piano girl (이희승) ✔️

// 10

- it's dancing time !!

Lee Heeseung POV

Jeongin, Felix and I were sitting in the Hwang's living room, waiting for our dates to finish applying makeup or whatever they were doing.

I lean my head back against the couch arm. "I can't even believe she agreed to this." I look up from my state and face Felix.

"Well, why shouldn't she? She's going out with you." Felix asks.

"No, it's not that. It's her anxiety." I say, and Felix nods. I smile, the thoughts of Eunji swirling through my mind. "I'm just really proud of her for coming this far."

Jeongin puts a thumbs up from the floor. "It is amazing, what she's done because of you."

I scrunch my nose. "Because of me? Nah."

Jeongin sits up to look at me, a puzzled look on his face. "You're kidding, right?" I shrug slightly, confusion running through my brain.

Felix clicks his tongue as Jeongin's mouth drops open. "Oh my God, Lee Heeseung, I-"

"What?" I ask, holding my hands up. "I really don't know!"

"Well, maybe we can start off with 'you're the reason why she's friends with your entire friend group?'" Jeongin asks. I nod.

"We are dating." I say, and Felix groans. Jeongin nearly does a backwards somersault in pain.

"This bitch-" Jeongin sighs. "That's not my point, Heeseung-hyung. I'm saying that she's really coming out of her shell because of you. You make her less anxious. Your whole entire presence makes her less anxious. You're her comfort spot. Someone she can come to when she is anxious." Jeongin says, clearly annoyed. "You get it now?"

And it all sinks into place.

"I'm just feeling really comfortable around you, Heeseung."

"Holy shit, I'm an idiot." I say, smacking my head.

Felix claps his hands as Jeongin whoops. "Bingo!" Felix shoots a finger gun at me and I roll my eyes. He then moves his eyes from mine to behind me, and I turn around.

Hyunjin and Miyeong are standing at the foot of the steps.

Hyunjin's dressed in a handsome tuxedo, while Miyeong has a short and flowing dress to match her boyfriend.

Jeongin moves over to his girlfriend, slyly planting a kiss on her while Felix attacks his boyfriend. I smile and tease the couples, waiting for my girlfriend to come down.

"Okay, Eunji wanted a special introduction." Miyeong says once her boyfriend is done smothering her with kisses.

"I did not!" I year Eunji yell from the top of the stairs. We move into the grand foyer, waiting for her to come down.

Once she's ready, she begins her descend (HyunMi would later call it her 'Descend from Heaven').

Her heels are thin three inches, a dark navy blue, barely visible through a long, flowing blue dress, studded with glitter and music notes.

She sees me staring and blushes, moving a strand of hair out of the way, and fixes her braid. "What, is it too much?"

I shake my head. "No! You look beautiful!"

I hear Miyeong click her tongue. "Heejinics are gonna explode when they see these two together."

I look down at my girlfriend with a smile, and bend down to kiss her gently. When we pull away, Felix is nodding hard.

"Wait until Heejinics see that." He sticks his pointer finger out and does small circles, indicating us. I laugh as Eunji picks up Nana, and we start to make our way to the school.

Hwang Eunji POV

We step into the large gym, which has been nicely cleaned up and spread out for us to hand out and dance.

I immediately spot the desert bar and pull Heeseung over. "C'mon, c'mon, c'mon! Can I have one?" I plead, pointing to the cake. Heeseung smiles, and picks up a slice.

There are only a few Heejinics around us, and the rest aren't even paying attention to us. It puts a little reassurance into me.

As Got That Boom by SECRET NUMBER plays (such a good song, please stream it), Heeseung and I dance. Not in the middle of the crowd, just... off to the side, just like Stray Kids suggested.

Speaking of Hyunjin's friend group... all the single men in their group complain by the juice bar.

Through the midst of the music, Heeseung yells: "I've always wondered why they're called Stray Kids."

I grin. "Because they've all been lost in a Costco at least once!"

His mouth pops into an 'o,' and he then laughs.

The song changes from Got That Boom to Tek It, a popular American song that's been trending through TikTok. It sparks through my brain and I smile.

"I love this song!" I yell, grabbing his hands. He grins, and I begin to sing the lyrics.

I watch the moon~
Let it run my mood
Can't stop thinking of you~

I notice Heeseung watching me as I sing, so I pull him into a kiss. We break away and he smiles softly again.

"What was that for, Eunji?" He laughs, and I shrug, wrapping my arms around his waist.

I open my mouth to say something, then bite back. How would he react if I told him... If I told him?

"C'mon." He says, pulling me closer to him.

"I love you, Heeseung." I say, looking him dead in the eye. His cheeks turn a soft shade of pink, his eyes filled with curiousity.

"I'm sorry?"

I grin, resting my chin on his chest. "You heard me. Lee Heeseung, I love you."

He exhales, placing his hands on my hips. "Good, I was hoping that's what you said. I almost blacked there for a second." He looks down at me with a smile. "I love you too, Eunnie."

I blush. "Did you get that nickname from Minho-oppa?"

"Yeah." Heeseung runs a hand through his hair. "He said that only he calls you that..."

"Well, you can be part of that group." I say, and get on my toes to kiss him again.

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