Addicted To You

13 - SHINee Girl

I felt like I had put Changkyun in his place, but I still had Minhyuk to deal with. I wasn't quite sure how to manage him yet, so I just let it ride for the moment. I was sure there would be an opportunity.

The first show of the tour was a test of will for me. I watched from backstage. I told them I didn't want to take VIP seats from the other Monbebes. There would be a couple of stops where I would be able to sit in the audience, but they were later in the tour.

As expected, I barely got through the show. I felt their energy and it filled me. It filled me a little too much and I had to have some "me time" later which helped take the edge off. The effect they had on me was too real.

Over the next month, the three of us fell into a routine of sorts, filled with playful banter. All the other members didn't give me any breaks either. The physical part of it became easier as well. I knew what I was in for and it helped me manage. That and the new vibrator that I ordered and had shipped to the next hotel stop. Both helped manage the tension.

We were wrapping up the first quarter of the tour which covered the Northeast. They were tired, but still fully motivated. They had been smart about scheduling the dates. Instead of just running through the cities, they scheduled breaks between "sectors" and even spread out the shows a little more. Not a lot, usually just a day or two in between, but enough to keep from getting to the point of exhaustion.

We were in Chicago with 4 days off after 2 shows. I was in the hallway with Kihyun as we were coming back from a snack run when I spotted another Korean man with bodyguards. I stopped in my tracks. My hand flew to my mouth and I gasped when I saw his face. Kihyun asked me what was wrong, but all I could do was grab his arm and squeeze. I started bouncing excitedly, trying not to squeal in fangirl.

"Kiki, do you see who that is?" My voice was unsteady as I laid eyes on my original bias, Onew from SHINee. "Oh my g.... That is Onew!" I whispered loudly.

"Yeah, I remember seeing that SHINee has a concert here tomorrow night," he said.

"What!" My head whipped around like Linda Blair. "How did I not know this? SHINee was my first group and Onew... wow. That. Was. Onew!" Kihyun looked at me with a mix of amusement and jealousy.

"I thought you were pure Monbebe," he sounded jealous.

"I am 99% Monbebe and 1% Shawol. You never fully let go of your first K-pop love. That beautiful man is who Jinki is named after." I watched as Lee Jinki disappeared around the corner. I wanted to run after him and just tell him how much I appreciated him and how he had influenced my life, but I didn't.

"I wondered about that... do the others know?"

"Probably not. I don't think it has ever come up before. Omo! I need to see if there are any tickets left. I want to see them and we have time." I whipped out my phone and searched for tickets. My face fell. "Sold out and the resale seats are insane. I don't even have to have VIP. I just want to see them perform. I have missed them every time they have come to Atlanta, and I guess I will miss out again here. It doesn't look like our cities and dates line up again." I pouted as we started walking again.

"I think the others will find this information very interesting," he laughed. "How old is Jinki?"

"She is three," I grinned sheepishly and he scowled. I got her well after I became a Monbebe. That should make for an interesting conversation.

We got back to Shownu's room and laid out the snacks on the table. I knew they were tired, but I wasn't expecting them to be so wired. I had heard about the time they were so tired that they danced around the dorm naked, but I didn't think I would witness something similar.