Chapter 11

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The next day, the three girls attended their classes and later, after class, they will be attending trainings. They have their training outfits with them already, planning not to pass by to their home later and go straight to the company.

As Star entered their classroom, her eyes searched for someone first. Obviously, it's Ten. However, he is nowhere to find in the room.

"Yah, Star!" Seomin whispered, pulling Star whose standing stiff in front of the door. "What are you still standing for? C'mon."

They went to their respective seats but Star was moving like a snail. She's probably not in the mood.

After putting her things on her desk, Seomin sat on the desk beside Star's.

"Hey, Han Cheonsa. How was your day... I mean night with Ten alone?"

Star stared at her, "What?"

"Last night you two were left here." She stated.

"I don't remember that happening." She frowned while shaking her head. She definitely don't want to talk about it.

"You're bluffing." Seomin said, quite annoyed. "So tell me, what happened?"

"Nothing."

"Oh really? Tell me! We were not able to ask you last night because Ten just sent you home while you're sleeping.

Star's eyes widened, "He did?"

"Oh, look who's flustered right now~" he teasingly sang in a high pitch of voice with a grin.

"Oh stop it, you punk." Star just said without looking at her. She sighed.

"Seems like you know nothing. Hmp. I'm just wasting my time with you." Seomin said with dismay and then stood and walked towards her desk.

"Yah, kid. I must be the one asking, why did you left me last night?" Star asked high pitched. But Seomin just stuck her tongue out.

"This kid, really." Star just mumbled in annoyance.

She remained leaning at the back rest of her chair, reminiscing everything.

Her heart fluttered remembering everything about last night.

***LAST NIGHT*

"Me. You. Here. As long as you're here and I'm not alone, it's okay." Ten said without looking at Star. Star stared at him for a while. Now, her heart is officially rumbling. It's beating so fast and it's very loud that she wonders if ever Ten could hear it. She can't say anything. She don't know what to do and her mind became blank when his head started to tilt and shift towards her. The first thing that came to her mind is to act asleep and so did she.

To be more convincing, she really opened her mouth. On second thought, she'll only look stupid but then she can't move since she can sense that Ten is already staring at her.

"This is probably turning him off." She thought while being crazy at the back of her mind.

She suddenly felt his hand on his cheeks. Ten pulled her head slightly. She thought she'll fall onto the floor but she was rested onto Ten's shoulders. She smiled widely but immediately erased it. She might got caught tho. She's hardly resisting it.

"Sorry, Sejoon hyung. I just can't."

Her forehead knotted with his words. "What is he saying?"

She felt a heavy thing on her head so she opened her eyes a little. Her cheeks became red as if it was on cue when she found Ten leaning at her.

"Oh gosh! We look like a couple! Waaah!" Everything in her system are messed up. It's like her blood flew faster. Her brain seemd like it's malfunctioning. Her heart is thumping very fast. Her stomach kept turning and churning. She's trying hard to contain her overflowing feelings right now.

She felt that Ten moved. She secretly watch him while she's leaning on his shoulder. There, she found a power bank on his hand.

"What the?" She exclaimed in mixed confusion and dismay.

"Aish. This shorty is really mischievous!" But she just then closed her eyes to calm herself.

Later, she heard a shutter. She opened her eyes slightly only to find a back of a phone facing her. She was shocked and immediately closed her eyes.

"Ugh! He's really unbelievable!"

After a few minutes, she heard a knock from the door.

"Ten?" She's not familiar with the voice but maybe someone that Ten knows.

She heard the doorknob being unlocked. Ten carried her in a bridal style. Star just let it be and decided to continue acting asleep.

She knew they rode a car and then afterwards, she was carried back to her room. She wasn't able to sleep well that night. The things that happened bugged her whole body a lot. She only had an hour to sleep.

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All of their classmates had entered the room and the class already started. But not even Ten's shadow showed up.

"He must be busy today." She said, convincing herself that nothing's wrong between them, or with him.

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All were in their dancing outfits and warming their body up. Today is an assessment for their dancing skills. And their trainer mentioned earlier that they'll be having guest judges.

"Maybe someone from the SM artists." Star concluded. She's anticipating a lot that it would be from the SM artists just like when BoA visited them on their vocal lessons.

Sejoon entered the room and all stood straight while waiting for him to speak. All of the trainees feel excited because of the guest judges and at the same time, nervous because today is an assessment day.

"Annyeonghaseyo!" The trainees greeted Sejoon but he just bowed in reply to their greet.

"Everybody, I'm hoping that you all prepared for this." He said with his hands intertwined at his back. "Let's not go for anything else, let's start now. You may sit down."

Everybody sat down except for the trainer. He went towards the door and opened it. He nodded to someone behind the door and two handsome guys showed up.

"W-Whoa!" Hime exclaimed. "They... they're..."

Star knotted her forehead, waiting for Hime to continue because she actually don't know them.

"Who are they?" She asked the Hime.

"They are---" she faced Star and leaned forward to her, "They are handsome!"

Star gave her a poker face and pushed Hime's face away.

"I know right? I mean, who are they? Are they newbies? Artists from a different agency? Staffs? What?"

Hime shrugged her shoulders off, "I don't know neither."

She sighed in disbelief and rolled her eyes. She looked straight in front and listened to the trainer attentively.

"Everyone, these are Kun and Winwin. Both are Chinese nationals. They're also trainees and they'll debut as SMRookies members soon. For now, you have to work with them. Winwin with the dancing while Kun is with singing. Now, choose whoever you'll work with according to your capability. They'll be the one judging you for this assessment."

Seomin came near to Star and whispered, "How many handsome guys does SM hide in their dungeon?"

Star leaned towards her, "Enought to fill ten trucks, I think." Then she smirked.

"Let's start."

Everybody stood up and went to their corresponding sides. Star is still not moving. She's on a dilemma.

"Wait. Where will I go?" She asked herself in her mind.

Everybody knows that singing and dancing are both her strength and she's good with those.

In the end, she decided to choose what she loves more.

She silently walked towards the group of singers. Kun is smiling at her while waiting for her to reach them.

"Such a handsome smile." She thought. But then a familiar smile registered in her head.

"Ugh." She said while shaking her head. "Don't ever bug me again." She whispered to herself.

"Let's start." Kun said.

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