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2017
It had only been a week since Hye-Ji agreed to be in the group. Over the time they'd grown close, seeing as they spent everyday after practicing together. However, Hye-Ji hadn't told them anything about her life. Not about her parents, Japan, Sakura, Jungwon, Jun Han, anything. But still the nine had become close. Whenever they were together they laughed and it bought peace to Hye-Ji, knowing the people she was debuting with her kind and funny. It gave her hope for the future, something she hadn't had since she was a child
Today, they would be moving into the joint dorm, seeing as they had already started the survival show and began the journey to debut. Hye-Ji wasn't exactly excited about sharing a dorm with eight men but it was better than living alone. It would be hard to adapt from the silence to the loudness the boys would bring, but she was ready. Leaving this room she had spent the past three years in would be a relief. Although it would be sad, leaving all the memories she had made since she was eleven behind, all the times Jungwon came over after school, when Jun Han would teach her guitar and then just ramble about anything on his mind or all the phone calls she had with Sakura. It was bittersweet, but unlike usual she decided to think of it as sweet.
After she had gotten ready she picked up the camera the staff had given her earlier. Since they were filming a show they had to film any 'big moments' for the group, and apparently moving into a new dorm was one of them. Exhaling quietly she turned on the camera and set it up on her beg while she sat on the floor in front of it "Hello" she greeted, waving to the camera "right now I am packing to move to the new dorm" she explained, picking up her back pack to show the camera "so far I've packed all my clothes and things like that, so now I just have to pack my small things that I have on my desk and walls" she sighed, leaning back. She sat in silence for a second before zoning back in "okay" she exhaled, standing up and walking over to her desk. She quickly packed up things like notebooks, trinkets she had gotten from Jungwon, her clock, some decorations and her Calendar "that's it" she said, hitting her full back pack "that's all really" she said, looking around her empty room "it's kinda sad" she sighed, sitting down on the bed and picking up the camera "I've lived in this room since I was 11" she told the camera in a small voice "wow" she whispered, moving her hair out her face "anyway, um that's really it for me" she said "I just need to take my plants but I can carry them. So yeah, I'll see you when we're moved" she waved and turned the camera off. The girl sniffed back her tears and took her phone out, she took a picture of the room and sent it to the group chat with her Jun Han, Sakura and Jungwon. She sent the photo with the words 'say good bye to the dorm' the others all reacted with crying emojis and things like 'she'll be missed!' And
''Always in our memory' Hye-Ji laughed at the replies and put her phone away. She dragged her suitcase and put her back pack on her back. Hye-Ji reached forward and picked up her three plants in one arm and then left the room.
She closed the door behind her and turned around to find a familiar face running towards her "Hye-Ji!" Jun Han exclaimed, running to the girl with a smile and out stretched arms "you're already a danger to others, why are you endangering more casualties?" He laughed, watching her as she held the three plants, suitcase and camera
"Shut up and help me please" she laughed, playfully glaring at him "why are you here?"
"That's not a kind way to greet me" he sighed, taking the camera and suitcase "one of your best friends, your guitar teacher, your fellow trainee!" He listed, getting more eccentric with each one
Hye-Ji laughed at the boy while jokingly rolling her eyes "now that I'm moving we're going to be quite far apart" she sighed, looking at him with fake sorrowful eyes
"I know! it's a tragedy" he exhaled, looking at the ground with a frown "hopefully I friendship doesn't suffer, I don't know if we'll be able to cope with the distance" he said, shaking his head while trying to not laugh
Hye-Ji laughed at him "I hate to say I think you're right" she nodded. The two laughed and then walked in a comfortable silence the rest of the way.
As soon as they got to the new dorm Jun Han dropped off her stuff "call the group chat when you settle down later" he told her "I'll text them and let them know you're okay until you're ready" over the last few years the four had all become very close. Most would assume they're all only there for Hye-Ji and while that was somewhat true, they still got on very well, all agreeing they were each others best friends
"Thank you for coming to save me" she said, wrapping the older boy in a tight hug "without you I probably would have smashed xylophone's, uranium's and Winchester's pots" she said. The girl had named her plants like that because she wanted them to have names no other plant would have, because she thought they were special
"I'm always glad to help my nieces and nephew" He smiled, hugging her back. Since Hye-Ji called her plants her children, Jun Han decided to call them his nieces and nephew, while Sakura called them her grandchildren and Jungwon called them his aunties and uncle (none of them understood why but they found it funny so it stuck)
After Hye-Ji and Jun Han said goodbye the rest of the members came. Slowly they got around to filming their reactions, which took a lot longer than Hye-Ji had expected. By the time they had decided which rooms to stay In she was ready to fall asleep, but couldn't because apparently they had more to film. She didn't believe that because they had already filmed them reacting to every single thing they could possibly have excitement towards. But apart from the never ending filming the day had been really good. Despite the cameras constantly being in her face she had fun, the boys made her laugh like usual and the dorm was actually nice. But best of all, since she was the only girl and very young she had gotten her own room. It was beside the living room and the bathroom which made Hye-Ji smile from ear to ear. This was the best situation the girl could ever be in. The others jokingly argued with her for taking the best room and all she could do was laugh at them, amused by the childish Humor they all had.
Hye-Ji's laughter to the boys was music to their ears. They had all been trying extra hard to make today great for her. They knew it would be to leave the room she'd stayed in all these years, so they wanted to make her laugh as much as possible and they'd succeeded.
Thankfully the day of filming had come to a much anticipated ending. As soon as the last set of staff left Hye-Ji collapsed on the couch "Hye-Ji" Changbin called, waking into the living room to find the girl
"Yeah" she answered, sitting up "what's up?"
"I think you should make a stage name" he said as all the others walked in behind him
"Oh yeah!" Felix nodded enthusiastically, sitting beside Hye-Ji on the couch "you should"
She chuckled lightly "do you all just hate my name then, or?" She asked with a confused expression
"No but we think it would just be better" Seungmin shrugged "easier to remember"
Han nodded in agreement "and to pronounce, for all the international fans"
"Jisung, we don't have fans yet" Hye-Ji said, the others laughing at her comment
"Yeah but we will" he said with a smile, pointing at her
"Okay then" she chuckled "I'll come up with a stage name"
"We'll help" chan said. For the next few minutes the group thought and shared some ideas, but Hye-Ji didn't like any of them
"Do you have anything important to you? Like a past nickname?" Jeongin asked, tilting his head to the side
This made Hye-Ji smile, reminiscent of the fond memories of Sakura and her "yeah, otter" she told the others. They all immediately started gasping with smiles
"That really suits you!"
"You're an otter! It makes sense!"
"It's your animal!"
Hye-Ji laughed at the boys' sudden revelations "well I can't be called otter, can I?"
"It would be a statement" hyunjin shrugged with a grin
The others chuckled and started thinking again. It only took her a few seconds to come up with an idea "what about Nyla?" She asked, looking up at the others
They stayed silent for a couple seconds "I like it" Minho nodded with a smile
"It's really nice" Felix smiled "it suits you"
"Okay!" Chan exclaimed "everyone welcome he newest member of ..... yeah!-" he laughed, not having come up with a group name yet "NYLA!" He exclaimed, throwing his arms in the air. All the others joined in in cheering which made the young girl cackle.
After coming up with her stage name they started having a deeper conversation after realising they didn't know that much about each other. Hye-Ji was zoned out of the conversation unit she heard her name "what about you, nyla?" Han asked with a new tone to his voice. She chuckled at the use of 'Nyla'
"What about me what?" She asked, looking at the others
"Your life" hyunjin said, leaning back in the sofa
"Oh" she exhaled "um well..." she started, itching her arm out of anxiety. She stayed silent for a few seconds "I have three really close friends" she said "you met one earlier today, Jun Han. I met him last year and we've gotten really close, he makes me feel really calm which I appreciate. I love him a lot, he's like my brother, I don't think I'd still be at JYPE if I hadn't met him. Then there's Jungwon, I met him the first year I moved here when I was 11. He's extremely important to me. He's the first real friend I've ever had and ever since I met him I've felt complete, he's my other half really. He lit up my life from the second we met and he's continued to brighten up my life day after day. And then there's Sakura. She's the one that convinced me to join the group. I met her when I was 6. She raised me to be completely honest. I am who I am because of her, she taught me everything I know. Nobody has ever cared for me like she has, she showed me love I desperately needed, I owe my life to her. She's my lifeline, my support system, my mother, my sister, whatever you say she's it for me" she told them all. By the end they were all shocked that they didn't know about them already
"What about your parents?" Changbin asked with wide eyes
She didn't answer "I don't feel like speaking about them right now" she told him "if that's okay?"
"Yeah it is" Changbin said, reaching forward and touching her hand with a fond smile "its always okay to not answer a question if you don't want to"
She nodded and gave him a small smile "I'm going to go to bed now" she told the boys, walking over her room. The members said good night and she went into her room. Almost immediately she called the group chat and like always they all joined with excited faces, ready to hear about her day. Hye-Hi spent the next four hours talking to her three best friends about her day, their days and then just random things, just like always.