The REPLAY of SKZ: Let's Go Back to Those Times

Chapter 25 - Sam

After what felt like eternity, we finally make it to the company. The receptionist from yesterday is there again. She greets us before telling us to go to a dance room and JYP will be with us at some point.

We take the elevator up in two groups to the room. I get put into the second group, with Sky, Minho, Woojin, Jacob, Jeongin, Lewis, Changbin and Felix. When we get to the room, everyone is stretching. That must mean we're dancing today too.

"We're dancing?" I ask, just to be sure.

"Yeah." Chris answers.

I nod, taking off my sweatshirt. Bok whisks me away to start doing partner stretches. I sit down so we can pull back and forth. He follows and we get set up. Soon we're in a routine of pulling and being pulled.

"Did you put your support on yet?" I ask, worried.

"No, not yet. I'll have to ask one of the hyungs to help me before we practice." We all know how they work but only Lee Know—and Chris because of his leader instincts—know how to put it on.

"You know they'll find out, right?" I inquire. "I mean, even if you put it on privately. They'll see it."

"Yeah, I know." He sighs. "I've decided to worry about that when it comes to that moment." I give him a worried glance. "I'll be fine. Don't worry, hyung."

I finally relent. "Okay. Don't push yourself too hard. And get that support on immediately."

"Yeah yeah." He says, his smile creeping into his eyes.

We stop the seesaw stretch and work on a couple more together before we veer off into individual stretches.

When he finishes, he gives me a look, so I give him a reassuring smile. He accepts it gratefully, walking over to Lee Know. I walk over to the wall, finished with my own stretches and I want to watch the room anyways.

They exchange a few words, Lee Know stopping his stretching. Then LK looks shocked, canvassing the room. I can tell they're discussing the place where they'll do it. Yongbok waves his hand then just straight up takes off his shirt. LK-hyung's eyes widen. If people weren't looking earlier they certainly are now.

Lix drops his shirt to the ground and hands the packaged support to Lee Know. Then he turns around, which gives everyone a very good view of his six-pack and lean, muscular build. I can feel the shock radiating from the younger members. Felix blushes. My members are giggling in the corner. At least that's distracting everyone from why he's taking off his shirt.

Lee Know peels off the adhesive wrapper and that's when everyone's eyes find it curiously. There's goes that distraction, I think bitterly. Carefully, hyung applies the adhesive to his back, by his nape.

"What's that for?" Han questions.

"It's a support patch." Minho answers, concern lacing his voices. "Does Felix get injured in the future?" He asks instead.

"I do." I watch Bok sigh once again. "Last year, right around this time actually, my back was injured. The doctor recommended wearing a patch while dancing for at least a year. My last check-up he said he wanted me to wear it for a little longer."

Lee Know mutters something I can't catch. "Oh come on hyung! That's not why!" Yongbok whines. Chris laughs, nodding in agreement.

"It's true! We always had to keep an eye on you because you wouldn't stop dancing,"

"Hyung!" Yongbok now directing his whines towards the leader. When LK pats his butt a second later to signify that he's finished, he puts his shirt back on and walks over to Jacob. "You won't betray like them, right?" He asks, giving his best puppy eyes.