"i'm doing this for you. all for you."

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mina's pov

"i need to do three cheers?" i asked in shock and she nodded. i groaned and sighed.

"come on, you can do it. i know you can," nayeon cheered me up.

"i'm gonna be at our school paper at the end of the year and the title would be, 'the weirdo, geeky, ugly-faced nerd trying out cheerleading but ends up embarrassing herself'," i said while making some hand gestures in the air.

"that's too long for a title," she replied and i sighed.

"you're going to do it badly if you'll not do your best and try," she explained. "show me what you got."

i nodded and positioned myself.

"the s is for super and the u is for united the p is for perfection and you know we are excited the e is for energetic and the r is for rad
so tell the other team that we're the best! woo! go bulldogs!"

"v-i-c-t-o-r-y! that's the bulldogs spirit! victory, victory, victory!"

"knock 'em down! roll 'em around! come on defense work, work!"

the captain stood up and clapped her hands in proudness. "that was pretty good."

"you liked it?" i said in surprise.

"um, no honey, i loved it. i saw the sizzle that everyone wants," she expressed. "but i think you need some help with your," she made gestures on her face. "please! let me do this on you! just for this day!"

"you want to do a makeover on my face?" i asked and she nodded and grinned.

should i have a makeover? i mean, jimin will watch so should i?

"just for this day?"

"wait. you're allowing me?" she said in a shocked tone.

"i guess so," i replied in an unsure manner.

"omg, really? i can't believe it. this is the day, this is the day where you've finally come to your senses! oh my god. you really needed this," she said in joy and almost cried.

"umm, okay?"

i looked in front of the mirror as nayeon was finishing the makeup look with a light pink liptint.

"look at you," she said in a proud manner. i smiled at myself and thought that i can actually be a beautiful girl just like my best friend. "i knew you have real beauty."

i have no words to myself but just.... wow. is this still.... me? i didn't know i have an elegant aura in me. i don't think i'm the ugly-duckling mina anymore, i think i'm the beautiful-classy mina right now.

nayeon's pov

she's flawless. she has a shapely figure, wasp-waisted, glossy skin, slender eyebrows, velvet eyelashes, sea-nymph ears, dainty nose, dazzling angel-white teeth, sunrise gold-ish orange hair, syrup-sweet heart shaped lips, joyous personality, soothing voice. everything is in her. this is.... her. my best friend who was outcasted by other people. my best friend who was bullied by people who were surrounding her. my best friend who is a nerd and making fun by other people. my best friend who was trying to live in this chaotic world. now, she's going to be the star later.

"nabongie? nabongie!"

"huh?" i went back to the real world and shook my head. "sorry, i spaced out a bit."

"do you think," she looked at the mirror. "people will change their minds about me?"

"after you slay the cheers later, i think they'll fall for your charms," i expressed. i mean it's true. "i think you'll be the star of our school paper and the title would be, 'from nerdy to hotty'."

mina's pov

i smiled at the thought of that.

"now, your favorite bestie needs to go. please go at the girls' changing room and just come to the stadium when your name is being called, okay?" she instructed me and i nodded. "you can do it, i know you can."

before she left she gave me a 'good luck' smile and i smiled back. i faced the mirror again and mentally talked to myself.

buckle up, start up, keep it up, don't give up, cheer up. i can do this. just go with the flow and see where it takes you. life is unpredictable.

as i waited for my name to be called, i saw a two girls looking at me while talking. i'm sure they're talking about me. one of the two coughed and they walked to me.

"hi, nice to meet you. you're so pretty. i'm chungha and this is yoojoung," chungha introduced. 

they're being nice to me. they even called me pretty.

"what's your name?" she asked.

"m-myoui mina," i answered shyly.

"weird. i think i've heard of that name before," yoojoung said and thought about it.

"myoui mina!"

thank god. that saved from these girls.

i stood in front of the captain, jihyo, assistant captains, nayeon and tzuyu. nayeon gave me thumbs up and mouthed 'fighting'. i looked around the stadium and my eyes were locked with jimin's. he was there, watching. my heart pounded crazily and i breathed in and out to calm myself.

"when are you starting?" tzuyu asked in an annoyed tone.

"oh, sorry." i looked down and sighed.

i stood up straight and did the cheers. i tried not to look at jimin and just focus on the captains. i of course tried my best.

"everyone did amazing today but we only need five more cheerleaders to complete the team," jihyo mentioned. "okay, so if your name is being called, you're part of the team."

"minatozaki sana."

"hirai momo."

"son chaeyoung."

"and lastly...."

please be me.

".... kim dahyun."

"congratulations to you guys and thank you everyone for trying out the team. for those who didn't make it, just try your best next year," jihyo ended and checked the paper again. "oh, i forgot someone. myoui mina should be in the team too. sorry."

wait. i made it? yes! i made it!

"congratulations miguri! you made it!" nayeon hugged me so i hugged back. "i'm so proud of you."

"thank you nabongie," i replied.

nayeon's pov

i closed the locker and i was shocked when i saw jimin leaning to a locker beside mine.

"hey."

"oh, hi," i said awkwardly.

"you look good today," he complimented.

"thanks," i replied.

"by the way, i noticed that your best friend mina joined the team," he mentioned. "that's so weird. i thought she's a nerd and wow, she's pretty— i mean, you're prettier but she got—"

"you think she's pretty?" i asked in an exciting tone.

"yes but—"

"really? oh my god," i said and ran.

i've got to tell her about this.

note: a long chapter for ya'll