Can't Wait to Fall Apart with You
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Ch.4 ~ Girl So Confusing...
The most mysterious and alluring woman just walked away from you and the first thing that you could think about was debriefing with Manon. Which proved to be a lot more difficult than expected because you had left the dance floor without even giving a second thought.
You took a moment and scanned the crowd to see any indication of Manon or Kazuha anywhere, but it was all in vain. You decided that the best thing you could do was find somewhere quiet to call Manon.
You made your way to the front, and when the door opened, the cool air sent a shiver down your spine. It was a good contrast from the hot and sweaty environment right on the other side. Standing on the porch, you looked for somewhere to sit and talk. You saw a bench next to a tree a bit up the sidewalk, and decided that was the perfect spot.
You finally took a seat and a deep breath, and you were just about to click 'call' before you were interrupted by a tap on the shoulder.
"Funny seeing you here, genius." A familiar voice joked as they slipped right next to you on the bench. A bit closer than you were used to, but alcohol does that to people you suppose. You never pegged Yoonchae to be a drinker, though.
"Yoonchae… literally where the hell did you come from? Are you spying on me or something?" You laughed. Yoonchae always seemed to appear at the randomest times.
Yoonchae shifted her gaze to your eyes. "Don't flatter yourself. I was coming out here to get some fresh air, but I saw you and you looked soooo lonely." Yoonchae answered with a little sarcastic pout on her face, which caused you to roll her eyes and shove the girl's shoulder.
After a moment, a thought came across your mind. "You never answered my question earlier," you stated with a smirk. "I asked if you came to this party to see me, and instead of answering you said 'I uh…' like an idiot."
Yoonchae's throat went dry. All she could do was stare at you, hoping that maybe you could just read her mind and move on to the next topic.
"Maybe I didn't answer the question because it was stupid." Yoonchae shot back. She knew it sounded childish, but she was a bit buzzed and couldn't come up with something better.
"Or maybe you didn't answer because you're afraid to admit your true feelings," you joked, completely oblivious to look of despair on the other girl's face.
"Yea, maybe I am…" Yoonchae whispered to herself, almost too quiet but you heard it anyways. It made you heart drop.
"Oh. Yoonchae, I didn't mean to—" you stammered out.
"You never mean to, do you?" Yoonchae responded, shifting to the other side of the bench. "You know, you say a lot of shit you don't mean, Y/N." she added.
She didn't even give you time to respond. Everything just started spilling out.
"I really like you, and I have for a while now. For a long time I thought you might feel the same, I mean we talk all the time a- and you say things like that," Yoonchae had began pacing in front of the bench as your eyes followed in astonishment, and before you could think, your hand had reached out to Yoonchae's.
"Yoonchae, please sit." you said as you tugged on her arm. Your words coming out as more of a whine than a command. Yoonchae complied anyway, of course she would.
"You're not crazy," you sighed, trying to collect your thoughts. You opened your mouth again to say something, but the words got stuck in your throat.
Yoonchae let out a bitter laugh and turned her entire body away, fighting the tears that were burning behind her eyes.
"Sorry for ruining your night." Yoonchae let out a deep breath.
In all the nights she spent staring at her ceiling rehearsing how this conversation might go, she never anticipated it going like this. She thought that maybe you would jump at the idea of both of you being together, I mean your rhythm together was inherent to everyone who saw. She doesn't know how she let herself get so lost in her own imagination.
"Yoonchae… I don't want to lose you. Just give me time." You pleaded, still holding Yoonchae's hand. Yoonchae wasn't even looking at you now. It left you at a loss for words. You didn't want to say something you weren't sure if you meant, but you couldn't deny that there was something there.
"Can we talk about this more? Maybe when we're not both outside of a party on a random Thursday?" You asked, your hand reaching for Yoonchae's face. You caught yourself before you made contact, too hesitant to break something that you weren't even sure was there. "Please."
"Yeah, we can." Yoonchae answered, wiping the tears that were already falling down her cheeks. She hated you seeing her like this.
"Thank you." You breathed out, relieved. Yoonchae nodded at your answer, and slowly got up. The night finally started catching up to her, and suddenly a dull ache in her muscles was all she could feel.
"You didn't ruin my night." You called out after her, broken, quiet, and unsure if she heard anything at all.
Of course she heard.
Slowly, you watched Yoonchae disappear around the corner of the street. You had completely forgot why you came outside in the first place. What a crazy night.
Before getting too lost in thought, your phone finally rang. The screen flashing 'Manon' at the top.
"Y/N! Where the hell did you go? I've walked around this house like 5 times and I haven't seen you anywhere." Manon yelled into the phone, trying to make sure that you could hear her over the music.
"Yeah, I'm outside. I came out here to call you, but I got a little caught up." You responded, your eyes drifting back to the empty space on the bench that was filled just minutes before.
"Well did you want to head home now? It's getting late and I know you said you wanted to get some studying done tonight." Manon offered. Shit. You completely forgot that you wanted to study at least a little bit.
"Yeah… um. I'll see you in a bit." You answered and then swiftly hung up.
You let out another deep breath, allowing for all of the events of tonight to settle. 'Manon is going to have so many questions.' You laughed to yourself, and after a beat you got up and walked back to your apartment.
...
After what seemed like a lifetime, you finally made it back to the apartment. As you walked up to the door and slipped your key into the lock, you felt the weight of everything rush over your body. Finally getting to step inside felt like an escape from the problems, at least for the rest of the night.
Not so long after, Manon walked through the door, thanking Kazuha for making sure she made it home safe. She immediately ran into your room, interested in learning about how your night went after you disappeared.
Before you could even register that Manon had knocked on her door, the girl ran and flopped into the space right next to you on your bed.
"So last thing I remember is 'I got a little caught up'. I'm gonna need so many more details." Manon said, kicking her feet with excitement.
"I mean, do you want me to start there, or before I made my way outside?" you asked with a sigh. Manon's body immediately flew upright with the look of shock on her face. "More happened before then? Please tell me everything."
You took a deep breath and tried to gather your thoughts and feelings and form them into coherent sentences. The night hours passed as you filled Manon in on everything that happened that night, and with every new piece of information Manon would let out an exaggerated gasp.
"Jesus Y/N… you get around huh?" Manon giggled out as she began to stand up from her place on the bed. " 'There's nothing going on between Yoonchae and I', she says. Look at you now." Manon's eyes looking into yours with the look of 'I told you so'.
"I didn't know what the hell was going to happen. I was just high on adrenaline and confused about my feelings!" You answered, shoving your head into your pillow.
"Well what are you going to do?" Manon asked, her tone becoming more caring and apologetic for the situation that her friend was going through. "I can help if you need me to. I mean, you know I'm team Yoonchae down, but I can be unbiased if you need me to."
"Manon, there are no teams! I don't even know what is going on right now." you replied defeated. "I think I just need to go to bed, and worry about all of this tomorrow."
"There's no harm in that." Manon chuckled while rubbing your back as you lie face down in despair. "Goodnight my little chaos monster," Manon whispered as she made her way to the door, "No matter what you do, you know I love you."
"I love you too, idiot." You responded and you let out one more deep breath as Manon closed the door. Even when your eyes are heavy with sleep, your mind was too loud to even think about drifting off right now. Instead you spend the time staring at your phone, debating on whether or not Lara will get that text tonight.
Against your better judgment, you picked up your phone and began to type.
a/n ~ me vs. writing chapters
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