The 10th Member

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First Person POV

A few days later and Sana had made a full recovery from her fever, getting back into her hectic and packed routine just like the rest of us.

I usually had to leave the dorm before her so I'd always prepare some coffee for her and set it on the bedside table along with a note that wished her best of luck for the day. It'd become a daily thing now. We were all working on individual endorsements and advertisements, so I didn't really get time to see her.

By the time I was back home, she was asleep because it was late. And so, a few days had passed with our interactions being minimal.

I was starting to miss her so much that as soon as the weekend rolled around, I left work early in the hopes of meeting Sana. I reached at 8pm, which was 4 hours earlier than usual.

"I'm back." I said as I entered the living room, seeing Sana sitting on the couch, scrolling on her phone.

She looked up upon hearing the familiar voice and broke out into a huge grin, running towards me and practically jumping onto me.

"Oh my god! Y/n! I missed you so much." She wrapped her arms around me tightly and I weakly hugged back, inhaling her sweet scent.

"Y-Yeah, work ended early today." I blushed a little and my heart beat rose rapidly at our closeness.

"I was just ordering dinner cause I'm the only one who's home, what do you want?" She asked as she showed me the food delivery app.

I pondered in deep thought for a few seconds but then took her phone from her and switched it off, making her confused.

"Let's go out for dinner. We'll go wherever you want to, and by the way, it's my treat." I said with a charming smile. Her eyes lit up in joy and she nodded vigorously.

"Oh my god, really?! Thank you so much! Let's go to this Japanese place that opened up nearby, I heard their food is really good." She exclaimed and grabbed my hand, dragging me out of the dorm.

We put on our masks to avoid being spotted and walked to the said restaurant. Upon arrival, I noticed it wasn't too busy and it wasn't too big of a place either. Just a small, traditional Japanese restaurant which seemed very comfortable and cozy. As soon as we walked in, the fragrance of Japanese cuisine hit me. I don't usually eat this kind of food but hey, I'm willing to try it for Sana.

The waiter gave us a table for two beside the window. It was dark but Seoul's bright lights were on even throughout the night.

"So... what do you wanna order? I don't really eat Japanese food so I'll eat whatever you do." I passed the menu to Sana who was going through it intensely.

"Do you like spicy food?" She looked up from the menu and at me.

"Uh yeah sure, I can handle it, I guess." I really can't. My spice tolerance isn't low or anything but my eyes start tearing up if something's too spicy.

"Okay then!" She called for the waiter and ordered Tonkotsu Ramen, Takoyaki and Yakisoba, and she told him to make it extra spicy... great.

Until our food arrived, we conversed about random things, speaking of our schedules, how the week had been, what we had done, blah blah blah. Nothing special or interesting but I savoured every moment I spent with Sana because it was special to me.

Once it had arrived, we dug in immediately cause we were really hungry but the spices got to me and I stopped eating halfway. My eyes had teared up so I kept on wiping them repeatedly.

"Is something wrong? You're not eating." She had a concerned look on her face and had placed her chopsticks aside.

"It's nothing, I'm fine. Just don't feel hungry." I awkwardly laughed to cover up the fact my mouth was on literal fire.