i hope nct's fine :( have you watched the dream concert 2018? i haven't, but i watched nct's performance. we went out yesterday, that's why :(

let's pray for our boys, okay guys?

another update for my lovely sproutyzens (aka grasses)!❤🌱

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Chapter 10

"What were you guys up to last night? Why were you screaming?" Haejin asked Jisung, who woke up the earliest.

"Wow, is that the new way of greeting a good morning to someone?" Jisung rolled his eyes.

Haejin frowned, "Okay let me rephrase. Good morning, Jisung-ah!" She greeted cheerfully. "Mind telling me what were you guys up to last night? You were laughing so loud that I couldn't sleep!" She gritted her teeth.

Jisung laughed, "You know, you're dense."

"I am not. I am human."

"You aren't."

"I amㅡ"

"CAN YOU TWO STOP BICKERING EVEN JUST FOR A DAY?" Haechan said.

"Guys, please fix yourselves. Jaemin is here." Renjun said.

Jaemin looked at them, "Why are you guys talking like I'm someone else? Like I don't belong here?" He pouted.

The guys laughed.

"Oh, Jaemin. You aren't. It's just that, when you left, these two always bicker." Mark said.

"You'll get used to them," Jeno said.

They all found a place to sit. On Haejin's right was Jisung, and on Haejin's left was Jaemin.

Okay, Haejin-ah. Fix yourself. You're sitting beside him.

"Looks good, who cooked this?" Jaemin asked.

"Haechan, of course." Mark said.

Right, Mark can't cook without burning the dorm.

"Haejin-ah, do you have training today?" Haechan asked.

Haejin nodded, "Yeah, what about you guys?"

"We do too. You wanna come to SM with us?"

"Will it be okay?"

"Yeah, as long as you wear a disguise."

"Okay then."

***

"Wear your cap and shades, duck and stay close," Mark instructed her.

"We're here." Haechan said.

People were surrounding their van.

"Fudge, why are there so many people?" Haejin thought.

"One, two, three... let's go." Mark said, opening the door of their van, wuickly stepping out.

The other members followed, wearing their masks, and looking down. Trying hard to ignore their fans' screams.

The last member to come out was Jaemin, which made the fans scream even louder.

He was gone. They waited for him. Now, he's back. He's here.

Behind Jaemin trailed Haejin who seemed tense and nervous.

What if they recognize me? Lord, I don't want any issues just yet! I haven't even debuted! Oh my god I was even the last one to step out of the van, holy crap!!

Jaemin noticed that Haejin was shaking while walking their way to the building.

He slowly and secretly (because fans might notice) grabbed her handㅡit was cold as ice. He noticed that he wasn't wearing gloves.

Haejin looked at him, Jaemin just smiled at her without looking.

WHAT THE HELL WHY IS HE HOLDING MY HAND?!?! AM I DREAMING?!?! CRAP, OH MY GOD!!

"JAEMIN-OPPA!!!!!"
"NANA-YAH!!!"
"NANA!!!"
"NANA, WELCOME BACK!!"
"JAEMIN WE LOVE YOU!!"
"NANA-OPPA!!!!!!!"

If only Haejin could scream back at the fans. If only Haejin could scream that Jaemin is hers. If only Haejin could hug Jaemin right now just to make the fans jealous. If only she could do it. If only she had the guts to actually do it. Amd if only they were really a thing, and he's really hers.

Once they were in the building, Haejin immediately let go of Jaemin's hand and ran towards her practice room.

Jaemin looked at her weirdly.

Haejin was shaking his head. No, I can't possibly be falling for him. No, that's just stupid. No, I am not.

"Let's go!" Mark said once they entered the building.

"Wait, Mark-hyung. I'll follow you guys later. I just have to go somewhere, okay?" Jaemin said. The other members nodded.

He went to the gift shop and thought of buying something.

He spotted a pair of light pink gloves which really looked nice. He can't forget the feeling of Haejin's hand. They were cold, yet soft.

He paid for it and went to Haejin's vocal roomㅡwait, where is it, even?

He tried to recall the place where they used to practice during his trainee/rookie days. Ah, right.

He went to that floor and went straight into the vocal room. He heard someone singing. That voice... familliar.

"The answer is you...
My answer is you...
Nae modeungeol da boyeojwo bwasseo
You are my everything...
Neoumu hwakshinhaesseo.."

He didn't noticed that he was actually singing while listening to that someone who was singing EXO-sunbaenim's song.

He peeked through the window and saw who was singing. It was Haejin.

Once the song was done, he knocked.

"Yesㅡoh, hi J-Jaemin-oppa." Haejin shyly greeted.

HE DIDN'T HEAR ME RIGHT?!?!?

"O-oh, uh... so.. I-I... I.. I noticed that your hand was c-cold earlier.. s-so, I bought y-you these.." Jaemin handed him the pair of gloves he had bought earlier. "I... I hope you like it.."

Haejin was in awe. She didn't expect Jaemin to give her something, "Th-thank you for this, Jaemin-oppa... but you shouldn't have..."

"Oh.. i-it's nothing..."

"Thank you, I loved it..." I love you...

If only Haejin could actually say it. But she couldn't.

"I have to go now, Mark-hyung might scold me.. nice voice by the way.."

WHAT HE HEARD ME OH MY GOD I SOUNDED LIKE A CACKLING CHICKEN!!

"Okay, Haejin-unnie what was that? Why were you with Jaemin-sunbae?" Junghee smirked.

"I smell something~" Eunji teased.

"Something's happening~" Soeun chirped.

Haejin rolled her eyes, "You guys!"

"What? What did he gave you, huh? Huh?" Yui said.

"U-uh... a pair of gloves... because earlier he held my hand andㅡ"

"Okay hold up, he did what again?" Xiurong said, her eyes wide eith disbelief.

"H-he.. He held my hand..."

"YIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!" They all screamed.

Haejin slapped her face and stomped her foot, "Keep it down! It's not like something's happening between us!"

"But you're wishing." Eunji teased.

"Unnie!"

***

"Where were you from, hyung?" Chenle asked once Jaemin entered the room.

"Oh, uhm..." I can't tell them that I bought Haejin something.. "I just looked around the building... I missed it here... Been a while.."

"Wait, what?" Jisung sat up from lying down.

"What, what is it?" Jeno asked.

They all went to Jisung who was reading an article.

SM Entertainment to debut a 6-member Korean, Chinese, Japanese girl group with the name "Girls' Avenue".

"That's Haejin's group..." Mark kept on saying some thins but Jaemin's eyes were locked at one person in the picture of the article.

Haejin Lee.