Rose knocked on the door of ATEEZ's apartment. The boys were leaving to go on tour the next day and she had been asked to deliver some things that they had left at the company to their house.

"Noona! Come in, come in. Thank you so much for bringing this."

"You're welcome. I couldn't let my boys travel halfway around the world without everything they need, could I?"

Wooyoung looked through the bag Rose had brought and pulled something out.

"Sannie can't sleep without Shiber."

She smiled in amusement. Sometimes these boys were just too cute.

"Well, we can't have that. You boys need your sleep. Look after yourselves while you're away, okay?"

"We'll try, but you know we're hopeless without you, Noona."

"You flatterer."

"Have you eaten yet? I won't see you for a few months, why don't you stay for dinner? We ordered too much anyway."

"I'm not sure. I don't want to interrupt your last night at home."

"Please, Noona."

"Wooyoung, it's not appropriate."

"Are we not friends, Noona? Is there a rule against eating a meal with a friend?"

"No..."

"So, you'll stay."

The Idol phrased it as a statement rather than a question and Rose had no choice but to follow him as he walked further into the apartment. When they entered the kitchen, she discovered that when Wooyoung had said 'we' he hadn't meant him and his group members.

Sitting at the table were two Idols that she recognised straight away, Changbin and Felix, from Stray Kids.

"Oh, you didn't say you had company already. I should go -"

Rose turned to leave only to bump into someone behind her. She looked up to see Yeonjun from TXT.

"Oops, sorry."

"This house is like a fangirl's dream."

"Are you a fangirl?"

Wooyoung smirked at Changbin's question

"Oh, Noona's definitely a fan."

"Noona? Are you Rose-Noona?"

Rose looked up at Yeonjun with a puzzled expression.

"How did you-?"

"Wooyoung talks about you."

"Oh, dear."

"Hey! I only have nice things to say about you, Noona."

"Yeah, we're jealous. Wooyoung has you, now Yeonjun has his Anna-Noona..."

"I'm happy to share."

Rose's eyes darted over to Wooyoung, wondering if there was a deeper implication to his words.

"Wooyoung!"

The other three boys looked at Rose, wary of how she would react.

"Don't worry. I'm used to his ways by now. But it does make me sad to think that he would just give me out like that. Maybe he doesn't deserve to have me as a Noona."

She put her hand over her heart and shook her head sadly as if she were really upset.

"I agree! Come and sit with us."

Changbin moved over one seat and gestured for Rose to take the now empty seat between him and Felix. As she walked over to them, Felix jumped up and held the seat out for her, pushing it in as she sat down.

"Now this, is much better treatment."

All the boys, other than Wooyoung, laughed, which was what Rose wanted. Inside, she was a mess. Not only was she sitting in between two members of her soulmate's group, but one of which she knew he was particularly close to. She needed to make a good impression.

Wooyoung's retort was cut off by the sound of the doorbell, and he left the room to collect the takeaway they had ordered for dinner. Rose found the silence a little awkward as they waited for him to return.

"Sorry, I'm intruding on your night. You probably don't get to meet up together like this very often."

"Actually, we're glad you're here to keep Wooyoung in line."

"I don't think anyone can do that."

The boys were laughing as the Idol in question returned.

"Do what?"

"Pizza!"

Yeonjun helped Wooyoung place the boxes on the table and the boys immediately dug in. Meanwhile, Rose hesitated. She never ordered takeaway for herself, as she focused on cooking herself healthy homemade meals. However, pizza was her weakness, and she was sure it wasn't a coincidence that Wooyoung had ordered it for them tonight.

"Rose? You better take a piece quickly, before they eat it all."

She turned to Felix next to her who was holding a box of pizza and gesturing for her to take a piece.

"I..."

"Would you prefer the other one?"

The young Idol went to put the box down and reach for the other.

"No! This one's fine. Thank you."

"Are you sure?"

"Noona's worried because she only eats healthy food"

"Healthy food? You mean no takeaways?"

"No ramen?"

The boys gasped as if just the thought caused them pain.

"I'm just watching my figure. Not all of us do hours of dancing to help keep in shape."

"But you're stunning!"

Wooyoung almost choked on his food.

"Felix!"

Both Rose and Felix were blushing.

"Although none of us would have said it so bluntly... we all agree with Felix. So, what shall we do after dinner?"

"What about a game?"

Changbin and Felix looked at each other before shouting.

"UNO!"

The boys relayed stories of past UNO games while they ate. The atmosphere was so comfortable that Rose hardly noticed herself reaching for another slice of pizza as she laughed with them.

After they had all finished eating, they started clearing the table. Rose, as she was used to tidying up after ATEEZ, wiped down the table and started doing what little washing up they had created

"Noona, I can do that, you're a guest."

"I'm almost done."

"Fine, I'm going to grab my cards."

As Wooyoung left, Changbin appeared next to Rose with a kitchen towel and began drying what she had washed up.

"Was Wooyoung telling the truth when he said you were a fan of Stray Kids?"

"You don't believe him?"

"We all know that there are different levels of fans. Are you just a fan of our music, or are you STAY, or...?"

"The first time I came to Korea, I went to your concert."

"When was that?"

"Two years ago. After that, I accepted the job at KQ Entertainment."

"So, if you had to choose... ATEEZ or Stray Kids?"

"Or TXT?!"

Apparently, the other two boys had been listening to Rose and Changbin's conversation from their seats at the table.

"Ooh, that's a tricky question! I would have to choose..."

Rose glanced between the boys who obviously thought she was going to say ATEEZ and smirked.

"BTS."

"Did some say BTS?"

Wooyoung re-entered the room and the other boys stopped looking surprised to answer him.

"We asked Rose to choose between our three groups and she chose BTS instead."

Wooyoung looked from Yeonjun to Rose and back again.

"And? That's the correct answer, isn't it? ARMY forever!"

Changbin groaned, realising that his best friend and Rose had bonded over their mutual love for BTS.

"Of course, you'd agree. Never mind. Let's play."

"Oh, wait. I brought brownies."

They all sat back down around the table and ate Felix's brownies while Wooyoung dealt out the cards.

"Hold on. Wooyoung-Hyung, are these...?"

"I have BTS UNO cards as well!"

"See Rose-Noona has great taste too!"

"I'm so getting a set of these for Chan-Hyung and me to play."

"That's my boy, Felix!"

The game started out fairly civilised. When there was an onslaught of +2 and +4 cards, it reminded Rose of Bang Chan's vlog when he played UNO with Felix and the younger boy ended up picking up twelve cards. Both boys' reactions had made her smile in amusement.

When the first dancing wild card went down, Rose realised she was at a disadvantage.

"This isn't fair. You're all dancers!"

"No excuses, Noona!"

But Rose's mind was blank. Not a single move from any of BTS's choreographies came to mind. Noticing her panic the other boys tried to help.

"You can always pick up three cards instead."

"Ha! And you call yourself ARMY!"

Rose narrowed her eyes at Wooyoung, she wouldn't let him win. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Yeonjun lean back in his seat out of Wooyoung's line of sight and start making hand gestures. It only took her a second to catch on. He was doing the universal choreography that was made for anyone to be able to do, Permission to Dance. She sang along lightly as she danced to the chorus.

"Did you ever think about becoming an Idol?"

"Oh no, I'm much more comfortable behind the scenes."

"Did you always want to become a makeup artist then?"

"Yes, ever since I was a teenager really."

"Really? What got you interested in it?"

"Even I don't know why, Noona?"

Wooyoung looked at her expectantly along with the other boys.

"Let's just say I wanted to learn to make myself look pretty and leave it at that, shall we. Now, whose turn, is it?"

The Idols didn't push her for any more details, but they could all tell that there was more to the story.

After a long game that Felix won, Rose decided that it was time for her to leave. She wished Wooyoung good luck on his world tour and said goodbye to his friends. Then it was just the four Idols. Not long after Changbin and Felix headed home too, leaving just Wooyoung and Yeonjun.

"Yeonjun, I need to tell you a secret. I couldn't tell the other two, but I also feel bad for not telling them."

"What is it? Are you sure you want to tell me?"

"Rose-Noona thinks Chan-Hyung is her soulmate."

Yeonjun gaped at Wooyoung in shock.

"Chan-Hyung? As in Bang Chan the beloved leader of two of our closest friends? I understand your dilemma."

"I asked Changbin if they could give her a backstage pass for their fan meeting next month."

"Woah."

Wooyoung ran his hand through his hair with a sigh.

"Am I interfering too much? It's just, Rose-Noona has been really good to us and, well, doesn't everyone want to meet their soulmate?"

"Not everyone is as lucky as you and San."

"Rose-Noona has her own plan to meet Chan-Hyung anyway and I'm pretty sure it has to do with the fan meeting."

Yeonjun's eyebrows furrowed.

"How do you know all this?"

"I overheard her and Hongjoong-Hyung talking."

"She told him?"

"I think Hyung figured it out."

"Well, let's hope this all turns out well, for everyone involved."