CHAPTER 25
When Gee and Yibo returned to their friends Gee was welcomed by Leo and Se Ju by messing her hair.
Leo: You were cool back there bro! (mess her hair)
Se Ju: Yeah! You look small but we were surprised on how strong you are! (mess her hair)
Leo: Are you weightlifting bro? (mess her hair again)
Se Ju: Yeah? How did you do that but you don't even have big biceps? (mess her hair)
Gee: (her hair made her look like she's albert einstein) why mess my hair huh? I just fixed it you know (fixing her hair with her hands combing it in a cool way like she's in a shampoo commercial she even smirked)
Leo and Se Ju were both amazed that made her act cooler like she was in a photoshoot then they all laughed together. Yuna was shaking her head looking at the three while Maya was laughing at Gee. Kite just ignored them shaking Yibo's hands. While the three idiots were laughing at their own comedic scene Yibo noticed that Sean was already gone.
Yibo: Where is Sean?
Kite: (he leaned to Yibo and whispered) Meeting
Yibo: ah I see
Inside the board members office, Mr. Zhang and the other board members are sitting while watching Gee's group performance with a male Korean wearing a black cap and white shirt topped with a black denim jacket and black jeans with white rubber shoes who looks the same age with Yibo. When the video clip stopped, they all turned to face each other.
Board member 1: As the leader and one of the composers of StK, what can you say? Yoosung? (looking at the korean guy)
He just smiled wide in response that made all the board members and Mr. Zhang with his untidied hair all smiled in agreement.
Board member 2: Then let us commence with our plan after 2 months?
They all stood up and bowed with shaking their hands. Mr. Zhang was the happiest smiling wide at board member 5 who was the same age with him, gesturing to him okey as their proposal was approved.
Friday morning, the sun was about to rise. As Gee's daily morning routine she was at the rooftop, working out, practicing breathing then dancing at the in StK's then the next song played from her phone. She was doing the world famous walk when Yibo came out from the door but she didn't noticed him so she was just dancing. Yibo was stood there watching her while holding a laundry plastic bag with a white and black cloth inside. He was just there smiling a little while watching her. She was dancing to it like he was MJ while lip syncing to the song. Then she did the famous pose as the end of it then a familiar song to him played next, it was the song that he performed during the event of a motorcycle company he was endorsing. He was smiling and trying not to laugh while watching her imitating the way he danced it before.
When the part where Gee has to turned around she tripped after seeing him watching her and he seemed to be keeping his laugh but Yibo was not able to contain it when she tripped and fell on the floor. He just glared at him as she was standing up fixing herself and dusting off the dirt on her jogging pants. Yibo approached her and was trying not to laugh anymore.
Yibo: when I did that part, the floor was smooth so I didn't tripped. (He put the laundry bag on top of her head)
Gee: (was surprised touching the bag) what is this senior Yibo?
Yibo: Wear it tonight (he said while walking back to the door)
Gee: Ah is this a dress?
Yibo: (turned his back with eyebrows crossed) Of course no (shaking his head)
Gee: (smiled at her embarrassment) ah hahaha I thought it was hahaha, thank you senior Yibo, I'll tale care of this and I will return it immediately after the event tonight
Yibo: Don't bother, it's yours now and promise to keep it.
Gee: woooah! S-senior Yibo? Are you sure? (shocked and was holding the bag like it was a bag of gold)
Yibo: If you let it stained or had it scrapped even just a tiny spot, your dead (looking sharply at her)
Gee: (smiled) oh sure sure of course senior Yibo, this might be expensive haha, (bowed holding the bag preciously) Thank you senior Yibo
Yibo smiled looking at her while he suddenly remembered the first AMPM Ent Night that he attended as one of the official members of StK five years ago when they debuted. It was designed by his mother. He remembered he called his mother on the phone to repair it for her size 2 days ago.
Yibo's mother: Why do you want to adjust this to a smaller size?
Yibo: I want to give to a friend.
Yibo's mother: Is she a girl?
Yibo: N-no mom, he is a guy, he is smaller than me and he is a trainee in AMPM Ent.
Yibo's mother: oh I see, he must be an important friend that you want to give this special suit to him.
Yibo: He might have his debut soon so I want him to wear that lucky suit you designed for me mom.
Yibo's mother: (smiled wide) He is an important friend indeed, I'm curious I want to meet him soon.
Yibo: (smiled) You'll see him soon.
While looking at Gee with those memory, his eyebrows crossed a little when he realized something.
Yibo: Hey, the song you are dancing earlier, where did you get it?
Gee: (surprised) oh (smiling, then she took out her phone and showed it to him) this?
Yibo was a little surprise at the video he was seeing, it was a fan cam of his performance during the motorcycle company event.
Yibo: Did you?
Gee: oh no I didn't recorded it but I was there (smiling and looking proud, she took back the her phone)
Yibo: you were there?
Gee: yeah (smiling wide with her eyes shining) actually senior Yibo, it was the first time I saw you.
Yibo remained silent but he seems ready to listen.
Gee: You know what, (got excited) believe or not but it was the first time again after almost five years that I screamed so loud at watching a performance. (still smiling but there was a pain in her eyes)
Yibo: (thinking) screamed so loud, so it was her who almost distracted me
Gee: I have seen a lot of artists and dancers who were dancing to MJ's but you are the coolest who did it, your turns were so smooth it got me really excited and you reminded me of my brother (she was smiling to hide her sadness upon remembering Jake)
Yibo was observing her and it puzzled him why Gee seemed to trying to fight something painful. Gee smiled wider looking at him.
Gee: You were so cool I got curious about you and I got even more interested when I found out how talented you are and that you are a cyclist too senior Yibo! (her tone got louder and sounded more excited as she mentioned the cyclist part)
Yibo: ( smirked at her ) you really are into bikes ha and racing?
Gee: YEAH!!! (her voice became louder and smiled even wider) If I didn't become an idol I might continue as a professional cyclist or I will travel the world with my bike!!! Haha but in reality I might end up in Moru's workplace though
Yibo: (smirking at her) you can't travel the world with a bike, how can you cross the ocean idiot (then he turned his back and was smiling with his ears that turned red and he started to walk his way to the door)
Gee: (seemed to realize something and was thinking) but I can bring them in the airplane right?
Yibo was smiling as he was shaking his head then he remembered his conversation with Sean during their break in the set of the series they are filming. They are sitting in front of the mirror as the make up artists are fixing their make-up.
Sean: How was the contract of the bicycle endorsement they are offering you? Which company did you accepted? I heard one of the richest owners had talked to your parents about having a fixed marriage with their daughter? Haha
Yibo: I will never accept any of it.
Sean: Why? I saw her picture on the internet she was beautiful.
Yibo: I don't care and im not interested (somehow irritated) I'd rather spend my time with my bike than thinking about it.
Sean: I knew you would say that but I hope you won't close your heart bro, I hope you find that girl who is obsessed with bikes as you are so you won't end up marrying your bikes hahahaha
Yibo: (smirking) it's not a bad idea, and I don't think she exists
Sean: What if she does?
Yibo: I bet
Sean: come on, be more positive bro
Yibo: I just met a lot of girls even some actress who pretends they are boyish and they are cyclist or who loves riding bikes this past few months after that interview and that proved that she will never exist.
Sean: But! What if she does?
Yibo just looked at him with boring eyes.
Sean: Come on Yibo, what if she does what will you do?
Yibo: (shaking his head) If she can beat me through a race, then I won't let her go.
Sean was smiling at his friend and the make up artist were giggling at his response.
He was smiling at himself upon remembering it.
While they are having their training for that day, there were lots of people inside the event hall of AMPM Ent building. Everyone were busy decorating the hall with the year's motif which is heaven. It was filled with white cloth, decorated with artificial clouds with lights inside it, with sky blue accent on the walls made from cloth, elegant chandeliers and all. The stage is also being set by the staff and the sound systems on the right side of the stage.
They were dismissed from their training at exactly 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon so that they can prepare themselves for the event at 7:00 pm. Everyone were excited as they went to the door. Se Ju grabbed Leo and Gee when they got out and saw the female trainees.
Leo: hey, what is it?
Se Ju: Gee bro, I –
Gee was puzzled looking at Se Ju who seem very shy bout something, she smiled when she noticed that Emma was nearby talking to her friends. Gee was about to wave and about to shout to her when Se Ju covered her mouth.
Se Ju: What are you doing bro!
Leo: Yoh Emma (suddenly shouted and waved at Emma)
Se Ju was very shocked he was frozen with his eyes wide open while covering Gee's mouth.
Leo was waving at Emma but she crossed her eyebrows seeing him and Se Ju who turned into statue while Gee was turning blue because she couldn't breathe. Emma got worried so she ran to them, she immediately removed Se Ju's hands from Gee's mouth. Se Ju seemed to melt down like he was lifted from a curse while Gee slowly returns to her normal state.
Emma: What are you doing? Are you trying to kill him? (shouting at Se Ju)
Leo was puzzled looking at the two when Se Ju suddenly shouted in panic with his face all red.
Se Ju: E-Emma, will you be my escort tonight?
Leo and Gee's eyebrows were both crossed intensely looking puzzled at Se Ju but Emma's face was more confused.
Emma: what?
Se Ju: ah- I mean, I ah I- ah I- I (suddenly turned to a robot)
Leo and Gee hit him at his back with their full force that almost made Se Ju's soul came out from his body but they helped him up.
Se Ju: (took a very deep breathe then he bowed to Emma) Can I be your escort tonight? (he shouted)
It was a very loud shout that everyone who were passing by there including Maya and Yuna turned their heads. Emma was very shocked she was trying to keep her reaction. Leo and Gee were just looking at the two like they are watching a romance movie.
Emma: (still keeping her firm with her head high) If your suit passed my standard then, I- I'll go with you (then she turned her back and walked fast away from them)
Se Ju didn't know what reaction to give he was frozen again so Gee and Leo are about to hit him hard again on his back but he raised his hand to defend himself.
Se Ju: I want to attend the party with my organs tacked inside bros
Leo and Gee laughed at him but they still hit him oh his back.
Gee: congrats bro! hahaha
Leo: but you have to wear the best suit or else she won't let you hahaha
Se Ju: ha ha (smirking)
Gee and Leo looked at each other gesturing through their eyes that Se Ju is prepared as he waved bye with confidence to them.
They were watching Se ju walking away from them when they saw Yuna and Maya together with Maya's friends. They waved to them with a smile. They waved back but Maya seems to be shy about something. When they meet Leo took a deep breathe then all of a sudden.
Leo: Yuna, can I be your escort tonight?
Yuna: No (with a straight face)
Leo: okey, thank you
Yuna: You're welcome
Gee, Maya and her friends were shocked on how it escalated so quickly. Aside from the shock, they didn't know what reaction they will give. After that moment, Leo turned to Gee.
Leo: Bro, don't ask Maya to be her escort. Let's just date each other tonight. (trying to be calm but his eyes were showing he is about to cry)
Gee: (keeping her laugh) okey bro (nodding to him and put her right arm to his shoulder)
Maya was disappointed glaring at Leo but her friends were consoling her. Yuna was about to pat Maya when her phone suddenly rang. It was a message from someone. She smiled upon seeing the name Shrimp guy. She opened the message.
Shrimp guy: I just tried the recipe you sent me, thank you very much but I still need to try it more.
Yuna: (tapping her phone with a smile on her face) You're welcome, we can let them have a taste of it once you perfected it.
Then she locked her phone and put it back on her pocket.
It was already 6:45 pm when Yuna and Gee finished preparing themselves as they had final look on the mirror in their room. Yuna was wearing a red dress. It was an off shoulder with see through sleeves extended to her elbows and its above her knee in length. Her curly hair is tied on one side and her shoulders were shining with some glittered make up. She is carrying a red purse and her high heeled sandals. Her eyes were painted with a light orange eye shadow almost looking natural and a thin liner with a red lipstick that emphasized her thin and hear shaped lips.
While Gee is wearing the white polo tucked in in her black pants with a flitted style binder on her waist as its design and a black bow tie on his collar that Yibo gave her. She is wearing black leather shoes. She made sure that it's the right pair by looking at it twice before she combed her hair with his fingers. She messed it up a little bit as style. When they both went out from their room. Gee was amazed by how beautiful Yuna was, she was just gazing at her. They both smiled at each other.
Gee: You look gorgeous Yuna (smiling)
Yuna: Thank you, and you look handsome but I hope I can see you wear a dress someday (smiling)
Gee felt something pierced her heart but she smiled it off looking at Yuna.
Gee: My brother used to wished it too (smiling)
Yuna got worried looking at Gee but she smiled to her, when Gee smiled wider assuring her not to worry about her. Then she suddenly remembered something so she grabbed Gee inside her room. Gee was puzzled following her. Yuna lead her to sit on her chair in front of the mirror table with sets of make up. Gee was just observing her as she chooses from her make up kit. Then Yuna was staring at her face like a canvass then she started putting something on her face.
After several minutes, Yuna was putting lipstick on her lips. Then she fixed her with a hair spray and messing her hair a little that looks better than what she did earlier. Yuna smiled looking at her when she was done. Gee turned around to see her self and it made her smile seeing herself looking better with her face looking smoother with a skin toned eye shadow and her lips looked more livelier with color.
While Yuna was looking at her she was having a thought.
Yuna: He should hire Gee her own make up artist or else she might get discovered. Oh! I should tell him and senior Yibo to not let anyone get a closer look at her face then.
They were walking their way to the elevator. Some of the people walking on the hall were looking to them and they heard.
Random girl: Is that her cousin? I never knew he could be that handsome (giggling)
Random girl 2: yeah, he looks cool
Yuna and Gee smiled to each other upon hearing them then suddenly acting cool as she walks lending her shoulder to Yuna. The girls were looking a little jealous at her and the guy they passed was staring at Yuna.
They were keeping their laugh when they reached the elevator door and pressed the button. It was coming from the 7th floor.
After a moment the door opened and they were both surprised to see Yibo in it. Gee smiled widely upon seeing him. Yibo is wearing a black tuxedo. Yibo smiled a little seeing her. Yuna is watching the two exchanging smiles and she was containing herself. Yibo extended his hand with a black tuxedo jacket hanging on it to Gee. She was a little surprise.
Yibo: I forgot to give this.
Gee: (a little surprise but smiled) thank you senior Yibo. (she took it with both hands bowing a little to him)
Gee unfolded it and excitedly wears it. It was a bit misaligned to her shoulder so Yibo reached her shoulder and pulled her inside the elevator to fix it for her. Gee smiled to Yibo and that made Yuna lost her calm.
Yuna: Ah I forgot something in my room, ah Gee you go first with senior Yibo, I- I'll go back to our unit.
Gee: ha? No, I'll go back with you
She was about to go outside but Yuna pushed her back.
Yuna: No! You should head first.
Gee: ha? But who will escort you there, I can't let you go by yourself?
Yuna: Don't worry, I'll just call my brother to pick me up.
Gee: Mr. Zhang or Sean?
Yibo laughed a little from hearing it that puzzled Gee so he composed himself.
Yuna: Sean
Gee: Okey then, see you later?
Yuna: Yeah (she smiled)
Gee waved to her then Yibo pressed the button and the door was closed.
Gee: It's not like her to forget something though (pouting her lips and crossing her eyebrows in thinking)
She was wondering about it when she suddenly turned to look at Yibo. She looked at his tuxedo and to her for several times and her eyes were sparkling in excitement.
Gee: woaaaah senior Yibo! We look like twins! Hahaha we are wearing the same tuxedo! (filled with excitement touching her tuxedo jacket)
Yibo: (bored expression) No we are not (he opened his jacket) Im wearing a vest inside (showing it then he lifted her jacket) and you're not
Gee: (closed hers and Yibo's) But it looks the same on the outside hahaha
Yibo just shook his head.
When they reached the floor, Yibo pressed the button and they went outside, people walking their way to the event hall were giving them glimpses as they both looking like they were lead guys from a romantic drama series. Gee was smiling to everyone whom she catches looking at them while Yibo's straight face is on but smiles a little to everyone who greets him.
Gee: Oh I forgot! (she took her phone out from her pocket and handing it to him) can I ask you a favor? Can you take a picture of me?
Yibo raised his eyebrows showing through his face asking why.
Gee: oh sorry, its rude of me to ask one of our trainers to take a picture of me. (she bowed in apology)
Yibo: (realized Gee didn't get that he was just asking) why all of sudden? (he took her phone)
Gee: (smiled and got excited) I'll just show it to Moru hahaha, I'll show him how more handsome I am than him Hahahahaha
Yibo smirked then he press the reverse camera then he took a selfie instead with his smirking and a peace sign on his chest level. Gee was surprised.
Yibo: But I'm more handsome than you (he smirked and handed the phone to Gee then he started to walk leaving her)
Gee: (shocked and got mad) hey senior Yibo! I didn't ask for your photo, why did you used my phone if you just want to take a selfie? (running after him)
Yibo took her phone again and took another selfie that made Gee even more shocked and it made him happy.
Gee: Aish senior Yibo! Come on please (she's running after him)
Yibo was feeling good at bullying her he was smiling so he took her phone again then he gestured to her with his hand to take a pose already but he was trying not to laugh. Gee got excited so she pulled her tuxedo jacket down and straightened it and her bow tie then she did a Mamo signature pose. Yibo's eyebrows crossed a little but he pressed the capture button. Then he handed the phone to her. Gee was smiling looking at the photo.
Gee: thank you senior Yibo (she's tapping her phone to send it to Moru's messenger)
Yibo: What kind of pose is that?
Gee: (she raised her head with eyes filled with excitement) oh that hehehe it's my Mamo's signature pose haha (her eyes were sparkling)
Yibo: Mamo? The Japanese seiyu?
Gee: (got more excited) Yeaaah!!! You know him?
Yibo: A little, he voiced Light Yagami and Ashikiba of Yowamushi Pedal right?
Gee: Yeah!!! Woah senior Yibo! Do you like Japanese anime???
Yibo: A little, I just watch them whenever I have free time.
Gee: Wooooooow!!! (her eyes were sparkling even more)
Yibo was smiling looking at her.
They were talking about that as they were heading to the door, Gee was so happy talking to Yibo about those things as they entered the hall. There were lots of people already in the hall. Some were chatting while having drinks and food on their hands.
Leo who was wearing a red suit with black pants was sulking in the table watching Se Ju carrying drinks towards Emma but he got excited when he saw Gee coming in with Yibo. He stood up like he gained a life upon seeing his friend so he excitedly walked towards them then he put his right arm to Gee's shoulder that made Yibo's smile turned to a sharp look at him but Leo and Gee didn't noticed it.
Leo's face was so close to Gee and he was like being hypnotized when he realized there was something on her face. He was gazing at Gee's smiling face. He was feeling something weird while staring at her face.
Yibo was glaring at him then he suddenly got worried he tried to move him away but he was too late when Leo held Gee on her face that surprised both of them.