This wasn't exactly what I imagined would happen if guys were fighting over me. First of all, no one seemed to be taking it seriously. Minhyuk, Jooheon, Kihyun and Shownu seemed far too entertained by these secrets that I thought would ruin me.
'I never agreed to this anyway.'
We had all convened in one room, sitting on the beds and watching the spectacle unfold before us. I sat on the ground, looking up at the guys as they played the games, sipping on some alcohol I had taken from the mini bar.
"So, for the first round...!" Minhyuk, our MC, announced excitedly. He was using a hair brush as a fake microphone, "Our challengers: Changkyun, the rapper extraordinaire; Wonho, the muscle man; and last but not least Hyungwon the lord of all visuals."
"Damn straight." Hyungwon muttered, arms crossed.
"Today these three will be battling for her heart!" Minhyuk pointed at me. Everyone cheered but I still couldn't get over the fact that this was actually happening. "For round one we will be doing trivia about Jiyeon!"
"Hold on guys, this is kind of ridiculous." I sighed, hoping to stop this.
"First question!" Minhyuk said, pretending he didn't hear me. "What is Jiyeon's favorite color? Cast your vote now!"
"Pink?" Wonho guessed.
"Blue." Changkyun said confidently.
"It's definitely Green." Hyungwon added.
"Wrong." I sighed, "All of you are wrong. It's black."
"Next question!" Minhyuk said cheerfully. "What is Jiyeon's favorite espresso drink?"
"Cappucino?" Hyungwon guessed.
"Trick question! She doesn't like coffee!" Changkyun guessed.
Wonho smirked before saying, "Americano!" He was there when we visited Coffee Camp, so he knew what I liked to drink already.
"Americano is correct." I sighed, not really wanting to play along.
"One point to Wonho!" Minhyuk smiled, "Next question!"
We went through rounds and rounds of meaningless questions until Changkyun won. He beat everyone by five points through sheer luck. Most of the questions they wouldn't have known the answers to anyway, like my childhood pet and what I wanted to be when I grew up. So it was based purely on guessing an luck.
"Now for round two!" Minhyuk said excitedly through the fake microphone. Everyone in the room, aside from me, seemed thoroughly entertained. "Freestyle dancing!"
They cheered behind me, but Shownu seemed to cheer particularly loud.
"First up we have I.M." Minhyuk said, ushering Changkyun forward.
Minhyuk brought out his phone and hit shuffle, a random song coming on. An older song came on, Neyo's Beautiful Monster. Changkyun danced along to it, following the beat to a song he seemed unfamiliar with. But he still impressed me.
I wasn't the kind of person that could dance, so I couldn't really judge others.
"Alright, next up for the freestyle we have Wonho!" Minhyuk said. Wonho walked forward confidently.
"Play something sexy." Wonho requested.
"No requests, you get what you get." Minhyuk muttered, pressing shuffle once again.
A Chris Brown song came on, Wall to Wall. Wonho seemed to already know the song and immediately started to freestyle a powerful dance. It involved a lot of popping and hip thrusts. I was definitely impressed.
When his time ran out, Wonho winked before going to stand next to Changkyun.
"And last but not least, Hyungwon!" Minhyuk cheered. Hyungwon came forward, giving me a thumbs up before waiting for a song to play.
Minhyuk fiddled with his phone and turned on How Long by Charlie Pluth.
"No fair!" Changkyun whined, "He already has a choreography to this! You rigged this!"
"I didn't rig anything." Minhyuk lied through his teeth, smiling.
I watched as Hyungwon expertly went through the dance for the song, smooth and fast movements that really entranced me.
'I didn't know he was this good at dancing.'
"Alright, time to vote!" Minhyuk announced. "Who thinks Changkyun did the best?" He stood next to a pouting Changkyun. I looked behind me to see none of the guys were raising their hands.
"This is rigged!" Changkyun argued, but he was talked over.
"Who thinks Wonho should win?" Minhyuk asked the room, ignoring I.M's protests.
Only Jooheon raised his hand. Hyungwon was the obvious winner.
"Round two goes to Hyungwon!"
The room cheered.
"Now, for the last round." Minhyuk said, the anticipation rising in the room. I wasn't exactly going to abide by the results to this duek, but it still would be interesting to see. "You will each get to serenade Jiyeon."
"What?" Changkyun argued, "I'm not a singer, I'm a rapper! That's not fair."
"I don't make the rules." Minhyuk shrugged.
"Yes you do! You're the MC-"
"First one up will be Wonho!" Minhyuk cheered, pushing him forward. "Acapella, go for it."
Wonho thought for a moment before reaching out his hand and pulling me up to stand in front of him. He started to sing:
"I'm gonna be with you
meomchwoseo dwidorabomyeon
nega nareul bogo isseulkka
huhwehajin aneulkka huhwehajin aneulkka
urireul mot mideoseo neomu apeun ge
narang ttokgateul geotman gata
hanmadi dwedollyeo nege
nan jigeumi dwel su isseulkka
chueogi dwegin shilta chueogi dwegin shilta
cheoeum majuhan goseseo huhwehaneun ge
uri ttokgateul geotman gata"
[A/N: this song is "If Only"]
'Wow, these lyrics are sad.'
I recognized the song, it was If Only. It seemed like a song about a relationship not working out. He sang it very well, though, like an angel.
"Wow, breathtaking." Minhyuk added before saying, "Up next we have Hyungwon!"
Hyungwon came forward, pushing Wonho's hands out of mine before bumping him out of the way. Hyungwon grabbed both of my hands before singing to me:
"neon neomu areumdawo
nuneul ttel suga eopseo
kkoche pin gashigachi
jjillil geot gatado neol gatgo shipeo
So beautiful, so beautiful
neon neomu yeppeo, seulpeudorok areumdawo
Too beautiful to handle
nado ara jeoldae gajil su eobttan geol
barabogiman hal ttae deo areumdapdan geol
neol jigyeojulge deo yeppeuge pieojwo
dachyeodo joa nan gwaenchana
Cause you're my
One and only beautiful"
[A/N: Beautiful]
"And last but not least, I.M.!" Minhyuk said, pushing him forward.
Changkyun didn't seem confident before deciding to rap a verse instead, he held on top my hand as he did it:
"ppajyeo naojineun mothaneun
dangshine angae gateun pum
geudae ane jamgyeo jugeodo joeuni
mewojwo dangshine sum
You got me and I got you
Things that we got never flew
Please don't wake me up in this dream
Wait babe I gotta feelin' you"
[A/N: Lost in a Dream]
'He really is good at rapping...'
"I said sing, not rap, but it's fine." Minhyuk muttered while the three went back to standing in a row abefore me. "Let's vote on who you like the best. First we have Wonho!"
Almost everyone in the room raised their hands: Minhyuk, Jooheon, Shownu, and Kihyun.
"Well, that settles it." Minhyuk said. "Wonho wins the last round!"
"Wait, so then that means it's just a tie!" Changkyun argued, "No one wins?"
Minhyuk shrugged, "Maybe you all should have tried harder." He put down the brush and went to sit on the bed along with Shownu. "I don't make the rules."
"Yes you do!" The three yelled in unison.
"Well, what about you, Jiyeon? You can be the tie breaker." Wonho suggested.
The three of them stared me down, the weight of their combined gazes making me feel uncomfortable. I was being put on the spot, so I didn't know what to do.
I stood up, letting out a sigh.
"Listen guys." I said to the three of them, glancing back at our audience. I didn't want to lecture them in front of everyone, but I guess I would have to. "I don't want to decide this through games like this..."
"Why not?" Hyungwon pouted.
"Well, first of all," I said, "You can't win a girl's heart through games."
They shrugged, not looking convinced.
"She's right!" Kihyun called behind me, but I wondered why he egged them on then.
"Then you just want to do this the normal way?" Changkyun asked.
"Meaning that we all get to know each other better? Yeah, I'd rather do that."