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Mina's eyes focus at the wide reflected mirror. She watches him excusing himself and walk out from the room. How she wish he will stay and look at her dancing and compliments her but of course it's not going to happen. She sighs and Momo only looks at her with concern face. As a friend, she knows well what's going inside Minari's mind.

Jackson suddenly stand up and walks out from the practise room. "Ya Park Jimin!", he calls out his name.

Jimin who is on his way to the elevator stops and turn around. Jackson approaches him and shows something on his phone "Jaebum is not in his studio right now. He has something else to do so why don't you hang out with me?", Jackson grins excitedly.

Jimin scratch his black hair, not knowing what to respond. "Arraso", he replies with a smile. A day with Jackson can be fun of course.

"Let's go back there!", suddenly Jackson grab Jimin's hand and run back to the practise room. Jimin is bewildered with Jackson's action. "Are we freaking going back to the practise room?"

The girls who are dancing intensely to the music stop immediately when Jimin and Jackson appear in the room. "Hey kids! I bring a dance instructor to you guys!", Jackson holds Jimin's right hair up in the air, waving it like it's his own hand.

Jimin freezes. He feels like he can't control his mind and body. "What even--"

"So let's get started!", Jackson shouts happily and turn the music. "Hurry Jimin-shi! Evaluate them! You have to help my dongsaengs gain some points for Hit The Stage!"

Jimin nods confusedly. He don't even know what he's doing but there he is sitting on the couch and wait patiently for the girls to get started.

Momo and Mina look at each other with confusion. Not knowing what to do. Mina's heart beat twice faster than normal and she can't even remember what she has learned with Momo earlier.

"Jimin sunbae. I heard that you learn contemporary dance and a little bit ballet. Am I right?", suddenly Momo asks, manages to bring Jimin and Mina to reality. Both of them have been trying to avoid from making eye contact between each other.

Jimin hesitant at first but then he smiles nervously "A-Ah yes.. Just a little.."

Momo tells him that they're going to perform first then Jimin and Jackson can point out what need to be improved after that. The sunbaenim just agreed with the suggestion.

The music starts playing and Mina is trying to give more than 100% focus on the dance. She can feels Jimin staring her from the couch that is placed at the end of the practise room. "He's just an audience. An audience. An audience", that's what Mina has been saying to herself since the start.

Jimin looks amusingly at the performance. Both of the girls are so artistic and natural in giving out emotions through dancing. Once the music over, he and Jackson naturally give both of them a standing ovation.

"Waaa charaeso!", Jackson claps his hands, adoring his dongsaengs' talent like usual. Jimin nods proudly. He never know they're this talented since TWICE has always been stuck with their company's concept not be able to express their own talents freely.

Mina looks the floor, feeling shy with the compliments while Momo grins happily showing her full set of teeth. "Why don't I look at the performance from an audience's perspective then?", suddenly Momo speaks.

"How?", Mina asks silently while raising her eyebrows.

"Sunbae! You can replace me! I need to watch this performance from an audience's view so that I can know what to fix", Momo says and hurriedly walks to the couch and push Jimin to the centre of the practise room.

"Mwo?!", Jimin and Mina reacts with their most shocking faces.

Jackson gives double thumbs up to Momo and then folds his arms like a boss. He feels so satisfied looking at the view in front of him. Jimin and Mina standing next to each other without any disturbance. "Wait wait! Stay there. I need to take a picture!", Jackson brings out his phone from the pocket and starts taking photos and Momo done the same.

Jimin and Mina are standing still like mannequins, not knowing what to do because of the sudden situation they're facing.

Mina clasps her hands tightly. She feels so nervous and awkward to stand next to him like. Jimin naughtily steal glances and smiles at her, showing his famous eye smile. The boy gains some confidence when it comes to showing off his dancing skill to the girl next to him. Mina looks down, not wanting anyone to see her blush. "Annyeong Mina-shi.", he slightly bows while smirking naughtily. He always like her being shy. Jimin knows him and Jungkook are the most shy members in Bangtan but no, not today. He's not the same Jimin when he's next to Mina.

He knows he must make a move. This is the time. If not, he's going to be disappointed once again because he always wait for her to take the initiative and of course it's not going to happen.

"B-But there's skinship for this dance routine", Jimin says to Momo and Jackson who already on the couch, who are enjoying every moment. Mina nods her head vigorously, trying to prove the point because she wants to avoid dancing with Park Jimin.

"Be professional!", Jackson's words blow Jimin and Mina away.

The couple looks at each other and sigh at the same time. Jimin then smiles and says "Okay then. Let's be professional. Hyung, turn on the music"

Jackson stands quickly and runs to the music player and turn on the music without waiting any longer. The guy also switch off some lights in the room to make sure the performance has some dramatic effects.

Mina freezes at her position while Jimin's body already moves to the music, imitating Momo's dance earlier.

"Here", Jimin holds out his hand and smiles warmly. He grabs Mina's right hand without warning and place it on his chest while counting the beat of the dance. "One two three", he counts calmly while making some moves around and Mina obediently follows along, with tremble heart.

Her hand on his chest, feeling every beat of it. Mina try her best to imagine Jimin is not Jimin but Momo.

But then Jimin slowly places his hands on her waist and then slowly cupping her cheeks. Mina's eyes become large and her cheeks become rosy. She push Jimin away at his chest harshly because she is too shock.

Jimin blinks his eyes confusedly.

She feels a strange feeling and she swears she feels like she has been paralyzed. Her heart beats like she has been chased by ghosts or even worst than that.

Jimin stops his action and bows apologetically. "I'm sorry. I'm just imitating Momo's action earlier"

"I think I have to go. Momo! Let's go!", Mina turn on the lights and switch off the music abruptly. Then she hurriedly packs her things while walking towards Momo and then she holds Momo's hand in force, trying to walk away from the place without looking at their faces.

Momo looks at Mina confusedly and just follow along while bowing thanks to Jimin and Jackson.

They all know Mina is not used to this kind of things and she is a shy person. Doing what they have done before is something extreme for her.

Jackson walks to Jimin and pats his back "Never mind bro, there will always be a next time"

Jimin sighs after realising that approaching her is not an easy work.

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I'm busy. Can't update often like before :(