𝐅𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 ↷ j.ww × p.sy (𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙)

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Joy dashed out of their dorms shouting a bye to her members. She hurried into the elevator and pressed G, digging into her bag to check in case she forgot any essentials behind. A sigh of relief escaped from her mouth when she was sure that everything was with her.

She then looked up at the display. 7.

"Why is this elevator so slow today?" Joy mumbled, tapping her foot impatiently against the floor and cursing Yeri.

She was late, thanks to Yeri, who had kept her up last night. No, not in the wrong way. They were having Gossip Girls marathons for two weeks and they had stayed up rather late last night to finish the show. They were able to do that, but it caused her to sleep in later than she had planned, only to wake up when Seulgi violently shook her.

As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, a ring echoed through the rather empty floor and Joy dug into her bag to look for the source. Not giving the person on the other side a chance to speak, she immediately began.

"Yes, I'm coming. I'm just exiting the building. I can see the car." She said and cut the call.

It was her manager, who was calling her for the 5th time. Joy knew she would be scolded during the ride, so she just didn't want to hear anything before that.

"I'm so sorryyyy." Joy dragged as soon as she opened the door to the car. Closing the gate, she turned to her manager. "But it was Yeri's fault, I swear."

"Its okay." Her manager just nodded.

To say that Joy was shocked, was an understatement. This was new. It wasn't like she was upset that her manger didn't gave her an earful, she was rather relieved.

But as the car moved, she noticed that something was off about her manager who wasn't being her usual self. She wasn't telling her about what her kid did last night, like she usually did, and was just sitting quietly.

"Is something wrong unnie?" Joy asked and the reply she got in return was just a faint no.

She decided to drop the topic and turned her eyes to the other side, looking out of the window. Joy was aware of the glances the other lady was throwing towards her, she noticed how her manager's eyes looked somewhat sad and guilty. But before she could ask anything, the car stopped in front of a building she had never visited before.

It stood tall, the name displayed in big, bold silver letters. Pledis.

"Why-" Joy turned to her manager, only to see that she was already out of the car.

Wonwoo was sitting on the sofa, legs crossed, head rested against the support, his eyes closed. He was in the practice room waiting for his manager, and well, he was not alone. His members had accompanied him when he came to the company building.

The door opened hastily and Wonwoo knew it was their manager. He looked up to see their manager looking around the practice room, as if wondering why the others were there. He looked surprised and Wonwoo didn't blame him.

Seventeen were given few days off after the promotions for their recent comeback ended, and it was sure hella surprising that anyone planted a foot inside the practice room during off days.

"What are you all doing here?"

"We came for practice." Answered their maknae, Dino, while the others smiled. Their manager on the other hand rolled his eyes, seeing right through their excuse.

He then turned to Wonwoo and the urgency on his face reappeared. "Let's go." He signaled.

Wonwoo got up. "What's going on hyung? Did they tell you?" He asked. It was weird, not only for him but also for his members, that he was called just like that, without any information or hints at all.

"Yeah right, spill the tea." Seungkwan piped up.

"I dont know anything, they didn't tell me." Their manager answered honestly. "But the SM CEO is here."

"SM CEO?" Seongcheol questioned. He sounded worried.

Of course, he would be. A CEO of another company was there and one of his members were being called.

Wonwoo sensed his worry. They exchanged glances and he assured his leader. He then left the practice room with their manager.

As the elevator continued moving up, Wonwoo questioned. "Is anyone else there... any artist?"

The man beside him shook his head. "Only the CEOs are there right now but I heard someone else is coming." He answered. "I don't if an artist or anyone else."

Stepping out as the doors opened, they walked to the assistance desk and greeted the lady.

"We're scheduled to meet the CEO." The manager said.

The lady nodded. "Right, but only he is allowed to go inside." She said politely, indicating towards Wonwoo.

Both the men exchanged a look. Assuring the manager that he'd be fine, Wonwoo moved towards the door. He knocked twice and heard a voice from behind the door.

"Come in."

Entering, he bowed to the two men inside the room. They both stood up from their seats.

"Oh, Wonwoo. Come in, come in." The Pledis CEO cheerfully said. It was kind of weird for Wonwoo, their CEO looked awfully happy. When he walked to them, he was introduced to the other man who was present there.

"This is SM Entertainment's CEO, Mr. Lee. Mr. Lee, Jeon Wonwoo."

"Nice to meet you Sir." Wonwoo was about to bow when Mr. Lee extended his hand with a smile. He contemplated for a split second but eventually took it.

"Nice to meet you too, Mr. Jeon. Take a seat."

Wonwoo did what he was told. He was nervous. He hadn't thought much about it before, but now that he was sitting in the presence of two respected men in their industry, he wished he was not there. But he didn't show it on his face. He didn't know what the men in front of him held, but he wasn't willing to let his nervousness be shown to the man who was looking at him keenly since the minute he arrived.

A knock echoed through the room, and this time Mr. Lee was the one to answer. "Come in."

A girl walked in and bowed. "I'm sorry for being late." She apologized. Wonwoo couldn't see her face as her long hair was covering it.

"Ah its okay, we haven't been waiting for long." Their CEO, Mr. Han assured.

She lifted her head and Wonwoo's eyes widened. Seconds later, when their eyes met, he could see that hers held the same surprise.

He knew her, obviously. She was Joy from Red Velvet.

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I thought this was posted but it was still in the drafts fml -_-