The hour was almost here and the place was looking magnificently red thanks to Lee, the hotel staff and the five of us Toxins. The food came right on time and they looked really appetizing. They were set on tables down the hall just after the door leading to the lounge. Mike had quickly set up the sound system for the party and there was some music playing in low sound.
Mike was standing by the sound system behind his laptop going through his music list. He volunteered to be the DJ for the day. Christine and Zoey were still in their rooms adding finishing touches to their makeup. I know it's a red themed party, but if they were putting red makeup all over their faces, they would look like clowns.
Daniel and I were standing at the entrance of the lounge looking around and admiring the place. As for Lee, she was taking a phone call down the hall, obviously telling the staff to be aware of our guests. She was dressed in a stunning red long flared dress that made her look twice as pretty. She decided to take up the party as the host.
"This is going to be some party," said Daniel.
"Don't you think we should have put up a disco ball?" I asked as I stared at the ceiling.
"Nah, it's fine. The red streamers are already shiny enough that we don't need one."
"Ya, you're right. I'm nervous about the party, you know?"
"Because of the paparazzi? They aren't coming in this party for your own info. It's not like they are going to judge the way our party is going to be."
"You're right, we shouldn't be worried now that we have beefed up security. But I'm worried for another reason."
Daniel folded his arms as he looked at me. "Whenever you say that, things happen for the worst."
"Twenty percent of the time," I assured him.
"More of a fifty if you ask me."
"Well, that's too much, don't you think?"
"I don't know. You're the one who gets the crazy heebeegeebees all the time. Now tell me, do you feel something bad is really going to happen at the party?"
"No, not really. Maybe I'm just thinking too much worrying that something might go wrong."
"Or maybe, you're thinking too much about G-Dragon."
I shrugged my shoulders. "Why would I be thinking about him?"
"I don't know." Daniel playfully moved his foot around. He wore pretty cool red and white Nike sneakers with a matching red and black baseball jersey and black shirt with black jeans. Mike wore similar clothes since they both decided that they should look like twins for the day. "Maybe you're just trying to impress him."
"No, I'm not trying to impress him. I just feel guilty. I mean, it was his party after all and then we ruined everything."
"You can't simply blame us. But now that you've have put up a warning signal, I might just be a little cautious from now on."
"Nothing is going to go wrong. Don't mind what I say."
"Sam, are you just having this weird feeling because of the phone call you received earlier?"
I gulped. Maybe that's why I was feeling like this. And now that Daniel had reminded me, he might be right.
"Let's not think about it," I said as I looked over at Lee down the hall. "Lee doesn't know about this yet."
"Sure," said Daniel as he pantomimed with his fingers by zipping his mouth.
Lee came towards us after talking on the phone. "Okay, guys," she said. "Our first guests have arrived."
"Who?" I asked.
"WINNER."
"Well, they are really early," said Daniel. "And it's only five minutes till the party starts."
"At least we can get the party started. So, how is the situation downstairs, Lee?"
"I've been told by the staff that there isn't much of the paparazzi. There are a few fans as well, but so far, everything seems normal," said Lee.
I raised an eyebrow. Something didn't feel right. Normal wasn't what I was expecting. But I tried not to think too much about it.
"Well, that's great," said Daniel. "Not much to worry about now."
"For the time being," my mind couldn't help but say.
The sound of the elevator rang in our ears and the three of us all turned towards it.
"Hey, party people!" greeted Seunghoon as he came out of the elevator first in a bright red leather jacket with cool red and black shades that he had placed over his head rather than his eyes. He stopped dead on his tracks when he saw us, particularly, me.
"Wow, Sam," he said. His mouth fell open.
Mino who appeared behind him looked at me and he too had his mouth open.
"You look really beautiful, Sam," said Jinwoo who immediately appeared behind the two who were dumbfounded.
"Thank you, Jinwoo, and you look adorable in the red suit," I said, as he came over to me and gave me a hug. Then he went onto hug Lee.
"Hey, Daniel."
"Hi, you're looking smart in that red suit of yours," said Daniel.
"Thanks."
"I wonder what's up with these two," said Seungyoon as he came to stand beside Mino and Seunghoon.
"Don't mind them," I said. "You, my friend, are stunning."
Seungyoon wore all casual and cool, but you can't deny that he came with a sense of style. He wore a loose red cashmere t-shirt with black jeans and he tied around his waist a black and red checked t-shirt. To finish his look, he wore a gold chain around his neck, with a black head sock on his head and his shoes were red Jordans.
Seunghoon also came over to hug me and Lee.
"Well, you two ladies look stunning," said Seungyoon.
"Thank you, you boys are rocking it though," said Lee.
I walked over to Mino and Seunghoon and closed both their gaping mouths when I got close to them.
"Are you two fine now?" I asked.
Seunghoon smiled at me. "That's if I get to dance with you first. That's when I'll feel better."
"No," said Mino who quickly came behind me and took my arm. "I'll be dancing with her first, if she doesn't mind."
I wanted to say that I do mind, but Mino quickly took me into the lounge. I heard Seunghoon behind me complain.
"You're so unfair, Mino," he said as he came into the lounge with the others behind him.
"What's going on?" Mike asked as looked up from his laptop at Mino and I.
"Crank up the volume," said Mino, as he still held my hand. "Sam and I want to dance."
"You wanted to dance, not me," I reminded him.
"I know just the song to get this party going," said Mike as he tapped on his laptop and the music started to play.
I shook my head for a moment, looking at Mino. I wanted to tell him how ridiculous all this was until the song I heard coming from the speakers made me forget what I wanted to say.
I looked at Mike. "Oh my gosh," I said, totally surprised. "It's been so long since I heard this song."
"One of my all time favourites," said Daniel, as he was already in the mood to dance, swaying his head side to side.
It was the "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO. I saw Mino beside me start to dance. Daniel started to shuffle all over the place. I couldn't help but smile when Mino turned to look at me and we joined Daniel just when the lyrics were sang
"Party rock is in the house tonight
Everybody just have a good time (yeah)
And we gon' make you lose your mind (woo)
Everybody just have a good time (clap)
Party rock is in the house tonight (oh)
Everybody just have a good time (I can feel it baby)
And we gon' make you lose your mind (yeaH)
We just wanna see you
Shake that!
Everyday I'm shuffling"
Mino, Daniel and I started to shuffle around the place. The three of us made a circle as we did the shuffle with our feet. I had to admit, it was fun. This was definitely the right song to get the party going.
Seunghoon, Seungyoon and Jinwoo also joined in while Lee just stood back and watched. Through the corner of my eye, I might have seen her take a photo or maybe a video of us dancing with her phone.
We all danced until the song was done and I wanted to dance some more. This was turning out to be really fun.
"Hey, you guys did the shuffle without me?" Zoey asked as she appeared at the entrance of the lounge.
"Zoey!" we all exclaimed excitedly upon seeing her.
"Awww, I can see you all missed me so much," she said with a smile. She came over to us and she hugged me first.
"Why are you hugging me?" I asked. "You are supposed to be hugging our guests."
"I know, but I wanted to hug the most beautiful person in this room," she said.
"Aww, thanks Zoey," I hugged her back.
"But you also look stunning," said Mino.
"Thanks, Mino. I'm so glad you guys made it. Crank up the music, Mike," Zoey turned to look at Mike. "We need to get this party on the road."
"I thought you'll never say that," said Mike. "But where is Christine?"
"Looking for me?" Christine appeared in the lounge in her dress. Everyone who looked her way were stunned by how gorgeous she looked.
"Wow, you look amazing," said Mino as he looked at Christine while he raised his shades from his eyes to have a clear view.
Christine was blushing at the comment and I was standing right next to Jinwoo who had his mouth open. Before anyone could notice, I gently closed his mouth as I lightly held his lower jaw and pushed it up.
He looked at me with an embarrassing look, but he blushed with a smile.
"Thanks," he whispered.
"You're welcome," I whispered as I smiled back. I couldn't get over his embarrassed look. He looked so cute.
"Okay, let's continue with the party, people," said Lee as she came to join us. "BlackPink are here."
"Great, let us continue while we wait for them," I said and Mike increased the volume.
The four members of BlackPink came in the lounge some minutes later and the four ladies all dressed in red party dresses looked amazingly beautiful. Lee was standing by the door of the lounge when they arrived. Zoey and I went to join her.
"OMG, you girls look so beautiful," said Zoey.
"Thanks," said Jennie. "Loving the dress."
"Thank you."
"You look gorgeous, Sam," said Jisoo.
"Thanks, you all look lovely," I said. "Please, come in, the party has just started."
"The place looks amazing," said Rosé, with a look of wonder.
"Ya, it really is," I said as I looked around the place appreciating the work we did.
"BlackPink in the house, everyone!" Seunghoon called out.
"Seunghoon, you can really be loud sometimes," said Lee.
"Is that a bad thing?" he asked.
"Not really," said Lisa as he smiled at him.
"Come on, you ladies need to get your groove on," said Daniel as he came over and took hold of Jennie and Rosé's hand and he led them on to the dance floor.
I looked at the the time on my wrist watch wondering why BigBang weren't here yet. It was more of their party than ours, so, I didn't expect them to be here early. But I still couldn't help but wonder why they were running so late. The other two BlackPink members went to join those on the dance floor.
"I hope you're looking at your watch wondering why these guys aren't here yet," said Lee as she came to stand next to me.
"You're right," I said. "I hope they will be here soon."
"Don't worry, the party just started."
"Is the lovely lady here worrying about something?" Seunghoon asked as he came towards Lee and I.
"If anything, Lee is the one worrying, not me," I said.
"You can be a really good liar sometimes, my little kitty," said Seunghoon as he softly pinched my right cheek. "But I just saw you looking at your wrist watch and looking really worried."
"Fine, you got me. If you hadn't seen me looking at the time, you wouldn't have noticed anyway."
"True. Come on, you need to stop worrying and start having fun."
Seunghoon took my hand and we went to join the others dancing and having a good time.
After dancing to a few songs, I soon felt thirsty and I went out of the lounge to get myself a drink. There were two of the hotel staff waiters who stood by the table to serve us at the party. And one of them served me a red coloured fruit punch when I asked for it. I looked at my watch. It was almost an hour now and BigBang still weren't here.
Just as I got my drink, Rosé and Lisa came into the hall.
"Thank goodness, there is something to drink," said Lisa. "I think I danced so much that I'm so thristy."
"Help yourselves out," I said. "I was thirsty myself."
"Any news from our oppas yet?" Rosé asked as she and Lisa joined me by the table.
I knew in Korean, "Oppa" (오빠) meant an older brother to a female. But in recent times, it could be addressed to any man old enough to be your brother or even a nickname for your lover, if it seem fit, or even a friend.
"Not yet," I said as the waiter who had fixed my drink earlier did the same for Lisa and Rosé. "I haven't even called them yet. I left that for Lee to handle."
"Well, they better get here quickly," said Lisa. "They will be missing out on the party."
I couldn't agree with her more. They were late and when they do arrive, I would make sure to give them an earful.
Just as the three of us were heading back to the lounge, the elevator made its usual noise whenever it had arrived to the floor the people in it intended on finding themselves on. I hope it was who everybody in this party was waiting for.
The doors flew open and the five BigBang members stepped out of the elevator, dressed in the red outfits I found them wearing when we went to their dorm earlier. Thank goodness they were finally here.
"Ah!" Lisa exclaimed. "They are here."
"And it's about time too," said Lee as she also appeared from the lounge.
"Sorry, we are late," said TOP with a cheeky smile on his face. "But may I say that you ladies look absolutely stunning."
"Thank you, oppa," said Lisa. "We're just glad that you're here."
"And you all look very handsome," said Rosé.
"And you should all be apologising with those handsome faces of yours to everyone at the party," said Lee. "Well, they wouldn't mind, except Sam, here. She's really upset that you're late."
It was then that I realised that I had stood a few feet away from them and BigBang hadn't noticed my presence when they first stepped out of the elevator. And secondly, I had been sipping my drink through a red straw that I hadn't said a word of welcome. I felt like a rat caught in the lamp light when everyone turned to look at me.
"Sam," said Daesung as he came closer to me first. "You look really lovely."
I removed the straw in my mouth and I blushed upon Daesung's comment. The way he looked at me even made me blush ten times more.
"Just stunning," said TOP.
"I for one can't take my eyes off you right now," said Seungri.
"I...., thanks," I continued to blush. I wanted to say something and they made me forget. I realised that I was supposed to be mad at them for some reason, but then I couldn't figure out what it was. I groaned in the inside. Curse their gorgeous looks.
"We are really sorry for being late," said Taeyang. "You must be really upset with us."
"You got that right," I managed to say, trying to hide my blushing cheeks.
Everyone continued to look at me. Lee and the two BlackPink members looked at me like I said something wrong. Must have been my tone that startled them. But as for the five BigBang members, they didn't seem to mind what I said and they continued to look at me like I was some magnificent flower or something.
"Sorry," I said. "I didn't want to sound mean to you guys. I'm just glad you came."
"And so are we," said G-Dragon giving me a smile.
"What made you guys so late?" Rosé asked.
"I was about to ask the same question," said Lee as she turned to give BigBang a questioning look.
"Oh, um, we just thought of....." Seungri started but Taeyang and G-Dragon who stood on either side of him covered his mouth.
"Why are you covering his mouth?" Lisa asked.
I sipped on my drink. Something was up with them and I really wanted to know. But it was best to pretend that I didn't seem interested.
"Nothing, he's just wasting time here," said G-Dragon, "when we really want to party."
"Come on, now that you're here, we can all be at ease," said Lee.
Daesung who stood closer to me, offered his arm and I gladly took it as he led me into the lounge as the others followed. Everyone else in the lounge was super excited to see BigBang and the party continued on its toll.
While we continued to have fun, I kept in mind that BigBang might have something planned for the party and I had to find out what it was. And also, that wasn't my only problem. I had to talk to Lee.
"Lee, can I talk to you for a minute?" I asked her when I managed to get away from the others and took Lee into the hall.
"What is it, Sam?" she asked. "Is there something wrong?"
"Yes, there is."
Lee folded her arms. "What is it?"
This was going to be difficult. How was I going to tell Lee about Jungkook's call? I had to tell her before anything would fall out of the sky like a massive time bomb. And it might not be a surprise for me and the other Toxins, but it will be a hell lot of a surprise to everyone else at the party.