20 Prepping
"Why am I so nervous?" Jaemin couldn't help but to frown.
Jaemin was still half-sleeping in one of the trainee dorms. He was having a fierce debate within his mind on how he should act in front of JYP. Since the appointed time was only two hours away.
It was quite the coincidence, but he and Jinyoung shared a bunk bed, he was on top, while Jinyoung sleeps under him. The other trainee that used to sleep under him had been eliminated, about a week ago.
[Author note: About a week ago, week ago!!!!!]
He didn't need to worry about getting eliminated though, he was the most promising one out of all the trainees. His looks were appreciated by the whole company, as well as his multiple talents.
Especially his singing, not a lot of trainees could sing, and he could. Moreover, he could also play the guitar to accompany his singing, which made a lot of hearts in the company waver.
Most of the trainees got in through dancing, while only a minority of them had gotten in by singing.
JYP Entertainment had quite harsh requirements, and being remotely handsome/pretty was secretely one of them. Honestly, when one auditions, it depends about 50% on your looks, and the rest on talent.
Have you ever seen a fat and ugly idol in one of those k-pop groups? No.
Even if you did, he/she wouldn't be a singer, but an actor or comedian. (****cough cough cough Lee Guk-joo)
That guy under him, wasn't that handsome, and he wasn't overly talented, so it was only a matter of time untill he had to leave. This was also the reason why he didn't easily make friends with the trainees, since most of them would get eliminated in one of the weekly examinations anyway.
He was like that in the past as well...
He had gotten acquainted with the guy that got eliminated though, and the only thing that idiot did was complain to him about why he got eliminated through KakaoTalk. The majority of his messages were from him. He had been literally spammed by this guy way too much.
It was very annoying.
It had gotten so out of hand, that he just had block him.
Guess what happened next?
His KakaoTalk ID magically got spread around the whole JYP trainee circle, forcing him to get another one. JYP had warned him before about it, but even he hadn't thought it would have happened this quickly.
It was a bit of a hussle, having to let his friends know his new ID, but it wasn't that bad.
"Yo, Jaemin, you awake?" Jinyoung bumped his foot softly into his matress a few times.
"Yeah, let's get out"
"Sure."
They both got out with a bit of a struggle.
Oh how much he longed for his king sized bed inside of his apartment....
They then went into one of the bathrooms to go and brush their teeth.
"Don't we look like a couple, cinderella?" Jinyoung said jokingly
"Couple my ass, this cinderella wouldn't date you for even for a million dollars."
Only Jinyoung used this nickname, since he looked like a prince even in the morning. Others were just envious. It looks like even the boys had to make fun of him due to his heavenly looks to keep their pride intact.
It was amazing, aside from the comments he got from his mates.
His morning routine was so much different compared to before. In the past, he had to cleanse his skin in the morning, apply all kinds of products and clean his face multiple times per day. His skin had to live on sunscreen like every two hours or so.
Koreans are well known for their intense skin care regime, to keep their skin white, glowy and an overall natural look. But he didn't need to do any of that.
One of the fuctions of his health stat made it so that his skin overall was devoid of any impurities, making it look incredibly healthy and white.
His hair also somehow looked good even though it was messy and ruffed, which is why he still had to fix it in the morning, to make him look even better.
His black hair and dark eyes, plus his white skin made a very good contrast, giving his appearance another boost.
His body didn't even need questioning, he looked like the idol version of superman. He had abs of steel and arms and legs that could be used as weapons.
Despite that, his skin was soft, supple and fair. If a girl touched his body, then their only wish would be to be able to touch it once again, and again, and again.
Looking and posing in front of the mirror was one of his favorite activities because of this.
They both quickly finished washing up and started dressing themselves, seperately of course. They still weren't close enough to strip in front of each other.
Even if they were, they weren't gay, so they wouldn't like, want to.
He and Sehun were close enough, but the action of watching each other almost naked wasn't something he really enjoyed, and neither did Jinyoung.
"Jinyoung-ah, you done?" It had taken a while, so he wondered what the hell Jinyoung was doing in there.
He heard an: "I'm coming!" that was almost unable to be heard due to the sound of an intense session of ruffeling clothing.
It took about fifteen minutes for Jinyoung, and about six for himself.
They went to have breakfast and finished relatively quickly, and then began their morning training. It was saturday, so they didn't have to go to school.
Jaemin was working hard everyday, giving it his all at every practice session. This way, his stats would develop the quickliest. At school, it was like that as well.
He had a lot of fun as well.
He was now dancing the new choreography the instructor, Ahn Joo-min had given to his group of trainees.
There were five different groups of trainees: S, A, B, C and D
The most promising trainees were placed in group S.
The majority of them were actually placed in B and C though, with S, A and D being a very small group. S was the smallest, and he was in there. In S, there were only three. He was quite suprised, Jinyoung wasn't in here, but in A?
He thought he would probably get promoted in a few weeks time.
The privileges of a trainee get higher when he/she advances into a higher class, to keep the competition going. It is also possible to get promoted or demoted. This way, it motivates the trainees to improve themselves faster.
One of those privileges were better practicing rooms, better dorms, and better treatment from the company in general.
The group S trainees had already met a lot of their sunbaenims, while the group C and D trainees had only met one or two. They usually gived advice and cheered them on.
He had to say, it was a pretty effective strategy, but still a little harsh for the people who didn't have a lot of talent and had to get through by working extra hard.
Life was harsh though, he had experienced it before.
"Almost there." whispered Jaemin with a ragged breath.
No matter how good his body fitness was, he was still human, and humans get tired if they work too hard for too long. And he was dancing like a maniac, so it was only logical that he would be exhausted.
What Jaemin hadn't noticed though, is that JYP and some other people had entered the studio via the backdoor.
There were two entrances, and he was facing the mirror on the right side, while they came in from the back, so he wasn't able to spot them, nor hear them because of the loud music.
"Let's do it." The other trainee nodded at him.
They wanted to impress the dance instructor with some flips, because who didn't like flips? It wasn't his idea, but the other trainees's. He hadn't done very well lately, and he didn't want to get demoted to class A. Which is why he had to do something to make up for it, and tumbeling or doing a backflip was one of the best ways to do it.
Not many trainees could do that though, the only one he knew he could ask was himself, so he agreed.
They weren't really friends, to be honest, he didn't even know his name.
Nor was there a need to, in his opinion.
The song had reached it's climax, and they both sprinted diagonally towards the center.
Jaemin braced himself and swung his legs above his head, and let his body follow along with it, and the other trainee did the same, although a bit rougher.
He landed perfectly, and the other trainee slipped up a bit on the landing, but still did pretty well..
"Wooooooowww!!!" was heard in the back of the studio.
The music had ended, so Jaemin clearly heard it. He turned around to see who it was, probably Jinyoung?
But it sounded so...
Feminine?.....
That's JYP and.....
Suzy?!
