[III] (1/1)

Seulgi has been waltzing all over the kitchen as she hummed the latest song of GFRIEND. She has just cleaned the dining table in the living room and she is now getting her brownie out of the oven. Yerim walks around the house, trying to find all her stuff and taking them into her bag.Today is Seulgi's first date with Joy and it ended up being quite a weird plan: they are meeting for breakfast."Where are my keys?" Yerim pats both her trouser's pockets and curses under her voice. "Shit, where did I leave them?"Seulgi chuckles at her flatmate's antics. "I don't know. Maybe, look behind you. Maybe they are where you always leave them." Yerim rolls her eyes, catching her friend's teasing tone. However, she's left astonished when she finds out that it's true. She blushes as she gets them in her pocket."Are you okay, Yerim? You seem even more nervous than me." Seulgi asks with curiosity. Yerim covers her ears that are already turning red. "Of, of course, I'm okay!" Yerim tries to laugh it off, but she's nervous. She has been texting with Joy since last night and her newest friend asked her about what to wear, what to bring to their date... And in the end, it grew contagious. Yerim is now as nervous as the girl who is looking at her reflection in the mirror of the elevator of the apartment building."Okay, weirdo" Seulgi chuckles and ruffles her friend's hair. Yerim tries to get away from her before she does, but she groans at how Seulgi messed her hair."Okay, I'm leaving. I'll be at the mall. Do you need anything?" Yerim asks as she, once again, checks her bag. She keeps getting the feeling that she's forgetting something. "I just need you to tell me how do I look."Seulgi makes a spin and Yerim can't help her smile as she looks at her outfit. She's wearing a skirt and a crop top and even though it's nothing much, Seulgi looks beautiful in it. "Yeah, you're looking good."Seulgi sighs in relief and she follows Yerim to the living room. Yerim feels her phone vibrate inside her bag and she checks it before leaving. Yerim chuckles as she finds Joy's new message, who's wondering just the same thing Seulgi has just asked her.Final check. Do I look good? - Joy."What is it?" Seulgi grins at the way Yerim has been talking to someone on the phone with a smile plastered to her face."It's Seungwan. She's dumb." She lies as she types her answer for Joy, taking a look of her outfit shown on the picture.For the nth time, you're looking gorgeous. You are a goddess. - YerimCome on, show some pride girl! - YerimJoy types something that makes her laugh.dsfsdfsdfdsfs - Joy.Okay, maybe I'm overthinking...... Sorry, you know I'm not used to this dating thing - JoyI'm at your door. Should I knock? - JoyYerim rolls her eyes playfully before she reaches for the door. She opens it to find Joy with her eyes widened, like a deer found in the headlights. Yerim laughs and sends her a smirk."Seulgi, your date is here!" Yerim calls her. "I'll be in the mall! See you! Have fun!"Joy smacks her new friend and she mutters "Thanks for your help." "You're welcome anytime, Joy." Yerim playfully blows a kiss at her way and laughs as she walks to the stairs.Little runt just threw me to the sharks. Her thoughts change as soon as she's greeted by Seulgi getting of her apron."Oh, you're here early.""Yeah... Sorry about that. I was going to just wait outside but...""Hey, don't worry." Seulgi smiles at her and makes a welcoming small bow. "Come in, please." Joy feels her ears burning as she nods. She takes her shoes off at the entrance and she realizes that their height gap isn't so big. It's probably around five centimetres. Seulgi shows her where she can leave her jacket."I hope you like pancakes."The way Seulgi smiles at her seems enough for her to know that no matter how the pancakes are, she will like them.  Seulgi daydreams about her breakfast date as she takes the train on her way to her piano lesson. She can't hide her smile as she remembers the way they talked about everything and anything. It felt good to have someone around who was as fun and enjoyable as Joy. There are so many things Seulgi likes about Joy. She's straightforward about flirting but she also has a shy side. She likes her sense of humour.She got to know today that Joy's just working at the ice cream store just to earn money to audition to different companies. Her dream is to become an idol someday. Seulgi also feels good that they ended the date in a good note. She kissed her cheek as a goodbye and Joy kissed her on the corner of her lips. It couldn't be considered their first kiss yet since it hadn't been a lip to lip contact but the thought of that moment makes her feel giddy.She checks her phone for the nth time only to read her text again.I loved spending the morning with you <3 - JoyI hope we meet again soon, beautiful - JoyShe replies to the latest text she had sent her and her phone vibrates on her hand as she receives a new text from Seungwan.I have a surprise for you... But I won't tell you yet ;) - SeungwanHer brows furrow a little as she lets out a huff. Let me guess... Are you sending me something? - SeulgiSeulgi wonders what is Seungwan plotting. Who knows... ;) I'm turning my phone off, I gotta write. ILY <3 - SeungwanEver since the accident, Seungwan has been telling her that she loves her more often. It was something that they usually kept for their birthday or Christmas cards, but reading or hearing Seungwan tell her that she loves her daily felt beyond good. It is making her remember of the times she thought Seungwan felt the same way about her.She remembers that day when Seungwan and her were standing by the river, their bikes pulled aside. They were holding hands as they watched the river and suddenly, Seungwan held her by her chin to make Seulgi face her. She still remembers how her cheeks burned as Seungwan caressed her face.She doesn't remember how long they stood like that but it's a memory that she has saved for a long time. Whenever she had to think about a peaceful memory, it was her usual go-back-to. The train reaches the stop and Seulgi gets up with a jump. She hangs her backpack from her shoulder and she walks out, still wondering what Seungwan is up to.Once she's out of the train station, she tries to refresh the last piano lesson she had with Joohyun. Today it's her first day without her cast and her fingers still felt funny. Her doctor told her that it would get her a few days getting used to moving them again. After that, she had a short meeting with Taeyeon and her lawyer updated her about the whole situation. They were getting closer to the compensation and Seulgi just wishes that it all ends soon.As she walks up to Joohyun's house, her fingers play against her leg as she remembers the melodies she learnt in the last lesson. Joohyun always joked that she was bored with teaching "Twinkle, Twinkle, little star" to her students, so they were learning songs they both liked. Seulgi still remembers how outstanding Joohyun looked as she played a cool and playful version of Beyonce's Crazy in Love. She then simplified the melody so Seulgi could play it. What she likes about Joohyun is that she's unpredictable. She's a box full of surprises and she never stopped to amaze her. She is smart and elegant, but she also has a good sense of humour.Joohyun is so perfect in Seulgi's eyes that she's surprised that she has something to do with such a goddess.When she reaches her house, she's surprised to find Joohyun standing by the front door. Joohyun flips her hair over her shoulder as she turns around to her."Seulgi! You're early," she exclaims as she shoots a smile on her way. "I was sweeping the leaves of the front yard.""Oh." It takes Seulgi a couple of seconds to process whatever Joohyun has told her, still a little bit astonished because of how naturally beautiful Joohyun is. "Let me help you.""Oh, sure." As she hands her the dustpan, she lets out a gasp. "Seulgi! Your hand!" Joohyun reaches out to hold her now healthy hand. Seulgi chuckles at Joohyun's reaction but it's also a way to let out how nervous she's now that Joohyun is holding her hand."Oh, yeah. I got the cast removed today." "Yeah! Now you are going to experience how fun it is to play with both your hands and have a mental breakdown with keeping the tempo." Joohyun grins at her, swinging their joined hands in the air. Seulgi laughs and she gets a hold of the dustpan."Come on, it can't be that hard. Is it?" Seulgi tried not to panic at the thought. Joohyun shrugs."Well, it is, but hey, you are a fast learner." Joohyun sweeps the leaves in her direction. "I trust that you won't have as many mental breakdowns as I had." In a matter of minutes, they have finished sweeping the leaves from the front yard. Joohyun thanked her and they made their way inside the house.Seulgi is always marvelled with the house's size and how elegant it is. There's something that catches her eyes as they make their way to the piano room. She catches a glimpse of a bedroom with an oversized bed.Wow. I guess she does need a lot of space to sleep.Once they reach the piano room, Joohyun pours some green tea for Seulgi and herself."Hey, since I came here early and I helped you with your front yard, would you play a song for me?" Joohyun chuckles and gives it a shrug. "I guess that's fair. What song do you want today?"Joohyun sits down at the piano bench and she begins to warm up. She plays random melodies of jazzy improvised songs as she stretches her neck. Seulgi is amazed that Joohyun can instantly play any song she's told, easily finding the key. She still remembers when she told her to play Britney Spears' Baby One More Time and Joohyun even mimicked Britney's unique way of singing, even though she didn't really know the lyrics.Seulgi really wants to take out Joohyun to a karaoke night just to hear her sing again."Madonna's Like a Virgin?" Seulgi requests.It's the song that was playing in Yerim's playlist as she was getting the breakfast ready. Yerim had made a specific playlist called 'Seulgi has a date'. The song is now stuck in her head, probably because she's still all giddy about her date with Joy.Joohyun lets out a chuckle and gives it a thought before nodding. Her fingers reach the keys of the piano and Seulgi instantly recognizes the first chords of the song. Joohyun starts playing the voice's melody with her right hand and Seulgi can't help but sing along to the melody that has been stuck in her head for all day.Joohyun smiles as she hears her sing and she decides to join her even though she gets the lyrics wrong sometimes. When she's running out of the melody and doesn't know how it goes, she changes the key and turns to play Cindy Lauper's Girls Just Want to Have Fun which Seulgi instantly recognizes as well since it was also in Yerim's playlist. Once she reaches the ending of the first chorus, she links it with the ending of the song. She then makes some grace notes and ends elegantly. Seulgi being the only but biggest fan in the room, roared with her applause. Joohyun bowed at her and Seulgi joined her on the piano bench."Gods, these songs bring me so many memories from when I was studying abroad," Joohyun says with a dreamy voice. Joohyun's eyes meet Seulgi's and she's brought back to the present moment. "Everyone there called me Irene because I couldn't get them to say my name right."Seulgi chuckles in acknowledgement. That is the reason why everyone called her best friend 'Wendy' when she is in Canada."But it was... It felt good to be somewhere where nobody knows your name, you know? Just like in the movies."Seulgi watches how Joohyun sighs at her memories and their eyes don't leave each others'."Well, sometimes life is better than in movies, isn't it?"Joohyun smiles as she voices out her thoughts and Seulgi feels the magnetism. And Seulgi doesn't know if she leans in first or if it was Joohyun but all she knows is that they are kissing now, although it's too much to process.It's tender and sweet, just like everything is with Joohyun. It's Seulgi who pulls away first and Joohyun smiles at her. However, her smile flatters when she sees Seulgi's face."Um, I'm sorry. Did I... Did I get it wrong?" Joohyun's eyebrows furrow in a way that is beyond adorable, but Seulgi can't process any of that. Not after being kissed by one of the most beautiful women on earth."No! Nonono, I mean, I do like you and I'm seriously attracted to you, but I'm afraid that I'm already seeing someone.""Oh." Joohyun doesn't seem surprised. Or bothered. How come can she be so understanding?"But this is confusing, because... I like you both?" Seulgi voices out and she gets up from the piano bench. She begins to walk around the room, trying to put her thoughts in order. "I don't know. I haven't thought that you were seriously flirting with me. I thought you were just being nice. And I thought you liked men!""Hey, why?" Now that makes Joohyun surprised. And even offended. "I don't know. You always have fresh flowers in this room.""I buy them for myself. I have a discount card." Joohyun explains with a shrug. She stands up and she reaches out to Seulgi. "Look, let's talk this out."And the piano lesson is left forgotten as the two of them sit around the tea table, where Seulgi starts to tell her all that has happened in the last month, ever since the car-crash took place.