ozone 》TWICE

touch

YOO JEONGYEON'S P.O.V.
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Nayeon matured. Which only means that I'm getting a day closer to maturing myself. And Momo. I'm not dumb enough to try and make myself think that she won't. I hate the thought. Momo should be left alone, to be innocent and alright. But once she matures, she'll change like the rest have. Each one of them have become darker.

It started with Mina. The girl has a dark past, which influenced her personality after she matured I believe. Still, she's afraid to even talk to any of us. She used to come to me for comfort when we were younger. It was my job to comfort all three of them, and I did well I hope. But Mina finds comfort in the room she shares with Nayeon, Sana, and Jihyo now.

Next was Chaeyoung. She used humor to replace any negative thing she felt. Maybe that's why we got along so well. I replaced my desperation with anger and the same humor Chaeng did. Still, she changed. It was a gradual shift in personality and the way she acted, but it was there. She's sadder than she used to be.

And then Dahyun. From the start, there was something off. She tries to be happy, and when she isn't struggling with herself, she does hang around us. But since maturing, her anxiety has gotten so bad that I can't do anything but want to help her. That's all I can say about her. She's sad, like Chaeyoung, but it's a different kind of sad.

Tzuyu has always been quiet, seeking comfort in Jihyo, Mina, and sometimes Sana. Only last month she became close to Chaeyoung, resulting in the two going out too late at night and staying out way past curfew. I want to say that it's Chaeyoung's idea because I don't like the thought of Tzuyu wanting to run away. But of course it's her. Tzuyu escapes by taking risks, I've learned.

And Nayeon. Nayeon didn't mature as abruptly as the others did. It was slow, not too aggressive, like Dahyun's. Her maturation happened in a training session if what Jihyo says is correct. She says that it was more like Tzuyu's, surprising but not so unsettling it makes you sick. Nayeon opened up quicker than most. She enjoyed Momo's company, and Jihyo's, and sometimes I think she even appreciated mine. But something happened a couple of days ago that made her want to shell up like Mina and Dahyun.

It's in my nature to care about her, and to worry and want to make sure she's alright. And I do, quite often at that.

There was a month between Tzuyu maturing and Nayeon. So it seems like the universe likes to surprise us. And, of course, being able to make water fly from your fucking hands is surprising enough, so I can barely handle it when I'm minding my very own business in one of my (Momo's) world famous bubble baths and water comes shooting from my fingertips. I wish it was the bubble bath. 

I don't freak out. This was inevitable. 

The most logical thing I did was clean up the bathroom before someone called Jinyoung. They probably wouldn't think someone matured, but still. The last thing I want is for Jackson to drag me out. I don't think I'd fight as much as I used to.

So I sit myself in front of Jihyo later that night and simply make myself angry by thinking about Momo. I accidentally soaked the front of her shirt, but she was quick to forgive. Maybe that's why I care about Jihyo so much now. Either way, she made sure to call Jinyoung and tell him what happened.

It's not any better than someone else calling Jinyoung. Or at least I had thought that. Up until I heard Jinyoung request Jihyo to bring me up there herself. It takes three days until he's completely free, which is, really, kind of stupid because if someone matures, shouldn't he see them first thing?

From what I can tell, I already have more control over my element than the others did. Tzuyu was great at learning how to control it, quicker than most, and I don't mean to brag, but I swear it ended up being easier than I thought it would. All I have to do is think about things I don't typically like to think about, and won't you look at that, I become Katara.

I laugh at my own joke as Jihyo steps in front of me, "Can I blindfold you? It would help you trust-"

"Just do it." I bite my lip, eyeing Jihyo as she smiles softly at me. My heart leaps into my throat, and I hate how I'm still not used to this feeling. Even after countless times of kissing Jihyo in the silence of the bathroom late at night, or subtly holding her hand when I'm nervous, I'm not used to it.