June 5^th, 2004

He waited for the bus, extremely exhausted from the training he’d just gone through.  He had been at the company for 3 days straight, only sleeping for a few minutes in between.  He was determined to debut, no matter what it took.  After the shocking events of Little Lula breaking up, and leaving SM after training for 5 years there, he was determined to make YG his last stop.  Luckily he had one of his best friends there to make sure he fought on.

“Good Job, Jiyong!  You’re improving so much!“ He opened his eyes to see Yongbae smiling after complimenting him.  He was always grateful for his encouraging words.

“Thanks Yongbae.  It doesn’t feel like I’m doing any better, but I appreciate your words.”

Yongbae’s smile turned serious. “Those aren’t just words, Jiyong.  I wouldn’t lie to you, so stop being so hard on yourself.  You’re doing great!”

Jiyong smiled “thanks man.  It means a lot.”

The bus arrived, and the two got on.  They went to their usual spots in the back, and as soon as Jiyong sat down, he leaned his head to the glass and fell asleep.

A few minutes later, Jiyong heard singing.  It was so soft, he thought he was dreaming.  He sat up slowly, and saw that Yongbae had also been asleep.  He looked around to see if he could see where the voice was coming from.  His eyes fell upon a girl who had been sitting a few rows ahead of him.  She was sitting in a chair facing the side of the bus, and so he saw her face.  She was very pretty, but she looked like a nervous wreck.  She closed her eyes as she had her Walkman in her hand, headphones in her ears, and she began singing softly again. 

‘What the heck is she doing?’ he thought to himself. 

He was attempting to get up and go talk to her, when the bus suddenly stopped.  This stop seemed so familiar to Jiyong.  The girl opened her eyes, and she was shocked that she was already here.  She quickly grabbed her things, and rushed off.  It was only a few seconds later that Jiyong saw a banner on the sidewalk, and remembered why this place was so familiar.

2004 SM Entertainment’s 8^th Annual Best Contest

She rushed as fast as she could, not knowing if she was late or not.  She ran and ran, following all the signs that were placed before her, guiding her to the building.  She finally found it.  She saw the sign on the building in big bold letters: SM ENTERTAINMENT.  She closed her eyes and said a fast prayer.

“Please let this go well.  Please help me finish my song with no troubles.  I don’t care if I don’t win, but please just let me do my best.  Amen”

She opened her eyes and stared at the front door.  “Alright Kim Taeyeon” she said to herself. “Let’s give it our all and have no regrets.  Fighting!”  And with that, she entered the building. 

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Jiyong woke up from his nap.  He’d only been home for 2 hours.  He was already waking up because his body had adjusted to only getting an hour or two of sleep.  ‘Dammit’ he thought.  ‘Stupid body.  Just let me sleep longer.’  He woke up and went downstairs, His mom was cooking.

“Omo, you’re already up?  Jiyongie that’s not good, you need to sleep.” She was really worried about her son these days.

“Thanks mom, but I have to get going.  There are a few things I wanna finish up at the company. “

“You’re going back?  But you just came from there.  Jiyong, it’s already been 3 days. “

“I know mom.  But don’t worry.  When I’m famous, it will all be worth it.”  He smiled and said cutely.

She couldn’t resist when her son did aegyo to her. “Fine” she said reluctantly. “But at least eat something before you go”. 

After eating, he thanked his mom again before leaving and heading back to the YG Building.

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Taeyeon couldn’t help but cry as she kept reading the certificate for her award while waiting for the bus.

Best Singer 1^st Place & Grand Award Winner of the Contest

Tears of joy filled her eyes as she thought to herself ‘we did it Taeyeon.  We won!’

The bus pulled up, this time pretty full, she had no choice but to stand.  She stood in the middle, still in awe that she had just won and was now training with SM Entertainment.  As the bus started to more, she lost her balance and fell backwards.  She felt an arm catch her right as she fell back.

“You should really hold on to the handle.  That’s what it’s made for” Jiyong said with a smile.

“I’m sorry.  Thank you so much” she said, super embarrassed that she almost fell.

“so what’s so important that you’d rather fall than hold on to the handle?” he asked signaling with his head towards her awards.

“I won the SM Best Competition.  I guess I was still shocked I had won that I forgot where I was”.  She couldn’t help but smile while looking at the awards.

He, on the other hand, didn’t seem to share the excitement.  “Congratulations.  But be careful, SM isn’t all that great of a company.  It’s not all it’s cracked up to be..”

But before he could continue, she cut him off “is any company what they really say they are?”  she looked up at him. 

Something about her stare froze Jiyong in his tracks.  He couldn’t tear his gaze away from her.

She smiled “I just want to sing.  And they will make that dream a reality.”  She saw the way he was staring at her, and then she came back to reality.  “I’m so sorry” she said as she bowed, a little embarrassed.  “I didn’t even introduce myself.  My name is Taeyeon.  Kim Taeyeon.”  She looked at him.  He was still staring at her.  She turned away, feeling herself getting redder. “wha… what’s your name?” she stuttered.

“Kwon Jiyong.”  He said still staring at her.  “Taeyeon.  That’s a pretty name.”  he dropped his head.  He could see she was getting uncomfortable. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to stare.  I’m just tired” he lied. 

“Tired?”  she was sort of relieved that was all it was. She looked at his clothes.  Sweats, tshirt, beanie, tennis shoes.  Yup, he had to be a trainee. “So where do you train?”  she asked after looking him up and down.

He laughed “that obvious huh?  I train with YG.  I was with SM for 5 years.  But since they didn’t know what to do with my style, I left.”

She looked at him in amazement “Wait, you’re that Jiyong?  G Dragon right?”

He looked bewildered “G Dragon? Where did you get that from?”

“it’s what they call you at SM. The trainees from America came up with it since ‘Yong’ translate to ‘Dragon’ in English.”

He looked up “G Dragon, huh?  I like it.  But yeah, I guess that’s me.”

“really?  Wow, according to the American kids, you’re really good at rapping.” 

“I’m not all that great.  I’m still learning.”

The bus was slowing down.  It was time for him to get off.  But he didn’t want to leave her. 

“This is my stop.” He said.  He could see a little disappointment on her face.

“Oh.  Well it was good talking to you Kwon Jiyong.”

“You as well, Kim Taeyeon.”

  And with that he got off, he turned around to look at her through the window one more time.  To his surprise, she was sticking her head out the window.

“Hey!”  she said a little loudly. 

He laughed a little “What?”

“Do well and debut!  I’ll see you again on the stage ok?”

He smiled.  Then it turned into a sort of smirk.  “Of course.  I’m G Dragon!  I have to debut!”

She laughed “ok.  I’ll see you on the stage! Bye!”

“Bye.  See you on the stage.”  He said.  The bus left, but he couldn’t help but smile.

As he approached the YG building, he stopped at the front door.  “You have to debut Jiyong.  You have to debut. Ok.  Let’s go.  Fighting!”  and with that, he went in.

Author's Note: Ok! there you have it!  My first attempt EVER at a fanfiction.  omo, that was SO HARD!  and i didn't even write that much :(  but please tell me what you think.  i'm so glad that i have subscribers!  it makes me feel good.  but let me know what you all think. i am one for input, so don't be afraid to tell me what you think.  i won't love you any less.  the only way i can improve is from your input!  

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