The First Snow | XiaoJin FanFic

ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝟙𝟡

• Yujin •

"Ting eonnie!"

A chorus of shout from the living room made me stop chopping, the name shouted made me freeze in particular. I haphazardly let go of the knife I was holding and quickly wiped my hands on the apron I was wearing.

I run towards the clamor and saw four bodies hugging the woman I've been missing for the past days.

Ting was pinching Youngeun's ear. "Yah, what are you doing here so late?"

"Sleepover. But shouldn't I be the one asking you that, Ms. Busy 24/7?"

"... Shut up."

"Nye nye— Oh, Yujin eonnie, Ting eonnie finally stepped out of her cave!"

"You little—"

Before she could finish what she wanted to say, I run to her and pulled her into a bear hug. Others might think I'm being overdramatic 'cause it's only been days, but I missed her. Even through texts, I felt like she was distant. It made me want to see her more but she kept saying she was busy and I didn't want to be a bother.

The others were teasing us about PDA but I didn't care. After a few minutes, I finally stepped back and glared at her. She looked away guiltily. As much as I missed her, I was also pissed. I angrily pinched her side which made her winced.

"Ow."

"That's for ignoring me! Don't you even bother lying about it, Shen Xiaoting."

"... Yes."

"So, you were really ignoring me!?"

"You said not to lie!?"

"YAH, ARE YOU SHOUTING AT ME!?"

"...No, I'm sorry."

Nope. Stay strong, self. You will not give in to those eyes. I turned my back on her and scoffed.

"Stay for dinner." I said while walking back towards the kitchen.

"Yes. I planned to." I didn't bother stopping the creeping smile on my lips since she wouldn't see it.

It took no time for me to finish preparing dinner. After which I called everyone to the table to eat. Throughout the meal I didn't bother looking or talking to Xiaoting who was sitting right beside me. She would still put dishes on my plate like how she used to when we eat together, but there was something new that I couldn't put a word on. Like, she was extra gentle whenever she says 'Eat more of this.' or 'Let me pour you some water.' Hmm, I'm not complaining anyway.

When we finished dinner, I tapped Ting's shoulder and motioned for her to follow me to the office.

We sat in front of each other. I stared directly into her eyes while she was looking at the table. I let the silence comfort me while I patiently waited for Ting to speak.

She took a deep breathe and said, "I'm sorry. For being distant the past few days when you didn't even do anything wrong. I just... I had my mind full at those moments. It kept bothering me and I didn't want to take my frustrations out on you and hurt you. But when I consulted with Shiro, she said that I was already hurting you by avoiding you..."

"She's right, Ting." I said softly. "At first I thought you really were just busy. But then, even your texts seemed like you didn't want to talk to me. That... hurt me the most— the thought of you getting tired of me."

"No! I could never get tired of you!" She said in panic as she rounded the table to sit next to me and hold my hand. I smiled at her actions. "That would be impossible in this life or the next. I'm sorry that my actions made you think like that."