"Your teeth are growing really strong, make sure to drink a lot of milk!" Dr.Song said to Jihye who had her mouth wide open in the dental chair after excitedly asking him to do a check up of her mouth as Kira boringly filled out some paperwork for the next patient
"Do I get a lollipop now?" Jihye asked and Kira chuckled, grabbing the blue sugar free lollipop for the girl who spent the whole afternoon in her office.
"Jihye, why don't you go back to the playroom and talk to the other kids...you can do your homework as well" Kira suggested, but Jihye only pouted in response, growing tired of the playroom where she'd have to be alone for the most part anyway
"Let her stay, she can work on the desk" Dr.Song said, being filled in on Kira's situation with Jihye already and becoming fond of the little girl who happily skipped to sit on his swivel chair
"Can I draw a picture instead?" She asked and Kira nodded, giving her a blank sheet of paper and a pencil, mentally noting to bring crayons or markers the next time instead.
"Do you like to draw Jihye?" Dr.Song asked and Jihye nodded
"I want to be an artist just like Kira" she giggled, scribbling on the sheet and Kira smiled, behind her mask before looking to the new patient who had walked in to their room.
She helped the Dr.Song prep the patient for his extraction. The patient was a man of culture who had asked for the whole NCT DJJ Perfume album to play on repeat while he was under operation and Kira was more than happy to turn the music on regardless of Mr.Song's preference for classical music instead.
"Are you really an artist?" Dr.Song asked and she widened her eyes, looking up at him while he kept his eyes trained on the patient
"I mean—I'm not like amazi-"
"I didn't ask if you were good or not, I asked if you're an artist" he chuckled and she nervously laughed
"Yeah, I am. I used to paint in my spare time but..." she trailed off and he chuckled
"Don't have much of that now do you?" He asked, nodding over to Jihye and she smiled
"I think I've kind of...fallen out of love with it recently. I'm not really happy with anything I paint" she said and he nodded
"That's a shame...I was hoping you could paint something for my office, the wall's pretty empty" he said and she widened her eyes, hoping she wasn't being misled by what he was insinuating
"Aim it properly." He said, and she apologised, fixing the suction tube and trying to keep herself in the moment
"Do you want to do it? I'll pay you for it...if it's good" he said and she smiled
"I would love to" She smiled and he nodded
"You have a month, better be good or I'll fire you" he joked and she laughed with him, feeling a sense of relief take over her body.
The working day soon came to an end and Kira was back in her trench coat, Jihye's small hand in her big one as the girl sucked on another sugar free lollipop.
"Can we watch a movie tonight?" Jihye asked happily and Kira smiled, ruffling the top of her head
"Yeah, it's a Friday" She said
"Does that mean I can have hot chocolate too?" She asked with hopeful eyes and Kira chuckled
"I'll have to ask your dad" Kira said, furrowing her eyebrows slightly, realising he hadn't actually texted her that he had landed in Japan, but she knew it was probably just because he was busy
"But he told me to ask you from now on...and Dr.Song says I need to drink more milk for my teeth to be nice and strong" Jihye reasoned and Kira chuckled
"Yeah but chocolate milk will stain your milk...maybe just tonight, no more for a while though" Kira said and Jihye nodded happily, before the sight of a fluffy ginger cat caught her eyes, making her drop her lollipop on the ground
"Kitty!" She screamed happily, letting go of Kira's hand before she could react, running in the direction of the cat.
"Jihye wait!" Kira shouted, panicking slightly as her feet picked up its own pace, following the little girl along the alleyway to their apartment complex. She knew cars would be coming around this hour as people entered their home after work, and she turned the corner as quick as she could to see if everything was okay
"Sorry" she heard Jihye apologise to a man who helped her stand up to her feet, presumably after hitting into him. Kira sighed in relief slowing her steps down to approach Jihye
"Jihye you can't run off like that that!" Kira scolded and Jihye hung her head down with guilt, but before Kira could thank the man who was layered up with a mask and cap, he quickly bowed, passing her as if he was in a rush.
"Are you okay?" She asked and Jihye nodded making her sigh in relief, but her big eyes trailed to the shadow that remained at a distance from them now
"...why is he looking at us?" Jihye asked pointing to the figure and Kira furrowed her brows, turning around to see what she was referring to, but seeing no one around them
"Oh...he ran away" Jihye said, with a confused expression and Kira grabbed her hand quickly, leading her up to the apartment complex that they were right infront of
"Jihye, did he say anything to you?" Kira asked, as thoughts raced her mind but Jihye only shook her head as they walked into the elevator.
"Don't run away from me when were walking home ever again okay? Don't talk to strangers or take anything from them okay? There's a lot of bad people in the world" She explained strictly and Jihye nodded, a confused expression still on her face
"He didn't look like a bad person" Jihye pouted and Kira nodded
"Sometimes the bad guys look just like us...you need to be careful okay?" Kira said and she nodded, running out of the elevator as doors opened, leaving the slightly tense environment that had formed within the four steel walls. Kira punched in the code to Jaehyun's apartment, getting herself and Jihye changed into more comfy clothes as a uneasy feeling welled in her stomach.
He was probably just a neighbour who looked back to see if they were okay, she hoped for that anyway. The thought of ranting about it to Jaehyun creeped up in her mind more than a few times, but seeing no text from him still made her think she might just be overreacting. He was probably too stressed already and the last thing she wanted was for him to freak out with all her overthinking of what could've happened.
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Spitting Image | Jeong Jaehyun
Fanfiction"Babygirl?" "Yeah?" "...I was talking to my daughter." Everyone has secrets, some come in the form of a 5 year old who spills hot chocolate all over the carpet. Who knew a mere part time job could lead Kira to meet her idol, and eventually find love...
