Chapter 3

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Don't feel down if something happens. It'll get better; It always does.

Heeseung POV:

He shakes his head. "The guy's right there." he points to the door. I turn around, and the guy that just walked in is actually kind of cute, in a puppy-like way.

I walk to him and say, "Hi. My name is Heeseung. What's yours?" I make eye contact with him, and, to his credit, he doesn't look away.

The guy looks a little nervous, and hesitates before saying, "Jaeyun. Sim Jaeyun, but I prefer Jake."

"Jake," I say. It suits him. "Nice to meet you." Then I turn around and yell, "WON, GET YOUR SORRY ASS OVER HERE."

Won runs over, his hair disheveled, and his face pink. "Sorry Heeseung hyung. I was, uh, busy." I smirk, knowing that Jay's going to show up soon. And soon enough, he does, hair mussed and also a little red.

"This is Jaeyun," I say, gesturing to the dumbfounded Aussie. "But he prefers to be called Jake." I gesture to Won and Jay. "These two hoes are Jungwon and Jay."

Jay looks pissed. Then, his eyes light up. He runs back, and Won stares after him, looking incredulous. Jay comes back with two girls, one sporting curly hair and a bright smile. "Hi! I'm Danielle. Min sunbae told us that we would have a new trainee and that they were Aussie. I'm from Newcastle." she gestures to the shorter girl. "This is my best friend, Hanni." Hanni waves. "She's from Melbourne."

Jake's eyes light up. "Oh my God, you two are Aussies?!" he says. "I'm from Brisbane." The three start talking about.. something? Then they walk away, still in conversation.

Just then, Bang sunbae walks up to us, looking around. "Have you seen Jaeyun?" he asks. Before I can speak, he says, "He still hasn't decided if he's going to live in the dorms or his house."

I point to the direction he walked towards. "He went that way with Hanni and Danielle, sunbae." He thanks me, and heads off. I turn to Jay and Jungwon. "Jungwon, I didn't think you would be so horny in the morning." I say, smirking. His face gets redder as Jay starts to protest. I cut them off, "Just get a room after I leave." I say, walking away. "You two make me feel so single." I mutter to myself.

Jake POV:

I walk into the HYBE building, unsure of what to do or where to go. As I'm looking around, I notice a guy who looks around my age. Definitely taller than me. Doe eyes. Holy shit, he's hot. We make eye contact for a second, then he walks over to me. "Hi. My name's Heeseung," he says. "What's yours?"

Oh my God, I could die. Then I realize that he's talking to me. "Jaeyun," I say nervously. "Sim Jaeyun. But I prefer Jake."

He nods, then looks over his shoulder. Another guy is walking to him. This new guy is really cute, but he looks taken. His face is red and his hair messed up, like he was making out with someone. I wonder who that someone is. My question is answered, when another taller, more intimidating guy comes up to us, also blushing. We get introduced by Heeseung. Then Jay disappears, then comes back with two girls who introduce themselves as Hanni and Danielle. The three of us walk away, making small talk as they tour me around. "OH," Dani says suddenly. "We have to call you oppa right?" she asks.

Then I realized. Koreans have the formalities. I shake my head. "I'm not used to it," I say. "And I don't really like it, either. I just prefer being called my name."

That seems to calm them down. Then, an older Korean guy walks up to us. Dani and Hanni tense up and bow. Then the guy says, "Hanni-ssi, Danielle-ssi, I didn't expect you two here." he says, looking suspicious. Then he notices me. "Ah, you must be Jaeyun. My name is Bang Si-Hyuk, and I'm the Chairperson of HYBE." Hearing the last part, I immediately bow. He laughs. "It's fine. I just wanted to ask you, are you staying in our dorms or at your home?"

"I haven't decided yet Bang-nim." I say, nervous. "I'll let you know when I decide." He nods and walks away. Then I turn around. "Are you two ok?" They nod. Then my phone goes off. I check the caller ID: eomma. I pick up. "Eomma? Is something wrong?" I ask.

"Oh no, everything's fine. I was just wondering where you got the paint for your room." she replies.

I suppress a sigh. "Mom, I told you this morning that I got it at *****. I'll pick you up in 10 minutes and take you." Then I hang up. "It was nice meeting you two!" I say, then I leave with them staring dumbfounded at me.

(798 words)

Since this chapter doesn't have any music references in it, I'll make my own recommendation. "Moonstruck" by Enhypen. It's probably my favorite song from the album (Romance: Untold).

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