village girl › nct 2018

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JUNG JAEHYUN。

"are you both that excited?" i mutter as i glanced at the twins.

the two gave me a smug grin, "maybe."

"did you visit lady althea before we go?" jungwoo questioned me and i nodded.

i would always visit the shrine with my brothers anyways after training, so going today before leaving was expected. "how about you? did you visit lady haewon?"

jungwoo nodded, "doyoung visited with me."

"are we all ready to go?" youngho asked.

we all nodded at him as minseok escorted us outside and to our ride.

i sat in the car with jungwoo. usually we don't talk that much since he would always be with doyoung. the two of them are like inseparable, they depend on each other so much.

i know how hurt doyoung was when taeyong started to isolate himself from us.

"i have a plan." jungwoo suddenly blurted out, startling me a bit.

"what do you mean?"

"with jaeyoung." he smiled.

i squint my eyes at him, "a plan? for what? what the heck–"

"it's not anything bad!" he said, flustered, "i just– just... want to help her."

a confused expression laid on my face as i faced him, "help her? does she need any help?"

jungwoo sighed, "i want to help her find her family."

my face dropped, she's adopted? i thought mrs kang was her mother...

"h-how? how... could you..."

"i found out from her."

"how would you even help her with that?"

"i don't know... but i'll find a way." jungwoo said.

find her family? how could he even find her family out of the many families there are.

"she's a min right?" i turn to him and he nodded, and something clicked in me.

"wait... a min? could– shit..." i gasped, "could she be?"

jungwo furrowed his brows together, "what do you mean?"

"jungwoo!" i placed my hands on his shoulders causing him to flinch.

"w-what are you doing!?" he panicked. "jaehyun! let go of me!"

"don't you see?"

"see what!" he whined.

"what if... she's hyuwon's sister?"

he froze in his spot, "y-you mean... princess haera?"

i nodded and he gave me a baffled look, "how– well... it's not impossible..." he sighed and i loosened my grip on his shoulders, falling back onto my seat.

i bit my lip, it's not impossible... what if she really is the lost princess.

"but, there isn't much to prove that she is." jungwoo frowned.

"then we'll find something," i stated, a determined look plastered on my face, "the lullaby she was humming could be the start."

jungwoo turned to me, "what lullaby?"

"she was humming the sacred lullaby."

jungwoo's mouth went agape, "she was?"

"i heard it very clearly." i uttered, nodding.