"annyeonghaseyo! lee jisu-inmida." i greeted, bowing as i saw the girls who were going to be my fellow band members in the room waiting for me already. "hi! i'm naomi, the eldest." i smiled, waving as she introduced herself to me with a warm smile. "i'm lia, the youngest." she says, giving me a smile as well. "annyeonghaseyo, i'm yun ji, we're the same age." she says, waving.
"i'm sorry, did i keep all of you waiting?" i asked, sitting down. "ani. our manager has yet to arrive too." lia says with a chuckle. "i heard that they're planning for us to be an actual band, like not just dancing and stuff." naomi says. "woah.. really? all of us must have auditioned with an instrument then." yun ji suggests. i nod. "i auditioned with a guitar." i said.
"i had a drum set in the background." yun ji says. "i played the bass." naomi says. "i auditioned with the piano." lia says. "ahh.. i guess it does make sense. it was a wise decision." i said with a chuckle.
the door opens, causing for all of us to look toward it. "hello everybody, i'm jina and i'm your manager. i heard your conversation while i was outside, so i'm sure all of you already know what instrument you're playing." she tells us, skipping the greetings. we nod, showing her that we understood and that we were listening.
"jisu, you've been assigned as leader by pd-nim." my eyes widened as she said this. the girls clapped excitedly. "we've seen your portfolio. i must say, it's quite impressive." naomi says with a smile. "thank you unnie." i said, bowing. "the group's name has been decided to be clover. like a four-leaved clover."
"do not misunderstand. this group is not only going to have songs with just instruments, you'll have regular songs as well. it's all up to you." jina tells us.
"however, like many other formed groups. you must fight in order for all of you to debut. you will all be asked to go through several tasks and of course, you'll need to at least show your capabilities through the tasks. if the producers see that there is stability in the group, only then will you debut." she says.
"take out your phones and download the v app," she starts, allowing for us to do so while she was speaking. "throughout the week, each of you will be assigned a day to go live. you already have a small fanbase and it's up to all of you to build it. no limits, just don't do anything illegal." she tells us.
"yun ji, you're sunday."
"naomi, you're monday."
"lia, you're wednesday."
"jisu, you're friday."
"alright, that's all for today's agenda. you're all free to so whatever it is you'd like." she says with a smile. "can all of us collectively go live today? it's saturday." naomi asks. jina nods before sitting down on the couch, allowing for us to do whatever we wanted.
using my phone, we went on the v app and started the live. the other girls began to tweet the link and more people began to join.
"annyeonghaseyo." we greeted. "hey, we should come up with a greeting." naomi suggests. i nod, agreeing with her. "we're your good luck charm, annyeonghaseyo clover-inmida!" lia suggests. "how about making the front portion of it english?" yun ji asks. i spent awhile trying to get them to pronounce each word.
"2..3.."
"we're your good luck charm, annyeonghaseyo clover-inmida!" we greeted, bowing before we clapped for ourselves. jina gives me a few gestures, asking me to say something first. "hello everybody, this is clover's first live stream. we're not so sure on how to work this entire thing, so please bare with us! we'll work hard to debut and produce songs for all of you to enjoy. thank you." i said, earning claps from the others.
"will all of you be living in a dorm together?" lia reads. all of us look over to jina, who shakes her head. "i think it's because all of us still have contracts to where we're living now. so maybe when the contract expires then we'll move into a dorm." naomi says, earning an approval from jina after she said this.
that would mean that i'd be moving out of the mansion..
away from rowoon.
"do any of you speak english?" yun ji reads. i raise my hand, waving. "i was born in america, so yes, i do speak english." i said, in english. "who's the youngest?" i read. "i am." lia chirped, smiling widely. i chuckle at how adorable she was. "jisu and i are the same age." yun ji says. "and i'm the eldest." naomi says.
"do you have a dating ban? if so, how long?" lia reads. i looked over to our manager, who shakes her head. "we don't have a dating ban." i said, earning squeals from lia. i furrowed my eyebrows, looking over to her.
"hey jisu, guess who?" naomi reads, getting a little confused. i look at the screen of the phone, furrowing my eyebrows as well. "who are you?" i asked. "oh my gosh. look at the username!" yun ji squealed. my eyes widened.
sf9_rowoon
"oh. rowoonie oppa!" i said, waving. the girls squealed, scaring me a little. the comments began to flood with sf9 fans otherwise known as fantasy. yes, i did my research. after awhile, we answered more and more questions. but of course, the live stream had to end as well. our manager cues for us to end the live.
"until now, this has been clover." i said, catching the other three girls' attention. "thank you." we all said, bowing before i reached over and ended the live. "woah. next time we decide to do this, we aren't using my phone. it's practically dead." yun ji says with a sigh, shaking her head.
"alright, let's all take turns then." naomi suggests. we nod, agreeing. "alright, that's really all for today, you can go. i'll send out details by tonight." jina tells us.
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"i'm home!" i called as i removed my shoes. "i'm in the kitchen!" rowoon calls out. i make my way over there, opening the door. "yah! how could you not tell me?" riley complains as she pinches my cheek, twisting a little. "that hurts! stop." i complained, pushing her away from me.
"he told us." sun woo says with a sigh, looking over to me from rowoon. "i was practically forced to." rowoon admits. i sigh, looking at the twins. "you're making this issue way bigger than it has to be." i told them. "you should've told us. we're your best friends." riley whines.
"can't i have a day, enjoying what i've been given? without feeling the need to tell the both of you what's happening? you both know how shitty my morning went on sunday. i just wanted to be happy, without having to report it to the both of you. wouldn't you do the same?" i asked, as i placed my bag down on the counter. "it's not like i'm purposely trying to hide things from you two. things just didn't turn out that way." i explained.
riley frowns, as she begins to feel bad. "aigoo.. both of you are so emotional. alright, i'm sorry." sun woo says, letting out a sigh as he walks over to me, giving me a hug. "i feel like a bad friend now, i'm sorry!" riley says with a frown, bringing me into a tight hug.
after awhile of them sticking around, they eventually left. i washed up and changed into comfortable clothes before joining rowoon in the living room.
"so, were those girls nice to you?" he asks, raising an eyebrow. i nod, letting out a chuckle. "they're perfect." i assured him as i sat down on the carpet with a pillow on my lap. "i heard that you're the leader too." he says with a smile. i nod. "woah. i'm so proud of you." he says, giving me a thumbs up.
"i wouldn't have got into the company if it weren't for you." i told him as he ruffles my hair. "of course, being nosy has its perks." i laugh, shaking my head as he said this.
"are you nervous at all?" he asks. i shrugged. "i don't really know what's to come.. so i can't really be nervous about anything." i said. he stares at me for awhile, watching as my expression melted. "liar. come here." he says, opening his arms as he saw the panic in my eyes.
i allowed for him to wrap his arms around me as i curled into a ball. "you'll be fine." he assures me in a whisper. i nod, shutting my eyes as i found comfort. "oppa.. they said that the girls and i might move into a dorm together after our contracts with the places we're staying at now expire.." i mentioned.
he stays silent for awhile, but nods. "i know, jisu." he says. "i.. don't want to be away from this place." i said.
well.. i don't want to be away from you.
"i don't want you to either." he says. there was a small part of my heart that wanted so much for him to mean the same thing that i meant. "i want for you to be here when i wake up.. and when i go to sleep." he admits. "we've still got a little over one and half months left." he says, patting my head.
can we just freeze in this moment and be stuck on replay?