The New Managers

Chapter Fifteen

Published: June 10, 2013
Word count: 2016

"Sounds busy in there. I can hear it from here!"
Jin huffs in annoyance and nudges your shoulder. "This might take a while."
Mina shrugs. "Ah, it'll be alright. It's easier to wait when there's someone to talk to."
He nods and stands in line with you. "What did you guys do yesterday? Hobi and Tae seemed happier when they came back than when they left."
Mina smiles. "We were doing laundry when Hobi showed up. We were dancing and singing and acting stupid and he joined in." She laughs at the memory. "Then we went home and invited him to have supper with us. Tae had to go rescue Su when she went to buy milk, so that's how he came too."
Jin stares down at her and smiles. "You two..." He trails off, looking for his words. "Thank you. Hoseok was not in a good mood last night."
She nods. "We could tell. That's why we tried to cheer him up."
"That means a lot to us. Hoseok keeps us strong, in a way."
"I know. He's everyone's Hope. Seems like he gets overlooked, though. Even Hope needs hope."
He nods and smiles, glad that she understands. "I'm really glad you guys are here. I think you can help."
Mina takes his hand and gives a quick squeeze before releasing it. "We want to help. We watched from afar for years and always felt bad about not being here."
He frowns a little. "Really?"
Mina looks down at her feet. "Yeah... in the videos sometimes you looked so tired and sad... we don't want you to feel like that. You're people first, not idols. Your health and happiness matters more than the music and the fanbase."
He stares at her in disbelief and suddenly sets a hand on her. "You two are so caring.."
She shrugs. "This job means a lot to us."
The line moves and Jin steps closer to secure the spot. "What makes you care about us so much?"
"You've done so much for us that you don't even know. Your music has saved our lives. You gave us happiness when we were struggling and you gave us a reason to laugh every day. You taught us what it's like to give your very best. You showed us how to love ourselves..." she trails off because her eyes are stinging. Quickly, she swipes away the forming tears.
Jin smiles lightly and opens his arms for a hug. "I'm glad we could do that for you."
Mina blushes a little, but hugs him. "You really mean a lot to us...we want to return the favor."
"I hope you never get to return it in full."
Mina tilts her head. "Why not?"
"Because I hope we never stop giving you reasons to laugh and to love yourself."
"Aww!" Mina hugs him tighter. "Thank you!"
He nods and gently pulls out of the hug. "Let's get the food now!"
She smiles and nods, seeing the line has moved up. She grabs the list of orders and approaches the counter to place them.

After she orders, Jin swipes his card before she can get hers out. Mina pooches her lips in frustration. "You realize I'm using the company card, right?"
He nods. "I am too. But a lady should never pay." He teases with a small smirk.
She huffs. "Fiiine... thank you, Oppa..,"
He bows slightly and help her carry the food back to the boys, making small talk about random things. When they enter the studio, the boys look up and cheer, coming out of the soundproof room to collect the food. Jin makes them all remember to thank her and they bow collectively.
"Thank you, Noona!"
Mina smiles "You're welcome. Have a good lunch."
"Are you eating?" Tae asks, frowning a little. "You need to eat, too."
Mina gives a small bow. "Of course. After I get all of you boys taken care of, I'll get some food for myself and Suhee and take it back to the office."
He nods and starts eating, satisfied with her answer. Jimin smiles adorably and sends her aegyo. "Tell SuHee annyeong for me, please."
"I will." She waves to them and leaves the office, turning to head to the Genius Lab.

When they get there, Jin knocks and an out of breath Hoseok opens the door. "Oh, sweet! Perfect timing!"
Mina lifts an eyebrow. "Why so out of breath?" She asks, handing over the boxes.
He smiles brightly and opens the door a little more so they can see the computer screen. "We started out recording parts of the cypher to see if they fit. But then he bet I couldn't rap his part in Triptych."
She laughs "so did you do it??"
He smirks. "Of course I did."
"Barely!" Yoongi calls from the desk.
Mina snickers, but reaches to pat his shoulder. "Good going, Hobi."
He smiles proudly and bows a little. "Thank you for the food. I better get back to work."
"Alright. Have a good lunch!" She waves and steps out so he can close the door.
Hoseok bows again. "You too."