Kiss Me Under the Stars

Chapter 13

~~~~~~~ Dream: Ravi ~~~~~~~

My eyes flew open and I sat up quickly. Noona-Dongsaeng was sound asleep beside me and N-Hyung was snoring lightly on my other side. Kevin had rolled around and was now five feet away from us other three. I tried to stand up but Noona-Dongsaeng's hand grabbed my shirt, restricting me as I continued to try to get to my feet without waking her.

She mumbled something and I, intrigued, bent down and rested my head on my pillow again. Her sleeping face stared back and me and I smiled at how cute she looked. "Wonsik-Oppa~" she mumbled, shifting around in her sleep. I laughed quietly to myself and held my breath as she snuggled against my chest. "I love you Oppa~~ (^-^)" she cooed, still sleeping soundly.

Surprised, I cocked my head to one side and gently wrapped an arm around her body to hug her against my chest. I turned onto my back and stared at the ceiling with a sigh. "I wonder what's going on in her head..." I whispered to myself.

~~~~~~~ Flashback: Hyomin ~~~~~~~

"So, you're Woo Hyo Min," the talk show host said with a smile as I sat down on the couch across from her. I nodded my head to her with a shy smile as the audience clapped loudly. "There are some fantastic rumors about you Miss Woo. Care to tell us your story?"

I sighed and shut my eyes and then quietly said, "I left home at age fourteen..."

The lady leaned slightly closer to me and inquired, "Why did you leave?"

"I left home because... my mother and father didn't understand me..." She cocked her head to one side as a tense silence fell across the studio. "It began when I was in middle school. I became very interested in Korean pop music. Soon, it escalated to full-on obsession. My parents thought that I was insane. They constantly asked me why I was being so strange. I didn't understand what they meant..." I whispered, hanging my head slightly and sniffling before rubbing my eyes gently.

"What exactly drove you away from your home?" she asked curiously, intrigued by my strange life.

I put a thoughtful expression on my face and then replied, "One day, my mother began lecturing me about how I was just imitating the stars. She also threatened to disown me. I left my home the next day. I felt as if no one understood me. This is when I went and found Jihyuk."

The talk show host questioned, "Who is Jihyuk?"

I sighed and said, "Jihyuk is my godbrother. He took me in and gave me a home. It's all because of him that I am here today. Jihyuk brought me to Seoul with him and I began attending school here. Slowly, I lost contact with my family. Perhaps that was a better way for me to be able to succeed. I began training in hip-hop dance and began to sing daily for hours and hours on end. All this time, I attempted to maintain contact with Woohyun, Kibum, Jiyeon, and the others."

"That's how you got discovered by Cube, correct?" I nodded in agreement and she smiled and began talking to the audience.

~~~~~~~ Dream: Ravi ~~~~~~~

"Eli-Hyung-ah~ That's not a pillow~~" Kevin mumbled, rolling around in his sleeping bag on the floor.

On my other side, Hackyeon rolled across the room, crashed into the wall, and began to scrunch up until his legs were resting high on the wall. "Sanghyuk! Give me my microphone back! We have to perform~~"

Why did all of these guys talk in their sleep? Sure THEY were getting rest. I on the other hand, was getting no where in terms of trying to get some rest. I sighed with relief as Noona-Dongsaeng finally released my shirt as she moved around in her sleep. I seized my opportunity and shoved my pillow into her grabbing hand as I rolled away. She hugged it against her body and I smiled at her sleeping form.