Battle Of The Arts {Taehun Seong}

{Prolouge}

{Cleo's POV}

"You have everything with you, Cleo?" my brother asks as we reach my plane terminal. "Yes, I have everything, Chris. If you keep asking me, I will be late for my flight." I shake my head in amusement at my brother, prolonging my stay. "Fine, but please take care of yourself since neither Mom nor I can visit with our busy schedules." I nod before giving Chris a side hug.

"I know, and you know I can care for myself." As I finished my sentence, the intercom announced it was boarding time. "Well, it's time for me to go; take care of Mom. Also, don't get into trouble while I'm gone or give Master Knight any issues." This was Stating apparent things that wouldn't happen.

"No promises, sis. I'm going to miss you." Chris takes me into a bear hug for a minute before letting go, ruffling his hair before I grab my luggage to leave for my flight. I look back and wave goodbye.

{22 hours later}

I was shaken awake by a stewardess about our arrival at our destination. I thanked her as I stretched, realizing almost no one was on the plane. Quickly grabbing my stuff from the compartment above my seat, I get off the plane to see the best view I have ever seen through large pane windows in the airport lobby. Pulling out my phone, I checked the time, and it was about 8:45 am. There was plenty of time to kill; my first thought was to get to the host family that would be housing me during my stay till I left.

While strolling around the town, I stopped by McDonulds for brunch. Walking inside with my stuff, trying not to trip anyone by accident, I stood in line to order, but a guy with a buzz cut was making a racket.

"If I can't get a burger that looks exactly like this picture in 30 seconds, give me your number. The whopper needs to be grilled," the guy says with an ugly grin, holding a flyer with a photo of a whopper. There was another kid with blond hair holding a phone recording the situation. 'He must be a streamer.' I felt terrible for the brunette at the counter but waited to see if I needed to step in. Barely over a whisper, I heard the guy say, "Sorry, I didn't want to do it, but my subscribers kept insisting." This clearly didn't sound very sincere.

I glance over the girl's shoulder to see one of the employees putting the burger together in a hurry. With a small smile, I cross my arms in amusement, knowing the guy will get it done while protecting the girl. Just as the buzzcut guy was done yapping at the gums, the worker put down the finished whopper, resembling the photo perfectly.

"Here's your burger. I even put a flag on it like the photo. I put in an extra patty on the house," he said, breathing a bit shallow, clearly tired from running around the kitchen. I nodded in approval. I'm glad to see that there are some decent people around. "There are a lot of customers in line behind you, so can you step aside, please?" he says, sweat dripping down his face, panting.

The streamer looked slightly annoyed but left with the burger not long after. When he left, it was my turn in line. Stepping to the register, I looked at the menu, wondering what to order. "Sorry about the wait. What can I get you, miss?" the brunette asked.

"You get customers like that often? It must be annoying sometimes," I mention, looking at her with a sympathetic smile. She looks at me in slight surprise but nods. "Not often, but enough times. Also, you look new to the area. Are you from overseas? Your Korean is good. I'm Bomi."

"Call me Cleo. And yeah, I'm from America. I have been here as an exchange student for a few years." I hold a hand out for her to shake. She hesitates for a split second before taking my hand, which we shake. "Maybe we can exchange contacts. I'll need a tour guide since I'm unfamiliar with Korea." Letting go of Bomi's hand, the realization hits me.