Y/N and Chaewon were laying on her bed when Hyewon walked back into the room.
"Eunbi unnie wants us to get ready."
Y/N looked up, "For what?"
"To go work out."
"Oh, Right."
Chaewon got up prompting Y/N to follow her. The radish pulled some clothes out of her closet and turned around.
"Turn around. I need to change clothes."
Y/N turned around, "Okay."
"If you even peek slightly, I'm poking your eyes out and telling Hyewon unnie."
"Okay. How will you know if I peek?"
"I'll be staring directly at you."
"Fair."
Y/N stared at the ceiling until Chaewon tapped on his shoulder.
"Done."
"Have you eaten anything?'
"No."
"You should before you go work out."
"Yeah, I was planning on that."
The two walked into the living room to see Hyewon and Eunbi sitting on the couch.
Eunbi looked up, "Are you guys ready?"
"Chaewon ah is going to eat before we go."
"Okay."
Eunbi got up and walked towards her room, peeking inside it to see Hitomi reading a book.
There's no way the two of us could end up tied right? That's usually something that happens between two people who are super close. We are just close friends. That is all.
Eunbi was about to walk back to the living room when Hitomi started massaging the back of her hand.
Eunbi walked into her room, "Tomi are you okay?"
"Yeah, my hand is just hurting."
Wonyoung popped her head in the door frame, "Your hand is hurting?"
"Yeah, it's nothing big. It probably means I've been holding this book for too long."
Wonyoung pushed her curiosity forward, "Where does it hurt?"
"The back of my hand."
Wonyoung looked back at her room.
There's no way right? Oppa!
Hm?
Hitomi unnie said the back of her hand hurts.
Yes, I know.
Does that mean that she might be developing a tie as well?
It could mean that.
Why have a bunch of ties formed recently? I thought you were keeping your 'flow' in check.
Those two have interacted with me frequently for the past three or four years. The flow built up in them is immense. Of course they're probably going to exhibit signs of it. Although, both of them developing ties is a little weird.
Why haven't you just removed the flow from them? Wait, will Hitomi unnie become tied to Eunbi unnie?
Maybe.
I assume we can expect it to connect to Eunbi unnie because those two spend the most time together right?
Not necessarily.
Why?
I told them that it formed because those two were the closest, but I was being vague. What I really meant was that he was the closest to her 'socially' or in the eyes of the origin. Chaewon noona's was a clear example of this.
Really?! I thought she'd be closer to one of the other JoYuriz.
Well, she has a crush on him. She's obviously going to prioritize him and think of him as closer to her even if the other members are actually closer.
Chaewon unnie has a crush on Y/N ssi?! Then what about Hitomi unnie and Yena unnie?
Yes.
Thanks.
After Eunbi and Hitomi talked about what she had been doing in the past few days, Eunbi walked back into the living room to find everyone ready.
"Alright, let's go."
The car ride was a little awkward as Chaewon took the seat that Hyewon would usually sit in and she felt bad about it. Once they arrived at the company building, the four walked into the gym and headed to their usual spots. Every now and then Hyewon would glance over at the duo on the other side of the room to check up on what they were doing.
"Ya Hyewon ah, stop getting jealous and spot me. I don't want to get injured because you were keeping tabs on your boyfriend."
"Ya, not so loud! We don't want people knowing!"
"Yeah yeah, just spot me."
Everything was going relatively normal until a loud sound boomed through the gym. It was the sound of something being dropped. Eunbi and Hyewon looked over to see Chaewon on her knees gripping her head. The two rushed over to check up on their precious radish but when they got there, she was unconscious.
Hyewon looked at Y/N, "Did you feel anything during that?"
"No."
"Should we ask Ji Hoon about this? This is kind of his area of specialty."
"I don't know if he'd want to do anything about this. He'd probably say 'she's fine, just let her rest."
"What about Wonyoung ah? She's been through this so she has to know what to do."
"Yeah that might be a better idea."
Eunbi gestured for Y/N and Hyewon to come closer, "You two carry Chaewon to the back entrance. I'm going to get the car so that we don't attract any more attention."
"Okay."
The two carried Chaewon to the back where they carefully loaded her into the car. After everyone buckled up, Eunbi sped over to the dorm. Once they arrived they hurriedly took the radish and placed her on her bed.
Eunbi walked towards the door, "I'll get Wonyoung ah."
When Eunbi walked into Wonyoung's room the two were gone.
Where the-
Eunbi knocked on her open door to attract the attention of Hitomi.
"Do you know where the two children went?"
"They're in the other dorm."
"Okay."
"You're back early. Did something happen?"
"Chaewon ah collapsed so we brought her back to rest."
Hitomi's eyes widened, "Omo, is she okay?!"
"We don't know."
"Why not bring her to the hospital?"
"We thought that it would be better to bring her to Ji Hoon."
"I don't know about that decision."
"We figured he was the best and most reliable option."
"If you say so."
Eunbi rushed to the other dorm and knocked. Shortly after, Sakura answered.
"Unnie?! Why are you out of breath? What happened?"
"Where is Wonyoung ah?"
"She's in Yujin's room."
"Okay."
Eunbi swiftly moved to Yujin's room and knocked before entering.
Wonyoung turned around, "Eunbi unnie? You're back early. Why are you out of breath?"
"I need *pant* you to come *pant* with me."
"Where are we going?"
"The other dorm."
"Am I in trouble?"
"No."
"Okay."
Minju and Yujin looked at Ji Hoon who shrugged and continued to teach them how to play one of the party games for the the group choses for their frequent group nights. Eunbi and Wonyoung rushed back to the other dorm and entered 2Won's room.
Hyewon looked up, "You're here."
Wonyoung looked at Chaewon, "What happened?"
"She suddenly started grasping her head in pain and then passed out." Y/N replied.
"How long ago was this?"
"Half an hour ago?"
"She should be waking up any second now."
As if on queue, Chaewon sat up clutching her head.
"Owwwww."
"Unnie how are you feeling?"
"Like poo."
"Eat some mint choco icecream."
Y/N looked at Wonyoung, "Does that really help?"
"No, but it will help her get over it."
"You don't seem to be taking this seriously Wonyoung ah." Eunbi commented.
"There's nothing I can do. I'm not Oppa so I can't directly help. As for my own experience, all I can say is 'just deal with it and it'll go away eventually."
"How does that help?"
"If we only take the tie into account, she won't suffer any damage. The only way she can get hurt is if she injures herself while she is going through her episodes."
"Is that really true?"
"Yeah. Unless I was lucky and Oppa just reversed any damage caused to me, I was completely fine. It's akin to having a second period but this one hurts waaaaay more. If I were to try to explain it, I would say that the normal human brain would usually be overloaded with the amount of pain it was feeling, but since our brains are evolved, we can actually process the pain we're going through. You guys have heard that burning to death is the most painful way to die right?"
Everyone nodded.
"Well, according to Oppa, the tie brings the potential to feel tenfold of that. Since it's Oppa, I'm inclined to believe him on that one."
"Did he explain how that might happen?"
"Well, he explained to me after one of my episodes that the pain I'm experiencing can vary depending on specific factors. He didn't name the factors, but he did say that for the most part, our pain should be on the level of minor headache to major migraines. He also said that if it gets worse than that to tell him. He told me that originally, but he just recently told me to tell you guys that in case you go through the same thing as me."
"Alright."
Y/N sighed, "Now how would we get him to help us with this thing?"
"He doesn't want to."
"Did he just say that? Or have you guys talked about it prior?"
"Neither."
"Huh?"
"After spending my entire life with him, I know how he is. He will most definitely say something along the lines of, 'Even if this has to do with my flow, this isn't my problem. You can ask Wonyoung ah for help but I am not responsible for this."
Y/N furrowed his eyebrows, "He should be responsible for this. His presence was what caused Chaewon ah's tie to form."
"I warned everyone in this group that prolonged exposure to me could lead to consequences, but you all brushed it off.' He just said that."
"He's right." Eunbi commented, "He did warn us and tried to minimize contact with us whenever he could."
"But there was no way you guys could have known this is what he meant."
"There's nothing we can do about it now."
"This dude is like a walking cheat sheet. Why doesn't he help us?"
Everyone looked towards Y/N, "Walking cheat sheet?"
"He can use flow, surely he should be able to help us with ease."
"Tampering with ties is something we really shouldn't do." Wonyoung warned, "Even when I pulled yours, Oppa told me to do it in a very specific way."
"So we're supposed to just let her suffer?"
"Yes."
Y/N sighed, "Wonyoung ah."
"Yes?"
"Ask him what happens if we were to terminate."
Wonyoung stared at Y/N for a few seconds, "Death."
Y/N looked at Wonyoung confused.
"I'm sorry Y/N ssi. I cannot translate that. Oppa's orders."
Wonyoung stood up and walked towards the hall, "I have to go now, I need to make sure Oppa isn't cheating on me."
Eunbi furrowed her eyebrows, "Cheating? Does she really have to do that?"
"She doesn't really mean it." Hyewon responded.
"They're not even dating though."
"That is why she doesn't mean it."
"I feel bad for Ji Hoon ah. She's so clingy."
"I think he secretly likes it."
"There's no way anyone would like that. I'm surprised he hasn't left us."
"He and Wonyoung ah have been friends all their lives. I'm sure he at least doesn't mind it."
"That's true."
Eunbi left the room to shower. After she finished, she entered her room and sat down on her bed
Hitomi looked up, "Is Chaewon unnie okay?"
"Yeah. How's your hand?"
"It still hurts."
She's definitely developing a tie. I should check up on Yena ya as well.