The group of J-Trinity and the sophomore (maknae) line arrived first at the school canteen, they settled themselves in their usual spot, at the wide round table situated on the middle. It was considered a privilege to be able to sit there as only the richest and most popular students were allowed to occupy it, a.k.a our beloved OT9.

“You’re really so pretty, Tzuyu!” Momo said as she dreamily stare at Tzuyu. “If I was single, I’d totally date you!”

“HA! As if she’d date you!” Sana mocked.

“Why not?! Between you and me, she will definitely choose me!” Momo counter-reacted.

“No way! She met me first!”

“So what!”

“Yah! Shut up you two. She is mine already!” Mina joined in.

Tzuyu stared at the trio in astonishment.

These are the three Japanese girls almost all student in their school go crazy for. At first look, they seemed like those typical popular girls with y attitude you’ll find in movies, but in reality, the infamous J-Trinity were just a bunch of dorks with adorable personalities one couldn’t help but like. And Tzuyu was no exception to that, as she found the three to be extremely likable.

Nayeon, Jeongyeon and Jihyo arrived 5 minutes later. They headed straight for the others at the middle table, smiling. They were excited that finally, after a long time, they were complete again.

Sana, Momo and Dahyun waved at the approaching seniors; Chaeyoung had a huge smile on her face, she wasn’t really a stranger to them, in fact she was a member of the school’s musical band last year as their rapper, and had even composed a song for them which earned them a trophy from one competition they had joined; Mina and Tzuyu just had a small smile on their faces.

The sitting arrangement was: Sana – Dahyun – Chaeyoung – Tzuyu – Mina – Momo – Sana. There were gaps in between the Japanese trio. When the seniors arrived, Momo scooted a little closer to Mina, prompting Jeongyeon to sit in between her and Sana, while Jihyo squeezed in between Jeongyeon and Sana, leaving the only vacant spot between Mina and Momo. Mina looked up at Nayeon, who was still standing behind them, as the latter was a bit hesitant to sit beside her. Mina gave Nayeon a slight nod and smile, prompting the oldest girl to finally take a sit.

After a couple minutes of introduction and ‘hi-and-hello’, the group queued to buy their foods. It was Jihyo who returned first followed by Sana and Dahyun, then Chaeyoung, then Tzuyu and Mina, and then Nayeon.

When Nayeon was placing her food tray on the table, her water bottle fell down, but Mina quickly caught it and handed it over back to Nayeon.

“Thanks.” Nayeon said as she grabbed the water bottle, making sure that a part of her hand was on top of Mina’s hand.

Mina instantly retracted her hand upon contact. Tzuyu and the others watched in silence. Awkward~

The awkwardness didn’t stop there, as some time while they were eating…

“Wanna try this?” Mina asked Tzuyu as she pointed her chopsticks down.

“Stir-fried udon?”

“Mhm. Seafood.” Mina took a small amount of udon and lifted it up towards Tzuyu’s mouth. Tzuyu was a little surprised by the action, she wanted to decline but the other girls were looking intently at her as if watching an interesting scene from a drama show, so she opened and ate the udon, making Mina beam in delight in the process.

“Tasty. Thank you.” She said with a tight lip smile. Her cheeks showed tinge of pink hue.

“Aww ain’t they cute?” Sana cooed. The others approved in their own ways except for Nayeon, who was busy eating and staring down at her food.

Tzuyu thought that since Mina offered and fed her her own food, it was only right to return the gesture back to the older. She looked down at her food tray and chose to offer the untouched vegetables salad with soy bean paste.

“Try this one too.” She shyly offered to Mina.

Mina looked at the salad, for a moment there was a glint of hesitation in her eyes, but then she smiled and was going to accept the offer when Nayeon spoke,

“Mina doesn’t like green peas or beans or any green vegetables.”

“Oh… I’m sorry I didn’t know.” Tzuyu muttered, feeling somehow embarrassed.

Mina placed a hand on top of Tzuyu’s and gave it a few gentle pats. “No problem.”

“Seems like your girlfriend doesn’t know much about you.” Nayeon nonchalantly said, and shrugged.

That was it for Tzuyu, she knew she had to say something to defend herself as Nayeon had been subtly attacking her. “Yeah, that may be true, but that’s because we are still a new couple. It takes time to really get to know each other, right?”

“Sure.” Nayeon mumbled.