Reaching Out (Zhu Xingjie FF)

07

11 months later

Jia Reiko

"This is absurd! We've been practicing this for months and you still don't get it?!" my music instructor yelled at me after singing a couple of songs. "If you're not willing to be an artist just quit Jia!" she said and threw the song notes on the wall before walking out.

I collapsed to the floor. I'm torn and tired, training, lessons, work, everything's taking a toll on me!

"Nee-chan~" a familiar voice called out.

"Aiko, what is it?" covering my eyes protecting from the lights.

"You're not giving up are you?" she asked out of nowhere as she sat beside me.

"No Ai. I promised we're in this together. I'm just tired." I explained and sat up as I smiled at our maknae.

"Arigato nee-chan. I know we're still starting and we are the 1st artist this company will be producing but I hope all of us will stay together in this path."

I nodded. "Go ahead and take a rest Ai. I'll practice some more." I smiled at her.

"Don't overwork yourself Reiko." Cindy said before all 5 of them said their goodbyes and left.

Seven months was a hell and a heaven to me. Big10 Co., is a new company with only five trainees and I am the sixth trainee. OACA is a good company to sign in with especially when Roi-ge and Xiao Ye also talked to me about it but when I met Aiko and Hannah doing a street performance I was inspired. Both of them are 17, trying to get trainees sign in their company but no one seems to be interested because Big10 Co. is not known. Not knowing why, I signed in.

Big10 Co. is created by Cindy's brother Chen inspired by how his sister love music so much he wanted to give her everything. Cindy was a national athlete when she was in grade school for Soccer but had an accident that made her quit soccer. Living her life in a wheelchair for almost one and a half year, her world revolved around music. Seing how his sister fought her way out of her miserable life for music had Chen thinking of starting a new dream for her and that was Big10 Co.

I've been constantly training for debut while working at the factory which will end in 13 days, it was never easy but I want to live this dream together with the girls. I got up and started singing and dancing again.

Cindy Li

"Are you sure we should leave her jiejie?" Aiko asked.

"Reiko is a fighter Ai. Let's trust her." I told her.

"What if she'll faint again like last time and no one will look after her?" Hannah asked with concern in her eyes.

"She won't." Jaycee wrapped her arms around Hannah to comfort her.

"Reiko is stronger than you think so stop worrying and take a rest." Aoriz comforted them.

DOA, stands for Daughters of Asia. All six of us are from different parts of Asia and DOA was what I thought the best name for us. Aiko Mizushima grew up in Japan under Tetsuya Orphanage, where she learned music and my brother found her performing in freestyle rapping in Shibuya. Aiko stopped studying then so he offered her education in exchange for signing in as a trainee. Now taking Psychology.

Aoriz is a 21 years old girl from Thailand, she came to China as an exchange student then for Communication major in Radio Broadcasting. We played with each other before in soccer and we became friends. Accidentally meeting in our class she found out about Big10 Co. and decided to sign up.

Hannah Park is a trainee from a big company but experienced bullying because of being a daughter of a rich family. She left her previous company then when her father got transfered to China as the new branch President. Hannah met Aiko during a street perfomance and became friends that's when both of them started performing as a duo.