forest || minsung

33

before they knew it, the night of the talent show had arrived.

they were nervously waiting backstage, listening to act after act. Jisung was tapping his fingers against his chair, and it was slowly driving minho crazy. he grabbed his hand and gave it a squeeze.

soon, they would be up, and they would hear seungmin or the girl he was presenting with call their names.

'if we win this, i'll take you on a date.'

'only if we win?' Jisung grinned.

'yes.'

'huh. guess i'll really have to do my best.'

right then, the current act ended. seungmin thanked the students and moved on to announce the next act.

'Next up is lee minho and han jisung with a dance performance!'

they looked at each other, wide-eyed, and nodded. they seemed to think the same thing.

we will nail this.

they walked up the stage together, awkwardly waving at the crowd. they found an extra-enthusiastic group within the audience, often referred to as their friends. minho saw Jisung grin at them in the corner of his eye, but he was too nervous to do the same.

he might be used to dancing on-stage as an ex background dancer, he was not used to being the center of attention. suddenly, all eyes were on them.

the music started, and he gulped.

focus.

he took a deep breath and tried to remember his time as background dancer. the audience slowly faded away. he only noticed the music, and Jisung.

Jisung, he did wonderful.

they danced through the song flawlessly, all moves perfectly in sync.

before they knew it, they were completely out of breath, and the song was over. only then did the audience come back to him, and it was full of standing people, applauding. for them.

they had done it.

they had fucking nailed it.

he was laughing. he grabbed Jisung's hand and they bowed for the crowd.

seungmin marvelled over their performance and thanked the both of them before they ran off stage.

they were greeted by their friends, who apparently ran out of the crowd to find them.

'you did amazing!' hyunjin yelled, before tackling them into a hug. the others were quick to join in, despite them being incredibly sweaty.

they were soon sent away though, while minho and Jisung had to wait backstage. there were only two more acts after them, which were already done as soon as they had eaten something and refreshed themselves.

the teachers council, which functioned as jury tonight, needed some time to discuss the winner, so there was a break. they were finally allowed to go into the audience and talk to people.

minho was shocked to find his dad there, who he had not noticed before.

'hey, i didn't know you were back from your trip?'

'i just came back. wouldn't want to miss your performance, of course. you did amazing, min. i heard some people in front of me talk of how great you did as well,' his dad smiled.

minho grinned. 'thank you. we did pretty good indeed.'

he was so relieved. people thought they did well.

his dad opened his mouth to say more, but before he had the chance to they were interrupted by a man they didn't recognise.

'excuse me, are you lee minho?'

he raised his eyebrows. 'yes?'

'my name is park jinyoung. i would like to compliment your excellent performance today.'

'oh, thank you so much!'

'of course. now, i have an offer for you. i run a company, called jyp entertainment. i would like to offer you a place in an audition to become a trainee. i have seen your dance skills, and think you would be an excellent addition to the team.'

his eyes widened.

oh, wow.

he had not expected that.

he looked at his dad, who just looked awfully proud of his only son. he nodded once.

'i- i am honoured, sir. i would love that.'

'that's great to hear! if you could just give me your e-mail and phone number you will be contacted with the details later.'

he gave his information without any hesitation. park jinyoung thanked him for his time and left.

he gaped at his dad. 'did that just happen?'

without waiting for a reply,  he laughed and looked around frantically. 'i have to tell Jisung.'

he waved at his parent before running off.

he found Jisung in the corner of the room, happily talking to felix.

'oh he-' before he got to finish, minho tackled him into a hug.

'you act like we've already won,' Jisung laughed into his sweater, the sound muffled into minho's shirt.

'i got a place in an audition to become a trainee,' he whispered. he could still barely believe it himself.

'what?' Jisung pulled back. 'that's amazing!' he was ecstatic about it, so happy that he got this opportunity.

they giddily jumped into each others arms again, trembling with excitement.

then they heard seungmin's voice through the microphone, announcing that the winners were known, and asking everyone to take a seat.

they seperated and quickly found their friends in the audience to join them.

'welcome back everyone, i hope you had a lovely break. first, i would like to thank everyone who participated tonight, both the team that set everything up and the participants. and of course the audience for joining us tonight. may i have an applause for everyone that made this night a success?'

the room burst into a loud applause, but it did not last long. everyone was eager to know who won, and it was soon quiet again.

'now, i won't make you wait any longer for the results. please come forward, winners of tonight's talent show.... lee minho and han jisung!'

they looked at each other, surprise written all over their faces, and then back at the stage. seungmin was looking right them. and so was everyone else after a second or two.

oh dear, they actually won.

they got up, stumbling over some feet as they tried to get out of the audience, and entered the stage once again. 

the rest of the show went by quickly, and before they knew it they exited the school with a small trophy in hand.

they were happier than ever.

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