Yeji
"So Soobin is coming to visit me next Friday."
That sentence caught my attention as we walked to the elevator and I looked up, surprised.
"Your boyfriend?" I asked, trying to sound cool about it.
She nodded and opened the door, before turning on the room light.
"And are you going to tell him about, uh, me?" I asked.
"I have to. I'm worried about how he'll react, to be honest." she said and went to her bed.
"How will he react?"
She nodded and took off her jacket, placing it on the top bunk. I looked at her and when she bent over, I could feel my pants tightening. Memories of that night I took her virginity came back to my mind, as they did every time I masturbated.
"Shit."
"What?" She asked, turning to me, she looked so innocent, asking me that as if she had no idea what she was doing to me.
"Why did you have to be a cat woman? Do you know how hard it is to hide an erection in tight jeans?"
She blinked. "Um? Sorry."
I looked at her for a bit, taking in her curves, before my hand dared to touch her. It traveled down her sides, before I took hold of her tail, tugging it a little.
I let go and went to the door, asking, "So, are we going to the bathroom or?"
She smiled, "Thanks for always keeping me company."
I put my arm around her neck before I could think about it, and pulled her closer to me so I could feel her warmth. I pretended to be on my phone while she brushed her teeth and changed, though I couldn't help but glance at her from time to time.
"Come on." she said to me when she was done.
"You forgot your towel." I informed her and raised my hand to point to the towel. She flinched and I frowned, saying nothing. Did she really think I would hit her or was it a reflex because someone else had done it before?
If I find out he hit her, I swear it— Why do I care? She's not my girlfriend
"See you later." Ryujin said as we walked back to her room, snapping me out of my thoughts.
"Do you want me to stay until you go to sleep?" I asked, not even knowing why I asked her.
"The door won't be locked then."
"I can close it and push it under the door." I offered.
"Okay thanks."
I smiled and sat in her desk chair as she reached under the blanket with her phone and headphones.
"You shouldn't listen to music before bed." I told her.
"Listening to songs I like helps me fall asleep."
Then I shrugged and she was about to put them on, I couldn't help but ask:
"Why did you flinch when I raised my hand?"
"Um, reflexes." She said quickly.
"Soobin hit you?"
"What? No, he doesn't."
"Don't lie to me, Ryujin."
She turned to look at me, her brown eyes boring into mine.
"Only when he's really angry."
I arched my eyebrows, feeling really protective all of a sudden.
"How many times?"
"Once or twice. But he didn't mean it
"Yes, but he still hit you! I swear-"I began.
"Yeji, that was a long time ago, okay? Let it be."
"Whatever." I said and went back to my phone, though my mind was anywhere but instagram.
She put on her headphones and closed her eyes.
It wasn't long before her breathing calmed down. I turned off my phone and switched off the desk lamp.
"Ryujin?" I whispered, checking to see if she really did fall asleep, or if she was just pretending to be, so I would leave.
She didn't answer, but I saw the headphones in her ear, so I got up from the chair and put the phone in my pocket.
I walked over to her bed and pulled out the headphones before grabbing her phone to turn off the music. I smiled when I saw she was listening to my song and after pausing it, I placed it on her desk, just like I did a few nights before.
I covered her body with the blanket and bit my lip and looked at her for a moment, before leaning down to give her a kiss on the forehead.
I stroked her hair before standing up straight and taking the key. I looked at her one last time, before leaving the room and closing the door, pushing the key under it. Then I left.
***
Ryujin
"I got a call from the organizers of this year's Fall Festival to be held in Central Park." Tyler announced to us on Monday just before the dance classes.
That got everyone's attention and the room went quiet.
"And they're going to pay us to dance for someone."
"Who?"
"I don't know if you've heard of him, but it's Conor Maynard."
"WHAT!" Yuna and I shouted at the same time.
"Holy shit! I love Conor Maynard!" Yuna said and clapped her hands.
"Calm down, Yuna." Tyler laughed and continued to tell us the details.
"We're performing Saturday night. You're free to go there and camp out, or not go at all, but get there in time for rehearsals and the show itself."
"Are we going to meet him?"
"Of course, you'll get to meet him backstage."
We spent the next two hours learning the choreography to Conor's songs.
***
It was Friday morning and we were all at Yeji's fraternity house, packed and ready to go. Everyone in our group was coming; One Way because they were asked to perform, Yuna, Ningning and I because we were going to dance, and the rest because they wanted to get rid of classes.
The whole fraternity was going to come, and also Yuna's sorority. Plus the soccer team and the cheerleaders.
"This is going to be amazing! I can't wait until everyone is here!" Yuna said as she took a sip of beer.
"Does everyone really have a place to sleep?" I asked as more people piled into the house.
"We have twenty tents for six people." Bryan said appearing next to me in the kitchen. "We'll be fine babe."
Yeji made an appearance a few minutes later, with a packed backpack and amazing lilac hair. She put on her black Ray Ban's and looked at a piece of paper filled with the names of everyone who was coming.
"Okay... so I guess everyone's here, right?" She asked and started looking around the room, counting people. Suddenly the doorbell rang and everyone went silent. "Since when do we have a damn doorbell?" She asked and turned back to the hallway.
"Actually, there's someone else joining us." Yuna said smiling at me, before jumping off the bar and placing the beer on top.
"Who?" Yeji asked confused, before Yuna disappeared to open the door.
The door opened and I heard a familiar voice, before Soobin appeared with a backpack in hand.
"Oh my God!" I shouted, excitement filling my body. I jumped out of the chair and ran to him, leaping into his arms and wrapping my legs around him.
His hands came to my waist as he pressed a short kiss to my lips. He put me down and I turned to everyone. I was met with expressions of surprise, confusion and joy.
"Everyone, this is Soobin. My boyfriend from Korea."
Chaeryeong was the first to speak after a long silence.
"Oh! Cool! I heard a lot about you, Soobin." She said and walked towards him, extending her hand.
"You're her roommate, right?" Soobin asked smiling, putting an arm around me and shaking Chaeryeong's hand.
Soon enough everyone was back to normal, joking with Soobin. He settled in very quickly, which was amazing because I would hate for there to be any tension this weekend.
And I was glad no one bothered to mention the fact that I slept with Yeji, I had to tell him myself and I was going to, right after the festival was over.
In the end we hailed a few cabs that took us to the festival grounds. There were about a thousand yellow cabs and cars lined up in the parking lot. The park was filled with people on the sidewalk and the line was huge, people who wanted to camp and finally get in waiting anxiously.
"We're going to wait forever." I whined as the cab pulled up.
"We have backstage passes so we can get in through the back." Yuna told me. "We're going to meet Tyler in front of the back entrance."
Soobin helped me carry my suitcase and Ningning helped Yuna as we made our way to the back entrance. In fact, the festival took up half of Central Park, and tall fences with metal wires had been put up to separate the park from the festival.
Soobin's dance club and his teacher, Tyler and our dance club and One Way were waiting for us in the back. The rest of our huge group had to wait in line for tickets.
"Holy shit, how many people are coming?" I asked when I saw another long line at another gate.
"They say about ten thousand people are attending. There's like three stages and six gates. It's huge." Yuna informed me.
We each got our VIP passes, before we were let into the festival grounds.
We're supposed to meet the others at the camp. Section3 is all of us. After we got in, it didn't take us long to find our camping section. There were about 10 sections next to The Lake and Conser-vatory Pond. The festival grounds started from Central Park South and went to the end of the Loeb Boat House.
"My club ended in section two, but you can visit me anytime, okay, babe?" Soobin said and I smiled. kissing him. He walked out with his bag to his section.
The others joined us an hour later, when we were halfway through setting up the tents. We got them all set up thirty minutes later, and that's when the fights started over who slept with whom.
Somehow we managed to get settled and I ended up in a tent with Maddie, Soph, Ashleigh and Chaeryeong. Katherine was with Ningning and some of her buddies, while Yeji was in a tent with his bandmates, Bryan and Ryan. The rest of the frat boys were divided into groups of five, as were the sorority girls, soccer team and cheerleaders.
Around three in the morning we finished setting up, and our group (not the whole section) decided that we should have lunch and go through the song list.
"Oh, we're on for tonight!" James said excitedly, pointing to the set list where everyone was gathered.
"And we're dancing tomorrow night." Yuna pointed out.
Soobin joined us a few minutes later as we lined up for hot dogs. He wrapped his arms around my waist, holding me against his chest as he talked to Chaeryeong.
I smiled as he pressed a kiss to the top of my head and then began playing with the hem of my Nirvana T-shirt.
Chaer then turned around to talk to Ryan and I made eye contact with Yeji, who had already sat on a huge blanket laid out by our group, along with James and Zayn, who were surprisingly close, their arms and legs touching as they sat.
When we finally got our hot dogs, we walked over to the blanket where everyone was sitting.
I sat down next to Soobin and he put his arm around me as we ate.
"You have something there." Yeji said to me and pointed above her lip.
I wiped the ketchup off my lip (yes, I hated mustard with a passion) and thanked her.
"Who are you?" Soobin asked her in a friendly tone.
"Yeji."
"Yeji like Hwang Yeji?" Soobin asked in disbelief, looking at me.
"I guess so?" Yeji said shaking her hand, and I couldn't see her expression behind her Ray Ban.
"The Yeji from two years ago, the one you had an affair with?"
I nodded my head, avoiding her eyes.
"Thank you for preparing my baby. Her mouth does amazing things." Soobin said and I blushed as everyone hissed like wolves.
"I know." Yeji muttered and we made quick eye contact.
I rested my head on Soobin's shoulder as I sucked my fingers.
"You're at One Way, aren't you? I saw a sign at the entrance." Soobin continued and Yeji nodded. "That's great."
And, surprisingly, they started talking.
Soobin took off his jacket, revealing his toned biceps and tattoos. Yeji's eyes spotted them immediately as he spoke.
"Hey Ryu, can you come here for a while?" Chaeryeong asked and I crawled over to her. "You don't see it, do you?"
"See what?"
"Look at your ex and your boyfriend."
I did as she said and then looked at her.
"What's up with that?"
"Soobin is very similar to Yeji. He has nice eyes, he's tall, he has a lot of tattoos, he likes music, and he's very funny." She whispered.
"Um, so? Maybe I only has a type." I whispered back.
"Or you get involved with someone who reminded you of Yeji."
"Soobin is nothing like Yeji. Soobin is much better." I said and realized I said it out loud, which made everyone stare at me.
I saw Yeji run her tongue along the inside of her cheek and I felt incredibly guilty because it wasn't true what I had just said at all. I was just trying to convince myself instead of Chaeryeong.
Soon enough, everyone went back to their previous talk, but my mind was filled with guilt.
I crawled back towards Soobin and he finally pulled me between his legs so that I could lean towards him while still talking to Yeji.
I could definitely tell that Yeji was much quieter this time, only speaking when asked, pretending to listen to Soobin's words.
I'm such an idiot
I saw Zayn looking at something through his phone, and James crept up behind him, leaning over his shoulder to whisper something in his ear. I smiled as Zayn bit his lip and turned his head towards James, their noses collided.
Then they stood up immediately, before leaving without another word.
"Y'all know they're going to fuck." Maddie said smiling and they all laughed, nodding.
"So how did you and Ryu meet, Soobin?" Soph asked lying on her stomach next to Yeji.
"We met in 11th grade; actually, I knew her since high school, but I only met her when we went to the same dance club. And I asked her out in December because she was sexy, beautiful and cute, and yeah." she said pinching my cheek.
I smiled.
"OMG, you're celebrating two years in one month!" Maddie exclaimed "Good for you, cute frosh!"
Soobin laughed at the nickname and gave me a kiss on the cheek.
"You two are so cute." Soph said effusively and smiled, "You're going to make cute babies."
"It's weird though, you never saw me in high school." I said him.
"Oh, I did. You were the fattest girl in the whole school."
My heart and face immediately sank, my heart stopped.
"Were you fat in high school?" Soph asked. "What happened, did you have an eating disorder?"
I had no idea what to say, I felt trapped under their stares.
"Anyone want more beer?" Yeji asked, getting up. Everyone's attention was diverted to her.
"Sorry if that made you uncomfortable, babe." Soobin said to me as Yeji and Soph disappeared to get more drinks.
They came back an hour later (I wonder why), when James and Zayn also showed up.
"Did you guys have fun?" I asked James when everyone started packing up because Justin Bieber would be performing in half an hour and One Way in two.
"I don't know what you mean?" James replied, his voice a little squeaky.
"We just went to the bathroom." Zayn justified himself and James nodded.
"So the bathroom changed your shirt and messed up your hair?" I asked amused, crossing my arms.
"I told you I had just combed my hair, so you shouldn't touch it!" Zayn exploded, bringing his hands to his hair.
James' face was palmed and it was kind of cute, because Zayn's shirt was pressed against James' chest, while Zayn had on James' shirt.
"Where is Soobin?" Yuna asked twenty minutes later when we arrived at the side of the stage thanks to VIP passes.
"He's dancing for Justin Bieber!"
"No!" said the girls at the same time.
I nodded excitedly, but I could have sworn I saw Yeji roll her eyes. Everyone screamed as the first beats started and Justin, followed by his dancers, took the stage, sending the large crowd into a frenzy.
I smiled through the whole thing, not knowing who I should be looking at; Justin or Soobin.
"That's my boyfriend!" I shouted to Maddie proudly.
"Which one?" she joked and I laughed.
Justin finished an hour later and everyone was going crazy. Soobin came downstairs a few minutes later and took my hand.
"Do you want to meet him? He has to get to the airport but if we hurry you can take an autograph!"
"Oh my god yes!" I shouted and quickly followed him down the stairs, feeling like I was about to cry.
When we got to the back of the stage, I felt like I was about to pass out because holy shit, Justin fucking Bieber was a few feet away from me, stripping.
"Hey dude, this is my girlfriend. Big fan." Soobin said.
"Hi, I'm Ryujin. Hello". I stammered and extended my hand.
But I died because he gave me a hug so I could smell his expensive perfume.
"I really have to go but I can sign your arm if you want..."
"Oh, yes!" I said not crediting my ears.
Justin took a marker from someone and signed a 'you're pretty Ryujin, love, Justin' on my arm.
Then his bodyguards took it away and I couldn't help but smile uncontrollably.
"How was it, did he smell good, is he cute?" everyone bombarded me with questions once Soobin and I got back.
"He hugged me and then signed my arm!" I told them and showed it to them.
"That's so cool!" Yuna said excitedly.
"I'll never wash it again." I said, leaning into Soobin as she put an arm around me.
"Thank you." I told him.
"'I love you,'" He said and I smiled. "Very much." he continued.
"Me too." I replied and he kissed me on the lips.
"You two are so adorable it makes me want to puke." Sophie said. I saw Katherine and Chaeryeong exchange glances. I would ask them what that was later.
I didn't even realize Yeji was in the corner until James called out to her that they had to get ready.
They sang their usual songs and Zayn even sang Little Things, trying (but failing) not to look at James.
"They are amazing!" Soobin told me as the last song ended and Yeji threw her guitar pick into the crowd.
"I know!"
"And was it just me or did that Zayn guy sing to James?"
"Yes, he did."
"Are they together?"
"I don't know. They're cute, though."
Soobin nodded as the boys left the stage.
"You crushed it!" Maddie said kissing Yeji's cheek as she ran a hand through her hair.
"Don't I always?" She asked arrogantly, which made me roll my eyes.
"One day you'll get stuck like that." She spat and I looked at Yeji, my stomach felt empty because I knew she was mad at me.
"Can we go eat now? I'm starving!" soph complained.
"We could go to the Ferris wheel first because it's on our way, then Eat at the Boat House." Maddie suggested and everyone agreed.
I rode the Ferris wheel with Soobin and we spent it snogging nonstop because, truth be told, I missed him.
We stopped at our tents on the way to dinner since it was cold. I grabbed my parka and Soobin grabbed his almost identical one, before we laced our fingers together as we waited with Yuna and Ningning for the rest of the group.