The Distance Between Us

Ch 18. The Prince and The Production

Y/N POV

The next day my cart pulled up at the theatre. The theatre was right in the middle of the town and the hussle and bustle this time of the morning only fuelled my excitement. The theatre was large and grey and looked a bit like a bank, but inside it was dark with many gas lanterns, a large stage, plush red carpets and seating to house a small village.
 
"Are you new?" one girl asked me. I nodded.

"Welcome" she said. "My name is Sun"

"Sun?" I asked flabbergasted.

"Its my stage name" she said giggling. "You know for when I'm really famous. Have you thought of one yet?"

As we all walked down towards the stage I thought hard. "Moon?" I laughed.

"Hey we could be a comedy duo, introducing the amazing Sun and Moon!" she chorused, jumping and accidentally hitting into a red haired girl beside her.

"Hey watch it!" The girl snapped. She looked to her friend laughing. "Sun and Moon - sounds embarrassing, what sort of stage names are they. You know you need to take this sort of thing seriously to make it big"

"Oh yeah!" Sun snapped coming towards the girl. "What name would you be! "

"Hey!" yelled a familiar voice. Yoongi appeared from backstage. "Is this fighting I am hearing?"

Sun and the red haired girl apologised as we made our way on stage. I stopped to converse with him, as the others went to go and collect their scripts.

"Y/N, I'm glad you made it"  Yoongi said a smile coming across his face. "I know from performing in the palace to this is like going backwards"

"Yoongi, no" I exclaimed. "You don't know how excited I am to be here, it come at a good time as the farm is in trouble"

"In trouble?" Yoongi asked concerned. He turned to the others who were chatting and started shouting. "I don't hear any practicing!"

They all resumed reading their scripts as I continued. "Yeah a factory opened up and we lost some workers " I explained.

"Well y/n I will give you a plentiful paycheck each week. I only ask that you give your best" Yoongi said with a smile. He picked up a script off his piano. "This is the script. Our lead was actually out, and I would like you to be the replacement, for Jezebel. We have a surprise guest as the lead male"

He rubbed his hands enthusiastically and guided me over to the others. "Right I want to practice the musical number in scene 3" he chorused. "Y/N it's ok just follow the others until you pick it up"

The morning was spent with me trying to pick up the musical number. Something about a plague. Oddly it had some humour and light heartedness in it. Yoongi was so talented clearly. I couldn't have been more happy to be a part of one of his productions.

Before noon to my delight Hoseok appeared. He looked flustered as he got up on the stage. "Y/N!" he exclaimed hugging me, still breathless. "Yoongi told me you were joining"

"Yeah!" I said, merrily. "I guess you rushed here"

"Postal run went on late" he said, taking out a flask of water and drinking. "Anyway isn't this just wonderful. What part are you playing?"

"Jezebel" I replied, a grin coming over my face.

"The lead!" Hobi cried. "That's amazing news. I am playing your brother so we will have a few scenes. Actually do you want to practice. The lead male hasn't come yet so we can work around it"

We began to practice, which turned out to be a lot of fun.

Oh my gosh!" Hobi exclaimed, tugging at my arm.