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Dance

Aria and Jin are still not on good terms. She performs a perfect show and the audience has forgotten about having to collect their own drinks again without a waitress, but are raving about the show. The curtain falls and Jimin is already gone to the dressing rooms. Aria is panting and still holding JK's and V's hands. She laughs while trying to catch her breath. "That was amazing!" She pants. JK and V are panting too, and smile. "I know right? Being on the stage is so energizing and draining at the same time." V mentions. JK just nods and tries to hold Aria up. "They loved you so much!" JK adds. Hoseok slow claps. "You did amazing, darling. They ate and left no crumbs!" He grabs her by the waist and kisses her on her lips. "I love you. You are a gift to bring some life into the performances. Now we have chemistry on the stage too. I mean, it was already okay with Jimin, but somehow having a real woman makes things more funny and relatable." He nods and lets Aria go again. Aria is still trying to process why he just kissed her. V holds her by her shoulders from the back and leans near her ear with his lips. "Don't overthink it, he was just happy. He often kisses people when he is happy. No feelings intended." And he lets her go while placing a slow peck on her cheek next to her ear before leaving again.

Aria is taking a chair on the stage behind the curtain. She can hear the audience still talking and the hall has never been this lively before. Yoongi looks down from the half way see through window. He saw the whole show and is angry and hurt at the same time. RM comes up to him. "Good to have you ba-" But he can't finish his sentence and receives a fist to his face by Yoongi. "Asshole." RM smirks and touches the wounded lip that is bleeding. "She came willing upon me..." Yoongi's eyes are seething with danger. "You know just as well as I that it is part of the job... To get to places, sacrifices are expected." He crawls back up and fixes his jaw a bit. "I thought the cat lost its claws, but apparently this kitty cat still has the sting..." He scoffs. "My friend, this is the first time I feel like you truly care about someone... Tell me I am wrong..." Yoongi grinds his teeth and a tendon is seen moving in his jaw to his temple. He rips his intense burning gaze away from Namjoon and looks back at the stage, he can see how she is still sitting on the chair on the stage. He shakes his head sadly and walks to the booth. He sits and puts his feet on the table, unbothered and cold again. "Look at it this way. Today's club revenue went up by 1.23%. This is good for both of us..." Yoongi grumbles and nods. "Don't forget, you are half owner too, so if the club does well, you will get more rich too..." "Yeah, but still, that way of yours to judge if someone is fit to be on the stage-" "-is no difference from you trying out new playthings too, before throwing them away." RM smirks while he still tastes the metallic taste of his blood. He looks out of the window and sees Jin behind the bar, trying to manage on his own again. "That's non of your business..." Yoongi grumbles disinterested. "Very well, so you shouldn't say how I should do my business then either. Hyung." With that familiar ending, RM leaves the VIP room to leave Yoongi alone again.

Aria puts some glasses the customers left on the table, on the bar. She is about to come behind the bar but Jin holds his hand out and pushes her back in her stomach. "No, you have nothing to do here anymore." He says with a cold voice. He is trying his best to let her go. He decided to give up on her and tries hard to settle his feelings, but truth be told; the performance of this night shook his heart up again. It's almost unbearable to work here while trying to settle his feelings. "It looks to me like you still have a lot of work. I can help." She tries to make up with him, because to be honest, she kind of misses her first friend. Jin sighs. He just knows he won't get rid of her that easily so he just gives up fighting her and lets her behind the bar. She starts to do the dishes while he disappears back into the basement. As they used to do.

"You don't need to do this anymore." Hoseok takes a seat in front of her, at the bar. She smiles. "I know. But I can't help it. I rather help out a bit more. Because I can't stand it when we can't finish together." "Oh but I will always try my best to finish together." And he winks. She isn't really sure what he is implying, but she does feel it has a certain flirty innuendo. Almost everything that comes out of his mouth, has a flirty tone. The way he teaches her more and more, their physical skin-ship became more and more prominent. The way she trusts her body to him and how he manages her, the trust between them grew day by day. "Well, I am going home. Have a good night, love." And he blows a kiss to her.