Without You [SaiDa | Ficlet]

final

Dahyun scans through the airport. She knows. She knows she can find Sana even with her eyes closed.

But the question is, is she too late? Because it saddens her... It saddens her the fact that she couldn't spot her anywhere.

No matter how hard she tried. Sana would usually stand out from the crowd in Dahyun's eyes. But this time, it's as if the crowd is having a color of black and white, with no Sana standing out with her colorful aura, her colorful personality.

Just no Sana.

What should she do now? She's too late. She could only sigh as she sits on a bench.

She suddenly receives a message from Chae.

Chae
just wait, hyun :)

She frowns at the message. What does Chaeyoung mean by that? Is she just messing with me?

She just shakes her head, standing up. She put her phone again inside her coat's pocket. She was about to leave— well, not until she saw the colors, standing out from the crowd of black and white. Her colors. Her Sana.

It's like time slows down like that in movies, as she stares at Sana who is cutely struggling with her luggage.

Dahyun couldn't contain her smile as she sees Sana, there, standing before her, just arrived when she thought she already left. Sana still hasn't seen her.

Dahyun decided to finally approach the Japanese beauty. She's still as beautiful as ever...

She smiles, making her presence known for the Japanese.

“Sana...”

Sana looks up and saw Dahyun. She doesn't know if she should be happy or not. Dahyun's the last person she doesn't want to see before she leaves. In short, she wanted to see the pale girl so bad. For the last time, at least.

“Dahyun... you're here.” Instead of asking what she's doing in here, she said what she feels like saying. And she feels like saying, 'you've come for me', but of course, she didn't. She couldn't.

“Sana-chan... I'm sorry. I avoided you because I thought it was for the best. But now that you're leaving... I want to risk again...” Dahyun went closer and held Sana's hands. “I don't mind getting hurt again. As long as I get to tell you how I really feel before you leave...”

Sana listens. Her heart beating fast as she have been waiting to hear those words from Dahyun again. She just needs to hear it again— from Dahyun.

“I still like you, Sana. Even after you rejected me...” Dahyun maintained the eye contact. “It hurts, but at least you still accepted me as a friend. And I'm glad for that.”

“You don't know, Dahyun...” Sana whispered, enough for Dahyun to hear. And enough for her to grow puzzled, but decided not to pry. Sana will elaborate it when she's ready.

They remained silent after that.

With Dahyun still holding Sana's hands, she touched their foreheads together, slowly. Sana leans in and closes her eyes, smiling a little.

As of this moment, they didn't mind the people around — it's just them and their own world. Sana didn't mind about her flight — just Dahyun being finally here with her arms after a while. Dahyun didn't mind the stinging cut — just Sana finally holding her hands, and their foreheads together.

“Sana... please tell me to stop you. I don't wanna be selfish— it's your dream...” Dahyun whispers, only Sana could hear.

Sana ponders, then asks hesitantly, “y-your girlfriend, Dahyun? Sasha?”

Dahyun shakes her head, “she's not you... I only want you... She can never be you... No one can be you, Sana.”

Sana smiles upon hearing that, her cheeks start to get warm.

“Tell me to stop you from leaving, Sana... I would do it without a doubt.”

Now how should she answer to that?

"Do you know what my dream is, Dahyunie?"

"I hope it's the same as I want to be with you for the rest of my life... But of course, you wanted to go back to Japan and study co—"

"I want to be with you for the rest of my life, Dahyunie."

"Then it's the same."

“Then stop me from leaving... Don't let me go, please.”

“How's I can't live without you sound? I'd die without you, Sana-chan. I love you."

“I loved you long enough, Dahyun... But I still do. I love you, too."

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told u i'll finish this tonight :/
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