20 cm || Choi Yeonjun

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"We're almost done! All we need now is the bridge." Namjoon oppa leaned back from his chair and stretched his arms forward. "Your turn Eunbi." He called out.

Everyone in the room were really focused on what they were doing. No one talked. Only the clicking of the keyboard and mouse was all I can hear in the studio. So when the door clicked open, the four of us turned to whoever was visiting. "Hi." The person greeted us softly.

Yoongi oppa lowered his head as if he was blocking the view of someone behind him. I stood up and gave him a side hug. "I missed youuu." I whispered to his ear. He rubbed my back and squeezed my sides. "Missed you more, kid." His all too familiar raspy voice made me smile. It was exactly how I remembered it.

I scooted farther into the couch and pat the seat beside me. "For a second, I thought Hoseok oppa was the one coming. I guess he's busy." I was still whispering to him, too afraid of annoying the big people in the room. "You don't want me here?" Yoongi oppa joked. I flashed him a look of sarcasm and rolled my eyes.

"Really? Then I guess I'll be giving you the rap parts." He lazily swung his arm around me and played with my hair. "After all these years, you're still so annoying." I pushed his arm off of me forcefully and crossed my arm. Fortunately, he didn't say anything after that. He just silently watched everyone work as he sat cross legged.

"Jiji, you're next." Joon oppa ushered me in just as Eunbi unnie was going out. I quickly wore the headphones and drank the bottle of water I took with me. "We'll work on ad-libs now. Try to be as natural as possible. Okay, Jiwon-ssi?" Bang Pd said as to which I nodded.

Eunbi unnie's part played and I tried to harmonise my voice first with hers. When I grew confident, I comfortably let out runs. "That was perfect. Now I need you to hum a few times in the intro." I smiled when I heard Bang Pd's compliment. I cleared my throat, muttering a small okay. The intro immediately played and I did exactly what he told me to.

This went on for thirty minutes more. Ga eun was the last one to finish. "Okay, a short break before we continue." Bang Pd tapped us all in the back before he left. I checked the time and it was already 12:30 pm. Woah. We finished one song in two hours. "C'mon. Let's grab something to eat!" Yoongi oppa stood up and pulled at my sweater.

I smiled unsurely, my gaze falling on the girls that were already giving me exaggerated okay signs. "You guys sure?" I asked them. "Yeah, we'll be at the cafeteria if you need us. Byeee." They waved their hands and left the room.

"Awesome. Then you'll be with us!" Joon oppa looped his arm urging me to start walking. "We only have an hour so we need to hurry."

We easily arrived in the parking lot. Yoongi oppa unlocked the car and opened the door for me. "Hey...Why does Jiwon get to sit shotgun?" Joon oppa whined but still proceeded to sit in the back. I laughed at his cuteness.

They picked a restaurant just near the building. It took us only five minutes to arrive. "Jiji, what do you want?" Joon oppa asked. We were all busy reading the list of food offered. There were too many. I just couldn't pick. "Anything you guys are having." I finally said as I leaned against the table. "Lamb skewers it is then." Yoongi oppa called for the waiter and expertly stated everything they wanted.

"So G:NiE, huh." Yoongi oppa teased me. I groaned and covered my ears. I was still not used to hearing our group name from other people. It gives me goosebumps. "They should have spelt it with Jin hyung's name. It would've been perfect." They both laughed at this. Joon oppa's fists loudly pounding on the table.

"What the heck is wrong with the company. Giving all of us long ass names?" He added. I just shrugged. I also didn't know. Actually, come to think of it. All of the groups coming from Bighit has acronyms for group names. "They're making it a trademark now."

"But congratulations! The feedbacks were great when I saw the photos posted." I smiled shyly. Damn, so they were keeping tabs on me.

"You already have fanboys. I read the comments." Yoongi oppa wiggled his eyebrows. "Hobi's gonna go crazy." He chuckled mischievously, his gums showing slightly. I sucked in a breath. The mental image of my brother getting annoyed made me shiver. It wasn't a pretty sight.

Lunch was delightful. We were all making jokes and the boys seem to have never ending stories. They told me how they still continued practicing their stages for Award shows even in America. That must have been so exhausting. Only when they arrived here did they have a proper break. Which reminds me, I should treat Hoseok oppa when I see him.

"I'll pay. You guys can head to the car now." Joon oppa stood up and took out his wallet.

While I was grabbing my things, I heard the chimes make soft sounds. I hooked my bag on my shoulder and grabbed Yoongi oppa's extended hand. I was still stuffing my earphones inside my bag when I felt him stop. He squeezed my hand gently, making me look up. "Jiji, look. They're also your sunbae, this is TXT." I choked. Five tired looking boys covered my line of vision. He proceeded to innocently greet them. Patting Taehyun who was the closest to him on the shoulder. They all had surprised looks. Their eyes automatically trailing down to our conjoined hands. Kai, raised his brows in question. My hands started to sweat. I wanted to let go so bad but Yoongi oppa was holding mine firmly.

All of them gave me awkward smiles except for someone who was blankly staring at my frozen form. I probably looked constipated. I bowed, forcing my voice to appear stronger as I greet them. I only looked straight, never letting my eyes wander to his side. WHERE WAS NAMJOON OPPA WHEN YOU NEED HIM?! JESUS CHRIST.

"We'll get going, kids. Enjoy your lunch! Let's go, Jiji." I winced at the pet name. Soobin's jaw dropped, finding it hard to believe what he just heard. Shit. They were all getting the wrong idea.