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"ning!! you're here! i'm so glad you could make it!" aeri exclaimed, reaching in for a hug. ning's face was unbelievably red, if you put a tomato next to her, they'd be the same color. minjeong watched from behind, and cherished every moment... because she would be able to tease ning about this for the next few days.

"aeri! hi, i'm glad you invited me. this is kim minjeong, my best friend" ning said as she pointed towards minjeong.

"hi minjeong, i'm aeri, and this is my best friend yu jimin." they both flashed a smile to minjeong.

"nice to meet you, minjeong" jimin said with a smile across her face. ning touched minjeong's arm to let her know it was okay, and that she's okay.

"it's nice to meet you too" she flashed a small smile

"she's just a little anxious, she doesn't usually go out much or interact with anyone except for me. i promise she isn't rude" ning quickly explained

"that's totally okay, we understand! don't feel forced to talk to us, but also feel free to join our conversations. we don't want you to be left out or feel left out, but we also want you to feel comfortable and if talking isn't your thing that's okay!" aeri explained. she wanted minjeong to feel welcomed, but not pressured.

"thank you" minjeong said with another small smile on her face. she felt less pressure on her, so she took a deep breath as they went towards their room.

"will you at least sing maybe one song with me minjeongie?" ning begged

"i'll think about it" she replied, earning a squeal from ning. she was expecting an instant no, but the fact that minjeong didn't give her that right away made her excited. once they got to their room, aeri and ning decided they wanted to go first. they both started singing and going at it right away. minjeong and jimin were sitting on the couch, as the pair sung their head off.

"is ning always like this? like hyper?" jimin asked, trying to start a conversation.

"somehow, yes. i don't know how she is always energetic.. it kind of scares me sometimes" minjeong replied, earning a chuckle from jimin.

"aeri is like this too, and she's also been gushing over ning, but don't tell her i told you" jimin said to minjeong, with a wink.

"i plan on teasing ning all week with her tomato face."

"tell me about it, aeri never shuts up about her. nothing wrong with that, i think it's quite cute." they both were laughing talking about their friends. an awkward, but comfortable silence fell between them. aeri and ning finished their song, and now ning was dragging minjeong to sing a song with her. they started singing 'wallflower' by twice. it was their favorite song.. at the moment. as the song progressively went on, they both became lost in their own world. minjeong forgetting that aeri and jimin were behind her. as the song came towards the end, they heard slow clapping behind them. which then turned into fast clapping once the song ended.

"i had no idea you could sing, minjeong! you sound amazing" aeri said, minjeong immediately felt shy again, she forgot that they were with people.

"oh.. thank you.." she replied with a soft smile, and immediately sat down the farthest away from them. truth be told, minjeong loved singing, but she was too shy to ever sing in front of anyone that wasn't ning. so the fact that she just did, makes her want to crawl back into her shell and go home. she didn't think she had an awful voice, but she didn't want the attention drawn back to her again. ning came closer to minjeong and gave her a slight hug.

"you're doing great, thank you for doing this" ning whispered to minjeong. her affirming words made minjeong feel a little bit better.

"minjeong, do you want to sing a song with me? you don't have to if you don't want to, it's up to you, whatever you're comfortable with" jimin asked. minjeong took some time to process and think about what she was just asked.

"um.. sure, yeah." ning's jaw dropped, she wasn't expecting minjeong to say yes, but she did. jimin handed her the microphone, and started the song.

"you can get real close, talking, you're talking now

underneath our clothes, pretend that we know it all
shut off the lights, just to hide in the dark
(hide in the) dark, (hide in the) dark
think that i know you the farther you are
(farther you are, farther you are)
like, a-b-c-d, that could work so perfectly
if perfect was the kinda thing that worked for me
but i wanna feel nervous, just a little bit off the edge
(wanna feel, wanna feel, wanna feel)
even if i know that i will end up in a mess
like aye, aye, aye, aye, aye, it won't be perfect
but i know oh, oh, oh, oh, it could be worth it
and for all of the nights i left tears running down my face, messing up my mascara
it's not perfect aye, aye, aye, but maybe that's what we need
(that's what we need)
see right through the fiction, and all of this fakery
(all of this fakery)
just give me some friction, let me see what nobody sees
(nobody sees)
you don't think that i can handle the truth?
(handle the truth, handle the truth)
baby i'm over just playing it cool, oh l
ike, a-b-c-d, that could work so perfectly
if perfect was the kinda thing that worked for me
but i wanna feel nervous, just a little bit off the edge
(wanna feel, wanna feel, wanna feel)
even if i know that i will end up in a mess
like aye, aye, aye, aye, aye, it won't be perfect
(you know that i want you, baby)
but i know oh, oh, oh, oh, it could be worth it baby
and for all of the nights i left tears running down my face, messing up my mascara
it's not perfect aye, aye, aye, but maybe that's what we need
that's what we need
(that's what we need)
that's what we need
(that's what we need)
baby, do you think that you could give it to me
that's what we need
that's what we need
baby, do you think that you could give it to me aye, aye, aye, aye, aye, it won't be perfect
but i know oh, oh, oh, oh, it could be worth it
and for all of the nights i left tears running down my face, messing up my mascara
it's not perfect aye, aye, aye, but maybe that's what we need
aye, aye, aye, aye, aye, it won't be perfect
(that's what we need, that's what we need)
but i know oh, oh, oh, oh, it could be worth it
(baby, do you think that you could give it to me)
and for all of the nights i left tears running down my face, messing up my mascara
(that's what we need, that's what we need)
it's not perfect aye, aye, aye, but maybe that's what we need"


the song finished, leaving minjeong a sense of relief since she didn't have to sing anymore.

"your voice is beautiful, minjeong." jimin said, mesmerized by minjeong's voice.

"thank you, jimin. yours is too" the pair were a slight blushing mess. visible enough to see, but not dark enough like ning. they continued the night having fun and singing. for once, minjeong didn't mind being around other people. she started to feel comfortable with them.

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