𝑯𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒍 𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒂 || 𝑨𝑻𝑬𝑬𝒁 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒚𝒇𝒊𝒄

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Quinn was the first to leave her room, determined to find the friends she had been separated from. Quinn's rooms was identical to the other two's rooms, but differing color schemes. Shades of reds, dark purples, and blacks. When she had originally entered the room, she had run her hands against the black lacey curtains, wondering who had decorated the weirdly 70's themed hotel. 

Quinn entered the hotel's hallway, taking in the feel. The hall itself seemed to go on for a while before turning off into a staircase. It was dark, but not too dark to be scary, just moody. The light source coming from small, hanging, chandeliers. The carpet was a red/brown color that was calming. The walls dark brown, wood, paneling. For the decor feeling dated, it was still beautiful. 

As she descended the staircase, she noticed a few other hallways. Two of them went lead to other halls of hotel rooms. One of them was blocked off with a door that said staff only, and the other lead to the hotel lobby.

"How big is this place?" She mumbled to herself.

Before she could continue walking, a voice sounded from behind her, "Much bigger than it looks, Kang Yeosang, at your service." Quinn turned quickly to face the voice. A man who looked like a living statue stood by the entrance the lobby. His voice startled her, but seeing the man somehow startled her more. 

A few seconds had gone by before she noticed he had stuck out his hand for her to shake it. She returned it, still wordlessly looking at the beauty of a man. 

"I handle security here and happened to see you wandering aimlessly. Looking for your friends?" He asked as their handshake ended. "Yes, I am." She said, her voice finally returning. 

He nodded and motioned for the girl to follow him. She followed closely behind as he lead her down the hallway to the lobby. As they reached the center, she noticed none of the other girls were there.

"Where are they?" She asked, sitting in a chair. The man only smiled and walked away, leaving her alone in the quiet of the lobby. 

So she sat alone, but only for a moment before her friends joined her at the cluster of chairs. Ada sat to her right and Junie to her left. For a moment, none of them spoke. Each of them were trying to figure out where they were and if they should be worried. 

"Okay, so who did you meet?" Ada asked, turning to Quinn. "Yeosang. Junie, you?" Quincy answered. 

Junie turned to the girls, "Ada and I both met Wooyoung. But he got us separately and lead us here together. It was like he knew we would be looking for each other. None of use are in the same block of rooms."

There was silence again that was shortly interrupted by the man Junie knew as Hongjoong. He was dressed in a white dress shirt with a navy blue tie now. 

"It's nice to meet you two, Quincy and Adora right?" He smiled. How did he know their names? The girls felt too confused to answer and Hongjoong was met with silence.  He laughed sweetly before speaking again, "Well, dinner is almost ready. Follow me to the dining room please." 

Hongjoong turned around and began to walk slowly, away from where the rooms and lobby were located. The girls got up, hesitant at first, but incredibly intrigued by hunger and pure curiosity. 

The slow walk continued only for a moment or two before they reached a set of grand looking doors. Soft piano music floated from behind the door, gracing everyone with it presence. 

"Now I hope you dont mind, but our staff will be joining us for dinner." Hongjoong's voice spoke softly. There were weirder things to happen that night and the girls were too hungry to care. Each of them shook their heads and gave a look to Hongjoong, signaling their thoughts. He returned this by opening the doors to the dining room. 

The dining room was somehow light and dark at the same time. The walls were glass and looked out to what seemed to be a pool. The ceilings were high and a couple of palm trees decorated the area along with other greenery hanging from ceilings and sitting in pots on the ground.  Candles and giant chandeliers lit up the large room. In the middle of the room, a man sat on a round, slightly risen stage, playing black grand piano. A microphone was also placed on the stage. Round tables with chairs surrounded the stage. 

Hongjoong led the girls to their seats and took his place at a different, larger table. As the girls and Hongjoong took their seats, five other men entered the room.

Yeosang, Yunho, and Wooyoung took their places at the table with Hongjoong. Another man none of them had met sat down with them as well. The last man in the group walked to the stage and took his place in front of the microphone. 

Both men on the stage began to perform wonderfully. Junie and Ada were so enamored by the men, that they had barely noticed another unfamiliar face begin to serve them delicious looking food. Quinn however, was all too aware of the new face, muttering a breathless 'Thank you' as she grabbed the plate from the man. It seemed as if their hands touched for a second longer than they needed too, and their eyes locked with a strange connection for only a brief moment. 

The man walked back into where the presumed kitchen was and Quinn pealed her gaze away from the doors he disappeared behind. She let out a sigh she was unaware she was holding in and turned to her friends, who were now facing her too. 

"I'm just going to say it", Ada began, "This place is weird as fuck, but it's hard to overlook the fact that everyone here is so kind. And if this food tastes as good as it looks, I wouldn't mind staying for a few extra days." She finished by looking at the food in front of her.

Their plates were decorated with a steak, mashed potatoes, and mixed veggies. Glasses of some type of fizzy drink were placed at the top of their plates, next to steaming hot dinner roles. It all looked amazing.

"Also, how is it that they all look like that..." Junie said, trailing off as she turned her attention back to the pianist. Her eyes seemed to stay on him even as she began to eat her food. 

Quinn and Ada laughed, but admittedly were thinking the same thing. The girls kept up this conversation quietly, as to not alert the performers or table next to them, giggling softly and beginning to let loose and get more comfortable. 

The table near by sat quietly, enjoying their food and entertainment. The few blessed with the strength to hear the girls' whispers, smiled. They relayed the information to the other boys silently. These boys too were having their own extensive conversation about the pretty girls who had just entered their hotel.

But of course the girls would never know. What seemed to be silence from their table to the girls, was in reality a loud, brewing conversation. It was interesting and the boys laughed, thinking about the interactions of the man known as Mingi and the girl known as Quinn. And remarks about Junie's increasing interest in the pianist known as Seonghwa. And Ada's silent thoughts about the singer known and Jongho. 

No, they wouldn't let the girls know the conversation that took place that night, while they all sat at dinner. They would never know of the conversation the boys had in their heads. 

Thoughts? Hope you enjoyed it!

~Your Gracious Host