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Chapter 26

It was a week until the competition. They were working hard every single day. Lots of the choreography was changed due to Hyelin leaving. They've rearranged the whole dance from start to finish in order to make up for her absence.

Yin had finished choreography last week and the girls had learned it all. They were now polishing their moves, making sure that they were sharper and in sync.

The movements were filled with powerful moments that allowed each of the members to shine. The dance was definitely in Yin's style as she would always nail the beginning, putting off a strong and intense performance for the judges.

Yin was using dance as a way to distract herself. She would be spending most of her free time at the studio where all she did was dance. She wouldn't return home until later in the night when Beom and Jieun were already asleep.

When she would curl onto her bed, Yin could hardly fall asleep. There were starting to be permanent dark circles under her eyes. She would be tossing and turning all night.

"Alright, let's run through it again," Yin said as everyone let out groans as they pushed themselves off the floor.

Yin hit the play button before doing her iconic intro. From this, the others have been teasing her as they would be doing their own versions off to the side. They would mimic her hip-hop movements and pretend that they were Yin.

Yin was pushing herself above and beyond. She was picturing the faces of the judges in front of her as she hit all the movements. She was definitely putting on a performance compared to the other members.

Yin had the gaze and the facial expressions on point. She easily matched the theme of the dance, being that she did choreograph it.

Her eyes glance around at the other girls. They weren't being as strong as Yin wanted them to be. She could pinpoint their sloppy movements, but they've done this so many times, that it was understandable that they were slowing down.

The song was coming to an end. They were standing in a straight line that had Beom in the front. She would do her things before the line would break off one by one, going backward. Sumi would be in the back, as she got her own little solo part.

Sumi would move forward as the others were on the floor. She would drop down onto her knees, doing a yawn along with the song. The others would roll down onto their backs as their legs still stayed in a sitting position. Sumi would kick her leg up as they would jump onto their feet.

It would end in a backward "V" formation. Yin and Jieun were in the center in the very back. On Jieun's side, Beom was next to her followed by Sumi. On Yin's side, Yeojin was on her right while Chaewon took the end.

Their hands rested on their hips with their fingers spread out. Their heads tilted to the side before slowly moving back into the center as the song ended with the singer laughing.

The girls collapsed on the floor, breathing hard. They were hot and sweaty from the number of times they'd danced today.

The back door then opened. Yohan appeared at the entrance with a bright smiling face. In his hands are a bunch of cold water bottles for the girls. He quickly hands them out to each of them before moving over to Yin and giving her a hug.

"I would have to say that you are killing it with this dance," he complimented. "You all have been working hard these past few weeks."

The water was gratefully accepted. All of them rushed to open the tops to chug down the liquid. Most of them drank almost the whole bottle while others stopped a little above halfway.

"I have no doubt that you guys will slay at that competition. If you don't get a good award, those judges need to get better eyes."

"Now you're just being nice," Yin nudged his side.

"No, I really think so. You're such an amazing choreographer now. I am impressed with the moves and style you come up with. It is something that I have a hard time doing, but it comes to you so naturally."

Yohan would then pull her off to the side. He was wanting to talk about something in private without the others overhearing.

Yin stared up at her older brother. She could tell that he was thinking a lot about what he was about to ask her. He even seemed a bit hesitant to ask his question.

"I've been thinking these past couple of weeks. I have been watching you closely and decided that I want to give you an opportunity to work here as a teacher. You're good with teaching it to the other COS:MIC members and I just wanted to lay it out there.

Yin was shocked by his question. She never thought that Yohan would ask her something like that. He knew she preferred to work with COS:MIC instead of going to classes.

Yin loves to dance and Yohan was the one who introduced it to her. They had lived together their whole lives as their family didn't actually live in Korea. They stayed over in Europe.

    They had been born in Korea, but would eventually move over to Europe. Yohan was old enough that he wanted to stay, but Yin was forced to move with them. When she would enter middle school, she begged her parents to allow her to go back with Yohan. It took some convincing, but they would say yes.

    Yohan would take his young sister under his wing and would raise her until she reached adulthood.

    From this, the two were very close. Yin loved being around her brother and Yohan enjoyed her company. There were many occasions when they met each other friends, which made them question the relationship between the two. It was interesting seeing their shocked faces when they reveal that they are siblings.

    Beom would constantly ask for English lessons from her, wanting to improve her language. As Beom would get speaking lessons, Yin would also teach Jieun about American sign language. It wouldn't be very often that they would use it, so it wasn't often that she would teach her.

    "I am very grateful for the offer," Yin smiled.

    Yohan looked at her, thinking that he was going to get an answer that he wasn't wanting. His face dropped and he placed his hands down into his pockets. His gaze flickered over to the floor.

    "I would love to teach here, but I want to finish working on the competition before I start working."

    Yohan let out a big breath he was holding. He took her smaller frame into his arms and engulfed her in a hug. He was squeezing her so tight that Yin could hardly breathe. Yohan was spinning her around in circles as she was banging on his arms for him to put her back on the ground.

    "I understand you want to complete this, so I have no problem with waiting another week. I'm just glad you accepted."

    "Why wouldn't I accept? Do you know have much time I spend here at the studio dancing? Imagine if I was here teaching a room full of people instead. I already have to teach COS:MIC everything, so it wouldn't be too different."

    "You just have to take into consideration that there might be people who are new to dancing," Yohan reminded her.

    "I know that." Yin pouted and punched his arm. He grabbed a hold of the spot, acting like it hurt more than it did.

    Yin couldn't help but smile. This was something she's wanted to do for so long. She was always sitting in Yohan's class, picturing herself standing up there going through one of her choreographies. Walking around the room, helping everyone who needed a bit of extra help.

    That was all going to happen. She just needed to finish the competition and she would be free from working extra hard. She would be a tattoo artist during the day and a dance instructor during the night.

    Yin walked back over to the girls who were flopped all around the floor. They had recovered from the exhaustion and were having some conversations with each other.

    "Alright, everyone." Yin clapped her hands and they all leaped onto their feet. "We'll do this one more time just for fun. I want you to go full out and we can end it afterward. I will continue it if we can't make it a performance."

    They all nodded their heads in determination, wanting to be done for the day. Yin pressed play to the music as they finished the day out going strong one last time.