Our Stars

I'll stay

The picture that was captured by some paparazzi were booming the next morning they woke up, sure they are worried, but not too worried as of Jennie, cause even her face wasn't shown at the picture taken that was now viral at all social media apps and even the news, she was still worried for some reason she will have recognized sooner or later.

Jennie's POV

I was contemplating if i'd reply to Lisa, I don't want her to worry, but i'm having mixed emotions right now, i'm not totally prepared for this to happened, I just wanted a normal life, but when the people knows who I really am? What family do I belong? Sure my life wouldn't be so normal at all.

I was interrupted at my deep thoughts when my bell rang, I jumped a little at the sudden knocked on my door, I peeked at the peep hole to see a boquet preventing me to see who is the person behind my front door, hesitating but I still opened my door.

Lisa

"Hi" her hoodie is covering her face, her mask is on too, covered but couldn't hide her nervous smile despite of her mask.

I tilted the door wide, inviting her to come in, she obliged, as soon as I closes the door she offered me the bouquet.

"Peace offering?" She took her hoodie off as well as her mask, I shook my head preventing myself from laughing.

"What for?" I asked, she didn't do anythjng wrong to be forgiven.

"For the article?" She scratched her nape in embarrassment, that gesture was her habit if she was nervous or contemplating with things, I observed.

Instead of answering, I closed the gap between us, hugging her in her waist and burrying my face at the crook of her neck, this will be my favorite place when i'm with her.

I'm at peace here, I feel safe, secured, her scent is giving me serene, hugging her is my comfort

"Stay" I say, I heard her relaxing sighed, soon I felt her arms wrapped around my shoulder, holding me in place, tightly, like she was depending on my embrace too.

"I'm really sorry" She uttered almost whispered.

"Don't be" I retorded still my eyes closed, sniffing her scent, her scent was like the aroma of a cup of coffee in the morning, addiction.

A couple of minutes we stayed hugging, I felt her body moves, swaying our body, and her voice humming slow in the song I clearly knows, can't take my eyes off of you.

"Have you eaten?" I shook my head under her chin, still enjoying her embrace "Let's eat" She tugged my arm to let go, I groaned at the lost of contact, she directed at my kitchen and looked at my refrigerator for anything she can cooked "Nini, these are all unhealthy" as she discover the storage where all the junk foods are hidden.

"Just for cheat days" I was sitting at the high stool chair infront of my kitchen countertop, with my chin resting at my hands, contently watching her do the wonders in my kitchen, she took my apron that was hanging beside and wear it, she roll her hair into messy bun, she was perfect all in all.

"Is chicken soup okay for you?" She was holding the tupperware she discovered at my freezer with chicken inside, I just nodded in agreement and tooks my phone above my coffee table, I busied myself for nothing but really I was taking some stolen picture of her.

Cute

"You know you just have to ask right?" I creased my forehead in her "Just ask and I would gladly pose for you" She winked at me, I scoffed and took a tissue out, crumpled it and throw it at her, she was laughing while my cheeks turned pinkish at the thought that all this time she knows I was taking a stolen pics of her "being a celebrity giving me six sense to know if I was photographed" I rolled my eyes.

"Oh yeah, but still paparazzi had chance on taking some of your pics outside work" I teased and stuck my tongue out.

"I mean, what can I do?" She even shrugged her shoulders, I arched my brow being clueless "it's not my fault that they are so adamant to know my every move" She boasted, I rolled my eyes once again, she laughed. Her laughter filled my home, this is the first time I felt my home being alive, I think I have to record her laughter so that when I think my unit is dull i'll just have to play her voice over my speaker and my unit felt like a real home.

"I like how you handle the situation" I sincerely uttered, her laughters slowly died "Aren't you worried that you aren't having some privacy? That even for an hour you are still being tailed".

She was now mixing some vegetables at the soup she was cooking "of course I worry, Nini" She answered still her lips has smile in it "But before I entered this messy industry, I readied myself for the possibility that even just a day, I won't be having a normal life" she gave me an assuring smile "So, being on the headline almost everyday doesn't scare me no more, having rumor here and there is not a big deal for me, being photographed in every establishment i'm in isn't my problem anymore" she sighed.

"But i'm worried with the people I am with everytime I chose to have a normal life" aww "I am more worried with the fact that people i'm with is now scared being with me after they were scene together with me and their faces shown on every article with my name" she looked down, I felt bad that I was worried for the second there when I saw the article with a picture of my back without realizing that i'm hurting her for the same reason that every person photographed with her had limit their time with her knowing she was a famous celebrity.

"I'm sorry" that's all I can say, she shook her head no.

"Don't, please, I understand" She took a bowl in my counter and scooped a soup and placed it infront of me "I'll understand too if you'll choose not to see me again after what happened" my eyes widened hearing that, I never thought of that.

"Lili, no" I am shaking my head vigorously "I never thought of that, and I won't do that" I reached for her hand and squezeed it tightly, she smiles at me and looked to our hands.

"Are you sure?" She was still looking at our hands, I can sensed the fear she was feeling waiting for my answer "i'l understand, Nini. It's okay, you don't have to feel guilty. It's okay to prioritize yourself. I'll be fine really, i'm used to it" she lifted her eyes searching for mine and smiles so widely assuring me that it's really okay, that it will be fine.

I sighed and cupped her face, I was still sitting at the high stool, this chair took me advantage to leveled the height with her.

"Lisa, I don't have any plans on leaving you just because of some article with my back facing" She chuckles, I smile knowing she relaxes a little bit "You will have a hard time pushing me away, cause i'll stay. Even if you don't want me to, i'll stay even though I am against your fansclub, i'll stay even the world knows me being with you everytime you have a chance to loosen up and find some escape in your celebrity figure self" I gave her nose a pinched and her cheeks also, her smiles is so bright.

"This is where the part that we kiss" She joked, I playfully slaps her left cheek and shoved her face away, i'm shy! This dork just laughed at me but I still joined "okay enough, since I have the assurance that you'll stay, please eat the soup. It'll get cold, Nini" I turned to the soup and started digging she took some for her too and we both eat peacefully with still some teasing and laughter beaming at my unit, neighbors be dammed of how loud we bicker and laughed, I don't hella care.