A short story where Lisa, who lives in Thailand fangirls over Irene. Lisa gets a chance to see Irene sing live and is even more blown away than she expected she would be.
Story Contains a lil bit of SMUT/Angst. Mostly fluff
Will feature Red Velvet...
"So... Wanna go and see some of Seoul before we leave?" Chaeng said with a sleepy smile on her face.
"Yeah! Of course! Let me just text Jennie when we're getting back, we have a deal that she'll pick me up today." Lisa texted Jennie the necessary information and got up.
"Should we get room service or should we eat something from the bakery down the street?" Chaeyoung shouted from the bathroom.
"Bakery! The smell from the bakery is so good!" Lisa shouted back with a happy tone in her voice.
"I couldn't agree more." Chaeyoung agreed as they got ready to go out.
"Are you gonna take your camera? I would love to see you do some photography today, it really is a nice day, and I bet your photos will look amazing!" Chaeyoung said with a smile.
"They always come out amazing." Lisa said with a cocky smile. They both chuckled.
"Yeah, yeah they do!"
"Are you gonna model for me Chaengie? I haven't taken you photo in a while now, and I think you would look great with a garbage can in the background, but you know what I mean." The girls laughed, Chaeng blushed at the compliment.
"Oh you! We'll definitely have fun today then."
Lisa picked up her phone since she saw it vibrate. It was Jennie's text:
Okay! I'll pick you up then! See you!
Lisa smiled. Oh good! At least it's a neutral type of message. Lisa and Chaeyoung went to the bakery and got themselves some food. They walked aimlessly around Seoul and talked about life, the things they liked, the things they disliked. They talked about the beauty of Seoul and how they can't wait to see it again.
"I would even want to live here someday." Chaeyoung stated while facing the camera.
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"Oh yeah! I mean, I love Thailand, and I would want to live there as well... But Seoul... Sorry, I'd like to live here for at least a year!"
"Yeah, a year! And then if it's good, another year." Chaeng responded with a smile.
"Who knows? Maybe someday, we will." Lisa giggled as she took more photos of Chaeyoung and Seoul.
"Oh my... Lisa! Every time I look at your photos, I feel more and more amazed. I hope you really get the recognition you deserve." Chaeyoung said after a while.
"Thank you! I got some of the attention now that Irene posted my photos online. So who knows?" Lisa smiled.
"Has anyone contacted you for the photos or anything?" Chaeyoung asked.
"No! None so far. I don't think they will now. I mean, those are photos from a fan. And there are many professionals doing a professional job with a professional photography company behind them -"
"You could always freelance! I mean, I know you talked about freelancing before-" Chaeyoung cut her off with a smile but was cut off by Lisa almost immediately:
"Yeah, I don't know. I've had a lot of dreams so far involving photography. But for now, I just want to set some things straight." Lisa said firmly. Chaeyoung was surprised but soon figured out what she meant. She wanted to ask Lisa about Jennie, but again, she read her body language and decided to stay quiet.
"I mean..." Lisa spoke after a while. Prior to her talking, there was a comfortable silence that was engulfing them. But Lisa decided she wanted to say something.
"Yes?" Chaeng was eager to listen.
"I want to get my college degree and find a job that pays. That way, I would be financially stable AND I would be able to do photography properly... And I want to set things right with Jennie." She murmured that last part, averting her eyes from Chaeyoung, giving off the vibe that she didn't want to talk about Jennie.
"I getcha! Yeah, no, you do you firstm do what you have to do, and then focus. I mean, you are focused, but focus even harder!" Chaeyoung said in a cute way, chuckled and Lisa laughed with her. Lisa hugged Chaeyoung as if she wanted to say: Hey, thank you for not talking about the thing I don't want to talk about now and thank you for being supportive. Another comfortable silence ensued.
"Thank you Chaeng!"
"Thank you Lisa for being cool and staying true to yourself." Chaeyoung complimented her back and they went back to the hotel to get ready for the flight back home. After they got ready, they headed out of the hotel and caught a cab to the airport.
Oh, I'm gonna miss Seoul. And the feeling of being around talented artists like Irene. Just being in the same country as her felt like I was ten times cooler than I am. Just meeting her felt like I was cooler. Oh, I'll miss her too! Lisa contemplated while sitting in her seat on the plane.
"Jennie is going to be at the airport?" Chaeng asked politely.
"Yes, yes! Why?" Lisa asked confused but with a smile.
"Oh, just wanted to know if you needed someone to wait with you if she wasn't going to come right away."
"Oh no, she'll be there, don't worry. But thanks for offering to wait with me!" They both smiled at each other.
This time during the flight, both Lisa and Chaeyoung were sleeping. Lisa would wake up every now and then because she was nervous of seeing Jennie again, but her body was tired so she would fall back to sleep soon enough.
"Okay Lisa, I have to go now. Are you going to call Jennie to see where she is?" said Chaeng as they were getting out of the gate.
"Yeah, I will. She's probably here somewhere, but you know... huge airport, a lot of people." Lisa chuckled.
"Okay, stay safe and tell me when you get home." Chaeyoung hugged Lisa and went her own way. Lisa picked up her phone and called Jennie:
"Hey babe, I'm here at the first gate, I'm wearing my bright red beret so you won't miss me!" Lisa chuckled.
"Oh, okay! I'm here at the airport, I'll be right there" Jennie replied.
"Okay, see you soon!"
"See you!" Lisa then hung up and waited. Her heart was racing. Oh! It's gonna be so great to see my baby Jennie, I can't wait to hug her!
As soon as Jennie turned up at the gate, Lisa ran to her and hugged her tightly.
"Oh!... So tight! Lisa... Lisa... You're killing me!" Jennie said while smiling. Lisa smiled back and kissed her quick on the lips. Okay, she's acting nice to me... This is great! She's holding my hand. She kissed me back just now. This... This is nice!"
"Oh how I've missed you!" Lisa spoke softly.
"I've missed you too, Lisa." Jennie smiled as they were getting out of the airport and into the car.
So far, so good. I mean, we should talk. But I just need a little bit of silence before we get into it. Maybe tomorrow. Yeah! Tomorrow! We'll be both less tired. I know I will be, that flight wore me out a bit!
As they were driving, they were silent. Lisa was humming some songs and looking at Jennie. Jennie would look back at Lisa every now and then, smiling. But it was an awkward smile, Lisa felt. She doesn't seem happy. I mean, she was nice to me this whole time, but she doesn't look happy. I think we should talk. I know she's probably tired. I am tired. But this needs to be resolved.
They stopped at a red light and Lisa turned to Jennie. Worried, yet confident, with a comforting smile, she spoke softly as if she didn't want to offend Jennie.
"Jennie. I think we've been distant." Lisa winced very slightly as she said those words. She didn't know how Jennie would react. She thought Jennie was going to get angry and call Lisa paranoid once more. Then they would be fighting again, but at least Lisa could maintain the image that maybe, just maybe, they weren't as distant she thought they were. Maybe it really was all in her head.
Instead of a big heated debate, Jennie calmly turned her head to Lisa and without any expression spoke to Lisa:
"I think so too." Lisa's heart sank. This actually feels worse. This actually means that we've both felt this way, we both felt we've been distant lately and neither of us talked about it. I have to fix this, I need to fix this! I don't want to lose Jennie! Lisa's mind was racing but she didn't know what to say. After an awkward silence and after Jennie started to drive again, Lisa spoke:
"So... What are we gonna do about it?" She still feared that Jennie might blow up at any point. But again, Jennie surprised her with her reaction. Jennie turned to Lisa and again, spoke softly:
"We'll talk about it now, just please let me pull over so that I don't make a mistake while driving. Okay?" She smiled, looking concerned for Lisa. She even gently put her hand on Lisa's hand to calm Lisa down a bit.
"Okay." Lisa felt worried, but less worried than before. Well, at least she's looking out for our safety. I don't want to bother her while she concentrates and drives us. I know that she gets scared sometimes because she fears she'll make a mistake. I'll be patient.
They drove right to Jennie's building and parked really close to the entrance.
They turned to each other, and Jennie spoke first:
"Okay, so... You said you feel we've been distant?" She said calmly.
Here I go. Lisa thought to herself as she silently gulped.
