Eun Ha returned to the rehearse room afterward and sat beside Yoosung; who was fixing his gaze into his yellow flip flop smartphone. There was an odd happy feeling after she ended her phone call with Seven. All those conversations.. They seemed getting along pretty well. That was a good start, considering how new she really was in RFA.
"Eun Ha? Who were you talking with?" Yoosung asked her
The girl kept her eyes fix into the wooden floor near her feet. She didn't seem to realize the blond haired boy beside her furrowed his eyebrows out of wonder why she placed a smile in her face. What the boy didn't know was, her mind was a bit occupied by the previous conversation she had with the hacker, which lead a smile painted in her small face.
"Babies?" silently she chuckled. She hadn't met anyone who adored their cars like Seven adored his. Zen told her he had several. She couldn't begin to imagine how wealthy the hacker could be. All her life, she could only see sport cars through movies or dramas. Even looking at the limousine was a brand new experience for her.
But something disturbed her. Seven told her not the get any close with someone so dangerous like him. What did he mean by that? Something was definitely fishy about it. Secret agent, huh? Like fancy cars, she never got any chances in her 24 years of living of meeting one, until Choi Luciel, Seven's baptismal name, appeared in her life. She wanted to ask more of it to Seven, but she feared she would cross the line.
"Eun Ha~" Yoosung spoke again, poking Eun Ha's right cheek at the process
"Huh?" she frantically turned her head toward the source voice, "What?" she asked, after focusing her pupils to Yoosung's violet's eyes
"What were you thinking?" he asked
"Ah.. Nothing," she nervously answered
She lied to Yoosung. She didn't really want to confess what she thought about Seven. She didn't want to implant to Yoosung's mind that she grew interest for the fellow member; as it would probably lead to unnecessary fuss.
"Did you say something before?" Eun Ha asked
"Yeah.. I asked you, who were you talking with?"
"Oh.. that.." she answered, smiling, "It was Seven.. He told me I'm clean and nothing to worry about. Though he was still figuring out about the Unknown. He would report to V about it,"
"Ah, it's a relieved then.." he smiled and went back staring at his phone
"What are you doing?" Eun Ha asked, leaning closer to Yoosung in order to get a better look at his phone screen
"It's.. another game I play beside LOLOL.." he replied, showing his phone screen to Eun Ha, "Sad to think LOLOL hasn't been created for smartphone yet," he sighed
"Is it fun?" she asked curiously
"Not as fun as LOLOL to be sure.."
Then, another minute later, Eun Ha found herself joining a detail conversation about LOLOL world. She was not a gamer so her mind went blank when Yoosung talked about the game.
Eun Ha googled about LOLOL's storyline out of curiosity. But she got more confused as she didn't know where to start reading. There were a lot of sites talking about LOLOL. Eun Ha opened each sites to get to know more about LOLOL. Yoosung pointed out what sites she needed to look at. If she wanted to know more about LOLOL's storyline, she needed to go to The Chamber of Antiquity, he said. So, she googled that and clicked the first site at the top of search results. And she was stunned by the marvelous pictures of this game.
She found out that there were a few different cities in this game. For the starter, she tried to grasp the characters. Apparently there were champions, and Yoosung was ranked number 2 in Shooting Star server. After scrolling for a while, she was stunned again at one of the cities because it looked a lot like White City in The Lord of The Rings. The citadel, the white hall; it looked so similar and great. No wonder Yoosung loved playing this game so much.
Eun Ha told Yoosung the similarities between the city in LOLOL and The White City of Gondor. She never expected it but Yoosung was so psyched at the information, as he also thought the same. Apparently he and Seven loved watching The Lord of The Rings too. Too much if she could add – both of them didn't really spend a minute off from the TV, or even went to the loo. For the record, each movie was more than 3 hours length, moreover the third movie, it reached 4 hours and 12 minutes! Extended version actually. Eun Ha loved The Lord of The Rings, she even remembered several lines from the movie, but she didn't watch it unstoppably like Yoosung and Seven.
Both of them chatted over and over again about every scene in the movie. Until one time, Eun Ha and Yoosung were so psyched and literally shrieked together when they found out they had the same favorite scene in the movie. Everyone turned toward them and they saw Zen signaled them to be silent with a light smile and a wink. Both of them apologized to the crews. They forgot that they were at the rehearse room full of actor and actresses. To be able to see their rehearsal was nice enough though.
Not long after that they went on silence and talked through their phone. They exchanged notes through Eun Ha's phone. They giggled at each other comment toward their favorite scenes in that movie. Frankly, they were happy that they found something in common to talk about.
Suddenly, a chat popped out. It was V! Eun Ha followed him logged in to the chat room as well. She wanted to ask him more about the party.
V has entered the chat room
Eun Ha has entered the chat room
V : Eun Ha-shi, you were here. I was worried no one would be here.
Eun Ha : Hello, V! Actually, I logged in too when I knew you were here.
V : Ah, is that so? I'm flattered. Haha
V : I hope you've been well. I apologize for not coming here often.
V : Have you had any trouble continuing Rika's work?
Eun Ha : I'm not sure yet..
V : Well, you just started so that is to be expected.
V : I was reading all the previous messages.
V : The expectation toward the party, the talk about Rika…
V : I read everything.
Eun Ha bit her lips when she read V's words. There was a distant feeling about him. Something made him look so vulnerable and weak. And her conversation between Zen and Yoosung before resurfaced. How vicious Yoosung could be at the mention of V's name, the doubts that every member of RFA had about V, the feeling of loosing his loved one, V might be living in a state of hell right now. That explained his preference of living in a complete solitude. But once again, perhaps he could find peace in that. At least that was what Eun Ha hoped for the best.
Eun Ha : Well, yeah. Actually, I'm with Yoosung and Zen right now. We're watching Zen's practice and I was with Yoosung at the time, so he tag along.. hehe
V : Yeah, I read it too.
Eun Ha : As you know, everyone's excited about the party. Three of us talked about the party too before you came here.
V : I see, you need plans for the party, right?
Eun Ha : Yeah.. We need to know when it will be.. how big it will be..
"What are you doing?" Yoosung suddenly asked. Perhaps he wondered why Eun Ha stopped sending him a message about The Lord of The Rings.
"Oh, V logged in to chat room. Do you want to join us?"
"No, I don't really want to chat with him," Yoosung snorted
His attitude changed again. He was so happy for a few minutes before, especially when they talked about their favorite movie. But he turned cold when he heard V's name. Yoosung focused in his phone again and sent a signal to Eun Ha that he was not to be disturbed.
Eun Ha felt a bit sad seeing the younger boy. She could understand why he felt such thing to V. She didn't blame him. Rika was everything to Yoosung. But she couldn't help feeling more symphatized toward V. As it was not V's fault at all if Rika decided to end her life. The doubt about Rika's death.. Well, why would V lie though? That didn't make any sense.
She returned to the messenger again.
V : It's only been two days since we started talking about the party again, so can you give me some more time?
Eun Ha : You need more time?
V : It's… something to think more about. Give me time.
V : Surprisingly, I've been receiving calls from some of the previous party guests. They have asked me about the plan of the party.
Eun Ha : Really?
Eun Ha : Someone must know that I've joined RFA.
V : There's no way the information leaked out from organization.
Eun Ha : Do you think.. it's related with the person who led me to Rika's office tel?
V : Yes, I think the same. It is clear that someone outside the organization knows about you.
Eun Ha : I really hope we figure out who that Unknown guy is…
V : Yes, me too… The reason why I need more time to set plans for the party is…
V : I want to start the work after we've secured your safety as much as possible.
Eun Ha : V, thank you for caring.
V : No need. It's what I ought to do.
V : We only confused you, by involving you in RFA without any official procedure.
Eun Ha : Don't think that way. I'm fine.
V : You are very kind.
Eun Ha : I hope we get to hold the party again. Everyone expected this party so much. I would never let you down.
V : Thank you. I'll try to set the schedule regarding the party soon. I'll make sure to meet up to that trust. No matter what happens.
V : Ah, I have to leave now. I have dinner plans with Rui.
Eun Ha : Rui?
V : Oh. He's a photographer I work with from time to time.
Eun Ha : Hmm, why don't you invite him to the party?
V : Ah. Yes. If possible I'll talk about the party too. He might be able to help us.
Eun Ha : Yes, thank you V.
V : Please take care of yourself, Eun Ha-shi. Don't skip meals even if you're busy. You lose everything if you lose your health.
Eun Ha : I will. Thank you. And same goes to you too, V.
V : As long as you are a member of the organization, you are like my family.
V : We don't know each other very well yet, but I think we will get closer as time passes.
Eun Ha : Thank you, V. And please chat with us more. Everyone wanted to know more about how you are doing. Everyone concerned about you.
V : Yes, I'll try. Anyway, I have to go now.
V : It's nice talking to you. Let's talk later.
Eun Ha : Bye, V.
V : Bye
V has left the chat room.
Eun Ha has left the chat room.
Eun Ha lifted her head again and watched Zen focused on his dancing. But her mind didn't really attach to her body. It flew past Zen's beautiful figurine, out of the rehearse room and imagining things about Rika. What really happened with her? All she could know about Rika was only from other's story about her. But mostly, she really was a person worth to be admired at. Creating a charity organization at fairly young age.. That was really remarkable.
And how did someone who dedicated her life for others suddenly decide to leave the world? The world she tried so hard to make worth living at.. Eun Ha didn't really understand why.
She clenched her phone tighter than before. The more she thought of Rika, the more curious she got. She turned to her right side. Yoosung was still playing a game in his phone. Still sulking. Totally not a proper person to gather information about Rika and V.
Talking with V all of sudden was a bit flustering for Eun Ha. V seemed like a nice person, just like Zen said before. Not to mention he also called her his family now that she joined the organization. And he practically concerned about her health! Now her determination to host a great party got bigger. She wanted to make V back into his old self once again, and Yoosung would befriends again with V. Well, if she could, she would really like to see Jumin and Zen made peace with each other. But probably, that wish would never come to light.
Zen's practice ended an hour later and Zen took Yoosung and Eun Ha to the promised restaurant that was owned by Zen's friend. But before that, Yoosung and Eun Ha were introduced to the entire crew of Zen's musical. And apparently, Zen invited the director in his musical project to attend RFA's party. Of course Eun Ha agreed to it and she asked for the director's email for further notice because they had not decided when the party would be held. The director agreed to it and he asked Eun Ha to watch Zen's performance the next time. Of course, she would gladly watch Zen's performance.
She never watched Zen's musical before because she didn't have much money back in her college days. But now even if she already making money, she didn't really have time to watch it either because she was occupied with many substitute classes and her translating job.
Anyway, Eun Ha got two guests on the list that day. She was so happy to be able to help everyone for making the party come true. Zen was both happy and sad too when he knew that V logged in to chat room earlier. He was excited because party seemed to be a real thing now, not only a hope. But he was sad that he missed chatting with V because of his practice. Yoosung got sulked again when they talk about V over and over again. So they stopped talking about V and got on a bus to go to Zen's friend's restaurant, Haejung.
Eun Ha noticed that there would always be girls giggling around Zen. Since they left the building, there were a bunch of girls following them and blatantly taking a picture of Zen. Zen seemed like he used to that kind of attention. He winked toward them from time to time.
But sometime, one of the girls pointed a finger to Eun Ha and secretly whispering something that Eun Ha couldn't hear. But Eun Ha could already guess what they were talking about. Being with Zen like this might start a gossip. But they should have pay attention more, because they were not alone, they went with Yoosung. They should have known that there would be nothing going on between Zen and Eun Ha, but they would never accept that fact. What they saw that night was Zen went out with a girl. Zen didn't seem to know about this fact. He kept on talking enthusiastically toward Yoosung and Eun Ha. Eun Ha sat on the bus, while Yoosung and Zen stood in front of her. There was not enough seat left in the bus, so they let Eun Ha sat in the remaining available seat.
Eun Ha felt a bit discomfort by those girls, but she chose not to show it in front of the guys. She pretended not to hear nor see it, though it was not easy. She put a smile in her face, and tried so hard to keep her discomfort behind her. She didn't want to make Zen and Yoosung worried about her.
Suddenly there was an old lady coming into the bus. Eun Ha didn't think for long, she gave her seat to the old lady. The old lady sent her gratitude to Eun Ha, and Eun Ha smiled back to her. She stood up eventually, and tried to hold the bus strap.
Alas, her hand couldn't hold the bus strap. It was pretty high. She was pretty short for a lady in her age. Zen and Yoosung were laughing by that fact. So, Zen offered his arm to her, which Eun Ha gladly accepted. Yoosung offered his arm as well, he never wanted to lose toward Zen. So Eun Ha grabbed both of their hand at last. She smiled so widely through the way. She didn't think about those girls anymore because she was happy enough to have friends like Zen and Yoosung.
After passing a few more blocks, they arrived at Haejung's restaurant. It was a lamb kebab restaurant with unique ornaments on the walls – Arabian style, colorful ceramic plates with differents designs, but mostly flowers – painted in red, complemented with also red couches. A few frames of pictures were also on the wall. Eun Ha spotted Zen was in one of the pictures as well. Zen and a man. Both of them smiled together and ate a skewer of lamb kebab with a food cart of lamb kebab as the background. Eun Ha could already guess; it was Haejung. That picture was said to be taken in 2012, four years ago. Seemed like Haejung and Zen went all the way back.
"Hyun, you came!" a man yelled, dashing toward Zen, Yoosung, and Eun Ha
That man was in similar height with Zen. He has a black short hair and a fit body, but he had a rough face line and darker skin.
"Oooooh, Haejung! Long time no see!" Zen said
They gave a strong side hug and tap on their shoulders repeatedly. They seemed very close to each other.
"Waaah, it's really been a long time. Where have you been exactly?" Haejung asked
"Well, busy with practice of course," Zen said smiling widely, "Oh, Haejung, meet my friends, you know Yoosung already right?"
"Of course I know, sometimes you come here too with your friends right?" Haejung asked
"Yes, you have the best place for kebab, hyung*" Yoosung said smiling
"And who might you be?" Haejung asked to Eun Ha
"Oh, I'm Lee Eun Ha. It is very nice to meet you," Eun Ha said, bowed a little
"She is our new party coordinator, Jung," Zen said
"Waaaah, I thought you're Hyun's new girlfriend," Haejung exclaimed, "He always brought a new girl every time he came here," he slouched and whispered to Eun Ha's ear. Yoosung snorted.
"No, no, she's a new member. And don't say that~ You make me look like a playboy," Zen said with a troubled face
"Well, aren't you?" Haejung teased, laughing
Eun Ha let out a bitter smile. She felt discomfort by the fact that Zen always brought different girls every time he visited this place. She already knew that he was so popular, so the chance of him dating different girls at the same time was not zero at all.
"Hey, hey, stop it.. Eun Ha, don't listen to him. He's joking, haha" Zen said, seeming more troubled by the minute
"It's okay, haha" Eun Ha said bitterly
"Anyway, come in~ come in~" Haejung said, leading them to the table in the corner
All of them walked toward the table. Eun Ha sat beside Zen, and Yoosung in front of her.
"Okay, 3 portions of lamb kebab I suppose?" Haejung asked, "Ah, what do you have for beverages?"
"I'll have ice tea," Yoosung said
"Me too," Zen said
"I'm lemon tea," Eun Ha said
"Okay~ I'll have them served for you in no time. Wait for a moment, okay?" Haejung asked
"Okay~" three of them replied in unison
Haejung went to the kitchen as fast as he could. One thing she realized from kebab restaurant, customers could see how the kebab was made. It was an open kitchen. Eun Ha noticed that Haejung worked so fast to make the kebab.
"So, how long have you been friends?" Eun Ha asked Zen
"Since I was in high school, maybe.. 6 years ago. I know him when I was in a gang," Zen said
"You were in a gang?" Eun Ha asked, utterly shocked by the new information
"Well, my high school career was quite something. I'm amazed that I still have all my limbs intact," Zen explained, "I was in motorcycle gangs, stole alcohol from liquor stores, and a lot of other bad things. I was a delinquent at that time. I have no intention to deny it. That was all part of me. I'm who I am now because I had that period of aimless wandering,"
"But you were still racing with your motorcycle when you first join us," Yoosung said
"Yeah, what can I do? I love riding my motorcycle. The sensation of the wind in my ear, that relaxes me when I had some trouble," Zen said
"I hope you concern more about your safety, Zen," Eun Ha said, worried
"You're right. I should have.. Remembering I was in an accident almost 3 years ago," Zen said
"Omg, why? What happened?" Eun Ha asked, turning her body into completely face to face with Zen
"You were in a bad shape at that time. I remember it, hyung," Yoosung said
"Yeah.. There was something with my career. I had some trouble with the agency back then. It was so stressful for me, so I rode it. Unfortunately, I lost my balance and fell. I would have been dead if it was not because of V," Zen said
"V?" Eun Ha asked
"Yes, V brought me to the hospital. He happened to be near me at that time. Turns out that he liked to follow me and secretly took my picture," Zen chuckled
"What a stalker," Yoosung muttered
"But thanks to that, I was saved in time. Doctors said I wouldn't be saved if I was late even for a minute,"
Eun Ha's eyes were widened in fear. She didn't believe that Zen had a past like that. She met him for the first time 4 years ago and he seemed like a nice person, not a delinquent one. She never knew that Zen joined a gang or he had an accident which almost took his life. And V.. Was he a stalker? How could he secretly take Zen's picture while he was on his motorcycle? Did he follow Zen in a helicopter or something?
"How did V save you? You were in your motorcycle.. And I'm sure you rode it so fast. But how did V follow you and took your picture at the same time?" Eun Ha asked
"He followed Zen with a helicopter. He had a stalker instinct I suppose. Maybe that's how he got Rika too," Yoosung said bitterly
"Wooow, I don't know V could do something like that," Eun Ha said, caught between awe and weirdness
"He's really one of a kind," Zen said, "And he said he liked to take a picture of me. Well of course, I'm that handsome. I'm sure my pictures worth a lot of bucks if he sold it. But he said that he never sold one of them. He wanted to keep it for his own collections,"
"Hey, don't start bragging yourself again. You started to look like a douche when you do that," Yoosung hissed
"Well, indeed, I am that handsome!" Zen said, smiling
Eun Ha smiled and agreed to Zen's statement.
A moment later, Haejung came and brought their kebab. A nice smell of perfectly cooked lamb spread under their nose. Eun Ha didn't really fancy lamb. She got sick when she smelt the smell of the lamb. But she wanted to try it because of Zen.
"Please eat as much as you like. I added more only for you," Haejung said
"Thank you," Eun Ha said, a bit concern to be added
Haejung sat beside Yoosung when Eun Ha tried the lamb. By the look in his facial expression, a bit stern and wrinkled brows, Haejung anticipated Eun Ha's reaction after eating his cooking. And turned out, it was pretty good. It was not too hard to chew and she didn't get sick. Haejung must have a very nice skill of cooking the meat.
"It was so good!" Eun Ha said in delight
By the time she said that, Yoosung had already finished eating 3 skewers of kebab. He must have liked it too.
"Thank you!" Haejung exclaimed
"I know that you will like it too, babe," Zen said
Eun Ha felt her face reddened again. She felt her blood boiled inside her brain, like larva that was ready to burst out through the top of her head.
She grabbed her ice lemon tea and sipped it silently. She didn't want anyone notice she had a drastic change of color in her face. Zen called her 'babe' again! She could never get accustomed to it.
"Ah, I know! Jung, do you want to come to our next party? The date is not set yet, but I'm just wondering if you want to come," Zen said, placing down his second skewer
"Really? Would there be another party? I thought you would never make a party again after Rika's death," Haejung exclaimed
"We thought so too, but we have a new coordinator now," Yoosung said, jerking his chin toward Eun Ha's direction, smiling, "So we might throw another party again,"
"Eun Ha, Haejung is a wonderful guy. He uses the profit of his restaurant to help kids who've ran away from home~ give them food, let them study," Zen stated
"Aish, it's nothing~" Haejung said, "After all, it was because of RFA's party that my business grows big like this!"
"Wow, it's really a nice thing to do of you.. You're so great!" she exclaimed, "Yes, you should definitely come!" Eun Ha said
"Okay, just tell me when the party would be held, I'll make sure to come!" Haejung said, smiling
"Great! Now we have 3 guests then. I hope V tell us when the party will be held soon," Eun Ha said, clapping both of her hands once
"Yeah, I hope so too," Yoosung said
After a while, a bunch of people came inside the restaurant. Haejung asked for a permission to leave, and he was back in serving the customers. Haejung was indeed a hard worker. He always treated his customers with care and kindness. Glad she could meet someone like him.
"Zen, you have such a nice friend," Eun Ha said, turning her face from Haejung and once again admiring Zen's flawless face beside her
"Yes, he is very nice," Zen said, smiling earnestly
"How did you meet him?" Eun Ha asked
"He.." Zen said, clearing his throat, "Hmm.. The first time we met, he tried to steal foods from the convenience store I worked at,"
"Really? I don't think I've heard this story," Yoosung said, gobbled his seventh skewer
"I guess I haven't told you then," Zen said, "He was in a rough condition, same with me. But he was worse. I had a job while he had none,"
"So, what happened then? Do you report him or something?" Eun Ha asked
"No, I have no heart to do so. I gave him the food. I paid for it. No matter how poor I was, at least I had a job, even though it was only a cashier in convenience store," Zen said
Eun Ha took her second lamb skewer, and her memories went back to her state, four years ago. She remembered how she was also helped by Zen at the convenience store, though the case was she was not stealing, instead, her money magically disappeared from her purse. It was not good years for Eun Ha. The struggle was real. How she maintained to stay healthy despite the lack of vitamins, it was so hard. But she was not giving up. She started searching for a job since then. And she was asked to be a tutor for kids from elementary school until high school. Thanks to that, she survived until now.
"That was so nice," Eun Ha said
"Well, that was so different with me. I have this experience with the cashier once," Yoosung said, grabbing his ninth skewer. Eun Ha was stunned at how little time he needed to eat up the entire skewers.
"What experience?" Eun Ha asked
"If Zen paid for the food that Haejung tried to steal, I had to bribe the cashier guy to get me Honey Buddha Chips," Yoosung replied
"Oh my, why do you need to bribe him?" Eun Ha chuckled
"It was so rare! I need to pay extra if I want to get it," Yoosung said, "And I am saving it. I don't want to spend it all at once. I've been eating from one bag for two weeks.. I'm still saving it now,"
"Dude," Zen cringed, "Just eat them properly,"
"Yeah, doesn't it get rot or something?" Eun Ha giggled
"Nah, I put it in a fridge. It should be save," Yoosung said non chalantly
"Yoosung," Zen muttered, "Please eat proper meals,"
"Yeah," Eun Ha said, "I heard a lot of guys living alone love to cook~"
"Oh, I actually love to cook! Proper meals help me get through the day properly. But when I start LOLOL, I can't take my eyes off the monitor. So I don't have any choice but to just do with snacks!" Yoosung retorted
Zen shook his head, "If you keep eating like that, you won't get taller,"
"I'm 170 cm, you know. And I grew 2 cm from last year! I'm still growing!" Yoosung snapped
"I bet you'll grow more if you eat better," Zen said
"Nah, I'm in my twenties now. And!" Yoosung said, getting worked up at sudden, "Do you even deserve to say something like that? All you consume is water and alcohol, and you're still tall,"
"I guess you shouldn't be the one who nag, Zen," Eun Ha said, giggling
"Haha.. I'm caught. Still, I'm healthy, muscular, tall, and.. good looking.. Well, I'm like a sculpture I suppose," Zen said, bragging himself
"God, how did you manage to talk about that now?" Yoosung sighed
"God made a mistake when creating me, so I was already more than perfect by middle school. I was tallest in my class since then. If I grow any taller, it would go against the law of nature," Zen bragged
"Don't give me advice when all you eat is alcohol and water. Show me first that you eat proper meal~" Yoosung said
"No need to since I'm an adult!" Zen said
"And what does that have anything to do by being an adult?" Eun Ha asked, chuckled
"Well, I've been working out for a long time, to keep a perfect body like this,"
"I'm working out too!" Yoosung said
"Really? I warm up on the treadmill and start weight training. What kind of work out do you do?" Zen asked
"I exercise my fingers!" Yoosung said
Eun Ha laughed so hard, "How could exercise fingers called a work out?"
"You call that exercise?" Zen cringed
"Don't be so harsh on Yoosung.. He'll take care of himself, haha" Eun Ha said, giggling
"Yeah! Exercising fingers is working out too! Playing LOLOL required a healthy fingers and a brilliant mind!"
"Yeah, yeah~ Whatever you say.." Zen said
"Exercising fingers.. How come that I suddenly remembering Seven, haha" Eun Ha said
Somehow, exercising fingers made Eun Ha remembered about the phone call they did that afternoon. Seven might work out with his fingers too for his job as a hacker. She guessed that Seven might still be in his house, trying so hard to catch the Unknown guy in his computers.
"Well, speaking of Seven.. When do you think we'll know the party date? Seven just says he doesn't know until V tells him," Yoosung said
"V will set the date when he thinks it's best. You don't have to worry so much," Zen said
"Hmm, am I the only one getting worried? I have no idea what V is thinking," Yoosung said
"He said that he needed time to think," Eun Ha said
"Yeah, you just have to trust him," Zen added
"I feel like everyone trusts him too much.." Yoosung sulked
"But, is V really trustworthy?" Eun Ha asked
"Yes, he is. Look how great he was when he saved me from that accident," Zen said
"That was a long time ago~ To be honest, ever since Rika left, V's changed," Yoosung said
"I don't think he has. Just have a little faith in V. He always keeps his words," Zen said
Yoosung didn't say anything. He gulped the ice tea until the last drop.
"Hmm, V and Seven.. How long did they know each other?" Eun Ha asked at sudden
Eun Ha waited for the answer, but Zen and Yoosung seemed to think really hard for that question. They seemed like they didn't know the answer either.
"I… don't know.. I never asked about it before," Zen said, "You were with RFA from the beginning, you should know better than me," he said to Yoosung
"I don't know either. Rika and V didn't tell me. We were just introduced to each other casually. When Rika dated V for the first time, I was introduced to him directly. And then I was introduced to Jumin and Seven not long after that. Then Rika suggested creating RFA 4 years ago. And consist of 5 members, Rika, V, Jumin, Seven and me," Yoosung said
"Then I joined around 3 years ago. Jaehee was the last member to join us," Zen said
"So, you never asked about it to Seven then?" Eun Ha again asked
"Ah, I remember. I asked him once, but as usual, he answered it with the same words. He said it was a secret. If I knew about that, I would be dead or worse," Yoosung said
"Really? What could be worse than death?" Eun Ha asked
"I'm going bald and fat. That's worse than death for me," Zen answered, smirking
"Hey, do you need to say that now?" Yoosung cringed
Eun Ha giggled so hard toward Zen's reaction. He was indeed had a disease of narcissist, that having an un-attractive appearance could be worse than death.
But Eun Ha was so suspicious about V and Seven. Why did they have to keep everything a secret? What kind of past did they have? Seven and V seemed like a nice person seen from their profile picture. Seven was a joker but he told Eun Ha not to get too close to him. And V was like a lone wolf. Traveled alone to the other half of the world. Living a solitude life. Both of them were so hard to understand. Like trying to grasp a smoke with bare hand.
