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May's alarm rang, waking her from her dreamless slumber. She let out a low groan as she rolled over to turn it off. She stared out the window for a few seconds before remembering her plans for the day. Springing out of bed she took the few quick steps to her, or should we say Rika's dresser, where May's phone was plugged in. Jaehee had sent a message about an hour before.

Jaehee: Good morning, did you sleep well? I was thinking we could meet at Buckstar for some coffee and sweets around nine

May glanced at the wall clock across the room, it read 8:30, her eyes went wide, as she looked back at the screen to send a hurried text.

May: Yeah, I'll head out in a minute, see you soon

She tossed on a light blue, cotton sundress, and snatched up some floral flats from beside the bed, she'd slowly been moving her stuff into the new room over the last week, and there was just enough for her to live off of. For a while she thought of using Rika's clothes, but it just felt wrong. Next she darted to the bathroom and looked in horror at her smeared makeup from last night's party. She scrubbed at it furiously for a few minutes until the worst was off. She glanced at her still-open makeup kit, then down at her phone's home screen, before deciding to go without, it was just coffee with a friend anyway, no need to dress up. Luckily her hair had held up fairly well, she just had to tuck a few strands back into her now loose bun. She shoved her toothbrush into her mouth and grabbed her phone to check for anymore communications. There was a slew of messages from the other members thanking her, and telling her how great the party was, She'd sit down and answer them all later, but she had more important things on her mind right now.

With no new word from Jaehee she rinsed her mouth and left the apartment. As a second thought, she turned to make sure the door was locked, all the events with stalkers and hackers had made May paranoid, and she found herself double checking security more and more often. She dashed down the steps and out the front, the coffee shop was within walking distance, and she knew it would take longer to hail a cab then to run there. She took off at a steady jog, it was still fairly early, so it wasn't unusual to see someone jogging down the road, though her attire certainly drew some eyes.

Finally she could see Buckstar in the distance, she decreased her pace, so that she wouldn't be as winded when she got there. She glanced through the window, but didn't see Jaehee at all. Pulling open the heavy door, she was immediately confronted with the rich smell of coffee. She glanced nervously around the room, skimming over all the foreign faces, until her eyes landed on some short well groomed hair resting on top of a business suit. May smiled and shuffled through the tight packed shop to Jaehee's table. She looked up from the notebook she had been buried in and her face grew warm. "May, I still haven't gotten used to your face," she paused and looked at May's sweaty brows, "I hope it wasn't inconvenient to get here."

"Ah no not at all, I'm just glad I get to see you."

Jaehee stood and smoothed out her suit. "You'll have to excuse my attire, This is really all I have in my closet. Now, should we get something to drink?"

The two of them walked to the counter. Luckily the line was relatively short, so they only had to wait for a few minutes. May's eyes scanned the extensive menus lining the back wall, and landed on a seasonal berry tea.

"Whatcanigetyoutoday?" the obviously busy barista asked.

Jahee smiled sympathetically, "just a drip coffee today."

"Could I have your name?"

"Yes of course, Assista-," she paused and chuckled a little, "Jaehee. Just Jaehee"

"Could I have that seasonal berry tea please? Oh, and one of those scones. And I'm May."

The barista nodded, grateful that the order was simple. May and Jaehee both laid a few dollars on the counter, and Jaehee told the girl to keep the change. The two women stepped to the end of the counter to wait for their drinks.

"I think you mentioned that you don't drink coffee, do you prefer tea?" Jaehee's face lit up, as it always did when coffee was involved.

"Oh, yes, I just can't handle the caffeine, but I really love pastries."

"Yes, no coffee shop is complete without sweets, especially ones that compliment the beans available."

"We'll have to keep that in mind for ours." May stated, grabbing her tea and scone from the counter.

"Oh, well we hadn't really talked about that, I wasn't sure if you'd want a coffee shop."

"It's your passion, and I promised to always support you, besides it'll be lots of fun!"

Jaehee's face lit up, as they walked back to the table and excitedly discussed plans for their new shop.