"Look, the woman of the hour is finally here~"

"Yoong!"

"Unnie! Hyunnie! Sorry, the filming got delayed!"

"The busiest of us all~"

I put down my bag and ran straight into my sisters' embrace, enjoying the companionship that I hadn't had for a long time in awhile. 

"Happy birthday unnie! Love you to the moon and back!" I hugged Fany unnie tight, speaking in my baby voice.

"Save it, you imp," she pushed my face away, a look of disgust at my voice. "I've been back for two months now but I hardly ever see you!"

"I know..." I let out a dramatic sigh. "My filming schedules are crazily packed. Sometimes, it's driving me insane too."

"You're even busier than me, Yoong," Taeyeon unnie shook her head. "You need to seriously get a guy."

"Hey unnie, that's rude!"

That sparked everyone's laughters while I pouted away. Truth was... yeahs, all the other girls had been dating. All but me. Needless to say, Sooyoung unnie had her almost lifelong boyfriend and even maknae, who got dragged into the whole ridiculous bullying issue got into a relationship but broke up just recently. All of them have their fair share of love, except for me. I didn't even have the chance to give my heart away, let alone giving people the chance to break her.

"Seriously, Yoong. You don't like korean guys? How about going back to The States with me for a month or two and we'll find you a hottie US guy," Fany unnie teased.

"I think she'd prefer European guys," Yuri unnie added dreamily. "Someone who can swim and looks cute?"

"Unnie! That's your type, not mine!" I threw a cushion at her.

Everyone started chipping in, talking about a guy (which I'm pretty sure is totally imaginary) that would be my boyfriend. Being outnumbered, I could only pout to show my dissatisfaction.

Ring... Ring...

"Unnieeeee!" Then my saviour came.

"I told you million times not to use your ageyo voice, Im Yoona!" Sica unnie groaned from the other end before breaking into a huge smile. "Hey my ladies!"

"Sica ah!"

"What's up? Why is my baby Yoong so grumpy?"

"Unnie, they're all ganging up to bully me!" I whined. "Even Soonkyu unnie!"

"Ahhh maja maja! Fany is like the LA girl, you're like the Paris girl. Find woori Yoong a beau in Europe!" Yuri unnie cramped into the camera with me. "We're just talking about how your beloved sister here is lacking of love."

"Oh? You want a European boyfriend? Yah, Kwon Yuri, I thought that's your style? Someone who can swim and looks cute?"

"Precisely!" I protested. "Unnie, you gotta come back. All of them are crazy already. I don't need a matchmaker! Come back from Europe to spend some time with your beloved Yoong!"

"Uhm, no European guy. I would think Koreans still suit her the best. Let me see... Yah, GD oppa?" Sica unnie pursed her lips, thinking hard. "He has always been a hot stuff."

Another wave of commotion rang.

"Omo! Maja maja! Have you guys seen him after he came out from army? His bod... IT'S HOT ENOUGH TO LIGHT UP A FOREST!" Fany unnie squealed.

"Don't get me talking about his seem-to-be manbun. PLEASE LET THAT BE HIS NEW COMEBACK CONCEPT. I would DIE." Hyoyeon unnie, the die-hard fan exclaimed.

"You all need to stop! I'm single, not desperate!" My voice hit octaves high. "And no, no G-Dragon. That guy is a whole ball of trouble. He has too much attention on him."

"Araso araso," Sica unnie laughed. "By the way, I'll be back soon and we'll all gather at my house. I've an announcement to make."

"ARE YOU GETTING MARRIED?!" All the other eight of us chorused.

"Bullseye~" Sica unnie flashed her blinding diamond, smiling shyly.

Everyone started babbling all at once and it was just pure chaos, but it was comfortable and familiar.

"You know, I miss us being like this... Gathering around, chit-chatting, going crazy..." I gave a weak smile when the commotion died down.

The atmosphere became solemn and serious all of a sudden. I mean... well, it's been 14 years. 14 years of ups and downs, 14 years of sharing the pain and joy in our life. No one understand each other's feelings more than the nine of us. Though things hadn't been easy for us in the recent years, I still hope that our bond would remain intact in many years to come.