It Only Takes a Moment

Chapter 15: Glare

Ch.14

After what felt like so long, Jimin and you were finally scheduled for another Swan Lake rehearsal. Mister Dupont would be introducing more of the choreography if he could, but you had a feeling he would mainly run through the beginning and see how the chemistry was doing. He seemed set on wanting to see a spark between Prince Siegfried and Odette right away. Obviously, there was no huge change since the last time he's seen the two of you alone together. However, you think he's going to be satisfied to know that Jimin and you don't scream at each other anymore!

There was still bickering, though nothing either of you couldn't handle. Jimin and you were able to brush it aside for the time being. Then maybe after rehearsal he'll bring it up for no reason and annoy you that way. Jimin was just like that which was irritating, but you were magically putting up with it. The role of Odette was going to be firmly in your grasp. That was your motivation in this. As much as you bugged him, Jimin most likely felt the same way about stubbornly keeping his role. Then Hwanwoong also scolded him, so he had no choice but to play nice with you. Except his standard of nice was incredibly low.

You were looking forward to rehearsal anyway! Company class went by in a flash, and you were happy that your hip was already feeling better. As frustrating as it was to listen to Hoseok's advice, you did. When you got home, you just laid down and put some ice on it too. It was fair to say that your hip was doing great! Still, it wouldn't hurt to do a routine checkup with Hoseok again. You practically didn't wait for Jimin when company class finished. You hurried out of the studio to sign up for the first slot at the beginning of lunch.

"You didn't wait for me. I told you I was only going to get my water bottle." Jimin's voice was behind you. He already sounded upset with you when he noticed where you were. "Why are you signing up for physiotherapy? What'd I say about getting injured?"

"Will you relax? I'm basically just signing up for a check up to make sure I'm all good. There's no harm in it, Jimin." You faced him to poke the pen into his chest. Jimin didn't relax at your words. His eyes were narrowed down on you with his deep frown on his face as always. He let out a breath through his nose when he grabbed the pen from your hand. You thought he was going to slam it on the counter and tug you to the Balanchine studio, but instead he was signing up for the slot right after you. "Oh?"

"I'll do your stupid check up with you. Last time, Hwanwoong and you left me alone during lunch," Jimin grumbled, causing your brows to raise. He was right about that, and it didn't even occur to you.

"Oh, sorry about that." You looked down at your feet.

"You should be." Jimin wasn't making it easy. You did feel bad though, but you were surprised it bothered him this much to still hold a grudge against you. Then again, you should've known Jimin holds grudges easily. Even so, you would have thought that he would be able to handle being alone for lunch just fine. "You're making it up to me this way. Now come on or else you're going to make us late for rehearsal."

"Right, right. It'll be all my fault!" You sighed as you adjusted your bag on your shoulder. Jimin had just walked off without a care, making you run to catch up with him.

It's not like Jimin was even tall to explain his long strides. The one time you mentioned his height, he got very angry. Angry to the point where he wasn't talking and only glaring at you out of bitterness. That was the only time you truly feared for your life. Ever since then, you've noted that mentioning his height was a subject to avoid. When you tried to bring it up to Hwanwoong, he told you it was a sensitive topic for men. Hwanwoong's own face was telling you to never bring it up to him again and you could understand why seeing as he's shorter than Jimin.

Never talk about height, okay.

You were learning things as the days went on. Certain words were off limits like 'creepy' and you couldn't talk about height. Jimin was a picky eater from what you gathered. He was at least very strict with himself since you noticed he practically eats the same thing every day. He's a healthy eater, but you would have wished to see more variety in the things he brought to lunch. You didn't dare say a thing because you were worried you would hit something sensitive. Sometimes it was just that way with dancers unfortunately. It made you worry, but you didn't want to push anything.