Sunjung woke up the next day with Leeteuk and Sungmin worrying. She fidgeted as they playfully kept her from getting out of bed by pinning her down. "H-Hey! I'm fine now! Besides, don't you guys have to rehearse your dances for the next M! Countdown? The schedule said 10 AM." Sunjung was also the manager of their schedules whenever they forgot about an important rehearsal or event they had to go to. Leeteuk looked at the clock and his eyes widened.
"IT'S 9?" Leeteuk quickly jumped out of Sunjung's bed and tried to wake everybody else up. But they just groaned and complained. "Come on, you guys! We have an hour to get ready for rehearsal!" He kicked each of the eleven lightly. Yesung groaned and turned around. He got up first and went to get ready. After ten minutes, everyone went up and got ready.
Sunjnug put her hair into a punk-looking ponytail. After changing into a white half-sleeved hoodie with a black puff vest and black capris, Sunjung helped everyone pick out their clothes. "Sungmin, you should wear some pink at rehearsals more." "Donghae, this blue shirt looks good on you. This shirt and a pair of jeans would be fit for dancing." "Aie! Yesungie! TtangKkoMa is nibbling on one of your jackets!" Sunjung scrambled around and they finally arrived in the car at 9:40, driving off.
Twenty minutes past and their manager scolded them for being almost late. Hours of dancing and dress rehearsals occurred and Sunjung cheered on every one of them. She would occasionally wander to the other room, and review their lyrics to their songs. Sunjung waited impatiently and wandered into another room. Sungmin was there, strumming the guitar and humming a faint tune. He wore a half-sleeved cuffed pink shirt and jeans.
"Wow, you changed from your Super Junior Happy outfit quickly." Sungmin noticed Sunjung when he looked up. He blushed a bit and looked down. Sunjung pranced off towards him and noticed he was holding a sheet of music. She ripped it out of his hands. Sungmin's eyes widened as he reached for it, giving her the famous puppy stare he gives everyone. Sunjung laughed as she looked at the title. "Just When I Needed You Most? … Oh! It's in English!"
"Yeah, I've been trying to write a song in English. So I can be known in America too." Sungmin replied to her.
"Oh, you do NOT know how popular you are in America." Sunjung observed the lyrics.
"Well, Super Junior did go to the Hollywood Bowl a few years ago. We never had time to go to America again."
"Well, can you play this song on the guitar? I'd like to see how it sounds." Sunjung waved the sheet around. Sungmin snatched it from her hands, fake-glaring at her. Sunjung giggled in response.
"Fine. Only because your aegyo skills are catching up to mine." Sungmin looked down and started to play the starting notes of the song. Sunjung started singing.
You left in the morning and I stared out the window
And I struggled for something to say…
Sungmin stared at her in awe. Sunjung's voice sounded amazing. Her art-like vocals… She's more similar to Yesung than I thought… He thought. He felt his heart beating faster than usual. Th-Thump. Th-Thump. Th-Thump. Sunjung continued singing.
You left in the rain without closing the door
I didn't stand in your way…
Sungmin sang the next verses with Sunjung smiling alongside him.
But I miss you more than I missed you before
And now where I'll find comfort, God knows
'Cause you left me just when I needed you most
Left me just when I needed you most.
The two smiled at each other as they sang the rest of the song. Unknowingly, the other twelve members listened to the couple, trying not to tease them in the middle of the song. Leeteuk listened from afar, clenching his fists in jealousy. The truth is, he loves Sunjung. She's optimistic, cheerful, and keeps the group going. He never met a girl like her. The more he got to know her, the more he loved her. Sunjung have been giving mixed signs to Leeteuk and Sungmin, and Leeteuk gets more confused. Does she like him? Or Sungmin?
Now he's watching Sunjung getting closer to Sungmin. Of course, the two was close in age. It wasn't fair Sunjung got to spend more time with Sungmin. But Leeteuk was the leader. He can't just steal Sunjung for himself. Then he finally thought…
I have to know the truth.
