{ Babysteps }
 

May 30th, 2011.

Everybody had already heard the news, and they realized there was nothing they could do about it. When Sungsoo made a choice, he usually had thought out everything clearly. He was levelheaded even in his anger, and he wouldn't make such a choice ahead of time without proper time to think about it. The five boys (exluding Hyunjae and Moonkyu as they had recently joined the company and did not know the older members that well) wanted to debut together, but his choice to accept the CEO's proposition to debut in as a soloist.

Jaesun was clearly frustrated by the choice as they two were the closest out of all the trainees. Heck, he turned down the many chances for bigger and better things for the four other guys. He even turned down a YG scout's offer after a rap competition. The girls could hear the two yelling at each other in the next room, and they weren't exactly sure what they could do besides wait it out. Eventually, one of them would just leave and have enough of the other's .

"Don't worry too much about them," Taejoon sighed, "Jaesun's a bumbling idiot, but he's just really frustrated with the state of the group right now. So, he's taking out his anger on Sungsoo's choice. The CEO got rid of our experimental group's fierce concept, and he replaced it with some flower boy stuff."

"Do you know the reason why Sungsoo wants to debut so soon?" asked Hyeri curiously. To be honest, she always thought Sungsoo was more of a team player. He didn't exactly seem fond of the idea of doing things on his own. The male always took note of other people's opinions, and he never thought of himself first. It was strange to see him jump at the chance to go solo especially when the boys were going to debuting in less than a year.

"The song and concept kind of pissed him off I think," Kyle responded, shrugging his shoulders as if he couldn't care less about what they were going to debut with. "But I don't know the other reason."

"The song isn't that bad though," Miseul pointed out, "If you take a look at what Boyfriend debuted with, anything looks promising."

"Don't make fun of Minwoo's group!" Hyemi yelled from the other side of the room as Summer and she practiced playing the guitar. Summer chuckled a bit, but she knew that Hyemi's friend's concept was something she'd rather not touch bases with ever. She patted the maknae's back to calm her down and then asked about a new chord progression. Of course, she selected her words rather carefully knowing that the maknae was rather sensitive.

"Calm down, she's just telling the truth," Minjung said with a good natured laugh, "The concept and the name is kind of interesting. When they get older, it'll be weird to look back on for them."

Suddenly, the door opened and the two male trainees who were arguing earlier entered the room. Both of them definitely looked unhappy, and it seemed that they weren't going to be talking to each other anytime soon.

"Well, the two es are here," Camden remarked cheekily. He puckered his lips together for a moment and then said, "You guys should kiss to make up."

Jaesun looked extremely pissed off still, so, he didn't hesistate to take off his shoe and throw it at the boy. Camden squeaked as he dodged the tennis shoe. Minjung chuckled and then told Camden, "Watch your mouth. It won't surprise me if you get in a scandal because of your cheekiness."

July 14th, 2011.

Surprisingly, when the song was released digitally, they didn't chart too badly. It debuted at number 30 on Melon which wasn't too good or bad, but they were still happy. As long as they could maintain a steady position, they wouldn't have to worry about too much. Though they were excited, they didn't have too much time to celebrate as they were on their way to Music Core to promote their song. Besides the fact that they were on their way to Music Core, they felt nervous about the fact that his comeback would decide their future.

Would the CEO force them to disband? Hyemi overhearing those words of sending them away to America kind of scared most of them. Almost all the girls had spent four plus years training, and to be sent away to train again sounded like hell. They sat in silence as they waited for the car to arrive, and Summer try to stop the awkward silence.

"If we worry too much, we'll become old," the young girl said, unsure of how to cheer up the mood. They were all worried, but she hated this constant state of quiet. Sure, they could be worried, but couldn't they still have fun while trying to do their best?

"I'm already old," Minjung said, grinning brightly. The rest of the girls laughed while