It's Saturday, and Karina slowly woke up by shift of movement from the girl beside her. She caressed the girl's cheek gently with her thumb, her mouth formed into a tiny sleepy smile.

"Hey", she called.

Winter answered her with a hum before pulling their face closer to each other for a peck on the lips. The younger girl smiled once, her eyes still close conquered by sleep.

"How are you?", Winter asked.

"I'm fine", the artist sneered, still looking intently into Winter's sleepy eyes.

Throughout the week, they can't help but follow their desire and heart. When they wanted to, they would do it. Winter will always be the top, for now, and Karina knows she couldn't argue. Winter easily succeed to bring Karina to her softest self, letting the younger girl do whatever she wants to do on the artist body.

Last night is also included.

Winter sit up from the bed first, flipping off the blanket from their body, revealing both their almost naked body that only covered with their panties. Winter moved her attention immediately towards Karina's right leg, touching it gently with her fingers.

"Is it still hurt?", she asked while her fingers moved along the wounded line that slowly healing.

"Not that much. But I'm much better than I am a few days ago", the artist stated.

"You winced last night that it scared the shits out of me. I thought I'm hurting you".

"Oh, Winter", Karina immediately get up from the bed, sitting right next to the younger girl, pulling her face with both her hands in attempt to make the younger girl look into her eyes. "I'm fine. Don't let it get you", she smiled to assure her.

Winter couldn't help but smile back. Karina's smile always succeeds to leave that kind of effect on her. It is beautiful, mixed with warmth, and love. Even tho the artist didn't say anything about feelings, still, Winter wants to believe it.

Karina was getting better day by day, and she didn't need to use the wheelchair again. Despite the slight pain in her leg, she didn't mind risking herself from walking, even tho Winter was mad at her for that.

"I need to take a bath. Remember? I told you that I need to go in the evening?", Winter said to the older girl, and the artist nodded her head. "Can I follow you?", she asked the younger girl.

"You? With that leg? Oh- no, Rina", Winter shakes her head, disagreeing.

"Come on. I'm bored staying here alone. Aeri wasn't here, and I don't want to talk to the walls while you were gone".

"So, all these times when you were staying alone at your shop, did you always talk to the walls?", Winter chuckled, and Karina widened her eyes in disbelief.

"No", the artist scoffed.

"Then, I guess you must grow attached to me", Winter smirked towards the older girl, and Karina tried not to show how her cheeks turned into a blush but she failed miserably when Winter came closer for a kiss on her right cheek.

"Who knew that you can be this cute", Winter chuckled once before kissing the artist cheek again.

"Oh, shut up", Karina shrugs the younger girl gently by the shoulder.

****

Even tho it's Saturday, Winter needs to go for her consultation today just because her professor wasn't available yesterday, on Friday. They're now on the bus, and while Winter's right hand holding tight onto her totebag filled with her sketchbook and pencils, her right hand holding tight onto Karina's, intertwined in her touch.

Karina was so stubborn, and Winter knew it so well. Knowing that the artist will give her every reason just to follow her today, Winter is sure enough that the artist really has feelings for her. Karina obviously shows it from her action despite didn't say anything about it.

Winter knew that the artist was just embarrassed, and Winter can be patient with it.

When they arrived at the college, Winter helped the older girl stepping down from the bus, carefully just enough for her not to get hurt from the pressure on her leg.

Winter keep holding tight onto Karina's hand as they made their way towards her professor room. Despite some people watching them, Winter is all smiling like she's proud enough to walk together with the tattoo artist, never letting go of her hand.

Karina's heart is acting weird. She realized how uncontrollable her heart became when Winter showed her that smile. The bright smile on Winter's face could bring sunshine on rainy days. It makes the artist feel so happy, and she wished to keep it for herself. That smile got the artist full attention, not until someone interrupted their moments.

"Winter?"

Both of them turned their head towards the voice, only realizing that it was someone who Winter really didn't like, and someone that Karina wished to kick on his leg so badly.

"What are you doing here?", Jeno asked, eyeing the two girls. Despite answering, Winter just gave her a cold stare, trying to ignore him.

"Why in the world did you bring your girlfriend here?", he continued. "She's prohibited from being here. An outsider is not welcomed".

Karina jaws tighten, and she just wants to walk away from the intruder, not until she feels Winter's holds on her hands turn cold and tight.

"There's no such rules. Bye", Winter said before tugging the older girl closer to her body. Their shoulder brushed, and Winter held it gently by her other hand. When they start to walk away, the intruder called again.

"Don't you remember what I said to you at the club?", he asked with an annoyed smirked, rolling his eyes before shooting a glare towards Karina. "I said I can be better than her", he sneered.

Winter's holds onto Karina somehow turns tighter, like she's trying to form a knuckle. If only Karina wasn't there, she might already punch his nose to bleed.

"Winter. Don't", the artist said pleadingly. Her eyes looked at Winter in concern, knowing the guy in front of them who Karina saw from the video Ningning showed her, and the drunk meet-up where she fetch Winter home. Karina knew enough, this guys is a threat to both of 'em.

Winter tried to control her sharp breath again, and finally be able to help Karina as they walked away further from the guy. When they finally disappeared from the guy's sight, Jeno sneered before his face turned into an annoyed smirk.

"You think I can't get that one hundred thousand won bet? You'll see, Winter..."

****

Thanks to Jeno, their way towards Winter's professor room wasn't as enjoyable as she had just now. That guy screwed everything. Hell, yeah.

"Winter, stop", the artist demands, but the younger girl acts none.

"Winter", she called her again, but Winter still walking while holding Karina's hand tight.

"Winter, you're hurting me!".

Winter was brought to realization from Karina's words. She finally shifted her attention towards the artist concerned expression, then her eyes moved to where Karina was looking.

She's holding Karina's hand too tight out of anger.

"Shit! Rina, I'm so sorry!", Winter feels the heavy guilt when she saw how pale the artist hand had become. A bit white from the pressure Winter had put on her hand. Now massaging the artist hand with both her hands, her fingers gently rub the pale hand in a circle motions. Sometimes, her eyes were looking at the artist just to make sure she's fine again.

"I'm really sorry. I'm truly sorry. Please forgive me", she apologized again. Her eyes went back looking at Karina as the artist shakes her head, assuring the younger girl that she was fine. Winter didn't buy it that much tho.

Blowing her hand, then rubbing it softly. She then planted a few kisses on her hand before looking back at the artist, just to admire how Karina became red again by her simple actions.

"I'm really sorry", Winter sighed.

"It's okay".

Still feeling the guilt, Winter decided to hold Karina's hand, touching it with her cheek until they reached the professor room. Knocking on the door twice, the man voice from the inside called her in.

When they got in, the man was surprised to see an unknown visitor with his favourite student. But it didn't surprise him for long when he saw how the two girls acted towards each other right now.

"So, you bring your muse with us today?", he laughs, looking in amusement between Winter and Karina.

"I told you, sir. I didn't have a muse", Winter feeling embarrassed that she finally putting the artist hand down from her cheek, but still holding it in her grip.

"Please be seated, you two", he said.

****

"Okay, I see the figure is still the same. A single woman painted in the middle of the frame", he said from Winter's drawing, then towards Karina. The artist couldn't help but look back in confusion.

"And there's a lot of colour, and emotions, suits to my liking", he nods his head and looks at Winter this time.

"I like it", he smiled, but before Winter could say her thanks, the man cut her words immediately.

"But I don't want this to be your final design. I want to anticipate more from you, Winter. I know you can do better than this", he said. "And maybe, your friend here, can help you a lot with that", he looks at Karina again, then smiled at the artist once.

Karina still couldn't get any idea from his mysterious eyes.

Winter was bewildered. She is happy but disappointed at the same time that she still couldn't get her professor full approval. But it's okay, because she heard from him personally that he likes the idea of her drawing.

When they finally decided to leave the room, her professor stopped them for a while.

"This may be shocking to you, Winter. But I would like to speak to your friend here, alone", he said before both of the girls looked at each other in confusion, but still get along with his idea.

Winter smiled once to the older girl, slowly releasing her hand from their touch as she made her way outside the room and closed the door shut. Now it's only Karina and the professor inside the room.

"I know that I am no one. But, Winter told me once that you are a tattoo artist. Is that true?", he asked.

"Yes, I am".

"Then you must know something about drawing as well. Serving your customers, you are supposed to know at least a bit from the meaning behind the drawing they asked you to draw, aren't you?", he put his chin on his hands, and Karina nodded her head in agreement.

"So, what are your thoughts from Winter's drawing. Roughly, just by looking at the progress", he asked.

Karina was taken aback by the question. She knew so well that Winter can draw so well. But this is also her first time that she saw the progress herself, as Winter flashed every page of her progress in front of her eyes just now.

"At first, I could tell that it was the presence of loneliness. The figure was all alone at the centre. Everything is black and white, and there's nothing other than that", she answered and the man nods his head agreeing.

"Then, you can see the presence of lines and a few strokes of colours. Somehow, the figure is now entangled with something which made her world look a bit lively", she continued.

"Then, the strokes just got bigger, and the colours are more vibrant. Seems like the frame is now full of happiness and emotions", Karina ended her words with a pure smile.

The man nods his head again, looking at Karina with the eyes of amusement. "Now, don't you see what she's doing?", he asked. Karina had no idea what the man was trying to tell him, and he couldn't wait any longer for an answer.

"Winter just draws herself. Her own. Did you realize how the strokes, the lines, the colours, become all visible when she met you?", the man asked, leaving Karina in her own thoughts, trying to think the meaning behind everything.

"She is the figure. You are her lines, strokes, and colours. Did you get the idea what I'm trying to say?", he smiled at the tattoo artist before he continued again.

"That girl, she needs you. And the moment I saw you guys together, entering my room, I think you need her too".

*A/N - Sorry for late update. I'm on Netflix spree ;P