Longing For Love [Infinite Fanfic]

Part 12

Myungsoo POV

"Don't worry" Her brother said as he put a hand on my shoulder. Then he leaned close and whispered "I've got your back. I won't let any other guy get even remotely close to her." Then he chuckled and said "And I won't tell her about that picture either."

"Thanks Hyung!" I smiled before lining up for the security checkpoint.

I know that we will see each other again, but I hate the length of time between visits. I wish I could be with her every day.

Once back in Seoul, I rushed back to the dorm and took out Phoebe's photos to put together a portfolio for the contest.

"What are you up to?" Sungyeol asked as he came in my room.

"Just getting Phoebe's portfolio together for the contest" I grinned.

"Cool" he said as he took a seat on the floor next to me. "She's really talented" he chuckled as he perused the photos scattered on the floor.

"I know" I sighed. "She's amazing" I said as I drifted off into a daze thinking about her.

I was shocked back to reality when I heard him scream "Hey! This is you! Isn't it?"

I looked at the picture he was holding and chuckled a little. "Yeah" I blushed.

Suddenly, the other members came running into my room.

"What's going on?" Hoya asked.

"Look at this" Sungyeol screamed as he held up the picture.

They each took turns looking at the picture and freaking out. "Who took this?" "Isn't that when we were in Vegas for the weddings?" "What's going on here?"

I chuckled a bit more. "Relax" I smiled.

"How can we relax? Where did this come from?" Sunggyu asked.

"What's going on?" Angela asked as she and Rose appeared in the doorway.

"Let's all go out to the living room so there is more room" I suggested.

We all shuffled out of my room and got comfortable in the living room. 

"Where did that picture come from?" Sunggyu asked.

"What picture?" Rose and Angela asked in unison. I showed them the picture and they both gasped.

"Phoebe took this picture" I confessed. "Phoebe told me that she happened to be in Vegas in May of 2014. The same time we were there for the weddings. She had noticed all of us walking around together, but didn't seem to know who we were."

"She didn't recognize me?" Rose asked.

"Apparently not" I smiled. "On the day of the wedding, she happened to pass by the Venetian while you were on the gondola. I had been taking pictures from the bridge above."

"I remember" Woohyun commented. Then he looked at the picture again. "We all were having a good time, so why does it look like you are sad here?"  

"Longing For Love" I smiled.

They all looked up at me confused. "Longing for love?" Angela asked.

I nodded "Yeah. Phoebe said that she saw us all smiling and having a good time, but when she saw me standing on that bridge, she sensed a sad aura emanating from me. As though I was longing for a love of my own. She couldn't help but take the picture."

"Does she know that it was you?" Rose asked.

I shook my head "No, not yet."

"I don't understand. If she doesn't know it was you, why do you have this photo?" Rose asked.

I rubbed the back of my head "I kinda took it without her knowing."

The girls eyed me and Rose asked in a motherly tone that made all of us cringe in fear "Why?"

I cowered a little "I planned on telling her after the contest."

Angela sighed and shook her head "I don't think anything we say will change your mind, so I'm not going to even try." She got up, came over to me and gave me a hug. "I promise we won't say anything to her. Good luck."

Rose got up and also gave me a hug. "You realize she is going to be pissed when she finds out, right?" I nodded. "Just as long as you know" she smiled. "Good luck."

Angela turned onto the rest of the guys and said "And don't any of you go spilling the beans either. If I find out one of you told her..." she raised her fist in the air.

"Don't worry dear" Sunggyu quickly grabbed her hand and smiled. "We won't say anything." He looked at the others "Right guys?"

"Right!" they all chorused.

"Thanks" I blushed.

Once we had finished talking, I grabbed the picture and returned to my room to finish putting together Phoebe's portfolio for the contest. As I placed the last picture in, I sighed "that should do it" and then collapsed onto my bed.

The next day I put on a disguise, grabbed Phoebe's entry and rushed to the contest venue to submit her application. Thankfully there wasn't a long line and it seemed as though their process was very well organized, so it ran smoothly.

When I approached the desk, the attendant asked "Is this your entry or are you just a delivery service?"

"I'm delivering this for my friend" I replied.

The attendant sighed and then asked "How much do you know about the pictures in the portfolio?"

"Quite a bit" I replied. "My friend and I talked all about them. Why?"

The attendant looked up at me and asked "Would you be able to stick around to answer some questions?"

I rubbed the back of my neck and asked "I don't mind, but how long do you think it will take?"

The attendant looked inside and said "There is someone in the office now. You would be next." She thought for a moment and said "It shouldn't take longer than an hour."

"Okay, where should I wait?"

"Just have a seat over there" she said as she pointed to a small waiting lounge and handed me Phoebe's portfolio.