It's unusual for Seonhee to be at Survive. Doesn't mean Saeko doesn't enjoy it. (also here on ao3)
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Even down the street from the Survive bar Saeko could hear the familiar sound of Ichiban belting out another karaoke song and the cheers from Adachi and Zhao. She smiled to herself, quickening her steps out of a desire to get there sooner and see her friends.
Mercifully things had quieted down since the funeral, unfortunately that meant a quieter Ichiban too whoâd been contemplative since then. It seemed at least tonight he was the same old Ichi from before.
Unbidden she began humming the song, getting louder as she walked to the bar.
âNot bad,â A voice said from the corner of Survive, making Saeko jump. âYou going to sing tonight?â
Saeko looked over the corner to see Seonhee holding a cigarette and smirking at her.
âDo you just make a habit of hiding in dark places?â Saeko asked, smoothing down her jacket and refusing to acknowledge that Seonhee had gotten the jump on her in any way.
âIt is a force of habit.â Seonhee admitted, she took another drag of the cigarette which made her lilac hair glow even brighter with the brief light. âLeading an underground mafia does that to you.â
âAs opposed to now leading an aboveground criminal organization?â Saeko asked drily, she dug into her purse for her own cigarette and frowned when she couldnât find her lighter.
âHere.â Seonhee leaned over, flicking her own lighter on and offering it to Saeko.
She quickly lit her cigarette and leaned back, resting against the wall of the alley across from Seonhee.
âAnd I wouldnât call it aboveground that much. Though the Yokohama Liumang are a little louder for my taste.â
Now that she was facing her Saeko couldnât help but notice Seonhee looked just a little disheveled. She was willing to bet the guys hadnât picked up on, except for Joongi of course. He probably noticed the second Seonhee stepped through the door.
âNeeded a night off then?â Saeko tilted her head towards the bar. âI didnât think karaoke was your style.â Idly she wondered what Seonhee sounded like while singing, what song sheâd pick and which parts sheâd really get in to.
The idea wasâŠalmost cute. Saeko bit the bottom of her lip so she didnât smile, she had feeling Seonhee would catch that and get the wrong idea.
âJoongi invited me,â Seonhee admitted and dropped her cigarette to stamp it out with her high heels. She dragged a hand through her hair, pushing it back and showing off the paleness of her neck in the process.
Saeko darted her eyes away when Seonhee looked at her again.
âIt sounded like fun.â Seonhee added, the hint of a smile on her face. âYour boys do things make lively.â
Saeko sighed. âThey do. Donât get me wrong theyâre great and I love them but they can beâŠâ
A cheer came from the bar as Ichiban finished his song.
âWell.â Saeko said with a smile, âThat. Did you know I bunked with them briefly? Adachi is awful at cleaning up after himself.â
âI did know that. Surveillance remember?â Seonhee wasnât quite smirking at her but only just.
âI try not to remember that. Donât think Iâve forgiven you for that much.â
âBut youâve forgiven me a little?â Seonhee asked, she shifted on her feet making the hair sheâd just pushed back fall against her face again in waves.
âOnly a little.â Saeko emphasized. She took a drag of her forgotten cigarette and held up her other hand to push her thumb and forefinger together so they were almost touching. âAbout that much.â It was a lie of course. Sheâd stopped being mad at Seonhee ages ago.
It was hard to be mad at someone who would give up their pride to save their people. Even harder when they looked as good as Seonhee did.
Saeko had always prided herself in how well she put herself together but Seonhee just had a different type of composure to her. It was one that made you look and admire and felt untouchable. Saeko was half tempted to lean over and touch her now just to prove that wasnât true.
âGuess I still have to make it up to you then.â Seonhee said, her voice teasing. âAny ideas?â She leaned back against the wall of Survive, her head tilted up and gaze meeting Saekoâs easily.
âHm,â Saeko hummed and tapped at her cigarette, letting the ash fall. Really it was a waste she wasnât even smoking it but it had given her an excuse to stay out here with Seonhee. âLet me thinkâŠâ Not that she needed to but she was playing for time. She looked over at Survive and then back at Seonhee playfully. âA song might be a good start.â
To her surprise Seonhee huffed in that quiet laughter she did, usually whenever Ichiban was being silly. Saeko wondered what it would take to get her to freely laugh, if Seonhee ever even felt that comfortable around someone.
âLooks like Iâm not getting out of this then.â Seonhee said and crossed her arms, it drew attention to her low cut shirt and just how form fitting it actually was. âBut if a song is all it takesâŠâ
âOh I didnât say that was all.â Saeko grinned with a little more teeth than necessary. âJust that it was a start.â
âMy mistake then. Are the rest of my apologies going to be so public or will you accept something a little more private?â
It was tempting to say that they would be, to push Seonhee the way she pushed Saeko when they first met. But there was only so far a persons pride could go and Saeko was intimately familiar with it.
She was also familiar with the way Seonhee was angling herself and the tone sheâd taken. Saeko herself had taught some of her girls that trick.
Rather than look away Saeko gave her a slow once over. When she finally locked eyes with Seonhee again sheâd raised an eyebrow at Saeko, a quiet invitation.
âWell.â Saeko took one last drag of her cigarette and dropped it like Seonhee had to snuff out. âShow me what youâve got then.â
Without another glance she turned to walk into Survive and didnât need to look back to know Seonhee was watching.
She opened the door and called out to everyone in a greeting and slid up to Adachi who had the karaoke book.
âLet me see that.â She demanded. âI need a show.â She said and smirked over at the door as Seonhee entered.
Adachi looked between them and held up his hands, stepping back and away from the book.
âHave fun.â He shot as a parting, whistling as he walked away to no doubt gossip with the others.
âOh I will.â Saeko muttered to herself. She pushed the book towards Seonhee and rested her elbow on the bar, dropping her chin in her hand. âMaybe I wonât even be alone.â She added loud enough for Seonhee to hear.
She didnât get a verbal response but judging by the way Seonheeâs lips twitched she knew sheâd gotten her answer.
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âSo we gonna talk about this.â Nanba asked the next day when Saeko came into the bar and redid her makeup.
Seonhee was a biter, who would have guessed.
âTalk about what?â Saeko asked as innocently as she could.
Nanba narrowed his eyes. âCan you not sleep with the woman who nearly had my brother killed and tried to kill us?â
âGrow up Nanba. Besides.â Saeko shrugged. âIâve forgiven her.â
At least after last night she had.
âDo not.â Saeko said with a point of a finger. âTell her that.â She turned in her seat. âEspecially you.â She told Joongi who had just come in.
âI donât need to. She knows.â Joongi shrugged and Saeko huffed at him.
âOf course she does.â Saeko sighed.
Ichiban flopped in the seat next to Nanba and across from her and grinned.
âYou good Sa-chan?â He asked, stretching out his foot and nudging her.
From the corner of her eye Saeko saw Seonhee enter; looking perfectly put up as always. Only now she knew what Seonhee looked like when she wasnât.
Seonhee nodded at the others and took the seat next to Saeko, somehow smoothly sliding her arm across the back of Saekoâs seat. Her gloved fingers brushed the edges of Saekoâs hair, making Saeko wish sheâd forgone the gloves. But the night was young.
âYeah.â She finally said, meeting Ichibanâs smile with her own and leaning back to feel the warmth of Seonhee even through her clothes. âI am.â
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