Everything was fine as INFINITE was supposed to debut as 7 boys. Yet, 2 months before their debut, a 8th member is added: a female member. Shin Ri A. She becomes the new maknae, INFINITE becomes a co-ed group, and RiA isn't used to 7 VERY cute boys...
It was 5 am. I had to meet the KARA members at Music Bank by 6:50, so I made sure not to make noise as I got to the bathroom. I wasn't sharing a room with any of my members (because I'm a girl, DUH.) so I didn't have much worries.
-15 minutes later-
When I got out of the shower, my hair was wet, and I was only wearing a robe around my body. I made sure to tiptoe again, but I think someone noticed me. And I think it was Woo Hyun.
"Ria? Why are you up so early?" Woo Hyun asked, as he kept blinking over and over, just to make sure it was the Shin Ri A he knew.
"Why are YOU so up early?" I asked.
"I asked you first."
"Alright...I'm going out to exercise." I said, trying to make my way to my room.
"Okay...then...I'll just go back to my room. See you soon." Woo Hyun walked into his room, which he shared with Sung Kyu at the time and closed the door.
"Phew..that was close." I walked into my room and changed. Since Gyu Ri's dorm wasn't so far, I decided to stop there, just in case if she never left. I texted her to check if she was already at Music Bank.
Park Gyu Ri
Me: Unnie, are you at Music Bank now?
Gyu Ri: No, I'm still at my dorm. Are you near?
Me: Actually, I am. I'll be there in 5.
Gyu Ri: That's great! Meet me outside, okay?
Me: Sure, unnie. See you soon.
I was texting as I was walking and I found myself right in front of KARA's dorm. Perfect!
I saw a door open. All of the KARA members were coming out one by one. Ji Young was the last one out, so I'm guessing she's the hardest to wake up.
"Hi, unnie." Ji Young said, half awake. I called her unnie too, even though we're the same age. I was born in the same year as Ji Young, but she's a few months younger than me.
"Hi, Ji Young. Say, do you feel nervous for today's show?" I asked, as we got in the van together.
"No, not really. Why do you ask, unnie?"
"It's just that, it's my first time performing with another group, so I feel so anxious."
"Don't worry. In case in you're worried, we'll help you. Besides, we have about 4 hours to practice the songs once more before today's show, so you won't be a dance hole." Ji Young said.
"Isn't Gyu Ri unnie the dance hole?" I asked, loud enough for Gyu Ri to hear. She didn't hear all of it, but she heard her own name.
"Hmm? I heard my name." She said. She was looking back as she was sitting from the passenger seat.
"Oh, nothing." Ji Young and I said together. We soon chuckled afterwards.
Woo Hyun's POV
Ria hasn't gotten back from her morning jog. As a matter of fact, it's not even the morning anymore. It's 3:30. All of us became worried about Ria, but none of us seemed to try and find her.
"Ummm...guys...I have something to tell you." Sung Yeol said. "But, watch this on Music Bank first." I was a bit suspicious at first, but I did as he said and my eyes were fixated on the screen.
As we were watching Music Bank, we saw a special stage between KARA and...RIA?
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At first, it was just KARA performing Jumping. Afterwards, on the stage, smoke appeared and a figure came in cartwheeling. It was Ria! The KARA members soon came back on the stage again and they danced to the choreography.
"So...Sung Yeol...what were you going to tell us?" Dong Woo asked. I think that's what Sung Yeol was trying to tell us.
"Umm....that was actually what I was going to tell you about. RiA had gotten a call from Gyu Ri of KARA. Apparently, they've known each other for 10 years. The day of our 'She's Back' goodbye stage, she got a call from Gyu Ri saying that they were to perform a special stage together." He said.
"So...that must explain why Ria was up so early." I said. The rest of the members gave me a weird look.
"Ria was up so early? Why?" Sung Jong asked. The rest of the members were still looking at me, puzzled.
"When I saw her, she was in her robe, coming out of the shower. She was getting ready to leave."
"You saw her in her robe? Byuntae." I heard Hoya say.
"Shut up." I said, as my cheeks were becoming rose red.
"She told me not to tell you guys until today." Sung Yeol said. "Ria wanted to make it a surprise for all of us.
"Wait...but how do you know about it, Sung Yeol hyung?" L asked, who was slowly starting to understand what happened.
"When you guys were still in your rooms last week, I saw a preview of this week's Music Bank, and it showed a little bit of the special stage." I nodded as he said that.
"At least Ria did REALLY well. I'm proud of her." I said. The rest of the members nodded.
