2 -- SHINee Lost Boys

The boys were drooling, and it made Marilyn giggle. Not only were there boy groups coming into their workplace, but many girl groups, as well. Girls' Generation alone nearly made them pass out. They were shocked that not only SM Entertainment showed up, but also many groups and businesses that were on good terms with them. MBLAQ, BIGBANG, 2NE1... The whole building was full of idols. When these businesses threw parties, they definitely went full out.

Although it was nighttime, the outside was filled with bright camera flashes and screams. A crowd of fans shrieked and attempted to reach past the bodyguards to their favorite idol. Hundreds of declarations of love were made in not even an hour.

Personally, Marilyn thought that the main reason Kwan was doing his best at deejaying that evening was because he wanted to impress everyone. That's just the way Kwan was... especially when pretty girls were watching him. These were the best of the best; the prettiest of the pretty. Luckily for him, he was definitely getting attention. Because of this, his large, boyish grin never left his face.

As for Marilyn, she had finally changed into her required job outfit. Cooking had taken much longer than she had thought and because of it, some of the other guys had to take up some of her work on the scene. Her outfit was a slightly classy all white dress that reached mid-thigh. A black, laced around the edges apron covered parts of her front, the white dress still peeking through. She completed the outfit with touches of her own personality. A medium sized black sparkly bow sat crooked on the front-right side of her hairline. Black flats with a bow in the middle of each completed her look, as well as a random red ice cream necklace.

"Lee Lee, get out here! The place is packed!" Hyun-Ki shouted from behind the staff door.

"Okay, okay! What needs to be done?"

"Seung has drinks ready for the third floor. Bring them up to third table; a couple MBLAQ members and businessmen."

Marilyn bit her lip. "Really?"

"Heh, is that a problem?"

"Huh?! No, no, no. I got this!" she quickly left the quarters to the bar, only glancing briefly up at Seung. He attempted smiling at her just like earlier after Mina ran out, but after another look at the sudden serious look on the normally cheerful girl's face, he only handed her the drinks tray without a word.

Her serious look turned into a little angry pout with puffed cheeks as she weaved her away around the crowd to the elevator. In English, she began ranting, "Stupid Seung, thinking he can just give me a smile and that I'd forget that he broke up with my best friend... I mean, it only happened a few hours ago! How could he get over such an awesome girl like Mina? Any man would be lucky to have Twinny. She's such a strong, sweet girl! Why would he even think of pursuing some other random lady?! Rawr!"

"Heh, rawr, huh? Someone's angry."

"Ooooh you have no idea... Hey, whoa, wait! You spoke English!" Marilyn realized that she had successfully made it into the elevators, and to her surprise, Amber from f(x) was standing next to her, laughing. The idol was dressed in a classy tomboy attire, very Amber-like. Quite literally, Marilee's mouth made the shape of an 'o' and started bowing the best she could without spilling anything. "O-oh, wow! I'm so sorry!"

That made Amber laugh even more. "I do speak English! Haha, hey, don't apologize. Everyone has to vent sometimes."

"Yeah, but I'm supposed to act official for work, right?"

"I won't tell, alright? Pinky promise." Amber put out her pinky next one of Marilyn's. Luckily, both her pinkies were unoccupied by the tray. For whatever reason, whether it be drinking, typing, or even carrying things, her pinkies liked to stray from the other fingers. With a smile of her own, Marilyn wrapped her pinky around Amber's.

"Need any help with those?"

"No, no. This is my job. You're doing enough for not telling on me for my little rant," Marilyn exclaimed, re-adjusting her grip on the platter. Sure enough, the elevator doors opened to the third level and both Amber and Marilyn left. To her surprise, Amber followed.

"So what are ya doing in Korea, Miss America?"

"Ahhh, I see what you did there. Hehe, I moved here with my sangdungi. She's originally from here, annnd because I studied Korean and have always wanted to live here, tah-dah!"

Amber started laughing again. "Wait, wait. You have a Korean twin?"

"Yep, my best friend! Brain twins til the very end. That's how we roll," Marilyn finished with a wide smile.

"I like you!" Amber stated, still laughing. Before the conversation could continue, the two managed to finally be in front of a large table where a couple men in suits, MBLAQ, and even a couple girls from f(x) sat at. The amount of fame in this building was finally starting to sink in. Nevertheless, she started to feel... calm. Most likely it was because of the kind, down-to-earth Amber she happened to meet. So with a smile as dozens of eyes stared at her, she set the drinks down at the table, which received a round of applause.

"I'm really sorry for the wait... Ahhh, yep, enjoy!" she exclaimed, back to Korean.

"Ah! Mailyun Mon-roh, yah?"

Marilyn blinked, before hiding a growing smile towards the maknae of MBLAQ. "...Hehe, what?"

"Your name tag! It says Mailyun. You're blonde and foreign. You must be her! You're even wearing a white dress!"

"Stupid Mir. Mailyun's been dead for a long time!" The boy across from him, Joon, exclaimed.

"Mailyun?" Amber looked at Marilee's name tag and smirked. "Oh! I didn't ask for your name earlier. Sorry... I'm Amber!" Turning back to MBLAQ, she shook her head. "You're all really stupid. It's Marilyn."

"Yah! That's what I said!" Joon interjected

"They're all idiots," Thunder exclaimed in his light voice and shook his head. His eyes went back to their server with a shy smile. "I'm sorry you have to see this kind of behavior in our country."

"I'm not stupid!" Mir whined, pushing his friend. "And it's not just your country. Yours is the Philippines, right? I was just making a joke! You thought it was funny, right?"

Marilyn couldn't hide the giggles for much longer and nodded. "Well, I was named after Marilyn Monroe. My mom and grandma are big fans of hers."

"See?! I'm a genius!"

"You're in your own little world," Thunder shot back, shaking his head with a smirk.

"Why are we so loud over here?" a voice behind them asked. Glancing over her shoulder and letting out a small gasp, she saw none other than SHINee's very own Key and Taemin. Curiosity over the loud group had gotten the better of them. The both of them had on black jackets, the only difference between the two being Taemin's was open and showed off a black and white checkered shirt. While he had on gray skinnies, Key had dark checkered ones. The two had a casual formal look that fit their image perfectly. The speaker, Key, continued to Amber in English, "Hey, my sister from another mister!" with a bright smile.

"Brother from another mother, what's happening?!"

"I was wondering the same thing," he replied back in Korean with a raised eyebrow, looking from the rambunctious boy band to Marilyn. Suddenly, he grabbed some of Marilyn's long blonde hair and petted it. "Wow wow! Your hair's so bright! Is this natural?"

"Mhm! It runs in the family," her initial shock was smothered by his sudden comfortable nature, making her flash a smile.

"Wow! It's so pretty and soft. What do you think?" Suddenly, Key placed the hair over his own lighter hair. "Could I pull off this kind of blonde? Or would it be too much for a boy?"

"Hyung, back up! Personal space!" Taemin finally spoke up beside Key, also gazing at the American. When her smile grew at his comment and she looked at Taemin, a small smile remained on his own face before turning away slightly, eyes down at the table.

Amber came to her rescue. "Back off the girl, guys. This is my new worker friend, Marilyn."

"Hello," the two new boys chorused, bowing.

"Hi!" she cheerfully replied back, doing a small bow. She wasn't quite used to bowing all the time yet, so it was still a tad awkward.

"Hello!" Taemin repeated again in a slightly cracking voice, and once again did a very low bow.

Marilyn laughed. "Hello there~!" she spoke in English and waved.

"HI!" he shouted back in English and, again, bowed.

Everyone was laughing now. "Aigoo, what are you doing?!" Key chuckled, pulling back his friend. Cackling, he continued to Marilyn, "I'll apologize for him. Our maknae's not himself at the moment. Silly boy!"

Taemin hid behind his friend, despite Key being shorter. His head was bowed and a slight blush painted his cheeks crimson. "I'm sorry, Maiylun."

"No, no, no, it's okay! Don't worry about it."

Amber shook her head, laughing. "Oh no, not you guys, too. It's Marilyn, not Maiylun! WHY IS THIS SO HARD?!"