Tzuyu turned around, facing away from the door as she looked at her friend with wide eyes, flabbergasted at the news. "Wh-What? But, but how?" Tzuyu asked, a cold chill crawling up her spine. Dahyun only smiled a small smile at her friend, the cigarette that was once in long forgotten and crushed on the ground below her shoe. 

"It's just how it is Tzuyu. The doctors said I only have one year left to live, but I could still try to attempt surgery on my body to fix it, but it's really risky. I decided that I might as well just live the rest of my days in peace and comfort. Playing piano and looking at the snow all around me helped, but it's all gonna be okay soon..." Dahyun said, trying to convince Tzuyu to forget about it, but she was also indirectly trying to convince herself that it was all going to be okay in the end.  

Turning back to face the door, she can see a quietly sobbing Baba. Tzuyu spared one last, sad glance towards her friend before she went back inside to comfort the now crying Baba. "I-It's gonna be okay right? She'll be okay, right? Oooooh, my poor córka!" Baba sobbed into the taller girl’s chest as Tzuyu wrapped her arms around the old lady. 

"It'll be alright Baba. It'll all just be a nightmare, I'm sure of it." As Tzuyu looked back at the still-open door and the snow-covered Dahyun, she was filled with new determination to get Dahyun to see her old group of friends again. 'To see Mina again', she mused to herself. 

Dahyun could hear Baba's questions inside the door and Tzuyu's response to them. She could only keep a poker face up as she stepped out from the cover her front porch provided and stepped out into the front lawn, looking around and releasing a breath she didn't know she was holding, silently enjoying the peace and quiet the snowy wonderland provided for her.  

Dahyun could only hope things went uphill from here. 

"Dahyunnie. please, we need to talk." Tzuyu grabbed her friend's attention as Dahyun closed the door, soaked to the bone but still giving the snowy wonderland one last look as she closed the door behind her and removed the wet pieces of clothing that stuck to her body. Tzuyu spared a glance at her friend and blushed a dark red as the t-shirt Dahyun wore was wet and stuck to her body like a second skin, revealing curves that many women would kill to have. She was struck out of her thoughts as a still-drenched Dahyun threw a small, yet cold towel at her. 

"Hey, Tzuyu your face is burning up. I think you might be catching something. If you want to talk you can come with me if you want. I'm gonna go take a shower so we might as well clean up while we're at it right. Just like old times, you know?" Dahyun replied as she dug around the fridge. Finally finding some diet coke, she turned to look at her friend, who was still as red as a tomato. "Tzuyu-ah, cool your face or you're gonna get a nosebleed and get blood all over my house!" Dahyun playfully shouted as she opened the bottle, took a sip, and offered some to Tzuyu, who held out a hand in response. She shrugged and put the now half-empty bottle back in the fridge. 

Tzuyu's face burned even brighter and grabbed the cold towel to cool her face. Feeling her face returning to a normal color, she brought the towel down and looked up, Dahyun waiting for her with an impatient look at the foot of the stairs. "Are you done?" Tzuyu nodded rapidly before she hurried after the smaller girl who was now going up the stairs. 

They both reached the the master bedroom, which looked like a regular master bedroom, except it was bigger than most, with a piano and a desk with a computer off to the side of the wall. She had a large bookshelf full of many books next to her desk. A long, wooden wardrobe next to the bed with pictures of her friends and her past on top of it. Tzuyu noted that it looked like her old room back in the dormitory. 

“Hey Tzuyu.” Tzuyu’s breath got caught in as her attention was grabbed by a now  Dahyun, who was stalking her way over to her like a predator stalking its prey, a wide smirk on her face. Tzuyu’s face turned even more red as she started to back away from a now fast approaching Dahyun until she hit a closed door. 

Even as she was backing up, she couldn’t help but check her friend out, her body still looking as fit as it was five years ago, except her curves became more pronounced. Tzuyu could feel herself becoming hotter and hotter with every step she took backwards, which she still hasn’t noticed. Dahyun could see Tzuyu’s eyes wander all over her body, checking her out, causing her smirk to widen.

The tall Taiwanese model shut her eyes even harder as she felt her friend’s fingers touch both of her arms, leaving a burning sensation behind in the spot they touched. Tzuyu felt her breath hitch just at the mere touch of Dahyun as she squirmed under touch. Even with her eyes closed, she felt her friend get close to her face, her hot breath adding onto the warmth that Tzuyu felt all over. It took her a minute to realize that Dahyun left her there shivering, her face flushed as the girl opposite her sat back down onto the bed, a bathrobe covering her perfect body from Tzuyu’s eyes, hiding the goddess-like figure that was burned into her mind. It was then, she realized, that the girl in front of her was now laughing so hard at her that no sound escaped, with one hand covering and another holding her side.

Tzuyu’s knees gave in, and she collapsed in defeat, her legs spreading on both sides of her. Her hair covered her eyes as she shook, her arms still tingling in that spot that Dahyun touched her. She could hear her friend laughing louder and louder at her, Tzuyu’s anger suddenly started to spike. She looked up ready to wreak havoc on the girl, who she now noticed was no longer laughing, but was now starting to cough violently. Her anger evaporated as she rushed to her friend’s aid.

Dahyun’s insides felt like they were set on fire, burning as she suddenly started to cough in the middle of her laugh session with Tzuyu. She felt something hit her hand that she used to cover , failing to hear Tzuyu scream her name as she rushed over to help her.

“DAHYUN!” Tzuyu shouted as she immediately bolted from the position, she was in on the floor next to her friend’s side. Dahyun kept coughing but managed to point a shaking finger to a drawer behind her. Understanding, Tzuyu nodded and opened it up, revealing a bag of pill bottles. The bag covered something else, but she couldn’t pay attention to that now as she helped Dahyun swallow the pills along with some water that was on top of the furniture and waited for her cough to subside.

After what felt like an eternity, Dahyun stopped shaking and coughing, and slowly stood up off the bed and turned to face Tzuyu. She could only spare a weak ‘thank you’ as she slowly walked over to a door which Tzuyu assumed was the bathroom. She heard the girl turn the shower on. Tzuyu looked at the spot her best friend was just at before she turned back to the medications spilled all around her bed. She could only look at them with a sad look in her eyes as she recalled everything that her friend had said earlier. 

Finding and placing the right medications in the places they belonged, she placed them back in the drawer they were originally in, until she noticed the pictures it covered. 

The first one was a picture of Dahyun and Mina, their backs turned to the camera as Mina laid her head down on Dahyun’s, their fingers intertwined together as they looked out towards the beach, watching the sun set. She felt her palms start to sweat as memories of the time the photo was taken resurfaced.

She remembered it very clearly, despite it being 7 years ago. It was taken during the filming of their More & More music video on Jeju Island. The group was taking a break from filming, with one more day left, which was pretty much just up to the producers, so the group was done and finished with filming. The group would split up, taking in the island’s night life before they would have to fly back home. Nayeon, Jeongyeon, and Jihyo went out to eat and explore the city. Momo and Sana went out to eat at some five-star restaurant. Chaeyoung was out taking photos and was walking around, “for artistic inspiration,” she said.

Tzuyu was just taking a night stroll on the beach until she heard some voices just a bit ahead of her near a place secluded by trees. She thought of leaving them alone at first and turned to walk away, until she hears a whisper that seemed to come from a tree nearby.

“Tzuyu-ah!” She heard her name and whirled around, seeing Chaeyoung waving her hand frantically ‘come over here.’ She started to open to call out to the small girl, but she quickly shook her head no and moved a finger to to signal her to be quiet. Sighing quietly, she followed her unnie’s orders and quickly and quietly went over to her. Chaeyoung gave her a quick hug and motioned her to watch two people. She didn’t understand why her unnie wanted her to come over there only to spy on a couple. She really didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary until she realized who she was looking at once she took a closer look.

“Is that- “

“YES!”

“W-When…huh?”

“I DON’T KNOW BUT THEY’RE SO CUTE TOGETHER!”

Tzuyu ignored the small burning feeling in her body as she brushed it away and started jumping up and down, showing a small smile as she joined the small girl being giddy over her two unnies. Chaeyoung revealed the camera that she brought along with her. Tzuyu was watching her, confused as to why she wasn’t taking a shot until she brought herself closer to the older girl’s height and look to see what she was waiting for.

The sun was slowly setting down over the horizon, making the photo look much more romantic. The sun reached a certain point and Chaeyoung started to hold down the shoot button, taking multiple pictures at once. Tzuyu was laughing quietly at the girl and looked fondly at the scene ahead of them. Mina scooted closer to Dahyun, putting her head on the girl’s shoulder. Tzuyu couldn’t see their faces, but they knew they were smiling just enjoying each other’s presence and the warmth the other provided. Dahyun put her head on the top of Mina’s, putting her arm over her shoulder as she brought her closer. Tzuyu looked away, the unfamiliar pain in her body slightly getting bigger and more noticeable. She patted the girl beside her, still taking photos, and nodded her head away to let her know she was going. Chaeyoung only nodded, a big smile on her face as she immediately went back to taking photos.

She put the photo back to where it belonged. She found another frame, this time it was a photo of Dahyun back hugging Mina as they looked out at the city skyline from their dorm in Korea. She was kind of baffled on how she never noticed the two being like this before. She knew the two were close, but not this close. It was funny how Chaeyoung would be the only one to find the two like this, as she was the one who took the photos in the first place. It turns out Chaeyoung printed the photos and gave them to the two of them the week before Mina introduced her fiancée. She remembered seeing the two of them turning as red as they could get before they forced Chaeyoung to keep quiet. An angry Dahyun is something Tzuyu would not like to see again. Chaeyoung had to hide behind other members for days before she got over her fear of the tofu.

Hearing the door open from behind her, she immediately tried to hide that she was looking at past photos. She put the two photos away, but she wasn’t fast enough and felt a hand firmly grasp her forearm.

“Tzuyu-ah,” She gulped. Her body started to tremble lightly as she was afraid she would be in trouble for snooping around her friend’s drawers. “Wanna grab a bite to eat?” Tzuyu just froze the question. She found that she couldn’t let any words out, simply from the shock of thinking that she would get in trouble. She merely nodded a response and felt a pair of arms wrap around her for a quick bit before she heard Dahyun calling her name.

“Come on. I found this great sandwich shop a while back. It’s so good despite it being a little cheap.” Dahyun led her friend out of the house, waving Baba goodbye as they both walked to the town. The walk was silent. One enjoying the white scenery as she led her friend, said friend still trying to process the past few hours.

“Unnie, where are we going?” Tzuyu asked as she sped up a little to walk side by side with her friend.

“Like I said, a sandwich shop!” Dahyun said nothing else and continued walking in silence. Tzuyu let her be and just took in her surroundings, liking how the white powder was slowly falling around them. A ringing from her pocket brought her out of her thoughts. Getting her phone, she was slightly surprised by who called her.

“Nayeon-unnie?” Tzuyu held her other hand up to cover and to let the girl in front of her to hear her conversation with the elder girl.

“Tzuyu-ah! Where are you right now?” The oldest member of the group sounded extremely excited. Tzuyu was confused on why she was sounding this way. She can practically feel her toothy smile through the device.

“I’m with Dahyun-unn-”

“You’re with Dahyun right now!?” Nayeon shouted in her ear, stopping her from finishing. The Taiwanese had to pull the phone away from her ear. “Jeongyeon-ah! She’s with her! She found Dahyun!” Tzuyu heard her shouting on the other side. She kept walking waiting for someone on the other side to respond to her. She was too busy putting her attention on her phone and didn’t notice the smaller girl stop abruptly in front of her.

*oof*

 Dahyun turned around and smiled sheepishly at her. “Hehe. Sorry. But we’re here now! Let’s go?” Without waiting for an answer, she left her there outside. Dahyun opened the door, and even from where Tzuyu was standing, she could still smell the heavenly aroma the place had inside. was watering, her stomach was reminding her very loudly that she hasn’t eaten since last night. She was about to head in when she heard some small voices calling her name. She forgot about her phone.

“-AH! TZUYU-AH!” She immediately regretted not turning her phone down as a set of voices called her name, all of them getting louder by the second.

“WHAT!?” Tzuyu had enough and yelled at the tiny device. Some people walking by gave her some weird looks, to which Tzuyu responded with a sheepish smile and offered a small apology, before she turned away from the restaurant and gave her attention to the people calling her name.

“WHAT DO YOU GUYS WANT?” She yelled into the phone, making sure she wasn’t disturbing the people around her.

“We’re going over to Warsaw tomorrow!” Nayeon cheered. Chattering on the other side became quieter as they let the two members talk with each other.

Tzuyu was shocked at the revelation, but at the same time felt happy and excited. Her other members were coming over soon and they would all be reunited. She also wasn’t surprised considering they would’ve dropped everything and flown to Warsaw when they heard that Dahyun was actually here.

“R-Really?”

“Yeah! All of us are coming over tomorrow. PD-nim bought us tickets and said that he sent you there already. We were supposed to find Dahyun-ssi together but since you already found her, we can just sit and relax there. We can all catch up together again! Do you know any good places to eat? Oh! How’s Dahyun? Is she okay? Is she still smol and squishy? Is sh- “Nayeon blabbered on and on, asking various questions about the group’s white marshmallow. Sometimes she thinks she and Jihyo can both share the role of the mother of the group.

“Unnie.” Ignored

“Unnie.” Ignored.

“Unnie.” This time a bit more forceful.

Ignored.

Tzuyu sighed and just hung up the call and went inside the sandwich shop, finding Dahyun sitting in the corner of the small shop. The shop felt very warm and comfortable, feeling almost homelike. The person behind the counter seemed to be a nice middle-aged man who greeted her with a smile. She can see the wrinkles around his eyes, showing how often he smiled. She smiled back and nodded her head in response. She went straight towards her friend who was sat at a table in the corner, giving the two some privacy from the other patrons. Dahyun was staring intently at the menu in front of her to not notice Tzuyu walking up to her.

She still couldn’t get over Dahyun’s beauty. Yes, they’ve known each other for 5 years, plus the additional 4 years they haven’t really seen each other, but she still couldn’t get over it. Her side profile still brought her funny feelings as she stared at her sharp jawline, her full lips, along with her mesmerizing eyes. She suddenly stopped indulging herself deeper into her thoughts and shook her head. “I need to stop having these thoughts again. Mina-unnie was stupid. She really left unnie for that man.” Dahyun finally noticed her and looked up and gave a small smile, beckoning her to sit down. Tzuyu nodded and they sat in a comfortable silence.

Tzuyu played with her phone, trying to distract herself from the person sitting in front of her, whilst Dahyun finally put the menu down and busied herself by looking around the shop she has become comfortable with during her stay here. She hummed the tune playing in the background as she relaxed in the warm and cozy atmosphere.

The pianist felt transported to a time when she was still an idol. The freezing weather in Seoul was in full force on one of her off days. She could still distinctly feel the warmth of the person who would always make sure that she was warm by cuddling up next her under the blankets, their bodies barely an inch away from each other as they would just spend these rare days off just getting lost in each other’s eyes. Time would tick away as they could only smile at each other, arms wrapped around each other.

You’ll always be there for me, right Dahyunnie?

“Always….”

“Did you say something unnie?” Dahyun looked up at her friend. Tzuyu had the menu open in front of her as she scoured the menu.

“Nothing Tzu.” She nodded absentmindedly as she kept looking, indecisive at what to get.

“What are you getting unnie? I don’t know what to get.”

“I’m getting the Julius. It’s like a Caesar salad but in sandwich form and their sauce is soooooo goooooooooood! It’s grilled chicken with strips of bacon, parmesan, and lettuce. And the sauce just completes the whole thing!” Dahyun couldn’t help but let water as she was already imagining the sandwich in front of her, replacing her former thoughts as it came to the front of her mind.

“In that case, I think I’ll get what you’re getting then.” Tzuyu replied as she closed her menu and sat up, taking Dahyun’s menu as well.

“Where’re you going?”

“To the counter.”

“Why?”

“To order?”

“Don’t worry about it, I already ordered.” Dahyun smiled at her as she held up her phone, showing Tzuyu the recently placed order for two Julius sandwiches along with two cups of coffee. “You still take it black right?”

The model could only pout in return as she sat back down. “Yes, but I wanted to pay for both of us.”

Dahyun snickered in return, “I’m the oldest, so I’ll pay for the both of us. Besides, you’re my guest so I have to treat you anyway.”

“But- “

“No buts, unless you want to show me yours.” The usually innocent pale girl wriggled her eyebrows at the Taiwanese as she smirked at her. Tzuyu could only look at her in shock and surprise, baffled at the sudden dirty joke thrown at her.

“U-unnie!” Tzuyu exclaimed as her cheeks turn a bright shade of red, struggling to come up with a comeback. Dahyun could only laugh at her as Tzuyu would keep swatting at her arm.

After a bit, a comfortable silence surrounded the two as they waited for their food to be brought to them. Dahyun would close her eyes, a slight smile on her face as she went back to enjoying the comforting atmosphere the restaurant provided for them, unaware of her companion, who could only stare at her with another smile on her face, realization that she’s finally reunited with her long lost friend and fellow group member finally hitting her.

Their food finally arrived, the smell that Tzuyu smelt from outside the restaurant hitting her with full force as the warm sandwich was placed in front of her, the strong aroma of the coffee mixing well with that of the sandwich’s. As soon as the waiter left, Tzuyu took a bite of the sandwich and let out a small moan of pleasure, the taste of the sandwich dancing around in . Dahyun could only look on fondly as she sipped her coffee, watching as Tzuyu would daintily devour the sandwich. Taking a bite of her own, she would think back to her idol days (she found herself doing this a lot in the past day), when they would all go out together and eat. She also found herself missing those times a lot as time would keep moving forward.

As they finished their food and put their trash away, they took a moment to enjoy the warmth the restaurant provided before they had to face the white wonderland that lay outside in wait. They walked in comfortable silence before stumbling upon a crowd of people who were crowding around someone. The pair, curious as to what was going on, walked closer and closer to the crowd to see what the excitement was about.
 

Drawing near but not near enough to hear conversations clearly, they both saw that the crowd was in fact surrounding someone. Someone the two were awfully familiar with.

“Wow, she’s drop dead gorgeous, you think she’ll give me a chance if I try my luck with her?”

“Dude. No. Think about it like this; you’re a 1, she’s a 100. You’re Pluto, she’s the Sun. The difference between you two is astronomical.”

“Wow man, thanks for giving me hope.”

“You’re welcome.”

As conversations became clearer, Dahyun could feel a difficulty of breath with each step she took, her body tensing up as her legs carried her forward, her stride slowing down as her eyes widened in disbelief at the woman in front of her, whose features would become clearer the closer she got. Her flowing jet-black hair that reached the middle of her back. Her ruby red lips, which were as luscious as they were back then. Her sharp, yet loving gaze was fixed onto her as the distance between them closed.

Time seemed to come to a stop as the two stood face to face, one with tears starting to form, the other looking at the other with relief and longing.

As the two stared at each other, they slowly felt their surrounding blend into the background as if they could only look at each other, thoughts starting to form in their heads as they only had eyes for each other.

“D-Dahyun….”

“Mina.”

Hello everyone, it is nice to see you again. I apologize for my very, very, late upload which I was supposed to upload on February of 2020. LOL.

It's crazy that I've already graduated since the last time I updated this story.

I finally came around to finishing this draft that I've had stored in my files for the past 3 years and I really hope that time allows for me to start working on this story again, hopefully seeing it out to the end. I know, after reading this chapter, that it may seem lackluster so please let me know if I should fix something or something doesn't seem right. I also hope that my writing abilities become better. :D

For those who have been waiting for an update ever since the last chapter, I cannot thank you enough for coming back. Thank you for all the support in the comments <3

Thanks for reading and stay tuned!