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For two weeks, Jihoon's heard the same melody played on some piano he's never had a gimplse of as he danced
Perhaps dancing in the gym's abandoned basement room wasn't the best idea, but it's the near best option he's got, since his gym can't afford a dance studio, and he's got a showcase coming up soon
But he always appreciated the beautiful melody played by a mysterious person from a room he could never locate, the sound from which he swayed his body along the music to.
It frightened and excited Jihoon, the mysterious piano player could be a murderer for all he knows, but hey, at least he's getting free music, if that makes sense. Obviously it made him frustrated after a non consecutive 5 days in the last two weeks hearing someone play the piano, but not pin pointing the face behind the music, nor finding the room from where it was played
It was almost like he was being watched
Regardless, whoever was behind the piano, they played beautifully, and it helped Jihoon relax and dance, preparing for his big show, it's unfortunate he won't be able to use those songs, since he didn't know the songs, nor the person who played the piano
He put his music on, stretching, nearly toppling over when he heard some piano keys being played, Jihoon wanted to find out who was playing those keys
Safety first though, carrying some metal rod he'd found along with the rusty items abandoned in the basement, he followed the noise with light steps, the chords seemed to stop as he continued to walk further
What the fuck
Guess he was going to have to find out another way, huffing as he ran upstairs to the front desk
"Jihoon, dear! Anything I can help you with?" the front desk lady smiled, at a panting Jihoon
Being a member of the gym for years, as he was teased for being a chubby kid, had its perks, the workers, old ladies kissed his ass for being adorable, which was why he was allowed into the abandoned basement in the first place, anwyays
"I have a question...Uhm, do you guys by any chance have a piano in the basement?"
"A piano..? Hmm, ah! Yes, it's old and nasty, though? Perhaps broken, it wouldn't work if you tried-"
"Whereisit" Jihoon rushed upon hearing the answer
"Well it used to be a security room, before it stopped being used after the gym's budget cut and the basement was left at that...but I believe if you walk down the hallway, it should be in the second door, written security on the door!"
Alright. Sounded creepy, but Jihoon was willing to find the person, "by the way, why are you carrying a metal rod?"
Fuck.
"Oh, I just tripped on accidentally so I moved it out of the way, not realizing to put it back, aha..."
"Be careful dear! Off you go"
"Thank you!" he bowed, running back downstairs, gripping onto the metal rod, light footsteps towards the security door
Everything looked nasty, Jihoon took account of, as he shuffled closer towards the door, he heard some rustling from inside
So there was someone in there
He held onto his rod tighter, "I know someone's in there, don't try to run, I'll h-hurt you!"
Jihoon was expecting some monster, instead he heard some high pitched laughter from inside, furrowing his brows, he barged in the door
"I swear I'll hurt you!" Jihoon screamed as he got inside the room, shutting his eyes, aiming for a random direction
Opening his eyes slightly, he didn't expect to see a rather tall boy, around his age, maybe older, standing with his arms crossed
"Who the fuck are you?" Jihoon spat
"No one" the boy rolled his eyes
"You're the creepy bastard who's been playing the piano in this room all this time? Why'd you stop everytime I tried finding the sound?" Jihoon fumed, clearly taken back by the situation he was in
"Me? Creepy bastard? I'm just playing the piano, enjoying my time, you're the creepy bastard dancing to my melodies"
"H-how do you know I danced to them!"
"This is a security, no, was a security room, there's still working footage here, so with this little security camera, I saw your dumbass dance to my music, everytime you walked near, I stopped. I've gotta say, it's quite funny watching you become flustered not knowing where the sound's from, took you long enough to find me though," the boy let out an annoying laugh, clearly mocking Jihoon
"So you're telling me, you've been watching me dance for the past two weeks, like a creep! A-and you were okay with that?"
"Listen kid, I'm just playing this piano for free, and you happen to be dancing, trust me, if I could break the piece of shit to avoid seeing you dance, I would, but unfortunately I can't, since it's the gym's"
Okay, rude
"I'm. Not. A . Kid. I'm 19!" Jihoon grew furious by the second, wanting to slap the arrogant boy in front of him
"Shit" the other boy muttered
"What?" Jihoon spat
"Nothing, you look like a 12 year old, yet you're older than me," the taller boy casually spoke, shrugging his shoulders
"So not only are you a creep, but you're a disrespectful one? I'm older than you-"
"Listen, dancer-ssi, I'm not a creep, and no one in their right mind would've guessed that you're older than me, but we've got that cleared out by now, so can you stop being annoying and leave?"
Well, it's not like Jihoon could do anything more either, and for some reason he was really pissed at the younger, but he didn't exactly know why. The boy just irked him, and it bothered him more than anything
"So are you gonna stare at my handsome face all day, or move, hyung?" the boy smiled innocently, god Jihoon wanted to punch him
"You're so fucking-" before Jihoon could curse the boy
"Sexy, I know, now leave" the younger cut him off, "full of shit!" Jihoon completed
About to open his mouth, to snap at the boy, the taller boy cut him off, once again with a mischievous annoying smirk
"Lai Guanlin, 17, and not full of shit, remember the name the next time you move those hips to my melodies"