Natalie's POV
*Yawn*
The beaming sunlight came shining brightly in my face as soon as I woke up.
-Why is it always so freaking bright? What time is it?- I ask myself.
I check my phone and it's only 8:30 am. I never wake up this early. Well, since I'm up I might as well get my day started.
I go to the bathroom, hop in the shower, do my hair and slight makeup, then I go get dressed.
I had no idea what to wear so I rummaged through my closet and found a slightly oversized white shirt, jeans, and red converse.
-Okay and we're good to go.-
I walked out into the living room where my two best friends were already sitting.
"OMG! Who- What type of person in their right mind would say that?" Faye said while gasping for air.
They were laughing so hard it took them a minute to notice me standing there.
"He has serious problems- Natalie? You're awake before noon? Is it my birthday or something?" Faye said to me.
"Haha, very funny." I say in a very sarcastic tone.
"Aye, you busy today?" Jessica asks me.
"Nope. Not at all." I say after thinking for a minute.
"We're going to the mall and you're coming since you have no plans." Faye tells me.
"Um, excuse me? Yes, I'd love to go but is that how you ask?"
"Whatever." She responded and I rolled my eyes.
"You're turning into a mini Jessica."
"Shut up." they said simultaneously.
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As soon as the car started Faye grabbed the aux cord.
"BLACKPINK TIME~" she squealed.
We all speak Korean fluently. No, the music didn't get us into the language, it's the other way around. When we were in high school we all took Korean as a foreign language. To which we stumbled upon K-pop. We've always been more into the girl groups though. For some reason, the boys weren't much interest to us.
Coincidentally we are all part Korean. Jennie is Korean and American, Faye is Korean and Japanese, and I am all three.
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Eventually, we arrive at the mall. After being there for like a whole five minutes, I caught a rather handsome guy staring at me.
He gave me a smirk and I responded with a wink before my friends called me away.
"What were you doing?~" Faye asks me as she had noticed the guy too.
"That is the proper way to flirt ladies. Watch and learn." I say followed with a hair flip.
"Says the girl whose been in one relationship, and it was in middle school."
"No one asked you, Faye." I said and stuck my tongue out.
"So childish," Jessica said and scoffed.
"I want food.~" I say as I hadn't eaten before I left the house.
"Yeah, your sole purpose in life. Food."
"Treat your elder with respect. Ugh, nevermind that makes me sound old." I say instantly taking it back.
We made our way to the food court. There weren't that many people there so the lines were short, and there were a lot of empty seats.
While talking and eating, I catch the gaze of the guy from earlier. Only this time when I notice him, he starts walking toward me.
"Is this seat taken?" He asks.
"Nope."
"Mind if I sit?"
"Go ahead." Usually, in this situation, I would tell him to go away but there was something about him. Something alluring.
"Hey, ladies. I'm Namjoon." he introduced himself. His name sounds very familiar.
"Hi, I'm Natalie. Nice to meet you."
"Pretty name to accompany an even prettier face." I almost died. Was he talking to me, the potato?
With that, my friend started 'ooh'-ing like third graders.
"Smooth."
"Sup, I'm Jessica. You can call me Jess. Or Jessica. I don't really care" She said as she lifted her feet up to rest them on Faye's lap.
"She's like that with everyone. She even calls her own father 'dude'. By the way, I'm Faye. Ooh, that rhymed."
"You're babbling." Jess informed her.
"Glad I got to meet all of you." Namjoon said with a wide smile and his dimple showing. His phone suddenly started ringing and he just picked it up sitting at the table.
"Hello. I'm at the mall. Jungkook was here but he left. Not that I know of." He said in all Korean probably not aware that we were listening to his conversation.
"It's not like I'm alone. I saw a pretty girl so I'm with her and her friends." he looked over at me before returning to his conversation.
"Not sure if she's available but if she is I call dibs. No Tae, we cannot kidnap them. Being cute isn't a valid reason to be kidnapped, Tae. Heck, there is no valid reason. Jin can you please explain to him why we're not kidnapping anyone. Aish, this child." he said and I giggled.
"We're not going to kidnap them but I'll invite them to the studio if it makes you happy. Bye." he said and ended his call.
"Who is trying to kidnap us?" Jessica asks in Korean.
"My friend Taehyung- wait you guys speak Korean?"
"Yep."
"We'll hang out with you guys later, as long as you don't kidnap us." Faye says and he chuckles.
"I promise he won't. We won't let him."
"If one of us goes missing we all know who it was." Faye says and we all start laughing.
"Can I get your number?" Namjoon asks me.
"Yeah sure. Here you go."
I hand him my phone and let him do whatever. He hands it back when he's done.
"So you into K-pop?"
"Of the girl groups, yeah. I don't have a problem with the guys but I'm not as fond of them."
"Oh... My... God..." Faye says open mouthed.
"I won't tell them." Faye said and did the lips sealed, throw away the key thing.
Jessica and I have a 'wtf are they talking about' look on our faces but decide to shrug it off.
Namjoon checks his phone reads a text and stands up to leave.
"Sorry ladies. Looks like I've gotta go."
"Bye!~" We all say at the same time.
"See you later," he says, winks at me, and proceeds to leave.
"He's so into you."
"Really?"
"Duh. Is your head filled with air or something?"
"Seems to me like you like him too."
Maybe. Just maybe.
