Black Starry Night

sEriously?

"Kim Sunoo, Kim Taeyong, Kim Yoonwon and..... Yang jungwon."

After saving Jugwon from elimination, K came across an even bigger dilemma as he got Ta-ki eliminated instead. The poor boy prepared his things and said goodbye to the rest of them along with the other 3 eliminated students.

"Let's go." - Sunoo said as he held his hand

They spent the rest of the day glued to each other, giving emotional support. It wasn't until the next test was announced that they gathered with the rest of the H.H trainees.

The next test would have dance and vocal representatives. As soon as they said that, Sunoo excitedly jumped as he looked at Ni-ki.

"Ni-ki, Ni-ki!! That's for Ni-ki, he HAS to be a dance rep"- Sunoo quickly stopped talking as he realized what he said.

Ni-ki on the other hand was smiling harder than ever. Never had his name sounded better. Hearing everyone compliment his skills made him even happier.

When it got to the vocal reps Sunoo was immediately chosen as he was an amazing singer. Soon enough the rest of the reps got chosen and they started working right away.

"Wow, I didn't expect you, of all people, to be the first to suggest Ni-ki be a dance rep."- Ta-ki said, as he made his way into the living room

"I'm honestly surprised at myself, I just said the first thing that came to my mind without realizing it. Now that Japanese rat must think I like him"

"Would you stop that already? It's getting annoying."- Ta-ki snapped

"I still don't understand how someone as kind as you can be friends with such a rude bitch"

"You know, for someone who hates him you sure do spend a lot of time talking about him. Why don't you give him a chance and try talking to him? I'm not asking you two to be best friends or something like that, but just try to know him!"

"I- ...let's just see what happens next."- Sunoo finally said as he sat at the table and practiced for the test

Time skip

Ni-ki

The teachers came in for the mid-point check and asked us to perform in front of them.

First were the vocal reps. Sunoo started singing and everyone's jaws dropped, it was like he was telling a story with his eyes, dance, and timbre, not to mention how well he was singing. As I looked at the teachers, they were also in awe with his voice, although his pair was having a bit more difficulties since it was a bit too high for him.

"Sunoo, you did better than I expected! I think your voice is perfect for this song."- praised the teacher

It was now time for our dance. We did it like we practiced although it was hard for Hanbin since we had just recently changed parts. And it was because of that that we ended up getting bad feedback from the professors.

It felt like a needle pierced my heart. After all we'd done, it was still not enough. Since I was the dance leader, it affected me knowing that I wasn't able to help them and it just made me feel even more responsible for it.

A million thoughts went through my head, and for the rest of the day, I couldn't think straight. That was until someone approached me from the back and said "let's go outside".

Sunoo?

He didn't give me time to think as he just took my hand and pushed me outside.

"What do you want?"

"What the fuck are you thinking? Are you even thinking right now?"- Sunoo said, taking me aback

"What do you mean? I have no idea what you're talking about. You just grabbed me, took me outside, and without even explaining anything, the first thing you say to me is "what tf are you thinking?" How am I supposed to know what you're referring to, do you think I'm some kind of wizard? Sorry to inform but I can't read minds yet so you're gonna have to explain everything to me if you want an answer."- I said back at him, already annoyed with his attitude

"Look, I know we're not exactly on the best terms and that we've never had an actual conversation but I think it's important to talk to you about this. Ever since the teachers did the evaluation you haven't talked to anyone. You're not even dancing. It only requires eyes to realize that you're not okay."

"And what do you have to do with that?"

"Everything. I don't know if you've noticed yet but this test is NOT A COMPETITION. We're all in this together. It doesn't matter who's performing or not, if one of us fails, the whole team fails. You need to stop being a self-centered bitch and start thinking about others."

"And don't you think I've been doing that? I can't even look at anyone's face knowing that I failed every one of them. My heart hurts, my head aches, and yes, I know it's the consequences of my own actions, but I've been trying to teach them without overworking them. This burden, if you can call that, just makes me constantly think about every single thing I could've done differently. I'm a terrible person, and all I do is make things worse."

"Yes, you are."

Wait what? After all that he says this?

"But that's exactly why everyone put their faith in you Ni-ki. It's your determination, passion, and hard work that makes you admirable. They chose you to lead them for a reason. Those characteristics that make you a "terrible person" also make you an amazing one. If you only think about the downside of those characteristics then, of course, you'll hate yourself but you have to look at the whole thing. It's because of your mistakes that you learned to be more considerate, it's because of your hard work that you're an incredible dancer and it's because of your determination and ability to speak up that you were chosen to help and lead the team."

After what Sunoo said we stayed in silence, just reflecting on what he said. A huge weight had been lifted from my shoulders, although I'd never let him know he actually helped me hehehe.

"Well, I didn't know you liked me so much. The way you were talking made it look like I'm your god. Oh, maybe I AM. You should bow-"

"Take your head out of the gutter, who even said that? If you weren't going to perform I would've punched the life out of you by now. Now get out of my sight before I actually kill you."-Sunoo said as he interrupted me

"Feisty one huh? You talk high for such a short thing don't you, fucking gnome."- I said and ran away

I could feel his mortal gaze behind my back so I ran up to the building so that he couldn't catch me.

He's more interesting than I thought...

~END~