ozone 》TWICE

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MYOUI MINA'S P.O.V.
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Things have changed since I matured. That's obvious. I've always been more introverted, preferring to stick to my room away from too many people. The fear of harming someone has stayed in the back of my mind since I matured, never leaving. Jihyo reassures me. Jeongyeon reassures me. Momo reassures me. Sana reassures me. They all do, but what can reassurance do? Prior knowledge is something I prefer trusting over reassurance. I care for them, yes, and I value their opinions, but I'm too afraid to completely trust them.

Jinyoung informs us that we have to meet with another Zodiac. He owns a company, much like JYPE, but doesn't always treat his Zodiacs right. To me, it's madness, but I don't own the company. I can't decide how he wants them to live.

It's colder in this building, more... Sad. And dark. I lean against the wall, my eyes shut, and my head high despite my nerves. I open my eyes, jumping when a girl, much taller than I am, appears in front of me.

"You're the fire sign from JYPE." It's not a question at all, and I'm left wondering how she could figure it out. "And you're, uh, buying us from YG, aren't you?"

"Maybe?" I swallow when she touches my cheek softly.

"You're pretty. Most fire signs look different, but you," she pauses, her lips curling into a smirk. "You could pass as a water. It's the way you carry yourself that I can tell you're the fire sign I wanted. Look, I won't stall or sugarcoat anything, I'm a fire sign. I'm Lalisa, but I wanna be called Lisa, alright?"

"You're a fire sign?" It makes sense. Lisa is intense, definitely passionate.

"Yeah. I wouldn't lie to my future friend. You're buying me with three other girls I believe. Or you better because I'm not leaving them."

"I'm not in charge-"

"Don't care. I only care about my friends. I'm the only fire sign in my group you know, so I understand you. Isn't it hard to control things sometimes? And no one really gets it." Lisa drops her hand, shifting onto her other foot.

"No, not really-"

"It will be. I don't wanna hide anything from you. Honestly, I'm not sure if Hyun-suk lied or if it's all true, but soon you won't be able to control things as easily. I'm sure Jinyoung has told you that fire signs are less predictable?" I nod, too afraid that I'll be cut off again. "There you go. He gave me something. If you want it though, you should tell me."

"I don't really think that I should take whatever you're offering. I don't know you, and you could probably drug me. You could kill me, couldn't you?"

"I've been mature longer than you, so definitely. But I don't like killing. Hugs are better," she smiles and I can't place my finger on her change in demeanor. "But you'll know me soon enough if Jinyoung succeeds. And he will 'cause Hyun-suk likes his money."

"So we're really buying you? That's insane."

"Yeah, yeah. It happens in this world between all of these companies. What I wanna know is if you want something that's gonna help you stay human." I swallow once more, my eyes shifting down. The most logical side of me is screaming for me to refuse, but my heart is ruling over my head. I don't want to hurt anyone, and if she's as true as she says she is, then whatever this is... it'll help. With a sigh, a nod.

"Fine."

"Good girl," Lisa chuckles, digging in her back pocket. She pulls out a bag with exactly seven multicoloured pills, the most dominant colour being red. "These are something YG gave me. Honestly? Not sure if they're legal, but I don't care. The whole fire element shit is too wild for me, so I just took them. And also because if I didn't then he would have locked me away in room 94 for maybe, well, we'll say three days. And room 94 is terrible."