𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘-𝗛𝗔𝗧𝗘﹕ni-ki

－ 𝐒𝐈𝐗

Third person.

Ni-ki yawned, taking longer to stand up. It was still early for his liking but since Yunmi's coming to his house today for the dance project they're doing, he had to wake up early and prepare. He walked downstairs to the kitchen while ruffling his hair, seeing his mom in the kitchen with his sister.

"Good morning." He sat beside his sister and grabbed the two last toasts on the table.

"You woke up early today, isn't it the weekend?" His sister Nari asked, giving him a weird look. Ni-ki would always wake up at noon when there's no school- unless the day is important, so it must be then?

"My frien- I have someone coming over for somewhat a project. We'll be using my dance room if that's okay?" Ni-ki responded and asked while looking at his mother.

"Of course, who is it?" His mom asked.

"Her name's Choi Yunmi." Ni-ki replied, sounding gibberish from his mouth stuffed with food.

"Is she the same girl I met at the grocery store?" She asked again which surprised Ni-ki. He forgot his mom already knows her.

"Um yeah, that's her." He replied.

"Ooh, a girl." Nari smiled cheekily at Ni-ki, who rolled his eyes.

"Shut up." Ni-ki grumbled. When he finished his last toast, he stood up and went back to his room. He plopped on his bed and opened his phone, pressing Yunmi's number.

- Yunmi.

Ni-ki
Hey...|

Ni-ki
Good morning|

Ni-ki
Yah, Choi Yunmi

Yunmi
Who's this?

Ni-ki
Ni|

Yunmi
Oh, wait, Nishimura?

Ni-ki
Riki? Yes

Yunmi
Well hi there tall mf

Ni-ki
[Address attached]

Ni-ki
1 pm at my house

Yunmi
Yeah okay

Ni-ki
Better be here before 1:01 😀

Yunmi
Whatever 🥱

Yunmi
Now stop texting me, I'm eating

Ni-ki
👍🏻

Ni-ki
Hope you choke

As he sent his reply, he went to check the dance room to see if it was all good for them to use. He wanted to make sure that his sister's things are out of sight and some junk as well.

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Yunmi arrived outside Ni-ki's house, though she isn't sure if this is the right one since most houses look similar in this neighborhood. Still, she put forward her hand to push the doorbell and waited.

'It's either Nishimura showing up or a grumpy old lady.' Yunmi thought nervously.

Fortunately for her, the boy was the one who opened the door, wearing his nonchalant face. Yunmi sighed out of relief and smiled at Ni-ki.

"Why did you look nervous?" Ni-ki raised an eyebrow.

"I was afraid of approaching the wrong house." Yunmi responded, admittedly.

"Whatever, come in dummy." Ni-ki stood aside and opened the door widely, letting the girl come in.

Yunmi entered and began to examine his house. It looks much bigger than hers, and most furniture looks like it's made in Japan.

"Your family has good taste." Yunmi commented, only earning a hum from the boy.

"My mom just went out for work, while my sister went out, they'll be back later." Ni-ki informed her.

"Huh? You have a sister?" Yunmi asked shockingly as her jaw dropped.

"Hm yeah, I do." Ni-ki nodded his head, finding her reaction weird (cute, if he was honest). Without fully thinking, he pinched Yunmi's cheek causing her to wince and yank his arm away, rubbing it after.

"Dance room is upstairs, come on." Ni-ki led the way while Yunmi followed him.

They stopped in front of a door and Ni-ki twisted it open. Just like a typical dance room, there's a wide mirror covering the front wall. There are speakers on the left and a sofa was next to a table that's full of things needed. Only their footsteps are heard since neither of them has said anything when they went inside.

Placing her bag down on the floor, she went towards him who was busy finding a song. Ni-ki connected his phone to the speaker and soon, a song they both know started playing.

"Let's start!" Yunmi beamed, feeling quite excited.

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An hour passed and currently, the two are still making their steps for the choreography. Yunmi is a dancer too, but not as great as Ni-ki, so some steps were difficult for her, and Ni-ki could notice that.

"You're doing it wrong, Choi." As someone who is likely a perfectionist when it comes to dancing, Ni-ki frowned, shaking his head.

"Isn't this exactly what you told me?" Yunmi asked while showing the step to him. Ni-ki scoffed and walked closer to her.

Without uttering a word, Ni-ki grabbed both her arms and swiftly moved them correctly. He lowered her shoulders and bent down to move both of her feet to the right positions. Yunmi had her eyebrows furrowed, but she just followed what the boy was making her do. Ni-ki stood up and looked at her up and down, giving a thumbs up after.

"Let's do it again." Ni-ki said, earning an eager nod from Yunmi.

He went to the table to play the song again before standing beside Yunmi, but a little bit in front of her. When they heard the beat, both of them started to dance at the same time. Yunmi looked at herself in the mirror and felt proud of herself once she finally got it perfectly. She glanced at Ni-ki as both of them move in sync.

They both stopped at the part of the song where they still haven't properly come up to. Ni-ki paused the song and sat beside Yunmi who was catching her breath.

"I- I did it correctly, right?" Yunmi asked breathlessly, causing Ni-ki to chuckle and nod his head.

"Yep, you did." Ni-ki replied and Yunmi smiled at that.

Ni-ki stood up and walked to his things, grabbing his towel to remove the sweat from his forehead. He looked at Yunmi who lay down on the floor, staring at the ceiling. He suddenly took out her water bottle and brought it to her.

Yunmi looked at him before she spotted the water bottle his holding. She sat up again to grab it from him, nodding her head as a "thank you".

"Let's take a break. Do you wanna like... do you wanna make Bungeoppang with me?"

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