"No. The other one! Left!!

I SAID THE OTHER LEG, KIHYUN."

Arena sighed and rubbed her face as a certain someone was messing up HIS CENTER PART. Little did she know he was doing this on purpose. Kihyun was actually amazing at picking up new choregraphy, but most of the time he was just lazy.

Arena paused the music.

She took her bucket hat off and ruffled her hair, walking over to where the guys were standing. In their positions for the prehook.

They had all winced a little when Arena had risen her voice at Kihyun.

He was just annoying the absolute shit out of her.

She let out a breath and sat down in front of the mirrors, facing group. "Sit down."

They sat down.

"I'm sorry, I know this is difficult and tiring and stressful and what not...It's hard for me too. I'm just a high school student who got thrown into this life overnight. I'm not justifiying my actions, It was wrong of me to yell at you, but please, can we put our differences aside and work together on this?" Arena's voice was filled with sincerity as she spoke to the group, main parts of her speech directed at the main vocal.

"What differences?" mumbled I.M's confused voice from the back as he wiped a dribble of sweat off his forehead, pulling along his fringe with the movement.

Kihyun turned in his seating position, "She's talking overall."

Lol not really.

Arena nodded. Feeling somewhat grateful of Kihyun coming to her defence.

Minhyuk sighed and stood up, walking to Arena and offering a hand to help her up as well. A true gentlemen with manners and not some weird thoughts. Arena smiled and took his hand as Minhyuk said, "We'll work hard, I promise. Thank you so much for putting up with us." He smiled.

Arena nodded and cracked her knuckles, "Do you want to go over it slowly one more time or were you messing it up on purpose?" She tilted her head to the side as she studied Kihyun who had also gotten up.

"Uhmmm, it's alright I think I got it." He tried to smile but was reminded of Arena's voice telling him to start warming up and his growing smile dropped. Did she really hate him that much? He was still annoyed that Arena hadn't told him anything when she had gotten to Korea.

Okay maybe that was justified with the fact that they weren't talking anymore and she hadn't been allowed to tell him, but still.

Arena started to make her way back to the music station but stopped in her tracks, "Oh I was just reminded of something.

Wonho, can I talk to you for a second after we finish?"

Kihyun shot Arena a curious look and Wonho a half-scowl.

Him???!??

Wonho's head jerked up at the sound of his name and he nodded, seeing the expression on Arena's face. "Yeah, of course."

Arena smiled, "Okay, back to work then."

"Why did you want to talk to me?"

When the lesson ended hours later and as the others said their goodbyes and started filing out of the room, one in particular stayed behind.

Arena turned around, towel on her shoulders. She smiled seeing Wonho's curious face staring back at her.

"Ah right," Arena took her water bottle from the table and stood, leaning onto her right side as she talked to Wonho. Arena took a sip of her water and continued.

"There's this one part in the dance break that's kind of like a solo part..mm," Arena tapped her chin as she thought of the perfect and right way to voice her question out.

"I was thinking of giving it to you. How does that sound?"

Wonho's face lit up, he gestured to himself, "Me? You want me to do it? Really?" Seeing that his excitement was seeping out he quickly tried to push on his serious face but it kept falling away.

Wonho. Solo part. He worked as hard as anyone else on their albums and stages and overall their group image and everything. Sometimes even more than the others. And from time to time Wonho felt like he wasn't treated fairly with part distributions. But those thoughts were selfish. A group was a group. A team. Working together. His own desires had always been put aside by him himself or someone else.

A solo part could be such an amazing opportunity for him..And Arena had realized that as well. She had realized that in her meeting a few days ago, that there indeed was one person who deserved a solo part more than anyone.

Arena nodded and pulled her phone out of her pocket. "I can show you, If you want to. You are welcome to change it up or make a new one completely, but something like this is what I had in mind."

She held the water bottle tight between her side and her elbow as she scrolled through her cameraroll. Finding the right video, she strode to Wonho and stopped right next to him to show him the solo part. She was so close that their shoulders were touching, but none of them noticed since for them there was only friendship.

Now, if Arena had been standing like this next to Kihyun, then that would have been a whole other story.

Arena wanted to kick herself for those thoughts and tried to yank her wavering focus back to the dance break and the solo part.

Arena had filmed it up today before the guys had arrived. She actually didn't have the dance break completely ready yet, but she needed an excuse to talk to Wonho. Anddd so she had made up the solo part. And filmed it. And was now showing it to Wonho.

"So what do you think?"

Wonho nodded, glancing at Arena's face and then back at the phone screen. His face was filled with anticipation, his eyes glinting.

"I think it's so cool. I'd be happy to do it. I wouldn't change much, only maybe tiny details that match my personality better. Would that be okay?"

Arena nodded and took a step back to put down her water. She stretched her arms, "Will you be able to come 1 hour earlier tomorrow?"

Wonho thought for a second and then nodded as well, "I should be able to, yes," he smiled, "Thank you, Arena."

Arena switched her arms as she stretched the other one. Wonho turned to leave and started heading towards the very same door he had first stepped through 3 hours ago.

"Wait."

He stopped mid step and turned his head to look at Arena again.

Arena bit her lip as she walked up to him.

What did she have to do for Naha and Wonho to find each other again? Was this the right time to ask Wonho and talk to him? Arena had thought about setting the two up on a date without them knowing, but a feeling in the pit of her stomach was telling her, that something like that would end with a catastrophe.

Now is not the time.

Wonho raised his left eyebrow in question.

Arena smiled awkwardly and shook her head, "Nothing, I forgot what I wanted to ask. See you tomorrow." She gave him a small wave as he stepped out of the door and muttered Arena a small "See ya," back.

Arena closed the door and leaned her back against it, closing her eyes.

Arrgghhh how was she supposed to do this? It was her freaking fault that Naha had stopped talking to Wonho and she should've been a better friend and noticed it at first not find out months later.

She slid down to the floor and buried her face in her knees. She had no idea what to do.

Boys were so difficult.

Why was Kihyun deliberatly messing up steps and ruining her choreography when Arena knew very well that he had no problem picking up new dance moves. And why was he being so cold? Did he hate her? She hadn't even done anything to him for him to possibly have a reason to hate her.

She hadn't even talked to the guy casually. Was he holding a grudge against her since November?

Arena grabbed her hair and sighed as a few faint knocks sounded against the studio door frame. They were small and barely hearable but vibrated softly against Arena's body.

Arena raised her head from the door and listened again. Maybe she had heard wrong...?

No. There had definitely been something.

Arena closed her eyes again. Should she open the door and check it out or not bother to waste her time and continue with the choreography?

She favored the former as she pushed herself off the floor.

The knocks sounded again, louder with each time.

Arena waited, her breaths slow and quiet.

Who was out there and did they want to kill her or something?

And again.

Again until someone was basically ramming down the door.

"okaY WHAT!" Arena strode angrily to the door and pulled it open with a swish, her hair flew across her face.

Who in the world wanted her that bad that they were willing to go as far as completely destroy the studio door.

"What took you so long?" Kihyun's adam's apple bobbed furiously as he leaned against the doorframe and stared at Arena's swish-blowed hair.

Arena rolled her eyes. "What do you want, Kihyun?"

He didn't take his eyes off her as he made his way in, causing Arena to stagger back as Kihyun came closer with every step.

"Oh you know, I was a little upset you wanted to talk to Wonho not me. What was all of that about anyway?" His voice was annoyed.

Arena had never seen this angry furious or annoyed side of Kihyun. The always bubbly and motherly hamster had now turned into the deadly predator he was inside.

Arena swallowed hard and took 3 more steps back, not noticing that she had almost backed herself into the wall.

It didn't even take Kihyun 2 seconds to reach Arena in 3 big strides, grab her waist and push her against the wall. Perhaps a little to strongly as the impact almost knocked the breath out of Arena.

"Umm..." she bit her lip and looked at Kihyun's makeup free face that was inches from her own.

Man, was that guy beautiful.

"If you come any closer I swear to god I'll call for help."

Kihyun chuckled darkly and leaned in anyway.

"The only one needing help here is me, because you are breaking my fucking heart."

Arena gulped as she realized her oxygen had run short. She couldn't breathe when he was so close to her.

"Aren't you going to answer me?" Kihyun studied her face, tightening his hold on her waist. His other hand was leaning against the wall next to Arena's neck.

"I have nothing to say to you."

"Do I make you nervous?"

Arena stayed silent and looked him right in the eye.

"After all this time I still make you nervous?"

Arena turned her head to the side and stared at the floor. If he wasn't going to let her go she didn't know how she would react.

Kihyun tilted his head to one side and tried to catch Arena's vision.

"You know, I kinda liked you. You obviously liked me, who wouldn't, am I right? I was so bummed when you didn't come back with us..It felt like you had slipped through my fingers," his face was serious as Arena looked back at him.

"And when I saw you today, I knew..."

He almost closed the distance between their mouths. They were so close that his last words were barely a whisper as his minty breath reached Arena's lips.

"I knew that I still liked you."

And he finally did what he knew he should've done months ago.

Arena didn't fight back as Kihyun's mouth claimed her own...

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaa did you guys think that this would actually happen? LOL

"Arena!"

Her eyes snapped open as she found herself still sitting on the floor.

Alone.

None of this had been real.