Double Life

Recording studio

Suho's P.O.V. 

        Grey does an amazing job at the photoshoot, but I'm worried about her singing abilities.  Her voice seems rough, and I'm suspicious if she's going to be able to meet the demands of this job.  We all pile into the van and I drive.  Grey is in the very back, and we keep making eye contact in the rear view mirror.  I smile at her and she looks away, back at her phone.  I keep watching her and notice how she is copying the other members, how they sit, how they hold their hands.  I think it's time we get to know our new band member.

"How old are you Grey Noo-Hyung?"

        I say, not sure of her age.  She seems startled and unsure wringing her hands.  I guess I need to start thinking of her as a guy before I slip up. 

"Ah, well I'm...twenty...four? Leader Ah?"

It's odd that he isn't sure of his age, but I brush it off and smile in the mirror.

"Oh you're the same age as Baekhyun!"

He nods and goes back to his phone.  I roll my eyes and mentally flick his forehead.

"Tell us more about yourself Grey."

"Not much to tell."

I roll my eyes and focus on driving.  If he doesn't want to talk, I don't need to know. 

-Recording Studio-

Lays P.O.V.

          I'm in the second car and pretending I'm asleep.  We're on our way to the recording studio and I'm wondering how well Grey can sing.  He seems nice, but really nervous.  I wonder if he used to be a fan, but he didn't even know our names.  I end up falling asleep and I wake up in the recording studio.  I guess one of the members carried me in.  I look around till I find the new member watching me. I wave him over with a smile. 

"What's your name? I'm Zhang Yixing, but you can call me Lay to..."

"I'm Grey, thanks for the scarf Lay-Shi"

"It's just Lay, we're very informal."

I watch all the members milling around and decide I want to sing my new song for him.

"Hey, I just wrote a new song, can I sing it for you?"

Grey's P.O.V.

Lay leads me over to a mic and stool, saying he wants to sing a song. 

"If you want, you can sing too, okay?"

         I nod and listen to a perky melody start to play.  It has a bouncy beat and I giggle, immediately regretting it.  But Lay seems okay with it, happily singing in Chinese. 

"Baby you, call me crazy.  Just tell me what you want from me!"

     I clap along, watching Lay start to dance a little bit.  All the members seem both interested and not at the same time, so I guess he's like this all the time.  To say I haven't heard this song before would be a lie, but I never knew who sang it.  I can hear a song and sing it right after, but I never keep track of the artists.

"Baby baby baby, you're my little lady!"

I roll my eyes when he points at me,  egging me to come up. 

"Baby baby baby, always got me waiting!"

I laugh, catching myself and covering it with a cough.  I was raised that it wasn't...proper to show my feelings, or talk about myself.  I take the mic and sing the song with him, hoping I'm impressive.  I display my range, going from an Octave higher, to two lower.  All the members have gathered around, and I hope my voice isn't cracking, I hope it isn't shaking, I hope I don't look awkward, or weird.  They're going to hate me, they're going to think I'm weird.  I feel my anxiety closing in and I curl my nails into my palm.  I'm okay with large crowds but this is so personal.  The song ends and I feel like running out of the room.  I see them all looking at me...

And I faint.