Forelsket

41: Performances

Sakura's POV:

We were getting ready for our performances, again sharing a room with the forty eight groups to get ready. I can't wait to finish this schedule, so we can all move forward. Start another year and be happy finally. The past few days was filled with tension between Matsui, Murashige and Chaeyeon. The two disgraced friends were always looking at us as if enraged. As if I didn't deserve to be happy without the two of them. My team was thankfully very understanding of our situation and has left the forty eight groups alone. Chaen of course was always looking at the two threateningly, even now as we got some final touch ups, she's still not done staring at the two disgraced friends. Minju was by my side and Kwangbae was at Chaeyeon's side. Kwangbae was blabbering her mouth about how she wanted to go and buy Manga from Comic Book Stores as well as some merch of her favorite animé. Chaeyeon's absentminded and intense glare at the two was beginning to madden me. Kwangbae was jumping up and down in front of Chaeyeon, trying to catch her attention. But Chaeyeon was to busy looking at the two disgraced friends.

"Aaaahhhh Chaeyeon-ah! Come on! You're coming with me right? To buy Manga and some merch? Please, Chaeyeon." Kwangbae said to Chaeyeon. Her eyes the cute puppy eyes she gives everyone when she wanted something, even I couldn't escape her and her mouth pouting at Chaeyeon.

"I said yes, did you forget? Now scoot and leave me alone." Chaeyeon answered her.

"I'm not leaving you alone, cause I wuv you, best leader, best Chaen, best dancer Lee Chaeyeon." Kwangbae replied and hugged the latter.

Minju and I are giggling at Kwangbae's antics. She's really ridiculous like this.

"Yah! Kwangbae! Can you please sit down and settle down?" Eunbi Unnie shouted at Kwangbae.

As if she didn't hear the older girl, Kwangbae continued to hang around Chaeyeon's neck.

"Eunbi-ah, I'm only asking her to go with me. You're just jealous cause she doesn't like you, it's me she likes, it's me." Kwangbae said dramatically to Eunbi Unnie.

She's into acting and starting skits with Yuri. Minju stares at Kwangbae. The latter caught the younger girl's eyes and immediately lets go of Chaeyeon's neck and sat beside her girl Minju.

"Naekkeo, I'm only trying to take her mind off things." Kwangbae said pouting.

"Stop moving for a few moments." Minju replied to her.

It was queue for me to approach Chaeyeon, so I did. Blocking her view of the two disgraced friends. I was in front of her.

"Didn't anyone tell you how rude it is to stare?" I said to her.

She switched from an enraged Chaeyeon to a soft one.

"No ma'am." She replied to me.

"Stop this nonsense please. Those two don't deserve our prescious time, they're nothing to me now, I don't care about them and you should too." I replied to her.

"Okay, Madame." She replied.

"We're about to perform. Do great, please." I replied to her and took her hand in mine.

I dragged her to a couch and sat her next to me. She sat beside me though unwillingly. She could be a sulky kid when it comes to her not getting what she wants, in this case was to hit the two disgraced friends in the face. I don't want her to cause any troubles with our group, this may cost us a chance from being invited again the following year, though MNet was a sister company of WM Entertainment, it still doesn't excuse her from hitting the two. After we sat down, the hustle and bustle of the dressing room continued. Everyone's on their own world save for these three women who were staring down with each other. The atmosphere in the room was palpable, had it not been for the other members, the three would have gone at it if we left them alone. I had a good feeling that Chaeyeon will punch Matsui-san in the face and beat Murashige-san to death. I held her hand to restrain her from getting up and actually following through with her threats. Besides, I enjoy her being beside me, it makes me feel at ease and home.