It was the start of their trip before their next comeback.
Gowon and Olivia were walking together, and Yeojin jokingly cooed.
"Ooo, why are you two coming together?"
Yves stood beside her, counting the missing people.
"So we are just waiting on Yoojung and Jinsol."
She said, peering beside her to see the usual loud, short girl's tall 'girlfriend' texting, who she presumed was Yoojung.
"Aish. Jinsol unnie is always late."
Kim Lip scowled, throwing her hands in the air before running them through her hair.
"KIM DOYEON."
The girl beside Yves glanced up from her phone to see a small girl sprinting towards her with her arms held open to engulf her in a hug.
"I guess she can only see Doyeon. Can you not see the rest of us?"
Yves waved her hand in front of Yoojung only to have it pushed away by the younger girl.
When no one was paying attention, Jinsol made her way over to the group standing beside Heejin and Soeun. Kim Lip turned around when she heard a familiar voice.
"Ya. When did you get here?"Kim Lip pointed her finger at Jinsol."Hey! Are you being disrespectful?"
Jinsol snapped at the other girl, which was followed by several snickers behind her.
"I'm really sorry to everyone other than Kim Lip. I came out early, but I missed the train."
Hyeju this time waved her hand in front of Jinsol."
Always the same excuse, and it never works because we live right across the road!"
"Wait. What about Yerinie? Isn't she coming?"
Jinsol asked, seeing Yves tuck the folded sheet of paper with the list of names in her back pocket.
"She's not coming."
Heejin said to the group and quirked her eyebrow at Jinsol that seemingly didn't remember what Yerin had told them.
"WHAT? Why?"
Hyeju and Jinsol both shrieked before turning to each other, bewildered by the other's reaction.
"Her schedule overlapped."
Heejin narrowed her eyes at Jinsol that all of a sudden seemed to remember that Yerin had an important meeting with PD and other executives regarding possible new trainees.
"What? You two have a crush on her?"
Both Gowon and Kim Lip stared impatiently at their other half, awaiting their answer.
"With a face like that, it's very likely."
Chuu shrugged and jumped up and down excitedly.
Heejin glanced in the direction of Hyunjin that seemed to have no reaction whatsoever. The girl presumed that Hyunjin had gotten over her little crush on Yerin long ago, and this certainly seemed to confirm that theory.
"So? You two have a crush on our hot ass leader to be?"
Yves' jaw slightly dropped as she nudged Chuu.
"NO!"
They both stared at each other again, surprised by the other's quick defensive response.
Chuu hummed and folded her arms over her chest, seemingly unconvinced.
"It seems weirder when you both react like that."
This time Yves hit Chuu against her shoulder lightly.
"You created a fight that could last for days now. Good Job."
Chuu only giggled in response and clung tightly onto Yves' arm making a small smile curl up on the edge of the taller girl's lip.
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Later that evening, as the sun was beginning to set at the amusement park. Everyone was lined up at the Ferris wheel, when she approached them.
"Having fun?"
She whispered behind Choerry who was standing at the very back of the line.
Choerry immediately gasped upon hearing the familiar voice and spun around.
"YERIN-AH you came!"
Jinsol had just sat down in the carriage with Yeojin and Soeun, leaving one spot left.
Soeun immediately locked eyes with Yerin an ushered for her to be the one to come on.
Yerin turns to Choerry to get somewhat approval from her friend that nodded.
The carriage began to move and Jinsol was yet to acknowledge Yerin's presence as she staring out the window that was until she heard Yerin speak.
"Are you scared?"
"A bit. It's a lot slower than I thought..."
Yerin slightly chuckled, earning a hit against her shoulder from the girl beside her.
"Hey! Don't laugh."
Soeun scolded her, jokingly.
Yerin reassuringly rubs Soeun's shoulder, meanwhile Yeojin tapped Jinsol sitting beside her to look outside her side of the window together. Both girls stood up, shaking the carriage.
Noticing Soeun immediately tense up and squeeze her eyes shut at the feeling of the carriage swaying side to side.
"You guys. Sit down."
Both girls across from the two of them hurried back to sit back in their seats.
"Sorry."
Yeojin apologised, tilting her head down slightly.
Jinsol on the other hand also muttered an apology but couldn't help but stare at Soeun sitting across from her that had a smile on her face looking at her hands that were held together by Yerin's hand held over them comfortingly.
"We'll be able to get off soon so just wait a bit longer."
But instead, Soeun looked up at Yerin, a smile plastered on her face.
"Actually I'm all good now."
"Oh? All of a sudden?"
Soeun nods slightly and subtly looked back an forth at their hands smiling, whereas Jinsol attempted to try and look anywhere but at the interaction in front of her.
———
{At Night}
"It's time to play Yoojung's favourite game."
Doyeon announced to the group.
"It's called the whisper game. I'll give an example."
Yerin noticed Jinsol and Kim Lip sitting across from her, whispering to each.
First Yoojung whispered the question to Hyunjin sitting beside her.
"Yerin."
Hyunjin responded with.
Yoojung lifted her brow.
"Really? Be serious."
"Me?"
Everyone turned to look in Yerin's direction.
"This is really shocking."
Yoojung covered her mouth with her hand as she averted her eyes around.
"I'm so curious."
Vivi and Gowon both stood up to get closer in hopes to hear the question Yoojung had asked.
"Oh my god, me too."
Yerin stood up and walked towards Yoojung that was already ready to pour her a shot, as well as Vivi and Gowon.
"Ha her ears are turning red!"
Heejin and Yeojin laughed together, pointing in the direction of Yerin.
"Just tell me!"
"The question was who's the least attractive?" Yoojung leaned down from her seat and whispered in Yerin's ear.
Yerin sighed, and glanced up at Hyunjin.
"Come here."
The other girl was already quick to get up onto her feet and sprint away.
"You're really praying to die aren't you?!"
Yerin chased the older girl onto the deck of the patio, throwing playful punches at Hyunjin.
"They'll fall in love for real after fighting like that."
Heejin called out, loud enough for everyone to hear.
"What was the question?"
Soeun asked with Yeojin hitting her shoulder.
"Dude it's so obvious."
All of a sudden a shocking shriek made everyone burst into a fit of laughter except a few exceptions that couldn't help but link eyes with each other. All thinking the same thing.
"I'M NOT UGLY."
"I'M JOKING."
Yoojung chuckled and stood up.
"And that was the question revealed. Who is the least attractive here. That's how easy the game is. But usually you tell the truth, not like what Hyunjin did. Because of course. All of us are hot and stunning and beautiful."
Yoojung bowed upon hearing the audience clapping.
After Yerin and Hyunjin had returned to their seats, one with sightly dishevelled hair. It was Yerin's turn to ask a question to which she skipped a few seats and whispered a question to one girl that she hadn't heard from the whole night.
"Soeun."
Yerin gasped and covered her hand with her mouth this time, from the quick response.
Everyone looked to Soeun that seemed to be the most shocked upon hearing her name being said.
"What was the question?"
Everyone hurried over to Yerin and Choerry.
"Since majority want to know. It was who's your ideal type among the people here. Now everyone drink up!"
Some nudged Choerry playfully before returning to their seats. The whole girl's face had gone red as she averted all eye contact with the other girl that was staring her down, shyly tucking her hair behind her ears before taking the shot.
The night consisted of more and more drinking, with games, karaoke, everything.
The whole night, she was talking but not drinking as much as she carefully monitored the girl seated with Gowon and a few others.
For the first time that day she slowly made her way to the girl, her eyes flickered to the already two empty soju bottles and a half-empty one in her hand as she had completely given up on pouring the shots. Crouching down on the floor to meet Jinsol's eyes that were currently facing down.
"Aigoo. Unnie you've had quite a lot to drink."
Yerin spoke whilst putting her jacket that was tied around her waist over Jinsol's shoulders since the breeze was beginning to get chilly.
The girl was quiet for a few moments before she placed her half-empty soju bottle down beside her, with Yerin pushing it further away, away from Jinsol's reach.
A few had already called it a night and were laying in their designated rooms, ready to sleep. Some had given up on the drinks and were still partying.
Yerin carefully slung Jinsol's arm over her shoulder and headed back into their designated shared room, to which she closed the door behind them and as gently as she could dropped the girl onto the mattress spread out in the middle of the floor.
"Yerin-ah. Hold my hand."
Yerin questioningly glanced down at the odd request and crossed her legs to sit down infront of the girl that was slurring her words, but Jinsol instead just pulled Yerin's hands into her lap, playing with her fingers.
"I like you the most. Out of everyone in the world, even more than my parents. You're my favourite person. What about you? ...Who's your favourite person?"
Jinsol looked dead into Yerin's eyes.
"Unnie what are you saying? Let's get you to bed-"
Yerin tried to stand up onto her feet when Jinsol pulled her close.
"Do you perhaps like Kim Hyunjin? Or Jeon Heejin? That new girl before? Or Olivia Hye? I don't want you to. Because ... I just don't like it."
Jinsol huffed, biting the corner of her bottom lip.
"Just like me."
Jinsol leaned forward from her position where her face was now rested on Yerin's upper stomach.
"Please... only like me Yerin-ah."
She whispered before her eyes fluttered closed.
"Stop doing this to me."
Yerin finally had the confidence to say after thinking that Jinsol had managed to fall asleep.
"Stop getting my hopes up, just to break it."
A single tear rolled from her eye. Little did she know the other girl felt a tear run down her cheek upon hearing the unexpected words run from Yerin's mouth.
...
"Hey, Jindori unnie!"
Chuu pranced out of her bedroom.
Jinsol had her eyes squinted, with both her hands covering her ears from Chuu's sudden call., as she lay her head on the cold kitchen countertop.
"Do you even remember anything from last night?"
Kim Lip asked, leaning over the kitchen counter to look at Jinsol.
"Um, I remember up until talking with Gowon."
Jinsol confessed whilst guiltily hanging her head low but still tried to recall a few more details from last night.
"Wow, this Unnie."
Hyeju walked out of her room, overhearing the whole conversation that was going on outside.
"Last night, Yerin took you to your room right after she found you, wiped all your makeup off and everything."
Gowon interjected, walking out of her and Hyeju's shared room moments later.
Jinsol lifted her head up for a second to look at her members to confirm if they were really telling the truth.
"What time was this? Where is she now?" Jinsol immediately stood up from her seat, to get her phone to check when Yves pushed her by the shoulders back into the chair.
"Don't worry, she went back home with Soeun last night to attend a meeting and texted me that they both got home safe," Yves confirmed, walking to Chuu to give her a good morning hug, but making sure to hit the back of Jinsol's head before doing so.
"How will you live in future without Yerin."
"Ow. That hurt!" Jinsol pouted at Yves that stuck her tongue out.
———
Incoming call from ... Jinsori Oppa.
Staring at the roof the whole day won't do you any good, Seo Yerin. Was she really serious about what she said? Or was she just drunk off her ass?
Yerin picked up the phone from beside her, blankly staring at the contact name for way too long before swiping decline and heaving a long sigh.
Jinsol stared at the sudden phone line that disconnected for the third time. That's odd. Is she mad at me?
A few hours later, Yerin had decided to go to the convenience store to just buy some dinner for herself on her rest day after the meeting. Except on the way back, she found a certain girl sitting at her doorstep twirling their keys in their hands until they noticed the light in front of the door flicker on at the new presence.
The person stood up, tucking their keys in their side pocket.
"You didn't answer any of my texts or calls, is your hand perhaps broken?"
The person reached for Yerin's empty hand playfully to analyse it, only to have it be yanked away from her almost immediately.
"It's nothing. I'm just not feeling well. Go home unnie."
Yerin attempted to walk around Jinsol, but instead, the other girl put the back of her hand on the younger girl's forehead only to have Yerin flinch away from her touch.
"Yerin-ah are you here-"
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