The Fault in Our Sunrise (A JenSoo Fanfic)

ix.

You will find her where it all began, that was what Rosé said. But where could that be?

Where are you, Jennie?

I rushed my way to Yongyeon Pond. On my way here, I was so sure that this was where she'd be. When this place came to mind, I didn't even think twice or even pause to consider other places.

But after touring the whole place for 20 minutes in search for Jennie, I realize that perhaps I'm wrong.

I sit on a wooden bench, allowing myself to catch my breath. "Think, Jisoo," I whisper to myself.

I feel it deep in my bones: I know exactly where Jennie is. Maybe I just don't recall. But I am damn sure that I know it. I just have to think really hard.

"What took you so long?"

I whip my head to where the voice came from, and there I find the woman whom I love, whom I have always loved. The moment our eyes meet, she gives me a smile that shines even brighter than all the days in Jeju.

I stand up from the bench but neither of us move; for a moment, we just watch each other, both of us lost in our own thoughts.

The love of my life is wearing a white dress, her hair tied up neatly in a ponytail. The look in her eyes reflects the warmth that the day brings.

She finally moves with grace, walking towards me.

Thump, thump, thump, I hear my heart beat. It beats as though it were trying to break its way out of my chest, and at the same time, it beats with calmness, like it had always known that it would eventually find itself resting in the palm of Jennie's hands. It beats with a sense of familiarity, and with a feeling of being unfamiliar in a good way.

And as Jennie stops right in front of me, with only about three steps between us, I feel my heart beat with warmth, and happiness, and safety, as I fall in love with my best friend all over again.

"Where were you?" she asks me softly.

"I was looking for you. I would've gone to the ends of the earth to find you," I answer. "What are you doing here?"

"Waiting for you, of course," she replies, a small but genuine smile forming on her lips. "I have been waiting for you all along."

And right now, as we are standing before each other, our hearts beating in sync, I finally realize that none of it matters.

Never mind the fact that I have always loved her but I didn't have the courage to say so because of my fears and doubts.

Never mind that she has always loved me but she couldn't say so because she was afraid I'd turn her down.

Never mind that I have Rosé and she has Hae-in.

None of it matters. All that matters right now is that I love her.

"I love you," I tell her. "Without a trace of selfishness, of insincerities in my bones, I love you."

She extends her hand, offering it for me to take. "Come walk with me?"

And so with our fingers interlocked and our paces in sync, we walk.

"How did you know that you'd find me here?" she inquires.

I look at our joined hands before I respond, "Rosé told me I would find you where it all began."

"And you just knew it was gonna be here?"

"Well, no... Not really. To be honest, I thought twice when I got here and I couldn't find you. Maybe I had it wrong, you know? But while I was on my way here, I was just so sure that I'd find you here."