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fighting stance

Lisa
"That's all for the live today! I hope you guys had fun watching us attempt to make cinnamon rolls." Solar-ssi said brightly as I showed the mess of a dessert we made. She was so comfortable and easy going in front of the camera. We were finally spending some quality time together and although we had a big age gap, Solar was like an older sister to me and I never felt awkward being around her.

My first impression of her was when we were backstage in an award show and a producer was badmouthing Wheein for getting injured before their performance. I'll never forget the deadly look she gave him and by the next day, Solar made sure her company got the producer fired. She approached us not long after, congratulating us on our performance and the rest was history.

"At least it tastes good." I said, forking spoonfuls of the surprisingly delicious rolls into my mouth. Solar laughed melodiously at my cheeks that looked like Rosé's chipmunk cheeks.

"Make sure you eat well today okay? I know all those stupid YG trainers love to starve their artist's." Solar chided lovingly like an old aunt.

I scoffed loudly, "Hah! I stopped listening to them ages ago."

Our conversation was interrupted by the sound of the front door opening. We both looked at each other in confusion and Solar slowly raised her spatula in fighting stance as we stared intently at the doorway, our senses heightened for fear of an intruder.

"Yahhhhh!" Solar shouted, charging at the hooded figure entering the kitchen but she was stopped.

"Yoongsun!" The person said as he removed his hood. Namjoon hyung?

"OH MY GOSH! Joonie! You can't scare me like that, I thought you were a burglar or something!!" She shouted, playfully hitting Namjoon with her spatula. Namjoon simply chuckled. "I'm sorry Yongsunnie, I thought I texted you that I was coming over..."

"Well, I was on a live with Lisa!" She said which caught his attention as he noticed me."Sooo, you guys are totally not dating right?" I said in clear sarcasm, trying to stop myself from squealing in happiness as I peeked at them from the couch.

He ran his fingers through his hair in stress. "Shit, I'm sorry Lisa. We haven't made it official yet cause I just haven't got around to telling them boys."

"Hey, don't worry. Take your time, but I'm pretty sure Jungkook already knows." I said with a shrug. Namjoon's eyes twinkled at the mention of Jungkook and said lovingly, "Ah, I can never get anything past Nochu."

"Anyways, I should get going. You guys probably want to spend time together." I said to which Solar swatted her hand at me.

"Namjoonie will go." Solar said simultaneously pushing Namjoon out of the apartment.

She plopped onto to the couch and said with curious eyes, "Now spill. What's been bothering you?"

"Ani, what do you mean? Nothing's bothering me." I protested which caused her to give me a knowing look.

"You're quieter than normal today. Even during the live."

"I mean, I guess I've been kinda stressed out about YG. Our contracts are supposed to be renewed soon but I don't know if I want to renew it....? Honestly, I'm still figuring out what I really want cause for a long time, my desire to become a 'k-pop idol' kept me going and fuel my passion to work harder.... Now that I've finally achieved it, I'm kind of....lost."

To the side, Solar nodded her head in understanding, "I get what you mean. Sometimes I ask myself, what more is waiting for me out there? Am I satisfied with where am I in my life? It's hard to find your own identity when all you've ever known is to work as a group. That was one of the reasons I started my youtube channel, I wanted to show who I was to the world and challenge myself. to try new things."

"Wow. That's so cool, I wish I had the courage to do something like that one day." I added, truly amazed at her confidence.

"Cheer up Lisa! You never know what the future has in store for us. Don't underestimate yourself, you're stronger than you think!" Solar said enthusiastically.

We continued our catch up session for a long time until it was finally time for me to leave. Walking into our house, I unexpectedly felt a little bit lighter. It was good to share my worries with someone who had similar goals and lifestyles as you. In the living room, my unnies were chatting happily over dinner.

"Omo! Lisaaa, you're back!!" Rosé said, enthusiastically waving her arms.

"We all watched your live with Solar-ssi, y'all were like professional bakers!"

I laughed at their excited and eager expressions. "You guys act like we haven't seen each other for months."

"Is it a crime that we notice your absence from the house??" Jisoo added, a slight pout on her face. I shook my head at their silliness and sat down with them.

A period of quietness elapsed as all that could be heard were the clinking of utensils in the air. "So.... unnies, I was talking to Solar about our future in YG just now." Immediately, there was a palpable tension in the air at the mention of the topic.

"Oh, what did she say?"

"That we should see what the future has in store for us...."

"Oh, okay."

"That's it? I mean come on, aren't you guys tired of avoiding this? Aren't you tired of how the company treats us. I always think 'Oh, everyone goes through this so you shouldn't complain. Just keep your head down and bear with it.' But don't we deserve to be treated better? We're not just robots or dolls they can keep on shelves to proudly display." While letting my frustrations out, tears rolled down Rosé's eyes.

"Lisa. We're very privileged to be able to call this our jobs. Nothing ever comes easily." Jisoo said firmly as she rubbed Rosé's back in an attempt to calm her down.

"I'm sorry unnies. But if this is how it's going to be like, I don't think I want to live my life like this anymore." I shouted before angrily storming out of the room.

Jungkook
My phone blared loudly beside me as I groggily held it up to my face.

"Yeobuseyo? Who is this?"

"It's me. Can you open your door? I didn't bring the keys....." Lisa's soft voice said. What was he doing here at 2 in the morning?

Sure enough, Lisa was standing there, with puffy eyes and a tear stained face. Had she been crying? Immediately, she hugged me tightly as I felt her warm tears trickle down and stain my shirt. I rubbed her back comfortingly and moved her to sit in the living room.

What happened that made her so sad?