Love At First Kick

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'Ah, there you are.' Coach Ishijo grins at Jimin and me. 'Long time no see.'

'Happy to see you, too, coach.' We both gave him a hug

'So, how are you guys feeling?' He asks

'We... have no clue.' Jimin sighs, making the coach chuckle

'I bet you don't. It's a huge and crazy thing you've got in front of you.' He smiles. 'But the two of you will be just fine. Just do what you always do, and you'll be fine.'

'Thank you, coach. For everything. Truly.' Jimin and I both bow

'Please, don't bow. I haven't done a thing. It's all your hard work that brought you here. I'm just here to train you.' He smiles. 'Now, go get your key, get in your room, and we start tomorrow.'

It was just the two of us at the moment as there are no other tournaments in the next 2 months, so we are being trained on our own. I have a feeling we are about to die.

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The training went by so fast. Maybe because it was just the two of us. Maybe it was because he was killing us. Maybe it was because we were too tired to do anything else but train and sleep. Whatever the reason, two months flew by without us even realising.

Another week flew by where we were home before being sent off to the Olympic Centre. We spent most of it asleep, trying to rest as much as we could.

We managed to see our families and everyone at the club. Jimin spent most of his time with Binna. She seems to absolutely adore him. She keeps laughing and giggling every time he holds her. She is such a little ball of sunshine.

But that week was over before we knew it, and we flew to the United Kingdom. London, to be more precise.

The Olympic Centre is here, and that's where all the training will be done before the games

This place looks like it cost a billion. There are dozens of gyms equipped for all kinds of sports. There are outside fields for all athletic sports as well. There is also a normal gym that is about the size of a massive supermarket. I guess that makes sense as there will be hundreds of people here. But it looks like everyone will stick to their part of the centre. Taekwondo crew has it's own gym and their own rooms. It is kind of insane.

As soon as we got inside, we got greeted by someone talking to us in English. I have no idea what they said or asked, but thank God for Jimin. He answered quickly and translated it to me. The person who greeted us was a woman in maybe her late 20s, and she was the one that gave us a tour around. She was English and didn't speak a word of Korean, so I just kind of walked after her like a lost duckling.

She finally took us to our rooms, giving us the keys. Looks like these rooms are for 2 people. 2 single beds.

I was happy until I noticed Jimin's face. Yeah, I don't think we're in the same room.

'Looks like guys and girls are not allowed in the same room.' He translated it to me. 'I even told her we're engaged, but it doesn't seem like they care.' He exhaled

Come on. This is going to be the worst 3 months ever.

'I'm sorry.' She said it to me, holding her lips in a tight smile

'It's okay.' I smile at her. But I don't feel okay. I hate my life right now.

He asked her something else, and his face lit up a bit as he squeezed my hand.
He turned back to me all giggly.'There are no curfews. We can do whatever we want.'

'Really?!'

'Yes. We have to be up by 9, but no curfews.' He grins

Okay, that is at least something. Still sucks, though.