OFFSTAGE ☆ [Banana & Pear]

VII - Caught on Camera

"My jaw clenches, figuring out the unpredictable predicament I'm currently caught up on."

Behind the scenes, another duo enters the restaurant awaited by a surprise.

a/n twenty-one days since I last uploaded, but I'm here to serve you another chapter !! I promise that the next one will be longer than this ♡

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- Lemon's pov -

"What do we do, WHAT DO WE DO?!" I walk back and forth uncontrollably, turning my perspective away from the stalled motorcycle. We've been standing for fifteen minutes on the side of the street and no sight of a gas station that we could go to. The look of paranoia on my face was spotted by my dear friend, who proceeds to comfort me.

"Relax buddy, I can call an uber for us later. For now, we can eat at that restaurant together since it's already past dinner time." Orange swiftly takes off my helmet and pats me on the head.

Orange and I made our way to the diner's patio, the wooden flooring squeaking whenever we took a step. However, my feet suddenly freeze in its place after watching more customers enter the building. I turn to him, "Don't know if I want to eat here, it seems crowded inside and we might take long..." Orange observes the place before patting my head once again for reassurance. "There's nothing for you to worry about! We'll take the rooftop so that nobody can disturb us," he adds with a nudge on my elbow too. My worries quickly faded away as we went in and slipped through the customers blocking our path to the stairs.

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"Phew, no juicers up here."

- "Aaaand it looks like the space is free. Let's sit here!"

"O-okay then. Do you think I should order a cold drink or water only?"

- "Hmmm you could get water with ice, that... Works."

A sudden distraction caused the citrus fruit's mouth to seal shut in the middle of our conversation. It feels weird for me to see his unhinged expression calm down, is something or someone bothering him? Hopefully not me. My eyes follow the direction he's staring at, which happened to be another pair of customers seated across the rooftop.

- "Ah... You see them?"

"Uh-huh, kind of. Do you know who they are?"

- "Yup, Banana and Pear. We encountered them at the live recording of SWBG."

"Ohhh! I recognize them now. I thought they disliked each other though?"

- "Same, but judging by looks, they're one hundred percent on a date!"

"That's good, well, good for them...?"

- "Don'tcha see Lemon? Post this online, and every single fan will go haywire!"

"I d-don't think we should do it!"

"Well, suit yourself. I already have the record button prepared on my screen. All you have to do is sit and watch."

Despite my efforts, I knew there was nothing I could do to stop him. I'm sure it wouldn't damage their reputation, right? The situation doesn't seem bad, they're just living their lives. Can't understand why my conscious tells me that it won't end well once the video's leakage begins.

Maybe it's not much of a big deal as I thought it would be.

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AnonymousUser0 replied to post
[ No way, they act nothing like this in the show?? ]

Broccoli^^ replied to the post
[ The allegations of their rivalry weren't true :00 ]

AnonymousUser1 replied to @Broccoli^^
[ Didn't Pear have a whole ass account dedicated to trash talking SWBG? His latest post was a week ago. ]

AnonymousUser2 replied to @AnonymousUser1
[ The audacity... ]

Lil_lemony replied to post
[ Wait 14,980 views already?#*!^&? ]

Cherrysright replied to the post
[ Pear really thinks he's living the Y/N dream lmfaoo ]

Nocherryleft replied to @cherrysright
[ I almost feel embarassed for them ohoho !! ]

CoffeeAddict replied to post
[ Oh my, wasn't expecting this to unveil. ]

Cashew_washere replied to post
[ Mission failed successfully :) ]

Applesickflips replied to post
[ EXPOSEDDDD ]

Insertyourname replied to post
[ Around 76,069 views now..! ]

AnonymousUser3 replied to post
[ Honestly I'm not complaining. However real question is, how long have they been together? ]

AnonymousUser4 replied to @AnonymousUser3
[ Probably hid their relationship for a long time. Pear doesn't deserve him ngl. ]

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- Pear's pov -

"How did this reach the internet so fast? There's multiple responses, w-who could've done..."

I scroll through each individual comment, appalled by the thousands of views and shares the footage has gained overnight. To my dismay, the numbers wouldn't stop skyrocketing. Almost half of the town, a group of total strangers, inspecting my personal life on screen. Reading the responses, I'm not surprised that rumours are spreading as wild as termites.

This has to be illegal in some form. Should I get the website to take it down for me? Beg the uploader to delete the recording? Debunk any accusations? Distance myself from DB again? My jaw clenches, figuring out the unpredictable predicament I'm currently caught up on. Rays of sunshine seep in between the curtains of my bedroom, emitting light on the carpet I'm sitting on to give away my physically stressed state.

The commotion and invasion of privacy led me no other choice but to temporarily private my account and stay indoors until the rumours hopefully die down. However, going back to square one and avoiding Dancing Banana like last time? Sounds childish coming from me, but I'll confess that... I don't want to be left alone gutted once more.