Lee Hong Ki has the most beautiful voice ever, I swear. ;-; So, just for him, I present this one-shot - based on the song, (ironically named) "What Should I Do?" by Lee Hong Ki. And yes, the lyrics are different.

This is a story (rather awkward, really) about a girl that sees ANJell from the outside, with absolutely no bias. She hails from America with Korean roots, and is sort of a female-casanova, except she feels shyer around Koreans that Americans...and blah. I bet you don't really want to know about that.

Sorry for giving you something so lame. I really can't think of anything else. XD

je t'aime
only you, who lit the shadowy road before me
only you, who is the elixir of my life and light

Intern Choi Victoria sniffed and rubbed her nose, hating the fact that she just had to have a cold on her first day. For god's sake, Choi Victoria didn't get colds! But here she was, sniffing every two minutes with a red nose that she had tried to (unsuccessfully) cover up. She bet that she looked horrible, and it was only a week before Christmas! Not like she had anything to do then—really, all she did was dress up and take pictures.

But this year, she wasn't in Times Square in Manhattan with her father and friends. She was in Seoul, her home town, her beautiful city. Well, she hadn't visited it since she was two...but she was still in awe over it's beauty. It was like Manhattan...but cleaner. And brighter. And smoother. Blinking, Victoria focused herself back where she was; in the Entertainment company that she got her makeup artist internship with. With some woman named...Wang.

Coordinator Wang was like a tornado; she whirled and spun and took everything around her in her mussing. Victoria could only watch in awe as she moved, snapping out orders and swiping lip gloss on a girl as if it was as easy as breathing air. As soon as the last girl was done, she straightened her back and turned her lightly made face to Victoria's.

"And that is how you recreate the smoky look," Wang said, smiling victoriously to herself. "Try not to use too many light colours, okay? Browns and blacks, and bases are good too." Victoria nodded reverently; she would never have allowed herself to look up to anyone else, but Wang was an exception. She feared for her sanity (and physical health) if she didn't comply.

"Dae Ho!" called Wang, ignoring her charge now, "The girls are ready! I just finished with Yeon Hyo." She threw an affectionate smile to a long-haired girl, who have a half-hearted smile back. "When is ANJell coming?"

"How am I supposed to know?" asked a sour-faced man. Victoria met Manager Kim Dae Ho once before, and he seemed nice enough. But at the mention of some sort of 'angel' his face twisted unpleasantly. "I don't keep that much in touch with Manager Ma. Aren't you supposed to know?"

Wang pouted. "I changed my phone company, and he's probably calling the wrong number still." She sighed, dramatic. "Ah, this stupid man. Choi, remember this—always, always prepare for your subjects to be late." Wang referred to her idols as 'subjects'. "Most of the time, they always are. Especially ANJell."

"ANJell?" Victoria repeated, unsure. Wang raised her eyebrows, and then her face softened into a smile.

"Oh, yes—you don't know that much about Korean music, do you?" Victoria shook her head; she knew most of the famous artists, like Ke$ha and Lady Gaga and Adele, but that was strictly US and UK music. She never bothered to listen to K-Pop until she was offered a place in one of South Korea's best. And even then, not much. "Well, ANJell is currently one of the most famous indie-rock bands as of current. Mostly because their guys are so handsome," here she winked at Victoria. "But they really are a handful."

"Oh?" Victoria asked, curious.

"Mmhmm. There's the leader, Hwang Tae Kyung, who's as cold as the Antarctic and just as rude too. But he's a charmer...when he wants to be, which is not most of the time. Then there's Kang Shin Woo, who is...apparently, every woman's dream man." Wang's eyes got a cloudy at this, but Victoria didn't say anything. "Calm, gentle, sensitive, all that. Then there's Jeremy, the monosyllabic drummer. He's the maknae, and he acts just like a five-year-old." She shook her head. "And the newest addition that just came last year; Go Mi Nam. He's like a mixture of all three, but..." Wang stifled a giggle, "He looks exactly like a girl."

Victoria opened her mouth to say dryly, "They sound interesting." In terms of romantic interest, Victoria knew just who was her type; that would be Tae Kyung. Her old boyfriends were like that too, and immediately her mind set on wanting to meet him. No guy had ever rebutted her tries before, and having a famous boyfriend would come in handy...her thoughts shut down immediately as she heard Coordinator Wang give a little gasp.

In front of a little group coming through the front doors was a tall, almost six-foot man with dark hair swept to one side. The ends curled at the nape of his neck, and he had glaring dark eyes that made Victoria sit still and shudder. He was, no doubt, handsome, with a grey cardigan over a simple black shirt and matching trousers and boots.

Behind him was a blond-haired man of almost the same height, grinning like there was no tomorrow, occupied by poking another man beside him. That man would be the one with short, short brown hair and a dog-tag necklace jingling. And then beside them, staring at his phone, was—Victoria had to look again. Was that a guy? He looked very much like a girl, save his smooth, spiky hair and build. His eyes, facial shape, mouth and nose all resembled a woman's. It was disconcerting for a moment, but Victoria found that he actually looked good that way.

"Hwang Tae Kyung!" Coordinator Wang said shrilly. "What are you wearing? Grey is so out of season! You look like the season died on you?"

"Shut up," the dark-haired guy, now as whom Victoria identified as the talked-about Hwang Tae Kyung, snarled. "I've had a bad night, alright? I couldn't care less about what I'm wearing."

"Mi Nam kept him up with his conversation with the devil," the blond-haired one sniggered, a skip in his step. "They were sharing a room again because of Shin Woo's parents."

"How was I supposed to know that Omma and Appa were coming?" Shin Woo said in defensive retaliation. "They didn't call or anything. Besides, if Mi Nam stopped talking to He Yi for just a few moments, Tae Kyung hyung wouldn't be so irritable."

"Oh yeah, so this is my fault now," said the one that looked like a girl, mumbling under his breath. He snapped his phone shut and jerked his head slightly, a sleek motion that flipped his hair away from his face. "I know you guys don't like He Yi, but seriously, do you have to hate on her this much?"

"Yes," Tae Kyung snapped. He got similar answers from the blond and Shin Woo, so Mi Nam just rolled his eyes.

Victoria was frozen in her spot, unsure of what to do. Usually she would be bold and go flip her hair to get a guy's attention, but she was in Seoul and they did things differently here than in America. Her father and mother had given her many a warning to their culture, but they hadn't been here in nineteen years either.

Coordinator Wang didn't waste a moment, though. "Well you guys go and put your costumes on. The MV's won't shoot themselves~!" she singed, grinning softly. Then, looking around, it vanished. "Now where's your incorrigible ass of a manager?"

"Sick," Shin Woo informed her shortly. Coordinator Wang's eye twitched briefly, but then she took a deep breath and murmured, "Of course that lazy son of a bitch wouldn't come...knows that I'm under stress..."

The blond seemed to notice her edging away, even though she hadn't been told to go yet (another one of Wang's rules). His eyes lit up and he said, "Hello! I'm Jeremy! Who're you?" Due to his loud and exuberant nature, the rest of the ANJell members turned as well.

"Choi Ri Rin," Victoria said, using her given Korean name. Wang gave her a smile, somewhat impressed at her control and at the new information. "I came from America as an intern under Coordinator Wang." Jeremy was still staring at her in a friendly, but almost bored fashion, so she felt as though she had to ramble.

"Oh, really?" Shin Woo turned to Wang. "I didn't know you took interns." Wang simple shrugged in response.

"Looking for someone?" she asked Tae Kyung when he was looking around the place, seeming searching for something. Victoria started to edge away when she caught Mi Nam scowling darkly, and Tae Kyung giving Wang a glare that didn't really affect her all-knowing smile.

Just as he was about to say something, a blur seemed to come through—at least for Victoria. There was suddenly a girl in light blue clothing hugging Tae Kyung, her arms around his neck as she cried out in a soft voice, "Tae Kyung oppa! What are you doing here?"

Mi Nam brooded. "Oh yeah, forget about your twin brother, right?"

The girl stepped away, and Victoria balked; she looked exactly like Mi Nam, if not more feminine. "Sorry, oppa. And Jeremy and Shin Woo oppa is here too!"

"We have a MV shooting," Tae Kyung informed her.

"Go Mi Nyu!" Jeremy smiled widely, coming toward her and giving her a pat on the head to which both Mi Nam and Tae Kyung glared at him for. "You're so cuuuuute in that!"

Soon enough, they were in their own little world, seemingly forgetting everyone and everything else. Tae Kyung seemed to transform right before her eyes; what was one an irritated and sour-faced man was now a guy with an incredibly tender expression on his face, his eyes lighting up considerably while a smile seemed to tug on his lips.

Victoria figured out their relationship quickly, and she smiled as well; their behaviour being infectious. But whatever plans she had for Hwang Tae Kyung were thwarted as she got a good look at how the woman—Go Mi Nyu—made him smile in a way that probably had.

A love story gone right, for once. Looking at Mi Nyu, she supposed that it wouldn't hurt to be friends with her as well. She seemed nice enough. She knew that she would never get as close as Mi Nyu did, especially not when they burned so bright—especially when Tae Kyung seemed to make her brighter and when Mi Nyu seemed to make him happier.

.:.

fin.
12.24.11