They were in a meeting room discussing their upcoming schedule on Jeju island. Chan was leading the meeting, with Rose chiming in with some of the finer details if he forgot anything. Chan had his hand resting on her knee under the table, his thumb running in distracting circles.

On Rose's other side was Felix, who was feeling particularly cuddling today and was clutching onto her arm. When he reached down to grab Rose's hand and fiddle with her fingers he let out a gasp before squealing, interrupting Chan mid-sentence.

"Chan-Hyung, show me your hand!"

The leader waved his right hand.

"No! Not that one. The other one!"

Chan removed his hand from Rose's leg and raised it above the table. Felix moved Rose's hand, which was still in his grasp, closer to the leaders.

"You bonded! When did that happen?"

There was a pause while everyone took in the sight of the tattoo-like rings around the soulmates' fingers. It was made up of two intertwining lines: a zigzag and a wave. The two lines avoided and crossed each other as if they were dancing around. Rose couldn't help but see the symbolism of their relationship in their mark but tried not to read too much into it. After all, the past is the past.

Minho stared at the black marks on their hands blankly. He was happy for Chan, of course, he was. Their leader deserved this, but completing their bond came with an air of finality that made the dancer uneasy. As much as he had come to like Rose the mystery around her appearance still sat in the back of his mind. However, now finding out the truth may bring around more harm than good.

Changbin's eyes widened at the news, but after a moment he put on a big smile. It wasn't so much that he needed to pretend to be happy, he had been the one to help them get together in the first place, but for some reason, it still shocked him to see them bonded. Rose wouldn't need him to protect her or listen to her when she needed someone to talk to, now she had Chan for all of that and more.

Hyunjin jumped out of his seat and started jumping around in excitement. Their leader had bonded with his soulmate, the first one in their group to do so, and he thought the whole thing was very exciting. Noticing the faces of the others boys he tried to keep the excitement going by himself until they came to their senses.

Jisung was intrigued by the mark. They had always fascinated him, how they suddenly appeared after soulmates kissed for the first time. He wondered why that was, what was it about a kiss on the lips that connected two souls together. Nevertheless, he was happy for them. Although, he had been hoping to get to know Rose better which would be harder now as he was sure Chan would monopolise all her free time now that they were official. The thought made him unintentionally pout.

Felix hugged them both as he congratulated them. His Chan-Hyung and his Rose-Noona were finally together, and no one else deserved to be happy more than them. As he watched them get blush as Hyunjin asked them how it happened, a thought crossed his mind. Would things be the same now? His face fell for a brief moment before he pushed the thought away. Why would anything change, Chan and Rose would still need him as much as he needed them, right?

Seungmin was happy that the two had finally stopped dancing around each other. If they had taken any longer he was planning on intervening somehow because had been getting ridiculous. It was in everyone's best interest that their leader and his soulmate worked things out. He just hoped that everyone in the group felt the same way.

Jeongin was smiling brightly at the news. Chan and Rose had bonded and that was something to be happy about. Being bonded meant that they had kissed. The Maknae thought back to the kiss Rose had given him on the cheek and felt a little strange. He wondered what it would be like to find his own soulmate and hoped that they would be as great as Rose. Shaking his head, he pushed those thoughts away and focused on the smiling soulmates.

Now that Chan convinced Rose that the staff at the company really needed to know about them being soulmates. She has admitted that it would be nice not to be looked at a little strangely for how friendly she was with the boys. However, she didn't realise that this would end up with meeting JYP himself.

Apparently, Chan had forgotten to mention that he had already told JYP that they were soulmates not long after she started working at the company.

"Although he did wait until after you were hired to let me know you were his soulmate... I decided that as long as it didn't interfere with either of your work, then I had no reason to do anything, and it hasn't."

"Just like I told you, Sir."

"Now that you've bonded, I agree that all your staff should know. Don't worry, they are all sworn to secrecy, unless you wanted to make this public?"

Rose spoke up before Chan had even thought about his answer.

"No, Sir. I think it's best for everyone if this stays between us. Friends and family only."

"I quite agree. Don't you, Chan?"

"Um, yeah, sure. Whatever you think is best, Sir."

"Wonderful! You'll have to cover your mark in public, Chan, but other than that... Congratulations."

"Oh, yes. Thank you, Sir."

It was something he hadn't considered before, the fact that his soul-mark would have to be covered up. The first time they did it was before they went to the airport to go to Jeju Island. It was hard to watch the mark disappear like that. He kept turning his hand this way and that trying to get a glimpse of it to reassure himself that it was still there. Chan couldn't wait until he could remove the heavy-duty makeup they had used to cover it up. In the meantime, he tried to be excited about the trip.

It was Rose's first time going to Jeju Island and all the boys were excited to show her around. Although they were there for work, they still had time to taste the Jeju delicacies and most importantly go to the beach.

As well as taking some scenic shots and selfies for Instagram, the boys had a lot of fun playing around in the water. Rose was reluctant to join them at first. Felix and Jeongin had to drag her down to the water, but even then she only dipped her toes in. When Changbin started walking towards her with a manic grin, she backed up.

"No... Changbin! Don't you dare!"

Rose bumped into something behind her and turned to see Chan. She relaxed thinking her soulmate would protect her, but instead, she found herself being swept up into his arms before he ran into the water. With a scream she clung to him, determined not to let him drop her in the water, but instead, he flung himself and her into the water. When they both righted themselves, Chan held his breath waiting for her reaction and sighed in relief when she started laughing.

That night Rose was reading in bed when there was a knock on her door.

"Felix? Everything okay?"

"Can I come in, Noona? I knocked on Channie-Hyung's door but he's working and I didn't want to disturb him."

"Chan's working? I told him not to - never mind, come in, Hun. What's up?"

"It's nothing really... Can we cuddle, please, Noona?"

Rose got back into bed and held her arms open for Felix to snuggle into. She stroked his hair and once he was relaxed she spoke up.

"I don't want you to think I'm complaining, but what has brought on this sudden need for a cuddle session?"

"The beach. It made me think of home, back in Australia. It's been so long since I was last there... I miss it."

"I've never been to Australia, but hearing you and Chan talk about it makes me want to. Despite the giant spiders."

The young boy giggled and Rose smiled down at him, placing a kiss on the top of his head. They stayed like that happily for a few moments.

"What book are you reading, Noona?"

Rose leaned over and picked up the book she had left on her nightstand.

"Gone With The Wind. I love the film, so I thought I should finally get around to reading the book."

"I think I've heard of it. It's pretty famous, huh? What's it about?"

"Unrequited love. It's a beautiful but tragic love story set during the America Civil War."

"It's sad?"

Rose looked down at Felix again to see him staring up at her with sad eyes. She smiled gently and started to brush her fingers through his hair again.

"Not all love stories have happy endings."