Chapter 6: Happiness is Bittersweet  

 

 Three years later, life was good. Jihyo was now seventeen, korean age, and she was happy by how things how turned out. If someone had told her four years ago she'll be parents free, living with what she now could call friends, having a job of her own at an ice-cream shop with her now best friend, and just in general being happy, she wouldn't have belived one word.    Now things were different and she was happy.     The girls had put her in charge of managing the money, even though she wasn't the eldest. Nayeon was supposed to be take care of it but Jeongyeon argued saying she couldn't even take care of herself let alone money. That had led to a heated argument which Jeongyeon ended with just turning around and leaving to pick Chaeyoung up from school. When Jihyo asked if Jeongyeon wanted to administrated it she refused.   "Taking care of an annoying little sister is enough, thank you very much"    So she ended up being the on who gives the money to Seokjin on the last days of the month so he can make the transference to the owner. They decided to keep doing that at least until Nayeon or Jeongyeon, since they were the eldests, had a credit card. Seokjin didn't really seemed bother by it. He always greets her with a smile and usually with food on his hand, over the years Jihyo noticed he really... really loves eating. Maybe that's the reason Jeongyeon loves eating as much as she does.    Nayeon still goes fooling around with random boys which Jihyo has come to terms with. One the other hand, Jeongyeon seemed not to like the idea one bit. Whenever Nayeon came home late, Jeongyeon would shake her head, frown in anger and go to hers and Jihyo's room even if she was in the middle of doing something.    One day, Jihyo finally decided to ask about it.   "She's just so stupid! I mean, come on Jihyo-yah, what could posible be fun about sleeping with some random idiot who looks atractive?" she asked loudly while lying on her bed "She's so goddamn stupid!"    Jihyo sighed.   "Calm down unnie, look I get it, but come on, it's her decision she's nineteen, she's old enough"    Jeongyeon rolled her eyes.   "Sure, she's old enough now, but how about five years ago? She was just fifteen and still did they same stupid "    Jihyo sighed.   "Remember that night we met?" Jihyo nodded "I'm pretty sure those men were chasing her because of her little 'job' at the time" Jeongyeon told her making air quotes.    Jihyo nodded again, she had thought of that herself.    However Jihyo wasn't that bothered by it anyways so whenever Nayeon came back she'll just greet het with a knowing smile and about it. It was something Jihyo loved doing and Nayeon laughed about it.   "Who needs a little sister to about boys? I have you" Nayeon laughed.    Jihyo couldn't erase the smile of her face the whole night after that, she finally felt like she had a family and was glad Nayeon, even if she was joking, felt it too.  Chaeyoung, now fifteen years old in korea, was now attending  her second year of middle school, eighth grade, at Harleim Public Middle School which was a couple of subway stations away from their appartment. After that little incident years ago Chaeyoung tried to stay out of trouble, but trouble seemed to call her name since she always found herself in the middle of the most worst looking situation. For example there was this time there had been a big fight at school, she was just passing by and stopped a minute too long to look at what was going on. Too bad nor the teacher nor Jeongyeon had belived her.    So, since nobody seemed to care about her part of the story, she decided she'll stop trying and just have fun doing her thing. After lots of scolding she learnt to be sneaky, quicker and silent while running. Being short had it's little adventages, for example there were some little hiding spots around school which Chaeyoung usually used, for example to get rid of some boys who chased her after she splashed paint over their uniforms.   "They deserved it" She told her friend, Jeon Somi, when she got back to the cafeteria.    The girl shook her head and rolled her eyes at Chaeyoung.   "Your sister is going to go crazy when she founds out"    Chaeyoung chuckled.   "If she founds out" she winked at her friend with a smirk.    Somi rolled her eyes again.    But Chaeyoung wasn't only a little trouble-maker, she was very talented when it came to writting lyrics. It was something she had started doing when she was around eleven, Namjoon's idea. Since that time he promised he'll take her to that secret place, Chaeyoung had been trying to write the best lyrics she could come up with showing them to Namjoon everytime he came around or everytime they went to Seokjin's apartment.    The happiest moment of her life was probably when Namjoon finally fulfilled his promise a year ago.    Chaeyoung had begged Nayeon to go with her to Seokjin's apartment since she didn't know how to go alone. Jeongyeon and Jihyo were out buying groceries and will take a while. Chayeoung had just finished writting what she thought was her best work ever.   "Unnie, please!" she begged with a pout and the best puppy eyes she could master.    Nayeon frowned but quickly giggled.   "Arasso, arasso, grab a jacket or something, if you get sick Jeongyeon will have my head"    After leaving a note on the table and making sure both had their jackets.   "Chaeyoung-ah we are going nowhere if you don't take it with you!"    They left to Seokjin's apartment. It wasn't so far from there's so they didn't need to take the subway, however the walk there was quiet tiering.    Once they got there Seokjin greeted them with his usual smile. Namjoon was there sitting on the sofa with a laptop on his lap, he wasn't alone next to him was another guy an infront of them was another one.   "Yoongi-oppa!" Chaeyoung greeted him excitely.    Yoongi smiled.   "Long time no see kid" he raised lazily raised his hand.    Chaeyoung high-fived it.   "Hey, you aren't going to greet me?!"    Chaeyoung giggled, her dimples showing. He ran to the guy's arms.   "Hoseok-oppa!" she hugged him.    Hoseok hugged back making happy sounds which made Chaeyoung laugh. Nayeon smiled at the scene and greeted everyone with a sly bow which they returned.    Long time ago Nayeon felt a little awkward around them, Jeongyeon and Chaeyoung were always so comfortable around them, sure they had known them for years. Eventually Nayeon got to know them and relaxed a lot more around them, but still she was a little uncomfortable in some situations.   "This my house but still I don't get a hug, not even a high-five" Seokjin pinched the bridge of his nose and shook his head.    Chaeyoung laughed, she ran to the boy and hugged him tighly.   "Wow, you became stronger" he laughed and hugged back.    After the girls took a sit, Namjoon gave the laptop to Yoongi.   "What brings you here anyways?" he smiled.    Chaeyoung's face lit up but suddendly she blushed and turned really shy.   "I-I wanted to show you something" she murmured.    Namjoon looked surprised.   "Sure, what is it?"    Chaeyoung seemed to struggle and started playing with her fingers.   "Chaeyoung-ah you just begged me and dragged me out of the house to come here, don't you dare go all shy now" Nayeon jokingly scolded her.    Chaeyoung glared at her. The boys laughed.   "You missed us that much Chaeyoung-ah?" Namjoon asked with a smile.    Chaeyoung rolled her eyes.   "I didn't beg" she murmured staring at the floor with a frown.    Nayeon laughed.   "Sure, you didn't" she chuckled and patted Chaeyoung's head.    Chaeyoung shook her hand off, which made Nayeon laugh even more at the moody kid.   "I... I wrote this"     She grabbed her backpack and took out a notebook Nayeon had bought her sometime ago after she filled the last one with lyrics and drawings. She seemed to have the page marked because she didn't take too long finding it. She stood up and walked over to Namjoon handing him the notebook. Chaeyoung walked back to her sit next to Nayeon.   "Let's see" Namjoon said suddendly turning more serious.    It took him about a two minutes to finish reading, he seemed to be paying attention to every single detail. Once in a while he would smile or left out a little chuckle. When he was done he stared at Chaeyoung with surprised eyes.   "Hyung, take a look" he passed the notebook to Yoongi.    While Yoongi read he nodded his head, he was didn't take too long, differently from Namjoon he had done a quick scan reading. Yoongi finished with a lazy nod before giving the notebook back to Namjoon and focusing on the laptop again.   "Pretty good right?" Namjoon asked the older boy.    Yoongi nodded again.   "Good job kid, needs a little work but it's good, for a kid" he smirked.    Namjoon rolled his eyes.   "Don't listen to him" he glanced at Chaeyoung.    The little girl was playing with her hands nerviously, bitting her lower lip anxiously. Nayeon smiled at her, she was really cute when she was nervous.  Namjoon seemed to think for a moment.   "Hyung, give me a beat" He told Yoongi before standing up and walking over to Chaeyoung.   "Something chill?" Yoongi asked.    Namjoon glanced at Chaeyoung who looked confused, then at the notebook and finally at Yoongi.   "Sure, something it's easy to flow over"    Yoongi nodded lazily, clicking sounds could be heard. Namjoon kneeled next to Chaeyoung and handed her the notebook back.   "Think you can rap this for me?" he asked with a smile.    Chaeyoung opened her eyes in surprise and blushed. Sure she had rapped in her bedroom, alone, door locked, softly, when she was sure no one would hear her.     Namjoon laughed.   "Writting it's not enough, you have to be able to rap it" he smiled again.   "Okay" Chaeyoung said shyly with a little nod.   "Here you go" Yoongi said before a beat made it's way out of the notebook's speaker.    Kick, kick, snare. Kick, kick, snare. Kick, kick-kick, snare. Hi-hat on the background.   "I'll count you in" Namjoon told Chaeyoung.    She nodded and settled herself on the sofa properly, sitting more on the edge. She took a deep breath.   "Ah, dul, set..." At four he pointed his finger at Chaeyoung.     Chaeyoung started rapping softly, her voice louder than a whisper but still it wasn't clear enough.   "Come on! Confidence, louder!" Namjoon encouraged.   "I want to hear you too Chaeyoung-ah!" Seokjin smiled from the table.    Chayeoung glanced at Nayeon who smiled brightly while nodding and making thumbs up gestures. Chayeoung smiled.    She continued rapping her lyrics, this time louder and more sure of herself. Nayeon had never seen Chaeyoung moving so fast and saying so many words at once.    Namjoon, Hoseok and Nayeon were nodding their heads to the beat. Yoongi who was staring from the sofa smirked, he added some presets to the track.   "Keep it up kid!" He said loudly with a tired voice.     Suddendly the beat started to sound a lot more quicker, which really it wasn't there just were more instruments in it which overwheled Chaeyoung, she started slowling down.   "Come on Chaeyoung-ah, the tempo is the same, focus"  Hoseok told her with a smile from Nayeon's side.    Chaeyoung closed her eyes, she knew the lyrics by hard she had been working on the for a week.    Yoongi made the beat go faster. He smirked.    Chaeyoung's followed the beat with her head and hands, she was afraid she'll get lose. As the beat sped up so did her rapping.    Everybody cheered, except Yoongi who was busy adding more things to the track, making Chaeyoung smile and leave out a small laugh before she went back to rapping. Hoseok stood up out of exictment and started moving around popping and locking his body, he kept it up even when Chaeyoung was done, stopping seconds later to join the cheers to the little girl who smiled brightly.    Namjoon clapped.   "That was quiet the surprise you gave me Chaeng-ah" he congratulated.    Chaeyoung smiled at the nickname which she had stopped hearing once she turned ten.   "Whas it good?" she asked shyly.   "Good?! I've never seen you saying so much!" Nayeon said loudly and launched herself at the younger girl hugging her.   "I think you are ready" Namjoon smirked, he looked at Yoongi "Don't you think hyung?"    Yoongi looked confused for a minute, he then remembered his little talk with Namjoon years ago, he nodded with a smirk.   "Can't wait to see a couple of them getting burned by a kid" he laughed.    Namjoon laughed.   "Ready for what?" Chaeyoung asked confused.   "Remember that place you asked me about? The secret place?" he smirked.    Chaeyoung's eyes opened wide.   "The place you go to rap?!" she asked excitedly.    Namjoon nodded.   "There's a rapping competition tomorrow, the inscription is closed but you can go and watch" he explained.    Chaeyoung screamed in excitment and jumped at Namjoon hugging him tight.   "Thank you oppa!"    Namjoon hugged her back and laughed. Seokjin stood up from the chair.   "Hold on, Namjoon-ah you are not posibly thinking about taking a fourteen years old to the underground meet up place, right?" he asked concerned.    Namjoon rolled his eyes.   "Don't be a killjoy hyung, we'll be there with her, nothing will happen" Yoongi said from the sofa.    Seokjin rolled his eyes.   "I'll love to hear when you tell Jeongyeon about your plan of taking her little sister to one of the worst neighborhoods in Seoul" he said smugly with a smirk.    Nayeon suddendly got worried.   "Oppa, are you crazy?" she asked glancing at Namjoon.    Namjoon let go of Chaeyoung, whose mood had suddendly dropped a bit. He stood up.   "Come on, we've been there lots of times and nothing has ever happen, right hyung?" he glanced at Hoseok.   "He's right, besides we won't let her get out of our eye-sigh, relax" he assured with a smile.   "I've seen younger kids there too, heck I've even seen you with younger girls hyung, so shut up" Yoongi scolded lazily.    Seokjin glared at him deathly.   "Don't say nonsense things" he blushed and glanced at the girls "Don't listen to him!"    Yoongi s