Opposites attract, they said. [SeKai]

Ten

The group performance went by a little less nerve-wreckingly since there were a lot more dancers on stage and the attention was less likely to be on Sehun. It was definitely not nearly as intense as their duo and Sehun found himself enjoying on stage to the energetic choreography, so it hadn't been any less rewarding. There were five schools in total competing, each having one group performance and two duo routines. Sehun found that the students from the other schools were exceptionally good but Jongin kept insisting that they were the best.

"Besides, we're the only ones who went for this concept. I'm pretty sure we stuck out a lot more compared to the others." Jongin stated happily. The fifteenth and last duo were currently on stage so it was just a matter of time before the judges decided the winning team. Jongin wouldn't stop blabbering to Sehun about how good their performance was and the latter lost count of how many times he rolled his eyes. Nonetheless, he couldn't wipe the smile off his face.

There was one thing bothering him though.

He looked at the crowd for the umpteenth time and there was still no sign of his parents. He tried to butter himself up to the thought that maybe they were just hidden somewhere in the crowd but his heart and gut told him that they simply didn't care enough to come. Whenever his mind to drifted to them, he tried to block the thought out because he didn't want it to ruin his good mood.

The final couple finally got off the stage and the host announced that they were going to take fifteen while the judges decided the winner. Sehun didn't particularly care about winning as much as Jongin did but he definitely fancied the idea. Who wouldn't? Winning against all these other great dancers from all these other schools would definitely be a honor.

The fifteen minutes passed by excruciatingly slow and Jongin kept peeking out through the curtain, deciding to try his hand at lip-reading to try and tell what the judges were talking about.

"Ooh, I see them writing something in a piece of paper!" Jongin exclaimed, "If only I could get a closer look... Shit, they just gave Heechul the envelope."

"Will you cut it out?" Sehun said in annoyance, having had enough of hearing Jongin announce every single thing he saw. The fact that his headphones were shoved deep in his ears wasn't really helping at all since the backstage was already so noisy.

"Heechul's going up on stage. Holy shit, it's time!" Jongin cried, completely ignoring Sehun's remark. He wasn't lying though, the host was indeed making his way up the stage to announce that the break was over.

"Did you all have a great time tonight?!" The host asked enthusiastically, making the audience cheer loudly. "The judges have decided, and the results are currently in my hand." He waved the envelope in the air, "We've seen a lot of great performances tonight, but in the end, there can only be one winner. Who will have the honor of being the Best Dancing Duo among the top five high schools in Seoul? We are about to find out right now. I call upon all the competitors on to the stage."

Sehun walked up the stage next to Jongin along with the nine other pairs of dancers. Once they were all stood in a straight line on the stage, the host spoke up again.

"I shall now announce the first runner up. The runner up for the Best Dancing Duo is..." He paused as he opened the envelope, taking his sweet, sweet time with it if Sehun had to mention, and stared at the card in his hand. He waited a dramatic moment before exclaiming, "Kim Hyuna and Jang Hyunseung of ***** High!"

The audience erupted in cheers as said duo stepped forward, hands interlinked, with wide smiles on their faces. They were presented with a trophy in the shape of a dancing figure and bowed to the audience a few times before leaving the stage.