Two hours later, using the company car, Sooyoung left the apartment with Alpha and Yongsun. Meanwhile, Seungkwan and the other members are still in the apartment to do their other activities.
The car that Sooyoung was using drove smoothly on the city streets, overtaking several vehicles swiftly without any problems, then crossed the bridge that spanned over the calm Han River. The sun was shining brightly, and a gentle breeze infiltrated through the window that was deliberately opened.
In the back seat, Alpha leaned back quietly. Instead, Yongsun looked out the window and closed his eyes to feel the warmth of the sun. Then he said to the one and only girl there, "You're really good at driving a car, aren't you? If you were like this, Alpha would be able to sleep easily."
"Agreed. The other kids definitely won't protest. You are indeed a suitable road manager, Sooyoung." Alpha nodded, and glanced in the rearview mirror to see the face of the walnut brown-haired girl behind the steering wheel.
"Thank you, Mr. Nam." Sooyoung replied, smiling faintly at the sudden compliment.
There was a loud laugh from the back seat. Yongsun replied, "No need to be so formal. Can I call you Sooyoung? We're the same age right? It's fine if we called each other name."
"Of course."
"Usually we can't act too much in the car. Woolim is often shocked if someone talk when he's driving, so we don't want to disturb him."
Alpha started a new conversation, while tucking the phone and airpod that had been attached to his pants pocket. Today he was wearing a kind of black flannel shirt under a white t-shirt, jeans, and a pair of comfortable sneakers. The idol image sparkling even he's in comfy clothes.
"Oh, okay." Feeling the men intended to chat with her further, Sooyoung also responded, "Is it true that none of the members can drive?"
"Actually I did, but on the test for driving license, I almost hit a fence and gave up on it." Alpha replied, chuckling in amusement, "So I discontinued the test."
"No matter now, because we have Sooyoung here!" Yongsun replied with a dazzling bright smile, followed by a laugh that was lighter than feathers. Sooyoung looked at the young man in the rearview mirror, and for some reason, his smile spread to Sooyoung.
Time flies fast when they chatting. They arrived to a super large shopping area in downtown Seoul. Being here made Sooyoung realize that apparently she doesn't have enough memories of window shopping, because she is always busy and online store already give her all needs. She should have come to this interesting places more often at her age, while she have more free time to do.
Sooyoung and Yongsun went in first, and the young man took out a piece of paper from his pocket. He unfolded it and saw that the paper was a fifty centimeter long list with various brands of objects written on it.
"Wow, Mingyu was really meticulous in making the list. His perfectionist side only appears in two things; dance and make shopping list." Yongsun was surprised, looking down at the list. Because he was wearing a hat, Sooyoung couldn't clearly see the contents of the list.
Not long after, Alpha came pushing a shopping cart because he knew that this time there would be a lot of things to buy.
"Well, here's the cart. Come on, let's start looking," he said.
The three of them started walking around from one hall to another. Sooyoung helped find household items such as detergent, clothes deodorizer, to a set of coffee and creamer.
Inside, Sooyoung felt so much relieved. All night she thought a lot about how life would change her when she worked for the idols. She imagined the strict rules she had heard so often. Especially for a three-year-old group like Hexagon who are already very recognizable or popular, there is definitely a lot that needs to be done to protect them from attacks by die-hard fans or unlicensed journalists.
It turns out that all of that is not in accordance with what is happening now. The proof is that Sooyoung can accompany the two members to shop without a single human approaching them. Maybe because Alpha and Yongsun were both wearing masks and hats. Also, Sooyoung is relieved because it turns out that idols also have normal lives just like other humans.
"Hehe, going out and shopping does give a different atmosphere."
Yongsun suddenly squeaked as they stood in the row of refrigerators that served all kinds of ice cream. Yongsun took a box of matcha flavored ice cream and handed it to Alpha.
"Is that true?"
"Yes, I like to go for walks in my spare time." Yongsun replied, both eyes raised as he turned to the Leader. "But unlike him, even on holidays he still goes to the company. No need to surprise, by the way. He always have something to do."
Oh, that's natural, but Sooyoung asking, "Is being a leader make you that busy?"
Alpha smirked and chuckled. Showing a pair of dimples near his lips. Sooyoung had to blink so as not to dissolve in the beauty. She remembers the feeling of little scared when she saw Alpha's performance on stage. With such under great lightning, cool outfits and sharp make-up, Alpha has a firm and scary impression. Moreover, he also dances and sings with full power.
If she look back at the figure standing up and continuing to push the cart along the shopping alley, Sooyoung wonders if they are the same person.
Because the leader didn't answer, Yongsun again took over to explain, "Not really. That's because he is an assistant producer also. Some of our songs are made by his amazing mind!"
"Wow," Sooyoung couldn't hide her surprise the umpteenth time.
"I know, right?" Yongsun laughed proudly.
In front of them, Alpha turned his head. With a pair of reddened ears, he just smiled strangely as he rebuked, "Yongsunnie, please don't to her like that. You better start looking for the items on the list."
These people are interesting. Sooyoung thought so. They treated Sooyoung the best they could, but didn't refuse her help either. Maybe in the future, Sooyoung should start paying attention to videos outside of Hexagon's performance on stage so as not to be fooled by the impression they show.
Three-quarters of the listings are already in the cart. Even he push a lot of weight, but Alpha didn't get tired at all doing it. Sooyoung looked even more closely, and could see the Leader's pretty muscular arms. That already explained why the young man had a stout body, broad chest and wide shoulders.
"This is too much, isn't it? I guess we haven't been shopping for household goods for ten years!" Yongsun put his hand on hips, laughing while looking at their things.
In the end, they managed to finish all the shopping, but when they were about to pay, Yongsun saw a food stand that looked like a French dessert.
"Just a minute more, please. We have to go there, okay?" said Yongsun, "Come on!"
The young man with blonde hair and slim body ran like a cat, towards a stand selling bread. Sooyoung and Alpha also followed behind.
As a girl, Sooyoung's eyes are very spoiled by the colorful bread spread out on the glass display counter. From Croissants to Eclairs. Apparently it was a branch stand of a cake shop just down the road.
Yongsun was more enthusiastic, he didn't refuse when he was given the chance to taste the macarons.
"Whoa! Totally beyond my expectation!" He called out, took a pink macaron, then pointed it at Sooyoung's lips. Suddenly the girl was shocked.
"Just taste it on!" Yongsun smiled widely. His eyes sparkled like a doll.
Sooyoung couldn't resist, shyly opened her mouth and allowed herself to be fed by the teen idol. At this point, Sooyoung just hoped that they wouldn't cause any trouble in the future.