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CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR: THE INCIDENT [I]

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3rd person pov!

"hey, akari, do you mind helping me with something?" keita tapped her shoulder gently, causing akari to look up. she slipped off her headphones, causing them to wrap around her neck. trying his best not to get distracted by how she looked, keita continued talking. "leejeong, yunseo and i have been working on some music. we're almost done with this piece. do you mind helping us listen to it and give some feedback?" keita asked nervously, trying not to stumble over his words.

"sure." akari replied with a smile. she took off her headphones, putting them into her bag. keita put his own headphones over her ears, making her suck in a deep breath. closing her eyes, she felt her heart rate speed up slightly. she was saved from a lot of embarrassment when keita hit the play button, causing 'jukebox' to fill her ears. during the very agonising two minute wait, keita noticed that akari was nodding along to the music and clearly enjoying it.

"wow, this is great. is this recorded with only seungeon's voice? he's great at singing and rapping, but i'm sure it'll sound better when it's properly recorded. i'm looking forward to hearing your voice in this bop." akari slipped off keita's headphones, a genuine grin forming on her face. keita gave a tiny sigh of relief.

"actually, there are five more songs we'd like for you to listen to... what if i just send them to you and you text me? it's getting late." keita rambled on, getting slightly distracted by her wide eyes and sincere smile.

"sure! i'm sure they'll all be good."

they packed their things and left the library, seeing that it was getting late. the sun was already beginning to set and it was slightly colder. "hey, akari, do you want to grab dinner together?" keita asked, sliding his hand into hers. akari's eyes widened at the action, and her face heated up again. 

"uh- sure! what do you want to get? i'll tell my brother i'm eating with you. just gimme a sec." akari pulled out her phone and started texting anthonny at lightning speed, groaning when she saw a ton of notifications from haerin's groupchat. keita laughed at her reaction to the countless kakaotalk and instagram notifications, knowing that it was pretty normal for cheonlim- no, chanyang kids at this point. 

"ah, you'll get used to it. this is normal for us already. are you okay with ramen?" keita smiled at the girl, squeezing her hand gently. akari nodded, her eyes lighting up. keita knew she loved ramen, and not just because it was a japanese dish.

they walked into the nearest ramen store and sat down at an empty booth, chatting about school. anthonny texted akari again, telling her to get home soon since it had been almost five hours since she'd left home. keita smiled at how protective anthonny was. he remembered the time when he'd lost yebin (now park hanbin's girlfriend) at a party and got into a lot of trouble (thank hao and the two hanbins) for that. he made a mental note to not make that mistake with akari.

they talked happily over ramen, and they reluctantly parted outside the store after they'd finished their food. "bye, riri. see you tomorrow." keita gave her a small wave, smiling at her. akari matched his actions, leaving for home. "text me when you get home, riri!" he yelled, just in case. she nodded and waved at him again, then turned back around. 

it was already around 9p.m., and there was barely anyone on the streets. there was only one road left to cross before akari reached the bus stop. she waited patiently for the light to turn green so that she could cross. finally, it did, and she walked across, thinking that she'd listen to keita's music once she got home.

a loud honking noise broke her out of her thoughts. "what in the-"

she felt a searing hot pain at the back of her head.

and everything faded to black.

anthonny <3 

akari?

why arent you home yet?

its 11 already

riri?

hello..?

SHIT

WHERE ARE YOU AKARI

THIS ISNT FUNNY

oh my god

why aren't you answering?

you're almost always on your phone...

AKARI???

OH MY GOD

im calling keita

if he doesn't know then fuck it

SHIT HE DOESNT KNOW WHERE YOU ARE

why did i just get a call from the hospital 

AKARI NO

WAIT SHIT HOW DID YOU

oh no...


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