. shinhye noona is going and we're known as public friends plus krystal invited me and you know how persistent is she when it comes to her wishes "

" minyukie ~ you probably want to go , right ? "

minhyuk nodded " she doesn't trust me that much and i want to prove her wrong , you know how i do love her hyung so i just want to make her happy "

" i think it's worth the risk , you don't want to take a step back when it comes to krystal anyway "

if that made his dongsaeng happy , then it surely lifted his mood a little

" anyway minhyuki ~ who won the bet ? "

" it's jungshin ! he was the one who predicted your approval while jonghyun hyung suggested you're in a bad mood so you'll probably refuse "

yonghwa rubbed his chin furiously and thought about it
" how much was the bet ? " he asked

" 500$ " minhyuk replied

yonghwa flashed an evil smile and requested " then i'll ask you a favor , you're going to tell them it's jonghyun's win and make jungshin pay "

minhyuk frowned clueless " but why ? ... ah wait ! i got it i got it " , the young was really excited when he solved the puzzle " is it because seohyun chose jungshin over you ! "

" MINHYUKII !!! "

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29th Dec

yonghwa arrived kim chang won agency at 3:15 p.m , 15 minutes earlier than requested

he asked at the lobby and they showed him the practice room at the 3rd floor

when yonghwa went into the spacious room , he found the band members taking a rest behind their instruments

he bowed greeting them " i'm jung yonghwa , thanks for taking care of me "

they all accepted his presence with a nod and went their way

" well , if it wasn't the kpop star JUNG YONGHWA " he was greeted by a familiar baekhyun

yonghwa hand shook with baekhyun with intimate strength " baek , what's up ! are you here to practice the collab with the other members "

" xiumen and suho went down stairs already , we ended our practice a while ago and waiting for our manager , he's doing all kind of errands plus driving us " baekhyun complained and yonghwa chuckled

" that's why it's better to debut with less members ! i bet they treat shinee jonghyun better ? "

" they do ! " baekhyun faked a pout

" would you like to join FNC ? "

baekhyun laughed " hyung why are you promoting "

" and what about SNSD ? did they end their practice here "

" SNSD ? " baekhyun smirked , and continued provoking " don't tell me you don't ..? "

yonghwa held his annoyance with a flat face " it happened abruptly and i didn't have time to check out "

" no wonder you're an outsider after all , do you want to join SM ? " the younger teased , then he acted serious
"anyway hyung don't worry you'll espically get along with her .. or wait , you already get along with all soshi members "

" you should be thankful you aren't my band member , baek "

baekhyun shook his head unconvinced " i bet you want me to , you love me hyung "

it was a chaos when some mysterious one arrived and the band were back to the practice room with variety of hot drinks , milkshakes and juices .. as some kind of a gifted truck from fans

" i wonder if we're getting any drinks too ? " baekhyun tried to act patient

yonghwa chuckled " weren't you going home just now ! "

" hyung , it's for free ! and free always tastes better " the younger lectured me and yonghwa laughed again

" here oppa , your ice americano " yonghwa heard some female offering the drink so he quickly took the drink from her and bowed thankful , she continued " you should be thankful i allowed the 2 shots ice americano drink "

by now he was aware who was the stubborn female who offered the drink
" i drink my americano 5 shots , juhyun "

" it would be better if you refuse to drink this one , your nerves would end up 2 shots less damaged " seohyun smiled widely teasing

" i'll take it " he reached and took the americano from her hand

" and me ? what about me noona ? "

seohyun looked at baekhyun " oh i didn't know you would be still here , i thought your practice ended earlier "

" you can't be serious noona ! " the younger whined

" hehe of course i brought your favorite milkshake , wait a minute i'll bring yours " seohyun smiled sweetly and turned around to leave

she was leaving him again , when he thought he finally had the chance to talk to her

he quickly reacted , tossing the americano to baekhyun " drink this instead baek , i need to talk with juhyun "

he held her hand tightly so she wouldn't dare to escape leading their way toward the hallway , although the place and settings weren't suitable , he couldn't wait to hear her reasonable explanation

" oppa ! we're being watched " she rose a brow at yonghwa as she checked right and left insecurely

" why are you ignoring my calls ? and you never call back when you promise to ! "

" i was busy lately and you know about it anyway " she responded calmly as if she predicted it all

he thought about it for a moment before abruptly losing his temper " yah ! "

" waeyo !? "

" yesterday , you ignored my text yet replied to jungshin , tell me i don't have the right to get angry ? "

" i'm sorry about that matter , there's a reason why i .. "

" even if you were busy , i'm sure you could find a minute or two to call me back "

" yongie ~ "

" unless you're avoiding me on purpose "

" yongieeeeeeeeeeeee ~ "

" i'm just informing you , i'm not going to stay still anymore ! if you ignore a call from me again i'll call your manager , your parents , your unnies or that ' sky ' ! .. whatever you're doing or where ever you are - i will find you "

he talked in obvious possessiveness which in turn made seohyun glare at him in silent shock , threatening him to take his words back

he was serious about his warning as much as he was serious about this relationship , he wasn't someone who could deal with long distance relationships nor he had the nerve to calm down and relax when he didn't know what his girlfriend up to or who she is with , even if working !

" jung yonghwa and seohyun , i'm happy for you being all lively , but can we move on to work now ? "
they were startled by changwan voice , so they both turned over to face him greeting him with clumsy bows

" thanks for taking care of me "

" thanks for taking care of us "

yonghwa jerked his head to look at her when he noticed the vocabulary seohyun used - us- ?

" it's okay , i'll expect a lot from both of you " the senior musician said with a warm smile and both bowed for him frantically before he walks into the practicing room

seohyun subconsciously followed her teacher steps out of respect while yonghwa held her arm back in place

" wait what is that all about ! are you the SNSD member ? "

she slowed down to answer the confused him " that's what i tried to tell you earlier "

" i didn't get an answer when i asked you last night "

" i intentionally avoided you - this was the only time though - requested by KCW however still discussed by the company , i was as clueless as you so i didn't want to give you false hope and better if i get to surprise you " she smirked

" i was surprised indeed ; you were able to ignore me now when needed " he mocked with sorrow and walked

seohyun gasped at how lame he played with her words , she hurried a steps to peer at his face " i don't do it on purpose , time slips through my fingers then i realize i should have called you earlier by the end of the day ! "

" i understand .. so that was the story behind those calls that never came " his mocking tone kept on

seohyun held onto his arm and asked seriously " if i'm busy , will you take my text as enough attention ? "

" mmm " he concealed a lip twitch and demanded " anyia , a selca ! i want a selca on spot "

it was shocking that she laughed hard at the documentation request " a selca ? what if i don't look pretty that very moment "

his eyes landed on her face and assured with a warm tone " you always look pretty "

she smiled brightly " gomaw.. "

" if that what you wanted to hear " he added coldly

" eeeh choding " she huffed annoyed and now she started walking too

their steps took them to the practice room , so they lowered their voices until it came to a whispering tone

" there's one more issue i want to clear up " yonghwa whispered to her and continued " the chocolate cupcake you promised , you never actually baked them for me "

seohyun laughed hard and whispered back " that was a one night limited offer "

" why did you change over a couple of weeks hyun~ "

" please stop , everyone is staring at us "

~ ~ ~ ~ ~
seohyun POV ~ 5:30 p.m

two hours passed , when i ended practicing for my song

i waited at the side watching yonghwa practicing his own collab song , he would glance me once in a while as if making sure he wasn't day dreaming and we were actually working together for once more

i was sorry for him , making him feel this insecure and ignored was my fault to begin with , but i knew he would forgive me if i played my little feminine charms on him ..

after all he understood my tight schedule , a simple math and he could imagine how i barely got a couple of hours of sleep ..
i trusted him to wait for me until i accomplish and succeed , i needed time to maximize whatsoever energy for my work and yonghwa was the only one who could swallow it

no one ever would understand my passion for work as yonghwa did , because him himself was the model role for the hard work and passion

" that's a wrap for today , thanks for your hard work yonghwa , thanks for your work hard seohyun " kim-nim said

i stood up and bowed numerous times , while yonghwa went closer to have a private word with him

curious about what's between them , i sneaked closer to their spot

" khamsamida , it's just like a dream of mine coming true to work with you and how you chose seohyun ... " yonghwa talked sincerely

the older laughed " so that's it ! you're really thankful because i brought her here "

" an..anyio ! i'm just thankful for the whole opportunity , for trusting me ... and .. " yonghwa smiled cheekily and continued " and of course for bringing her here "

someone had to stop yonghwa from going further with his flooding excitement so i stepped in
" kim changwan nim , thank you again , please take care on your way home "

changwan smiled for seeing my face " i will see you tomorrow "

we bowed for him again and he left the room - giggling to himself in admiration -

i walked by yonghwa's side across the hallway

just thinking about what happened earlier was deadly embarrassing so i wondered how yonghwa had the courage to be this obvious even toward respectful seniors

stumbling over my shyness to express my curiosity " you didn't .. have to say those you know "

" about what ? " he asked clueless , his eyes rooming the ceiling constantly looking for something and hardly watching his own steps

i continued reluctantly " i meant .. thanking him for choosing me is a bit ... "

" of course i had to th