[A/N: I did it again... I'm think i'm bad at keeping at something consistently... Sorry for making you all wait...]
Disclaimer: I do not own You're Beautiful or its Characters.
I use italics for thoughts, and horizontal line-breaks for time lapses and/or perspective change.
Keeping her eyes closed, she could hear the unmistakable sounds of people undressing and smell the result of their hard practice session.
If I just stay here... just until they're all in the shower! Then I can sneak out, they won't find me while I stay here… What do I do? What do I do? WHAT DO I DO?! Mi Nyu's mind started to formulate a plan of escape, but it was quickly shattered when a hand dropped onto her shoulder. Jumping in shock, she stifled a scream and turned her face away as a presumably naked trainee popped into view.
Don't look don't look don't look… she started chanting in her head.
"Hey, did you already take a shower here?" he asked, "You sure are fast huh?" Act natural… natural…
"… Ah…yes." Mi Nyu stammered her answer, still looking determinedly at the corner of the room ...I'm bad at acting natural… sorry Oppa…
"Are you not leaving then?" the trainee continued. Huh? Did it work?
"Yeah… I'm heading out now." She heard a snort and then she was left alone. Taking deep breaths, she realised that she had to leave, and leave soon.
She glanced back, but quickly retrained her eyes on the wall, a blush starting to creep up her face.
But what do I do? THEY'RE NAKED OUT THERE! It's so embarrassing… what if I see too much? I've only ever seen my brother like that, and that was when we were kids… I even have to cover up David when I clean him, it's so embarrassing… I can't go past them… I can't get past… what do I do?! Mother superior, what am I meant to do? As she thought this, a bell tolled in the background, and Mi Nyu looked up quickly as a ray of light came down from no apparent source.
"Gem…ma…!" a voice called out, dragging out the syllables of her Christian name. Where did that come from…? It sounds like…. No, how could she get here? Mi Nyu you're going crazy…
"Gemma…!" Mi Nyu's head whipped to the left as the voice moved to the wall of lockers. Another ray of light lit up one of the lockers, which quickly opened to reveal a gently smiling Mother superior, an angelic aura lighting up her features as she climbed out of the small space.
"Mother Superior…" Mi Nyu called out in a relieved voice, relaxing slightly in the presence of her parent figure. Even if it was only a delusion, Mi Nyu was still accepting the comfort of her.
"Gemma, do not be afraid" Mother Superior gently told her.
"but… I'm very embarrassed though…" Mi Nyu told her, feeling that her face must be very red now. Mother Superior smiled slightly as she explained a way to help Mi Nyu with her chargrin.
"Gemma, do you remember the cherub pictures drawn on the chapel walls?" The cherubs? Mi Nyu pictured the chapel she had spent much of her days in, praying.
"…Yes." They were so cute…
"Gemma, were you embarrassed to see those cherubs because they were nude?" Mother superior asked.
"…No…" Mother superior smiled.
" Then, you must simply pretend they are all cherubs basking in the natural image of God's design."
"Cherubs?" Not men, cherubs… not… embarrassing…
Looking out from her hiding place, Mi Nyu saw only cute little toddlers running around, some heading into the shower, others sitting on benches waiting for others.
Mi Nyu couldn't help but smile at the cuteness facing her.
"Now, should we leave?" Mother superior asked her, a circle of painted cherubs in her background.
Mi Nyu smiled wider as she nodded assent, before venturing towards the door.
...What is she doing? Shin Woo thought as he watched her stumble across the room, her glazed eyes travelling from person to person as she walked, a silly smile plastered on her face.
She's looking a little too low for comfort… yet she looks… happy? Doesn't she know what she's looking at? Isn't she embarrassed? Hopefully no one notices her… fixation on that area… Good to see she was washing up, I did wonder how she was going to manage that secretly… She looks a bit drunk though, not steady on her feet… maybe she's just having another Mi Nam moment? He fingered the rubbery ball in his pocket as he observed her progress.
This is getting more amusing by the minute… I wonder if she'll make it across the room before reality kicks in for her… He didn't have to wait long. When she was about halfway to the door, her… delusion? Was brought to an untimely end by Jeremy, stopping in front of her, wrapped in nothing but a towel. Shin Woo had never seen an expression change so fast, from delight to horror as Mi Nam's eyes fixed themselves onto Jeremy's face, looking no lower. He watched as her skin changed from its usual complexion to white, before a flush started to set in her cheeks.
Guess it's time for me to step in… Shin Woo thought as he picked up his towel and moved closer to Mi Nam. After Jeremy's rather… revealing exit to the conversation, Shin woo moved quickly, pulling his towel up and covering her face, cutting of her view of the room. He heard her gasp slightly as it happened and quickly spoke, allowing his voice to reassure her it was a friend.
"It's crowded in here, if you've washed up, leave." He told her simply, in an amused tone as he fought to not laugh. Smiling, he put his hands on her shoulders and pushed her to the open door.
"I can't take a shower with you here" I'm already too conscious of your gender, and you seem to be able to be conscious of theirs... Ah, the ball. Now's a good time as any, let's see what she does?
"Ye-yes, I'll be leaving then" She started to run off, but he caught her wrist, placing something into it before leaning in and talking quietly into her ear,
"You know, next time, you might want to sew them in, or perhaps use a pair of socks instead?" he chuckled as he released her and grabbed the door handle, closing the door with a small click. Turning around, he headed back to his locker to undress. Well, she should have realised by now… hmm… I wonder how she's going to react to it? She can't run, as she doesn't seem to be here for herself… maybe now I'll get an explanation.
Mi Nyu stood in the corridor, the words Shin Woo had said still playing in her ears on repeat.
"You know, next time, you might want to sew them in, or perhaps use a pair of socks instead?"
Mi Nyu felt the world crashing down around her as she stared at the small, bright yellow ball in her hand.
Time stopped.
Mi Nyu was frozen, she didn't know what to do, what to say, all she could think was, oh… Mother Superior, what do I do?…
He knows…
He knows…
What do I do?
WHAT DO I DO?!
THINK MI NYU, THINK!
She slapped her hands to her face as she tried to get herself to think.
Ow… that hurt, She winced as she felt pain in her cheeks. Rubbing them unconsciously, she forced her numb feet to move her away from the door. She turned the corner, no destination in mind, as she felt her pocket vibrate. …My… phone?
Slowly reaching in and pulling it out, she saw that Shin Woo had sent her a message, having gotten her number off her earlier in the day.
'Wait for me in the practice room? I think we have a great deal to talk about.'
No chance of running now… Practice room, practice room… where was that again? She turned around, walking into an irritated figure.
"Hey, Go Mi Nam, what are you doing?" Mi Nyu looked up and barely registered Tae Kyungs appearance. Blinking, she snapped out of her stupor and straightened, looking around.
"Huh? Where am I?" she asked him, bewildered.
Unimpressed, Tae Kyung replied, "Where do you think you are? You've managed to wander into the recording area, and I'd prefer it if you weren't here to distract me from my job with your zombie act." With that, he walked behind her and gave her a push in the direction she had come. She stumbled slightly, then after righting herself, started to walk, feeling Tae Kyung's eyes on her back until she turned a corner and disappeared from his view.
After wandering around a bit more, and finding the practice studio once more, Mi Nyu felt she had regained enough composure to face Shin Woo. Pulling open the door, she was met by darkness. Wha? Oh, I guess someone must have turned them off after practice, seeing as no one else would be using it tonight… After fumbling for a minute to find the light switch, she walked to the other side of the room that had a small bench running across it. Settling down to wait, Mi Nyu fought of the panic she was still feeling as she attempted to plan her explanation to Shin Woo.
'Hello, my name is Go Mi Nyu and I'm here…' no… too forced… 'about telling others, do you think you could…' what am I doing? She hung her head in her hands, why would he bother to listen to my explanation, this jeopardises the future of ANJELL! Aish… what to do… Mi Nyu slipped off the bench and started rolling on the ground as she tried to calm down. no, no, NO. This isn't going to work… maybe a prayer will calm my thoughts? Mi Nyu pulled herself up into a kneeling position in the ground, and placed her hands together in prayer. To thy father which art in heaven…
Mi Nyu eventually finished her prayer, and slowly opened her eyes, and jumped in shock as she saw a familiar person sitting in front of her, patiently waiting for her notice.
"Ka-Kang Shin Woo?" she choked out. "Wh-when d-did you get here?" Please let him have just come in while I was praying… he shifted his position slightly as he considered her question, before responding,
"Hmm… since when you were rolling around on the floor? You didn't seem to notice me, so I just decided to sit here and wait for a bit." He smiled, "I saw some interesting things though… is that how you'll react every time you learn something shocking?" He saw it… my weird method of panicking… she felt herself beginning to blush again from embarrassment.
"Ah… you saw that…" Mi Nyu coughed awkwardly. When she looked at Shin Woo again, she saw that his expression had changed from amused patience to stern, as he met her eyes and started to speak.
"So. Mi Nam-ah, you're a girl?"
"…Y-yes…"
"And not only are you a girl, but a girl that disguised herself as a man to be able to enter Korea's premier idol band?"
"…Yes…"
"And you thought you could keep this from the members of said idol band how?" by… acting? I don't even know…
"Um… th-that is… um… I don't really know… I'm sorry for lying to you and the other members Shin Woo…"
"Really? That sounded like you meant it." He smiled bitterly at her. H-he's really mad… what to do…?