R I D I N [zhong chenle] ✓

Epilogue

Three years later...

"Should we get vanilla or chocolate milk?"

"Both, but get strawberry for Jaemin"

Jihye rolled her eyes at her boyfriend's words, but nevertheless took five cartons of vanilla and five cartons of chocolate milk. She took a can of Sprite for Jaemin too.

"Is this all?", the cashier said as the couple came up to him. They nodded.

While they were waiting, the door had rung indicating a new customer. Jihye and Renjun just minded their own business, as the two new people searched through the aisles for their needed stuff.

Finally coming up to the cashier, both of them put their stuff down waiting for Jihye and Renjun to finish with their own stuff. As Renjun peeked, he swore he could see something familiar under the sleeves of the masked boy.

"Babe? What are you looking at?", Jihye nudged him.

"Nothing, it's just...", Renjun came closer to whisper in her ear.

"The boy has a tattoo similar to ours"

"The reload sign?"

"Yeah"

"It's common, so it's probably just a coincidence"

"It can't be a coincidence if it's in the same skin spot as all of us", he told her as they grabbed their bags, ready to leave the convenience store.

Taking one last glance behind his shoulder, it was at that moment Renjun saw it clearly.

A reload sign, right in the middle of his inner wrist. It was the exact same spot all of them had it, and it was for sure no coincidence that this person is definitely who he thought about.

"Chenle? Xiu Ying?"

The two masked person froze, looked at each other, and decided to make a run for it as they sprinted from the store quickly passing by the two.

"I told you it is them! Come on!", Renjun ran to catch up with them.

Renjun and Jihye were fast, but Chenle and Xiu Ying were faster. And soon enough, they lost them.

"Where could they have gone?", Renjun ruffled his hair in frustration.

"Maybe they ran because we shouldn't have met them. Because they are still criminals after all. Come on, let's go back", Jihye reassured him.

"But it's been three years..."

"I know, but our safety is important. We could've been in danger if anyone saw us"

"Yeah...you're right"

"Hey, what's with the sad faces?", Donghyuck spoke as he saw the couple coming.

"We saw Xiu Ying and Chenle"

Jeno and Jisung choked on their food, and coughed violently. Yeonha and Nari were there trying to calm them down.

"Cousins indeed, you even choke together"

"Are you sure?? As in, you saw them here. In GERMANY!?", Jaemin exclaimed.

"You know I don't like lying, bro", Jihye glared.

"What are they doing here, though?", Yeonri spoke.

"Maybe this is where they've been ever since they escaped", Rena tried to explain a possible reason.

"I just wanted to talk to then though...", Renjun sulked.

Suddenly, something hit his back. Turning behind, he grabbed a basketball.

"Weird, there's no one in this part of the park except us...", he looked at the ball and spun it around, until his eyes made contact with it properly.

"There's something written on this ball!"

Hey, long time no see! *dolphin laughs* we miss you guys, especially our good old friend Renjun! Sorry we couldn't meet you all properly, we can't do so when we're like this you know? It sucks, you owe us five chocolate bars and two packs of gummy bears! If only Renjun didn't call us out TT enjoy your stay in Düsseldorf, who knows? You might see us again ;)

Thank you for not forgetting about us, we love you!

"WE LOVE YOU TOO ASSHOLES!!", Renjun screamed, hoping they could hear him.

And they did, considering how they smiling until their cheeks hurt under the mask.

"LET'S RELOAD TOGETHER, ZCL AND LXY!!"

[When I crank up the engine, it's only the beginning
We won't stop the racing till it's over, ya]

-The End-