SPELLBOUND | ( l. jeno ) ✓

twelve

"Those couples over there seem so in love... I've just got another idea." Nari mumbles to herself before scribbling down some lyrics in her notebook. She had initially agreed to go on this trip with Eric because she thought that it was a way for her to 'gain inspiration' for her new music since she'd been stuck thinking of a song for the last month that all resulted in nothing but despair. This trip proved to be helpful as she was booming with ideas left and right as she explored Paris. She had to thank Eric for this, he knows her so well. He knew that she's been struggling with writing new lyrics so he decided to ask her if she wanted to come to Paris with him. Though, he didn't tell her anything about it being his way of getting a second chance with her. 

But she was happy nonetheless. Maybe the reason why she hasn't been able to think of new lyrics was because she was just so used to always being in the same environment that she didn't know what to write anymore. But this trip had been extremely helpful. Not only was she in a new environment and was getting inspiration for her music, but she was also enjoying it because she was finally taking a break from everything in her life right now. This one week was going to feel like an escape from reality and she was going to enjoy every moment of it.

"What are you writing there?"

The voice startled her as she immediently closed her notebook shut. What startled her the most was that someone was speaking to her in korean whilst she was in a different country. She looked behind and was surprised when she sees Jeno standing behind her with his typical eyesmile, smiling down at her.

"P-poetry. I'm writing poetry. I wasn't expecting to see you here." She quickly lied as she held the notebook close to her chest, as if shielding it so he wouldn't snatch it away from her and uncover all her secrets.

"I got invited to the fashion show as well. Just landed this morning, and rotting in my bedroom didn't seem effective so I decided to take a walk outside. I didn't think that I'd bump into you here in the park." He tells her as Nari stood up.

"Well... I came here after visiting the museum because I wanted to just watch random parisian and observe them for fun." Nari says as she places her notebook inside her purse.

"Anyways, it was nice meeting you Jeno but I need to start heading back to my hotel room now. It's getting late and Eric's probably waiting for me. We have a dinner that we need to attend. See you at the fashion show though." She said before quickly walking off.

Jeno could just watch as her figure disappeared amongst the crowds before he lets out a sigh. Well that was his chance of trying to get close to her as it all went down the drain. He wonders why she seemed so scared of him all of a sudden. Plus the mention of Eric's name just irks him. He should've asked her out if she wanted to be his plus one for the fashion show first before Eric even had the chance too. 

He lets out an annoyed groan before running his hands through his locks of hair. Well tommorow was going to be torturous because he has to watch Nari and Eric together at the fashion show. He just hopes that he has the ability to hold himself back from wanting to separate those two from each other.

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*knock knock!

The door to Eric's hotel room opens as Nari was greeted by her friend that looks as if he had just woken up from his nap.

"Were you sleeping just a second ago?" She questions as Eric looked at himself in the mirror before quickly fixing his hair.

"Pshh, of course not. I was just laying down on my bed." He laughs before letting her inside his room. "By the way, how'd the day go? Did you finally manage to get some inspiration to make a song?" He then questions her as Nari fell down on his bed.

"Yes!! Came up with four songs already, pretty cool right. I'm sure that by the end of this trip I'd be coming back home with 10 songs ready to be recorded!" She says with so much pride as it made the lad smile. He sits down on the bed besides her before flicking her forehead.

"You crazy dork." He laughs as he stares out the window to watch the sunset. He didn't want to look at Nari incase he'd end up falling for her even more then he had intended.

"By the way, I bumped into Jeno today at the park. I quickly excused myself because I was afraid if he'd seen what I was writing on my notebook. I didn't want our conversation to lead to what I was writing because it'll be awkward." Nari brings up as Eric reluctantly looked down at her.

"I also met him this afternoon at a cafe. Honestly, a bit shocked to have bumped into him a day before the fashion show. Did not have a plesant conversation." Eric says before sighing and falling down on the bed. The two of them now just staring at the cieling as if it was the most fascinating thing in the world.

"I never understood why you and him never got along, but oh well. It must be a private thing between the two of you." She says.