Onew woke up that morning with a pounding headache. It was around 10:30 as they had the morning off. He hadn't drank much the day before and he had been lacking sleep due to the fact he cried half the night so he wasn't too surprised he had such a terrible migraine. He clutched his head and stumbled his way over to his draw where he kept the aspirin, he took the pills and swallowed some water and after placing the bottle down again, he thought to himself

“Happy Birthday, Onew” and he felt sadness crash over him.

He was away from his family and his friends hated him and probably forgot it was his birthday in the first place. He threw on some clothes and made his way out of the room and into the kitchen where he found the place deserted as he expected, over the last three weeks a sort of timetable had been organised so they could avoid each other easily. He grabbed an apple and bit into it, not bothering to peel it, then he went to collect everyone's stuff so they could head to the studio for their last practise before their contracts end, they would sign new ones tomorrow. Onew decided he would make up with his band today, they had all been through enough hurt.

When he finally did run into the other members his suspicions were proved right, they had forgotten his birthday and they just treated him as coldly as they had for the last 3 weeks. Even though he was expecting them to forget he couldn't help himself feeling hurt and depressed. He missed his Umma, both of them: his birth mother who used to always hug him and shower him with affection and his loving and fussy Diva – Key who always gave him loving scoldings when he refused to eat or was chasing around for the schedules.

He would never expect gifts of any sort but he still would have liked someone to wish him happiness or to at least notice his presence. He had placed the bags by the door ready for the members to grab and he shuffled back to his bedroom where he looked over his a few documents before placing them back in his desk. He hoped he could resolve this feud with his precious members today, he wanted his Shining SHINee family back. He could only hope they would accept him and his apology once he knew what he was supposed to be apologising for.

The van turned up as scheduled at 11:45am and the five of them bustled down to meet the driver. One the way to the studio they were all silent which was unusual as the other four tended to remain chatty, but today however they were all thinking about the end of their contracts and trying to brace themselves for the time when their leader will admit he is leaving them. When they reached the studio they all left except Onew who stayed behind to talk to the driver,

“Do you think you can take me back there tonight? I need to make a few changes and add in some new stuff” The driver just nodded happily and drove off in the van.

Once inside they practised for about two hours none stop until they were all sweating and exhausted. Jonghyun, Key, Minho and Taemin all slumped by the wall that was a mirror and Onew decided now would be the best time to ask them. He stood straight and walked over to them, they noticed the determined look on his face and braced themselves for the confession the