Chaconne | ENHYPEN

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Doing a step-by-step run-through with Niki as her partner was just embarrassing. If Jeoju didn't know that Niki was the choreographer for everything she's performed at the House, she wouldn't be as worried.

If I mess up the most simple step with Niki, he's gonna kill me; there's no other reason why he's got that damn dagger with him.

"Now, after the ladies have kneeled right in front of your partner, you're going to take both your hands, and you can cross your hands or keep them apart, whatever is comfortable for you; and you're going to wiggle your fingers as you move up the chest," Taemin explains as he demonstrates.

Jeoju's eyes widened at this sensual move, not at all prepared to look Niki in the eye.

I have to do this? The other dances have never been this sensual before. What kind of song are we dancing to?

Taemin demonstrates the dance again before looking to the dancers to see how they do it. Jeoju decides to go for it, moving her hands up his chest before landing around Niki's neck.

"Jeoju, that was perfect! Now, whenever we get to this point, you can either keep your hands on the shoulders but close to the neck, or you can completely grip the neck; again, whatever you are more comfortable with."

"I want you to hold me," Niki whispers.

"You want me to what?" Jeoju asks, completely caught off guard by the bold command.

"Put your hands around my neck."

"Taemin said whatever I'm comfortable with."

Niki immediately grabs Jeoju by the waist to pull her closer to him to make the dance flow better; Jeoju doesn't hear Taemin's next step as he explains the partner does indeed hold the dancers waist.

"Don't forget who made the choreography here, Jeoju. I'll also have you know I'm the one with a weapon."

Remembering the intense dagger between his fingers from before, Jeoju quickly moves her hands to grab Niki by the neck before moving on.

After Rehearsal

Jeoju arrives at the dressing room, taking a look around the room, making sure a figure isn't hiding in the room with her; the mirror being an exception.

This is the only place to practice that isn't the rehearsal room. I certainly am not asking the boys to help me out even if all the mirrors are in that tomb.

Jeoju decides to take the mirror that Chris had gifted her and moves it next to the broken.

Jeoju dances from the very beginning, watching her proportions rather than focusing on facial expressions for the evening.

Once the partner dance happens, she pretends her partner is there, moving her arms and hands the way Taemin had explained.

"Again."

Jeoju immediately stops her actions before taking a good look in the broken mirror to see if someone would show up.

"Do you know the dance too?" Jeoju calls out, figuring it to be one of the guys anyway. That's when a figure does reveal itself from the other side.

"Niki taught us," he states. Jeoju moves closer to the mirror to get a better look at who is speaking.

"Did you forget who I am already?" Jeoju looks at his features; his hair to be streaked with white, his eyes fierce and focused, his appearance rich in sparkly material and fingers decorated with silver.

"Good evening, Jungwon. I'm sorry, I can't see very well tonight. I'm a bit low on energy to continue on."

"That explains why you missed a count. Why don't you go over the partner dance with me?"

Jeoju doesn't answer. She hasn't had her one-on-one moment with him yet. This might be the moment, and it's because she's too tired to dance.

"Look at me in the broken mirror and match my feet."