Nita's POV

Nita was walking into the house after her morning jog. She still had to run upstairs and grab her duffle, she had worn her dance workout clothes under her track suit for running. She didn't have time today to take a quick shower. She had finally spoken with her girls. Though she didn't get a chance to talk to Tonya, she did get an update on her girls, while she was on her run. They were going back into competition and they asked if she could choreograph a routine for competition. She smiled to herself and quickly ran upstairs to grab her duffle and head to YG.

As she made her way to a practice studio, she made sure she wasn't seen. Nita didn't like unwanted attention, it was one of the reasons why she came so early in the morning, not very many people were working. Every once in a while she would walk pass the ladies of 2NE1 practicing. She had fangirled the first time when she went pass them. CL and the girls were some bad ass chicks. They were practicing this morning as she made her way pass the room they were in.

Finding the room she usually used empty, she tossed her duffel in a corner, squatting down to pull out her phone and water bottle and went to the sound system, to set up her music. The girls had decided to go with "Dangerous," featuring Sam Martin, the radio edited version. They wanted a couples' choreography, since the group had partners since she'd left. By partners, it was understood, they had boyfriends. Lucky bitches, Nita thought. She set the system to repeat the song, so she didn't have to keep replaying it.

She began by stretching while listening to the music, closing her eyes, she focused on the tempo and beat of the music. Realizing that the steps were going to have to be quick. In her mind's eye, she started putting steps together, still physically stretching out her body. As she focused more on the words and melody, the choreography came into play. As the music came to an end she positioned herself to make her mental image a reality.

After about 45 minutes, Nita had a good portion of the choreography done, but there were still parts of that needed to be tweaked. She really wished she could borrow a person to really iron out the rest of the choreography. As she walked towards the chair that had her water bottle and towel, she mentally replayed the choreography in her head over and over again. Figuring out where she needed to tweak it and then working it out with Mr. Thin Air. Sometimes actually having a real person to practice with really helped, too bad that wasn't going to happen today.
As the song started replaying again she tossed her towel back on the chair and began the choreography, paying close attention to her movements in the mirror. There were still a bunch of spots she looked stiff in, maybe an actual partner would work that out. She really didn't have anyone to weight distribute with. Just like a genie had granted her a wish, she heard someone come in, she immediately straightened her posture, hoping like hell it wasn't Yang Sangnim. She looked like crap and probably smell like it too.

"Hey," came Siwon's voice as he came inside.

Nita hadn't been expecting him, he usually called before coming to YG.

"What brings you here," she asked.

"Had the day off and I wanted to talk to you about something," he answered. Nita hesitated for a moment, hoping this had nothing to do with the kiss at Safe House.

"I was hoping to negotiate something," he said. Nita tried to read his face, but couldn't tell anything.

"About what," she asked.

"You remember the guessing game we played about your favorite members in the groups," he asked.

Nita nodded her head, she really didn't want to play a guessing game.

"I was wondering if we could trade those out for workout time together, doubling the times and forgoing the second kiss I earned from the water balloon game," he had a tint of red in his face as he said the last part.

"I don't have any problems with that," Nita replied, not sure if she was disappointed or not at the thought of not kissing him again, "you have time now, right," she asked, thanking GOD for the gift of a partner to practice with.

The look on Siwon's face said surprised. "Yea did you have something in mind," he asked.

"Have you ever ball room danced," she asked, "I have a couple's choreography, I'm having issues with, because I don't have a partner, but since you're here . . . . ."

"You decided to use me," he finished her sentence, "I've taken some lessons, but I don't know how much help I can be creating formal ballroom dance choreography," he finished.
Nita wasn't sure what he thought her expertise was, but she figured she better explain, "I'm not working on a ballroom choreography. The dance I'm working on is a mix of the tango and contemporary," she said, pointing up. She was telling him to listen to the music and think.

"You have an extra towel," he asked, she nodded, "then let's get started."

It took Nita about 20 minutes to show him the steps.

"That's really quick, are you sure, whoever has to do this, can," he asked in between a break.

"The girls shouldn't have an issue with the pace, I'm more worried about their guys," she said absentmindedly, thinking out loud.

"The girls," Siwon asked with a questioning look, "you mean the other Fan Girls. So this is for
them," he stated.

She shouldn't have been surprised, he knew almost everything about her.

"Yea, I called them, earlier this morning. It was late evening over there. They were mad at me for leaving without saying anything, but it didn't take long for them to forgive and forget. They're entering competition this year and asked me if I could help. There was no way I was going to say no," she said, being honest. There really was no reason to lie to him.

"So all they had to do was ask you," he said, looking at her.

"They needed me and I wanted to help. We are friends after all, no matter where we go," she couldn't help thinking about everything she and her girlfriends have been through. They were always there, with no judgement in their eyes. You keep friends like that.

"So let's get back to practicing, if the guys have never danced, they're going to need all the practice they can get," Siwon said, setting down his water bottle and making his way back to the open practice room.

Taeyang's POV

Where had she gone off too, Taeyang wondered. He had followed Nita to YG, but she had disappeared. Sangnim had told them to spend a day with her, to see if she could collaborate with them. He wasn't sure how to ask her, so he decided to follow her and then come up with an excuse. He made his way towards the practice studios, passing by an open door. He glanced in to see CL and Bom practicing while Sandara and Minzy were rehydrating. He continued pass the door, but was called after, "ya Youngbae, you couldn't come in and say hi," Minzy shouted in the hallway. Taeyang knew he should have, but he needed to find Nita.
"Sorry, I'm looking for someone, my mind was somewhere else," he answered honestly. His head turned when his ears picked up music coming for another room in the hallway.

"Who you lookin' for," Minzy asked, following Taeyang's gaze, "Oh, you must be wondering about the new trainee, that sneaks in every morning."

Taeyang did a double take, when had they got a new trainee? "Yep, that's the same look I had on my face when we saw her," Minzy replied, "she's never introduced herself or came to say hi. You'll find her at the end of the hall," Minzy finished, nodding towards the room the music was coming from.

"What's Choi Siwon doing here," Minzy muttered.

Taeyang, turned to go to the end of the hall, "Hey, Taeyang, have you seen Nita," came a familiar voice from behind him.

"He and Nita are friends," Taeyang quickly answered. The comment earned him a surprised looked from Minzy while she mouthed, "who is Nita."

Taeyang turned to find Siwon making his way towards him. How did he know Nita was here, Taeyang wondered. "I think she's at the end of the hall," Taeyang answered.

"Thanks," Siwon replied and walked by him. Taeyang wasn't sure what to expect, but decided he needed to see what Siwon was up to before he made a judgement on Nita working with them.

Taeyang turned back around to face Minzy, "Who's Nita," she asked once Siwon was out of earshot.

"She's our assistant manager," he answered, "she comes early in the mornings to take care of workouts."

"She works out in there," Minzy asked, surprise on her face, "she comes in early and stays in there for almost four or five hours, how does she manage that," Minzy looked flabbergasted.
Taeyang was sure he hadn't heard her right, "four or five hours?" he asked just to make sure.

Minzy nodded. "What's going on, guys," Bom said, making her way into the hallway.

"She isn't a trainee," Minzy said, nodding her head again towards the end of the hallway.

Bom's eyebrows went up, her expression asking 'then who is she?'

"She's their assistant manager," Minzy answered the unasked question.

"Yeah, actually I came here to talk to her . . . . .," Taeyang tried to make his leave, but couldn't.

"You don't have to worry, if she just came here, she's not leaving for another couple of hours," Bom said.

Apparently, no one at the house really paid attention to what Nita did. But if she woke up so early and worked out and still managed to go with them on their group jobs, then clearly Sangnim saw something they hadn't.

"You guys should come to AllCell this weekend, we're taking her with us. I'm sure she'll be excited to see you," Taeyang said, not sure if Nita was a fan or not, but it seemed she liked all kinds of music, so maybe she liked 2NE1 too.

"Who are you guys taking, where?" asked Sandara making her way to them. CL was following
close behind.

"We're taking Nita to AllCell this weekend, you guys should meet us there," Taeyang tried to sum up the conversation in as less words as possible, forgetting they didn't know who Nita
was.

"Nita's our assistant manager," he added for clarification.

Both Minzy and Bom nodded to the only other occupied studio.

"Oh, so that's who she is," CL practically yelled in the hallway.

"She's a good dancer," Sandara said matter-of-factly. It took Taeyang by surprise, but he
wasn't the only one. The other three women were looking at her too. "What! I was curious so I stood by the door watching her, she really is good. I've been debating on asking Sangnim if we could use her for choreography. You should've have seen her dancing for Ringa Linga, it was a mix of the original and her own twist. She could really be a valuable asset to us," Sandara finished.

After Siwon had went in, Taeyang decided it was a good time to see what was going on. As he got closer to the door, he could hear the music. It was a David Guetta song, he liked his music. As he slowly eased the door open, he saw Nita dancing with Siwon. Her form was solid, though Siwon's kept dropping some. There pace was steady with the music, she moved with grace, though there were times when Siwon lost pace. As the music's tempo and rhythm picked up, so did her steps. He wondered if this was her workout routine or if she was creating her own choreography.

Unable to take his eyes off of her dancing, Taeyang realized he made a judgement before getting to know her. Those times she danced and sang in the house, she had been doing those things for fun. Right now, she was serious. He could tell from the way she carried herself and her constant gazing at the mirror, to see if her movements looked natural. He stood at the door till Nita and Siwon were done.

"Man, you're a drill sergeant," Siwon said taking the pink duffel out of her hand.

"I pride myself with my work, I'm especially strict to people learning what I've created," she answered honestly.

"I'm a veteran dancer, you know," Siwon replied smugly. Taeyang couldn't help wonder what Jiyong would think of their closeness. It wasn't hidden from anyone that Jiyong was into Nita, but from the looks of it, Nita seemed to be into Siwon. Regardless of the love angle of this triangle, he had made his decision, now he just had to see what the others would do.

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