Author's Note: I'm liek 100% sure the translations i used are inaccurate but whatever this is fanfiction not a professional book

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June 10th, 2018. 2:31 PM

 

At Nayeon's house, the bunny girl was getting a little steamy with Tzuyu. Ever since they've kissed, they have been “practicing” all over the place. Right now, Nayeon was sat on the kitchen counter, while Tzuyu was just in front of her. The two girls were making out.

 

After a couple more seconds, they pulled away for air.

 

Tzuyu giggled. “J-Jeez, bunny... do you think we've...practiced enough?”

 

“Mmm... maybe not quite.” Nayeon smiled, going in for another kiss.

 

There was a knock on the door. Tzuyu cleared , and Nayeon sighed.

 

“I'll go get that,” Nayeon said, getting off from the counter. Tzuyu looked at the door. “Yup..”

 

The bunny girl opened the door, and to her surprise, Mina was waiting behind it.

 

“Oh, hey,” Nayeon said. “This is unexpected.”

 

“Ah... I hope I'm not interrupting something.” Mina said. She was holding something in her hands, it looked like a container.

 

“No, it's okay,” Tzuyu said. “Come on, Minguin.”

 

The Japanese girl let out a light smile and entered the house. She set the container on the kitchen counter.

 

“Ah..” Tzuyu was going to comment on that, but she just let it pass. The bunny girl looked at the Japanese girl curiously.

 

“What'd you bring us, Mina?” Nayeon asked. The Japanese girl bowed to them, and then let out another smile.

 

“Ah, well, I never congratulated you two properly,” Mina said. “On your relationship.”

 

“O-Oh, well..” The bunny girl was a bit silent. “T-Thank you.”

 

“It's a cake I baked for you two,” Mina said. “At first I was going to make it the shape of a bunny, but then I realized that that would mean that I have to cut it open, and since we call you bunny, that means that I'd be cutting YOU open. So.. I just made it to the shape of a big chocolate bar, since I've heard a saying that love is sweet like candy.”

 

“Oh! That's a What is Love reference!” The younger girl said.

 

“Huh?” The Japanese girl asked.

 

“Ah, a song Jeongyeon came up with.” The bunny girl replied. “It was really annoying, though.”

 

“I wanna know know know know! What is Love?” Tzuyu sang.

 

The bunny girl shook her head, then opened the container. “Wow, that smells really good!”

 

“I just baked it an hour ago,” Mina said. “Once I was done baking it, I went over here as fast as possible!”

 

Tzuyu couldn't help but just... take in what was going on. This is Mina talking to them. The quiet girl who would only say a few words, if they were lucky. But now here she was, making conversation, talking and smiling like she's been doing it forever!

 

Nayeon.. could still see it. She could still see the pain in Mina's eyes. The sadness.. everything. But she could also see that Mina was really trying. The girl was trying to heal, to get rid of the pain.

 

Mina... started to panic. Oh god. What is she doing? What if they're thinking she's weird? What if they-

 

Stop it, Mina! They don't want to hurt you! They care about you! Remember that!

 

“...” Mina let out a little gasp, then she started to hate herself for that.

 

“Mina?” Nayeon asked.

 

“A-Ah..” The Japanese girl fell silent, then spoke up again. “I-I'll be out of your way, now!”

 

Before Mina could even take a step towards the exit, Nayeon approached her, slowly reaching for Mina's hand.

 

“Take a deep breath,” Nayeon said. “It's okay. You're okay.”

 

Nayeon knew exactly what Mina was going through. Of course, she did.

 

“...thank you,” Mina said quietly.

 

Tzuyu didn't want to be insensitive, but she didn't know what to do. So she walked over to the counter and looked into the container

 

“Mina, you okay now?” Tzuyu asked, looking at the Japanese girl.

 

“Y-Yeah..” Mina replied. “I'm... sorry. I was trying something different, but I guess I'm not ready to exit my comfort zone just yet.”

 

“It's fine,” Nayeon replied. “These things take time. We'll be here for you, every step of the way.”

 

The bunny girl hugged the Japanese girl.

 

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3:52 PM.

 

“Yoo Jeongyeon, you listening?”

 

“Ah, what the heck? Why are you calling me by my full name?”

 

“Well I'm trying to talk to you, but you're not listening.”

 

“I got something in my mind, Jihyo.”

 

“Oohhh? Like?”

 

Jeongyeon and Jihyo were at the park, walking along the path and talking.

 

“You and Mina,” Jeongyeon said. “L-Look, I'm not saying anything negative about it. I love the fact that you're helping her because I want to help her too. It's just... I don't know..”

 

“Dubu, right?” Jihyo asked. “Mina and I have been close, but you must be worried about Dahyun, too?”

 

“Ah... how did you figure?” The older girl asked. 

 

The soon to debut idol just looked at the sky. “Dahyun talked me to me yesterday about how Chaeyoung came to her, and how concerned she was for her.”

 

“Dahyun seemed like she was hurting,” Jeongyeon replied. “I would tell you why, but despite our closeness, it ain’t my place to tell you why, that’s Dahyun’s thing to tell you.”

 

“Well, luckily for me, I have Dahyun's permission to tell you this!” Jihyo said. “Dahyun and I are in a relationship!”

 

The older girl was a bit shocked. This... was unexpected. I guess all those pep talks with Dahyun finally worked out.

 

“I-I'm so happy for you two!” Jeongyeon replied. “W-When did Dahyun confess?”

 

“Oh, you think Dahyun confessed?” Jihyo said, scratching her cheek with her index finger. “I confessed.”

 

Now that's really unexpected.

 

“Y-You confessed!?” The older girl asked. “Wow... I kinda figured you had feelings for Dahyun, but I thought Dahyun would confess first!”

 

“Ah..” Jihyo fell silent. “I beat her to it, haha..”

 

The younger girl coughed. “Jeongyeon, what's been going on in your life? I’m sorry that it’s been a while since we’ve talked.”

 

“Oh, that’s fine. You know I’ve been busy with work anyways..” Jeongyeon said. “I've been having dates with this girl, her name is Jangmi.”

 

“Jangmi?” The younger girl said. “Jeongyeon, Jangmi! Like the JJ project!”

 

“Meh, she's nice..” The older girl said. “Nice enough, but... ah.... she isn't my type.”

 

“Ohh..” The younger girl was quiet. “Are you going to break it off?”

 

“I've been paying, so I guess I should,” Jeongyeon said. “How about you? How're things been go-... debut!”

 

“Yes!” Jihyo said.

 

“I remember when we first met…”

 

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May 14th, 2011. 1:45 PM.

 

“Jisoo-unnie, I want to go home!” Dahyun whined.

 

The two girls were at the park, looking for some ducks.

 

“Dubu, we still need to find a duck so we can feed it!” Jisoo replied. “When we're done, I promise we'll go home!”

 

“Meehh..” The younger girl whined.

 

The two girls approached the lake, seeing a duck in the lake, right next to the shore.

 

“There it is!” Dahyun said, getting a piece of bread out from the bag Jisoo was holding.

 

“Ah, you know those are bad for ducks, right?” A voice said, approaching the two girls.

 

A girl with medium length hair stood in front of the two girls.

 

“Stranger danger?” Dahyun asked.

 

“Ah, I'm Park Jisoo!” Jisoo introduced herself. “This is my best friend, Kim Dahyun!”

 

“Not danger,” Dahyun remarked.

 

“Name's Yoo Jeongyeon.” The girl introduced herself. “Like I said, I don't think you should be feeding those ducks bread.”

 

“But that's what you think!” Dahyun said.

 

“How old are you?” Jeongyeon asked. “You act like a 5-year-old.”

 

“Wow, that's rude!” Dahyun said. “I'm 12, you jerk!”

 

“Ah,” Jeongyeon said. “Are you one of those “I'm mature for my age” types?”

 

The younger girl pouted. “Geez.”

 

Jisoo just smiled awkwardly.

 

“A-Ah.,” Jisoo said. “Well, if we can't feed ducks bread, then what can we feed them?”

 

Jeongyeon opened the bag on her waist, pulling a tiny plastic baggie filled with small pieces of lettuce.

 

“This,” Jeongyeon said. She let the two girls take out a piece, and watched as they slowly gave the lettuce to the duck.

 

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June 10th, 2018. 3:58 PM.

 

“I don't think Dahyun liked you at first,” Jihyo said.

 

“Oh, she definitely did NOT.” Jeongyeon laughed.

 

The soon to debut idol smiled at the older girl. “It's crazy to think that was only 7 years ago. It feels like an eternity had happened since that day.”

 

“We grew up a lot,” Jeongyeon replied. “Especially Dahyun.”

 

Jihyo sadly smiled. “I wish I could have done more for her back then.”

 

“You got her out of it, Jihyo,” Jeongyeon replied. “She was falling into despair, but you pulled her out. YOU gave her hope. Sure, I'm sure you would have preferred that Dahyun had not suffered at all, but... that experience helped her grow, and it also has helped you grow, too!”

 

The younger girl nodded. “I know, unnie.”

 

“Unnie?” The older girl questioned. Jihyo blushed a bit. “Ah, sorry... I guess thinking about the old times must have brought that out of me.”

 

“No, that's okay,” Jeongyeon said.

 

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December 25th, 2015. 3:39 PM.

 

Mina stood in front of a cafe. She... just stood there. She didn't really know what she was doing, but she just needed to be outside. This is her first Christmas without family... she just needed to see other people be happy.

 

Just through the window, she could see a group of nine girls talking and laughing, sitting on a three couch arrangement. She wishes she could be like them, laughing and socializing. But... that didn't seem to be the life for her.

 

“Hey, you could catch a cold standing out like that.” A familiar voice said. Mina told around to face the source.

 

“A-Ah, Wonpil-kun, I'm sorry!” The girl said, bowing.

 

“Don't apologize, it's okay,” Wonpil said. “It's very cold outside, you should be inside.”

 

“It was getting lonely,” Mina replied. The boy nodded. “I see. I came here to meet up with someone, but maybe you can come in with me?”

 

The girl looked down. “I-I... I don't know.”

 

“Please?” He asked. “I'd rather you be inside where it's warm. I can walk you home after I'm done here.”

 

The Japanese girl looked at him. “Okay..”

 

Mina and Wonpil entered the cafe. Immediately, one of the nine girls Mina had been watching stood up.

 

“Heeyyy! Sunbae, over here!” A girl with red hair said.

 

Red hair? How strange... Mina thought.

 

Wonpil approached the nine girls, while Mina was just behind him.

 

“There you are, Jihyo,” Wonpil said.

 

“More like there you are, sunbae!” Jihyo said. “I almost thought you weren't going to come!”

 

“It would have been not nice to stand a girl up, ya know?!” A girl with long black hair said.

 

“Seulgi, don't be rude.” A Japanese girl with brown hair said.

 

“You always silence me! You're so rude Minatozaki-chan!” Seulgi replied.

 

“I thought we were on a first-name basis..” Minatozaki said, rolling her eyes.

 

“Hey, who's the cutie?” Another Korean girl asked. She too had brown hair.

 

“Ah, this is Mina,” Wonpil said.

 

Mina waved at the girls, trying to not make eye contact.

 

“Mina..?” A girl with short hair said. “Last name, please?”

 

“M-Myoui Mina..” Mina introduced herself. “I-It's nice to meet you.”

 

“Oh, I think I've seen her before!” A Japanese girl with blonde hair said. “She was just standing out there!”

 

“In the cold?” Jihyo said. “Oh, you poor thing. You shouldn't be outside in the cold for so long.”

 

Jihyo slowly started to approach Mina, but the girl put a hand up.

 

“I-I'm okay..” Mina said. She gave Wonpil a look of “can we please leave?” The keyboardist just nodded.

 

“Ok, Jihyo, let's go talk. I need to walk Mina home after this.” Wonpil said.

 

“It's Christmas today, Wonpilll.” A Korean girl with mixed hair said. “You don't want to spend Christmas with your girl frieeenndss?”

 

Mina didn't even notice it, but a younger-looking girl had approached her. She was Taiwanese.

 

“Do you have anyone to spend Christmas with?” The young girl asked.

 

“J-Just Wonpil,” Mina said.

 

“I see.” The girl said. “You could spend Christmas with us! We're friends with Wonpil too!”

 

Mina looked away. “N-No, that's okay..”

 

“You sure?” The girl asked. “I'm sure Wonpil takes good care of you, but it'd be nice to get to know you! You seem like a really nice girl!”

 

The Taiwanese girl cleared . “Let me introduce myself, so we won't be strangers anymore! My name's Chou Tzuyu!”

 

Mina just bowed to her. “N-Nice to meet you, Chou-chan.”

 

“Oh, please, you can call me Tzuyu,” Tzuyu said. Mina fell silent. “I-I don't know.. I don't want to be rude.”

 

Mina looked over to see Wonpil and Jihyo were still talking. She felt stuck. It's not that these girls seemed unpleasant, as a matter of fact, she liked their vibe. She... just didn't want to be a standout.

 

But... maybe...

 

If they're willing to have her join their little group, then maybe... it won't be that bad? She shouldn't waste an opportunity like this.

 

“Tzuyu-ah, if she doesn't want to spend Christmas with us, then you shouldn't force her.” The short-haired Korean girl said.

 

“But unnie-”

 

“No, she's right.” One of the brown-haired Korean girls said. “Mina, I'm so sorry that she's-”

 

“I-I'm fine with it..” Mina said. “I've... been wanting to make friends for a while now.”

 

The blonde Japanese girl approached Mina. “あなたは日本人ですよね?” (You're Japanese, right?)

 

Mina was starstruck. She knew the girl was Japanese, but... she hadn't heard Japanese in such a long time.

 

“はい.” (Yes.) Mina replied. The blonde nodded. “私の名前は平井ももです.” (My name is Hirai Momo.)

 

“名井南 .” (Myoui Mina) The younger girl replied. 

 

The older girl smiled. “はじめまして、明井ちゃん!” (Nice to meet you, Myoui-chan!)

 

The other Japanese girl approached the two girls. “Ah... it's been a while since I spoke Japanese, but I'm sure I still got it.” She cleared . “私の名前は湊崎サナ.” (My name is Minatozaki Sana)

 

“こんにちは!” Mina greeted. (Hi!)

 

“Anyone got a translator?” Seulgi remarked.

 

“黙れ、ばか!” Sana said. The other two Japanese girls started to giggle. (Shut up, idiot!)

 

“Whatever you just said, I know it wasn't nice!” Seulgi said.

 

Jihyo and Wonpil returned.

 

“Oh, I see you're making friends,” Wonpil said.

 

“もちろん- Ah, shoot, sorry.” Mina coughed. “Of course, Wonpil.” (Of course-)

 

“So, I'm a bit confused.” One of the Korean girls said. “I don't want to sound rude, but you want to be our friend?”

 

Mina nodded.

 

“More the merrier.” The girl remarked. “Name's Im Nayeon.”

 

“I'm Yoo Jeongyeon.” The short-haired Korean girl said.

 

“Kang Seulgi.” Seulgi greeted.

 

A Korean girl that hasn't talked, spoke up. “I'm Son Chaeyoung. I look forward to meeting with you more, Mina.”

 

The girl with the mixed hair ran over to the red-haired girl. “Jihyo, I know I'm being-”

 

“We'll open them soon,” Jihyo replied. “Just keep calm, okay, Dubu?”

 

She patted her best friend's head.

 

“彼女の名前はdubuです?” Mina asked (Her name is dubu?). Momo shook her head. “いいえ、それは単なるニックネームです.” (No, it's just a nickname.)

 

“Ah, where are my manners?” Jihyo said. “I'm Park Jihyo, nice to meet you!”

 

“Kim Dahyun!” The mixed hair girl said. “I look forward to my future with you!”

 

They're all so friendly... Mina thought. At first, she thought they would treat her horribly... but...

 

If this is how these girls are going to be, then maybe being their friend won't be so bad after all.

 

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June 10th, 2018. 4:11 PM.

 

While Nayeon and Tzuyu would have liked to spend some quality time together, they had decided to let Mina stay with them for the time being. Mina was just thinking back to when she first met them. The two girls were in the kitchen, while Mina sat on the couch in the living room.

 

“Nayeon, あなたはケーキが好きですか?” Mina asked. (Nayeon, do you like the cake?)

 

“Ah..” Nayeon thought of a response. “はい、ミーナ、あなたはそれをよく焼いた.” (Yes, Mina you baked it well)

 

“私もそれが良かったと思いました...” Tzuyu pouted. (I thought it was good too...)

 

“Tzuyu, you studied Japanese too?” Nayeon asked. The younger girl nodded. “I know that the girls must miss speaking in Japanese, so I wanted to learn Japanese too so I could have conversations with them in Japanese.”

 

Mina smiled. “ありがとう、Tzuyu.” (Thanks, Tzuyu)

 

The younger girl nodded at Mina, then she looked at Nayeon. “說我的語言兔子.” (Speak my language, bunny)

 

“A-Ah.,” Nayeon said. “Um... 我愛你...?” (I love you..?)

 

Tzuyu laughed a bit, smiling. “你真是個白癡.” (You're such an idiot.)

 

“我是你的白癡親愛的.” Nayeon smiled, pulling the girl in for another kiss. (I'm your idiot, sweetie.)

 

“Do you two girls know any English?” Mina asked. “I know how to say love.”

 

“Oh really?” Nayeon said, pulling away from the kiss. “Say it.”

 

“Ah...” Mina cleared . “I love you.”

 

“Awww! You said that so cute!” Nayeon said. Tzuyu smiled. “可愛い!” (Cute!)

 

Mina nodded and started to fiddle with the T.V. Remote.

 

“Hey, so is Wonpil busy?” Nayeon asked. The Japanese girl nodded. “Like he said yesterday, it's DAY6 comeback time..”

 

“Ah.” The bunny girl nodded. “Well, feel free to come over any time you want.”

 

“Okay... thank you, Nayeon,” Mina replied.

 

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4:23 PM.

 

Wonpil was at JYP studios, still practicing with his keyboard for the title track. Despite wanting to get this comeback done for the DAY6 fans, he couldn't help but think about Mina.

 

Jihyo had informed the keyboardist of Mina's panic attack at the mall, and he couldn't help but blame himself for it. If he hadn't pushed for Mina to come with the girls, then that wouldn't have happened.

 

“Yo, Wonpil.” A voice said. The keyboardist looked up to see Jae. “Ah, Jae..”

 

“Not to sound rude, but all of the other bandmates can see it,” Jae said. “Why are you so down?”

 

“Mina had a panic attack at the mall yesterday,” Wonpil replied.

 

“Oh shoot, is she okay?” Jae asked. The younger boy just nodded. “She's fine, but.. she wouldn't even be at the mall that day if it wasn't for me.”

 

“Don't blame yourself.” The guitarist said. “You couldn't have known. And I know how Mina's situation has been. You're trying to lead her in the right direction towards the bright future. Sure, she hit an obstacle, but she'll get up and continue on her way.”

 

The keyboardist sighed. “...Thank you, Jae.”

 

“And, look, Sungjin wanted me to help you too,” Jae replied. “Comeback's in 16 days. You need to get all your practice done in 16 days. We've had a lot of time, but you?”

 

“I know.” Wonpil sighed. “Sungjin hasn't been happy with me lately.”

 

“He'll be fine.” The older boy said. “Look, I'll help you a bit. Because, man, this comeback has to be great, you know? We need everyone at their A-game, including you! You're our keyboardist!”

 

The keyboardist smiled. “Thank you.”

 

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5:20 PM.

 

Dahyun was just minding her business, shopping for chocolate milk at the grocery store. It felt weird to be alone without Jihyo for a really long time. But she supposes she would have to get used to it, considering Jihyo's debut is coming soon.

 

“T-This is unexpected.” A voice said. Dahyun turned around to face the source of the voice. “...Um..?”

 

“A-Ah, you don't know who I am, of course!” The girl bowed. “S-So sorry! I've seen you with my bunny lately!”

 

“...what?” The blonde questioned. The girl offered a hand out for a handshake. “Name's Lee Yeojin!”

 

Oh. Great. Dahyun shook her hand. “Nayeon's ex..” The blonde said.

 

“A-Ah, is that what everyone knows me as?” Yeojin replied. “How embarrassing..”

 

“Well, you did break Nayeon's heart.” The younger girl remarked.

 

“It was mutual..” The older girl said weakly.

 

“Are you going to ask me for tips to get her back or whatever?” Dahyun said. “Too late now, she's taken.”

 

“Whoa, we are really getting off on the wrong foot.” Yeojin chuckled. “Hey, I'm just here to make friends.”

 

“It's pretty weird.” The blonde said. “Nayeon gets a new girlfriend, and out of the blue, you show up?”

 

“I know, weird timing right?” The ex commented. “I don't mean any harm, really. I just missed talking to my bunny, ya know?”

 

“Tzuyu calls her bunny.” The younger girl stated. “Really now... how do I know that you're NOT trying to win Nayeon's heart back?”

 

“I have a girlfriend..” Yeojin said. “L-Look, I get that I hurt Nayeon, but I don't mean any harm!”

 

Dahyun looked at her. “Name's Kim Dahyun.”

 

“Nice to meet you, Dahyun!” The ex said. “I look forward to seeing what happens in our future!”

 

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June 11th, 2018. 8:05 AM

 

Jihyo had woken up first already, but she waited for Dahyun to wake up. During the time she waited, she got on the group chat.

 

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FRIENDIES!

 

Jihyo: anyone awake?

 

Jeongyeon: me

 

Jeongyeon: I got some bad news

 

Nayeon: what happened, Jeongyeon?

 

Jeongyeon: yeah, so uh...

 

Jeongyeon: turns out my parents have run into some problems

 

Jeongyeon: they're getting sued

 

Nayeon: oh that's real unfortunate

 

Jeongyeon: Thank god I'm not too involved in their business, but it still for them.

 

Jihyo: how's work doing, by the way?

 

Jeongyeon: “work”

 

Jeongyeon: nothing like clocking in at my father's building, doing absolutely nothing, and then clocking out.

 

Jeongyeon: I get a load of money from doing nothing.

 

Nayeon: sigh Jeongyeon's living the life

 

Tzuyu: what happened to your photography jobs, Nayeon?

 

Nayeon: meh, taking a temporary hiatus

 

Nayeon: I've made enough money as is.

 

Chaeyoung: ur poor clients tho

 

Chaeyoung: they've probably been like TT forever.

 

Nayeon: ugh don't remind me of that tragedy

 

Seulgi: lol what tragedy

 

Jihyo: 7mix's TT

 

Tzuyu: Dahyun's hypothetical group of us 9 girls called TWICE could make a better TT than ing 7mix.

 

Seulgi: why am I left out of that group anyways

 

Tzuyu: because you're a sailfish

 

Seulgi: holy if I wasn't in Japan I would go over there to beat your , Tzuyu.

 

Tzuyu: <3

 

Jeongyeon: anyways gotta head to “work”

 

Jeongyeon: see u losers soon

 

~~Yoo Jeongyeon is now offline~~

 

Wonpil: I actually have to start practicing some more.

 

Wonpil: we're going to record the songs soon, and I really need to be perfect.

 

~~Kim Wonpil is now offline~~

 

Chaeyoung: sigh I just saw Tzuyu

 

Tzuyu: oh hey

 

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8:13 AM

 

Jihyo was alerted a bit when Dahyun started to stir in bed. The girl let out a little yawn.

 

“Good morning, Dahyun.” Jihyo smiled

 

The blonde nodded. “Yeah.”

 

Jihyo slowly moved herself to be right on top of Dahyun.

 

“H-Hey, what's up with that...?” The blonde blushed. The older dark brown-haired girl smiled. “I've been thinking...”

 

She inched her face closer towards Dahyun's. “I think... it's about time.”

 

Dahyun closed her eyes in anticipation. And then... Jihyo realized that she had no idea what the hell she's doing. She knew their lips had to touch, but after that... oh, she'll just wing it.

 

And then... it happened.

 

Their lips touched. And at that moment, it was almost like magic. Extremely awkward magic, but still, magic.

 

And then the magic lasted for like five seconds before Jihyo broke into awkward laughter.

 

“Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry..” Jihyo said. “I really thought I knew what I was doing.”

 

“Mmm, I liked it,” Dahyun assured. “There was no tongue, and it didn't feel like you were eating my face.”

 

“You think so?” The older girl asked. “I feel like I could have done better.”

 

“We could always try again until we get it right.” The blonde replied.

 

Jihyo smiled and went in for another kiss.

 

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10:57 AM.

 

“..nothing.”

 

In Japan, the three had covered all the places they could, and nothing turned up. They decided to wind down and relax at a park.

 

“That's all of Kobe,” Sana said. “Do you want to try Kyoto, Momo? You were born there.”

 

“No, it's fine,” Momo replied.

 

Seulgi yawned. “Gosh, now I wish we really were just enjoying Japan.”

 

Minatozaki sighed. “Maybe today. And then we head back to Korea tomorrow.”

 

The Japanese girl looked at the sun. “I miss everyone back in Korea. I miss talking to Jihyo, checking in on Mina, hearing Nayeon and Tzuyu's interactions.”

 

“Of course you said Jihyo first,” Seulgi smirked.

 

“Eh? What do you mean?” Sana asked.

 

“You have a thing for her after all, right?”

 

“S-Shut up!” Sana looked away, Seulgi just snickered.

 

Momo approached Sana. “I'm sorry things didn't turn out the way you wanted them to.” 

 

Sana sighed. “I considered this possibility. A part of me really wanted to find him, but deep down I prepared myself because we did have a high chance of NOT finding him.”

 

Seulgi got up from her seat on the bench. “That makes me really sad, you know? I was hoping you would find him.”

 

The younger girl sighed. “Me too.” The dance teacher pulled Sana into a hug. “It's okay. At least you tried. It's better off that you tried, instead of not trying at all.”

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June 12th, 2018. 9:37 AM

 

The three girls were on their way to the airport, Seulgi driving. Sana decided that there was no point in staying any longer. It really did seem like she wasn't going to find her father. But.... she could live with that. Of course, in a perfect world, she would reunite with the man and she could figure out where to go from there.

 

But... this wasn't a perfect world. This is reality. The man was nowhere to be seen. He's probably not even in Japan anymore. Sana hated that. But there was nothing she could do, so there was no point dwelling on it.

 

Sana and the others would head back home and reunite with their friends. Sana could go to Jihyo for comfort, maybe even talk to Dahyun about it. She would go back to her home and lie down on her bed.

 

This . It really did. But that was okay. Besides Jihyo and Dahyun, Sana also had one person in mind. One person who mattered the most to her, one person who warms up her heart.

 

Momo.

 

Momo has been there for Sana since the beginning.

 

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September 23rd, 2011. 3:48 PM.

 

After spending a few months by herself, Sana's aunt had taken her in. The girl had to move to Korea, but that was fine. She didn't have to be in that house anymore.

 

Today, Sana was at the grocery store, getting some ingredients for something her aunt was going to cook. She entered one of the aisles, but then... she saw something familiar.

 

“...” She stared at what she saw. Napa cabbage. She remembers that. Her father would use that in a soup he would make everyone morning.

 

She could smell it. Hear the sound of the cooking. She could hear herself asking for some, but the man would instead just give her some money. He always excused it as “you deserve better than some crappy cooking.”

 

“Oh, excuse me please.” A girl older than Sana said. Sana stood away.

 

“Naba cabbages are pretty good.” The girl said, taking a pack of them.

 

“Never tried them,” Sana replied.

 

“Ah. You should.” The girl said, she turned around. “I'm Hirai Momo, nice to meet you!”

 

“Minatozaki Sana,” Sana replied.

 

“Minatozaki-chan, you should really try one of these!” Momo said. “I could cook some for you!”

 

“Ah... why would you cook for a total stranger?” Sana asked.

 

“You looked sad,” Momo replied. “I don't like seeing people be sad, so I would rather make them happy!”

 

“...” Sana was silent. This girl was either incredibly stupid or extremely kind-hearted. Or both. Maybe it's just both.

 

“Ah, am I overstepping my boundaries?” Momo asked.

 

“No, it's okay,” Sana said. “Your charm worked on me.”

 

“Charm?” The older girl asked.

 

Momo was weird. Sana could tell from that. But... Momo also seemed like a ball of sunshine. High energy. Sana needed that.

 

This was going to be the start of an amazing friendship.

 

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June 12th, 2018. 10:24 AM

 

The three girls had arrived at the airport.

 

“Let's go tell the other girls we're coming back,” Seulgi said.

 

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FRIENDIES!

 

Seulgi: we're coming back to Korea

 

Nayeon: yay

 

Tzuyu: thank god

 

Sana: you really missed us that much?

 

Nayeon: this group is better as 11, not 8.

 

Chaeyoung: ^

 

Dahyun: facts

 

Jeongyeon: agreed

 

Jihyo: aw! It's so nice seeing all of you bonding!

 

Nayeon: lol jihyo why are you trying to sound like a mom

 

Sana: oh! Jihyo! I can't wait to congratulate you in person!

 

Jihyo: I really wish you three were there when I announce my debut :(

 

Sana: Don't worry! I'll be there soon!

 

Seulgi: we'll be there soon

 

Dahyun: oh, and you got to tell us every detail about your trip, Sana!

 

Dahyun: also, Jigglypuff?

 

Sana: hey so uh

 

Sana: can we not return to Korea

 

Seulgi: oml what

 

Dahyun: oh you better come home >_<

 

Dahyun: got a lot to say

 

Momo: Don't worry Sana I'll protect you!

 

Sana: thanks, momo

 

Jihyo: seriously though, there is something important you have to talk to us about.

 

Sana: ik

 

Sana: when we get back to Korea

 

Jihyo: awesome.

 

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Sana sighed as the three girls entered the plane.

 

Despite the big unfortunate situation with her father, Sana is glad she got to see her mother again. It's been too long... and to say one last goodbye to her mom...

 

Sana appreciated that.