You held your breath in the dark as you took in the last of them, staring at their silhouettes while the lights dimmed. You could see their feet shuffling and then you faintly saw them walking off the stage and your heart longed, yearning and pleading for them to come back. It was as if you were saying goodbye once again and you weren’t ready to let go.

A few seconds of darkness lingered before the lights on the stage began to perform a show on their own. The crowd howled again and began to chant something you couldn’t clearly make out. Only when you heard it loudly from Isuel that you realized they were chanting for an encore.

Unexpectedly, a large screen played and Seungcheol spoke causing you to smile in return. Then it was Jeonghan before Jisoo. Seungkwan overtook Jisoo before Woozi, then Dokyeom. When Minghao came on the crowd seemed to be paying close attention to his words. As Mingyu appeared, all it took was a wink and the crowd roared making you laugh. Jun blew a kiss before Vernon showed his beautiful smile and Wonwoo greeted the crowd by closing a book and flirted by raising his brows. You shyly laughed and was sure that many of the other girls were in your exact shoes. Hoshi greeted the crowd with a sweet hello before Dino’s enduring laugh sounded throughout the arena.

The dimming of the lights made butterflies come alive in your stomach. You weren’t sure why, but you were so excited.

“Thank you,” Seungcheol spoke. His voice booming through the speakers. “Thank you so much for coming to support us.”

And then the screen turned black and 13 bright lights were shining down on them. Your eyes went dry as you stared at them in disbelief.

You forgot to breath and all you could feel was your he