Bullet With Butterfly Wings

where is kim bunny?

Days had passed. Lunch came as usual, Hansol bounding up to me to swing a hand over my shoulder. I shoved him away playfully, Hansol grinning when he showed me his phone.

"Japan," he said, waving the screen to my face.

"Did you get a Legend invite?" I asked, Hansol nodding. He looked happy, the male squeezing my shoulders when I asked him what he had to planned for the rest of the day.

"Same," he admitted. "I was thinking of just eating lunch and heading back to sleep. What do you think?"

"Why are you asking me?" I asked, chuckling.

"Because I know you'll be doing the same thing," Hansol told me, winking. "Oh..."

He suddenly stopped when I looked up front to see Jaehyun in front of us. He stared at us before side-stepping to give us space to walk through.

"Waiting for Yena?" Hansol asked Jaehyun casually, the male giving him a silent nod before bringing his eyes back to the door of what seemed like Yena's bedroom. When we walked past Jaehyun, Hansol whispered to me. "I don't think he likes me very much."

"Mhm, I wonder why."

"Because he likes you," Hansol said back, shrugging. I scoffed and he sighed. "If I knew that I had competition, I wouldn't have come back for you, Nabi."

"Now that you know, don't you think that it's time you head to Canada?" I asked, Hansol laughing softly.

"I pick my battles, but I don't abandon them," Hansol told me, nudging my arm. "Look at me."

"I am."

"No, really look at me," he instructed, turning me so I could look straight into his eyes. He stared at me for a moment before he shook his head. "That sucks."

"What sucks?"

"Do you know that there was one moment in time when you looked at me like I was the only man for you in this world?" he asked and I narrowed my eyes at him. "Really, Nabi. I'm saying this as... best friend to best friend. You were in love with me."

"Were," I emphasized, surprised with Hansol's agreeance.

"Were," he agreed before he pecked my cheek. "Does it matter now? You're always going to be a person who made an impact but things change, don't they?"

I agreed with him. "At least you're easy to talk to," I told him and he smiled.

"I take it was easy to talk to Jaehyun, too?" he asked and I nodded. "You have that effect on people. You're realistic but you understand when people think differently. You can be a tad bit negative, though."

"Tell me about it," I told him, smiling. "I am rigid, Hansol. I know myself. Especially when it comes to Jisung."

He sighed. "They tell me to pick my battles but why do I feel like this is a losing one?"

I smiled, hitting him across the chest. "You'll get over me."

"Not until you tell me to leave you alone," Hansol answered. "You loved me once, you can do it again."

I smiled at his words, Hansol leading me towards the cafeteria. While sitting down and eating, I listened to Hansol tell Jaemin all about Russia.

It was a hard curriculum and the Russians were tough on their players. Because it was cold there, there were a lot of halfings. Russia had a different system all together.

Internationally, betting was banned because it was considered gambling. In Russia, people bet on players. Gambling was rampant and Hansol told Jaemin how hard it was for him since he had to win in order to not let the people down.

"Too tough, Jaemin. Too tough," Hansol said and I enjoyed how relaxed he seemed. Then again, Korea had a different culture all together. "Russia humbled me. Big time."

"It's okay, not like I'm ever going to Russia, anyway," Jaemin said, shrugging. Jeno blinked and I wondered what he was thinking about. "Anyway, has anyone seen Bunny these days? She's acting rather weird, don't you think?"

"What do you mean?" Yangyang asked and I noticed that he was under the table. I frowned at him and he lifted up a camera to show that he was taking photos. Everyone now knew of Yangyang's situation after the emergency meeting and it seemed like they came to a conclusion. He'd continue taking photos—approved ones and earn money for himself. "If I take a photo from here, it looks candid."

"No, Yangyang, it looks like you're a creep, hiding underneath a table. What will they say about the security measures in NCT Center?" Jeno asked and a flash of realization flashed through Yangyang's face.

"Oh..." Yangyang pushed himself from under the table. "I guess.... Smile?"

He lifted the camera and pointed it at Hansol and I. I smiled, Hansol leaning closer to me so we were in the frame.

"To be honest, Noona, you and Hansol hyung's fan accounts are the ones that pay the second most." Yangyang fiddled with the camera.

"Who's the first?" Hansol asked, Yangyang flickering his eyes over our shoulder. I looked back to see that Jaehyun and Yena were sitting on their own. Yena had her hand over Jaehyun's hand, gripping it tightly. "Jaehyun and Yena?"

"Jaehyun hyung and Nabi noona," Yangyang mumbled, blinking twice. "But since you guys don't hang out anymore, it's hard to get a photo of you two. The president of the fan account keeps asking me if I have any updates."

"Do they know that they're talking to you?"

"No, I go by BlackShadow," Yangyang replied, smiling. "Back to Kim Bunny, do you guys think I can ask her if I can push her for Bunny and Haechan content? They are worth a lot, too."

"They are best friends," Jeno said, frowning.

"We all are, aren't we?" Yangyang asked. "But like Jaemin said, she disappears these days. I wonder who'll disappear next."

"Most probably you, Yangyang. Don't think I haven't noticed that you haven't been around much." I mused, Yangyang tinging pink.

"Maybe next chapter," Yangyang answered and I threw him a tissue. "Bunny is most probably busy, isn't she?"

"But over what?" Jaemin asked, frowning. "She's not even running after Jeno. I heard from Dana that she woke up today at 3 am. Bunny never wakes up that early in the am's."

"Weird," Yangyang murmured, shrugging.

"It's fine," I told them. "She's probably just busy with the character training. It's not like she's doing anything illegal."

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