"Right, ok, I'll be fine," Nayeon said as she shook out her limbs and cracked her neck. Jihyo gave her a reassuring pat on the back while Eunhae led the way down the hall.
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The trio entered a room that Nayeon assumed was the "living room," decorated with a couple of couches, love seats, cushioned chairs, and ottomans that were scattered around the entirety of the space. Right in the center was a mahogany table with papers, pens, and pencils scattered over its surface and on one of the walls was a giant TV. A few people occupied the room and Nayeon let out a shuddering breath.
"How in the world do you have enough money to pay for this?" Nayeon asked while she craned her head to look at Eunhae and Jihyo. They glanced at each other before shaking their heads.
"We'll explain later, it's a long and... complicated story," Eunhae said. Nayeon sighed and nodded as Eunhae ushered her to a couch in the center while Jihyo disappeared down another hallway. How big is this fucking place? Nayeon thought as Eunhae bustled around and attempted to tidy everything up.
Nayeon tried to ignore the curious stares that the other people in the room were giving her by staring down resolutely at her hands.
"Jagiya, come over here for a moment please," Jihyo called from the other end of the room. Eunhae jerked her head up at the nickname and blushed.
"Coming, jagiya," She replied with a burning face as she scurried away. Nayeon bit her lip and glanced around at her surroundings. She accidentally met the curious eyes of a girl with light brown, almost blonde hair in a bob cut. The girl's eyes crinkled slightly as she mouth turned upwards into a hesitant smile which Nayeon returned.
The girl slowly got up and made her way over to where Nayeon was seated and plopped down unceremoniously next to her. Nayeon jumped slightly in her seat and turned to face the girl who was now wearing a cheeky grin.
"Hi, I'm Jeongyeon!" She exclaimed with a wide smile, "Who're you?"
"I'm Nayeon," she responded before a crash sounded. Immediately Jeongyeon was on her feet with her hand extended towards the back of the room. Nayeon slowly stood up and turned around in the direction that Jeongyeon was facing.
"Jeongyeon, what is the meaning of this?" Jihyo shouted from where she seemed to be frozen in midair. Nayeon felt her mouth drop open at the obvious display of power.
"Oh shit, Jihyo! Sorry, I didn't mean to freeze you," Jeongyeon said as she lowered her hand. Immediately, Jihyo crashed to the floor and the glare that Eunhae sent Jeongyeon made the taller girl pale. Jihyo groaned from her position on the ground and dragged herself up.
"I know where you sleep, Yoo Jeongyeon!" She said as she walked over to the other side of the couch. Jeongyeon attempted to hide her tall frame behind Nayeon, while the girl looked between the both of them in astonishment and fear.
"So- so you guys just... use your powers like that? Isn't that dangerous? Aren't you afraid of getting caught?" Nayeon frantically asked as she quickly backed away from Jihyo and Jeongyeon.
"Nayeon, calm down,-" Eunhae started to say.
"Nayeon, watch out, there's someone-" She bumped into another person, who let out a startled yell, "Behind you," Jihyo finished. Nayeon quickly turned around to apologize but was met with thin air.
"Jihyo, there's no one there," Nayeon said as her voice wavered with uncertainty.
"Just because you can't see me, doesn't mean that I'm not here," A disembodied voice replied. Nayeon inhaled a scream and scrambled away before she tripped over her own feet and crashed into Jihyo.
"Sana, stop freaking the poor girl out, she's already pale enough," Eunhae said, from her position in one of the many doorways.
"Is there someone actually there?" Nayeon asked weakly as Jihyo placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder. She received a chuckle in response and heard a snap. Slowly, a body began to appear. First, it was a torso, then long legs and pale arms, and finally a head with light brown hair and a mischevious smile on the girls face. She took a few steps forward and tilted her head.
"Are you ok? You seem a little pale," the previously invisible girl asked, way too close for Nayeon's comfort. Nayeon just stared, wide-eyed and open-mouthed, unable to come up with a response.
"Good job Sana, I think you broke her!" Another girl exclaimed. Nayeon directed her attention to the girl and away from Sana.
"No, I'm not... broken," She replied softly, stepping away from Jihyo and Sana. The girl who spoke tilted her head, and sent her strawberry blonde hair tumbling off to one side.
"Are you sure about that?" the same voice asked, but from her other side. Nayeon whirled around and she was faced with the same girl. Nayeon looked between the two girls and she could feel the ground slightly spinning beneath her.
"Um, Jihyo? She doesn't look too good," One of the duplicates said. Nayeon shook her head and stumbled into another unfortunate person, who grabbed her by the arms to steady her.
"Oof! You good, there?" A soft voice gently asked. Nayeon blinked up at the girl - Seriously, is everyone here a girl or something? - and froze. This girl had dark brown, almost black hair and a smooth pale face. She's so pretty...oh my god I'm gay...The girl's brown eyes flashed blue and her concerned expression turned into one of amusement.
"Mina, is she ok?" Jihyo asked from the doorway. The girl, Mina, looked up briefly and nodded.
"She's fine Jihyo, just a bit overwhelmed," Mina said gently as she returned her gaze back to Nayeon. Nayeon flushed and averted her gaze to all of the other people who had come into the room. That was a mistake, because what she saw nearly made her eyes pop out of her skull.
A tall girl, who reminded Nayeon or Yoda, was holding up a short girl with a bob cut, who had several little objects floating around her head as one other girl was throwing stuff at them from a bag she had in her hand.
"Come on, Chaeyoung! You can't catch everything, there's no way that's possible," the girl was whining. The shorter one, who Nayeon assumes is Chaeyoung, only smirks. Slowly, everyone's heads started to turn towards the trio and Nayeon swore she almost saw Jihyo's vein explode out of her skull.
"What do you three think you're doing?" Jihyo snapped, surprising the trio.
"Jihyo unnie! Uh, we, uh, we were just... practicing," Chaeyoung said. At least, Nayeon thought it was Chaeyoung, but she wasn't sure.
"Practicing? What do you mean you were-"
"Um, Jihyo? Can you please explain to me what's going on?" Nayeon weakly asked. Jihyo turned around and smiled apologetically.
"Sorry, sorry! We tend to get a bit distracted around here," Jihyo replied with a nervous laugh. Eunhae had left her post by the doorway and came to a stop next to Jihyo and grabbed her hand.
"Alright, losers, line up," She said with an amused smile and everyone (including Mina, who Nayeon forgot was there for a second) rushed to get in a line. Nayeon looked questioningly at them, and Jeongyeon winked.
"Name, age, and power," Jihyo commanded, "Jeong, you start first." Jeongyeon nodded and stepped forward.
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Fanfiction"I want to talk to you," the lady said and in three big steps, she was right in front of Nayeon, "But not here. How do you feel about Panda?" "Panda?" Nayeon questioned, mentally preparing herself to freeze time and get the hell outta there. "Panda...
