The Underground - 3RACHA

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It took two months for the album to be completed. Twelve tracks long with a lot of money behind it considering the popularity of their label. It had been a tiresome two months, getting used to the new place they were living while working relentlessly on the record, but the finished product was worth it.

Jisung was excited that evening, dressed in the most expensive suit he'd been gifted by Cody for the sake of the evening's events. The three were still living in a hotel for the time being and when Changbin and Jisung left that evening, the lady at the front desk smiled at Jisung.

"She definitely likes you," Changbin mumbled, a twinge of jealousy in his voice which made Jisung giggle.

"You've been hanging around Jeongin too much. You don't need to be jealous, I'm 100% gay."

"She doesn't know that."

"True," Jisung nodded before leaning forwards and pressing a kiss to Changbin's cheek, "but now she does."

They were almost at the end of the hallway and as Changbin turned back to look at the lady, he noticed her staring at them, utterly started. It made him grin. "Do it again."

"No," Jisung teased as he pushed open the door. He intertwined his fingers with Changbin's and pulled him to the left side of the building, waiting for a certain somebody to pick them up in a hired car. When a black limousine pulled up in front of Jisung and Changbin, neither of them expected it was for them until one of the doors was pushed open. "Chan?" Jisung asked, amazed as the mentioned man got out of the back seat in a suit that made him look like a million dollars. "What- where did you get this?"

"Cody booked it. He said we need to arrive in style," he said, holding his hand out for Jisung first. Jisung let go of Changbin's hand and accepted Chan's instead. He was lead around the other side of the car where Chan opened the door and let Jisung climb in. Changbin couldn't help but smile when Chan walked back to him and did the same thing.

Chan sat opposite Changbin and Jisung as the driver started up the limo. They were on their way to their first record release party and none of them knew what to expect. Minho told them it would be a big event due to the popularity of the label and the many people interested in their group, but that's all they knew. The limousine driver dropped them off outside of a large hall in the middle of the city. There was a large, white set of stairs leading up to the building and the hall itself was white with golden detailings and roman columns surrounding it. "It's so pretty," Jisung gawked at it once they had climbed out of the vehicle.

The sky was orange behind the building and the summer breeze was still warm in the air despite getting late into the evening. Many people that Jisung had never seen were walking up the steps; women in long, flamboyant dresses and men in classy suits like his own. The thought of entering a party with so many people didn't make Jisung as scared as it used to. He didn't know if it was due to the new therapist he'd been seeing in L.A. or if it was due to L.A. being a fresh start, so far away from Hyunjin and who he'd been but he was a lot more comfortable now. He still had bad days, everybody did, but Jisung didn't let them drag him down as much as he used to.

"Are you ready?" Chan asked both Jisung and Changbin.

"As ready as we'll ever be."

-

Jisung couldn't believe his eyes when they entered the building. They followed the crowd into the main hall which was a dimly lit room, only lightened by a few flashing, colourful lights overhead. People could be seen chatting, drinking and laughing amongst themselves. Over the speakers, the sound of 3Racha's new album could be heard and Jisung cringed at his voice. It wasn't bad, it was far from it, but there was something about his voice being played for so many people that made him feel odd. "This is so embarrassing!" He half-giggled, scrunching up his nose.