“EEEEE!!!! Can you believe it?” Asami squealed, jumping up and down.

“I know right?!?!” Chan Ah grasped Asami’s hands and jumped up and down together.

Seo Mi soon, joined in the squealing.

After a few minutes, Seo Mi regained her composure and cleared . “Okay, girls. Let’s get back to practice.”

“Hmm.. I wonder why the girls were screaming, ne, hyung?” Sungyeol asks, watching the girls in the hallway.

“No idea, maybe, Woollim hyung will debut them as a girl group?” Woohyun winked and nudged Sungyeol.

“Who knows, but we have to get back to practice or else Sunggyu hyung will be angry,” Hoya said, dragging the other two back into the practice room

~ ∞ ~

“Are you forgetting anything?” Aya’s caretaker asked her again.

“No, I haven’t. I promise, unni.” I haven’t forgotten anything. I’m going to be late for the plane.” Aya tried to free herself from her loving caretaker’s grasp once more.

“Okay, I’m sorry. Just don’t forget to call me if anything big happens, okay? I know this is an amazing dream of yours and I’m proud you can see it through.” Her sweet words made tears form in Aya Mi’s eyes.

“Aww.. I’ll miss you unni. You’re my only family.” This time Aya is the one squeezing tightly on to her caretaker.

“Yah, you were just complaining about missing the plane. So hurry up and go.” She pulls Aya off of her and pushed her towards the gate.

They wave ‘bye’ to each other until she can’t see her anymore.

“Please be safe, Aya.” she said quietly to herself, now that her last orphan is flying away.

“Here is your ticket stub. So please go straight to your seat in business class, my dear.” The flight attendant told Aya at the gate.

She walked through the tunnel and found her seat, 7C.

Hmm.. Since it’s in twos, that means I have a seat mate. I wonder who it will be. She thought to herself.

“5D.. 6D... 7D. Found it.” A girl came up to Aya and said.

“You’re in 7D?” Aya asked her.

“Yes, are you in 7C?” she said.

“Yes, my name is Aya Mi.”

“Nice to meet you, I’m Ae Young.” They shook hands and helped each other put their carry ons in the overhead compartment.

“What are you going to Korea for?” Aya asked Ae Young.

“It’s a secret.” She said sitting in her seat by the window.

Eventually, both of them took out the business card that was the reason for going to Korea.

They noticed the others’ actions and saw they had the same business card.

“EHHH??? You got scouted by them too?!?” They screamed at each other.

“Shhhhh....” A flight attendant came and shushed them.

“Sorry.” Both girls bowed slightly.

“What a coincidence that they sit us next to each other. That means you speak Korean and English?” Aya said.

“Yup, looks like we’ll be close friends.” Ae Young smiled as the two girls learned more and more about each other throughout the long flight.