Sorry for the lack of updates, sadly i was ill the past few weeks and i've been recovering, enjoy the double update and hope you enjoy!
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[no one's pov]
Hyejin comforted her for a few minutes, her other members was about to rush in but Yeji stopped them saying it was better if we don't crowd her just yet and leave some space for her
As her crying was a bit better she handed her a handkerchief y/n gave her when they were little "Thanks" she managed to get out "I don't wanna push you, you can say no, but what happened in the past" Hyejin asked "Yeah i feel comfortable saying this to you" Ryujin took a deep breath "It all happened when we debuted and we were done shooting for mnet at that time" Ryujin began taking in a deep breath "We were sent back to tour Changing room, i was falling behind a bit cause i wanna take my boots off, it's giving me blisters after the performance" Ryujin then started to talk her heart out with Hyejin
[Flashback]
"Aishhh..." Ryujin groaned, taking off her boots and setting them aside, she looked around and saw that her members were already way up in front "Ahhh wait.." She tried to stand up but her blisters were killing her "Need any help" A voice asked behind her seeing her struggle
She looked behind and saw presumably one of the staff there "Ahh.." She was hesitant at first but seeing that her members and managers were already far gone and probably couldn't hear her she had no choice "Yes, i need to get to my group mates" Ryujin finally said to the staff member and they gladly accepted, The staff grabbed her boot while ryujin slinged one of her arms around the staff shoulders and they carefully walked, when they arrived the staff explained the situation to Ryujin's manager while Ryujin was getting treated
After that encounter they slowly grow close to each other meeting and laughing freely with each other, to Ryujin it felt refreshing for her to meet new friends, Her trainee days she would always focus on improving while the exception of her survival show where she has to interact with the other members
but outside of work never, Ryujin felt herself grew comfortable to the staff, "Jihoon" that was the staff name Ryujin called them Hoon, ther friendship grew normal like every best friend at school would do, but later things got weird, really weird
as time fly by Jihoon started to ask for things, but at the time she didn't really mind it, she thought that she just wanted to return the favour to them, but as ITZY's and Ryujin's popularity grew the more expensive the things get, from a sign album that they could sell for a large amount of money, to electronics, fashion, and luxury jewel's
She didn't tell her members because they didn't want them to worry about her and she just confront jihoon about it later, but that 'later' never came
Day after day passed by of Ryujin spending her money on jihoon, but she couldn't say no to them, she's too attached to them. Later after a photoshoot Yeji noticed that Ryujin has been down lately and not her usual self around them, when asked she just say that she's fine and changed the subject, One time when Ryujin went out on her off days, Yeji who felt suspicious of Ryujin asked her manager if she could follow where Ryujin is going
Her manager and Yeji followed Ryujin until the vehicle Ryujin used stopped at a nearby mall, no matter how good Ryujin is at keeping her identity a secret Yeji still noticed her, years of being Roomates helped with that
She went inside the mall while Yeji asked her manager to stay if they needed to get away quick, Yeji followed her inside the mall and it seems like Ryujin was meeting a person
They went around the mall going to each stores buying certain things clothing, electronics, etc but one thing that didn't go unnoticed by Yeji is the fact that Ryujin kept paying for all the stuff, maybe it was her way of a friendly gesture but if she spent millions of won on some dude then maybe there's something more to it
Store after store they went in and the same thing keep happening, Yeji had enough and decided to confront her, after awhile they stopped at a restaurant, perfectly timed Ryujin stood up and went towards the bathroom
Yeji followed her in and leaned on one of the sinks waiting for her to come out from the stalls. Soon she did "Y..yeji? what're you doing here?" Ryujin stuttered "I'm here because im worried about you Ryu" Yeji's gaze softened and she slowly approached her grabbing both of her shoulders "What's going on ryu?" Yeji asked looking at her "Nothing is going yeji" Ryujin said avoiding eye contact "You can't fool me Ryujin, i know you" Yeji said
Right then and there Ryujin can't handle it anymore and cried, cried all the tears she has been holding up for the past few hours she has been in that mall "I don't know what to do Yeddong" She managed to say through her tears, Yeji hugged her tightly and moved her away from the stall door "Tell me what happened" She said rubbing her back softly.
Her crying subdued and turned into sniffles, She began telling her what had been happening the past month, Everything from the encounter until now, it broke Yeji's heart when she just knew what had been happening, she was ready to storm out and beat the ever living shit out of that Jihoon person but she knew better
"Ryu you should've told me, we could report him to our upper ups" Yeji said "I know but i couldn't bring myself to tell you guys let alone our managers" Ryujin said "You know what, tell them that you have to go somewhere, let them pay, if they come near you tomorrow or ever, we got your back okay" Yeji said and Ryujin slowly nodded, she smiled and opened the bathroom door making sure that Jihoon isn't looking our way when Yeji is sure that he is distracted they snuck out and went out and got in to their managers car
"Have you texted them yet?" Yeji asked and Ryujin chuckled "Yeah and they seemed pissed", The whole ride they continued laughing and messing with each other, now Yeji's heart is at ease seeing that Ryujin is finally back
Few days had passed and The members noticed that the Lively Ryujin has been back, they were all relieved and was pissed on what they heard the night Yeji and Ryujin came back from the mall, but they reassured them that everything is fine and Ryujin will immediately call their manager and report them at the meantime they just wanna enjoy themselves without any worry
"Girls come on" Their managers called and they stood up leaving their dorm room to their practice studio, when they arrived Ryujin was pulled harshly by someone "You had some nerves leaving me behind to pay after i saved you" That voice that despiteful voice Ryujin don't ever wanna hear again "Fuck you, you act like you saved me from falling off a cliff, oh and another thing you only payed for one lousy meal while I payed for everything I bought for YOU, and what i get in return NA-DA not a single thing"
"You know come to think of it you should pay me back for all of that stuff" Ryujin crossed her arm after yanking away from their grip, "You son of a-" They raised their arms and was stopped by a security guard "What do you think you're doing" She said gripping Jihoon's hand tightly "I got it all on here ma'am" Yeji said stopping her recording, Jihoon's face dropped instantly "Ma'am please drag him to JYP's office" Ryujin said politely smiling at the bodyguard "Yes miss" Jihoon was then pulled by the Security guard while their manager stood in silence not knowing anything
[Flashback End]
"Anddd yeah they was fired and sued by JYP" Ryujin ended it took Hyejin awhile to process everything "And you're afraid that they may treat you the same way that person did to you" Hyejin asked and Ryujin slowly nodded "Well when you talk in chat did he give you any red flags at all" Ryujin shook her head "But, it's on chat, i don't know what he is like in reality, but also despite all of that he is really a nice guy it seems, i can talk to him about my problems when the others are busy, he really calms me down and that's why i talked with him for this long" Ryujin explaining not noticing that she smiled and Hyejin chuckled noticing this "Then there's your answer, but my advice is take cautious if you really wanna know him, like you said it's only on chat" Hyejin explained and Ryujin nodded "Thanks Hye" She smiled resting her head on Hyejin's shoulder "What does he looks like by the way" She asked and Ryujin excitedly grabbed her phone and scrolled to her gallery "He looks like this" Ryujin showed her his picture and Hyejin eyes widden
"...Y/n?"
To Be Continued
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