"Tell me, why exactly did you come here?" The male asked while watching the photoshoot go on. "No reason. Wae?" The female shot back without taking her eyes off the soloist that was working. "Well, I know you're history. Maybe I thought something was up?" The girl then tore her eyes away from the shooting and narrowed at the manager. "That's not it."

"Then what is it, Ms. Hwang?" Tiffany kept quiet and she looked back to Skylar. "I just care about her, and the CEO asked us to look after her." She mumbled. "When she's alone. She's working right now, and I'm here." The male replied. "Listen, I know a lot is happening at the moment, but Skylar's a good kid. I know that you know that." Ryan then watched as Skylar worked around and Tiffany's eyes continued to watch. After a few more of minutes of silence, "I miss her."

Ryan raised a brow as he hears Tiffany's words. "I miss her a lot. And even after all these years, I can't get her out of my mind." A soft smile made it's way to the princess' face. "She gave me so much. It's impossible to forget someone like that." Skylar glanced over at them and Tiffany couldn't help but smile more. "I still love her." She whispered in a hushed tone, but Ryan was still able to hear her. "I can see that by the way you look at her. But can your love reach her? Skylar's basically closed herself off after what happened to Christina. Do you think that she would be able to open her hear again?" He asked concerned. "I know she can."

Tiffany set her gaze with determination. "Maybe not now, but given the time, she can. And I'll be there when the time comes." The male smiled slightly and gave her a pat on the back. "That's the spirit."

The vibration on her hand makes Tiffany shift her attention to Skylar's phone. She held on to it when the soloist left it when she had to work. Of course, seeing the number and name made the soshi member raise a brow.

We need to talk.

"Who's..."

"What are you doing?" Tiffany helped in surprise when Skylar came out of nowhere and took the device away. "I-It just vibrated and I... Uh, just checked who it was." Skylar raised a brow and checked her phone before Tiffany stared at her curiously when she let out a sigh. "Is everything alright?" The older girl couldn't help but ask after seeing the girl's reaction. "Yeah." Before Tiffany could press further, Skylar was called back on set.

"I don't get why she's being like this. I'm trying to reach out to her, but nothing is working." Tiffany complained on the phone. 'Just be patient Tiff. Try to look at everything from her point of view. She basically lost everything. Would you easily accept everything and act like nothing happened?" The person she was talking to asked. "No, but... I don't like seeing her like that. She may have changed her appearance, but she's still the same _____ I fell in love with years ago." Tiffany murmured softly while leaning against the wall. "Tiff, it's okay. We've talked about this before."  Tiffany had to sigh heavily. "I know... But it's just-"

"There you are." Tiffany quickly turned around. "I was looking for you outside. Let's go." Skylar mumbled as she took the latter's hand and lead her outside. "Hello? Tiff?" The person at the other end called out. "Mianhe, but I have to go for now. Thanks Khun Oppa." With that, she hung up and walked close to the taller female, tightening her hold on her hand as she lowered her head to keep her face hidden. "What were you doing alone?" Skylar soon spoke up, surprising the older woman. "I had a call." Quietly, Skylar nodded as they entered the car.

"Where are we going?" Skylar rested her head against the window and hummed lightly. "You're dorm. Taeyeon texted me, saying there was something to talk about." The answer made Tiffany blink a few times. Why didn't she know about this? Was it something big? "We'll have to find out there."

When the pair arrived, the van went off and Tiffany lead the way to their dorm, but she didn't see the need to do so since she was sure that Skylar was still familiar with the place. "You're here. Just on time. Everyone's already inside so come on." Jessica smiled toward Tiffany, ignoring the other female before she walked inside. Skylar shut the door and kept a straight face as they entered before they arrived at the living room. All noise died down as soon as the pair entered and all eyes shifted.

"Glad you were together. I was afraid we'd start late with this." Taeyeon spoke up and gesture for them to sit down. Tiffany took her place on the couch while Skylar remained standing, observing the area. It was still the same; a bit messy, but utterly the same. Even the places they sat on were the same. "Skylar?"

"Huh?" Yuri gently rubbed Jessica's shoulder when she heard the slight scoff before looking back to the youngest person in the room. "Are you okay? You seem out of it." Yoona asked carefully. "Ani. Please continue." There was a pause before Taeyeon nodded and started to speak. "Well, we didn't really think that bringing you here was a good idea, but luckily, you came. We just had to talk about something important. After that, you can go home." Skylar raised a brow and waited for them to speak.

"Okay, so, there will be a concert performed in Japan, two weeks from now, and since we're the ones assigned to look after you, you'll be with us in the hotel there. Also, you will be having performances with other people like Wendy, Minho and Amber." The leader explained, making the soloist furrow her brows. "Is that so?" Sunny nodded in confirmation and showed the email sent to her. "This is all the information given to us by manager Oppa." Skylar took it and scanned its contents before lightly sighing. "Alright. Is that all?" Jessica was holding her temper back as the taller female adjusted her clothes and headed for the door. "If that's so, you can just-"

"We need you to stay here."

The statement caused the woman to stop on her tracks and turn back to the nine older women. "Mwo?" Seohyun was the one to speak up this time. "We have thought things over. Before the trip to Japan, we will be having schedules with you. That's why, we thought, to make things easier, you should stay here." The rest nodded, minus Tiffany since she was completely clueless of the matter. "What makes you think that I'll agree to this?" Skylar shot back with a raised brow and crossed arms. "We're not giving you a choice." Hyoyeon chimed in this time. "Excuse me, what?"

"CEO's orders." Skylar stared blankly at the group before she let out a heavy sigh and shook her head. "Whatever. I'm tired. I don't have time to complain, especially when I know it's not worth anything." Tiffany smiled silently while the rest felt relieved. "Aren't you going to eat?" Sooyoung asked, making her girlfriend face palm. "I'm not hungry." The soloist replied. "You haven't eaten anything since this afternoon though." Tiffany spoke up with a worried look. "If she doesn't want to eat, don't force her. Let's just go." Jessica got up from her seat and went to the kitchen, Yuri following after her when she sent the rest an apologetic look.

"Well, I think you can sleep in-" Before Sunny could finish speaking, Skylar cut her off. "I'll take the couch. I'll leave first thing tomorrow." Hearing that, no one protested and quietly made their way to the kitchen to eat while Skylar went to the bathroom and wash up.

"Skylar."

The sound of her name being called caused the brunette to turn around, only to see Taeyeon staring at her with a blank face. "You