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The Seventh Star - Chapter 4 - Katseye x 7th member reader

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Notes : Thanks for reading it ! I appreciate a lot your support :)

I hope that my spanish translation was not too bad but I don't know anything about this language, I learned German in school lol.

Also I can't wait for the new EP, what did you think of the teasing of Gabriela so far ??

And for what romance are you rooting for in this story ?

The following weeks flew by, ideas for Katseye's first EP flowing, training sessions in quick succession.

The seven members woke up, trained, ate and fell asleep in the prospect of this first project.

It was only after a month of hard work following that famous movie night that the company granted us a rare blessing : one full night without schedules.

No vocal lessons. No dance practice. No interviews. Just rest.

But in Katseye's shared house, "rest" translated to blankets tossed across the living room, takeout containers, skin care routines, and one chaotic Spotify queue controlled (to everyone's dismay) by Yoonchae.

I sat cross-legged on the floor, wearing Megan's oversized hoodie and my own fleece pajama shorts, cheeks rosy from laughing too hard.

"I swear I didn't know that dance move meant that in France!" Yoonchae shouted over the music.

"You literally mimed a baguette fight !" Manon cried, throwing a pillow.

Yoonchae ducked and wheezed, "A baguette fight sounds kind of iconic though?"

Sophia padded out from the kitchen with popcorn. "No food fights. Please. I'm serious."

"You say that every time, and we never listen," Lara said, deadpan from the beanbag she refused to leave.

"What should we do then?" asks Daniela.

"I suggest a sleepover !" suggests Megan, overexcited with that adorable golden retriever look.

This announcement is followed by many enthusiastic exclamations from us

"We should do a snack tasting !" I suggest.

" 100% with you y/n ! And we should play a game of truth or dare! It's been a long time since we've had a gossip session !" adds Lara, wrapping her arms around me tightly.

Then I notice over Lara's shoulder that Megan is staring at us with an odd frown on her face. When she meets my gaze, I give her a playful smile that makes her blush slightly, then she looks away towards Yoonchae and Sophia, who are debating how to start the evening.

Daniela, tired of their dispute finally announced "Girls, I propose we ask the voice of wisdom aka Manon to decide where to start."

" À toi l'honneur Manon " I tell her in French

" Girlssssss please include us, we don't speak French" complains Sophia."

She's just told me 'enlighten us with your brilliant mind Great and magnificent Manon' " replies Manon, with a teasing smile on her lips."

Yeah sure, we believe you..."

I then gesture Sophia closer to me so I can whisper the translation in her ear :

"I just told her to do the honours "

"Okay, thanks Google Translate"

" Your Google Translate" I reply with a wink.

Just as we're bursting out laughing, Daniela breaks the bubble we've been cocooned in to tell us coldly :

" Manon has voted for a film, come sit down and keep your voice down so we can get on with it "

I give her a confused look, surprised by her sudden change in behaviour, but she doesn't look me in the eye and turns away to settle down on the sofa.

***

As the group settled, legs tangled across blankets, Megan queued up a movie none of them would actually finish.

I found myself beside Daniela, surprisingly. She's standing very straight and tense, and seems to be avoiding any physical contact with me as we squeeze onto the sofa in the living room.

But as the film progresses, tiredness seems to take possession of her and she settles more comfortably on the couch. Her right arm is pressed to mine, and I suddenly find it harder to concentrate on the film than on the feel of her warm skin against mine.

The older girl didn't say much—but halfway through the movie, she whispered, "Your harmony in the last rehearsal. You shifted the minor note right before I did."

I nodded, eyes still on the screen. "I was matching you."

Daniela exhaled, then said, quietly : "That was good."

I turned, surprised by the softness in her voice.

"I didn't say it earlier," Daniela added. "I should've."

For the first time, I didn't feel like I had to brace myself when Daniela spoke.

"You're still intense," I said with a smile.

Daniela smirked. "And you're still kinda quiet. But it's a powerful kind of quiet."

" Uh thanks.. "

Then she winks at me and turn her eyes back to the screen.

I then settled myself more comfortably against Daniela, relieved to have broken the tension with her, at least for now...

***

As credits rolled, Megan climbed onto the couch arm dramatically.

"Alright, I propose a sleepover tradition," she declared. "Everyone goes around and shares one secret. No skips. No filters."

"No trauma dumping," Sophia added, sipping her tea.

Megan winked. "I said secret, not therapy."

Yoonchae was first. "I used to have a hamster named Beyoncé. She escaped and lived in our walls for three weeks."

"A good start for Yoonchae ! But a little less for her hamster" says Megan with a false look of despair that makes me smile.

Then Lara added : "I wear perfume before I go to sleep. Always. Cause we never know"

Everyone bursts out laughing at this answer, catching my breath, I exclaim:

" Cause we never know what ?"

"I don't know, if someone decides to wake me up or my alarm goes off and I don't have time to get ready. You never know what can happen during the night" replies Lara, who tries to keep a straight face.

" Who is next ?" Manon asks

"I almost quit right before the finale."

There was a ripple of surprise at Daniela's words.

"But then I saw all of you," she added, "and decided to stay."

" It's actually pretty sweet of you " Lara beamed

" I'd say very rare, " Megan teases gently, earning herself a slap on the shoulder from Daniela.

" But we're glad you stayed", adds Yoonchae in an adorable tone.

" Time for group hug ! " screamed Sophia

We execute in a chaotic way, me reaching Megan with my left arm, my head in the crook of Daniela's neck while Lara crushes my ribs. Yoonchae is the first to free herself, pretending to catch her breath.

" Enough hugging for today guys. Did someone want to continue ? "

Manon answer briefly : "I was jealous of y/n at first."

I blinked. "What?"

"You walked in like you belonged. I felt threatened. I'm not proud of it."

My heart thudded, but I smiled softly. "Thank you for saying that. I appreciate that you're honest with me"

"Y/n?" Manon calls out to me, "I hope you know that I absolutely don't think that anymore today, I'm so happy to have you with us and so happy to have someone to speak French with".

"Yes I know that" I reply, and even if I had trouble believing it some months ago, the sincerity in the Swiss woman's eyes convinces me.

" What about you Meg ? Any mysterious secret that you want to share with us ?" Lara asks jokingly

"My secret?" she said, gazing across us, letting her gaze stay on me a little longer. "I'm not as sure of myself as I act. Sometimes I play the confident one because if someone doesn't, we all spiral."

I reached out and squeezed her hand. "It helps. Knowing that you hold us together. But you don't need to, you don't need to neglect your feelings, you know you can rely on us... on me," I finish my sentence in a whisper.

Megan gave me a small smile. "Yeah, cause I don't just want to hold you up. I want you to rise with us."

"And you will." Manon adds

My turn came last.

" So, I don't really know what to tell you..."

" Are you sure? I think you can find something." Manon argues

"Okay, so it's not necessarily a surprise for you, but the first few days in this group weren't necessarily easy, because being the seventh element, the surprise element, was pretty heavy and I had a lot of trouble coping with that."

The girls all look at me with a patience and silence that is rare in our group. Megan gives me an encouraging look.

"It wasn't easy, but I'm glad I had you by my side, that we were able to overcome our differences and that we're now so close. I'm so glad I was able to live this experience with each and every one of you, and I wouldn't have liked to have done it with anyone but you. "

"Thank you for telling us all this, it means a lot to us" Lara breaks the emotional silence that has followed my sentence, then moves towards me to give me another hug

" Well, you're definitely a fan of cuddling tonight," I laugh, clumsily wiping a tear from my cheek.

" Hmm, yes I wanted you to notice a few things."

At my questioning look, she adds, much less loudly this time.

"Look around you, these girls love you, more or less in the same way."

I look up and fall on Megan's tender gaze ; the chaotic amusement I often find in Sophia's gaze is here more serious yet strangely affectionate ; Daniela's eyes flick between me and Lara's arms around my shoulders and are filled with an expression I don't want to, well, can't understand.

As for Manon and Yoonchae, their looks are different, and I get the impression, just like with Lara, that we have a kind of unspoken understanding that's more like a sisterly relationship.

"What if we did something less serious? " offers Yoonchae

"Like what?"

"A never I ever? "

"I didn't think you'd be the one to suggest that," I say to Yoonchae with amusement.

"I'm a girl full of surprises !"

***

We then move to Daniela and Manon's room to make ourselves more comfortable together, creating a sort of giant bed with the two girls' mattresses.

We then settle into a circle, each with a glass in hand and in between us a trio of drinks consisting of iced tea, Coke and a simple bottle of water, as we're not really allowed to have alcohol in the house, let alone on the eve of a training session.

We fill our glasses quietly and chat happily, and I'm sitting between Manon and Lara when the latter clears her throat before addressing the group like a TV presenter :

" So, who wants to be the first to ask THE question that will reveal the true nature of each of us ?"

She then looks each of us straight in the eye, so seriously that I'm almost afraid she's reading my mind.

Seeing that no one is stepping forward, Lara drops the sash.

"Well, what do you have to ask us... Dani ?"

"Sólo hablo español, no puedo comenzar, lo siento..." (I only speak Spanish, I can't start, I'm sorry...) Dani announces in Spanish, and even though I don't speak the language, I understand where she is going with this and smile slightly as I observe Lara's reaction.

Indeed, she looks confidently at Daniela before replying in approximate Spanish

"Buen intento... Pero no te preocupes, podemos entenderte. Puedes empezar. "(Nice try... But don't worry, we can understand you. You can start.)

"Ok I surrender, I tried. Well done Lara, I'm impressed ! "

"I know I'm your best student, unlike your dear roommate," brags Lara, sticking her tongue out at Manon.

"Are you kidding..."

"DON'T FIGHT" suddenly shouts Sophia, making us all jump. Seeing our looks of incomprehension, she adds in a small voice, "I'm sorry guys, let's move on, Dani what's your suggestion ?"

" Never have I ever had a crush on one of my teacher." Dani starts.

I don't touch my glass, watching the girls' reactions. Daniela, Sophia and Lara drink their glasses eagerly, while Megan and Yoonchae are a little more hesitant before taking a sip.

I turn to Manon to give her a high five :

"Not suspicious team ! "

"Yeahhhh "

" If anything, you're the suspicious ones, who's never had a crush on one of their teachers? You've got to keep busy during classes" Daniela accuses us.

We all burst out laughing before an idea strikes me. I turn to Yoonchae and ask :

" Wait, Yoonchae, have you just been drinking ? Tell us the story ! "

"Hmm, It's kinda embarrassing" she replies, her cheeks turning a deep shade of red.

"We're here for it" Lara encourages her.

"Ok... So, you see our dance teacher at Dream Academy ? He was always helping me with difficult part of the choreo..."

"Yoonchae ! You hid this from us !" exclaims an indignant Sophia.

"You'd have teased me to death if I had. Besides, I didn't hide it from everyone, Megan knew."

Sophia mimes a broken heart and wipes away invisible tears, Yoonchae although not a fan of physical contact leans in to hug her with a guilty expression. Sophia smiles at this interaction before speaking again.

"Well after revealing your high treason, can you suggest something YC ?"

"Never have I ever been in a fight."

I take a big sip of my iced tea and cast a conspiratorial glance at Manon, who is also drinking. I also spot Dani and Lara drinking.

"Did you fight to protect your America's Got Talent boyfriend Dani ?" asks Megan teasingly .

"That story again," she rolls her eyes with a smile, then adds, "No, it was for a friend from middle school who was getting bullied by some stupid boys on the street."

" Wow Dani, that's impressive, your future boyfriend or girlfriend will be very lucky ! " says Lara admiringly.

"Lara I'm straight but yeah I can get very protective if necessary. So don't forget to call me girls".

She winks at Manon, who pretends to faint, then adds.

"What about you y/n? In what context did you get into a fight ?"

"It was at the beginning of high school, I got into a fight with this boy in my class because he was in love with the same girl as me and he suggested this fight to decide between us. Except that I didn't really take it very well that he saw her as a trophy to be won, so I fought harder than I should have. Result: we both ended up in the nurse's office, but you should have seen his face ! " I finish proudly

"Well ! You should start a Dani and Y/n boxing club," Sophia suggested.

"That's a deal." Dani responds, turning to shake my hand, then adds with a smirk "We can practice hand-to-hand together."

I choke slightly on my drink and start coughing, my cheeks flushed. Sophia pats me gently on the back as Megan asks :

"What happened with that girl after that fight ? Did you two get together ?"

"Nope, she was straight" I reply sadly.

"A universal experience..." sighs Lara.

"Oh I'm sorry about that" Megan gives me a sympathetic smile.

"Your turn Megan !" Yoonchae adds, moving on to a lighter topic.

"Ok, this is kinda a weird question but I want to understand some stuff. Never have I ever eaten food that's been on the ground for more than 3 seconds, on the street."

No one drinks, we all stare at Megan in astonishment before Sophia decides to take a cautious sip. At her confused expression, we burst out laughing.

"It's a debate I had with Soph a few weeks ago and to her it was normal to do that even though there's the 3 second rule and it's dirty on the floor and it looked so normal to her that I felt like an alien. Anyway, I thought about it all weekend afterwards, but now I'm fixed," Megan continues at full speed.

"It's so random, I love you Megan" I say, laughing.

Megan then interrupts her flow of words, looks at me with a positively surprised expression, then lowers her head, smiling to herself, almost as if she were alone in the room.

"An unexpected declaration ! " adds Manon.

"Stop it, you know what I meant" I defend myself, suddenly very embarrassed and aware of how all the girls are looking at me.

In an attempt to change the subject, I try an approach: "Okay, I'm getting thirsty, so here's a suggestion : Never Have I Ever said I love you by accident".

I drink as Megan and Yoonchae do. I'm deep in thought as the girls discuss our answers. When Sophia suggests Never Have I Ever smoked weed, I don't drink my glass and think of Megan and her actions towards me since the beginning of Katseye and even during Dream Academy, all the gentle looks, the reassuring words, the smell of the clothes she keeps sharing with me, the pride with which she defended me.

Then I think of Daniela, her changing character towards me, sometimes cold and mocking, sometimes encouraging and tactile. I think back to our boxing discussion earlier, not quite able to decipher what I'm feeling.

My gaze then falls on Sophia, who is laughing out loud at something Megan has just said. She's always been kind to me in this group, always considerate and attentive to my needs. But she does that for the rest of the group too, doesn't she ?

My thoughts are interrupted by Lara, who in turn speaks up:

"Never Have I ever kissed someone of the same gender".

The girls' expressions are amused as they all take a sip, with the exception of Daniela and Yoonchae.

A long discussion about our sexualities begins, with Lara first, then Megan, who talks openly about her bisexuality, before Manon explains why she prefers to identify herself as queer.

As for me, I express my sexuality with the simple statement "I'm for the girls".

The atmosphere is comfortable and conducive to open discussion, with even Yoonchae and Daniela taking an active part.

***

As the night deepened, the room turned quieter. A few girls dozed off mid-conversation. The lights were dimmed.

I slipped away to the kitchen to find some silence. My chest had started to ache—not painfully, just that quiet, lingering ache of someone absorbing too much emotion all at once.

I wrapped her arms around myself .

Then a soft rustle behind me. It was Sophia.

She carried two blankets.

"You looked overwhelmed," she said gently.

I didn't answer right away. Just nodded, grateful.

Sophia wrapped one of the blanket around my shoulders, then leaned against the counter beside her.

"I used to be as confused as you are," she said. " I know how sharp the silence can feel when you're not sure of your feelings."

My throat tightened.

" I have to confess that I'm not quite sure where I stand. In my feelings, in this group..." I admitted.

"You don't have to worry about the group. You just have to show up. And you do. Every single day."

Sophia looked at me, eyes soft but grounded. "Y/n ... you belong. Not because some fans said so. Because we see you."

That broke something in me. Not in a painful way—but like a lock clicking open.

"Thank you," I whispered.

We remain silent for a few seconds. Then I cut the silence by asking Sophia

"I've got a sudden mugcake craving, you're in?"

"Of course I am ! "

I take two huge mugs out of the cupboard and watch as Sophia gathers the ingredients.

We work in harmony, I whistling lightly as I crack the eggs while Sophia breaks the chocolate with precision. Once the chocolate is melted, we add the rest of the ingredients, but just as I'm about to add flour rather randomly, Soph interrupts me :

"Be careful ! Don't add too much, you need exactly 2 ounces".

"What's that ? I'm European Soph, I measure in grams."

She grabs the flour packet that was in my hands and precisely weighs the amount into our mugs before handing mine back to me.

"Voilà ! Now all we have to do is heat them up. "

As our mug cakes cook in the microwave, I turn to Sophia :

" Why all this attention to quantity ? You made it sound like it was a super-serious affair for you."

"Yes, sorry, I overacted a bit..." she says, nervously touching the back of her neck "It's just that I'm used to making them with my family and we've always been used to a particular recipe with specific quantities. But I promise it's going to be a blast !"

" I believe you Soph" I add softly

We continue chatting comfortably in the kitchen, until the sound of the microwave brings us back to reality.

***

Satisfied with my mugcake, I return to the bedroom. Seeing an empty spot next to Megan, I make my way over to her.

"Hey you" she said softly

"Hey Meg, I made some mugcake do you wanna try ?"

" Yeah sure, thanks"

I hand her one of the two spoons I've brought before placing the mugcake between us.

" A craving for a mugcake in the middle of the night ?" she asks me maliciously.

"Yes it makes one hungry to share our darkest secrets" I add with a laugh.

"Thanks for thinking of bringing me a spoon".

"You're welcome Meg, I heard that you like chocolate mugcake so you might as well enjoy it, especially since I stole your sweatshirt again"

She details me from head to toe, then gives me an intense look before taking her spoon and dipping it into the cake hungrily.

We then eat our mugcake peacefully, commenting on the actions of Yoonchae and Lara in the middle of a pillow fight.

As Yoonchae throws a particularly petty pillow punch into Lara's face, I feel Megan's gaze on me and turn my head.

"Hmm you've got flour in your hair."

She gently brings her hand to my hair to remove the flour Sophia threw at me earlier, she avoids my gaze, her cheeks flushed.

" Thanks Meg."

"You're welcome..."

The girls then decide to turn off the big lights and tell each other scary stories about what some Kpop stars have supposedly become.

After a few stories, I feel tired and my need to fall asleep increases so I ask Megan with a pout

"Can we cuddle please? I'm falling asleep."

" Oh yeah sure " she answers

She puts her arms ankwardly around me and when I let out a little laugh she relaxes too.

Eventually I fall asleep, all too comfortably wrapped up in Megan's arms, with Sophia's "scary" voice and the laughter of the rest of the girls in the background.

I finally feel at home.

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