"Nyu ya, you will come back to us, won't you? You won't suddenly decide that you like it there so much, that you don't want to come back, right?" Min Nam asked worriedly.

The two siblings were together in Min Nyu's new room.

Min Nam on his sister's bed, with one leg folded on the bed and the other, dangling towards the floor. He was already showered and dressed to go to the airport with her. His leather jacket and sunglasses both lay folded on the bed beside him.

Min Nyu, herself, was putting her personal items in the overnight bag she would be carrying on board with her. Also tucked in the bag was the pack of Korean seaweed Cordi Wang had so thoughtfully brought her as well as all the ANjell dolls, sans their respective boxes. She was lucky that the soft dolls were flexible enough to be folded and fitted into the little bag. Her own travel luggage had already been checked in at the airport before she went to the concert the night before.

"Don't worry, Oppa. I'll come back. Three months will be over before you know it," his younger sister smiled and came to sit in front of him on the bed.

"In fact, I'm quite sad that I'm leaving…" Min Nyu confessed.

"Sigh…why do I have this feeling that your sadness has nothing to do with your Oppa…?" asked Min Nam sadly.

Mi Nyu laughed, "Don't be silly Go Min Nam aka Beautiful One. Firstly, of course I'm sad about leaving you. Since joining the band, you visited meonly twice at the church. You are too busy for your doengseang nowadays. Secondly, if work is not keeping you busy, then a certain singing sensation is.." she quirked her eyebrow at him

"Ha ha, ok, you got me there. But still, will you really be ok out there? This is your first time abroad, you know. Alone and for a long period of time," Min Nam asked worriedly.

"My second time actually. I have been to Japan, on my own too," she corrected him.

Being twins, the two siblings have their fair share of similarities and differences. They share the same looks, musical talents and sunny disposition.

In the looks department, the two could only be told apart from the constant tick that Min Nam used to have in his right eye, a physical flaw that Ma Shilbang addressed with the cosmetic surgery that went botched in Korea and rectified in the US.

Musically, they were both self taught and the musical notes later learned from one of the nuns. The raw talents and sweet nature were theirs alone.

But while Min Nam was outgoing, Min Nyu was shy. While Min Nam was volatile, Min Nyu was calm. While Min Nam was streetwise, Min Nyu was naïve.

They were both raised at the orphanage. But while Min Nam ran away to experience the real world and fend for himself at the age of 15, Min Nyu chose to stay and live the life of a nun.

But dreaming of a better life and finding their mother were quests they both shared. It was a consensus decision on their parts to both choose to leave and stay at the church – Min Nam leaving to search for better lives for the two of them and Min Nyu staying to provide the interim stability they both needed til they both make it in the real world.

Often a time, Min Nam would come back to the orphanage to seek a place to sleep or food to eat. Often a time, it was Min Nyu who provided the extra money, earned from her work at the orphanage, needed for Min Nam to survive in between jobs.

The words loyalty, love and care would be understatements of what they feel for each other.

"I'll be ok, Oppa," Min Nyu reassured her brother. "Don't worry, ok. But don't change the subject, ok. Are you really together with Hei Yi ssi?"

Min Nyu was quite concerned with the development, knowing her brother's history with relationships.

"Ha ha …she's not a bad person, really…. Just misunderstood….. and spoiled. A bit jaded with the industry too, if you ask me. She's been acting, singing and doing CFs since she was 8 years usede to getting her own way and people worshipping her that it was not fun anymore. So, I believe, god sent her to me for me to give her a new lease of life, show her that life is still beautiful out there," Min Nam laughed.

"I think that was why she fell for The Hyung, actually. She just needed somebody to boss her over. And that was the first time that someone actually said 'No' to her, " he continued.

"But you're not saying 'No' to her? She's the one saying 'No' to you?' Min Nyu claimed incredulously.

"That is what we call strategy, little sister. Push and pull. Give a little, get her intrigued, then stop. Then give some more…," Min Nam explained.

"Cheongmal?Really?" Min Nyu, still skeptical.

"Ya…that's the strategy," Min Nam excitedly, trying to convince his sister.

"Once she bites, I'll show her what real love is," he grinned, but then sighed. "A bit tiring, if you were to ask me - this pulling and pushing nonsense. But believe it or not, some girls actually like it," he lamented, sounding more like the Min Nam, his sister knew.

The Min Nam she knew was not one to fool around with matters of the heart. Once, Min Nam liked a girl, he would go for the kill. The only problem was that the same Min Nam was also commitment-phobic – always breaking it off with the girl once the feelings get to deep.

Min Nyu blamed it on their lack of family love in their early days.

However, with him in the band, she hoped things wouldl be different for her brother – because although the ANjell members have such diverse personalities and may often opt for some solitary time of their own, they stayed strong as a group, have camaraderie as brothers and have fun while practicing or on stage. And their musical talent kept them together in both need for their mutual survival as well as personal respect.

Min Nyu attested this theory of the way Tae-kyung automatically accepted her, Min Nyu, after she first sang for him – despite his misgivings and instinct about her then.

Min Nyu put her hand over her brother's "Oppa, I know you will do the right thing when the time comes."

She smiled, "I haven't told you how proud I am of you. You have done so well, not only for yourself, but for me too."

"Ya, sis, it is you who is my strength. Without your support I wouldn't have made it this far. You also had to put up with that Diva and Blondie for one and half months. I believe only Shin Woo hyung managed to make your life easier here. Komawo, doengseng," Min Nam bowed his head at his sister.

"Now, it's time for you to discover yourself. Whether it's in Uganda, or when you come back. Take your time. Call home as often as you need to. Don't worry about money anymore, ok?" Min Nam once again reassured her.

"Ne, Oppa, thank you to you too. Please live well and make the most of your time here. Hyungnim and the others will help you along the way, so please learn as much as you can from them," Min Nyu adviced her brother.

"Yeah, the boys are great. And I hope to learn a lot from The Hyung, after he stops moping around after you, that is," he said.

"Yes, Hyungnim is great! Very talented!" Min Nyu agreed enthusiastically.

"Oh, but such a diva! Of all the boys, you have to fall for that one? How in the world did that happen?"

"Hyungnim is actually a very nice person, you know. Like us, he didn't have a very good childhood either. His mother left him too. At least we have each other. Just try to get to know him, he'll be a great sunbae to you, Oppa," like a true girlfriend, Min Nyu defended Tae-kyung.

"Ok, ok," Min Nam laughed at his sister's enthusiasm.

"Ya, maybe you should consider calling someone else Oppa too from now onwards," Min Nam quietly asked his sister.

"Huh?" Min Nyu, the naive resurfaced.

"Like your Hyung nim, for instance," Min Nam proded.

"Oppa..."

"You have to stop calling him Hyungnim sooner or later, you know," he smiled. "Maybe call him Oppa too, or TK Oppa?" he suggested.

"Are you giving us your blessings, Oppa?" Min Nyu smiled. "That'll mean so much to me."

Often a time, both of them respectively filled in the roles of a father or mother for each other. This time was no different. Min Nam felt that this conversation may rival any 'father giving away his daughter' talk like no other.

"Ya, when have I ever said 'No' to you?"

But he continued with changrin, "You could have chosen a less prickly guy, though."

"But you are right, he is not so bad. And I know he loves you to bits. Probably even need you more, than you need him," Min Nam reminisced of his early days with the then distraught Tae-kyung, when Min Nyu was away. "So, I shall entrust our dear leader in your care, then! Make sure you come back safely from your trip, so you can help us all pacify him from time to time."

His sister could only smile at that remark.

"I love you, Oppa. Please take care of your health while I'm away."

~ To be continued ~