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Chapter 5 - THE DEAL

Gee was wearing a black shirt, ripped jeans and Jake's black cap. She was standing with her one big back pack, a luggage and her body bag that she always wear. Beside her was Moru in white shirt in jeans. They were both standing in the front of a building located behind AMPM ENT office.

Moru: (let out a deep breath)

Gee: why do you seem more nervous than me? Hahaha

Moru: Im not nervous (he hit her in his shoulder, he sighed) if you need anything, just call me okey?

Gee: Sure (she smiled)

Moru: Haa I can't believe this day will come, (hes shaking his head) that you will become an independent woman someday and have to live on your own for your dreams.

Gee: eh?

Moru: You've been in my womb for 9 months and now you have to be separated from me ( he sounded like a mother) ahuhuhuhu (he is wiping his shirt as a handkerchief)

Gee: What? hahahahahaah

They both laugh out loud.

Moru: Are you sure you'll be okey? specially with girls?

Gee: nah, don't worry I'll be fine.

Moru: then we'll see each other again?

Gee: I'll send you letters everyday

They both laughed out loud.

They hugged each other and waved goodbye. Moru took a taxi. Then Sean (in Mr. Zhang's getup) came out suddenly.

Sean: is he your boyfriend?

Gee: (startled) Ah! Haha mr. Zhang ah no sir, he is my guardian here in China.

Sean: and a fiancé or husband then?

Gee: Haha no sir, he is like a brother to me, he was my elder brother's best friend from my hometown. He took me in when I came here to look for a job.

Sean: Then that's good, you cannot have any relationship during or after the training specially once you become an idol. Though some of the fans will accept it but most of them will just say bad things and bully your date. Some fans are obsessive they doesn't know their limitations when it comes to their idol's private lives.

Gee: I guess that's the price they have to pay.

Sean: (stunned) yeah, your right.

Then they went inside the building. While they were walking.

Sean: You will be sharing a unit with my sister Yuna, don't worry she knows about my plan. You will be training together with the male and female trainees for 2 weeks then after that, once you have proven that you should be in the male group trainees, I will transfer you there.

Gee: yes sir.

Sean: You have to hide your identity from everyone, if they asked you just tell them that you're a male I have prepared everything for your new identity and from now on you are my cousin.

Gee: Wait, we are going to lie about it?

Sean: Technically yes, but its not considered a lie if we can keep it from everyone else until the end.

Gee: I appreciate your effort and your trust for my potential but why are you doing this?

Sean: I'll tell you once you passed the training.

Gee: what? Wait. I am about to risk my identity and trust you wholeheartedly and be willing to follow you but you cannot trust me with your reason in return? Im sorry but if you're not going to trust me then I should work on my own. Thank you for your help (she bowed and went to the door)

Sean froze for a while but managed to block the door by his arms.

Sean: Wait, are you backing out?

Gee: what do you think sir (she grabbed his arms to removed from the door)

Sean: (let out a heavy breath) Fine! I'll tell you after the orientation

Gee: (she looked at her watch) Im 1 hour early for the orientation

Sean: (he looked at his watch and it made him smile) after the orientation

Gee: Thank you sir. (She bowed and went outside)

Sean: fine! Meet me at my office

Inside Mr. Zhang's office…

Sean was sitting in his chair facing the window with fingers touching each other.

Sean: I hope this will not get in your head.

Gee: I'll keep that in mind sir.

Sean: you have the potential to put my fantasies into reality.

Gee; ha?

Sean: The reason why I want you to be in the male group is because you are a girl but you looked like a boy. Idol industry is so boring these days and im getting tired of this female idol group who are generic who are acting cute and sexy same with male idol groups. I was hoping to come up with something different that will confuse people and will have different look for idol group. And when I saw you from the auditions, you gave me hope, you will lift me up from this boredom..

Gee: that's it?

Sean: Yeah, are you expecting something else?

Gee: You were just bored?

Sean: not totally, I just want to come up with something different?

Gee: that sounds lame actually

Sean: what?

Gee: but as long as I can enter this industry without forcing myself to do girly stuff, and be friends with Yibo, I'm okey with it (she smiled)

Sean: Yang Yibo?

Gee: yeah

Sean: why ? are you inlove with him??

Gee: ahahaha no sir, I just find him interesting and he is cool, I want to be as cool as him.

Sean: whatever your reason, lets help each other.so, is it a deal?

Gee: (she stood up) yes sir.

Sean: but you have to prove to me and convince everyone that you are a male trainee. If someone discovered your true gender then you will be on your own.

Gee: (she smiled and bow) thank you for the trust sir.

They shake hands then she went out.

When she was about to head to the elevator, she suddenly felt that she has to pee.

From a distance, Yibo saw a guy entered the woman's comfort room so he went there to check it out. After a few moment, he saw Gee fixing her hair to put her cap back. They were both shocked to see each other.

Gee: Oh! Hey fancy meeting you here (she waved smiling at him)

Yibo: You? What did you do inside the woman's comfort room?

Gee: of course I - (she bit her lips and suddenly remembered that she came out from the women's comfort room and what Sean told him earlier) so he thought I was guy back then (she thought to herself)

Then they heard voices coming to their direction. So she grabbed Yibo to the farthest corner of that floor.

Yibo: (took back his hands and was gently shaking it) he has a strong grip for a girl, wait if she is a gril, and then she beat me (his thoughts)

Gee: can I ask you a favor? (she begged) can you keep it a secret? Please don't tell anyone that im a woman, please please!

Yibo: why?

Gee: I-its complicated (She was covered her mouth with closed fist)

Yibo was about to walk away but Gee grabbed him in his side arms

Gee: its really complicated and I don't think I have the right to tell you this so please I am begging you.

Yibo: Mr. Zhang ( he turned his back again and about to walk away)

Gee: wait! You see, w-we made a deal and the condition is that I have to keep my true identity to everyone, but once he find out that someone discovered me already, I'm done.

Yibo: You'll be lying to everyone else, that's cheating.

Gee: ah n-no please, its not, as long as you don't tell it to anyone.

Yibo: that's a twisted reasoning.

Gee: w-wait! Okey, l-let's have a rematch.

Yibo let out a little smile.

Gee: (surprised) hahaha wow this is the first time I saw you smiled ever since I met you in person. You were really eyeing for senpai's helmet that bad?

Yibo: when are we going to do it?

Gee: One month, just give me one month, if I failed or succeed in proving Mr. Zhang that I can be in the male group, we'll have our rematch.

Yibo: okey

Gee: then that's a deal?

Yibo: deal.

Then they went separate ways, Yibo went to Sean's office and she headed to the elevator.

On her thoughts…

Gee: whew! That was a close call. good thing I was able to persuade him. I hope he keep his promise until our rematch. (she frowned because of the thought that she will lose to him because Yibo ranks first in their chapter division) guess I have to sacrifice it.

While Yibo waas walking his way to Mr. Zhang's office his little smile thinking abkut the helmet suddenly vanished when he realized that the one who beat him was a girl. His eyes were slowly widening he couldn't believe what just happened. He felt chills all over his body when he suddenly remembered something.

Yibo: N-no way…