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all i want for christmas is you

i will post the part two of the last imagine soon but this just came to mind so i want to post it :)

standing backstage, i can feel my heart in my throat and can no longer hear anything over my pounding heartbeat in my ears. it's my high school's annual christmas concert and my vocal teacher signed me up to sing a song. i tried to protest at first but she said i was her best singer and she would give me extra credit if i did it. i had no choice but to agree so here i am, about to go on stage and sing to the whole school. and if that's not scary enough, i'm using it as a chance to finally confess to the girl i've been in love with since basically my first day of school.

i can see her sitting in the second row with her three close friends and knowing she'll be watching me makes me even more nervous. but this is something i need to do so having her right there will mean that she'll know i'm singing to her and i can get it over with. i chose to sing "all i want for christmas is you" and i don't think i could be anymore obvious if i tried.

the performance before mine seems to only take 2 seconds and suddenly it's my turn. i take a few deep breaths as i walk out onto the stage, my hand gripped on the mic in my hand so tight i thought i might actually snap it. i can see the other students clapping but i'm in so much panic that i can't hear anything. i snap my eyes shut to try and calm myself down and after a few more deep breaths, it works just a little.

i open my eyes again and they immediately land on chaeyoung. she gives me an encouraging smile when she meets my eyes and just that small gesture makes me feel a little more confident.

the music starts and before i can even worry anymore, i have to begin singing. my voice starts off a little shaky but with another glance at chaeyoung, i manage to fix it and belt the next line out more steadily. i watch her smile grow and the sight brings a smile to my face in return.

towards the chorus of the song, i figure it's time to be as obvious as possible. as i sing the title line, i work up as much courage as i can and point right at her. her jaw immediately drops and her friends look at her in shock before turning back to me with wide eyes. i don't think the other students really know who i'm pointing at but knowing it's someone in the crowd gets them excited. they begin looking around and i'm amused to see the boy sitting behind chaeyoung, a friend of mine named chanyeol, seems to think it's him. he winks at me but i ignore him and turn my attention back to chaeyoung who's still giving me a surprised look. i smile at her but i'm not sure if she can see it behind my mic. i hope she can and that i haven't upset her by what i've done.

when the song is over, i bow to the audience then run off the stage to take my seat on the end of the front row. the girl beside me congratulates me so i thank her before focusing my attention to the next performer. i can feel chaeyoung's eyes on me but i refuse to look at her for fear of seeing something i won't want to.

i head over to hand my mic to the tech guy when the assembly is over and when i turn around, i jump a little seeing chanyeol standing behind me.

"i wasn't pointing at you," i say before he can say anything. this seems to take him off guard a little but then he bursts out laughing, shaking his head at me.

"i know," he says. "at first i thought it was me but then you kept looking at chaeng and i knew you meant her. i just wanted to say that you did great and to go get your girl!"

he ruffles my hair before walking away and that's when i see that chaeyoung is behind him. i gulp as she walks closer and i try to give her a friendly smile but know it probably comes out looking very strained.

"h-hi," i say.

"hi," she replies. "that was a really good performance."

"thank you, i'm glad you liked it."

she nods. "can we talk at lunch?"

i feel instant relief that she isn't going to ask anything then so i nod, thankful that i can figure out something to say beforehand.

she walks away with her friends and i immediately run off to my last class before lunch to prepare.

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walking into the cafeteria, i see chaeyoung sitting alone at a table so i slowly make my way over. the last hour went by both way too slow and way too fast and i am terrified about what chaeyoung is going to say. we haven't talked much before now so there's no reason for her to feel the same about me and i really don't want to get rejected.

she looks up just as i arrive and gives me a friendly smile as i take the seat opposite her.

"you don't have to look so terrified," she teases. "i'm not going to attack you."

"i know, i'm just... nervous."

"you don't have to be."

she slides around until she's sitting beside me and reaches out to take one of my hands in hers.

"i was very surprised when you pointed at me but when i realized it meant that you like me, i was so happy." my head snaps to her in shock and i gasp seeing that she looks completely sincere. "i've had a crush on you since grade 10 when we were partnered for that english project. i didn't know how to tell you because i was scared that you wouldn't feel the same for me. you're so pretty and talented and i'm-"

"way more pretty and talented," i interrupt. i turn to face her and my heart flutters in my chest at how shy she looks. "you are the most beautiful girl i've ever seen and you don't know how lucky i feel right now. i never thought you could like me back."

"me neither."

we both giggle at how naive we've both been in the past few years but my laugh faults when chaeyoung lays her head on my shoulder.

"will you be my girlfriend?" she asks, looking up at me with her big, pretty eyes.

"only if you'll be mine," i reply before scrunching my face up at how stupid that sounded. she just laughs gently though as she cups my cheek and leans in to kiss me gently. her lips feel so soft and wonderful against mine so i try to lengthen the kiss a little but she pulls away after a few seconds.

"this is the best christmas gift i could have asked for," she whispers.

"me too," i agree. i steal another kiss from her before turning away to grab her lunch for her. we spend the rest of lunch chatting and giggling and by the time we walk to our next classes hand-in-hand, i feel absolutely weightless.

i'm so glad i sang that song for her.

this didn't turn out great but it's still kind of cute so i'll post it. hope you liked it!