『JenSoo Short Stories』

Aubade (Dawn Serenade) #3: Dawn

5:32 am August 15, 2021

The reddish ray of light stuck her face triggering a well-kept memory to reappear in her thoughts.

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213A 23rd Floor, Seoul Condominium

Baby girl, you're my Jichu, you're my baby.

You're my flower, You're my everything.

My Jichu, my baby.

Jisoo stirred from her sleep, as she expected, Jennie has disentangled herself from her and now sprawled over the couch. Jennie has always been the crashlander kind of sleeper.

"Ahh Jennie, your voice should be considered a national treasure." She said letting the alarm tone play some more before actually turning it off. Words aren't enough to describe how much she cherishes her voice but she had to turn it off so the actual Jennie can sing to her.

"Yah wake up. Yah Jennie yah!'' She shrugged Jennie's leg which is on top of her thigh but the sleeping girl did not even flinch.

"Ahh what should I do with you?" Jisoo stood up from the sofa, hands behind her hips, her eyebrows creasing as she thought of a way to wake up Jennie without having to hit her or throw a bucket of water.

"The sun is about to rise..." Jisoo panicked as the reddish ray of light stuck her face, she immediately parted the curtains in front of them so they'll get a clear view of the sunrise.

Jisoo decided to just lay on top of Jennie, hugging her gently, placing her head on the other girl's chest then she counted to ten. She knew Jennie would return the hug immediately as if she was programmed to do so when it comes to Jisoo's touch.

After the countdown, Jisoo wasn't wrong, she felt both of her arms crawling its way to her back and eventually clasping it together as if locking it to prevent Jisoo from getting away.

Jennie is still doing these things unconsciously and Jisoo always finds it warming, not only because she only does this to her but also, this is one of those times when she's really convinced it's the red string of fate that's behind all of these.

"Jisoo..." after another ten seconds, Jennie whispered in her sleepy voice.

"Sunrise.." Jisoo kissed her on the lips, drawing smiles at each other's faces and finally, watching the sunrise together at their huge glass window and looking forward to more.

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Present time

Jisoo can easily remove the cap and look at her face but she was afraid, afraid to move and afraid to touch the woman in front of her, for it may just shatter all her hopes today.

She placed her head on the driver's chest and as soon as she embraced her, she started counting to ten following the rhythm of the woman's heart beat.

"8."

She doesn't know if it was possible but even the way the heartbeat rings in her ear sounds a lot like....Jennie.

"9."

By this second, she realized that what could break her even more than this person not being Jennie is---- if she really turns out to be her.

Five years would mean the red string of fate was cut down and Jennie's heart won't hug her like she used to.

"10."

Jisoo silently swore that she will finally start healing herself, replacing in bits & pieces the hole that Jennie left if this woman doesn't hug her back.

---except that she did. Same arms locked her in a tight hug. She frozed, unable to let it sink in that even after all these years, the heart still remembers.

Yes. It's Jennie.

"Jisoo-ah.." and then it came, the same sleepy voice Jisoo would do anything to hear again, a sound almost sounded like a serenade causing you to fall for her even more.

"Jennie-ah." Jisoo looked up only to catch Jennie's gaze. Jennie's features have changed a lot, wrinkles on the side of her eyes are visible, her hair was longer and she became skinnier too. It was for the first time in five years when Jisoo felt like she was stuck in time and the appearance of Jennie pulled her back to reality. Everyone---even the love of her life is changing except her.

Jennie pulled Jisoo into a kiss, making the most out of dawn, all the accumulated regrets were poured out by both women letting their gestures speak for themselves, by the time they parted the sun had risen completely.

"Do you want me to come back home?" Jennie's voice broke in tears as she asked Jisoo. The older girl tried kissing Jennie's tears away until finally resting her lips on the side of her cheek.

She smiled. Her own tears threatened to spill again.

Finally, Jennie gives her a choice.

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