13.30 - The Classroom

"Okay, time's up. Finished or unfinished, please collect it now. Pass down your answer sheet to your friends in front of you. Thank you," the assistant lecturer instructed

Yoosung surrendered. He did what he could. He never wanted to know what score he got. Probably an F. But he didn't care. He didn't care at all. He threw his head onto the desk and both of his arms hanging lose at side.

"GPA… Whatever… I don't know… I hate you… professor… See you again next year…" Yoosung thought hopelessly

He hated Professor. He hated this subject. He hated his life.

He used to be so diligent back then. All's A on his report card. He studied so hard to get a scholarship in Yonsei. But he loosened up when he already in. One major reason was because he lost Rika, his role model. He got addicted in gaming and forgot what he promised to Rika back then. He hated his life.

"Well, you may leave the classroom. I will inform your score in another session. Thank you very much. Good day every one,"

Every student got out of the classroom. Yoosung started to pack his bag too and walk through the exit door unsteadily. He didn't even bother to look at the person in front of the classroom who saw him walked through the door.

He walked as far as his legs took, till he reached his favorite bench in the park. He didn't feel so good about today. He hadn't chat Eun Ha for a while though. The last chat they made was in the morning when he showed up his messy omelet rice. He was happy that Eun Ha praised his cooking. It made him want to cook for her too. But he couldn't, as he didn't know where she lived and he couldn't just invite a girl into his apartment… Right? Or he could just ask her out. Yes, why didn't he think about that? He could just call her and ask her out. It could be a date! Or something.. Jaehee met her already, why couldn't he?

Excited by the thought, he pressed Eun Ha's number that Seven gave him. It was not the first call he made with her actually. He already called her yesterday, just to make sure Eun Ha remembered which one he was from all members. And he felt down when she said she didn't remember him. Even when he told her he was the blond boy wearing hair clips that form an 'X' shape, she still forget about him. He didn't deny he felt a bit disappointed at Eun Ha for that, but he accepted it. He wasn't likely a type to be significant to others like Jumin, Seven, moreover Zen. He was only a sophomore college boy who was lacking in everything he did and gaming all the time.

But Yoosung was completely in shock when he heard laughter in the other side. Apparently Eun Ha was just teasing Yoosung for pretending not to remember anything about him while she did. She even remembered the blue hoodie and 'BORN THE LOLLOL' green pin he wore in the picture he sent when she joined the chat room for the first time. Eun Ha was really something. It was like having 2 Sevens in RFA.

"Hello,"

The repeated tapping from his right fingers into his right knee stopped immediately at the sound in his left ear. Ecstatic by her voice, he straightened up his back and grinned from ear to ear.

"Ah, Eun Ha? I'm Yoosung! What are you doing right now?" Yoosung asked spiritfully

"Hmm, nothing. Why?" Eun Ha asked

"Great! Can we meet? I feel so suffocated right now…"

"Oh no, what happened?" Eun Ha asked

"Well, I guess you didn't see the chat then," he leaned his back to the bench, "Hmm, I got a quiz at class today.." he let out a long sigh.

"Is that so?" she asked, "So, what happened with the quiz?"

"What should I do.. I would surely fail my quiz… I'm such an idiot…" Yoosung pouted

"Hey, don't call yourself an idiot. You just need to study a bit more. I know you're smart,"

He laughed, "Thank you anyway. Well, Eun Ha.."

"Hmm?" Eun Ha asked

Yoosung's heart was pounding so fast. It was the first time he ever asked a girl for a date.

"Would you like to go out with me today? The weather was so nice. You shouldn't stay in Rika's place for a long time. You should get out and get a fresh air sometimes," Yoosung said

"Hmm, but I'm already outside now," Eun Ha replied

His heart sank.

"What? Didn't you say you have nothing to do right now? How could you be outside if you didn't have anything to do?" Yoosung asked, curiously

"Well, I did something today, but I've finished it," Eun Ha said

"Ah, is that so?"

"Yes," Eun Ha replied

"So, can we meet now?" Yoosung asked again

"Yes, we can." She answered immediately

"Really? Then, I'll come to you right away. Tell me where you are now," Yoosung said, excited

"Hmm~ Turn around," Eun Ha giggled

"What?"

"Turn around, Yoosung," Eun Ha, giggled even louder

"What do y.."

He didn't finish his sentence. He saw a girl behind him, probably 5 meters, grinning and waving at him with her phone still on her ear.

"Come here," both Eun Ha and the girl replied in the same intonation

"Wha…"

Yoosung didn't move from his spot. So Eun Ha was the one walking toward him. She disconnected the phone call when she reached Yoosung.

"Hi!" Eun Ha said, half jumped in front of Yoosung

Yoosung couldn't believe his eyes. Her voice was Eun Ha's, but her clothes was the same like the assistant lecturer wore in the class earlier. Wait.. Wasn't the woman in front of him the substitute teacher? That assistant lecturer?

"That assistant lecturer was Eun Ha?!" Yoosung thought hysterically

Seven was not lying. Eun Ha was indeed so beautiful with her long brown hair and fair skin. She was a shorter than him, that's a plus. But she didn't look older than him. That confused him. And she was a tad different from the woman in his class before. The woman in his class and the girl in front of him gave a different aura even though they shared the same face. Could she have a double personality?

He couldn't close his eyes. He lost his words too.

"Hey, hello, have you come back to the earth Shooting Star?" Eun Ha asked, waving her hand in front of Yoosung's eyes

"Ho.. how…?" Yoosung stuttered

"Well, I'm sorry, I couldn't tell you right away in the classroom, could I? I have to be professional though," Eun Ha apologized

"You.. look different," Yoosung said, couldn't hold himself

"Hmm, what do you mean?" Eun Ha asked, tilting her head

"You looked older before, but you look younger now.. How?" Yoosung muttered, dumbfounded

Eun Ha laughed so hard. Grabbing her belly while slightly slouching, she laughed for the entire minute. Yoosung stood still and stared at the girl in front of him. That was no coincidence then when he felt some sort of familiar feeling at the class, she was indeed the newest member of RFA that he called yesterday.

"Sorry, sorry,, haa~" Eun Ha panting, "I got that a lot you know. You are not the first to say that to me. Hmmm, all I could say is.. maybe I have an ability to change my face according to what mask I wish to put on,"

Yoosung got confused even more. "What mask was she talking about?" he thought

"What mask?"

"Well, it's just.. I need a few different attitudes when socializing with different types of people. I need to be a stern yet kind person in front of class. Being childish is not an attitude fit for a teacher, right?" Eun Ha explained, "So, me in front of class is just a mask I wear, me in front of you is the real me!"

Yoosung stared into her eyes. Her amber eyes looked so beautiful before his eyes. Motherly look. Like a gaze young mothers would give for their new born children. Caring at the utmost sincerity. Yet very different gaze came from the woman he saw at the class room before, stern and a bit stiff, like a real dominance. That was only if dominance was the right word to describe her demeanor. Anyway, he was glad it was not the real her.

"You definitely give a different aura from back then," Yoosung agreed

"Yep. That's my ability," Eun Ha nodded

"But.. all I said in the chatroom.." Yoosung said

"Ah, those chats with Seven? Hmm, I read it too. So~ I'm cute?" Eun Ha giggled

"He.. heeyy.. Don't tease mee…" Yoosung pouted

He was so ashamed. Had he known that the woman in his class were Eun Ha, he wouldn't have typed those things to Seven.

She laughed hysterically, "Sorry, but you are indeed so cute in person, Yoosung,"

"Aaaah~ You teased me again," Yoosung said, covering his face so that she wouldn't notice how crab-like face he got there

"Sorry, hehe," Eun Ha said, "Ah, why don't we go to Pizza Hut? I'm so hungry. I bet you haven't eaten too right?"

"Yeah," Yoosung pouted, curling his lower lip

"Hey~ lose your frown," she said, patting his shoulder while giggling, "I'm sorry, I would never tease you again. I promise," Eun Ha said, crossed her fingers

"Okay,"

"Well, let's go. I'll treat you this time," Eun Ha said, pulling Yoosung by his hand

They went out from the university in no time and took the very first bus. Other seats were fully taken, so they chose to sit at the front row, by the window. Yoosung trailed behind her. She opened the window in her right side, inviting a soft zephyr into their face and swayed her long brown hair. Every strand of her hair gently touched his cheek, arousing the scent of cinnamon to his nose.

"Cinnamon?" he recoiled in silence. A familiar feeling struck Yoosung. He remembered that kind of smell. No, more like, he longed for the smell. His memory went back again to the church he visited once 8 years ago, the one place in his hometown he held very dearly with his lovely cousin, Rika. Yes, it was true. It was similar with Rika's scent.

Yoosung stared straight into the girls' eyes beside him. Idly she sat beside him, setting her gaze into the passing buildings outside the window. Oddly, Yoosung saw the same gaze Rika used to make in Eun Ha's eyes, back when she was still breathing of course. Such the same beautiful and dreamy pair of eyes, though they were not green, but amber. Similar with Seven's if he could add.

The bus strolled for another half hour before they arrived at the destination. Traffic wasn't a problem for them, as it passed the lunch break already. Almost every worker went back to their offices. Drowning themselves again with the pile of stuff they needed to finish before deadline choked them to death. And among those workers, perhaps Jaehee was the same. Although likely she would have no time to spare even for a lunch break. Living a worker life didn't sound too thrilled in Yoosung's state of mind. He couldn't spend his entire life working in cubicle under one roof, one firm, nor office. Well, even when he stated he didn't want that kind of life, he didn't really know what suited him more. He was still sophomore now. There were still more times for him to leisurely enjoy his life with gaming.

"Well, what do you want to have Yoosung? My favorite is Deluxe Cheese, but if you want to have another, you can order that too," Eun Ha said, reading the menu while setting her hair in her right ear, showing her sweet little gold earing

They sat face to face inside Pizza Hut now. The waitress waited patiently beside them with a pen ready to write the order in the small notes. Yoosung abruptly set his eyes to the menu. He was too fond of the beauty in front of him hence forgotten to choose his own pizza. His eyes were frantically searching for anything nice within the menu. He didn't want to stay too long considering which to buy as all of them were the same. He preffered setting his eyes fixed into the girl in front of him after all.

"Hmm~ I'll have medium cheeseburger pizza then," Yoosung replied

"Okay, one small Deluxe Cheese and medium Cheeseburger Pizza. What do you want for a drink?" the waitress asked

"Ph. D Pepper for me, you?" Eun Ha asked

"Same please,"

"Okay, right away," the waitress went to tell their orders.

Clock had been ticking for a while, but no words came out from both of them. As if they played a game of who kept silence the longest, won the battle. But surely, Eun Ha lost the battle.

"Hmm.. Are you okay?" Eun Ha asked

"What? Hmm.. Yeah, why?"

"You didn't say anything to me for a while there," Eun Ha muttered, "Are you still mad at me?"

"No, noo.. God, no.. I'm not mad at you. But, I got so embarrassed that I showed you my incompetence back then, at class," Yoosung stared down

"Hey, don't say that. I'm sure you'll get better in no time," Eun Ha said

"Really? Do you think so?"

"Yeah, of course. I know you will," Eun Ha convinced him, "You just need to pay more attention in class, and find your passion in it. Try to remember why you want to be in your major back then. There are countless students who strive hard for stepping their foot on Yonsei's ground. But not everyone can get a scholarship in Yonsei like you. The fact that you can beat all those students proves that you have something that they don't. You need to trust yourself more, Yoosung,"

Found his passion? What was his passion? For all that he could remember, Yoosung's only passion was for Rika's happiness. But now that his only passion was disappeared, he lost on track what he should do. He lost everything..

But still, Yoosung felt a little relieved by Eun Ha's sweet words. Watching someone care enough for his future soothed him a wee bit.

"Humm~ Thank you,"

"You're welcome," Eun Ha, giggled, "Hmm Yoosung,"

"Yes?"

"Will you promise not to get angry at me?" Eun Ha asked at sudden

Yoosung frowned, "Yes, alright. What is it?"

"Could it be the quiz sheet? No, no way it was that. She hadn't got any spare time to check yet,"

To Yoosung's surprise, she took out her phone and showed him his picture while he was asleep in the classroom. The idea of her showing it to every member in chat room began to worry him. For he would once again be bullied by other members for his slackness.

"Hey.. heeeeyyy…" he tried to snatch her phone, but her hand was quicker to secure it, "How could you take it without my permission?" Yoosung sulked

"Well, I couldn't ask it because you were sleeping kiddo.. But, you're cute! I'll treasure it forever. May I?" Eun Ha pleaded

"When did you take it?" Yoosung asked, tried so hard to keep his voice calm

"Before I woke you up of course," she giggled

"Eun Ha, don't post it to everyone, Ok?" Yoosung pleaded

"No, of course no, I will keep it for myself," Eun Ha convinced him

He wanted to protest more, but he decided to believe her eventually. It was hard to say no to her beautiful smiles.

"Okay~" he said, embarassed

"Thank you!" Eun Ha shrieked

A few minutes later, Yoosung's face went brighter as his favorite pizza came. He dug into his pizza when a thought suddenly flashed into his mind.

"Hey Eun Ha, can we take a picture together? I want to send it to group chat," Yoosung asked smiling brightly

"Yeah, why not,"

Yoosung took his phone and moved to sit side by side with Eun Ha. He put a slice of pizza in his mouth while Eun Ha made a V sign. V… Hmm… The name of V triggered Yoosung. He hated V.

Clicked. The picture turned out fine. Eun Ha was beautiful, just like Rika. Yoosung sent the picture to the group chat, only to find Zen was online as well.

Yoosung has entered the chatroom

Yoosung sent a picture

Yoosung : I'm with Eun Ha now… :P

ZEN : Hey, how come both of you together?!

Yoosung : Well… turned out the professor had her replace him, so…

ZEN : The replacement?

ZEN : So you mean… Eun Ha taught your class today?

Yoosung : Yes ^^

ZEN : Waaah, how lucky you are to be taught by a beautiful teacher ^^

ZEN : I would go to school if the teachers were like you…

ZEN : But all teachers in my school were strange. Every time I looked at them in the eye, they look away and blushed… I didn't know why back then. But I figured it out now…

ZEN : I'm just too handsome!

ZEN : God, this face…

ZEN : It was just so IMPOSSIBLE!

ZEN : I think God makes mistake when creating me…

Yoosung : Yeah… yeah…

Yoosung : You can stop now… You're kinda douchey when you brag yourself like that…

ZEN : Well, what can I do, I'm so handsome since I was born. Lol

ZEN : Btw, what was Eun Ha doing? Why didn't she log in too?

Yoosung : Dunno, she was staring at me right now, maybe… she likes me? =3

ZEN : NOOOOOO… I'm not gonna let that young man! How could you get a girl while I'm still single?!

Yoosung : Maybe… I'm her type? =3

ZEN : God…

Zen inserted depressed emoji

"Eun Ha, Zen asked why you don't log in to chat. And I answered that you were staring at me, hehe" Yoosung grinned

"Hahaha so cute," Eun Ha said, "Should I join in chat room then?"

"Yes! I want to know how he reacted too,"

"No, don't talk to him.."

"Okay! I kinda miss him too actually," Eun Ha said

"You shouldn't miss him.. Please, don't…"

Eun Ha has entered the chatroom

Eun Ha : Hello ^^

ZEN : Gaaahhh, how could you date him already? I'm hurt T_T

Eun Ha : What can I do? I feel bad about him when we were in a class. Do you want to eat with me too? Lol

ZEN : Yeah! I want to go to a date too! But…

Zen inserted crying emoji

Eun Ha : Why?

ZEN : I can't…

ZEN : I can't go to date… I'm so busy these days… T_T

Eun Ha : Ah, is that so? T_T

Yoosung : Yeah? She could date with me though XD

ZEN : GET LOST!

Zen inserted angry emoji

Eun Ha : Lololol calm down Zen.

Eun Ha : What are you doing right now?

ZEN : I'm taking a break now. We're practicing our choreography.

Eun Ha : Ooh, I wish I could go there to cheer you up… ^^

ZEN : REALLY?

ZEN : Do you really want to come?

Eun Ha : Well, I wish I could, but I'm afraid we will bother you.

ZEN : No no no no… You are not bothering me at all! Please, do come and see me. There are a lot of fans here too you know, so, I don't think it would be a problem if you come here too.

Eun Ha : Really?

ZEN : Yeah! Come here! I'll text you the address.

ZEN : Btw, where is that kid? Is he falling asleep again like in the classroom? Lololol

Yoosung : No

Yoosung : Eating pizza.

ZEN : God, don't give me a heartless words like that.

Yoosung : Ya

ZEN : Are you jealous? Lololol

Yoosung : Ya

ZEN : God, I'm not gonna steal her or anything lolol

Eun Ha : ^^;;;;;

ZEN : Anyway, I'll meet you soon though. See you soon, Eun Ha, kiddo ^^

ZEN has left chatroom

Eun Ha has left chatroom

Yoosung has left chatroom

"Well, better get hurry then?" Eun Ha said

"But I'm not finished yet," Yoosung pouted

Yoosung stuffed a big sized pizza to his mouth and ate in silence. He saw Eun Ha's light smirk every now and then. "Great, now she sees me as a little kid. Unlike that perfect body whatsoever Zen has," Yoosung thought furiously.

"Okaay~ I'll wait you, my cute puppy," Eun Ha said, poking Yoosung's nose, "Ha~ Finally I get to meet Zen," she grinned

Yoosung didn't say a word. It was not like him at all to be silent like this. But he couldn't deny that he felt a bit sad seeing Eun Ha excited in meeting Zen.

Sad? Was that the best word of it?

He felt… itchy for some reason.

Albeit Yoosung kept eating his pizza. He deliberately took more time than usual for finishing one slice of pizza. He just couldn't stand the idea of Eun Ha's excitement of meeting Zen. Why though? He didn't even understand the reason. He just.. sort of.. despise it. It was the same feeling he got when Rika introduced V for the first time in that evening 7 years ago. Rika was grinning so widely just like Eun Ha now. And the excitement aura that spread around her body.. It was just like a reenactment from his deepest memory he had about Rika.

How could they be perfecty similar with each other? Had her hair not dark brown like that, he would have seen her as Rika. But Yoosung knew, they were not the same person.. Or.. were they?

30 minutes later, Eun Ha and Yoosung went to the address Zen gave earlier. It was quite a large theater company. With a lot of posters of the later and the upcoming production hanging on both side of the hall, Eun Ha was trying so hard not to run around and take pictures of herself in that beautiful hall. Maintaining her normal behavior in front of Yoosung was a must. And being a freaking fangirl material probably wasn't a nice image she wanted to plant on the younger boy's mind beside her.

Eun Ha recognized some of the people on the posters – Kyuhyun was one of them. But one person literally pulled her to the gravity. She gasped and sauntered to one of the poster. A young man with a silver hair and red eyes stared back at Eun Ha. She felt her legs weaken by that piercing gaze till she had to lean on the pillar towering beside her. With the mask he wore and bore the letter Z scar on his chest, Zen surely knew how to melt the heart of all ladies.

She touched the poster, as if wondering whether she could be sucked into the story or not. Shame, she couldn't. Instead, she lingered in front of Zen's poster for quite some time. Yoosung followed her trails in the back. No words came out from his mouth.

"He's so beautiful, isn't he?" she asked, smiling widely. Eun Ha's eyes were glistening in joy from the view before her.

"Don't ask me. I'm a guy. It's gross!" Yoosung growled

Eun Ha laughed, "Gross huh? Maybe.. Maybe I ask the wrong person about it. I should have asked Jaehee instead. Since we're both girls and a fan of Zen, haha" Eun Ha said, grinning again

"Yeah, maybe," Yoosung sulked

"Awwwww, look at you, being so jealous at him already," she turned to face Yoosung, "You sure are a cute little brother of me," Eun Ha said, pinching Yoosung's cheek

"Aw aw, Eun Ha noona… It's so hurt….." Yoosung growled, rubbing his cheeks

"Ups, sorry. I couldn't help it, you're so adorable," Eun Ha grinned

"You're talking to me as if I'm not a guy. Don't tell me, you don't even see me as a person at all?" Yoosung scowled

Eun Ha widely smiled. She did imagine Yoosung as a cute Yorkshire terrier who liked to play around with human. He was cute from head to toe. The way he talked, the way he sulked, and the way he behaved, totally looked like a puppy. His blonde hair completed Eun Ha's imagination of similarities between Yoosung and Yorkshire terrier. He was so cute.

"No, of course you're a human," Eun Ha nodded, eyes convinced, pretended to be serious but grinning in a second after. She couldn't erase her imagination of Yorkshire terrier running around the yard, playing fetch with Eun Ha.

Yoosung seemed to have something more to say, but he was cut by a phone call. The girl didn't need to read the name displayed on her screen, as she set Zen's ringtone different from others, Cho Kyuhyun – Isn't She Lovely.

Eun Ha walked a few paces farther from Yoosung. But before she could pick her call, Yoosung saw a flash name of Zen in Eun Ha's screen. Zen.. with a shape of heart after his name..

"No, it couldn't be.. It would probably be a mistake.. She wouldn't fall for him.. Not that fast.."

Yoosung's itchy struck him harder in his heart. He wanted to crush her phone to the poster of Zen, smash the glass covering Zen's poster to the ground and take away Eun Ha, far away from that theater. She would probably be scared of him. But it didn't really matter, as long as he could be with her. He didn't care of Eun Ha's scared eyes toward him. Yoosung only wish Eun Ha's smile for him. Only for him, not for anyone else..

"Hello, Zen!" Eun Ha said, excited

No. He didn't have guts to do any of those. He couldn't turn her beautiful eyes into horror every time she saw him. And that smile.. If only he had a tool to grasp a smile, he would already make that smile become his treasure. A smile that only him could see, enjoy, and taste..

Strange indeed that he had that kind of feeling toward Eun Ha, a woman he just met that afternoon.

"Yes! We're here, at the theater! Where are you?"

There was a slight pause.

"Ah~ you're in rehearse room? Where is that?" Eun Ha asked, "Us?" she glanced toward Yoosung's direction, "We're still at the lobby. Actually, I stalled a few minutes, admiring your Zorro's poster," Eun Ha chuckled, "Yes, you are indeed so beautiful Zen,"

"Stop your childish attitude!" Yoosung thought furiously

"Huum~ so we just need to go straight and turn left? Well, okay, I'll follow your instruction," Eun Ha said, smiling

She surely looked like a teenager who fall in love at the first time. She never stopped jittery around and a wide smile never faded from her face. Alas, Yoosung couldn't do anything.

"Okay, we'll go there straight away. Okay.. bye.."

She disconnected the phone call and grabbed Yoosung by the hand.

"Let's go! Zen's already waiting for us!" Eun Ha said

Yoosung was stunned by her sudden action. He should have been happier if it weren't because her excitement of meeting Zen. She must have thought that this action doesn't have any meaning, while Yoosung's heart beating insanely fast.

Eun Ha quicken her pace, dragging Yoosung along with her. A bit nervous she might say as she never had any courage to meet him again after that encounter 4 years ago and only watched Zen from her SNS timeline. Well, who would have thought someone like her could meet her bias. One in 7 billion chances perhaps. Such a big opportunity like that would never happen twice. She didn't know what good deed she did in the last life, but whatever that was, she felt a tremendous gratitude for her predecessor.

It didn't take a very long time for Yoosung and Eun Ha to reach the rehearsal room where Zen practiced at. A loud music and singing was heard from inside the room, and a couple fangirls sat silently while carrying banners for Zen. And the center of it was Zen, with his long silver hair dancing around the room with a couple actors and actresses, like a Silvan Elf among the mortal. He was still as handsome as the first time Eun Ha met him at the convenience store. That angelic face.. Mentioning whether he was a true descendant from God of Beauty might have explained his overall appearance. Like he said in the chat room, "Even Zeus would kill for my face!" Eun Ha totally agreed on that sentence. Even though how 'douchey' – like Yoosung always mocked him – he might have sound, if he could present the fact that proved his declaration, it didn't matter at all.

Eun Ha released her hand from Yoosung's arm by the time they reached the room and kept her gaze toward Zen. Every move that Zen did made Eun Ha's heart fluttered so fast that she was a hundred percent sure she could hear her own heart beat. She wanted to clap so badly for his amazing dance skill, but she knew it would be rude to do so. So, she just waited around till Zen spot them first and approached them.

"Okay, take 10, everyone! We'll continue in 10. Good work," the man who seemed to be the choreographer stopped the rehearsal

A silent yelp was coming out from the girl's throat, and her eyes widened at the announcement. The dance practice was on a break. It only meant Zen would come and meet them soon. Eun Ha watched as Zen let out a long sigh and walked into the right side of the room to grab his bottle of mineral water. He stood sideways and gulped down half of bottle hastily at one drink, making a few streaks of mineral water escaped from his perfect sculpted arches of lips. His abs was sticking out through his drenched white T-shirt and more coming from the streaks above his masculine jawline. What a feast for Eun Ha's eyes, really. And that stance.. Oh my.. He looked a lot like filming an ad for energy drink or something. So wild yet gentle at the same time! That product would definitely be announced by the best selling beyond record if it became a real ad.

Eun Ha couldn't blink her eyes for one bit. She was too mesmerized by the marvelous beauty 3 meters apart from her. She couldn't see it but she felt her jaw hanging loose helplessly. She could only hope she didn't look too dumb in her bias' eyes.

Zen put down his bottle of mineral water and looked to the left. That time, his gaze locked with Eun Ha's eyes – probably surprised by their appearance at the door looked from the widened eyes he created – making her body suddenly stopped functioning, like being plugged on by the megavolt electricity ever existed. She sensed Yoosung waved casually at Zen and the silver haired guy dashed off to the door to meet them.

"Hey, why didn't you tell me when you've reached this room?" Zen asked when he reached the door, his sweat dripping from his forehead

Truly, she wanted to wipe his sweat but she hold her stance, as a lot of girls with banners stared at their direction with their killer gaze in each and every one of them. She didn't want to make a fuss.

"Sorry, I don't want to interrupt your practice," Eun Ha honestly answered, giving him the best smile she could give

"Whooah," Zen gasped, "Seven was not joking! You are so cute in person Eun Ha!" Zen said, winking one of his eyes

Her heart skipped a beat. She felt dizzy at the sudden compliment coming from the most perfect guy in the world, her bias. Was she dreaming? Well, even if she was, she never wanted to come to life, she preferred living in a dream world forever.

"Thank you," Eun Ha said, blushing, "You too,"

"Hey, do I not even exist?" Yoosung asked

Yoosung's sudden grumbling at her right startled her. He looked pretty annoyed as his lower lips curling for the second time. Eun Ha scratch a little note in her mind, lip curling might be one of Yoosung's habits when he sulked. "So cute," she thought, smirking

Zen giggled, "Sorry Yoosung. But I'm just so excited meeting our new member of RFA. It's our first meeting! Of course I'm excited,"

Smirk in Eun Ha's lips vanished, replaced by disappointment that ebbed deeply in Eun Ha's chest. As Zen stated it was their first meeting, when in fact, it was not. She remembered every details of it, he didn't seem like he aged. That same gorgeousness.. It was like seeing a statue from Greece Era that sculpted from the best material came to life! Eun Ha would never forget Zen's kindness of giving her bread when she barely survived a few years ago. Apparently Zen forgot about it. It was predictable, remembering she was not that important to be remembered about. But, she was fine with it. Zen called her cute, nothing can dampen her spirit.

"Come, sit down," Zen said

Zen invited them inside the room, inviting another killer gaze from the fangirls. It was a room with full of mirror like Eun Ha used to remember if she watched Super Junior practiced their dancing. Spacious – thanks God – and lit perfectly by the sunlight seeping through large windows at the right side. They sat on a wooden floor. It was cold but clean. No one wore their shoes in this room so they could sit anywhere they like.

"Sorry, no couch here. We're just sitting around like this when we take a break. It's clean though," Zen said, turning his head slightly toward his fans direction and winked at them, continued by a loud shrieked coming from the girls

Zen smiled again to Eun Ha, though Eun Ha had to hide her uneasiness both coming from the girls and Zen's fanservice.

"Yeah, it's nice," Eun Ha retorted with a slight smile

Three of them sat in circle a bit far from the fangirls, while other actors and actresses seemed to chat around and created circle by themselves.

"We're only on a break for 10 minutes," he leaned back, sustained his weight with his arm, "You have nothing to do after this, right? I hope you could see me practice," Zen begged

"Okay. I'll continue my date with Eun Ha afterwards~," Yoosung teased

"Oh no no no, you can't do that kid. We're going to have dinner together after this session over. You've already got a date with her, plus you've been with her for a couple hours in class, that counts too,"

Eun Ha laughed when she remembered how cute Yoosung in class. Getting a quiz that you didn't know before could be a catastrophe. After all, she was once a college student just like Yoosung.

"I spent my time in class sulking you know. I didn't have time to pay attention to any materials," Yoosung pouted

"Aww.. Does that mean I'm a terrible teacher?" Eun Ha asked, pretended to be sulking

"Ah.. No! I don't mean anything like that.. It's just.." Yoosung stammered

"Hey, how dare you make our precious new member sad like this," Zen said, hit Yoosung in the head, "Don't worry babe, I'll protect you from this boy,"

Zen naturally put his arm on Eun Ha's shoulder. Eun Ha could barely breathe by the time their body become closer. She was so thankful for her long bangs covering half of her eyes so that Zen probably wouldn't notice her reddened face.

"Hey hey, don't put your hand so casually on her shoulder like that. You're full of sweat," Yoosung snapped, wrenched Zen's arm from Eun Ha's shoulder

"Ah, sorry, what can I do, it's a habit," Zen laughed

"I'm okay though," Eun Ha said sotto voce

She didn't mind to be closer to Zen actually. He smells so great even though he was drenched in his sweat. She would even want to buy the T-shirt worn by Zen now if there were an auction.

"Haha anyway, how's the preparation of the party going? I know that it's only been the second day that you joined us, but do you have any possible guest that you wish to invite by now?" Zen asked

"Yeah, I'm curious too. We need to make a list of guest first. Rika used to do that," Yoosung said

"Well, I haven't done anything to prepare for the party. I met Jaehee yesterday and she explained to me what I should do. But, we don't even have an exact date for the party, how should I tell the guest if they ask about when the party will be held?" Eun Ha asked

"Hmm, you're right," Zen touched his chiseled chin, "We still need to know when it is going to be held though,"

"What if we just inform them that there would be a party? Just don't tell them the date yet. That might do," Yoosung suggested

"Ah, you're right!" she exclaimed, "Is that what Rika always do?"

"Yeah, I've hosted parties 2 times till now. I know Rika so well. We prepared 6 months for our first party 4 years ago," he smiled, "Zen wasn't a member of RFA back then,"

"Is that so?" she turned her head toward Zen, "I thought all of you knew each other for a very long time," Eun Ha said

"No," Zen shook his head, "I met Rika 3 years ago. I was just finished performed on a stage, and she waited for me going out from dressing room," he smiled, "It was the first time I met a fan who recognized me for my talent not merely my looks,"

Eun Ha took a close look at Zen's facial expression. His red eyes that used to flame brightly in every single selfie he posted on timeline seemed to tone down a ladder. Like seeing another side of him that Eun Ha couldn't figure out yet. He kept staring down at the wooden floor, smiling widely yet gently, as if resurfacing a piece of sweet memory inside his mind. An image of Rika's swarming inside Zen's mind perhaps was the reason behind his sweet gentle smile. Somehow, she felt a tad jealous of Rika's shadow inside his mind. But another side of her couldn't deny, Rika must have been truly special in every RFA's member. Even RFA stood as Rika's legacy in this world while she no longer existed. She couldn't just erase Rika even if she replaced her job as a coordinator of RFA's party now.

"So, you got asked to join RFA right away then?" Eun Ha asked

"Nope," he blinked his eyes once, returned to the present day, "I joined perhaps 3 months after I met Rika dan V. To be honest, I was on the verge of quitting acting at that time,"

Her heart sank, "Oh no, why? Don't ever do that,"

"Yeah, I'm glad that I didn't give up my acting. It was all because of V that I became this big now. He surely knows how to lift everyone's spirit," Zen muttered, "He is a kind person, but I have no idea what he's been up to lately. He should be sending some pictures once in a while, so we know how he's doing at least. But he prefers solitude,"

"He's been like that ever since he shocked us all by Rika's news. He didn't even tell us how she died exactly," Yoosung yelled, "No body, no will, Rika didn't leave anything behind. How can I be sure what he said was true?"

Yoosung glared at Zen, while the older man was left speechless by Yoosung's sudden rage. Eun Ha couldn't say anything about it. Her past memory with Jaehee resurfaced. "Currently, V is not really active in the organization. So, everyone is probably hoping for V to come back. Except for Yoosung," Jaehee told her yesterday. And now, Eun Ha knew what Jaehee meant by that. Yoosung still had incredulity toward V's statement. Eun Ha was left speechless too. She was both new to this organization, and she didn't even hear full story about Rika. She couldn't decide what she believed in, Yoosung or V.

"What if.. Rika was alive?" Yoosung asked

"Hey, does it make any sense to you?" Zen yelled, "V told us that it was suicide. She drowned herself, so finding her body would be hard. Why do you think V lie to us about that? They plan to get married,"

"I know. I'm not making any sense. It's just, I always feel something sketchy with V. He didn't say much either when he was being interrogated by police," Yoosung sighed

"Perhaps Jumin interfered. They are childhood friends so Jumin must know that V would still be upset because of Rika's death. Maybe Jumin pleaded for V to be released using his wealth,"

"V and Jumin are childhood friend?" Eun Ha asked

"Yeah, they went to the same elementary school and middle school. They grew up in an extremely rich neighborhood. That trust fund jerk, a robot like him is so fortunate to have a friend like V," Zen said

Eun Ha went silent again. Watching Zen trashed Jumin like that was not a surprise for Eun Ha. Before she met Zen in person, Jumin and Zen always bicker at each other in chat room. Zen seldom called Jumin by his name. He always called him the silverspoon or trust fund jerk or simply a jerk. Zen warned her to be careful too around him. But she had no problem whatsoever with Jumin. Zen might have some story with rich people because he always dissed Jumin every time they were together in chat room. Jumin was indeed the wealthiest person in the group. Moreover, Jumin always brag about Elizabeth the 3rd which triggered Zen's allergy of cats. Zen wouldn't stop sneezing every time Jumin posted Elizabeth the 3rd's photos. Poor him.

But Eun Ha could feel that Zen was the one who started all the bickering. He was the first one who trashed Jumin before Jumin could say anything. Eun Ha didn't really know what happened with them but she hoped they would make up some day.

"I would like to meet V," Eun Ha said

"Someday you'll meet him. I'm sure of it," Zen said, "Anyways, I can't figure out what V is thinking. He's probably with Seven trying to find out who led you to the apartment. I am a member, so I fully trusted V and intend to follow whatever he decides. I hope you get the chance to talk to V more. But unfortunately… he rarely logs in to chat room,"

"Why doesn't V chat often?" Eun Ha asked

"You can only log in to the chat room when you have internet. And V travels a lot these days. So.. I think it's because he often goes to places where he doesn't have internet access. I don't know why he travels that much though," Zen said

"He's being weirder now," Yoosung said

"Don't say that thing to Rika's fiancé, kid. He was the one who was chosen by Rika after all," Zen said

"Yoosung, I'm sorry, but I don't understand. What did V do to you? I'm sorry but I feel like you resent him too much," Eun Ha finally said her uneasiness

"Well, a brother hating sister's husband is not new though. Classic soap opera story," Zen teased

"I'm not like that! V was the one who is strange!" Yoosung snapped

"Okay okay, don't get worked out too much. I'm just kidding, haha" Zen grinned

Before Yoosung could say anything, Zen's break was over. Eun Ha and Yoosung were asked to stay and watch Zen's practices until the end. He wanted to take them to his friend's restaurant after practice ended. Yoosung and Eun Ha agreed to it.

Zen was back in his practice again. It was the first time for Eun Ha to watch Zen closely like this. She never dreamt of having luxurious meeting with Zen as all she did was admiring Zen's photos from her SNS timeline. She intended to keep this information to herself. She didn't want Yoosung know that she had a crush for Zen for a very long time. She tried to keep everything to be as casual as it could be and pretended that she was just a normal girl joining an unknown quest of hosting a party.

Suddenly, Eun Ha's phone vibrated and showed Seven's profil picture on it. She smiled a bit because she could hear her favorite hacker's voice again. She went out of the rehearsal room to take Seven's call. She leaned on the wall and cleared her throat before she answered it. She reached her phone. With joyous voice and sparkles eyes, she answered it at last.

"Hello," Eun Ha said