Like A Star by LeeChunSa

March 23, 2017 | Rehearsals Day 1

4:00 PM, Olympic Stadium

"Mic, test, 1, 2, 3"

Meg smiles at Eric as he taps his mic piece several times and speaks to it. They were standing on top of the triple T stage on the Olympic Stadium that day, testing out the microphones, the lighting, the music, and basically everything that was needed for the concert that weekend. It was 2 days before the concert and they have all came up to set with the rest of the crew as well as rehearse their parts for the concert days itself. The boys are celebrating their 19th anniversary that year and have prepared several things for their fans. That was including the Orange Minions actually performing with them on a few of their songs. Meg could only shake her head in amusement at how this came to be, but it was actually expected as the series is already underway and the fan support has been downright phenomenal about it. The lot of them expected that there was going to be a lot of negative buzz regarding the pairings but the fans have been very matured and accepting about it. Which was the main reason why the girls were now asked to participate in the concert, if only to perform a few songs. It wasn't going to be difficult as they've all been trained for a year in dancing, singing and acting (except for Angel who was tasked on writing instead because of Who-Know-Who), still, their first concert was something to be worried about at least. That was why they prepared for this for months along with the shooting for the series, and suffice to say, a lot of them have been a bit worn out but still pushing through despite it all.

As if she hears Meg's thoughts, Angel looks up from where she was typing and settles her gaze upon Eric who was standing on top of the triple T Stage holding Meg's hand, while signaling the other towards the technical crew as he tests the mic piece attached on his face. He signals for the others to do the same, then giving Meg a side glance and a small smile. Angel notices Meg looking at her, she smiles, to which Meg responds with a small wave. She nods, glances back at Eric who was now discussing something about the setup of the chairs to the crew then without any further reaction, she goes back to her typing.

"This girl never stops writing." Meg whispers to Eric. Eric gives her a glance and then turns toward Angel who was busy typing rapidly on her laptop with her eyebrows scrunched on her forehead—an image they see on a daily basis.

Eric signals for the technicians to turn off his mic a bit, turns to Meg and says, "She works really hard Babe, we should be thankful."

Meg shrugs, "I guess so. Wish she'd relax a little though." She says sighing, Eric chuckles and places his hands on her shoulders as he guides her towards the staircase and down to the stage.

"Yo, yo, yo yo~" Minwoo exclaims on his mic piece while doing a swift side motion towards Kate who was busy fixing the sleeves of his newly changed long sleeves shirt. She gives him a reprimanding look because of moving too much and he gives her a sheepish grin as he stops moving so she can finish folding the sleeves for him. Shaking her head, Kate finishes the folds and pats Minwoo's shoulders after; He gives her a peck on the cheek in appreciation, Kate chuckles because of this. Turning to them, Meg gives an amuse smile at her friends who never seem to stop being adorable towards each other. Eric leaves her for a bit and climbs the technician's podium and signals for Minwoo to come over. Minwoo shakes his head and laughs; Eric gives him an exasperated look, which prompts Minwoo to run towards him and leave Kate sniggering as she watches him go. Angel raises her head a bit because of this, spares Minwoo a shake of her head, and then goes back to what she was typing, and only giving Nerie and Dongwan half a glance; They were busy talking about Dongwan's latest drama and were sitting right infront of her by the middle of the stage.

As Meg watches her friend with concern, Andy goes down from the stage and strolls over to where Angel sat. He mutters in an amuse voice, "Seriously? Even at our rehearsals?", his voice resounds in the stadium as his mic piece was attached to his face already.