It Started with a Small Favor

A/N: Please be aware, I am in no way a song writer or music genius. I am going to reference songs by real artists to be for Y/N. I will leave notes on the original singer and everything. So, please be aware. All the songs listed will be accredited to the original performers.

 

I didn’t notice anything at first, but it was after I entered the room that I saw them. What are they doing here? Why are they here? Before I could ask, my uncles ushered me to three open chairs. Uncle Jim pushed in my chair as I sat, Uncle Barry ruffling my hair as he sat to my right. Uncle Jim sat on my left.

This time, I took a better look around the table. The seven were sitting together, while bookended by Sejin, Mr. Lee, and TaeJun. I bit my lip when I met the eyes of Sejin and TaeJun, they looked like they wanted to cry.

I looked down as the restaurant staff entered the room. They took the drink orders from everyone before leaving. It was then I noticed that there weren’t any menus on the table.

“Where are the menus?” I asked Uncle Jim quietly. I saw him flick his eyes over my shoulder and then back to mine. He must have exchanged glances with Uncle Barry.

“Since it’s a large group, the food was pre-ordered. It’s being served family style, so we will just take what we want when the dishes arrive,” Uncle Jim said before looking anywhere but at me.

Large group. Meaning, he had this planned. Or they had it planned. I could see him and Uncle Barry going in on this plan together. Over the last few weeks they keep trying to encourage me to talk to the guys, if only to get closure and a clean break.

However, I have a feeling that Uncle Jim or Uncle Barry, or both, and been talking to someone. One of the guys? Or may Sejin? Probably Sejin, since he is my legal guardian in Korea. They got to know each other when I had been in the hospital after my kidnapping.

I quietly sighed, leaning into the back of my chair. I couldn’t help looking a them. I tried to watch them as they spoke to each other and with my uncles. The staff brought in the drinks and let us know that the food will be served soon.

“Y/N, how was the process of doing your project?” I heard asked and looked up to see Sejin looking at me, hopefully. I couldn’t resist that look. It was why I had to cut him off, too. If I had stayed in contact with him and TaeJun, they would have told me about them, or convinced me to talk to them again.

“It was interesting,” I began quietly. Everyone stopped their conversations to listen. Squirming in my seat, I made sure to keep my eyes on Sejin as I spoke. “At first, I was going to work with Jay Park at his label. But after talking with each other, he made a call to someone on the phone. Then, we went to the studio to go through some songs that I felt were my style, or enjoyed.”

“How did P Nation come along?” Sejin asked before taking a sip of his drink. I smiled as I thought back to the meeting.

“Well, apparently he was the phone call Jay made. I was singing a few of the songs I’ve been enjoying lately and PSY was listening. I didn’t know until I exited the recording booth.” I said, chuckling and shaking my head. “When I got to P Nation, Hwasa was one of my mentors for the project. PSY got the permission from both Stela Cole and Dua Lipa for permission to cover their songs.”

“That’s so awesome,” I heard someone whisper. I didn’t break my eye-contact with Sejin, I knew if I did I would probably start to cry. Sejin must of seen the desperation in my eyes as he gave me a sad smile.

Before anyone could say anything, there was a knock at the door. Which was unusual. The staff had been coming from a different door in and out of the kitchens. Uncle Jim stood up and answered the door. A few moments later I turned to look at the door to see both Bang PD and PSY entering the room.