The One That Got Away-s.rj x c.js

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My weekend went like that. Today, another school week has started. My everyday training will also start today, and later after training ends, I'll drop by the JYP building to see the trainees.

I packed my gym bag with extra shirts and my gear. We, the taekwondo team is excused in our classes for two weeks because of the upcoming inter-school tournament. We'll be competing against bunch of schools.

I quickly wore a pair of slippers and ran downstairs. I took a light meal for breakfast and grabbed my tumbler right after.

"You don't have classes?" My father asked.

"We're excused for two weeks, dad. We'll be competing in the near inter-school tournament." I answered. I kissed my parents goodbye and zoomed out. I hopped in my service car and ran inside the school after exiting the car. I'll be late!

I stepped inside the gym before the clock struck 7 o'clock. I'm not late!

I dropped my bag in the bench and removed my slippers. I wore my dobok top and my black belt. I bowed to my coach as soon as I finished wearing my uniform.

"Good Morning, Coach." I greeted her.

I proceeded to stretch in the center. The junior students are also here. They greeted me and started stretching too.

"Gather up! Yuri, lead the warm-up!" Coach Hwang called.

"Line up!" I shouted. We started from jumping jacks, to push-ups and curl ups. While we're warming up, some came late.

"Do some planking for the late-comers!" I said with authority. They bowed and obeyed me.

After finishing the warm-up, we proceeded to practice our stances, blocks, punches, and kicks. I tested their stances by kicking their leg and those who fell shall do push-ups. Our school provided a specialized dobok for us. They gave us four sets of it for different purposes. But all of them have the same color which is black yet different designs. It just got different color combination depending on the rank and purpose of wearing. For a black belter like me, my dobok has white cuffs and white collar. The other colors—gray, red, and blue—are added to the color combination according to it's purpose. But in a training like this, we are wearing the plain color combination. The set of four are given free to us but if we want more sets, we will pay for it. In my case, I paid for another two sets so I have 12 doboks.

After practicing the basics, we proceeded to practice our forms. I took the lead—along with the other black belters— for every rank. Coach Hwang is constantly correcting the positions of the lower ranks. She wants no mistake, even the angle of the leg should be correct.

As we finish it, the whole team sat in a circle pattern after wearing our protective gears. Having our legs crossed and our back straight. We'll be having some sparring sessions. Our coach stood in the middle and roamed her eyes.

"Kath! CL!" She called the two. Slowly the two walked accordingly and stood with confidence in the middle. They bowed to each other and positioned themselves.

The whole team went silent when they started to fight. Kicks and punches were served at the same time.

"Ouch!" Our team shouted at the same time when both of them fell because of each other's kick. After some rounds, Coach Hwang stopped it. She asked the whole team to decide who will win by raising our hands.

"Both have 28 votes! It's a draw!" She announced. The two hugged each other as they remove their head gear.

"Coach Hwang!" A certain guy from our team called. I'm not familiar with him since he's a newbie.

"Yes?"

"I'd like to challenge the best senior student in our team." He said confidently. I heard some murmurs from our team. Saying that he shouldn't have done that.

"Jay! Yuri! Cleo!" She called us three. We walked and stood in the middle.

"Choose wisely, Joonwoo." Coach said.

I saw him gulped and walked behind us. He'll stand behind the one who he want to fight with. As the seconds pass, I heard my teammates' murmurs again.

"Turn around, girls!" I turned around and saw him behind me. The two—Jay and Cleo—went back to their positions. I stood not to far from him and wore my head gear with my mouth piece. We bowed to each other and Coach Hwang started the round.

I did not move and waited for him to attack. In a matter of seconds, I heard everyone gasp. He fell on the floor when I counter-attacked him. He stood up again and shook his head. He's jumping while shaking his head. I guess, my kick affect him that much. He attacked again but I dodged it and gave him a punch on his face. He stepped back and breathed heavily.

I just stared at him and he attacked again. This time he used his foot and offered me a flying roundhouse kick. I bent down and kicked his body. His gear got him protected. He stepped back and coughed a bit. I waited for him to attack again. This time he used some punch and kick combination. I wasted no time and dodged it then I gave him a double kick. I continued to give him soft attacks. I shouldn't exert my force too much, he's still a newbie and it can hurt him.

Coach Hwang stopped me from attacking him when he fell on the mat. Our other teammates helped him. They removed his gear and tapped his cheek a few times. I came near them and they made way for me. I think he's kinda dizzy. He tried to stand and bowed at me.

"I—I'm sorry for underestimating your skills, sunbae-nim!" He went on his knees and raise his hands.

"It's fine. Now, stand up and stop your nose from bleeding." I casually said and he wiped his nose out of surprise. After seeing his own blood, he fainted. The other guys from the team carried him to the school's hospital with Coach Hwang.

"What a nice fight! Did you punch him that hard?" I shook my head at Jay's question as I remove the gear from my body.

"Take your lunch! Be back by 1 pm!" Coach shouted and followed our teammates who brought Joonwoo to the school's hospital.

The three of us went to the canteen wearing our dobok and a pair of slippers. The students were looking at us as we walk.

"Yuri!" That familiar voice echoed at the whole canteen. I searched for her and smiled as I saw her waving.

"Hey, I haven't seen you all morning." I said and kissed her cheek.

"I went to your house earlier and your Mom told me that you were in a rush." She explained.

"We have a training starting today until next week for the upcoming taekwondo inter-school tournament." I said to her.

"What about your trainees?" She asked.

"I'll take care of them later after dismissal. Sana-unni will manage them for now because Yugyeom-oppa is busy." The others seemed puzzled with what we're talking about.

"What are you talking about, you two?" Kath asked as she sat across me beside her girl.

"Some music stuffs. I was busy with JYP Entertainment these past few months." Their eyes widen.

"You're a trainee?!" CL half-shouted.

"No, silly. I'm a music producer."

"Okay, like what the fuck is going on?" Me and Vin just laughed at the other's reaction. Their cluelessness is amusing me yet I know that they won't stop bombarding me with questions.

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A/N:

Okay, another one since ryujisu breathed ㅋㅋㅋ Enjoy!