Stubborn

The Airport.

The last of you successfully escaped the sea of fans that sent you off at the entrance to immigration. Traveling with a group of idols comes with its disadvantages...for the others. You actually like seeing your supporters still, well, supporting. It gives you a sense of relief that there are still people out there that like your music. Even though 80% of the crowd were there for the other group, VIXX, you are still glad the minority were there for you and Jimin.

Passing through immigration, you and the rest of the group had an hour to kill before you start boarding the plane. Ken immediately lace his fingers with yours and asks, "____-ah, do you want to go to Paris Baguette?" You smile loving that your boyfriend acknowledges your love for anything bread. You try to push away the thought that his gesture was just to make up for the fact that he technically he invited his ex-girlfriend to the trip. You remind yourself that you have no problem with her being there, just as she knows where the line crosses. And you aren't going to be one of those jealous girlfriends.

Ken tugs at your hand and pulls you towards the shop, immediately smelling all of its goodness. He lets go of you and grabs a tray. Without saying anything, he starts getting all the types of the bread they have. "Jaehwan-ah, what are you doing!?! Are you going to eat all of that??" You look at him in disbelief. He waves the tongs back and forth in front of your face. "No, no. You are. I'm simply going to help." He winks and proceeds his devious plan. "Plus I know we're going to be hungry on the plane, and I know how much you hate airplane food," he says while examining each type of bread; eyes glistening at each one like it's gold.

One thing you and Ken have in common is your love for food. Whether it's bread, chocolate, kit kats, pasta, jjaangmyeon, your mouth would water with just the thought of it. Luckily, you have control. Ken, on the other hand, does not, and you have to constantly remind him to take it down a notch or his manager will flip. But you decide to let it slide this time, as you guys were on a deserving vacation.

The both of you sit down and enjoy the bread that he bought. Like always, you have trouble choosing which one to eat, so he takes out a random one and bites into it. "Mmm, this one is delicious," he says with his mouthful and hands it to you. "I'm pretty sure you think all of them are delicious," I tease.

"And you wouldn't?" His mouth still full. You can't help but smile at his dorkiness and his clear understanding of you. You are tempted to pull him into a kiss, but you know you can't. Though your repsective companies publicly announced your relationship with Ken, you are still cautious about the things the both of you do in public. There aren't a lot of fans that are against it, but you didn't want to push it. So the most you do in public is hold hands; you don't even hug.

"Jaehwannie!" You hear a piercing and high-pitched voice call from behind, and you see Ken's face go blank. You turn your head to find the girl that he use to call his girlfriend...before he chose to leave her to focus on VIXX's debut. The ex-girlfriend, Crystal. You start to remember the time you worked on a song with VIXX for the first time. The one where Ken explained was about her; his voice cracked like he was on the verge of crying throughout your consultation. (Don't Want to be an Idol)

Behind her are the members of Ken's ex-group, E.o.SM, and their respective girlfriends, who also when to high school with Ken. They all sit at the table next to us. At this point, Ken is awake from his trance. "Hey! You hungry?" He exclaims. For a second, you think he is going to offer the bread he bought for the both of you to them, but he continues, "sorry this is ours but you can get some over there." He scratches the back of his neck in embarrassment.

"The both of you are going to eat all that? Isn't that like fattening?" Crystal's judgemental voice makes you cringe, knowing that that comment is mostly directed at you. At that moment you feel small, partially because she is still standing.

"Yes, we are. It's something we have in common. We eat all of this together, get fat together, and then diet together." You bite on your lips, trying to hide the smile that threatened to overpower your face. Though you're not sure if he was standing up for you or just being humorous, it feels good.

You suddenly stand up, shocking the both of them. "Bathroom," you say before walking off with your bag. In truth, you don't need the bathroom, you just don't want to be near your boyfriend's ex-girlfriend at this time. You're mood swings are kicking in. You hate it because you just made yourself known as the jealous girlfriend - something you agreed would never happen. And it was only a few hours into the vacation; you haven't even arrived at Jeju Island.

You walk around peeking inside each shop you pass, trying to straighten yourself up. You bump into your better half, Jimin. "______-ie!! Where have you been!?!?! I've been looking all over for you." I raise an eyebrow knowing that she is lying, as she already have a bag of sweets and a lollipop in her hand. We look at each other for a while before she corrects herself, "I was looking for you for a second before I got distracted?" I nod in satisfaction, "that's more like it."

You and Jimin have been best friends since elementary school. You met her when the both of you were studying at an international school in Bangkok, as the both of you were the only Koreans on the swim team. Korean was kind of a like a secret language you guys had as nobody else on the swim team could understand. And among your Korean friends, English is your secret language.

"Where's your other half?" She asks while sucking on her lollipop. "She's right here seductively sucking on her lollipop." You cringe at our own perverted response.

"Ew. I love you, but not on that level." She lightly taps your shoulder before something behind you distracts her. "Oh, now I see why you aren't hanging around your beau," she says in English knowing that the distance between your conversation and the subject of the conversation is close enough to be heard.

You follow the direction of her sight. Ken advances towards you, but doesn't acknowledge your existence as he is busy bursting with laughter with Crystal on his side, while the his other friends crowd around him.

"He needs to watch it." Jimin says behind you. "Are you sure you're okay with this? Him bringing his ex-girlfriend and all?" You sigh and turn around to her. "Yeah, of course I am. Seriously, I'm not going to be a jealous girlfriend. She hasn't done anything." I say confidently.

"Yet," she adds to my sentence. You look at her disapprovingly. "What? Have you not seen the way she acts around him? Let's not forget the fact that she stole your seat next to him on the plane."

"She didn't steal anything, Jimin. He wants to sit next to his friends, and who am I to say otherwise?" you say, but you were really just reassuring yourself.

"He didn't even get to have a say! She kind of just dragged him to the check-in counter without the rest of us. What a bitch." Jimin really has no self-control and says everything that comes to mind. You know it comes with it flaws, but has a few benefits.

You sigh, not wanting to to carry on this conversation any longer. "Just drop it, Jimin. Let's just go."

WIthout turning back, you link arms with her and keep on walking forward until you reach the boarding gate.

"_____-ie!" Hakyeon exclaims in excitement. It's something he does just to annoy you, but you kind of liked it. "Hakyeon-ie!"

"Yah! I'm 6 years older than you," he says while lightly karate-chopping your neck. With exaggeration, you grab onto the area even though it didn't even hurt.

Out of all of the VIXX members, you are the closest to N since the both of you practically trained together. 5 years is a long time to spend with someone that has a lovable personality. Even though you look nothing like him, you guys like the tell people that you are brothers and sisters. You, Jimin, N, and Minhyuk are the insepearable four that are always there for each other, whether it is during your hard or fun times. Ken had once admitted that he couldn't help but feel jealous even though he knows its innocent.

"Hehe I can't wait for the plane ride!" Minhyuk exclaims beside you while rubbing the top of your head. Coincidentally, you were assigned the seat in between N and Minhyuk, while Ken is in front of us. "Jimin!" Minhyuk moves onto his next victims, who was assigned the seat on the other side of you. You guys are indeed the inseperable four.