『JenSoo Short Stories』

Paris, La Ville de l'Amour

"Hey Jen, why don't we eat first? It's already night time." Jisoo pulled Jennie's sleeves and put the girl out of her thoughts. Jennie shook her head and looked around her, figuring out the situation.

"Oh sure, unnie. Let's find a restaurant around the Eiffel Tower to eat. The view is so beautiful."

Jennie was right. The tower takes on a gold sheen as soon as night falls and everything was glamorous as a fairyland. The two found a restaurant in a luxury building where there is a huge balcony. From there, we can see the whole city at a glance, with the tower at the center.

It was the best place to eat dinner but reserving a table there costs a fortune, the waiter told them.

"Well, it isn't a problem, we just want to eat calmly. Here you go, I think the money should be enough to reserve that table." Jisoo said while sitting down, and the waiter immediately nodded and gave them the menu.

They ordered their food and asked for two cups of hot chocolate. Jisoo, as always, got herself some chicken skewers. They stood on the edge of the balcony, admiring the view and waited for the food. And of course, they both didn't forget to take a bunch of selfies and pictures of themselves.

Emm, Jennie considered. Maybe it's the moment now.

Or maybe not.

"U-"

"Jen, you know, people often call Paris 'La ville de l'amour'," Jisoo said all of a sudden. She clearly didn't realize she cut Jennie's words. The younger was very awkward, but Jisoo continued, "now I think I understand why. Everything is just so beautiful. No wonder everyone finds their love here."

Jennie was speechless — Jisoo brought up the topic of love one step ahead of her and Jennie didn't expected that coming. Her plans have just been interrupted. Furthermore, there's something she didn't catch in Jisoo's sentenses and it bothered her. Meanwhile, the older didn't notice the slight change in the atmosphe between them. She simply looked at Jennie, waiting for her to speak, and then looked back to the Eiffel Tower.

"La what?" After a while, Jennie asked in a confused tone. She was trying to get the words while avoiding Jisoo's suspicion.

"La ville de l'amour - the city of love, it's French, you little fool. I thought your French was very good." Jisoo answered jokingly, taking a sip of her hot chocolate drink.

Usually, Jennie would have punched her. But this time, the younger girl only breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, she didn't ask questions about me being so silent, Jennie thought.

"Emm, speaking of love, unnie, I have-" Jennie stuttered, thinking that her plan could still work and... she immediately regretted afterwards.

Unfortunately, Jisoo heard her.

"What, Jen? Just say it already, I'm not going to eat you," the other was chuckling, but Jennie knew she was serious.

"No it's just that..." Jennie stopped, thinking of her words, "I'm going to confess to my crush and... I'm kinda nervous." She finally said, scratching the back of her head.

"Omo really!? Yah Jen it's a good thing! You shouldn't be nervous." Jisoo exclaimed, jumping like a fool. The awkward atmosphere between them disappeared in an instant. "So that's what you were hiding from me huh? You know, I can always help you. If you want, I can even help you to practice!" She said excitedly.

Jennie was shocked - things were turning in a way she never thought.

That's just insane, she wants to 'help me practice' how to confess to my crush, who's - actually her, Jennie thought. In this case, either Jisoo is too naive and actually wants to help her or she just wanted to make fun of her.