— Tastes like Iced Americano

Day off, a one whole day off for the girls before they start their schedules and promotion in Japan. All of them are awake now, some members scuttered lazily at the living room, Xiaoting being an introvert remained sitted silently and observing her co-members, she notice Mashiro and Yujin at the kitchen preparing their breakfast, and yes, they invaded the shared room of Xiaojin early seven in the morning.

Well, one of the perks being a leader and co-leader.

"Yah Kim Dayeon, kindly remove your head on my lap will you?" Chaehyun said as she start swiping off Dayeon's head on her lap. But Dayeon remained stunned, weighing her head even more.

"Argh please it's starting to get numb"

Dayeon opened her eyes and starts to sit up. "Numb you said?" She suddenly massage Chae's thigh, she slightly squeals.

"Yah it tickles, stop!"

"Seriously unnies?So early in the morning." Yeseo said, covering her ears. She yelp when someone kiss the side of her head, it's Youngeun, who seemingly just arrived.

"Good morning everyone, especially to this kinda irritated maknae"

Yeseo rub her hair where Youngeun kissed.

"Aish, did you even brush your teeth?"

Youngeun's smile immediately faded. "So mean early in the morning."

"I literaly just took a bath and washed my hair"

"Fine fine yeah, ofcourse I brushed my teeth already, what do you think of me?" Sounding offended, so Yeseo hug her.

"Just kidding, good morning too"

Uhh what's happening?They seems to be clingy early in this morning.

Xiaoting asked to herself as she can't help not to smile but her smile faded as she remember last night when their vlive ended and she checked up on her phone with Yurina's missed calls and messages, she tried to call her back that midnight, but Yurina didn't answer her calls too, even this morning, no answered calls nor even messages.

Is she mad at me?

She lowkey doubt that, it's so rare seeing Yurina mad especially when it comes to her, Yurina won't even dare to shout at her, she's indeed a sweet and calm person. She felt a warm thing on her left cheek, a glass of warm milk, with Yujin holding it, smiling.

"Here, drink this." Xiaoting was about to complain why is she the only one who Yujin gave a warm milk, but then as she travel her eyes at her co-members they also have the same drink.

"Thank you, unnie"

Xiaoting received a hum again. Yujin starts fixing Xiaoting's hair and tucked some of it behind her left ear, and that made Xiaoting slightly spilled some warm milk, gladly it spills directly at the ground. Both of them stood up.

"Sorry unnie, I didn't mean to- argh" She placed the glass of warm milk at the nearby table. "I'll clean it." She was about to go but Yujin held her arm.

"Hey it's fine, it's just a milk." Yujin chuckled. "You're so clumsy, calm down."

She remove her arm on Yujin's hand and went to the kitchen to get some tissue, she got a glimpse of cooking Mashiro giving her a teasing look.

"What?"

"I saw that"

"Saw what?"

She glance at Yujin then back to Xiaoting. She copied the gesture of Yujin earlier and tucks some hair on Xiaoting's ear, that earns a slight slap on Mashiro's shoulder.

"Gosh Shiro shut it" Mashiro just laugh it off and get back on her cooking. Yujin saw it, it makes her frown remembering the moment where they answer the question who will they date if they will become a man, and it's Mashiro who Xiaoting chose. That envious her to the core, asking why can't she include Yujin's name atleast at the paper. Yujin just shrug it off as she approach Xiaoshiro, passing by Xiaoting who's holding some tissue, she gently get a hold on Xiaoting's back waist as Xiaoting walk pass by her, that didn't left unnoticed by Mashiro.

I can clearly see what's currently happening between you two

She earned a weird look at Shiro.

"What's with that look?"

Shiro chuckled. "Done cooking, do you want to feed Xiaoting?" She receives a slight pinch from the leader, earning a glare from her.

"Seriously?Stop with the tease, I just care about her like the way I care about you and the other girls, that's all. As my sister, nothing more, okay?" With that, Yujin starts preparing their breakfast and made her way to the dining area.

Right, the tone of your voice says otherwise

Shiro just sighs and shook her head.

And I didn't even say something for you to explain, you're being obvious right now, Yujin unnie

They didn't know that someone overhear their conversation. "I knew it, she's just being caring." Xiaoting said to herself as her mood suddenly turns down. She stood up but Yeseo held her arm.

"Where you going unnie?"

" I suddenly feel sleepy"

"But unnie, we're about to eat breakfa—"

"Yeseo please, I need to rest more" Xiaoting coldy and sternly said that gains the other members attention, the atmosphere turns different as Xiaoting was now giving the room of her cold aura, all of their attention is at her, no one dares to speak.

"What?" She force herself to chuckle. "I'm fine girls, I'll just eat later." She smile faintly.

"O-okay, sorry unnie." Yeseo speaks tiny as she looks down.

"Rest well, Xiaoting" Said Yujin but Xiaoting didn't even spare a glance at her.

Since when will you still lying Xiaoting?You said you slept well earlier

As Xiaoting enters the room, she close her eyes as she recalls what she just did "I screwed up, what am I even acting?" She asks herself as she throw herself at the bed, her phone rangs as she lazily picks it up not looking at the caller ID.

(ON CALL)

YRN: Xiaoting

Her mood change as she knows who's the owner of the voice, she jolted at the bed.

XT: 愛/Ai! (Ai means love in Japanese)

YRN: Hey *chuckles* good morning, uhm are you still busy?

XT: *Shooks head* No! It's our day off today actually

Yurina can't help not to chuckle.

YRN: Your voice seems excited eh?

Silence.

YRN: 宝贝/bǎobèi? ( baobei means baby in Chinese)

XT: Hmm?

YRN: What's wrong?Your voice seems kinda off

XT: It's not?

YRN: Mind meeting me here at the parking lot?

XT: Huh?

YRN: I'm here at the parking lot where you girls are staying, so c'mon I'll stroll you here around.

XT: Are you for real??Argh why you didn't told me earlier I—

YRN: Sorry, I was just excited to see you *chuckles* . Also calm down, take your time I can wait, or do you want me to come over there?

XT: No are you nuts?They might recognize you outside, just wait I'll just shower fast, okay?See you ai!

(ENDS CALL)

Minutes passed she went out from the bedroom, other members noticed her outfit, she's wearing a black long sweater paired up with black cap, light brown highwaist jeans.

"You're going outside?" Hiyyih asked, Ting just nod. "Where?Can we tag along?"

"Uhm, I'm meeting Yurina." She said as she smiles.

"Ahh HAHAH just kidding, I won't tag along I'd rather stay here." Hiyyih chuckled awkwardly.

She meets Yujin's stare, Yujin just smiled and nod her head. "Take care and enjoy Ting, tell Yurina that we say 'Hi' "

Xiaoting nods. "I'll let you girls to meet her tomorrow, I'll go now." She was about to go but Yujin grab the doorknob first.

"Unnie?"

"Right, I'm about to buy something at the convenience store, I'll also fetch you outside." Ting just nod as they went at the parking lot.

-

"Unnie I'll head here now, be careful on your way."

Yujin stops her by hugging her at the back, a sudden back hug. If Ting only knews how Yujin craves a skinship of Xiaoting.

"Unnie?"

"Do you really need to go this early?" Ting just nods. As she hug her unnie back.

"Yurina's waiting for me unnie, I'll go now."

"Wait, you two will just commute?"

"Nope, she said she have car, she'll be driving." Xiaoting said still smiling.

"Alright, careful okay?Always wear your facemask and cap, update me when you're about to go home okay?"

"Yes unnie, I'll go now."

Yujin was the first one to leave, as she was about to walk Yurina was already infront of her so she held her chest.

"Gosh you scared me wait yah! Wear your facemask are you insane?People might recognize you." Xiaoting said as she put the facemask on Yurina.

"So what?HAHAH it's fine don't worry." Xiaoting drag her at the parking lot. "Hey hey, my car's not parked there."

As they got inside Yurina's car, Xiaoting urgently hugs her tight.

"Too tight baobei, I can't breathe." Yurina jokingly said but got worried as she feels Ting slightly shaking at her embrace.

"Hey are you cold?" She heard her sniffing. "Hey shh why are you crying?"

"I missed you, why aren't you answering my calls?" Xiaoting glares at her, Yurina frowns.

"Sorry I was in deep sleep, hey you weren't even picking up my calls either, so it's a tie."

"Don't joke like that Yurina, I was worried I thought you were mad at me." Xiaoting said as she avoid Yurina's stares.

"I'm not Ting, look at me." She held Ting's chin as she smiled. "Since when did I get mad at you?"

Xiaoting shook her head. "But still—"

(Notice: The next scene might contain kinda mature content, if you're not into it, kindly skip. P.S Don't take this seriously)

She was about to rumble but a pair of lips was suddenly placed on her, she was shocked at first because it's only their second time kissing after the Girls Planet 999 ended, she remained stunned not knowing what to do but she quickly responded with the kiss as Yurina held her by the waist deepening the kiss. Xiaoting kinda felt weird the way how Yurina kissing her right now, the kiss seems hungry.

Xiaoting felt a goosebumps at her back as she felt Yurina's tongue inside her mouth, she let her as their tongue fight and shared their heated kiss, Yurina's hovering on Ting as she get a slight grip on Ting's left arm that's been gripping hard on her shoulder. Her kisses went down on Xiaoting's jaw then on her neck, she knows what's going to happen next so she stopped Yurina by slightly pushing her.

"W-wait Yurina, s-stop"

Yurina isn't stopping as she attempts to kiss her again.

"Stop please, you, you might leave a mark on my neck." Xiaoting said as she bit her swallowed lips.

"Shit, sorry, I'm sorry I, I didn't—"

"Shh it's fine, so I stopped you, hmm?" She held Yurina's worried face. Yurina pull herself together as they fix themselves back on proper sitting, Xiaoting can't help not to laugh as Yurina looks at her confusedly.

"What's funny?"

"Great Kawaguchi, you just took me as your breakfast." Just then Yurina's face heats up as she chuckled covering her face.

"Xiaoting stop."

"Thanks for the coffee by the way."

"Huh?"

"Your lips tastes like Iced Americano." She said slightly smirking as she starts buckling her seatbelt. Then Yurina remembered that she drunk some Iced Americano coffee while driving earlier

Argh fvck

Yurina didn't utter any word as she starts driving, Xiaoting still supressing her laugh.

"Stop it already Xiaoting, such a tease early in this morning."

"What?HAHAH it's your fault you almost devoured me—"

"Okay fine, I missed you damn much okay?I missed kissing you."

Xiaoting was too stunned to speak that's why she turned her face at the window. Yurina then chuckled again as she grab Xiaoting's hand using her free hand, she held her hand while driving.

I saw it back then Xiaoting, I don't like the way Yujin acting towards you

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