The Beauty Of Your Smile (Michaeng)

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"Will I ever get to see some of your work?"

"Only if I get to see you do ballet."

Mina gave a small smile. "I'll see what can be done about it." She crossed her arms. Chaeyoung had been arranging all of her clothes into the tiny closet. They have been talking the entire time. The conversations flowed easy in between them. They had learned a few things about each other like Chaeyoung's hobby of art and photography. Chaeyoung in return got to know that Mina enjoyed dancing–ballet more specifically.

"Why didn't you come with us to the tour?" Chaeoyung finally managed to say. Mina got up from her seat to sit down on her bed. She shrugged as she took her time to untie her shoes. "I dunno…I prefer to stay inside." Mina said nonchalantly.

Chaeoyung just nodded at the information as she slid the closet door closed. All of her belongings were neatly put away.

All that was left was her backpack, which mostly contained her personal belongings. It contained mostly necessities, like her phone charger and glasses case. There was a  worn down journal from probably writing too much in it.  A sketchbook caught Mina's attention. Once she set it all on her desk, all she had left was a packaged box. It was a gift that her family had given her the day before.

"You aren't going to open it?" Mina asked softly.

Chaeyoung pondered for a moment, her hand going over the messed up gift wrap. She could tell it was her brother's doing in on this. She played a little with the ribbon but stopped herself.

"It will feel real if I open it, you know?" Chaeoyung murmured as she stepped back. "It sounds stupid now that I think of it." She sighed as she sat on her own bed. The covers had been replaced with the ones Mina had given her. She made a mental note to thank Tzuyu later.

Mina opened her mouth to say something but no words came out. What was she supposed to say? She's been through the same thing when she was little. She doesnt even remember  her first day in a boarding school. She wanted to tell Chaeoyung that everything was eventually going to smooth out.

Before she can say anything, a knock was heard on the door.

"Lights out!" Nayeon was heard on the other side of the door.

Footsteps were heard followed by Nayeons voice. Dahyun was heard complaining, which made both girls smile.

Another knock was heard on their doors. Jihyo poked her head into their room. "Lights have to be turned off around this time, okay? My door is always open for anyone for those who want to talk." She informed Chaeoyung. Once Chaeoyung thanked her she politely excused herself. They were left alone again.

Chaeyoung chuckled as Dahyun was heard reluctantly  turning off the music that had been playing in a speaker. Mina stood up and walked over to the light switch. The lights flicked off, leaving them in complete silence. They got themselves ready for bed in comfortable silence. They dressed and got to their beds. Mina sat down instead, flicking on a tiny light that she normally used for reading.

Bidding her new roommate a good night, she took out a small book under her pillow and began to read.

Silence loomed over them. The only thing that was heard was Mina flipping a page and the sound of the clock ticking. It was after a while that Mina had drifted off from the words in the book. Her dark eyes briefly glanced to the other side of the room, where Chaeyoung supposedly slept.

But she wasn't.

Mina could see the covers shaking slightly. It reminded her of when she was homesick herself.

So she set her book down and crawled out of her bed, walking over to Chaeyoung's.

She hesitated for a moment, not knowing if she was intruding. So when she placed her hand on Chaeyoung's shoulder, Chaeyoung wasn't afraid of showing herself. The moonlight was enough to reflect those tears.