Chapter 4

‘This must be a dream, this has to be. I must still be sleeping. Yes, this is a dream. I must be really in love with the group, how else would I be able to dream such a detailed dream? So, in my dream, I had a dream about The M, went to school to talk about that same dream, walked home and found The M in my own home! What a dream! Wow. And they’re not wearing their masks anymore. This is so crazy. I must’ve lost my mind. Hyoyoung Ahn, you have gone crazy. Snap out of it! You are still so young! This can’t be!’

“She is daydreaming again.”

Hyojun’s voice made her flinch. She looked up quickly and closed her eyes.

When she opened her eyes again, they were still there.

The four members of The M!

She took a deep breath and blinked again.

They were still there. In front of her!

The M!

“You are overreacting,” Hyojun said to her.

“I… I’m not overreacting!”

Hyoyoung stuttered and continued, “This… what… what is happening here… Why…”

She could barely speak. The M members… Their faces, always masked, were now revealed in front of her. She had always dreamt of seeing their faces for such a long time, and here they were. It was her biggest wish to see them, and now, they were standing in front of her in their casual clothes.

‘If Mikyung finds out about this, she is going to faint. Or maybe she won’t even believe it!’

Hyoyoung looked at each of the members one by one and thought quickly. Should she text Mikyung right now? Or should she call her and get her to come over right away?

She was having a hard time trying to decide when Hyojun said to her, “Don’t tell anyone. You can’t.”

Hyoyoung flinched in shock and Hyojun looked at her in annoyance.

“You are so easy to read, Hyoyoung. I know exactly what you were thinking just now. You are a terrible liar. I wonder if it’s because you are such a simpleton.”

Hyoyoung became angry at her brother and was about to retort back when the guy who opened the door grinned and said to her, “You are just like your brother. Oh, by the way, my name is Hyunsuk Lee. Or should I introduce myself as Blue M?”

After Hyunsuk introduced himself, the others raised their hands one by one and did the same.

“Hi! Pretty little sister! I’m Jiwoo Kang. You must recognize my voice, right? I am the Red M!”

“Well, I said hi to you already, so we can talk more comfortably, right? I’m…”

“You are Purple M!”

Since the moment he said hello to her, Hyoyoung’s heart had been pounding wildly. After she yelled out his name Purple M, thankfully, she began to slowly calm down. Hyoyoung felt like the fog had lifted from her mind and her heart felt cool and freed.

“Yes, that’s right, Purple M. My name is Kiwook Noh. Nice to meet you.”

As soon as he started to speak, Hyoyoung’s heart began to tremble again.

‘Kiwook Noh… Kiwook Noh… Why does his name sound so familiar? No, it must be because I am so in love with him. Even his name is so handsome. What should I do? What a name! And his voice! His speaking voice is so gorgeous. So Purple M is Kiwook Noh, Red M is Jiwoo Kang, Blue M is Hyunsuk Lee, and… Wait a minute! That means…?’

After going over the members’ names, Hyoyoung suddenly raised her head in shock. Hyojun looked at her in irritation and asked, “Do you get it now? Do you realize who your older brother is?”

“No way! This can’t be! You?! My own older brother is Black M!?”

Hyoyoung screamed as she stood up before weakly sitting down again.

“This can’t be! This must be a dream. I can’t believe it.”

When she murmured, all the members burst into laughter except Hyojun, who shrugged his shoulders.

“I told you she would react this way, right. You guys remember?”

“Yeah, you were right. I guess brother knows best. You know your sister very well.”

“Gosh, I still can’t believe how mean you are, Hyojun. How could you not tell your own family about you being an idol? Your own sister!”

“Well, are you surprised? It’s Hyojun we are talking about. We all know how strange he is… By the way, your parents must’ve been shocked to hear the story too, Hyojun. Are you sure we’re allowed to be here? Is this really ok?”

The guys were talking among themselves when Hyoyoung finally regained her senses and asked, “What are you guys talking about? What’s ok? What do you mean ‘allowed to be here?'”

Everyone became quiet and glanced at her before turning to Hyojun. After a short silence, Hyojun explained to Hyoyoung.

“We will all be living here together for a while. Dad has gone abroad for work and mom said she won’t be coming home often for a while either. She started a new project and will be too busy. So we will be using our home as the group’s new dorm.”

Hyoyoung became shocked again and collapsed onto the couch.

“But… I… I’m in grade twelve. Did you forget that this is the most important school year for me?”

At Hyoyoung’s stunned voice, Kiwook, who was standing next to Hyojun, came to her and placed his hands gently on her shoulders.

“Don’t worry, we won’t be staying here too long. At most, it should only be around three to four months, right guys? Just think of it as if you’ve gained three older brothers. And we will think of you as our little sister. Besides, we can help you with your studies. We all are in good universities.”

Purple M was standing right next to her. The man of her dream. The man she was in love with.

And this wasn’t a dream. This was real. Hyoyoung looked down at his hands placed on her shoulders. This was real and she was sure of it because she could clearly see his fingers and feel the weight and warmth of them on her.

“Really? Oh, alright…”

Hyoyoung’s face and ears turned red like they were burnt.

Then suddenly, an impossibility happened.

Kiwook patted Hyoyoung’s head gently as he said to her, “You’re so adorable.”