𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘃 Hard. No, impossible! Now I'm being dramatic. There's no way everyone in Next Kidz has at least created one choreography. Of the 10 years I've danced, I never made one of my own. It literally took me maybe 2 hours just to pick a song (I have a long playlist don't judge me) It's 8 pm right now, I can't do this by myself. I pull out my phone.
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I get my belongings and head to my car. I've been to Felissa's house before and her parents know that I'm a 'close friend' of hers. But they mostly aren't home so we'll probably just make the dance in her bedroom.
As predicted, her parents weren't home and we went to her room. "Let's see what you got so far." She says, laying on her bed with a bag of chips. I take off my jacket wearing a white sleeveless crop top and sweatpants. "It's not much." I show her the first 15 seconds of my choreography. "It's bad isn't it?" I ask, looking back at her with a pout. She shook her head, "It has potential. You just need to find the pocket." She says, getting out of her bed, "Something like this." She did a small popping move that helped with a transition. My jaw dropped, "I literally could have thought of that myself." I sigh. She raises an eyebrow, "So you're here for nothing?" She asks. I chuckle, "I needed an excuse to see you." I respond. Not entirely true because I was struggling.
"Here's an idea. Record yourself free-styling to the song. You might like it the first time or find some moves that you could use. Like a jigsaw puzzle. Put the pieces together."
I smile. "That might work." I agree. I set my phone and play the song. While I was free styling I could see Felissa staring at me in the camera. I threw a stuffed animal at her. "Stop staring!" I fuss. She laughs, "I'm sorry I'm sorry!" She apologizes. "Please let me watch, you're so pretty." She begs cutely kicking her feet like a dork. I'm a sucker for her soft side.
Her idea worked for the most part. I did find some parts I liked but I still needed help putting them together. "Ash~" I whine for her attention. She looks up from her phone, "Blossom." She responds to me. "I'd love for you to do this with me." I say with a small pout. "I thought this was your initiation." She smirks, I know she's teasing me. I cross my arms, "You want me in Next Kidz or not?" I ask sassily. She rolls her eyes, "You're so spoiled." She says getting out of bed and kissing my forehead. "Show me what you got."
We finished at 11 pm. To keep it locked in we recorded ourselves. There are a few videos of us messing up too, which will make good memories. "See that wasn't so hard huh?" Felissa smiles. I chuckle because it actually wasn't too bad. "Thanks Ash." I say genuinely. She leans in close to my face, making me blush. "I'd appreciate a better thank you than that~" She whispers, staring into my eyes. I stand on my toes a little since she's taller and give her a peck on her lips. She smiles, "You're welcome~"
"Do you mind if I use your shower? I'm sweating." I ask her, tying my hair into a high ponytail. She nods her head, "Do you need different clothes?" She asks, getting one of her hoodies and some shorts. I take them and go to shower.
When I finished showering I put on her hoodie and shorts. The hoodie was so oversized it almost covered my thighs. The shorts were easily fitted for me. I came back to her bedroom after removing my makeup, "Wanna go to sleep?" I ask. To my surprise, she said no. "Let's play Jenga. But this is a special kind of Jenga." She says getting the game together. I raise an eyebrow, "Don't you think it's a little too soon for dirty Jenga?" I ask bluntly. She snickers, "Uh- yeah that's why this is a simple Q & A type Jenga." She says turning a red shade. "Oh- my bad~" I apologize.
Every block we take out we ask each other a question. I think this is the best way to get to know each other honestly. "Where do you see yourself in 10 years?" I ask her. She thinks, "Married. With five kids." She answers. My eyes widen, "Five kids? That's not too many?" I ask. She shakes her head, "Nope. I'll be successful so I'll be able to provide for them." She says confidently. I don't have a doubt that she will be successful. "Your turn." I say. She pulls a block, "What did Naomi want in the parking lot?"
My heart skipped a beat. She probably saw us arguing in the parking lot. She's always watching me, ever since I ran into Miguel. I give in, "She doesn't like how close we are." I say. "Did she hurt you?" She asks quickly after. I don't answer, "It's not your turn to ask another question." I taunt. She knocks over the tower, she's serious.
"Did Naomi hurt you?" She asks me again, sounding more stern. I shake my head, "No. She didn't hurt me." I say honestly. "And you'd tell me if she did right?" She asks again. I look at her and nod my head, "Of course."
At 1 am we were still awake. "Let's go for a drive." She suggests, standing up. I make a confused face, "A drive? It's 1 am." I say, as if she didn't know. She held my hands and stood me to my feet, "I don't care." She kisses my head and takes us to her car.
We're driving around the L.A neighborhoods that are empty because everyone is asleep. I then notice that she was driving in the direction of the beach. "We're going to the beach?" I ask a little excitedly. "You catch on quick." She responds, keeping her eyes on the road. I squeal a bit, "I've always wanted to go to the beach at night." I confess, "But I never had anyone to go with."
"Tonight's your lucky night."
We arrive at the beach that's lit up by the street lights and start playing in the sand. Lucky us, we have the entire beach to ourselves. We found sticks so we were drawing pictures in the sand. I drew my name, in my native language which is Korean. And Felissa...
"What the hell?" I question. It's a heart with our initials inside. "What are you, five?" I tease. Her face saddened a bit, clearly she didn't like the joke. I kiss her pout, "It's adorable." I say, taking a picture with my phone. She smiled again.
Now we're in her truck because it got chilly, as it faces the ocean. We reclined the seats and are just watching the waves. "I know I asked you a lot of questions today but why did you want to go to the beach at night?" She asks. I keep my eyes on the ocean, "I read about it in a romance novel of a couple doing it. Except it was more romantic because they made out on the beach." I note. "I mean...the night is still young~" She smirks, leaning in. But I stop her putting my hand on her face and playfully pushing her back, "Ah ah- you've had quite enough romance for one night." I giggle.
She does her pout again, "But we're girl friends." She says cutely. "Exactly. With a space in the middle, remember." I point out, pinching her cheek a little. I couldn't help it she's too cute sometimes. She kissed my hand and held it, "I love your company. I hope you make Next Kidz." She says sincerely. I blush and look at her holding my hand, "Me too, Ash."
It was literally almost 4 am. I passed out in the passenger seat. Last thing I remember was Felissa saying..."Soon. You'll be my girl."
