P U Z Z L E P I E C E [na jaemin]

S I X T E E N

After the hangout, they all went back to their normal lives. Still keeping in mind about Jaemin's portfolio project, she just waited until he would ask for help. What she didn't expect was for it to be so soon already.

It was a peaceful morning, a certain silver haired girl was snuggling in her blankets as warm sunlight appeared through the windows. She was having the time of her life, calmly snoozing her day away.

That was, until the frequent ringing of the doorbell woke her up from her sweet dream with her favorite anime boys.

"Ugh...the fuck?"

The loud sound resonated through the empty living room, and was able to be heard even from her room. Noticing that it has been ringing for five minutes, she came to the conclusion that her older sister must be out attending her classes.

Leaving her to be only human available to answer the door.

"Seriously...", Yeonri grumpily got out of her sheets, walking groggily towards the door that hasn't stopped ringing.

"Tsk, I'm coming already so stop spamming the bell!", she complained before unlocking and opening the door. At the same time, she yawned with her eyes closed and not noticing who it was in front of her.

"You were still sleeping?", a familiar voice said.

Slowly opening her eyes, she blinked a bit before focusing on who it was. Recognising the person, she only stared and tilted her head a bit sideways.

"...Jaemin? What are you doing here?", Yeonri didn't wait for his response as she just walked away from the door, leaving Jaemin to walk into the apartment and closing the door behind him.

"You don't have any classes right now right?", the blue haired boy said the moment he walked in to find Yeonri face down on the kitchen top, still sleepy.

"No...not until 3pm", she answered.

"Renjun said that all classes are cancelled for the art majors today, so you're free for today"

"Really? Alright then, that means I can sleep more", Yeonri got up and was ready to head back to her bed until an arm held her oversized sweater, making her stop in her steps and stumbling backwards.

"Jaeminnnn let me goooo!"

He sighed. "You're quite a handful when you're sleepy"

"I wanna sleep the whole day away!"

"No can do, miss. You're going out with me"

That made Yeonri stop whining and thrashing around. "Huh? You're taking me on a date?"

"N-no I mean! Going out with me for my portfolio assignment!"

"Oh...", on normal circumstances, Yeonri would be blushing. But she's too sleepy to care, so she doesn't even notice. "But it's too early!!"

"...Early?", Jaemin deadpanned.

"It's 1PM!!!"

~~~

After struggling hard enough with a sleepy Yeonri, Jaemin was finally able to get her out of the apartment looking fresh and brand new. How did he do it, exactly?

Making her drink his Americano, of course. Yeonri wasn't too pleased, though.

"So, where are we going anyway?", Yeonri asked.

"First, we're gonna you some brunch. Then, we'll head off to the designated spot for the photoshoot"

"And where's that, exactly?"

"You'll see, but for now let's just focus on feeding you first"

After a wonderful brunch, that was thankfully paid by the dear gentleman, Yeonri skipped around feeling bored. Jaemin walked beside her, holding his camera.

Walking for some time, Jaemin spotted the place that he was going to use for his portfolio. "Hey Yeonri, over here"

"Hmm?", she continued walking towards the direction that Jaemin was going to, until they suddenly stopped.

"Why did ya stop, Jaem?"

"Wait here, I'm gonna get something"

And there the girl waited, standing in the middle of a busy street. She twisted and turned around, trying to cure her boredom. Amidst of that, she was able to catch the eyes of many boys and the like with her beauty, of course.

With a bit of her hair pulled into a small tie and the rest of it flowing down her back, Yeonri wore a white blouse alongside a checkered miniskirt. Pink ballerina flats with a bit of blusher and lipbalm, and she looked like a real life doll.

Of course, Jaemin helped deciding what she would wear for his portfolio. What he didn't expect was to be faced with a complete beauty that almost made his jaw drop the first time he saw her.

"Here you go", Jaemin came back and held out two tickets to Yeonri.

"Tickets? What for?"

"For the photoshoot, of course"

"What...so you're telling me we're taking photos at a cinema!?"

"Not a cinema, check the tickets properly. It's for a theater play!"

"A theatre?", Yeonri widened her eyes. "Wow, I didn't expect you chose such a place for your portfolio. What's the theme anyway?"

Jaemin only turned and smiled at her, "You'll see"

And with that, Jaemin focused on taking pictures as Yeonri held the two tickets in her hand. He directed her into multiple poses, using the front of the theatre as the background.

When the sun slowly started to set, Jaemin took even more photos until night came. Some looked at them weirdly, others admired their confidence to take photos in public.

"And with the last shot...okay, we're done now"

"Finally!", Yeonri stretched out. "That was a lot of posing to do"

"Better get used to it, this is only one out of the other spots I plan to use"

"What!?"

Jaemin smiled. "Every pic looks good, I'll choose and edit them when I get back home"

"Now then", Jaemin took the tickets out of her hand. "Come on, we have a play to catch"

"What?", Yeonri asked, dumbfounded.

"You don't expect me to waste these tickets, do you?", Jaemin chuckled, looking at his watch before grabbing her hand. "Let's go, it starts soon"

And with that, the first out of many more dates happened to be a success for the two lovebirds. Even though it was unintentional.

"That was a great play, thanks for bringing me to watch it", Yeonri said as they stood in front of her apartment door. She couldn't bear to look at him in the eye, a bit shy as she looked around.

Jaemin raised a hand and patted her head, making her blush even more than expected. "It's nothing much, maybe you should go to bed now"

Although Jaemin was calm on the outside, he was internally contemplating whether he should do it or not.

But in the end he did, as he leaned a little closer and left a kiss on her cheek.

"Goodnight, my muse"