11 -- SHINee Lost Boys

"Why would Seung say sorry to you?" Mina questioned suspiciously once Marilee walked in, holding out a note card that indeed read, 'I'm sorry. It wasn't supposed to happen like that. I've been calling you, but you won't answer me. Please answer me soon? Or call me? - Seung'

Marilyn rubbed the bridge of her nose. She definitely didn't want to be dealing with this after the amazing date she'd just been on. It had only been about a half hour and she already missed the bliss, laughter, and kisses... and the boy that gave her all of those. Taemin's sweet face still glimmered in the back of her head. However, the lightness she felt from everything was starting to disappear from the actions of Seung. What was he up to?

"Um... I'm not... sure."

Mina rose a brow. "You honestly don't have any idea?"

Marilee wracked her brain, trying to come up with both the truth and what she should tell Mina after deducting it. Was he saying sorry for getting her fired? For everything? She didn't have a clue. "Um... well, Kwan said that Soyuja Lucifer found out about me through Seung. Maybe Seung didn't mean to get me fired? This might be his way of apologizing..."

"Ya know, the last thing I wanted to see at our door was that guy with a box in his hands and a hopeful look on that stupid, handsome face of his. Then he goes on and acts like I'm a ghost, asking where you were and when I said gone, he wants me to give you this." The Korean twin ran a hand through her hair, huffing. "You guys weren't that close to begin with, though. Why would he bring you a gift?"

"I dunno, maybe he feels that bad?"

Mina's lips went thin for a second. There was something off with everything... but she couldn't put her finger on it. However, she knew that Marilyn wasn't one to lie to her. Sighing, she wrapped her arms around her twin and shook her head. "He's stupid, right? I'm forgetting him, and I know you've been ignoring him, too. We should just continue doing that. Tell Hyun-Ki or Kwan or someone to tell him to back off or something."

"Right! That stupid, icky Seung will be out of our lives for good! Who needs him?!" Marilyn smiled, hugging Mina back. "Um... but... are you sure you're okay?"

Mina laughed, letting go of the girl, but ended up grasping her hands. "Yeah... It was kind of hard, but not as hard as I imagined. I'm sorry for freaking out a little and ruining your date. Ah! So! Give me details, now! How was it?!"

Marilyn smiled down at the flowers still in her arms, the carefree feelings of what had recently happened filling her once more. "You made these, didn't you?"

"What, me? No..."

Marilee rose an eyebrow.

"Okay, yeah, I did. You should've seen him, though! He was adorable, looking all flustered and determined to get you perfect flowers."

"They're too perfect. Thanks~!"

Mina waved her off. "He did most of the work. He picked your favorite lilies on his own. Aiya, I still can't believe that not only has someone from SHINee been in my apartment, but my shop, too! I'm glad I didn't fangirl when I met him."

Marilyn giggled. "You're pretty level-headed, Sangdungi. I have faith that you never will."

"You liar. You know I would."

Just like the old days, they changed into their pajamas, grabbed some hot chocolate, and sat on the floor in front of a tv that played kpop for them as they chatted. Each one also had on fluffy slippers and clutched large pillows. Marilyn slowly went through her whole date, earning small cheers and squeals from Mina along the way. Upon talking about the kiss, Marilyn's face flashed pink, making her sink deeper and deeper into her pillow, causing Mina to laugh.

"I think you might be one of the most hated people in the world, if anyone found out," Mina teased, poking at Marilyn's Hello Kitty pajama-covered side.

"I know..." she replied, poking back at Mina's own Chococat pajamas. "I'm really lucky to have him... but hopefully none of this will cause any trouble."

"You're happy?"

Marilyn nodded, smiling softly.

"Then don't worry about that kind of stuff. You, dear Marilee, need to enjoy life to the fullest, and the best way to do that is to keep doing what you're doing."

SHINee's "Ring Ding Dong" came on the television, making them laugh, jump up, and attempt to copy their dance movements. Marilyn smiled at how intense the normally happy, innocent boy looked. It reminded her of that brief moment before their kiss... except without the slight timidness. She blushed and stopped dancing, making Mina laugh.

"Is this how it's gonna be with you from now on whenever you see that boy?!"

Marilee stuck her tongue out at the girl. Plopping back down onto the pillows, she suddenly said, "Oh right... What are you doing tomorrow night?"

"Absolutely nothing. Why?"

"Ooh, ya know... that sold out SM concert thingy... Taemin kind of wants us there, and-"

"Wait! WHAT?!" Mina's eyes went wide and she quickly came down to Marilyn's side. "The sold out in one minute, making us depressed because we were a minute too late, SM Entertainment concert?"

Marilyn giggled, and looked away. "Yeah, something about being backstage, listening to the bands, hanging out with them..."

Mina went silent, her eyes still wide as she took in a deep breath. Finally, she let out a happy yell and fell backwards, making Marilyn giggle even more and join her.

"You going out on a date with Taemin is the best thing that's ever happened to me!"

"It's pretty great on my end, too," Marilyn agreed, still laughing. She reached over and cuddled her twin as Mina continued to freak out.

"I love you. I love you! Aiyaaaa, this is going to be awesome!"

"Love ya too, Sangdungi, love ya too."





Marilyn snuck the box into her room before Mina could question it anymore. Luckily, she could hear Mina's soft snores as she opened and closed her bedroom door. Once safely inside, she tossed it onto her bed as if it had the plague. Why did he still have to bother her? It had been months ago... All she wanted for everyone was to move on.

Sighing, she inched closer, curiosity getting the better of her. Rose petals scattered over the innards of the box, and a piece of paper stuck through them. Carefully, she pushed aside the petals, scowling at what she saw at the bottom. Sure, there were petals... but thorns, as well as glass, decided to greet her, as well. Marilyn scowled, puffing her cheeks out. What the hell was his problem?! She was just lucky to have spotted them beforehand this time. At least this confirmed the flower situation from before...

'You need to hear me out now. I don't want anyone else to get hurt,' the letter read. 'Call me asap, otherwise I'll have to greet you on my own.'

Just as she angrily ripped up the letter, Jack Skellington began speaking to her from her phone.

The text read: 'Are you home from your little date yet?'

Marilyn dropped the phone. How did he know?! That did it... Tomorrow, she'd have to get a new number, for starters. Huffing, she grabbed the box, opened the window, and as she thrashed the box from the window, she shouted, "RAWR! YOU CREEPER!"

She wiped her angry tears away as she rushed into her bed and covered herself tightly with her fluffy white and purple covers. Marilyn felt so helpless. Drifting off, she wondered about restraining orders in Korea and if that'd really keep the boy away... Taemin's face popped up into her head with a bright smile, causing her frown to turn into a small smile, as well. He was able to keep her away from the horrid thoughts before finally falling asleep.





"I can't believe this is happening!" Mina exclaimed, shaking as they walked behind one of the overpowering bodyguards.

Earlier that morning, two backstage passes arrived in front of their door with a note from Taemin, saying, 'A car will be here for you at six. Please come! I miss you! ^^' The letter still remained safely tucked in her cute cupcake wallet. Marilyn grasped Mina's hand as they walked, an excited smile on her own face, as well.

"Ah! It's Lee Lee!"

"Lee Lee!"

"Hiii, Lee Lee~! We can't wait to watch you with SHINee!!!"

One comment after another came from the audience as they passed, some trying to reach out to her and others already wanting her autograph. Marilyn's eyes turned round, but not as round as Mina's. People knew her that much already?!

Marilyn obliged some of the fans with autographs, but because the guard kept them moving, she could only do so many. Her cheeks remained pink the whole time, completely blown away that people would even want an autograph from someone like her! Maybe it was merely because she'd be close with SHINee once the show started, but nonetheless, she was floored.

After a few more stairs, twists, and turns, they finally made it to a general area backstage, causing Mina to quiver even more. Never in all of her years did she think she'd be able to be in a place like this. It didn't seem real now that it was really happening!

"LEE LEE~!" a loud chorus of voices exclaimed as they walked through the door, causing Marilee to giggle and Mina to stare from the idols to her twin incredulously. It looked like Super Junior and f(x) took over this part of the building. Marilyn already knew that many idols?! Not fair...

"Miss Cupcake, whazzup?!" Eunhyuk stepped forward, his friendly smile as bright as ever as he bowed.

"I should've known to expect you here," Leeteuk added, coming forward and laughing. "Those guys talk about you too much."

"Hi there~! Really?" Marilyn giggled, rubbing the back of her arm. When it came to Super Junior, she still got a little embarrassed. She'd been a big fan of them for a long time, after all. A couple of her SuJu biases talking to her didn't help her flush, either.

Mina was still shocked and merely stared with an open mouth. Luckily, there weren't any flies nearby to choke her.

"Aiiiish, all the time," Eunhyuk nodded, agreeing with Leeteuk. "You're all Taeminnie talked about when we weren't practicing our dance battle during rehearsal."

Amber suddenly pounced forward, laughing, and gave her a tight hug. "Ahh, lady! You should've told me you were coming!"

"I didn't know 'til yesterday!" she laughed, her pink cheeks finally settling as she got used to the situation. Marilyn looked to her side, giggled again, and pulled Mina over. "This is Sangdungi!"

"Ah! The amazing twin appears!" Amber exclaimed, grinning. "I've been wanting to meet you!"

"R-Really?!"

"Yeah, yeah! Marilyn's told me all about you!"

Mina looked over at Marilee with a warm heart. "Really?"

"How could I forget to tell cool people about the coolest person I know?"

The room "aw"ed in unison just as Marilyn gave her twin a hug, making Mina's eyes twinkle. "Ahh, my kind sister," Mina whispered, fluffing Marilee's hair and giving her a heartfelt smile. "I can't believe you talked to idols about me."

"Hey, look. Lover boy has arrived," Amber chuckled, winking and pointing behind the two girls. Obviously, Key or someone had filled her in with the recent events...

Marilyn spun around and, sure enough, Taemin and a couple makeup artists had appeared down the hall. One teased at his hair as the other spread some form of powder on his cheeks. He looked... bored. Marilee giggled and smiled as she watched him, and Mina joined in when she saw Taemin gaze in their general direction and suddenly freeze up. Automatically, a smile that could resemble a child's brightened his face.

Marilee gave him a small wave, which he did enthusiastically back, making the others in the room behind them laugh at the scene. Taemin suddenly looked down, blushing, and just as suddenly as he appeared, he turned around the corner, the helpers chasing after him.

"What was that about?" Mina laughed.

"Aigoo, my son," a voice suddenly exclaimed next to the two, causing both girls to shriek out of surprise. The voice began cackling, and as Key came into view, Marilyn stuck out her tongue and gave the diva boy a hug.

"Umma! Where'd you come from?!"

"Heaven, doll-face," he winked, cackling again as he rubbed her back. His sharp eyes quickly traveled to Mina. "Who's this?"

"Mina!"

"Ahhhh, yes. Hi!" Key waved as he let Marilyn go, smiling. Mina's eyes went huge. Smirking, Key continued, "Any friend of my daughter's is a friend of mine~!"

"Daughter?!" Mina looked over at Marilee, eyebrows raised.

"Oh yes. I dunno what she or my other sons would do without me," he replied, shaking his head with crossed arms.

"We'd be just fine without you," Jonghyun popped out from the room down the hall, holding his head.

"No, you wouldn't, idiot. It's not good to lie."

"Is the couple bickering again?!" Onew exclaimed, laughing as he crept up to the group. "It's the third time today! Aish..."

"It's what they do best," Amber told him, joining in on his laughter.

Marilyn was suddenly swept off of her feet, making her shriek again. Looking back, she saw a smirking Minho. Setting her down away from the the two arguing, he exclaimed, "You don't need to learn from their actions, little one," and ruffled her hair.

"Heyy, it's Meanie Minho!"

"Yah, what did I do this time?"

Marilee looked away, smiling innocently, and finally said, "Okay... Beast Minho. Hi~!"

Mina blushed. "He knows about Beast Minho?" she asked, then quickly pressed her lips tightly together.

Minho chuckled. "Ah. Mina, yes?"

"A-ah! Yes," she replied quietly, her eyes even wider. Mina wanted to say something witty, but could only stare at the handsome man instead. Amber and Marilyn exchanged glances, grinning at her actions, speaking what they already knew through their eyes instead of aloud. Mina fancied Minho.

He smiled down at her, before turning to Marilee, asking, "Where did our maknae go?"

Marilyn giggled. "I'm not too sure myself... He just kinda... disappeared."

"Ahh, that rascal. The concert's gonna start pretty soon!" Onew clicked his tongue and looked off towards the room SHINee came out of.

Jonghyun and Key stopped arguing. A glint shined through both of their eyes.

"Ohh no, what to do?"

"If only someone could go and find that poor boy!"

"Lets go look, then," Marilyn exclaimed, smiling and marching forward through the hall. When no one followed, she slowed down and literally spun around, like a ballerina. "...Just me?"

"We have to get ready." Minho grinned. "It'd be better if you went to look by yourself."

"I can go..." Mina started walking forward, only to be grasped around the wrist by Minho. Looking back, she blushed and looked at the ground.

"We want to find out more about you, being Lee Lee's twin and all," Minho grinned his fabulous smile, making Mina melt in a puddle.

"O-oh, right! Okay. I'll see you later, Marilee!" Mina called, obediently following the rest of SHINee into the room where Super Junior and f(x) still were. It looked almost as if she were floating, causing Marilyn to giggle.

She continued through the halls on her own, softly singing "Romantic", and swayed as she did so. On her way, she met a couple backstage workers and even Sunny, Taeyeon, and Sooyoung from SNSD, who were all very kind and, surprisingly, knew quite a bit about her. All of the compliments she had been getting that day made her cheeks stay permanently a tad pink and a happy, bashful smile couldn't seem to disappear.

"I believed I could find another love like yours again... but your memories constantly linger in my heart-"

"What can I do~?" was quietly sang behind her, lips very slightly brushing up against her right ear, making her shiver and jump. Just as quickly, the voice giggled and pulled her into the room nearby. Marilyn turned around as the door was shut by none other than the very boy she had been searching for.

She sighed happily. "Found you!"

"That's not true. I found you first!" Taemin teased, tickling her sides, bringing out her giggles on high speed.

"Stop!" she shrieked, trying to get a hold of herself. He refused, bending down even more and wrapping his arms around her middle for a final tickle before hugging her tightly and spinning her around.

"You're here," he exclaimed happily, setting her down but still hanging on to her stomach.

Marilyn didn't let go of his neck, either. "I am! So is Mina. Our Lost Boys kidnapped her for time being, though. She was gonna come with me to search for you..."

"They're sneaky that way," he replied, sticking his tongue out briefly as he finally let her go. Because he had already been bending down, Taemin continued to lower himself until he reached the floor. Marilyn giggled and reached her hand out, playing with his blonde hair. He closed his eyes in response, enjoying the simple moment of being with this girl.

"You ran away from me."

Taemin ducked his head, bashfully grinning. "I know..."

"Why?" She gently stroked his scalp, making the tension from ducking go away.

"Ehm... I got embarrassed..."

Marilyn smiled and lowered herself to sit next to the boy. "Because of me?"

"Us. Ehm... last night, and..."

Her smile grew as she felt her cheeks grow warm. Titling her head, she pecked his cheek. "Because of that?"

Taemin squirmed slightly, his grin growing, as well. "Almost..."

She snuck onto his lap, making his cheeks go from slightly flushed to downright red. Giggling, Marilyn moved closer and kissed the corner of his mouth. "You mean that?"

He opened his eyes, glancing quickly at her bright blues before looking away, attempting to hide by bowing his head. "W-Well..."

Marilyn shushed him up by kissing him square on the lips. Taemin thought his heart had been put on loud speaker because it pounded so hard and filled his head with it's constant thudding. At first, it was quick and sweet. However, Taemin wasn't quite finished. As she started to pull away, Taemin reach forward and meshed their lips together once more, enjoying the moment too much. Now that they had finally leaped over the first obstacle of their first date and kiss, he felt that he couldn't get enough.

His hands lightly settled on the sides of her stomach. When they finished, their eyes fluttered open together. Once again, their smiles shined. Preciously, Taemin's forehead leaned up against Marilyn's, and just for a moment, they gazed at each other.

"Why didn't I meet you sooner?" Taemin asked quietly, his grin as sweet as sugar.

"America," she giggled, closing her eyes.

"Look at me, please."

Marilyn did so.

"You're eyes are really pretty..." he told her, embarrassingly smiling.

"So are yours. And you look so handsome, as always," Marilyn replied, sticking out her tongue as she backed away. Still on his lap, she gazed at his clothes. He wore a black shirt that was torn up in places here and there, which were also attached to random chains. She could see bits of his skin underneath. Eyes reaching his pants, she said, "Ah WHOA! Those pants are so bright! They're like yellow highlighters! I could take your leg and make a yellow brick road~!"

He started laughing uncontrollably, grabbing her around the middle and setting his chin on her shoulder. "Nooo! I need my legs to dance tonight... and to dance for the rest of my life... and walk."

Marilee playfully rolled her eyes. "Legs are overrated. Robotic legs and wheelchairs are where it's at now a days, Peter! Or you can get a jet pack and fly. Or-!"

"I like my legs as they are, thanks, Tink," Taemin exclaimed, silencing her random rant, laughing again.

"Lee Taemin? We need another sound check! Lee Taemin?" voices rang outside in the halls, silencing the two. Automatically, Marilee rolled off of Taemin's lap and jumped up onto her feet. She brushed the wrinkles out of her white shirt and patched blue skinnies, grabbed her orange hoodie, and walked out of the room with Taemin, keeping a close but not questionably close distance from each other.

"There you are!" a staff member exclaimed after finding them a few minutes later in the hallway, sighing. They gestured for Taemin to follow them, and before Marilyn could say goodbye and wish them luck, he sneakily grinned and grabbed her hand, dragging her with him.

"I don't want to be lonely out there," he innocently claimed, looking off ahead.





"Kyahh, they're so cute~!" Sulli exclaimed, one amongst the many who were peeking from the dressing rooms at the young couple.

"About time he snatched her up," Amber agreed, smirking.

"Ahh, I was so close to making her mine, too," Jonghyun teased, making Key roll his eyes and punch his arm.

"What do you think about all this, Mina?" Minho asked.

"So cute," she whispered, smiling happily after Marilyn. Registering that it was Minho who asked her it, though, caused her to pop up with wide eyes. "O-OH! Yes... I think he'll be good for her."

"And her for him. I haven't seen him this happy in... a long time," Minho grinned, looking at their disappearing figures, as well. "And they've only just begun. Hopefully things will continue to be this happy."

"Huh?"

Minho flashed his heart-winning smile again, covering up his words. "Nothing."





Marilyn and Mina screamed with the audience as Super Junior went out, their first song being their newest single, "A-Cha". The girls sang along and danced every once in awhile. They shrieked in unison whenever Leeteuk's part came on, and separately when Eunhyuk and Sungmin (Marilyn), and Siwon and Donghae (Mina) performed.

"Three guesses for their biases," Onew joked, he and the rest of SHINee watching backstage with the two girls.

"A-CHA!" they shouted. Marilyn was jumping up and down, eyes shining as she watched the boys enthusiastically. She had only seen Eunhyuk dance live once when he danced on the Halloween special... but now, not only was he rapping, as well, but remained with the rest of SuJu. It was a dream come true.

Taemin could only giggle at his excited Lee Lee. He was so happy that he could see her this excited. As he watched his Super Junior hyungs, he silently danced with them. It was a habit of his, to dance even when he wasn't in the spotlight. This time, though, he found himself stopping to glace over at Marilee, secretly hoping that she'd glance in his direction and admire him, instead. Being that the fans may be able to slightly see the backstage and some workers from the company were around, he couldn't simply grab her to get her attention.

While everyone cheered for Super Junior when they finished, he huffed. They were next. Alright, then. He'd make sure that her eyes never left him when he was on stage. Super Junior was impressive... but he could be even more so.

"FIGHTING!" Marilyn and Mina shouted together to the SHINee boys, laughing as they did so and earning thankful smiles from each member. The sound of the fangirls was deafening as they switched places with Super Junior. The two girls clapped and continued bouncing as they joined them behind the scenes, and either bowed, grinned, or, in Eunhyuk's case, stuck out their tongue playfully and crossed their eyes, making the girls laugh.

"Did you enjoy it?!" Leeteuk asked, dimples showing.

"YES!" they shouted quickly in unison before laughing, some of the Super Junior members that were around joining in.

"Aigoo, you guys are cute," Sungmin timidly exclaimed, making them blush.

"HELLO, WE ARE SHINEE!"

Mina and Marilyn quickly turned back to the stage. Although they were merely five boys on such a big stage in an even bigger stadium, they looked grander than even the Queen of England's castle. They started with "Juliette" and went into "Replay", their dancing flawless and notes hit almost perfectly. Once more, Marilyn could feel pride towards her boys. They always did so well and put on quite a show. Mina and she tried to copy their dances, just like they did at home, but this time, they were so close and so real...

"Noona is so pretty..."

Taemin turned towards their direction suddenly and stared intently, a small, innocent smile on his lips as he did so. Each time that line was repeated, he'd turn to look, making Marilyn unconsciously flush.

"Replay, replay, replay..."

Mina was able to shout along, but because of Marilee's pink cheeks and pounding heart, she could only mouth the words with them. Her surprised face warmed into a smile until finally, her cheeks started to hurt. Taemin smiled back just as widely as the song finished.

The crowd went wild when they finished, and the girls even more so when they joined them behind the scenes once again. Instead of sticking around, though, the staff started to usher them back to the dressing rooms. "Cute to sexy costumes," they muttered, pushing them out.

Taemin glanced over at Marilyn, who was cheering as SNSD took the stage. With a slight innocent smile, Taemin brushed up against Marilyn as he passed, whispering in his angelic voice, "Noona is so pretty~!"

She jumped, feeling her cheeks go pink again, which made him look... prideful. He wanted to reach out and kiss her cheek before leaving, but of course that'd be forbidden. Sticking out his tongue at her, making her pink cheeks die down as she did it back, he left with the staff and rest of SHINee, giggling.

Marilyn stared at his disappearing figure with a small smile, and Mina stared at the girl, grinning. Mina nudged Marilyn's side, making her squirm and giggle. They made eye contact, nodded, and laughed in unison before turning to the stage and shouting, "GEE GEE GEE GEE GEE~!"





"Ya might want to be a little careful, Taeminnie," Minho muttered as he faced a wall, taking off his shirt so he could change into his new costume. His perfectly chiseled back could be visible, but he kept his impressive abs to himself. Although he was getting used to the fact that millions of people saw his stomach on stage, he still wasn't too comfortable with showing his naked upper body to the couple girls dressing them. Once the stylist ladies left, he turned around towards his friends and continued, "Can't let anyone know you're interested in someone."

"Let our maknae have fun," a shirtless and boxer-clad Jonghyun exclaimed, rolled his eyes at Minho's comment. He gazed downward at his hands, his strong arm muscles flexing slightly as he attempted to undo a stuck zipper that kept him from getting dressed. Failing, he hissed, "Aishhh. Ah, Taeminnie, flirting's the best part about dating... well, besides-"

"KIM JONGHYUN!" Key shouted, his cat-like eyes glaring in the fluorescent mirror as he touched up his own hair. Calming down, he turned to Taemin with a side smirk and said, "Just keep an eye out. I know you don't have sharp eyes like Umma's, but you never know who's watching."

"I agree with having fun, though! You're making Lee Lee reeeeally happy lately," Onew grinned, buckling his jeans.

"I just wanted her to pay attention to me," Taemin pouted, slipping his thin legs into a new pair of acid wash jeans to go with his black shirt. Soon after, he laid out a pair of dark skinnies, as ripped as his previous shirt, and a leather vest for when he returned. He'd have to change quickly after his next dance for SHINee's next performance, so would have limited time to find his costume.

"Aigoo, my son. In that darker get-up, you won't have a problem," Key cackled.

"Ah, yes, very handsome, Taeminnie," Minho grinned, now fully dressed as he ruffled the maknae's hair.

"Really?!"

"You stud," Jonghyun exclaimed, sticking out his tongue.

Onew nodded. "You'll make Lee Lee swoon, and-"

"AISH! WHY WON'T THIS UNZIP! I DON'T WANT TO DANCE IN MY BOXERS!"





"You really like 'Oops'?" Enhyuk asked Marilee, grinning as they chatted during an intermission. Mina merely stared, still shocked that one of her longest favorite bands were right there. It made her mouth dry and her throat tight.

"LOVE it!" she excitedly replied, eyes shining. "It's so funny!"

"We're gonna perform it, ya know," he exclaimed, looking away, still grinning.

"REALLY?!"

"REALLY!"

"Why aren't you getting ready, Monkey?" Amber asked, laughing at the two.

"I have my dance with Taemin, Minho, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Victoria, Yoona, and Luna... They just said to stay in this since it's next," Eunhyuk replied. "Lee Lee likes 'Oops'!"

"Yeah?" She gazed over at Marilee, smiling. "It's the best SuJu song because we're in it, right?"

"Yah!" Eunhyuk teasingly shouted as a worker came up and handed him a jacket and a hat, which he immediately put on.

Amber ignored him, smirking. Leaning in closer to Marilyn, she whispered, "Nice, getting Taeminnie all flustered, by the way."

"Huh?"

"Girl... Just one date and he wants to be around you, see you looking at him, and show off like a player," she cackled. "Ya know, maybe you should tell management that the reason why he's dancing so well lately is because you've been around. They've been commenting on how hard hitting he's been."

"Really?"

"You haven't noticed?"

"I have," Mina laughed with Amber, finally finding the voice to join in. "Marilee, that boy's head over heels for you. How'd you do it?!"

"She just has some magic about her," Amber exclaimed, shaking her head as she patted Marilyn on the shoulder. "People just naturally like you. Taemin was bound to fall into your spell."

Eunhyuk started coughing uncontrollably, making them stop their conversation and quickly turn towards the boy.

"Are you okay?!" Marilee asked, wide eyed as she reached out a hand, as if it'd help.

He nodded, still coughing excessively... until he suddenly stopped, turning towards a door that was closing. He smiled at the girls as if nothing happened, causing all three to raise an eyebrow. Hitting his head, he leaned in, exclaiming, "Management was there, you gossipers! They don't need to know yet," and stuck his tongue out.

All three opened their mouths, speechless, before smiling back at their savior. Amber didn't really mean her previous words. It wasn't time to announce their date to SM quite yet.

"Eunhyuk, on!" a worker exclaimed, shoving him lightly towards the stage.

Eunhyuk nodded, gave a little wave towards the girls, then walked out onto the stage as a new man. The crowd squealed, as did the two girls behind the scenes, making Amber laugh. Hyoyeon joined them, laughing with Amber as she looked at their backstage guests.

Marilyn squealed even more when she saw Taemin enter from the other side of the stage, joining Eunhyuk. She and Mina jumped up and down, excited for the show. Suddenly, a powerful, upbeat song blasted through the speakers, causing Taemin to break out popping sharply and with precision. When he and Eunhyuk started dancing in unison, Marilyn unconsciously started lightly hitting at Mina's shoulder because of her excitement.

"How do they do that?!" she shrieked with a bright smile.

"I don't know! They're gods!" Mina laughed.

Taemin left, leaving Eunhyuk on his own. Luckily, they switched sides of the stage, so as Taemin exited, he came straight towards the freaking out Marilee. He brought a hand to his mouth to conceal his laugh. Marilyn bit her lip to try and conceal her squeals, not wanting to freak the boy out, but he continued to smile brightly at her.

She glanced from Taemin to the stage just as Eunhyuk made his jacket wave out at the bottom, making her cheer for him as he went off and Hyoyeon and Luna replaced him. However, Taemin inched closer and closer to Marilyn, until he accidentally bumped into her. His eyes remained on the stage, but she looked up at him with a tilted head. Smiling lightly, she nudged him back, and briefly rubbed his back; a way of telling him that he was amazing. Taemin bit his lip, and before long, they started a nudging war... until it was his time to join the girls with Eunhyuk again. With a last nudge, he walked out.

They started their amazing dancing again, but this dance was short-lived. Taemin jumped back to Marilyn's side casually. She grinned up at him, and he returned the favor. As they watched, Marilyn's heart sunk ever so slightly. Those girls out there on the stage were... amazing, to say the least. Their dancing was extremely sexy, and she could hear many male voices freaking out in the audience, causing Mina to break out laughing. Lee Lee sneakily gazed up at Taemin, who was still smiling as he watched the stage.

She couldn't help but gaze down at her own cuter attire and back at their sexy clothes. No way could she ever compare to those gorgeous idols. It made her fidget with the hem of her hoodie. Marilyn tried her hardest to cheer, cause she really was impressed and happy with how well they were doing... but some of the cheers weren't as enthusiastic as she had been doing. It made Mina raise an eyebrow in her direction.

"What's wrong?" she mouthed to Marilee.

"Nothing!" Marilyn mouthed back waving her hands. The movement made Taemin look down at her, confused. She glanced back and quickly smiled, exclaiming, "They're so good! So impressive."

Mina smirked, knowing very well what was wrong. "Sexy, right?"

She looked down at her flats, causing both Mina and Amber to look at each other and laugh sympathetically, their heart melting for the poor little one.

Taemin flashed a small smile, thinking that he was catching on to what they were going on about. He went to bend down and look like he was going to whisper something in her ear, hand covering his mouth to make his whisper louder. Instead, very smoothly, he pecked her on the skin just before her ear and walked out onto stage just as she registered what happened.

"YOU SNEAK!" she shouted at him, giggling. As she was giggling, a body went between her and Mina, the person's hands on both of their shoulders caringly before ruffling Marilyn's hair.

"You're gonna love this next part!" Minho exclaimed, grinning as he took off after Taemin.

Mina blushed like crazy. "D-Did you... did you see that?! Twinny, Minho touched me! How-... He touched me!"

Marilyn giggled. "I saw!"

"It's starting!" Amber laughed at the two, hand on her cheek as she enjoyed the secret performance she had been watching behind-the-scenes.

They excitedly saw the three boys joining the five girls out there, breaking out into... Michael Jackson?! Marilyn used Mina's shoulder as a prop to help her jump up and down, freaking out some more. That's what Eunhyuk's hat was for!

"Look at them!" Marilee shouted, doing her own little jig to the music as she excitedly watched.

"I know! Look at my boy!" Mina shouted back, bouncing as she watched Minho join in on the epic dancing.

"Your boy?!" Amber exclaimed, laughing harder. This was the best entertainment that she'd seen in awhile. "Definitely don't need to question your bias anymore, huh?"

It ended with Eunhyuk posing, Minho kneeling, and Taemin dropping into a half split, making Marilyn go wilder than ever with her cheering.

"ENCORE~!" Marilyn and Mina shouted, laughing as they clapped. Unfortunately, the girls took off onto their side of the stage and Eunhyuk, Minho, and Taemin the other. Taemin glanced over towards Marilyn with a gleaming face, happy with his performance and even more so when he saw her reaction. They all left the stage calmly.

Marilyn, on the other hand, was so full of adrenaline and an urge to congratulate them that suddenly, she took off onto the stage after them.

"Marilyn!" Amber and Mina shouted, before breaking out into hysterics over the small blondie's chase.

"LEE LEE!" a bunch of the crowd suddenly chorused, causing people to look back onto the stage and equally shout her name and cheer. Marilyn suddenly stopped with wide eyes and glanced over at the audience. Every seat was filled in that humungous area, causing her jaw to slightly drop from surprise. Shaking her head quickly, she jumped up and down and waved, shouting, "HI!" although not many could really hear it. This caused Mina and Amber to break down laughing even more as the crowd continued cheering. Just as quickly as she appeared, she disappeared on the opposite side.

The girl was on a mission. Fast walking out into the hallways behind the set, she looked one way, then the other just in time to see a patch of disappearing blonde hair. Marilyn took off after it. She recognized SHINee's dressing room and without another thought, ran into the room.

SHINee gazed at her, surprised. Before they could say anything, she spotted Taemin, and with a big smile, she jumped into his arms.

"PETERPETERPETER! THAT WAS AMAZING!"

"Lee Lee, what are you doing here?!" Onew laughed, still shocked. Luckily, they were all still dressed.

"Aigoo!" Key chuckled, shaking his head at the two with a smirk.

Taemin's moment of surprise was replaced with overwhelming warmth and happiness, so without any more questions, he wrapped his arms around her and spun her around.

"You really liked it that much?!"

"YES! Yesyesyes!"

The room started laughing, hard. They couldn't believe what they were seeing, and that someone would be so excited over something like this. It was endearing. Taemin set her down, but liking the feeling of her being there to congratulate him, he kept his arms around her.

"What about me?!" Minho joked. "I was in it, too."

"You were awesome! And so was Hyukkie!"

"HYUKKIE?!" they all chorused, laughing again. Taemin scrunched up his nose at the name.

"What? You call Taemin 'Taeminnie'..."

"Lee Lee~! Oppa Hyukkie's here! People are looking for you!" Eunhyuk's voice suddenly came from the other side of the door, making her laugh.

"Yaaah, who said you could be her brother?" Jonghyun called back. "She has enough! Other than us, there's two others in Lee Lee's life."

"Me! I said so! I'm the best brother around! What's wrong with a big family? Super Junior makes better brothers than SHINee, anyway. We're super!"

"YAH, PUNK!" Onew shouted, shaking a fist at the door.

"Is that any way to talk to your elders?!" Leeteuk teased back from the other side, knocking at the door with Eunhyuk. "Yah, punk?! YAH?!"

"Fight between the leaders!" Amber shouted from the other side, as well, laughing.

"f(x) next, then SHINee," a woman's voice exclaimed outside of the door, causing them all to calm down.

"That's my cue. Don't do any hardcore fighting until I get back!" Amber chuckled before heading back to the stage.

"Minho and Taeminnie need to get dressed, anyway. So we'll release you to 'Hyukkie'-"

"And Teukkie..." she added, sticking her tongue between her teeth, trying to suppress her giggles..

"Not another one!" Taemin whined, pulling her closer.

"COME TO OPPA TEUKKIE!" was shouted from the other side.

"AND HYUKKIE!"

"Sangdungi's here, too!" Mina's smaller voice was heard. "Come watch f(x) with me!"

"-for now!" Onew finally got to finish his sentence, resting his forehead on his palm as he exhaled. "Aiiiish, these kids."

Marilee finally giggled, looking up at Taemin. His troubled face smoothed instantly and went a little pink at her cuteness.

"Aigoo, you two. Kiss and leave so we can get this show on the road," Key exclaimed.

Taemin went even more pink, bowing his head at his umma's comment. "Umma~!" he whined again, looking away. He didn't want to kiss in front of anyone...

"Umma~!" Key mimicked, cackling as he walked away towards the door. "You know you want to, and this is probably your only chance to do so for the rest of the night."

"Unless-"

"KIM JONGHYUN! LAST TIME FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING!"

"Yaaaah! Ew, you two are already kissing?!" Leeteuk exclaimed, knocking at the door. "Keep your innocence, little Lee Lee!"

"Just run out to your oppas before they corrupt you any more!" Eunhyuk added.

Marilyn looked towards the door, then back at the bashful Taemin. As the other SHINee boys went off to finish getting ready or talk back to the boys on the other side, Marilyn jumped up and attempted to kiss his cheek. Taeminnie's eyes widened at her failed attempt, which turned into laughter. He bent down and helped her out by leaning his cheek towards her. As she leaned in, he quickly turned his head, earning a peck on the lips. They both turned red, but Taemin was very satisfied with his decision.

"I saw that, you sly, brave maknae," Minho chucked from behind them, making their blush deepen. "One date, and you've already moved on to this?"

They ignored his teasing, making him chuckle even more as Marilee rushed past the other SHINee boys and out to the three awaiting her in the hall.

"We'll be taking our sister now," Eunhyuk told them officially as the others started walking away, only to get the door slammed in his face by Jonghyun.





SHINee had taken the stage not long after, now all dressed in dark, tight clothing that Mina and Marilyn joined the crowd in fawning over. How could a band possibly be so cute at one moment and sexy the other? They swayed their hips perfectly to "Ring Ding Dong", the girls behind-the-scenes once again attempting to copy them.

Suddenly, the music turned very upbeat. Marilyn and Mina recognized it right away and began screaming with the audience. "Up & Down" was one of their favorite SHINee songs. Marilyn bounced, moving her head side to side as she sang along. She giggled at the cuteness that the boys displayed once again, despite their tougher clothing.

"LIKE A ROLLER COASTER RIDE!"

Minho glanced over at the girls during his rap piece, sending them a quick wink that not only caused Mina's heart to go haywire, but the rest of the crowd because of how adorable yet handsome he looked while doing it.

"It was towards you! Did you see that?!" Marilee told her, copying Mina's words from before as she giggled. Mina looked away, blushing and shaking her head in denial... It made Marilyn raise an eyebrow towards Minho and grin, trying to figure out what he was up to.

Onew and Jonghyun pointed at each other, smirking with a new idea, before taking off towards backstage and as Jonghyun started singing his piece, grabbed Marilyn's wrist and dragged her in front of the extremely overbearing crowd, causing another uproar.

"Oh no, oh no, so pretty!"

They practically threw Marilee in front of everyone, causing them to cheer again as SHINee gestured towards the girl and surrounded her.

"It makes me forget everything! Oh no, oh no, so pretty... oh no!"

Taemin's smile shone as his part came on, coming closer to the girl as he enhanced his bashfulness to look cute while he rocked back and forth on his feet, grabbing her hand. They were putting on a performance now, so this was acceptable, right?

"Oh no, oh no, so pretty... It makes me forget everything!"

She smiled back at him and played off her own bashfulness, as well. What the audience didn't know wouldn't hurt them.

"Oh no, oh no, so pretty, oh no!"

Key suddenly swooped in and grabbed her hand as the rap sequence kicked in once again, running with her to another part of the large stage, making the rest look surprised and chase after her. Minho caught up just in time for his rap to start, grabbed Lee Lee, and ran off to another part of the stage, making the others shake their fist playfully and finally spread out to other parts of the stage in order to accommodate for each part of the audience.

Taemin snuck behind them and stole her away while Minho played with he audience, cackling evilly as he ran off to the center of the stage. He did his own little dance to the music, making Marilyn giggle as she tried to copy him. When the song ended, the crowd went ballistic, and to Marilee's surprise, started chanting her name.

She looked back at Mina with eyes the size of saucers. Mina was chanting her name with the crowd, though, making her unable to do much else except for smile widely. Marilyn's gaze turned to SHINee, who was reaching her with equally big smiles, causing her to finally start to giggle again and playfully hit them.

"Guess we don't need to introduce you!" Onew exclaimed on the microphone, laughing.

"You're not allowed to get more popular than us!" Jonghyun also said playfully.

"I'm not!" she replied, which echoed through the stadium as Key quickly placed his mic in front of her mouth, making everyone laugh.

"You'll all watch Lee Lee and us on SHINee Chefs, right?" Taemin asked innocently, causing everyone to respond positively in unison as they obsessed over his adorableness.

Ahh... clever. Promotion! That's why they brought her out! Marilyn awkwardly bowed to the audience before giving a cheerful wave to both the crowd and SHINee, and skipped off stage back to her sangdungi, who was freaking out that something like that even happened.

Before they started into "Lucifer", Taemin shyly glanced back and catching Marilyn's eyes, gave her a small wave and a smile. He was so happy to finally have her there in person. Her support became a flame for him as he, and the rest of SM, performed one of their best concerts to date. Who would of thought that a small part of the cause for this rested in a little blonde that acted better than any energy drink could?

"Her whisper is the Lucifer!"