ozone 》TWICE

warmth

YOO JEONGYEON'S P.O.V.
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Messy.

Everything is messy.

Too messy, and I can't wrap my head around anything.

Mina shouldn't have matured so early. Is it early? This place is too professional and... Weird. It's weird. No man is that rich. No man cares about Zodiacs. I don't care if he is one. He's free isn't he? He has all he needs, so why does he care about us?

Why does Jihyo care? Or perhaps it's all a facade, and I have every right to be cautious. As long as Momo, Mina, and Sana are alright, I don't care to sacrifice myself.

Nayeon, too.

And maybe Dahyun, Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu. But Jihyo? I don't give a fuck about her. She isn't like us. She doesn't know what we go through everyday. She has never experienced it. She believes that she can earn my trust and suddenly I'll be the most compliant slave in the world, but I'm nothing like that. She's done nothing to prove herself to me.

Mina says that Jihyo is alright. And Nayeon does too. Sana has said a few nice words about her. Even Momo, and I cannot stand it. It's infuriating that they believe her.

I dip my hand into the water, barely flinching at it splashing my face. The Koi are timid, and it makes me feel guilty. I wipe my hand on my (Momo's) shirt, promising myself to do our laundry later.

How did Mina mature? The thought stays stuck in my mind. Today I went to see Jinyoung and Somi. Nayeon and Jihyo came too. Somehow Nayeon was calmer than me when Somi presses into her mark with a green colour. Mine was blue, and it's supposed to be a calm colour, but the pain that struck through every part of my body sure as hell wasn't calm. It was natural for me to be angry.

But they didn't show me how to mature. If Mina can mature by herself, then I should be able to. And since Jihyo isn't a Zodiac, she can't do shit when I try to leave. Even the guards outside can't do anything.

I scoff when nothing happens. I try touching around my mark. Nothing. Finally, I groan and splash the water roughly, silently relieved that the fish had wandered to the left of the pond.

"Bullshit."

"I've done nothing yet," Sana's voice snaps me out of my head. I feel her sit next to me, a soft gasp escaping her lips. I roll my eyes.

"Not you for once."

"So what is it?" Her hand grazes over mine. "Get those thoughts out of your head so you don't kill anyone."

"My thoughts mean nothing," I shrug, but hold onto Sana's hand tighter.

"Now that's bullshit," I flinch when her voice raises just slightly. "You still think like that?"

"Of course I do." The fish return back to the right side, and Sana smiles fondly before turning back to me.

"Well stop. I love your thoughts, even if you hate me!"

"You're so stupid. I don't hate you," I lean back, admiring how beautiful the painting on the ceiling is. They're stars, and they're simple, but they remind me of Japan when Momo and I would sneak out of my bedroom to lay out on the roof. "But sometimes you're intolerable."

"Whatever. Just tell me what's on your mind?"

"How it's the dumbest thing that Mina can mature on her own, but I can't. I want to get us out of here." The words are blunt, but effective. Sana looks over at me with wide eyes.

"We can't leave-"

"We could if I were to mature suddenly."

"It's not that simple. The entire vicinity of JYPE is absolutely packed with Zodiacs who have been mature for longer than we will ever be. You're asking for death if you try to leave this place." She sighs slowly.