FOR YOU ; ATEEZ 9th member

2019.03.10🍓we meet again

the group had just landed in the US after a long plane ride. eight of the members were still half asleep, but one little bean was full of energy. maybe it was the coffee, or maybe it was the fact she knew her friends were right here in LA. either way, she was so pumped and ready for this.

"guys, walk faster! come on come on come on come on come on!" she squealed, the boys groaning in response as the girl jumped around them, hating their painfully slow pace.

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"woah, these guys are so good~" the group were watching a street performance, aislinn sat on yunhos shoulders (she couldnt see over his shoulders with a piggy back ride). she let her mouth fall open as she watched two of the guys do a couple cool flips.

"you could do that, aislinn," a voice said from beside her and the male she was sat on. she looked down at where the voice came from before looking back to the performers.

"you wish, yoonie," she froze for a second before lightly yet aggressively patting yunhos fluffy hair. "put me down put me down put me down." as requested, yunho put the girl down. she stared up at the figure with a huge grin on her face. "i knew id see you around! jiyoon, you do not know how long ive been waiting for this!" she jumped onto jiyoon, clinging onto him like a koala. "where is seokkie?" she asked the older.

"he is over there with the group. i need to go back in a second so, if you dont mind, i am gonna give you back to the big guy." aislinn chuckled as her best friend (and cousin) put her into yunhos arms before walking toward the performing group. only then did she realize that her friends and cousins were part of this dance crew. she stared in awe as the music turned from a hip hop instrumental to a mash up of kpop songs. she was jamming to the songs happily until the intro of a song she knew all too well played.

she shook her head aggressively as jiyoon held a mic out to her and another figure beckoned her over. "who wants to see this song be performed live by my baby cousin? raise your hands!" the surrounding group of people cheered and raised their hands, aislinn sighing in defeat as yunho let go of her. she walked to her cousin and took the mic before getting into position with a few of the dancers from jiyoons group.

she performed the whole song, nothing but cheers being heard. nobody had been able to get a good glimpse of her face since she was wearing a mask, leaving seonghwa to quietly chant her name from under his mask. she did, however, catch a few comments that made her smile.

shes performing this as if its her own song
i dont know who this is but shes good enough to be an idol
she is totally owning this song!

she finished the performance and bowed to the audience and then the dancers. "thank you, guys!" she smiled. "how many of you are DREAMERS or ATINY?" she asked, earning a great amount of cheers. aislinn then removed her mask, earning a fair amount of gasps. "im glad to know we have many fans here watching my cousins and friends perform. please continue to root for all of us in the future! i love you all so much," she bowed, handing the mic back to her cousin before hugging him tightly. she took a step toward her members but was pulled back by none other than the very person she wished shed never see again.

"hey, aislinn, i want to talk to you."

"jihyun, lets not. i kind of need to go," aislinn whispered, not wanting the crowd to hear their conversation.

"please?" jihyun begged, clasping her hands together. aislinn rolled her eyes and stomped her foot lightly before huffing.

"make it quick," she spoke through gritted teeth as jihyun dragged her through the crowd to the dance groups van. "what did you want?"

"i just wanted to say im proud of you. im happy you are where you are now. my baby cousin is all grown up, now. i always knew that youd grow up to be a responsible girl and youd be a part of one of the biggest groups of this generation." aislinn shook her head as she took out her phone, turning on the voice recorder to catch their conversation as she did with all of their convos.

"so your way of showing you are proud of me is editing images of me, using racial slurs, sending hate on social media, and involving my members in our confrontations? why didnt i notice that sooner? i thought you hated me but it was all done out of love. thank you so so much," the idol finished sarcastically.

"come on, you know it was all just a joke!" jihyun chuckled nervously as she leaned forward, trying to get a glimpse of what the younger was looking at on her phone.

"so sending me and my boys death threats is all just a joke to you? do you know how bad it affects us? we see everything, jihyun. everything. mingi, oh, where do i start? mingi is suffering from really bad anxiety recently and everything you're saying and posting online is not helping. wooyoung, he thinks hes struggling with his weight because of your posts. no matter how many times i tell him to not listen to what others think, he still diets. i give up my food for him because i care about him. seonghwa is just as bad, he cries himself to sleep at night, he skips meals, he cant even stand looking in the mirror because of things you and your little friends have been saying. but, look at them, they are still here. they are stronger than last time – weaker than the next, but stronger than the last. honestly, i could go on and on about the boys but i think you get the point."

"i get the point, yes. the boys are weak. if they cant handle what i say, they shouldnt be idols. things will only get worse from here." aislinn glared at her cousin as she clenched her fists, trying her hardest to stay calm.

"dont you dare talk about my boys like that. they are not weak because they cant handle the stuff you say, they are much stronger than you think they are. but that was not my point. the point was that no matter what you do or say, they will continue to come back stronger. i wish i could say the same for myself but obviously thats never going to happen. thats beside the point, anyway. now, I need to go before i get in trouble."

"what do you mean you wish you could say the same for yourself?"

"i mean im still the weak little girl you used to beat up and use. i cant stand up for myself and i am too scared to tell anyone whats going on because i actually know what you are capable of. now, like i said, i need to go."

"you piece of shit! i hope you die!"

"i do too," aislinn chuckled to herself, though she stopped when she saw her cousins and members stood staring at her, some with frowns and some with tight smiles.

"is she picking on you again, linlin-ah?" jinseok asked, looking behind the idol to where the oldest stood with a smirk.

"yeah, but its nothing. it doesn't bother me. im used to it," aislinn sighed out with her usual smile.

"those words are gonna be engraved on your grave stone, i just know it," jiyoon grinned, slinging an arm over the girls shoulders as the group headed elsewhere.
in the end, aislinn ended up recording every sound for the next five hours until they got to their hotel where she finally realized it was still recording.