𝙻𝚄𝚅 𝙻𝟶𝟶𝙺𝚂 𝙿𝚁𝟹𝚃𝚃𝚈 𝟶𝙽 𝚄

𝟷𝟹.𝚎𝚛𝚛𝟶𝚛.𝟷𝟹

DOUBLE UPDATE: PART 1 OF 2

That one day and one night they spent in the hotel that was closer to Busan for the MMA's felt like a mini holiday, when it really wasn't one at all. The pair could not at all recall the exhaustion of being at an award show, but they could recall the way they made each other feel afterwards. Very vividly, they could recall it.

But back in the heart of the JYP building, they were back to the schedule that seemed to repeat itself every day. Up at 6am, out until around midnight, free time until the Techs get reorganized, and then charging until 6am again. Though they did different things nearly everyday, the schedule always looked like that.

The only difference was that now, they were doing more things separately, which they didn't like. But it wasn't like they could really tell anyone but each other that they hated it.

Ryujin was suddenly with Kai quite often and Yeji seemed to stick better to acting classes than her partner. They had only been back for two days, they met on the rooftop like always.

"Do you remember what I said the night before we left for Busan, Ryujin?" Yeji questioned as they watched the stars together, they both knew this wouldn't be nearly as interesting if they weren't doing this together.

On this bench, they have the best conversations.

"About wanting to know the other three better? I wonder if they've been scrapped already..." Ryujin replied.

"They haven't, Manager Seo- nim was on the phone with Daepyonim and she said that they've begun breaking down their systems. But all they've done is take out the locator cavity on the same switch board as our on–off switch."

"So, they could still be turned on... wait– I thought Manager-nim said that she used some of their parts to replace ours, what if they don't even function correctly anymore? They could be dangerous."

"Yeah... I just... Lia. I want to just see what she's like. Aren't you curious? She was the only other one conscious like us."

"I am, I guess."

"Then, let's go. Let's go down, power her on and talk to her. Hopefully the parts they took from her to put in me weren't vital to her functionality."

"It was just some memory space, I believe. They took the rest of her available memory space and put it into you. I think they did the same for me with the really tall one."

"Alright, let's go. We have time." Yeji got up suddenly. Ryujin just stared at her blankly, wondering if she was serious. Yeji was dead serious. "C'mon! I don't want to go alone, Ryujin-ah." Yeji gestured for her to get up from the swinging bench.

"What if we're caught, Unnie?"

"We were busy today and we had separate schedules, the Techs will need at least any hour to reorganize everything." Yeji pulled Ryujin up and began walking with her towards the elevator.

"I have a bad feeling, Unnie..."

"Just trust me, I won't let us get caught."

They entered the elevator and Yeji pressed the button for the elevator.

"I don't like being in this relationship with another idol for pr. All they want us to do is press, duets, and performances together. But I hate being touched romantically by anyone who isn't you."

"I'm the only one touching you with real feelings, if it makes you feel better. And he has no feelings... I don't like it either. But we really don't have a choice but to allow it to happen."

"I do feel better knowing he has no feelings and it's just for show. I still don't like the idea of the world knowing I have a boyfriend, especially when I'm truly in love with a woman."