Silence took place for several minutes after Aron's announcement of the raising of Baily's current status. JR cheered and Minhyun nodded with a frowned expression, trying to figure out the reason Aron chose her. Baekho narrowed his eyes at their Princess with a questionable face while Ren flustered over the fact she would be living with them, but didn't panic nor disagree as Aron predicted. Aron observed this and it clicked there and then as a grin spread across his face. The redhead sat on the concrete floor in a daze while the gears in her mind began to process what she had just heard.

Baekho walked over to her and crouched, he could no longer stop his question. 'Can you by any chance cook?' All ears turned to hear her reply and inwardly begged it to be a yes. They had been living off what JR cooks, and that doesn't vary much from rice to chicken to pasta with readymade sauce – takeaways don't even count in their situation!

When the barely audible reply of a yes reached their ears, the sighs of relief came in unison and the laughing began.

JR pouted and muttered about the fact his food was still edible while Minhyun patted him on the back, failing to comfort him as the grin slid into place and chuckling escaping his mouth. Aron smiled at his friends while Ren walked to their newly appointed Princess to help her up from the floor.

'Are you alright?' he asked the redhead as he held out a hand for her to take. Baily looked up at him with wide eyes. His hand. He wanted her to take his hand! Baily's heart leapt with joy as she shyly took hold of the outstretched limb. To her surprise, his hand felt warm and soft. They were strong in the way they held hers but gentle enough not to make her uncomfortable. The feeling washed away all her worries and she regained her focus when he dropped hers, leaving her with the feeling of disappointment and a cold hand.

'So what exactly is a Princess?' she asked Ren. Before he could explain Aron cleared his throat.

'Perhaps we should get you settled into our apartment before we go into detail. And besides, I don't think it is wise for her to be listening.' He pointed towards Justine who sat on the ground shaking. Baily sighed.

'It's gonna be tight, but can't you drive Aron?' she asked. After he nodded, and mentioned that the others could, but Ren was still yet to take his test, she explained her plan. 'Why don't we all drive back to my house and drop her off. I will go along with this Princess business, but if I don't like what I'm getting into, I leave. Understood?' she swept her gaze over the band so she knew that they all acknowledged her condition before continuing. 'Since all but one is legal to drive, and I assume you have a car with you. How about one of you follows us while I direct us to my home? If you want you can stay for dinner and if you're that desperate to leave and bring me with you then I can start to pack my things. How about that?'

Aron analysed the plan and agreed that it was suitable. 'So, you can't drive? I thought you were seventeen?'

'Nah. I'm seventeen this year and I am learning theory with a bit of experience behind the wheel. I could probably get by fine but I don't particularly want to risk it.' She shrugged. She turned to Justine and sent her daggers through her eyes. 'I suggest you drag yourself into that car and sit in the back and be quiet, or you can walk back.' She spat coldly. Aron frowned at how quickly she could change her mood, it was as if she was forcing herself to create an outer character and hide her true personality. He could see vulnerability, but also a strength that he had never seen before. I want to see her true character…he thought. Then another thing clicked. She doesn't know what being a Princess is and why she was chosen. She was the last contestant they had to visit and was by far the best behaved. I wonder if she knew she was even entered into the competition….hmm he mused.

Aron got the van that they brought with them and JR, along with Baekho, piled into the back slamming the door shut. Ren and Minhyun were left to come in the car with Baily and Justine. Minhyun behind the wheel while Baily was in the passenger seat next to him.

'How the hell is this going to work when I can only just piece together what English means,' Minhyun muttered to nobody in particular.

'그런 경우가 있다면 그 때 나는 항상 당신을 위해 한국어를 말할 수있다' (if that's the case then i can always speak Korean for you) Baily spoken in his mother tongue.

'You speak Korean?' He asked eyes widening. She nodded.

'I also speak Chinese and Japanese along with a bit of Gaelic' she told him. (A/N; this is all being spoken in Korean, I just don't have the time to translate, therefore I will state the language if I change it okay?)

'Wow' Minhyun blinked are she told him to take a right. He followed her directions and there was little conversation. It was an awkward silence for Justine kept emitting a dark aura, causing Ren to become nervous and started shifting uncomfortably in his seat behind Baily.

Meanwhile, the rest of the group were laughing at JR who was still complaining at the fact his so-called 'friends' thought his cooking was barely edible.

They finally arrived at a small house in the middle of nowhere and began to trail after Baily – who had nicked the keys from Justine who glared at the back of her 'daughters' head. Baily shrugged it off as of it was a normal occurrence in her daily life and continued down the path to the front door.

'Last one through the door shuts and locks it!' she shouted for everyone to hear. She walked straight into the kitchen and began pulling out ingredients for dinner, ordering the boy's to sit round the table. Justine hovered at the door, uncertain as to whether she could join. 'You can sit in the living room and I will bring your dinner through – for we have business to discuss.' Baily suggested softly in English, looking at the woman over her shoulder. Everyone was utterly confused at the tone of her voice. Baily also noticed this and set their minds at ease. 'Yes she hurt me and made my life a living hell, but I will not treat her in the same fashion – because then I would be just like her, and I am my own person and I shall be different.' She then turned around and continued with the dinner.

After about twenty-five minutes of cooking labour, talking about pointless subjects and the torturing aroma of delicious food – they got down to business.

'Tell me; what is a Princess?' Baily asked. 'And don't say a person of royal blood living in a castle, or I will kill you.' She added bluntly.

'Let start from the beginning.' Aron smiled at her. 'Nu'est made a competition for all the fans in Europe – this was completely for European fans, mainly directed at females, and not Asian as our manager was concerned that they weren't getting enough attention,' Aron began. 'It was a talent competition for singing, dancing and acting. Participants had to send in a video of their performance along with some contact details. We would the go through the list and videos and choose our favourites and decide on the five we thought were worthy of the reward.

'The reward is to be Nu'est's Princess. This means that they will officially join our group as the only female singer/dancer – as a member, not a backup.' Aron stated, Baekho nodded.

'So, we have spent the last month visiting the other four contestants, observing them and the way they act. Seeing if they were worthy of the, now taken, position. You were the final one we had to visit. And thank god you didn't scream that you loved us, would die for us and would follow us to,' he paused dramatically, 'THE ENDS OF THE EARTH!' Baekho finished.

'Aron-hyung thinks that you didn't enter of your own volition; that someone else sent in a video of you.' JR commented.

'Well,' Baily laughed tiredly. 'Aron – oppa is quite correct. Can you tell me when the deadline for all the videos were?' she asked hesitantly.

'The 1st of September, Why?' Minhyun and Ren spoke together. Baily's head hit the table and a barely audible "ah, shit" escaped her lips.

She remembered her panicked friends at the beginning of the summer holidays trying to get her to sing and dance a song of her choice. They also made her do an acting scene.

The Korean group began to worry when they felt sudden killer intent radiating from Baily and she spoke names with pure venom. 'Romye, Toni, Amethyst, Sonia, Dornia and Lunette.' She spat. 'This is their doing,' she got up from the table and dropped – literally – the dishes into the sink to be washed.

'Who are they?' Ren asked, the others simply leaned in to hear the answer.

'They are my so-called friends who made me perform a dance routine, took me to a music studio to tape the song I had learnt and then wrote a scrip for me to recite and add onto the film. Dornia told me it was for her project at university and begged me for this favour…she is so dead when I next see her.' Baily explained to the group, and then started muttering obscenities and torturous acts she would perform on her friends.

'So, the reason why we are here is because we thought your video was one of the best and that you would be a perfect candidate for our new member. We will be stationed in England for the next year and then we will be returning to Korea for our debut with you.' Minhyun finished with a happy and oblivious smile. 'I was thinking,' he turned to Aron and JR. 'Can we call this unit Nu'est – E, as in E for England?' he looked at the duo with wide innocent eyes. Aron thought out the proposal and nodded at him and turned back to their – hopefully – newest member.

'So, are you up for it?' he asked her.

Baily thought it over:

PRO – She got to be with her favourite idols of all time.

CON – She may never have a private live again.

PRO – She can for fill her all time dream of going to Korea.

CON – She hated planes (with very good reason).

PRO – She could LIVE WITH HER FAVOURITE IDOLS OF ALL TIME!

PRO – She would be around Ren all day.

PROs beat CONs so;

'Sure. I'm in' Baily smiled.

'Well then, Baily Dathechi, welcome to Nu'est – Nu, Establish, Style, Tempo.'

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Pirate Kazumi: YEAHY! Sorry this is late, but I finally updated! Gomen nasai and I hope that you could stick around for the next chapters! 3 love ya's xx