Catch Me (Purinz/Chaewon x Yunjin)

December: Part One

There was something about lazy mornings, when the sun had barely crept over the horizon, the air was cool and misty, and not even the chattiest birds were awake to sing their songs. The peace and quiet allowed for those bundled under warm duvets in their beds to rest longer without interruption, dreaming blissfully...

"WAKE UP EVERYONE IT'S CHRISTMAS FIRST!"

She grinned as a crash sounded from Kazuha's room, and she stumbled out, metal baseball bat in hand. Upon blearily noticing that there were no intruders, and the noise was merely coming from an over-excited, santa-hat wearing Eunchae, she unleashed a string of profanities in Korean under her breath.

Yunjin, likewise, stumbled out of her room, rubbing tiredly at her eyes before shooting a glare in her sister's direction, though the exuberant girl paid no mind.

"Eunchae," she groaned, "it is four o'clock in the morning on a Tuesday, why did you feel the need to wake us up?"

"So we can watch Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever before school starts, duh." She said it as though the answer was the most simple thing in the world, and quickly dropped to the floor as the metal baseball bat flew over her head.

"So that's a no?" she teased, and Yunjin looked skyward.

"I'm so moving to the guest house," She grumbled, and Eunchae rolled her eyes.

"So that's a no on the movie then?"

The matching groans that reached her ears were answer enough, and she shrugged, making sure her Santa hat was still properly situated on her head, before trekking in the direction of the in-home theater to watch it herself.

Yunjin and Kazuha were no fun.

*

Chaewon had always been a fan of being prepared for things so, as a byproduct of that, she always did her Christmas shopping ridiculously early.

It also helped to avoid large crowds, which were often unsettling for her, and just generally relieved a lot of stress from her life, as well as the people she managed to drag to the mall with her, which this year consisted of Sakura, Sunghoon, and Wonyoung.

"Oh my god, Chaewonnie, you made a list?"

It was Sakura's first time accompanying the others, as she usually slept through the times the artist designated for Christmas shopping, and didn't know how things went down, and Chaewon rolled her eyes at the other girl.

"Of course I made a list, Sakura," she sighed, "I've been planning your presents weeks in advance, because I want to make sure I get you all something that you actually appreciate. How else does someone go Christmas shopping?"

"I was just gonna wing it," Sakura admitted with a shrug, and Sunghoon laughed.

"Of course you were."

"What's that supposed to mean, Hoon?"

Chaewon and Wonyoung shared a knowing look as the duo began to tease each other back and forth. Their dynamic had shifted visibly since the party at Yunjin's and the almost kiss. Though she hadn't really been focusing on it at the time, the artist hadn't forgotten the way Sunghoon had charged into the room after Sakura and Kazuha, hadn't been blind to the marks covering the trio's necks afterwards. She wasn't going to ask them about it, though, because it appeared as though they were figuring it out on their own, but Chaewon knew it was more than just casual sex.

"Alright, we can go together to get stuff for Jimin, Yuri, and Yena, because they aren't here, and then we'll have to split up to buy each other's presents, okay?"

"Yes, mom." She rolled her eyes at the monotonous group response, before opening her phone and consulting her list once more.

"Does anyone know what they're buying people?"