~Fated Meetings~

You took a deep breath, your right hand was placed over your heart, as you stared up at the large building where the party was being held. This was it. This was finally it. You can finally meet everyone from the RFA chatroom face-to-face. You felt so nervous, anxious. Your heartbeat started to pick up. God. You were so scared. What if they end up not liking you? What if when you finally get to see Yoosung, he notices that you look nothing like Rika and realizes that he doesn't truely love you. Crap, you were freaking yourself out again. This was why you were late coming to the party in the first place. The party started at noon, but you ended up getting there a little over an hour late.

~Flashback~

It was 11:30am when you got a text from V. He had told you that it was alright for you to borrow something of Rika's to wear if anything would fit, as you had no clothes of your own in the apartment. You knew almost everything would fit beacuse you already were wearing Rika's clothes throughout the week. That's when you first started to freak yourself out. Telling yourself that if you wore Rika's clothes, Yoosung will only see you as someone who is "just like Rika" and not your own person. You had spent the first half hour after V's text debating whether or not to just quickly go out and buy something to wear to the party.

Since it was finally safe to leave the apartment without having to worry about the hacker or the bomb, you ended up going and buying a new red and black dress. It had a black haulter-like top that connected to the red flowing skirt part of the dress. The front of the dress was shorter, going to your mid-thighs and the bottom went down to your mid-calfs. You also bought a pair of black heeled booties to go with the dress. Since you were already out, you decided to get your hair and make-up done. Your brown hair was fairly short, so there wasn't much you could do with it. You ended up getting your hair as wavey as you could, with your bangs puffing out just above your eyebrows. Your make-up wasn't too extravagant; a light smokey eye, black liner, and mascara. You opted out for blush, as it just wasn't your thing, but got deep red lipstick. You also got French tips for your nails, but instead of the white tips, they were black with silver jewels on the corners. The jewelry you had worn when all of this started had surprisingly matched your outfit today. A silver bracelet that was an abstract looking butterfly with multiple chains connecting it on your left wrist; then a matching set of your birthstone on silver dangling earrings, a rose chained necklace, and a ring which was around your pointer finger.

It had taken you 40 minutes to get ready, as it was now 12:40pm. You hailed a taxi down, telling the driver the address of where the party was being held at and asked him politely to hurry. As you sat in the cab, you stared out the window, watching the buildings pass by. What if no one shows up? Will the RFA members blame you? What if people do show, but end up not enjoying the party? With the seconds going by, your anxiety to attend grew.

~Present~

Even at 1:15pm, you could still see a crowd of people waiting in line to enter the hall from the windows outside the building. One minute passed. Then another. And another. "Okay, okay. Time to go." You told yourself, walking towards the building and going inside to wait at the back of the line. The line was moving a bit slowly, which only increased your nervousness. Although you overheard guests talking to each other about how they were glad to be invited and excited for what the rest of the day's events would be. Hearing that had calmed you down a little, now you weren't so worried about how the guests would feel.

You were just a few people away from the front, you did a quick check of the time on your phone. 1:45pm. God. You were so late. It was only an hour when you first arrived, but because you put off getting in line for 10 minutes and waiting in line for 20 minutes, you were now 2 hours late.

Standing a bit of a distance away from the doors to the hall, you saw a familiar, but then again it was also a not-so-familiar face. It was Jaehee. She was greeting all the guests, making sure they are on the list. "Welcome. Are you on the guest list?" Jaehee asked you, looking down at the clipboard of names she was holding. Her voice sounded a little different then what it did over the phone. It seemed more professional-like hearing it in person. But you expected everyone to not sound the same, as phones had a tendency to alter your voice a bit after all.

"Umm...Y-yeah. I believe so..." Your voice came out quieter than you intended it to. Geez, you were nervous, you sounded like a little mouse. Though it seemed Jaehee heard you just fine, as she looked up from the clipboard, instantly brightening up.

"Nixie...? You came! We were waiting for you. I'm so honored to meet you in person! Can't believe we're finally meeting in person...And considering we've only had a week to prepare for the party, it turned out great!" Jaehee smiled brightly. "I'm amazed how many people you've managed to gather...I can see RFA's future. I've said this before, but I look forward to working with you, Nixie." She grabbed your hand and shook it. Then she gave you a lanyard with a RFA badge attached to it. "Here, wear this so the guests know that you are a RFA member."

You let out a little giggle. So glad Jaehee recognized you by your voice right away. "Thank you. I look forward to working with you too." You smiled back at her, as another almost familiar face showed up. It was Zen.

Zen looked at the badge you have just placed around your neck. "Nixie!? Jaehee is this...!" His voice sounded surprised and a little shocked. It was deeper than what you imagined it to be like, but it suited him well.

Even though Jaehee had already seen Zen earlier, she still took him in and glanced over his attire. "Zen. You look more handsome than usual." She complimented him, smiling still, then nodded. "Yes, you're right. This is Nixie."

Zen started to laugh a bit, "Haha, I guess I don't have to wonder what you look like now. I'm so glad to meet you! You did such a good job, Nixie. I had no idea so many people would come!" He was also smiling brightly at you, giving her a cheeky little wink as well.

"I was suprised as well." Jaehee agreed, checking the guest list on the clipboard. Probably seeing how many people had showed up already. Then she looked to the line that still needed to be checked in. "You did well, Nixie."

You nervously placed your right hand behind your head. "I'm relieved to see this many. I was so scared no one would come." You told them, dropping your hand back down, just as Jumin walked up to you all.

Jumin was fixing the sleeves of his suit and noticed the badge you had, "The lady of the hour is finally here." His said, voice unlike the other two, was composed which seemed very much like him.

Jaehee's bright smile change into just a normal one. "Mr. Han, this is Nixie." She informed Jumin, as she went back to her professionalism tone of voice. Was she always like that around him? You guessed it was most likely because he's her boss.

Jumin gave Nixie a once-over, then a slight nod. "Congratulations. This is a great party." Then he closed his eyes, looking a bit annoyed. "It'll be difficult to have a chat with all these people here." He said, as the crowd trying to get in seemed to be getting restless.

Zen looked over the crown and frowned a little. "But where is Yoosung? I thought he was coming with V." Your heart skips a beat at the sound of his name. Yoosung. You were finally going to meet him in person.

Jaehee let a quiet sigh slip. "I don't think they have arrived yet..." She said, her cheerfulness slipping away. You also let a small frown appear on you lips. Oh, Yoosung hasn't showed up yet.

"Really? Nixie must be desperate to see Yoosung..!" Zen seemed worried, he was looking at you with a sort of sad expression in his eyes.

"I-It's okay. I can wait. He might be really nervous and is putting it off or something like that. I mean, I was. That's why I'm late." You managed to laugh a bit, but there was something in your voice that was a bit off.

"I called V earlier but he didn't pick up. Let's go inside. Assistant Kang, you too." Jumin checked his phone, but shoved it back into his pocket shortly after. There must have still been no reply yet.

As Jaehee looked around, she said, "Okay. I am going to ask someone to fill in my spot and will be there soon." She then walked off to find someone to take over.

Holding his arm out, Zen smiled at you. "We will go in first then. Shall we?"

You tried your best to smile back and took his arm, as he led you into the building. Jumin right next to you both.