Both Jennie and Chae titled their heads to the door synchronically and Chae narrowed her eyes.
"Is there someone beside me and you?"
Jennie gulped nervously but her voice remained calm and collected.
"Jisoo and I live here together," The knocks repeated. "And burglars usually don't knock if I'm not mistaken."
Chae got up and gently pulled the door ajar, her fist balled ready to knock down whoever it is behind it.
No, she is not cruel. In fact, she hugs trees when she has free time, but now there's no time for moral teachings either.
Jennie watched her cautiously standing slightly behind, ready to backup her chipmunk as well.
But...
"Ppoong, giant! Is Jennie awake yet?" The conspiracy whisper met Chaeyoung's fist halfway and she breathed out dropping her hand and trying to calm her raged heartbeat.
Damn this midget, Chaeyoung opened the door a bit wider and saw Jisoo and her best smile, behind was trailing Lisa with her head down guiltily (Rosie almost rushed to hug her tightly) and she as well saw a glimpse of irritated Joy still in her pajamas.
Not like Jisoo and Lisa weren't in theirs, but Joy had a pretty impressive print of Timon and Pymba all over hers.
Flashback
"I could at least change..." Joy didn't finish her sentence as she saw a glare from Jisoo.
"Why didn't we message the..." Lisa started as well, starting to doubt the whole idea.
"Shhh!" The two now—Joy and Jisoo—hissed at her while trying tranquilly ascend the stairs to the second floor.
As they finally approached their goal Jisoo solemnly straightened her posture and plastered the most pleasing smile she knew Jennie would love, even if they disturbed her sleep.
It was already 5:45 now, the first colors of sunrise were seen through windows and Jisoo came to this wonderful idea to start their day with clarifying everything, which wasn't really bad, still, for Jennie it could be a middle of her beauty sleep, but Jisoo came to terms with the idea of dealing with her grumpy friend, she even brought a few avocados as a bribe.
She knocked and smiled assuringly at the two. She even winked at Lisa making her hid out of embarrassment behind her back.
The next thing she knew after her second attempt of knocking, was very big fist which almost landed on her face......if it wasn't for her fast thought process,
No, she didn't back away or jumped off of it, she started blubbering because;
1. Though a big one this fist was still of a woman, a girl
2. The girl was as well tall, which didn't come unnoticed by Jisoo even in her situation, she was not a bulgar (probably) and not Jennie obviously
3. The girl was blonde!
Chaeyoung!
Well, Jisoo's divine features weren't damaged, and the rest is a (hi)story.
The end of Flashback.
Chaeyoung stood still without any emotions written on her face, well, it could be lack of sleep or an attempt to figure out on her own what the hell the three of them were doing here at 6 a.m.?!
"So,"
"Chae?"
Jennie who appeared behind Rosie and Jisoo looked at each other and the elder cracked a smile.
"Yo, how is my Jendeuk is doing hmm?.." The last part was barely heard as Jisoo came in the room and two girls hugged each other tightly.
Chaeyoung heart warmed at the sight and she averted her eyes at Lisa who was curiously watching two girls behind Chae but eventually made an eyes-contact with her.
Sadness.
She opened her arms widely and welcomed her angel —who stepped into the embrace shyly— hugging her dearly, pecking on her forehead as Lisa snuggled in her neck.
"I fucked it up." Lisa grasped Chaeyoung's shirt with her voice shaken as if she were about to cry.
"No, I believe you didn't." Rosie smiled at Joy who watched the scene on the verge of tears, though she tried play it tough. "Whatever it is I don't believe it's your or Jennie's fault, nor Pranpryia's."
Lisa's body stiffened in her arms and Chaeyoung lifted her chin with her fingertips looking at her warmly.
"Don't jump into conclusions yet," Chaeyoung heard the silence behind her, light steps. "and I'm here." She softly let go of Lisa's frame and stepped away, letting Lisa see the person behind her.
Jen.
------------Jennie PoV
Few minutes ago in the room
I saw Jisoo and my whole body relaxed at the sight of her smile, I still felt drained so my happy pill which was also my bestfriend would do perfectly.
I slightly opened my arms and she hugged me, pulling my whole being closer as if our life depended on it.
But it dawned on me the moment her arm stroked my back gently.
I also heard muffled dialog behind the door.
If Jisoo is here...
Chaeyoung is talking to someone, and
I'm sure as hell
This someone is Lisa.
The person who can easily ripe my whole heart off, or at least,
Could.
I felt relieved. Finally.
I sniffed at Jisoo's neck and gained my determination back, I'm ready.
I softly pulled out of embrace and saw calmness in my bestfriend's eyes. Whatever could go wrong already did.
I sighed out and made my way with light steps to the door, I opened it fully and Chae moved away at the same second letting me meet her eyes.
I felt my heart squeeze at the sight,
Guilty.
Full of tears.
Yet the eyes that I loved most of all.
The eyes of my
bestfriend.
.
.
I moved fast, colliding our bodies in the tightest hug I had ever given. Lisa brought her hands to my back, reciprocating the hug with the same intensity. I could only feel her hot tears on my cheeks and the way...
Her scent.
I struggled with the plump in my throat as fresh tears threatened to fall from my eyes.
It's her.
But also not.
I felt like crying too. I think I was brave enough to assume that... I can have her again. But here we go, somehow the things and people I love tend to leave me.
"Tell me, who you are," I finally managed to whisper.
"Because you're...
not her."
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"I'm not."
After Lisa's soft answer I finally took the burden from my shoulders.
It was enough for me to hear it from her lips. I knew it, it wasn't a mystery for me.
My bestfriend passed away in the car accident and I saw her last breath before I lost my consciousness. The memories were invading my thoughts suddenly and would leave me emotionally drained after.
But I needed know why Lisa has Pranpryia's body, why her and why she came so close to me, again.
"We all need some fresh air."
Jisoo placed both her hands on our shoulders and made us face each other.
I cracked a small smile after we backed away from each other and blushed out of embarrassment.
"We do."