Under the Stars {Hani x RM}

Jan 11, 2016: Apology Scheme

Monday (January 11th, 2016) - 4:25 PM

"Unnie! This is serious!"

Hani pulled her knees to her chest and buried her face into them as LE's laughter filled the room. The EXID members had gotten worried about Hani since she returned from the spa last night. She had kept spacing out all morning, constantly bumping into walls and tripping over things. They eventually confronted her about it, but she insisted nothing was wrong. When Hani's behavior hadn't changed well into the afternoon, the members finally forced her to confess; however, Hani said she'd only agree to tell LE what was happening.

She knew Junghwa and Hyerin would probably just think she was overreacting, while Solji would likely overreact herself and scold her for getting involved with a boy at all. Hani figured LE would be the most reasonable person.

Now she was regretting it.

"You really are something, Heeyeon-ah," LE said with a snort, "I can't believe you practically tried to seduce Rap Monster in your sleep!"

Her laughing continued, which made Hani growl.

"I agreed to confess this to you because I believed you would help me, but I guess I was wrong!"

LE took a deep breath to calm herself and walked over to the frazzled girl. She soothingly brushed her hair with her fingertips.

"It's OK. From what you said, it sounds like he wasn't upset with you. He knows you were sleeping and didn't do it intentionally. It's not the end of the world, and you don't owe him anything."

Hani sniffled and looked up at the rapper hesitantly.

"Thank you, unnie. I know that logically, but I'm just so embarrassed, and I've just been so emotionally exhausted."

"Has something else been on your mind?"

Hani remained silent for a while, considering her response.

"I don't know. Namjoon and I sort of have a history that I'd rather not get into, but long story short, I have been going on this rollercoaster of feelings towards him. I really liked and admired him at first, but then I started to hate him. After that, I got to see a different, more pleasant side of him. From there, I became more confused, which just frustrated me further, and this sauna problem isn't helping at all!"

Hani began to cry hot tears. Dealing with her emotions on top of promotions for their song "Hot Pink" and preparing to release a full length album had been building up inside of her.

LE frowned, "Do you think... you might have a crush on him?"

Hani's crying came to a halt as she became paralyzed with fear.

"You can be honest with me," LE assured her, placing one arm around Hani's shoulders and using her other hand to gently caress Hani's cheek, "I promise I won't tell anyone, not even the members."

Hani knew she could trust LE, but she just didn't quite know what the answer to her question was.

"I-I don't know. I think I at least have feelings for him. I just can't place what they are exactly."

LE sighed, "You know I care about you and want you to be happy, but looking at the current situation, I just don't see how this could work out."

Hani didn't want to hear this answer, but she knew she needed to hear it.

"I mean, you're both idols in groups that have only grown in popularity. You're both going to continue to go up, which will only make things harder for a relationship," LE bit her lip before speaking again, "And you can't forget about Xia."