Third Person's POV
"Seventeen, wake up!" S.coups shouted through the whole dorm.
"What? Why?!" - Dino
"5 minutes!" - Hoshi
"So early!" - Seungkwan
"/sat on his bed while rubbing his eyes/ Yah! Today is the Ice Princess's flight right?" - S.coups
"Yes but it's too early for us to wake up!" - Joshua
"Her flight is in the afternoon! Give us some rest Coupseu." - Woozi
"Oh.. Okay.. /went back to sleep/" - S.coups
Early in the morning, Chae Min, Seungkyoon and Camille went to the mall to buy the boys a thank you gift. They went to salon first before they went shopping.
"Want some make-over?" - Chae Min
"I'm fine with my hair." - Seungkyoon
"Maybe next time ^^" - Camille
After 1 and a half hour of waiting, Chae Min's make-over was finally over. She made her hair straight and black with her full bangs again.
"Miss, you're stunningly beautiful." - Hair stylist
"Oh.my.God. The old Chae Chae is back!" - Seungkyoon
"Please stop calling me with that nickname." - Chae Min
"What should we do next?" - Camille
"Shopping!" - Seungkyoon
The three girls went to H&M store to buy new shoes, dress, sweatshirt, skirts and shirt.
"It's enough for now. We still need to buy gifts for the guys." - Chae Min
"Yep!" - Seungkyoon
"But what gift will you buy?" - Camille
"A shirt? New shoes? Cap?" - Seungkyoon
"No. An apple watch." - Chae Min
"Woah, it's expensive right?" - Camille
"Not at all." - Chae Min
They went to the Apple store and Chae Min bought 13 apple watch with different colors. The sales lady put each watch in a gift box.
"I'm sure they will love it." - Camille
"Of course! It's pretty expensive!" - Seungkyoon
After they bought the gifts, they went to a coffee shop to kill time.
"I heard Mingyu loves coffee." - Camille
"Yes. Seungcheol oppa said that Mingyu is the one who makes them coffee every morning." - Seungkyoon
"Really? He's really kind." - Camille
"Wonwoo said that Mingyu used to work in a coffee shop before that's why he really do have a good taste when it comes to coffee." - Seungkyoon
'What's with this topic?' Chae Min said to herself.
Seunkyoon dialed Mingyu's # and he picked it up right away.
"Did I wake you up?" - Seungkyoon
/loudspeaker/
"No. I'm already awake, why did you call?" - Mingyu
"You woke up early to see Chae Min leave, don't you?" - Seungkyoon
/No response/
"Anyway, we're here at a coffee shop. Can you recommend me a good coffee to drink?" - Seungkyoon
"The real taste of coffee is the espresso." - Mingyu
"It's bitter right?" - Camille
"Not at all." - Mingyu
"Okay, thank you. See you later. /call ended/" - Seungkyoon
Their order came. Hazelnut coffee for Camille, Hot chocolate for Seungkyoon and Espresso for Chae Min.
"What did you order?" Seungkyoon asked Chae Min.
"Espresso." She answered coldly.
"/cough cough/ Is that a coincidence? Or.. not?" - Camille
"Charmaine?" - Woohyun
Chae Min looked at him.
"Hey." - Chae Min
"I like your new hair." Woohyun commented. They noticed the girl with him.
"She's a singer right?" The girl asked him.
"Yes. Saeron meet Charmaine, Charmaine meet Saeron, my girlfriend." Woohyun introduced her to Charmaine and they greeted her.
"I wish Myungsoo is here haha. Anyway, got to go see you." Woohyun waved goodbye and went out of the coffee shop.
"Let's get back to the topic, Camille is going to stay here for Joshua and you suggested that idea. How about Mingyu? Come on for Cupid's sake, we know that you like him too but you are always hiding it when you're with him. What's the matter?" - Seungkyoon
"Not all things that's possible to happen will come quickly. Sometimes, you need to wait for the right time to come." - Chae Min
"I feel sorry for Mingyu and he fell in love with a cold girl." - Seungkyoon
"I just remember, did you already break up with Jinhong? I didn't feel his presence this past few days." - Camille
"Yes, so our friendship will remain." - Chae Min
"So.. what is a "special friend" to you?" Seungkyoon asked that made Chae Min think.
At Seventeen's dorm..
"The food is here!" - Jun
The 12 boys gathered to eat their breakfast.
"Gyu, who called you earlier?" - Wonwoo
"Seungkyoon." - Mingyu
"Why did she call you?" - S.coups
"To ask what coffee should they order." - Mingyu
"Is Camille with them?" - Joshua
"Yeah." - Mingyu
"Aist, Mingyu hyung is not in the mood again and just staring at his food." - Dino
"Come on, if you don't want Chae Min to leave just tell her. Tell her what you feel and tell her not to leave simple as that."
"And not just keeping your mouth shut all this time and be depressed again for how many days." Woozi added.
"No I'm fine, I can wait for her but I still won't go to the airport. I'll just stay here." - Mingyu
"Camille told me that Chae Min won't be able to go back here for years. Do you think you can wait for her, years from now?" - Joshua
"You already got sick and we brought you to the hospital for being depressed before and you used Soo Hyang so you can move on. I don't think you can do it Mingyu." - DK
"Instead of comforting him, you just made him feel worse tsk. I'm staying here with him, just get my gift from her." Wonwoo said and he brought Mingyu back to their room.
The girls went back to Yoon's house to help Chae Min put her things in her luggage that she will bring later.
While helping her pack her things, Camille found a beanie and showed it to Chae Min.
"I didn't know you like to wear beanies. Is this yours?" Camille asked.
Chae Min didn't answer and she just got the beanie from Camille.
After packing, they went to the dining room to eat lunch.
"/yawned/ Good Morning ladies. Good Morning lil' sis." Jeonghan greeted them while walking towards them.
"It's lunch time big bro. Aren't you coming with us?" - Chae Min
"Of course I will bring my little sister to the airport.”
“Oh, welcome back to your black hair." Jeonghan commented.
They ate their lunch quietly.
"By the way, did you tell Jinhong about this? That you're leaving today? How about Dad?" - Jeonghan
"I didn't but Camille did." - Chae Min
"Are you sure you want me to stay here? I might lost the job as your P.A." Camille was worried.
"Yeah and don't worry, they can't fire you so easy. Just enjoy your stay here with Joshua." - Chae Min
"As long as Camille is happy eh?” - Seungkyoon
Jeonghan's phone rang.
JH: "Coupseu, sup?"
SC: "Is my girl at your house?"
JH: "If that's the reason why you called, can I end this now?"
SC: "Hey, I'm just asking. Tell Chae Min that Mingyu doesn't want to go with us later and Wonwoo decided to stay here with him."
JH: "That kid, really. Okay, got it."
-Call ended-
"Let me guess, Mingyu doesn't want to bring Chae Min at the airport and Wonwoo want to stay at their dorm to accompany him." - Seungkyoon
"You really know them that much huh?" - Camille
"Let him be. I think he hates goodbye too like me." Chae Min stood up.
At exact 12 pm, Chae Min, Jeonghan, Seungkyoon and Camille arrived at Incheon airport.
They went to the waiting lounge to wait for Chae Min's departure.
"Minnie-yah, why are you carrying that paper bag and didn't put it in your luggage?" - Jeonghan
"It's the gift I bought to all of you." Chae Min replied.
She got the blue box inside the paper bag and gave it to his brother.
"I thought you'll not give me one because I'm your brother but what is this?" - Jeonghan
"A thank you gift. For all the things you've done for me." - Chae Min
"Aww, my little princess is so sweet." Jeonghan commented and he hugged her.
1:45 pm.
Seventeen were getting ready to leave the dorm when 3 of their staffs came.
"The CEO wants us to accompany you to the airport to keep you secure and safe. He knew that Jeonghan's sister flight is today." - Staff 1
"Wear your cap and mask." - Staff 3
"Where's Mingyu and Wonwoo?" - Staff 2
"They are not coming." - Jun
"I see. Let's go." - Staff 1
Mingyu and Wonwoo were in their room when the guys told them that they were leaving. They rode in their mini-bus and went straight to Incheon airport.
"I'm glad it's not crowded here today." - S.coups
"Where are they?" - Staff 3
Hoshi called Jeonghan and he asked where they were.
"They are at the waiting lounge near the departure area." - Hoshi
"Noona!" When they saw them, Dino ran to Chae Min and hugged her.
What a sweet child.
"Wow, your black and straight hair is back." Dino commented.
"I'm going to miss you noona." Dino added.
"Me too little Chan *pats his head* Here, this is for you." Chae Min gave him the orange box.
"Oohh /covers his mouth/ thank you noona." - Dino
"Dino, what's that?" - Vernon
And they got their gift from Chae Min one by one.
"Woah, an apple watch. It's expensive and you managed to buy this just for us." - S.coups
"That's how my sister loves you guys. How about that sky blue box and white box?" - Jeonghan
"The white box is for Wonwoo and this one is.." - Chae Min
"For Mingyu." Seventeen added.
Meanwhile at their dorm..
2:30 pm.
"30 minutes to go and she's going to leave." - Wonwoo
Since the others left, Mingyu couldn't say a word. He couldn't even talk to Wonwoo because of his mix emotions.
"Oh, Seungkwan texted me. He said they already got their gifts and they have ours. What gift do you think it is?" - Wonwoo
...
"Shirt? No. Cap? No. Shoes? No too big to wrap. Necklace? Maybe. Ah! Maybe a watch. It's common yet a memorable gift to give to someone." Wonwoo answered his own question.
[A/N: A genius Wonwoo indeed. 👏]
Suddenly, the door bell rang.
"Mingyu, check who it is. Maybe it's the pizza that I ordered." Wonwoo tried to make Mingyu move from his bed but he failed.
Mingyu didn't move and he was just looking at the ceiling so Wonwoo stood up and he went to the door.
"What are you doing here?" Wonwoo gave Jinhong a cold look who was standing in front of the door.
"I want to talk to Mingyu, it's important." Jinhong said so Wonwoo let him in.
"Jinhong is here and he wants to talk to you." Mingyu stood up and went out of their room.
"Aren't you going to stop her?" - Jinhong
"Why would I? You're her boyfriend." - Mingyu
"We broke up that night when that scandal happened. She just wanted us to remain friends because she realized that she already like someone else. There's still time, go and stop her." - Jinhong
"Why do you keep on telling me to stop her?! She will go back here after a year or less, why do you need me to stop her?!" Mingyu started to get irritated so he raised his voice.
"Because you need to! To be honest, her contract at the company she's working right now will last for 8 years and she can't go back here anymore even if she wants to! The reason why her manager allowed her to go back here is because of me! You love her right?! Then, do something!" Jinhong raised his voice too.
"Hey! You two, stop shouting!" Wonwoo yelled at them.
"Do something? I can't even think of what to do right now and you're telling me to do something?! The reason why I didn't go to the airport with the other members because I can't! I can't see her leaving again because it hurts!" - Mingyu
"I know how you feel because I'm hurting too! It really hurts that you are the reason why she can't love me back! The first time she left? She told me the sentence that broke my heart into pieces. YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN STOP HER! BECAUSE ALL THIS TIME, SHE LOVES YOU AND NOT ME!" Jinhong breath heavily as he calmed himself down.
"I still remember what she said before she left that day, she wanted me to tell you that she doesn't really likes you, because.. she already loves you." Jinhong sat on the couch.
Mingyu didn't know what to say. He couldn't believe what he just heard.
Wonwoo got his coat and he threw it to him. They rode a taxi and they went straight to Incheon airport.
"Attention to all the passengers of flight 17, please proceed to the boarding gate now."
"Again, to all the passengers of flight 17, please proceed to the boarding gate now."
"I think I should go now." Chae Min smiled at them and got her luggage.
Seventeen hugged her and they waved goodbye. Chae Min started to go to the departure area but she stopped walking when someone called her name.
"Chae Min! Don't leave!" She heard him said while panting.
Seventeen looked back and they saw Mingyu catching his breathe.
"IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WALK THROUGH THAT GATE!" Mingyu shouted.
Chae Min's POV
I froze.
Finally, he knew it.
And what was he saying?! Tss, stupid guy. I couldn't manage to look back. I looked at the guard at the gate who was waiting for me to go in.
"Chae Min, please. I know I was being stupid all this time but please, don't leave me.. again." He begged.
I couldn't move, his words got me frozen in my place.
"Mingyu, she needs to go now." One of their staff said.
"Please.."
You're so stupid you know that?
"체류해 주세요. (Please stay.)" I looked back at him and he was looking directly at me with teary-eyes.
"There is a girl who hates saying goodbye and there is a boy who's afraid to be left behind. There is a stupid guy who fell in love with a cold girl and that girl unexpectedly fell in love with that guy." He said while walking closer to me.
The people were looking at us already because Mingyu didn't wear any disguise. Some of them were taking us photos and video. Oh God, this is stupid.
"So stupid." I whispered.
"I know I am." Mingyu said and he hugged me tightly.
"I am the Ice Princess's stupid prince." He added.
"Stupid Mingyu!" I complained and then I pushed him away.
I held my luggage and said,
"I need to go now."
Mingyu held my hand to stop me.
"Back to the house."