[CLOSED] E11EVEN (KPOP COED APPLYFIC)

Chapter 17: Crush-Related Surprises

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-Friday, August 19, 2022~5:44PM-

~Mia's POV~

"E11EVEN on standby!" The Music Bank staff called out.

"Time to cheer, kids!" I exclaimed, getting everyone's attention.

Everyone scurried into a circle and we all put our hands out.

"Who's going to cheer?" Ray spoke up first.

We had yet to declare a designated cheer person but we all looked at AJ who did it last time. She was always the first to volunteer for things, yet she seemed distracted. I noticed her eyes weren't even on the group, instead, she was looking past everyone. I followed her gaze to see it in the direction of the Royal Colors group that was promoting at the time. I grinned as I realized what was going on.

"AJ unnie, are you going to cheer again?" Yating asked.

"Huh?" AJ's attention fell on the group again. "Oh, um, yeah, I can."

"You don't have to." I told her. "I can do it this time if you'd like?"

"No, that's okay." She shook her head. "I'll do it."

Her eyes fell onto the stack of hands as she spoke. "It's been a while since we've seen that stage but we just released our first full album and I'm sure our fans are ecstatic about it. Let's get out there and show them that our hiatus was all preparations and that we did it for a reason, even if we didn't. E11EVEN..."

"Fighting!" We all shouted, throwing our hands up.

"Good speech, AJ." Axel said, as he passed her to head over to the stairs.

Everyone said something to her as they headed over to the stairs. AJ didn't seem to move nor acknowledge them much either, she just kept staring at the person from before.

"Why don't you go talk to her?" I ask once all our members are away.

"Huh?" AJ looked at me.

"Rosie. Go talk to her."

"What?"

"You keep staring at her. You want to talk to her right?"

AJ looked down and sighed. "I don't know."

I went to speak again but we were interrupted by Jun Chai's shouting.

"Noonas!" He shouted from the stairs. "It's time!"

"I hope you do it next time." I said to AJ, placing a hand on her shoulder.

AJ didn't say anything, just joined the others by the stairs, myself included. We got the cue and headed on stage, giving a flawless comeback performance.

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-Sunday, August 21, 2022~4:26PM-

~AJ's POV~

The last couple of days, I couldn't help but stare at one of our fellow company groups that performed after us. They were always backstage at the same time as us so I often would catch glimpses of someone that caught my attention. I had never really been attracted to someone before, but this person was different. It was as if she was mesmerizing.

"I hear today is their last performance." Mia suddenly said as she caught me staring.

"Wait, really?!" I ask, not ready to say goodbye.