Do I Wanna Know? (Chaelisa)

Chapter 32

*Flashback*

Vero’s POV

I was ecstatic about seeing Lisa and her band members perform in Barcelona tonight. My parents had allowed me to stay with my cousin in Barcelona, go to the Blackpink European Tour and travel with Blackpink back home. Barcelona is the last concert in their European tour and then Lisa and I would come home to Seoul together. And Chaeyoung…maybe. Because Lisa told me that Jennie and Jisoo chose to stay in Spain longer because they took time off to go on vacation there. I wasn’t sure where the maknae line stood with their friendship. They had been so incredibly close in the beginning but seemed distant lately. Sometimes I genuinely wondered what was going on in their heads. It was so fucking obvious to everyone else!

Lisa had scolded me for “shipping” Chaelisa excessively and I was being a good friend by stopping my adoration for their friendship publicly. A part of me always wondered if there wasn’t more to them, though. I was very open when it came to experimenting and all that stuff. My crush on Chaeyoung was apparent but she was so innocent. The first time I had met her, she had fallen over when she had seen me and appeared a little nervous because I had been so vocal about my crush on her. That had been months ago and I wasn’t sure what was going to happen today. I was excited, that was for sure.

Before going backstage to greet my friend and her three other band mates, I was able to watch them during sound check. Of course, my primary focus was on Lisa. I knew she had been homesick lately. But there could have been another reason for her joy. Chaeyoung was sitting next to Lisa and paying her an awful lot of attention, compared to what I had seen the past couple of months. They were exchanging little looks and smiles, leaving me confused on when they had gotten friendly again.  Jennie forgot about her lyrics at one point and I read Chaeyoung’s lips, saying: “I distracted her” to Lisa, who laughed it off like it was the most precious thing. Ugh, they were so cute…even though I was crushing on Chaeyoung, seeing one of my best friends be so infatuated with the brown-eyed girl, I would never go there.

After sound check, I was able to go backstage and finally reunite with my friend. I basically ran up to her and she gave me big hug, meeting me halfway. Lisa was a great hugger and I had missed her. Not just her hugs but everything else. Pulling back, the dark brown eyes sparkled in the bright sunlight and I jumped up and down with her in excitement. The other girls came up to me afterwards and hugged me one by one. I complimented them on their set but one girl was being a little hesitant. Chaeyoung was the last one to hug me and I smirked, seeing her nervous smile.

“Hey Vero”, her admittedly cute voice greeted me. I wrapped my arms around her and let my hands rest on her lower back, feeling her tense up.

“Hey”, I said and let her go. Her cheeks were flushing and I just couldn’t help myself. “Wow, you look really good.”

“Thanks…so do you”, she responded politely but she was flustered beyond belief, immediately taking a few steps back and leaving me with Lisa. Looking back at my friend, I saw the bushy eyebrows frowning and I could have sworn she was jealous. But she didn’t say anything. Instead, we talked about Seoul and I caught her up on all the latest gossip. There was always drama when it came to the private school we attended, and Lisa seemed interested in everything she was missing. The rest of the day was amazing and I had a ton of fun with her and all the other girls. From watching them perform on stage, vibing with them in the car on the way back to the hotel and everything in between. They were all such sweethearts. Only Chaeyoung was still being shy around me but I tried engaging with her so she wouldn’t feel left out.