"I am. And you are the new trainee am I right?" He asked, letting go of my arm.

"Um, yes. Sorry for what happened earlier." I replied in Korean, looking down. "Can I leave now?"

"Just because you're the new trainee, I'm not letting you off so easy." What's wrong with this person? Just because he's the leader of Big Bang and some big shot artist, he can pick on people like me. 

"I said I was sorry, okay?" I said, walking away as fast as possible.

"I'll remember you Jiyonn Lau." He shouted, only to make me run for it. I was panting by the time I reach the cafe. I ordered only a banana muffin since I lost my appetite.

"Hey," someone tapped my shoulder. I was surprised that the muffin I was holding nearly fell. I looked back and found Young Gi, thankfully.

"You look scared, what's wrong?" She asked, sitting down.

"N-Nothing." I said, nibbling on the muffin.

"By the way, are you free for the rest of the day?" 

"Yeah I am." I replied. "What's up?"

"Since you are our new trainee, you might want to practice and things. The President and I talked about it earlier; you were gone for quite some time. You can also have the chance to see your practice room."

"What about--"

"It's okay if you don't want to practice, it's okay--"

"No, I didn't say I didn't want to. I mean, what about my clothes?"

"Then I'm sure we can drop by at your house, if that's okay."

"I guess it's okay with me." I shrugged. Next thing I know, I was showing directions to my house. It was a pretty long ride, but somehow I managed not to be awkward around her. We talked about lots of things.

"I still keep in contact with the SM Family, but only some. You know, they're sorta busy now."

"I see. I hope you become comfortable with us." She smiled. I remembered the "accident" earlier. Not that much of a good start.

"Oh there's my house." I said, pointing. She sped up and braked when we're just in front of the gate. 

"I'm sure you know what to pack up. Take your time, okay?" She said before I made a run to my room, packing two extra sets of clothes, my iPod and speakers and a cap. I ran back to her car.

"You're pretty fast. Are you sure you got the things you needed?" I nodded. While we were on the way, we continued our conversation and she told me about my future manager.

"I have my own manager?" I asked.

"I don't know if that's how they call it, but more like an assistant. He or She will monitor your performances and yeah, those stuffs. I think you'll have one by tomorrow. And about your schooling..."

"Didn't we talk about that earlier with the President?"

"Oh yes, I forgot. Since your classes are in the morning, maybe you could have your practice in the afternoon. Is that okay?"

"I guess I'm okay with that." I shrugged. We arrived back to the building a few minutes later. We went almost around the place before we arrived at my practice room. Sweet, I got my own practice room. I couldn't help but giggle along the way. She opened and it was not that big, but it suited me. Not as big as the ones before, but the room was full of mirrors. Lots of them. There was also a huge window on the side.

"Wow. Thank you so much." I said, giving her a deep bow.

"Feel at home, okay? I'm just going to run some errands, I hope you don't mind." She said, leaving the room.

"No, no it's okay." She closed the door and I dropped my bad. The floor feels so smooth, like it's polished almost everyday. I couldn't help but lie down and roll around, feeling much like a kid. Screw me now.

"I'll remember you, Jiyonn Lau." That voice. That stupid voice. I quickly got up and looked at the mirror. "I'll show you who I am, Kwon Ji Yong. Then you will remember who the heck I am" 

I did some quick warm-ups, stretching and after that, I plugged in my iPod to the speakers and played BoA's Eat You Up. I hope they don't mind me dancing to a song by an artist from SM. Heehee.

Even if I quitted dancing and singing way back, I'm thankful I didn't dance horribly. Just some practice. Since I felt extra proud today, I decided to sing a bit, a bit. 

"I do need more practice." I said when the song was over.

"Bravo! Wow!"  I looked around and my jaw dropped(again). CL. Dara. Minzy. Bom. 2NE1. In my practice room. Clapping. Right now. Screw me now.

"Cool moves, Jiyonn." Minzy said, tossing me a bottle of water. I mumbled "Thanks" as I caught the bottle. 

"Welcome!" Dara said, as I stood up giving them each a low bow.

"You got some amazing dance moves, girl," CL said, looking at me in the mirror. "Where'd you learn that?"

"And you don't need to bow. We'll see each other almost everyday." Bom smiled.

"Thanks. And I learned it before--"

"Oh yeah!" CL said, snapping her fingers. "You were a trainee from SM. No wonder you dance like that." I smiled awkwardly when she added, "But you'll dance better here, trust us." 

"We're just about to grab some snacks downstairs," Minzy said, doing the steps I did previously, in a much better way. "You wanna go with us?"

"Me?" I asked, dumfounded.

"Yeah, you!" Bom said, handing me a towel from my bag. "C'mon." I wiped my whole face and my arms. Dara held out her hand, offering to pick me up. I took her hand and she pulled me up. 

"Thank you, sunbae," I said when I was up. Even if I was older than Minzy, I should respect all of them and call them, 'sunbae'. "Oh you can just call us your unnies here. Even Minzy." She added, lightly elbowing the smaller, dark-haired girl beside me.

"If you say so." I said, laughing with them. I might actually die now; I'm with 2NE1 right now! We arrived at the canteen, almost empty. Wow. The trainees here must really be training hard, since it's almost three in the afternoon and someone must be really hungry.

"Hey guys!" CL said, waving to some guys at one table. "Meet BoA's future rival!"

Hohoho. If she's talking about me, she is wrong. WRONG. I am nowhere compared to her. When I was still under SM, I have seen her practicing and I was lost for words. I am nowhere to BoA. We approached the table and I might as well die right now. Big Bang. "Jiyonn Lau, guys."

Daesung was the first to greet me. "Welcome, welcome!" He said, pulling out a chair and sat me down.

"She might be some spy for SM," Seungri said, eyeing me, but smiling afterwards. "Hehe, joke!" He said, giving me the peace sign. They all gave me a warm welcome except for Ji Yong who was busy eating. As expected. Psh.

"What do you want to eat Jiyonn?" Bom asked.

"I just want some water. I'm coming with you--" I said, standing up. But Daesung pushed my shoulders down. "Are you awkward with your sunbaes?" 

"Hey Dae," Ji Yong said, gulping down his soda. "The girl speaks English. She probably doesn't understand you." 

I glared at him. "I speak Korean as much as I speak in English, too. Sorry, sunbae." Ji Yong just shrugged and continued drinking

"Oh that's okay!" He said, at the same time CL and the others were back. Great timing. 

"So Jiyonn," Seung Hyun said. "how does it feel when you were in SM?"

"Now, now, guys," Tae Yang replied, "now's not the time to be asking those questions. She's probably--"

"No, it's okay, sunbae." I said. "Actually, I don't remember that much, but it's pretty hectic, and we mostly had vocal training."

"Oh yah, you're supposed to be part of The Grace!" Seungri said, standing up. "Wow, you probably sing good!" Then he imitated Ji Yeon-unnie's high note in "My Everything". Some, including me, clapped, while some pushed him down to sit. 

"You are so embarrassing!" Seung Hyun said, giving him a light punch. We talked about a lto fo things; I felt comfortable around them. They were like my new siblings. But, only one person didn't talk that much: Ji Yong. I discreetly scowl at him, but then I realized he was sitting beside Dara, and I get this weird feeling. I shake my head in disapproval of the thought. 

"Hey, how about we go to karaoke or something?" Tae Yang said. "Let's give her a welcoming party, YG Style!" Everyone cheered. With only less than 10 minutes of practice? Well, I don't know. But I agree anyway.

"Let's meet up later at around six!" CL said as we went back to our practice rooms. I went back and did some vocal training. With only a bottle as my mic, I tried singing to f(x)'s Hard But Easy, which describes my singing: hard but easy. I stopped singing and danced again. Afterwards, I lay on the floor, staring at the ceiling. 

I'm on my first step. My first step back to where I used to be. I can't screw an opportunity like this, I thought, closing my eyes. 

I didn't realize I was asleep until I heard someone's voice.

"Wake up. Hey." I opened my eyes and found Ji Yong in front of me, his face--uh. I got up and fixed myself. 

"I didn't tell you to barge in my practice room!" I said, fixing my bag.

"Well, they told me to pick you up." He smirked. I scowled. 

He took my bag, "Since you're new, I might as well do something good for you."

I tried reaching for the bag. My bag. "That's mine! Give it back!"

"Ji Yong? Jiyonn?" I heard Dara's voice from afar. I quickly got my bag and stuck my tongue out. Hah.

"Unnie? I said, coming out of the room. She smiled as I said, "Everyone must be waiting. Sorry."

"It's okay. Come on, let's go." I looked back at Ji Yong who made a face. I gave him a triumphant look as we went downstairs.

Screw me now, that's like my line-of-the-day. I'm on the way go to karaoke with 2NE1 and Big Bang. Goodness. Screw me now.