Minju, was now fitting on a large hoodie that she received as a gift from the idol a few weeks back, paired with shorts that fled just below her knee's, she took a deep breath upon finally getting out of the car, wondering how it must feel seeing a few contestants from produce.
She knew Chaewon and Sakura very well, she really hadn't talked to Yunjin but recalled the small conversations they had on the show, she remembers how Chaewon talking about her members, it was a spark in her eyes whenever she brought them up, maybe it was the heartbreak she faced when IZ*ONE disbanded, the vivid memories of all of them lined up saying their small speech to their fans.
She looked up at the roof of her car wondering if the 12 of them will even be able to reunite again, Starship was always one to avoid the mentioning their past group dodging all the allegations like bullets, Minju smiled at the thought of Chaeyeon sharing a post on her Instagram about their 5th anniversary.
On the other hand Chaewon was watching her members constantly running around their dorm clothes and food practically flying around the place as they awaited Minju's arrival, the leader was not impressed glaring at them every once in a while still thinking how they were able to make her invite Minju in the first place and how Minju actually wanted to see them.
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They loved her, long story short.
As expected she thought, Eunchae took quite an interest in her as soon as she walked through the door carrying a big bags filled with snacks and presents for all of them,
"What the hell Minju this is way too much!" Chaewon wailed at the absolute enormous piles of food, she knew the members were holding back just not to dive into it finishing all the snacks in a matter of days, dreading at the thought of garbage that'll be littered around their dorm.
"This is way too little Chae, there's more at my place I forgot to bring!" Minju argued back.
The members know why Chaewon took an interest in the girl, she was just perfect, Minju helped around the cleaning, no matter how much Sakura insisted to the younger that she shouldn't clean up after the members, she was just too much of an angel to not help. She laughed at whatever stupidity Yunjin did even if it wasn't funny, and ganging up with Eunchae and Kazuha in the mischief they caused, Chaewon was there to witness it all, the members weren't ones to happily outsiders that easily. Seeing Minju getting along with her members brings a contentment to Chaewon not holding back as a small smile played on her lips.
It was now a few minutes before their drama made its release, they were all nestled in a fort Eunchae and Kazuha forced Sakura into helping them build, all of them were sharing a few memories they had during their times in IZ*ONE, some stories Chaewon and Sakura didn't know themselves until Minju had brought them up, one famous story shared among them was when Chaewon along with: Yena, Eunbi and Chaeyeon when they were all on Vlive when Yena had promptly brought up how she loved Chaewon's aegyo followed with a string of agreements from Eunbi, the moment looked pure at first not until Yena had said that their past leader quoted.
"Listen to her washing up, isn't she cute?"
Chaewon exploded laughing from that memory being brought up, she remembered how confused and playfully disgusted she acted after that comment, apparently the younger was watching their live cracking up upon hearing the comment.
The members may have their own interpretations on how and why their leader fell for her past bandmate it all came down to how Minju as a person was, the morning they shared with one another, waking up and exchanging their Good Mornings each other, slopping down onto the couch not wanting to go for training, the angelic and kind nature of Minju always had her trip over her own foot a handful of times, the compliments she randomly blurted out when Chaewon was doing something well, these were the small things that made her heart skip a beat every time they were together. Chaewon loved Minju for the smallest of things even just remembering to hand her food or get her favorite ice cream flavor, she loved her even if she was imperfect, because overtime the rhythm of her heart slowly changed, the way butterflies were fluttering around her stomach.
"You okay Chae?" Minju displayed a smile, "You've been spacing out for a few minutes now." The younger whispered, gently placing her hand over her own, playing with her fingers when Jennifer started to scream, mentioning that their drama just aired.
"Aside from her screaming," Chaewon glared at Yunjin "Nothings wrong, this set up, you with my members everything's perfect." Chaewon voice is low not wanting to bring attention to them, theres that soft look from Minju, Chaewon feels a strong pull. As if there was a tiny string pulling them together, Minju rests her head on the other's shoulder, eyes locked on the idol.
Minju then whispers, "Your perfect"
Her words sent Chaewon's heart in a frenzy, but even with the riot in her chest, she cant help but feel at peace like this, with Minju holding her hand and holding her gaze, the feeling of them being the only ones that mattered, the feeling that the only thing holding them apart was the worlds restraints. This felt the final chance for them to re-write their story, it was more than fate, they knew that, being able to be in each others presence was enough to fulfill them, the last exchange of smiles were given when they felt the eyes of her members on them.
Chaewon slowly pulled away, Sakura raised her brow, trying to catch the attention of Chaewon who was trying to do the exact opposite, she knew they were still a few feelings attached but she lied deep down believing she was moving on.
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The first episode was over 30 minutes long, the shocked faces of the members when the screen evaporated into darkness, showing all the actors and actresses that were in the cast, mouth hanging low eyes slowly making her ways to Minju, quickly erupting into a wild smile, very happy with the results.
"Woah Unnie, that's the best drama I've ever seen!" Eunchae cheered jumping from her seat hugging Chaewon from behind as a way to congratulate her, the members followed their maknae all pilling up on each other, Sakura was the one that signaled Minju to join them.
After holding this positions for a few seconds they soon drifted away and started posting on their story to checkout Chaewon's new drama tagging Minju, both of them were met with congratulations from the IZ*ONE members, Yena being the most enthusiastic, teasing Chaewon about it, seems like she also knows. One particular message captured both their eyes,
"Check twitter" -Hyewon
"For what?" Chaewon questioned. She quickly launched the twitter app on her phone. She was greeted by a flurry of notifications and trending topics, her eyes widened as she saw two keywords dominating the trending list: "The last chance," "Chaewon" "Minju" and "2Kim". Chaewon clicked the hashtags, it wasn't the first time she was on the trending list but her name being paired with Minju's was definitely a first, her eyes darted across the screen, absorbing the words written by viewers.
IZ*ONE_COMEBACK
YALL THEY'RE ACTING TOGETHER NOW IS THIS AN IZ*ONE REUNION???
Drama_Obsessed
Can we talk about how well of an actress the K-pop idol is like how??? And the chemistry between Yoon Seonbi and Kang Yu-Mi!!!
2KimmerForLife
OMG AFTER THEIR DATE AT HAN RIVER I DIDNT EXPECT THAT WE'LL GET ANY MORE INTERACTIONS. 2KIM NATION RISE, IT IS OUR TIME.
Abandoned_Wiz*one
They still carry the same amount of impact they had since their IZ*ONE days, can't believe we're seeing them together again🥹. They've been able to het this drama on trending, carrying the whole show already.
Chaewon glanced over at Minju trying to figure out her reaction to see if they were reading the same thing, safe to say they were letting out small giggles at the praises they were getting.
"It's funny seeing them go crazy after watching us interact isn't it?" Minju began shifting so she could sit closer to Chaewon, scrolling further and further into the comment section. A throaty laugh coming out of her.
"Just wait until they here about the confirmation about us dating." Chaewon smirked envisioning the both of them betting flooded with notifications from their fans and their past members, the only people who knew about the dating new was the entirety of Le sserafim, Yena, Yuri and Eunbi who later told Hyewon over the phone, they were planning on telling the others but settles on making them find out of their own, wanting to see the shocked faces and reactions.
"I hope you know im proud Chae."
In the most sincere voice that Minju could have ever told her, Chaewon knew this, but hearing the younger say it to her upfront and completely honest was something much better, her stomach started to swirl again, heart starting to pace.
"Of course I know that, "My soon-to-be girlfriend"
Minju smiled at the response knowing the very next morning their article was going to be released.