Finding the Right Words

*Chapter 114- Part-Time Idol

*Jacklyn's POV*

Jacklyn sat back against the edge of the bed in the hotel room she shared with Em, since there were only two rooms for the four girls, and skimmed through the pictures and videos she'd been sent from Mel. 

Apparently Mel had been to Japan and left already, and instead was in Hong Kong, leaving her friends to perform in Korea. But they'd be there for almost the entire year, so they'd see her when she got back.

Still, it was slightly annoying to look at all of Mel's pictures and think, "Wow. I'm still single."

Although, she had to give the girl some consideration. The two had been dating for several months already, and Mel, the most dirty-minded and fearless of the five of them, had not acted upon certain desires her friends were very well aware that she possessed. Sometimes, Jacklyn had to feel slightly bad for Zhou Mi. It was fairly difficult to keep up with Mel. Not in a success kind of way, but just her personality. One could never really understand what was going on inside that girl's head, because it was usually complicated. She had a tendency to randomly blurt out things completely irrelevant to the conversation at the time, because her mind jumped from one topic to another in less than a second.

But whatever. She wasn't even there. Whatever Mel was doing in China, Jacklyn was certain that she was enjoying herself. If Jacklyn had any kind of love life whatsoever, she would. 

She couldn't say that her friend didn't look happy, though. In all of the pictures, Mel looked like she was floating in the clouds, her toothy smile lighting up her face. Even when she'd had her scandal, she was as proud and confident as ever. It was hard to imagine any of them as idols. Of any kind. Yet it felt like Mel was the only one who really fit the title. It felt like, despite their international recognition, Jacklyn and the other Rstory members were only part-time idols.

When Em came into the hotel room, Jacklyn snapped her laptop closed. "I guess we'd better get ready to meet Tiffany, huh?"

Em shrugged. "And a few of the other FASE members. Not Henry, though. Since SJ-M's in China."

"And so is Mel."

The two girls looked at each other for only a half second before they started laughing. Perverted minds think alike.

"Do you think--?" Em asked, but Jacklyn shook her head.

"You know Mel. Trust issues. She has to make DEAD sure that he's not going to leave her before she gives anything up."

Em frowned. "I don't know... we haven't even really met him..."

"Well, we shouldn't worry about it. Besides, I think Henry's been developing the big-brother syndrome. I don't think he'll let anything happen. Meanwhile, we are single. All four of us. Do you think maybe we have too high of standards?"

Jacklyn shrugged. "I don't know. They're not any higher than Mel's though..."

Em drummed her fingers against the bedside table, then sat down on the edge of the bed and poked Jacklyn with her foot. "Come on. Let's go meet Tiffany. We've got our own problems to worry about without that girl."

Jacklyn nodded, getting up to go out the door.

"Okay, Mel and Henry are gone, so I wanted you to meet our new friends," Tiffany began, "We got some more guys! this is Sam from Lunafly, Hanbyul from LEDapple, and... Oh my gosh, I feel bad for this, but... what were your names again?"

Three guys sitting together on a couch answered, "Aj, Eli, and Kevin."

Ali looked at them wide-eyed. "UKISS?!"