Meant To Be

22- "I'm gonna help you."

Chapter 22

"Uhh yeah Tae what is it?" I ask nervously and subconsciously my fingers start tapping my thigh.

"Okay, so you know how Bighit has been apprehensive about forming girl groups right?" He asks.

"Yeah, I know." I nod, unsure of where this is leading.

"But very recently our manager told us that the company might have auditions for hiring girls to form a girl group." He explains.

"The auditions begin somewhere mid-March and looking at how you're serious you are about making singing and performing your career, I thought you ought to know Ava." He takes my arms from my thigh and holds it in his.

Chills run down my spine from his touch.

"I think you should try auditioning and if you actually get selected, it'd be the best thing ever. Both for you and me. Ava, will you audition? Please?" He looks at me with pleading eyes.

I don't know what to say or even think. This is beyond what I imagined. Bighit auditions? I'm not even that good. And if I don't get through, it's gonna be a huge slap on my face and so fucking embarrassing, and with the amount of confidence Tae has in me, he will be so ashamed. I can't risk it.

But at the same time, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. There might be auditions by other companies but what's the point? Taehyung isn't part of the other companies.

I mean I was the president of the singing club in 8th grade but that doesn't count does it? Oh, and I also took dancing classes from 5th grade to 11th grade so I'm not that bad.

But I'm not good enough to freaking audition for Bighit. As for rapping, it's just something that I did for fun in my senior year of high school.

A few guys and I would have rapping battles and I always won. Honestly, though, I think the guys just sucked.

I think for a few more seconds before giving him a proper answer.

"Tae, I really don't think I'm good enough to be auditioning. I've never had any professional training and I'm a self-taught rapper and singer. Dancing is the only thing I can decently do. And I don't know what I'm gonna tell mom and dad. They think one day I'll become a popular businesswoman who has a company worth billions of dollars. I can't just tell them 'Hey guys guess what? I'm gonna be singing and making money out of that. Surprise bitches!' And how am I going to be writing my own songs and putting up a show and there's no way I can become popular and make people like my music and me." I tell him truthfully.

Taehyung just looks at me blankly for a few minutes and before I tell him he's being creepy, he speaks. "Okay hold on. One, I'm sure your parents won't mind. I mean sure, they will be pissed and they're gonna be discouraging you but that's only until they see how good you are and how successful you become."

"Yeah but we don't know-" before I finish my sentence, he puts his finger to my lips.

"Shh, who said I was done, baby?" 

And just like that, I stop talking and I have goosebumps all over.

"Two, it's not like they'll tell you to write songs right away. They give you classes and keep teaching you until you're good at it. They constantly keep tabs on how you're improving and they will do anything and everything to help. I mean, after all, they're job is to make sure you're good because their career is in your hands. The better you are and the more popular you are, the more money the company gets. So it's a win-win situation."

I nod slowly as he continues talking.

"Three, the more they teach you, the better you'll get, and eventually the more likable you're gonna get. And come on. With these gorgeous eyes and beautiful personality, it's impossible to not like you. And once your fan base starts to grow, money starts pouring from everywhere, you won't even know how to spend it."

By the time he finishes, I'm almost convinced that I should audition. It's definitely worth the try. If I get it then that's great and if I don't, oh well I at least tried.

But one thing's for sure. I'm not doing it alone. I'm pulling Mia and Zoe into this. If I go down, we all go down together. There's no 'just me' in this.

I think for a long moment before saying it. Hopefully, I won't regret it.

"I'm doing it. I'll audition. But not alone. I'm going to audition with Mia and Zoe. We all come in a package. And we're better when we're together. We once did this talent show in like 10th grade and we wrote our own song and performed it and people went crazy. They loved it. Anyways, my point is, I'll audition with Mia and Zoe."

Tae's face lights up brighter than the sun and he pulls me into a hug. I'm shocked at the beginning but I quickly recover and hug him back.

For the last few minutes, I was anxious and nervous around him and didn't feel at ease. But this one hug melted away all the insecurities and this hug felt comfortable. I felt comfortable.

He pulls away and he's smiling and honestly, he's being way too cute now. He brings his hands to my face and strokes my cheek with his thumb and at once, my cheeks turn red and I feel it becoming warm.

I'm praying he doesn't realize I'm blushing because that would make the situation worse.

"Ava." He says while looking directly into my eyes.

"Hmm?"

"I'm gonna help you."

"With what?" I scoff.

"I'm helping you train. We start tomorrow. Rest for some time. It's gonna be a huge day tomorrow." He says and winks.

Oh my god, my heart is flipping. What is this guy doing to me? And why doesn't my heart do shit when Ethan says romantic stuff to me?

Hell, Taehyung just winked and my body reacts so much. I wonder if I'll die when Tae would say sweet stuff to me.

Ava, what the fuck? Why are you comparing Ethan, your boyfriend, to Taehyung, your fucking friend?

I scold myself and stop thinking about that kinda stuff.

"Are you a strict teacher though? Because I hate it when teachers are like that." I make a sad face. A fake one. Obviously.

"Well, we'll find out soon enough." He smirks.

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