“Ugh, I can’t believe you splashed water on me.”

 

It was a typical monday on a typical week where Tzuyu was trying to dry her wet skirt on their way back home.

 

“Oh be quiet, would you? It was funny.”

 

There, on that typical wednesday on a typical week, was Tzuyu and Jihyo walking back home, like they would do so.

 

Earlier, Tzuyu had tried to prank Jihyo by scaring her but Jihyo was one step ahead and splashed water from her water bottle that she had been coincidentally drinking.

 

(Tzuyu had accidentally delayed her scare which was probably the reason of Jihyo being a step ahead because water slid down into Jihyo’s somewhat ed blouse. It was a hot day, anyway, but this only made it hotter and her dizzy.)

 

As punishment (Jihyo thought this on the spot but she didn’t think that Tzuyu would actually pull it off), Jihyo had jokingly asked for a kiss on the cheek.

 

Which, with a fiery, prideful heart, Tzuyu pulled it off without hesitation and rather easily that it caught the older girl off guard.

 

Tzuyu had shown a smirk which faltered Jihyo just one bit before the older grinned back and answered, “Thanks for the meal.” Which had effectively made Tzuyu flustered.

 

Which brings us to the present, Tzuyu as usual, lazing around Jihyo’s house.

 

“I still don’t get why you insist to stay and hour or two at my house before you get to your own house. It’s almost a waste of time.” Jihyo said, eyes still on her laptop, doing that ridiculous project that her teacher assigned her to.

 

It’s because I like you.

 

“It’s nice, being in a house with you.” Tzuyu said honestly, eyes glued to her book, doing the homework that she had been given. “Oh really? That’s flattering.” Jihyo smiled, looking over at Tzuyu who coincidentally moved her head to face Jihyo.

 

“I guess I don’t hate your company.” Jihyo replied, leaning her head on her hand to look daringly in Tzuyu’s eyes. Tzuyu did the same thing.

 

“Oh really?” Tzuyu mumbled, the two starting to move closer to each other. They leaned to each other as a sense of intimidation but it caused a sense of sensuality.

 

Tzuyu couldn’t say she hated it.

 

How this culture of intimidation by moving so close to each other that you could practically hear her racing heartbeat started was beyond her.

 

(It actually started like this.

 

Alone in Jihyo’s room, Jihyo was tutoring Tzuyu just a little bit. Then they stopped for a break.

 

“Hey Jihyo unnie, what do you think this is?” Tzuyu asked goofily, showing a picture of TWICE’s song: Likey, to Jihyo. “The Heart Shaker bit.”

 

Jihyo showed a hint of knowledge. Who doesn’t know TWICE?

 

“Then at the end, the hashtag, there’s HEART SHAKER. And the music behind it. I think it’s a song.” Jihyo said, pretending to be a detective. Tzuyu raised a brow.
 

“Nuh uh, it’s definitely the album name.” Tzuyu said. Jihyo shook her head with a chuckle, “You see, my lady. The album name is Twicetagram. Haven’t you done some research?”

 

Tzuyu frowned deeper and decided to move closer toward Jihyo to show intimidation. “Then it’s another album name.” She mumbled, Jihyo reciprocating and moving closer.

 

“No, I told you. It’s the song from the end of Likey.” Jihyo mumbled back.

 

“Wanna bet?”)

 

It ended with a bet.

 

“You know, I bet a kiss from you that you were thinking that hanging out with me because it makes you feel smarter.”

 

And then, there was that.

 

(“Sure.” Jihyo said, just as equally confident as Tzuyu. “And the terms?” Jihyo asked, leaning even closer to Tzuyu

 

Tzuyu was so dizzy from their closeness that her eyes immediately went to Jihyo’s lips and just on the spur of the moment, she mouthed the first syllable of the thing that she really wants--

 

“A ki…”

 

Tzuyu caught herself before she said the entire thing and Jihyo seemed to have caught on and the number one thing that Tzuyu found out in these entire few seconds is that--

 

She is so screwed.

 

“A-A Kindergarten!” She screamed out, surprising herself and Jihyo.

 

“Y-You know, because Nayeon unnie had been n-nagging me recently… I thought that a good idea was to get her a kindergarten to calm her down.” Tzuyu said lamely.

 

Jihyo laughed, “That’s easy. I have a kindergarten niece.”

 

Suddenly, Jihyo looked at her in a different way. It was familiar- Ah, the familiar mocking tint in Jihyo’s eye, Tzuyu could clearly see.

 

“My turn. If I am correct…” Jihyo said, leaning further in that hers and Tzuyu’s nose touch. Tzuyu gulps, feeling her heart beat faster than usual.

 

“...Then you must give me… A kiss.”

 

Later that week, heart shaker had been released and Tzuyu reluctantly arrived to Jihyo’s place with a certain girl’s lips on hers.)

 

Tzuyu pouted and then murmured teasingly against Jihyo’s lips, “How did you know?”

 

Tzuyu could tell that Jihyo was craving for her kiss, based on Jihyo’s opened mouth.

 

Instead, Tzuyu kisses Jihyo’s forehead.

 

“That- is also a  kiss.” Tzuyu winked at the frustrated Jihyo who grumbled and went to her work.

 

Sooner, Tzuyu and Jihyo went to their own works, only...

 

Neither could focus. Instead, they had been focusing on the lack of kiss. The both regretting their decisions, Jihyo regretting that she didn’t say a kiss on the lips, Tzuyu regretting kissing her on her lips.

 

Tzuyu could barely get through a single without thinking about how soft Jihyo’s lips would feel.

 

Jihyo could barely get through a single bit of the project without thinking how much she wanted to kiss Tzuyu.

 

Tzuyu looked over at Jihyo who pretended to be focusing hard on her work, Tzuyu feeling disappointed that it didn’t look like Jihyo wanted to kiss.

 

When Tzuyu looked away, Jihyo looked over at Tzuyu who pretended to be focusing hard on her work. Jihyo looked disappointed but before she looked away, Tzuyu looked up at Jihyo again.

 

They stared in silence.

 

“Um… Unnie?” Tzuyu called out first and Jihyo snapped out of her daze, staring at Tzuyu’s lips.

 

It didn’t take that long for Jihyo’s hips to be straddling Tzuyu and Jihyo’s lips nipping at Tzuyu’s own lips.

 

Tzuyu doesn’t know how this came to be-- She actually did know, but she didn’t actually know how. She doesn’t even know what their relationship is in the first place?

 

(Friends, or more than friends?)

 

She was mostly confused about what Jihyo was thinking of her. For once, in her entire life, Tzuyu was confused, about how one thinks about her.

 

When Tzuyu arrived back to her shared apartment, she was dazed and she could barely put the key in it’s slot because of her shaky fingers from the ecstacy that Jihyo provided her from their kisses.

 

“Late, again? What’s your excuse this time?” Momo called out from inside.

 

“I was being tutored by Jihyo unnie.” Tzuyu said cooly, Momo could easily see that Tzuyu was still shaking and dazed. “Why are you being tutored in the first place, you’re already smart enough.” Momo complained.

 

Tzuyu laughed at Momo, “It’s mostly because I volunteered to tutor Dahyun once and Dahyun wants me to tutor her instead of Chaeyoung.” Momo nodded, “I see…”

 

Tzuyu proceeded to go to her room and put everything on her desk. She stared at her ruffled books. When Jihyo had decided to straddle her, Tzuyu’s grip on her books hardened, making them crinkle.

 

She blushed, thinking of Jihyo’s lips on hers, that strawberry scented lip balm that Tzuyu saw Jihyo put on a few times was tasted and Tzuyu’s head couldn’t help but just spin because of the sensation.

 

Whenever Jihyo held her, cradled her in her arms, her body flared and it drove Tzuyu insane.

 

(And she couldn’t help but think that it was Jihyo who started these lip locking bets.)

 

“Tzuyu!” Momo called from outside her door, banging it repeatedly. “Y-Yeah!?” Tzuyu called out, finally out of her daze. Momo entered the room and frowned.

 

“Okay, you have to tell me what’s going on. First off, we’re not spending as much time together as much and recently you’ve been so out of it. Has something happened?” Momo asked worriedly, running to Tzuyu.

 

Tzuyu tried to pull a soft smile but it couldn’t help but look so nervous. “T-There’s nothing wrong, unnie, really.” Momo pouted and Tzuyu laughed out loud, “You’re gaining that ugly habit of Nayeon’s.”

 

“Okay, shut up.” Momo spat playfully and Tzuyu laughed even more, easing more. Momo sat on Tzuyu’s bed with a sigh. “Seriously, is there something wrong? I’m not that dense as you peg me to be.”

 

Tzuyu stayed silent for a minute, wondering if she should ask the question that had been on her mind for a while. What the deal was between Jihyo and Momo and her friends.

 

Tzuyu sat next to Momo, mimicking her sigh. “I do have... a question.” Tzuyu said carefully and looked into Momo’s eager eyes. “What happened between Jihyo unnie and you? And your two dumb friends. I can’t stand to know that my roommate and her best friends have bad history with my crush.”

 

Momo looked hesitant, which she definitely was, because no one would’ve expected a question like this. Momo finally spoke, “You want to know what happened to Jihyo and my group?” Tzuyu nodded in response.

 

Momo stared at the ceiling, “Jihyo used to be a part of us. Of Nayeon, Jeongyeon and I.” Tzuyu looked surprised at the revelation.

 

“Yeah, surprising, isn’t it? She hung out with a couple of upperclassmen.” Momo gave a small nostalgic laugh. “I’m not sure if I’m the one to tell you why she hung out with us, so I won't tell you why.” She said, staring up at the ceiling with a mysterious expression.

 

Tzuyu could only stare at Momo who seemed to look regretful because of something.

 

“...Okay. But what has that got to do with your bad history?”

 

Momo looked down again, she looked guilty.

 

“We betrayed her. No, I betrayed her. Nayeon unnie and Jeongyeon unnie know nothing.”

 

Tzuyu stayed confused at Momo’s words.

 

“Would you be kind to explain what you mean by; you betrayed Jihyo unnie?”

 

Momo’s lips stayed in a line.

 

“I raised her hopes too high. It’s all my fault.”

 

Momo’s teeth clenched too hard as she began to ramble.

 

“Everything was fine, everyone was fine. I knew everything but I kept mum. I gave Jihyo ah false hope, I told her everything was going to be okay, I told her that she felt the same as her, I told her that everyone has their own happy ending in the end…”

 

Momo slowly relaxed as Tzuyu rubbed her back soothingly.

 

“I slowly built up her hope with lies… I just wanted Jihyo ah to be happy.”

 

Momo brought her head down in shame and Tzuyu was still confused.

 

“The news broke out to her when her confidence was at her peak.”

 

Tzuyu’s brain got more messed up the more she heard the story. What news? What lies? How would Jihyo be happy with false hope? Who is she?

 

“Jihyo was betrayed. She screamed at us, she screamed at me. She trusted me with all her heart but I betrayed her the moment the news was out. She knew that I knew the news.”

 

Momo looked like she was about to cry.

 

“And then the next day she was gone, like poof. Like magic.”
 

Momo pretended to look like a magician which made things disappear and it lit up the mood, if only, a little bit.

 

“We went to her house but apparently they moved out, far away. Nayeon and Jeongyeon were hurt and mostly confused. There were rumours that she transferred out but no teacher told us anything like that.”

 

She paused, wondering how she should phrase her next sentence.

 

“And then we saw her again. With you.”

 

Tzuyu gave a small smile and Momo reciprocated it, a little eagerly.

 

“You know, I was really happy when I found out that you were in love with her. This way, she can get her own happy ending with you.”

 

Momo stared into Tzuyu’s eyes for a while before she initiated a hug. Tzuyu laughed at Momo, “You do know that Jihyo and I aren’t like that. We’re just friends.”

 

Momo laughed at Tzuyu back, and mumbled, “Just friends my .”

 

“You know she built up walls and no one had been able to break down those walls except for you.” Momo said smugly, wiggling her eyebrows at Tzuyu who stayed confused..

 

“Don’t think Mina ya didn’t see you inside Jihyo’s apartment, locked lips.”

 

Tzuyu flushed red. “Excuse me, Jihyo unnie and I weren’t kissing, she was tutoring me!” Momo raised her eyebrow, “You know this was the day you told me that you were cheering up Dahyun.”

 

Tzuyu let out a string of incoherent noises as she tried to hide herself with her crinkled up book which happened to be wrinkled because of a certain upperclassman.

 

“Ok, okay. I give up. I was making out with Jihyo unnie then.”

 

Momo suddenly cheers at this and literally screams at her phone-- which by the way, on a call with Jeongyeon.

 

“PASS UP THE MONEY, YOOSTRICH. I TOLD YOU THEY WERE MAKING OUT!” Momo screamed in joy, which actually confused Tzuyu because she was 100% sure that her reaction would’ve been weirder, or more, disappointed-- Not eager, and not definitely involved in a bet.

 

“Wait-wait-wait. Did you just make a bet on Jihyo unnie and I?” Tzuyu asked, eyebrows raised, almost looking annoyed.

 

Well, she was annoyed because of Momo and Jeongyeon.

 

“Hey, Tzuyu ah!” Tzuyu heard Jeongyeon say from in the phone. She could feel the smirking expression of Jeongyeon through her voice. “Yeah?” Tzuyu asked.

 

“Take care of Jihyo for us. She tends to cry. A lot.” Jeongyeon said, laughing uncontrollably along with Momo. “Yeah, yeah. She cries a lot. But since she’s your unnie, she’ll probably act cool.” Momo agreed playfully.
 

Tzuyu rolled her eyes- She already knew that Jihyo cries too much. But if only they knew the reason why she cried so carelessly in front of Tzuyu… Then they wouldn’t be acting like this.

 

“Whatever.” Tzuyu mumbled. “Anyway, I’ll go to bed, hush, get out of my room.” Tzuyu said, forcefully pushing Momo out of her room. When Momo was out of sight and her room door was closed, she sighed and fell to her bed.

 

Before she knew it, the night was gone and it was suddenly morning--

 

And she hadn’t done her homework yet.

 

“Shiiiit!” Tzuyu dragged out her curse loudly. Faster than she’d ever been, she changed and packed her bag. It was still early so she had enough time, but she definitely didn’t want to sit around, being scolded by Momo for not doing her homework.

 

(Even if it was completely hypocritical for Momo to scold her, Momo does it anyway, as her pride of being an upperclassman, she reasoned)

 

She ran out the door, without taking any breakfast (which she knows, she’ll regret not eating, but homework comes first) and ran straight to Jihyo’s house.

 

As if anticipating Tzuyu’s visit, Jihyo was outside of her door, in those adorable jigglypuff pyjamas (sometimes, Tzuyu doubts she has no other pyjamas except those jigglypuff ones until she realises that she has other pokemon patterned pyjamas, but those only), ruffled hair, different to her usual neat, ponytail styled hair. She also had a smug smile on her face with a cup of hot chocolate in her hands.

 

Jihyo also seemed to be more tired than usual.

 

“Hey you.” Tzuyu greeted, looking at Jihyo with adoration. “Bet you only wore those adorable jigglypuff pyjamas just because it’s your best and you just have to look good in front of me.” Tzuyu said quietly, already leaning in for a quick peck.

 

Tzuyu leaned back with a shy smile and-- Jihyo blushing is absolutely adorable and she would literally pay millions to see this every day. Jihyo brought her lips into a pout and Tzuyu could clearly see the pink tint on Jihyo’s cheek.

 

“Hey, I didn’t even give a proper answer, did I?” Jihyo whinged childishly and Tzuyu laughed out loud, leaving a pouting and frustrated Jihyo to stare at the obnoxious Tzuyu.

 

She leaned in once again. “Fine then, Jihyo unnie.” She said seriously, once again, their proximity leaving crazy animals to run loose in her stomach.

 

“Tell me. Am I correct?” Tzuyu asked, purposefully breathing on Jihyo’s ear, because she knows that it always leaves a shiver down Jihyo’s spine.

 

When Tzuyu looked down at Jihyo, Jihyo forcefully grabbed onto Tzuyu’s collar and initiated a short kiss which was immediately reciprocated by Tzuyu.

 

When they separated, Jihyo still had that adorable pout on before she admitted, “You win, I was thinking exactly that.”

 

They stayed in a position, with Jihyo’s arms around Tzuyu’s neck and Tzuyu’s arms wrapped around Jihyo’s waist, and slowly entered their house in the same position.

 

Jihyo giggled and leaned in for another kiss, Tzuyu closed her eyes, expectant of a kiss on the lips that she puckered her lips a little. It was only to realise that Jihyo was going to kiss her on the nose was when Tzuyu brought back her lips in embarrassment.

 

Jihyo giggled again and then she spoke, “You didn’t do your homework, I bet?” Tzuyu grinned back and then leaned in for another short kiss, “You know me so well.” She answered.

 

Jihyo led Tzuyu to the couch and pushed the younger girl so lightly so that she was straddling her hips, “Did you come here because you didn’t do your homework? Roommate troubles?” Jihyo asked and Tzuyu nodded eagerly.

 

Jihyo leaned in and kissed at Tzuyu’s lips hungrily and Tzuyu just did the same thing.

 

This kind of thing always managed to make Tzuyu’s head spin, her stomach feel butterflies and her heard palpitate.

 

Tzuyu knew that she shouldn’t take advantage of her crush like this.

 

(Then it dawned upon her once more that Jihyo was the one to start all of this)

 

“You know, you’re a good kisser.”

 

Jihyo said once they’ve finished kissing for that morning. Tzuyu just stared at Jihyo embarrassedly, with a blush on her cheeks. Jihyo cooed and pinched Tzuyu’s cheeks, reasoning that she’s completely cute.

 

“Really?” Tzuyu asked, a bit hopefully. Jihyo laughed at Tzuyu, “Definitely. It’s awesome, it’s the best.” She said and Tzuyu raised her brows.

 

Unexpectedly, Tzuyu blurted, “Seems like you’re comparing me to someone?” Jihyo stared at Tzuyu for a few seconds and then laughed it off, “Maybe you’re reading too much into it. I have no such person.”

 

(Tzuyu knows that she should have believed it, but she couldn’t help but read too much into it and conclude that she used to have someone like that.)

 

“But… You’re a good kisser too.” Tzuyu said, smiling until it turned into a smirk and she leans up, closer to Jihyo’s lips. “And you taste good too.” She mumbled, Jihyo’s lips teasingly.

 

Jihyo pushed down Tzuyu and pinned down her arms, her own lips. “Oh, thanks you, for that.” Jihyo said with her own smirk. “You happen to taste amazing.”

 

Tzuyu rolled her eyes playfully, “...ert.”

 

“I heard that.” Jihyo chuckled and then leaned down, Tzuyu’s lips teasingly. Tzuyu squirmed, wanting more.

 

There was only 1 way to get more: “Jihyo unnie, I bet you want to skip school right now?”

 

Those words got Jihyo, in all her adorable jigglypuff glory, to kiss Tzuyu like tomorrow was going to end.

 

They were only stopped when Tzuyu’s phone went off three times, then came the groan of a wild Jigglypuff and the tamed Yoda.

 

One text came from Momo, one which asked where she was. The other came from Chaeyoung which said that class had already started. Then the last one came from Momo again, which had shamelessly asked.

 

ThePIG: Oh my god, you’re ing Jihyo, aren’t you?

 

When Tzuyu had read that, she couldn’t help but blush. Then, came Jihyo who frowned with a red face.

 

Jihyo stole the phone from Tzuyu and then replied:

 

Yoda: We are NOT doing whatever shameless activity you have in mind
We are more civilised than you think.
I hope, from this suggestion, that you’re not, “ing” Mina, because I will beat your to the ends of the earth.
-Not Yoda

ThePIG: Whoa, slow down Yoda
Since when were you attached to Mina?
Wait,
No way,
Is that you, Jihyo!?
Shiit! You just got laid, then!
Already had your pillow talk?

Yoda: I’m going to ignore you.
We’re going to school now.
Cya there.

ThePIG: Yeah, yeah, bye
Make sure to tell be all about it later tho

 

Tzuyu sighed, after their conversation, along with Jihyo. She proceeded to lie down on the couch to relax whilst Jihyo awkwardly ran into her room to get changed.

 

When Jihyo ran out of her room, Tzuyu stood up cooly, holding her bag up too. Jihyo stared at Tzuyu for a bit, applying a little bit of lipstick on her lips and then pressing her lips together.

 

Tzuyu slid next to Jihyo without a word, (she was actually blushing furiously after staring at Jihyo’s lips) and grinned, taking her hand. “Shall we head off?” Tzuyu asked, trying to act as suave as she thought she was.

 

Jihyo laughed at Tzuyu’s attempt, (A wide eyed smile! Tzuyu couldn’t have felt more ‘melted’ then she could have now) “We should probably hurry.” Jihyo said, wiping away a tear from her laughter.

 

They both walk toward the school, no rush, though they’re kind of.. Late.

 

“YOU’RE LATE!!” The scream of the teacher directed to Tzuyu as the teacher slammed the crumpled books to the table.

 

“And you haven’t even done your homework-- Pathetic… DETENTION!”

 

Tzuyu raised a brow at the teacher who evidently had a grudge on the younger girl. “Yeah, yeah. You probably shouldn’t do that, it’ll ruin your class reputation.” Tzuyu said carelessly, grabbing the books from the teacher and then sitting on her desk.

 

Tzuyu was 100% aware of the fact that everyones’ eyes were on her.

 

“Excuse me- Get back here, CHOU TZUYU!”

 

“Don’t wanna~ Try not to get your personal grudges get in the way of teaching and unfairly treating your best student~” Tzuyu cooed, knowing that she was clearly fanning the flames in the teacher.

 

It was obvious that Tzuyu’s teacher had a grudge on Tzuyu. Ever since the younger had been getting full marks with an attitude that was apparently ‘unfit for an all A student’ (after all, she keeps speaking back) her teacher immediately thought of her as a bad student.

 

(A/N: I don't even know what's happening anymore xD)

 

“Who’s the adult here?”

 

“Who’s the smarter and clearly better person here?”

 

They glared at each other until the bell rang.

 

“Don’t think this is over, Chou. I will report this to the president and he’ll kick you out this time, for sure.”

 

“...Maybe he would, if he weren’t receiving it from an incompetent teacher.”

 

Chaeyoung had to in once again, to save the day, “Okay, that’s enough Tzuyu ah~ Let’s go~ Somi ah’s joining us again!” She said, dragging the taller girl away from the teacher.

 

Dahyun nervously laughed, grabbing the other side of Tzuyu to drag the younger girl (who was actually glaring at the teacher) out of the room.

 

“Now, now. Let’s go~” Dahyun said, at least trying to be ignorant of this hate-hate relationship the two have right now.

 

When she was dragged outside, Tzuyu spotted Jihyo and willingly got out of their grasps. Jihyo gave a smirk at that, “Another harem? You know what happened after that- I started to chase you and caught you in the end.”

 

Tzuyu rolled her eyes, “Hey you, too. I hope you weren’t grilled out by a teacher like me.” She said playfully, showing a charming grin at Jihyo.

 

Jihyo laughed out loud, “Ha, it was probably not as bad as yours. You know, I could hear your own teacher from below our class? HA HA.”

 

Tzuyu chuckled in turn before turning her head to Momo who was whispering something to Nayeon and Jeongyeon (who had that same smirk on their faces whenever they wanted to tease Tzuyu).

 

Teasingly, she moved toward Jihyo and leaned down toward her lips, but she didn’t kiss her. “...Tzuyu?” Jihyo mumbled in confusion, following Tzuyu’s gaze. “You’re adorable, you know that?” Tzuyu smiled slightly, loving the sight of a red Jihyo.

 

Unbeknownst to them, there were numerous spectators, breaths held, red faces.

 

“You, you and you.” Tzuyu spoke sharply, pointing at the three elders, sending chills down their spine. “Talk. And be prepared- How dare you put a bet on us.”

 

Momo had a this-is-it,-the-end, expression, Nayeon had a TZUYU-IS-SO-HOT-BUT-SO-SCARY expression, Jeongyeon, who stared at Nayeon, had a YOU’RE-CHEATING-ON-ME?! Expression on her face.

 

“And what’s more. The contents of the bet?” Tzuyu spoke, frowning when Mina choked on her lunch, face completely red. “And you, Mina unnie. Even if it were Momo who put you up to that task of stalking us, why did you have to say that we were making out, of all things?”

 

Silence came.

 

The elders and Mina had already bowed their heads in apology before Jihyo dipping her head in embarrassment and Tzuyu laughing out loud, arm around Jihyo’s waist.

 

“Who would’ve thought you would be the one embarrassed, Jihyo unnie.” Tzuyu spoke softly towards the object of her affection.

 

“W-Wait.” Dahyun’s voice came first, Tzuyu turning her head toward her dubu looking friend, “Does that mean- you? And you?” She asked timidly, pointing between Tzuyu and Jihyo.

 

“No.” Jihyo said sharply. “We’re-we’re just friends.” She confirmed. Tzuyu thought that it sounded like Jihyo was just reminding herself that they’re just friends, nothing less, nothing more.

 

It hurt Tzuyu to hear Jihyo saying those words so coldly, but it was just true. “Yep. Only friends.” Tzuyu said cooly, arm still around Jihyo’s waist.

 

“It’s like friends with benefits except it’s just kissing, no .” Momo shouted from her side, effectively embarrassing the two. “Think of it like this, they’re dating with no label.” Momo further explained eagerly.

 

“No, you’re wrong about that, you dumb pig.” Tzuyu retorted. “We’re friends, not lovers.” Jihyo nodded her head in agreement.

 

“Well, how great, now I know that my beautiful baby wont be so lonely anymore.” Nayeon joked and all of a sudden, Jihyo was quiet. Well, obviously, they’ve had bad history together.

 

Well, that is how someone normal would interpret it as.

 

Not Tzuyu. Not especially when she managed to hear Jihyo mumbling the words, “used to call me baby” is when she knew that something is even more than what it seemed.

 

--

 

“It’s Taehyung!”

 

“No, the creator is Seokjin!”

 

Tzuyu stared at the two bickering right now. Who happen to be Kim Dahyun and Son Chaeyoung.

 

“What’s on with them?” Tzuyu asked the person next her, who happened to be the only person who would freely hold her hand without being rejected, Jihyo.

 

Jihyo kept rubbing her fingers along Tzuyu’s hand, which always got the younger girl to feel weird things. “Hm..? I don’t know?” Jihyo mumbled to her, keeping her head stationed on Tzuyu’s warm shoulder.

 

“Get a room.” Chaeyoung scowled at the not-couple who don’t even bother to separate from each other. “Just no. This is my room, for your information.” Tzuyu sighed to herself.

 

Momo laughed, entering the room with the other two elders who helped the dancer carry the plates and other things they need to eat in what was called: Tzuyu’s room.

 

“Wow,” Nayeon exclaimed, seeing everyone in the room. That actually meant, everyone.

 

For example, there were Chaeyoung and Dahyun on top of Tzuyu’s bed, wrestling whilst arguing about something (Tzuyu thinks she heard the names of BTS members, but she seriously doesn’t know what they’re arguing about), Jihyo and Tzuyu at one corner of the room, holding hands with Jihyo’s head on Tzuyu’s shoulder.

 

Then there’s Mina who just stood up to accompany Momo in putting the things on Tzuyu’s study table (she was so baffled by this entire situation-- Couldn’t they have done this is Momo’s room? Then again, it was too messy to be in, so maybe Tzuyu’s room would be the other option).

 

There was also Nayeon and Jeongyeon who at first entered the room to help Momo (until Mina came along) and then asked her where the lego pieces that Momo promised Jeongyeon to give to her (Momo just told her it was in her room) so they left to get the lego pieces. They haven’t come back since then and Tzuyu is willing to bet that rather than searching for those lego pieces, they are making out because of the sudden slam of the door from Momo’s room.

 

Then there was Sana who was staring at Dahyun’s stomach after Mina left her to help Momo because maybe Chaeyoung had just overpowered the older girl and pinned her down and in her struggle, her shirt rose and maybe Sana’s eyes are darkening right then because Dahyun just kicked Chaeyoung off and her pants sort of loosened.

 

“Slow down, Osaka born.” Tzuyu commented, snapping the girl from her own lust to face the youngest. Sana tilted her head in response and Tzuyu laughed out loud because of this, “You’re kind of showing. I don’t think eye is a good idea, though.” She said with a monotone voice, the older choked on what she would reason was her saliva.

 

“Not especially since you guys haven’t gone past your first step.” Tzuyu teased and Sana pouted. “Ah!” Tzuyu shouted, a tad bit quieter because she doesn’t want to disturb her crush from her resting time. She knows how much the older girl had been pushing herself with her studies mixed in with the stress of their unnies.

 

“You’re getting that same habit that Momo picked up from Nayeon unnie!” Tzuyu exclaimed, tone clearly showing disgust until she regretted it when Momo and Nayeon snapped their head to her in anger.

 

Tzuyu stumbled with her words, “Er uh. I guess the ugly pout… isn’t as ugly as the originals… I guess…” Tzuyu said quietly, her face turning red because in reality, Sana was pretty cute when she did that.

 

(But it definitely wasn’t as good as Jihyo. No one could ever beat Jihyo.)

 

Sana showed an adorable smile at that and ran to hug the younger girl. “Aweee, you’re so cute, Tzuyu-chan!” Sana exclaimed loudly that it made Dahyun halter in her sumo-like moves to glare in jealousy at her best friend.

 

Jihyo stirred uncomfortably that it worried the younger girl who kept her gaze on Jihyo. “Jihyo unnie?” Tzuyu called out. “Is there something wrong--?”

 

Tzuyu gasped, eyes wide open.

 

Jihyo smirked, eyes still closed.

 

Jihyo, somehow, had her hands under Tzuyu’s shirt. And it wasn’t a good thing.

 

A great shade of red engulfed Tzuyu’s face as she stuttered, “N-Nevermind.”

 

And Tzuyu is eternally grateful for Dahyun and her raised shirt when, once she pushed Chaeyoung off of her (who had her pinned down again because of her sudden pause in movement) and lunged directly for Sana who was pushed and who pushed Tzuyu against the wall with Jihyo’s hand out of her shirt and off of Tzuyu’s shoulder.

 

So it looked like this. Chaeyoung from the back, gawking at the area. Mina and Momo, who were conversing, out of their conversation to stare at this unpredicted predicament. At that moment, Nayeon and Jeongyeon entered the room with ruffled hair, bruised lips and flushed faces (and whoever has the money can pass it up because now Tzuyu is 100% that they were making out or doing some other on Momo’s bed).

 

And then there’s Dahyun. up, face planted to the floor, with a side of Jihyo with a face of anger and disbelief.

 

And there’s there’s Sana and Tzuyu. Tzuyu is pinned against the wall and Sana is incredibly close to Tzuyu. In fact.

 

They were kissing.

 

After a moment of silence, along with the sound of Sana and Tzuyu’s instinctive kissing sounds, uproar rose in Tzuyu’s room, one filled with screams and wailing and confused faces (Dahyun).

 

Tzuyu immediately pushed Sana off after the beginning of the uproar with a red face and a sleeve covering her lips. They both turned her gazes from each other.

 

It was extremely awkward.

 

Tzuyu felt her arm being pulled by one whose face was full of anger. The only one, anyway. Jihyo.

 

She was being pulled out to the living room. Jihyo’s eyes almost seemed like they were so full of tears. Tzuyu stayed confused about Jihyo’s feelings about her.

 

The pulling stopped at the living room where Jihyo let go of Tzuyu’s wrist and sighed, falling comfortably to the couch.

 

Tzuyu reluctantly sat next to the older girl. This was a situation that she’d never been in.

 

She’d been in situations where Jihyo had been giddy, so excited to kiss her. She’d been in situations when Jihyo had been sad about something and showed that she was a crybaby. She’d never been in a situation where Jihyo had been angry though. (if, Jihyo was even angry at all)

 

“Should- should I apologise?” Tzuyu asked meekly, breaking the silence but keeping her eyes down. Though she couldn’t see it, she could definitely feel it. That Jihyo rolled her eyes.

 

“Nah.” She answered sarcastically. “You shouldn’t. Especially when I saw the person I kiss all of the time finally kiss someone else. Someone else! And they like someone else too!”

 

Tzuyu was definitely confused and it definitely showed when Jihyo laughed in annoyance to Tzuyu and leaned in to touch noses with Tzuyu.

 

With this proximity, Tzuyu should have been used to it. It’s happened numerous times, perhaps even every day. But she couldn’t get used to it. It always leaves an addictive feeling in her stomach, her heart beating erratically, her body too weak to carry on her own.

 

“What- What I’m trying to say.” Jihyo murmured exasperatedly against Tzuyu’s nervous lips. “What I meant was that…” She said again, Tzuyu could see the gears working in Jihyo’s head, wondering how to phrase what she meant.

 

Then, Jihyo pressed her lips against Tzuyu’s. “These lips.” Another kiss. “Are.” Another kiss. “Mine.” Then she shoved her entire tongue in Tzuyu’s mouth to caress Tzuyu’s own unsuspecting tongue. Jihyo vigorously pressed her lips against Tzuyu’s so hard that they fell onto the couch, Jihyo’s point already across and now, all Tzuyu wanted to do is to kiss Jihyo until the morning.

 

Then finally, Tzuyu could hear the ruckus from the other room. The two awkwardly separate when Tzuyu gently pushes Jihyo off.

 

Tzuyu noticed that their legs were tangled, hands already intertwined. It was perfect, like the ending piece of a puzzle.

 

(It made her think how much Jihyo is perfect for her.)

 

Tzuyu sighed in contentment in the position as she tried to lay her head down. But Jihyo broke their perfect pose off by standing up. Tzuyu stared up at Jihyo who held a nervous expression, compared to her angrier and more confident expression minutes earlier. She had her hand held out for Tzuyu to stand up.

 

Instead of feeling disappointed by the lack of contact, Tzuyu obediently held onto Jihyo’s hand until they entered the room.

 

And then in their view was Dahyun and Chaeyoung, wrestling again, this time, after Dahyun’s strong push, they accidentally fell to the pair’s feet.

 

“Speaking of which. You guys are talking about that bts outcast thing, right?” Jihyo asked and Tzuyu glared at her. “Wait, you know what they were arguing about!? You told me that you didn’t know what it was!” She said in an offense voice as Jihyo laughed, “I just wanted to stay in that position, in case you wanted to join in” She reasoned.

 

“Ohh, the bts outcast thing?” Mina exclaimed, eyes sparkling at the name of the group she very much adores. Momo’s eyes show recognition to the group name, “BTS?” She asked.

 

Secretly (not secretly), the entire group was composed of BTS fans.

 

And quickly enough, everyone was in talk about the group itself. “What is bts outcast in the first place?” Jeongyeon asked, snacking on a cookie that Momo baked before they had come over.

 

Dahyun and Chaeyoung scowled at her, feeling very offended that she had no idea what it was about. “Now, now, ladies.” Jihyo laughed, “How about a scary story for the night? For those who don’t know the story, of course.”

 

At mention of a scary story, Momo shrunk into Mina’s warm arms. “Um… How about, no?” Momo timidly asked. Mina pouted at Momo who stared at it blankly (her mind actually stopped working at it) and then she was quick enough to nod eagerly due to the influence of a certain penguin.

 

Jihyo took out her phone, signalling for everyone else to take their phones out too. She quickly went to twitter and laughter bubbled in . She showed a screen that asks to guess who the creator is: Either Kim Taehyung or Kim Seokjin.

 

“It’s Taehyung oppa!” Dahyun shouts all of a sudden and Tzuyu smiled at the younger. “Agreed. I think it’s him too.” Jihyo nodded at Tzuyu, “Yeah, it’s definitely Taehyung.”

 

Tzuyu breathed a sigh of relief, glad that Jihyo hadn’t opposed to that idea. But Chaeyoung looked mentally wounded, “How dare you?” She asked, even looking offended with her widened eyes.

 

“You’re my best friend, I trusted you!” Chaeyoung said dramatically, holding her hands over her chest, over where her heart lives. Chaeyoung and Jeongyeon have some special connection to each other, so it didn’t surprise Tzuyu when Jeongyeon said that she thought it is Seokjin herself.

 

Nayeon, being the clueless yet nice girlfriend, agreed with Jeongyeon that it’s Seokjin. “I think it’s Seokjin oppa too.” Momo said, she had no idea about the plot but just wanted to help out her best friend, maybe her girlfriend would do the same for her.

 

Because of that, said girlfriend looked hurt because: “It’s Kim Taehyung, for sure.”

 

For a second, Momo looked like she wanted to change but the look of plea in Chaeyoung and Jeongyeon’s eyes (they’re seriously so similar) made her stay.

 

Then the last decision is up to Sana. It’s obvious who she’ll pick. “I- uh, think it’s Taehyung oppa too.” Sana said, walking over to a triumphant Dahyun who grinned in victory at a scowling Chaeyoung.

 

“So then,” Jihyo said. “Shall we make a bet?”

 

Bet. Tzuyu thought, her eyes widening at Jihyo who smirked at her.

 

“Yes, a bet.” Jihyo assured the girls who were baffled at the unpredictable thing that Jihyo of all people wouldn’t usually say.

 

“O-Okay. Um, can I switch teams?” Tzuyu asked, pretending to look at some theories on her phone. Dahyun looked betrayed and Chaeyoung looked so delighted. “Yes! Yes you can change teams!” Chaeyoung exclaimed, embracing her best friend with happiness.

 

Jihyo smirked at this, Tzuyu changing teams just to get a kiss. Jihyo then spoke to her friend, “How about that, Tzuyu. The usual?”

 

Tzuyu blushed, thinking about how whipped she was, to switch teams just for a kiss. “Yes.” She said, surprisingly stable. “Yes, the usual. As for you, the usual too.” She confirmed.

 

The girls stared in confusion at the pair, a weird energy was coming from them. “So… I heard that it would be revealed, tonight?” Chaeyoung broke the slight silence.

 

“What are the terms with you guys, anyway?” Sana curiously asked Jihyo and Tzuyu who were still staring at each other. “Um… It’s uh, a secret.” Tzuyu laughed sheepishly. Sana’s mouth made an ‘o’ as she nodded.

 

(Speaking of bets and kisses, Tzuyu realised that the kiss earlier on the couch had no bet within it.)

 

Tzuyu noticed Mina staring at her. Tzuyu glanced and it looked like Mina was trying to read her… It was the same expression that Tzuyu would always have when she observed…

 

--

 

Hormones, Tzuyu begins to think, They are the worst.

 

Everyone is waiting for the results.

 

So now, everyone was on their phones or talking to someone. Tzuyu was in the kitchen by then, drinking a glass of water to quench her thirst. (But that’s not the thirst that really needed to be quenched)

 

Tzuyu stared wordlessly at Jihyo’s figure with her adorable, light red, charmander patterned pyjamas. The first button was undone, revealing Jihyo’s collarbone (oh god, how much Tzuyu just wants to bite there). Her hand’s shaking right now, Jihyo just tried to fix the collar but only made it so much more worse. Tzuyu can feel the heat coming as well as her weakened legs.

 

“Are you okay, Tzuyu?” Jihyo asked, finally looking up at her. By her gaze, Tzuyu never felt so intoxicated, much less, needy.

 

Calm down, Tzuyu. You’ll get to kiss her later, just be more patient. Tzuyu tried to tell herself, but she already knows that she’s making such a crap decision by walking toward the couch and placing her glass up on the table near the couch.

 

“Yep. I’m alright.” Tzuyu said, flashing a charming smile at the older girl who seemed to melt into a smile (that’s so freakin cuteee) and patted the spot next to her. “Come on, sit next to me.” Jihyo invited and Tzuyu hesitated before sitting next to her crush.

 

Are you sure about that, unnie? She asked internally. Are you sure, because I feel so dangerous, right now.

 

“Oh?” Jihyo said, “I think the results are out… Or not.” She chucked at the end, reading what it said. It were the words of the creator complaining about how it’s 50-50 and that they had been leading at first.

 

Wait- The one that was leading was--

 

Taehyung.

 

Tzuyu turned her head toward Jihyo who was still deciphering who it was (she’s still 100% sure it is Taehyung, but just trying to make sure) “I know who it is.” Tzuyu said out of the blue, making Jihyo turn her head toward her.

 

“You know here.” Tzuyu said, pointing at the words, “It says, When you all had me leading. It’s Taehyung.” Jihyo raised her brow at that, “So you’re accepting that you got the wrong answer?” Tzuyu laughed in response.

 

“No, darling. I knew it was Taehyung from the start. But!”

 

Tzuyu pinned Jihyo against the couch, with a smirk on her face, “I would have waited until the real results came out, that would be so much funner.” Tzuyu purred, kissing Jihyo.

 

“But I guess, I ran out of patience.” Tzuyu murmured against her lips. Tzuyu felt Jihyo fidgeting under her body, seemingly wanting this too.

 

Jihyo stopped squirming and wrapped her arms around Tzuyu’s neck, she smirked and raised a brow, “Oh come on, just shut up and kiss me already.” Tzuyu smirked in the same way and then began to kiss Jihyo so lovingly, so tenderly.

 

Tzuyu, this time, was the one to slide her tongue inside Jihyo’s, albeit it was shy. Jihyo laughed at this before she pushed Tzuyu’s tongue back into her own mouth and took the initiative herself.

 

Tzuyu felt Jihyo’s tongue twirl around her tongue and she moaned at the ecstasy providing feeling. She felt the intense feeling in her head being even more intense and she felt as if, if this continued, she would faint.

 

She pressed her lips against Jihyo’s once more before moving out-- Which she couldn’t do for long because Jihyo pushed their lips together again, their noses colliding over and over again.

 

Tzuyu felt the heat in her head, the dizziness in her mind, the burn at their touches, the electrifying feeling of kissing the one that she loves too much, the feeling of butterflies in her stomach and of course--.

 

The addiction.

 

She didn’t want to stop but she seriously was feeling so faint for now.

 

Tzuyu forcibly pulled off, successfully taking Jihyo off guard and so the grip on her loosened. Because it was forced, saliva from both mouths escaped, forming a connection to both lips before, due to gravity, falling into Jihyo’s opened mouth.

 

They panted heavily, staring into each others eyes, looking for some signal to either continue or to stop.

 

Jihyo smirked and her lips, “You still taste as good as ever-- I like the taste of kiwi, you know?” Tzuyu blushed and looked away shyly, “Y-You taste good too… I could never get over the taste of jasmine. The smell is apparently aphrodisiac. I bet the taste is like that too, you know to activate a drive or something."

 

Tzuyu pondered on her words a little bit, before she realised what she meant by that. "oh. I-I DIDN'T MEAN THAT." She said, her face turning redder by the second, completely lost at why she said that.

 

Jihyo seemed surprised at the continued explanation and then laughed at the awkwardness of Tzuyu. “So, w-what I meant, Uh, what did I mean in the first place?” Tzuyu mumbled to herself frustratedly, her mind clearly not functioning because of Jihyo.

 

Jihyo giggled at Tzuyu, “So, I 'activate your drive…' huh?” She said, a seductive glint in her eye. Tzuyu gulped, “What!?” She said in a higher pitch to her voice. “D-Did I say that?!” Tzuyu gulped at Jihyo.

 

Purposefully, Jihyo slid her hand from her own neck to her own collarbone to the messy collar and then fixed the singlet underneath before straightening her collar. From Tzuyu’s view, it looked y, if not, enchanting.

 

Tzuyu didn’t want to look away.

 

Jihyo was just too attractive.

 

“C’mon lovebirds, stop flirting and come back!”

 

Tzuyu sat up, looking at Momo’s mischievous expression. Both Jihyo and Tzuyu blushed furiously, knowing that someone was watching them.

 

“But still, take your time~” Momo cooed, walking back into the room, humming. “...I’ll get her one day…” Tzuyu mumbled to herself, getting herself out of the inappropriate position that the two had.

 

Tzuyu kept quiet, holding her hand out for Jihyo to hold. Jihyo stared at the hand for a while before holding onto it and carrying herself up into Tzuyu’s arms.

 

“Maybe we’ll get to continue this later~” Jihyo purred in Tzuyu’s ear, and blowing it, making the younger girl feel so hot and again.

 

Jihyo giggled and took a step back when Tzuyu looked like she wanted to kiss her. She stuck her tongue out. “Later~” Tzuyu blushed.

 

“YAH PARK JIHYO!”

 

“IT’S JIHYO UNNIE FOR YOU!”

 

---

 

Tzuyu looked out the window of the cafe near their school. Chaeyoung and Dahyun were there to accompany her, talking about Dahyun and Sana.

 

“Speaking of girlfriends, Tzuyu, you didn’t tell me that you and Jihyo unnie became an item!” Chaeyoung exclaimed, staring straight into Tzuyu’s confused eyes.

 

Tzuyu let out a small breathy laugh at the accusation. If only, we were a couple. “We did say this numerous times. We’re just friends, okay?” Tzuyu answered, staring back into Chaeyoung’s own confused orbs.

 

“Yeah but, Tzuyu, you and Jihyo unnie keep doing that… that… Lovey dovey stuff!” Dahyun said, stumbling on her own words after remembering stumbling upon Jihyo and Tzuyu making out on the couch during the sleepover.

 

Tzuyu blushed at the use of Dahyun’s words. She coughed in her fist, trying to regain composure. “Like I-- and Momo too, mind you-- said, We. Are. Friends.” She determined, keeping a staring competition with Chaeyoung.

 

“Okay, okay.” Chaeyoung sighed, “Assuming that you guys aren’t dating. Why aren’t you dating?” Tzuyu frowned and looked out the window again.

 

“Tzuyu ah, you’re here too?”

 

Momo called out, walking to their table with her girlfriend. “Heyo.” Tzuyu said with a small smile, grateful for the interruption of Momo and Mina.

 

Mina smiled politely at Tzuyu, and Chaeyoung and then Dahyun who all reciprocated the smile. “Hi, um.” Mina said shyly. “Can we sit here?” Momo asked, puppy eyes at Mina who nodded.

 

Momo and Mina sat on Chaeyoung and Dahyun’s side. Tzuyu narrowed her eyes at that, “Why did you guys just do that, I have space next to me.” She asked. Momo laughed before responding, “We’re actually meeting with Sana, so she can just sit next to you.”

 

“Momoringgg, Minariin!” A distant voice called out dumbly, she was soon shushed by the bothered customers. Momo snickered at her, “You still haven’t lost that habit, dumb squirrel.”

 

“Shush, you weird raccoon.” Sana scowled before sitting next to Tzuyu. “Anyway, what’s up, I thought it was just us three? Not that I have any problem with you other three.”

 

“We were planning just us three, but Mina and I met them in coincidence.” Momo explained and Sana nodded her head. “Wow.” She exclaimed quietly, staring at Dahyun who was staring at her.

 

“H-hi, unnie.” Dahyun spluttered, she covered in shame, dipping her head in embarrassment. Chaeyoung laughed out loud, “Great. Now we have two couples here. I was enjoying it when there were none.”

 

At this Dahyun kicked her leg because technically- Sana and her were not dating! Sana had a bright red blush on her face at the ‘two couples’ part. “E-Excuse me?” She asked, “I-I’m not dating anyone?” Sana stuttered, making it more of a question rather than a statement, but her eyes did go to Dahyun.

 

“Oh please, you guys aren’t fooling anyone.” Tzuyu decided to in to tease the oblivious pair. (They made her so frustrated, probably almost as frustrated as when Jihyo teases her.) “You can practically see the googly eyes you guys give each other.” She said, grinning between the red figures.

 

“Just admit that you’re both whipped for each other because it’s so obvious and the both of you are so oblivious.” She pushed.

 

“SHUT UP AND GET WITH JIHYO ALREADY!” Sana tried to retaliate in embarrassment (which she actually did successfully because) Tzuyu froze at the name of her crush.

 

Tzuyu stayed quiet, slowly turning her head toward the window. “Oh my god. You guys aren’t together yet.” Sana mumbled in shock. “That’s what we said!” Dahyun spoke in agreement, Chaeyoung nodding.

 

“You aren’t escaping this time.” Chaeyoung smirked at a red Tzuyu. “You have to answer my question, why aren’t--”

 

“Just how much do you like Jihyo unnie?”

 

Chaeyoung was interrupted by her former crush. Mina smiled sincerely at Tzuyu who looked down in embarrassment. “You must like her a lot, if you’re too afraid to lose what you have now.” Mina exclaimed in awe.

 

“Though, that was how I was like too.” Mina smiled at Momo who slowly turned red. “I liked and still like Momo unnie so much that I was afraid. No matter how close we were, or how obvious Momo unnie was like with her attempts to get even closer to me, I was still afraid.”

 

Momo felt her hand being grasped by Mina’s hand. “Even if I was afraid of everything in the world, the discrimination, the heartbreak, the rejection. We’re together, aren’t we?” Mina showed their interlocked hands proudly.

 

Tzuyu stared at them with one thought in her head,

 

Just, how much do I like Jihyo unnie?

 

“I like her a lot. Too much, it can’t be expressed with words.” Tzuyu answered with a stable voice and after that confession, Tzuyu looked away in embarrassment.

 

“Then, why do you like her?” Mina continued.

 

Why do I like her?

 

Tzuyu leaned her head in her arms. “I like her because… At first, it was because Jihyo unnie was like me. At first I didn’t think I could love anyone, at the time that I believed that a happy ending was impossible, Jihyo appeared. Right there. It was almost ironic.”

 

“Then… I got to know her more and more.”

 

“Her boldness.”

 

(After school, Tzuyu and Jihyo walked home together, like always.

 

Jihyo spent her time staring at Tzuyu’s flawless face, her beauty.

 

“You’re beautiful.” Jihyo stated daringly, affectionately cradling Tzuyu’s cheek with the palm of her head.

 

Tzuyu flushed red at the sudden compliment and could only muster a, “thank you.” at it.)

 

“Her kindness.”

 

(It was a cold day, and Tzuyu just had to forget her jacket. “Brr.” She shivered, walking to school. Jihyo, as always, had impeccable timing.

 

“Here.”

 

She had said, draping her jacket over Tzuyu’s jacket. “Wear it. You’ll get a cold if you don’t. I wouldn’t want your flawless skin to turn pale, it’d pain me.”

 

Tzuyu tried to protest that Jihyo herself would get a cold. But Jihyo only replied.

 

“As long as it’s me, and not you, I’m okay.”)

 

“Whenever she’s vulnerable, and depends on me”

 

(“T-Tzuyu…”

 

Tzuyu looked over her shoulder only to find that Jihyo was by her side, clutching at her arms. “T-The thunder… It was so close…”

 

Tzuyu stared at Jihyo in worry and without hesitation, wrapped the smaller girl into her arms. “It’s okay, I’m right here, you don’t have to worry, you never have to worry.”

 

Jihyo whispered numerous words of gratitude and Tzuyu whispered numerous words of courage.)

 

“Whenever she’s so happy, she’s like a child, really, hahaha.”

 

(“Tzuyu ah, Tzuyu ah, look at that!” Jihyo called out, eyes practically sparkling as she dragged Tzuyu all around the zoo.

 

“That’s so cool, how could that monkey do that, just swinging like, WHOOSH, and BAM.” Jihyo said, making all sorts of motions just so show Tzuyu how the monkey did it.

 

Tzuyu laughed, “I see it, I see it. The monkey is right in front of me.” She teased, poking Jihyo’s cheeks. Jihyo puffed out her cheeks and pouted.

 

Tzuyu grinned giddily, “Oh? The monkey is adorable.” Jihyo blushed at the comment, and swat her hand away.

 

“Lets… J-Just go now…”)

 

“Also, whenever I compliment her, the way she blushes is adorable.”

 

(“You’re pretty, Jihyo unnie.” Tzuyu said, staring straight at Jihyo’s taken aback face. “E-Excuse me?” She asked, with a cute tint of a blush on her cheeks.

 

Tzuyu grinned charmingly, “You’re adorable as well.” She complimented, pecking the older girls lips. Jihyo blushed even further and when Tzuyu was about to step back, she hid herself in the crook of Tzuyu’s neck.

 

“Stop it…” Jihyo whined, her breath hitting Tzuyu’s vulnerable collarbone. Tzuyu smiled and Jihyo’s hair despite the shiver from her breathing. “I like it whenever you blush. It’s cute, super cute.”

 

“It’s almost illegal for you to be like that, stop killing my heart like that~” Tzuyu kept teasing. Jihyo looked up and kissed Tzuyu just to shut her up.

 

Tzuyu sighed in the kiss, “See? You’re so unfair like that… You’re honestly making me feel so nervous…” She whispered to Jihyo, who had a completely red face because of embarrassment.

 

“Shush…” Jihyo mumbled and leaned in for another kiss.)

 

“And that only makes a few of her good points, there are heaps more and they are all the reason why I am in love with Park Jihyo.” Tzuyu finished cheesily, chuckling sheepishly, her face turning red as she looked away.

 

“Sounds cheesy doesn’t it? I don’t even understand myself anymore.” Tzuyu laughed nervously, staring out the window.

 

The table was silent for a moment.

 

Then it erupted in roars of laughter and squeals and cheers. Mina leaned on her hand and said, which couldn’t be heard over the roars, especially since her voice is extra quiet but Tzuyu understood her anyway.

 

“Confess. I just know that she likes you.”

 

With those words, courage filled inside of Tzuyu, Tzuyu knew she just had one thing to do.

 

She was afraid, but what’s the fun in not taking risks in life?

 

Confess.

 

When they finish up, they pay and leave. They go their separate ways.

 

Tzuyu goes home thinking about how she should confess to Jihyo for the next day.

 

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“Jihyo unnie.” Tzuyu said, strangely serious looking but strangely nervous looking at the same time.

 

Jihyo turned around to face Tzuyu who stared directly at her.

 

“I have- I have a question.” Tzuyu stuttered, internally cursing because of it. But Jihyo merely laughed in amusement. “Sure, go hit me with your question.”

 

“Um… Do you know who I like?”

 

Jihyo smiled with a certain solemnity. “No- I don’t, at all. You like someone now?” Jihyo asked. It was a pure lie, one that can be perceived as a white lie. But Tzuyu ignore those signs and perceived it as acting innocent.

 

“Then, I have a new question.” Tzuyu said, sighed deeply nervously. Jihyo nodded, “Okay.” Tzuyu fidgeted with her fingers and the hem of her blouse, she gulped so many times.

 

“Would you like to be my girlfriend?”

 

Jihyo smiled mysteriously and Tzuyu widened her eyes in shock when she saw that smile. She’s seen the look too many times, she was so used to it but what was it?

 

Sorrow? No.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guilt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“I’m sorry.”

 

 

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A/N: Um, hi. I'm getting this distinct feeling that you hate me right now, dear reader. 

And I completely understand you, after all, look what I did! A cliffhanger and Jihyo's rejection(?). Fret not, this is part of the storyline and where's the fun where theres no conflict and vice versa! Next chapter, the person who used to like Tzuyu and his boyfriend will appear, (I think, idk tbh) and I have no idea how Jackson and Mark act so I'll just wing it! :3.

Anyway, I do sincerely, hope that you enjoyed this chapter. There are still more emotional rollarcoasters ahead which I've never tried before, but it's a fun experiment, this story is. Have fun~ ;)

Peace out!