Royal Colors (OPEN APPLY FIC)

Chapter 87: Worried Feelings Are Finally Revealed & First Mature Concept

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-Friday, September 6, 2024~3:38PM-

~Heaven's POV~

I was enjoying myself on the dance floor when Jiwoo came up to me. She had had a little too much to drink and was swaying her body against mine. This was something that has been happening often lately but we've never talked about what it means. We've kissed, I like her, and she seems to like me, but whenever we're outside the party scene, she acts like nothing happened and I've gotten to a point where I'm tired of it. Not wanting to react, I walk away, making my way to an empty table to sit at. Little did I know, Jiwoo followed me.

"Why is the birthday girl sitting around?!" She asked. "You should be having fun!"

The tipsy Jiwoo turned around and practically gave me a lap dance.

"Don't." I said, pushing her off.

She turned back to face me, her giddy attitude suddenly gone.

"What's wrong?" She asked.

"Nothing." I lied, not wanting to hurt anyone's feelings.

"Unnie, tell me, please." Jiwoo said, sitting down on the chair and grabbing my hand.

"This!" I exclaimed, throwing her hand off. "We kissed Jiwoo and at all these parties you act like you're into me but then when we're doing something else, it's as if nothing happened. It's confusing and we're too old to be acting so childish like this."

Jiwoo swallowed her words as she looked down, collecting her thoughts. "I didn't know you felt that way."

I sighed, my mother-like instincts taking over as I started to feel guilty for hurting her feelings. "It's okay, just go have fun."

"No, it's not okay." Jiwoo replied. "You're right. I do act like nothing happened because I'm afraid to let something happen. It's been a while since I've been in a relationship and I'm not sure I know how to be in one anymore. I'm also not good at expressing my feelings which is why I just bury them. At these parties, I'm able to express myself better, probably because of the alcohol, but it's not an excuse and I'm sorry. I never meant to hurt you."

"Don't be afraid to express your feelings with me." I replied, taking her hand.

She smiled and took my grasp. "I like you, too, unnie."

"If that's the case, then can we go on a real date?" I asked. "I'm tired of this flirting crap. It's gone on for way too long."

Jiwoo snickered. "I'd love that."

I smiled then stood up, her hand still in mine. "Let's go dance."

She grinned and stood up, allowing me to lead her to the dance floor. While Jiwoo was a little tipsy, I knew she'd remember this conversation. I knew her well enough now to know that it takes a lot more than a couple of drinks to make her recollection fail.

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-Monday, September 9, 2024~2:55PM-

~Y.Song's POV~

I was trying to enjoy my very first birthday party as a Royal Colors member but was having trouble doing so. While I've made a lot of great friends so far, my closest one couldn't be here. Heaven, who was another one of my closest friends despite our age gap, came up to me while I was sitting alone.

"Hey, everything okay?" She asked.

"Yeah, just wish Minjae hyung was here." I spoke honestly. "We've been through so much together in the past two years that he feels so much like home."

Heaven sighed. "I know what you mean. I'm sorry they couldn't make it."

I just gave a fake smile, thanking her for trying to be there for me. That's when I decided to go to the bathroom, just to give myself time without having anyone asking questions. When I left the bathroom, standing outside was none other than Minjae himself.

"There's the birthday boy!" He exclaimed, hugging me.

"Hyung?" I asked, a bit in shock as I was confused. Minjae hugged me and I hesitated. "When did you get here?"

"Just now." He said. "I begged them to let us cut practice early. I couldn't miss my best friend's first RC birthday!"

I laughed as I tightened our embrace. Minjae was like an older brother to me so his words and actions meant a lot.

"Thank you." I muttered.

He loosened our embrace and looked at me, his eyes starting to water. "Okay, enough with the mushy stuff. Let's go enjoy your birthday party on the dance floor!"

I laughed as Minjae did a stupid little Mario hop as he headed towards the dance floor. I followed him and spent the rest of my party actually enjoying it and not having to think about anything else.

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-Tuesday, September 10, 2024~5:59PM-

~Minjae's POV~

I was sitting with my friends that were not apart of the current lineup. The whole gym roared with screams as the countdown turned into seconds.

"In less than a minute, you'll officially have debuted!" Y.Song exclaimed.

"I know." I said, digging my nails into my sleeves. "I've waited for this moment for a long time."

We all watched as the countdown grew less and less. By 15 seconds, everyone started to countdown, the whole gym in unison as we counted down from 15. As 6:00 struck, our music video came on, the members all roaring with excitement as the screen flashed between six of us holding female actresses starring in the video. Everyone screamed at the very first sexy concept that was held in black and white the entire time.

"Woah, I just got the chills." Anola said.

"Was it that good?" I asked, wanting to be praised.

"It was amazing." Faye nodded.

"I didn't know you could pull off such a sexy concept, hyung!" Y.Song exclaimed.

"Me neither." I scoffed, causing all of us to laugh.

Everyone celebrated our music video, mostly celebrating my debut and James' first comeback in 6 years. It was crazy to think about and I was extremely nervous for the promotions as I really didn't think sexy fit me well, yet here I was, proud of myself for actually doing it. I was determined to show a new side of me and prove that I could be sexy too.

~Author's Note~

Hey guys! Sorry that this is short compared to the other recent chapters, but it's still over 1000 words which is always my goal lmao Also, just a quick note, I know I have a lot of males that haven't debuted yet but this was a concept and song I've been wanting to do for a while but haven't had the right-aged members for it until now so please understand why I chose to not debut all new members just yet. Despite this, I hope you guys still enjoyed and I will see you soon. Biez!

P.S unedited.