Lisa cradled her cats to her lap, her eyes focusing on the changing channels of the television she was running through while her house had been settled house with silence. New Years was finally there, but she was alone.
It seemed as if everyone was busy with their own groups, even her own. This year, most of her members decided to spend the year turn with their relationships.
Chaeyoung had gone to Jaemin's family's house, to spend it with them and the same had been with Jennie who went to Jongin's. Jisoo went to her family's house and Junmyeon would for sure be there to spend it with her, she offered Lisa to go with her but she politely declined with a grin on her face, showing she would be okay.
Her boyfriend was in China with his own family, she didn't want to be surrounded by couples when she herself was feeling alone. The company of her cats would suffice, she supposed with a sigh while leaning back into her couch.
On the TV, she put it on the reality show of Knowing brothers, another episode where NCT was in and this time with their new members. Lisa came to meet them since they were a part of Yukhei's group, and she found them all so cute and hilarious.
She watched as they made funny gestures towards the camera as they went over the entire group and she smiled widely when it came across her boyfriend, who sent an exaggerated gesture of a kiss and a hug. After a few seconds, te female looks down to her cats, Luca and Leo, who were soundly napping on her legs.
"I really do miss him..." She runs her hand along their coats of soft fur, going back to the last time they hung out. It was just before WAYV had a promotion event in China, Yukhei had taken her out to a small and very well-hidden Chinese restaurant that was ironically also Thai.
She laughs to herself at the memory and of the location he chose for their date, she remembers everything, the endearing moments of when he held her hand as they walked into the warm atmosphere of the small restaurant, the jokes he would make and their laughs. She remembers when he would run his hand through her golden dyed hair lovingly while her body leaned onto his, and his own onto her.
And especially the stolen kisses, that were so soft and passionate, even mischievous as they would smile to themselves right after. Lisa smiles wryly at how lonely she felt, it's been almost three months since. She was busy, he was busy, but now at the end of the year when everything was calming down, even then, they wouldn't be able to communicate much.
Her alarm rang, Lisa jumped and having her cats wake up and walk away from the couch, it took a while for her to glance at her phone and stop the alarm with a sigh. Ten minutes to midnight.
Standing up, she made her way into the kitchen, opening the fridge and pulling out the cake she bought for herself earlier that day. Cake for one, she adds to herself.
Placing the cake on the center of the living room table, she puts candles on the sides and lights up the number candles '2020' that were in the chocolate middle part of the cake.
"I need to call mum." She reminds herself as she pulls out her phone, quickly taking a picture with the flash on as the lights around her were all turned off, she didn't want to turn for some reason and relied on the candles for illumination.
During the last 5 minutes, Lisa was talking to her mum and dad, who were two hours behind on the turn of the new year. She smiles when watching as the clock on her phone was set to zero and when hearing the fireworks outside. Her parents cheered her on as she blows out the candles of the new year on the cake and she would talk to them even as she cut out the cake.
Just when she was about to eat the first piece, her parents had bid her goodbye, their friends and family were there, but they promised to call her on their new year's turn.
And just when it was getting better, Lisa was by herself. She and her cats, the cake in the table, and not even the music that was now being played on TV made her feel any better.
She sighed out, great.
Looking at the watch as she finished the last bite of her cake, she could only about what a start that she made into 2020.
The girl was about to call up someone else to spend her time doing something instead of feeling miserable when she heard knocks on her door and the doorbell ring through the house.
Her eyes widen. Almost 12 minutes past midnight. She suddenly felt apprehensive, who would it be? Did one of the girls forget something?
But she went to the door, tiptoeing and glancing around quickly before hand in search of anything she could use in case it was an intruder. But when looking through the doorhole, a soft gasp left her lips as she furrowed her brows in confusion.
It was figure, a tall one at that, it wore many layers of clothes in black and they had a mask covering half of their face, their shoulders were rising up and down in a steady rhythm as if hey were panting.
Lisa was even more taken aback when they look up to the magic hole, Lisa could recognise that person's eyes, and even more the male when he pulled the mask down. She smiled but snapped out of her running thoughts when hearing her name being called out from the other side of the door.
Excited, but also confused, she quickly opened the door and the male tumbled inside and putting his arms around her. Lisa laughs but furrowing her brow, "Yukhei? What are you doing here?" They pull away and she closes the door quickly, having it lock instantly. "Aren't you supposed to be in China?"
Various questions ran through her head, but also happy thoughts. Her boyfriend was there with her, right there, in front of her, trying hard to gain back his oxygen.
"I'm sorry I didn't get here in time," he apologized in one breath. "I was planning on coming earlier but Kun-ge he — "
"Hey," Lisa laughs and hugs the tall boy, "it's alright, no need to explain yourself — or apologise." They pull away Lisa took pecks him on the cheek, but quickly jumping back at the coldness of his cheeks. "Jesus, from where do you run? The NCT dorm?"
Yukhei hesitated to answer knowing how the girl wouldn't like if he was out in this cold weather, especially with the temperature of his skin. Before he could answer, Lisa shook her head with a sigh, but nonetheless hugging her boyfriend again.
Thou She smiles against the material of his coat and looks up. "Thank you for coming," going on her tip toes, she surprises him by pecking his lips. "happy new year, Yukhei."
And slowly, his smile widens and he also leans down to capture her lips in his. "Happy new year, Lisa."
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"Though you're twelve minutes late for New Years."
"Are you serious."
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Happy late New Years Guys, here's for licas
