starlight |jw

-13-

-Lee Sunhi-

"BamBam, hurry up please!" I heard Hatai yell at him the moment she got downstairs, though she didn't get any reply. We were all downstairs, waiting for him and Mark to walk out of their rooms so we could go and have lunch before the guys had to go to their interview and after that to rehearsals for the show that was to be recorded tomorrow.

Finally, both guys walked down stairs with such patience, as if we hadn't been waiting for them for almost twenty minutes.

"What are you waiting for? Let's go" Mark said with a smirk. I saw Jackson glared at him, he hated waiting and Mark obviously knew that

"I don't even know what takes you two so long" he complained as we made our way to the van my dad had borrowed, the chauffeur was already waiting there
"Just brush it off," I told him since I was feeling a little light-headed and wasn't up for their usual bickering. 

"Haoda, haoda" he said in Chinese, knowing very well I loved hearing him speak it, then rested his head on my chest as the car took off.

"Someone woke up o the wrong side  of the bed today, didn't you give her a fun night, Jackson?" Mark said with a stupid smirk plastered on his face, one that I would have gladly punched off him; everyone else made fun at our 'priceless' reactions, as Bam had said, I just turned my head to face the window, obviously embarrassed by the situation. 

After a few minutes, we arrived at a local restaurant in Tokyo. It was very crowded and finding a seat for all of us wasn't an easy task for the waitress. We also had a hard time while going inside, since many fans recognized the car and a whole crowd was trying to be contained by the place's and the guys' security'. Now, they were the real priorities, of course, so Baby and I almost 'drowned' in the sea of people. I felt my throat closing and my nerves going wild as the seconds passed by and I was still struggling to go inside. I felt a hand grip my arm tightly, pulling me inside quickly

"Are you okay?" Jackson asked, holding the sides of my face, carefully examining my face

"Y-yes, I'm okay" I smiled softly, taking his hands off my face gently

"Don't worry, yeah?" I reassured, squeezing his hand

The waitress came with our food a few minutes after we ordered, and we started eating. I wasn't sure what everyone was talking about, I had zoned out the moment I heard Yugyeom start talking about their busy schedules, not because I didn't care, but rather because I didn't have the mind to think about it right now, my head was hurting badly

"Guys, I think I'll be off to my parents' office since I haven't seen my mom yet,  so I'll see y'all later" 

"Are you okay?" Jackson asked softly "you don't seem like yourself" he added, referring to the attitude I've had since we left the house. 

"Don't worry about me, yeah? focus on your schedule" I said, genuinely wanting him to focus on his job since I knew they had a busy day ahead. He was about to say something but I cut him off

"My head hurts a little and the thing with your fans settled me off, I want to cool down a little," I said giving him a soft smile, knowing it would ease him down. He nodded with a sigh
"Okay... but if anything happens, don't hesitate to call, yeah?"
"See you," I said and kissed his cheek out of habit. Shit.

My eyes grew wide realizing we were not alone, that cameras were outside the place as well as many fans who would probably get angry if they saw what I just did. I rushed out of the restaurant, my mind already stressing about what hasn't occurred

I was able to escape the place without many people noticing or questioning why I was with the guys, and thankfully, grabbing a cab wasn't hard either.
On my way to the building, my mind kept spinning on a single question. What was going to happen?

Will JYPe make the guys stop hanging out with me? I know that being his girlfriend to the public eye can't possibly be a good thing, if not all the way around. I was scared, I didn't want to lose them.

"I'm so stupid," I whispered to myself, my head dropping on my hands

The drive wasn't as long as expected, so I was standing in front of the building my parents owned in no time; it was not quite as I remembered it, but much bigger and modern. I took a last glance at the outside of it and made my way inside.

 Finding my parents was indeed something hard and stressful; the lady at the desk wouldn't believe who I was, not even when I showed my ID.

But after a while and a lot of boring stuff I don't even want to mention, here I was, in my mother's embrace. I sighed softly, exhaling every bad vibe I had been carrying today; I was finally with my precious Okasan.

We talked for a long while, I was glad to hear that she missed me as much as I missed her. We talked, and talked, and talked.. she didn't even care her schedule was getting canceled by my visit... I was happy she wasn't the same woman she was a year ago, she was different and I loved it.

"So tell me, what's bothering you?"
"No-"
"Lee Sunhi, I didn't raise you to tell your mother lies now, did I?" She asked as she folded her arms above her chest. I smiled as I let a soft laugh erase my fears
"I kissed Jackson's cheek as I left the restaurant. I'm pretty sure dispatch was there you know, I'm scared they'll (jypE) forbid me from talking to the guys because of that.." I said with a soft and sad shrug

"Now, why would they do that?"
"Because I'm just some girl-"
"Just some girl? You got to be kidding me here! Your father and I, we didn't work so hard all these years for you to be, just some girl!"
"Mom-"
"No, listen to me. I know you're smart darling, but in this one thing that you gotta sort out the best, you get completely blocked out?! How even!?"

"You, else from being a talented and beautiful young girl on your own, are the daughter of Lee Jae-Yong and Michelle Yeohn, how can you dare say that you are just some other girl?" She asked, being a little upset at my choice of words

"Who even said that stupidity! Because if it was Jackson, then he's-"
"It wasn't Jackson, he didn't even know properly who you guys were till yesterday that he met dad," I said with a sigh
"See, you are the heiress of a respectable name that came from lots of work, you aren't a nobody honey, don't let your mind fool you"

She was so right. I don't even know why I hadn't even thought of that! And come to think of it, Jackson just smiled at the kiss I gave him a while ago.. was this the reason that he was making such a big deal of my parents yesterday? I don't know for sure, but I'm honestly glad I talked to my mom.

She always knows what to say.

(a/n) today's my bday, so happy bday to me with this chapter, hope you enjoyed it! xx