My Idol

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Flashback Pt.2: The Day...

"Ahh~ I knew it. Wait, wait..." Seulgi stopped JM, making him curious and a little shy.

"Ehm?" he is confuse as he looks at them.

"Guys, he's the one we are talking about," Seulgi said as she went beside him.

"The one who saved you two from paparazzi?" Joy asked as she looked at him. Seulgi nods.

"Wow, you kept your promise. Your an idol now. And thank you again for saving us from them. Without your help, we would have a problem," Seulgi said. They wanted to be friends with JM.

"No, no. That's just what I do. And thank you," he said shyly.

"Your album is good, anyway," Seulgi complimented.

"Oh, thank you. I love your songs better," he said.

"This is awkward," Yeri said, and he smiled awkwardly, while Irene found it cute.

"When we heard the news and saw your MV, it was familiar. So when I heard your real name, I knew it was you," Seulgi said. He smiled, feeling shy.

"Thank you," he said.

"You're so formal. Talk casually, JM," Wendy said and patted his back.

"Ok," he smiled.

"I'll go now then?" he said.

"Ah, yeah. Sorry. You can go now. Sorry. I'm just proving that I really know you. Sorry again," Seulgi said as they bid goodbye to him, and he left.

"Your saying the truth. Oh my god. He's so handsome in a closer look," Yeri said.

"He is," Irene thought.

"And his skin color is like snow. He's like a vampire," Joy said as they walked to where their room is.

"I told you we are saying the truth," Seulgi said like she won a game.

"Why didn't you say that he's really handsome up close?" Wendy slapped Seulgi's shoulder as Seulgi held her shoulder where she slapped it.

'This kid,' Irene sighed in her thoughts.

"Yah, I said that before. That he has that visual look. I'm so lucky to see and meet him. He's popular all over the world right now. He even has a lot of awards," Seulgi said.

"I want to be friends with him, unnie," Joy said as she put her arm around Irene's neck and pouted.

'No!' Irene exclaimed in her mind.

"Be careful with your actions, Joy. You know that cameras are everywhere," Irene tried to warn her or was it a warning that 'step-back-bitch'?

"I already know that, unnie," Joy said, and they entered their room.

"But seriously, I want to be friends with him," Joy said as they sat down.

"Then let's make him a friend of us!~" Yeri cheered. And the three joined her, except Irene.

'No...'

...

As many months passed since the day IU and JM collaborated, JM was confirmed as one of the endorsers of the soju, alongside Irene, IU, and others. Their song was released, and all the endorsers were set to have a photoshoot, not all at once but one at a time.

The first to have the photoshoot were IU, Irene, and JM. Before the shoot, they exchanged greetings with each other and the staff.

"Welcome to the Soju photoshoot," IU said to JM as they chuckled and shared a friendly hug. Not the kind of hug that's more than friendly, like a sister-and-brother.