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After the unplanned Huntrix x Saja Boys fansign the girls were really tired and annoyed with how easily the Saja Boys are gaining popularity. Well except Zoey. All she could think of is Mystery, the mysterious Saja boy who refused to show his face. She knew that under all that hair was a handsomely divine being.

They finally made it home and could finally relax. "OMG guys Mystery is so cool, and funny too, and so kind, and dreamy, and-" Zoey started. "Ok Zo we get it," Mira sternly interrupted Zoey's rant "but you really shouldn't be gushing over demons, he just wants to steal your soul." Mira continued as she walked to the couch.

Zoey still in 'dreamland' blurts, "he can have it" and has the audacity to giggle giddily after that. Rumi gasped so loud and Mira stares at Zoey shocked. "You need help" Rumi begins to joke trying to lighten this conversation. It works a bit and they laugh, but Mira gets up from her couch and makes a beeline to her room.

Mira has a secret that she does not —under any circumstances— want the others to know. She may have an eensy teensy weensy crush on their maknae, and finding out Zoey has a thing for a Saja Boy broke her a little. At the end of the day she just wants the best for Zoey and for her to be happy. If the only way to do that is cockblock that so called "relationship", then so be it.

~Few days later~

Mira is in living room watching TV at 1am, waiting for a specific someone. A few moments later the front door squeaks. Zoey enters the apartment trying her best to be quiet, she even begins to tiptoe.

"Hey" Mira's abrupt greeting gave her a fright and Zoey let out a shriek. "Miraaa, hiii," she laughs awkwardly "what are you doing up?" asks Zoey. Mira looks at her expressionless "I could ask you the same thing, why are you out so late? We have a schedule tomorrow...well, later today." Zoey began to sputter looking for an answer

"Well I just went on a walk." Mira looked at her suspiciously, "With who? that Saja guy?" That question surprised Zoey and she couldn't even look Mira in the eye. "Wh-What, pssh, no" she states letting out an awful awkward laugh.

Mira rolls her eyes, shuts the TV off and begins to head off to her room, "you'll get hurt, Zo, leave him while you still have a soul" and with that she disappeared into the shadows of the hallway.

Zoey was left in the living room alone with her thoughts. 'What if Mira's right? But I realllyyy like Mystery' She screams into a throw pillow from the couch, because all this is just so overwhelming. 'Why's life so hard?' She wonders as she sits on the couch. She doesn't care about the variety shows and interviews Huntrix will have to film later today. All she could think about is what Mira said. What if Mystery is using her. What if he just wants her soul... No, that's silly.

~Later in the morning~

"-ey, Zoey, Hey Zoey"

"Hmm?" Zoey wakes up groggily on the couch, confused.

"Hey Zoey, wake up," Mira calls out gently, she's always so gentle. She gently shakes Zoey's shoulder to wake her for the events of the day. "What are you doing sleeping on the couch, hmm?" her voice is so soft and just above a whisper, she must be worried.

"Umm, I don't know, I guess I accidentally fell asleep here. Sorry." Zoey was clearly confused and did not remember having fallen asleep on the couch. Must've been a long night of thinking. She gets up and immediately heads to the shower. Mira was just as confused about that interaction, she wonders what's going on in her Zoey's head. Well not that Zoey is hers or like belongs to her or anything. Mira let's out a huge sigh, she needs to clear her head. Maybe a walk.

~Later that day~
~At a radio interview~

Mira had stopped paying attention to the interviewer a long time ago. She never even asked any questions relating to their new comeback or anything of the sorts. No, she just wants to know the "tea". All things romance and drama, Mira wonders what's even the point of being here to promote Huntrix's new EP if the interviewer doesn't even care for the music.

"What about you, Zoey? Are you and Mystery getting serious, there's rumours about you guys being seen at the dead of night together!" the interviewer asks and damn, that really reels Mira's head back into the conversation being had. The interviewer looks smug, almost as if this is the biggest news ever and she's the first to ask about it. Mira tries to fight how her eyes just roll at this but it's like they have a mind of their own. She looks to her left and there's Zoey smiling from ear to ear after hearing the question. Gosh, Mira could just die right now.

"Well, as cool as Mystery is, we are not together and are just friends. He's not my type and I hope we can still just be friends without any complications. He's a great guy!" Zoey says after straightening her self out after the initial shock of the question.

'Holy media training', Mira thinks, she thinks that was a very clever way of putting it, because she knows fans can be crazy with their favourite idols dating. So that was probably the only thing Zoey could say about their relationship.

"Mira, you have not been seen with anyone lately, have you just not found the right person or does it go deeper than that?" The interviewer asks. She's really starting to piss Mira off with these questions, they're all dumb. "We're here to promote music." Mira states bluntly.

The interviewer begins to laugh awkwardly, like she does not know what to do now. "Haha, um, ok, so does that mean you do like someone but don't want to share?" Oh she's playing with fire, who does she think she is. Mira closes her eyes and takes a deep breath 'I can't just beat people up because I don't agree with them', she thinks as she stands up and storms out.

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The car ride home after the radio interview was filled with tension. Air so thick you could probably see it and snip it. No one dared to speak, because they all knew Mira was right. They're supposed to be promoting their new songs but no, everything has to be drama related with these interviewers nowadays.

"You good, Mira?" Rumi asked, careful of the strength of the tension around them.

"Yeah, I overreacted." Mira mumbled watching the trees pass by the window of the car. She did not want to talk about it. She knows storming out was unprofessional and thinking back on it now... she's kind of embarrassed that she even did that in the first place. 'I could've just been normal and answered the question', she thought to herself.

"Nonsense! I totally understand your anger. That interviewer was so nosey for no reason." Rumi comforts. Rumi, the passionate leader she was, would never let her friends feel down about expressing themselves and their opinions.

Mira meekly smiled in Rumi's direction. She's thankful Rumi understands her frustrations, but that's still no excuse for her to have lashed out.

As the car gets closer and closer to their apartment, the air around them settles, not as awkward anymore, they could finally breathe, for now. As they enter their building a new wave of lava erupts.

"So what did that interviewer mean by you being seen with a Saja Boy in the middle of the night?" Rumi asks lowly, obviously intending the question for Zoey.

"I didn't know we'd been seen!" Zoey quickly begins to try and alleviate the impending fight.

"Why are you with our enemies in the first place, Zoey!" Rumi shouts. Mira awkwardly standing to the side knows that she should stop this before it gets any worse but she's not sure how and to be honest, she would like to know what Zoey sees in Mystery anyway.

"It's not my fault he's my type!" Zoey begins to raise her voice.

"Zoey! You know we're going to have to kill them right? They're actively ruining the honmoon as we speak!" Rumi snarls

"Well you weren't thinking that when you were sneaking out with their leader..." Zoey muttered, almost like she was afraid to mention this new revelation. Rumi's eyes went wide, her jaw slack. Mira let out the smallest gasp, shocked.

"How do you know about that?" Rumi asked genuinely curious, no one was supposed to know.

"HOLD ON! So you mean to tell me you're both hanging out with demons? What happened to 'all demons have to die'? You guys know we have to take our jobs as hunters seriously in order to save the honmoon right? Are you starting to lose the plot? Look out the window, the honmoon is almost completely red and you guys are fooling around with demons! What's going on anymore?" Mira's shock led to her opening her mouth and letting everything out. She couldn't believe what she had just found out and this somehow fuels the jealousy within her. How could they be so stupid. Especially Zoey seeing as Mira was right there, but Zoey had to ruin in and run to a freaking demon.

Rumi and Zoey were left alone as Mira stormed to her room, she's storming out a lot lately. She just couldn't understand her friends right now. Everything was ruined the moment Saja Boys hit the scene. She had a plan on how to make Zoey hers, and obviously the Saja Boys came along the same day Mira was planning on making a move. The universe must seriously hate her.

~2 hours later~

A soft knock sounds at Mira's door followed by an equally soft voice. "Mira? It's Zoey, can I come in?" Mira just lets out a muffled grunt and hopes Zoey knows it means that she can come in.

Zoey did know, she's an expert at Miranese if she does say so herself. She slowly stepped into the room and sat on the side of the occupied bed. "You okay? You've been acting weird lately", Zoey asks with genuine worry laced in her voice.

Mira immediately sat up from her face-down laying position on the bed. "I'm? Me? I'M acting weird? Zo, you and Rumi are both fooling around with the enemy and I just learnt that that Mystery guy is your type! I'm sorry for just trying to process that!" She didn't mean for that part about Mystery to slip out, she hopes Zoey doesn't pay too much attention to it.

Zoey looked away, guilt filling her, of course Mira would act weird after finding all this out. "Sorry, that came out wrong," she expresses sheepishly. "I meant that we've been drifting apart and I wanted to try fix it" Zoey quietly confessed while reaching out for Mira's hand on the sheets, taking Mira's hand in hers.

Mira's face flushed with heat, Zoey's warm, soft hand was on hers, but she remembers why. This isn't the way and reason she wishes and hopes Zoey would hold her hand.