Two week has past and their big day was arrived. Mr Ruirui looked at all of his students face one after another. A little worried. But this is the best experience for his students. They need to encounter something big to push them into another level. They need to get elevate to be more shine in the future.
"Don't get too nervous. Just relax."
He said. But he act more nervous than his students. What the most terrifying thing could happen to a dancer is injured. He can't imagine if that's happening. Expecially if it was his little brother. Except from XinXin and JiaJia, no one else ever enter any tournament. He afraid if they're to nervous and do a mistakes.
"Teacher. We will be fine. Trust all of us"
Said XinXin. He gaze at his juniors one after another. It was a lie if he said he didn't worry at all. He just choosing to trust them. Expecially after he looked at how sparkling there eyes was. Full of determination and guts. XinXin smile.
"Yeos....be ready guys!"
Shout XinXin while he gaze at JiaJia. JiaJia nodded. JiaJia shove his hand right into the centre. XinXin put his hand on JiaJia's hand and follow by the juniors.
"Let's Flexx till the end! Readyyyy Flexx.!"
JiaJia shout as he rise his hand up to the lights.
On the stages, they dance with all their might. They swaying their body softly like a breeze flowing through the audiences. Everyone watching with their admirable eyes. Cheering voices echoing trough the hall.
Everything was smooth without any flaws till they end the dance with a nightmare. Yaya legs slipped and he bumped on XiangXiang. The both of them fall with a loud bam sound on the floor.
All the audiences silent in shock. Feel like time was stopped for Yaya and XiangXiang. They look at the judges with fear. They ruined all the three whole week spartan training for this embarrassing moment.
The judges shake their head in disappointment. Look like they don't practice enough and take the tournament lightly. That was they thought.
At the backstage, Yaya and XiangXiang couldn't even rise their head. Everyone effort was ruined because of them. They were ready to receive the punishment.
Mr Ruirui just kept silent in the corner. He really want to comfort his little brother. But this is Yaya and the others first year students lesson. Yaya needs to grow and face his own problems. He looked at XinXin who never leave his eyes from both Yaya and XiangXiang. He know how worried XinXin could be.
"Haaa..."
XinXin let's out a heavy sigh. He squats in front of Yaya and XiangXiang who kept their head down in guilty.
"Yaya...XiangXiang...its okay to lose. What more important is, both of you didn't get hurt."
He said softly. Yaya and XiangXiang nodded. Their guilty feeling keeps paling up after they heard how soft XinXin could be. They're rather being yell with harsh words from XinXin. The usual brother XinXin. Being treated softly by XinXin is the same as being thrown away.
"It was not your fault. The floor is wet. So you slipped. You already do well today."
XinXin caress Yaya hair. Softly.
"Both me and brother JiaJia don't even care that we lose today. Right JiaJia?"
"Hmmm... its just a warm up after all."
JiaJia came and stroke XiangXiang shoulders.
XiangXiang averted JiaJia touch and make JiaJia lost in puzzled. "What wrong with this kids?"
"You're not hurt right XiangXiang?"
Ask JiaJia. Quickly XiangXiang shake his head.
"Okay..."
On the way back, they meet Shen Yi. The senior who left them cruelly. He was with his new team. The team who managed to move to the next round. The team who looked at them with crazily disgusting face. Those looked that make JiaJia lost all of his composed.
"Long time no see XinXin, JiaJia"
He said casually. No trace of guilty at all. XinXin who already annoying with his long gone senior about to leave and drag JiaJia along. But JiaJia got his own way to solve all those annoying atmosphere.
"Oh. Senior."
JiaJia shove his hand to shake hands with his long gone senior. Totally a good student indeed.
"Yes. Long time no see. Even I almost forgot about it. Glad we meet again before I forget everything."
JiaJia with his hard-core punch line, smile warmly as usual. But his eyes looked different. His eyes dose not smiling at all. His pupils looking straight on his long gone senior pupils. It's was a war declaration.
Shen Yi face turned it color. Can't believe with how sharp JiaJia tongue could be. There was no more shyness JiaJia left inside those eyes.
"But. What a pity. Your team lose the first match. If not we might meet again."
Shen Yi tried to win against JiaJia sharp tongue. But he forgot that quite person always got a secret weapon. They're not kept silence for nothing you know.
"Don't worry. After you left, we never aim to win any tournament. We entered the tournament just for warm up. We aim to soaring up higher. That all."
JiaJia pat's Shen Yi shoulders. He about to leave but he stop. He still not yet satisfy.
"Oh. I forgot that you're always aim to win. So you'll never understand our teammates goals. So.."
JiaJia winked slyly. Put his long gone senior in a hot spot.
"Good luck to aim more winning with your new teammates. And... we don't insist to meet you at all. This is good bye then."
JiaJia about to leave but he stop again. Still not satisfy with his sharp tongue. He want his long gone senior remember all of his word like a nightmare.
"Oh, before I forget to tell you senior...Even we meet again...we might already forgotten about you. So don't think to highly about us."
JiaJia turns around slyly and move forward with his new mission. "Pity like hell! Tch! Bullshit!" JiaJia cursing in his heart.
XinXin looked at his ex senior with disgusting face. "Serve you right?"
"L. O. S. E. R."
XinXin smile slyly and walk away following JiaJia. Only the five juniors who bow in respect towards him. The juniors who know nothing about his cruel act. The juniors who still pure as an angels.
Shen Yi could only look at how his juniors change. No more cuteness. No more whining. What left is those flare gaze that full of haters. It was his fault for leaving them in the dark after all. Now even regret can't buy their trust.
"Are you okay?"
Ask WenWen after he noticed that XiangXiang kept silent on the way back home. XiangXiang just shake his head and enter their room as quick as he could. He want to rest his ached body as soon as possible.
"Are you sure?"
WenWen wrap his hand on XiangXiang shoulder and make XiangXiang make a small hissing sound. His shoulder was hurt during falling just now.
"XiangXiang let's me take a look at your shoulder"
WenWen tried to lift XiangXiang shirt. Quickly XiangXiang smack away WenWen hands.
"Sorry. I'm fine. You're thinking to much"
XiangXiang put his bag on the chair. He pretend that he didn't see how worried WenWen face could be at that moment.
"XiangXiang.."
"I said I'm fine!"
XiangXiang voice higher than usual and put WenWen in shock.
"Okay. If you really wanna put like that."
WenWen pulled XiangXiang body towards him. Being strong and sturdy got a lot of benefits after all.
"If you still insist to listen to me, I will drag you to the living room and kissing you in front the others"
Said WenWen with his deep firmly voice. It's not WenWen if he give up easily.
XiangXiang freeze in WenWen sturdy arm. He know WenWen words was real. He will do what he said."Teenage nowadays is scary." XiangXiang nodded lifelessly. He even forgot that he and WenWen was in the same age.
WenWen pull out XiangXiang shirt. Softly and with a lot of care. The bruise on Xiang Xiang's shoulder had turned dark blue. A painful feeling rushed through WenWen's adrenaline into his heart cruelly.
"You..!"
WenWen lost his words. He swallowed his anger. He just love XiangXiang so much that he can't even dare to being angry with him.
"Haaa... wait here"
WenWen sigh and stand up. He about to leave when XiangXiang clung on him to stopped him from leaving. WenWen turns to face XiangXiang.
"Please don't tell the others."
He mumbled with his puppy eyes. "Haaa.. Why this kid too stubborn. If you're in pain, just say you're in pain. It's not that hard." WenWen nodded.
"Okay."
WenWen stroke XiangXiang hair. He smile warmly. The smile that give XiangXiang tingling feelings. XiangXiang bites his lips while watching WenWen walk away. "This is insane." XiangXiang rubs his chest to soothing his uncontrollable feeling.