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Four

Augusts Pov

Right now me and Ren are in his room. He's teaching me how to speak Korean since it's the language of the house. He's a good teacher but this is hard. The words are so long and there's different words you use in front of different people.

( Bold text means they're speaking Korean)

" AnneyongHasyeo August imnida" I say

" Oh! That was good! Now let's try this" he says as we practice more words

" jeonyeog sigsa junbiibnida!" Noona calls up the stairs

" That means dinner is ready" he translates as we head to the dinning room

Once we get to the dinning room I sit next to Ren and Hyland. This is my first time seeing her. She has pure pale skin and really dark long hair. She has big green eyes just like Harry.

" Hyland introduce yourself" Harry says

" Oh yeah Sorry. Hi August My name is Hyland and I'm 12 years old. Nice to meet you" she says bowing in her chair

" Don't speak informally" Noona says to her

" Hyland is supposed to call you Oppa because that's how you address an older boy in Korean tradition. It could also be used to address a boy you like" Ren whispers in my ear as I nod

" Sorry I forgot" she says

" It's ok. You know in my country you call people by their name. Don't worry about it Honey" Harry says fixing her bangs

Ren's Pov

Right now we are at practice waiting for our dance teacher to come. We are gonna learn a dance so we have something to perform if someone asks us to show them something. We sit there for a long time but nobody comes. Simon walks in and we all pause our conversation.

" Before I tell you about today there's some things we didn't discuss yesterday. Pretty soon I'm going to be choosing a leader of the group. That means I'll be checking in on you and observing. You're also probably wondering what's taking your choreographer so long. That's because he's already in the room" he says as we all look around

" August... August is your choreographer" he says

" I am?" August asks

" I've heard you're a pretty good dancer. You won't be alone. We also have another choreographer but he won't be able to do it every practice. All of your teachers are celebrities. Now let's bring out your choreographer" he says as the door opens

Olivers Pov

I fall on the floor as soon as he walks in. WHY THE HELL IS JUSTIN BEIBER OUR CHOREOGRAPHER?! He's the one that convinced my dad to name me justin. Sure he's a good dancer and our uncle but why him?

" Out of all people they chose you" I say as he laughs

" How's it going J Payne" he says

" I'm fine" I say rolling my eyes as he squishes my cheeks

August Pov

" So this is my long lost Nephew. You look just like Z" he says

I'm never going to stop hearing that sentence. I don't really care though because everyone I've met so far has been nice. Justin seems like a fun uncle. Justin tells us that we are gonna be dancing to a dub step remix of most of our parents songs. He starts teaching the choreography and I quickly catch on. None of us are having trouble.

" Alright. We learned most of the dance. I don't know when I'll be back but hopefully soon. August is your other choreographer so make sure you guys practice as much as possible. You never know when your gonna need to show this dance" he says as we say goodbye and he leaves

We sit on the floor and eat some fruit that Ren prepared. Then Simon comes in again and we stand up.

" The day isn't over yet. Now you will meet your stylist. She's your age and 4 of you know her very well. Come on out Wendy" he says

" WENDYYY" they all scream

A girl with long blonde hair and blue eyes walks in. I don't know who she is but she's really pretty. Our eyes lock and she lightly smiles.

" That's Luke's daughter" Ren says

" Today Wendy is gonna discuss privately with you all so you can tell her your clothing preferences. Let's get started" Simon says leaving the room

We all sit in the studio as we go one by one into the other room. I'm the last to go. I walk in the room and sit across the desk from her.

" So good to finally meet you August" she says

"You too Wendy" I say as she smiles

" Since I don't know you very well, I'm going to ask questions about you instead of clothes. What's your full name?" She asks

" August Z Malik" I say

" Your middle name is so cool. Mine is Wendy Bri Hemmings. Pretty simple" she says

" It's pretty" I say

" Thanks. What do you think about the guys?" She asks

" They are all really nice and cool to hang around" I say

" You would love my dad and uncles. I'm an only child but their kids are nice too. Cal has a daughter named Mila. And Ash has a son named Hunter and he just had another baby girl named Paisley. Michael has a daughter named Kendall" she says as I memorize it all

" Who do you live with?" I ask

" It's just me and my dad" she says

" At home it's me, my dad, and my sister. Here it's me, noona, Ren, Hyland, and Harry. I like it better here" I say

" Why?" She asks

" I can go outside here. I actually have a mom who I see everyday here. I have a brother and a sister here. I have another Dad who is way nicer than my dad and actually gives a shit all the time...here." I say letting all my anger out

" Let it all out. I'm trying to get to know you" she says

" Thanks. It just makes me so mad realizing all of these great people I've been missing out on just because my dad wanted to disappear" I say

" Let's exchange numbers" she says as we give each other our phones

" Alright I gotta go. Nice meeting you August" she says

" You too" I say as she leaves

Why is my heart beating so fast? Oh no August come on. You should be focused on debuting not a girl. I just met her, how do I like her already?