ARROGANCE | m.yg

f o u r t e e n - y o o n g i

   "We're going to leave the dorm in around ten minutes. Can you be ready in twenty?" I ask.

   "Yeah, can do. Just text me when you get here and I'll come out; I don't want you guys to be late because of me."

   "Okay, great. See you soon, Rin!"

   "Right. 'Night, Yoongi."

   I laugh from the other end of the line. "Hah, right, almost forgot. Goodnight, Rin."

   She hangs up and I jam my phone into my pocket, running around to make sure everyone's ready for the shoot.

   "Guys, Rin's going to tag along with us. Is that okay?" I ask to an empty room. Our dorm's not the largest, so even though the living room is devoid of people, I still get responses.

   "Wait, Rin's coming back?" Seokjin queries, coming in from the kitchen with a half-eaten granola bar in hand.

   "We're gonna pick her up."

   "Did you run it by Manager-nim?"

   "Shit, I did not. Lemme go tell him. Tell the others, okay?"

   Seokjin sighs and gives me a pat on the shoulder. "Yeah, Yoongi, I gotcha. Just be fast, okay? The less time Manager-nim has to fix the schedule, the angrier he'll be."

   "I know," I reply. "Thanks, Jin."

   "No problem," he says as I turn away. I put on my shoes and leave the dorm, taking the elevator and booking it through a back entrance to get to the company van where my manager is waiting.

   I pull open the passenger's door and take a seat beside my manager with a nervous smile on my face. He seems surprised by my attendance and exhales in mild exasperation.

   "Yoongi-yah? You're the first one down here?" He chuckles. "That's a first."

   "I was just ready earlier than usual, I guess," I manage. My voice comes out strained, and the stress I'm facing is evident in how I respond. Of course, what with my manager being far from an idiot, he gives me a quizzical look.

   "You okay, Yoongi? Something on your mind?"

   "Yeah, actually. Uh, I kinda just invited my friend Rin to go with us on this shoot. I told her we'd pick her up."

   "Typical." Manager-nim clicks his tongue after the word leaves his mouth. "You're so impulsive, Yoongi."

   "I know, I'm sorry. Should I cancel?"

   "Nah, it's fine. We've got time. Where does she live? I'll just put it in the GPS now."

   "Thank you, hyung. It means so much," I say, bowing a little in my seat. I then proceed to give him the address, and as I'm doing so Namjoon, Hoseok, and Jungkook enter the van.

   "So, Rin, huh?" Namjoon questions.

   "Yeah? What about her?"

   "I don't know. I don't even think I saw her when she came over last week, I was working." Come to think of it, Namjoon's right. He still hasn't met her.

   Idle chat begins to fill the van as the final three boys enter. From there, we make a quick trip to Rin's flat. Manager-nim pulls into the driveway and gives me a pointed look.

   "Go get her, kid. Wouldn't want to keep your date waiting."

   "Right," I stutter out as I free myself from the confines of my seatbelt and step out of the van. Halfway up her driveway, I realize I never denied that Rin is my date. Oh, well. Too late now.