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One thing Lauren did not enjoy was snow and it was snowing as she stood at her bus stop. With a sigh she sunk into her muffler as she held two bags filled with clothes and shoes. It was their second battle today at a militery base, JungPD basically acting as their manager had got the van again with a plan to pick the girls up and Lauren was the last one. JungPD picked up Eunjeong in Incheon first they headed to Seoul to pick up Yumi followed by Areum, Jinhee then Nell.

Looking around Lauren sighed again, from where she sat on the bench. Snow was begining to stick to the ground as JungPD pulled up, Lauren standing up and opening the door to see the girls all sleeping. Sitting in the seat closest to the door next to a sleeping Nell.

The girls had finished changing and were doing their hair and makeup as Ms. Lee organized their mics and attached them to the girls' clothes. Eunjeong and Jinhee did vocal warm ups as Yumi, Areum and Nell went over the dance. The six were beyond nervous, if this didn't go well today they only had one more chance then they would be eliminated. They exited the room and stood in the hallway as a group of boys went and stood accross from them.

"Annesayeo." The boys greeted the girls, they all bowed to each other as they waited to be brought to the make shift stage.

"Good luck, to the both of us." One of the shorter boys they learned was Jinhwan said smiling at the girls whom returned the smile. The seven boys attended Seoul Arts and had been friends for a few years, practicing for this final showcase.

"iKON! Meraki!" Jinyoung cheered, the two to walk on stage, the groups stood on both sides of him as he explained the voting system. As he finished he gave out a sigh in relief, before looking at both groups.

"iKON, you first!" Jinyoung announced then lead Meraki off to the side as the boys got in their positions.

"I feel bad. Its mostly male audience." Yumi muttered as the boys walked to where they were standing.

The girls walking up onto the stage, getting in their positions. Yumi sent a nod to the DJ, their music starting.

After closing remarks, the two groups ran into each other as they walked to their vans.

"I think I'm going to have your song stuck in my head for days." Bobby joked in passing, the two groups exchanged kakao IDs, to keep in contact after the competition.

"So, hungry?" JungPD asked as they pulled away from the base, the girls all grinned and yelled "Yes." in unison.

Yumi stood in the recording booth as JungPD played the song back for her to hear, the others sat on the opposite side of the glass from their leader as they all read over their next song. Classes were starting back up next week in the new year, with rumors of new uniforms floating around online. The girls finished listening to the demo before heading to the dance room to pick up some dance moves from Areum and Lauren.

The girls continued that week with practices and getting ready for the new semester that was nearing.