Jiyeon slowly made her way to the practice room where Hyomin was practicing her vocals. The latter had called earlier about something urgent. Jiyeon opened the door, spotting Hyomin seated with her knees to her chest and microphone in hand.

"Hyomin?" Jiyeon called the other girl's name as she closed the door behind her. "Did you want me for something?"

Hyomin patted the spot next to her for Jiyeon to sit. "I was just lonely." She said to the other while waiting for a song to start so she could sing.

"You were here the whole day again?" Jiyeon asked, looking around. The other girl nodded as her answer. Jiyeon noticed how Hyomin looked thinner than usual, she most likely wasn't eating properly.

Hyomin started to sing as the music played. It was a sad song, a song that made Jiyeon feel gloomy. "I Miss You by Kim Bum Soo?" Jiyeon recognized the song. She made her way to the machine to view the play list made by Hyomin. "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die by 2AM, Bye Bye Bye by Hwayobi. These are all sad songs."

Hyomin ignored Jiyeon as she was pouring all her feeling into the song. The maknae sighed and continued to watch the grief stricken Hyomin sing. Pulling out her phone, Jiyeon recorded Hyomin.

There was a beeping sound as Jiyeon had just received a text from Soyeon. She quickly opened it to check its contents.

To: Jiyeon

I'm dying from exhaustion. Save me from Eunjung.

From: Soyeon

Jiyeon opened a new text to reply back to her unni. Over the past week since the tragic Eunmin break up, Jiyeon had been stuck with Hyomin while Soyeon was with Eunjung.

To: Soyeon

Is she making you dance with her again?

From: Jiyeon

To: Jiyeon

Heck yeah! She just won't stop. I can feel my muscles aching. Let's switch.

From: Soyeon

To: Soyeon

Actually, I'm learning a lot from watching Hyomin sing. I think I'll stay here.

From: Jiyeon

Soyeon read the text then groaned. She would rather sing with Hyomin then dance with Eunjung. Although, she was getting better at dancing since Eunjung would constantly criticize her for not moving in sync and make her start over again.

A few feet away Soyeon heard Eunjung's phone beep. She took the phone and held it up. "Eunjung you have a text." The other girl stopped dancing to walk over and check what it was. The message was from Jiyeon, a video was attached to the text which Eunjung continued to open.

Hyomin's voice could be heard as she was singing a song. Soyeon looked to Eunjung and could see the hurt in her eyes as she stared at the video. "I don't have time for this, I need to practice." Eunjung tossed the phone to Soyeon and started to practice more vigorously.

Looking at the phone in her hand, Soyeon sighed. "You tried Jiyeon, at least you tried." She tucked the phone away and stood up to practice with Eunjung again.

**

Eunjung was washing her hands in the bathroom, T-ara was at Inkigayo to perform that day. "Are you still giving her the silent treatment?" Soyeon asked as she leaned against the wall. Eunjung ignored her as she grabbed a paper towel to wipe her hands.

The clacking of heels could be heard as two girls entered the bathroom. Eunjung looked to her left, it was none other than Sunny and Taeyeon. Immediately, Eunjung was burning with rage as she glared at Sunny.

"Oh, look who's here." Sunny said as she too glared at Eunjung.

Eunjung clenched her fists as she was clearly trying hard to hold herself back. "Don't do it Eunjung, don't do it." Soyeon whispered to the short haired girl, afraid she might slap Sunny again or do something more.

A smirk was placed on Sunny's lips. "How's Hyomin, I heard you two broke up." She said casually. Eunjung was ready to rip Sunny apart at that moment. Taeyeon nudged her friend to stop but she continued. "Oh well, it's for the best. After all, Hyomin is too old to be playing with "toys"."

Eunjung was ready to attack as her hand was raised in the air. Taeyeon jumped in front of Sunny while Soyeon quickly grasped Eunjung's wrist. "There are eyes everywhere in this place, doing this will only hurt T-ara's name." Soyeon told Eunjung. A frustrated noise escaped Eunjung's lips as she ripped her hand away from Soyeon's hold and proceeded out the door.

This time it was Soyeon's turn to glare at Sunny. "If you really love Hyomin, then you would let her go instead of clinging onto nothing and making her cry." She finished coldly before walking away.

Taeyeon turned around to face Sunny. "You did something didn't you." Sunny shook her head while avoiding eye contact with Taeyeon. "Sunny please just stop, don't do anymore."

"I told you I'm not doing anything, and why do you care so much. It's not your problem."

"Because I," Taeyeon stopped mid-sentence. "Because I don't want to see anyone hurt."

Sunny patted Taeyeon on the back. "I got this all under control." She said, leaving Taeyeon.

**

The Invincible Youth recording was going on as usual but something was amiss. Hara, Hyunah, Sunhwa, and Narsha were standing together watching Hyomin work seriously. There was no smiling Hyomin, no dorky Hyomin, no 4D Hyomin. There was just working Hyomin.

"Is she sick? There's something not right with her today." Narsha told the others.

Hara nodded her head. "She's definitely sick, and the only cure for her illness is Eunjung."

"What!" Narsha shouted surprised at this piece of news. "Are they going out?" All the girls nodded their head.

"Well they used to." Hyunah said.

Narsha pointed to all of them. "You all knew this and didn't tell me? Aw man, you can't leave your unni out on these things." Narsha was sulking while Sunhwa was patting her back.

"Hey, hey, there's Sunny unni, she's going over to Hyomin unni." Hyunah told the others.

The girls turned their heads to the two. Sunny bent down next to Hyomin who was concentrated on planting. "Working hard?" Sunny asked. A mindless nod came from Hyomin in return. Sunny looked closer at Hyomin's face, seeing the formation of dark circles under her eyes. "Are you ok? You look tired."

"I'm fine." Hyomin said while continuing to work.

Sunny spotted Hyomin's watch slipping on her wrist when it was usually snug. "Did you lose weight?" She asked concerned.

"Don't know, haven't weighed myself." Hyomin answered.

Seeing Hyomin like this wasn't what Sunny had planned. It hurt more than it should have. Sunny left Hyomin to her work and quietly walked away. She stopped and turned around to stare at Hyomin's small frame curled into a ball, her hands digging into the dirt.

"Not what you expected was it."

Sunny bit her lower lip upon hearing Yuri speak. She felt a hand on her shoulder as they watched Hyomin continue to work mindlessly. "You were right Yuri," Sunny admitted to the tall girl. "I regret ignoring her feelings, I regret taking her for granted, and I regret turning Hyomin down."

Yuri patted Sunny's back. "Should have listened when you had the chance."

**

Taeyeon knocked on Sunny's door before entering the room. Looking inside, she saw no one in sight. She quietly sat on the computer chair to wait for Sunny to finish showering so they could talk. Taeyeon was spinning on the chair until she felt dizzy then stopped to rest her head on the desk.

She spotted her camera that she had lent to Sunny for the trip and reached for it. Sitting up in the chair, Taeyeon pressed the power button to view the pictures that had been taken. There were scenery pictures and pictures of the markets on the streets. What Taeyeon noticed though, was that in all of them Hyomin was present.

Either posed or un-posed, Hyomin could be seen in all of them. Taeyeon flipped through the pictures until she saw one of Hyomin's silhouette in the shower. Taeyeon's eyes went wide as she examined it. She clicked through more pictures then saw the photo of Sunny on top of Hyomin.

There was a video saved in the memory. Taeyeon's thumb hovered over the play button, hesitant on watching what it could be. Deciding to finally press it, Taeyeon watched what happened that night in Japan.

Hyomin had her hand over her eyes as Sunny walked over to the girl. She placed a hand on Hyomin's shoulder as the girl looked up. "Do you need something?" Hyomin asked Sunny.

The short girl nodded then pushed Hyomin flat on her back while she straddled Hyomin's waist. "I need you." Sunny was lowering herself closer to Hyomin. Only a few inches were between them until Hyomin turned her head away. She sat up with Sunny at arm's length.

"I can't do this." Hyomin stated.

"Hyomin I-" Sunny started to say but was cut off by Hyomin.

"I love Eunjung, and I always will. Nothing is going to change that Sunny, nothing."

Hyomin walked out of the room leaving Sunny alone. The short girl stood up, walked over to the camera, and turned it off.

Taeyeon powered the camera off and pocketed the device. She took it with her to her room then pulled out her phone. She looked through the contacts list for that number she hadn't dialed for a while.

"Hello?" The voice said through the phone.

"Hey are you free tomorrow?" Taeyeon asked. A simple yes came from the other person.

"Meet me at the café on 2nd street, is that ok?" Taeyeon asked again.

"Ok that's fine."

Taeyeon hung up and tucked the phone away. She had the camera in one hand. "This is for the best, Sunny."