Neverland

i turned to the night sky at a star I call my own

A cloud of tension surrounded them as they all dragged themselves into Sandy's, making their way to a corner table. Jennie stuffed her hands into her back pockets to avoid reaching out to Lisa, walking behind her. She had never looked more like a kicked puppy. Her head was hanging low, eyes shining with unshed tears, as Jisoo mumbled things to her that Jennie couldn't hear. Besides her, Mino was stiff and kept a hand hovering over her lower back as they walked. It was possessive, she could tell, but also knew there was a reason for it.

She blushed in embarrassment just thinking back on how she'd cradled and consoled Lisa right in front of him. And he didn't even know who she was.

When they got to the table, Jennie didn't sit down, instead she put Lisa's jacket on the back of her chair and gestured towards the bar. "I'm going to go put the order in. What does everyone want?"

"Fries," Lisa gasped in excitement, her pout momentarily forgotten.

The side of Jennie's mouth twitched with a suppressed smile and she took everyone else's order before heading over to the bar. At least it gave her a second to think about how to explain any of this to Mino. She took her time at the bar making their drinks before taking them over to the table. Everyone was sitting in awkward silence, avoiding eye contact, tension palpable around them. As soon as Jennie sat down, Dara came over and put her hand on Lisa's chair.

"What did I say about swords in my bar?" Dara said, just the tiniest glimmer of fondness in her voice.

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Park," Lisa jumped to her feet, hand already taking Dara's hand in apology. "I forgot-"

Dara gasped when she saw Lisa's cuts and bruises. "Child, what happened here?"

"Uh-"

"She just fell off her...bike," Jisoo lied. Lisa immediately put her coat back on like she was trying to hide her injuries.

Jennie rolled her eyes but Dara just tutted and gestured towards Jennie. "We have the first aid kit upstairs, why don't you help the poor girl clean up."

Brown eyes just barely came up to meet Jennie's and her heart clenched.

"Come on, Lisa," she stood up from her seat and started towards the apartment. She didn't bother looking back to make sure Lisa was following her; she knew she would be. Mostly she didn't want to see Mino over Lisa's shoulder, frowning and confused.

When they got up to the apartment, Jennie went into the bathroom and patted the counter. "Hop up here. Let me clean you up."

"Okay," Lisa looked down at her ripped pants and unbuckled her belt. Before Jennie could stop her, she pushed her pants down her legs and stepped out of them, hopping up on the counter like Jennie asked.

"Why did you take your pants off?" Jennie coughed, eyes taking in long pale legs to where they disappeared into black boxer briefs. She looked away quickly, focusing on taking the antiseptic out of the first aid kit.

"So you could get to the blood," Lisa said, matter of factly.

"Fine, I guess that makes sense," Jennie mumbled. She poured some of the antiseptic on a piece of gauze. "This is gonna sting." Lisa's leg jerked at the first touch of the gauze to her leg and she hissed in pain. Jennie teased, "Don't be a baby."

"I'm not a baby," Lisa pulled off her jacket and let it fall to the ground.

"You have to stop taking clothes off, Lisa," Jennie said, as she cleaned away the blood.

"So, Mino," Lisa said frankly, voice strong despite the wavering Jennie heard behind her words. "He's your fiancé."

"Yes, he is," Jennie said.