Bab 32: Again
It was a new day, Junho got over it, the quest he got earlier was to rank one but funny enough it didn't even say it was complete or finished yet he had a feeling it meant that it was supposed to be ranked one in the second ranking evaluations.
He woke up early as to exercise and then go straight to the cafeteria to eat some breakfast, although his dorm had the amenities to allow them to cook he left a note that he was tired from cooking and he'll be eating at the cafeteria for today.
He saw some familiar faces, he just waved at them as soon as he got his meal he sat down and began eating, he soon felt the chairs were moved, he knew who it was.
"Good morning Hyung!"
"Morning Daniel"
"Its my first time seeing you here, don't you guys usually have your own cafeteria?"
"Is that how everyone see's it?"
"Yeah"
"Well I usually cook for everyone."
Kang Daniel's eyes widened but continued to eat as if he heard nothing, he felt that Junho was a real Hyung or was training to be a father at this point.
"So why are you here today hyung?"
"I wanted to get a breath of fresh air and I'm too tired to cook, and how are you holding up?"
"I'm doing fine as usual, everyone keeps asking me about how you treated us and why we were crying."
"I see, you guys did make a scene after all."
As the two were chatting an announcement was made for everyone to gather an hour later and that they had to be ready since today was where the second ranking evaluation would be announced, Junho and Daniel nodded and waved each other goodbye.
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It was what they had expected, Junho and Jinyoung sat together as the rest of sat anxiously, the two of them knew they weren't gonna get booted out they were still anxious for their new found friends.
Heechul kept calling and making comments, with every seat being filled the two sighed as some made it some didn't they knew they couldn't help them since ultimately their skills was important as well.
The two just stared as they waited until they were called.
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"HEY THE SECOND EPISODE IS UP!"
Jihyun yelled as Choo-hyun ran down, tomorrow was when Choo-hyun would officially start her trainee days but Woo-Jin had given her a letter yesterday telling her he and a friend from 'NEXT' sneaked it out as it was from Junho.
Choo-hyun looked at the episode preview along with Jihyun, shortly after she heard a spoon clang from the ground.
"Why are they Sexualizing my brother!"
Choo-hyun flinched and turned red, it wasn't the first time the she saw Junho took his top off but it didn't sit quite well with hear either since his boyfriend was showing his body on the television.
"Unnie I think it's just for the view besides he gets more screen time than the others I think this is his way of saying thank you to the producers."
"By Stripping down naked!?"
Choo-hyun rolled her eyes and massaged Jihyun's back, it was until Jihyun finally calmed down and remembered something.
"Ah right! I forgot a package came in here earlier, Junho told me to wrap it up but I forgot about it"
Jihyun stood up and took out a parcel, she then gave it to Choo-hyun, she took the car keys.
"I'll be waiting for you outside."
Choo-hyun nodded, she wanted to open the parcel first since it was small but decided to open the letter first.
'If You're reading this first it means Noona forgot about today, if you've read this after opening the gift well Noona did her job, anyway, You brought me a gift when I moved and I've kept wearing it until now so here's my gift for you.
-Love Jun-ah
Choo-hyun hid the letter she then opened the parcel and found it was a red ring, there wasn't any diamonds embedded into it but when she looked at it closely she saw 'Hyun-ah' engraved inside the ring.
"Ah this idiot"
Choo-hyun immediately wore it as she liked it very much since it came from Junho, she was immediately all smiles and forgot about being angry for showing his body for now.
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"That was close Junho"
Jinyoung said as Junho managed to retain the number one rank by only one point from him.
"Yeah"
Junho then remembered what JYP had told after the rankings, each trainee was given a choice who they want to be their mentor and had one on one sessions only after the rankings to ask advice for an hour or less.
"Do you know?"
JYP asked, it as if only he knew Junho's problem as everyone was oblivious to it since they liked his performance and was enthralled that they forgot what they should be judging.
"Yeah."
"Tell me then."
"Is it because I don't stand out too much?"
"Partly correct, I gave your group a 5 out of 100 since everyone scored you a 100, do you wanna know why?"
"Yeah."
"Remember when I told you that you have find that something? You know what I mean."
"I do."
"You're still lacking 'It', I love what you bring to the table Junho, you're a good singer, a good dancer, heck even the best leader I've seen."
"But?"
"I know you don't want to outshine your members and you try to create a perfect mix between Individuality and Group but you lost yourself trying to find that balance sometimes you outshine everyone that it looks like a solo performance sometimes you mellow out too much that we almost forgot you were in the group."
Junho looked at JYP who sighed and had his arms crossed as he stood in front of him.
"You no longer need experience Junho, You're already good but if you continue to be this way without finding your 'it' factor you're bound to have a mediocre career, one where you won't have any low lows and one where you won't have any high high's either."
"What do I need to do then? I really am stuck between trying to not to outshine anyone at the same time trying to shine the most out of the group."
"I get what you're saying, if you were a soloist this wouldn't be a problem since you could do what you want and no one would say anything but you're going to be in a group and finding that balance is hard, we let you take over 'Pick Me' since it was a first for everyone so we loved it."
"But?"
"You made everyone look like a back up dancer and no longer team members there but after that You've mellowed out and didn't do anything to shine but perform only excellently at your role, You can excel at your role and shine at the same time without hindering the others, do you understand."
"I guess so."
"What I mean Junho is stop trying to hold back just because you're afraid of outshining your teammates, you're scared of also screwing it up for everyone and that's understandable so I'm giving you a choice, continue or be a soloist instead."
Junho looked at JYP seriously he pondered but his eyes shone as he remembered the reason why he wanted to be a performer especially in a group.
"I think I understand now."
"I hope you don't disappoint me Junho, I know you'll find who you are and what you want to be."
"I'll do my best."
Junho bowed and thanked JYP he then left to catch up with Jinyoung.
"Aigo this is a problem he has to learn, I just hope he gets what I want to see and what he wants to achieve."
JYP then looked at the company logo, he sincerely wanted Junho to succeed but he knew he shouldn't interfere with his growth, he wanted him to learn how to make everyone around him better which he had just started to learn.
"He knows who is the best at their role and utilizes them perfectly he really is a good fit as a leader."
JYP looked at the hidden camera in the room.
"But he has to learn how to teach them how to shine in their roles instead of them catching up to his level which is impossible, if everyone in the group can shine in their role like he said then he wouldn't be worried about outshining them and he could still shine as brightly."
Chae Minsu then went out from a hidden door with a camera in his hand.
"Isn't he doing that already like you said?"
"I know, he already has 'It', I was lying earlier, I just wanted him to be who he is, like his persona as 'Jun' where he gives his best and leave it out all on the floor which he forgot since he's lowering his level to his teammates so they could get the optimal performance."
"I see, do you want this to be aired?"
"Depends on how his next performance goes."
"I understand"
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