txtzy in black [txtzy fanfic]

chp.18

"Argh- ow, guys help me!", Taehyun shouted as he threw the door open
The three others ran down the stairs to see Taehyun struggling in the doorway. "She fell asleep, I didn't want to wake her", he said
"You let her lean against you all the way here?!", Huening Kai exclaimed as he shut the door behind the two
"How else dumbass?", Taehyun replied as he and Ryujin carefully placed Chaeryeong onto the couch
"I'm going to go shower now, gosh she's heavy", Taehyun announced to the rest and headed upstairs

"We're back bitches!", Yeji shouted as she and Yeonjun entered the house
"Shut up!", Yuna whispered-screamed back while pointing at Chaeryeong
"Oh god, too late for that", Huening Kai said as Chaeryeong woke up at her shout

"Where?", she asked feeling dazed
"You're back home, Taehyun helped support you as you basically sleep-walked", Ryujin added
"What the fuck? Why didn't he wake me up? That stupid man", Chaeryeong shook her head

"Oh! Yeonjun and Yeji unnie, you're back", she said
"No one else is home yet?", Yeonjun asked
"Lia should be here soon with Beomgyu and Soobin", Ryujin replied as she checked her watch

"Oh right, the necklace", Chaeryeong said and she removed all the pieces from her dress and placed them on the table next to the pieces Taehyun had taken out of his pockets earlier

Yuna suddenly clapped her hands, "Oh yeah, Yeonjun and Yeji unnie I wanna show you something on my computer"
Ryujin nodded, "Chaeryeong go shower first. We'll show you later"

Chaeryeong shrugged and walked upstairs to freshen up. Ryujin, Yuna and Huening Kai exchanged mischevious smiles and ushered the older male and female towards the computer room.

Yuna sat down on the chair and clicked play on the already open video window. Yeonjun and Yeji squinted to find the point of attention. They watched the action involve and Yeonjun's eyes widened while Yeji inched her body forwards to make sure she was seeing this right. "What? I... Did they just-", Yeji trailed off
Yeonjun's mouth opened and closed without saying anything. The other three started laughing at their reactions. Huening Kai said, "Lia saw it in first person but Soobin and Beomgyu haven't seen it yet"

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Meanwhile, Lia had quickly slipped into a public bathroom in a deserted mall since it was 12am. She pulled off her dress to reveal jeans and a t-shirt which she wore under her dress. She unfolded a bag from her pocket and stuffed her dress and carefully placed the jewellery along with it. She walked back outside and found her car that was parked some way from the museum. She unlocked it and sat inside it. She waited for Soobin and Beomgyu enter the car since that was their plan. She looked in the rearview mirror and saw a familiar tall figure walk towards it.

She turned her head when Soobin opened the door to the passenger seat. The boy threw his bag into the back seat and closed the door. The two sat in silence until Lia asked, "You have the main part of the necklace right? Like the pearl?"
Soobin nodded and the car fell into quietness again. Lia noticed Soobin fidgeting with his fingers and said, "I thought yall wore gloves. Why are fingers so pruney?"
"Well water could get into the gloves smartass", Soobin said

"I was trying to be nice and start a conversation", Lia huffed and turned her head
Soobin ignored her and took out his phone. "Why are you mad at me again?", Lia asked
"I'm not mad at you, it's just...", Soobin trailed off trying to avoid the question
"It's just? Finish the sentence-", Lia annoyed him
"You don't need to know", Soobin said still looking at his phone

Lia rolled her eyes and looked the other way. She reached into the side of her door and pulled out a water bottle. She unscrewed the cap and passed it to Soobin without looking at him, "Drinking will help get the wrinkles away faster. You told me how much you hate pruney fingers"