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Hyerim

I don't think this chapter has to be rated mature, but if you're not comfortable with that you should skip this chapter

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Hyejoo crosses her arms over her chest and rests her head against the cold car window. Her head hurts and her eyes feel heavy from lack of sleep, a big contrast to her annoying girlfriend sitting next to her, who's as energetic as ever.
Yerim is animatedly talking to Yeojin about some video she saw on the internet, her constant fits of laughter making the story almost completely incoherent. Her knees bump into Hyejoo's every now and then, waking her up each time she's about to doze off.
Of course. Yerim was the cause of her lack of sleep in the first place, so this continuation of that seems only fitting.

It had all started the previous night when Yerim had come over to Hyejoo's house where they had prepared for a date night. It started off romantic and fun, but soon enough their plans for the night diverged, with Yerim suggesting a romantic walk through the nearby park, and Hyejoo refusing at all costs.
That little disagreement (which Hyejoo won, because there really was no moving her), was the start of a chain of small discords: what tv channel to watch, who got to eat the last of the chicken, who cleared the table, who cleaned the kitchen, and so on.
Having known each other for over ten years and dating for three of those, it's safe to say they know each other better than anyone else. Usually when small arguments like this happen between them, it's because they easily sense the other's emotions. When arguments stem from undeserved annoyance, it... annoys the other.
So when they had taken a shower together later that night and Yerim used the last of Hyejoo's shampoo, all hell suddenly broke loose. They used each other's shampoos all the time, but this time Hyejoo couldn't stop herself from muttering how inconsiderate the other girl was being.
Yerim, who had been rather calm throughout the previous useless arguments and annoyances, now irritably stamped her foot in the water.
"Yah! What is wrong with you," she said angrily. "You've been annoying all night."
"What's wrong with me?" Hyejoo retorted, Yerim's anger spiking the same emotion in herself. "I'm not the one who just finished a bottle of expensive shampoo that doesn't belong to her."
Yerim had angrily washed out her hair before stepping out of the shower, leaving Hyejoo to sulk by herself. She had wordlessly grabbed a new bottle of shampoo from a cabinet and held it up for the other girl to dramatically snatch away with an angry pout on her face.
"You're being ridiculous," Yerim said while wrapping herself in a towel.
"You're being mean," Hyejoo replied. She could easily imagine Yerim rolling her eyes when she heard her scoff.
When Hyejoo had finally finished her nightly routine, Yerim was already vast asleep in her bed. Unfortunately, sleep didn't come as easy for her. She was still grumpy, and that combined with thoughts of their schedule the next day kept her up for hours. She felt like she had only just fallen asleep when Yerim's alarm went off next to her.

So that brings them to the car ride to Incheon Airport from where they'll be flying to New york. Hyejoo and Yerim hadn't talked much in the morning morning. Yerim because she was too busy detangling her hair after having slept with it wet. Hyejoo because she simply didn't have the energy.
When Yerim takes a roll of crackers from her bag and offers one to everyone in the car except her, Hyejoo's annoyance spikes higher. She knows Yerim is acting petty on purpose, probably to get a reaction out of her. She stays mute for the entirety of the car ride.
She smiles for the first time that day when she sees the fans who have gathered at the airport to wave them off. They greet everyone they pass, waving at pictures for paparazzi every now and then while their staff escorts them to the departures hall.
Yerim is extraordinarily bright and energetic on this early morning. Normally that elation would rub off on her own demeanor, but right now Hyejoo is just too tired and sensitive. She's already having trouble keeping her eyes open while standing in line to drop their baggage off.
the staff member who always films for LoonaTV, ends up standing in line next to the four of them. When Yerim first sees her she immediately hugs the girl, all smiles and touches. When she pulls away from the hug and takes Her face in between her hands, Hyejoo can't help but feel a slight pang of jealousy.
She knows her feeling that way is ridiculous considering the strength of their relationship and the fact that this interaction is completely innocent, but she feels like Yerim's actions have a purpose. As if her touches are intentionally drawing out this jealousy in her.
Once they've scanned their boarding passes and are out of sight of the paparazzi, Hyejoo lets her eyes rest for a moment while waiting in line for customs. She holds on to the strap of Sooyoung's bag, letting herself be pulled forward every time the line moves.
She only notices Yerim waiting in line next to her when the other girl accidentally gets shoved into her side by a passing airport employee. Hyejoo's hands automatically move to steady her, peering at the employee in surprise, who stutters a sincere "s-sorry," before he moves along.
Hyejoo lets go of Yerim's arm when she realizes she's still holding it, grabbing onto the strap of Sooyoung's bag again instead. Once they reach customs — which doesn't take long with their priority passes — Yerim takes another line than her to speed up the process.
It's when Hyejoo finishes putting her liquids back in her bag and spots her other members,  their manager and other staff members in the crowd, that a surge of panic suddenly washes over her. She looks over to the line Yerim had been in, but doesn't recognize anyone there.
Sleepiness and annoyance suddenly forgotten, she keeps scanning through the crowd, but no matter how many faces she sees, none of them are her girlfriend's. She practically runs towards Haseul and her manager who just joined the line for border control.
"Where's Yerim?" she asks while tapping their manager's shoulder, frantically looking around.
Their manager just looks at her in confusion, but Hyejoo isn't paying her much attention anyway. She looks back to the line Yerim had been in, but still no luck.
"Yah, you're holding up the queue." Someone gently pushes her forward.
Hyejoo immediately whips around at the familiar voice, finding none other than her girlfriend standing there. She looks at her curiously when she sees the strange expression on Hyejoo's face.
Relief quickly washes over her, and she can't help but smack Yerim's shoulder for making her worry like that.
"Ow," Yerim rubs her shoulder in surprise. "What the—"
Hyejoo just sighs in relief and turns back around in the queue, her anger and annoyances from the previous night forgotten.
When they get on the plane and find their seats, Yerim switches with Heejin and sits down next to Chaewon. Heejin drops down next to Hyejoo at the opposing window, two rows behind the other girls. Hyejoo sighs in disappointment, earning a stern eye from the older girl.
"I thought you and Yerim were having one of your unexplainable and useless fights again," Heejin says while buckling her seatbelt.
"It's not unexplainable; she's being really annoying," Hyejoo groans. "Just look at her now."
They look over to Chaewon and Yerim who are vigorously chatting away. They laugh loudly after every line, probably discussing lame jokes that don't even make any sense to anyone other than them. When Heejin just smiles at the other girls' banter, Hyejoo is once again reminded of how petty she's being.
Shortly after the flight has taken off, she dozes off, but Heejin's laugh wakes her up again. When she looks over at the other girls, her eyes meet Yerim's, who's turned around in her seat to look at her with a smug smile on her lips.
Alright, that's enough of this.
Hyejoo unbuckles her seatbelt and stalks over to the other girls, nearly tripping over Heejin's legs in the process. She holds eye contact with Yerim the whole way there, whose smile only grows as she looks at her daringly.
Hyejoo grabs her arm and pulls her out of her seat and towards the toilet in the back of the plane. Yerim wordlessly follows, sending The rest a short wave as she's dragged away.
"Eh, you're not allowed in there together," a flight attendant tells them before Hyejoo can drag her girlfriend into the toilet.
"I'm sorry," she smiles sweetly, the attendant blankly blinking at her. "I just need to discuss a private matter with her, it won't be long."
Before the dazed man can respond, the two of them are already huddled inside of the small stall, Hyejoo locking it behind her. They're pressed closely together, Yerim having to hold on to Hyejoo's hips in order not to fall back onto the toilet.
Their faces are awfully close, and Yerim raises an eyebrow at her when the other girl doesn't immediately speak.
"You've been doing this on purpose," Hyejoo accuses.
"Doing what?" Yerim asks innocently, gently pushing Hyejoo's hips back against the toilet door.
"Annoying me. First with the crackers, then with the staff, and now with chaewon."
She's aware she sounds petty, but she knows Yerim well enough to know that she was doing those things to get a reaction out of her. The looks, the touches, the slightly exaggerated laughter.
"Oh that," Yerim smirks briefly before it turns into a frown. "Well that serves you for ignoring me all morning," she says while poking her in the stomach.
"You were ignoring me too!" Hyejoo complains, grabbing a hold of Yerim's hand to stop her jabbing.
"No I wasn't," Yerim retorts, leaning further into the other girl.
"Yes you were," Hyejoo says as she pushes her body away from the door, flush against Yerim's.
"No," Yerim says again, looking daringly into Hyejoo's eyes that are only a few centimeters removed from her own. "I was—"
Hyejoo cuts her off by closing the gap between them and pressing their lips together. Yerim's hands immediately find her face, pulling her closer. She lets the taller girl push her back against the door again — admittedly her legs still tend to get a bit wobbly every time they kiss.
She breaks the kiss when one of Yerim's hands starts wandering over her chest.
"Nuh-uh, we're not doing this in an airplane toilet," Hyejoo says, moving Yerim's hand away.
"Wouldn't be the first time," Yerim smirks, leaning in for another kiss.
Right when Hyejoo pushes her tongue past Yerim's lips, a knock on the door startles them. Hyejoo abruptly pushes away from the door while Yerim jumps back, nearly tripping and falling onto the toilet. Hyejoo can catch her just in time, the other girl clinging to her waist in shock.
Hyejoo carefully turns around to unlock the door. When she slowly opens it, they're met by an annoyed Haseul. Judging from the look on her face, their leader has already guessed what they had been up to. When she looks down at Yerim's arms encircling Hyejoo's waist from behind, she rolls her eyes.
"You two are horrible," she says as she pulls Hyejoo out of the small stall, closely followed by Yerim.
They hold hands on their way back to their seats, some members giving them a knowing look when they pass them. Hyejoo is about to move Heejin's stuff to her own seat, but sees that her blanket is already draped over Chaewon's legs.
When she sees that her own things have already been moved to Heejin's seat, her heart fills with gratitude for the older girls. She sits down next to Yerim, draping a blanket over the two of them. She snuggles up to her, leaning her head on her shoulder. Much better than Heejin's boney one.
Yerim rests her hand in her lap under the blanket, palm up, and Hyejoo gladly intertwines their fingers. She receives a loving squeeze and knows last night's annoyances were already forgotten.
"Sorry for yesterday," she says softly, brushing her thumb over the back of Yerim's hand.
"Me too," Yerim sighs, pressing a gentle kiss to the top of her head.
When she closes her eyes, sleep finally washes over her.