Dancing King

Chapter 3

I very well could publish the prologue, but I don't know the title yet lol.

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Yixing's POV

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Seeing everybody together on days that weren't Saturdays always felt kind of surreal. News spread quickly amongst the boys, and those who could be here, were. Someone had their laptop set up, ready to video call Yugyeom as soon as we have the word. Jongin, Hoseok and I were all unmasked, since everyone knew who we were anyway.

"Thank you all for coming in such short notice," Hoseok said quietly, and the chatter dropped away. "We have plenty of time to discuss this, but we wanted plenty of time to prepare as well. We were thinking, since we have a few weeks off, we'd prepare some special dances for when we return. How does everyone feel about idol covers?"

"That would be fun," Jimin said, flashing us a big smile. "How would we do that though? Are we each doing individuals?"

"Individual dancing would be the same as it always is," I chimed in. "We're thinking of doing groups, and then have a first for us. All come together for one grand performance." Now that got the buzz going. Everyone exchanged looks, seeming excited. We'd never had every single member out on the dance floor at once, so I imagined the prospect was an appealing one. I lowered my voice significantly after that, in case anyone in the library happened to be close by. "Hoseok, Jongin, and I will lead the teams, but you guys get to decide who you want to go with and pick the songs."

"I want Jongin hyung." I smiled softly at our youngest. He always did look up to Jongin, and we'd all naturally assumed that he'd pick him. I also figured Luhan would pick me, Taemin would go with Jongin, and Jimin would join Hoseok. Our wild cards were Taeyong, Ten, and Yugyeom.

"We'll discuss more at the end of the week," Hoseok decided. "For now, think about your favorite songs. Decide what exactly you want to do." Several of them moved off, excited chatter trailing behind. We bid Yugyeom goodbye, and Jimin closed the lid of his laptop. "Everyone's going to be in for a treat," Hoseok continued after that. "I'm excited to see what our boys pick."

"I'm sure some Super Junior is going to be thrown in there," Jongin spoke. "Maybe some TVXQ. Mirotic is a very popular cover." We nodded in agreement. But it was solely for the boys to decide. We would do whatever they wanted. "So," Jongin continued, and I could tell something weighed heavy on his mind. "Seriously what are we going to do about...the note?" he asked.

"As I said," Hoseok responded calmly. "We go on like we always have. This has been going on for five years. I don't know about you, but I'm not giving it up just because someone sent us a written warning." For a second I almost believed he was completely nonplussed by the whole thing. "Don't worry Nini, I'm just as terrified as you are," he confessed. "It kills me to think that something is going to happen to one of us, one of our boys, or one of our fans. But we can't let it stop us."

"Alright," Jongin agreed, seeming comforted for the second time that day. "I'd better get going. Mom wanted me home before four." He waved over his shoulder as he left, leaving Hoseok and I alone in the library. I turned to Hoseok, who sighed.

"I'm a lot more worried than I ever let him know," Hoseok said to me. I nodded. "But I also understand that, to some extent, they all look up to me. So I won't show them how terrified this makes me." His steady gaze met mine. "If something happens to you or Jongin, or the rest of our crew, or god forbid our innocent fans, I'll never forgive myself."

"You don't have the shoulder the responsibility on your own, you know," I said. "Let us help you. Jongin and me. When we signed up for this, we were in for the long haul, the good and the bad included." He smiled a small smile, and I had a feeling he'd be alright. He slung an arm over my shoulder as we made our way outside the school.