Imperfectly Perfect 2

11 : Movie Night...?

Tzuyu walked to the far side of the condominium unit's room to answer the call on her phone, making sure she was out of Sana's earshot.

"Hello, Jihyo?"

"Tzuyu!" The council president's voice is laced with distress. "Did you return to the condominium unit near the university?"

"Yeah. Why?"

"I just arrived at the Chou mansion earlier when the caretaker there called via landline. It was a relief that it was me who answered the call."

After Tzuyu and Chaeyoung left for the latter's school, Jihyo went on her way to the Chou mansion. Since the young cheer captain had the sense of urgency to patch her date plans with Sana, the council president volunteered to drop by the house to fetch a change of clothes for the hospitalized Nayeon.

"Huh? Why?" Tzuyu innocently asks. "What call?"

"Hey, Chou Tzuyu!" Jihyo suddenly bursts in annoyance. "What were you thinking? Sana's full name was even submitted to the concierge. What if uncle was the one who answered the phone and heard all of this?"

"I— Huh? What—" The cheer captain's eyes slowly widened in realization of what her friend was talking about. "I— Sorry, Jihyo. I did not think about that. I thought that the process ended when they confirmed my identity at the lobby. I never thought they had to report to dad afterwards."

"The unit is still listed under your father's name. Maybe that's why they still did it." Jihyo explains in a calmer tone. "Although they know that you're his daughter, maybe it's some security protocol that they report Sana to the actual owner since she is a first time guest."

"I see." Tzuyu began massaging her temples with her free hand. "I really did not think about it. Tsk. I was too careless."

"Just don't let this happen again, okay? We both know that he already has enough idea who Sana is. Things could escalate very quickly and might get really complicated in just a matter of seconds."

"Sorry. Everything was so sudden. I— I honestly didn't plan on staying here tonight, believe me. It's just— It was Sana who insisted on watching movies here overnight."

"I understand." Jihyo concludes with sincere concern in her voice. "Just promise me that you will be more careful next time, okay?"

"Yes. I promise."

"We don't know yet how uncle would react if he'd known that you already found Sana. Don't forget that your father is still one of the finest businessmen in the industry. I'm sure he's not planning on letting you easily win the deal. You have just been lucky that it was me who answered that phone call from the caretaker tonight."

"I understand." Tzuyu faintly smiles. "Thank you, Jihyo."

"Ah. Before I forget, will you be coming back to the university tomorrow?"

"Yeah. I have morning classes. Why?"

"I mean..." Jihyo's voice shifted into something teasing. "You have a pretty girl all to yourself tonight. Oh my gosh. When did my Tzuyu grow this much? Bringing a girl over in her condo unit in the dead of the night, huh? Who knows what might—"

"JIHYO!"

The council president is heard loudly laughing over the other line.

"We'll just watch movies, okay?" The cheer captain rolls her eyes although her cheeks are visibly flushed. "I will drop Sana back to her dorms in the morning, then drive straight to our school. Why did you ask? Do you need me for anything?"

"Nah. I just wanted to tease you."

Tzuyu simply scoffs playfully.

Jihyo continued to speak. "Anyway, I won't hold you any further in this call. Just promise me that you'll tell the juicy updates tomorrow, okay?"

"I will, I will." The cheer captain sarcastically answers to which Jihyo chuckles. "Bye."

"Bye, bye."

After the call, Tzuyu shook her head a little while smiling. She then walks back to the living room where Sana is, still comfortably sitting on the couch and is now already eating some mojos.

The vice president automatically smiled at the sight of the returning figure to her side. "Finished talking to your friend already?"

The younger girl sits on the other side of the couch. "Yeah. Sorry for making you wait."

"No, no. It's fine. Look." Sana points to the large television in front of them using the remote.

Tzuyu looks and scans at the displayed, selected movie on the screen. "Hmm... Garden of Words?"

"Yep. This one's a Japanese anime drama film. I saw some clips of it and I think I like the art of the animation! Plus, the plot seems really interesting."

"Okay." The younger girl nods while flashing a smile. "Let's watch that."

"Yay!" Sana giggles as she presses the play button on the remote control. She gets a slice of pizza on the table in front of them before scooting closer to Tzuyu's side and eventually leaning comfortably to the other girl's shoulder.

For the first ten minutes, the two cheer captains were so focused on solely two things which are the movie they are watching and the food they are eating.

For the next ten minutes, Tzuyu is still dead focused on the mentioned two things while Sana has now stopped eating and is profusely dividing her attention in between the TV screen and the younger girl beside her.

Come the thirtieth minute and it can be clearly told that Tzuyu is now the only person watching the movie because Sana, on the other hand, is now obviously focused on something else. Something that is definitely not the movie they were supposed to be watching, nor the food they were supposed to be eating.

"Tzu."

"Hmm?" Tzuyu hums without looking at the girl beside her. Her eyes are all glued to the smart TV's screen, oblivious that there is something else currently brewing on Sana's mind.

The vice president did not answer. She has actually been staring at the young cheer captain in almost a daze for minutes now.

When Tzuyu did not hear an answer after a couple of seconds, that is when she turned to look at the girl beside her. "Sana? Why? What is it?"

"Tzu, it's strange. I know you're already pretty but..." Sana smiled astoundingly and looked straight deeply into Tzuyu's eyes. "The faint light of the television makes your face so much more beautiful right now. The city lights seen thru the glass walls on your back puts you in an ethereal scene in my eyes. And to top it all... The thought of being alone with you in a room in the middle of the night makes me want to take you all to myself."

"Sana—"

"We shouldn't have dimmed the lights in this room. It surely wasn't a good idea. They are really not helping my self control right now." Sana's hands are now softly gripping the fabric of her pajamas. She pauses to glance at Tzuyu's lips. "I'm taking back my word, Tzu. I don't want this to be just watching movies on a couch anymore."