❝Seize The Moments❞

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6:08 pm

Thursday. 

Madrid, Spain. 

A foreign place; a place of foreign language, a place of different timezones, a place of hours of distance, but a place for a good visit; a place of their wishlist. 

And the squad of four had landed on the very place of their wishlist, the wish that was decided nine years ago for the sole trip of theirs to a place that was chosen by Yoojung, a trip of the one who would get married first but who knew that the two of the people from their squad would get married to each other? Hence, along with Yoojung, Jinsoo was a host of the whole; almost four days of the trip. 

The other two were surely going to enjoy it. 

The trip was decided in the very group chat of the grown up kids; began by Inha who had complaint about not getting any rest in all these years of her profession with Sehun suggesting for a trip that he grabbed Jinsoo for it like always, and Yoojung had reminded them of their last conversation years ago about having the trip together with Jinsoo finally agreeing to it. 

Not before Inha and Sehun left any of teasing the hell out of them; that's so them. 

It wasn't easy for the four of them to just pack it up and leave, as their professions were based on their tight schedules to which some had pushed back, or some had gone through it with all of it. 

And, at last, their weekends were free from any schedule and the day of their departure from Korea began with a flight of almost thirteen hours but the destination of their place was here; they had landed on it. 

"Oh, we're finally here!" 

Inha exclaimed, walking out of the airport as she greeted the fresh air of the foreign country with a smile; a change of a place since her life into her profession was good treat for her before she felt a presence beside her as her eyes greeted Sehun who was looking ahead; in his casuals and it was a baffling for her to see him being casual about the whole thing as given to his profession that attracts his attention to all but at the moment, it was none. 

As if he had been eloped to the other side of the world, again; this time not alone. 

And she was happy for him as he'd finally be able to enjoy and savor his time here without worrying about anything. 

Or that's what she assumed. 

The next moment, he met her eyes as if her stare on him was too strong to be ignored or her stare was the only thing he couldn't ignore as he flashed her his soft smile that left a flutter of warmth in her heart, making her smile back leaving his heart in a jittery of wavers. 

However, both of them flinched the moment Jinsoo and Yoojung approached them, as Jinsoo had his arm around his neck with a smile. "Hola, España." 

Inha frowned. "You can speak Spanish?" 

Jinsoo gave her a proud smile. "You bet!" 

"Just don't make me lose it." 

He chuckled. "Vamos." 

"What?" 

"Let's go, goofball." 

Inha huffed, crossing her arms to herself. "How dare he-" 

Yoojung let out a chuckle, wounding her arm around her to lead her alongside as the males were already ahead of them towards the car that had arrived to pick them up; the one in charge of the guests for today was Jinsoo's business partner and with his this connection of acquaintance, he had managed to book a good guesthouse in Madrid, and the hotel booking in Barcelona for two nights from tomorrow that was done by his assistant already. 

Getting Jinsoo for the trip was the excellent work they had done; praises for Sehun for grabbing him. 

Soon enough, the car pulled over by the guesthouse that wasn't far from the airport as the next thing they were already entering the house; the lobby where the house was being managed by the receptionist as the trio of Yoojung, Sehun and Inha stood by it while watching Jinsoo having a conversation in spanish with an amazed look; an amazed but a proud one. 

Jinsoo had finished the chat as he shook his hand with the head of the house to look at the trio with a smile. "Let's go, this place is ours for a while." 

"How did you learn to speak spanish?" Sehun asked, and Jinsoo shrugged, with a shy smile. "Business does have some perks." 

"You did so great," Inha nodded with a smile. "You gotta be my interpreter." 

Jinsoo rolled his eyes. "Let's take some rest first." 

"Right, I'm so tired from the flight." 

"Come here, honey." 

Jinsoo was quick to hold Yoojung by his side with a kiss on her hair before taking their luggage upstairs together while the pair downstairs watched them with a done look, the lovey dovey couple was being too lovey dovey as they exchanged a chuckle to follow them upstairs together. 

Lovey dovey but a beautiful part of them. 

"I'm going to get the best room!" 

With that Inha had paced up ahead of Sehun with a giggle leaving him with nothing but to chase her. "As if I'd let you!" 

And this side wasn't any exception; just to come around a bit. 

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9:08 pm 

"Come on, we'll be late." 

Sehun sighed, as he checked his wristwatch while waiting for the trio to be in his sight since they had to be at a restaurant for the dinner; the plan was planned by Yoojung and Inha as both of them were hungry for a good meal, and being in the new place had given them an idea to explore the place instead of resting that they had been from the past two hours, hence, the males couldn't refuse them since they were here for a trip from the beginning. 

"Oh, I'm here!" 

Jinsoo walked out of his shared room with Yoojung in a dusty blue shirt and pants, as he stood in front of him and Sehun tilted his head with a look. "Were you dolling yourself up with makeup?" 

Jinsoo rolled his eyes. "I don't need to doll up with makeup because I'm already handsome enough." 

"Alrighty, I'm ready!" 

Yoojung stepped out in her white midi dress and Jinsoo put his hand on his right chest again. "Yoo, you're too beautiful." 

Yoojung smiled, blushing. "Shut up." 

Sehun grimaced. "Just how many hearts do you have on your right side?" 

"Right, it's on the left side." 

"Inha's going to take a bit more time." Yoojung told the males and Jinsoo frowned as he looked at Inha's closed door. "No one would be able to see you at night so let's just get going, goofball!" 

Sehun sighed at him. "Go wait in the car, I'll stay here." 

Jinsoo and Yoojung exchanged a look to immediately nod as he patted Sehun's shoulder. "Don't get too late." 

Sehun watched the couple descending the stairs as he shoved his hands into his pockets of his black pants; his back leaned against the railing as he waited for her, his eyes on that particular closed door of her presence in his sight but somehow he felt nervous, not a first since it has been happening around her all the time. 

All the damn time. 

Yet, it wasn't dislikable; it was never meant to be from the beginning. 

He peeked at his watch that crossed more than five minutes and as he attempted to stand up straight, his phone rang to which he answered. "Yes, hyung." 

It was Chang-Ho. 

"Sehun-ah, are you okay?" 

Sehun wasn't surprised by his question, the reason behind it was the tournament tomorrow that he wasn't participating in, something he was looking forward to but a few weeks back had his shoulder hurt causing the problem of having less activities for his practice sessions and it left him saddened; and when it wasn't even enough, he had an argument session with his agency's owner about it, and the three-days weekend off from his schedule too but knowing the man who doesn't stop challenging his guts back, he just hoped he doesn't ruin his little time of happiness from his worries, the worries that disappears when he's around his friends. 

And her. 

Sehun chuckled. "Hyung, I'm really doing well, so enjoy your time off till I get your stress back." 

"Couldn't they even wait for five minutes?!" 

He heard Inha's complaint as he took a quick glance at her only to look at her again; his system stopped functioning for a moment as he couldn't even listen to Chang-Ho to cut him off the next second. "Hyung, I'll have to go." 

He took a few steps toward her in a trance of his own while Inha stared at him with a sudden thud of her nervous heart; his long intent gaze was doing something to her heart but her eyes couldn't help but notice how good he looked right now in just a black button down, the top of its two buttons were undone displaying his chain again, it was just a shirt clinging into him in a disheveling casual way but she couldn't take her eyes off of him. 

Or maybe because they were twinning in the same color again. 

However, his stare had her question her own self as she looked down at her ankle-length floral dress with a square neckline but sleeveless in a spaghetti straps since the weather was hot already to look at him to find him already staring at her, in fact, on her lips and her heart hammered. 

"What are you doing?" 

He met her eyes. "I'm looking at you." 

Her heart skipped a beat. "Do I look bad?" 

A soft smile graced his lips. "Far from it." 

Inha felt a warmth through her as she looked down, nervously. "Let's go then." 

"Wait," He trailed off, taking her frowning attention to find him pointing at her lips along with his eyes. "Your lipstick is smudged."

Inha was quick to point at her corner of it as he shook his head, pointing at her lower lip and she tried to search for the tissue in her hand only to find her phone but the next second, he had fished out his hankie. "Here." 

Giving him a smile, Inha had begun to wipe off the smudge through the phone camera while feeling his eyes on her that she tried to avoid but couldn't as averting her gaze, she'd meet his lingering gaze that seemed to be happening a lot these days; something was in his eyes that fluttered her heart, something that was evoking a hope of her depth, a depth she had realized that it had rose again. 

And she was clueless again for the step ahead. 

"Is it good?" 

"Not yet." 

He mumbled, and his palm was already on her jawline in a gentle hold for his thumb to brush the outline of her lower lip as her heart hammered in a rapid beating as she found his eyes on her lips in a way that sent a warmth in her system to meet her eyes again; his hold was still for a moment to lean back as he took the hankie from her hold to keep it back in his pocket. 

"Let's go." 

He turned around, his hand as the mere brush to her skin was still lingering in his hold, and his heart was already drumming rapidly as he swallowed, feeling a wave of warmth in his system. 

Yet he stopped as he didn't hear her footfalls to look over his shoulder to find her standing still with her eyes towards him. "Aren't you coming?" 

Inha nodded. "I am." 

The next thing she was already standing beside him as they walked down together; their knuckles brushing in a mere graze yet it left them with a pleasant feeling of warmth, a blooming blush of their hidden depth. 

A depth that was blossoming in their hearts, and glinting in their eyes but was now in the mere actions of theirs; an action for a closer step. 

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10:14 pm 

Azotea del Círculo. 

A rooftop bar and a restaurant that the squad had come along for a dinner; the place was spacious enough for the population to fit in while the highest place gave a scenery of the bright city around, and the night was giving the best view of sparkling lights ahead of them while the dinner was yet to be served, and the squad had gotten busy with their nonsense conversations emerged with their laughter and photo session, behind Inha and Sehun's banter; like always. 

"I think we did a good job letting Yoojung decide the place for the trip." Jinsoo stated, leaning back and Inha nodded. "I can't agree more," Her eyes averted to the lights. "It's so beautiful." 

"But why would you get so much time to get ready?" He complained, and Inha scoffed at him. "Women take time, and I'll ask you this question when Yoojung gets ready for the wedding." 

Jinsoo rolled his eyes. "She takes less than you." 

Inha made a face at him. "Whatever." 

"Whatever." 

"How dare you imitate me?!" 

Inha attempted to throw the glass of water towards him leaving Jinsoo to gasp as she let out a laugh making him scoff and Yoojung stared at them with a done look as she had his attention towards her while Inha took a glance at Sehun beside her to find him in a trance of thoughts and she could guess the reason as she couldn't help but worry, something not a first, but something that was inevitable. 

She nudged him and he met her eyes with confusion as she stood up. "Take some photos of me." 

He frowned. "Am I your photographer?" 

Inha shrugged. "Be one for me." 

And could he ever refuse her? Never as he nodded. "I'll be one for you." 

"Don't take ugly ones." 

"Say something that makes sense, goofball." 

"My punch would make more sense to you, Jinsoo." 

Sehun chuckled. "Since when do I take ugly pictures of yours?" 

"Don't you remember?" Inha gave him a look. "When we went on a trip to Jeju, on the beach you took the ugly pictures of me!" 

He smiled, recalling it. "I doubt it." 

"What?" 

He met her eyes through the camera screen of his phone. "Look at the lights." 

Inha frowned, but stood sideways against the railing as her eyes glanced at the sparkling lights and her lips graced in a smile like her eyes glinted that exact sparkle and his lips had a smile on its own as if her smile was the brightest thing in his eyes. 

The only brightest person in his eyes. 

"Did you take it?" 

"Yep." 

"Take more." 

"Oh, man!"

"Shut up, Oh Sehun." 

Inha took some more pose while continuously ordering him around to which he huffed, but continued, and the moment kept happening and the ones who were watching it had a smile on their faces as Jinsoo was quick to capture their unknown moments to his known captures where Inha had taken Yoojung in a hold with both of them posing in an exaggerated manner that had the males laugh, making the ladies laugh along followed by them joining them in the photo session with their laughter being captured in the camera. 

Not long before, the time struck 12 in the morning and the squad had taken a nine minutes walk to the street of Huertas, the street that was a home for the most beings in the nightlife as that's what it is said so with a curiosity of it, the squad reached there to find enough population in the street, merged in the hustle bustle of people having a fun time with the blasting music. 

And it felt exciting. 

The moment they explored more, their hearts were in a beat of giddiness; an excitement that was felt after a long time. 

Their steps had halted when the sudden instrumental music had taken their attention enough for them to follow along and found a bunch of people around a rush, a rush where a flamenco performance was happening as they stood still, enjoying it with Inha's shoulders scrolling in a rhythm of the music along with her head to nudge her shoulder against Yoojung who did it back to end up giggling together. 

All of a sudden, the people hosting it or dancing had pulled in some people where Jinsoo was one of them as the trio stared at him with a flinch to laugh the next second at his baffled face but he began to dance along with them as he gestured to join him and Inha was quick to push Yoojung ahead as her hand had found Sehun's who had looked at her surprised only for her to smile; a smile that captivated him enough to follow her. 

Like always. 

And the squad had the best time of their lives; the awkward new dance was slowly being learned with a laugh, but their hearts were in a beat of bliss; a kind of bliss that had a carefree feeling of living again. 

And the smiles of the two people in the middle of it had the warmest moment; the warmth of their hands was the beautiful proof of it. 

The warmth that was on the way to be engulfed. 

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8:06 am

Morning. 

A kind of morning that felt good; the morning that brought a different sunlight through the place the squad of four had stayed in last night, the last night of fun was still in their memories as it was meant to be since it had a carelessness in it, the one that was lost in all these years but had found them again and in the midst of the warming sun, the woman had walked out of her room in her plain full-sleeve white shirt matched with her thigh-length shorts. 

Inha yawned, her palm covering it as she stopped her lazy steps in front the glass window of the living room; her eyes looking through the awaken world with a smile as she stretched her arms in the air while her eyes close at the moment but something felt odd, as if her instinct evoked, she turned around only to find Sehun in his own morning attire of a sleeveless black shirt and pajamas with his hair in a bed mess yet he managed to look good at the moment. 

Too good to be said; this handsome jerk. 

Inha dropped her arms awkwardly as he had his long gaze on her; his eyes were soft, as if the sight didn't bother him, this sight could never bother him. 

"Good morning." 

He snapped out, and smiled. "It's a good morning indeed." 

Inha frowned, and watched him going to the open kitchen as sh