Time is going to pass rather quickly

3 months 1 week and 3 days later

What went on with LFTM during this time:
Shy was released. Shy is a cutesy song but isn't at the same time, kind of like What Planet Are You From by CLC mixed up with a bit of Yaya (Say Bye to Solo) by CLC (A/N: by sound) which is about liking this one guy but not confessing because every time 'you' are around him 'you' get so shy. Even though 'you' want to seduce him and make him 'yours', "you're" too shy to do so. It's a single with a school girl concept. -short promotions-

Fun House was released. Fun House is LFTM's first EP.

Fun House Tracklist:
1. Welcome to the Circus (intro) [0:35]
2. 재미 있는 하우스 Fun House [3:55]
☆ 3. Circus [3:57]
4. Intermission [1:25]
5. 끌림 Attraction [4:05]
6. Cotton Candy [3:07]

(A/N: star signifies the title song)
-promotions were longer than Shy but still short-

Zahara's cover on Touch It by Ariana Grande was released today at random with a music video. Instead of an English cover, she made a Korean/Spanish version. The original idea was Korean/English cover but instead she went with Korean/Spanish because she feels as if she doesn't sing in Spanish much at all. The music video is a bit explicit, of course,  (A/N: Listen to the song if you haven't heard it) but not to the point where it's gotta be age-restricted. She has a Korean guy with her in the MV and his identity is unknown because his face wasn't shown and if when it was 'suppose' to show, a bright light would block that.

BTS & LFTM have not had much contact with each other due to their schedules.

Victoria (Zahara's cousin) is engaged with Justin (her long-term boyfriend now her fiancé, father of her son, Gabe). It's been 2 months since she's been engaged. BTS and LFTM are guaranteed to be invited as the invite list has been made. The cards haven't been made since the date for when the wedding will take place hasn't been chosen yet but the invite list has been made. Victoria's mom/Zahara's aunt is the one holding the invite list until it's needed since she's helping Victoria out.

3 hours after Zahara's cover on Touch It was released

Jin: ZAHARA RELEASED HER COVER OF A NEW SONG WITH A MUSIC VIDEO AND I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE THIS UNTIL NOW?

Namjoon: I already watched it

Taehyung: she did?

Jungkook: yeah, I really like it.

Jin: WELL OF COURSE YOU HAVE, NAMJOON-AH. YOU'RE HER #1 FANBOY, YOU PAY ATTENTION TO HER CAREER UNLIKE TAEHYUNG

Taehyung: HEY. WHY AM I CONSTANTLY GETTING DRAGGED DOWN IN THESE SORT OF CONVERSATIONS? I DO PAY ATTENTION TO HOW HER CAREER IS GOING.

Jin: oh yeah? Have you watched more than two episodes of Dicey?

Jimin: The season of Dicey finished a WHILE ago

Hoseok: do you think there will be a second season?

Namjoon: I hope so

Taehyung: ...shut up. It's not that I don't want to watch it, I don't have that much time to.

Jin: on flights?

Taehyung: I like sleeping

Jin: and when you are awake?

Taehyung: eat

Jin: watch and eat

Taehyung: ....

Yoongi: ...can we just watch the music video? I haven't watched it.

Namjoon: I'll put it on. *puts on the tv for everyone to watch*

Taehyung: *eyes widen once Zahara is on screen based off her appearance. After a bit, eyes widen even more at the skinship between the guy in the MV and Zahara*

*Zahara looks..just wow...wow. Who's that guy though? I know it's for a music video..but I don't feel comfortable with this...but, we aren't dating, I shouldn't be saying anything..*

after they finish watching the mv

Hoseok: his face wasn't shown throughout the whole music video

Taehyung: *they should have just asked me to be in it instead of that other guy, his face wasn't even shown!*

Jin: do you think it means something?

Yoongi: hm, I didn't think about it like that but it could signify something as Zahara did say her music and music videos have a significant meaning even though it may sound or look like it doesn't, it truly does.

Namjoon: I was thinking about that too, but what could it mean?

Jimin: ask her?

Jungkook: but wouldn't it just ruin it for us for later works of hers?

Jimin: well, I don't know.

Namjoon: yeah..let's not ask. *looks at the lock screen of his phone and sees a notification from YouTube saying that Zahara went live. Quickly puts it on, on the tv for everyone to see*

Jungkook: she went live?

Namjoon: apparently. Oh man, it's already over–wait. Nevermind. Let's watch from the beginning. *The live begins with Zahara just getting comfy, sitting on the couch. Then her looking to see if fans are coming in. Zahara begins by saying hello in Korean then in English then in Spanish. Skip a bit of time into it, Zahara sings Touch It but in English. Then after the cover, Yari became apart of the livestream while Cai Lu was behind the camera, eating.*

16 days later

Zahara releases an EP called Secrets

Secrets Tracklist:
1. Temptation <-- there is a music video for this song. The music video has an unknown face in it. It's the same guy from her MV of her cover of Touch It but different hair color. Only his smirk has been revealed, not his full face.
2. Step On Up
3. Thinking Bout You <-- releases music video 5 minutes before the EP is released. Also has the unknown guy in it with the same hair color from the Temptation MV. His face wasn't shown at all.
4. Trustworthy
5. Our Night

- Temptation is an exotic reggae infused track and is about a girl that knows this one guy likes her. She is teasing him and his temptation.

- In Trustworthy she's rapping, and in this rap she's explaining to someone else that she loves them and to not worry about not trusting her bc she's genuinely trustworthy

- Step On Up is in reality Ariana Grande's song but just for this fan fic, it never exists as Ariana's song

- Thinking Bout You is also Ariana Grande's song in reality but just for the fic, it's not

- Our Night is an explicit r&b song...uhm I don't think I need to explain what it's about if you just read the title and think

Namjoon: GUYSSSS!!!!! ZAHARA RELEASED AN EP!!

Boys: WHAAAT!?!

Namjoon: GET OVER HERE

Boys: *run to the living room*

Namjoon: we'll watch the music video that's out so far first.

Yoongi: which song?

Namjoon: Thinking Bout You *he puts it on, they watch, he's watching but also paying attention to the lyrics. He looks over towards Taehyung, believing it's about him until the end of verse 2 comes along he's unsure whether it's about Taehyung or an ex lover of hers. Confused, he just continues watching it anyway*

5 weeks & 7 days later
9 days ago Zahara released her mixtape

Mixtape Name: Different Stages
Different Stages Tracklist:
1. Unbelievable E
2. Dressing Room
3. Reachin' Out
4. Watch Out feat. G Herbo and Lil Bibby E
5. Never Gonna Be Easy
6. Just DaZed feat. Lil Bibby E
7. Challenge
8. Think Again feat. Nicki Minaj and Kehlani E
9. Started In The Gutter
10. Ah Wait
11. It Ain't Right feat. Young Thug, Lil Durk and Future E
12. Time Flies (isn't said but LFTM members are included in the background)
13. Can't Tell feat. Drake E
14. I Have
15. Troubled pt. 1 E
16. Spotlight
17. Keep It Low feat. Bryson Tiller
18. MoD (Master of Disguise)
19. Come Again? feat. G Herbo E
20. Not Now feat. Rap Monster E
22. Swift feat. Kodak Black E
23. Livin' Different, Same Feel

(A/N: E stands for explicit in this case also I'm not going into detail of what each song is about and stuff because it would be too long. Remember that.)

MVs out from this so far:
Watch Out - released the day mixtape came out
It Ain't Right - released 3 days after Watch Out released
Spotlight - released 3 days after It Ain't Right

Zahara: *Three days now since Taehyung and I made love to each other in NY. Back in Seoul now, hehe. Even though we aren't dating, we've gotten even more attached. The girls even Victoria say that they are sure that he will ask me out soon..but I don't know. I hope so..Hobeom oppa is on a well-deserved vacation. I hope he's having fun. The girls and I are going to BigHit today. We don't really have much to do at all so we are going there to chill in the practice room. Well, we are going practice old choreographies just because we want to. We're also thinking about going live on V App today to just chill out with our fans maybe eat something while doing so as well. The temporary manager that's filling in for Hobeom oppa..is kind of a jerk. I simply call him sajangnim. So do the other girls and guys. The girls and I plan to be there for about 3 hours. 2 hours to practice, 1 hour for the live.*

2 hours later

Fill-in manager (for Hobeom): Taehyung-ah, I need to speak to you privately.

Tae: *walks into a separate room with the manager*

Fill-in manager: *shuts the door* take a seat

Tae: *does as told*

Fill-in manager: I..can't help but notice from the past times that you are very close with the foreigner..

Tae: the foreigner..? *thinks until he realizes he's talking about Zahara* I mean, all the boys and I are. Not with just her, with the rest of the girls too.

Fill-in manager: mm, but your relationship with her is much different from the rest of the boys. You're far more..intimate. Are you dating her?

Tae: no...I'm not dating her.

Fill-in manager: are you sure?

Tae: yes..

Fill-in manager: good because you're not allowed to. She's a foreigner. You'll be dating a different girl.

Tae: I beg your pardon?

Fill-in manager: You will be dating someone, whether you like it or not. It will be a public relationship.

Tae: you can't–

Fill-in manager: oh but I can do this, and I will. CEO-nim currently left me in charge because of the emergency he had to go back home. Sure he'll be back soon but it'll be too late for him to say anything.

Tae: why are you–

Fill-in manager: that girl you have become intimate with, is a foreigner. A foreigner.

Tae: that has nothing to do–

Fill-in manager: your girlfriend's name is Tak Yeona. She's a rookie model.

Tae: I'm not going to develop any sort of feelings for her. I don't want her.

Fill-in manager: I never said you had to have feelings for her, you just have to make it seem like a real relationship. Also, she'll be here shortly. After your time here, you will go on a date with her. Expect paparazzi.

Tae: *looking at the fill-in manager full of angry* you won't get away with this.

Fill-in manager: watch me. *gets up, walks out of the room, leaving the door wide open*

Tae: *enraged and in shock of what has been said to him, doesn't know what to do*

Namjoon: *walking past the room and sees Taehyung. Senses something is wrong, walks in* what's wrong?

Tae: get the others in here and I'll explain to all of you.

an hour later

Tae: *trying to get a snack in the staff room but Yeona keeps bugging him*

Yeona: awhh Taehyungieee~

Tae: Yeona, stop.

Yeona: we're dating though, you accepted the offer

Tae: *mutters* I didn't

Yeona: and couples kiss. We're dating, we're a couple yet we haven't kissed.

Tae: ...I just met you

Yeona: and? We're still dating though.

Tae: *sighs and turns around to face her* that's doesn't mean–

Yeona: *steals the kiss*

Tae: *eyes widen, doesn't kiss back*

Zahara: *entering the staff room to get a drink while talking to Luma who's down the hallway* we could just–*sees Yeona and Taehyung kissing. In complete shock yet doesn't show it as she puts on an emotionless expression, not letting herself break down right in front of them.*

Tae: *quickly pulls away, eyes widen even more at the sight of Zahara, he could see hurt in her eyes*

*She's here..?*

Yeona: *turns around to see Zahara and slightly smirks*

Zahara: *not staring at Yeona but only at Taehyung* on second thought Luma, let's go out to eat. *walks back out of the room*

Luma: alright I'll let the girls know. *walks back to the practice room they were in*

Tae: Zahara! *tried to go after her but Yeona holds him back* Yeona! Let me go!!

Yeona: No!! You're my boyfriend! Not hers. Forget her. Think about only me.

Tae: *gets out of her grip, searching for Zahara but only sees all the girls leaving, turning around the corner. He couldn't see Zahara's face but was able to see that she wiped her eye* Zahara!!

Zahara: *it just hurts her more hearing him call her name. She doesn't stop walking nor do the other girls. They all keep walking*

Tae: Zahara please!! *the girls disappear from his sight as tears begin to form in his eyes*

Yeona: *wraps her arms around his waist from behind* it's okay baby. You don't need that whore.

Hoseok: Taehyung! Namjoon wants–

Tae: don't fucking call me baby and Zahara isn't a whore. Don't say shit about her because you don't know her. *yanks her arms off of him and walks into the practice room where the rest of the boys are with Hoseok following right after. He shuts the door after Hoseok walks in and his tears begin to roll down his cheeks*

Yeona: *shrugs and walks away elsewhere*

Namjoon: did you bring–Taehyung? What happened?

Jimin: *enters the room in a rush as he was the only one not present* what happened to Zahara? I saw her crying as she left with the girls. The rest of the girls didn't seem happy either.

Boys: *all look at Taehyung*

Tae: *crying and full of anger* I fucking hate the fill-in manager. I fucking hate him.