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October 30th, 2019

The night I got home, Lux immediately began to text me. And as I expected, she was an energetic texter, to say the least.

Hi. I'm home. This is Lux, by the way. I'm glad to finally have your number now. :D

I chuckled. Somehow, she was still as adorable through texts as she was in person. Thanks. Same here. I'll let you know when I'm free for Disneyland.

Okay! :) Thanks.

And not thirty minutes passed before she bombarded me with texts.

Still can't believe we've known each other for four years and I never got your number.

I feel like I should apologize…

No! Don't. I'm sure you had your reasons. And I'm just happy to have it now more than anything else.

Oh. Okay. It felt strange. Lux was an entirely different person from Seraphine. Sure, they had some similarities. They were both extremely bright and cheerful, but that was where the similarities stopped. I have to cook dinner, but if you wanted to talk later just send me a text.

I have to shower and study. But I'll be sure to do that.

Okay. See you in a bit? Idk how this works.

See you in a bit!

Our conversations continued like that for a time. They were safe, casual, and not unlike the conversations we shared at work. But of course, when Eunkyung caught how often my phone vibrated and rang from the texts, she couldn't resist teasing me.

"Seraphine doesn't text you that often."

"It's Lux, actually."

"Lux?" It took Eunkyung a moment to connect the dots, but when she did, she exclaimed. "Ah! I remember you mentioning her. She's the Crownguards' girl, right?"

I nodded. I'd honestly forgotten that Lux's parents were fairly high-profile politicians— she hardly talked about them, even in our texts. "She's a coworker too. And a friend."

"She seems rather excited to be texting you."

"She's just an excitable person in general."

Eunkyung raised a brow, and then pointed her chopsticks at me. "I loathe to be a woman who likes you. You're awfully blind."

I rolled my eyes. "Believe me, if I knew that Lux had a crush on me, I'm fairly sure I'd be able to point it out."

"And?"

"And what?"

Eunkyung's head banged against the table. Then, she looked up at me with half-lidded eyes. "You're such a piece of work."

"Thanks."

She readjusted herself. "How's Sera doing? I assume you two are at least on talking terms now."

"Yeah. We're… taking things slow right now, I guess. By now, she's learned how to maneuver around my boundaries and she's doing her best to not step over them."

"Good. That's really good," Eunkyung said, clearly relieved. "I was worried for a bit there. That you would lose one of the first friends you've ever had."

"Do you think it would have been deserved?"

"What, ending your friendship with her?"

I nodded.

"I'm not sure. I might have, I might not have," Eunkyung said, her tone purely honest. "But one thing's for sure: it would have taken me a lot more convincing to stay friends with her."

"But it sounded like you wanted me to stay friends with her."

"Because it seemed like you wanted to," Eunkyung explained simply.

"But—"

"I already told you, Jae. I can give you the best advice in the world, if I could, I would read your mind and tell you what you would want to hear. But at the end of the day, you get to choose what you do with your life. Not me."

"I know, and I chose to stay friends with her."

Eunkyung crossed her arms and nodded in satisfaction. "So, any reason why you only gave Lux your number now despite knowing her for four years?"

"She wanted me to go to Disneyland with her."

"Oh. Really? As a date?"

I shrugged. "Maybe? It's not like she would ever tell me that it was one."

"She's that kind of girl?" asked Eunkyung, picking up her chopsticks and preparing another mouthful of food.

"She's that kind of girl," I confirmed.

"When are you two going?"

"Most likely this weekend."

"Can you afford it?"

"Her aunt paid for the tickets. And I have enough saved that I can at least pay for some food," I explained. I'd considered getting souvenirs, but money was tight enough already. Maybe some time in the future I could get Eunkyung a gift from Disneyland.

"What about work?"

"The Grand Vastaya is closed on the first Sunday of every month."

"Okay." Eunkyung gave me a thumbs-up. "You're good to go." She chuckled. "Not like you need my permission."

"I know. But letting you know is common courtesy."

She clicked her chopsticks together. "I know. Aren't you glad you have me as an older sister?"

"Yeah, yeah." I waved her off. "Just eat. The food's gonna get cold."

[;]

October 31, 2019

After washing the dishes and putting the leftovers away, I laid in bed and stared at my phone. I flipped it open and began to text Lux.

Lux, I'll be free on Sunday if you wanted to go to Disneyland then. Just let me know.

Before I could even set my phone down, I received a response.

That sounds great! Where should I meet you?

Can you drive?

I can drive. Did you want to take a car?

I steeled myself. If I could stand it with Seraphine, I could stand it with Lux. Yeah. That's fine with me.

Okay. Should I pick you up?

I can just bike to your house. Can you send me the address?

Yeah! 1739 Queen's Crown Avenue

Just from its name, I recognized the address. It was in Beverly Hills, and even in Beverly, it was Queen's Crown Avenue was considered an expensive place to live. Ah. Sometimes I forget that your family is wealthy.

If it's easier on you, I'm offering to pick you up, Jae.

No, it's fine. I can head to your house and we can go from there. I assume we'd want to be at the park fairly early.

If you could get here by 7:30 A.M., that'd be perfect!

Sounds good. Thank you for inviting me, by the way.

Don't mention it! I wanted you to come.

Then I'll see you on Sunday.

See you then!

I closed my phone with a satisfied smile. To be honest, I was more than a little excited at the prospect of going to Disneyland— it'd been years since I last went, and I could hardly remember any of it. And more than that, it would give me a chance to actually spend time enjoying myself. The stress of the project, work, and the sheer emotional weight of the last few weeks left my shoulders heavy and my entire body tense.

The thought to text Seraphine had crossed my mind, but I ultimately decided against it, and I doubted Lux wanted her to come at all.

I stood up from my bed and rolled my shoulders. Grabbing a jacket from my closet, I stepped out into the living room. Eunkyung, dressed in an oversized white t-shirt and her hair up in a ponytail, stared at her laptop screen through her glasses. From the reflection, I could see that she was reading something.

"Where are you going?" She asked, her gaze not moving from the laptop.

"Just for a bike. Maybe to the pier? I'm not sure."

"Okay," Eunkyung said. "Just be back before midnight."

"Studying again?"

She nodded. Then, she waved a hand dismissively at me. "Get going. You're distracting me."

I rolled my eyes. "Okay, okay."

As I put my shoes on, an idea popped into my mind. I pulled out my phone.

Are you free?

I can be. Why?

I'm in the mood to get out of my apartment, and I don't want to be alone either.

Okay! I'll meet you at CAP in ten minutes?

Yeah! See you then.

[;]

"Hey," I said to Lux as I approached her. She wore a white-dress shirt with lace trim collars tucked into a pair of black, high-waisted pants. With a small, chestnut backpack hanging off of one shoulder, she gave me a slight smile and wave. Given that I only ever saw her in our work clothes, seeing her in an outfit like this was slightly jarring. "Someone's well-dressed."

Lux's cheeks turned pink. "I…"

"I'm not complaining. You look great," I said with a smile.

Pink turned to bright red. "Thank you, Jae."

"No problem."

"So," Lux said, bringing her hands behind her back and puffing out one cheek. "What did you want to do?"

"I'm not too sure."

"I was half-expecting you to be wearing a costume."

I tilted my head. "Why?"

"It's Halloween, Jae."

"Oh." I placed my hands into my pockets and shrugged.

She giggled, but not in the same way that Seraphine giggled. Seraphine's was almost musical, like she sang instead of laughed, while Lux's laugh was bright and warm. And adorable. But that's besides the point. Lux rested her hands on her hips, her head tilting slightly. "You invited me out with no plan in mind? That's a little rude, Jae."

"Sorry, I didn't realize that I needed to have a plan to invite a friend out."

"It's common courtesy," Lux explained. "But I just so happen to have something I wanted to try tonight."

"And that is?"

She flipped her backpack to her front, unzipped the largest pocket, and fished out a white polaroid camera. She held it up. "I got this a week ago, and I wanted to try taking photos with it, as practice before we go to Disneyland."

"Oh. Sorry, I didn't really dress to be a model."

Lux rolled her eyes. "It's not like I'm posting these anywhere. This is just for me." Her eyes widened in a panic. "I mean, not like it's for me, or anything like that— I just meant that this is just for practice. My own practice. Like—"

"Lux," I interrupted. "I get it." I laughed. "Okay, let's go find places to take photos."

She grinned. "Great!" Then, she began to skip away.

Shaking my head, I followed behind Lux, a smile finding its way onto my lips.

[;]

Lux cradled the film in both of her hands as she examined it."Why are you so good at posing?" She held it up to me.

The photo was one of me leaning against a brick wall. My head was tilted slightly to the side as I looked casually at the camera. It was a good photo, like something you would see out of an indie album package. Or a photocard. Thank you for teaching me how to pose, Jhin. "We had to do photoshoots for the project, and Jhin taught us how to pose."

"Also helps that you're very good looking," Lux murmured.

I'll just pretend I didn't hear that. "Maybe it's also the photographer's abilities."

"Sure." She rolled her eyes and placed a hand on her hip. "Regardless, I appreciate the compliment." Lux pocketed my photo before handing me the polaroid. "Do you mind taking a photo of me?"

"I'm not sure if it'll turn out that great, Lux."

"It's easy," she said as she took up a casual pose on a nearby bench. Illuminated by the orange glow of the lamp, the top of her bright blonde hair had an almost ethereal shine to it. "Just point at me and click the button."

"Alright. Ready?"

She responded with a bright smile. I held up the polaroid and counted down for Lux before I clicked the button. There was a bright flash of white, then the film rolled out from the top of the camera a few moments later. I sat beside Lux and handed her the film and the camera.

"Thanks." She pulled out the film and placed it into the front pocket of her backpack along with the rest of the polaroids. Lux pressed her palms against the bench on either side of her. She shot me a sideways glance. "So, are you excited for Disney tomorrow?"

"Yeah." I raised my hands above my head and stretched. "It'll be nice to finally have a break before diving into finals."

"Tell me about it." She leaned her back against the bench. "I swear, it's like my professors knew I was going to Disney this weekend and decided to dump a bunch of assignments on me."

I chuckled. "You think?"

"Three projects, two papers, and five labs, Jae." She sighed. "It's not like they're hard, they're just bothersome."

"I hate busy work."

"That's pretty much what my major is. Until I get out of school, I'm stuck doing busy work." She propped her arm on the armrests and rested her head in her palm, looking at me. "What about you?"

"I guess I'm pretty lucky. Most of the work for my major is all reliant on theory— so everything we're assigned doesn't really count as busy work. Plus it's fun."

"What I would give to have fun in school again."

I smirked. "It's your major. And it's too late to change it now."

"I know, I know." Lux blew a raspberry and crossed her legs on the bench.

For a moment, we sat in silence, simply enjoying one another's company. As I looked up at the sky, I let out a small sigh.

"Something wrong?" Lux asked.

My gaze drifted from the sky over to her. I smiled lazily. "Maybe I'll tell you about it tomorrow."

"It doesn't sound like its good news."

"Does it need to be?"

"Well, if it isn't good news, hopefully the happiest place in the world will change that," she joked.

I laughed. "It's not good or bad news," I revealed. "I just figured that you would want to know it."

Suddenly, she stood up and stretched. Then, she turned to face me, her golden hair cascading around her face. Lux grinned— her smile as dazzling as it was last night. "Then I look forward to you telling me about it."

And I was captured by how beautiful she was once again.

[;]

November 3rd, 2019

It was around 6:30 A.M. when I left my apartment for Queen's Crown Avenue. A soft, colorless fog accompanied my trip to Lux's house. And as I rounded the corner to her street, the change in scenery was like whiplash to my senses.

Beautifully clipped hedges lined either side of the four-lane street, and tall oak trees, with their brilliant vermillion leaves stood in the center island between each side of the street. Towering above the hedges, and interspersed alongside the street were the houses: modern mansions, wondrous estates, and, the largest among them, a tremendous, expansive villa.

It looked like something you would see straight out of a movie about rich people.

With a beautiful mixture of modern and Victorian architecture, the marble villa, even from this distance, had a grandiose air to it. And as I biked up its winding driveway to the gate, that air only seemed to grow stronger.

Stopping before the ivory gate, I was approached by one of the guards— a tall man laden in white and gold clothes.

"State your business."

"I'm Son Jaemin," I said as clearly as I could while also adjusting my clothes. I needed to look my best. "I'm a friend of Luxanna Crownguard. She asked me to meet her at her house today."

The guard reached into a pocket and pulled out his phone. After tapping on the screen a few times, he nodded. "Very well."

The gate pulled open.

"Please follow behind me. You may take your belongings, but leave your bike here."

"But—"

"I assure you, Mr. Jaemin," the guard said. "It will be here when you return."

"Okay," I surrendered. I moved my bike to the side and dropped its stand, then I followed behind the guard, slipping my thumbs beneath the straps of my backpack.

As we walked through the lavish front yard gardens, I did my best to shake off my nerves. It wasn't every day you met some of the richest people in Los Angeles, maybe in California.

The Crownguard family might have a history as high-profile politicians, but they were also entrepreneurs and businesspeople. They owned Crownguard Elements, a human resources and contracting company; as well as Crownguard Airlines, a flight company, and one of the largest in the world.

To say Lux came from money was like saying I came from talented parents.

It was a weak comparison to say the least.

The guard stopped at the villa's thin and tall front doors, and he knocked thrice.

After a few moments, the door opened.

It was Lux.

She was dressed in a cream-colored, floral satin dress with an almond jacket thrown over it. Her silky blonde hair came down in smooth waves. Barely visible, light purple eyeshadow rested above her eyes, accompanied by thin wings of eyeliner and light mascara. A miniscule amount of blush tinged her cheeks with pink and red.

"Jae," she murmured. "You're staring."

"Oh." I flushed, feeling heat on my cheeks. "I'm sorry." Then, I tilted my head. "Are you gonna be warm enough with just that?"

"I have an extra jacket in my backpack," she said, pointing to it. "And I'm wearing nude tights." Lux demonstrated by pinching a part of her thigh and tugging on the skin-colored mesh slightly.

After quickly glancing down where she was gesturing, I gave her a thumbs-up. "Okay. Good."

"An— anyways." She coughed, probably remembering that there was someone else here. "Thank you, James," she said to the guard. "You're free to go."

"Of course, milady." James, the guard, bowed his head to Lux and then to me.

Lux smiled as he left. Then, she turned to me. "Come in!"

I stepped inside of the house as Lux closed the door behind me.

"Okay," I commented. "This is unbelievable."

The first thing I noticed was how tall the ceiling was. It towered over me, and was one of the tallest ceilings I had ever seen. The foyer continued for a ways, leading up to a staircase that split off before reconnecting to a second floor hallway. Several landscape paintings lined the right wall, each one depicting a different season in impossibly magical locations, and floor-to-ceiling windows lined the opposite wall.

The windows looked out onto a lavish garden, where a waterfall spilled out onto a natural-looking pool of clear, cerulean blue water.

"Jae," Lux called, interrupting my staring. "You should probably greet my parents before we go."

The nerves I had been trying to keep at bay surged to the forefront. "Oh."

Lux walked up to me. She patted my shoulder. "You can do it." She smiled softly. "Plus, you have me here. They might seem intimidating, but they're actually pretty nice. Okay?"

I let out a breath. "Okay."

Her smile grew into a grin.

As Lux led me on a small tour throughout the house, I occasionally checked my phone to make sure we weren't spending too much time.

"Lux," I said as she was explaining the history of one of the paintings in the hallway. "We should probably get going soon. It's almost 7:30."

"Oh!" She exclaimed. "I'm sorry, I get carried away a lot."

"I know."

She pouted. "Anyways, my parents should be in the dining room for breakfast. Are you hungry?"

In response, my stomach growled. "Yes, I suppose I am."

Lux giggled. "That's okay. I was a little hungry too. Let's go eat!"

As it turned out, Lux's assessment of her parents was correct. Pieter and Augatha were both incredibly intimidating, with charismatic auras and piercing gazes. But after a nerve-wracking introduction and the short, tense silence that followed, the conversation drifted towards simpler topics such as school, work, and the like.

It also helped that the food was delicious.

"So," Pieter began, clearing his throat after chewing down a mouthful of ham. His voice had a tenderness to it that I didn't expect considering his largeness. That wasn't to say the man was fat because I was fairly certain he had less than an ounce of the stuff in his body. He stood a solid head above me, and his broad form commanded a room, even one as large as the dining room. "Lux tells me you are a musician. If you don't mind me asking, what do you play?"

I glanced at Lux. She shrugged and tilted her head sheepishly. "I play a lot of instruments, but I enjoy the piano more than anything else."

"The piano?" Augatha repeated. Her piercing grey eyes sparked with thought as she stared at me. It was like she was trying to pry information from me merely with her eyes. "Ah! I remember now. You're the same Son Jaemin who won four consecutive Cyrus Recitals all those years ago, correct?"

I flushed. Not so much because Augatha figured that out, but more so because I hadn't really told Lux anything about that despite knowing her for so long. "Yes, I am."

"Astounding," Pieter said. "Luxanna, did you know about this?"

Luxanna Crownguard's eyes narrowed into slits as she turned to me. "No, Father, I did not."

"It never came up?" I tried.

She rolled her eyes.

"Then that also means you're the child of Amelia Rose and Son Jungwon," Augatha continued.

At my parents' names, I froze. It was like a cold hand crept up my spine and placed itself on my shoulders. I fought back a shiver. "Yes. I am. Though I would prefer not to talk about them now."

"Right. I apologize," Augatha immediately replied. "And I'm sorry for your loss."

I smiled, taking solace in the retreating cold. "Thank you."

"Moving on," Pieter said. "You two are planning to go to Disneyland today, correct? With the tickets Tianna gave you?"

"Yes, Father."

I glanced at my phone. "Speaking of which, I believe we should leave soon. It's almost 8:00."

Lux shot to her feet. "Wait. Really?!"

"Yeah," I said. "We started eating at around 7:30, so…"

Her head dropped. "Okay." She looked at Pieter and Augatha. "Mother, Father, I hate to cut this short, but Jaemin and I must really be going."

Pieter nodded. "You are free to go." He smiled. "It was nice meeting you, Jaemin."

"You as well."

"Especially considering Luxanna's persistent mentioning of you during dinner."

"Oh. I see…" I slowly turned to look at Lux, who was doing her best to not meet my gaze.

"An— anyways! We're going, Jae!" She spun on her heel and began to head towards the garage.

With a wave and a slight bow directed at her parents, I followed behind her.

[;]

"That's your car."

"It is."

"That's your car," I repeated.

"Yes, Jae. It is."

"This is your car?!"

I stood before a white-gold Audi A4. And even though I barely knew a thing about cars, this one simply looked expensive.

Lux unlocked the doors and stepped inside.

My hands wrapped around the door handle, the metal smooth and cool beneath my touch. But my mind raced at a hundred miles an hour. I stood there for sometime, trying to calm myself down.

Until Lux's hand touched mine.

Her soft touch eased me, and I looked up to meet her gaze.

Brilliant blue eyes and a soft smile warmed my heart.

"Are you okay?" She asked, her tone gentle.

"I…"

"It's okay if you're not, Jae."

"Just give me a few moments."

Lux nodded. "Okay." Then, she took her hand and interlocked her fingers with mine.

I did my best to focus on the rhythm of her thumb as it caressed my hand. It helped. More so than Seraphine did.

And as poisonous as that thought might have been, it was true.

Eventually, I managed to calm myself down.

"I should have known you were afraid of cars," Lux whispered. "You bike to work every day for years. And I only ever see you with your house keys. So much for being smart." She palmed her forehead. "I was so stupid."

"Wait, Lux—"

"If you want, we can maybe find a train that'll—"

I raised a hand. "Lux. Stop. It's fine. Really." I exhaled. "I'm good now."

She pursed her lips. "Okay. I trust you."

"Good." I grinned. I released Lux's hand and opened the car door, stepping inside. The cream interior was spotless, and as Lux re-entered the car and started it, soft blue LEDs illuminated the underside of the dashboard.

The rumble of the engine was unsettling, but it didn't give me the same whiplash that Seraphine's car did. Silently, I thanked Seraphine for the exposure therapy.

After typing in the address into the car's touch-screen display, Lux switched over to her music app. She turned to me. "What do you want to listen to?"

"I'm okay with whatever," I replied. "Surprise me."

"I pretty much only listen to pop, Jae. There's not much to surprise you with." She handed me her phone. "It's already hooked up to the car. Feel free to play whatever you want." She put a hand on the steering wheel and the gear shift, and then she slowly began to pull forward out of her car's bay.

Yeah. The Crownguard had individual bays for their cars. As Lux continued to drive forward, the headlights of the Audi flicked on automatically. Because the cars were stored underneath the grounds of the house, Lux gently drove up the ramp back to the ground level.

As the car accelerated, so did my heartbeat. I turned to Lux. "Want to listen to my EP?"

"You have an EP?"

"I do. It was for my class. Remember Seraphine— the girl I was with when I went to The Grand Vastaya? We were partners for it."

Her fingers visibly tightened around the wheel. "Oh. Her."

"Her?" I repeated.

"Nothing, nothing." She scrunched her nose and glared at something.

"Anyways," I continued. I hovered my finger above the 'play' button. "Ready?"

Lux's glare vanished and was replaced with a grin. "Yeah!"

[;]

From the moment we left Lux's house until we got to Disneyland, we danced, performed, and sang at the top of our lungs to the music. To my surprise, Lux could sing. It wasn't on the same level as Seraphine, but it was rude of me to expect that of her. She could hit notes, and she had a pleasant voice.

"Remind me to never go to karaoke with you, Jae," Lux commented as Gallant's Celine finished. "I guess you weren't kidding when you said you sang."

"It's not like you can't sing either," I replied honestly.

"Thanks." She smirked. "Same for you, I guess."

I chuckled. "Music is one of the few good things I'm good at."

"Good?" She scoffed. "You matched Gallant note-for-note. And it sounded a lot better than just 'good.'"

"I mean I—"

"Jae," Lux interrupted. "Just take the compliment."

"Alright, alright," I surrendered. "Thank you, Lux."

"Sorry for how awkward my parents made breakfast," she said. "I guess they were a little excited at me bringing a friend home."

"Why would they be?"

"I'm… I'm not that great at making friends," Lux revealed. "I'm sociable and all, but most people want to talk to me because I come from a wealthy family. And when I call them out on it, they just leave."

"Oh. That's unfortunate."

She shrugged. "I'm alright with it. I want nothing to do with people who are only interested in me because they think I have money."

"You do, don't you?"

Lux shook her head. "My family prides itself in their children not depending on their parents for stuff like that. We're raised to be purely independent— but that's not to say my parents are neglectful."

"They didn't seem like it."

She hummed in agreement. "They have good intentions, even if they're a little too protective of me."

"Too protective?"

"Yeah." She signalled to the right as we approached our exit— then, Lux switched lanes and began to drive onto the regular street. "It's weird. They never coddled me, but they never wanted me to leave their sight either."

"Seems like an odd dynamic to live with."

"At least my older brother makes it bearable."

"Garen?"

She nodded. "I'm not sure I'm supposed to tell you this, but he's in a relationship with Katarina Du Couteau."

"Daughter of the famous general right?"

"Yeah."

"I don't really see the issue there…"

"Our families have an unsteady relationship with each other, and their decision to date each other could literally shake the foundations of American politics if it gets discovered by the wrong people."

"Oh." I flushed. "That's a lot of pressure."

"Yeah." Lux shrugged. "But it made Garen realize just how controlling our family was over us. Now, he does his best to abide by their orders while following his own. And I follow his example."

"He's a good brother."

Lux grinned. "He is." She glanced at me. "What about you?"

I raised a brow. "I don't have a brother."

She rolled her eyes. "I know that. I meant your sister."

"Oh." I coughed into my hand. "She's doing well. Studying, going to work, stressed out. Nothing new."

"What's she studying?"

"Criminology and law."

"Really? I thought she did music."

"She… she stopped. After our parents died. Something about getting a real job," I murmured. "I can't remember the last time I heard her play."

Lux pouted. "That's unfortunate. It sounds like you really miss her playing."

"I do." I leaned my head back. "I think you would have loved hearing her, Lux."

"You think?"

I nodded. "She was a jazz pianist."

"Maybe." Lux smiled. "You know, I could get used to this."

"What, driving me around?"

She laughed. "I meant hanging out with you."

"Oh."

Lux raised a challenging brow. "Why? Not interested in hanging out with me?"

"Wait, wait. I never said that," I backpedaled. "I'm more than willing to hang out with you."

"Good. I would be worried if you weren't, considering you're gonna be spending the next fifteen hours with me."

"That's a long time."

"Afraid, Jae?"

"Should I be?"

Lux giggled. "No." She placed a hand on her chest. "I've been told that I'm angelic company."

Angelic, huh? "Well, you've been great company so far."

"Thanks. I try." Lux turned her attention back to the road as we neared the entrance to a large parking garage. A line of cars stood before us, slowly but surely rolling forward. "Can you hand me my wallet? Should be in the front pocket of my bag.

I opened her bag and produced her wallet, handing them to her.

We moved through the line, and upon reaching the ticketer, Lux paid for parking. And then we were off. The workers guided us through the numerous floors of the parking garage, the roar of the Audi's engine echoing throughout the concrete structure.

As a final employee instructed us where to park, Lux pulled into the spot and stopped the car. She grinned.

"Ready?"

I shot her back a smile. "Ready."

A/N: Yes. Next chapter will finally be Disneyland. And also a whole chapter dedicated to Lux and Jae. Maybe interesting things will happen?

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