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Rumi sighed and turned around. Her arms crossed and scowl on her face. "Will you stop it already?" Rumi asked looking up at Hyun, who sheepishly smiled. "Hyun."

"Wae? I am not doing anything." He argued but the smiled on his face said otherwise. Rumi narrowed her eyes. Hyun knew what she was annoyed about and also knew if he didn't stop she will blow in any second. But he couldn't help it, not with their captain around.

"Why are you following me around like a lost puppy?" She asked pushing him back to put some distance between them. "I already have enough rumours going around, you don't need to cause more." She whispered through her teeth while looking around. They already getting stares. Ugh! I shouldn't have tagged along. She thought rubbing her forehead. They were on a trip, not a fun one but work one. The Going Seventeen was having a 'TTT' content as they would like to call it; and Rumi decided to tag along. Strange her taking the initiative right? But this is how it actually went.

"Aiss-" Rumi cursed grabbing the guy by his hoddie and pulled him back. "Little bastard, think you can run away from my hands." She laughed turning him around snatching the camera from his hands.

"You can't take away my belongings that's a crime-Yah! Yah! Carefully, it's expensive!" The guy scolded as she roughly started going through it. Being the very tech-savvy, she pressed button here and there trying to get the thing work. "Yah!" The guy screamed in pain trying to reach her but she held him arms apart, taking the advantage of his short figure.

"Do you even know how it works?" Hyun asked taking the camera from her hands. Rumi huffed rolling her eyes but letting him handle it. "There isn't much in here." Hyun said going through the photos and deleting them while he was there. "How did you get here?" Hyun asked raising his eyebrow at the guy. The guy snorted and looked away. "You were not following them. You were already here, aren't you?" Hyun asked. He was sure the guy was already here as if he knew that Seokmin-ssi, Mingyu-ssi, and Minghao-ssi would be coming here. Or maybe he was following the other idols the boys were out to meet?

"Are you going to answer?" Hyun asked and then nodded his head hearing no response from him. "Rumi why don't you look through this-"

"Don't hand my precious camera to this beast!" The guy screamed trying to shake of Rumi's hold. Rumi smacked him on his head. "Aish-michin-nyeon." The guy cursed rubbing the spot where he was hit. "You-you hand me my camera and I'll tell you everything." He said glancing at Rumi and then at Hyun who raised his eyebrow in question as if asking 'are you in position to negotiate right now?' "Ssibal! Aarso, I'll tell you." The guy sighed tapping at Rumi's grip asking her to let go but she just smirked in return. "Fine. I got a tip."

"A tip from whom?" Hyun asked stepping near him in intimation. It was a private meeting not something planned. The boys were out to meet some of their other friends. There was no chance of this being leaked unless some insider.

"Yo, little guy answer him before my fist starts working." Rumi warned tightening her grip on his hoodie.

"Will you stop? What is with this woman? Don't you know violence is bad. Aren't you from India, you ancestor Gandhi preached about non-violence!" The guy argued. Rumi cursed and held up her fist to punch him in the face. "Ahh! Jamkkanman! You both keep asking not even giving me a chance to speak!"

"Okay. Speak." Hyun put his hand on Rumi's fist and put it down.

"I don't know who was it. I got it from my boss and! And before you start asking again, it was anonymous. We get such tips from anonymous sources. We pay them accordingly for that." The guy confessed. Rumi chuckled shaking her head. "Yah, I don't think we can let him go now." Rumi said looking at Hyun. "Wae? Wae? But I told you everything!" The guy cried grabbing onto Rumi's hand which held his hoodie. "Yah! I told you everything." He cried shaking her hand. Rumi smiled and swiftly put her hand around his shoulder. To other's eye it looked they were friends but the poor guy was held in death hold with no way out of it.

"I will take him; you handle the rest." Rumi said nodding towards the restaurant where the idols were seating in. "Gaja Jagiya!" She merrily said dragging the guy with her. But this is not how it actually went though.

"Yes, please take care of it." Misoo said before hanging up on the call. "Ugh!! Why is everything going wrong today?!" Misoo screamed pulling her hair.

"Gwenchana. It's okay unnie. Sometimes things don't work out how you want it to." Rumi consoled patting her back. Misoo slapped her hand and glared at her. "Mwo? What did I do? It's not my fault that they forgot to book the rooms." Rumi said feeling offended.

"Aara! But what am I going to do now? I have to go look after the promotion event and they have messed up this room thing. I can't go there to handle it and also attend the promotion event at the same time!" Rumi nodded patting her back again.

"It's okay. It's okay. We can have someone handle it for you." Rumi suggested. Misoo snapped her head towards Rumi. "Mwo? What is this look? I don't like it." Rumi said stepping away from her.

Misoo grabbed her hand. "Yes, we can have someone handle it for me." Misoo said repeating her words. And this is how Rumi found herself on a trip with Hyun in front of her trying to get on her nerves.

"Why can't I follow you around? And everybody here already thinks we are dating." Hyun answered stepping closer again. The smirk on his face was unmoving, Rumi stared back in annoyance. "I mean if you look at it. You are in advantage here; nobody will spread any rumours if they think we are dating." Hyun suggested stepping further. Though his words had purpose they were definitely were not with intend to help Rumi. It was his jealousy which fuelled his actions. Their captain, Gu Hwa was standing right across them watching them both converse.

"Are you done yet?" Rumi asked staring right into his eyes. Hyun blinking his own realizing the position they were in. Blushing at his own actions he stepped back. Clearing his throat, he spoke again. "Are you that repulsed by the idea of dati-" Rumi cut him off by putting her hand on his shoulder. "It is not a bad idea but I don't think it's going to work." Rumi said nodding her head as if given it a serious thought. A smile appeared on Hyun's face which he tried hard to hide.

"Why not? I think it's definitely working." Hyun replied smirking while nodding his head towards the figure standing across them. Rumi furrowed her eyebrow and turned to see Gu Hwa watching them with explainable look on his face. "He's definitely believing it." Hyun whispered in her ear somehow stepping closer to her again.

Rumi snorted and shook her head. "It might almost work on others but it won't on him, I am sure of that." Rumi laughed patting Hyun's chest. "And if you think doing this will keep him away then you are wrong kiddo. I know those two brothers too well." She smiled. "You'll be only fuelling his fire." She whispered before turning around and going back to her work.

"What do you mean by that? He can't be coming in between us knowing that we are together." Hyun said going back to following her. Rumi laughed at Hyun exasperation. "He won't be coming in between because he knows there is no us. Hyun-ah, just as much as I know him, he knows me too."

Hyun stopped. "So, there is something between you two."

"Huh?" Rumi asked not quite getting it.

"You have feelings for him too." He said clenching his jaw. All this time he thought, she didn't and captain was the only one who was chasing her.

"What?" Rumi laughed at his weird logic. "I do not have feeling for him or ever will. I don't even know why I have to make this clear to you but I do not." Rumi said rolling her eyes and walking off.  "Seriously what is wrong with guys around me?" Rumi muttered to herself as went looking for a washroom. There were at resort like place with villas and someone messed up the booking for staff members. Now leaving the washroom in lobby the only option for Rumi to empty her vessel. "Ithe majha bladder phutayla aala ahe ani tyala mala kon aavadto yachi padli ahe. (Here my bladder is about to burst and he wanted to know who I have feelings for.)" Rumi muttered herself as she walked into the caution sign.

"Eo?" Rumi picked up the sign. "What is this for?"

"Rumi, the washroom is closed there." One of her colleagues informed watching her stand with caution sign.

"De?!" Rumi turned towards her as if she had asked for her kidney. "Then where am I suppose to empty this." Rumi cried holding her stomach.

"Is it that urgent?" Her colleague asked earning a vigorously nod from Rumi. "Aigoo. What to do?" Her colleague walked towards her to console. "They are still working on the room situation." She said looking at others for advice.

"I'll just go find a bush or something." Rumi cried about to go really go look for it.

"Yah, yah!" Other one shouted. "The boys room have one. They are resting right now, so you can use that." He suggested pointing towards the villa where the Seventeen were currently resting. "Do you want me to go with yo-and she's gone." The guy said looking at Rumi's running back.

"Ugh! I can't hold it." Rumi muttered stepping into the villa excusing herself. She thought she would meet chaos and noise but was met with silence. She climbed the stairs since the washroom was suppose to be on second floor. "Are they sleeping or what?" She asked herself while tiptoeing. "Thank go-Benchod!" She yelped jumping in scare. She thought that all were sleeping but here was Jun staring at her while relaxing on sofa. "Uh-I- I am sorry. I didn't notice you there." Rumi smiled straightening up. "I was just here to use washroom." She explained pointing the thumb behind her.

"Yah, mwo hani? (What are you doing?)" Rumi turned around to see a very sleepy Hoshi looking at her.

"Hoshi-ya." She sighed in relief seeing someone familiar. "I was just talking to Jun-ssi."

"He is sleeping."

"Kay? (What?)" Rumi turned back to Jun who still staring at her. "Come on you are playing-" She waved her hand in front of his eyes. "-he really is." She said leaning back. "How does one sleep like this?" She asked tilting her while looking at him fascination.

"He does. What are you doing here though?" Hoshi asked rubbing his eyes. "I was here to use the washroom-right! I'll explain it to you later first let me-" She dashed right into the washroom before even completing her sentence. Hoshi scratched his head looking at the washroom door.

"Ahh...Feels nice now it's empty." Rumi muttered to herself as patting her stomach in satisfaction. "Eo? Why are still here?" Rumi asked looking at Hoshi leaning against the wall with his eyes closed.  "If you are sleepy go back to sleep." Rumi said walking towards him.

"Hmm." Hoshi hummed rubbing his eyes. "You said you would explain after returning."

"Ahhh." Rumi laughed. "It's nothing, I wanted to use the washroom." Hoshi stared at her before nodding his head. "Okay, go back to sleep. Where is your room?" Hoshi pointing towards his room. "Okay. Let's go." Rumi said grabbing his shoulder and pushing him towards and inside his room. Hoshi got on his bed while Rumi covered him with a blanket. "Rest well." Rumi said walking out of the room. "Rumi-ya."

"Eo?" Rumi held the door which she was about to close. "Good night. Love you." He said cuddling under the blanket. "Eo, night and love you too." Rumi laughed and closed the door. "Silly kid." She chuckled turning around. "Ah ssib- Why you guys keep scaring me?!" Rumi whispered shouting looking at Wonwoo standing at door of room across.

"I didn't mean to." Wonwoo apologized.

"It's fine." Rumi waved her hand dismissing him. "Did I wake up?" Rumi asked. "I was just trying to put that kid back to sleep." She said pointing behind her.

"You didn't." Wonwoo shook his head, Rumi nodded feeling relief that she wasn't to blame. "Are you free?" He suddenly asked. "Would you mind to join me for a coffee?"

"Uhh..." Rumi thought glancing at the watch. It's not like she had anything to do. The resort staff was still working on the room situation and security, both Hyun and Gu Hwa were here. A break could be afforded. "De. Coffee, I wouldn't mind." Rumi nodded smiling at Wonwoo.

A/N :

I thought I would be getting number of suggestions. I am sed guys. Why you read but no comment?☹️☹️☹️

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Alba💜