Chapter 18

~Narrator's POV~

The next day:

Y/N was getting ready to go out with Juyeon and see him dance. She wore a white sweater tucked in to a printed mini skirt. She let her hair down and wore the locket her aunt had given her for 17th birthday and now, was ready to go.

She texted Juyeon in advance.

Y/N:

Hey Juyeon!

I'm ready 😊

Juyeon:

I'm on my way baby 😘

Hold up

Y/N:

BABY?!!

😤

Juyeon:

HAHAHAHA

I got you!

Y/N:

Very funny

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Juyeon:

I'm here come out

*seen

Y/N walked out of her aunts' house, only to be grabbed by the wrist by her annoying cousin. "Where'd you think you're going young lady?" Wooyoung raised an eyebrow. "I'm helping my friend. He's there" Y/N gestured towards Juyeon who was waving at her from inside his ferrari. Wooyoung slowly let her go, his lower jaw dangling. "Ask him out!" Wooyoung was already pushing Y/N towards Juyeon's car. Wooyoung had no idea that Y/N's 'friend ' was the annoying jerk they met twice that day. Wooyoung opened the passenger seat for Y/N and pushed her in.

Before Wooyoung got to see the driver, Juyeon had already sped away towards his studio. "So, do you always dance during your free time?" Y/N asked as she heard a wave of notifications from her phone. "I do. Mostly afterschool" Juyeon shrugged, holding the wheel with a single hand. Y/N checked her messages. The notifications were from the group Y/N was added, long ago.

--We Who Shall Not Be Named--

San:

Hey guyz!

Wooyoung:

Y/N is with a ferrari owner! A BLACK FERRARI!

Yunho:

Who is it Y/N? 🤨

Wooyoung:

I asked her to ask her out

Jongho:

Please do! YES!

Y/N:

It's just a friend guys.. Noting to fuss about 😒

Jiyeon:

Is it- who I think it is?

Lisa:

Is it? *gasp

Hongjoong:

Hold up! There were girls in this group?!

Lisa:

Duh!

Hongjoong:

SAN! YOU ADDED THEM?! Well, Y/N is okay... BUT THEM?!

San:

Yah, they were Y/Ns' friends hyung

Seonghwa:

Unbelievable 🤦‍♀️

Yeosang:

You didn't tell us the guy Y/N...

Y/N:

He's our school's football captain

Wooyoung:

Wait... IS THAT LEE JUYEON?! THAT JERK STOLE YOU AWAY!!!

San:

Woo relax... Y/N didn't tell you anything when you dated me, a jerk

She has the right to do whatever she wants too baby

Yeosang:

Yah Woo..

San:

I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN CALL HER WOO! 😡

Yeosang:

Okay okay! Geez

Y/N:

Thanks Yeosang!

Y/N heaved a deep breath as Juyeon tapped her shoulder. "We're here Y/N" he smiled. Y/N got down and stretched. Her skin literally glowed in the bright morning and her lips looked smooth and soft. She was smiling and it made Juyeon choke on his air. He kept staring at her for quite a while. The two walked inside and Juyeon went in to a room to get changed. Y/N sat down on the nearest chair to her and admired the delicate woodwork. After a little while, Juyeon came out wearing a tight top and pants. Then, he walked towards the speaker and played a song. (Lovely by Bille Eilish and Khalid ) . And then, he started dancing. His moves were graceful and solemn. Slow, but elegant, gracefully quiet. He moved to sync to the rhythm. His dancing showed his emotions, he danced as if he lived in the song. It was slow, purposeful. He danced with so much emotion that everyone else in the room felt it. His hand movements were deft and delicate. When he danced, he always puts his heart and soul in to it, that's what made him so good at it.

Y/N kept staring at Juyeon and his amazing skills at dancing. Juyeon finally finished, gracefully and gave a deep bow. He panted as he sat down on the floor. Y/N too, walked over to him and sta down next to him. "Juyeon, I- I'm literally speechless.." Y/N kept blinking. "You shouldn't keep that talent to yourself Juyeon. I'm telling you.." she smiled. "I'm scared Y/N, scared that everyone will hate me..." Juyeon sighed. "Never let your fear decide your fate Juyeon. Believe in yourself and that anything it possible. Don't spend another whole year doing the same thing, losing faith in yourself is never gonna help. You know Juyeon, doubting yourself is normal, but letting it stop you is your choice. If people bully you, make them stop, and stare at you by your dancing skills. They bullied you because they never knew how good you were..." Y/N said. "Your admirers already know who you are, but they never knew what you can do, except for sports and studies of course. You're doing great Juyeon, just keep it up! But you shouldn't hide your talent. I'm not a dancer or an expert, but I can tell that you pour all your emotions and your heart and soul in to dancing. I've never seen you do that during your other stuff. You have talent Juyeon, that cannot be denied. But what you don't have is courage" she continued.

"You have to keep going Juyeon. You worked this hard not to stop at this point. You can do this, it will be hard to accept what others think of you, but it's worth it. Remember, I'm always here to listen what you're going through. This is who you are Juyeon, there's no denying. I hope that you never give up, always remember that there is a person in Korea, in the city of Seoul, that believes in and understands you. Go on your path, even if you live for a day. No matter what, you have to go your way. You are the leader of yourself, not anyone else, and chant it over and over again 'I can do it. I can do it well. I can do it better than anybody...' This is the path you chose for yourself Juyeon, not what anyone else chose for you. You kept on dancing no matter what the others told you, and I think that you should keep it going. 'Never give up on a dream you've been chasing almost your whole life' that's one of my favorite quotes, that motivates me". "Take it easy, don't rush, strive forward, step by step. Dream big, you know. Well, not everyone in this world is gonna be like 'Ew, back away' there's gotta be someone who accepts you for who you are Juyeon..." Y/N ended with a deep sigh.

"Thanks Y/N.." Juyeon smiled as Y/N took out her phone. "Come on, let's sign you up for the audition I looked up last night.." she browsed through her phone and finally found the site. She handed her phone over to Juyeon as he filled in his details, reluctantly. "Are you sure I can do this?" he seemed down. "Of course you can!" Y/N snapped as Juyeon just shook his head. "Do it for me then? Please? I'll come to your audition.." she pleaded. "Okay okay.." he sighed as he pressed confirm and submitted his form. "YAYYY!!!" Y/N stood up and started jumping up and down for a while before she sat down again. "When is it?" she asked. "Next week, on Wednesday" Juyeon smiled at how happy Y/N seemed.

'Come on Juyeon! Tell her how you feel already and ask her out!!! ' Juyeon was yelling inside his head. But little did he know, that yelling in his head was a very bad thing. Back at his shrine, Sunwoo heard Juyeon's loud thoughts and was already running towards to where Y/N was. His tails and ears disappeared along the way. He didn't stop he kept running, sweat dripping down his face. He kept running and running. He felt tears pouring down his cheeks as he was chanting "Come on Sunwoo! Keep it together! RUN! You can't loose her!" ... But he was too late when he reached.

"Y/N? Can I ask you something?..." said Juyeon. "Yes?" Y/N looked in to his eyes. "Will you go out with me?" Juyeon blurted. "Juyeon I-" Y/N stammered. "I know, I might've been annoying you for a while. But I recently started developing something more towards you. I really like you Y/N. I really do. Will you like to go on a date with me?" Juyeon asked, pouring all his emotions in to his words, oblivious to the fact that someone else was listening to him...

Hey Guys! I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Love ya loads!!