9 – JM focus
Jeon Jungkook was one of the best singers Jimin had ever heard. Sure, he was shy at first, but as he continued, Jimin was certain he was beginning to enjoy himself. He actually couldn't believe that Jungkook didn't know he could sing. It seemed actually impossible that he didn't appreciate his own angelic voice. Jimin looked over at Taehyung and, sure enough, he looked absolutely smitten. Jimin thought he could tease him about it afterwards because he also really wanted to hear the rest of the song.
Jungkook sang the final line. His three audience members sat silently for a moment, drinking in the last few notes, then clapped and cheered emphatically. Jungkook shifted his weight from foot to foot and reddened profusely. The applause died down and Taehyung stammered,
"I-I mean…I actually don't know what to say. That was so incredible! How did you not know you can sing?" Jungkook looked a mixture of intense embarrassment and shining pride.
"Well, I don't like singing in front of people, I just get really self-conscious about it and I don't know why. My family are the only ones that ever hear it and they just complain about it all the time. But I guess if you guys liked it…" Jungkook smiled at Taehyung and Taehyung smiled back. Jimin watched the beautiful moment get obliterated by the resounding of the bell that still always made Jimin jump.
There was a twenty-minute break before the dance events started, but the four of them went to the indoor courts (where it was being held) early. Jimin and Hoseok went into the changing rooms while Jungkook and Taehyung went to sit in the balcony seats as the rest of the school arrived. Jimin felt so nervous about this and didn't really know why. He was usually so good at performing in front of people. He would have to ignore his nerves and just dance like he usually did.
Around ten minutes later, the rest of the competitors had arrived and were lined up by their house along the back of the hall. The Orange house was performing first and, although Jimin was slightly worried about some of the 1st graders in his performance, he was majorly distracted by a face he saw in the crowd.
Jimin tried to ignore him. He couldn't. Yoongi seemed to be doing a fantastic job of ignoring him, though. The next thing Jimin knew, Seokjin was introducing their performance and wishing them good luck. They all walked out into the performance space and assumed their starting positions. The music began to play.