"it's useless to avoid me."

Because

whenever I look around,

everything I see just reminds me of you.

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"Shin Aeri, get out of our waiting room." Suga said in a hurry, seemingly scanning the area for someone.

"What's going on?" a high, squeaky voice interrupted.

When you turned to look, you recognized him as Bang Shihyuk, a CEO of some entertainment company. Couldn't remember what's the name, though.

"Ah, shit..." Suga swears under his breath as he runs a hand over his face.

Bang Shihyuk shoots you a suspicious look.

"What happened to security? Why are they letting fans in?" he turned to a middle aged lady who was styling Jungkook's hair.

"Uh, so is this the audition room?" you stared dumbly at the seven members.

"ayo, hitman bang introduces ah hit it, the second audition!" Taehyung did dramatic gestures.

"rap dance nudeuro sangkaman no gyisseo!" Jungkook followed him, laughing.

But the two stopped giggling when Bang Shihyuk slapped their heads with a roll of paper he was holding.

"Yah, you want me to expose your predebut videos?" he threatens.

"ANDWHAE!!!! I RATHER KISS JUNGKOOK!" Taehyung pleaded while he faked a cry. He then smiles widely, his mouth forming a rectangle as he tries to hug the maknae beside him.

"get off me" Jungkook pushed giggly Taehyung away.

"Audition room is at block C" Jin pats your back, then continued to hand out bottles of water to the staff.

Oh fuck, this is so embarrassing.

You turned back to walk out yourself, when you felt a hand grab you tightly, pulling you out of the room.

"You're pretty stupid, you know? " Suga insulted as he leads you along the corridor.

"Well, you look like turtle" you insulted him back.

"🐢?" he gave you a turtle face.

-

"you should audition for BIGHIT instead, not this company. Big companies won't be able to showcase your talent" Yoongi mumbled to you, his hands tightly clasping yours.

He lets go, shoving his hand awkwardly into his pockets. He stole a quick glance at you, and gestured to the door.

"pabo, this is it" he says, eyes fixed on the sign on the door that said AUDITION ROOM.

"Gomawo!" you smiled widely at him, initiating a friendly hug.

Yoongi's eyes widened a little as you got closer, wrapping your arms around him quickly and patting his back. When you pulled away, a bright pink tint filled his pale cheeks. He looks at you in a surprised manner, a little flustered from the contact.

"Uh." he tries to stay composed, like he usually does. Yoongi scratches the back of his head, looking everywhere but in your eyes.

"stop wasting time and get in already" he ruffled his hair and turned away from you.

You watched as he walked away slowly, his figure disappearing to a corner. What the, he's actually nicer than you thought he would be.

Meanwhile, Yoongi walks in a blur along the corridor as he recalls the situation before. A slight smile formed on his face at the thought of you.

Aish, what a troublesome person. He thought, turning the doorknob to BTS's waiting room.

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"the melody for the track, it's different and fresh, yet so beautiful! where the heck did you get it from?" Jimin shook Yoongi in awe. The members behind him nodded their heads in agreement.

"Genius. Suga. That's all you need to know" he shrugged with a proud face.

"So the song title is I Need You? I hope we win first place this time!" Jhope smiled brightly.

"Actually, part of the tune was produced by Aeri" Yoongi said softly as he remembered you.

"BWOOOO???? NEIGHBOUR GIRL COMPOSED PART OF The MELODY??" Taehyung stood up in shock.

"Yeah, so I have to get her permission first, or change the part she composed..." Yoongi leans back in his chair, closing his eyes.

"Why don't we...make her one of us? Like our staff?" Jungkook suggested.

"That's interesting. Suga, contact her for an interview." Bang Shihyuk suddenly said out of nowhere.

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A few hours after

You sigh heavily as you slumped down the seat. There were so many talented candidates, skills ranging from singing to dancing, of course you couldn't compete.
Your only talent? Eating large amounts of food maybe?

You did mention that you liked to compose music or play the piano, but entertainment companies probably wanted something more useful than that.

Well, whatever. You were there just to see other idols anyway, you didn't go to become one.

You briskly stepped out of the train carriage, making your way back home. As you walked home, it started to rain heavily.

Fuckkk, you didn't bring an umbrella.

You ran as quickly as possible under the rain, to your apartment. As you approached, you realized something was off.

"What the..." under the heavy rain and dim moonlight, you could make out a note pasted on the door. It was partially soaked, but you could read what was on it.

NOT RENTING OUT ANYMORE, PLEASE FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE

THE LANDLORD

When you hurried over to look inside the peephole, you could see the emptiness of the apartment interior. You quickly took out your keys to open the door, but it doesn't work. The lock was changed.

Baffled, your knees gave way and you dropped to the floor, staring speechlessly at the door. He just kicked you out without informing you anything, at all.

Your chest started to tighten, you couldn't make out the emotions you felt. Whether it was frustration or anger, you could feel the sadness as well.

The rainwater dripped down from your clothes, making a small puddle on the floor. It trickled down your cheeks together with the tears you didn't know was flowing.

Suddenly, you didn't feel any more rain pelting down on you.

"What are you doing here, under the rain?"

You turned your head. It was Yoongi, staring down at you with an umbrella in his hands.