our rainy days || yang jungwon

Chapter 7

Jae-In POV

  A few years later, I was in middle school and Jake supposedly got into a TV programme for trainees so that he could debut, but that meant we had to be seperated since he need to eat, sleep, and live in the building specially made for the trainees involved in the programme.

The TV programme was from Bighit which was a huge surprise to our family since that meant that Jake had pretty much beat most of the other international participants, but we were proud of him nonetheless.

"Good luck big bro, I'll miss you."

Jake smiled back at me, "It's less than 4 months, you won't even know I'm gone." But I would.

We've practically been inseperable since my birth (since he was 3 years older) and he was always the most supportive person but I wanted him to achieve his dreams too, especially after working so hard, hence the mixed feelings while sending him off the the airport.

  Just 2 weeks later, the first episode of I-land was broadcasted internationally. Skipping my late night study session, I hurried home to join my parents and watch the first episode. However, when I entered the living room from school, it was already halfway through the episode.

"Oh no, has Jake performed already ?" As my parents shook their heads, I went into the kitchen to grab a snack, all that rushing really tired me out and I needed the energy replenished. Hearing the familiar melody of 'All I Wanna Do' by Jay Park, I danced along while waiting for my mac and cheese to finish microwaving since I knew Jake wouldn't choose a song like that to perform, he preferred cutesy songs to vibey songs while I often preferred the opposite.

After quickly shoving a few spoonfuls into my mouth, I ran back out to the living room, hoping to see if Jake was going to perform yet. Hold on.. he looks kind of familiar... "please raise your hand if you wish to vote for Yang Jungwon" the voiceover boomed. That was.. no.. it couldn't be right ? I blinked twice but he didn't disappear. Since when did Jungwon, THAT Jungwon, want to be an idol? The last I heard of him he was joining competitive taekwondo.

  Before I could over-analyse the situation, Jake had stepped to perform with 2 other guys around his age, the song really suited them and I was surprised for a split second when Jungwon suddenly appeared on the screen with his iconic dimpled smile, throughly enjoying the performance.

Well at least I was enjoying the performance, perhaps he was smiling because he was voted into I-land right before the performance. Anyway, Jake started off their entry test song and I smiled, proud of him for improving so much in the span of a few months of actually being a trainee and not just dancing around with his little sister.

Jake eventually got into I-land and stayed in even though some of them had to be voted out due to the quota of 12 people. Jungwon also stayed in I-land, not that I cared or anything but he was there too and knowing my parents would keep forcing me to watch the whole show to support my brother, I might as well be used to seeing his face in my living room.

time skip**

  Before I knew it, 11 episodes had passed and Jake had been fairing pretty well, going to ground in episode 2 but eventually making it back, proving his efforts and that definitely brought a smile to my face.

Sooyoung had been put in the same class as me again and now that we weren't friends, she unfortunately found it her sole purpose in life to make mine miserable.

As one of the popular girls, I often overheard her and her minions chatting about I-land, but since she didn't know Jake was my brother I would hear things like "Did you see Jake in Flicker? It was totally hot and I would so give anything up to be with him" It was gross. I wanted to throw up in my mouth but that grossed me out even more so I held it in.

Besides that she would also talk about Jungwon and brag to her minions about how she used to know him personally and that somehow aggravated me even more than them calling my brother hot. Not to mention the constant bullying, one time she pulled a chair from beneath me, causing the hot tea I was holding to spill all over me, sending me to the nurse's office with my thighs completely red.

  Anyway, it was the airing of the last episode live tonight. I knew Jake should be pretty safe since the global votes would be doubled (also because I voted for him so many times I might as well be the double) but also because he had been improving a lot and I could see how happy he was with all the guys there.

He once texted us saying he made a really good friend Sunghoon and told us to vote for him instead since Jake himself would be at an advantage, winning the double vote.

Typical Jake, would rather ask his own family to vote for someone else than himself. Sometimes I wondered if he was too kind for his own good. Either way, my parents voted for Jake and I voted for Sunghoon and Jungwon, knowing Jake would want his best friend to be with him in the new debut group and Jungwon.. just because Jake told us not to vote for himself? I mean at least I once knew Jungwon and he didn't do anything wrong to me so I didn't see the harm in voting for him.

  The image game. "Who's younger sister would you like to be introduced to ?" Sunghoon was voted for 'who you want to introduce to your younger sister' and he could now choose the reverse. Half of my brain wondered if Jake voted for him, would he want to introduce me? I mean he did say Sunghoon was his best friend...

"I'll go with Jake" The 2 boys fist bumped. "Jake, would you be okay with this?" Heeseung asked. My brother shrugged, nodding and pointing at Sunghoon. "I trust you bro" the captions read.

Jesus I thought this WASN'T a dating show I'm like 16 there's no need to introduce me to anyone Jake !! I knew Jungwon probably didn't know I was Jake's sister, but it still bothered me that Jake wouldn't prefer to introduce me to Jungwon, especially since he didn't know I knew Jungwon from school.

At the end of the episode, Jake got into Enhypen and surprisingly, Jungwon came in first place (or maybe unsurprisingly because I kind of voted for him) but nonetheless I was filled with pride for them both, the dread of the next school day momentarily being forgotten. This wasn't going to be an easy term.

AUTHORS NOTE:

hihi ! i've been rlly busy lately so uploads will be inconsistent but jst know that i tried to follow the actual route of iland and all but it will have many elements of fiction in later chapters especially, sorry for the shitty chapter im too sleep deprived rn to spell check and edit so i'll likely be back soon enough <3