"Is everything alright", Jae-seong asked as she stopped Ten from taking another step. "Yeah. Of course. Absolutely", Ten answered hurriedly. "Are you sure", Jae-seong asked growing more worried seeing as if he was visibly in panic. "Hey, calm down. I'm here", Jae-seong said as she heard no response from him. Jae-seong then held Ten's hands tightly and gave him a reassuring nod. "Alright. I'm alright", Ten finally said hugging Jae-seong. "What are we doing here anyway", Jae-seong asked. "Here to see an old friend of mine", Ten answered separating from her and dragging her along with their hands intertwined with each other's. "Old friend", Jae-seong asked again ultimately confused. Just as Ten was about to answer, passengers suddenly started going out the gates and he wasted no time as he started searching for this old friend. "I'm starting to get lightheaded", Jae-seong said tugging on his shirt. "Just a little longer Jae", Ten responded now frantically searching along the crowd.
Just as Jae-seong was about to pass out, they heard someone call Ten. "Johnny", Ten called out in return as he ran towards the two. "Yooo I missed you bro", Johnny exclaimed as he approached Ten for a hug. "You've grown so much taller than before", Ten commented making the two of them laugh. "Oh by the way, this is Jae-seong, now known as Jessica", Ten said introducing Jae-seong. "Hello, nice to finally meet you", Johnny greeted shaking Jae-seong's hand. "Ten has told me so much about you, a little too much if I must say", Johnny continued making Ten nudge him from behind. "I guess I could say the same thing, he even took me to your parents' candy shop", Jae-seong responded as the two of them laughed making Ten shy all of a sudden. "Alright enough about that, let's go grab dinner, you sure must be starving", Ten said dragging Johnny away from her and taking the luggage with him.
Jae-seong followed from behind but not long after, Ten suddenly felt a tug on his shirt again. He didn't bother looking back while his hand found it's way to hers holding it tightly. She just stared at their hands together and tried to ignore the crowd that's been suffocating her. Just as they reached outside, Ten then let Jae-seong sit on Johnny's luggage as he tried to call Taeyong. As Taeyong arrived, Jae-seong noticed Lucas was now occupying the seat in front. Before she could say a word, Ten held her hand and brought her up back and let her sit next to him. Johnny sitting on the opposite side of her noticed how their hands didn't separate, now giving Ten the look. "Shut up", Ten whispered nudging Johnny with his elbow making him chuckle. "Dinner's on me tonight", Taeyong said before stepping on the gas. "Not again", Lucas reacted making the two laugh. "Why? What's so wrong about dinner being on him", Johnny asked.
"Knowing him? He'll show off again", Ten answered making Johnny more confused than before. "You'll get it once you see it", Jae-seong giggled. "Enough about me! How was Illinois Johnny", Taeyong asked diverting the attention to Johnny. "It was great actually. Pizzas are a must try", Johnny answered chuckling. "Ever been to Garfield Park", Jae-seong asked with a smile. "Oh yes! I would never forget that place! That's the only park where I saw a toddler's underwear on a stick standing upright on the dirt and people aren't really allowed to touch it for some reason", Johnny exclaimed as he was both devastated and in laughs. "Kwakki's still there huh", Jae-seong muttered but audible to the rest. "Kwakki? Who's Kwakki", Johnny asked. "Back when we used to live in Illinois, we had a cat named Kwakki. When Kwakki died of his illness, me and Jae wanted to bury him at Garfield Park, I mean see the logic there? Oh and the toddler's underwear was his", Jae-seong explained making both Johnny and Ten shocked.
"You used to live in Illinois", Johnny asked. "And you used to have a cat", Ten asked as well. "And I can't believe a toddler's underwear would fit a cat", Lucas butted in making Taeyong and Jae-seong laugh. "He is that fat", Jae-seong responded. "Why didn't you tell me you used to have a cat", Ten asked again. "You never even asked", Jae-seong answered shrugging. "Enough about you, how did you even get to bury Kwakki there? Everyone treats his burial now like an attraction of the park", Johnny asked laughing. "Simple, bury him at night and add signs that says to not touch the underwear", Jae-seong answered laughing as well. "And people just didn't touch it", Lucas asked. "You'll be surprised at how people there just don't give a damn", Johnny responded. "Right! Skinny dipping is even a thing there", Jae-seong added as she looked at Johnny looking as if the conversation is only for the both of them. "Skinny dipping is when you go swimming naked, right", Ten now asked disrupting their little bubble. Jae-seong and Johnny just nodded in response.
"No way, people do that", Lucas asked completely baffled by the idea. "I mean you already experienced that in Japan, right", Taeyong asked looking at Lucas. "That was a friking bath house and it separates men from women", Lucas said making Taeyong just shrug. "How about going around town with nothing but underwear and body paint on", Johnny said continuing what seems to be his and Jae-seong's conversation earlier. "And no one would even notice until they get a real close look, some doesn't even notice at all", Jae-seong responded making the two of them laugh. "Well they seem to get along pretty well", Lucas said looking at Ten. He just smiled and chuckled lightly before looking at both his and Jae-seong's hands holding each other's. Lucas then tapped Ten by his knee getting his attention back. As Ten looked back up, Lucas just looked at their hands then brought his gaze back to Ten raising an eyebrow with a mischievous smile. Ten raised an eyebrow as well but with a clueless expression.