TIME: Mark Tuan edition

Chapter 28

A/n: sorry it's short and boring. (Credit to owner of the video)

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"Thank you so much Rob for watching Miguel! I just think it would be to hectic for me to bring him with me," I tell Tammy's husband as I enter their house.

"Don't worry. The kids will have fun hanging out together. Tammy said she'd record it and show me later. Have fun!" He's such an understanding guy. Tammy is a lucky woman who was able to find a guy like him.

"Come on, Chris. We want to be early!" Tammy calls out.

"Coming!" I shout back. "Thank you so much again, Rob! I'll see you later, Miguel. Behave. I'll tell Mark you say hi."

I hurry over to Tammy and she drives us to the Staple Center so we can meet the rest. Just past the entrance we find both of our parents and her brother.

"Hey!" We greet each other and head over to the 'GOT7 audience' room.

"Chris, where's Miguel?" My dad asks.

"He's with Tammy's husband. It might be dangerous to bring him out here since there's a lot of people and it will be loud inside. Last time we were in a loud crowd it didn't go well," I explain to him and my mom. "I'm glad you guys could come out!"

"He's like a son to us. We're so proud of him!" My mom tells me.

"He is your son," Mark's mother cuts in. Her and my parents go off talking about something I don't bother to listen to.

"Isn't that CT?"

"Go check if it's her!"

"Is she here to see GOT7?"

"How does she know Mark's parents?!"

Whispers such as these were heard around me. Andrew, who was ahead of me slowed down till he matched my pace.

"I think people are recognizing you, Chris. Is it okay for you to be out like this at a concert like this?" He asks me quietly. I subtly snatch out a mask from my bag and put it on and cough gently.

"I didn't really think about it," I confess. "I'm not even famous and I have to do this."

"It's because your show is focused on Asian music. Of course the people here would listen to you and follow you. I thought you were smart-"

"I am smart. I was just focused on cheering on Mark and the boys that I forgot about it. If I cover up more it'd be more noticeable right?"

"Of course. I find it pointless for celebrities to cover up so much. It makes you stand out more." It makes sense and I believe that too, but when your in plain view it feels like you need to cover up.

"I guess. I'm just going to enjoy my time here. If I see pictures I'll just get over it. Stay with the family. I'm just gonna stray from you guys. Just tell them that. I don't want to start anything." He nods and walks a bit faster as I veer off in the other side of the stage. I see him whisper something to the families and they glance over to me and smile. I remove my mask and I see a few eyes linger in my direction.

"I guess she really is a GOT7 fan!" Was loudly whispered to my right. I glance over and see a few girls that are younger than me were looking at me. When they see me look at them they walk over with wide smiles.

"Hey, girls!" I greet them.

"You're CT right?" I nod. "We listen to you all the time. You weren't lying when you said you loved GOT7!"

"Why would I lie? When I'm doing my show I'm 100% me. Nothing more, nothing less. Thank you so much for listening!"

"Is it okay for us to take a picture with you?" One of the girls ask me.

"Of course! Don't forget to tag me in your photos!" I remind them of my last statements from yesterday's show. We take a picture and they are quick to upload and tag me.

"We saw you with Mark's family and friends! Do you know them personally?" The other asks me.

"Me? Oh no. I just saw them when I walked in and spoke to them a bit." I tried to play it off cool, but I felt so guilty about lying. Especially since I just told them I'm '100% me'.

"We saw you and Mark's friend, Andrew walking together and we totes ship it!" My eyes grew to the size of saucers and I started to chuckle. I quickly stopped when I realized they were serious and didn't see anything wrong with what they said.

"No. No shipping. The only people we ship are the bromances within GOT7. Who's your OTP?" I quickly change the subject and the two girls argue between the maknaes and MarkSon. I prefer JinMark, but that's just because those two are my favorites. Sorry boys.

"Hey, I think they're about to start," I try to hint nicely for them to go away, and thankfully they caught on.

"Enjoy the concert!" They tell me and I tell them likewise. Just like I said it was announced that the boys were coming on stage in just a few moments.

They were asking, answering, and playing games. They interacted well with the audience and made sure everyone was enjoying themselves.

At one point they spotted Mark's family. They acknowledged each other casually before continuing on with the show. Junior whispered something to Mark and they glanced back at the family. My mom pointed at my direction. BamBam saw me first and waved and the others took turns to do the same. Some of the fans around me squealed and jumped around. Some noticing me and others not.

I gave each of them a smile and gave a slight wave back. It was interesting seeing them do their job since to me, they really are just a bunch of guys. I mean they are, but what they do is far beyond what you would think if you knew nothing about them. I think that's what people love about them. They're so down to earth and can really be some guy down the street. For me it may be in a literal sense with Mark, but they're really true to themselves and they don't hide it from their fans.

They are supported by their fans and they always show their gratitude. It could be through events or videos they post on their SNS accounts. They've come a long way and I'm so proud of them

"Thank you so much for coming!" BamBam begins the closure of the fan meeting.

"Yeah, guys. It was so much fun to meet you guys. Being back in LA is always great especially when seeing familiar faces," Mark continues as he makes eye contact with us.

"Enjoy the concert!" Youngjae adds. The crowd screams in response and they say their goodbyes before being herded off the stage.

The room begins to empty as the people want to get to their seats quickly. The family and friends stay back a bit and quickly head over to meet the members.

"Wow you guys are sweaty already!" Tammy points out and we all laugh.

"Being under a lot of lights can do that to people," Mark sasses.

"So can being in a crowd of a bunch of excited jumpy people," Andrew comments fanning out his shirt.

"I still can't get use to loud crowds," I mumble. The ringing in my ear was still present.

"You get use to it," Mark says. "We get earpieces and they help die the sound out too."

"Noona, why were you separated from the rest?" BamBam asks.

"Some people were noticing me from my show. Ever since I did that interview with you guys they thought it'd be a good idea to do interviews with pictures or videos and whatnot so people know my face more." I shrug. "It's better if I'm not seen with Mark's family because who know what will start."

"But your away from your family," Junior pouts

"Well our seats will be together so it's okay. People around us will focus more on the concert than us so no worries. I'll still be with them and we can enjoy it together," I explain.

"We should get you guys on standby," their manager says.

"Break a leg!" I say. "Fighting!"

"Fighting!" They chant back. The say goodbye and head towards the artist entrance.

"Let's go find our seats," my dad tells us. We all agree and head for our seats upstairs.