Chapter 35

They started to dance to the rhythm of the song. Their fans are chanting so loud, they could hardly hear the music.

"Park Eunji! Lee Haejin! Han Soeun! Kim Jihyun! Zhou Xiurong! Shin Junghee! Hey!"

(short note: Kim Jihyun is Yui. Kim Jihyun is Yui's Korean name. :D)

Haejin was staring at their own pastel blue ocean. It's been almost a year since they debuted. It still feels surreal.

People are chanting their names.

People are adoring them.

People are idolizing them.

They have their own ocean to be proud of.

They have fans who are always by their side no matter what happens.

Once the dance was done, they did their final pose and the crowd went crazy.

She looked at NCT Dream who was seated at the front row. They were waving her Kyobongs. They were raising their banners high.

She was not expecting them to come. NCT 127 had their comeback 2 weeks ago, and they only had their goodbye stage yesterday. She thought that they should rest, but Mark and Haechan, who are also dream members are here, watching them.

They took a bow and went backstage. She noticed the Dream members stood up. They looked like they were going somewhere else.

Once they were at the backstage, a familliar voice called her.

"HAEJIN-AH!" Nope. Voices.

She turned her head to see NCT Dream running towards her.

She went towards them and gave them a hug.

"Wah, you're so pretty, Haejin-ah!! Your hair suits you so much!" Chenle said, smiling.

"Thank you, Chenle!!" She smiled.

"You never expected us, right?" Jisung said, chuckling.

Haejin nodded, "I really wasn't! Well, for you guys, a bit. But for Mark and Haechan-oppa? I was not! You guys just had your goodbye stage yesterday, so I really wasn't expecting this."

"Anything for my sister!!!" Mark hugged her.

"Your stage was really great, Haejin-ah! I got u!!!" Renjun was fanboying.

"You guys liked it?" She asked.

They all nodded.

"Wait, I'll be back. It's time to announce the winner of the music show." Haejin said, bidding her goodbye.

And Jaemin wasn't able to talk to her.

He sighed.

Mark patted his back, "She'll be back. I have a good feeling that they'll win."

"I do too, Mark-hyung." Jaemin smiled.

They were at the backstage, listening to what the MCs, which were Red Velvet's Irene and SHINee's Key, were saying.

There was also a screen in which the results were shown.

Girls' Avenue was leading.

Once the final score was added, Girls' Avenue's total was 8775. The other group was 7863.

They won.

It was their first win.

NCT Dream were jumping in joy at the backstage.

While Girls' Avenue, they were emotional. They were crying.

"Eunji-ssi, what can you say?" Irene asked.

Key handed the microphone to Eunji. She took a deep breath and talked, "I would like to thank our fans, because without them, this won't be possible. Then to our choreographers, our manager, teacher Lee Sooman, the entertainmentㅡ everyone. Thank you for believing in us." She said, passing the mic to Haejin.

"Everyone~" She started. The crowd went wild. She smiled at the crowd and continued, "Thank you to GA's fans. Thank you for supporting us. Thank you for the never ending love. To our parents, entertainment, manager, amd choreographers, thank you for not giving up on us. To my brother Mark, thank you for believing in me. To everyone who believes in us, who supports us, who loves us, thank you!"

The crowd cheered, Haejin was teary-eyed.

She looked at NCT Dream who was standing beside the stage. She smiled at them. She smiled at him.

Jaemin smiled back, giving her a thumbs up.

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"We got our first win!!" Haejin said, screaming at the dressing room. She already changed her clothes to comfortable ones. She definitely doesn't like the feeling of glitters on her skin.

"I'm so proud of you!!!" Mark said, hugging her sister.

"I never thought that this day would happen! I'm so happy!" She smiled.

"Congrats to your group, Haejin-ah!" Jeno said.

"Thank you, Jeno-oppa!" Haejin smiled.

"Congrats, Haejin-ah." A soft, but calming voice said. It was Jaemin.

"Thank you, Jaemin-oppa."

Mark ushered the rest of he Dream members outside. He closed the door and peeked again, saying that they'll leave for a while for them to talk alone.

"Hey, remember during your debut stage?" Jaemin asked.

Haejin looked at him, "What about it?"

"When a sasaeng took a photo of us." Jaemin said.

"Oh riiight. Then people on the internet starting talking bad things about me. Now, I remember." Haejin said, chuckling.

"Hey, don't say that!"

"I know, I know.. it was before." Haejin smiled.

"Anyways, how did you felt while performing onstage?" Jaemin asked.

"I feel calm. I wasn't nervous. It was my dream to perform on stage." Haejin said.

"Haejin-ah, if you didn't audition at SM, if you're not an idol right now, what would your dream be?" Jaemin asked.

"Hmm... when I was a child, I dreamt of becoming a singer. So I guess if I wasn't an idol, I'd sti be an idol." She chuckled. "What about you?"

"Hmm.. I don't know. As a kid, I really didn't care about my future back then." Jaemin said, laughing.

Silence.

"I have a question." Jaemin said out of the blue

Haejin chuckled, "Why does it seem like you don't run out of questions?"

"Just answer, please?"

"Fine, fine..."

"What scares you the most?" Jaemin asked.

"Hmm.. I'm scared to lose my loved ones. I can lose everything, but not them. I'm also scared st the thought that I won't be able to reach my dream now." Haejin answered.

"What about your dream now?" He asked.

She looked at him, "Now? to become successful, of course. To be with the one I love, and to be happy."

"To be with the one you love? Isn't he with you already?"

Haejin looked at him. He was skiling sheepishly while blushing.

"Stay with me then. Let's build our own dreams together." Jaemin said.

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eyyy cliffhanger! *dabs*