Yuri yawned and walked along the hall towards the dining room. She wore boy's clothing donning a black t-shirt and a pair of cargo shorts. She also wore her wig and made it tight to avoid it from falling off her head. Her feet came to a halt as she stretched upwards.

At the same time SooSunHyoSeoTi had woken up as well.

Yuri drowsily looked at them. The girls returned her stare. It took a while for the eye smiling princess to realize who it was.

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(A/N:Yuri = Michael)

"What!?" Tiffany pointed at Michael. "Yoong, you didn't tell me he was staying here?!"

"I'm sorry, I didn't think it was that big of a deal eonni." She smiled apologetically at the girl.

"But it is! He's a boy!"

Michael looked down at his breakfast. What Tiffany said was true, under different circumstances a girl wouldn't normally let a guy sleepover.

"Don't worry oppa's sleeping on the other side of the house." As if that would make things sound any better...

"Why did he sleepover anyways?" Sooyoung asked while giving him glares. "I thought it would just be us..." She pouted.

"Well, first of all you should stop pouting ‘cause it is definitely not cute. Second he is older than you so you should show some respect. Lastly, Yuri eonni isn't here so I thought it best to bring along someone to fill in her spot."

Hyoyeon looked at Michael. "So he's her replacement?..."

Yoona nodded. Then they all talked about random things.

A couple of minutes passed before Jessica walked into the dining room. "Good morning," she greeted everyone and took her seat beside Tiffany.

"Good morning Sica/Sica eonni/Jessi" The girls said in unison.

Her gaze shifted to someone at the head of the table. She was surprised to see who it was.

He closed his eyes and waved to her.

She dropped her utensil at the sight of him. "Y-Yoong, what is he doing here?" Her finger pointed directly at the boy.

'Here we go again.' Michael thought as he stopped eating.

"Oppa's here to join us on our little vacation for the weekend eonni." She smiled at Jessica.

"B-But..."

"Apparently he's Yuri's replacement." Sunny stated.

"Yuri's replacement?" She looked at Michael. 'You could never replace Yuri and you are no where near to being like her'

"Don't take this the wrong way Sica eonni. It's only temporary, while she's away on that week trip. The more the merrier right?" Yoona replied calmly.

Michael's eyes focused on his meal as he poked the food with his chopsticks and his head down.

Jessica couldn't help but feel guilty, she was unknowingly treating him like the black plague. "I'm sorry." She spoke to Michael. "I just didn't know that Yoona invited you to the sleepover as well." She eyed the doe eyed who masked her face with a smile.

He managed a small grin and continued eating.

"So what are we doing today Yoona eonni?" Seohyun changed the subject and addressed their schedule.

"Well, I know this one place not far from here. We can go swimming there." Yoona spoke as she finished eating. "It's better than the ocean."

"Ok."

Jessica turned red remembering what her swimsuit looked like. She would be comfortable wearing it around her friends but not in front of Michael..

Michael wiped his mouth and noticed Jessica's flushed face. His hand pulled the phone from his pocket and typed into it.

- Are you ok? -

"Y-Yes, I-I'm fine." Her face still looked flustered.

He wasn't buying it so he wrote a few more words.

- Look, i don't have to go if you don't want me to. -

A pang of guilt surged across her chest. It would be wrong for her to say no. Besides, a part of her wanted him to be there..."I-I want you to go with us." She said quietly.

Everyone was attentively listening to their conversation.

- Are you sure? -

"Y-Yes.."

- Final answer? -

She looked up at him with a serious look in her eyes. "Yes."

He cracked into a grin before writing one more thing.

- Ok. Well, I have to get ready now. -

He moved the chair back and stood to walk back to his room.

The girls couldn't help but smile at the two.

Jessica watched Michael leave. Maybe it was a good thing if he was with them...

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The girls took their time to pack a few things and readied themselves before leaving. Michael sat in the living room with a backpack and an extra pair of clothes. Luckily Yoona had stashed a pair of boardshorts and swimwear into his closet. He checked the time on his phone. 'They're taking pretty long...' Michael slumped back onto his seat.

Minutes passed and the girls finally descended the stairs meeting the boy.

"I'm sorry we took long oppa." Seohyun apologized as her angelic voice echoed around the room.

The boy simply smiled.

"How do we look oppa?" Yoona gestured at their bodies.

The girls were dressed appropriately with their swimsuits hidden behind their blouses and shorts. He looked at each one of them and glanced at Jessica the longest. She immediately noticed and turned her head.

- All of you look pretty -

"Aww, thanks Michael!" Tiffany exclaimed.

A bag dropped on Michael's lap. He looked up and he wasn’t surprise to see who it was. "Hey, you're the boy in our group so you have to carry our bags." Hyoyeon suggested.

The girls followed suit and dropped their belongings by his feet. Fortunately, the girls just bought three bags but what he did not know was that he would be a pack mule for the day.

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The girls trudged along the trek as they hiked uphill. The slender trees offered fresh air as they continued walking.

"So he's the boy Sica was going crazy over?" Sunny asked Yoona as they kept their pace ahead of Michael and Jessica..

"Yes."

"So you knew, and you didn't tell us?" She looked disappointed.

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