the music, please.

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"how is dad?" she asked, playing with the little locket of the necklace around her neck that she'd received a few birthdays ago from her father. "as usual. he was asking me about the time your flight takes off." her sister replied and y/n sighed, leaning her hand on the armrest.

"alright. what is it?" hyuna asked, giving up on avoiding the weird silence that came around every time it was her older sister's turn to speak. "am i doing this right?" she blurted after throwing her head back on the sofa. "i mean, i'm sitting on a chair in seoul airport, waiting for a flight that's gonna fly me away from everybody i know to a different country." she groaned a little, rolling her eyes.

"but i thought you said it yourself, you wanted to work in that japanese sector of your company. isn't this what you wanted to do?" her sister intended. "i did." she quickly said before biting her lip. "i... wanted to earn more money and get my life straight. there's this weird sense of accountability that continuously urges me to do this." y/n added, gulping a little at her words.

"that's okay. but you didn't exactly answer my question. is this what you wanted? and still, want?" the younger proposed. "i don't know. i just don't want to be the older one all the time, y'know? i just don't feel like taking responsibility right now." y/n clicked her tongue, murmuring the words.

"the truth, sis." she said and y/n looked out the huge window, staring at an aeroplane being parked. "i just wanna go home at this point." she replied, biting her lip. "alright, I'm gonna hang up now." hyuna answered, knowing that the older will probably never tell her her real thoughts.

"but there's still time, you know?" she added before hanging up.

y/n stared into nothingness as she removed the cellphone from her side. she looked down at her suitcases her passport and the boarding pass, proceeding to read the words on it.

south korea to japan.

she frowned and gulped before her rapid breathing increased as she glanced back at her mobile phone. closing her eyes, she exhaled deeply while the flight passengers were summoned.

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"you're already seated?" jungkook inquired, changing the gears of his vehicle. "yes." she replied in return making him nod. "great. call me when you get there, okay?" he added and received silence in return. he was about to hang up before she said something, making him press the device back to his ear.

"yeah?" he asked with raised eyebrows. "found you." she mumbled and he frowned, confused. his car met with a sudden jolt when he pushed the breaks as a black coloured taxi pulled over right in front of him. "hey, hold on for a second," he spluttered before removing the device away from his ear, agitated on the driver. "excuse me, can't you see!" he shouted in an angry tone while getting out of the car, his already pissed off mood intensifying on the occurrence of the almost-accident.

"hey idiot, can't you see?!" he heard her voice from the device in his hand, leaving him bewildered. he halted for a moment before focusing on the front pane of the car in front of him. his eyes met hers and his heartbeats fastened as a number of possibilities ran through his head, one of them outstanding the others. and he unquestionably wished from all his heart that it may be true.

"i kept running like a fool all my life trying to find what makes me content. what gives me joy. what makes me myself. i saw a thousand opportunities come and pass away without me realizing how precious they were. i tried my best to do what i could, but i always forgot that it wasn't what i wanted to do. and right now, i don't wanna see japan." she shook her head and he pressed the phone closer to his ears. snow started to fall gently, making it a bit difficult to still see her through the window, but he could certainly hear her crystal clear voice.

"but this was your biggest opportunity..." he whispered, his right hand getting sloppy while resting on top of the car. "no, jungkook." she breathed out, voice breaking a little.

"you are my biggest opportunity. you got me fucked up! and i don't know if i will be able to smile if i waste another moment that i can spend with you." she asserted.

"i... sort of feel like i diverted your mind, and i would actually never want that. are you really sure about this?" he said in between and she ignored him completely.

"without pretending shit. i wanna do it right this time. without the uncomfortable secrets, cause i'm not used to keeping secrets from you." she breathed out. "if i leave seoul right now, i will leave my happiness behind for sure, and i can't do that when it's standing right in front of me."

"noona," he spoke, blinking twice. "get out of the car," he said with a soft and quiet voice and then saw the doors unlock and her small form get out of the taxi. it swiftly drove away, leaving behind y/n with a sweet little smile on her face and her luggage right next to her.

"and you can check your pockets now," she added with a puff of fog leaving her mouth under the falling snow. "hm?" he softly asked and y/n giggled a little when he started to dig into his pockets. he found a small lid case, inviting him to open the white coloured cover. his head immediately hung low as soon as he looked at the little object in his hand with his mouth open, a huge grin on his face when he looked back up.

laughing fondly, he shook his head at the sight of the small lid of the chapstick he'd wanted in his hands. "y/n!" he exclaimed, giggling along with her before hanging up the call. she slid her mobile in the back of her handbag that rested on her suitcase, twinkling eyes never leaving his form, waiting for his next reaction.

he started walking at the same time as her before it turned into a mini-sprint, ending up with her face deeply buried in his chest and his eyes calmly closed at the feeling. "god, i wanted to do that," he sighed, burying his face in her neck and she hooked her chin on his shoulder. "me too, damn" she chuckled.

"seriously?" he asked, raising his hand which held the lip balm making y/n laugh loudly. "i had to, my handsome boy wanted it" she exclaimed, cutely shaking her head when snow fell on her hair.

"you know i wished for this," he said, pursing his lips with cheeks turning a little pink. "the chapstick?" she tilted his head with a frown and he giggled, shaking his head. "for you. what did you wish for, noona?" he asked quickly and y/n shrugged. "something like your wish to come true," she nodded, a little embarrassed at the cheesy exchange.

he, on the other hand exhaled heavily as his heart sank at the thought, gazing at her with twinkling eyes. "and this is the part where you kiss me," she whispered next to his ear while rubbing her nose on his cheek as his breath hitched at her words.

"yes ma'am." he shyly grinned, looking down with red cheeks before capturing her lips with a gentle, sweet, tender touch. "now that's romantic," he said followed by a gasp by the older when he lifted her with her feet in the air. a little squeal leaft her mouth with her eyes squinted, and a huge grin took place on both of their faces.

"Home." she whispered, gazing at the man's scintillating doe orbs filled with enamoured love.

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A/N

SO. MUCH. CHEESE. GOD IT SHOULD BE BUTTER INSTEAD!

this is probably the most fucked up thing i could've ever written, but let us just get it over with and celebrate a happy birthday 😂

i have like a dozen people to thank for this thing, but mainly @ShrishtiChandra @huvyen and @Junganya_04

thank you so much for bearing with me and listening to all my shitty rambles over this book i absolutely have no idea why i am merrily publishing. its like i have forgotten how to write and the stubborn writer's block just isn't ready to leave me alone😊 (and taru wrote the description y'all TT)

and also to all future readers, i hope you don't unfollow me after this lmao
there's another story coming through soon, which i hope would be better than this. ✨

edit: the feedback on this book made me feel so much better TT. all my readers, you guys are literally the best. some readers legit waited for me to publish a book like what the hell y'all really want me to cry?

thankyou for reading, again! stay safe and stay happy, please.💜

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