The Red Tape (Winrina/Ningselle)

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Jimin and Minjeong were seated in an Uber as they headed towards their destination, where they'd meet Ryujin and Yuna. Sitting on the complete opposite ends of the back seat, neither of them spoke. The driver himself felt uncomfortable with the high tension that exuded from the duo. As for the two girls in question, their thoughts were scattered as the memory of the previous night's conversation remained looped in their minds.

"I... I just wanted to know why you protected me first."

When Minjeong had asked Jimin, she remained tongue tied, unable to form a proper reasoning for her actions. It was like an automatic reaction on her end, yet... Jimin knew that wouldn't be a justified answer.

"I don't know,"

"What you do mean you don't know?"

Minjeong was annoyed with their constant back and forth conversations. She just wanted a straight answer.

"It means I don't know. It was on impulse."

"On impulse?"

With Jimin's patience regarding their conversation wearing thin due to her lack of knowledge on what to say, her following words might have come off harsher than she'd have liked it to.

"It was in the moment. If it bothered you so much, I'm sorry. I won't do it again."

That was where things turned around for the two of them. Jimin had walked away and left Minjeong behind, who remained shocked with her outburst.

So, now, the tension that remained between them existed because of the misunderstandings of their conversation the night before. Jimin was in deep thought, regretting her actions - while Minjeong lingered on how Jimin could've read the situation differently.

Actually, they hadn't even planned on traveling together. They wanted to avoid the other, but as luck would have it, Ryujin had booked their Uber ride on behalf of them, ensuring they came together. They'd argued over the phone with her, but Jimin and Minjeong had settled with not letting Ryujin's money going to waste and accepted the ride.

"We've reached."

Both girls looked out to their destination, finding themselves in front of a hotel.

"Is this the right address?" Jimin didn't hesitate to ask.

"This is what I've been given." The driver shrugged.

Jimin sighed but nodded, getting out of the car and removing her bags, along with Minjeong's, out of the boot. She knew she was being stared at by the girl, but Jimin refused to make eye contact.

"Can you call Ryujin? My phone battery is flat." Jimin grumbled.

"No need." Minjeong indicated towards their right, where Ryujin was basically running to them.

"Glad you two could make it!" Ryujin smiled brightly as she reached the duo. "Why do you two look so grumpy?"

"Why are we at a hotel?" Minjeong questioned.

"Because it was what I could get on quick demand, which also has a nice area nearby." Ryujin explained. "You guys are avoiding the question."

"Let's head inside." Jimin indicated, heading towards the entrance.

"Oh, jesus christ, you guys. Fine. Just give them your names at the concierge. I'll meet you two soon." Ryujin rolled her eyes at the way they were acting before disappearing.

Jimin and Minjeong eyed Ryujin with suspicion as she left them quickly but decided to say nothing, heading to check-in.

"Hi, we have a booking under Yu Jimin and Kim Minjeong." Jimin smiled at the girl behind the counter, who blushed under Jimin's gaze.