13. A date by chance
"Hyung!! Sister Yeoju!!! We're here!!"
Six people entered the house, their voices bright and noisy. Taehyung, who was the first to enter the house, came in with the corners of his mouth hanging down. When he saw Yoongi and me standing awkwardly, he slowly lowered the corners of his mouth.
Taehyung, who had been carrying both hands full of luggage, placed it on the sofa in front of him and looked at me and Yoongi suspiciously. I couldn't look him in the eye, so I turned my face to the side.
"What happened to you two? Why is Yeoju's face so red?"
"M, what happened... It's not like that."
"...Are you sure it's not that, hyung?"
Taehyung didn't even believe me when I said no, and asked Yoongi the same question again. I looked at Yoongi with anxious eyes, and Yoongi met my eyes for a moment before smirking and looking at Taehyung.
"Something happened."
Taehyung's face immediately straightens at Yoongi's words. A brief, inexplicable tension flows between Taehyung and Yoongi, but the other members who follow enter, and the mood between them becomes better again.
Meanwhile, my face reddened even more when I heard Yoongi's answer. I covered my mouth with both hands and let out a silent scream.
You said you were fine earlier, so why are you saying something is wrong now!! Why!!!!!
"Huh? Sister Yeoju, do you have something to say?"
"Ah... no...."
Since I was doing the live show alone, Hoseok questioned my behavior and asked me.Sister, right now... I just want to be alone for a bit...I felt my face getting redder and quickly went into the room before the members found me.
***
The heroine left, leaving seven others. The five still unaware of the situation glanced at Taehyung and Yoongi, who seemed to be in an awkward mood, before finally leaving. Only when the two were left alone in the living room did Taehyung speak.
"What did you do to Yeoju Noona?"
"I guess my younger siblings don't need to know?"
"Hyung, do you like Yeoju Noona?"
Taehyung frowned and asked Yoongi sharply. Yoongi, in response to Taehyung's question, put his hands in his pockets and approached Taehyung step by step. Standing before Taehyung, he calmly blurted out a single word.
"Yeah. I like it."
"......."
"What about you? Do you like Yeoju?"
Taehyung gaped at Yoongi's question for a moment, then fell into deep thought. After a few minutes, when no clear answer emerged, Yoongi chuckled and patted Taehyung's shoulder.
"Taehyung. If you don't respond right away, it means you like the female protagonist."
"...... brother."
"I'm sorry, but I don't give opportunities to people who don't even know their own hearts. Don't even bother with your petty interference."
"......."
With those words, Yoongi passed Taehyung and went into his room. Taehyung, who hadn't said a word in front of Yoongi, clenched his fists so tightly that his fingernails dug into his palms as soon as Yoongi entered the room. He then let out a deep sigh.
"... That's right. I don't know my own mind either."
Taehyung was hurt, but he couldn't say anything in response to Yoongi's words.
***
As soon as I entered the room, I couldn't even sit on the bed and just started walking around the room.How will I see Yoongi's face in the future. Haa... But I like Taehyung. Why with Yoongi... Haa.I can't do anything, I just spin around the room.
I was constantly turning my phone on and off, and upon seeing a missed call, I immediately clicked on Recent Messages. The person listed was the CEO. I quickly called him before it was too late.
"Yes, sir. Did you... call?"
"Oh, Ms. Yeoju. I caught the sasaengs who were secretly taking pictures in the kids' dorm and contacted them. The article will be out soon, so I think it would be best to tell the kids in advance."
"Yes, I will do that."
-And, tomorrow might be a bit too much... Well, I think the kids can start their activities again next week. Yeoju will take good care of them.
"Oh, yes. I understand!"
The CEO hung up after telling me to be more careful in the future. I stared blankly at the disconnected call screen, then came to my senses and walked to the door. I grabbed the handle, about to turn it, but paused, lost in thought.
... Will it be okay...?
It was still a little awkward to see Yoongi, but since this was work, I took a deep breath, slowly opened the door, and went outside.
***
The members were huddled together on the sofa, watching TV and eating fruit. But... Yoongi wasn't among them. I walked toward the members, grabbed the arm of Taehyung, who was closest to me, and asked about Yoongi.
"Taehyung, where did Yoongi go?"
"... I don't know."
"...huh?"
Taehyung curtly denied it and stormed into his room with a gloomy expression. I blinked, flustered, staring at Taehyung's door. Namjoon, sitting next to me, must have been listening to our conversation, when he spoke up.
"Taehyung and Yoongi aren't on good terms right now, noona."
"...Huh? Suddenly...?"
"Yeah. That's so sudden. But why are you looking for Yoongi hyung?"
"Oh, I have some good news. Can you all listen to me for a moment?"
When I asked him to sit down in an empty seat and listen to me, Jungkook, who was holding the remote, quickly turned off the TV and looked at me. Everyone's eyes were fixed on me. I cleared my throat a couple of times and relayed what the CEO had just said.
"I think it'll be okay for us to resume activities next week."
"Huh? Already? Isn't it too early?"
"That... I heard a sasaeng was caught taking pictures around the dorms. They said it would be okay for them to be active starting next week, if not tomorrow."
"Wow. Really?!"
Jungkook and Jimin, who are as happy as children when I say this. The other members don't show it outwardly, but they all have a smile of happiness on their faces.
Seeing the members I liked so much made me feel good too, and I laughed along with them. At that moment, Yoongi's door, which seemed like it would never open, opened. For some reason, Yoongi came out wearing a shirt and slacks, and even a watch, which he never wore because it was uncomfortable.
Yoongi spotted me laughing among the members, strode over to me and handed me a hat and mask. I was taken aback by the sudden action, and instead of accepting them, I looked up at Yoongi, who was looking down at me with a gentle smile.
"Let's go out."
"...Huh? ...Suddenly? Oh, Yoongi. To the CEO earlier..."
"I heard you guys talking all the way into the room. Don't beat around the bush, Kim Yeo-ju. Come out with me for a bit. Okay?"
Yoongi gently grabbed my hand, which was resting on the desk, and pulled it up. As if possessed by something, I nodded absentmindedly and followed him.
{Behind}
"What, Yoongi hyung, why are you acting like that all of a sudden?"
"Did Yoongi have clothes like that? He always wore hoodies."
"I'm seeing you for the first time today, so let's keep quiet."
The members were looking at Yoon-ki curiously as he asked Yeo-ju out on a date.