SMILE FOR ME AGAIN

SMILE 17

Music Award performance ended with huge success. Fans are complimenting and praising Seulgi for her couple dance with Taeyong. They even showing their support if the both idol end up together and create new name for this couple known as Seulyong. They shipped them and they look good together. Seulgi just laugh it out when Seok Jin showed the article to her. 

"You know how fans always doing that with their idol. We just friends. They'll stop if we take it cool and don't respond to that", Seulgi said. She pass the tablet back to Seok Jin and lean back to her seat. 

"Are you sure? I think Taeyong think differently. He look genuinely like you", Seok Jin receive the tablet and vocal his opinion. He scrolling down to check on the other article. 

Seulgi didn't say anything. She glances at Irene at the passenger seat. Irene keep silence since they talking about Taeyong and Seulgi. 

"Do you think that too, eonni?", the idol ask. 

Irene divert her attention to rearview mirror when the idol called for her. "I don't know" , she replied. Seulgi don't know how to respond to Irene's answer. She throw her attention to outside. 

The idol is busy with her comeback. Comeback weeks really tiring not only for Seulgi but also for her managers. They need to go to various places to attend events. She has mini fan sign and mini tour in various places. This is Joohyun first experience following Seulgi for her comeback tour. It's a bit culture shock for her since Seulgi has so many fans from both gender and crowd always gather everywhere she go. She know Seulgi is popular but she didn't know she is so popular like this. 

They just arrive at shopping complex where Seulgi's mini fansign event will be held. Fans are waiting for the idol to arrive. Fans were surrounding their van when they arrived. Thankfully there's bodyguard to guard and clear the way before Seulgi steps out from her van. She saw Irene already steps out from their vehicle. Seok Jin lead the way. Seulgi walks behind him while Irene walks at her back. Fans are getting wild when they suddenly pushing each other and Irene was pushed by crowd to side and she lost her track. She stuck among the crowd. She can't see in front her because majority fans are taller than her. She blame for her petite body during time like this. She stumble after pushed harder by the fans causing her fall on the ground. She struggling to stand on her feet. Suddenly her surrounding are turned silence and everyone stop moving. One by one fans step aside and they clear the road. Irene see Seulgi is walking towards her while the bodyguard asking the crowd to make way for the idol. Seulgi stop in front her with a worried expression. She approach Irene and kneel at her front. 

"Are you okay?", she worriedly asked. Irene nod. She can feel all eyes are on her now. Everyone are staring. No! Everyone are glaring at them, especially her.

Seulgi hold Irene's shoulder and helps her to stand on her feet. She wipes dirt on Irene's palm and intertwining her hands with Irene's. She bring Irene's hand at her side. She securely hold it. She ignoring all eyes which currently laid on their hands. She ask Seok Jin to lead the way again and she follow him with Irene securely protected besides her. 

Fans are murmuring when they saw their idol holding other girl's hand. Irene is uncomfortable by Seulgi's fans jealousy stares. She looking up at Seulgi. "Seulgi", she called softly.

Seulgi eyes fixed at her front while replied "Don't say anything. Or do you want me to wrap my arm around your shoulder or waist? You choice".

Irene didn't say anything. Other choices are worst than just holding hands. So she just let her hand in Seulgi's. Seulgi gently tightened her grip on Irene's hand and smirk. 

"You're not allow to leave my side for the whole event".

Mini fan meeting ended so well. There's so many fans come and participate. Irene can see how well Seulgi in communicating with her fans. Unlike her. She sing. She dance. Irene stares at her with awe. She let a relief sigh when everything went so well.