I'm afraid to lose you.... again.

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7:00am.

 

The morning was silent. As the cold sensation is filling the entire time, one is almost wanted to just stop and hug his entire body. In any minute, his destination to his way home will be end sooner. Until another wind blows smoothly, he can feel himself being too nervous.

 

“Why am I nervous?” he asked himself.

 

Step by step he can no longer see any reason to stay any longer outside and just started to run. Run and run until he reaches his home.

 

“Aigoo… “ he escape a deep heavy sigh while standing to an old house. It’s their house from his childhood up until now.

Smiling so proud to step inside, he stops when the light from the house went off. Taking a deep breath, he shrugs the thought of nervousness and entirely step inside the house.

 

“Omma, Appa… I’m home.” He immediately called. And as a creak sound filled the entire house, the lights were .

 

He stops.

 

“Appa?” a racing eyebrow was seen from him. In his sight, his father with a fuming stare. “Uhmm, what’s going on?” He asked, glancing to his mother who is staring at him with tears. Confusions took over him.

 

“Yunho? Tell me, did you ever lied to us?”

 

“Lie? Uh… Appa… I don’t—“

 

“I asked you once we got home last night, but you refuse to explain. I thought you’re the most loyal to me. What have I seen in the television just earlier? That guy? who was that? Kindly explain the details? And where’s Taeyeon?” Mister Seo asked, seriously looking at his son.

 

The taller man refuse to answer. In this kind of situation, he just wanted to say nothing.

 

“Okay… I don’t want to be mad. But as what I’ve told you, don't ever let her do what she wants... You know exactly how I wanted her to be just a nurse.” Mister Seo firmly said.

 

Yunho clenchess before he decided to speak in his sister's side... “Maknae auditioned to Dunggok’s Chorale… just to try her singing skills. She wasn’t planning to stay for it for a long time appa… I’m sorry to lie about it... don’t worry, I’ll convince her to stop... and about that guy, I'm sorry I can't tell about him..“ Yunho said, avoiding his father’s stares.

 

“I knew it.” Mister Seo scoffs. "Be sure to tell me once she got home." as he added and left the living room to his room.

 

A deep heavy sighed escaped in Yunho's mouth before he took a glance to his mother.

 

“Come here.” Mrs. Seo opened her two arms, asking her son to come over. Yunho took this opportunity and wrapped his two arms.

 

"Can we still change his mind?" 

 

"I don't know son. You know he's always like that from the start."

 

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Back in Rome...

 

Two innocent minds stared at each other. 

 

With only one question being repeadted once again, they answered...

 

"No we are not." 

 

Audience went...

 

“Awww… “

 

In response to this, Sooyoung then interrupted the audience by saying... "Okay guys, let’s resume. So obviously, you two are cute together, tell us, when did you guys started dating?”

 

awkward silence...

 

"Ahahaha... okay fine... Mister Im and Miss Seo? You can now leave the stage." Choi Sooyoung quickly covered her mistakes and focuses her attention back to the audience and the judges.

 

The two left the stage silently, still bothered by the thoughts.

 

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They walk so silent in the hallway with confuse in their heads. The event earlier was completely random, leaving them speechless. The awkward silence continues until they are in front of their dressing room. Together, they opened the door and were surprised to see a fuming Professor greeting them.

 

"You two, aren't you dating?" Professor Kwon asked, with his hand folding near his chest.

 

Quickly, Yul stood in between the three. "Dad, they aren’t... but... as ....”

 

"The pictures were evidence. How can they still deny that fact earlier?" Professor Kwon asked, so calm.

 

Yoong and Hyun just hold their hands tightly, looking down. Those stares from their professors seems not so cool for them to look at. It says something more.

 

“Fine… those pics were true. It was my photograph back then. They’re close friends; of course they would hold hand.” Yul tried to reason, in attempt to save his friends.

 

“Is kissing someone’s cheeks, and foreheads are friend gestures?” Professor Kwon added, giving a pressure to his two favorite singers.

 

“Hyung, what really happened earlier? I am really puzzled here.” finally and the doe-eyed guy voiced out, letting go of his hand from the younger.

 

Professor Kwon got silent. He let his son instead answers it.

 

Turning his body around, the tan guy faces the two. He took a deep breath and answers the question anyway. “Jessica, Fany and Taeyeon were the three who got tasked for the surprise event. What they did was un-expected. Instead of only fireworks coming from the staffs, they had authorized to do the big screen. What’s in the big screen? Series of pictures of you both, from your laptop, and some were even from my works. All courtesy of Jessica’s works.”

 

“Seriously?” Yoong exclaims, he sighs out of disbelief and turned to the younger, which is still so silent. “I’m sorry about that.” he said.

 

“It’s okay.” the younger simply answers and briefly smile. “I think it was my sister’s doings once again.” as she added some words.

 

Professor Kwon shrugs his shoulders and just left the room without notice.

 

“Don’t worry, he’s not mad, he’s just surprised.” Yul quickly reason, which earned a brief smile from his friends.

 

The other chorale member didn’t bother to asked anymore and just stayed silent.

 

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Professor Kwon who is back in the audience's seats, can’t still get over with the event earlier, he leaned his head backward to look up to the sky and sighed so heavily.

 

“I thought Yul is doing his best to capture Miss Seo’s heart.” He mumbles disappointedly.

 

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5:30pm.

 

“We are now down for one left contestants. Oh my gosh partner I’m so excited to hear who’s moving to the finals!!” Sooyoung enthusiastically said, nudging her partner.

 

Mario Lopez giggles at his partner’s antics. He dramatically holds her in place and says… “Hold on partner. Don’t collapse yet. The show is yet to be end sooner. We still have some special numbers.”

Sooyoung dramatically leaned her back to Mario and acted so dorkily to the audience, causing the audience to laughs.

 

“Yah Partner Let’s move on.” Mario quickly pushes the tall girl and resumes their work…

 

“Alright, here we go… Let’s all welcome, the couple from USA, singing The Prayer!”

 

The two Mcs then left the stage and makes a way for G.Na and her partner.

 

The music started as the audience started to get silence.

 

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[Dressing Room]

 

A Cake, Three Sweet potatoes, steaks, chicken salad, drinks and some favorite fries and cupcakes; All in one table in the middle of the dressing room of South Korea Team. After the performance earlier, Jessica and the rest of her alliance immediately rush out the stadium and buy a lot of foods for the hardworking chorale members of Dongguk. Even for the fact that they aren’t part of the said team, they are all thanking every member for welcoming and treating them so nice. Their surprised to the audience didn’t happen without their help too.

With their event done earlier, it was still good to know that Yoong and the younger are forgivable to the surprised event they didn’t even aware of until they’ve been told.

 

“Let’s eat!!!” Jessica announces after their prayers.

 

The entire member of choral almost immediately complies and grabs their respective plate and started to eat. Taeyeon who is beside her girlfriend grab a lot for her girlfriend and handed it to her, not forgets to take a peck to her girlfriend’s cheek. Yoong who was across the younger was hesitant to hand his sweet potato and just decided to hand it to Jessica who is beside him. Whereas the younger who is sitting beside her best friend, was silently munching her sweet potato while staring to the Television above them, not event minding the chaos going on in front.

 

“Yah! Hyun, speak up!” Fany nudges.

 

The younger simply nod and smiles. “I’m just quite worried by the result unnie. In any minute, we’ll hear the result.”

 

Instead of the eye-smiled girl responding, she was beat by another eye-smiled guy… “Hyun, it’s okay. Don’t worry; I’m sure we’ll win this.” Jinwoon shared his excitement and literally give a piece of potato to the younger. Taking the food to her hand, a sweet smile escape in the younger’s lips before saying… “Thanks Jinwoon-ssi.”

 

“Uh, let me help you peeling that.” Jinwoon moves closer and took back the sweet potato.

 

While the two shy smiles from the younger were happening, a tan guy and doe-eyed guy was having the same feeling—jealous.

 

“Yul… Yoong. “ Jessica nudges, noticing the annoyance from the tan guy and the doe-eyed guy. Two men look at her with arching eyebrows.

 

“You two—“

 

Ring… ring… Ring…

 

Yul and Jessica turned their heads almost immediately to the sound device. it came from Yoong’s pocket.

 

“It’s your phone Yoong.” Yul informed.

 

The doe-eyed guy simply leaves the room to answer it, leaving Yul and the blonde to be belwildered.

 

“Do you think something is wrong with him?” asked the tan guy.

 

“I don’t think so.”

 

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6:00pm.

 

“Finally, the wait is over!!!” drums rolls upon hearing the cue. The two Mcs make way for the 5 pairs and welcomes them back to the stage.

Lining up: South Korea Team, Italy, France, Canada and USA stands on the stage with their beams in their heads. Each pair wears the same beaming eyes, but at the same…. nervous to hear the announcement.

 

 “Okay… before anything else, let us here the fan’s scream!!!” Mario shouted to his mike. Then comes the audience’s cheers for every contestant.

 

“Who are your bets?” Sooyoung do the same too.

 

It was a mixed of reactions from the audience, making the Mc’s of the said event to slapped their foreheads mentally. Of course, each team has their own fan bases. What’s the use of cheering their bets?

 

“Anyway, let’s get this drumming roll started!” Mario continues, Sooyoung went to the judges table and a judge gives her the card that contains the two contestants who will move to the finals.

 

Biting her lower lip, the doe-eyed guy never leaves his stare to the card until the Mc bring it to another Mc. They watch as the two nods and talk for seemed like, who will announce it.

 

“Yoong?” nudges the younger, noticing her partner’s stare to anywhere in the stage. “Something… “

 

“Just staring to the card… It seems they’re doing it together.” Yoong cut off as he glances to the younger.

 

The younger briefly showed a smile before focusing back to the two Mcs. Her hand was still stuck in between the doe-eyed guy’s.

 

“Okay… first, we need to thank all the pairs for showcasing such a wonderful event to us. It was amazing. I know the world is having their good time from the start ‘till the end. Let’s have our hands for these pairs.” Mario Lopez said as he claps his hands, leading the entire audience and the judges. The stadium was filled with loud applauses for about a minute until it settle down for the moment they’ve been waiting…

 

“Hold your breath!” Sooyoung brings the card with her partner. Drums started to fill the stadium as the audience went silent as well to hear the announcement.

 

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Backstage…

 

Yul, Jinwoon, Nicole, Jessica, Fany and Taeyeon are having the same feeling; they are holding their breath while keeping their arms link to each other. With close eyes, they waited for the announcement until…

 

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Holding his breath as well, Professor Kwon was in the audience area, totally can’t wait anymore. His shaking as hell while having the beat of his heart so fast.

 

“Come on, give it to us.” he chanted continuously while eyeing the two Mc’s so intent.

 

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Breath in and out…

 

…. Drums… more drums can be heard…

 

Hands are shaking and legs are starting to weak.

 

This it it!

 

“We have…. “

 

As if it slows mos. Yoong eyes was focus to the MC’s mouth, so slow to his eyes…

 

“The… two…“

 

“teams… that will….. move….. t  o   the  fi   nals… are… “

 

Until it was back to normal…

 

“TEAM ITALY AND TEAM SOUTH KOREA!!!” The two Mc’s announced it so loud. Confetti’s started to fill the entire stadium as the loudest cheer from both fans is filling as well.

 

Two innocent mind was jumping in joy in their hearts, but no one didn't move any inch. They both still couldn't react and just stared at each other. 

 

“We made it?” asked the doe-eyed guy.

 

“I-I don’t know.”

 

Suddenly, they’re being drag at the front and give them a round of applause.. Unlike the Italy team, they are still in denial stage. None of them says anything; just letting the audience took pictures here and there until the end of the pictorial, they're being snapped by the reality when the members had finally knocks their heads.

 

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After the announcement, the two teams proceed to a press conference.  One by one, the two couples answers a lot of questions including their plans after the competition, their pieces for the finals and some gossips that they are involved.

It took for an hour for press conference and another 30 minutes for meet and greet to every reporters individually.

 

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8:30pm.

 

“We made it!!!”

 

The chorale almost wanted to rip them off as soon as they arrive. Every member was having the same joy to their faces while they are being drag for a lot of hugs. They could only smiles back and shares their happiness for their co-members. But as they share their happy thoughts towards the chorale, a avoiding of stares was happening between them.

 

The celebration went longer, until it was late for leaving the dressing room. Respectively, chorale members started to gather their things and leave the dressing room silently. Yul and Jessica was the first one to leave the room, until it was only the Ims and Seo stayed behind.

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 “Noona, we’ll go ahead first.” Yoong tap Taeyeon’s shoulder which earned her attention. She receives a goodbye hug from her girlfriend, then from the doe-eyed guy in which she assumes the latter would do the same for her sister, but…

 

“Hyun, I’ll just see you later.” A simple word from the doe-eyed guy was heard and before she knew it, the latter leaves the room in silent.

 

“What happened?” she asked Tiffany.

 

Fany simply look at the younger behind, as if wanted some explaination.