Sean's POV
"okay. here is your dressing and makeup room. you guys can just chill in here, snacks and drinks are on the table. we'll come get you in about the next hour or so." the crew member smiled, opening the door to the room.
kaycee and i were told to come on the set of ellen for an interview. after world of dance, we were recognised even more for our concept videos and teaching choreo.
we spent so much time together. we've come to be really close friends...but lately i've been wanting us to be more.
sure, we've talked about it but it's becoming too much for me. it was hard to not look at her for too long or touch her, especially in public. i almost kissed her in front of everyone in a class we were teaching yesterday. the whole atmosphere was filled with emotions and they almost got the best of me. luckily, the applause pulled me back into reality. the worst thing was that the class was filmed.
thanks tim.
"thank you." kaycee smiles at the kind lady. kaycee grabs my hand and pulls me into the room with her.
we sit down on the couch and wait for the makeup artists to come.
"are you nervous?" kaycee asked, putting her head on my lap.
"if i'm being honest, a little bit. we'll be fine, though." i replied, stroking her hair. she left it natural today, something i've always loved.
"if you say so," she lets out a shaky sigh. "kayc, we're gonna be okay. they'll just be asking about simple stuff." i say, trying to calm her down.
we sit in a comfortable silence waiting on the makeup artists to come. i continue to play with kaycee's hair, but am interrupted when kaycee turns her body to look up at me.
"what's wrong?" i ask once i see her face. it was almost unreadable, but knowing kaycee, i could see that she was frustrated.
"what are we?" she said, almost inaudible. i was caught off guard by the question. i open my mouth, but close it back.
i didn't know. she was as frustrated as i am. all i knew is that i wanted to be more, but that didn't mean we were already at that stage in our relationship. whatever our relationship was.
i would say 'i don't know,' but i wanted to give her a better answer than that.
"i wish i knew kayc," i paused while sighing, "i can tell you this much. i have with you something that i don't have with anyone else." i look down at her and meet her gaze. a smile takes over her face once the words leave my mouth.
she sits up and hugs me tight. i put my head into the crook of her neck after kissing her cheek as i wrap my arms around her. when we pull away, our eyes locked. her brown and green orbs bore into my chocolate brown ones for what seems like eternity.
we are knocked back into present time when we hear someone enter the room. we break apart slowly to create less suspicion.
"hi, i'm angela. i'll be sean's makeup artist for today." she gives us both a kind smile and sets up her products and brushes by the mirror.
kaycee gets off of me and moves to the other cushion on the couch.
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"hello, ladies and gentleman. we have two special guests here today. if you don't know these two teenage geniuses then you've been sleeping under a rock," ellen announces. "give it up for sean lew and kaycee rice!"
we walk out from backstage side-by-side with big smiles on our face. the energy in the room was amazing. it felt welcoming. it helped rid some of my nerves.
once we got to ellen, we hugged and sat down in the loveseat, kaycee sitting closer to ellen.
"hey guys! i'm so glad to have you guys on the show. it's been a while." ellen greets.
"thank you for having us." kaycee said, glancing over at me.
"it's my pleasure. it's always nice to have a lovely couple on the show."
i choke on my spit and start to have a coughing fit. kaycee's eyes fill with concern and she begins to pat my back.
"woah, buddy. you okay there, sean?" ellen asks in amusement.
i nod while getting over my fit. i steal a glance at kaycee and see that she has a slight blush on her cheeks.
"have some water." kaycee said handing her glass of water to me. i silently thank her and drink it.
"so kaycee, while sean recovers from his shock, how long have you been dancing for?"
kaycee giggles, looking at me. "i've been dancing since i was about 4-5 years old."
"but you're 16?! that's absolutely insane. so when in that period of time did you and sean meet?"
"well, we've know each other for about 6 years-"
"8 years." i correct.
"no, it's 6. we met at showstopper." kaycee said, still standing by her claim.
"kayc, it's 8. i was 8 and you were 7." i said using hand gestures to make my point.
"this is the cutest thing i've ever seen, a couple bickering on live television." ellen laughs and the audience joins in.
after 10 minutes of being asked questions from ellen, she allowed the audience to ask us.
"hi, ellen, sean, kaycee, i was just curious to know you guys' mindsets going into each project and performance."
"you wanna answer it?" i whisper to kaycee.
"well, for us, we think about inspiring others and making a mark, not 'oh how much money are we going to get out of this'. we want to be able touch others and make an impact on their lives." kaycee answers.
"thank you." the audience member sits back down and another stands up.
"hey guys! i personally am really curious to know, how do you two maintain a close friendship when you are with each other almost everyday."
"we actually don't really know. i guess it would be the fact that we take like 3 days to ourselves or to rest and then go back to rehearsing. but at one point, we started to hate each other because we were together all the time." i answer.
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after 5 minutes passed, the audience started to run out of questions, so we were starting to get down to the burning questions.
"what are your favorite things about each other?"
"my favorite thing about sean, but i hate him, no i'm just kidding," the audience giggles. all eyes on her, including mine. "he makes me laugh a lot. it's always great to work with him, to see how his mind works is just amazing, and he's always there for me. he cooks too, so that's a plus."
i avert my gaze and look down at the floor, blushing. my heart beat sped up at her words, but i tried to show that it didn't affect me.
"sean?" kaycee taps my knee.
"hm? oh right, my favorite things about kaycee. she's always happy. she literally lights up a room, you get happier when in her presence. she's funny as well, she helps me realize that i shouldn't always be super serious about dancing and to have some with it. everything with her is just natural." i smile at the thought of the girl next to me. i look over at her and she's already staring at me. our eyes lock and they immediately put me in a daze. suddenly, it felt that everyone else in the room vanished, it was just kaycee and i in our own world. the feeling was short lived as i remember we have an audience. both of us come back to reality and the room is silent. kaycee and i glance around and are filled with confusion once we notice everyone's eyes are on us.
"are we missing something here?" kaycee speaks up turning around to face ellen.
"okay. i guess i'll be the one to say it. i think we need to have a little discussion." ellen said raising her hand.
"okay, what about?" i ask genuinely curious.
"i think you both know what about," ellen throws back at us. we shake our heads in response. "okay, what was that?" the audience chuckles at her question.
"what was what?" i ask. the audience continues to laugh.
"did you feel that audience? i know i felt it," the audience cheers in agreement. "that whole moment you both were in. you guys can tell me, is there something y'all want to share?" ellen smiles knowingly. kaycee giggles, starting to understand. a smile appears on my face and reaches my eyes at the lovely sound.
ellen looks at us suggestively. "i mean sean, buddy you're blushing." the audience explodes in 'aw's and oo's'. kaycee giggles even more, face red.
"i don't know what you're talking about." kaycee plays dumb teasingly.
"okay then. do you know what these are then?"
"oh, come on." i mumble, slumping down in my chair in embarassment.
"are you embarassed of me, shamu?" kaycee teases, sparing me a quick glance as she too looks at the photos. i blush at the pictures realizing how many times we've had moments. we usually brush them off and don't think anything of them. well, that was until we became aware of our feelings for each other.
"so, is seaycee real?" ellen said smiling knowingly once again.
kaycee and i look at each other having a conversation with our eyes while the crowd is going crazy. we look at our mothers in the front row and they just shrug at us.
let's just tell them the truth. kaycee said wordlessly. i sigh and take her hand and intertwine our fingers just to mess with the audience with a smirk on my face. the audience gets impossibly louder.
i ponder on how to describe what we are. the room quiets down. i turn to her and she shrugs as if saying 'i don't care'. i lean over closing the small space in between us. i kiss her on the lips. the room erupts into screams and cheers. i keep the kiss short knowing that if i were to keep it longer, we would get caught up in the moment.
"yes, seaycee is real." kaycee smiles.
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