Please Come Watch (Choco Ball Cookie x fem!Reader)

Chapter 4

"Phew! I'm beat." You said to Popping Candy as you walked out of the dance room together.

"Right, practice was intense today wasn't it?" Popping Candy replied.

"It makes sense though, not many more practices to go before the big day." The dance competition was only a week away now, and everyone was working hard to perfect the performance to make sure the team took home the win. Despite how tired you were, you couldn't help but want to practice the dance a few more times once you got home. Especially since he might be coming to watch.

"True, oh! Cherry Ball wants to meet up with us in the Plaza!" Popping Candy said as he checked his phone.

"Ooo, that sounds like fun! I was planning on practicing a bit at home, but I think this'll be a good break!"

"You're really excited for this aren't you Y/n? Is it because Choco Ball might be coming to watch?"

"I- well- I-" You felt your face start to heat up. You've tried to avoid encountering Choco Ball or hearing his name since you awkwardly gave him the ticket in hopes you wouldn't get too nervous about the competition, choosing to refer to him only as 'him' to try to trick yourself into not getting flustered. And it worked for a bit, but you knew it probably wouldn't last until the big day arrived, and it seems you were right.

"Oh, I'm sorry Y/n! I forgot you wanted to try to avoid his name in order to not get nervous!" Popping Candy apologized to you.

"N-no it's ok. This was bound to happen eventually. Especially since I can't seem to stop thinking about him once I get going..."

"Hmm, oh it seems like the boys soccer team is practicing right now. You might not want to look Y/n, especially if you're already super flustered."

Despite what Popping Candy said, you couldn't help but look over to the practice fields, and sure enough, he was right. Almost right away, your eyes locked onto Choco Ball practicing.

You felt your heart start to pound. He looked just as handsome as he always did, maybe even a bit more. You couldn't help but question the fact that he might be coming to the competition next week in your head. This all felt like a dream, and you didn't know if you wanted to wake up or not.

"Y/n? Y/n! Are you still there?" Popping Candy said to you, snapping you back to reality.

"O-oh, yeah I'm here!"

"Are you ok? You're face is completely red!"

"I-I'm fine! I'll be back to normal by the time I'll go back to practicing at least..."

"Are you sure? I can let Cherry Ball you can't make it today if you need to calm down."

"I'm fine I swear! Besides, I need something to clear my head a bit."

"Alright, let's hurry then. Don't want to keep her waiting."

"R-right! Let's go!"

Both you and Popping Candy started running towards the school gates. As you ran, you couldn't help but sneak one final look at Choco Ball as he practiced. From where you were, you could see a determined look in his eyes and a smirk on his face as he ran around the field. And it made your heart flutter.

Did you inviting him to your show actually happen? No way right? That was all just a dream right? He would be too busy with practice to come to the competition anyways. There's no reason for you to be so nervous. You can let yourself relax and not worry about embarrassing yourself in front of him.

[A few minutes later, at the Plaza]

"Popping! Y/n! Over here!" Cherry Ball called out as she waved to you guys.

"Hi Cherry Ball!" Popping Candy replied as the two of you ran up to her.

"Huh, Y/n you look really flustered. Did you end up seeing him again?"

"Y-yep. Hggh I'm getting nervous for next week again."

"Hey, I'm sure you're both gonna be amazing! Besides, he even confirmed to me if he's going or not!"

"HE WHAT?!"

"Yep! Don't worry, I won't tell you until after your performance Y/n."

You felt your face go red again. You had already told Cherry Ball about how you were trying to keep your focus straight, so you knew she wouldn't tell you if Choco Ball would come. Still, everything felt so surreal. This can't be in real life, can it?

"Y/n? Are you still with us?" You heard Cherry Ball ask you, snapping you back into reality once again.

"O-oh, yeah I'm fine." You replied.

"Y/n, are you sure you'll be up to practicing more later? Maybe we could save it for tomorrow." Popping Candy suggested.

"N-no, I'm good! I'll be fine by then!"

"Alright, where should we head off to then?"

"Is it ok if we check out the music store? I want to see if there's any new releases I should check out there!"

"S-sounds good! Let's go!"

The three of you headed to the nearby music store, with Popping Candy excitedly talking about what upcoming releases he was looking forward to. As you walked with him and Cherry Ball, a part of you couldn't help but think back to what Cherry Ball said.

Besides, he even confirmed to me if he's going or not. Despite really not wanting to know, a part of you couldn't help but get curious if Choco Ball actually would come to watch you. You knew that Cherry Ball would be the first person Choco Ball would talk to about something like this since they were good friends, but even hearing those words come out of her mouth didn't make it feel any more real.

No, you have to get your thoughts about him out of your head. You need to focus for the competition next week, it will determine if the team makes it to the statewide level after all! You can't let yourself get distracted, you need to get him out of your head!

But the more you tried to focus on something else, your thoughts kept coming back to him. Dear Ancients why, just why, is he so damn hot? You just couldn't stop thinking about his bright, determined smile, his neatly done hair, his skin the color of chocolate.

You sighed softly to yourself. There was only a week left before the competition, and at this rate you couldn't tell if you would be able to think straight by the time it comes around.