Chasing Ghosts | Jensoo au

Only Human

Naeun came running into the bedroom, while Jennie was bent over unpacking a suitcase of Jisoo's clothes. "Mommy, look!"

The woman straightened up before turning to look at her daughter. Her eyebrows shot toward her hairline. "What the-"

"I'm Box Girl!" she grinned. Slots were cut out of a box for Naeun's head and arms to fit through. It covered her torso, but sat lopsided on her shoulders. Her pigtails brushed lightly against the cardboard, while her hands donned mismatching socks.

Jennie started to laugh before running a hand through her hair. "Is that some sort of superhero?" she asked as sweat dripped down her back. She then put her hair up in a quick ponytail.

Apparently the summer finally finished its walkabout because the temperature spiked instantaneously. Carrying around heavy boxes probably wasn't helping either.

Naeun nodded eagerly. 'Box Girl' was written on the front of her 'costume' in blacklettering. "And what exactly can Box Girl do?"

"She leads an army of rocks with hand socks!"

Jennie began to chuckle at the ridiculousness of it all. Box, rocks, socks... She was seeing the pattern. "Anything else?"

"She can turn people into foxes!"

Her mother then squinted curiously. "What?" There was only so much she could pretend to understand.

Jisoo came through the bedroom door with a box in her hands. "'Scuse me, Naeun."

"Box Girl!" Naeun corrected with a frown as she stepped aside. She tried to cross her arms over her chest, but failed due to her box-torso.

"Yikes! Sorry, Box Girl!" The raven giggled as she placed the box down on the bed. She then stood up straight, meeting Jennie's stare. The brunette cocked an eyebrow as she took in Jisoo's appearance.

She wore a headband possessing cat ears, and had a black nose drawn on the tip of her nose. "And you're a cat?"

"No! I'm a fox!" Jisoo grinned. She shielded her mouth from Naeun with her hand. "The cat ears were the best we could do," she whispered.

Hanbin peeked his head into the room. "Hey, Jisoo? So... I kind of dropped one of your mugs." He gave a sheepish smile. His forehead read 'FOX'.

Jisoo narrowed her brown eyes in his direction. "Which one?"

"The one with Sin Chan poking a fat man's stomach." She frowned before sighing. "At least it wasn't my Hello Kitty mug"

Jennie's eyes still rested on Hanbin's forehead, disregarding the conversation. Only one mug mattered to Kim Jisoo, and Jennie personally made sure of its safety an hour ago. Any other mug didn't warrant the brunette's attention. In other words, she didn't hesitate to change the subject. "Not enough cat ears to go around?"

Hanbin grinned at his sister. "We can't all be so lucky."

Jinyoung then joined him in the doorway as he started pumping free weights into the air. "Where do you want these weights?" His forehead read 'CHICKEN'.

"Okay, why the hell is Jinyoung a chicken?" Jennie frowned in confusion.

"Mommy! Language!" Naeun frowned at her mother; trying to put her sock covered hands on her hips, but the box got in her way once again.

"Sorry," the woman grumbled.

"The chicken is for the foxes to eat!" Naeun exclaimed happily.

"That's... a bit morbid, kiddo," Jennie laughed hesitantly as she rubbed the back of her neck.