"I'm so excited for Show Me The Money!" Rana exclaimed. "This year's show is going to be so good."

"Junghee are you going to audition for the show?" Seulie asked.

Andy shrugged. "Probs not. It wouldn't be fair on everyone else especially since one of my best friends is one of the judges."

"Realistically it's not fair if any of us join since Team Illionaire is a thing. Dok2 Sunbae is technically our boss." Hyun commented.

Rana rolled her eyes. "Does it matter? They will probably just hit the fail button before we rap to make it fair just like Swings did in Show Me The Money 3."

"Besides, Shihyuk Sajangnim is encouraging us to join so that we can work on our rapping skills since we are a hiphop company." Junwoo added.

"Whoa is that Gray Sunbaenim?" Rana gasped as she spotted the producer walking past the cafeteria.

"There's Sajangnim and Shisoo." Andy commented.

Junwoo frowned. "Are any of us due to work with Gray?"

Seulie shook his head. "Last I heard Asher was working with Simon Oppa."

Rana sighed. "Asher is so lucky."

*****

"Good evening Seonghwa Oppa." Shihyuk greeted and bowed.

Gray smiled and bowed back. "Good eveing Shihyuk." Gray glanced at Shisoo with a wider smile. "Hey Soo."

Shisoo blushed and stepped behind his sister to hide. "Hi Hyung."

Gray chuckled and handed Shihyuk a usb. "I finished those demos that you asked for."

"Thanks." Shihyuk said gratefully and took the usb. "My babies will be able to debut faster now that they have their music. They finished up their lyrics the other night."

"I'm looking forward to their debut." Gray said kindly. "Aren't you debuting a boy group first though?"

Shihyuk nodded. "I am but I currently don't have enough male trainees."

Gray checked the time on his watch. "I better go, lots of work to do in the studio."

"Have fun." Shihyuk said, bowed and then left with Shisoo following behind.

"Soo!" Gray called out and Shisoo stopped to turn. "Want to go for a coffee?"

Shisoo pursed his lips nervously and nodded before skipping after Gray.

*****

"That was the cutest thing I have ever seen." Chaeyeong squealed after having watched Shisoo interact with Gray.

Danny smiled. "After his break up with Wooyoung I think he deserves to move on."

Shihyuk came over to them and chucked Danny the usb. "Get to work guys. This is no time to sit around fangirling."

"Why are you in such a grumpy mood?" Chaeyeong frowned.

Shihyuk bit the inside of her cheek. "Things are just really stressful at the moment. I'm trying to prepare everyone for debut while also sorting out all the trainees schedules to work around Show Me The Money."

Danny pinched Shihyuk's cheek. "Cheer up Noona."

Shihyuk softened. "I need a day off."

"That settles it then." Danny said. "You and me are having a sleepover this Saturday and if there is any work to be done I'll help you."

"I'm coming too." Chaeyeong pouted jealously.

Shihyuk smiled. "God I love you guys."

"We love you too." They said in unison.

*****

Samuel dribbled the ball towards the hoop, he dodged Wonnie's block then jumped to shoot the goal. All the trainees were so thankful that Shihyuk had had a basketball court built in the backyard of the dorms. It was a good place to think.

"You should audition for Show Me The Money." Wonnie said as they slowed the pace of their one on one game.

"I'm considering it." Samuel informed him.

Wonnie bit his lower lip and Samuel stared at him knowingly.

"Just ask me." Samuel grumbled.

He was sick of his other members gettting everybody's attention.

"Is Andy going to be on the show?" Wonnie asked, feeling bad about pestering Samuel about his leader.

Samuel shrugged. "I honestly have no idea. We don't actually talk all that much."

"But you guys are friends." Wonnie tilted his head in confusion.

Samuel shook his head. "Not quite. We merely tolerate each other and pretend to get along for the fans."

"So Samdy isn't real?" Wonnie raised his eyebrow.

Samuel shook his head. "Nope. It's just a bunch of fan service to make us more popular, Sajangnim thought it would be a good idea and so far it has worked."

"You're life sounds complicated..." Wonnie muttered. "Is Andy a bad guy?"

Samuel smiled at Wonnie's cuteness. "Andy Hyung is actually a really great guy, we just happen to have the same cold personality so we butt heads too much that's all."

Wonnie's face lit up with a smile at those words and the two of them dropped the subject so they could go back playing basketball.

*****

"So anyway, there I was just minding my own business in the studio when all of a sudden Saya comes in and is like 'Hoe wtf?!' And I just sat there laughing, she was so embarrassed." Rana told the group making them laugh.

"You really ought to be nicer to your leader." Andy commented. "I think I would murder Samuel and Tae if they ever did that to me."

"What about me?" Seulie questioned.

"I can't kill you Noona." Andy gave her a cheeky smirk making Seulie blush.

Andy's phone started ringing, interrupting their conversation. Andy answered it immediately after seeing the caller I.D.

"Hi Hyung." Andy answered.

"You should come chill, I got a couple of hours off." Beenzino said.

"Be there soon then." Andy said then hung up the phone. "Sorry guys, gotta go."

"Bye Sunbae." They waved as he left.

Andy had a long time to think as he alerted his manager to where he was going and then drove to Beenzino's apartment.

Andy crashed on Beenzino's couch the moment he got through the door. "Hyunggggggg."

Beenzino rolled his eyes and let the younger use his leg as a pillow. Andy folded his arms and closed his eyes just resting while Beenzino continued to watch tv completely unfased by the younger male's actions.

"I've made up my mind Hyung." Andy said. Before everyone at AKE had found out about auditions Andy had already been talking to Beenzino and Dok2 about them.

"What have you decided?" Beenzino asked and started absentmindedly playing with Andy's hair.

"I can't do Show Me The Money." Andy stated certainly.