It Only Takes a Moment

Chapter 12: Trying

Ch.11

Today you're going to be Jimin's friend! Somehow! You haven't really thought anything out in detail. You figured that you would just start out small. Better to start out that way without expecting a huge change off the bat. You doubted that any change would happen at all today. Well, no. You needed to think positive! If you go in thinking negatively then this might not work at all if you're prepared for failure. You'll have a little hope for Jimin to change, but he's gotta put some effort into this too. It can't just be you trying to get along with him or else you'll easily lose your temper.

Thankfully there was no rehearsal for Swan Lake today. At least not one that involved you and Jimin interacting. Some future scenes were starting to get blocked and choreographed like the Spanish dance and the mazurka. All you had was a Nutcracker rehearsal along with Romeo and Juliet rehearsals. It all felt very manageable. Your only real challenge today was getting Jimin to spend time with you. Hopefully he realizes just how important this is and can be on the same page as you. You were pleading desperately inside your head for that to be the case.

As you entered the Petipa studio, you were immediately on the lookout for Park Jimin. Normally you always go to your spot at the corner of the studio. It's your favorite even if it's been infected with Yumi's presence for the past couple years. You're just gonna have to say goodbye to it for now. Everyone knew the corner was your spot, but things were switching up for a reason. Switching like this could be seen as a bit rude to your peers so you were going to hope Jimin has your back. Starting today, you plan to do barre work near Jimin.

Jimin was where you expected him to be. He always does barre work close to the entrance of the studio. His spot was on the complete opposite side from where you liked to be. This was going to be an interesting change. Grabbing a hold of your bag's strap, you walked over to Jimin a bit stiffly. He was standing next to Hwanwoong, the two lifting their right leg up in the air on the right side of the barre. You decided to go to the left side so you could be across from Jimin. When you appeared, two things happened. Hwanwoong gasped out of delight and Jimin's eyes widened as if you were an intruder.

"(F/n)!" Hwanwoong perked up to see you. He lowered his leg to bow to you while Jimin only brought down his leg. He was acknowledging you, but it didn't look like he wanted to. "Is there anything you need?"

"I came to get ready for barre practice. You guys don't mind if I join here?" You smiled at them. The barre that Jimin always went to was only used up by the guys. The women in the class rarely went to it because of a certain someone.

"Sure! I don't see the problem." Hwanwoong nodded as Jimin cleared his throat aggressively. Did he not realize you were standing in front of him? You could very much see his glare on Hwanwoong and hear him make those nasty throat sounds. "What? Don't be rude, Hyung. The two of you need to get along."

"But being at the barre together is a bit much." Jimin looked to the side as you let out a laugh. He quickly looked back over to you when you did.

"We're not going to get in each other's way. I promise." You were surprised he was already disliking the idea of being at the same barre. "We have to get along, Jimin."

"And we'll do that...right." Jimin gripped the barre tightly. He obviously was no fan of this, but he didn't have much of a choice. Dupont expected it of him and Hwanwoong was giving him his little puppy glare.

"I'm not asking to be best friends, Jimin. We just need to learn how to get along enough so we don't fight in front of Mister Dupont," You told him as he nodded. He really wasn't hiding the fact that he wished the two of you weren't forced to do this. You weren't enjoying it either, but he could seriously put more effort into this.