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Lee Nayoung received the great news of the debut of Venus Vixens. She had trained since she was twelve, becoming an expert in dance and singing. She tried to show the audience that she was not another pretty face among the crowd of idols, mainly because she would debut in a group of four girls with the backing of SM Entertainment.
During his stay there Nayoung got acquainted with many idols and trainees, among his main friends were Yixing, Sehun and Irene
Her shirt was soaked with sweat when she decided to stop dancing, she was practicing the song with which Venus Vixens would debut. She put stop to the music and took her things.
It was already eleven o'clock when she found herself waiting at the bus stop alone. After a few minutes she heard the steps of a couple approaching. They said cheesy things to each other that seemed pretty and the boyfriend placed kisses on her girlfriend's nose, it was a pretty tender scene, a scene that broke Nayoung's heart.
Seconds later her mind wandered among her memories. The smell of salt and the cool breeze hit her face. Myungsoo had invited her to the Han River to celebrate their first year as a couple. She could not believe that the boy out of his dreams was at her side smiling exclusively at her. Nayoung hugged him, squeezing him gently with her body. When they weren't recording Myungsoo had to wear dark glasses and a cap to hide his identity in case anyone tried to recognize him.
Both were part of the same company at the time and were recording the new Dating Infinite program. At first, some fans had objected, but most seemed happy with the result. The boys had to have appointments with whom the public voted as their best complement. All the girls on the show were Woollim trainees who had been promised to debut in a matter of weeks.
Of the ten programs they had filmed until then, in seven of them Nayoung and Myungsoo were partners. Once she was paired with Dongwoo with whom she did not stop laughing and two times she was paired with Sunggyu who had even dedicated a song to her. She did not like to admit it, but Nayoung was one of the popular girls, she had a charisma that attracted people, her scores in Dating Infinite surveys were always the highest and even so the girl tried her best in any of her workouts.
That program had allowed them to hide their relationship in public. His second option was to date somewhere in the company. L was a public person and he rarely dared to go to the apartment that Nayoung shared with the other trainees.
The bus stopped in front of Nayoung, bringing her back to reality. Nayoung stood up and went on the bus. She sat by the window watching the lights of the city. Time passed without realizing it and suddenly she found himself going up the small hill to get to the apartment. Her cell phone rang with a beautiful melody that Yixing and she composed in the past.
"Do you think I can come to see you? " the boy asked on the other side of the line. Nayoung took a few seconds to respond
"I do not think it's a good idea" she reminded him. He was also an Idol and had many fans willing to kill her, and she was not so excited about having dates with someone from the same company. Yixing and she liked each other from the start, the attraction between them was evident to miles, as he smiled tenderly and she listened to him paying full attention, but there were two problems. One, Myungsoo and she had just finished their relationship and two, she had had to leave Wollim to prevent the press from publishing images of her and Myungsoo kissing. This time she did not wanted to risk her career, she did not want her dreams to truncate again.
Yixing's voice brought her back to reality
"Nayoung?" The boy was standing in front of her shaking his hands in front of her eyes, without a mask, glasses, scarf or a cap to conceal his identity. Nayoung could not help laughing.
"You're crazy," she said as they made their way back to the apartment. Yixing followed immediately. He loved to see her smile even though he knew that the news he would share tonight would sadden both of them.
Nayoung prepared two hot chocolates and left them on the table in front of them. Winter had come strong, whitening the streets with its snow. Yixing was sitting on the small couch smiling shyly. Their eyes met and both blushed. Nayoung really enjoyed his company, she felt very comfortable by his side. Again, she found herself lost in the boy's kind gaze. His eyes transmitted an indescribable calm and reability.
"There is already a date for our debut" announced Nayoung, Yixing smiled from ear to ear
"Congratulations!" His words came out at the same time he wrapped the girl in his arms " I know what it means to you" he hurry to say to avoid thinking about the close contact between them. Then to break the awkward moment Yixing sipped his chocolate, and sit back at the sofa
"I'm going to China" the boy released at once. Nayoung was happy for him, but she understood that the absence of a smile on Yixing's face meant bad news "maybe for several months or years" his voice became a faint whisper with the last word. The girl's sweet features saddened
"perhaps I cannot be here for your debut"
Nayoung wondered if this was a bad joke of fate. She could not have such bad luck. She could not lose every boy she was fond of.
The atmosphere of the place turned into a long and deep silence. As if neither of them knew what to say anymore