Set-up

Zee's POV

"I can't wait to see you!" Yuna, the love of my life, yelled out through the phone.

Today was fun. I got to spend time with my members while we went around Tokyo to shop and see the different sights. I've been here several times, but it's really different when I was here for business, and now that I'm here with my friends. Other than that, we became the ultimate fan boys of Twice as we snuck in their concert. Well… technically, we asked their manager to give us a couple of VVIP passes. After that, rehearsals came… and finished like a breeze. I wasn't even THAT tired. Okay… I was really tired.

Oh and like usual, I almost fell off the stage… three times. That's a new record. When I say I made a new record, I mean a new record at how low the count was. The highest one I had was nine times. Other than that, I dropped my microphones several times, tripped on my own foot twice, tripped my members four times. AND slipped while dancing. That's got to be a new record of some kind.

But those things don't matter to me. What matters now is that I had Yuna all to myself again. It didn't matter if we barely had time to talk, because when we did, it still felt like it was the first time I asked her out. Besides, she'll be here to watch our concert tomorrow, AND THEN have our date the following day. What could be better than that?

I chuckled at how adorable she was being right now. "Yuna-ya… I love how cute you are being right now while acting all excited, but you have to volume down. You might wake up your unnie again."

She giggled in response. "It's fine. Lia-unnie's sleeping over at Yeji-unnie's room. They said they had something to talk about."

"Alright then. How are the preparations for your debut coming up?" I asked.

She groaned. "Exhausting! Is this what it means to become an idol? If it is, I change my mind."

"Don't worry. It gets worse." I joked.

"What could be worse than an angry dance coach?" Yuna asked.

I scoffed. "An angry JayB-hyung as your producer. That's what."

Yuna started laughing out loud. "I remembered recording "Dalla Dalla" with him. I was beyond terrified."

"Tell me about it! I didn't know JayB-hyung could be so terrifying until we did our first recording together." I chuckled.

"But you guys are still so fortunate to have him, you know that?" She said.

I smiled at her words. "You have no idea."

Just then, I suddenly heard singing coming from the living room of our hotel room. I went over to see JayB-hyung hugging his knees. There was this deep sadness in him that I couldn't describe. Before I knew it, I got entranced. It was Yuna who called me out a couple of times before I snapped out of it. "Yuna-ya… I need to help JayB-hyung with something. Is it okay if I call you back?"

After hanging up, something in me just clicked and before I knew it, I recorded the scene in front of me using the modified app I just made. This song, it sounded so… sad. Like every last bit of sadness was poured out when it was written. How come I've never heard this song before? Is this a new song that JayB-hyung wrote out of the blue again? Are we going to sing this? If yes… is this how JayB-hyung gets his inspiration from? This is just… amazing. Not just that, JayB-hyung sang it beautifully. I can only imagine it if all the members would get a part for this song. It probably would become several times better. The song finally ended as I watched him start to cry. I decided to stop recording to give him some privacy. It would probably be best if I delete the video.

"Zee-ya?!" JayB-hyung suddenly called me which startled me. I tossed my phone upwards. I tried to catch it several times as it kept slipping and bouncing off my hands. It finally landed on the floor. I just hope it's not broken. Who am I kidding? I built this phone to be shockproof.

"Sorry, hyung. I was just amazed at how amazing the song sounded." I replied as I picked my phone up to check if it was still working. To my relief, it was working. But as soon as I noticed something in the notification. I gasped before gulping.

JayB-hyung noticed this as he quickly wiped his tears away and stood up from the ground. "Zee-ya? What happened? Is it broken?"

"No… But you'll probably kill me." I replied as I slowly turned the phone towards him.

"What is it?" He asked in a serious tone.

I gulped. "It's a video of you singing the song earlier. I'm sorry if I took a video of you without your consent. It's just… the song is really beautiful, hyung. I couldn't help it."

JayB-hyung waved it off before he started heading to our bedroom. "Don't worry about it. Just don't upload it or anything."

"That's the thing. It got uploaded... by accident." I replied sheepishly.

He snapped his head towards me with his eyes slowly widening. He then took a deep breath in. "Well… just take it down."

"Hyung… It'll probably take time. I mean... a lot of time." I answered in a terrified manner.

JayB-hyung started chuckling evilly while he slowly approached me. "What do you mean?"

I slowly backed away as I smiled wryly."You see… I made this app which sends it to every social media account, email and chat app on the planet. And-"

"Meaning to say… You can take it down, but it'll take a while. And WHEN you finally take it down, a lot of people have most likely viewed it by then. Am I right?" JayB-hyung summarized. I slowly nodded in response. He then started laughing silently before his laugh echoed around the room. He then stared at me before he turned serious.

"You're dead, Yang Zihao!" Was all I heard before he started chasing me around the room.

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"No way! This is still unbelievable!" Dominic-hyung was rolling on the floor of our waiting room while laughing as he finished listening to what happened.

I basically had almost no sleep since I was working on taking the video down WHILE being on the phone with Yuna. It was so hard to focus. But it didn't take THAT long though. I asked Yuna to sleep ahead since she had practice in the morning and was going to fly here in the afternoon. She was underage so it was almost impossible to get her here. Good thing Lisa was coming along to surprise Matt-hyung. At this point, it would be safe to assume that Yuna is in good hands.

But right now, I still had a problem at hand. I deleted every single video that spread online, but still there were some that managed to get out. It was not like the Joy and JayB-hyung incident that I could track the source and just delete it's root that'll cause a chain reaction in the web's server… Nevermind I shouldn't be going into detail with the technical stuff. In short, it was difficult to do so. I managed to create a program that'll delete the video, but it'll take days. So JayB-hyung is safe for now.

We're currently having our breakfast at the restaurant of the hotel. We still have about 2 hours before we start going to that online web show that we're supposed to appear in. The discussion of what happened last night came up when Yo Chul-hyung saw two topics that trended in social media. It was #DontCryJayB and #JayBsNewSong, and most of these threads had a video of what happened last night. But most of them would be deleted after a few minutes upon being posted which caused confusion among the people online.

Jiwoo was trying to prevent his laughter. "Clumsy Zee strikes again. I can't believe you did something this crazy!"

"I told you. It was all an accident!" I tried to defend myself before looking at JayB-hyung to ask for help. "Hyung, say something."

"It was an accident alright." JayB-hyung said as he sipped his coffee.

I sighed in relief. "Thank you!"

"But I'm probably mentally scarred for life." He continued as he dug his face in the palm of his hands.

His words made me do a facepalm. "Hyung… why are you being so mean?"

JayB-hyung snapped his head towards me. "Ya! I'm not the one who uploaded it online, okay?!"

"Whatever! At least I took most of it down." I replied as I took a bite off my sandwich.

Jeong Do snorted. "Took down enough to make it trend? I doubt."

I click my tongue. "It took a lot of time to do it, okay? Bite me."

"JayB-oppa!" Sana suddenly walked in with Jihyo, Momo and Mina.

Mina was trying her best to not to laugh but failed. "Did you know you were trending?"

At this point, JayB-hyung plopped on the table trying to hide himself from the embarrassment that he was feeling. "It's this idiot's fault."

We filled them in on what happened. I'm already feeling more guilty every time I start explaining what happened last night. The more I talked about it, the more I empathize with JayB-hyung. He was growing redder by the second. And to think that I caused all of this in the first place. What makes it worse is that I see someone who's walking in the room with an angry look on her face.

"What is wrong with you?" Dahyun asked JayB-hyung as everyone started backing away.

JayB-hyung lifted his face to see his girlfriend who was glaring at him. "What? What happened?"

"I've been receiving hate comments all night. I know I fell asleep, but what did I ever do to make you post a video of yourself being ALL emotional? Why do are you acting like a kid? This is low, even for you." Dahyun started ranting. I could see that she was trying her best to calm down.

But JayB-hyung was having none of it. He stood up as he rolled his tongue inside his cheek. "Ya… Kim Dahyun. I didn't post any video whatsoever. It was-"

"Save it." Dahyun said before walking away.

JayB-hyung then turned his head towards me as he glared. I slightly jerked from the threat that he was emitting. But he sighed deeply and sat back down. "Hurry up and finish your breakfast. We'll head out in a few minutes."

Sana then placed his hand on JayB-hyung's shoulder. "Aren't you going to go after her?"

"I didn't do anything wrong. And clearly, she doesn't want to listen to what I have to say. So what's the point?" JayB-hyung shook his head.

"JayB-oppa…" Sana wanted to try to convince him again but decided against it.

JayB-hyung suddenly stood up from his seat before turning to the rest of us. "If you're done eating, come and find me in the lobby. We'll leave together."

He then started walking away. We all wanted to stop him from acting out again, but I could see that his pride was as high as ever. I knew what he was thinking. It wasn't his fault, yet people were pointing fingers at him and won't hear him out. If I was in his place, I'm sure that I'd be feeling the same way too. But we can't end it like this.

Matt-hyung let out a long sigh. "Let's just get to our schedules first."

Yo Chul-hyung massaged his temples. "Will JayB-ya be ready for our concert tonight though?"

Seiji-hyung patted Yo Chul-hyung's shoulder. "Let's just hope for the best. You know how he is. Even if he's clouded by emotions, he becomes a professional when it comes to work."

I nodded in agreement before staring at the empty seat where JayB-hyung sat a while ago. "I just hope you're right about it this time, hyung."

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"Hi there! I hope you didn't wait long." I gave the fan the brightest smile I could muster.

We were almost at the end of our fan signing event and just a few hours away from our first concert in Tokyo. We've all been looking forward to this since we first debuted. It was most especially true for Seiji-hyung. As a full-blooded Japanese, he was really hoping and wishing that this day would come. Although we've performed in Japan earlier in our debut year, it was to promote our Japanese album, and it wasn't even a legit concert. It was just a small showcase. Now, we were going to perform in a large venue, with thousands of fans who'll be cheering for us.

"Don't worry about it. I'm just glad to have met my bias in person. I can't even believe that this is happening!" The fan waved it off before she gave me the cutest giggle.

I was surprised with what she just said. "Are you talking about me?"

She nodded rapidly in excitement. "That's right! Who else would I be talking about?"

Her words made me chuckle in response. "That's cute. So what's your name?"

"Miihi… Suzuno Miihi." She blushed as she answered shyly.

"Well Miihi-chan, you look really young. Are you with someone right now?" I asked as I started signing her copy of our album.

Miihi nodded. "I'm 13 years old actually. My mom is in a cafe across the street waiting for me to finish."

"Well, that's great. So are you coming to the concert tonight with your mom?" I handed the signed copy to her.

She gave me a bright smile. "Yes! We're both looking forward to it. Actually, she's a fan of JayB-oppa!"

I chuckled as I listened to her talk. "Well, I hope she could meet JayB-hyung next time."

"I hope so too!" She replied cheerfully before she turned a little bit gloomy. "Umm... speaking of JayB-oppa… if it's okay to ask, is something wrong with him?"

I turned to JayB-hyung who was laughing while talking to a fan. I then turned my attention back to Miihi. "What do you mean?"

She turned to look at JayB-hyung with a concerned look. "Oppa seems to be forcing his laughter and smile. I don't know. Maybe I'm just imagining things."

"Don't worry about it, Miihi-chan. I'm sure he's fine. You just have to look forward to tonight's performance." I tried to assure her that JayB-hyung was fine even if I knew he wasn't.

Miihi gave a bright smile before grabbing my hand. "Alright. By the way, I need your advice on something."

I was caught a little bit off guard but didn't mind it. "Shoot."

"I'm planning to go to South Korea next year to audition for JYP Entertainment. Anything I should know about?" She asked.

"There's no such thing as being over-prepared. As early as now, enroll in dance classes, vocal lessons, and Korean lessons. It'll help you adapt faster once you get in. The audition process isn't the problem, it's the training. It'll get hard, and as young as you are, you'll probably miss your family so spend as much time with them as you can. But don't forget that it'll be worth it in the end." I replied.

"How do I know if it'll be worth it when I'm not even sure if I'll debut?" Miihi asked but just then the bell indicating our time for chatting was over, and she had to go back to her seat since I was the last person in the table.

I gave her a reassuring smile. "I honestly don't know. But for me, you've got nothing to lose when you know you did your best. Besides, even if you think that you'll be risking a lot of things and will be losing a lot of things in the process, especially when you go there to train, don't you think you'll lose so much more when you don't try at all? You'll probably be asking yourself 'what could have been' for the rest of your life. So I suggest you give it a shot. And to be honest, I've got a feeling that you'll do well."

"Thank you, oppa. I didn't make a mistake in making you my bias." She gave me one last smile before she started heading back to her seat.

The next fan sat in front of me with her head down. She was being mysterious and was wearing a black ball cap to hide her face. I sighed before giving her a wide smile and tried to get a good look at her face. "Hi. Is everything alright?"

"You seemed to have enjoyed chatting and holding that girl's hand." Her voice sounded familiar. She slowly lifted her head revealing who she was. When I saw who she was, she revealed a smirk which made my eyes widen in surprise.

"Yuna-ya! You're here! What are you doing here? How did you get in? You're here early." I whispered-yelled.

She giggled before crossing her arms. "What? Can't I visit you while you're at work?"

I started to blush before I bit my lip as I leaned forward. "Are you okay with people finding out… about us?"

Yuna nodded. "It doesn't matter now anyway. PD-nim just announced the line-up for the next girl group. And besides, I'm tired of hiding while I watch people pretend not to know that you actually have a girlfriend."

"You know it's just fan service, right?" I gave her a wry smile.

"Yeah, right. Whatever you say." She clicked her tongue.

I sighed in response as I slowly took her hand and help her stand up. "Follow me."

Hushed whispers filled the room as I intertwined with hers while I tried to bring her to the front with my fingers. I could see that she was blushing madly as she tried to stop me. "What are you doing?"

"You said that you don't mind if people find out now. Well, I've been dying to tell the pack about you for years now. Now, I can finally do it." I replied with a smirk.

Her eyes slowly grew wider in response to what I just said. "Oppa, wait. I mean…"

"Do you want to or not?" I whispered.

She bit her lip. "There's no turning back after this one."

"Who says that I'll chicken out? Like I said. I've been dying to tell everyone about us." I replied.

"Have it your way." Yuna slowly nodded her head in confirmation. She might've looked hesitant but I could clearly see how genuinely happy she was when she tried to hide her smile.

After Yuna's reply, I got my microphone from the table and slowly made our way to the center of the stage while clutching Yuna's hand. All eyes were on us. And I could feel Yuna trembling. I gave her a reassuring smile before turning to our fans. "Pack, I know you guys have been asking and speculating who my girlfriend is, and today, we both decided on the spot that to finally introduce you to her."

"This is my girlfriend. I'm sure that some of you have heard about her since she joined the recent survival show called MIXNINE." I carefully pulled Yuna closer to me and handed her the microphone.

Yuna slowly lifted it up to her mouth. "Hello everyone, my name is Shin Yuna. I hope to get along with everyone."

I took the microphone back after she gave her bow. "I hope that you'll support our relationship from now on. And by the way, she's going to be part of the next girl group under JYP Entertainment called ITZY, so I hope that you'll support her when the time comes."

Yuna and I were both worried about the backlash that this might cause, and we were both expecting it after the deafening silence by the fans. But to our surprise, after a few seconds, someone started applauding which soon turned to a loud applause joined by the rest of the fans. It was also accompanied with loud cheers. I never thought that I'd be so lucky to have a fandom that would sincerely support us no matter what happens. The sasaeng fans were drowned out by the loyal and supportive fans. Yuna was happily crying as she kept bowing to thank our fans for accepting her. It was indeed an amazing surprise.

Jeong Do-hyung stood up and hugged the both of us. He then spoke to the microphone. "Finally! I won't have to tiptoe when it comes to you!"

Everyone started laughing when they heard that. Dominic-hyung then picked up his mic before turning to Seiji-hyung. "I guess it's just you now, Seiji-hyung. When are you going to introduce to us your girlfriend?"

"Ya! When the time is right." Seiji-hyung rolled his eyes.

The pack started yelling out 'tell us now' in Japanese. Which I happily joined in. "Seiji-hyung, people aren't going to stop if you won't tell them."

Seiji-hyung sighed before he raised his hands in surrender. "If I tell you now, not only will she kill me, but both fandoms might clash. I promise you, when it's all clear, the pack will be the first to know."

The fan meeting became more lively at that. Our fans also asked Yuna to take a photo with them. They were grabbing the opportunity. These photos would turn priceless once she debuts. Soon, our fan meeting came to an end. After saying goodbye to our fans, we soon headed off to the venue to prepare for the concert.

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"YOU. DID. WHAT?!" Yuna yelled loudly which caused the person in the restaurant's bar to look at us.

The concert ended without any mishaps. Unlike any other concerts that we had so far, this was the most exhausting. I'm not talking about physical exhaustion, but it's more of a mental one. Why you ask? For a Chinese person like me, Japanese wasn't one of the languages that I was an expert on. I studied Japanese when we made our debut here in Japan back in 2015. I can't say that I'm fluent in it, but I can converse in the language. I had no choice but to study the language intently. Especially since more than half of the songs in our concert here were sung in Japanese.

Another reason why I'm mentally exhausted is the fact that Yuna is mad at me because I told her about what happened with JayB-hyung and Dahyun. We were both in the hotel's restaurant and I rented the entire place for the rest of the night so we could have it all to ourselves. The restaurant's staff were the only people here. Still, being scolded by your girlfriend in a public place is not a pretty sight.

I slowly removed my hands which were covering my ears from all of Yuna's yelling. "Yuna-ya… can you PLEASE calm down first?"

Yuna breathed out heavily before sitting with her arms crossed and her eyes closed. "Please tell me that you're AT LEAST doing something to help them patch things up."

"I'm… I am." I answered nervously.

She slowly raised an eyebrow. "Really? Are you SURE you're doing something about it?"

"I erased the videos and its source so that it won't spread… Does that count?" I gulped.

Yuna slowly massaged her temples. "So you're saying that you're basically doing nothing to help them."

I bowed my head in embarrassment. "Yes… What's worse is that Twice is heading for Osaka tomorrow morning."

Yuna shook her head. "No, I heard from their manager-unnie that their schedule changed because of the weather in Osaka right now. It's not fit to travel."

"Still, JayB-hyung isn't talking to Dahyun-ie. And Dahyun-ie isn't willing to hear hyung out." I replied as I plopped my head on the table.

Yuna sighed. "I guess we don't have a choice."

"What do you mean?" I snapped my head towards her.

She gave me a smirk. "We have to do THAT."

My mouth slowly opened wide in surprise. "No way. You don't mean…"

"Yes. I do mean THAT." Yuna grinned.

I slowly backed away. "You're evil."

"But you love me anyway." Yuna replied with a cocky smile as she leaned on both her hands.

"You know I do." I replied with a chuckle.

Our small date turned into a planning session. It was not something we thought that we'd do in this long-awaited date night of ours, but our friends needed our help. And sometimes, we have to do the dirty work to help them out. And so we did. After finalizing everything, we called it a night. It was so that we'd have the energy to execute our plan the following day. I was so excited that I could barely sleep. After waking up, I immediately took a shower and prepared to head out.

After preparing, I woke JayB-hyung up and begged him to go with me to Shibuya and help me shop for something. JayB-hyung kept whining and hesitated at first but he finally came through and decided to accompany me. Soon, we were on a train heading to Shibuya. It was hard at first since people in the train kept taking glances at us. But thankfully, they didn't bother us. Before we knew it, we made our way to a mall in Shibuya.

"Can you remind me again why I'm here with you?" JayB-hyung groaned as soon as we started making our way to a nearby boutique in the mall.

I sighed. "I told you, you need to change your style, hyung. For goodness sake, get rid of those printed shirts that you have."

He narrowed his eyes at me. "What's wrong with my printed shirts?"

I rolled my eyes. "Oh I don't know. Maybe because it looks really lame? For crying out loud, hyung. You're an idol. And idols need to wear fashionable clothes."

"And printed shirts aren't fashionable?" He rebutted.

"You know what? Let's just go to this store." I decided to end the useless conversation as I started pushing him inside the store.

As soon as we entered, we heard familiar voices who were speaking in Korean. One of the girls then started whining. "I don't think I need to wear something like this."

"Oh come on, unnie! You look amazing!" Another girl said.

These girls soon came out of a large dressing room. When they came out, JayB-hyung's jaw fell as soon as she saw Dahyun wearing a sky blue cocktail dress. Dahyun was just as surprised as JayB-hyung was. On the other hand, Yuna and I turned to each other and winked. Dahyun, who quickly composed herself, turned to Yuna and glared at her. "Explain yourself."

Yuna quickly threw her hands up. "Hey, we had to do something."

JayB-hyung turned to me and narrowed his eyes. "You… You set us up."

"That's harsh. Let's just call it… therapy and counseling." I tried to mediate.

Dahyun stomped her foot loudly. "YA! YANG ZIHAO! I SWEAR-"

"'Ya'? Did you just talk down on me? YA! KIM DAHYUN! I'm older than you!" I decided to be aggressive since they were trying to pin the blame on us when we were just obviously just trying to help them.

JayB-hyung tried to calm me down by grabbing my arm. "Ya… Yang Zihao… You don't have to ye-"

"ENOUGH HYUNG! I'm tired watching the two of you act like spoiled children! You are going with us today, whether you like it or not! Or so help me!" I yelled which caused them to freeze. The three of them were surprised with how I acted. I was the funny and clumsy figure in the group. I rarely lash out. Now that they saw this side of me, they were probably surprised.

"Fine… so we're just going to go with you on your date with Yuna?" JayB-hyung asked as he scratched the back of his head while averting his gaze.

But to their surprise, Yuna suddenly clung on JayB-hyung's arm which made Dahyun jerk slightly while her eyes widened. Yuna then gave us a cheeky grin. "Actually, JayB-oppa is my date for today."

I then put my arm over Dahyun's shoulder and pulled her in. "And you're coming with me, Dahyun-ie."

"Wait… what?" Dahyun was confused. She wanted to approach and hide behind Yuna but she slightly tripped.

JayB-hyung was about to help her when I blocked him and instead, I was the one who caught her and helped her sit down. I then started tying her shoelaces. I could see that JayB-hyung was starting to get pissed. "Dahyun-ie… I'll be your boyfriend for today."

Yuna then pulled JayB-hyung closer. He was trying to stop me from what I was doing. Yuna then pinched his cheek. "And I'm all yours for today, oppa."

"Whatever you guys are trying to play, you better stop. This isn't funny." JayB-hyung hissed.

I slowly stood up and gave him a glare. "If you're not willing to take care of her, I will."

Without waiting for his response, I helped Dahyun up and took her by the wrist while dragging her out of the store.

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YUNA's POV

"And you're okay with this? Why?" JayB-oppa was pestering me with all these questions the ever since we left the store. It was starting to get annoying.

We already did so much stuff together. I picked out his clothes, had lunch together, we went to the arcade, and we even had our pictures taken, but his mind was still with Dahyun-unnie. I could see that he was starting to cave in. It was fun to watch him reflect on things. Especially since he was very prideful. At least he's beginning to realize that if he didn't try to work things out, nothing would happen between him and Dahyun-unnie. It'll probably become worse. We were in Starbucks right now resting from the constant walking.

I shrugged it off. "Because I'm enjoying it."

JayB-oppa sighed. "Aren't you even a little bit bothered with how your boyfriend is with another girl?"

"I was the one who suggested this plan. So why would I be bothered?" I blinked in confusion.

He then cringed from my response. "You're evil. You know that?"

"Not the first time I've heard that." I chuckled.

"So what's your deal? Why go this far for us?" He asked as he leaned on his hand.

His words made me smile. "Do friends need a reason to help each other out?"

JayB-oppa bit his lip. "Still… to even do something this absurd. There must be something other than friendship that drove you to even suggest this."

I gave him a serious look. "It's because both of you gave up so much just to make this relationship work."

He was taken aback with what I said as he turned serious. "What do you mean?"

"Oh come on, oppa. We're not dense. Sure, I might be young, and Zee-oppa might be clumsy but we're not oblivious." I chuckled before taking a sip on my coffee.

"So you DO know." He asked.

I gave him a bright smile. "Can't you be more obvious than that?"

JayB-oppa chuckled before he sighed. "Do you think she'll forgive me?"

"Oppa, based on what I heard, you did nothing wrong. You just have to explain to her clearly." I reassured him.

"How will I even explain to her when she's not even willing to listen to me?" he asked.

After giving him a smile, I turned to check my watch. I then stood up. "It's time. We should go."

JayB-oppa had a confused look on his face. "Go where?"

Without saying a word, I headed for the door.

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ZEE's POV

"You're that hungry, huh?" I asked while staring at Dahyun who was enjoying her ramen.

Dahyun stopped midway and narrowed her eyes at me. With his mouth full, she tried to speak. "Don't judge."

She then started coughing because she choked on her food. I sighed while I filled a glass with water and handed it to her. "I wasn't. Here. Drink up and eat slowly."

After she calmed down, she then turned to me. "Aren't you worried that your girlfriend is with a person she used to have a crush on?"

I raised my eyebrow at her. "I should be asking YOU that question."

Dahyun was surprised. She then cleared her throat. "W-Well… I know that Yuna-ya won't cheat on you, so I guess it's all good."

"Really? You trust Yuna-ya more than JayB-hyung?" I crossed my arms and leaned on my chair.

"I-I'm just worried for the both of you!" She nervously replied.

Her response made me chuckle. "So you ARE admitting that you don't trust, hyung. Okay then."

"Ya! Don't put words in my mouth!" She rebutted while pointing her chopsticks at me.

"Okay. Okay. But you're basically treating him like a criminal at this point." I raised my hands in surrender as I chuckled.

"It's not my fault, okay? I'm not the one who filmed an emotional scene and posted it all over social media. Besides, all he needed to do was come out clean and admit that he was wrong in doing so. There's nothing wrong in admitting his mistake. He didn't have to come up with an excuse. I would have forgiven him if he did." Dahyun started ranting.

I sighed. "JayB-hyung didn't know that he was being filmed. In fact, it wasn't even his fault that it got uploaded online."

She turned to me with a confused look written all over her face. "What? What are you talking about?"

"I filmed him secretly. Well… technically, I was captivated at the scene and the emotions he portrayed that I didn't even notice myself filming him. Anyway, JayB-hyung suddenly realized what I was doing as soon as I finished recording and yelled at me. I was surprised and accidentally uploaded it online." I tried to explain.

Dahyun raised her eyebrow at me. "Accidentally uploaded it? Yeah right. Uhuh. Sure. Did he put you up to this?"

"You might think I'm making this up, but you know how clumsy I can get." I told her.

She didn't respond for a few seconds before she burst out laughing. "That's true though. You DID trip a couple of times today. AND you broke two doors. I mean, who can break doors just by opening them?"

"Alright! I get it! No need to highlight that one! The point is… it wasn't his fault." I was saving myself the embarrassment.

"Okay. Considering that it was ALL an accident, why didn't he run after me and try to explain things more clearly?" She asked as she crossed her arms while raising an eyebrow at me.

I chuckled as I mimicked her. "Well, would you have listened to him if he did? You even shut him up when he tried to explain."

Dahyun must have realized her mistake and slowly put her arms down. She then sighed heavily. "You think he'll forgive me for acting out like this?"

"Ya… this is JayB-hyung we're talking about. Of course he'll forgive you. He's totally head over heels for you." It made me laugh since it was an obvious question.

She chuckled in response. "Yeah? I mean-"

"Dahyun-ah… JayB-hyung WILL listen to you. No matter what you say. He's probably itching to talk to you by now." I interjected. I then turned to my watch. "We should probably get going."

"Go where? It better be a restaurant. I'm still quite hungry." She said.

I chuckled as I took her hand and started dragging her towards the door. "I can't believe you're still hungry after finishing two bowls of ramen."

"Ya! I didn't get to eat anything today, okay?!" She rebutted.

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"Oh! Welcome back, Zee-kun! It's been a while!" The sushi restaurant owner greeted us as soon as Dahyun and I entered.

This isn't my first time being in this restaurant. I accidentally stumbled upon this place when I was touring the place on our day off back when we debuted here in Japan in 2015. I was looking for a sushi place while shopping in Shibuya. Here I met Lucca Shishido, the restaurant owner. He had a very… dark past to say the least. But he turned a new leaf and decided to start his own business. EVERYONE in this neighborhood knew who he was and what he did. So once he started this business, everyone was surprised at first, but it turned out that he had a knack for cooking and was very supportive of him. Now, this restaurant was becoming more famous by the day. It even earned a Michelin star.

Yuna and I planned to meet up after spending a day with the Kims. We made sure that before we met back here, their heads would have cooled down and were ready to talk. It was obvious that if we tried to force them to make up earlier today, it'll only lead to more problems later on. Well, that's according to Yo Chul-hyung and Jeongyeon's experience. I'm glad that JayB-hyung looks calm. Dahyun also seems fine too.

I went over to greet Lucca and shake his hand. "It's good to see that you're doing well, Lucca-kun."

"Hey, the pleasure's all mine. And oh, just like you've asked, I've closed the place up for two hours just for you." Lucca said. It was hard to tell if he was smiling since he was wearing an Ajirogasa (Bamboo hat). It was really weird to see a sushi chef wear it. But he had his reasons. Especially since many people in the area knew him and were still pretty much afraid of him.

"Thanks for doing this." I replied with a smile.

He shook his head and chuckled. "Not a problem. After what you did for me years ago, how could I say no to an old friend? Please, sit down and enjoy the food. And oh. Is that really your girlfriend over there?"

Lucca was pointing at Yuna. I turned to Yuna before turning my attention back to Lucca. "Yes. She is. Why?"

"Is it alright for her to be with another man? Or are you guys setting up a blind date or something?" He asked.

"It's complicated." I gave him a wry smile before Dahyun and I joined JayB-hyung and Yuna. This time, Yuna and I were sitting beside each other, forcing JayB-hyung to sit with Dahyun.

They were both avoiding eye contact. I know that they were both okay with each other but were too afraid to ask or talk. Since this was the case, the situation was somewhat fine, but was still on its awkward stage. Yuna then leaned on both her hands and smiled at them. "Listen, you two. We're not going to force you guys to talk. We have time for that later. For now, you guys aren't a couple, just treat each other as friends, and Zee-oppa and I will do the same."

Dahyun and JayB-hyung snapped their heads towards Yuna as if she was sounding crazy. It was not as easy as it sounds. Besides, why would we pretend to act like friends? Still, they couldn't do anything since Yuna was being intimidating. She even forced them to greet each other as if it was the first time they saw each other. Our early dinner went on for a while and surprisingly, Yuna's idea was working. All we did was avoid talking about the issue. Dahyun and JayB-hyung were both talking to each other and were acting as if nothing happened. Laughter filled our table and jokes were even shared.

"So Dahyun-ah… I…" I knew what JayB-hyung was trying to say as he suddenly turned serious.

Dahyun's smile also turned into a small one as she turned to listen to JayB-hyung. "What is it?"

I was about to turn to Yuna and tell her that we should move to another table to give the couple some privacy to talk when suddenly, the door to the restaurant slid open with a bunch of loud men who were wearing suits coming in and were yelling for some drinks. Lucca then yelled from the bar. "I'm sorry gentlemen, but we're close for now. Come back in a few hours or so."

The men grew silent and one of them who I assume was the leader of the group suddenly yelled out in anger. "DIDN'T YOU HEAR ME?! WE WANT SOME SAKE (Rice Wine)! BRING IN SOME!"

Lucca then came out of his work station. He approached the men while wiping his hands. "I don't want to repeat myself, but since you guys are obviously not listening, I'll say it again. We're close."

One of the henchmen saw us and scoffed. "Aren't you treating us unfairly? There are obviously people here."

"They're my personal guest. Please leave and come back in a few hours." Lucca said calmly. But there was a hint of annoyance in his voice.

Another henchmen approached Lucca and started poking his shoulder. "Hey, old man. Don't you know who we are?"

JayB-hyung was a bit worried and unconsciously placed Dahyun behind him. Dahyun was surprised but quickly composed herself. Still, her blushing was enough to tell what she was thinking. Yuna was also quick to hide behind me. I turned to them and gave them a chuckle. "You don't have to worry. Lucca can handle them."

They were still pretty much confused with what I said but Lucca's reply to the yakuza answered it for me. "I pretty much don't care. Now, leave before I throw you out."

The henchmen who was poking him scoffed. "I think you need to be taught a lesson."

Lucca didn't back down as he inched his face closer to the guy. "I was thinking of the same thing."

In a flash, the guy who had a glaring contest with Lucca was on the floor. It was so fast that I could barely pick up on what happened. Apparently, the guy threw a punch at Lucca, but he easily evaded it. Lucca then swept his foot from the behind the guy making him trip backwards. Taking the momentum in, Lucca grabbed the guy's face and slammed the back of his head on a table instantly shattering it to pieces.

Lucca slowly stood up as his hat fell on the floor. "Look what you did. Now you can't leave without paying for the damages."

One of the younger henchmen was about to charge at him when their boss stopped him. "We'll pay for the damages. But can we leave after doing so?"

"If you compensate me enough, I just might." Lucca said with a stoic expression.

The boss gulped. "But of course!"

He then started writing out a check and handed it to Lucca. Afterwards, he then commanded his men to go out. Some of his men were still confused about what happened while the rest were practically shivering from fear.

"We apologize for the intrusion, Shinigami-san." The yakuza boss then looked at Lucca one more time before turning for the door. Once he said that, his henchmen immediately understood what was going on and quickly left the place.

We witnessed something amazing today. Even JayB-hyung was impressed. Yuna then turned to me and narrowed her eyes. "Care to explain?"

And so I did. Four years ago, Lucca single handedly annihilated three of the gangs in the area, as well as shut down a yakuza branch in Shibuya. Ever since then, he earned the nickname Shinigami. He was the reason why Shibuya became safer. I don't know why he did these things, but after doing these amazing feats, he suddenly disappeared only to reappear as a sushi chef. We soon left the restaurant with our stomachs full and our minds blown. Well, that didn't matter though as long as Dahyun and JayB-hyung worked things out. And it looks like they did. They're happily chatting behind us right now.

"You did really well." Yuna whispered.

I gave her a confused smile. "Me? You were the brains in this operation."

She giggled. "But you executed things perfectly. Plus, I also saw a different side of you today."

"What's that?" I asked.

"Your aggressive and manly side." Yuna gave a smirk while wiggling her eyebrows.

"I've always been manly." I refuted.

Yuna hummed in sarcasm. "Uhuh. Keep telling yourself that."

"Ya! Shin Yuna! What are you talking about?" I chuckled.

But before she could answer, the Kim couple who were walking behind us suddenly gasped. We turn around to see the both of them looking at their phones. I was curious so I asked. "What happened? What's wrong?"

Dahyun snapped out of her thoughts. "Ah. It's nothing bad. It's just…"

"This is nine days form now, right?" JayB-hyung interrupted.

Dahyun nodded excitedly. "I can't believe Youra-unnie made it happen."

Yuna then butted in. "What? What's nine days from now?"

Dahyun gave a wry smile. "We're shooting our honeymoon episode for We Got Married."

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