Broken

17

Nayeon had disappeared two days before the weekend, and Jihyo had been in and out of school for a while, the teachers didn't seem to mind that so much, something was going on and Sana was dead set on finding out what it was. Jeongyeon is the reserved one, she would rather keep her worries to herself and not let anyone into her troubles, this made Sana develop a skill to know whenever her girlfriend wasn't well. The friday after Nayeon and Jihyo didn't show up was when she had enough, Jeongyeon had been moping around and that was irritating.

A moping Jeongyeon was also a bratty Jeongyeon, and Sana was absolutely NOT about to put up with that, especially when she knew why that was happening. So, confrontation it was, try and rip out the bandaid and, either suffer already or get some peace of mind, that was going to be challenging, Jeong avoided her problems like the plague, so Sana decided to go and pick her up from work to have a sleepover at the girl's house.

Getting there, Sana was greeted by a puzzling sight, Jeongyeon and her manager were side by side behind the counter but both looked like they were about to rip each other's throat out with their teeth. That was a new development, but troubling nonetheless, Jeongyeon was never the one to really get angry at someone to that level, so Sana was worried instantly. About half an hour later, Jeong was off and incredibly grumpy, great she would be even more of a brat.

"Let's go, yeah?" Sana says in the most soothing voice she had.

Jeongyeon nods and they head out, but the girl needed to calm down before they got to her house, otherwise she wouldn't talk at all. So, Sana guided them to the park near the Yoo house and sat Jeongyeon down before going to nearest convenience store for some ice cream, that always seemed to help Jeongyeon's mood to improve. So ice cream it was.

"Ready to talk about it?" Sana tries, voice gentle.

"I found out Jihyo quit." Jeongyeon answers dejected.

"Oh, when?"

"A couple of weeks ago, actually."

"That's sad. I was hoping to run into her somewhere." Sana gets a bit dejected as well.

"I know, but it seems like she asked our manager to not mention it to anyone. Looks like only the people that worked her shift knew, and they were asked to not mention it as well." Jeongyeon further explains.

"Maybe something happened? We could try to ask the girls on monday?" Sana tries, seeing Jeongyeon's mood was getting sour again.

"Do you think they would tell us? I always feel like they are hiding things from us. I know they are all really nice and all, but I always feel like there is something they never told us."

"I know what you are talking about. I feel the same, like there is something they know about us that we don't. Still, I think they would tell us about this."

"We will ask monday, then. Are you spending the night?"

"Sure am. You have been down lately, cuddles are needed."

Jeongyeon just chuckles, shakes her head, finishes her ice cream and takes Sana's hand to get them home. There was really no point worrying about it right then, and why would she not pay attention to her girlfriend, that would just be dumb. Sana was a sweetheart, and completed Jeongyeon in ways the older one couldn't even begin to grasp, but there was always something missing, and it seemed like that was something both felt. Maybe it was time to talk about that.

Getting home, Jeongyeon brings Sana to the kitchen, where her mother and sisters were at that time of day. They all greet each other, Jeongyeon's eldest sister had taken a very strong liking to Sana ever since they spent some time together right after her and Jeongyeon got together. The couple had been going very well for kids their age, and, despite having clashing personalities, were very much in tune with each other, maybe it was the soulmate effect.

Sana's parents were soulmates, but Jeongyeon's weren't, the Yoos had gotten together in college, both aiming to have their own culinary business, her mother wanted a bakery and her father a restaurant. Mr Yoo's flower never really bloomed, but mrs Yoo had when she was at a school trip and only noticed it had happened at night when she went to shower. The Yoo kids grew up knowing true love was possible if one dedicated themselves, despite being destined to another. The entire family was pleasantly surprised when Jeongyeon got home with both her buds bloomed, saying she found her soulmate and they became friends.

The Minatozaki family, on the other hand, believed the bond of soulmates was the ultimate force of love, mr and mrs Minatozaki had a very clichèd anime meeting, mrs Minatozaki was walking to school with her friends when, at a corner, a very late mr Minatozaki bumped her. Mrs Minatozaki would have been raging, was it not for her flower blooming on her shin at the corner of her eye, when she tried to look at the rushing boy. Mr Minatozaki had been panicking, when the girl he had bumped let out a giggle, handed him a folded paper and left with her friends, all before he could get a grip and process what happened.

All of that overplayed love scenario made Sana a hopeless romantic, who, very firmly, believed it was very important to make your soulmate really feel like the most important person on your life, because, well, they were. And this old school love Sana always showed for Jeongyeon had the whole Yoo family swooped off their feet, they were always amazed by how such a young girl could muster those mature displays of affection.... Another reason Jeongyeon was completely at her mercy, not that it would ever be admitted to anyone.