June 5th, 2018. 2:51 PM.

 

Wonpil had finally found the time in the day to go with Mina to check out Momo's studio, so that's exactly what they did. Of course, it wasn't JUST the two of them. Jeongyeon had come along.

 

“I don't think I've ever ACTUALLY checked out Momo's studio,” Jeongyeon said.

 

“That's odd, haven't you been friends with her for a long while?” Wonpil asked. “Never checked it out back then?”

 

“I'm a very busy woman.”

 

The three just continued walking along their path to the studio, and Jeongyeon noted Mina was just silent staring along the sidewalk, holding Wonpil's hand.

 

“Hey, Mina, I got a question for you!” Jeongyeon said. “How does it feel knowing that your best friend is a freaking K-Idol?”

 

“Ah... I... guess it's... okay... The only thing I hate is... when Wonpil has to... be away at JYP studios for a while, because of a comeback...”

 

“I always text you after the practice sessions.” The keyboardist said.

 

The Japanese girl was silent. “I... know.”

 

Some more time had passed, and they finally arrived at Momo's studio. Mina used the key to unlock the door, and they entered.

 

“Huh.” The tall girl stated. “This lobby is.. quite fancy.”

 

“She's... rich... o-of course it is....” Mina replied.

 

“Well, yeah. I just wouldn't expect Momo to flex her money like this.”

 

Mina just walked off towards the elevator, Wonpil following, while Jeongyeon stared at a painting.

 

“H-Hey... I-I'm not just going to leave you behind... right?” Mina asked.

 

“Ehh... this lobby is so attractive. Just leave the elevator unlocked for me, yeah?” Jeongyeon said.

 

The Japanese girl looked over to her best friend, who just shrugged. “I guess, see you later, Jeongyeon?” He said.

 

“Mmmhmm!” The tall girl walked over to another painting as Mina and Wonpil went inside the elevator. Mina unlocked it and pressed the up button. The two stood there in silence as the Japanese girl started to think to herself, but the sound of the elevator dinging took her out of her thoughts. She eventually led the keyboardist to the dance room, and they entered it.

 

Wonpil looked around the room. “I'm getting some flashbacks of dance practicing... but you already know that.”

 

The keyboardist walked over to Mina, who was just staring at herself in the mirror.

 

“Mina?” Wonpil called out, standing right next to her.

 

“I... I hear her.” Mina said. “When I see myself in the mirror, I can hear her words.”

 

“Your mother, right?” The keyboardist asked, slowly intertwining his hand with Mina's. The girl found comfort in his hand, so she continued talking.

 

“Y-Yes... I can hear her... c-c-calling me a disappointment.”

 

“You're not a disappointment. You're so much more than whatever your mother said.”

 

Mina looked down. “I-I... I don't know if I can believe that..”

 

The keyboardist looked at her reflection. “Your mother isn't here anymore. I'm here. Our friends are here. You're here. All of us care for you, we love you, Mina. You're loved, Mina.”

 

The girl looked at herself. “I'm... loved.”

 

“Yes, Mina.”

 

Mina turned around to face Wonpil and hugged him. “I'm.. not a disappointment?”

 

The keyboardist hugged her back. “You're so much more than that, Mina. You're perfect, just the way you are.”

 

The thoughts always creep in, she can hear her mother's voice... But her mother isn't here. She can't hurt her anymore. Miss Myoui CAN'T hurt Mina. And all of her friends, they don't want to hurt Mina. They just want to show the girl everything in the world, and show her the love that she... she deserves. Yes, Mina, you deserve love. You deserve so much in this world.

 

For the first time in forever... Mina felt something. It wasn't overwhelming sadness or just a little speck of happiness... It was pure joy. She's loved and cared about.

 

The Japanese girl pulled away from the hug, and the keyboardist wiped away a tear from her cheek, something that girl didn't even notice.

 

“Wonpil... I'm so sorry.” Mina said.

 

“What's wrong?”

 

“I feel so stupid. All this time, you and everyone else... have been trying to help me, and I... I accept it at the time, but then I fall back into the same hole. All of you help me out, but then I throw myself back in.. I'm so sorry.” The girl replied.

 

The keyboardist waved a hand. “No, it's okay. I'm just glad you've realized that.”

 

Mina sighed. Of course, now that she knew she was loved, she felt happy. But everything else was still there. The sadness, feelings of regret... At the very least, she wouldn't have to think about her mother anymore. Now... she just had to focus on herself, HER true perception of herself, not what her mom implanted into her head.

 

“Thank you, Wonpil,” Mina said. “You've made me realize a lot.”

 

“I'm glad.” Wonpil smiled at her.

 

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3:41 PM

 

Mina was back at home, but she was frustrated with herself. She realized she was loved, and yet she could still JUST feel that overwhelming sadness in her heart. Why? Why couldn't it all have just gone away today? She sighed. Of course, it wasn't going to be that easy. Nothing ever is.

 

At the very least, instead of seeing just darkness ahead, she could now see the beginning of a bright light at the end of the darkness. She just had to take things slow, and maybe... maybe, for once and for all, she'll finally feel better.

 

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4:51 PM.

 

“....Why is there a camera in the closet?”

 

“W-WHAT!?”

 

“...not gonna lie, you almost got me.”

 

“D-Dahyun!?”

 

At their house, Jihyo had set up a hidden camera in her closet, and called Dahyun over to her room, pretending to have got injured. Of course, the girl immediately sensed where the camera was.

 

“You're really abusing my power, unnie,” Dahyun remarked, taking the camera out of the closet, setting in on Jihyo's desk.

 

The older girl sighed. “I'm still in disbelief. Like, you just know.”

 

“And I was away from the room, so you can't say I “peaked”, unnie.” The blonde said.

 

“I like it when you call me unnie.”

 

The younger girl blushed a bit. “I see..”

 

Jihyo opened her laptop and started to scroll through her files.

 

“Hey, when are you going to dye your hair?” Dahyun asked. “You said you'd do it yesterday, yet you didn't...”

 

“Ah, I know,” Jihyo replied. “You have to understand, considering what happened yesterday.”

 

“Riiighhtt! Seriously, I'm so happy for you, Jihyo!”

 

The older girl smiled at her, then went back to her “Songs” folder. “Dubu, you want to know something?”

 

The blonde looked at her. “Hmm?”

 

The soon to debut idol showed Dahyun her screen. “I finally found out what was wrong with Sunset.”

 

“Oh! What is it!?” Dahyun's eyes lit up with excitement.

 

“I was missing the true emotions behind it. It's supposed to be a love song, but... I didn't really know what it was like to love, so I never really felt the lyrics. But now... I get it. In a way, you helped me, Dahyun.” The older girl said.

 

“Aw... I'm your muse!” The blonde replied.

 

Jihyo giggled. “Yeah, you are!”

 

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5:28 PM.

 

Once again, nothing. The three Japan travelers have essentially searched all of Osaka, and yet, nothing turned up. They were at their hotel room, in which Sana was lying on the bed, Momo was using her laptop, and Seulgi was looking in the fridge.

 

“I really thought he'd be here,” Sana said. “DAMMIT!”

 

She hit the bed in frustration and sat up.

 

“You've been saying that,” Seulgi replied, looking at her. “Look, your mom is buried here, right?”

 

The younger Japanese girl looked down. “S-She is..”

 

The dance teacher looked at the two girls. “Even then, that isn't exactly a guarantee we'll find him.”

 

The SM trainee took a sip of water. “I'm just saying that her grave should've been the first place we tried.”

 

Sana looked down. She hated that she didn't even remember anything about her mother. All she does remember is the heartbreak she felt when the woman passed, and how lost she was. Seulgi spoke up, which snapped her out of her thoughts.

 

“Sana, let's just give it a shot,” Seulgi replied. “And... after all, she's your mom.”

 

The Japanese girl nodded. “Momo, are you going to come?”

 

The dance teacher nodded. “Yeah.”

 

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5:55 PM

 

After a long drive, they finally arrived at the graveyard. Sana was a bit nervous since she hadn't visited her mother's grave in... forever. Last time she saw her mom's grave was the day her father abandoned her.

 

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April 11th, 2011. 5:21 PM.

 

The young Sana stared out the car window. It was a silent drive, her father, for once, was sober. Eventually, they stopped at their destination. He got off and motioned for the girl to get off too.

 

“We're... seeing mom again?” She asked. The man just nodded. “Yes, Sana.”

 

They walked and eventually got to the woman's grave.

 

In Loving Memory

 

Hayami Minatozaki

April 15th, 1970 – September 29th, 2004

Beloved Sister, Wife, and Mother

 

Sana just stared at the grave and watched as her father walked over to the grave, and got on his knees. He started whispering to the grave, but it wasn't any of Sana's business. Even if she did listen, he probably wouldn't even notice anyway.

 

A butterfly appeared, and Sana slowly reached out to it. It just flew by, and she frowned. Her father approached her.

 

“You don't want to say anything to your mother?” He asked. She just looked back at the grave. “I'm... good.”

 

The man just nodded. “Let's go.”

 

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10:21 PM.

 

“Dad? Where are you going?” Sana asked, seeing her father getting his keys. She didn't know it at the time, but the man had been packing all day. She, of course, was in her room, doing whatever it is she does.

 

“Ah, Sana, don't worry about it.” He said. “I'm just going to go out very quickly, I'll be back.”

 

“You're not going to another bar, right..?” She asked.

 

The man just looked at her. “Of course not, It's just a quick trip, I'll be back. You won't even notice I'm gone.”

 

And then that was it. The man grabbed his car keys, walked out the front door, locked it.. and never returned.

 

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April 12th, 2011. 4:21 PM.

 

Sana had been in her room all day, wondering when her father was going to come home.

 

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April 13th, 2011. 3:41 PM.

 

Another day was going by, and the man hadn't returned yet. Good thing Sana's friend had at least taken her out to eat.

 

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April 14th, 2011. 5:32 PM.

 

Sana sat there quietly in the living room, staring at the front door. Any second the man was going to walk in, probably drunk like he always is. At least he'd be here.

 

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April 15th, 2011. 6:27 PM.

 

By now, Sana had finally figured out what was going on. So... she cried. She huddled up in the corner of her room and cried. Then, the panic set in. Her father... left her. She's abandoned. Now she's alone. Completely alone.

 

Minatozaki Sana was now completely alone in this cruel world.

 

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“Sana, hey, are you okay?” Seulgi asked. She put a hand up to Sana's cheek. “You're crying..”

 

“I-I am..?” Sana replied. “I'm sorry..”

 

The Korean girl pulled her into a hug. “You don't have to apologize, it's okay.”

 

Momo bowed in front of the grave. “Hey, I know you won't hear this... but Miss Minatozaki, thank you so much. Thank you for bringing Sana into this world. Thank you for birthing such an amazing, beautiful girl.”

 

Sana and Seulgi approached Momo, having not heard her.

 

“M-Mom..” Sana stuttered, approaching the grave. Maybe it's because of how long it's been, but Sana could feel a rush of emotions surge in once she saw the gravestone. She got on her knees, looking at the name. “Mom... I wish you were here. I wish that you and Dad had both raised me. I wish that I could remember SOMETHING about you.”

 

Seulgi and Momo left the girl, leaving her with a moment to herself. They had walked off just a couple of feet away from Sana.

 

“God, this is so depressing,” Seulgi replied. “And I still remember when my parents had their first fight, and I was SO sad over it. I thought their relationship was over..”

 

Momo looked at Sana. “My heart hurts for Sana. I never want to tell her.. but you can see it in her eyes. She's SO broken. And.. honestly, although I hate him, I really do hope we find Sana's dad. If finding him will help fix Sana... then so be it.”

 

“Well, at least a first step towards “fixing” her,” Seulgi replied.

 

They turned around to approach Sana.

 

“Sana?” Momo said. The Japanese girl was still looking at her mother's grave.

 

The dance teacher put a hand on Sana's shoulder. “Are you okay?”

 

“I... feel so stupid,” Sana said. “So, so STUPID.” She got up. “I.. I wasted all of your time.”

 

“Sana?” Seulgi questioned. “What do you mean?”

 

“He isn't here,” Sana replied. “He probably hasn't even been anywhere in Osaka for years. We... shouldn't even be here, too.” The Japanese girl looked at her mother's grave one last time. “Goodbye, Mom. I hope you're in peace where you ended up.”

 

Minatozaki just walked off, leaving the two other girls by themselves.

 

“Dammit,” Momo said.

 

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June 6th, 1:47 PM.

 

For a change, Dahyun was out of the house, while Jihyo stayed in. She wanted to finish writing Sunset, so she stayed at home. Once again, the girl STILL hadn't dyed her hair. The purple was starting to fade, which annoyed the girl. Then, she heard a knock. Of course, she opened the door and saw Mina standing outside.

 

“Ah, Mina,” Jihyo said. “I wasn-”

 

To her surprise, Mina hugged her. And.. it was nice. To be hugged by Mina... she liked that. She hugged the girl back. After a couple of beats, Mina pulled away. “Thank you, Jihyo.”

 

“Ah, you're welcome,” Jihyo replied. The Japanese girl looked around and saw the house was empty.

 

“Can I come in?” Mina asked.

 

“Yeah, sure.”

 

Mina entered the room, and Jihyo closed the door behind her, locking it. The Japanese girl sat on the couch, looking at the JYP trainee.

 

The older girl went over to her kitchen. “Do you want something to drink, Mina?”

 

The Japanese girl just shook her head. “I'm... okay.” Now Mina was starting to feel some panic. She wanted to talk to Jihyo... but maybe she pushed herself too fast already. She could already feel tears starting to form. What? Why was she going to cry?

 

Jihyo wouldn't hurt her. Jihyo DOESN'T want to hurt her. She cares. She cares about Mina. But... Mina came here for no reason, and now she might be suspicious in Jihyo's eyes.

 

What if Jihyo starts thinking Mina's weird? Or what if she doesn't start liking her now? What if she-

 

“Hey, Mina..” The older girl said, snapping Mina out of her thoughts. “You're crying. What's wrong?”

 

“I-I d-d-don't know...” Mina replied. “Y-You care about m-me, right?”

 

“Of course, we all care for you, Minguin.” Jihyo replied.

 

The Japanese girl let out a small laugh .”M-Minguin?”

 

The Korean girl nodded. “Because you said you like penguins, and your name is Mina. So, Minguin!” Jihyo wiped some of Mina's tears away with a tissue.

 

“I-I like that..” The Japanese girl said.

 

Mina was still crying though, so Jihyo just waited until she was done. She pulled the girl into a hug, in which the younger girl accepted. A couple of minutes passed, and Mina had calmed down a bit.

 

“You're okay.” The older girl said. “You know that? You're okay.”

 

The Japanese girl pulled away and looked at Jihyo. “You're... so kind-hearted.”

 

“Thank you...”

 

“I appreciate... all that you've been doing for me.”

 

“Hey, you deserve the best.”

 

The younger girl fell silent again. “I... guess, yeah..”

 

Jihyo could see the same pain in Mina's eyes that Dahyun had in her eyes so many years ago. It hurt her, honestly. Like she's said before, Mina is a precious soul, and for her to have been so damaged... it wasn't fair.

 

“Look... tell me if I'm overstepping my boundaries, but..” Jihyo gulped and then continued. “I.. can see it. In your eyes. You're hurting, so much. And... I want to help you. Like, more deeply. Talking to you during the occasional event is fine, but I want to see you more. So much more often. I want to learn more. I want you to let me help you, Mina.”

 

The Japanese girl looked down. This is what she wanted, after all... Sure, she feels like she doesn't deserve it- No, she does deserve this. She deserves to be happy. Mina... deserves to be happy. Her mother has controlled her for far too long.

 

“Okay..” Mina replied.

 

Jihyo's eyes lit up. “R-Really? You'll let me help you?”

 

The Japanese girl looked down. “I'm... so tired of feeling like this, Jihyo. I cry myself to sleep every night, and when I'm not around anyone... I cry all the time, too. I-It's so painful. S-So ing painful.”

 

Mina started to wipe some tears away, and Jihyo moved closer to her. She slowly put a hand under Mina's chin and directed the girl to look at her.

 

“Mina.,” Jihyo said.

 

The younger girl just barely choked out three words. “H-Help me, p-please.”

 

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2:17 PM.

 

Jihyo didn't even realize it, but Mina had fallen asleep resting her head on Jihyo's shoulder. The older girl looked at the sleeping girl and realized something. Mina... looked so peaceful. So... it seemed like Mina wasn't hurting in dreamland, at least.

 

She heard the door unlock, and heard the voice of her lover.

 

“I'm hoo-! WHOA!?” The blonde said, seeing Mina on the couch with Jihyo. “Did... I miss something?”

 

The older girl motioned for Dahyun to sit next to her, so she did. “Ah... Mina wants me to help her.”

 

Dahyun looked at the Japanese girl. “I see. Like you helped me, right?”

 

The older girl nodded. “Yeah. We should help her together, Dahyun.”

 

“Yeah, let's do it, then.”

 

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4:15 PM.

 

Nayeon was alone, walking around a shopping district. She wasn't looking for anything in particular. And she most definitely was NOT looking for the ex.

 

“Hey there Nayie! I wasn't expecting to see you!” Yeojin called out. Nayeon felt like running away, but she couldn't do that.

 

“Oh, hi..”

 

The bunny girl approached her ex.

 

“Ah, where's your girlfriend, hm?” Yeojin asked.

 

The younger girl looked away. “At school, as I said..”

 

“I see! I really want to meet her, Nayie! Can I meet her!?”

 

“...Really?”

 

The ex nodded. “Yes!”

 

The bunny girl sighed. “Maybe.. she's going to be out in an hour or so.”

 

“Ah, maybe we can find a place to meet once you get her!” Yeojin said, excited. “Like... how about we meet at that yogurt place?”

 

The bunny girl looked away. “You know I hate frozen yogurt..”

 

The ex tilted her head. “But your girlfriend might loooveee iiitt!”

 

Nayeon really wanted to just drop dead right now, that's how much Yeojin was annoying her. “Ugh... fine. You have to be there by 5:30 PM. You're only allowed to be 15 minutes late. If it's 16, we're leaving.”

 

Yeojin nodded. “Okay! See you later Nayie!”

 

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4:55 PM.

 

“Long story short, we're going to see my ex-girlfriend.”

 

“WHAT!?”

 

“L-Look-”

 

“BUNNY WHAT!?”

 

“T-Tzuyu-”

 

“OH MY GOD WHY!?”

 

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5:24 PM.

 

The girl had finally arrived at the frozen yogurt shop. To their surprise... Yeojin was already there.

 

“Hey, girl-!” Yeojin just stopped and looked at Tzuyu. “You're.... tall.”

 

“Yes, I am,” Tzuyu replied. “Name's Chou Tzuyu, nice to meet you.”

 

“Ah, yes I'm-”

 

“Nayeon's already told me who you are,” Tzuyu said. “Let's go talk.”

 

Yeojin got frozen yogurt, but Nayeon and Tzuyu just... sat down on one of the couches. The girl sat down on the couch just in front of the couple.

 

“It's so exciting to meet you!” Yeojin replied. “I want to know how you've been taking care of my rabbit-”

 

“Rabbit?” Tzuyu scoffed. “Bunny is cuter.”

 

“Bunny?” Yeojin replied. “Ah... I see... so now I know who the top is in this situation. Good for you, Nayeon!”

 

“W-What the hell are you talking about!?” Nayeon stuttered. “T-There's nothing ual about it!”

 

“Mmmmhmmm.,” Yeojin muttered.

 

Tzuyu looked away to roll her eyes, then looked back. “I want to know the details of your break up.”

 

Nayeon looked at Tzuyu. “Ah... T-Tzuyu.”

 

The tall girl looked at her. “I'm sure you don't mind.”

 

Yeojin spoke up. “Meh, it's pretty easy: We just fell out of love. We didn't love each other anymore, so we just broke it off!”

 

“...” Tzuyu... didn't like this response. REALLY didn't like this response. She thought maybe Yeojin broke it off or cheated, but if Nayeon stopped lovi-

 

“Tzuyu,” Nayeon said, whispering into Tzuyu's ears. “As I said, I won't let you go. I'm yours, and yours only. And you're mine, mine only. I love you, and only you. And that love will be eternal.”

 

This relieved the girl. She sighed.

 

“I see,” Tzuyu said to Yeojin. “Is there any specific reason you wanted to see me?”

 

“As I said earlier, I want to see how you've been taking care of Nayie!” Yeojin replied. “Guess it's more like Nayie's been taking of you, huh.”

 

Tzuyu was silent. “I guess..”

 

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5:58 PM.

 

The meeting flew by relatively drama-free, and Yeojin had departed, leaving the couple by themselves.

 

“Jeez.,” Tzuyu said. “I don't like her.”

 

Nayeon coughed a bit. “Exactly what I thought you were going to say.”

 

The younger girl got up. “Like.. she dares to act all friendly, even though you two are broken up. You suffered from heartbreak just the same, you know?”

 

“I know.”

 

“It's just... I don't know. She's... too much. She reminds me a bit of Seulgi, but I actually like Seulgi.”

 

“Speaking of Seulgi, has she even been active in the group chat lately?” Nayeon asked. “I don't think her, Sana, or Momo has.”

 

“They're probably just having a lot of fun, it's nothing to stress about.”

 

The bunny girl sighed. “I want to take you somewhere, though.”

 

The younger girl looked at her. “Oh? Like on a date?”

 

“We spend time together, yeah... but there's a place I've always wanted to take you to.”

 

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7:34 PM.

 

Now that it was night, Nayeon finally brought Tzuyu over to the place: The park on the hill.

 

“Momo recorded a dance cover here once.” The bunny girl said. “I love this place because it gives us such a beautiful view of the city.” They looked over the railing, seeing all the lights in the city.

 

“I don't think I've seen the city look this pretty.” The Taiwanese girl replied. “This... really is a great spot, bunny.”

 

“It reminds me of you. Because you're so beautiful.”

 

The younger girl moved closer to her. “You're so beautiful too, bunny.”

 

Nayeon turned around to face Tzuyu and pulled her closer. Tzuyu's body was just pressing up against Nayeon, and their faces were so close...

 

“I love you,” Nayeon said.

 

“I love you too,” Tzuyu replied.

 

Nayeon moved her face closer to Tzuyu's. The younger girl closed her eyes, bracing for what was about to come next. Slowly but surely, Nayeon brought her lips closer to Tzuyu's.

 

And once they touched...

 

The kiss was a bit awkward, but that was fine. Tzuyu had never kissed before. Nayeon did, however. Tzuyu wrapped her arms around the girl, enjoying the feeling of Nayeon kissing her. Eventually, they pulled away to breathe.

 

“W-Wow.,” Tzuyu said, a blush bright on her face.

 

Nayeon smiled at her. “Not bad, huh?”

 

The younger girl smiled. “Amazing.”

 

Tzuyu couldn't help but smile. She just had her first kiss. Her first kiss with Nayeon. The first kiss of many. She.. couldn't even wait for another way, so she just kissed the girl again. Nayeon didn't mind, but she could feel that Tzuyu didn't really know what she was doing. It wasn't horrible, just a little annoyance. She was sure to help Tzuyu out.

 

The younger girl pulled away.

 

“Sorry..” Tzuyu said. “No, it's okay.”

 

The bunny girl replied. “We could practice, perfect your kissing. You're almost there, to be quite honest. Just a little more.”

 

“Oh yeah?” The Taiwanese girl said. “Then let's practice some more, bunny.”

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June 7th, 4:21 PM.

 

Chaeyoung closed her locker, just to be met with a pretty girl, er... well, yeah, pretty girl, but she can't exactly check her out. It was the girl named Hwang Yeji.

 

“Hii!” Yeji said. “So... I was wondering maybe... if you would want to go out with me?”

 

“Like... on a date?”

 

“Preferably!”

 

“Sorry, but... I have a boyfriend.”

 

“Okay, then not a romantic date!”

 

“What's your endgame here, Hwang Yeji?” Chaeyoung asked. “We've talked before, but this is the most we've spoken in the past week.”

 

“Okay.. well... here's a fact you probably haven't known about me! I'm a trainee at JYP!” Yeji raised a thumbs up.

 

“Ooohhh...”

 

“And you know Jihyo, right? Is she taken? I'd love to get to know her...”

 

The orange-haired girl didn't really know the answer to that question. “Uh... I don't know. And, aren't you a little too young for her, anyway?”

 

Yeji pouted. “Meehh.. you're right.”

 

The trainee grabbed her phone out of her pocket and started to write down a number. “Anyways, you seem pretty cool Chaeyoung, and I've been wanting to make friends with you for a long time, so here's my number!”

 

The girl showed her phone to Chaeyoung, who just shrugged and took her phone out. “You seem cool, too, Yeji. Friends?”

 

“Mmmhmm!”

 

“Okay, cool, friends!”

 

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7:21 PM.

 

The three Japan travelers had decided to stay in Japan for just a little bit longer, but this time they stayed in Kobe. Sana remembers that her father and mother met there, so maybe the man could have moved back there.

 

They, once again, stayed in a fancy hotel. They explored the city for a bit but quickly checked in for the night.

 

Seulgi was fast asleep in one of the beds, but Sana and Momo were awake.

 

The dance teacher approached Sana, who was sitting on the chair in front of the dining table. “So, you really don't remember anything about your mother?”

 

The younger girl shook her head. “Not one detail. It really makes me sad, because something in the back of my head tells me that she was a great mother. It's unfortunate that she passed so soon.”

 

“I'm so sorry, Sana.”

 

“I know.”

 

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June 8th, 10:41 AM.

 

Finally, Jihyo dyed her hair dark brown. She dyed it last night and woke up to new hair color.

 

“How do you like it, Dubu?” She asked.

 

The younger girl nodded. “It's nice, unnie.”

 

“Thank you.”

 

She kissed the girl on the cheek. Dahyun blushed.

 

“I... really need to stop blushing so much.”

 

“I love it when you blush,” Jihyo said. “Well, not as much as I love you.”

 

The blonde smiled. “I love you too, unnie.”

 

The soon to debut idol smiled, as she went into her room. She came out, holding her laptop.

 

“I completed Sunset,” Jihyo informed.

 

The blonde's eyes lit up with excitement. “Oooh, really? Can you sing it for me?”

 

“Gladly.”

 

And then, Jihyo sang her song to Dahyun. The blonde fell in love with every word of the song and found herself falling even more in love with Jihyo. She loved the way Jihyo smiled after every line she sang, how the girl would close her eyes when she would get into a really great verse, how she could see Jihyo's eyes were filled with so much joy.

 

She loved everything about it.

 

Eventually, Jihyo had finished singing. “So... what do you think, Dubu?”

 

The blonde hugged Jihyo. “I love it so much, Jihyo.”

 

The soon to debut idol smiled.

 

“I'm glad. This song is for you, my love.”