-ACT TWO : Reminiscent Faces
They all stood by the jet looking back at the empty airport with hesitant gazes. It felt as if they were running from their troubles but if they stayed any longer then their problems would just increase.
Jennie hugged Irene, "It's good to see you again without being tied to a chair." She said playfully making Irene smack her back lightly.
"Please call me when you land safely." Irene said pulling away from the hug.
Seulgi looked at Chaeyoung with worried eyes, "Are you sure going back home is the best place. Why not try somewhere else."
Chaeyoung smiled softly, "It's okay Unnie we'll be safer there than anywhere else. But are you all going to be okay?" She responded looking at the rest of Red Velvet and Ikon.
Hanbin nodded reassuringly, "We'll be fine just make sure not to draw too much attention in Australia."
Jisoo pursed her lips, "We get it."
Lisa hugged Bobby which surprised the man, "Thank you for helping us out."
Bobby blushed slightly and hugged her back, "No problem Lali just be safe will you." He said and felt eyes boring into his soul.
Jungkook was glaring at the two figures and poked his cheek with his tongue, "Lisa it's time to go." He said coldly.
Lisa pulled away from Bobby with a smile on her face not noticing how her actions affected both men. "See you later." She said to Bobby and walked to Jungkook's side.
"Yeah see you." Bobby whispered.
"I knew you still have a crush on her." Junhoe teased.
"Shut up I don't." Bobby retorted quickly and elbowed him in the stomach.
Namjoon gave Hanbin a hard drive, "As a token of our gratitude there's money that can be wired to your account and fake socials you can give for your families."
Hanbin's eyes widen, "Isn't that a bit much for you Namjoon." He couldn't help but say as he was moved by this.
"Let's just say I know how hard it is to live watching over so many people." Namjoon said with a small smile.
Hanbin patted Namjoon's shoulder, "If I hear anything that will help you, you'll be the first I'll call." He said and Namjoon nodded.
"Bye everyone!" Jisoo shouted and waved as she entered the jet.
Everyone waved with warm smiles on their faces as they watched the jet leave. The sound of the big metal gates being opened made them all turn. Two big SUV's rolled in coming towards Ikon's and Red Velvet's direction.
"Shit we gotta go." Wendy cursed as she recognized the license plates.
"Who are they?" Junhoe asked confused at her sudden change of attitude.
Seulgi grabbed Yeri's arm, "It's Exo."
The girls all ran towards their truck and Irene drove away before the members could catch a glimpse of them.
Jinhwan ruffled his hair, "Act like you just ran." He told his members who quickly complied.
The black SUV stopped in front of the members and Exo all got out. Baekhyun took off his black sunglasses and scoffed when he saw Ikon panting for air.
Suho looked at the sky and saw a small portion of the jet that was now miles away from them. "Let me guess you didn't make it in time." He said his gaze falling on the seven men.
Donghyuk clicked his tongue, "What does it look like." He retorted.
"What a pain. And I thought you were the next best group under YG." Sehun mocked making Chanwoo clench his jaw.
"Yah shut up. Look how late you came so I wouldn't be talking." Song stated.
Lay took a step forward his fist clenched tightly but Chen held him back, "You're right but I just hope you can explain that to your boss. Let's go." He went back into the car his members followed suit.
"Cocky bastards." Junhoe spat with hate.
"Let's leave YG wants to have another meeting remember." Hanbin said making everyone groan.
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"Chaeyoung why do you have that frown on your face?" Jimin asked as he sat next to Chaeyoung.
"I swear I saw another car enter the runway as the jet took off." She replied fiddling with her fingers.
Jimin swiped his hair back, "I bet they are all fine have faith in them. Get some rest it's going to be a long day." He said covering her body with a blanket.
Chaeyoung smiled gratefully and snuggled into his chest. She wondered if she would see her sister again or worst her parents.
Jisoo turned to the other members, "I don't like the fact that we're going to Chaeyoung's hometown. I swore to myself and Chaeyoung if I saw her mother I would beat the shit out of that woman." She said lowly making the boys look at her with wide eyes.
"What did that woman do?" Hoseok asked sitting up to immediately let out a small wince as he was still injured.
Jennie clenched her fists, "That deranged woman sold Chaeyoung off to Hyunsuk instead of her eldest daughter cause Chaeyoung had a dream that was considered worthless in her eyes." Jennie explained with malice laced in her tone.
Yoongi looked back at Jimin and Chaeyoung with pitiful eyes. He didn't find anything regarding why Chaeyoung was at YG but now he knew these girls all went through hell and back for the sake of just living.
"How can you say for sure that we would run into her? For all we know that woman could be dead and you're all just worrying for nothing." Namjoon responded.
"Please people like her don't die that easily in this world. As much as I hope she is dead she's still alive." Jisoo quickly shot back.
Jin placed a hand on Jisoo's shoulder, "If we run into her then we'll just ignore her presence, scum don't deserve any sign of emotion even if it's hatred."
"Her mother isn't the only person I'm worried for Chaeyoung to reunite with." Lisa suddenly said making everyone turn to her.
"Who else could be a problem?" Taehyung asked completely forgetting that Chaeyoung had other family.
"Her sister and father." Lisa replied.
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Chaeyoung spread her arms with a huge smile etched on her lips. She took a deep breath in and hummed softly, "It feels good to be back home."
Jennie took off her Chanel glasses, "It feels good to be away from home." She mumbled.
Chaeyoung turned and clasped her hands together, "So should we visit this old cafe I used to go to or the mall, oh we can go to the zoo." She rambled on just naming random places.
"Chaeyoung let's not get ahead of ourselves yet. We still need to check into our hotel." Namjoon cut her off.
"Oh right sorry." Chaeyoung apologized with a small embarrassed laugh.
"The mall sounds like a nice start though we do need to buy clothes." Jisoo said making Chaeyoung jump with glee.
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Seeing eleven people grouped together walking around the mall was a little odd. But the members tried to enjoy their time together. It was hard to get around the stores since they didn't want to resort to going in smaller groups. They don't know if word has gotten out that they aren't in Seoul.
"Can we eat my stomach is starting to growl." Lisa whined.
"Let's go to the food court and see what we can find." Jungkook said making everyone nod in agreement.
As they walked to the food court Chaeyoung couldn't help but wonder how her sister was doing. It was hard for her to resist from visiting her old home but she didn't have the heart to see them all live a normal life happy while she suffered endless torment.
They all ended up ordering subway sandwiches since none of them could decide on one place so Hoseok took the initiative and chose for them.
"So how long are we going to stay here?" Jennie couldn't help but ask.
Yoongi swallowed his food, "The longest I say about a month."
"A MONTH!" The girls all shouted.
"Well considering that we're literally on every news outlet in South Korea and we have many people after our heads I'd say a month is fair." Taehyung explained with a little sarcasm. This wasn't his first time hiding in another country so he was used to this lifestyle.
Jisoo gave him a small glare, "Spending a month in a hotel is a lot of money don't you think."
Namjoon sighed, "You always have something to say don't you." He said directly at Jisoo.
"I like to know all the details about my situation thank you." Jisoo retorted.
"Jisoo I think he was meaning to say that you talk a lot." Lisa said with a laugh.
Jisoo took offense to that, "Yah watch your mouth Lisa."
Everyone laughed at how Jisoo was scolding Lisa. Chaeyoung laughed as she chewed on her chocolate chip cookie. She felt eyes boring into her head so she turned and saw a woman staring at her. Chaeyoung tilted her head with a slight frown. The woman's face looked familiar.
Jimin felt Chaeyoung move and turned to her to see Chaeyoung walk away from the table. He furrowed his brows and got up slowly not trying to disturb his members. "Chaeyoung." He whisper shouted.
Chaeyoung stopped a few feet away from the woman. She eyed her, both hurt and happiness flashed through her eyes but she felt so sad.
"C-Chaeyoung?" The woman stuttered out.
Chaeyoung backed away a little bit as she was overtaken with emotions. She took a deep breath in, "Its been a long time Alice."
To be continued
|hey everyone I hope ur all safe
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Now for some light-hearted news, did u guys see the little back story I gave for Chaeyoung. Now more details will come in Golden scars I'm writing chapters as days go don't worry. But I hope u enjoyed the chapter I'll try to update again later this week :)