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When Jung Hee arrived back home he found Minnie patiently waiting on the couch while Bambi was in the other room apparently talking to someone on the phone. Stepping out of his shoes and placing his book bag on the ground beside them, Jung Hee walked into the living room and noticed even more then that Minnie looked a bit more concerned than excited.

"What's going on?" Jung Hee questioned. He had hoped it was nothing too seriously terrible. He had been coming home feeling like a winner after all.

"Hm… she has some news for us. I'm not sure if it's good or bad just yet," Minnie pat the couch next to her for Jung Hee to seat himself while they waited. Jung Hee frowned as he tried desperately to cling onto the last string of optimism that he possessed. To him Bambi sounded pretty cheerful on the phone to whomever she was speaking to but was totally unsure of who it could possibly be and if it had anything to do with whatever news she had been meaning to share with them.

When the two heard footsteps approaching, they immediately sat up straight and turned their heads to face Bambi. She had a smile that seemed pretty poker faced in their opinion. Regardless of it being a smile at all there was no telling if it was a good or distressed one. Bambi had a horrible of smiling during any situation without even noticing it. This bothered the two even more.

"Everything alright, hun?" Minnie asked gently.

"Everything's fine, heh." Bambi smiled reassuringly. "I was just talking to my folks is all."

"Oh? Are they planning to do anything?" Jung Hee was unsure if that was the appropriate way of asking the question. Since Minnie hadn't slapped him or anything he could only think it was so.

"Mhm, that's what I called you for," Bambi took a seat on the couch parallel from the other two so that she could face them as if they were having a business meeting of some sort. By now, the two could properly tell they were in for something that was pretty much a means of adult-to-adult conversing rather than distressful concerns or anything of that nature. They made sure to listen carefully to what Bambi had to say from then on. "Of course my parents are pretty upset with me for being here with no money to get myself back home – we set up a goal to bring me back home once the contest is over. My mom is rallying up some close members to help donate for my ticket back to America but during that time she asked if there is anything I can do here to earn money for myself without the need of a work permit."

"Oh… um…" Minnie looked up at the ceiling thoughtfully.

"That's a hard one… If you stayed a while longer you could apply for them and such but you'd have to become a citizen or at least possess a duo-citizenship proof."

"I thought so. This is really something…" Bambi laughed nervously. It was not a real laugh, just a noise to show just how lost she was in this whole ordeal.

"I'm sure there might be an under-the-table sort of thing, though. We would have to ask around though…" Minnie chewed on her index finger.

"It's alright. There's some time left – it's not like I have to be home by this weekend or anything."

"Well… whatever it takes," Jung Hee nodded. "We'll do all we can."

"Thanks guys…" Bambi stood up to hug the two tightly. She really could not ask for better friends. Speaking of which…

"So are your parents planning to do anything about the assholes that tricked you into coming here?" Minnie was eager to know how those people would be punished if at all. If worse came to worse, Minnie honestly had no problem tracking the bastards down and beating their asses one by one all on her own. There was no punishment in the world that was too good for them in her eyes.

"Oh wow! I almost forgot! It seems no one can even find them. My mom had asked some mutual friends to be on the look out and even called the police. Their houses were searched and families were confronted but mom said they pretty much disappeared. They're in the process of putting out wanted signs and whatnot."

"I hope they got assassinated," Minnie folded her arms and nodded.

"Hey now! Don't wish things like that on people!" Jung Hee frowned. Actually he felt the same way but that did not mean he would stoop to expressing it out loud.

"It'll be okay… If they show up at the contest at least we'll know they've just been hiding. I told my mom about that and she just insisted on being more concerned with my own safety."

"We can't guarantee for sure at this point whether or not they'll still be fugitives while in Korea. Of course if they're dumb enough to try and escape at the airport the police will be notified firsthand once their Ids are checked. Now if they are already in a different country then it would take a bit longer for their records to shipped on file to other airports so we just have to be patient and – as your mom said – careful," Jung Hee nodded, placing his hand on Bambi's shoulder. "It would really help if we could get a hold of some pictures and stuff in the mean time to give to the others just in case they happen to be wandering around in Seoul though. At least then if we get word that they are here then we can tell your mom to contact the police in America and the reports can quickly transfer to Korea in a shorter period of time."

"That's a good plan," Bambi nodded. "Is it alright if I use your computer?"

"Totally fine by me," Jung Hee nodded as he turned around to retrieve his laptop from his bookbag. After setting it up, the three sat on the couch and watched as Bambi signed into Facebook and began typing in the names of the people that were responsible for her being within Korea in the first place. Within moments, Bambi's jaw dropped open.

"What's wrong?" Jung Hee was the first to ask. He was no expert with Facebook since he hardly even used his but still…

"Oh my God… Are they fucking seriously?!" Minnie stood up in rage.

"Wait… what's going on?" Jung Hee tried again.

"Wow… fuck this," Bambi laughed while shaking her head. "They deleted me but they also deleted their accounts, too. How's that for being a sneaky backstabber?"

"Well they did tell you off once you arrived at the airport just for calling to ask why they weren't on the plane as well. Can't say I didn't expect them to delete you while they were at it but to delete their accounts as well? That's beyond childish!" Minnie shook her head. No one had noticed Jung Hee's fists clenched in anger. He was trying very hard to remain calm but the more the situation was investigated, the less he was able to maintain his composure.

Bambi placed her elbows on the table and leaned forward while smoothing her hair upward and sighing heavily. "Now how can we find their pictures..? I can't even remember who all was mutual friends that have tagged photos of them?"

"Try making a status about it. That should work. We can just check for updates after coming home from practice," Minnie nodded, rubbing Bambi's back soothingly.

"Oh, that should work!" Bambi nodded. Why didn't she think of that earlier? Sitting up straight, the girl began typing out a thoroughly plotted update on her situation, location and what all she would need to resolve it. Since there was a 14-hour difference in time from Korea and America though, she was sure no one would see it until later on in the evening. Once she was done, she scooted back for Jung Hee to shut the laptop down and pack it for later. "Well, I'm going to shower," Bambi nodded at the two before heading into the hallway and into Minnie's room to get everything situated.

Meanwhile, Minnie turned to Jung Hee and smiled which weirded the boy out. "What?" he raised an eyebrow at her.

"I'm proud of you," she gave him a thumbs up.

"Uh… Huh?" Jung Hee itched the side of his head in confusion.

"That was good team work. For once you weren't being all apathetic and useless."

"Oh, whatever…" Jung Hee rolled his eyes. "But you know, I do feel a bit… happier, I guess?"

"Why is that? You hardly even sound confident about it," Minnie leaned back while watching her older brother as she folded her arms over her chest.

"Not sure. …I guess I don't feel quite as 'useless' as I used to. It feels good to know I can play a part in helping her, you know?"

"That's good," Minnie smiled. "You're making progress. I like it." Jung Hee laughed softly. "Hm… but when you came home you were glowing. What happened? Your aura is pretty dull now compared to earlier."

"What? Oh… it was nothing," Jung Hee looked to the floor in hopes that his fringe would hide his face. He could feel himself blushing as he remembered how excited he was to see Bambi and hope that she would have something to tell him that concerned their discussion last night about confessions and such. Apparently she was still pretty unaware.

"Poor Oppa… Got his hopes up over nothing," Minnie play pouted as she pinched Jung Hee's cheeks. The boy flinched and stepped back to avoid her teasing. Minnie only laughed at him. "So what will you do now, then?"

"Support her, of course."

"Still don't feel it's the right time to tell her?"

"Half and half. Right now, not so much but maybe soon before the contest. I don't want to give her too much to think about." Minnie nodded. She could agree with her brother's logic this time around. They both knew very well that Bambi had a lot on her plate and what with rehearsal and all it would only add to more unnecessary stress. "Say… I have an idea."

"Hm?" Minnie blinked with interest.

"Finals are over Friday afternoon. I was thinking that after I get back from school we could take the time to go to the beach since there's no rehearsal that day. It'll give Bambi some time to have some real fun without feeling too pressured and anxious while around the others. It'll be a day for just the three of us."

"Aww… not even Mun-Hee can come?" Minnie pouted. Jung Hee sighed.

"So long as it's not Foxxie, Kyung-Sam or Chiko, then sure."

"Awesome! I'll go tell him when I see him," Minnie bounced excitedly before turning to run to her room and prepare for later. Jung Hee shook his head tiredly as he watched his little sister be all bouncy and excited like the day she when she first met Mun-Hee. She had a lot of nerve teasing him about his own feelings when he stopped to think about it. He was sure that Mun-Hee knew about hers at least but perhaps it was not all that silly after all since he still failed to even show Bambi a hint of how he truly felt. …Perhaps Friday he would. Maybe.

Just maybe…

TBC…

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When Jung Hee arrived back home he found Minnie patiently waiting on the couch while Bambi was in the other room apparently talking to someone on the phone. Stepping out of his shoes and placing his book bag on the ground beside them, Jung Hee walked into the living room and noticed even more then that Minnie looked a bit more concerned than excited.

"What's going on?" Jung Hee questioned. He had hoped it was nothing too seriously terrible. He had been coming home feeling like a winner after all.

"Hm… she has some news for us. I'm not sure if it's good or bad just yet," Minnie pat the couch next to her for Jung Hee to seat himself while they waited. Jung Hee frowned as he tried desperately to cling onto the last string of optimism that he possessed. To him Bambi sounded pretty cheerful on the phone to whomever she was speaking to but was totally unsure of who it could possibly be and if it had anything to do with whatever news she had been meaning to share with them.

When the two heard footsteps approaching, they immediately sat up straight and turned their heads to face Bambi. She had a smile that seemed pretty poker faced in their opinion. Regardless of it being a smile at all there was no telling if it was a good or distressed one. Bambi had a horrible of smiling during any situation without even noticing it. This bothered the two even more.

"Everything alright, hun?" Minnie asked gently.

"Everything's fine, heh." Bambi smiled reassuringly. "I was just talking to my folks is all."

"Oh? Are they planning to do anything?" Jung Hee was unsure if that was the appropriate way of asking the question. Since Minnie hadn't slapped him or anything he could only think it was so.

"Mhm, that's what I called you for," Bambi took a seat on the couch parallel from the other two so that she could face them as if they were having a business meeting of some sort. By now, the two could properly tell they were in for something that was pretty much a means of adult-to-adult conversing rather than distressful concerns or anything of that nature. They made sure to listen carefully to what Bambi had to say from then on. "Of course my parents are pretty upset with me for being here with no money to get myself back home – we set up a goal to bring me back home once the contest is over. My mom is rallying up some close members to help donate for my ticket back to America but during that time she asked if there is anything I can do here to earn money for myself without the need of a work permit."

"Oh… um…" Minnie looked up at the ceiling thoughtfully.

"That's a hard one… If you stayed a while longer you could apply for them and such but you'd have to become a citizen or at least possess a duo-citizenship proof."

"I thought so. This is really something…" Bambi laughed nervously. It was not a real laugh, just a noise to show just how lost she was in this whole ordeal.

"I'm sure there might be an under-the-table sort of thing, though. We would have to ask around though…" Minnie chewed on her index finger.

"It's alright. There's some time left – it's not like I have to be home by this weekend or anything."

"Well… whatever it takes," Jung Hee nodded. "We'll do all we can."

"Thanks guys…" Bambi stood up to hug the two tightly. She really could not ask for better friends. Speaking of which…

"So are your parents planning to do anything about the assholes that tricked you into coming here?" Minnie was eager to know how those people would be punished if at all. If worse came to worse, Minnie honestly had no problem tracking the bastards down and beating their asses one by one all on her own. There was no punishment in the world that was too good for them in her eyes.

"Oh wow! I almost forgot! It seems no one can even find them. My mom had asked some mutual friends to be on the look out and even called the police. Their houses were searched and families were confronted but mom said they pretty much disappeared. They're in the process of putting out wanted signs and whatnot."

"I hope they got assassinated," Minnie folded her arms and nodded.

"Hey now! Don't wish things like that on people!" Jung Hee frowned. Actually he felt the same way but that did not mean he would stoop to expressing it out loud.

"It'll be okay… If they show up at the contest at least we'll know they've just been hiding. I told my mom about that and she just insisted on being more concerned with my own safety."

"We can't guarantee for sure at this point whether or not they'll still be fugitives while in Korea. Of course if they're dumb enough to try and escape at the airport the police will be notified firsthand once their Ids are checked. Now if they are already in a different country then it would take a bit longer for their records to shipped on file to other airports so we just have to be patient and – as your mom said – careful," Jung Hee nodded, placing his hand on Bambi's shoulder. "It would really help if we could get a hold of some pictures and stuff in the mean time to give to the others just in case they happen to be wandering around in Seoul though. At least then if we get word that they are here then we can tell your mom to contact the police in America and the reports can quickly transfer to Korea in a shorter period of time."

"That's a good plan," Bambi nodded. "Is it alright if I use your computer?"

"Totally fine by me," Jung Hee nodded as he turned around to retrieve his laptop from his bookbag. After setting it up, the three sat on the couch and watched as Bambi signed into Facebook and began typing in the names of the people that were responsible for her being within Korea in the first place. Within moments, Bambi's jaw dropped open.

"What's wrong?" Jung Hee was the first to ask. He was no expert with Facebook since he hardly even used his but still…

"Oh my God… Are they fucking seriously?!" Minnie stood up in rage.

"Wait… what's going on?" Jung Hee tried again.

"Wow… fuck this," Bambi laughed while shaking her head. "They deleted me but they also deleted their accounts, too. How's that for being a sneaky backstabber?"

"Well they did tell you off once you arrived at the airport just for calling to ask why they weren't on the plane as well. Can't say I didn't expect them to delete you while they were at it but to delete their accounts as well? That's beyond childish!" Minnie shook her head. No one had noticed Jung Hee's fists clenched in anger. He was trying very hard to remain calm but the more the situation was investigated, the less he was able to maintain his composure.

Bambi placed her elbows on the table and leaned forward while smoothing her hair upward and sighing heavily. "Now how can we find their pictures..? I can't even remember who all was mutual friends that have tagged photos of them?"

"Try making a status about it. That should work. We can just check for updates after coming home from practice," Minnie nodded, rubbing Bambi's back soothingly.

"Oh, that should work!" Bambi nodded. Why didn't she think of that earlier? Sitting up straight, the girl began typing out a thoroughly plotted update on her situation, location and what all she would need to resolve it. Since there was a 14-hour difference in time from Korea and America though, she was sure no one would see it until later on in the evening. Once she was done, she scooted back for Jung Hee to shut the laptop down and pack it for later. "Well, I'm going to shower," Bambi nodded at the two before heading into the hallway and into Minnie's room to get everything situated.

Meanwhile, Minnie turned to Jung Hee and smiled which weirded the boy out. "What?" he raised an eyebrow at her.

"I'm proud of you," she gave him a thumbs up.

"Uh… Huh?" Jung Hee itched the side of his head in confusion.

"That was good team work. For once you weren't being all apathetic and useless."

"Oh, whatever…" Jung Hee rolled his eyes. "But you know, I do feel a bit… happier, I guess?"

"Why is that? You hardly even sound confident about it," Minnie leaned back while watching her older brother as she folded her arms over her chest.

"Not sure. …I guess I don't feel quite as 'useless' as I used to. It feels good to know I can play a part in helping her, you know?"

"That's good," Minnie smiled. "You're making progress. I like it." Jung Hee laughed softly. "Hm… but when you came home you were glowing. What happened? Your aura is pretty dull now compared to earlier."

"What? Oh… it was nothing," Jung Hee looked to the floor in hopes that his fringe would hide his face. He could feel himself blushing as he remembered how excited he was to see Bambi and hope that she would have something to tell him that concerned their discussion last night about confessions and such. Apparently she was still pretty unaware.

"Poor Oppa… Got his hopes up over nothing," Minnie play pouted as she pinched Jung Hee's cheeks. The boy flinched and stepped back to avoid her teasing. Minnie only laughed at him. "So what will you do now, then?"

"Support her, of course."

"Still don't feel it's the right time to tell her?"

"Half and half. Right now, not so much but maybe soon before the contest. I don't want to give her too much to think about." Minnie nodded. She could agree with her brother's logic this time around. They both knew very well that Bambi had a lot on her plate and what with rehearsal and all it would only add to more unnecessary stress. "Say… I have an idea."

"Hm?" Minnie blinked with interest.

"Finals are over Friday afternoon. I was thinking that after I get back from school we could take the time to go to the beach since there's no rehearsal that day. It'll give Bambi some time to have some real fun without feeling too pressured and anxious while around the others. It'll be a day for just the three of us."

"Aww… not even Mun-Hee can come?" Minnie pouted. Jung Hee sighed.

"So long as it's not Foxxie, Kyung-Sam or Chiko, then sure."

"Awesome! I'll go tell him when I see him," Minnie bounced excitedly before turning to run to her room and prepare for later. Jung Hee shook his head tiredly as he watched his little sister be all bouncy and excited like the day she when she first met Mun-Hee. She had a lot of nerve teasing him about his own feelings when he stopped to think about it. He was sure that Mun-Hee knew about hers at least but perhaps it was not all that silly after all since he still failed to even show Bambi a hint of how he truly felt. …Perhaps Friday he would. Maybe.

Just maybe…

TBC…