Constant and Changing (kryber)

Chapter 61: Sweet Witches

Krystal stood at the table of Victoria's kitchen and carefully poured brownie batter as Victoria prepared their dinner at the nearby counter. It was late January, exactly 48 hours before the first "Dimension 4" performance. Victoria returned to Korea a mere four days ago, but the older girl had managed to make up a month's worth of choreography practice in that short amount of time.

Having their leader back was a big boost to f(x)'s morale. Victoria had always set the tone for the younger members, leading them well both on and off stage. She became busier than ever in China this past year and the members had felt her absence, so they were all extremely happy to have Victoria back. However, no one was happier to have Victoria back than Krystal.

To Krystal, Victoria was a special existence. Whereas Luna was like a sister and Amber was now her lover, Victoria had always been like a mother to the youngest f(x) member. There was a 7 year age gap between leader and maknae, but the age gap did nothing to hinder their relationship. The two girls were closer than friends, closer than family. Besides Krystal's family, in this world, Victoria was the person that Krystal wanted to protect most.

In light of the conflict with her mother lately, Krystal was reminded of how supportive and understanding Victoria had been after discovering that Krystal and Amber were dating. Victoria was the first to find out and the first to offer them encouragement in the early stages of their relationship. Always kind and always understanding, Victoria's attitude was everything that Krystal had wanted from her mother and more.

"What if Victoria-unnie had opposed our relationship?" Krystal wondered to herself while watching Victoria cutting vegetables for dinner. Krystal placed her brownies into the over and then wiped her hands on a dish towel. Her eyes wandered over to the f(x) leader and the younger girl couldn't help but analyze the past. Krystal and Amber had been together for less than a month by the time Victoria discovered their relationship. If Victoria had been against their relationship, would the young couple have survived that kind of opposition?

Remembering how difficult it had been to adjust to viewing Amber as her girlfriend, and remembering all the advice and support that Victoria had offered her, Krystal felt that having Victoria on their side made all the difference in the world. Victoria's acceptance was crucial to Krystal and Amber staying together, for Krystal to find the courage to tell Luna about her sexuality, for Krystal to have the confidence to accept her love for Amber.

Feeling an overwhelming sense of gratitude toward Victoria, Krystal leaned over and kissed her on the cheek, startling the leader slightly.

"What was that for?" Victoria asked curiously, looking up from her knife and cutting board.

"Nothing... I'm just happy to have you back, unnie."

Victoria smiled and kissed Krystal on the cheek as well.

"What's that for?" Krystal asked.

"Because I'm happy to be back."

f(x) was working hard to prepare for their concert, but they were playing hard as well. In addition to their endless practices, f(x) had been filming for their concert VCRs, too. The VCR shoots amounted to playing around with each other and laughing in front of the camera, providing the four girls with a good outlet to relieve their stress. And now that they were only two days away from their first concert performance, finding relief from their stress was more vital than ever.

For f(x), relaxation meant 3 things: food, alcohol, and good company. For that reason, the members were gathering at Victoria's apartment for dinner that night. The eldest member was preparing a bulk of the food with Krystal's help at the moment, but the others were planning to bring food as well.