promise // bae joohyun

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•third person

Y/N was walking out of her workplace when she saw Seulgi's car. "Oh, crap." Y/N quietly said to herself as the window rolled down. Inside, Seulgi had her hands still on the wheel, but her eyes were completely on Y/N, almost like staring into her soul. Y/N, having the natural instinct that she should go with Seulgi, walked towards the car uncomfortably. 'Hi, Seul." Y/N said nervously. "Hey, I opened the lock. Get in." Seulgi said in a neutral voice. Y/N quickly nodded and opened the door and got in, shifting in her seat almost immediately. Eventually, that uncomfortable, uneasy feeling started fading away as they were on the road minutes later.

The car ride was silent and the atmosphere was cold, like the mesosphere or a deserted, frosty land located far away from everybody else. "So, are you free tomorrow night?" Seulgi asked, melting some of the ice. "...Yes." Y/N responded hesitantly, shifting in her seat even more. "Good, because I just wanted to ask if you wanted to have dinner with me..." Seulgi said, taking a quick glance at Y/N. Y/N tilted her head. 'So, basically a date or just a friendly thing to do to spend time with each other?' Y/N questioned in her mind. "So, what's your answer?" Seulgi asked curiously. "A date..." Y/N blurted accidentally, immediately covering her mouth in embarrassment. Seulgi laughed as her face slowly turned red. "No, I mean..." Seulgi stopped as her laughter got the best of her.

Y/N secretly smiled under her hands as she was happy to see the old Seulgi again. She had missed that smiley face and silly laughter that sounded like honey to her ears. "Okay, what I meant to say is that you can consider it if you want to. Do you want it to be a date?" Seulgi asked, causing Y/N to freeze. 'Do I really want it to be a date?' Y/N thought, really thinking about what her answer is going to be. "I don't know, teddy. Do you want it to be a date?" Y/N asked playfully. Seulgi giggled. "Thinking like you, maybe." Seulgi started. Y/N just lazed back on her seat and crossed her arms. "So, what does that mean for us?" Y/N asked. "Well, I was originally thinking of a friendly dinner where we could gossip, but something positive might come out of a date." Seulgi said, the glint in her eyes clearly showing that she wants something even more. "Alright." Y/N answered, uncrossing her arms. 'Maybe Seulgi is right.' Y/N thought.

Meanwhile, at Joohyun's estate...
"Just tell her if she wants to go on a date already!" Sooyoung stated, clearly sick of hearing Joohyun's admirations and appreciation about Y/N. "What if she denies?" Joohyun asked, nervously thinking of the scenario. "Oh, Joohyun. You're clearly in love with her. She seems to like you back too." Seungwan said, trying to comfort Joohyun. "Still, what about that...thing months ago? Paparazzi are so hungry for a story these days. I can't keep harming Y/N." Joohyun said sadly, covering her face in stress. Yerim rolled her eyes. "I know where you're coming from, but you shouldn't really let some stupid camera people run you over like that." Yerim stated. "Yerim's right. You should be able to do whatever you please." Seungwan commented, nodding in the process. "Girls, you're awfully...helpful," Joohyun took a quick glance to Sooyoung, who groaned. "But I feel like I should handle this on my own now. It's my responsibility." Joohyun finally said. The three girls looked at each other and nodded, agreeing with each other. "Alright, we should go now. Bye, Joohyun." Seungwan said, opening the door. Sooyoung and Yerim followed and left too, leaving Joohyun alone in her living room.

"...I hope I do alright."

Joohyun nervously took out her phone and dialed Y/N's number, her heart screaming for this moment, yet her brain is telling her the opposite. Eventually, Y/N picked up and they started talking.

"What's up, Joohyun?"

Y/N said in a excited voice. "Hi, Y/N." Joohyun said calmly, taking quiet, deep breaths. "Anyways, what did you call me for?" Y/N asked. Joohyun took a moment before answering. "Oh, I just wanted to ask you something..." Joohyun said. "Oh?" Y/N said in a subtle tone, comforting Joohyun alone with that. "Do you want to meet and spend some time somewhere secluded tomorrow?" Joohyun said, feeling like she's about to explode any second now. Y/N sighed and kept quiet for a while before responding.

"Sorry. I can't. I have a date with someone tomorrow. Why do you ask?"

Joohyun gulped, a heavy weight in her throat.

"Of course, sorry to bother you. Bye."

"Wait-" before Y/N could say anything else, Joohyun hung up and bit her lip until it turned bloody red. She ran her hand through her hair and looked around hopelessly.

'Was loving her just a waste of time?'

a/n ; sorry, this chapter was really cheesy. :P