2020 Anniversary: Queue and Ayyy

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"We're on in two minutes!"

Taehyung peeked over Nessa's shoulders and read the title on her cue cards. He sighed. "Seriously? Another one? Couldn't you have come up with a better title?"

"I'm sorry that I have online school and I'm writing this literally the day before it's supposed to be up because I'm so stressed out about my work," Nessa snapped, pouting. "Must you always be so blunt?"

"You're the one who wrote him that way," Hoseok commented, taking a sip of his coffee. "Now, can we get on with this? Seokjin's going to be mad if we're late to that team meeting."

"Didn't you move it to tomorrow?" Jungkook asked him.

Seokjin shrugged. "I mean, this might take all night considering someone won't get over her nerves and sit down with the rest of us."

"I'm sorry, I'm kinda panicking, okay?" Thanda mumbled, looking down at her feet.

Before Seokjin or Hoseok could take action, Jordan brushed past the boys and hugged her. Taehyung looked at them confused.

"Sweetie, there's no need. I've told you this before, I won't let anyone get away with hurting you and if you can't handle something, you are free to leave," Jordan said softly. "I'm sure Nessa can come up with a plan if the need arises."

"Since when was she the comforting type?" Blessing whispered to Hoseok, highly annoyed.

Hoseok shook his head in disbelief.

"I mean, Thanda did go to her for comfort rather than you guys so..."

"Taehyung, please don't start something now," Jimin scolded quietly.

"If you need some time off, we can do this privately," Nessa suggested.

Thanda shook her head. "Nope, we're doing this. I won't be weak like I was the last time."

"You weren't-" Jungkook was about to correct her but Seokjin gave him a look that said not now. Jungkook sighed and followed the rest of the group to their seats.

The stage curtains opened up to reveal an auditorium full of the readers. Everyone applauded loudly as the lights shine on the cast below.

Taehyung winked at a few fans. Namjoon and Thanda shyly waved at the crowd. Hoseok flashed a huge smile and yelled "Hi, everyone!" while Yoongi and Blessing tried to shush him. Seokjin kept calm and bowed at them before sitting down. Jimin smiled and did the same. Jordan just threw a peace sign before taking her seat.

Nessa walked in behind them all and greeted the audience. "Welcome to celebration of the end of the second year of The Power Within, dear readers!"

Cheers and whistles erupted from the crowd. The cast clapped along calmly.

"That was a scripted mouthful," Taehyung mumbled. Jimin nudged his side.

"Yes, it's been two long years and only recently have we seen the entire team in action," Blessing teased. "Everyone but me."

"Well, you don't exactly have offensive powers, do you?" Namjoon commented.

"I'm the one giving everyone weapons here and I have a whip the freaking author refuses to let me use again, excuse you," she fired back.

Nessa chuckled nervously. "Yeah, this book needs some serious rewriting. I promise none of it was intentional. I'm just an amateur teenage writer who has no idea what she's doing."

"Eh, you're learning at least," Seokjin said.

"So with another year gone and the end being near, we all thought this would be the perfect time to reflect on this that have happened and tease certain parts of possible future events," Nessa continued. "I really wanted to do a fourth wall breaking special chapter but I knew I wouldn't be able to do it well enough just yet so I kept that for later. But for now, I've gathered the questions and the cast and ordered them to remain civil and polite during this-"

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