I wake up feeling someone who's stroking my hair gently. I open my eyes and see Jake smiling softly at me. He gives me a quick peck on my lips and he says:
JK: "Good morning angel, have you slept good?" ME: "Yeah, thank you, and you?" JK: "Me too, thanks. Now get up and get ready quickly that we have a lot to do" ME: "As orders!" I say jokingly JK: "Oh shut up!" says him giggling and getting on top of me pulling me into a kiss
We kiss for few minutes, then we part and I say:
ME: "How am I supposed to get up if you're on top of me?" JK: "I don't know, that's your problem" says him winking at me ME: "Ok, you wanted it"
Suddenly I get out of bed, making him fall to the floor looking at me in surprise. I laugh at his cuteness and begin to prepare as he pouts and gets up. He punches me softly and then he starts getting ready with me too. When we are done, we leave our room to go and call the others. In the hallway we see Jay and Jungwon talking to each other in front of Sunoo and Riki's room. We also notice that they are continuing to cast suspicious glances at the door, then look at each other and start talking again. We approach them and greet them:
JK: "Good morning guys, have you slept well?" J: "Yes, and you two?" ME: "Yeah, thanks. Why are you here?" JW: "Oh, we're waiting for the two lovebirds to get ready" says my cousin smirking JK: "What's with the smirk?" JW: "Oh nothing" says Jungwon smiling innocently ME: "Yeah sure. Explain to us you two, we know you know something" J: "Ok fine. We woke up very early, so, after a while, we thought we'd come and wake you up. Since their room is the closest to ours, we first went to them and, half-opening the door, we saw them kissing. We closed the door silently and then we stayed here waiting" JK: "Smart" JW: "We know, now call those two. I bet they're kissing again"
We were all laughing when the bedroom door opens and Riki and my brother come out looking at us confused.
S: "Why do I always feel like I'm missing something?" ME: "Don't worry, you aren't missing anything" R: "Good morning hyungs!" says Riki happily JK: "Why so happy Riki?" R: "Oh, nothing, it's just a good day" he smiles, slightly turning to my brother JW: "Do you know something about Heeseung hyung?" JK: "Yes, he is about to arrive, better if we go downstairs so we welcome him and then we go to have breakfast together" ALL: "Ok!"
Chatting among ourselves we head to the breakfast room. As soon as we enter, we see Heeseung already seated waiting for us. Happy and surprised we sit too and then we begin the breakfast.
JW: "Hyung, we weren't expecting you this early" H: "Yeah, actually I didn't expect it too, but now I know that my horses can run fast!"
We all laugh
ME: "Well, today we have to go to that cave, right?" J: "Yeah, I have a strange feeling about this tho" S: "Me too, this whole situation is so surreal" R: "You're right, I would've preferred getting to know y'all better in a different way" H: "We all wanted it, but maybe this is going to have a happy ending for us, right?" JK: "Yeah, it already has a happy side tho" JW: "What side are you talking about hyung?" says Jungwon smirking JK: "You know it perfectly" says Jake smirking too
I'm watching my cousin and Jake staring at each other, still smirking at each other and not breaking eye contact, clutching the edge of my chair, maybe with a little too much pressure because Riki leans towards me and whispers:
R: "Hyung, you're staring"
I shake my head and thank Riki silently. He just smiles and gestures for me to look over at Jay. The boy is staring at my cousin with a mixture of jealousy and desire. Desire to show what's his. Sunoo and Heeseung were chatting among them, not caring about what was happening. Riki pats my shoulder and gestures me to look under the table. I look and see Jay squeezing his thigh nervously, then he put his hand on my cousin's thigh, who gasps and breaks the eye contact with Jake to stare at the bodyguard. Jay smirks satisfied and my cousin blushes violently. I clear my throat and say:
ME: "I think we should go" H: "Yeah, let's go"
Thank goodness I was able to get us out of this awkward situation. I don't understand how, but, in a way, I know Jay and I felt the same feeling of jealousy. By now we are all out of the Palace, walking in group, but I take Jake aside and we separate slightly from the group. I need to talk to him.
ME: "Why did you do it before?" JK: "Did what?" ME: "Don't pretend you don't understand, you know perfectly what I'm talking about" I say with a hint of anger in my voice
Crap. Wrong move. He smirks and says:
JK: "You're jealous"
It's not a question. Shit.
ME: "No I'm not" JK: "And why did you ask this?" ME: "Because I saw Jay" JK: "And?" ME: "He was uncomfortable because he likes my cousin and you were staring at him too much" JK: "You didn't do it because you were the uncomfortable one, right?" says him in a mocking tone ME: "Only because we kissed two times doesn't mean I like you" I say with a smirk
And after this I turn and approach the others, leaving him behind confused. This time I win, but I think he's going to be mad at me. Not that I care, obviously. Suddenly he comes next to me and says:
JK: "You and I are not done"
A gust of wind brings me his particular scent of pine and leather that I have learned to recognize and love and his words, as he passes me, echo in my head with the roar of a cannon shot. My hands begin to tremble slightly and to calm down I inhale and exhale deeply the fresh hair. I compose myself and join the others who have now arrived in front of the cave. We remain in silence for a while in front of it, not knowing what to do.
J: "Well, shall we go in?" S: "Make it or break it"
