Off Key

#24

Felix arrived home, later that day. "Felix?" Minho called out. "Yeah, it's me!" Felix called outback.

"Oh, I thought it was Chaeryeong.." Minho said entering the living room. "What? She's not here?" Felix questioned as he sat on the couch. "Nope, but I think she's at Yuna's," Minho said as he entered the kitchen. "Oh okay." Felix relaxed on the couch.

"Hey, Felix.." Minho said. "Yeah?" Minho entered the living room, sighing.

"Do you think she's mad at us?" Felix sighed as well. "I don't know. Do you think so?" Minho sat next to Felix. "I think she's avoiding us." Felix looked down at his hands. "Should we have told her?" Minho shook his head. "No, I like how we surprised her but I just thought she'd have a different reaction."

As if on cue, the key unlocks and the door opens, revealing Chaeryeong. She looks up to see her brothers on the couch. "Oh, hey guys..." As Chaeryeong was about to head upstairs, Minho coughs loudly, trying to get her attention.

"Chaeryeong, can you come here? We want to talk." Chaeryeong sighs and walks towards the two. "Is this about the whole band and party thing because if it is, I'm not mad at you guys." This took Minho and Felix as a surprise. "You're not?" Felix questioned as he got up.

"No." Minho got up and found her answer suspicious. "Then why are you avoiding us?" He questioned. "I'm not," Chaeryeong said, short and sweet. "Are you mad because we didn't tell you?" Minho asked. Chaeryeong sighed as if she were getting frustrated.

"I'm not! It's just, the whole band thing reminded me of dad.." Felix and Minho's interrogations stopped. The boys sighed and brought Chaeryeong towards them. "What?"

The boys didn't say anything and just hugged her. "It reminded us of him too. Do you know, how hard it was to join in the first place?" Minho said as he sighed sadly. Chaeryeong hugged the two back, feeling better the more they hugged.

"But hey, look on the bright side, you're brothers are going to be famous!" Felix said as he let go and held Chaeryeong's hand. Chaeryeong started laughing as she let go of Minho. "Definitely." She said smiling. "And also, you guys have to introduce me to the band, one day!" Chaeryeong said, feeling much more excited.

"Of course we will! Can we Minho?" Felix asked. Minho laughed at Felix. "We have to ask Chan but definitely," Minho said smiling.

"Oh, when are you guys telling mom?" Felix and Minho suddenly realized they hadn't told their mom. "Oh, shit.." Felix mumbled.

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"Yeji?" Hyunjin called out as he knocked on her door.

He had just gotten home an hour ago and just now, started to knock on her door.

"Come in," Yeji calls out quietly but still audible to Hyunjin.

He opens the door to find Yeji, on her phone, facing the wall. Hyunjin enters and sits down, on a chair nearby Yeji's desk. He takes a deep breath and speaks. "So, we didn't talk much since the party.." Yeji sets her phone down and sits up.

She leans her back into her headboard and looks at Hyunjin with sad eyes. "Yeah, we didn't." As Hyunjin was about to speak, Yeji interrupts. "I'm glad you're in a band with them. I don't know all of them too well but they seem cool." Yeji says showing Hyunjin a sad smile.

"Thanks. I'm trying to be a better brother and friend." Yeji shakes her head. "I told you, don't worry about that." Hyunjin gets up and sits on Yeji's bed. "That doesn't matter. I was being an asshole to everyone and that wasn't right." Yeji couldn't help but feel a little proud. Just a little.

"But, are you okay?" Hyunjin asked, hesitating. Yeji knew exactly what he meant by that question and to be honest she didn't know what she felt. "Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" Yeji asked, trying to play dumb. Hyunjin scoffed at what Yeji was trying to do. "You know what I mean.."

Yeji sighed and brought her legs closer to her. "I'm-" she sighed. "I'm okay but I don't know." Yeji set her hands on her forehead, trying to organize her thoughts. "I felt bad for fighting her but we already apologized, but there's something else." Yeji gulped as she felt nervous to say this out loud.

"What?" Hyunjin questioned. "She did something.." Hyunjin didn't know what to feel. "Did what?" He asked, curiously. "She made me feel something." Hyunjin suddenly realized what Yeji might've been talking about.

"She told you?"

Yeji was confused about what her brother meant. "Told me what?"

Shit. Hyunjin thought. "Nothing, but Yeji, do you possibly have a crush on Ryujin?" Hyunjin asked, nervous for her response. Yeji sat there, thinking to herself. "I don't know. She made me feel something but I'm not sure." Hyunjin thought to himself.

"Do you like girls?" Yeji didn't know how to respond. "Well, I've never thought about dating or kissing or doing anything with a girl until that feeling I got from her." Hyunjin had a feeling he was going to have to play matchmaker soon.

"Do you hate her?" Yeji shook her head.

Hyunjin got closer and took Yeji's hands into his own.  "If you like girls, it's okay. I like boys and girls." Yeji became shocked.

"YOU?" She questioned as she pointed at him. He nodded his head, confusingly. "Why is that such a huge shock?" She still couldn't believe it but calmed down. "Just because, I thought you were homophobic." Hyunjin scoffs. "Why does everyone think that?" He quietly mumbles to himself. "I thought it was obvious when I asked you to do my makeup.."

"Not all men that wear makeup like guys." She said. Hyunjin was about to speak but realized she was right.

"Anyways, it's okay if you like girls." Yeji sighs. "It's not that. I know if I like girls, it's okay but if I like Ryujin is the real question." Yeji thought to herself. Suddenly she started jumping up and down.

"Holy shit, I have an idea!" She said as she took Hyunjin's hand. "I'll make her sign up for my dance lessons." Hyunjin started to laugh, loudly. "Ryujin and dancing?" That thought made him laugh even more. "No! I swear she can dance! I saw her one-morning dancing in one of the rooms and she's good!" Yeji said trying to justify her statement.

"Okay, if you say so, but how are you going to get her to join?" Yeji didn't think about that. "I'm not too sure about that. I'll figure it out but for now, that's the plan." Yeji said.

As Hyunjin was about to leave, Yeji stopped him. "Oh, at the party I talked with Chaeryeong." Hyunjin knew who she was talking about. "Minho and Felix's sister?" Yeji nodded her head. "About what?" "Well, she told me that Minho and Felix never told her about the whole band and you've never told me." Hyunjin didn't get what she was saying.

"Your point is?"

"Why?" She asked.

"Because we wanted it to be a surprise," Hyunjin said. Yeji made an 'o' face, letting Hyunjin walk out of the room.