Sitter

22

As Dara prepared herself for the jump, Jiyong and the others on the ground were waiting patiently for the 'welcome' everyone was talking about. 

"Everyone!" The man who spoke a few minutes earlier once again spoke into the microphone. "The Academy oficially welcomes you in..."

"5!"

The newbies were surprised by the sudden countdown. What's more surprising was the fact that some people also joined in on the countdown as they readied their binoculars. 

"4!"

"3!"

"2!"

"WELCOME!"

At that moment, the people joining in on the countdown urged the newbies nearest them to use the binoculars and look ahead. 

Curious, ginawa din ng grupo nina Jiyong ang sabi ng mga matagal na sa Academy and what they saw was really really cool. 

As the person speaking said the word 'welcome' a lot of people in parachutes jumped out of aircrafts and the simultaneous opening of the canopies was a sight to behold. Not only that, when the people in parachutes were about a meter above ground level, 3 smaller aircrafts were seen writing the word 'WELCOME' on the sky and as if that wasn't grand enough, another aircraft was seen. Mas malaki iyon kung ikokompara sa mga nagpakita kanina. And in mere seconds, someone jumped off of the plane. It took a while, akala ng nakararami, the person who jumped just missed the right time to do so kaya ngayon lang siya tumalon, but a few moments later, a flag with the Academy's logo was seen fluttering from the person and everyone couldn't help but clap their hands. 

"Isn't it just a flag? What's so good about it?" A newbie standing a few feet away from CL grumbled. The people around her were so engrossed in a simple flag while they just stared at the aircrafts writing a word on the sky!

"Excuse me, kung wala kang alam, manahimik ka nalang." The woman who CL talked to a few minutes ago said with raised eyebrows. "To jump a flag requires skill. A person can get tangled with the cloth and get hurt or worse loose his or her life if they try to jump a flag without skill. Baka nga hindi mo pa maachieve even if you practice all your life."

As everyone marveled at the spectacular welcome, an aircraft landed a few feet away from the stage, making everyone cover  their eyes or hold on to their hair. 

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"Sandy still has it!" Masayang sabi ni Se7en as he helped his sister down the aircraft and into a waiting golf cart. 

"Of course." Sanghyun said smugly as he drove off to the stage. 

"Kuya! Nauunahan na naman tayo! Dali!" 

"Hayaan mo na." Natatawang tugon ni Se7en sa kapatid before he drove off too. 

"Everyone, help me welcome, our distinguished guests!" Mr. Kim - the person in charge of the Academy, said into the microphone once again as he saw the golf carts approach the stage. 

"Oh! Andito sila lahat this year?"

"Of course they would. Sino ba sa tingin mo ang nag jump a flag?"

"OMG! Makikita ko uli si Sir Dongwook!"

"A goddess will come to us today!"

"Correction! Two goddesses will come to us today!"

Jiyong couldn't be bothered by the chatter around him, he went there to learn how to parachute and not to gossip, but his friends were a different story - especially Seungri. 

The latter already had his head craned. Gusto niyang makita ang mga mukha ng mga taong nasa likod ng Academy to maybe form a partnership with them someday.

"Ano ginagawa mo?" TOP asked.

"Sunusubukan kong tingnan kung sino yung mga future business partners ko."

Hindi alam ni TOP kung nagbibiro ba ang kaibigan o ano, so he turned to Jiyong - who has been with the guy ever since they separated rooms, to ask.

"Pinagsasasabi nito?"

"Gusto niya daw maging shareholder." Jiyong nonchalantly said as he checked his phone.

"Gago!" Youngbae roared with a laugh before he got Seungri's head into a headlock.

They were all laughing at the commotion Seungri and Taeyang were creating the same time everyone clapped their hands as the 'guests' arrived on stage.

"Thank you."

Hearing the familiar voice, parang naestatwa ang mga magkakaibigan. They lifted their heads only to see the Parks on stage.

"Teka." Seungri wiggled free from Youngbae and stared at the people on stage. "Sina..."

"The hell?"

"Alam niyo, I'm really starting to get offended by you all." Sanghyun seriously said making everyone go quiet. "I mean, we do this every year pero napapansin kong iba yung energy niyo kung siya na yung gumagawa ano?" He said jokingly making everyone laugh.

"Sir! Mas cute po kasi si Miss!" Someone from the crowd said making everyone laugh.

"I've been told that we have similar features. So dapat pareha lang yung energy niyo for me and her. Ako yung gumawa ng welcome last year but you didn't act like this!" Nagtatampo pa kunong sabi ni Sanghyun.

"Ako din!" Bom also said as she feigned a frown.  "And my brother too!"

"We love you Miss Bom!" Sigaw ng isang grupo ng mga tao who looked like they were old students.

"Oi! Kayo nanaman? Ang loloyal niyo talaga! I love you too~"

"Tama na nga itong biru biruan." Nakangiting sabi ni Sanghyun. "On behalf of the Yang-Park Family, I welcome everyone to the Academy."

"Sir! Kailan po namin makikita si Miss?!"

"Ganon? Harap harapan mo talagang pinapamukha sa akin na your Miss holds more space in your heart than me ah?!" Everyone just laughed - including the grumbling man himself. "Speaking of."

Sanghyun motioned to the golf cart coming their way.

It stopped a few feet away from the stage and not a second later, a woman dressed in a black jumpsuit with her hair tied in a ponytail walked out of the cart and towards the stage.

"Miss!"

"Wah~ Miss!"

"Excited kayo ah?" Bom deadpanned.

"We love you Miss Bom!"

"I love you too. Kuha kayo ng kahit ano sa cafeteria mamaya! My treat!"

Because of what Bom said, everyone started saying I love you to her, making her and both men laugh.

"Seeing everyone so happy, cafeteria food will be free for today. Sagot na ng Miss niyo."

"Kuya Se7en, ba't ako?"

"Andito ka na pala Sandy?" Nakangising sabi ni Se7en sabay akbay sa babae. "Yaan mo na, mayaman ka namah eh."

Dara just gave the man a 'really?' look before laughing and turning to the crowd.

"Hi! Welcome to the Academy!"