023 | Chapter Twenty-Three

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December 15th, 2015
Qian

Qian hummed as she bustled around her room, trying to find her suitcase.

"Where could it be?" She muttered before she remembered. "Ah, unnie has it," She said as she walked out of her room. "Unnie," She said as she knocked on the bedroom door. She knocked again until she realized it was Izumi's door that she was knocking on.

"Qian?" Sora said as she walked out of her room to see the maknae standing in front of the door.

"I just–I thought..." Qian sighed and ran a hand over her face before gently grabbing the doorknob and opening it. The room was empty of all belongings and the only things in the room was the same furniture that was there when they first moved in. Qian made her way to the closet and opened it. Her suitcase was at the top and she grabbed it. She took notice of the other things in there but left them for now. She made her way out the room and walked back to her room, packing her things for her flight.

"Xhiu and Sora, come here!" Lin exclaimed as she walked into Qian's room. The two walked in and raised an eyebrow at the girl. "Since we'll all be away during your birthdays, here is my gift!" Sora said as she handed both girls a bag.

"Thanks for reminding me," Qian whispered as she walked to her dresser, pulling out two bags as well for them. Juyeon walked in a moment later and handed the girls two boxes wrapped in wrapping paper.

"Omo," Sora laughed as she looked down at the gifts.

"Thank you!" Xhiu smiled as she placed the gifts down and hugged all the girls, Sora doing the same.

"Wow, everyone is getting old now." Lin said

"Yah!" Sora and Xhiu said as they slapped Lin on the arm. Everyone laughed and Qian shook her head as she started to pack again.

—•—

"How long will you be gone?" Jimin questioned as he stirred his noodles.

"We're all planning to come back the day before Christmas so we could spend it together Qian replied as she took a sip of her drink and soon after taking a bite of her food. "What about you? What do you plan to do for the holidays?" Qian questioned as she looked at Jimin.

"I hope to do the same, see my family and such. It's been quite a while." He replied, finally taking a bite of his food. It got silent and Qian soon lost her appetite and ended up just messing around with food. "There's a lot on your mind, isn't there?" Jimin questioned as he placed his chopsticks down.

"Sorry, I don't mean to be such boring company." Qian said with a small laugh.

"It's not boring at all," Jimin smiled, "It's justified so don't feel like you have to be all happy-go-lucky in front of me."

"That's just how I am, though. I'm the maknae so I always have to be happy and have a smile on my face." Qian mumbled as she continued to play with her food.

"You're not on stage or surrounded by fans, it's just me so act like yourself. If you want to smile, smile. If you want to cry, cry. You're human, that's expected." Jimin said

"I didn't know you were so wise, Jimin." Qian chuckled as she looked up at the boy. He gave a small shrug and began to eat again. "You know, this is the first time we've actually hung out like this."

"It is, isn't it?" He smiled, "It's nice."

—•—

"Aren't you scared we'll be recognized, I don't want to ruin any chances you have of–"

"Qian," Jimin laughed "Stop worrying and let's go." Jimin said as he tugged Qian towards the park where a bunch of people were playing around and hanging out.

"There's a lot of young people, they'll–"

"Qian!" Jimin whined as they stopped at the railing overlooking the river. "If you worry that'll make people recognize."

"Oh haha." Qian said sarcastically as she playfully glared over at Jimin.

"Don't worry, Qian. We're pretty well disguised." Jimin assured as he adjusted his mask.

"Your orange hair screams Park Jimin, though." Qian pointed out as she adjusted his hoodie. He gave a sheepish smile and looked back out towards the river.

"So," Jimin began "How has everyone been?"

"It's different, obviously, but at the moment–" Qian sighed and rested her arms against the railing. "At the moment, we're all kind of in our own worlds. We talk and hang out at the end of the day, but it's taking some getting used to." Qian said

Jimin nodded, "That's understandable."

"But I'm sure we'll all be good soon–at least, I hope so." She mumbled

"You will, don't doubt it. Just be positive." Jimin smiled

"Omo, you're so positive." Qian laughed as she lightly pushed him.

"Sometimes you have to be positive in tough times."

—•—

-kaizar / plsyoongi / jisooahs / tao-fu

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