"Alright, we've arrived!" Jackson said as he pulled the handbrake. He turned his head to look at Momo. She was fixing her hair before she too turned at Jackson, slightly frowning and pouting.

"What's with that face? Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?" Jackson asked in worry.

"I'm nervous," Momo replied. Jackson laughed lightly.

"What are you nervous about, princess? They're my friends, and they're super nice and excited to meet you. And they'll love you, for sure," Jackson said. 

Actually, the house members had been teasing Jackson a lot since he told them that he got a girlfriend. All of them had been bugging Jackson about meeting the 'powerful girl' that melted a Jackson Wang's heart so Jackson asked Momo about it, and she immediately agree, as she too heard a lot about his housemates from Jackson himself. But now when they're in front of the house, Momo couldn't help but to feel nervous. Jackson's housemates were basically his family so she's kind of worried if they would like her or not.

"Hey, I'll be there okay? Where is my powerful, confident law girl?" Jackson said as he reached out for Momo's hand and rubbed her knuckles with his thumb to calm her down. Momo gave him a smile before she nodded.
 

"GUYSSS WE'RE HERE!!" Jackson shouted as both of them walked into the house. Momo rolled her eyes at the fact that he's the same- always loud even when entering the house or the swimming pool when he come for practice.

Momo then saw like 5 girls coming out from the kitchen as they looked at her while gasping in surprise. Momo didn't know what to do so she just keep smiling. The girls approached her excitedly.

"OH MY GOD SO THIS IS YOUR GIRLFRIEND?"

"She's so pretty!!"

"Jackson oppa doesn't deserve her," Momo almost laughed at that comment while Jackson glared at this one girl with very fair skin.

"Welcome to our house!! We're so happy to finally meet you!" A girl with a bunny teeth said as she hugged Momo. Jackson just smiled.

"Hi everyone, my name is Momo," Momo said as she bowed. Jackson introduced each of the girl one by one. The bunny teeth girl's name is Nayeon, the fair skin one is Dahyun, the short-haired one is Jeongyeon, one of them is Japanese and her name is Mina, and, last but not least, the tallest and the youngest- Tzuyu. 

Momo looked at Jackson with a meaningful smile after Tzuyu introduced herself. Jackson rolled his eyes.

"Nice to meet you, Momo. Let's have lunch together first. We have a lot of Jackson oppa's secret to spill to you," Nayeon said, making the others laughed. Jackson pulled Momo to his side as his arm s around her waist.

"See? I told you they'll love you," Jackson said. Momo nodded in agreement. She didn't think she had ever be welcomed like that.

"By the way, I can see how you managed to fall for Tzuyu. She's really pretty," Momo said almost in a whisper. Jackson chuckled.

"That's all in the past. I have my own princess now," Jackson said. Momo was about to respond when a voice interrupted them.

"Where's Jackson hyung's girlfriend?" Momo's jaw dropped when she saw another 6 guys in the house.

Looks like she's going to remember lots of name today.

The lunch was very noisy and lively as everyone just keep talking non-stop and there's a lot of bickering- that involved Jackson. It was entertaining for Momo to see everybody keep picking on Jackson to annoy him but Momo also noticed the little things they did for each other. Like when Jackson noticed Youngjae's bowl ran out of stew so he took them and gave him more, even though just a minute ago Youngjae was teasing his height. Like when the washed kimchi was prepared for Jackson only as he couldn't eat the original kimchi because it's too spicy for him. Also when the others took care of Momo and offered dishes to her before taking it for themselves.

She could feel that all the house members love each other and they're really like a family.

After lunch, Momo sat beside Jackson on the couch with both their hands were intertwined into one another. They were having small talks in their own world when suddenly Dahyun held Momo's other hand. The couple looked at her, confused.

"I'm sorry oppa, but can we borrow your girlfriend for a while?" Dahyun said. Jackson immediately wrapped his arm around Momo.

"Where are you taking my princess to?" Jackson asked. Momo blushed at the use of the pet name. She had no problem, and she even like it when Jackson called her 'princess' but to say it in front of the others...

"To have a girls-only-talk," Dahyun said. Jackson made a face at her before he looked at Momo and immediately changed to pouting.

"I'll miss you," said Jackson. Dahyun scoffed at the dramaticness meanwhile Momo chuckled.

"Stop being ridiculous, Wang. See you later," Momo said, light pinching Jackson's nose before she stood up and walked upstairs along with Dahyun hugging her arm. Not to be dramatic but Jackson already missed Momo as soon as she was out of his sight. Jackson sighed before he was suprised with Mark suddenly sitting beside him.

"Clingy, I see?" Mark said.

"Of course! I've been single for the longest record in my life, now that I have a girl I want to be with her each and every second!" Jackson replied. Mark laughed lightly.

"I can see how in love you are with her. Can't believe I'm witnessing you being genuinely in love with someone with my own eyes, dude," Jackson smiled at Mark's words. Well, he himself couldn't really believe it too.

"The others see it too. They say that you look really happy with Momo. We're all happy for you, Jacks," Mark added. Jackson grinned.

"Really? Do I look like that?" Jackson asked and Mark nodded, causing Jackson to laugh wholeheartedly.

"So, why don't you talk to Momo about moving in and live here with us?" Jackson was caught in surprise at Mark's suggestion. He looked at Mark with a serious face.

"What? Are you serious, hyung? I mean, it hasn't been long since Sana went back to Japan and I don't want you to think I'm replacing Sana or taking advantage or her moving out," said Jackson. Mark laughed and shook his head.

"Of course you're not, Jackson. I mean, I know it has been hard for you before. Now that you found Momo, you deserve to be happy too. Plus, I think Sana would love it for Mina to have a roommate, what more a new friend who's also a Japanese," Jackson still seem doubtful, so Mark tapped his shoulder to give him assurance.

"Thanks, hyung. I'm really thankful. I'll talk to Momo about this later. But, what do you mean by 'it has been hard for me'?" Jackson asked. Mark bit his lower lip and somehow, Jackson could sense the guilty in Mark's eyes.

"It's about... Uhm... You know, about... Yugyeom and Tzuyu," Mark started. Jackson was a bit flustered but he just nodded to encourage Mark to continue.

"I know you're having a hard time when they got together. I know about your crush on her, and I noticed how you were often outside and it's related to them, although that might just be me assuming things. I'm really sorry for not helping you at that time. I just... don't want to make things worse by saying wrong thing to you. I don't want to make you feel awkward and embarassed to so I just keep quiet about it. Now that I think of it again, you must've felt so frustrated to not be able to express what you feel. I don't know how to say this nicely, you know I'm not good with my words. I'm just... sorry," Mark felt like a burden has been taken off his shoulder after he finished his words. Jackson was silent for quite a while so Mark nervously turn around to look at him, apologetically. Jackson then broke into a smile and laughed lightly.

"It's okay, hyung. You're right, if you just ask me to talk about Tzuyu out of nowhere things would've been really awkward for me. It is embarassing too, so you did the right thing. Thank you for thinking and caring a lot about my feelings,"

"It was hard, but because of it, I grow closer with Momo and found a girl that I love too. So, everything is in the past now. Now, I'm happy for both Tzuyu and Yugyeom, and I, too have found my happiness," Jackson said with a smile. Mark nodded and smiled too.

"I'm happy for you, dude. I thought you would be single for the rest of your life!" Mark joked, making Jackson groaned in annoyance.

Momo waved her goodbye to all her 10 new friends. Lots of finger heart were thrown at her and she replied back along with a laugh. Jackson just looked in silence with a smile never leaving his face. He then finally drove them back to Momo's hostel.

"You're like a celebrity there," Jackson said, receiving a laugh from Momo.

"I'm jealous. You lived with such nice  and fun friends," Momo replied.

"Come live with us. I'm sure everyone will be happy to have you there," Jackson said.

"Really? Are you serious? Can I?" Momo asked in excitement. Jackson laughed and nodded. He didn't think he ever seen Momo being so excited like that. She must've liked the girls so much, and Jackson's heart in blooming with flowers with the thought of his favourite girl with his favourite group of people.

"What did you girls talk about when they steal you from me, by the way?" Jackson asked. 

"A lot of things. At first, it was mainly about you, and then we're just talking, knowing each other," Momo said. 

"About me? For example?" 

"They asked me if I knew that you were a playboy before," Momo said with a chuckle afterwards. Jackson scoffed.

"I know I can never trust the girls," he said. 

"Don't say things like that! They only talk good things about you," Momo said. Jackson's eyebrow raised.

"Really? Such as?"

"That no matter how many girls you've been with before, you've never bring home a girl and introduce anyone to them before. I am the first," Momo said. Jackson couldn't help but blush at her words. Well, that's true afterall. He had never meet anyone worth bringing home to, and worth introducing to his second family in Korea. Momo noticed the blush and she found Jackson to be so cute and adorable, but decided not to .

"Other than that? Did they ask you any weird questions?" Jackson changed the topic.

"They ask me if I mind that you're a playboy before," Momo said. Jackson tapped his fingers to the steering.

"And your answer is?" 

"Nope, I don't mind at all," Momo said. The car stopped due to red light and Jackson took his oppoturnity to look at Momo by his side. Jackson pursed his lips together before he asked another question.

"Why?"

"Because I trust you. I believe that you love me now, so who you are before shouldn't even matter," Momo replied, also looking at him into his eyes. Jackson quickly glanced at the traffic light. They had 10 more seconds before the light turned green. Jackson's arm reached out for Momo and pulled her closer, stretching along the seatbelts as he too leaned over, and their lips met for a soft, yet loving kiss. Momo instantly kissed him back, with her eyes closed. They pulled away just in time before the light turned green. Momo looked away, blushing hard, meanwhile Jackson had the widest smile, and the most active butterflies in his stomach.

Indeed, the good will come for those who wait.

And for Jackson, Momo isn't just good.

She was amazing, absolutely breathtaking, and someone Jackson wouldn't treat with any gold medal in the world.

Jeongyeon carefully pushed open the door of Youngjae's room and there he was, sitting at his study table with headphone over his ears. He excused himself to do some assignments and it has been 2 hours, and Jeongyeon kind of missed her boyfriend. Youngjae turned his head to the door when he noticed there's movement, and immediately smiled when he saw that it was Jeongyeon. He took off his headphone and put it down on his desk. Jeongyeon walked over to him and without Youngjae's consent his hands immediately reached out and Jeongyeon held both of them when she arrived in front of him.

"How's everything?" Jeongyeon asked. 

"I'm halfway through it. But I'm so close to puking theories right now," Youngjae said, causing Jeongyeon to laugh. Youngjae smiled at the sight and pulled Jeongyeon down, asking her to sit on his lap. He noticed her face reddened but she sat down anyways.

"Don't regret this, I'm really heavy, you know?" Jeongyeon said as soon as she sat down. Youngjae looked at her strangely.

"Really? I don't really realize you're already sitting though," Youngjae said and Jeongyeon laughed at his cheesiness. 

"Ah, really? So... Can we go to eat tteokbokki together?" Jeongyeon asked. Youngjae's eyebrows met.

"Tteokbokki? Right now? All of a sudden?" Youngjae asked back and Jeongyeon nodded.

"I was scrolling on Instagram just now and came across a mukbang video, and they're eating tteokbokki. Now I'm craving it. But, if you're busy then it's okay. I can ask the girls. Just want to ask you first," Jeongyeon said. Youngjae might've been a little too happy with the fact that Jeongyeon immediately thought of him and wanted to check on him first instead of asking others even though she know he's working on his assignment.

"I can go, but! With one condition," Youngjae said. Jeongyeon frowned at his words.

"Condition? Yah! Since when do you put conditions?" Jeongyeon said, slightly pouting. Youngjae laughed.

"Since you like to call me with just 'yah!' like that!" Jeongyeon looked at him with confusion. Youngjae grinned naughtily.

"I'll go, only if you call me 'oppa',"  Youngjae said. Jeongyeon's eyes grew wider.

"What? No, no. We're the same age, why should I call you oppa?" Jeongyeon refused.

"But I am born earlier than you," said Youngjae.

"You're only less that two months older than me," Jeongyeon replied. Youngjae sighed. He then let go one of Jeongyeon's hand and use his free hand to hug Jeongyeon's waist.

"Because I'm your boyfriend?" he said. Jeongyeon shook her head.

"Nope, still doesn't change the fact that in Korean culture, we're the same age and I don't have to call you oppa," Jeongyeon firmly stated. Youngjae started to slightly pout.

"Because you want to eat tteokbokki with me?" Youngjae tried again. 

"It's okay, I can go with Nayeon unnie, or Mina, or Dahyun, or even Tzuyu, or maybe all of them," Jeongyeon said, standing up. Youngjae looked at her in hurt, and he was not even faking it. It's not like Youngjae asked for something big or anything, but Jeongyeon just totally refused to do him a favour, even willing to give up and just go with others. He just asked because Jeongyeon never really called him endearingly. Most of the time she went with calling him his name, or just silly nickname like Gamer Boy or even his full name, Choi Youngjae. Annoyed, Youngjae scoffed under his breath.

"Fine. Go, then," Youngjae said, coldly before turning his chair to face his laptop again. He then started to type whatever, pressing the letters on the keyboard a little bit too hard. Jeongyeon looked at him in guilty.

It's not like she didn't want to do it, she just... Didn't know how? Is that even makes sense? She's just bad with aegyo or showing affection in general so she's afraid Youngjae's not even going to like it even if she did. It's just embarassing to do something she's not used to.

But seeing Youngjae seriously sulking like that... And of course, he would be the only person she want to eat tteokbokki with right now.

Jeongyeon approached Youngjae slowly, and Youngjae stayed ignoring her even though she was shadowing over him. He just continue typing words with a blank and cold expression. Jeongyeon gripped the hoodie he was wearing and tugged it lightly. Still, no respond from Youngjae. 

"Youngjae oppa, will you go to eat tteokbokki with me?" Jeongyeon said. Youngjae's fingers suddenly stopped its movements. He then turned around to look at Jeongyeon who also let go of her grip on his hoodie. Youngjae smiled lightly with the look of satisfaction, but he's just wasn't done with teasing Jeongyeon.

"Say it again," Youngjae said. Jeongyeon rolled her eyes even though there was a small smile on her lips.

"Youngjae oppa, let's go eat tteokbokki with me," Jeongyeon said, with a slightly softer voice. Youngjae's smile grew into a large grin.

"Sure, oppa will go around the world for you," said Youngjae, before Jeongyeon punched his side lightly. Youngjae finally broke into laughter.

"That was really hard! Don't make me do those kind of things again," Jeongyeon said with a glare. Youngjae stood up and gave her a tight hug.

"Let's go, the tteokbokki is on my treat," Youngjae said, making Jeongyeon smile again.

Dahyun was sitting on the sofa while scrolling down her Instagram timeline, liking photos and watching videos. It was until she almost jumped out of her seat when something cold was pressed against her cheek. She looked up, only to be greeted with a smiling Jaebum looking down at her with a smile, along with a bottle of strawberry milk in both his hands. Jaebum offered her one, and she took it with a smile. Jaebum then proceed to sit beside her on the sofa.

"My cheek is cold," Dahyun complained. Jaebum chuckled. He then put down his strawberry milk on the empty space beside him and reached out to cup both Dahyun's cheek in his hands, squishing her soft cheeks together. Dahyun pouted but seeing how Jaebum was looking at her so endearingly, she smiled, although the smile was squished along with her cheeks.

"Warm now?" Jaebum asked. Dahyun shook her head, making Jaebum slightly caught off guard.

"Maybe you should kiss it?" Dahyun said, causing Jaebum to laugh. Before Jaebum managed to reply, a voice interrupted them.

"I think now I know why both of you decided to hide your relationship. You guys are damn cheesy!" Bambam who was sitting on the bean bag not far from them on the floor said. Jaebum glared at him.

"Shut up, Bam! Go find yourself a girlfriend then," Jaebum said. Bambam laughed.

"Yeah, sure, hyung. I'll buy one at 7-Eleven after this show ends," Bambam said sarcastically, causing Dahyun and Jaebum to break into laughter.

"Oh, looks like the Traitor Couple is having fun dating in public!" Jackson, who just came home after spending some more time with Momo, happened to witness Jaebum and Dahyun stuck together on the sofa, said. He had been calling the couple with the nickname jokingly, in reference to the fact that both of them hid their relationship for 6 months from the other. Dahyun glared at him.

"Get over it, oppa! We said sorry right? I even treated you your favourite cheese sticks!" Dahyun said. Jackson then laughed.

"Oh, cheese sticks! You're right. I'm sorry, Dahyun," Jackson said with a lot of cuteness, along with a finger heart afterwards. Jaebum just smiled at Dahyun and Jackson's endless bickering. After Jackson went upstairs and Bambam was absorbed into the variety show he was watching, leaving Jaebum and Dahyun with no disturbance, Jaebum wrapped his arm around Dahyun's waist and pulled her closer into him. Dahyun leaned her head on his shoulder, while just casually still scrolling her Instagram. Jaebum just watch in silent, just enjoying Dahyun's warmth in his arm.

"Oh, why are you liking other handsome guy's post?" Jaebum asked when he saw Dahyun double-tapped on EXO's Sehun's Instagram post, giving it a 'like'. Of course, it was just a joke, Jaebum wouldn't get jealous of a celebrity. He just liked to tease Dahyun and wanted to see her witty reaction. Dahyun looked up to look at Jaebum.

"Handsome guy? Where? There's only one handsome guy in the world, though?" She replied, making Jaebum's lips to break into a wide smile. 

"I can't live in this house anymore," Bambam muttered under his breath, along with a sigh.

Mark was about to went downstairs to hang out at the living room when he could see Jaebum and Dahyun cuddling and laughing on the sofa while watching some videos on Dahyun's phone together. Not far from them were Yugyeom and Tzuyu setting up the table for dinner together. He could also hear voices and smell something delicious coming from the kitchen, which means Jinyoung and Nayeon must've been there. Almost coincidentally, Youngjae and Jeongyeon came back from God-knows-where they went together just now while Youngjae was laughing about something and Jeongyeon was threatening him. Mark laughed lightly to himself. That Noisy Couple. Jackson was in the room, Mark saw him smiling at his phone before Mark was about to go out. Mark let out a heavy sigh.

Don't take Mark wrong. Of course, he was happy to see his friends happy with their respective partner. It's just... not helping at all to witness all these. It's not helping to cure his longiness towards Sana in any way

They talked a lot, like what they promised. Probably a whole lot than when they're together under the same roof. There was this one time when Mark was just doing his thesis and Sana was just unpacking her stuffs, but both of them put their video call on even though they barely said anything. It's just knowing that both of them were there for each other even through phone screen was satisfying, but still, not enough.

Mark missed Sana, so, so much. It just hurts to get through a day without her. 

And Mark just couldn't take it anymore.

Mark went back to his room, surprising Jackson who had just finished his shower and was admiring the reflection of his fresh look on the mirror. Jackson looked at Mark in confusion when Mark just immediately went to his laptop and started to typing something so seriously. Jackson's brows furrowed.

"Hyung? Why? Is there anything wrong?" Jackson asked. 

"Nothing," Mark replied simply, making Jackson even more confused than he already is.

"What are you doing then, looking so serious like you received a secret mission from FBI or something?" Jackson asked again.

"Nothing. Just booking a flight ticket," Mark answered.

"Oh, flight ticket. WAIT- FLIGHT TICKET? TO WHERE?? WHEN???" Jackson questioned in surprise.

"Osaka, in..." Mark glanced at the time displayed on his laptop.

"...8 hours from now?"

GUESS WHO FINALLY GOT A MOTIVATION TO UPDATE?!?!?!?!?!?!

I keep saying sorry, and even though I don't really deserve it, I hope you guys forgive me T.T

Hopefully this 3.8K chapter is not dissapointing. I really wrote it in one go and now it's 4.00 a.m where I lived and my hurts from sitting too long LOL. So sorry for any typo or mistakes I'll proofread later!

Also, I didn't mean to ruin the mood, but do you guys know that HOME is actually approaching the end.... :(

If I do it according to my guideline, HOME will end in like... 3 chapters.... :(

BUT, I promise I'll try my best to do special chapters even when the story ends :)

Thank you so much for the support, and love, and most importantly thank you for keep waiting for updates. You guys are the best fam I swear!!

Have a nice day, everyone!

-rainbowalien