Joy was frozen at her question, he didn't know how to answer her or how to comfort her. All he did was stare at her lost in his own thoughts. 'Of course, What else did I expect? They are big stars, everyone knows them on this planet and I am just a no-one. Why would they want to meet such a pathetic person like me? I am just wasting their time and energy by being here. I bring trouble to them….wait! I didn't want to come here and meet them in the first place either!' She turned her head to her friends who were dumbfounded looking at the tense vibe before them. 'I came here because they forced me.' Tiara blamed her friends gritting her teeth and sending daggers to them by her glares.
'Does she think of us like that? Does she think that we don't consider her as our friend? Why does she think that way? Did we do something wrong that made her think the way she is thinking right now? But what we did do wrong?... I don't know what to say to her because I am not good at comforting in English. Should I-' Joy was lost in his thoughts hanging his head low in shame because he was blaming himself as he wasn't able to give comfort to Tiara but his thoughts were disturbed by the harsh knocks on the door getting everyone's attention inside the room.
"Joy!" KR called out to Joy from outside of the room. "Tiara!?" Sam called out to Tiara getting her dumbfounded. Joy rushed to open the door for them before they could knock it down to come inside. Tiara stood up slowly trying to process what was going on but she didn't get much time to think about anything because two muscular strong arms picked her up as soon as Joy opened the gate.
JJ was fast enough to get to her than any other members and rushed inside the room where he saw her and only her. He didn't notice Joy or Tiara's friends who were excited to meet TR-X and were standing just right beside Tiara. He only could see her and lifted her up with his strong arms. She freaked out at his sudden gesture and grabbed his shoulder, scared to fall down. He was hugging her thighs and his nose was touching her belly button.
He started to spin around with her happily while Sam and KR were making sure that he didn't make her fall by his stupidity. They stood around JJ while their arms were spread in the air, ready to catch her if he made her fall. "You are here!! I am happy!" JJ screamed and started to jump making her body bounce as well. "Yeah, But put me down! It's uncomfortable." Tiara tried to stop him but he didn't stop.
She closed her eyes giving up and accepting her fate but she could hear KR, Sam, and Joy yelling at JJ to stop and put her down. Then she felt another two arms around her hips taking her away from JJ's arms in a careful subtle way. She slowly lowered her eyes to let her gaze fall on the person holding her and she noticed that everyone was calmed down. KR, Sam, and Joy were standing still not trying to catch her like before anymore. It was Vin who was hugging her hips and looking at her with a big plastered smile on his face and care in his eyes while she was looking at everyone else around them.
JJ was glaring at Vin who didn't care about him or his glares as he was looking at the person in his arms. Tiara slowly shifted her eyes to Vin from everyone else and gestured for him to put her down. "I missed you very much." He said softly and bent down to put her down carefully. "I missed you all." She said sheepishly and let go of the grip she had on Vin after he dropped her.
Kaashi fake coughed to get Tiara's attention and Tiara nodded to let her know that her attempt was successful and she understood what she wanted. "Anyway, These are my friends." Tiara turned the conversation to her friends and made TR-X notice their presence. "Kaashi, Charu, and Prachi." Tiara pointed to each of her friends calling out their respective names to introduce them to TR-X and they greeted TR-X while acting like angels and innocent.
The fans were excited to talk to their idols for the first time and after a little conversation between the fans and the idols, Sam asked them to sit down before continuing the conversation between them while Tiara was sitting there listening to their conversation without saying anything. At some point, Aglos's concert conversation started and Kaashi mentioned that she was the friend who attended the concert with Tiara making it obvious that she was the one who asked her to kiss Vin in the first place aka the whole problem root but she was proud of it instead of being guilty.
'Should I thank her for giving her that dare?' Vin wondered while his eyes danced between Tiara and Kaashi. 'No, It will make it too obvious.' He answered his own doubt and shook his head to shake the thought off his mind but he had a special place in his mind for Kaashi because of her part in Tiara and his kiss. 'I will remember her forever. I can't forget her… I just can't. I was always curious to know which friend of hers gave that dare to her and now, I have my answer.' He smiled and fixed his eyes on Tiara who was listening carefully to the ongoing conversation.
'Their talks are mostly boring. Should I just leave now? I don't think they will mind because they already met TR-X which means my work is done here.' Tiara was getting bored because she didn't have anything to say or anything to add to their conversations and wondered if she should leave as she found no reason to stay anymore. 'Plus, I didn't tell Mom that I was coming here. She must be worried…' She thought of her mother as the two-goody shoe she was but she didn't stand up to leave as she considered it rude to just leave and decided to leave with her friends once they were done talking to the famous singers her friends were in love with.
She pulled her phone out of her pocket and dropped a message at her mother's inbox. 'I am out with Kaashi, Charu, and Prachi. May be late.' Her message was small but essential for her to text as she didn't want to make her mother worry about her whereabouts. She started to wait for their conversation to come to an end and prayed for it to end soon because she wanted to go back to her home and give the news to her family that she signed the modeling contract with her desired company.
After a long hour, Prachi's phone started to ring and she picked it up instantly after looking at the caller ID. "Hello, mom?" She answered the call and called out to her mother over the call. She stopped to hear what her mother had to say and her expression changed into a serious one. "Okay, I am coming." She sighed and cut the call. "What happened?" Kaashi asked her worriedly looking at her serious face. "Nothing much, We need to go back. Come, I will drop you off." Prachi said, getting up from the couch. TR-X were confused about what was happening in front of them as they didn't understand what Prachi said in her phone call due to different language.
"Okay, Let's go." Tiara got up from her seat in a hurry as well making TR-X stand up as well. "What happened?" KR asked Tiara about their sudden hurry to leave. "Nothing, Prachi got a call from her home and we need to go back." Tiara pointed to Prachi and told him the reason in English. "Okay, But do you need to go as well?" KR asked her giving her a sad look. "You stay." Vin stopped her from going back with her friends and staying a little longer with them. "I-" Tiara was about to protest when Prachi stopped her from doing so by grabbing her wrist.
"You should stay, don't you think? You met them after a while and I think you still need to thank them for something, right?" Prachi suggested her and reminded her of the reason why she wanted to meet them and come here. Tiara nodded and gestured for her to go with Kaashi and Charu. Tiara's friend left her along with TR-X allowing her to have time to thank them personally. Tiara looked at TR-X with an awkward smile as she felt weird to be with them after such a long time. She felt strange because it was different than the time they spent together in Aglos, They weren't between some hunters or scientists anymore. They didn't need each other to be safe anymore. They were just themselves, TR-X were the most popular and wealthy people on earth while she was just her, she was only a girl in the crowd of billions, she was no longer their shield or safe place, she was just a weak girl with nothing. They could refuse to see her let alone meet her or ask her to stay with them longer. She knew she was no one to them yet they were treating her as good as their family member or a friend.
She wasn't the only one who was feeling awkward and nervous at that moment, TR-X was feeling the same thing as her but the only difference was, that the reason behind their feelings was different than hers. They wanted to ask her lots of questions, they wanted to find a way to keep her close to them not only for tonight but for a longer time, maybe for a few days, months, or years, or maybe forever. If that was possible. They weren't in love with her but they found comfort around her. They considered her as their family who wouldn't judge, doubt, or leave them alone in their hard time.
"We saw you on our way here as well. You were standing in front of a cafe." KR told her about their unexpected one-sided meeting with her and Tiara made an 'O' face when she realized that they had seen her before her meeting started. "You was… with a man." Vin added, expecting her to tell them about the man's identity. 'Please, don't tell me that he was your boyfriend. I just don't want to hear it nor want my doubt to be real. I know it doesn't affect me anyhow but here I am, praying that you aren't his.' Vin was praying inside his head and waiting for her to say something.
"Yeah." Tiara agreed that she was with a man indeed but she didn't answer the question behind Vin's addition. Vin wanted to ask the question directly but he held himself back from doing so, not wanting to cross the boundaries of their relationship but the question was, Was there any relationship between them? Were there any limits to cross at all? "Your boyfriend?" JJ asked her the question which was almost in every TR-X member's mind.
"No no!" Tiara denied immediately stopping them from doubting. Everyone took a breath of relief after her denial. "He was my fiance." Tiara said after noticing their expressions making them look at her in horror. It was like the relief that they just got, faded away when a smile was about to be placed on their lips. "W-what?" Sam asked her to repeat what she said as he couldn't believe it. He knew Tiara was 6 years younger than him, she was just a kid to him, and when she said the man with her was her fiance, he couldn't believe it even when he wanted to trust her but he couldn't. He refused to believe that she was about to get married. "You are joking, right?" Joy asked her after noticing her evil smile because he couldn't believe her as well because she was his little friend. She was a little human who could get stained too easily for him, too innocent to start a new life.
"Yes, Just look at your faces." Tiara burst out in laughter after looking at their shocked faces. "Then who was he?" KR raised an eyebrow at her. "I signed a company as a model and he was an agent from that company. I had a meeting with him because I needed to sign some papers." Tiara explained to them. "A model?" Vin asked with a shock.
"Yeah, why? Can't I be a model?" Tiara asked him doubtfully. "You can, You can!" Vin realized how his words came out of his mouth and denied that he didn't mean those words to come out like that. "You are perfect to be a model." KR complimented her and agreed with the decision to be a model. "Yes, You are hot." JJ nodded agreeing with her choice of career. "Badass" Sam added his persecution. "Cute" Joy said. "Sexy" Vin added shyly while she was shocked at their compliments about her. "You can pull any look on yourself." KR completed their praises and looked at her with amusement.
"Thank you." She thanked them and rubbed her nape and they all nodded, feeling proud of their compliments to her. "Which company did you sign with?" KR questioned her curiously. "Mikado clothing." Tiara answered him. "Mikado?" JJ pressured his mind to remember if he had heard about the brand but he couldn't remember. "Yeah, It's a small company" Tiara said hesitatingly because she knew they hadn't heard about this company before as it wasn't an international company but national. Vin pulled his phone out of his pocket to search about the company and searched up pretty much everything about it.
"It's a small company." He said disgusted to think that Tiara would have to work with such a small company and he didn't allow it somewhere. "Ahm.. I know but I think it will be perfect to start with them." Tiara felt embarrassed in front of them when he stated that the company was small. "You can work in my company." JJ suggested happily making Tiara feel shocked and so small in front of them. "You have a company of your own?" Tiara asked him trying not to come out as surprised as she was.
"Not like that, They just have big shares in companies." KR answered her making it clear for it. "We all do." Joy said proudly giving her a grin. "In different companies." Sam added after Joy's statement not to make her confused. "That's nice. What companies?" Tiara asked them in amusement forgetting her own embarrassment. "Royal rubies." Vin said with a wide smile making Tiara shocked after recalling the brand's name instantly. It was one of the most expensive clothes and jewelry brands, people like Tiara can only dream of even wearing one of Royal Rubies's clothing collections because of the high rates.
"The luxe vault." JJ introduced his company but she wasn't as shocked as before because she realized that it was normal for them to have high shares in these kinds of brands. The Luxe Vault was one of the expensive brands that sells clothes, bags, and shoes. Every kind of clothes including cute, edgy, sports, sexy, and baggy. People can spend their uncountable money on any of their new clothing collections anytime if it means that they will get to show off the brand they wear to everyone else around them. Tiara just nodded trying to hide her freaking out state after knowing that they basically own these companies.
"Silver Siren." Joy said another brand's name and Tiara gulped down to even think of the brand. Silver Siren was the most expensive jewelry and accessories brand which had elegant, royal-ish, and heavy jewelry. If someone has a basic watch Silver Siren then people consider them rich because that single ring can cost thousands.
"Flavor feast and Sole & star." Sam said casually like it was nothing but Tiara was stunned. "Wow, Two brands." Tiara was surprised because it was new for her to meet someone who had power over such powerful companies. "Yes, Sam is the eldest one between us. Not to mention his father is the CEO of a company in Korea." KR stated the fact proudly and Tiara nodded and an understanding look was plastered on her face. Flavor Feast is a food brand that sells tasty fast food including burgers, pizza, muffins, sandwiches, tacos, hotdogs, noodles, pancakes, etc. Sole & Star was a shoe brand that sold stylish sports shoes. The shoes always tend to be comfortable and stylish and that's why their shoes always get sold off.
"De Novo." KR told about which company had his highest shares and gave her a smile. Tiara was amused by the new information of them. De Novo was a perfume brand that had the most pleasurable smell of perfume. No one can get a headache even when someone has lots of perfume used on them, only if the perfume is from De Novo because they had the most plain, seductive, addictive, and pleasurable perfume and Tiara always preferred it because it never gave her any headaches like any other perfume brands do. De Novo was her number-one choice despite the price.
"Wow, I didn't know that I knew such rich people." She said sarcastically. She was proud of them but at the same time, She felt small in front of them at the same time as well. "Be a model in my company." Vin offered her genuinely. "But…I already signed the contract with them which says that I need to work with them for 2 years at least or else I will have to pay 2 crore." Tiara tried to deny his offer because she knew it would mean that she took advantage of them and she didn't want that. "I will pay, You just say yes." Vin offered his help making her try go in vain. "B-But w-why?" Tiara stuttered at his offer because 2 crores was such a big thing for her which he was willing to spend just to get her work as a model in his company.