Catch Me (Purinz/Chaewon x Yunjin)

August: Part One

Today was the day.

A fresh start. A new beginning!

Another hectic morning in the Huh-Nakamura household.

Eunchae had moved in with her Aunt Hyolyn and Uncle Daesung at the end of the last school year, as her own parents were needed abroad for business, and didn't want to drag their children with them, away to a new environment with a language neither of them spoke.

Eunchae, of course, had been ecstatic at the prospect of moving in with her aunt and uncle, who were among her favorite people in the whole world, as well as Kazuha, who was, by her standards, the coolest cousin ever. Her older sister, Yunjin, however, had been much more reluctant for the change of pace. In her eyes, switching high schools meant that she would have to completely re-establish herself in the social hierarchy, and have to find chemistry with an entirely new football team. Eunchae knew that she was overreacting, because, from what Kazuha had said, everyone at SSE already adored her sister, and she would have no trouble whatsoever fitting in.

Either way, today marked a huge milestone for Eunchae.

Her first day at high school.

Kazuha of course, was completely befuddled as to why she was excited, citing that: "Eunchae, high school is four years of your own personal hell, why are you excited to go?" Aunt Hyolyn had clipped her daughter on the head in passing reprimandingly, which only served to worsen the brunette's mood, but Eunchae continued on being as chirper as ever.

She had the day planned to a T.

But then Kazuha, being the bitter, exhausted teenage girl she was, had snuck into her room and changed the time on her alarm clock, resulting in the family waking up with only thirty minutes before school began.

It was a warzone.

Both Huh siblings wanted to make good first impressions, for different reasons, and thirty minutes didn't allow enough time for the proper preparation.

Eunchae had barely escaped the clutches of death, leaping over the small brawl that was Yunjin and Kazuha wrestling for the hairbrush both of them conveniently forgetting that there were several others in the bathroom-silently thanking whatever higher forces of nature existed that her hair was easily tamed and naturally well-kept.

Within ten minutes, she had shimmied her way into black skinny jeans, a white t-shirt and flannel as she fixed her black beanie on just the way she liked it.

In her haste to make it out the door, she forgot a sneaker, which Kazuha threw at the back of her head, causing her to tumble forward and knock into Yunjin, who was hopping on one foot, trying to lace up her combat boot while balancing. She scowled, rubbing the back of her head while Kazuha laughed heartily, doubled over at the garage door, snapping a picture of the two siblings sprawled out on the floor.

"You look ridiculous," she wheezed, clutching at her stomach, "oh, I'm going to cry-ow! Mom!"

"Stop harassing your cousins," Hyolyn's voice was as low and commanding as ever, and Eunchae smiled cheerfully as she hoisted her up off Yunjin, who looked positively murderous, handing her hers bookbag, which she'd left on the stairs.

"Thanks, Aunt Hyolyn," she quipped, smiling radiantly back at the usually stoic woman when she graced her with a small smile of her own, "I'll make sure they don't kill one another during school."

"I trust you to do so," Hyolyn responded gravely, clasping a hand on Yunjin's shoulder as she pushed the two into the direction of Yunjin's car, an expensive looking Audi A7 that Kazuha called "gaudy" and "too expensive for a senior in high school". Yunjin knew her parents were particularly wealthy. She also knew it was a consolation prize, given to her as a meek apology for missing a year of her life, to be abroad on business. She still yearned to be like her parents. So formal, so exotic and important. The car seemed to be doing its duty of filling their roles in her life. And it looked damn good.