I'm not one of those girls. The one that spends all of her time obsessing over idols, dreaming about what it would be like to date him or even marry him. I don't set their random photos as my phone background, or stalk their member profile online. And heaven forbid, that I am definitely not one of those girls who writes fanfiction about their favorite idols. But around here, it seems like I'm the only girl who doesn't. The normal has now become the abstract. I just don't understand why everyone is so obsessed. They're just people who excel in singing and dancing, and happen to be slightly more attractive than the rest of us. Okay, so I've already admitted that I'm not a fan girl, but another shocking fact about me, might be the fact that I don't even really like kpop all that much. Yeah, I know what you're thinking. 'A teenage girl who lives in South Korea, who doesn't like kpop? That's pretty uncommon!' Well folks, here I am, an endangered species. Anyway, enough about my unusual rejection of popular culture around me. You're probably thinking 'why is she telling us this, and how is it relevant to this story?'

Well I'm about to tell you.

My story starts with a boy named Jooheon. Actually...he's in the rest of the story too, but that's beside the point.

Jooheon used to be my neighbor. He was like the big brother I never had, since I have always been an only child. My parents and I moved in next door when I was 8 and he was 10. My first memory of him was a a smiley boy with a basketball standing at my front door asking if I could come out and shoot basketball hoops.

We played some sort of sport or game almost every single day after that. We walked to school together in the morning, and walked home together after, even after he entered secondary school while I was still in primary. We were inseparable.

Six years later, he left to be a trainee at Starship entertainment.

It feels like its been a lifetime since then, but it has only been 3 years.

I watched him on every episode of No Mercy, and prayed he'd make it to the end.

The other day when I got home from seeing a movie with my friends, Jooheon's mom was at my front door waiting for me. She ran over to me cheering, and told me the news. In that moment, time seemed to stand still. It had been so long since I'd seen him, so for some reason a small part of me was always expecting him to just come home one day, like old times...at least for a visit. The excitement outweighed the melancholy and heartache because I knew that Jooheon's dream was finally coming true.

He was going to finally debut with a group that would be called Monsta X.

Immediately after she told me, she pulled me inside of her house and called Jooheon. I honestly had no idea that she could just call him like that, and I was hoping I would get the chance to talk to him as well. It had been so long... Every time I tried to contact him, I had never been able to get through to him. My small glimmer of hope was quickly diminished as she asked him to put on his manager. Her conversation continued for over an hour. By this point I was passed out on the couch, only to be woken up by cheers of excitement from her after she hung up the phone.

Boy did she have some news, and that is why I am packing right now. She somehow convinced his manager to let me come and see him. She had to lie a bit and say I was his sister, but after growing up so close during our childhood, I basically was, so it wasn't really a lie.

Now that brings us here. We have come full circle.

So, just to reiterate, I'm not doing this for the music, the fame by association, or the idols. I'm doing it for Jooheon.

After shoving the last few things into my suitcase, I zipped it up and scurried down the stairs to the front door. My driver- oooh, I feel so fancy saying that- my driver will be here any minute. Then I'll be off. I'm going to stay with Jooheon for a month before he debuts with his group, and as of right now, I'm a bit terrified. For one thing, he doesn't know I'm coming, and secondly I haven't seen him in 3 years. And third, I just remembered that I have to act like I'm his sister. This is going to be a long month.

My driver arrived right on schedule, and I hurried myself down the driveway to where the car was waiting. He stood outside the car with the door open, motioning for me to get in before he closed the door behind me, and put my luggage in the trunk.

Once we pulled away from the curb and drove away, I turned to look out the back window, at my house. No one else was home. My parents were at work and my grandma was out shopping with a friend, but I know Jooheon's mom will inform them of what's going on. My family knows how much Jooheon means to, so besides maybe a little bit of scolding they would understand.

As I tore my gaze away from the window, I caught a glimpse of Jooheon's mom standing at the end of her driveway waving to me, but she quickly faded from sight.

Even though I was too far away for her to see me wave back, I did anyway. Then I turned around and sat normally, a smile slowly growing on my face.

I sat there in silence for a while as we continued to drive through the older more suburban part of Seoul.

"Are you nervous miss?" My driver questioned after an hour or so of driving.

The fact that I was biting my nails probably gave it away.

"Yeah. Just a bit I guess."

He looked at me through his rearview mirror and smile.

"Well don't be, you have no reason to. I'm sure your friend- I mean brother" he said while turning around and winking " will remember you." My heart started to pound a bit...how did he know? was this whole plan already botched?

"How do you know about that?"

He let out a small chuckle. "I'm a driver for Starship entertainment employees, I know things."

He just kept smiling, and now I couldn't help but do the same.

"What's your name miss?"

"My name is Lee."

"Well its a pleasure to meet you. My name is George."

"Nice to meet you."

"And the same to you. Now as much as I am enjoying this conversation miss Lee, I believe we are going to be there any minute."

I hadn't even noticed how far into Seoul we were. There were skyscrapers towering over us, cars and people moving all over. The sound of the city surrounded us.

Within five minutes we pulled up infront of a large black skyscraper with large windows and a sign that read Starship Entertainment.

"Well, here we are miss Lee."

We pulled up next to the side walk, and men dressed in all black suits grabbed my luggage from the trunk and opened the door for me to exit the car.

"Good luck miss Lee. I know we will meet again soon" I smiled and nodded, thanking him in response before stepping out onto the sidewalk, one of the men in a black suit closing the door behind me.

It took a moment to prepare myself before walking through the front doors, the large building that towered in front of me being very intimidating, but seconds later I did, the men in suits leading the way.

As we entered the front lobby, I was immediately met by a stranger who later introduced himself as the assistant to Monsta X's manager. He led me upstairs through the lobby, past the desk and to an elevator, but we didn't get out until we reached the 6th floor. It felt secretive due to the fact that floors 6 and above needed a special keycard to access.

As we stepped off the elevator, he handed me a small envelope. "This is your key to your brother's room, and your key card for elevator access. He shares his room with two other boys. Enjoy your time, and meet me in the lobby for dinner at 7:00." He stated before turning and walking back into the elevator, and disappearing as the doors closed.

My hand was shaking as I walked down the hallway in search of the number on the door that would match the one on the key.

Once in front of the correct door, my heart nearly stopped. My hand would not stop shaking as I slid the key into the lock. With a small click it unlocked, and I pushed the door open and closed it behind me once more.

It was empty.

I walked in, rolling my suitcase behind me. There were two sets of bunk beds, a tiny kitchen, and a room off to the side which I assumed to be a bathroom. Before I decided to take a closer look around, I pushed my suitcase into a corner and took another look at my surroundings.

I suddenly jumped at the sound of voices and the door creaking open. "Why is the door unlocked -?" An unknown voice asked as I turned around.

At that moment Jooheon walk into the room.

It took him a moment to register that someone was in the room already, but when it finally did, he looked shocked.

"Hi Jooheon." I whispered.

He had one hand on the door handle like he was about to run out, and the stunned look on his face didn't change.

"Umm. Hi...who are you?"