Changes - lee donghyuck, haechan

07

Aera spent her weekend looking over the music sheets she was given. She was quick to learn the first few without any breaks. She dismissed any social events to stay in the music room practicing the songs. She made sure to wear headphones to block any prying ears from listening. Now it was the start of yet another week to which the girl found herself walking into the SM building yet again.

Something about finding herself in the building so often felt weird. She had purposely passed the building various times before. Now she was quick to hop on the bus to get to it.

Aera sat in the recording studio by herself a few minutes after one of the staff had left her. She finished recording the piano parts for the first song in the album. Thankfully she had successfully not made any mistakes and received only impressed compliments to which only caused the excitement to course through her.

Unfortunately Sunny had to tend to other schedules so they didn't get to meet. Now Aera made her way through the company towards the practice room in search of her brother.

She had expected to see more of him but instead being at SM seemed to not only occupy his time but hers as well.

She stopped when she caught a glimpse of the members of NCT as they stood around panting heavily. She recognized Mark's back as he talked to Jungwoo who instantly met her eyes.

Through the glass Aera motioned for him to tap his brother. Mark turned around confused and stared through the glass at his twin sister. His face beaming with happiness as he jogged towards the door.

"Why don't you come in?" He held the door half-open leaving enough room for her to walk through.

Aera shook her head. "I don't want to interrupt,"

Mark dismissed her reply with a wave of his hand before pulling her inside. The girl placed her feet against the ground refusing to move and he only continued to pull her.

At the sound of protest, the rest of the members looked towards the door witnessing yet another banter between the Lee siblings.

"Ara they won't mind," Mark said through gritted teeth as he put effort into pulling her. The girl was already inside the door as she continued to try and escape his grasp. Once she saw everyone was staring she gave up and sighed. Her cheeks instantly turning red in embarrassment.

Everyone moved towards the girl to greet and congratulate her. Everyone except Haechan who shyly stood behind. He was unsure of how to approach the situation. Just three days ago they had both agreed that they could be more civil but it felt like a figment of his imagination.

Aera saw the boy over Taeil's shoulder. She couldn't help but feel somewhat shy. She instantly averted her eyes to avoid making eye contact. For some reason, the girl couldn't help but think back to their conversation in the store.

"We're going to record a practice video so you can sit over there if you want," the girl nodded and followed her brother's instructions as she took a seat in one of the couches towards the back of the practice room. She stood relatively in the center where she could perfectly see their dance.

She watched them all take their place as soon as the music started playing. The playful aura instantly turning serious as they all stopped smiling.

Taeyong started rapping in the center and the rest of the members followed the rehearsed choreography perfectly. The girl couldn't help but stare in awe as they flawlessly moved their bodies in sync.

Aera's eyes unknowingly seemed to wander towards the maknae of the group as he moved. She stared in awe as he performed every move with accuracy and precision.