May I Have This Dance? // ChoiSan

Paired Up

"This again..?" 
Your eyes flutter open to see the familiar darkness you haven't seen in awhile. You twist around to try to find something, anything. 
"Hello?!" You yelled which felt like nothing more than a mumble. "I hate dreams." 
Suddenly, your ears filled with sound, nothing but a mere faint beat, but still something. 
You listened closely to try and decode the beat and rhythm. 
"So, what's your answer?" Another sound. 
No, a voice. That same tone. Same volume. 
You gasped and continued searching in the darkness for that noise. 
"Where.." You felt like you were floating, shifting around in nothing but pitch black. A sudden thickness dripped down your throat as you struggled to breathe.  
"Stop.. stop stop!" You exclaimed, pushing your eyes to open. You sat up and caught your breath. 
That was the dream you had yesterday after you woke up in the evening. Your head was pounding and your eyes could barely squint unintentional drinks. You still had a slight headache and some sensitivity in the back of your eyes but overall, it was better. 
It’s all thanks to Heejin who had you laid up in bed sleeping as much as you could and being strict on taking a good long break from working. Even when it came to calls or people trying to visit she instantly denied everyone. Thanks to her, you were fully rested for the first time in months and even with small symptoms, you had felt better than ever. 
Now you were making your way to the dance building where you’d be attending your first lecture and seeing San since that night. You sighed at the memories of them bickering and fighting. A knot formed in your stomach as you became much more nervous now to come face to face with him. 
What if you had done something embarrassing that you can’t remember? 
You wrapped your arms around your torso and walked into one of the dance buildings quickly trying to erase those thoughts from your mind. Your feet quickly made their way to the locker rooms.
“Hey Y/N!” Someone called out when you walked in. You looked up and grin seeing who it was.
“Hello Beom.” You greet your classmate as she takes a hold of your arm. You two start walking slowly to the lockers in the back.
Beom was one of the girls you trusted and became close with in this class. She always was there as a big sister figure and helped you out the most when it came to dancing since it was her major. 
She starts up the conversation once again with small talk. Asking how you are, if you ate, just the basic topics until you two met your lockers which were conveniently close to one another. 
“Where were you the other day?” You asked. placing your bag down and opening your locker with the key. You sat on the bench behind you and started rummaging through your bag for your new shirt.
She laughed sheepishly “I accidentally slept in..” Beom unlocked her locker and began to change. “By the way, I heard that there is this really hot new student that joined on Wednesday. San is his name I think. Is that true?” 
The sudden question shocked you and made your head shoot up causing it to hit the bottom of the locker door. You whimpered at the sudden impact and the girl rushed to your side.
“Are you okay-” “No!” You interrupted her on accident not realizing her question. The reason you exclaimed so loud was due to her choice of words and you realized who she was talking about. 
“I mean no I wouldn’t say he’s, ‘hot’” That was it, your cheeks blazed when you had said that. You could see a sly smirk appear on her face from the corner of your eye. “But yes there is a new student.. D-don’t get the wrong idea..” You averted your attention back to your clothes in the locker and began changing as well. 
A loud sigh came from beside you “Y/N when will you ever become attracted to someone. You should at least experience dating in college once.” 
“I don’t feel like getting into anything. Besides I’m too busy these days..” You half lied. It was true that you were a busy bee. However, you did always want to try out dating now since it’s been three years since your last relationship that didn’t play out well. 
“How about you hm? When are you going to make a move on Kai?” You teased the older girl. Her cheeks tinted pink just like yours were. 
Ever since you successfully changed the topic, that’s all you two were talking about while changing and on the way out. 
“I am pretty excited to see this new guy.” She beamed as you two made your way up the stairs. 
You hiccuped remembering what she had said earlier about him. An awkward giggle left your throat “Yeah..” 
You ran ahead and opened the door for her to walk in first. After her, you turned your head away from the room and exhaled quickly and straightened yourself up before following her in.
Beom gasped “Is that him..?” Her finger pointed to the male standing in the middle of the room talking to people. You looked over to where she was pointing and blinked at least 20 times. 
You couldn’t help but admire how he looked in his practice attire. The way his tight gray shirt accentuated his broad shoulders and his muscles. Your mouth made an “O” shape when you saw how small his waist was. The look was tied together with loose black sweatpants and a pair of vans. 
“I thought you said that he ‘wasn’t’ hot.” Beom teased next to you causing you to jump and playfully smack her arm over and over lightly. 
Apparently your little scene was loud enough to draw in a certain someone’s attention. Footsteps got louder and someone appeared in front of you two. 
“Y/N!” San smiled gently when he came up to you. “Are you feeling okay?” 
“I am actually.” You swallowed hoping he didn’t see the faint blush that rested on your face. 
Beom coughed lightly which made both of you look towards her “Y/N.. Are you not going to introduce me?” She grinned and looked into San’s eyes. 
“Right uh Beom this is San, the new student and a friend of mine. San this is Beom, my friend..” You introduced both of them. 
San bowed slightly “Hello Beom.” He greeted which made the girl almost fall backwards. You supported her weight and held her up. “Do you mind if I steal her really quick?” He grabbed your arm that was free. 
“No no not at all take her away please.” She giggled out and shooed you two off. 
You got dragged off by San and sent a wave to Beom who was watching intently but soon turned away. 
“Is everything okay? How do you feel honestly?” He brought your attention back to him. 
“I already told you I feel fine San.” You pulled away your arm gently. He sighed and placed his hands on his hips. 
“I know I know.” He lowered his head and bit his lip. “I want to, no need to, apologize for what happened. I didn’t mean to leave you in the middle of our fighting and I should’ve been more careful. What a way to make an impression huh?”
You looked at him when he lifted his head up to see sincerity in his eyes. You thought, “Even his eyes tell the truth.”
“It’s okay, I understand.. Sorta. Don’t worry about it seriously.” Your acceptance made his smile grow into the big warm one that showed his dimples. His words now reminded you of something. 
“I think I heard your apology last night when going home actually..” You recalled suddenly to which he widened his eyes.
“When I was carrying you?” He vocalized a little louder than expected which caused you to gasp.
“When you what..?” You stood there with a pained smile plastered on your face. You had no idea he did that. The apology was the only thing you could remember and nothing else.
You started apologizing yourself for the trouble to which he quickly accepted before you started begging. 
"I see you found your shirt." San cackled as you put your fists on your waist. 
"Yeah well I see you got some actual practice clothes. Not like you need them you could dance in cement and still look good." You admitted quietly which made San laugh even harder. 
"Good morning everyone, let's start stretching!" A deeper voice came from the door which everyone knew and replied to with a simple "okay". You and San sat together and started stretching.
Mr. Jung began calling names out and your mind went blank through it all. 
For some reason, all you could think about was San. He was so kind and considerate to you. He made an amazing friend and you were very grateful for that. He had this familiar and home-like feel to him. You had felt you were so close to one another after a month and a few days.  At the same time, it made you upset that two of the most special people to you weren't on the best terms. You sighed and continued listening for your name.
"Okay guys. Before we get started on partner stretches, a few things." Mr Jung hit the back of his clipboard against his palm after finishing attendance. "First, I have some partner changes for a few people. So let's discuss that.." 
You frowned slightly as you were a little upset with the thought of getting paired with someone besides Kai since you had gotten used to him. 
"Alright first pair, San and Y/N." He stated and smiled at you both. 
Oh, that's fine too. 
You nudged San with your elbow and winked. "I hope you're ready to get annoyed. I mess up a whole lot." 
He responded with a light scoff and shook his head fast.
"Everyone get with their partners now please." The elder said and waited for everyone to get situated. You and San just rotated towards each other on your bums. 
"Okay please be slow for this one.." You softly mentioned and got into a stretching position with him.
Everyone was either stretching or getting used to their new partners. You two were already making up some stretches half way through the routine just to have a good laugh. He was gentle with you the whole time and made sure that you were okay every couple of minutes. 
"While you all are doing your thing, the something else I wanted to say was that for the first hour or so we're going to be doing auditions for the Winter Festival.  Yes you will all be in it but you can try this audition for a chance to be the one of the main spots or something other than a backup dancer. You also must audition with the partners I gave you." He announced proudly to which everyone was confused about. 
"Do we need to have a specific performance?" Kai asked from the floor.
"Glad you asked. All I want to see is you perform the moves you were taught and practiced." Mr. Jung explained. "For those who have new partners I'll give you another day to audition if you'd like. But please go today if you feel confident enough in yourself and your partner. Anyway that's all, go ahead and make a decision." 
"Y/N I think we should try it." San brought up instantly while pulling your arms to him and stretching you forward. 
"What makes you want to do that?" You asked, trying to not snap a muscle. 
He shrugged “It sounds fun. I’d like to try it.”
“That doesn't sound like a very real answer sir.” You teased while bringing him forward. He heaved out a huge sigh and sat himself back up.
“Please Y/N! It’ll be my first real event in an actual college.” He pleaded with a serious yet cute tone which made you look to the side. You didn’t want to meet his eyes and have to turn him down like that. 
“I don’t know San, I’m not a very good dancer. Plus we don’t even know how to do the moves together so it’ll be a disaster..” You tried adding to hopefully get him off the topic. 
“Look at me.” He rubbed the back of your hands lightly. You gave in and met his gaze and to your predictions, it made your answer harder. “I know you’ll do amazing and we’ll do even better together.”
“I believe in you, do you believe in me?” 
His last addition sent you over the edge. “Fine..” You mumbled and tried to hide the smile that crept on your face when you were watching San’s little jumps of joy he did on his bum. 
“Okay, those of you that would like to audition, come forward please.” Mr. Jung stood at the front leaning against one of the mirrors. San grabbed your arm and pulled you up to the front. 
“We’d like to go first.” He beamed which earned a light slap on his arm from you. The teacher gave a nod of approval. You began getting nervous and swallowed thickly. 
“We got this.” He whispered to assure you. Your nerves subsided a little with his voice being so comforting. You looked up to the mirror and looked at his body warming up and preparing to dance. 
“I’ll put in my best for you..” You thought with a smile and started imitating his warm ups. 
Mr Jung looked at both of you and smiled brightly “Go ahead and start with..” He began saying the individual moves. You forced your body against your lack of flexibility to reach your full potential of the moves. The stinging pain caused you to flinch a few times but it was easy to hide. You could see in the mirror how your peers were so impressed with what was going on. 
San was performing each move with power and elegance. Looking at his figure move so freely and gracefully made you feel more at ease and helped take your mind off of the pain. 
Then, the partner moves started being instructed. 
He grabbed your waist suddenly and looked into your eyes. He started moving along with you when the moves were being said. Your body felt as if it was melting under his touch. It felt as if you two moved as one for the brief movements. A feeling you wish never left and would stay forever. 
Once you came to a stop and ended up back by yourselves in the last position, the room was dead silent. You caught your breath to look up and see everyone with their jaws touching the floor. 
“Seo Y/N you liar.” Mr. Jung joked from in front of you. “I felt like I just watched two professionals you guys had to have practiced before.” 
You both shook your heads as the class started clapping behind you. This time you felt it wasn’t out of pity or because they had too.
They were genuinely clapping. 

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