This is a music chapter! This chapter includes lines from the song "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol. If you aren't familiar with the song, I reccomend you listen before hand. Hope you enjoy the chapter!

Mystic Radio Ep. 6: What's This Feeling?

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MC POV

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I get home from seven's place and find Jaehee on the couch, glasses on, furiously typing, with several papers scattered around.

"What are you doing?" I ask, placing my keys in the bowl. "And why are you wearing your glasses?" I laugh.

Without taking her eyes off the screen. "Oh hello MC. It's kind of weird, but they seem to help me focus. Perhaps the years of wearing them at work has trained my mind.".

I sit down next to her. "So like, super attention-focusing glasses?".

It takes her a while to respond, "That's one way of putting it.".

It's kind of cute seeing her so focused, but I also wonder what it would be like if one day I could get that bee-line attention aimed at me. I pick up a paper, reading it out-loud "Nick's Coffee Plantation...". I turn to her, paper still in hand, "Are you working on getting suppliers already?".

She replies with a somewhat cheery 'Mhmm'.

"Is there anything I can do to help?".

Breaking her eye-contact with the screen for the first time, she says "No it's fine. This is nothing compared to what I'd do for Jumin.".

"How long have you been working?" I ask.

"I started about when you left this morning.".

That was like four hours ago.

"Please tell me you ate something.".

She pauses her typing to answer, "No...".

"What?!".

"You went to Luciel's and I wasn't that hungry so I just drank some coffee." she defends.

"Ok nope.". I fold her laptop closed, "You need a break, its past noon and you haven't eaten anything.".

"But-"

"No buts. C'mon, I'll make us some lunch." I insist, sliding her glasses off and placing them on the coffee table.

I head towards the kitchen, hearing her mumble 'Fine' as she starts coming over as well.

Sitting at the counter, she asks "How was Luciel?" as she watches me prepare a salad.

"He's fine. I went over to keep him some company and force him to eat and go outside." I say as I start assembling sandwiches.

Jaehee lets out a cute little giggle, covering her mouth "So are you his babysitter now?".

"Feels like it sometimes." I laugh. "If I am, I don't get paid enough.".

Shaking her head lightly, "I don't think there's enough money in the world.".


"Jaehee, I could have washed the dishes." I say.

She states, "I told you, you made lunch so it's only fair that I clean up.", while drying a cup.

She absolutely refused to let me help despite my efforts.

She puts the last pan up and pops the leftovers in the fridge. "See, no big deal. Now that I've eaten, I need to get back to work now.".

I cant help but let out a little 'Pfft' as I watch her put her old glasses on and start typing again as if she never stopped. "What's the rush?".

"We need to have everything ready." she says matter-o-factually.

I sit next to her, "Everything will be fine.".

"... You don't know that." she says quietly.

"What?"

She stops typing, "When I was working for Jumin, I wasn't directly attached to any of the projects, but this shop is important. What if I screw it up?".

"Is... Is that what you were worried about?". She nods yes. I rub circles on her back comfortingly and she seems to relax a little, rolling her shoulders as she does, "I won't let that happen.".

"You can't control that.".

"I know." I say with a smile.

Her eyebrows scrunch together, "It should feel like you're lying, like this is all just empty words, but I believe you. When you say it like that, It doesn't feel like a lie.".

"Because it isn't." I say with one last pat on the back. "Now, how can I help?".

She straightens her back and sits upright, beginning to work again. "I can handle this, It's not much.".

"Jaehee,", in such a serious tone that it seems to startle her, grabbing her attention, "we are partners. This is our business so stop trying to run it on your own and let me help.".

This seems to make something click in her head, "I'm sorry MC, I didn't mean to push you out. I just thought it would be better if I took care of it so you wouldn't have to worry.". She taps her fingers on the sides of the screen before saying "You can help by contacting people from that list of potential suppliers.", pointing to a nearby cluster of papers. "Either by email or by call, but I would like to set up times we can test their products personally if possible.".

"Alright, I'll check them out and we can decide together later.". I take the list to the other side of the room, so as not to disturb Jaehee, and start calling people. I get several busy lines but connecting to most.

"Yes sir, if we could try your beans that would be great. You can send a sample bag? That would be fantastic, thank you so much!". I say some final goodbyes before hanging up with a sigh.

"Did you get a talker?" Jaehee asks as she finishes typing something.

"Yep, he told me the whole story of his farm. He seemed really proud. Thankfully that was the last call.". I move to sit next to a tired looking Jaehee, "I'm guessing you finished too? It's been hours.".

"Yeah.". She stretches her arms over her head before cracking her neck, "I think my time away from C&R has made me lose stamina. I don't remember it being this tiring." she says as she rolls her shoulders.

"But that was a lot of work...".

"Not that much.". I look at her, slightly worried about what she considers a lot of work. "What is it?" she asks.

I shake my head, "Never mind.". I leap off the couch, "I gotta go get some stuff for dinner tonight, I'll be back in a few.".

"Alright then.".

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Jaehee POV

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"Alright then." I say to MC as she heads out.

I stay on the couch for a bit but after racking my brain, I can't seem to think of anything productive to do. We cleaned yesterday, the trash has been taken out, the dishes are done. Tired and without anything else to do, I head to my bedroom.

Despite my efforts, I cant help but let out a sigh of exhaustion as I sit on my bed, then flop down onto it. "What a long day." I mumble. I glance up at my clock, groaning as I realize it's only four "And it's only been eight hours of work...". I lie in silence for a little while before the eerie quietness gets to me and I decide I need some background noise. I lean over and click on the radio MC gave me when I hear a knock on my door.

"Come in." I say, the radio crackling to life.

MC pokes her head in, almost cautiously, before coming in. "Hey," she starts, "I'm back, I just wanted to ask if you wanted chicken or beef tonight.".

I flop back onto the bed, legs dangling off the side. "Chicken sounds good about right now. Though, we just ate not too long ago.".

"Well we can have a late dinner." she laughs. "I'm glad you're resting, you've been working all day." she says with a warm smile.

"That's what the radio is for, to help me relax." I tell her.

She laughs a bit, "You did seem pretty stressed earlier.".

With another crackle and pop, a voice comes through. "This is your host, presenting you with 'Chasing Cars' by Snow Patrol!"

Her eyes lights up, "Ah! I love this song. Mind if I join?", a grin creeps on her face.

I nod no, saying "Yeah, come and sit. You've been working too.", then hear her shuffling around before I feel a thud on the bed. The thud turns out to be MC having lain down on the other side of the bed so our heads are next to each other.

"It's been ages since I've heard this song." she hums happily.

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"We don't need, anything, or anyone."

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I can hear her voice change ever so slightly as she smiles, singing along with the song. "If I lay here, If I just lay here~. Would you lie with me, and just forget the world?".

She's so easily satisfied, like a child. It's kinda odd but charming in it's own way.

A grin creeping onto my face, I join her. "I don't quite know.".

"How to say.".

"How I feel~.", I finish.

Hearing her whisper something, I turn my head to look at her and ask her to repeat herself. I'm caught off guard when I see her looking back at me, her hair tucked behind her ear.

Her eyes widen a little and her cheeks get pink. "Oh, I'm uh, sorry I just...". She looks pointedly back at the ceiling, trying to hide how flustered she is. "Never mind. Did you hear what I said?". I get a strange feeling in my stomach. For a split-second there, she kinda looked...

Cute.

"No.".

I sit up, trying to gather my thoughts but my brain is on the fritz. I mean, technically speaking she's cute. She's an attractive woman and I'm just noticing it. It doesn't really mean anything, just that I have working eyeballs. Either that or the re-adjustment to working has gotten to my head.

"Ok, good." she says with a sense of relief.

Yeah. That's it...

But that doesn't explain my face heating up, its not like before when I'd get embarrassed, it's kinda... Tingly. This feeling is nerve-wracking but also wonderful all at once.

"Jaehee?". I turn to face her, expecting her to still be lying down, but my breath hitches in my throat when I see she must have sat up as well, our faces now mere inches apart.

I suddenly feel even more nervous. Avoiding eye contact, I ask "What is it?".

"Did I make it weird?", she bites her lip ever so slightly.

"No! That isn't it at all.". I look her right in the eye, in her suddenly distracting green eyes, and tell her "I'm not weirded out, I'm just a bit confused, that's all.". I give a little smile, my voice coming out low and quiet, "I highly doubt you could weird me out.".

"Oh..? Well, I'm glad you think that!". She giggles, and it sounds absolutely adorable, before flashing a bright smile.

Time seems to freeze, I'm overly aware of my heart thumping in my ears. Can she hear it too? My mind seems to zero in and that's left is me, her, and the radio.

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"I need your grace, to remind me, of my own.

So lets waste time, chasing cars, around our heads.

Show me a garden that's bursting into life~."

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My mind foggy, almost as if I'm not controlling my own body, I start to lean forward, slowly moving our faces closer. MC's face goes completely red and she closes her eyes. I stop myself right in front of her face, so close that our breath mingles. I jerk back and tear my gaze from her. A million thoughts racing through my head.

After a moment, I can only manage to stutter out, "I-I'm sorry." .

"F-For what? nothing happened. I just didn't think you'd get that close and it was unexpected. I thought maybe I had something on my face." she laughs nervously, tucking her hair back behind her ear. "I'm just gonna go now and let you listen to your music. Sorry for intruding.". She gets up and quickly shuffles out before I can say anything, shutting the door behind her, followed by the sound of her own door being closed.

What. Was. That?!

My pulse still faster than normal, I lie back on the bed and cover my face with my hands, the tingly feeling having turned almost to a burning sensation. I'm not even sure if I know what I was going to do, but if I'm right, then I don't know what to think anymore.

No, that can't be it. I wasn't going to actually... But then what was it?

'What was that feeling?'

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MC POV

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Jaehee looks me right in the eye, causing my breath to hitch in my throat. "I highly doubt you could weird me out.".

"Oh..." is all I can manage out. "Jaehee.", I'm not entirely sure what to say about the situation.

The music is still playing in the background, but the words aren't registering. Jaehee starts slowly moving closer to me and my heart starts racing uncontrollably.

'Is she...?'

I close my eyes in anticipation, but nothing comes. When I reopen them, I see that Jaehee has pulled back and is now looking forward, focusing intently at the wall.

Her hands grip the sheets as she contemplates, well, something.

Did I freak her out when she caught me staring? Maybe she actually heard what I said... But why did she move her face so close to mine? My heart screams 'gay' but my head echos the many times she's said 'friends'.

"I-I'm sorry." she half blurts, half stutters out.

She's sorry? Does she think she made me uncomfortable? "F-For what? nothing happened. I just didn't think you'd get that close and it was unexpected. I thought maybe I had something on my face" I excuse with a side of nervous laughter.

'We're good. It's all good. Calm down MC.'

I need to get out before my head explodes. "I'm just gonna go and let you listen to your music. Sorry for intruding.". I promptly leave and make a mad dash to my room, shoving my face into my pillow.

I let out a scream of frustration but make sure to be quiet enough the pillow muffles it all. After getting all the yelling out of my system, I lie on my bed, staring at the ceiling.

'I really messed up... Why did I say "I feel that I like you."? She must've heard me...'. I blame the song for my outburst.

A small part of me wants to think she likes me too, but that part is soon crushed by reality. Despite this, I cant resist moving my finger tips to my lips, right where hers would have been if she had moved an inch closer. Grabbing my pillow again, I smack it into my face.

'I must have gone absolutely insane.'.

I start to replay what happened over, and over, and over. Trying to decipher every little detail in hopes there is a logical answer, hopefully, one that both my heart and brain agree on.

I spring up, a realization hitting me over the head.

It's movie night...

I'm not ready for this at all. And with what happened last month...

I grab my pillow and yell curses into it.

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Jaehee POV, a few hours later.

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"Dinner was delicious.". I say as I help gather dishes.

"Thanks." she says plainly.

There wasn't much conversation through our meal, unlike usually.

"Are we still watching a movie? It's movie night.". All things aside, I'm happy we agreed to do it monthly. It's fun pointing out plot holes and talking about the actors with her. Thinking about it, everything is more fun with her. Due to her not saying anything, I add "I understand if it's weird or something.", biting my lip, unsure of what I want her to reply.

"Yeah sure, what do you want to watch?" she says casually, almost completely ignoring my last statement.

I dry the final plate, "That's up to you, I picked last time.".

"I don't know a lot of new movies, I mostly watch anime series.".

"Then lets try one of those!" I say a little too eagerly.

She gives me a questioning look, "I thought you didn't really care for it.", she says with a raised eyebrow.

"If you like it, it cant be that bad. Plus, this way I get to learn more about you!", still, a little too quickly.

"Alright then...". I can tell shes still puzzled by my enthusiasm. "Lets watch ReLife* then, I think you'd like it.".

She gets her laptop and hooks it up to the TV, pulling up CrispyRoll*. The show starts and she starts humming along to the opening theme, making it hard not to smile. Maybe it's because we're watching it together, or because she's so excited about the show, or maybe because its kinda charming as she points out stuff while barely keeping herself from spoiling the show, but I find myself getting very invested in the series.

The first episode ends and she turns to me, and anxious look on her face, "So?".

"I liked it.".

"Yay!", I chuckle as she pumps her fist in the air. "I was worried it might bore you.".

"Not at all! Let's watch the next one." I say, matching her energy.

"Are you sure?" she asks, slightly hopeful.

"Well movies are usually two hours anyways. So why not? Besides, we shouldn't stop on a cliff hanger.".

She laughs at my remark, "Jaehee, its anime. All of them are going to end on a cliff. The only episode without one is the last one, and that's another sixteen episodes in.".

"What?!" I say with a raised voice. I thought she said this was a short series?!

She laughs a little at my ignorance, "Just be happy we aren't watching Attack on Giants or something.".

"I want to watch more, but I don't know if I want to watch all of them...".

She giggles a little, making my face heat up oh so slightly. "Alright, I'll start the next one and we can watch till you're satisfied.".

She starts the next episode, but my gaze lingers on her. She doesn't seem to notice, and my eyes drift to her mouth. What if I had moved forward just a little more?

My face heats up even more so, and the electric feeling starts bubbling up again. I turn my attention back to the show, but a tiny part in my mind is still on what happened earlier.


With a yawn, MC stretches and says "I can't believe you watch the whole series in. One. Go.". I grin a little at how cute she sounds when tired. "This is more aimed at teen audiences anyways.".

I stifle a yawn myself, saying "But it was actually a lot more entertaining than I thought. Are you ok though?" I ask. "You looked like you were about to cry.".

She wipes her eyes of any leftover moisture, "Yeah. The end just always gets to me.".

"But they-".

"I know! I've watched it several times, it still makes me all emotional though.". She looks over my head and squints at the clock. "We should sleep. It's like one AM.".

I curl my knees to my chest and rest my head on them. "That explains why I'm so tired.". How did I not notice how late it's gotten?

"I'm usually up late, but I guess between baby sitting Seven and calling all those people, I'm pretty beat.".

"I told you I'd handle it.".

"And I told you that we're partners, remember?". Hearing that feels... Different this time. A good different. She nudges me with her elbow, "You can lean on me a little, ok? Just not at this exact moment. We need to sleep.".

"Too bad." I say as I rest my head on her shoulder. "Who needs sleep when there's coffee?" I joke.

Her face flushes and she just shakes her head with a smile. She tells me, "Goodnight Jaehee.", before pushing me off and back on the couch.

I say "Sleep well." as she goes to brush her teeth.

Once she's gone, I internally panic. Am I that tired that my mind is starting to go weird places? If that's the case, I need to sleep. When she finishes in the bathroom, she gives a small wave before disappearing into her bedroom. Even though she just left and shes only a few feet away, the whole place seems emptier without her. I shrug off the thought and head into my bedroom, hoping that I'll figure out this my head soon.

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*ReLife is a great anime 10/10 would recommend

*CrispyRoll, like CrunchyRoll but the anime is even fresher!

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The spaceship's sensors have caught the RFA members meaningless thoughts...

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707: "I've figured it out! Now I just have to get them both to agree..."

Jaehee: "It's official. I'm going insane. I need more coffee..."

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Thank you for reading this chapter of Mystic Radio! If you liked it, make sure to leave a like and subscribe so you know when the next update is! Now, go enjoy some Honey Buddha chips, and I'll see you next chapter! ~Des