C7: Support me

"I feel really hot right now. I wanted to sit in this part at the first place but it's a shame that you're already sitting comfortably here or else I'll definitely take the seat. Goodluck to you, I'll find to time to sit here."

His words were like bucket of cold water poured unto them. His indirect warning immediately made Min Kyu tremble. Thinking about his confidence also, he felt threatened.

"So he is choosing a seat according to the air."

"Nice humor."

"Look he sat at the 10th seat."

He choosed to sit at the 10th chair because it is near an air conditioner which is slightly hotter then the top part. He looked at the stage without minding others and thought about something.

The trainees soon came inside making them complete. He glanced at every direction amd confirmed that they really looked like near hundred. Soon after, the judges came inside. He recognized them and also earned exclaims from other trainees since they are all celebrities. Taemin also entered being the host which earned some chaos. Rain was also here being the most strict choreographer at all time!

"Let's start with the evaluations!" Rain was the head of the judges and it was his job to announce the start of the evaluation. Whilst Taemin will do these things when the live performance will start which is still far.

One by one, performers starting from the lower seats performed. They could perform with their companions from the same company or they could do it alone. He finds it too boring and didn't pay attention to it much. They also told them that a new grade was added for outstanding performers which is S.

"Next performer please!"

Hearing the shout, he descended to the stage. His evaluation was the most anticipated one except for JYP and YG. He licked his lips as he reached the stage and faced the judges. Rain found his documents and said, " Ah Ace your tall for your... wait, you're nineteen?"

The trainees also stood up hearing this. They thought Ace was something like seventeen nor sixteen but not nineteen. He looks cute like a sixteen year old and handsome as seventeen.

Ace scratched his head again with this reaction and replied, " Yes, it was always the reaction of people when I meet them."

"Ohh, from SM right? As expected...but why are your documents, a bit empty?" Hyuna said while pointing at some parts. The camera caught this part and was showed at the big screen which earned discussion.

"I think that they hid it." he lied.

"Let's talk again later after you performance okay?" He nodded at Rain and readied himself. The song given by Hyun Shik played. He then recalled the lyrics and performed it refreshingly expressing summer vibe. This time, his voice was the protagonist.

His voice travelled inside the hall soothing all people's minds inside. This was like a summer, nice for the body. The performers before him who finds it hot after dancing to their limit also closed their eyes feeling comfortable.

All of this ended when Ace spoke the last words. A series of applauses bombarded the whole room.

"Ace, you have good voice like what SM Idols always have. However you didn't dance and only stood there singing."

"Fuck!" Hyun Shik screamed on top of his lungs. He didn't saw it coming since they were too engrossed in listening to his song. The lady beside her jumped out of shock.

Inside the hall, Ace scratched his head awkwardly and sais, " I only trained for a month before coming here. They told me to focus on my vocals first before dancing."

This was like a huge bomb dropped in the ocean, Hyun Shik nearly killed himself watching this. Ace could have done some reasons like his leg was injured and couldn't dance.

A solemn expression appeared on their faces and Rain said, " That won't be it. I am telling you your grade in just singing, it's an A. However, we won't give you this when you don't dance."

The fact that he already got A is top notch. However, rules are still rules after all. Hyun Shik inside a room were really hopeless. However, it was until this moment that Ace spoke.

"Hmmm...actually I know how to dance a bit since my teacher teached me back then but I haven't shown it to the company because of lack of time."

Their faces which was earlier filled with disappointment showed a new expression with a bit of hope. Hyun Shik's ear also twitched because of this. Ace was right, they underestimated him.

"So you can dance?" Rain asked.

"Yes but I failed to give the track I want to dance to the DJ." He confirmed his skills. Rain crossed his hands and leaned on his chair like all other judges.

"DJ, please play the song he wanted to dance to."

"Please play Black Swan." Ace told the DJ with confident and firm voice. Black swan is a song for ballets. It contains elegance and beauty with it's slow tempo. This was for ballet but if Ace were the one doing it, he could costumize it at the last moments.

"Isn't it for ballet?"

"Just watch him!"

"SM is full of surprises."

Hyun Shik isn't excemted in those people who questioned his choice. It is a great and difficult song. Digging your own hole was even easier than these.

What Ace did next made the trainees and judge realize he will do a ballet one. He remove his boots which results to him being barefooted. In his mind, he was thinking himself that he remembered to wear half pants that when you use it, you can move freely.

"He mixed ballet and hip hop!"

"Wow!"

The judges commented as they see him do some pelvic thrust. His performance was like BTS Jimin's dance in his song , 'Lie'. Raising his hands on the air, he jumped and spined once like a rocket before landing and swaying his body once more.

His body seemed to be part of the nature and song as he move nimbly from one place to another executing his killing moves. The trainees were amazed by his sudden change in concept. His long sleeves were perfectly making noises that is good to the ears.

The judges were no inferior to their daze as they saw an epitome of dancing. Hyun Shik smiled satisfied with Ace's attitude this time. He judge a book before looking what's inside.

Ace took a deep breath before he execute his last deadly move, a handless cartwheel. He raised his right foot on the ground, then stomped it on the floor. Using this momentum, he swung his left foot perfectly like a rainbow while the right foot followed it displaying a half arc cartwheel. The landed firmly at the floor and spinned again while his left foot was raised vertically from the floor.

"Nice!" Everyone cheered as he finished his dance. His face showed no signs of tiredness as he pick hi boots amd wore them before facing the judges.

"Handsome, good singer and dancer, in short- a perfect Idol." Taemin told him while smiling frantically. The most strict person which is Rain was also smiling that big.

"Are you sure you aren't describing yourself senior Taemin?" Ace joked him.

"You are my pick already." Taemin said giggling. He likes people like Ace the most.

"Actually, your dancing was top notch. As far as I know, you are the best dancer I have seen for my entire life." Sunmi also praised him which caused the formation of blushes on Ace's cheeks. He raised the mic below his mouth and replied, " You are the most beautiful girl that I have seen so far excluding Hyuna."

"Ahhhhh!" The two of them screamed while feeling butterfiles on their stomach. They were really stunned by Ace's good words thus they made this reaction.

"Ah I remember, you are the McDonald's cutie right?" Dong Wook made him blush more. He lowered his head as he shrugged his shoulders and laughed. This caught Taemin's attention before he said," Now that you mentioned it, why did you sleep there?"

Ace then switched to lying mode and replied, " I just returned form overseas and I was so tired since I didn't have time to rest at the plane. I directly made it to the Smile Kids orphanage and donated small account then they unexpectedly made me sing for too long. I was then hungry so I did go to McDonald but I unfortunately slept there." he said quite ashamed even if he was bluffing.

"That's good, so young yet doing good deeds. Your skin..." Dong Wook said and Ace respectfully interupted him saying, " It's natural, also my face. But, I am not satisfied. It caused me too much."

"No!You are so handsome!"

"Who told you that? Let's go beat him."

The participants united as they throw thrests to he person who insulted Ace. He smiled feeling the connection before saying, " I... I have forgotten them already. What I have is now doesn't have anything to do with them. Thanks for the affection."

Ace's attitude melted each and everyone's heart. His gentle smile dod a great job in this matter. Rain remembered his words and asked him, "A month training made your voice like this. How did they manage to do it?"

The technique SM always use were perfectly hidden while it's effect were amazingly shinning. Because of this, many are eager to adopt to this technique. However, little did they know that SM's practice could never stand a chance to his former routine.

"Oh, I can't tell anything about that. They had sent me countless memos not to say anything. They'll practically kill me."

"You could tell us a bit right? Everyones curious about that matter...even if it is just a bit." Taemin pursued the matter. They haven't been able to talk about SM trainees about this matter but now they got a chance.

"Aren't you from SM also?" Ace recalled that Taemin was from the same company but why bother asking. The fact that he really is trying hard to lie is already breathtaking. What's more if he could mutter some things and they found it not true.

"It's just a branch. Not the main."he replied back. Ace decided to tell them that, " I can't really tell you. But I suffered from hig fever back then. They tied me and dropped me inside the water to increase my vocal range.."

"Gasp" the audience gasped after hearung his words however it is not finished yet. He was still spouting words while the judges were also dumbfounded.

Ace realized his mouth spouting this words and jolted covering his mouth. His eyes filled with greatest fear as he look at the judges. He also looked at the entrance si that Hyun Shik would see the situation.

" Wait, are you serious?" Rain blurted. He couldn't believe his ears! The training was really a serious matter, the law will never allow that cold blooded practice.

"That was..." Taemin wasn't different at all, the training he undergo is just normal nothing serious.

"Is this live?" Ace's hands trembled as he asked them. His mouth subconciously but his slender fingers while his eyes were a bit teary.

"No... we ..."

"You can edit that out right?" a bit of hope lingers in his mind. If the company would hear about this, he's doomed.

"Yes...we can...let's start at the part where you finished dancing." Rain was the head of judges so he can do this job. Whilst his companions were still shocked.

It was at this moment that Ace can no longer hold his tears and dropped on the floor crying. "Is he okay?" a commotion broke out. Taemin who is fond of him took the initiative to go to his side and to confront him.

After Taemin reached him, he mumbled a word enough for him to hear.

"Support me!"