Invisible String || PURINZ

15 • the talk

And she couldn't even think about falling in love with anyone other than Kim Chaewon.

She tore her eyes away, continuing their walk to the store. Her cheeks were pink like Chaewon's, most likely for the same reasons.

"You know it's nothing, right?" The smaller girl quietly asked.

Yunjin furrowed her eyebrows. "What do you mean?"

"The whole Yena thing. I don't... I've never loved her. At least I don't think so," Chaewon explained, her eyes following the lines of the bricks under her feet.

"Can we talk about it tonight? Just you and I." She asked, her eyes tailing back up to look at Yunjin.

The taller girl smiled as she gave a nod. "If the others will ever leave us alone," She chuckled.

"Oh, they're seeing a movie tonight. Apparently Sakura really wanted to see it, but she kept insisting we wouldn't like it. Too scary, or something." Chaewon mumbled.

Miyawaki Sakura, I owe you my life.

With her free hand, Yunjin fished her phone out of her pocket to text the girl.

Jennifer: ill give u anything u need ily

Jennifer: my wingwoman

Jennifer: scary movie??? ur a genius

KkuraMiya: She kept wanting to come along. I felt so bad!

KkuraMiya: Now Kazuha keeps insisting that me and Manchae are planning to abduct her. As if she isn't living with us already...

KkuraMiya: Anyway, just tell her you like her, stupid. Love you.

Jennifer: ill kiss her extra good for u tn

KkuraMiya: ???

KkuraMiya: TMI, disgusting. You're like my family.

Jennifer: sorry.

—x—

It nearly took an hour for Chaewon to pull Yunjin from the gloriously stocked shelves back to the practice room. She kept picking things up and proudly showing them off to the shorter girl, either saying that she'd like it or that the little character on the packaging looked like her (which, in her defence, was always a very cute character).

But alas, Chaewon survived the war and managed to take the other back to safety where there were no distractions other than herself.

Yunjin was sitting on the floor, stocking the mini fridge in the corner as the other three came marching inside.

"I think it'd be fun. Better than bungee jumping again, I'd wither away." Sakura said, carrying a small back as Eunchae happily skipped behind her.

Chaewon looked up from her phone. "Tell me that's what I think it is," She gasped, her eyes growing big.

Yunjin glanced over her shoulder, a can of soda in her hand as she stared at the three.

"I'm expecting you to pay me back," Kazuha grinned as she snatched the bag from the Japanse girl's hand and threw it on Chaewon's lap.

"What is it?" Yunjin asked, closing the fridge door with her foot after she scrambled back up.

Their leader nearly drooled as she pulled a neatly packaged fresh waffle out the bag. There was a strawberry chocolate coating on one, and a mint chocolate coating on the other. Yunjin was impressed by Sakura's ability to remember exactly which flavours they love.