"I'm going out!" Soojae called towards the rest of her members, all of whom were invested in other things than to pay attention to the girl.

"Have fun," Jisoo's eyes didn't leave the screen where she was playing furiously "I told them not to attack! And now they're dead! See, this is what happens if you don't listen to me,"

Soojae shook her head in amusement at the older girl and her fingers just about grabbed the door knob when Lisa made her freeze.

"There's someone else coming to lunch, isn't there?" The maknae smirked, arms crossed as Soojae spun around in slight confusion.

"How did you- "

"BamBam told me," Lisa smirk still remained on her lips as her eyes scanned the older girl's appearence. "You never wear something like this to a meet up, unnie,"

It was then that Jisoo, Jennie and Chaeyoung finally looked up from their devices, puzzled at what the younger girl meant.

"What are you talking about, Lisa?" Chaeyoung questioned "Who else is- "

"J-Hope and RM sunbaenim are also going,"

It took a moment for those exact words to resonate with the girls until Jennie let out a squeal. By then, all four were giggling and teasing the younger 96 liner. 

"Why didn't you tell us that you were meeting up with your crush?" Jennie demanded as they plopped Soojae down upon the couch, eager to do some interrogation.

"Yeah, Jae," Jisoo pouted "I can't believe you,"

"If I had told you four," Soojae mumbled "Then this would've been the result,"

"Either way," Lisa scrunched up her nose as she scrutinized the older's outfit "You can't go looking like that,"

"Eh? Why not?" Chaeyoung opened another pack of crisps "Unnie looks hot,"

Soojae indeed looked quite the beauty. She had chosen to wear a white, ruffled blouse paired with a pastel pink skirt and some kitten heels. 

"Because it's not you and it also looks like you put too much effort in," Lisa insisted "You need to go for something more natural and seduce him. Wear what you always wear,"

"What? A pair of trousers and a t-shirt?" Soojae looked incredulously at the younger "But, that's not going to seduce anyone!"

"It'll seduce Blinks," Jisoo pointed out "But anyhow, Lisa's right. Go for an everyday look,"

Soojae glanced at her watch. She had twenty five minutes until she had to get to the restaurant which they'd booked. 

"Are you sure this will work?" She asked, unsure.

"Positive," Jennie confirmed as she stood up to direct Soojae into her room "Come on, let's seduce your man,"

...

"Took you long enough," Jinyoung commented as Soojae took a seat on his right side, patting down any dust on her jeans.

"Sorry, the girls thought I didn't look right,"

Soojae now sported a much more everyday look. She wore plaid pants with a black t-shirt and some trainers. It resembled her style and the female glanced up to see Jackson approaching them.

"They're coming in five minutes," He informed, taking the seat opposite Jinyoung and Soojae "You know that we're doing this dinner for you, right?"

"For me?" Soojae asked bewildered "What's for me?"

Jinyoung refrained himself from hitting his best friend with his sunglasses. "Are you or are you not hopelessly in love with Hoseok?"

Soojae's cheeks flushed pink as she gently smacked the older's arms, Jackson snorting in the background. "Not so loud!"

"But are you, though?" Jinyoung looked at the girl who stared at the menu in front of her.

"I may have a crush on him," She murmered.

"It's been two years and nothing's happened," Jackson added "So we thought that we might help you out a bit,"

"Help out with what?"

Jinyoung, Jackson and Soojae immediately stood to welcome the two rappers. 

"Er, they're both helping me out with, um, clothes," Soojae cringed at the inadequate excuse "Yeah, clothes,"

"No need for formalitites," Hoseok insisted as he slid in next to Soojae who was inwardly rejoicing "It's our day off, and no-one's around but us,"

"I agree," Namjoon nodded "Besides, we've already met,"

The five idols began to order and make conversation, Soojae finding the seniors' stories extremely amusing as they relayed events from the last few years.

"Also," Jackson turned to Soojae as she took a sip from her milkshake "I heard that Jennie and Kai are dating. How've they been?"

Soojae paused, thinking of the right words to say. "They're... nervous," She admitted "I haven't seen Jen so worried. Dispatch has already exposed them, God knows what's going to happen next. I just want them to be happy,"

A silence fell at the table, all five idols thinking of the struggles that almost every idol faced when coming into the industry. The double 'd's. Dating and Dispatch.

"If our fans truly love us," Jinyoung said quietly "Then they'll accept us having people that we cherish,"

"How did they find out about your friendship?" Namjoon asked curiously, glancing between Jinyoung and Soojae.

The boy hummed thoughtfully. "It's hard for the two of us to ignore each other, even at award shows,"

"We always need to talk, and we practically had to drag ourselves away from each other when Blackpink first attended an award show," Soojae smiled fondly at the memory.

"I waited two shows!" Jinyoung defended himself "You didn't even look at me!"

"If I had so much as looked at you," Soojae raised an eyebrow at her best friend "Then both, sajangnim and the fans would've been interested as to what we were,"

"Either way," Jackson stabbed a piece of beef with his chopstick "You were caught,"

"True," Jinyoung smirked "Didn't we have to release statements as to our relationship with each other?"

"'They are simply friends and have been since pre-debut'," Soojae recited the report that had been released "You phoned me that same night, laughing your head off,"

"And the fans have never seen you two as anything more?" Hoseok pressed.

"Well, there are some who think that we'd make a good couple," Soojae said thoughtfully "But we're practically like siblings at this stage. I couldn't even imagine going out with this one,"

"And I couldn't possible date this kid," Jinyoung snorted lightly as Soojae hit him playfully.

"I'm only two years younger than you," She pouted "Or do you want me to call you oppa because nobody else does?"

The four idols cringed at the term, once which had been an everyday honorific, now a word overly-used by desperate fangirls.

"Don't ever use that in front of me again," Jinyoung shuddered "And our female Ahgases call me 'oppa',"

Soojae rolled her eyes as the other three idols chuckled at their exchange.

...

"Well, it was fun having lunch with you all," Namjoon embraced Jackson and Jinyoung, shaking hands with Soojae. "We should do it again,"

"Yeah, we should," Soojae beamed "It was really nice,"

"We should get going," Jinyoung glanced at his watch which read '2 o'clock' "Are you coming to see Seungmin or- "

"Nah, we're meeting up tomorrow," Soojae informed, pleased at the fact she was able to see her cousin "Manager oppa is coming anyway,"

"If that's the case, then see you," Jinyoung hugged his best friend and then Jackson "Get home safe,"

"You too," She waved as the two got into their car, waving one last time before they drove off.

"Sejin hyung's nearly here," Namjoon informed Hoseok "We should get going,"

"Yeah," Hoseok looked at Soojae "Can I talk to you for a second, Soojae?"

Behind him, Namjoon was smirking. "I'll just be here,"

The two dancers moved away, Soojae in confusion at what the older boy could possibly want. 

"Can I get your number?" Hobi's voice was low as Soojae's eyes widened in both joy and shock "I've had a lot of fun meeting you today, and I want to get to know you more," Hobi rubbed the back of his neck as he awaited the younger girl's answer.

"I- Sure," She quickly tapped in a few numbers on the older's phone as he beamed, and she melted on the inside even more when she saw him saving herself as 'Jae (◕‿◕✿)'.

"Hoseok!" Namjoon shouted "Hyung's here!"

Hobi's eyes sparkled as he looked at Soojae, who looked equally as happy. "Get home safe, Jae,"

"You too," She breathed as the older climbed into the car, waving at her before they sped off.

Today had been a wonderful day.