Learning Again

Twenty Nine

I grinned as Mingi kissed my cheek then I took the photo, laughing as he kissed my cheek again and looked at the photo with me.

"So pretty!" He said and hugged my stomach, watching as I put three red emoji hearts in the description and posted it to Instagram. As I did, I locked my phone and looked at the guys as they played video games, but I got an idea and stood, making Mingi whine.

"Be right back!" I said and pecked his lips, going to our bedroom- at this point, I almost lived here more than my place- to grab what I wanted. As I went back out, I slid the jacket on and zipped it up enough that it covered my exposed stomach from my crop top.

"San, come do a live with me!" I said and he threw his remote at Jongho, coming over to the table with me. We sat next to each other then I set my phone up, starting the Instagram live.

"Hello, Atiny!" San called as fans began watching my live. After our announcement yesterday, my Instagram blew up and I was now going through the process of becoming verified.

"Hello!" I waved and saw so many comments.

"Okay, one at a time and I will answer them!" I said and the comment section just... stopped.

"First one, go!" San said and the first question popped up.

"Do you live with Ateez?" I asked and looked up as the couch groaned and seven pairs of eyes were now on me.

"I stay here more than my own place, mostly because I like being around Min Gi, but I do have an apartment separate from-"

"Wait, why don't you just live here?!" Hongjoong said and I looked at him.

"You are seriously offering?!" I laughed and he shrugged.

"Like you said, you spend more time here than home! And besides, I'm pretty sure Mingi's room is now a perfect mix of you both!" He said and the guys nodded.

"And think of how much you'd save on rent! You're practically paying for a place you never use!" Yunho said and I laughed.

"Conversation for when I am not on live, yeah?" I laughed and they nodded.

"We wanna join!" Yeosang said and they came over, but Mingi made me stand so I could sit in his lap.

"Next question, fire away!" Jongho said and the second question popped up.

"Am I married to Mingi?!" I laughed and shook my head.

"If Hongjoong had his way, I'd be married to all of Ateez!"

"MAMA MADDIE!" They yelled and I screamed as I covered my head, being wrapped up in eight pairs of arms.

"Knock it off, guys!" I laughed then shook my hair out, looking at the comments to see another there.

"Am I Korean? No, sorry, I'm not! I'm American, born in Anaheim, California. All my life though, I've loved Korean culture and the city of Seoul, so I worked really hard and eventually got here-"

"Wait, another one!" Wooyoung said and I leaned forward to read the question.

"How did I meet Mingi then?" I laughed and grinned as I sat up, Mingi resting his chin on my shoulder.

"I had just moved here, about... Er, what? Six or seven months ago?" I asked Mingi and he frowned.

"We had a four month tour right after I met you, We've been dating about two months now, so closer to eight months you've lived here. I went on tour two weeks after meeting you." He said and I nodded, looking at the camera.

"So I moved here almost a year ago, and I was looking for dinner. I was walking down the road, not realizing how close I was to the building where Ateez was doing their interview. Well, out of nowhere, a clumsy giant ran me down and we crashed to the ground, his glasses were in his hand. Long story short, we literally fell for each other!" I laughed and saw so much love spewing.

"Slow the comment section down, guys!" I laughed and the next question popped up.

"Okay, next one. Do I sleep in the same bed as Mingi? Or do I sleep somewhere else?" I read and smiled.

"Mingi and I share his room, it makes things easier for both of us. One, because he has a bad back as most of you know. Two, because I have a bad knee and sleeping on a bad mattress will aggravate my injury. Plus the Leader Hongjoong and Mom San would kill me if they found me sleeping anywhere aside from Mingi's bed." I said the duo nodded, getting laughing in the comments.

"Next question!" I said and pushed my hair back as I read it.

"How old am I?" I laughed and grinned.

"A year older than Jongho!" I said and felt the guys eyeing me.

"Seriously?!" San asked and I nodded.

"Seriously!" I giggled and grabbed the hair tie off my wrist, tying my hair up so it wasn't hitting Mingi in the face and because it was tickling me.

"Why am I so pretty?" I laughed and saw the next comment.

"'She is prettier than all of Ateez combined!'" I read and rolled my lips in before I laughed as Ateez complained.

"Maybe prettier than Hongjoong and Jongho, but definitely not prettier than Seonghwa, Wooyoung, and San!" I grinned and shook my head.

"I don't know, just really good genes I suppose!" I said and shrugged.

"It's like asking why is an elephant big or a turtle slow." I said then tiled my head.

"Okay, I've got free time for one last question!" I said and saw the last one come in.

"Are you going to stay with Ateez forever now? Since you and Mingi are dating, and he seems really comfortable with you, we really want to see you stay." I read then felt a lump form in my throat at the pure feelings in that and the resulting love just after it. I softly laughed then shook my head, forcing my mouth not to split my face in half from my grin.

"I am definitely going to try and stay with Ateez! I know Mingi and I aren't going anywhere separately for a while, but as for Ateez? I don't know. It's honestly a great family to be apart of, and I am really happy they let me join their family." I said and smiled sweetly, feeling emotional.

"Ateez isn't just a family, though. I mean, yeah, we all live together basically and we try to have meals together, we do a lot together, and we support each other like family. Though we all have our own families, our own lives, and as long as Atiny is here to support Ateez and continues growing, then Ateez isn't going anywhere for a long time. And who knows? Maybe you'll be able to see Ateez in eighty years still performing!" I said and grinned as I saw the comments.

"And speaking of lives, we have a busy day and I am all out of time for this live! Now that I'm in the media, I will try and be here with Ateez more, but I will see you guys later!" I said and waved, ending the live.

"What do we have to do today?" Seonghwa asked in confusion, but I shook my head.

"There's something I have to do." I said and stood off of Mingi, going to get dressed for my busy day.