More Than Friends ~ Vernon x Nancy

Epilogue: Part 2

Noah and Paige sigh. They knew that being trainees would tear them apart eventually. After Noah signed the trainee contract with SM Entertainment, he would be sent on a plane with the rest of the scouted trainees, to Seoul. Noah and Paige would then need to break up as soon as they landed and walked into SM Entertainment. As soon as they landed in Seoul, Noah told the great news to Vernon and Nancy. Before he began his training officially, he wants to meet up with Naomi to tell her the news as well. Naomi is currently attending Seoul National University as a dance major.

Noah visited Seoul National University with Paige.
"Noona, I'm going to be a trainee at SM Entertainment." Noah said.
"Really?? That's so cool!!" Naomi said.
"Yeah, but the bad news is that I have to break up with Paige. I wanted to introduce you to her before we eventually did." Noah said.
"Aww, that's too bad. It's nice to meet you, Paige." Naomi said.
"Nice to meet you too, wow. You're so pretty." Paige said.
"Thank you. So are you." Naomi said.
"We were so excited to start training at the same company, but then it hit us that we would need to break up." Paige said.
"It's the reality of dating as a trainee. It's non-existent." Naomi said.
"I know." Noah said, sighing sadly.
"Just think of how much fun you'll have when you debut." Naomi said.
"True. Oh, how has university been?" Noah asked.
"Ah, it's been great actually. I met this other dance major who is Japanese. His name is Osaki Kenji." Naomi said.
"Wait. . . Osaki. That name sounds familiar." Noah said.
"His dad is Osaki Shotaro, former NCT member." Naomi said.
"Ah~ that's why his name sounds so familiar. He has a son the same age as you now? Wow." Noah said.
"I know. I was shocked at first too. When I met his dad, I knew immediately." Naomi said.
"It makes sense why he's a dance major. His dad was an amazing dancer." Noah said.
"You're so right. It's crazy we're children of idols and you're dating a child of an idol too." Paige said.
"Isn't your dad Kim Taehyung of BTS?" Noah asked.
"That is true, but eh whatever." Paige said.
"No wonder you're such a visual and fashionable girl." Naomi said.
"Thank you." Paige said.

After having a long chat with Naomi, then meeting Kenji, Noah and Paige returned to SM Entertainment. They will be officially starting their training tomorrow, so they'll need to have the talk of breaking up. It breaks both their hearts, but it's what has to be done if they want to become the idols of their dreams. They sat in their small, small dorm rooms with six other people, just crying their eyes out because they had just had their break up. Noah's trainee friends tried their best to cheer up Noah because they have practice tomorrow.

*2 Years Later*
After two years of training under SM Entertainment, Noah will be debuting under the stage name; NOA. He thought that dropping the 'H' from his name looked really cool as a stage name. As for Paige, she is going to debut soon as well, in a new SM Entertainment girl group. When each of them heard of their debut dates, they were happy for each other, and hope to see each other sometime at award shows and concerts. Noah immediately started texting all his friends and family, letting them know he's going to debut soon. Naomi, after two years of dating Kenji, will be marrying him. Both kids are living out their dreams, their own lives, and are happier than ever. Naomi will be graduating college next year as well, so she is excited for that as well.

When Noah debuted as a soloist, under his stage name, NOA, it shocked both Vernon and Nancy. They thought that Noah would debut in a group, not as a soloist. I guess, he discussed it with his trainers and mentors, and they ultimately decided to debut him as a soloist. SM Entertainment only had a handful of soloists before, but these days, the number of soloists is growing every day. Usually, the soloists that SM had were the members of already established groups that would go solo later on. Noah will be leading the next generation of soloists under SM Entertainment, which is honestly reallycool. Noah decided to go solo because he felt like he wanted to create his own image that he doesn't want to be attached to a group. So, he can just be NOA and not like his dad, Vernon of Seventeen. He just preferred to go solo over being in a group.

Kenji and Naomi held their wedding in Kanagawa, Japan where Kenji had grown up. They will be having a traditional Japanese wedding. Naomi was sad because Noah was too busy with his solo activities that he couldn't attend the wedding. He tried his best to ask SM Entertainment to give him time off to attend the wedding, but they kept on saying no. Noah was very frustrated that he couldn't attend his own sister's wedding, but he promised Naomi that he would make it up to her somehow, some day. Kenji and Naomi married and became Mr. & Mrs. Osaki. Naomi loves Kenji so much, with all her heart, and she can't wait to spend the rest of her life with him.

At the wedding party, Naomi and Kenji even did a special performance where they danced together. They danced to a classic K-pop song by Seventeen, HOME;RUN. When the song started playing, Vernon immediately recognized it, smiling with much joy and nodding his head. His instinct was to dance along, but he had to hold back and just let Naomi and Kenji do their thing. At the end, Kenji even did The8's iconic spin. Vernon stands up and gives them an oncore round of applause, being a bit embarrassing to Naomi. She knows that she did Vernon and Nancy proud by becoming a dance major who can dance any genre. She is a really talented dancer and has been recognized by many entertainment companies, but decided to be an independent artist so that she can have her freedom. That's what allowed her to marry Kenji as well.

A couple months later, Noah finally got a break from his schedule so that he could go visit his sister in Japan. Having also learned Japanese because it's a requirement for almost all K-pop idols because of the huge market in Japan, Noah was able to hold up a decent conversation with Kenji in Japanese.
"Wow, man. Your Japanese is excellent." Kenji said.
"Thank you." Noah said, bowing to him.
"This is your little brother? He's grown up so much since the last time I saw him." Kenji said.
"Yeah, my lil bro is making a name for himself, isn't he?" Naomi asked.
"Yep, I am trying really hard. It gets lonely being a soloist, but it's also a lot of fun." Noah said.
Naomi, Kenji, and Noah hung out for a long time. Then, the question of whether Noah and Paige would ever get back together came up. Noah explained that they've distanced themselves so much that dating is out of the picture now. They are still friends, this is true, but they would rather just stay friends. Dating in the industry is hard and a quite scandalous thing to do, so they would rather avoid all that.

This story maybe coming to a close, but it isn't the end of Naomi, Kenji, Noah, and Paige's story. They still have a long ways to go, and their lives are about to change drastically very soon. With being idols, Noah and Paige are still friends, but they find themselves in a situation where they fall in love all over again. What will they do next? Only time can tell. . . As for Naomi and Kenji, they live on to have two beautiful girls and live out the rest of their lives in Japan.