From the Beginning | EXO FanFic

Chapter 1 - Last Chance

My fingers clench on my mouse as I cautiously open the e-mail. Thank you for auditioning for FNC Entertainment. Unfortunately-

I did not have to read any further. The answer is obvious that I did not get in once again after trying over ten times for different companies.

I grunt in frustration as I tug on my long hair which has now become a mess. I’m sick of seeing the same words again and again every time I open a new e-mail. Do I really have no talent at all?

“Did you get in, honey?” I hear footsteps and a familiar voice coming closer towards my room. I find none other than my mum at my door, munching on a cracker. It’s not like anyone else would have asked me that anyway. I’m a single child who wished for a little brother but never got one, and my parents are separated but not divorced. The way I sigh and shut the door in her face without hesitation, I’m pretty sure the answer should be clear to her by now.

I stare at the piece of paper lying on my desk which has remained untouched for a while.

I read the words printed on it.

JYP Entertainment, YG Entertainment, Woollim Entertainment, Source Entertainment, Cube Entertainment, Starship Entertainment, TS Entertainment, Polaris Entertainment, FNC Entertainment.

My eyes reluctantly lay on the last company which I hadn’t even thought about yet, considering that I thought I would have already gotten in in the midst of the others. I have always put this one off since my mum had and still has something against it.

SM Entertainment. Even thinking about those two words make me gulp nervously.

Should I sign up or not? This is my last chance after all. My dad told me that “I would miss 100% of the shots I don’t take.”

I’m sorry mum, but your opinion is not my priority right now.

Honestly, I have no right to have anything against them. My mum is just a completely different story. She thinks that SM treats their people badly, especially the trainees. I guess part of that is true. I stare up to the wall adjacent me, and stare at my TVXQ poster. What once were five are now two.

What next distracts me is a vibration in my back pocket, which I’m assuming is a call from my best friend since as long as I can remember, Ko Nahyeon. Nahyeon has always been by my side since I was really young, attended all schools with me, and is just really fun to be around with. Although sometimes she jokes around with my height since I’m pretty short, she can still cheer me up if I’m feeling down.

She even auditions with me, even though I know she is far from wanting to be an idol.

“Yoboseyo?” I ask in a serious tone.

“Ya, Hyerim-ah, I didn’t get in. I don’t really care. Did you?” She speaks blandly.

“N-no, I didn’t get in either. Why don’t you care?”

“You seriously don’t know the answer to this after years of putting up with me?”

I don’t answer and just create a wall of silence between us.

She huffs in frustration, “The only reason I’m doing this is to encourage you as well. It’s not like I really ever wanted to be an idol, but I want you to achieve your dream. And if you’re too nervous to go by yourself then I told myself that I might as well just go with you.”

“Oh well, I’ll try another time.”

“I’ll or we’ll?” She mutters with a hint of sarcasm. I hang up before I bothered saying anything more. Don’t think of it as rude, I do that a lot with Nahyeon.