Seventeen's Star

Sunrise

Xinyi was sitting on the steps outside the group's dorm. She was wearing a green fuzzy bathroom over her black shirt and sweatpants. Steam rolled off of the cup of coffee she was holding as she blew on it lightly.

A forgotten book was sitting next to her, the pages lightly ruffling. The Chinese characters staring boldly up at her. Whenever Xinyi woke up at an ungodly hour, aka 4 in the morning, she just watched as the sun rose.

It was therapeutic in a way. It was just her, nature, and her coffee. She often read a book on whatever she could get her hands on. Fantasy and adventure being her favorites to read. Xinyi enjoyed getting lost in her own world. Imagining what life would really be like in these different fantasies.

A content sigh escaped her as she took a small sip of the warm liquid. It trickled down her throat, making her body buzzing with warm energy. Her distorted reflection staring back at her.

"Room for another person?" A voice asked, startling Xinyi. A droplet of coffee landed on Xinyi's pale skin as she hissed, transferring the cup to her other and to lightly shake her left one. "Sorry." An apologetic sounding voice came. Xinyi glanced up to see the boy dressed in black sweatpants and a long sleeve blue shirt. He also held a small cup in his hand.

"It's fine Junhui, just take a seat." Xingxing waved her free hand to the spot on her left. Nodding in gratitude, Jun sat down next to the older girl. "I hope I didn't wake you up at all. You need your rest silly."

Jun quickly waved his free hand in front of his face, denying the claim. "I just woke up so I thought I'd see if anyone was up. Turns out you were, if anything you need the rest Xinyi." He blinked once turning his attention back to his cup. "Why are you always up this early anyways?"

Xinyi blinked once in question, prompting Jun to rephrase his question. "Like, you are always up at this time, no matter the schedule. I always see the lights go on in the morning. It's always you."

"Ahh~" She breathed. "I'm not sure to be honest. It's like I'm always up to watch the sunrise. It happened back in China as well. I'm pretty sure Junnie got annoyed with me always sneaking out of the room though." A little huff escaped her lips. "Maybe the sun always wants an audience, so it calls out to me each morning."

A laugh escaped Jun as Xinyi playfully nudged his side, a light smile appearing on her face. No more words were spoken after that. Not until the other members arose from their peaceful slumber.

It was just them and the sun.

A rising light.

Their light.