TWO - "A Contract?!"

“So… let’s sign the contract?”

The Soo guy spoke excitedly to us while he pointed to the thick contract, yearning for our signature. I couldn’t help looking to my sides and staring at my friends doubtfully. I then spoke hurriedly while dragging my friends to another place:

“Just give us a minute! We will be right back!”

“Ok, I’ll wait for you.”

He answered with a toothy smile and crossed his arms. My friends and I then stopped behind a high pillar. Neither one of us spoke. After sighing, I asked them seriously:

“So… what do you guys think?”

“Well… he seems honest enough. I think he is speaking the truth.”

Sunny uttered nonchalantly; we next looked to Yoong and the latter nodded his head, whining like a kid:

“Hyung, this is the chance we were waiting for. And the best part is that he saw our talent and want us TOGETHER! Isn’t it great?!”

“Yeah… it’s just that I am worried, are you sure that you guys want this? This will change everything…”

I whispered in concern, yet once I raised my head, a broad smile formed amidst my friends’ excited aura. I couldn’t help but smile along as Sunny spoke cheerfully:

“So… what are we waiting for?!”

“All right!” We punched the air and I was the first one to put my hand out in the center of our group. They smirked and placed their hands on top of mine as we promised together:

“No matter what, we will stick together until the end. Now… let’s sign that contract! WooHoo!”

Yoong shouted in happiness as me and Sunny shook our heads due to his childishness, chuckling. We returned to our table and became shocked to see Soo surrounded with hamburgers; man, this guy eats like a pig! Once he saw us, he quickly cleaned his mouth with a napkin and smirked, like as if he already knows our answer. He then grabbed the pen again and spoke with his happy tone:

“So… do we have a contract?”

We looked at ourselves once more and then all of us nodded. He beamed at our answer as he pointed to the three lines on the contract:

“That’s great! Now, each one of you, please sign on these lines.”

In the excitement, we hurriedly grabbed his pen and signed everywhere that he pointed to us. Once we were finished, he gingerly placed the contract in his briefcase and added with a contented sigh:

“Ahhh great! Welcome to the Choi Agency, fellows!”

He said that in a joyful tone as he shook our hands with a broad smile plastered on his face. We couldn’t help but smile as well while we nodded our heads. He then looked at this watch and seemed surprised with the time; he placed his things back in his briefcase and turned to us, saying:

“We will start next Monday.”

“What?! So soon?!”

We asked in shock, yet he chuckled at our reaction and shrugged his shoulders:

“I thought you guys wanted to be famous. Honestly, I think you are already wasting too much time, right?”

We nodded after awhile since he was right. He then gave us another card and spoke:

“Meet me at this address at 10 am. The first thing that we will work on is your looks. I will wait anxiously for our next encounter. Feel free to call me if you need any explanation. Till then, bye bye!!!”

He waved at us with a happy semblance and turned around to leave us. Once he wasn’t in sight anymore, we looked to ourselves in silence and it was then when a wide smile crept to our lips and we started to beam like mad:

“Yeahhhhhhhhhhh! We are going to famous!” “YES! It's like a dream coming true!”

I heard Yoong and Sunny speaking in a dreamy tone. I smiled to myself, closing my eyes; we didn’t care if people looked at us like as if we were crazy, we were really happy. I could only sigh in contentment and admit in my mind… our dream fulfilled… finally…

The long awaited day finally came, Monday. I joined up with my friends so that we could go together to the address which Mr. Choi gave to us. Yet, when we reached the destination, our jaws dropped in surprise. The place was a luxurious building with a big sign which says “Choi Agency”. Hmm maybe that Soo guy wasn’t kidding after all…

We entered the building and, when we were about to talk to the receptionist, a familiar voice startled us:

“Good morning! Ah, there you are! Glad to see that you guys didn’t give up. Now, shall we?”

“Where to?” Yoong dumbly replied with his rounded eyes. Soo grinned and motioned us to follow him. While we walked down a long corridor, he spoke nonchalantly:

“I still need to pass some parameters of our contract to you, and some rules as well. But… the most important thing now will be a decisive step for your musical career…”

He turned around, staring us seriously. Our curiosity piqued by his words, I waited anxiously with my friends since I knew that he would give us an important piece of advice, or something like that. We leaned unconsciously as he did the same; then, a broad smile crept onto his lips as he pointed at us, answering simply:

“Your looks.”

“What?!” I answered in puzzlement while Sunny asked with her eyebrow raised:

“What’s wrong with our looks?” “Yeah, what is wrong with us?!”

Yoong pressed on as well with a frown while we looked at ourselves. Sooyoung shrugged his shoulders and explained with his usual loud voice:

“As I said before, you guys, all of you, have a great talent. But as you know, in the celebrity world, you must have THE LOOK! So, that’s why I brought you here… Welcome to your metamorphosis! Or transformation or whatever…”

He said that with an excited tone as he opened a door, motioning us to enter. I couldn’t help but feel worried and/or curious with this whole thing. Nevertheless, I realized that we were in a place that it looked a large beauty salon with many stylish outfits, large mirrors and a whole crew with their styling tools, ready to work on our looks. All of a sudden, another booming voice filled the room when a blonde woman came in our direction; actually, in Soo’s direction:

“Ya! You big shikshin! I hope you have a good reason to call me back this morning when I was about to go on a trip with my hubby!”

“Ya, you don’t need to scream! I am not deaf, you know!” Soo snapped back loudly as he rubbed his ear and whined. Me and my friends were staring that this peculiar scene in silence as they bickered with each other again:

“Ok, ok, I will speak, but don’t be mad… you are my favorite Fashionista!”

The blonde woman crossed her arms and scoffed at his begging voice as she replied in an ironic tone:

“Yeah, right… I remember you used to call me FASHION TERRORIST when we were younger, Soo!” Now, the Soo guy was sweating and smiling nervously at us as he tried to tame the woman:

“Yeah, but this was in the past… if I didn’t say that before… you wouldn’t turn into my best Fashionista  now. As it is, I already said that I was sorry, right? Please… I need your help.”

She narrowed her eyes at him while he joined his hands in a petition for her help. After a while, she sighed and shook her head while saying in defeat:

“All right… what do you want? Coz my flight will be in some hours and-“

“Ahhh that’s great! Let me introduce you to my new project… TA-DA! Hyo, this is Jesse, Sunny and Yoong. They will be our next group. Boys and girl, this is Kim HyoYeon, our most esteemed fashionista.”

Soo introduced us to the woman named HyoYeon, and the latter raised her eyebrows and looked back to Choi, replying:

“You know this will take time, don’t you?”

“Yes, but nothing is impossible to you. We need them to look shocking and outstanding!”

Soo said that while rubbing his hands in excitement like as if we weren’t there listening in on their conversation. She flicked his forehead to get him back to reality as she spoke:

“You owe me this one.” “Ouch… you were gentler on me when we were younger!”

Oh boy, this Soo guy is such a baby. Hyoyeon huffed and rolled her eyes, snapping:

“You too, but you became more stupid and dense than the normal when you fell head over heels with that girl! What is her name…? Kwon ---“

“Ah, quiet, woman! You did the same with your Eunhyukkie and, for your information, I am not in love with her.”

He answered with a defiant tone as he crossed his arms as well stubbornly. Suddenly, a sly smile formed on Hyoyeon’s lips when she whispered teasingly:

“What happened? She ditched you, didn’t she!? Hahahahaha! I knew it!”

Hyo laughed loudly when the Soo guy glared at her; man, they are such kids! We are younger than them yet we have more maturity. I looked to my friends and their faces were equally as puzzled as mine. Trying to end their bickering, I cleared my throat and they snapped back to reality, looking to us quizzically. Once they realized what they did, they adjusted themselves as Soo spoke more seriously now; man, I guess he was mad:

“Let's begin!”

“Yeah, I guess. We have an emergency here! Operation Transformation starts NOW!”

It was then we widened our eyes as dozen of persons walked towards us with scissors, clothes and different colored tints for our hair. Oh God… what have I gotten myself into?!

“WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY HAIR?!”

I jolted in surprise when I heard Sunny’s scary voice. Still, I couldn’t reach my friends since the stylist was doing the last touches on my new look; oh boy, I hope it isn’t anything crazy. A curtain separated me from my friends, yet I could hear them clearly. Soon, I heard Yoong’s voice, followed by Sunny interrogating Soo hyung:

“Y-you almost shaved my head and now, you died my hair blonde?! Why didn’t you seek my authorization?”

“Well, this makeover is part of your contract. Here, read it.”

Soo hyung must be showing a paragraph from the contract to Sunny, but the latter didn’t look really convinced. From an opening in the curtain, I could see them and I must admit, those clothes and the new look do make her really pretty and different. As if Yoong read my mind, he added while looking at our not so cheerful friend:

“Hey, noona… I think you look great with your new look!”

“You do?”

Her tone softened and a grateful smile crept to her lips as Yoong nodded sincerely, smirking as well:

“Absolutely, noona!”

“Well, I must say you look much more mature now! Where is my baby Yoong?! He’s turned into a grown up man. Awwww… you look absolutely charming, Yoong! I bet your dear Seo will fall over her heels when she sees you!”

“Ya, noona *blushing*”

Sunny said that with her usual cheerful tone while playing with Yoong’s red highlighted hair. Suddenly, the stylist gave me the thumbs up and told me that it was finished. I decided to go to my friends. Once I opened the curtains, I added with a contented smirk:

“Wow… you guys look really… great.”

All of a sudden, both my friends turned to me and they gasped in surprise. Sunny's mouth was agape and she whispered:

“Wow… Jess?!”

“Hyung?! Is it really you?!”

I frowned in confusion at their reactions, I couldn’t tell if it was good or bad. When I looked to my side, and finally saw my reflection in a large mirror, my eyes widened and I gasped in shock, yelling:

“YOU DYED MY HAIR BLONDE?!”

“Relax, this color can be washed away, yours too, Yoong. This makeover is part of your contract since all of you will have to hide your true identity.”

“Hide our true identity?!” Sunny asked with an eyebrow raised as Yoong asked slowly:

“What do you mean, hyung?”

“I guess I didn’t tell you about a paragraph in your contract. Actually, this is a perfect moment to explain this small request.”

All the stylist crew left us with Soo as we got seated in front of him. I can't help, but frown as he gave a copy of the contract to each one of us. Once he got seated, he started with a smile creeping onto his lips:

“As I said before, our most important step to continue with this contract is the main paragraph which is situated on the second page, precisely on the fourth line. Jesse, could you read that for us?”

My eyes looked narrowly at him since I could tell that something very odd was about to happen. I turned the page and read the contents in red:

“Paragraph 4: All the members of the group will have to hide their true identities with fake names and looks, not revealing your identity to any one besides the members of the Choi Agency. Disobeying this rule, the contract will be broken immediately.”

“AND WHAT IS THIS SUPPOSED TO MEAN?!”

I asked raising my tone, already frustrated by this whole situation. My friends stared at Soo fiercely; however, he only smiled at us and patted our shoulders, explaining calmly:

“Relax, don’t be mad. I want the most discretion. Your families and friends can’t know about your ‘new job’. To be honest, with this paragraph, I am doing you guys a favor… no, I am giving you protection.”

“Protection? What from?” Yoong asked with his usual doe-eyed look. Soon, Soo sighed and motioned us to sit again, speaking slowly:

“You see… I won't lie to you; all of you are part of my experimental project group. But, I trust in your talent and I know I am right. That’s why I created that clause, since by hiding your identities for now, you can still have your private life, with no press, paparazzi or anything. This contract will last about 6 months… if by this time, all of you show me the conviction to stay and adapt in the music industry, your contract will be renewed. So… can we start the SJY project?”

“SJY project?” Sunny asked curiously while Soo hyung chuckled and nodded:

“Yeah, SJY is the name of your group: Sunny, Jesse and Yoong? Do you like it?”

We digested his words and after a while, something finally clicked. I looked to my friends seriously and suddenly, a smile formed on their lips; I couldn’t help but smile along when Yoong replied happily:

“SJY! I like it! Now is, SJY! Nice!”

We chuckled at his silliness as he placed his hand in the middle, waiting for us. Smiling, Sunny and I placed our hands on top of his and vowed our commitment. Once we turned to Soo hyung, he was already smiling widely while punching the air:

“That’s great! Your debut will be this Friday! Isn’t it great?!”

“EH!?” We widened our eyes in shock… THIS FRIDAY!? GOSH, SO SOON!!!

“WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL US THAT WE WILL MAKE OUR DEBUT… IN FRONT OF ALL THOSE OTHER GROUPS!”

Sunny spoke frenetically to Soo Hyung while Yoong and I, with our eyes widened, were looking at our future audience through a small opening in the long curtains. I was flabbergasted to see so many people waiting for our presentation. Did I say that it wasn’t just any group? Yeah, it was kind of… ALL THE SM BANDS FOR GOD’S SAKE! One of them was TaeTiSeo and 2Psomething… and there is… Wooyoung…

By the crack, I could see him flirting around with … Tiffany. Like I care, actually I don’t care at all, she can date whoever she wants… even that jerk. Even so, I couldn’t stop myself from glaring at him and feel my fists curling tightly in anger. It was then when I realized, I can do this… no, I know we can do this! When another rookie group had finished their debut presentation, I took a deep breath in decision. I turned to my friends, and spoke with certainty:

“Guys, we can do this one! If we don’t do this now… how can we prove that we are talented? And now I ask you… who is with me?”

I stared at them seriously and slowly, determined stares bloomed on their faces as they smiled at me. We joined our hands together (even Soo hyung), and we finally started towards our destiny, yelling in decision:

“Right now… is SJY!” “Yeahhhh!” “All right!”

Sunny and Yoong yelled happily to me as we started to the stage. We stood before the curtain and when the host called our names, we heard some people giving their excited cries as the curtains were opened. The whole place was dark; only the stage was lit. We looked into the other’s eyes and nodded in affirmation as we positioned ourselves. The tune of the song started as the host screamed anxiously:

“Now, I present to you… the rookie band of the Choi Agency… SJY!”

Oh boy… this is bigger than I thought… still, let's give it our best! Fighting!

[NORMAL P.O.V]

At the other side of the spacious salon, three persons at the table stared at the next rookie group in amazement. The blonde guy aka Taeyeon stared at the blonde girl dreamily and mumbled absent-mindedly:

“Wow… she is beautiful…” Seohyun couldn’t remove her eyes from the red haired boy with the adorable eyes while he sang with his deep voice, as she whispered out loud, fascinated:

“He is… so different… I like it…”

But, the most affected of the three was the red haired girl who couldn’t stop staring at the blonde guy singing on the stage. His gaze was so fierce, his face so cold, his features were beautifully drawed, yet her heart pounded erratically under her chest whenever he sang. His voice was absolutely powerful, smooth and undeniable y, even being a little nasal, his tone did not fail to give chills to her spine. Quickly, she leaned her head towards her manager and whispered rapidlyl, not removing her eyes away from the blonde:

“Unnie… please… arrange a meeting for us with them. I really want to get to know them.”

The other woman raised an eyebrow, but nodded, answering: “Yes, Fany.”

The latter didn’t even reply to the answer since she was too busy while gawking at the blonde singer, giving her full attention to him. Whenever the latter looked in her direction, a sudden heat flooded her face; she didn’t even realize that, beside her table, Wooyoung was watching the whole scene and didn’t like it one bit the way his ‘girl’ was practically ogling for another guy besides him. He scoffed at the newbie and muttered angrily with arms crossed, his tone was filled with venon and jealously:

“Tsk newbies… that’s why I hate these useless events…”

Back to Tiffany, the latter ignored him unconsciously as she kept staring at the blonde with a longing stare. It was then she noted something and whispered to no one in particular, completely fascinated and mesmerized by this mysterious blonde:

“Those eyes… are kind of familiar… I wonder… who you are…”

“And… what you are doing to my heart…”

...

TBC

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