happiness s.coups

[5] Fortune Teller

I nervously stood by the mic with Seungkwan beside me. The rest of the vocal unit were watching, helping to man the equipment and supervise.

"At this part of the song, you'll have some type of ad-lib. Just go with your gut." Seungkwan explains calmly, giving me a smile.

I nod, still a little nervous.

As the song begins, he starts singing his part. Then came my ad lib. My vocals came out a little shaky which portrayed how unsure I was.

"Be confident of your voice.. You've been doing great so far." Jeonghan says through the mic outside the booth. I nod, showing him that I was listening.

I tried a second time and it came out better. My riff was a little more stable and you could tell that I was trying.

I shut my eyes, as the harmony came. Seungkwan and I sang in unison as I held unto the mic, while I shook my leg to the beat.

"Woah.." A voice says, making me open my eyes.

The rest of the boys were now piled on the couch, watching the both of us. I gave them an unsure smile, hiding my face.

"Let's listen to the whole track." Vernon suggests as Seungcheol gestures for us to go over. I follow behind Seungkwan, doing exactly that. I stood behind Wonwoo and peeked over his shoulder.

"We've just completed a song." Seungcheol says proudly. We all collectively put our fists forward to the centre of the circle that we formed.

"Seventeen, Hwaiting!" We shouted, raising our fists together to join in the centre. I looked at all of them as their eyes were glued to our combined fists, unable to resist the urge to smile.

••••••

"Jisu-ah, want anything to drink? I'm going to the vending machine." Mingyu says as he looks over to me. I nod, walking to him with my wallet in hand.

We start walking down to the vending machine at the reception.

"So how are you feeling about this entire arrangement now?" He asks as he inserts coins into the coin slot.

"I'm still new to this.. It's sort of weird.. But it's pretty fun too." I said, giving him a smile.

"Aigoo.. You're so innocent." He cooes, patting my head with a chuckle. I furrowed my eyebrows.

"Why are all of you patting my head?" I asked with a slight chuckle. "I don't know.. It seems appropriate. You're like our little princess now." He says with a smile.

"Princess? I'm not five, Oppa." I said with a frown. He chuckles. "Not in the sense that you'll run around in a pink tutu, Jisu. I mean it in the sense that we are all protective of you." He says with a sincere smile.

I smile, still a little unsure as I inserted my coins.

"By the way, don't be so caught up with how Seungcheol hyung is. He'll take awhile to open up to you, but he will.. eventually." He says.

Well I wasn't.. But now that you mention it..

"Why does he seem to be so cold?" I asked, furrowing my eyebrows. Mingyu lets out a sigh.

"He used to be friendly until he loved this one girl. Who basically ran over his heart mercilessly." He explains in a whisper, shaking his head.

"But he's also very serious when it comes to his role. Whenever something goes wrong, he blames it on himself. It's really sad to see him like that so all of us try to make it better by doing our best." He informs me.

So maybe I misunderstood him.

"I can tell that you being in seventeen will help him open up his heart, Jisu. I just know it."