JUST FRIENDS

SIX (M)

The first thing Jisoo notice when she wakes up the next morning is how cold it is in the living room, which is strange, she thinks, because she's got the best cold tolerance of anyone she knows.

Briefly taking note of the sheet that had fallen off her and to the floor, she rubs her hands together slightly and walks to the window to take a look outside.

All she can see is snow.

Opening her mouth to curse softly, she's stopped when Jennie bursts into the living room, excited as a small child. "There's so much snow!"

Jisoo smiles privately at the exclamation and quickly moves to the cabin's kitchen.

"Where are you going?" Jennie asks her, following a few steps behind.

"I need to make sure we have food. I don't think we'll be leaving any time soon," Jisoo explains, pulling the fridge door open and taking a quick inventory of what's there. It's fully stocked with more than enough food for a few days, something Jisoo's instantly suspicious of.

Lisa and Rosé definitely had something do to with this.

Spinning on her heel, she walks back towards the living room, well-aware of the way Jennie just tags along just behind her. Jennie doesn't say anything, though, so she doesn't either.

There's plenty of firewood by the fireplace, so Jisoo tosses a few logs and some wadded-up newspaper in and searches around for something to light it with. Jennie beats her to the punch, flicking a match in and watching as the fire quickly catches.

Satisfied that the room won't be frigid (for Jennie especially; Jisoo knows how Jennie easily get sick), Jisoo picks up her book from where it lays on the coffee table and sits down.

Out of the corner of her eye, she can see Jennie, who had opted to stay by the fireplace a while longer, watch her. The silence in the room, thick and strained, almost compels her to speak, but then Jennie gets up, walks over to the couch, and sits down on the other side. Slowly, inch by inch, Jennie slides closer to her, trying to move as smoothly as possible.

Jisoo, annoyed that Jennie seems to be treating her like a cornered animal, snaps. "That's enough, Jen." she says, irritation obvious in her voice.

Jennie recoils, and, for a split second, Jisoo deeply regrets speaking. "What's wrong with you? What did I ever to do you that made you decide to treat me like this?"

"I said," Jisoo repeats, trying to control the sudden swirl of emotions inside her, "that's enough, Jennie." She springs from the couch, striding past Jennie and towards the bedroom.

"Jisoo," Jennie calls out, and Jisoo can hear her get off to couch to follow. "What we had – we were perfect, Jisoo. You don't have to do this. We can be like that agai-."

Jisoo holds up a hand to cut her off as she walks into the bedroom. "No, Jennie, no we weren't." She can hear Jennie stop behind her, so she walks to the furthest wall.

"What do you mean?" Jennie asks delicately, as though speaking any louder would scare Jisoo away.

But Jisoo has nowhere to run. She stands, facing away from the woman in the doorway and staring out the window. She wraps her arms around herself and rubs like she's cold and needs all the warmth she can get.

Breathing out shakily, Jisoo knows this is it. There's nothing she can do, and as much as she tried to hide it, there's nowhere to hide now. Whispering, she breathes out a short "I love you."

The floor creaks behind her, and she feel Jennie walking over to her. She's too scared to turn right now, but if she could, she's certain she'd see Jennie right behind her, within arm's reach. She can even imagine Jennie with her arms half out, like she wants to wrap Jisoo in a hug but isn't sure if she should.