piano girl (이희승) ✔️

// 17

- everyone wants you safe, heeji
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Hwang Eunji POV

The house is silent for the first time in days.

I walk out of my room and quietly pass Wonwoo, Mingyu, and Felix's rooms before making my descent down the staircase.

The piano catches my eye.

I haven't played the piano in a long time.

I check my phone to see what time it is- 5:23 pm on a Sunday. Everyone's winding down slowly for the day tomorrow.

Woozi, Jeonghan, Jisoo, Seokmin, and Seungkwan are going to track down Hayun.

I immediately push that thought out of my brain. I sit down on my piano bench and touch the keys gently.

Focus on playing. Don't focus on Hayun.

I begin to play Bluebird.

Moon Miyeong POV

We're lined up on the stairs, just listening.

"Whenever she plays, it's magical." Jeongin whispers to me. I nod.

My eyes find Heeseung's. I follow his gaze to her hands and fingers.

He glances up, that familiar feeling of someone watching you hitting him. We meet eyes and he blushes, then glares at me.

"Is she always like this?" Jeonghan whispers to me. I shake my head. Jeonghan shrugs. "I was just wondering. She's putting so much dedication into this piece."

I nod, then zone into her playing.

She's shaking.

Heeseung and Hyunjin notice this too, and teleport to her side. Heeseung whispers a few things into her ear, but she keeps playing, tears spilling down her face. Hyunjin starts rubbing circles on her back.

Seungcheol turns to us and whisks his hand, implying that we should leave. He stays behind and joins Heeseung and Hyunjin with her.

I lead the rest of the guys to the upstairs family room.

"Is Eunji okay?" Felix asks, hugging his knees to his chest.

"She was thinking of Hayun." I sigh, plopping down onto a pink beanbag.

"How do you know?" Dino asks.

"Friend telepathy." I say, and Dino's mouth forms an 'o.'

Woozi cracks his knuckles. "I am going to find that bitch and kill her."

Jisoo smiles. "Damn, slow down shorty." Woozi growls at him. "We just need to brainstorm to who this girl could be."

"I think it's a fake name." Hansol pops up.

"What makes you think that?" Jeongin asks.

"Well, no one at the school's name is Hayun." Hansol says, crossing his legs. "And we don't know what her surname is either."

"Anyone wanna stalk her Instagram page?" Myungho asks.

"On it." Hoshi and Seokmin chime, their phones already out.

I smile. "You guys are really into it."

Seungcheol sighs as he joins us. "We're determined to help you guys."

I cross my legs and lean forward. "But why? You guys are literally 18. Fuck, Dino's 17! You guys should be going to college. Why are you spending time helping us?"

Seungkwan smiles. "Seungcheol's parents are good friends with the Hwang's parents. And... well, we have a reputation of beating people's asses really good." He throws a smirk at Jun. "Ain't that right?"

"Leave me alone." Jun rolls his eyes.

Seungkwan laughs and continues his monologue: "We know you guys from school. Not personally, but like... a few of us had come to a liking of Eunji and Heeseung, as most people do." He turns to Woozi. The boy scoffs and kicks Seungkwan, causing him to yelp.

I nearly spit. "Damn, Woozi's a HeeJi simp?"

Woozi death glares me. "I'm literally older than you, shut up."

I purse my lips. "Hmm, let me see now? Because last time I checked, I was three inches taller than you."

Jeongin chokes. "Don't be pulling fights with your seniors, love."

"See? Your boyfriend gets it!" Woozi complains before pulling out his phone again. "Now if you excuse me, I'm going to find this Lee Hayun."

Felix nods. "I feel like Jihoon and I are gonna be close friends."

Hwang Eunji POV

Heeseung's cuddling me.

"How are you feeling, baby?" He whispers, stroking my head.

I laugh softly. "Scared." I murmur.

"Don't think about that right now, okay?" He says, and I feel my phone vibrate in my pocket. I nod slowly in his arms before pulling out my phone and seeing a few notifications from Instagram.

@everyone_woo followed you!
@jeonghaniyoo_n followed you!
@dk_is_dokyeom followed you!
@sound_of_coups followed you!
@vernonline followed you!
@joshu_acoustic followed you!
@junhui_moon followed you!
@woozi_universefactory followed you!
@min9yu_k followed you!
@xuminghao_o followed you!
@pledis_boos followed you!
@ho5hi_kwon followed you!
@feat.dino followed you!

I sigh in relief. "Okay, it's just the guys. I thought it was..."

Heeseung shakes his head. "Think about something else, love."

I smile at him. "Like how much I love you?"

"Shut up."

"That's my line!" I say, slapping his chest lightly.

He stays silent for a few moments. "These people really want to keep us safe, Eunji. You can trust them."

"I do." I whisper quietly.

"Then what are you thinking about?" He asks, and I look up at him.

"I just want things to go back to how they used to be, Hee. I... I hate having to hide. I hate having to feel scared just moving around." Tears prick my eyes again. "I hate living like this."

"I know." He clutches me to his chest. "I know."

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author's note
honestly what did you expect lmao- heeji is so popular like there ought to be those 'sasaengs' somehwere in this story lol

sorry for the short chapter <33