R I D I N [zhong chenle] ✓

T H I R T Y - F O U R

"Come on guys! Our flight's in three hours and it takes one hour to reach the airport we don't have much time left!"

"We could just leave and not try something so life threatening"

"Are you kidding? This is our last trip as highschoolers and before we become adults so we have to get something as a way to remember our trip!"

"I know that but wHY TATTOOS!?"

There they were, six boys and three girls staring up at the big sign. Some were gulping, some were impatient.

"Come on guys let's go!", Nari ran into the tattoo parlor.

"Yeah, y'all are scared because of some permanent ink. Can't relate", Xiu Ying followed suit.

"Well, I have piercings already so this shouldn't be much", Renjun said as he, Jeno, Jihye and Chenle walked in.

Leaving Jaemin, Jisung and Donghyuck behind.

"I'm not so sure about this..."

"Yeah me too"

"Should we escape while we still can?"

"Definitely, come on let's-"

"GET IN!!", everyone shouted.

"Aack uhh COMINGG!"

~~~

"Okay what should we get?"

"Maybe a quote"

"Too cheesy, I want a skull"

"Really? What about no"

"Let's try some flowers!"

"Babe you know better than to have some ink on your beautiful skin, right?"

"Ahem, excuse me Pwark what did YOU SAY??", Donghyuck threateningly looked at the younger.

"Hyuck for the love of cheese just leave him alone", Nari pulled him.

"But-"

"Don't talk big when you can't even get a tattoo", she rolled her eyes.

Suddenly, Jihye snapped her fingers.

"Aha! What about 'reload'? Because we're starting a new path of our lives after this, it's like we're rebooting and the tattoo can remind us of our last trip before finally reloading"

"That's so sweet, but 'reload' feels a bit tacky", Nari tapped her chin. "What about the sign instead? It's this small circle with an arrow, it'll be hardly noticeable and will hurt less anyway"

"Perfect! What do you say boys?", Xiu Ying turned to see them.

Most of them agreed, even Jisung who changed his mind.

"Donghyuck and Jaemin, sucks to be you but you're up first"

"But-"

"No buts, we're just helping you get past your fears"

"Hey sis, I hope you-"

"Realize what I'm doing? Oh I definitely do, now be a good bro okay?", Jihye patted Jaemin's shoulder while smiling.

And then, she pushed him onto the seat.

~~~

After some time, the group came out of the tattoo parlor and looked at the fresh ink on their skin.

"It's not too small nor tiny, it's perfect", Jeno spoke.

"It surprisingly didn't hurt, wow", Jaemin expressed his surprised reaction.

"What do you mean it doesn't??"

"Shut up Hyuck, you're the only one that cried"

"You're so mean!!"

"Hey, when are they coming out?"

"We have time, let them do what they want"

Meanwhile, inside the parlor...

"Should I pierce my ears at the lobe or at the helix?"

"Why not both? Makes you look hot"

"Oh, not bad!"

After finding out the parlor does piercings as well, Xiu Ying and Chenle decided to get couple piercings as a sign of their relationship lasting forever and also a reminder about everything they did.

"I'll get one at the inner conch and also at the helix"

"Wow, how daring"

"Please, this is only a small bit of what I've done", he winked.

"Choose what earrings you want and then come to me, I'll pierce them onto your ears", the worker said, giving them a tray of earrings to choose from.

"Hmm... I'll take this chain one! It connects from my lobe to my helix", Xiu Ying went up and got ready to have her ear pierced.

After doing so, she looked at herself in the mirror. "Damn, what a fine ear"

"My turn to look at the mirror, move", Chenle swatted her away. A metal sphere on the inner conch and a ring at the helix, it fitted him well.

"I paid already, let's get going"

"Thank you!", they bowed to the worker and stepped foot out of the parlor.

"Damn, those ears are looking really bling bling right now"

"Enough talking, let's go to the airport now!"

1k reads for this book...that's insane omg thank you T^T but sadly this book is really ending, for tomorrow shall be the last update >_<

[Now we're running, now we're reloading oh yea]