하루토 • to my star

12

"In positions!"

We took a couple takes as we danced our choreography when it was done we changed outfits.

We would look at the monitor and re-shot multiple parts until everyone was satisfied.

We were in the studio the whole time since we had done all the outside scenes before. We did so many different sets and single scenes it was way past late when we were done.

"Nao they brought food out, can I get you something?" Haruto said coming out of the building with a plastic plate of foods.

I'm craving pizza right now.

"I'm not that hungry and too tired." I smiled back at him before he hesitantly went back into the building.

...

I had sat at the table in our dorm with Junghwan going over his homework. I was helping him recently when he got new work because apparently, I'm nicer than the other members who would get frustrated.

But now I was over at the other dorm since no one was there and they had a piano so I want to practice without actually having to leave for the company.

And as usual, while playing stay by black pink the song I had decided on for my introduction I overthought everything I was trying to push away. What if the fans don't like me? What if I just bring them down? What if-

"Nao? What's wrong?" I stopped playing and looked over to the door where Haruto was standing. I furrowed my eyebrows but soon realised I had been crying, wow embarrassing.

He came over to me a kneeled next to me. "Don't you think it's a little soon?" I joked. "What's wrong, you can avoid me?" He tilted his head like he was looking straight through me and what I was doing.

"I've grown attached to this team, even if it doesn't seem like it." I smiled at him as he wiped my tears, my eyes going down to the piano.

"I don't want to have to go so soon."

"What are you talking about? You aren't going anywhere." He said comforting me and patting my head.

"What if the fans don't like me?"

"Then they aren't really fans. If it's any consolation I never thought a girl would join our team, but I'm glad it was you." He smiled standing up and pulling my hands with him. "Now let's go, we can play some games. We can play that awful game you like." I laughed at his grudge for the game but went with him to our dorm nevertheless.

That was the boy who ignored me the first time we met, I never thought we'd be this close.

...

6th August 2020
19:00

We just finished our movie and now we're just sitting around on the sofa and it reminded me of one of the first days I had with them I was even sitting next to Yedam like that day.

"Guys I'm making a speech before I change my mind." They all looked my way and I took that as a signal to continue. "Well... at the start, I acted strong and confident especially as a member of the group, but I didn't actually think of myself as a Treasure member. I felt like I made things awkward and caused doubt. I even wondered why am I here? In a boy group with twelve very loud guys and be the only girl."  They laughed at the emphasised 'loud'.

"I thought maybe if I left it would benefit the group, even though we haven't even debuted. But I started to grow attached to you guys, you felt like the brothers I never had and I watched as you all slowly excepted me."

"So Hyunsuk and Jihoon the leaders and parents who made sure I was okay and looked after me, Jaehyuk and Jeongwoo who always brighten the mood, Doyoung and Asahi who help me grow with my dancing and composition, Yoshi who always cares for me,  Mashiho who makes me feel like I can laugh freely, Junkyu who takes special naps with me, Haruto who sat by me when I cried, Yedam my best friend who is there for me and Junghwan my little baby who cheers me on."

"Thank you for being the family I hoped for." I looked at all of them and their different reactions and expressions. "That was too long, wasn't it."

"I'm not crying, I just haven't blinked for a while." Finally, Junkyu spoke and then looked over to Hyunsuk who was actually crying, well... sobbing. He gasped and sucked in a breath loudly "She thinks we're family, she loves us. I've done my job." He sobbed and we broke out in laughter as Jihoon rubbed the poor guy's shoulder.

Jeongwoo took Haruto's phone from him and went to take a video of Hyunsuks moment. "Haruto your Home Screen is of Nao!" He hunched over and laughed at the new information. The start of a never-ending teasing topic for him.