Box-ed Love

Chapter 12: Texts

  *Chaeyoung's P.OV.*

"How long have you known eachother?" Jennie said, wiggling her eyebrows as she asked me. "A few weeks...A month." I answered,

"Have you asked her out yet?" Jisoo chimed in, "uh no...We're just friends" I replied. "Yeah right, Chaeng. The way you looked at her shows otherwise, I haven't seen you this happy since....Her" Jisoo said, "Yeah, Chaeyoung. You guys look really cute, stop denying it!" Jennie said.

"Match made in heaven, like really...If you don't want her I'll have her!" Jisoo said, "don't you already have Jennie unnie?" I asked.

"Yeah, but I always got space for a side chick." Jisoo said, winking at me. "Yeaaaah.....Nope, I'm not leaving her with you dorks." I said, "not leaving who?" Mina said. She was standing behind me, "oh nothing, we were just talking" I said, "okay, if you say so" She replied. 

She sat down across from me, we talked for awhile. She got along well with Jisoo, and Jennie. I watched her as they talked, she looked cute even when she was laughing. "How can one be so perfect?" I thought. 

"Chaeyoung, I know she's pretty but please stop staring at Mina. You look like a creepy pervert, honestly." Jisoo said.

Jennie spat out her drink, and Mina burst into giggles. Both of us were blushing hard, and I tried to deny that I was indeed staring at Mina. "ANIYOOOOO! I wasn't staring at Mina-ssi, you liar!" I shouted, gaining a lot of attention from customers seated around us.

After a few laughs, a few drinks, and a LOT of teasing. Mina and I decided to leave, we said our goodbyes to Jennie and Jisoo. "MINA AND CHAEYOUNG SITTING IN A TREE! K.I.S.S.I.N.G." Jisoo shouted, as we left.

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We started to walk back home, but were still quite awkward after what happened. 

"So...Do you think we really look cute together?" Mina asked, "uhh...um.. I can't say, Mina-ssi" I answered. Her hand grazed mine, and I glanced at her as I answered.

"And what are your thoughts on our supposed "romantic tension"?" Mina asked giggling away, "hahaha, that nonsense. What word did Jennie use to explain our "relationship"??" I replied, once again our hands swept past eachother. 

"I think she described it as "push and pull, denial and acceptance", haha" Mina answered. 

This continued in an awkward silence, and both us having a staring contest with the ground. "Chaeyoung?" Mina said,

"Yes, Mina-ssi?" I replied, locking eyes with the older girl, our hands grazed again.

"Please just hold my hand, already!" she stated, grabbing my hand tightly. And interlocking our fingers, I smiled when she squeezed my hand.

We walked home hands intertwined, and heads down. We walked in silence, processing our own thoughts. 

Am I really just denying my affection for this penguin? Is it true, the push and pull? Denial and acceptance? What are you talking about, Chaeyoung. Don't fool yourself, you can't give her anything. Jeongyeon couldn't even accept you, how do you think she will? I have just assumed her sexuality, maybe she doesn't even like girls. But that's what we thought about Sana, and well...You know.

She is an Angel, You are a Demon. She is Heaven, You are Hell. She's a Rose, You are wilted Tulip, Your petals fallen and torn.

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 *Mina's P.O.V.*

We arrived home after a long walk in silence, I opened the door. Our hands came apart, and mine felt cold and empty.