“Huh? Jungkook!!”
━ How have you all been? Oh, it's nice to meet you for the first time. This is Jeon Jungkook.
━ Hello, I'm Kim Taehyung. Nice to meet you.
━ What the heck, what's going on!
━ I came here because I was invited by LOVE Dance.
━ I really missed you!! Do you know how sad I was back then?
━ Sorry, hyung. That's why I made the music specially for our dancers.
━ You were right···? You were right···.
━ I thought you would know it was me at first glance, but you didn't?
━ I was wondering... But it got even cooler in the meantime.
After everyone finished getting ready, we all came out to the stage where we were standing, and there was a familiar man. It was Jungkook. I was curious about how Jungkook was doing after quitting filming, and how he was doing, but I never thought he would come back to LOVE Dance like this. I was happy to see him, but it felt strange. In fact, it felt a little awkward to see his face because it seemed like the last time I saw him didn't end well. I think it was half awkward, half happy. I didn't shed tears when I saw Jungkook today. It's not that I wasn't sad, but maybe I was trying hard to hold it in.
━ You've gotten prettier since I last saw you.
━ Jeon Jungkook, I missed you.
━ Jimin hyung, I missed you too. How have you been?
━ Then~ Thank you for coming.
━ Of course you should come.
━ But what happened?
━ First of all, I feel like I'm interfering with the filming, so let's do the love dance first and then wrap things up.
━ Okay. You supervise for one day.
━ Isn't that great? I can't believe I'm able to see such a wonderful performance right before my eyes.
━ Hey, don't praise me before I even do it. I'm shaking for no reason.
━ㅋㅋㅋ Fighting, everyone!
"Go for it!!"
I was a little nervous because I thought it was a one-take, and I felt pressured to do well, but when Jungkook appeared, I was surprisingly able to perform much more comfortably. But it seems like the first time is always nerve-wracking. Taehyung and I were the first to stand on stage with the lights off. I said I felt more at ease when Jungkook arrived, but I guess not. Maybe I'm even more nervous now because Jungkook is right in front of me, watching me. But I have to do well. Of course, it's also to get a date with Jimin, but I wanted to show Jungkook that I'm doing well even though he quit the LOVE dance because of me. That way, I feel a little less guilty.
━ Let's do our best, heroine.
━ Let's finish it perfectly as we practiced a lot.
"Go for it."
“Your faint voice brushing past me···”
After we gave each other small cheers, the blue lights immediately turned on, syncing with the music. The stage became even more emotional thanks to the quality of the smoke that came out smoothly. The lighting colors also changed to match the song. After successfully completing the first skinship move, we had one more optional move left, but I was a little nervous, so my body was tense and I almost messed up, but thanks to Taehyung's lead, I was able to finish it well. Taehyung would know. Whether I was nervous or not. Because my partner would feel all the emotions while dancing with me.
“I guess these simple feelings were everything to me.”
Before I knew it, our part was over and we were out in the waiting room next door. As soon as I got down, I was worried. So I bombarded Taehyung with questions.
━ Taehyung, I was so nervous. What should I do? I'm sorry.
━ Huh? No? We did really well? I think we did really well.
━ Really···?
━ Ah, what if we just take first place?
It was clear Taehyung was lying to me because I was so worried. He must have known I was so nervous and exhausted, and he probably remembered my near-mistakes. Yet, he remained unfazed, telling me I did well and encouraging me. I was so grateful to him for that. I smiled back.
━ You did so well. Good job.
━ We're preparing well for the results. We're definitely going to win first place, so don't be too surprised.
━ Hahaha, yeah, I hope I get first place···!
Fortunately, we all finished the stage safely, and we all gathered around Jungkook, who was sitting in the audience. Jungkook covered his mouth and exclaimed in awe. It was so good, it was hard to tell who would win, because the other teams did such a great job.
━ What the... Your stage presence has really improved since I last saw you...
━ What do you think? Who do you think did the best?
━ Oh, I don't think I can pick just one team since they're all so good.
━ So which team are you rooting for?
━ ···Um, here···?
After thinking for a moment, Jungkook pointed towards me and Taehyung. Taehyung saw that.“I guess we did well!”I liked it, but I couldn't quite bring myself to laugh. I just gave Taehyung a small smile at his words, and that was it. I don't know what emotion I was feeling. We sat like that, talking for a long time.
“Now, we will announce the winner of Love Dance.”
━ Huh? Right now?
━ Ah, why am I so nervous this time?
I desperately wanted it to happen, desperately praying for it to happen. Jimin was sitting right next to me, and he suddenly grabbed my hand. I looked at him in surprise, but he smiled back. He didn't let go of my hand until the announcement was made.
"The winners are... the couple Yoon Yeo-joo and Kim Tae-hyung. Their choreography perfectly matched the lyrics, and their point-selection choreography was the most perfect. Congratulations."
━ Huh···!!
━ Heroine!!
━ Congratulations to you and Taehyung!
When the announcement came out, I was so happy I couldn't hide my joy, my mouth hanging open. I even boasted to myself that we'd definitely win, but I didn't know if it would actually happen. I won, but Jimin was even happier. Sometimes, since Jimin and I were so close, I worried that he might get tired of me. I'd be stealing his chance to get to know other people. But Jimin was so open about his feelings for me, and seeing him like that, I think I naturally became more attracted to him.
"The winner will be chosen in an hour. All dancers are free to choose their own time. Thank you all for your hard work."
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It's been so long since I've posted Love Dance. I miss your comments ㅠㅠㅠ
