A Different Side of U (Jackson Yi Yang Qian Xi story)

5~Nerves Erased

(Picture Above: Raven *or just her outfit*)

Third Person POV:

So the weekend's over. The end.

"No, I still have dance class after school. It's only Monday but I wouldn't end up embarrassing myself in front of the tfboys since I have my whole day outside doing classes and school stuff." Raven convinced herself.

Little did she know, the tfboys were planning to do some outside activities as well. Because they just arrived, their director allowed them to stay home for a few days just to get rid of their jet-leg and get used to the american environment.

Raven knew very well that today is the weekday, and weekdays meant that her parents had to leave again. She might not see them in a few months actually. Thanks to them, Raven has learnt to become even more independent. On the other hand, tfboys always had managers, camera men, fangirls, and their bros next to them wherever they go. They didn't need to be independent at all. But they do have some things in common, very talented of course, they have their friends to help them whenever they're in trouble or help them, and they're always away from their family. Maybe, just maybe, they'll learn from each other in the next year or so and live a life they never experienced before.

Raven's POV:

When she got to school, Raven noticed that the atmosphere in the school had changed. Though she didn't know what, until she heard a group of popular b!tches from her school gossiping pretty loudly that Raven couldn't help but hear, "OMG! Did you hear? Apparently, there's this really famous and popular C-Pop group around our age living near here." Raven was frozen, her mouth gapping open although her back was to them, "And also, I saw them on youtube and they're super cute~~~!!!" The girls squealed. Now, Raven had a disgusted look on her face and walked away not wanting to hear more.

Soon, Meggie had caught up to Raven, "Hey gurl, what's with the long face?" Meggie nudged her friend who is currently in a bad mood. Raven just ignored her and kept on walking. Meggie tried again, "Common Raven, what's wrong?"

Raven gently pushed her friend's hand away from her shoulder, "I don't even know anymore," sighing, she turned to her 7th period classroom.

~Timeskip brought to you by tfboys' guy bangs ~

Today's school was especially long. She would check her watch every few seconds, waiting for the next bell to ring. But every minute felt like an hour to Raven. When school was finally over, she was the first to dash out of school. Deciding to take a walk home so she could listen to some music, she texted the driver not to pick her up. Raven plugged her earbuds in, clicked into youtube, went to her private playlist and chose the tfboys' playlist she'd alway listen to. Because she took this secret path through the nearby forest next to the school (which is forbidden for students to go though during school), she could do anything she wanted without having anyone notice her doing anything that would lead to revealing her secrets. Arriving home with a little dancing here and there, there were just a few more minutes left for her to finish today's homework before she had to go to dance class again.

Quietly, Raven tiptoed up the stairs trying to be invisible to the tfboys. But she couldn't help but listen to their conversation once she heard her name being said. "-- Raven Zhen also goes there. So you guys can do it with her as well." Pang Hu said in a quiet voice. Now, she is confused as ever since she didn't remember her parents signing her up for anything, not that they will ever do anything like that.

~30 minutes later (cuz nobody wants to read about doing homework)~

Listening to the awful modern music these days on the radio, Raven wondered how these songs became like this. Years ago, they weren't this bad and blasty. So she switched to the CD that has some of her favorite american songs that was once popular.

Arriving at the studio, Gina was waiting for her with a mischievous grin. Raven ran up to greet her teacher, "Well why don't we get started early today?" she asked. The girl looked at the older teen with a slightly disbelieving look but agreed anyway.

After doing more than an hour of warm up and stretching, Gina told Raven to begin by dancing to the song DOPE from BTS at least 5 times (A/N: my other favorite kpop group).

(Video above: BTS-Dope dance practice)

Panting by the end up the multiple nonstop dancing to the same song, Raven totally forgot about what happened during school.

"What now?" Raven asked Gina who had on an amused smile.

"Now, we wait." She looked at her watch, "They should be here soon." Raven gave another confused look but Gina shooed it away, "I'll explain later".

It's been nearly and hour and a half since she stepped into the studio which meant there's still about another hour and a half left of class. A few minutes of resting later, Raven heard the rings of the decorative bells placed on the where the entrance was. Her eyes shot straight up to look at who entered the room since Gina was already beside her. And there in front of the door were the ones she was trying to escape all day, tfboys. They were here without her knowing they'd be here, again. Raven's eyes then darted to Gina with a slightly frustrated, yet slightly flustered look.

"If you could give us a few seconds please," Gina bowed and mentioned Raven to follow her out into the hallway. "Let me explain-" She started. But Raven stopped her by raising her hand.

"I understand. But what should I do? I don't even know how to behave around them, forget dancing in front of them!"

"Relax Raven. You understand that they just want to be as regular as you are. So make them feel like they're at home and treat them like a regular classmate. I know it's hard to do at first but just be yourself. Let the music make you move, not your obsession for your crush."

Raven nodded. Those words may not seem much, but it actually made her feel more confident. Going back into the studio once more, Raven was now more ready to show off what she's got.