"unnie, do we really need to get these chips right now..? can't it wait till tomorrow... it's already nine! what stores are still open at this time, huh?" the youngest of the group whined, dragged along like the other four behind the sighing girl.

"hm.... you already know, we can't have a sleep over without my favorite chips... i need the salt and vinegar chips to go with my popcorn. plus we don't have enough snacks in general, this one didn't bother telling me that we were all out of white chocolate kit-kats!"

they weren't always able to gather like this, their sleepovers were sacred and had to be carried out to their fullest potential... meaning that little details like these would have to be corrected immediately, otherwise what was the point of them having one if it would just be a mess?

they were busy, their schedules never aligned anymore. it'd been a few years since they were all in the same place at the same time, this was their most special get together. she was finally back from the states and they all understood that meant they could finally spend the time they missed with each other.

"mm, i know..." with a pout, the youngest relented. the first corner store they had gone to was closed already, but who could blame the store owner if it was a weekend and they most likely had a life to tend to.

"oh! wait! my shoe!" the leader in question suddenly dropped to the floor when she noticed her laces were untied. all the girls could do was groan and wait for their friend.

"mieun, we really should hurry, at this time of night-"

bright white was the only thing they could see, stunning them stiff in the middle of the road. it was blinding and all they could do was gasp in fright at the loud honking it brought. it felt as if time was going slow, the air around them stilling.

in a matter of seconds, the smell of hot rubber and iron filled the air.

when mieun opened her eyes that had shut from fear, she was met with unfamiliar and worried faces."are you all okay!? you six girls suddenly collapsed all at once, it was wicked scary... like something out of a movie..." one of the women that stood over her asked, holding out a hand to help her up.

shakily, mieun accepted the help and stood."what....what..?" she couldn't make sense of what had just happened, blinking as she took in her surroundings.

her heart almost sank when she didn't immediately see her friends, however a groan from behind her alerted her to their presence. relieved, she hurried to their side.

"can you explain where we are?" she asked the woman who gasped and suddenly the room seemed tense.

"the training room.... you girls... you were training and just dropped, have you been over exhausting yourselves!?" the woman's face shifted, a mixture of anger and worry.

mieun didn't understand, and the girls didn't seem to either. "um- we... training.. training for what?"

"you... huh?! you're training for an idol group! the girl group project OE is currently running!"

"the... the what!?"