Sweet Pineapple

Chapter 12

Jae's POV

Working at KSE was nothing like the salon. If I make any mistakes I probably won't have time to correct it and I certainly will get scolded.  Even the minor things can be shown on those 4K cameras nowadays, and we don't want to ruin the idol's image, so I have to work hard.

It's almost Christmas and everyone has tv shows and a bunch of content to prepare. I was really surprised I was not doing overnights, I have never had my schedule so full. And I have never been so exhausted. I can even feel my muscles growing from all the running I'm doing everyday, from room to room, floor to floor.

At this point, most of the staff would know me so I won't lose so much time introducing myself or showing credentials. Some idols would ask for me specifically and I was really glad about that. Day after day I was gaining their trust and their friendship.

"What are you doing for Christmas, Jae?" Asked Kimy, the girl I was working on.

"I don't know yet. Maybe I'll just stay home with my friend." My mind instantly changed from Berta to Nyan and I was not sure exactly which friend I was thinking about when I said that.

"Won't you go to the company's dinner?" asked Yumi. "I think all the staff is going, you can bring your friend."

"Well... I don't know." Berta would probably love the idea of coming here. And Nyan is part of the staff, so he'll probably come anyway...

"Sadly we have a different place for the idols' dinner." Said Kimy. "It would be great if we could all be together." Oh... I didn't know that... So there's no point in bringing Berta, she is not that much into parties, and if she can't meet the idols, well...

"But I'm sure some people from the staff are going to our party." Said Alicia, giving a suggestive look to Kimy. Suddenly all the six girls bursted into laughter. I just stood there, clueless.

"Right!" Kimy agreed. "I'm sure that person is going. What's his name again?"

"Nyan." Answered Alicia.

"Nyan?" I asked, trying to figure out the joke.

"Yep, Nyan." Confirmed Kimy. "I'm sure Exy is taking him."

"Why do you say that?"

The girls exchanged sly glances, but Alicia answered. "I saw Nyan going to Exy's room the other night. It was really late and they were alone. Everyone here knows Exy's dating history, so we know they are dating."

Nyan and Exy?! What the fuck...My head went blank, the only thing in my mind was the image of Nyan and me kissing in my room, but suddenly my own body was replaced by Exy. I was so perplexed by the image that was formed in my mind that I let the brush fall from my hands.

"Are you ok, Jae? You are paler than normal." Asked Kimy.

I felt dizzy. My heart pounded in my chest. Why am I feeling like this? I grabbed the brush on the floor and tried to keep doing my job. My trembling hands made everything much more difficult.

Gladly, the girls changed the subject and I spent all my willpower to avoid the image of Nyan and Exy kissing. I couldn't understand what was making me so upset, if it was the possibility of Exy dating someone or if the problem was that it was Nyan.

"But, you know..." continued Kimy "I have seen Exy more often lately, he was never here, but now he is in the practice room almost everyday."

"True." Agreed Alicia. "I still think he is a vampire."

"Hahaha." The girls laughed in unison.

"A vampire?" I asked, trying to hide my discomfort as the topic came back to Exy.