The rest of the week spent in Korea was spent with the guys, mostly gone during the day, ''handling business'' and leaving me on my own to explore the grounds. There was a beautiful garden that I spent a lot of time sitting at, making friends with the squirrels. The guys and I still had a bit of a strained relationship on my end. They were acting normal, but I was still minimally speaking to them. Today we went back home, our plane landed an hour ago and we are almost back to the estate.
"Jagi, we wanted to talk with you about something," Jae says as we pull into the garage.
"What is it?" I ask.
"Let''s go get settled in and we will talk. I''m sure you want a shower, it has been a long trip." Han says with a smile. I nod, agreeing. A warm shower sounds nice. It''s just after three in the afternoon when we all finally finish showering and get settled in my bedroom.
"We wanted to talk to you about the plan for you going back to school. I know you are eager to go back," Jae says, as they all three make themselves comfortable on my bed.
"What about it?" I ask, listening intently now.
"What do you think about changing schools?" Kai asks, putting his hand on my knee. "Why?" I asked, confused. "Why would I need to change schools?" "We enrolled at your school simply because you were going there. There''s another school that I think would be a better fit for us all. There''s even a ballet program." Jae tells me, knowing her passion has been ballet ever since she was a child. "B-but my scholarship is for SF State," I tell them. Although a ballet program sounds amazing.
"Don''t worry about your scholarship. If you got into the school with the ballet program, would you go?" Han asks. "Yes," I say. I did ballet when I was younger, from three years old until I was sixteen. I was told I had a lot of potential, one of the best my ballet teacher had ever seen. But after what happened at the party, I went into a depression for a while and quit.
"Good. We start Monday." Kai tells me with a smile. "M-Monday? Like in three days?" I ask, sitting up straighter. "Yes, in three days." He says with a chuckle, and I jump up excitedly, standing on my bed. "I get to leave the house! Every day!" I yell jumping up and down on the bed while the guys laugh at my shenanigans.
"Yes princess, you do," Jae says, holding his arms up, ready to catch me if I were to fall off of the bed. "I''m a little nervous about going to a new school though," I tell them, flopping into a sitting position on the bed. "Do you think I''ll make friends?" frowning softly, I look over at him. "You''ll make friends in your ballet class, baby girl, but if not, you have us, and that''s all you need, right?" Kai asks, tilting his head to the side. "Yeah, sure," I say sarcastically, making him reach for me, and I jump off the bed and run away while he chases me. He chases me around the room for a few minutes before I run into Han''s arms. "Save me!" I yell, jumping and clinging to him like a koala. I''m breathing hard from all the running.
"Okay, enough," Han says, laughing. I''m still laughing from our game of chase when Han sits down on the bed with me. "How about a movie?" Jae asks.
Monday feels like it takes weeks to arrive, probably because I''m so excited. On Monday morning I wake up at six AM even though our classes don''t start until nine. I pack my ballet clothes and shoes in my gym bag carefully, running my hands over them. The guys took me shopping for them yesterday and I love them. I can''t wait to wear them. "Princess," Kai says, groaning from my bed. "Why are you awake so early?" he asks, sitting up. "I''m excited!" I tell him, skipping to the bed and sitting down next to him, but he quickly pulls me so that I''m lying on top of him.
"I''m glad that you are happy, my princess. I want to make you happy every day." He tells me kissing my nose, eyes, cheeks, and forehead, gently peppering kisses all over my face.
"Should we wake up the others? Since you woke me up at this ungodly hour, it''s only fair that they''re awake as well." He says with a smirk. "We will go out to breakfast and get pancakes before we have to be at school." I nod excitedly. "Go wake them." He pats me on the butt as I go. I go to Han''s room first since it''s closer. Slowly opening the door to avoid any creaking noises, I tiptoe into his room and crawl into his bed.
I gently kiss his neck and chest until he wakes up. He wraps his arms around me and pulls me onto the mattress. "Good morning Jagi." He says with a smile. "Kai says we can go to breakfast and get pancakes before class," I tell Han excitedly. "Is that why you''re waking me up before the sun rises?" He asks, raising his eyebrow. "Mmm, yes," I say nervously. Han lets out a laugh, shaking his head. "Anything for you," he says, making me clap excitedly. "I have to go wake up Jae!" I yell behind me as I dash out of the room,
I made it to Jae''s room quickly and didn''t even bother sneaking in. I run inside and jump onto his bed. "Wake up!" Jae jumped into a sitting position, looking at me with surprise as I let out a giggle while I kept bouncing. "Time to wake up!" I sing, grabbing his arm and pulling him up with me and out of the bed. "Why?" He groans. "We are going for pancakes!" I tell him excitedly, pushing him toward his bathroom. "Get ready! Kai and I have already been awake for an hour! I''m so hungry." I hear laughing and turn around to see Kai and Han at the door, watching us, and I give them a grin. "Everyone''s awake!" I exclaim. "Good job, wifey," Kai tells me, giving me a high five.
After breakfast, we went to campus. "We don''t have any classes together?" I ask nervously as we sit in the student parking lot. "No, you''re taking ballet and English courses, mostly for your major," Kai says with a smile. "We have the same class times, though, so we will see each other between classes and at lunchtime." He assures her and the others agree. "Remember to keep your ring on," Kaisays as he helps me out of the back seat of the SUV. A "Hmph." That is the only answer I give him.
As we walk onto campus, there are whispers and stares from other students in the parking lot. Some are pointing. The guys getting out of jail was big news, on news stations and in the paper. People often recognized them.
The guys don''t seem to notice the pointing, but I do, and it makes me self-conscious. "Ooh, there''s the dance studio!" I say excitedly. "Bye!" I tell them, eager to get to my first class. "Not so fast," Jae said, grabbing me gently by the arm and pulling me back. "Say goodbye to your husbands." He says while pulling me into a kiss. While technically I am married to Kai, the guys like to say I am married to them all. They have all been calling me ''wife'' since we went to Korea.
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I give each man a quick kiss before going to Dance Studio Three, where my first ballet course is.
I''m surprised to see the room partially filled when the class doesn''t start for another fifteen minutes. I find a spot in a corner to set down my dance bag, and sit next to it, pulling out my phone to look at while I wait. It seems most people in the class already know each other and are speaking in small groups, making me feel kind of awkward.
"Hi, you must be the new student Madam Kinley told us about last week." Someone says from above me. "Oh, yes, hi. My name is Mina." I say awkwardly to the young man standing in front of me. He is wearing gym shorts and a t-shirt, not normal ballet attire.
"I''m Trenton." He says, holding out his hand for me to shake. I awkwardly stand up and shake his hand. "How long have you been studying ballet?" I ask. He is tall, with brown hair and blue eyes. He looks more like a football player than a dancer.
"Oh, this is just my elective class. I''m a baseball player. I figure this would be a good way to meet hot girls." Trenton says with a wink.
"Hmm," I say, nodding. "Interesting," I add, not knowing what to say.
"I guess I was right because you''re totally hot." He tells me.
"I''m also totally married," I tell him, lifting my hand to show off my ring.
"Is he here?" The idiot in front of me asks, looking around in mock curiosity.
"He doesn''t have to know. You''re a freshman and married. When was your kid born?" He asked with a smirk, implying I only got married because I got pregnant.
I laugh. "My husband would kill you for breathing in my direction," I tell him seriously, before leaning forward like I''m going to tell him a secret. "So I would walk away if I were you." I mock whisper.
A girl from the class walks over then. "I think she''s a serious dude. I saw her walk in with those mafia guys who enrolled here." The black-haired, brown-eyed girl says, coming to stand next to her. Trenton''s eyes widen. "Whatever." He says as he walks away, but still stares at me from across the room.
"Sorry about him, he''s a bit of an idiot but he''s harmless." She tells me, extending her hand. "I''m Jess." She says. She has a goth princess vibe going on, which I love. "Thanks for helping me out. I''m Mina." I tell her. Madam Kisley comes in and leads the class in stretches, and Jess and I begin to stretch together, making small talk as we do.
"Are you actually married to one of those mafia guys?" Jess asks as we practice pirouettes.
"Yes, I am," I say, worried I will lose what seems to be a budding friendship when she finds out.
"You don''t really seem like the type to fall for a bad boy," Jess says with a smile.
"It''s a long story," I tell her with a smile. Thinking about how hard I''ve fallen for these guys, despite how our love story started.
Once the two-hour-long class is over, Jess and I exchange phone numbers. "See you around!" she says as she picks up her bag to leave. She freezes as she turns to the door. "Whoa," she whispers, seeing Kai leaning against the door.
"Wife." He said, his voice slightly deeper than usual. "Hi!" I say excitedly, taking my jeans out of my dance bag and slipping them on over my lavender leotard and white tights.
"I came to walk you to the cafeteria." He says, walking deeper into the room.
He reaches me and picks up my dance bag before leaning down and kissing me. I kiss him back with a smile on my lips. Kai pulls away, looking over my head to where I know Trenton is standing. A dark look on his face. "Let''s go!" I say, pulling him with me out of the door.
"Who''s ballet dude?" Kai asks as we walk toward the cafeteria. "He''s just some guy in my class. Trent or something like that." I tell him with a shrug. We meet the guys at the cafeteria and I see they''ve already gotten some snacks. Since we just had a big breakfast, none of us were that hungry, so we decided to go out to the quad for the forty-minute-long break.
Han and Jae toss a football around while Kai sits on the grass against a tree. I sat between his legs, leaning back against his chest. I''m tired from waking up so early and I hardly slept last night since I was so excited for today.
"Okay, who wants to hear about the guy in Princess'' ballet class?" Ka asks, making me roll my eyes. "I already told you everything I know," I say as Han and Jae walk over, sitting in front of us. "So he didn''t talk to you at all?" Han asks. I hesitate.
"What did he say? Who is this guy?" Jae asks. I groan, moving so I can see all three of them while I talk.
"He introduced himself to me and kind of called me ''totally hot''," I tell them. When Kai opens his mouth to speak, I interrupt. "And I said I''m totally married," I say with a smile, wiggling my fingers to show my ring.
"And what did he say?" Han asks, leaning forward.
"Hmm, you know... just... like." I began thinking of the best way to phrase what he said and also keep the poor dude alive.
"Spit it out already," Kai says, poking her in the cheek.
"He kinda implied that we were married because we had a kid or something and said that you guys wouldn''t have to find out about him and me," I say, letting out a breath. "But I told him that ''my husband'' would kill him for breathing near me and he walked away, no big deal.
"Hell yeah I would, that''s my girl," Kai said, pulling me close and kissing my cheek.
"If he ever tries talking to you again, you tell me right away," Kai demands, making me nod. I want to end the conversation as soon as possible.
"My next class is English. I''m not looking forward to that one," I say with a sigh, taking Han''s coffee and gulping down half of it. "Hey!" He complains with a smirk. "You little brat," Han says, but the smile on his face tells me he doesn''t mind it too much.
"I''m sleepy," I complain. "Maybe someone shouldn''t have woken up at five in the morning then, hmm?" Jae asks, poking my nose. "Hmm, whatever," I say, getting comfortable to take a nap against Kai.
The nap is short, and I am walking into my English class twenty minutes later. I take a seat in the middle row and take out my notebook as the professor starts the class.
The rest of the day passes by pretty smoothly. Kai''s last class ends about forty minutes later than the rest of us, so I go to the vending machines to grab a coffee. Han and Jae were waiting for me in the car, where we agreed to meet after classes ended. As I am punching in the number of the coffee I want at the vending machine; I feel someone touch my shoulder, making me jump. I assume it''s Kai. Maybe he got out of class early since it''s the first day of classes, but I roll my eyes when I see Trenton standing next to me, his arm draped over my shoulder. "What?" I ask, shrugging his arm away. I bend down to pick up the coffee when it drops. It was a bad idea because I felt his hand come to rest on my butt. I jump up, turning to him. "Are you crazy?" I ask him, anger burning in my chest. "Never touch me!" I say, pushing him back a step.
"Sorry, I couldn''t resist," Trenton tells me with a gross smirk. "Ew," I say, shaking my head. "You better hope no one ever finds out about that, not even I could save you from them," I tell him before turning and walking away, not looking back.
When I get there, the guys are waiting for me outside of the SUV. "How was your class?" Han asks, pulling me into a hug. "Kinda boring," I tell him with a smirk.
"Are you happy?" Jae asks, leaning down to kiss the top of my head. "Of course I am," I say, putting my hand on his chest. "I can''t wait to go home and relax with my favorite guys, though." This makes Jae smile and Han squeeze me, so I know he also liked my answer. We hang out in the parking lot until Kai is finished, then finally go home.