Fate

Chapter 4

Namjoon's POV
"Where have you been? I thought you said we'd have lunch together?"

"And I sent you a text asking if we could make it dinner instead, hyung." I answered taking off my shoes to put slippers on.

He stared at me. "So? What's making you change plans? You never change  plans. Our hyungs said you had your phone at the table a lot when you ate with them."

Fine! "I made a friend, Hobi hyung. Happy? She's not here for long and she has plans, so I text her when I can and she does the same. We meet up when we can." He made a face. "What?"

"A friend? She? You have a girlfriend?" He said dropping what he was doing.

"No! No, put a space for the friendship zone. A friend that is a girl. Girl friend." He seemed a little relieved, but not as much as I thought. "What about it?"

"You came back 5 days ago. How the hell did you make a friend?" I told him. "And you decide to see her again just like that?"

I shrugged. "Yeah. She's a nice girl, she's smart, she's kind, and she's understanding. Why not?"

He frowned. "Remember last time you tried to be friends with a girl?"

Not the same thing. "That girl was after my fame. It's not the same. She wanted to be in all my pics and stuff. Mina's different."

He sat down and handed me a drink. "Mina? She's Korean? Japanese?"

"French Canadian. And Hyung, she didn't offer to hang out at a coffee shop so I wouldn't have to take my mask off." I explained.

His eyes opened wide in surprise. "Really? She's here on vacation? How long?"

"Yeah, she still has a week and 2 days left. She's at a concert tonight." I said looking at her Instagram feed. She gave her personal one to me. I smiled seeing a clip of her jumping to their song Juice. "She's enjoying herself."

He peered over my shoulder. "I can't see her well. Have anything better?"

I showed him a couple, even the ones I took of her at the museum that she posted. "They're the best lighting."

He nodded and smiled. "Cute. What's that?" In her saved stories, there was a funny dances section.

"Click on it hyung. You'll see."

It was a set of dances from 4 years ago and more recent years. "She did it to our song? She's a fan? She's funny. Does she do not funny ones?"

I nodded. "She knows our band, and she has a page just for her dance stuff."

After I showed him a couple of clips, he nodded. "She's good. She can work on some stuff, but don't we all?"

"You? You have stuff to work on in dance?" I rolled my eyes. "Are you reassured now?"

He did a small smile. "For now, yes. Do we get to meet her before she leaves?"

What? "You'd like that?"

He shrugged. "You usually keep your friends to yourself, but I don't see why we shouldn't see her. Even your friends join at times."

Fair enough. "I don't know if she'd be at ease with all of you hyungs in one meeting. Where would it be? I'm still cautious about showing new friends where I live. Coffee or lunch maybe?"

"Lunch would be long enough to have something of a conversation. Which hyung would you bring if not all of us?" Was he really asking? "Me?"

"You're the only one who knows about her. Who else? I'll ask her. The concert is over." Should I call?

I pressed the button on the kakao app. A ring, a second... "Hi, Namjoon sunbaenim. Having a great evening?"

Hoseok hyung was surprised and whispered. "Her Korean is good, surprising."

I know. "Your voice is raspy, how much did you yell?"

She laughed. "From beginning to end! I'm having a drink near the stadium. I'll take a taxi back. I know which color to get for it to be cheaper. Don't worry."

"Great! Are you tipsy or can I ask you something?" She seemed able to hold a conversation.

She agreed with my thoughts. "It's my first drink. I'm perfectly sober. What can I do for you?"

Here it goes. "Day after tomorrow, are you busy?"

I heard her glass click against the counter. "Planned to wonder around. Wanted to do something?"

"Lunch? With me and Hoseok hyung?"

Mina's POV
With him and Hoseok? "Does he want to? I don't want to impose myself if it was already planned."

He sounded reassuring. "I asked him  before I called you." He talked about me? "So, what do you think?"

"Is there a way where you can't be seen if it's an issue?" I asked.

"Oh. Didn't think about that. Do you mind, hyung?" Silence. "Right, that place! Mina, we know a nice place where there are banquet tables. It's more private than the coffee shop we went at."

I knew what he meant. "If it's fine with all of you, it's fine with me. Send me the time and address as always."

"Great! Enjoy your drink and I'll text you later. Bye." He hung up.

Namjoon's POV
"So, lunch with her in two days. You'll see why we're becoming friends, hyung." I promised.

"I'll be the judge of that." He laughed serving himself another drink. "She has a deeper tone of voice, huh? Her variations of intonation are in a wide range. Her voice was higher after she laughed. I get why you said she seems older than she is, she sounds like it."

I hoped she wouldn't be overwhelmed by my hyung. He does have a big personality.