THE couple came up to the other members' apartment about thirty minutes later. When they knocked on the door, they were welcomed by the door opening faster than they thought possible. Bang Chan greeted his friend with a quick hug, then allowed the two inside.

"So. We need to just get to the point since we already wasted so much time and Mal... We want you to please join our group." Han spoke quickly, making Chan turn and glare at him to silence him.

"Han, no! I already told you, we can't-"

"Please, Mal! Me and Hyunjin saw your video this morning and you're such an amazing dancer. And an even better singer!" he pleaded, ignoring Bang Chan's words of protest.

"Guys, I..." Mal began, ready to protest as well. She didn't want to seem as if she was replacing the remaining four members, and for a moment, she was scared that Chan was going to finally agree.

"You're perfect, Mal! Would you please be our fifth member?" Hyunjin requested in Korean, also ignoring his leader's protests.

"Felix! Tell your friends that they're being unreasonable right now because I don't want to be that leader that forces his opinion on others!" Chan exclaimed, turning to Felix. Felix stared at him for a moment, taken aback by their words.

"Guys, come on..."

"I don't want us to use your girlfriend for fame, Lix," he spoke quietly in a desperate tone, making Mal absorb the sentence for a second.

Then it hit her.

Bang Chan was worried that if he allowed Mal in the group, it would seem like the members were using her for fame. Or at least to her fans. He didn't want to use her, since they had only met each other a few times, and he knew how it would look like for other people. But she knew what it was like to be used for fame, because when she and Griffin were dating, Griffin made sure to be seen with her whenever they were in public. He wanted people to know he was with her so they could always talk about him.

"Guys, stop!" she exclaimed, making them turn to her in shock.

"Is everything o-okay, Mal?" Felix asked in hesitation, reaching for her hand. She nodded with a sympathetic smile, then turned her face to the other members.

"Yes, and... I know what it's like to be used for fame. People who use other people for fame don't usually care about their feelings. You guys are not using me for anything, so, please... If you want me in your group then say so."

Before she could finish her sentence, she was met by two voices at once saying 'yes!' which made her almost smile. Bang Chan glanced at them, then ran his hand through his hair, turning to Felix.

"What do you think, Lix?"

Felix nodded with no hesitation. "Please, say yes, baby! We'll have so much fun together."

She smiled at their reactions.

"I have one last question though. If the other four members show up, do you guys like..?" she began, which made the members stare at her for a moment until they understood.

"Oh! No way. We'll just be nine members instead of five. It's no big deal."

She shook her head, then grinned again. "Fine, I guess I'll be part of a group!"

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"What do we need to do first?" Hyunjin asked.

"I think we need to rehearse?" Han replied, making Hyunjin roll his eyes. "No crap. Where do we start?"

"I think we're going to start by God's Menu. The choreography for that one is the hardest."

"Guys, I told you already. Now that we're going to dance again, we have no place to rehearse! And we certainly can't rehearse here." Chan informed, rubbing his eyes in stress.

"You all don't have to worry about that! We have this big studio space back home and no one uses it. I'll ask my mum if we can use it." Mal replied, making Chan open his mouth to say something she already knew. "And no, you're not using me. I promise."

That made them relax for a minute.

"We can stop by tomorrow to check it out. My mum doesn't have a schedule for tomorrow, and we don't have school either, so we're going to start rehearsing right away." she continued.

They all nodded as a final agreement.

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