"Eonnie," Yoon Hee called Hyun Ae out from behind the bar. The girl turned around and Yoon Hee pointed to her watch. "Lunch time."

"Give me ten-" Hyun Ae was cut off when Yoon Hee showed her phone screen, Yoongi's number was displayed. "Urgh... fine," she grumbled, then went towards the bar to grab her purse from below the counter. "Never had I ever been forced to eat."

Hyun Ae was about to leave when suddenly Yoon Hee called her out again.

"Where are you going?" Yoon Hee asked. 

"Buy lunch?"

"Henry didn't tell you? He's making lunch today," Yoon Hee said, tilting her head in confusion.

"What?" Hyun Ae muttered, then walking back into the kitchen, just to find Henry transferring fettuccine carbonara from the pot into a medium-sized steel gastronorm. "Henry- WOW. This is my favorite."

"I know. That's why I made it for everyone today," Henry chuckled, wiping his hands with the towel hanging on his waist.

"But where did you get the-"

"Ingredients? I bought some, and I used some in this kitchen. Sorry, I should've asked first."

"No, it's okay. After all, it has been a while since the last time I used the stove to make my own meals," Hyun Ae chuckled, as she looked back at the dish and admired the view of her favorite dish, unintentionally biting her lips.

"It's your lunchtime, right? Take a seat. I'll bring some for you," Henry said, flashing a warm smile at her.

Giggling, Hyun Ae nodded and made her way out of the kitchen, and took a seat at the far corner table in the café.

While waiting, she looked out from the window beside her, looking up at the blue sky, and was about to drift off into her dream world when she heard footsteps approaching her.

"Here you go," Henry said, placing down her meal with nice plating. "Enjoy."

"Hey, you're not eating?" Hyun Ae asked, looking up at him.

"It's not my lunchtime yet. So..."

"Oh please... Eat with me," she requested, grabbing his hand as she made her pouty expression. "Or I won't eat."

Henry stared at her hand then sighed, finally giving up. "Haha. Fine. Wait here."

Henry then walked back towards the kitchen, when suddenly a familiar customer with an oversized pair of black sunglasses entered the café with the sound of her clicking heels. 

"Where's Bangtan Noona?" the customer asked Yoon Hee, who was wiping the bar.

"Hyun Ae eonnie? She's on her lunch break," Yoon Hee sighed as she answered the customer, right before Hyun Ae suddenly stood beside the customer.

"Yes?" Hyun Ae called out, and as the customer took off her sunglasses, Hyun Ae took a quick breath. "Oh, Seorim-ssi. What is it?"

"Do you know where Joonie is? I've been contacting him on the phone, but I couldn't get through. I sent texts, and he didn't even reply to me. I went to BigHit but they won't even let me in," Seorim huffed, crossing her arms over her chest, still staring at puzzled Hyun Ae.

"What, wait? Did you go to BigHit? You shouldn't do that. Even I myself wouldn't dare to go near that building without any reason."

"You're their friends, aren't you?"

"Even so, I wouldn't even dare walk past the building. Let alone you who have no reason whatsoever-"

"Hey, I'm Joon's girlfriend," Seorim sharply stated, suddenly sending a weird hard pang inside Hyun Ae. Enough to make her go silent as she continued. "So I have the right to know where he is. Of course, I would go to BigHit first to look for him. Can't you give me access going in there?"

"In other words, you came here just to know where Namjoon is and requesting me for access to BigHit?" Hyun Ae recalled, clearly in annoyance with the girl who had just boldly claimed Namjoon as her boyfriend.

"My access had expired a few months ago when I was their temporary manager. And for your information, he and his other band members are on a two-day break. So please respect his privacy and just let him rest!" Hyun Ae firmly said in her strict voice.

"On his break day, he should be spending time with me!" Seorim chuckled in disbelief, and then her eyes went from Hyun Ae's head to toe, then clicked her tongue. "Do you know where he is?"

"Ttukseom. He is always there in his free time. Or maybe to Haneul Park. If he's not in these two places, I don't know anymore," Hyun Ae smoothly answered; just hoping this girl would take her answers and leave the place immediately.

"Tch, thanks anyway though," Seorim sniggered, putting back her glasses as she left the place.

"Urgh..." Hyun Ae let out a loud sigh, not even bothering the other customers in the café were glancing at her as she placed her head down on top of the bar.

"You did not just give out his location, right?" Yoon Hee curiously asked.

"Of course not. They're in my place. I'm not crazy enough to leak such info."

"Is it official that she's dating him-"

Hyun Ae suddenly shot up and her hands curled up into fists as she cut Yoon Hee's words off. "No, they're not! Last night Namjoon told me that she was his ex when they were in high school."

"Whoa. Chill," Yoon Hee said, patting Hyun Ae's shoulders softly, but couldn't hold in her giggle. "Are you jealous?"

"No way! I'm just annoyed with her. That's all. How could she make up such statement-"

"Oh?" Henry popped out of nowhere with a plate of his carbonara in his hand. The girls looked at him as he continued. "What's going on?"

"Nothing. Let's eat now. I'm hungry," Hyun Ae muttered, grabbing her water bottle and phone from below the counter and walking back towards her seat with Henry following her.

They both finally sat down, and she began to unlock her phone, scrolling through her contact list, and stopping at a name.

"Hah. Should I?"

***

Jimin reached out his hand to pick up his drink from the glass coffee table in front of him when suddenly he felt the surface vibrate.

"Oh? Namjoon hyung, your phone is ringing," Jimin told the leader, interrupting him from his focus on the movie that they were all watching in the living room now.

Namjoon glanced at his phone screen that was flashing, and his eyes widened when he saw Hyun Ae's name.

Quickly he grabbed his phone alongside his drink and cleared his throat. He then placed his phone against his ear before answering the phone.

"Hello?" he mumbled in his deep voice, taking a quick gulp of his drink. Later regretting it.

"Uri Joonie oppa~~~?"

"YA KIM NAMJOON!" Jin shouted in disappointment when Namjoon suddenly sprayed back his drink right at Jin who was sitting beside him. "WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!"

"Jin hyung, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to- YA PARK HYUN AE! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!" Namjoon shrieked into the phone back, only to hear Hyun Ae's laughter.

Aw, her cute laugh...

"Oh god, from what am I hearing now, Seokjin oppa must get sprayed by you?" Hyun Ae laughed, clearly amused.

"Ugh... I was shocked," Namjoon grunted, passing tissues to Jin as he kept on talking on the phone. "Now, now. Why are you calling me?"

"Shocked, yeah right. As if you never heard it before. Surely someone called you with that."

"What are you talking about?"

"Seorim-ssi is looking for you. She came to the café just now."

"Really?"

"Yeah. But I told her you're in um... Ttukseom."

"Oh..." Namjoon went quiet for a while, and so was Hyun Ae. Then he nodded. "Okay, I'll be there soon."

He was waiting for any response from her, but he could only hear silence. "Hyun Ae?" he called out.

"Wait... you're going to meet her?" Hyun Ae asked, sounding confused.

"Yeah. She looked for me, right? So I must meet her then. What's the matter?"

"N-Nothing. I just thought... Nevermind-"

"Hyun Ae ya, open your mouth," suddenly Namjoon heard a guy's voice through his phone, suddenly feeling a weird spark in him. His jaw clenched as he continued to listen through the phone.

"Oh, this is so good. You're really an amazing cook. Oh, you got something there... by your lips..." Hyun Ae clearly said through the phone, completely forgetting Namjoon on the other side.

"Kiss it."

His eyes widened involuntarily. His fingers curled into fists. He pursed his lips. And he totally forgot the rest of the members were now watching his sudden actions.

"Here's your kiss!" Hyun Ae giggled, and suddenly Namjoon heard something that sounded as if Hyun Ae just slapped Henry with a napkin or something else.

"Hey, that hurts!" Henry grunted clearly, and Namjoon didn't even realize himself smirking with satisfaction. And still unaware that he was being watched.

"Then stop doing those stuff," she sighed.

"Um..." Namjoon finally voiced out, making her go quiet. He chuckled, imagining how cute her blank look would be.

"O-Oh? Namjoon oppa, I-I'm having my lunch right now."

"With Henry, I guess?"

"So you heard... um... Oh, you better be quick. Seorim-ssi might be waiting for you."

"Oh... right. Thanks for telling me though. Enjoy your meal," Namjoon said, finally ending the call. He then immediately stood up and straightened his crumpled shirt. "I'm going out for a while."

"Meeting Hyun Ae?" Jin asked, his eyes following the tall guy walking towards the door after picking up his wallet. The rest also had lost their interest in the movie and quietly watched the two guys at the entrance.

"No. I'm seeing Seorim," Namjoon muttered as Jin stood beside him. He grabbed the doorknob and was about to turn it when suddenly Jin held the door.

"You're not serious about that Seorim girl, right?"

"She's my friend, is it wrong to meet her?"

"I hope you're not doing anything stupid. We talked about this earlier."

"Jin hyung, nothing's happening right now. It's going to be like this for who knows how long. Don't worry."

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