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The Death of an Icon

  With her second term almost starting Asa uses the remainder of her winter break to focus on her end of year thesis--Foods Across the World!! She visits NYC and participates in a Spicy Curry challenge during a Spice Festival. Then she visits her grandparents in Seoul and scores a ticket to the Festival of Light. There she enjoys her favorite bean taiyaki and tries some sushi. Back home she goes to the campus lounge with some friends to ring in the new year. She resolves to find a boyfriend this year and the gods must be listening because no sooner than she's said it but someone is asking to sit next to her!  HIs name is Cian O'Reilly and he's a music major from Ireland. Asa and him spend the whole evening bonding over music, traveling and annoying roommates! Asa learns that Cian has an on campus apartment but his roommate is not coming back after the break. Hearing how frustrating it's been for Asa in the dorms he has the perfect solution! Moving in together for the re...

Graduates and Grandmas...

It's back to school for Asa! She is ready for her final semester! She and Jihoon are working hard so they can graduate and go to university! Though Asa has been DYING to be a musician since she was a young girl Ako is pressing her to choose a more realistic major for university. Just in case things DON'T work out. Asa has no idea what other career would suit her but as she starts to lean into her love of cooking she has an "AHA!" moment and decides to go to culinary school!! She even volunteers to make a Thanksgiving dinner this year.  Ruka's 18th birthday approaches and as her gap year winds down she and Asa talk about going to university together! Ruka is spending her time as a cheer coach for the high school but in her free time they fill out scholarship and applications together.  Asa's hard work pays off when she follows in her sisters footsteps and graduates early!! She continues with the drama club while she waits for her college applications to come ba...

Mutiny and Misunderstandings

When summer ends, it's back to school for Asa. As a senior she has a few extra class spots and she fills them with music. She takes a special interest in the violin and starts to get really good at it! Senior pranks are in full swing too and some of the boys have filled the halls with enchanted evil gnomes! It makes for an interesting first week back. Asa attends career day and has LOTS of questions about different career paths. She has her sights set on being a concert violinist but wonders if there are other creative outlets that might be fun! With her musical talents she considers life as as singer, musical theatre actress, or even a songwriter! Ruka continues her job at the ThrifTea but the late night shifts have grown tiring and she starts to feel like maybe she is wasting her time there. If only she could decide on a career path! Her sister seems so sure of her future and yet Ruka remains lost. Life feels so boring! On the other hand in Ondarian things are anything BUT boring...

Lightning never strikes twice...but aliens do!

  It's time for prom!! Ruka has been spending so much time with her studies and cheer that she has forgotten all about a date but Asa suggests they go as a group with friends. Before prom they get all their friends together to hang out at the local pier and celebrate. At the prom, Asa spends her time convincing everyone to vote for Ruka as queen and it works! With Asa's help and Ruka's popularity as cheer captain, she walks away with the crown! What a senior prom!! They spend After Prom at the amusement park near the school and spend hours riding the ferris wheel, drinking boba teas, and eating more corn dogs than feels humanly possible! On the walk home it starts to hit them that next year Asa will be doing it all on her own and Ruka will be working or at university. They reminisce on their high school years and their childhood together and how wonderful it's been growing up as best friends. Through teary eyes they make a promise to be best friends FOREVER AND EVER! Th...