The 'S' Stars

Samantha couldn't enjoy her sleep as her crazy friends kept on playing loud music.

She kept on tossing around, and when she couldn't take it anymore, she opened her eyes and sat up.

"Are you girls crazy??!" She yelled, and the three girls laughed.

"As if you're different." Stella said, and raised the volume of the music.

"Won't you get ready for school??" Selena asked, and Samantha rolled her eyes.

"What about you??" She asked, getting off the bed slowly.

"We're ready. We only need to change our dresses, we were waiting for you to also get ready before we put on our uniforms." Selena replied.

Samantha walked sluggishly to the bathroom, and immediately she opened the door to enter, pänts of different colors started falling on her.

She got hold of one and took a close look at it. She realized that it's a pänt, and threw it out.

"Are you girls out of your mind?! How could you put your stinky pänts here??!" She yelled, and the girls started laughing.

"That's the punishment for waking up late. Come on go inside now and take a quick bath." Sophie said.

"Gösh! Y'all will pay for this." Samantha said while closing the door behind.

★

CROWN STARS COLLEGE**

Shouts and screams filled the air as The 'S' Stars made their entry into the school compound.

Girls wish to be like them, boys wish to have them as their girlfriends. The shouts increased as Sophie smiled and wave her hand at them.

A girl walked past them in a hurry, stepping on Samantha's foot unknowingly.

"Hey! Come back here!" Samantha yelled, and the girl turned back, and walked back to them.

"Do you not know that you stepped on me??" Samantha asked, and the girl faced down. She was already trembling.

"Chusuanmitda. (I'm sorry)" The girl said, and bowed.

"Sorry won't do... Stella, pass me the handkerchief." Samantha said, and Stella handed her the handkerchief. She threw it at the girl's face.

"Wipe off the dirt." She said with her arms akimbo.

"Uh??"

"Are you deaf?? I said wipe it off!" Samantha yelled, and the girl go down on her knees. She started wiping the dirt off Samantha's shoe as tears trickled down from her eyes.

"Please let her go. She have somewhere to go urgently." Yoona, the girl's friend said, and Samantha glared at her.

"Will you stay quiet or you want me to shut that stinky mouth of yours for you??" She said rudely, and Yoona stepped back.

When the girl was done, she stood up and stretched the handkerchief to Samantha.

"You can keep it, because I can't use it anymore." Samantha said, and walked away. Selena and Stella also followed.

Sophie walked closer to the girl, and smiled at her.

"I apologize on her behalf, please forgive her." Sophie said, and the girl nodded.

"Do you really have somewhere important to go??" She asked.

"Yes, but I can't go again. They won't allow me in if I go now." The girl replied sadly.

"Oh! I'm really sorry about that... but can I know where you're going?? I might be of help." Sophie said.

"I want to go and register for the 'Face of S-WAY', but the time for registration is over." The girl replied, and Sophie pouted. She felt pity for her.

"But why didn't you register for it earlier??" Sophie asked, and the girl sighed.

"I just got the money for registration this morning."

"Oh!... Anyways, I guess you'll get registered." Sophie said, and the girl raised a brow.

"What do you mean??" She asked Sophie.

"What's your name??" Sophie asked, ignoring her question.

"Han Ju-rheong." The girl replied, and Sophie brought out her phone. She dialed a number, and the person answered almost immediately.

"Sophie Park on the line." She said.

"Oh! Miss Sophie, how may I help you?? Do you have some work for me??" The person asked over the phone.

"Not really. Erm... please I'd like you to help me to register a girl for the Face of S-WAY." Sophie said.

"Oh! But the registration is over." The person said.

"I know. Please do this for me." Sophie said, and the person sighed.

"Alright. What's her name??"

"Han Ju-rheong."

"Okay. Tell her to come right away." The person said, and Sophie smiled.

"Alright. Thank you so much Ms Nam." She said, and hung up.

"You'll be allowed in now... go." She said to Ju-rheong , who only stared at her like a moron.

"How did you do it??" Ju-rheong asked, and Sophie smiled.

"I only made a call." She said, and Ju-rheong shook her head.

"That's not what I mean."

"Oh! Actually, my dad is the owner of S-Way, so I can do as I please." Sophie said with a smile and Ju-rheong also smiled.

"Wow! Thank you so much. I'm really grateful." Ju-rheong said with a smile.

"Will you keep on standing there until you miss the chance to be registered again??" Sophie asked, and Ju-rheong dashed out of the premises.

Sophie couldn't stop smiling.

"Kamsanmitda Sophie Sunbae (Thank you Senior Sophie)." Yoona said, and Sophie faced her.

"It's a pleasure... your name is??"

"Yoona... Min Yoona."

"Okay. I gotta go now bye." Sophie said and walked away.

★

The 'S' stars were taking a stroll in the school compound as they chat.

"Truth been told, Sophie performed better than you." Selena said, referring to Stella who sneered.

"But I did the rapping part which is considered to be the hardest part. So how come she did better than me??" Stella asked.

"The rapping part is the hardest truly as you say, but still, she's better than you." Selena said.

"That's your problem. I know you don't like me." Stella said, and Selena chuckled.

"Come on, who said I don't like you??" Selena asked as she crossed her arm round Stella's neck.

"You two are like cat and rat." Sophie said, while smiling.

"Does any of you---"

"Selena!" A male voice interrupted Samantha, and they turned to see who it is.

The guy walked up to them, and stopped right in front of Selena.

"Hi... I'm sorry for disturbing you. I'm Ha Jun." He said with a smile, as he breathed randomly.

"So??" Selena asked, and Ha Jun cleared his throat.

"Actually, I'd like to talk to you in private." Ha Jun said, and the girls shared a look.

"Like... my friends should leave??" Selena asked, and Ha Jun nodded.

"Kind of." He said.

"I'm sorry, that won't be able to work. If you have anything to say, say it. They're my friends. There's no need for them to leave." Selena said.

Ha Jun sighed, and scratched his head, while looking down shyly.

"Are you ready to talk or I should go??" Selena asked, and Ha Jun shook his head.

"Actually, the thing is that... I'm in love with you Selena, and I'll be glad if you accept to be my girlfriend. Please Selena, don't say no." Ha Jun said, and the girls shared a look before bursting out laughing.

"Ha Jun or whatever your name is, are you aware of your foolishness??" Selena asked, and Ha Jun raised a brow.

"What do you mean??" He asked.

"How dare you come to my presence and still have the guts to tell me about your stupid feelings??!" Selena half-yelled, and Ha Jun lowered his gaze, feeling embarrassed.

"Never show your dämned face in my presence again, do you get that?!... Now get lost!" Selena said, and Ha Jun walked away shyly.

"Look at him, brainless maniac." Selena said as they watched him leaves.

"Yük! He disgust me." Samantha said, and they continued walking.

★

A black car drove in and parked at the parking lot. A woman in her late thirties alighted from the driver's side, and used her glasses. She closed the car door, waited for some minutes, expecting her son to also come out of the car but he refused.

"Will you come out now or you want me to come drag you down??" She half-yelled, and the guy groaned before alighting from the car.

"I really don't like this school. Please take me back to Sevit College." He groaned while closing the car door.

"Your father and I already made our final decision. You're not going back to Sevit College... this college is the best, and you know I want the best for you. Please just accept to stay." The woman said.

"I'm no more a kid mum. You and dad should stop deciding for me. I'm old enough to live my life the way I want. Jebal Eomma (Please Mum), leave me alone." The guy said, and started walking away.

The woman sighed as she watched him leave.

"Go straight to the lecturer's office. They'll let you know everything you need to know. I've made preparations for your new hostel room, just go there and collect the key... Be a good boy. Mum is leaving!" The woman shouted after him, but he pretended not to hear as he continued walking with his two hands in his pockets.

The woman sighed again before entering her car.

"I hope he understands soon. All this is for his safety." She said as she drove out of the school premises.

The 'S' stars were still walking together as they kept on talking about Ha Jun. None of them noticed the guy coming opposite them, and the guy also didn't notice them. He was busy operating his phone. The moment he looked up, he has already walked into Sophie, and they collided into each other. His phone nearly fell off his hand.

He stood straight and walked past them without saying a word as he kept on operating his phone.

"Look at this fool. I nearly fall because of him, yet he didn't apologize." Sophie said as she turned to look at him.

"He needs to be punished." Samantha said and tried to go after him, but Stella stopped her.

"It's okay. Let him be. We don't have to show our bad side always." Stella said and Selena nodded.

"You're right tho. Let's go." Samantha said, and they continued walking.

★

The guy was still walking with his eyes glued to his phone when a girl stopped right in front of him.

He raised his head, and when he realized that it's a girl, he walked past her.

"Hey hey! Hold on cutie." The girl said as she rushed after him and stood before him.

The guy sighed, and put the phone in his pocket.

"Do you know where the staff office is??" He asked, and the girl nodded in smile.

"I'll take you there. Follow me." She said, and turned to go.

"You don't have to take me there." The guy said, which made the girl to stop and turned back to face him.

"Huh??"

"Just tell me where it's located. I'll find my way there." The guy said, and the girl nodded slowly.

"Okay... it's just the fourth to last room in this building." The girl said, and the guy walked away without saying a word more.

"Uph! Such an arrogant freak!... He's cute anyways." The girl muttered as she watched him walking away.

★

The guy got to the staff office, and knocked on the door.

"You can come in. The door is not locked." A feminine voice said from within, and the guy turned the doorknob and entered.

A woman in her early thirties was working on a file.

"Kang Christine, right??" She asked, without raising her head to look at him.

The guy wondered how she knew it's him without looking at him.

"Yes ma'am." He replied.

"Okay. Your room key is over there. Take it and go check out the room. I'll call for you when I'm done here." She said, as she pointed to a key which was on the table next to her.

"Alright. Thank you ma'am." Christine said and took the key.

"I'm Mrs Oh Se-young." The woman said as Christine turned to leave.

"Oh... okay Mrs Oh, I'll take my leave now." Christine said, and bowed slightly before walking out of the office

'I hope I don't have a roommate.' Christine said in mind as he walked towards his room.

On getting there, he met the door locked, which gave him the assurance that he has no roommate. He smiled and inserted the key into the keyhole, he turned it to the left and the door opened, then he entered and locked the door behind.

"Wow! So beautiful and spacious!" He muttered as he looked round.

His eyes suddenly went to the double wardrobe at one side of the room. It was now that he noticed the two beds.

"What the hëck?! Am I getting a roommate??" He asked himself as he stared continuously at the beds.

The bathroom door suddenly opened and a cute guy walked out with a towel tied round his waist, and another one round his neck which he's using to wipe his face.

Christine stood at a spot with his mouth agape as he watched the guy wiping off water from his face.

The guy seemed not to notice him yet, as he turned to the mirror and picked up his body cream. He was about to apply it on his body when he saw Christine's reflection from the mirror.

He turned swiftly, and stared at him from head to tie

"You must be a half-caste." He said, and Christine's eyes widened as he was really surprised at how the guy got to know about him.

"How did you know??" He asked, and the guy chuckled.

"Your face said it all. You don't look much like a korean." The guy said, and started applying the cream on his body.

"You're right. I'm a half Korean, half New zealand." Christine said while dropping his bag on the floor.

"So what's your name??" He asked the guy as he sat down on one of the beds.

"That's my bed you're sitting on. The second one is yours." The guy said, totally ignoring Christine's question.

"Oh! Sorry. But it looks new." Christine said as he stood up and sat on the second one.

"That's because I hardly sleep here." The guy said while dressing up.

"Why?" Christine asked, and the guy looked at him.

"Why??..." He asked back, and sighed heavily.

"I hate this school. I hate every fvcking bit of it. That's why I don't waste my time passing the nights here." He explained, and Christine nodded his head.

"Where else do you sleep then??" He asked, and the guy smiled.

"My dad owns a hotel, so I pay the manager every weekend to sleep there anytime I want... My dad doesn't know about it tho." He replied.

"I guess we're the same." Christine said, and the guy looked at him.

"Why did you say that??" He asked, and Christine chuckled.

"I also dislike this school." He replied.

"Wae?? (Why??)" The guy asked, and Christine sighed heavily.

"It's not like I really hate it that much, but because I got transferred against my will is what made me hate it. I don't like being here."

"Why were you transferred?? Was your result bad??" The guy asked, and Christine shook his head as he gave out a silent laugh.

"Bad?? I'm the school genius." He said boastfully, and the guy scoffed.

"Not here that The 'S' stars are topping the school." He said.

"The 'S' stars??" Christine asked, and the guy smiled.

"You'll get to know them soon... one of them is the reason why I chose to stay in this school. No matter how much I hate being here, I'll never transfer to any other school." The guy said, and Christine raised a brow.

"Why?? If I get a chance to leave, I'll surely leave." Christine said, and the guy chuckled.

"Like I said, one of the girls is my reason for staying. If I don't see her for a day, I won't be okay." He said back, and Christine smiled sheepishly.

"Your girlfriend??" He asked.

"Not really... we're not dating yet. I don't think she knows about my feelings for her." The guy replied.

"Then tell her. Let her know now before you lose her to someone else." Christine said, and the guy nodded.

"It's not easy tho... so tell me, do you have a girlfriend??" He suddenly asked Christine, whose face turned sour.

"I have... but we're broken apart." He replied sadly.

"Why?? What do you mean by you're broken apart??" The guy asked, and Christine sighed heavily.

"I guess her phone has been seized from her because I can't get across to her anymore." He replied sadly.

"Have you gone to her house to see her after that??" The guy asked, and he shook his head.

"She's no more in Korea." Christine replied, and the guy sighed.

"That's bad. I can't bear all that... anyways, what's your name??" The guy asked.

"Kang Christine."

"Oh! KCee for short." The guy said, and Christine nodded in smile.

"Yeah. KCee or Chris."

"No. I prefer KCee." The guy said, and Christine smiled.

"You haven't tell me yours." He said.

"Oh! Sorry. I'm Cha Yeon... nice meeting you." The guy said, and they both bursted out laughing.

"Same here... guess you're going somewhere." Christine said, and Yeon nodded.

"Just wanna buy something outside the school. I have a lecture to attend in an hour time, so I need to go now." He replied, and Christine stood up.

"Let's go together. At least, to check out the area." Christine said, and Yeon took his perfume spray.

"Okay. A minute please." Yeon said, and sprayed the perfume on his body. He returned the spray back in the drawer, and took his phone.

"Alright. Let's go." He said, and they both walked out of the room.

Yeon locked the door, and they started heading towards the school gate.

"Which course are you studying??" Christine asked.

"Business Administration." Yeon replied.

"Wow! Good."

"What about you??" Yeon asked as he looked at Christine.

"Mass Communication." Christine replied.

"Woah! Future news reporter." Yeon said with a smile.

"Soon-to-be businessman." Christine said back, and they both bursted out laughing.

"Kang Christine!" Mrs Oh called as he sighted them from afar.

Christine looked ahead and saw her standing by a pole.

"Come here." She ordered.

"See you later Yeon, gotta go now." Christine said, and jogged off.

"Why is she calling him??" Yeon asked himself as he watched Christine jogging towards Mrs Oh.

"Anyways, that's her problem." He muttered, and continued walking towards the school gate.

Christine stood before Mrs Oh while panting.

"Come with me." Mrs Oh said, and started walking, with his following behind.

They walked past so many lecture rooms, until they got to the second to last room.

"Here. This is where you'll be receiving lectures... mind introducing yourself to them??" Mrs Oh asked as they stopped by the entrance of the room. She was making reference to the students in the room.

"No ma'am. I don't want to." Christine said, and Mrs Oh nodded.

"Alright. You should go in now. Lecture will start in fifteen minutes time... you might need some handouts, feel free to get them in the library." Mrs Oh said, and Christine nodded before walking in.

The moment he stepped in, all eyes fell on him. Girls drooling, boys murmuring.

👥 Who's he??

👥 New student I guess.

👥 He doesn't look like a Korean. Guess he's from another country.

👥 Woah! He's so handsome!

👥 I know right... look at his lips, it look so captivating!

...............

Christine stood at a spot as he scanned through the whole class.

He was definitely looking for a seat. Everywhere has been occupied. He heaved a sigh as he thought of what to do.

"Looking for where to sit??... Come here." A girl from the middle roll suddenly said, and he didn't hesitate before walking towards her.

"Jimin please, adjust a little bit." The girl said to the guy sitting next to her, and the guy did as she said. She also shifted a bit, and Christine was able to sit.

"Thank you." He muttered, and the girl smiled.

"You're welcome. I'm Seo-jin. You??" The girl asked, and Christine scoffed silently.

'This is why I don't want to make friends with females.' He said in mind.

He knew that girls will flirt with him if he make friends with them, and he doesn't want that.

His heart belongs to one girl.

"Hello??" Seo-jin called, and he faced her.

"It's Kang Christine." He said, and brought out his phone.

"Oh wow! You must be a half caste." Seo-jin said, but he pretended not to hear as he got busy with his phone.

"You're not the first person to say that." He muttered to himself.

"Did you say something??" Seo-jin asked, and he faked a smile, as he shook his head.

"No." He replied, and continued operating his phone. He doesn't want to sound rude and harsh.

★

Few hours later**

Christine was walking back to his room while listening to music from his headphone.

"KCee!" Someone suddenly called, and he smiled as he turned back to see Yeon walking towards him.

He knew already that it's him since he's the only one that calls him KCee instead of Kang Christine.

Yeon got to where he stood, and they both shook hands.

"Going inside??" Yeon asked, as they started walking.

"Yeah. I just want to drop these books." Christine replied, and Yeon looked at him.

"Are you going somewhere??" He asked, and Christine shrugged.

"Not really. I just want to have a look around." He replied, and Yeon nodded.

They got to their room, and Yeon opened the door. Christine dropped the books on the reading table beside his bed.

"Do you wanna come along??" He asked Yeon, who was standing by the door.

"Sure." Yeon replied, and Christine walked out of the room. Yeon locked the door, and they started walking.

"So... did you get what you went for??" Christine asked, as he dipped his hands in his pockets.

He loves doing that.

"Ani (No)." Yeon replied, and Christine looked at him.

"Wae?? (Why??)" He asked.

"The shop owner is not around." Yeon replied, and Christine nodded slowly.

Yeon sighted the 'S' stars coming, and he stopped walking. Christine also stopped as he wondered why he stopped.

"What's the matter with you??" Christine asked, but Yeon kept mute. He noticed that he's staring at something, and he traced his gaze, then he realized that he was staring at the 'S' stars. One of them precisely.

"Is she among those girls??" He asked, and Yeon nodded slowly.

Christine couldn't stop smiling, seeing the way his friend is behaving foolishly, all in the name of love.

"Should I call her for you??" He asked, and Yeon faced him immediately.

"Antoe! (No!)" He half-yelled, and Christine bursted out laughing.

"Why?? Don't you want to express your love for her??" Christine asked when his laughter subsided. He's still smiling tho.

"I do. But not yet." Yeon said, and Christine looked at the girls, who were almost getting to where they are.

"Hope you won't regret your decision?? They're almost here." He said.

"Don't worry. It'll be some other day. It's definitely not today." Yeon said back, and Christine shrugged.

The 'S' stars walked past them while chatting and laughing at intervals.

"Shall we go now??" Christine asked, and Yeon started walking ahead of him instead of replying. He chuckled, and walked hastily to catch up with him.

★

The 'S' stars were walking along the school field when one of the football players kicked the ball, and it went straight to Sophie's bütt.

The ball hit her so hard that she fell. This caused a stir between the students, as they started talking about it.

👥 He's so dead!

👥 I know Sophie has a soft heart, but not on this type of situation.

👥 She'll definitely give him the beating of his life.

👥 But who's that guy?? He looks like a new student.

👥 You're right. I've never seen him until now.

............

Samantha, Stella and Selena quickly bent over to Sophie's side to help her up.

"Are you okay??" Selena asked, as Sophie managed to get on her feet.

"You think I'm okay?? My bütt hurts." Sophie replied, as she caressed her bütt with her hands.

"Oh! That must have hit you so hard. Sorry." The guy that threw the ball said.

"Sorry??" The four girls chorused as they glared at him. They were all fuming with rage.