Symphony of Renewal [A SKZ FF]

Chapter 15: A Ray of Sunshine

Miya Centric:
Hyunjin stopped in his tracks, as both he and Miya whipped their heads to look at the source of the familiar voice. Miya's eyes widened as she saw who it was. It was...

Felix?!

Hyunjin, out of shock, let go of Miya's collar. She managed to land gracefully on her feet.

The other three who were also in the dorm had also come to the living room, having heard the commotion. Everyone except Felix had a 'what the fuck?' expression on their faces, confused out of their minds. Felix was dead serious, though.

The freckled boy walked over to Miya, ignoring the flabbergasted stares of his fellow bandmates. "Let's go," he says, his voice surprisingly calm.

Miya replies, a puzzled look on her face. "Huh? Where to?" The others just watched, trying to understand what the hell was going on.

"You'll see." Was all Felix replied with. His voice was still calm but with a gist of mystery to it now.

Miya didn't trust him at all... but still decided to go with him. It was better than staying with the other four. She had wanted to get away from them, anyways.

Felix grabbed her hand, leading her out the door to the dorm. The others didn't even try to stop him, being too taken aback to do so. Jeongin's jaw had dropped open while Minho was giving Felix a 'what the hell?' look. They were definitely going to tell Chan about this later...

Time skip:
It had been some time since Felix and Miya had gone out of the dorm. They were currently walking together, an awkward silence reigning. Where they were going, Miya didn't know. She was just following his lead.

She was shivering a little. It was a bit chilly that day. She had taken off her jacket when she got back to the dorm after talking with Jimin. She hadn't gotten the chance to put it on again, as Felix had pulled her out of the dorm so suddenly. Felix, having noticed this, removed the jacket he was wearing and carefully draped it around her shoulders.

Miya looked at him, taken aback by the caring gesture. Felix seemed to have finally found his voice as he spoke. "I'm sorry for everything. I'm sorry on the others' behalf, too."

Miya stopped on her tracks, making the male beside her stop as well. She eyed him skeptically, suspicious of the sudden change of heart. "How do I know that you're being genuine? And that you're not playing some kind of sick prank on me?" She responds firmly.

Felix let out a sigh, having expected the reaction. "Look. I know you have no reason to believe me whatsoever, but I swear I'm telling the truth." he responds, looking at her afterwards.

Seeing that Miya doesn't believe him one bit, he continues. "When JYP called me and the rest of the guys to his office, telling us that a new female member would join the group... we didn't take it too well, as you can tell. We were going through a lot, with the pressure of almost disbanding. We were also frustrated, thinking that we had already experienced so much with losing a member. We felt like you wouldn't understand what we've gone through. Still, those weren't excuses to act that way. Those feelings could have been dealt with in other ways."

Miya looked at Felix after he finished his explanation, who was taking deep breaths to recover from his rant. Was she soft for actually kind of understanding what he meant? In addition, he did seem to be genuine. He hadn't done anything physical to her. And out of the boys, he was one of the only ones who hadn't sprayed her at all during dance practice. She didn't let her cold exterior to crack, though.

They resumed walking as Miya replied. "The others aren't nearly as remorseful as you. What's with the sudden switch up?"

Felix tried to decipher her emotions as he looked at her. Her skepticism was valid. "I don't know about the others, but I don't want to continue acting this way. We all agreed to it at first, but it's gone way too far. It went too far a while ago, actually. Saying things is one is, but making you sick and actually hurting you is another." He tried to convey all of his emotions as he spoke, desperate for her to believe him.

"You don't have to forgive me, of course. I just wanted you to know this," he says, concluding.

Miya stared at him, an unreadable expression in her face. It made him a little scared before she finally responded. "Of course, I'm not going to forgive you... at least not right away. But it looks like you're more mature than I gave you credit for."

Felix pouted, pretending to be offended. But inside, he was relieved that she was at least willing to give him another chance. "Hey! That's mean!" he retorts playfully while the younger just shrugged.

"So... what now?" Miya asks after they walked a bit more. The awkward silence from earlier had given way to a more comfortable one.

Felix rubbed the back of his neck, chuckling. "Right. I didn't really have anything planned after this," he replies. Miya just gave him a deadpan look after hearing his confession.

He continued after a bit of thinking. "Do you want to grab something to eat? I can tell you don't want to go back to the dorm so soon after what happened." He gave her a hopeful look, playing with his fingers to calm his nerves.

Miya looked into his brown eyes. They were warm and cozy. It was like sitting in front of a toasty fireplace after spending the whole day out in the snow. She still didn't trust him fully, but she would much rather be with him than with the seven others who still visibly hated her.

As she continued looking into his eyes, she didn't see any dishonesty or deceit. Only sincerity. She let out a sigh, replying simply, "Sure."

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Do you think Felix is being genuine? Or does he have some ulterior motive?

Hi everyone! This is officially my comeback! I'm currently going through some serious issues at home. I wasn't even home for a few days and I wasn't able to contact anyone for a few weeks because I didn't have my phone and my laptop got logged out for no reason. I just got it back today. But on the bright side, I've now found motivation to type out and publish chapters. Stay tuned!