Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
"Good practice guys!" JinJin high-fived all the guys and dismissed them from dance practice.
They had been practising for hours and were all worn out, so all they wanted to do was go home and rest. They tried catching their breath as they all tumbled into the van waiting for them.
As the other guys rested, MJ took out his phone and decided to text Aria, just to see how her day was. There was also the fact that he wanted to simply talk to her. A smile lit up his face as he thought of her.
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
MYUNGJUN: hey ari
After he sent the text, he felt a presence over his shoulder. Moonbin asked, with a teasing lilt to his voice, "ooo are you texting, Aria?"
The others preceded to tease him and joke at his expense. MJ joined in the laughter and red-tinted his cheeks when JinJin questioned, "so, what's going on between you two?"
"Nothing!" MJ protested. "We're just friends."
"Yeah, just friends." Rocky did air-quotes around the word friends and smirked knowingly at an exasperated MJ.
The teasing continued until they reached the apartment they all shared.
☽
TThe guys were still joking around and being loud, as the door to their dorm was opened.
MJ was the first to enter the apartment, and he noticed a petite figure asleep on the sofa. The TV was still playing the movie he presumed she had been watching, and then he shushed the guys, so as to not wake her.
"Guys, be quiet! Aria's asleep." He waved his hand to get his point across and tiptoed over to where she lay. He marvelled at her angelic sleeping face, and the red dusting his cheeks grew more prominent.
"Aria?"
"How does she even know the passcode?" questioned Sanha.
"I told her," replied MJ, his eyes never straying from her. "She said that with only guys living here, the apartment was bound to get messy, so she wanted to help clean."
"Ohhhh."
"Ah, she also made food!" Moonbin excitedly said from the kitchen and showed the assortment of dishes to the others.
"Your girlfriend is amazing." JinJin, who was on his way to the attached-kitchen, clapped him on the shoulder.
"She's not my girlfriend!"
"Yet." Eunwoo winked and then went to the kitchen as well.
Sighing, MJ went to join them when he felt something tug on his sleeve. Looking down, he saw a small hand clutching at it. He glanced over at Aria, thinking she was now awake, but he could see she was still asleep.
Then her lips parted and mumbled, "Myungjun."
Blushing even more, he chuckled and took the blanket from the back of the sofa, and draped it over her sleeping form. Tucking her in he whispered, "sweet dreams, Ari."
☽
The guys had quietened down and were now winding down for the evening in their rooms.
MJ felt like getting some fresh air, so he stepped out onto the balcony. The sun was just setting, and it was painting the sky a beautiful orange. MJ couldn't help but marvel at the sight.
As he was gazing into the skies, lost in his own daydreams, he didn't hear someone come up to his side. And he only noticed when he felt someone touch his arm. He knew instantly it was Aria. She wound her arms through his own and leaned her head on his shoulder.
"Sorry for coming over when you weren't here." Her soft voice broke the comforting silence they both shared in.
When they were together, it was like they were the only ones there, and they created a world of their own.
"Don't worry. I'm glad you're here." He silently added that after a tiring dance practice, seeing her always lifted his spirits. It was too embarrassing to say that out loud.
"Nn." She said nothing more and instead looked out to the darkening skies. In this present moment, she felt at peace.
This is what makes life wonderful.
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
