Gratefulness~ pt.3

"I'm gonna pick you up at 4", Taeyang smiles at the door and we both part to our directions.
I find my way back to home and it goes by far faster than the way to the headquarters.
When I have just gotten inside and a delicious smell floats into my nostrils, there's a knock on the door. I open it and see a deliveryboy. He's checking the sticker on the package in his hands and trying to pronounce my name.
"Mineea... Val... Valrlirla?"
I try not to giggle myself. There might occur some problems with my name. And it's not even that difficult. Val-li-la [val-lee-la]. At least if we compare it to for example Kortesmäki or Leppäaho. I can't even imagine how they must sound to a foreigner's ear.

I accept the package and notice that it's from Finland, possibly from my mom. YG must have told her my new address. I'd give anything to get to see my mom's expression when CEO himself calls her...
I sign my name on the line and close the door.
"Aigoo!" What is that?" Gyo Mi-Ok rushes to me from the kitchen. Narelle sees the lonely pot boiling on the stove and moves to stir the food.
"Mom sent me something..." I find scissors on the table and open the package. There's plenty of different Finnish foods inside.
"Is it food?" Mi-Ok stuffs her face inside the box. I utter a laughter.
"Yes! Finnish food", I dig out foods like rye bread, mini-jars of baby food and, of course, Fazer's chocolate.
"Is that chocolate! Yaam!" Mi-Ok grabs the chocolate bar.
"Ooh, this is so exciting!"
I laugh at her cheerful expression.
"Can I taste something?"
"Gyo Mi-Ok! It's Mineea's", Narelle laughs at her enthusiastic friend. These foods are special to me but I can always ask my mom to send me some more.
"Yeah, of course", I smile at Mi-Ok whose eyes widen of excitement.
"You can have it", I point at the candy bar.
"Oh! Really? Thank you so much!!" she sits down and starts to open the wrapping paper carefully.
"Yah! We have dessert!" she shows off her Finnish treasure for Narelle to see. I can't stop laughing. There is not going to be boring with this girl around for sure!

Taeyang comes to get me for the dance class exactly at 4 pm and the girls' faces are worth seeing for. I might hear about this later.
We walk through YG building's floors and Tae shows me where the cafeteria is and where the gym and the studios can be found. It feels so weird to think that I'm going inside the rooms where Big Bang and many other highly-respected artists have trained and produced their new music. I see many other trainees who are working hard for their dreams. I also get to know some of the teachers and instructors I'm going to work with.

Lastly, we arrive at the basement where the dance studio is located and a beautiful woman is waiting for us.
"Annyeong, Young Bae! Hey, I like your clothes!" she greets us both. I thank for her politeness and we walk to the back row. Trainees whisper with each others as they see Taeyang. The whole situation amuses me. There's both boys and girls mixed and of course I have to check out all the cute Korean guys.
As the class starts, another woman with oriental clothing walks inside the studio and takes her sunglasses off. The woman who let us in introduces her:
"Annyeong haseyo! Je iremeun Aimee Lee Lucas imnida", she directs her talk to me since the others must already know her. Then Aimee looks at the tanned foreigner.
"Today we have a special dance class to offer. Please, welcome Ashley Davis from Hollywood!"
We clap fascinated.
"Komawo", the woman laughs and puts her bag down.
"I'm going to go now", Aimee says quietly and leaves the studio.
"Okay then!" Ashley puts the CD in the player. She turns to us and claps her hands together.
"I'm gonna go too", Tae tries to turn around and sneak out but I grab a hold of him. He grins.
"Today we are going to dance Latin. We will get reeeally sweaty and work on our hip movements. This class will help you to realize how to move your body along the rythm and how to control it. Let's get started then, shall we?" She pushes the play button and cheerful music fills the room.
Taeyang looks at me worried. I can't hold back my laughter but, fortunately, no one hears it. Ashley shows us the moves and we do after her. Then we continue by dancing the whole song through.

"Mineea, wow!" Tae gasps.
"Que te pasa?" I joke atound as I'm shaking my hips. He utters a quiet laughter.
"You're so good at this!"
"Well..." I do a hair flip. "I have taken a few zumba classes."
"Zumba? Kkkk!!" Taeyang laughs at me and I slap his bare arm.
"Aoo!" he whines and massages the red spot.
"Tsihihih! That was cute", I giggle and notice that the others are staring at us. We are acting a bit childish. I hold back my laughter and look down.
"Hey! You two", Ashley shouts and points at the back row.
"We?" Young Bae asks.
"Yes! You two. Come here", she tells. Young Bae and I look at each others. Still, we follow her orders.
"You get to demonstrate us how it works out with a partner."
"Wha-what?" I don't understand.
"You guys", she guides Taeyang behind me. "Dance together and show us how it's done. Young man, grab her hips!"
"What!? Why?" I can see how shocked he is.
"Come on! I know you want to do it", I decide to play along and take his hands on my sides. Tae behind me is standing stiff and laughing akwardly. The trainees giggle. Ashley pushes the play button.
"All right. Now, you, shake your hips to the beat", she tells me and my hips hit sharply from side to side.
"One, two. Quick one, two three. One, two... Good! Now around, around, lift your arms!"
I can feel Taeyang's sweaty hands staying lightly and carefully on my hips as I do the choreography. Ashley turns to the other trainees.
"See? This is how it's done."
At the end of the song, Tae bends me down and lifts me up quickly.
"You guys are fantastic! Good work!" Ashley applauds and the others join her. We get back to our spots with our faces shining red. Tae can't even look at me in the eyes.
"Well, that was fun", I laugh akwardly as he wipes sweat off his forehead and grins by himself.

Tae invites me to his place for the rest of the evening. The other members are coming too. As I enter the apartment, I see just what I had been expecting. Gorgeous, modern furniture and heaps of leather everywhere. Red, black and white. I admire the stunning paintings. There's also a picture of him and Ji on the wall.
"Aaw, you look adorable", I touch the picture lightly with a finger before I sit down on the leather couch. Young Bae takes off his top, naturally, and goes to get us water.
"Are you hungry? I ordered us food but it takes a while. They come at 8", he sits next to me on a chair. We sip our water. It's a bit akward.

"Hey", he stands up suddenly and reaches for something behind him from a shelf.
"What do you think about my new song?"
"Oh, Can I really see it? GD never shows me her lyrics."
He hands me the paper and smiles.
"Of course. I actually wanted you to see it."
I press my nose against the paper and concentrate.
"It's not ready yet but is it any good?"
"Wait..."

'Exception They always see me first They always come to me Yeah, girls want me so bad --'

"It's completely in English!" I notice as I view it through quickly and smile. Tae utters a laughter and nods.

'But she's different It's so burdensome To love someone who doesn't realize How much she means to you // It was the first sight I saw you The first time I layed my eyes on you The first touch // I wish I was him I could make you happy I could make you laugh like he does I would give my everything Brush your hair, buy you clothes I would show you off and shout to the world Saranghae But you're expection'

"Or not completely", I smile.
"Did you write this to someone special?"
Tae grins akwardly and takes the piece of paper back.
"Yeah", he says quietly as he hides it inside a drawer.
"It's good! I like it. It's interesting to hear you singing in English... Although, you have done it before but, still. I like when Korean singers sing in English", I splutter and put the empty glass down on the table.
"Maybe I should sing it in Finnish", he takes the magazine from the floor an places it nicely on the table. He begins to clean, just like I do when I get visitors.
"What? Why?"
"Umm. Nothing. Forget it", Tae smirks. I take a look at the massive TV.

"Oh my! Where can you even buy televisions this big?" I crouch in front of the gigantic screen and marvel at all the little buttons. It must be a smart TV or something.
"And you have the newest Playstation too! And home theater. Prehaps", I take a look up at the ceiling and see a projector screen hidden inside of it.
"Wow! You have everything. I wish I was as rich as you."
Tae laughs by himself as he puts the dirty dishes in the dishwasher. His apartment is very spacious and there's only two other doors, besides the front door, which most likely lead to the toilet and the bedroom.
"What does it feel like to be so famous?" I turn to him and go see what he's doing.
"I'm not that famous", Young Bae places the last plate in the row and puts the dishwasher on.
"Psh! You know you are", I snort.
"Okay, okay", he admits and we sit back down.
"But I just don't like to brag."
I lean on my elbow.
"Yeah right", I splurge. "Says a man who doesn't even know how to wear a shirt."
Taeyang knits his eyebrows.
"I know how to wear a shirt!" he exclaims. I smirk.
"Then why don't you have one on right now?" I laugh. Tae attacks me. He tries to tickle me to death. I hate tickling! This must be some kind of a general punishment method among the YG family members!
"No! Ahahaha! Young Bae, jebal! HAJIMAAHAHAA!"

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