Sorry for the super lateness '_'; I was occupied with writing Sirius and Amizade >_>; <_<;
Apologies if the chapter isn't that great xDDDD
Track 3:
Renai Revolution 21Ai was nervous.
Never mind the familiarity of the bright rehearsal room that she had been using for eight years and counting, it was just the thought of rehearsing with Sun Ye and the Wonder Girls seemed so nerve-wrecking. Sure, they’ve had their fair share of collaborations like with SMAP and with TRF not too long ago, but the idea that they were going to perform with another girl group in
their age range seemed so surreal.
Hearing the song list was an event of itself. She remembered seeing disappointed faces and annoyed faces when they had to do Love Machine for the
nth time, but the mood picked up when the manager announced that they were also going to do Renai Revolution 21 and The Peace. For the hell of it, the higher-ups managed to throw in their recent single, Shouganai Yume Oibito into the mix. Various other songs were also thrown in, though they were there to show off each member’s talent and pit them against the Wonder Girls.
For some mysterious reason, Ai and Sun Ye were chosen to do a duet of a Korean song she didn’t know. Last she heard, it was supposedly some sort of sad song that Sun Ye sang for an OST. When Reina heard the news, she ssexy beasted and had texted her “Well well well, it seems that you get to show off your emofaggery,” much to Ai’s annoyance. However, it wasn’t so much the fact that she had to sing entirely in Korean that worried her, it was actually performing
with Sun ye that irked her so much.
What if I’m not good enough? That was the question she had asked herself over and over again. It not only applied to the duet she had with Sun Ye, but the various other non-Momusu song they had to do. If memory served her right, they were supposedly doing a tango of one of Wonder Girl’s songs followed by the original song itself—one which Ai was sure the management gave her quite a few lines to sing from.
“Ai-san! Good morning!” came a voice that only served to send Ai into further paranoia. There Sun Ye was, waltzing through the door in black sweatpants and an oversized white shirt.
On the outside, Ai gave a composed greeting in return, but in the inside, she was making a huge office mess. Sun Ye seemed to have sensed the disarray, but paid no attention to it as she continued to speak.
“I’m really looking forward to our duet!”
Alright, that sent a hurricane through the office of Ai’s body. She frowned and scratched the back of her head anxiously. “I’m… not really sure…”
The Wonder Girls leader blinked before placing her hands on her hips, “Why? Do you not want to sing with me?”
“N-no! It’s not that!” Ai waved her hand dismissively, “It’s just that…What if I’m not good enough?” She traced circles on the floor with her foot, nervously clasping her hands together behind her.
“Nonsense!” Sun Ye grinned, “if you say you’re the leader and main vocalist, obviously that means you fit the bill under your boss’s eyes, right?”
“Yes, under my boss’s eyes,” Ai sighed, “but not my own.”
“Awww, don’t be so modest,” Sun Ye laughed as she walked over to the stereo set, checking out the CDs, “Oh hey, Destiny’s Child. Do you warm up to this too?”
She was so glad that the younger decided to change the subject. She wasn’t sure if she could handle a verbal battle of compliments and denying them. She nodded meekly and walked over to the center of the floor. “You too?”
“All of us are big fans of Beyonce and Destiny’s Child,” Sun Ye smiled as she inserted the CD into the stereo and pressed a multitude of buttons, “How are you with Lose my Breath?”
“Not that good,” Ai tilted her head in an awkward smile.
No more words were said. The second the drums started to roll, both women completely emptied their minds. Right here and now, flow and rhythm was all that mattered to them.
Their movements commanded power.
Their movements channeled grace.
Their movements roared charisma.
The music flowed in their veins like wildfire. They gave up control of their body for the sake of the beat. Intricate moves flew to the bass of the song.
Can you keep up?They sure as hell could.
Baby boy, make me lose my breath.Already, the dance floor lit ablaze in fiery dance moves.
Bring the noise, make me lose my breath.Wave after wave of intense fire flew from each moving limb and swinging hip.
Hit me hard, make me lose my breath.Both women breathed heavily as the song ended, holding their final poses.
Ai sort of regretted not watching Sun Ye during their dance. The moment the music played, her body automatically reacted and she couldn’t control that. Every song she danced to was like a test for her—seeing how far she could make it with her abilities. There wasn’t really a performance she was proud of yet, and she was determined to find that one day where she could finally call herself decent.
When she finally looked at the other, she noticed that she too seemed to have a discontented expression on her face. But when Sun Ye looked back at her, a shy smile graced her thin lips, causing Ai to also smile. What is it with her and Sun Ye lately? It’s like when one of them does as little as grin, the effect becomes contagious…
A slow beat echoed off the walls of the studio, indicating that the next track was now playing. Apparently Sun Ye picked the mixed CD instead of the album, for this wasn’t a Destiny Child’s song. It was Anonymous by Bobby Valentino.
Again, the beat took over her body. This time, however, she intended to maintain eye contact with Sun Ye, watching her every move. The moves were far more relaxed than that of the previous song’s. Instead of exuding a fire which set the room ablaze, the atmosphere was calm and rejuvenating.
Flow.
There was a lot of flow.
Ai twirled in place, letting the music flow in her veins. Her body moved with a sensual grace that could stop the hearts of anyone watching. It certainly did with Sun Ye. The Morning Musume leader felt pressured as Sun Ye slowed her dance to watch Ai. Swallowing her anxiety, she boldy danced towards her, each silky step redefining the world of grace.
Sun Ye’s gaze remained fixed on the older’s eyes. An indescribable sensation echoed within their bodies as they gravitated towards each other in the midst of their dance. Somehow, they were easily reading the other’s moves with the way they mirrored each other’s steps. The two leaders were still at a small distance from one another, but the Wonder Girls leader saw to the problem by daring to dance even closer to Ai.
Whether her cheeks were red from exhaustion or nervousness, Ai didn’t know. What she did know was that the close proximity of the other dancer caused her to step up her moves. When Sun Ye swerved into her body, Ai did the same. When Ai strongly waved around the other, Sun Ye did the same.
All while never breaking eye contact.
The gravity grew stronger between the two, for Ai danced even closer to the other. Somewhere in the back of her mind, she worried that the other might back off because of the lack of personal space, but as the other didn’t complain, she kept silent. However, she did hold her breath for a second when Sun Ye placed a hand on her hip.
The contact was like having a surge of electricity entering her body, causing herself to fall deeper and deeper into the music. The music of their bodies combined in gravitation with the waves they kept doing. Ai wasn’t even aware of how her hand just naturally clung to Sun Ye’s shoulder.
They were lost.
Totally lost in their own world.
Never looking away.
As the song entered the last vestiges of its decrescendo, so did the movement of the bodies melting against each other until finally, they stood still.
Eyes still gazed earnestly at one another, with unreadable emotions hidden deep within matching chocolate orbs.
The sound of an applause startled the two leaders, causing them to back away from each other immediately. Apparently, during their rather
overly friendly dance, they had gathered an audience of 12 sitting and standing around the entrance of the studio.
“So we missed the GakiKame wedding, apparently there was a TakaMin wedding too,” Sayumi chimed, much to the embarrassment of the aforementioned people.
“Aw, come on Michishige-san…” Sun Ye’s cheeks grew red, “that wasn’t really…”
“We were simply dancing,” Ai reiterated, though not without a matching set of colored cheeks.
“Dancing? It looked like hot steamy se—”
“There are kids heeeere~!” Risa panicked aloud as she clapped a hand over Reina’s mouth.
“Being bold, aren’t you?” Ai had already forgotten the name of the person who said this, but only identified her by her crimson locks.
“Ya! Ye Eun!” Sun Ye went a few octaves higher than usual.
The two then started speaking in Korean, much to the bewilderment of the Japanese girls. The other Wonder Girls cut in with a few Korean phrases, but that was all. All they knew was that whatever Ye Eun was saying, Sun Ye’s blush became redder and redder.
“Do we WANT to know what you’re saying to her?” Reina asked rhetorically, not really expecting to be answered back.
“You don’t,” the sullen So Hee deadpanned.
Shortly after, another presence made himself known in the room with a large cough. The girls immediately fled to the other end of the studio and stood up straight and stiffly. A nondescript business man walked into the room, though kept his hand on the door.
“The higher-ups believe it’s essential that you all don’t have a dance instructor for each other’s songs. On some days, you will have instructors that will choreograph your special stages, but for your own songs… You will teach the other band the ropes. This will be beneficial towards the unity you two bands must have, understood?”
Everyone nodded.
“For this week, you won’t have the training for the special stages. For the time being, just teach each other the dance routines of your songs. Until then,” the man waved before departing, leaving everyone in silence.
“Well…” the dark-skinned Wonder Girl in the back began in her low husky voice, “what shall we do first?”
“Because we are the guest, it is only natural to let our host make the decision,” Sun Ye looked over at the Morning Musume members.
“I wanna see what the Wanda Gaarusu can do~!” Sayumi hopped over and clung to Eri.
“But I want to watch Morning Musume first~!” Sun Mi, the spacey doe-like woman, pouted.
“Well… This could be troublesome,” Ye Eun scratched the back of her head. “How about we review the songlist and then we have a vote on what we want to see? We can then provide a sample and then choose from there?”
Everyone looked at each other and then nodded, thus agreeing to the red head’s plan.
Ai didn’t really care what was going to happen. She absentmindedly chose the tango song they were supposed to do since she had always liked watching it onstage in Takarazuka shows. Besides, it seemed like the management had already chosen tango partners according to the roles each person plays in their group. Unfortunately, there were only five Wonder girls, and nine Musume, therefore the Gorokkies were the only lucky ones paired off with the Koreans while Koharu and eighth gen were simply paired together…
Ai wondered what the reasoning behind each pairing was, however. She noticed that her tango partner was Sun Ye, probably due to the fact that the two were leaders. The other pairings seemed interesting enough, however. The pairs were as followed: Ai and Sun Ye, Risa and Ye Eun, Eri and Yoobin, Reina and So Hee, and much to everyone’s amusement and the pairing’s chagrin, Sayumi and Sun Mi.
“Wow! I think everyone wants to see the tango!” Risa’s eyes widened as she watched the amount of hands skyrocket.
“Well each pair will do different things, I’d imagine the Momusu partners are very curious of what they get to do with their Wonder Girl partners…” Sun Ye said matter-of-factly, “Say, do you remember all the guy parts, Ye Eun?”
“I do,” the crimson-haired woman nodded.
“Alright,” the Wonder Girls leader clapped her hands together, “Ye Eun and I will demonstrate each partner dance!”
Everyone sat by the wall of the studio, intently watching save for the Wonder Girl members since they already knew the dance. Again, the tall girl with long jet black hair, So Hee, Ai remembered, walked over to the stereo with boredom and was to be in charge of the audio for this sample.
“We will be demonstrating Ai-san’s moveset,” Sun Ye said aloud.
“Wow, you two are already on first-name basis?” Linlin looked over at Ai, but the leader ignored it. Instead, Ai kept a close watch on Sun Ye.
The song that played was like a mix of classical violins with a mysterious beat. Sun Ye was alone while Ye Eun stood off to the side, presumably offstage.
I want nobody, nobody but you~
I want nobody, nobody but you~Sun Ye’s mesmerizing look reminded Ai of their little dance session earlier, causing her to slightly redden up again, but she continued paying attention.
Nandareun sarameun silheo niga animyeon silheo
I want nobody nobody nobody nobodyAs she let the final nobody end, she struck a pose and a low heavy trance bass echoed off the studio with a melodious string arrangement in the back. Ye Eun played the part of a man walking up to Sun Ye to the beat, her piercing gaze just as hypnotizing as Sun Ye’s. The dance was a mix of waving, and of course, tangoing. Everyone’s eyes were glued on the couple as the two nearly performed splits on the floor in two different directions. Throughout the dance, there was this unexplainable charisma and powerful grace that melted the Musume in the blink of an eye. All of a sudden, they froze, though the music kept going. With fine-tuned ears, Ai heard Sun Ye counting to herself.
Oh, so each tango couple has a solo at certain times? Ai thought to herself as the two, after a certain amount of time elapsed, began dancing again, with Sun Ye being twirled by Ye Eun’s hand before stopping.
Just then, the music became revamped as So Hee reset the music back to the middle of the Nobody chorus. Ye Eun comically fled from Sun Ye, earning giggles from the others before returning to her in the same fashion as before. “This one is the Eri/Yoobin dance~!” Sun Ye called out, notifying both her partner and everyone else.
When it came to the solo part, the two released each other, did their own thing, and then Sun Ye leaned upon Ye Eun to the beat before they locked hands again, the crimson haired woman dipping the leader low near the ground as the latter kicked her foot high in the air.
“Ooooh…” Eri looked over to the corresponding wonder girl partner, smiling goofily at the other, “we’ll work hard, partner!”
Sun Ye then announced that they were going to do Sun Mi and Sayumi’s dance next. Ai thought this was more of a tango because with the solo, it seems that Sun Mi will have to sweep Sayumi in the air and twirl in a posed ballet-like picture before landing on the ground. So Hee and Reina’s solo dance was similar to the narcissist pairing, only So Hee had to let Reina sit on her knee after the twirl rather than pose a landing on the floor.
Everyone gaped at Ye Eun’s solo. Risa let out a muffled “USO!” when Sun Ye slid between Ye Eun’s legs sexily, hand resting tentatively on Ye Eun’s thigh as she swerved around and stood back up again. While the Morning Musume sub-leader hyperventilated, the others simply nudged her saying “What a lucky woman~!” or “girl, you get to be sliding under Park-san’s legs~!”
Ai smiled quietly at the thought of clean, not-wanting-to-be-sexy Gaki-san doing such a scandalous thing. This was definitely going to be an interesting practice…
Official tango performance
here and rehearsal clips
hereThe Anonymous dance session inspired by
this Anonymous dance session
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