전 소민 (8th member of BTS)

Chapter 2

Somin's eyes flickered open. She must've drifted off, as it was much darker now, and three curious faces were peering down at her. Somin jumped up with a shriek, nearly knocking her suitcase onto the floor again. The guys were startled too, taking a few steps back.

"You scared me..." Somin rubbed the sleep from her eyes to get a better look at the intruders.

"Sorry. We just weren't expecting-" the boy on the farthest left started talking.

"A girl?" Somin said, running a hand through her hair in an attempt to look halfway decent. How did she manage to do something stupid or embarassng every time her bandmates showed up? One of the guys started talking. "Hi, I'm Kim Namjoon. Nice to meet you." Somin looked at him. He was well-spoken and courteous. Probably the leader.

The second guy, the one who had spoken first, then stepped forward. "I'm Kim Taehyung. 95 liner." As Somin's eyes adjusted to the darkness, she could see their faces better. The boy named Taehyung looked nervous, and even in the dark, his gaze didn't meet hers.

"Uhm, I'm Jeong Hoseok. And you are...?" This boy had a bright bubbliness to him, the kind that was contagious. A faint smile flickered across her face.

"Jeon Somin. Charmed." She said, still too tired to be pleasant.

"Well, Somin, since you're awake, you wanna meet the others?"

"Others?" Somin said, before it clicked. "Ah, sure."

Swinging her legs over the side of the bed, Somin stood up, walking into the main room. Jungkook and three more unfamiliar guys were sitting on the couch.

"Well, look who rose from the dead." One of the guys says, before another playfully shoves his shoulder.

"Yoongi, be nice." he said, as the one who spoke rolled his eyes. The third boy walked over to Somin and grinned. He had really cute, chubby cheeks.

"Hi, I'm Park Jimin. Nice to meet you. Kookie told us about you, but you were asleep by the time we got here." Nice of him to give a head's up.

"I'm Kim Seokjin, and that sourpuss in the corner is Min Yoongi." Seokjin pointed to the guy who had first spoken.

"So, what do you do? What's your position?" Jimin inquired as everyone but Yoongi looked intrigued.

"Uhmm, well I sing...." Somin said, clearing her throat before singing the first verse of Gee by Girls' Generation.

"너무너무 멋져 눈이 눈이 부셔

숨을 못 쉬겠어 떨리는걸

Gee Gee Gee Gee baby baby baby

Gee Gee Gee Gee baby baby baby" Her voice, although sweet and honeyed, was a bit gravelly and mumbly since she had just woken up.

"Ah, you sound good." Jimin gave a thumbs up. "Do you know our debut song?"

"No..." Somin looked away. "I feel like I should..."

"Eh, plenty of time to learn." Namjoon says, but there is a hint of uncertainty in his voice.

-

That night, Somin lay awake in bed, before hearing loud shouting. She sat up, pressing her ear against the wall, which was so paper thin she really didn't need to.

"What are they thinking, shoving a new member on us 6 weeks before debut? And a girl?" Yoongi said, his voice shaking with anger.

"Listen Yoongi, I think you should give her a chance-" Jungkook begins to say, before being cut off.

"You heard her! She doesn't know the song! Is it in her range? What about the choreo? She's shorter than all of us, will that be a problem?" Yoongi said, as Somin sighed. He had a point. What if they flopped because of her? Burying her face in her pillow, she felt tears sting her eyes. She had no idea why this upset her so much. He was simply stating facts. Plagued by troubles, Somin drifted into a fitful sleep.