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The foursome walked through a small park, Isabelle and Jun walked ahead. The blonde girl turned and winked at Hanna, curling her fingers into Junhyung's. Taking this as a cue that she should do the same, Hanna's eyes snuck a peek at Yoseob. He was looking pointedly ahead, watching the waters of a calm pond in the centre of the park. Gaze hidden by her hair, Hanna continued to steal looks as they walked, his cheerful face strangely comforting to the nervous girl. His eyes shown in the daylight, and he was dressed casually in a red shirt and jeans, his black hair in short spikes. She liked this look for him more than the primped and preened version from the photo-shoot. His hand hung limply at his side, perfectly in reach for Hanna to take it. Just as she was wondering if she would really do it, she saw Yoseob stare at their friend's intertwined fingers, then glance back at Hanna, nervously biting his lip. That was all the motivation she needed. Bringing her arm forward, she caught his hand in hers gently, looping her pinky finger around his. The boy jumped at the sudden contact, but turned and gave her a toothy grin. He tightened his hand around hers, and they walked closer than they did before. Both of them turned away from each other and looked at the floor in front of them like mirror images, neither having any idea what to do next. Suddenly, Yoseob looked up ahead of him.

"Where are Jun and Izz?" he said, the couple were no longer walking ahead of them. They both turned to look, but they were nowhere to be found. Shrugging, Hanna pulled Yoseob along with her to the pond, where a wooden bench was position facing the glass water. "We'll wait here for them for now, alright?"

Yoseob nodded, and Hanna barely touched the seat of a park bench when he sprang up again. "Look!" he pointed excitedly. A baby duck sat on the edge of the water, completely alone without its mother. He dragged Hanna towards it, kneeling next to the duckling. Hanna's eyes widened, and she brought her hands up to her mouth in little fists.

"It's... so cute!" she exclaimed. Yoseob extended a hand, gently stroking its head with his finger. The brunette snatched his hand back roughly, warning in her eyes.

"You can't touch it! It's wild!" she told him, and Yoseob just gave her an innocent look.

"Look how scared and alone it is. All it needs is some company" he said.

"But- it could have... rabies..." Hanna protested weakly. Yoseob laughed. He took Hanna's hand gently, moving it towards the duck. Guiding her finger, the girl patted the duck just like he had (with Yoseob's help of course).

"See? It's just a little thing..."

The boy then puckered his lips strangely, making adorable little tweeting noises like a small bird. Hanna stared agape, it was so lifelike. The duckling waddled up closer to the pair, responding with small quacking noises of its own. They giggled, and their eyes met. They both looked away quickly, turning red in the cheeks and ears. They sat down by the water, the little duck walking around them curiously and flapping it's not yet existent wings. They spend more than an hour by the water, talking and laughing and playing with the duckling, before it hopped back into the water.

"Wait!" Hanna called vainly.

The duckling swam away from them in a hurry, head cuddling a mother who had just come out from behind the reeds. With one last quack, it swam away in a trail with its little siblings, as the pair watched them silently.

"Hey you two" came a voice from behind.

Isabelle and Jun were standing behind them, Izz grinning cheekily with her arms crossed. She winked at Hanna, who (of course ) blushed. Jun gave a dumb look at Yoseob and asked, "What are you guys doing by the water?"

"There was a baby duck! It was so cute Jun, it ran around us like a puppy and let us pet it!" Yoseob said, motioning to the pond.

"Owwh! I want to see!" Jun said, straining his eyes at the water. Unfortunately, the duck was long gone. He pouted slightly, not noticing the tender look Isabelle was giving him from behind his back. Hanna however, did notice, and made a mental note to prod Izz about this later. She still found it strange how nice Isabelle was around him, how softly she moved when he was close. It was such a sharp difference from the confrontational, controlling and narcissistic person she was used to. Hanna had to admit she quite liked the change, it was like Isabelle had been... tamed. The blonde had a treasuring look in her eye as she stared at Junhyung, Hanna was sure there was more than Isabelle let on.

Izz bent down an tapped Jun on the shoulder, whispering in his ear. It was audible enough that they all could hear though, she was making no effort to hide her words. "Didn't you say you were hungry? I distinctly remember something about Naengmyeon..."

At the mention of the delicious noodles, Junhyung perked up as a dog would baited with a treat. Izz gave a grin as he stood upright quickly, turning to look at her in shock, as if he had completely forgotten he was hungry. He nodded, and motioned for the others to follow. After about an hour's walk (Junhyung complaining that they could have driven instead), they arrived at a quaint restaurant downtown, taking a table by the window. As they waited for their waitress, Isabelle pulled out a small yellow book with an adorable Korean mascot on the cover, which Hanna raised her eyebrow at.

"An Intermediate Guide to Written and Conversational Korean?" she asked, peering at the title emblazoned on the cover. Isabelle pulled a face.

"Well since my first language is French... and of course then English... I hardly knew any Korean when I got here. My speech is really broken to tell you the truth. But most people are quite kind to foreigners who are only learning the language, they always do their best to help me out. I've already read through the first volume of this series, the Beginner's Guide, but mostly I've been learning from Jun. Although-" Isabelle gave a sarcastic glare at Junhyung, "He doesn't always give me the right translation"

At this, Jun turned to Hanna conspiratorially. "I told her Nice to Meet You was Kin-du-Sem... roughly translated as Fuck You in English" he smirked smugly. "You should have seen this poor Ajumma Izz decided to greet one day, I swear I almost fell over laughing on the street at the look on her face"

Isabelle let out a "Hey!" of contempt though she was smiling, lightly pushing Junhyung on the shoulder. She crossed her arms and turned away from him in mock anger, making the table giggle lightly at her facial expression. Yoseob was shocked at how cooly Isabelle reacted to this. Obviously he wasn't as adept at seeing these things like Hanna was.

"What gives?" Yoseob whispered to Hanna, as Junhyung tried to get the blonde to turn back around by grabbing her around the waist. "I know they're going out an' all but- Isabelle would have ripped anyone to shreds if they did that. I've seen it before, it isn't pretty. She once got an intern to leave in tears after he spilled coffee on her new shoes... I'll tell you, he made sure to walk very carefully when giving her drinks on the set again. He walks like a Geisha now, all delicate and flowy". Hanna grinned at this, that certainly sounded like Izz. Yoseob laughed with her.

The waitress arrived with their meals, setting down four bowls of cold noodles. The brown noodles were coated in a flaming-hot red sauce, which Yoseob and Hanna eyed nervously. Junhyung and Isabelle however, began to cut their noodles and proceeded to eat them as if they were the mildest of foods. Looking at each other and shrugging simultaneously, the other two dug in. They nodded after the first few chews, pleased at the flavour. The smiles faded quickly when the heat kicked in. Hanna was used to hot foods, so she just continued on normally, though she had to cough a little when she swallowed big bites. Yoseob wasn't doing so well...

"Water" he croaked, fanning his mouth with his hand, his cheeks flushing red. Hanna passed him the jug, which he chugged down gratefully. Isabelle and Junhyung tried stifling their chuckles, but ended up busting out laughing anyway, the sight was just too funny. Hanna tried to look concerned for a moment, before joining them. It was impossible not to laugh with them, the expression on Yoseob's face as he stuck his tongue out was priceless. He pouted slightly at seeing the amusement on the other's faces, waving his hand dismissively at them.

"Argh, just you wait. One day I'll laugh at you and we'll see who likes it then..." he said with a smirk, crossing his arms.

"Sure, babo" Junhyung jabbed, reaching forward and mussing Yoseob's hair. He batted his friend's hand away, embarrassed at how he was being treated in front of Hanna.

Paying the bill, the foursome left the restaurant. Isabelle's sleek black car waited outside for them, and she slid into the front seat before anyone else could claim shotgun. This left Yoseob, Hanna and Junhyung squashed in the back uncomfortably. It was a long, silent and awkward ride back to the company, but they finally pulled back up in front of CUBE.

"I've gotta go and practice with the choreographers" Isabelle chimed, stepping lightly down the halls, leading Hanna. "You're comin' with me of course"

Junhyung pulled Yoseob along with him, who had accidentally started to follow the girls down the hall. "Not so fast, babo. We're expected down in the studio too, on Level 4. Say goodbye to the ladies" he mocked, picking up Yoseob's arm and waving it for him before dragging him away.

"W-wait!" Yoseob called, breaking Jun's grip and running back up to Hanna. "There's fireworks down by the Han tonight; do you want to go with me?" he asked her, ignoring Isabelle. Hanna looked down at the floor, crossing her arms over herself in an automatically protective way.

"I would love to" she almost whispered, and Yang looked delighted. "See you then!" he said, choking a little at the end as Jun grabbed his collar and pulled him back. He waved as Junhyung dragged him down the opposite end of the hall. "Aish, we're going to be late enough as it is..." he scolded, and the little black haired boy apologized.

"Yeah..." Hanna said after he left, she had merely stood there stunned as he was yanked away from her. "See you tonight..."