Sudden Change┊Huening Kai┆彡

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Hyuka's pov

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have begun our descent into Jeju..." The announcement continues on about the procedure. I feel the weight of [name]'s head lift off my shoulder, she must have woken up from the flight attendant's announcements. 

"Water?" I held out a mini plastic water bottle.

"Thanks," She replies, still half-asleep.

"You slept through the whole flight, I didn't want to wake you up when they were handing out drinks so I just got you water." 

"It's alright, I didn't plan on getting any drinks anyway. It would've made my stomach hurt" She tells me before drinking the water bottle, chuckling at her comment.

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[name]'s pov

We step out of the airport, taking in the new breeze.

"Take in the air as much as you can because we're gonna be sitting down for a while again," I comment, gaining their attention.

"How far does your grandma live?" Taehyun asks, worriedly.

"A good 40-minute drive, she lives in the countryside, remember?" I answer as the others groan tiredly. 

"Last time I remember visiting your grandma was when we were young, so no, I don't remember," Taehyun says. A few minutes later, a minivan parks in the empty area before us. 

"Hyuka! Long time no see!" My uncle exits the minivan, giving me a hug, "Your grandma can't wait to see you, she woke up early to cook something big." He tells me as he helps put our suitcases in the back of the van.

"Of course she is, I'm convinced her love language is food," I say, entering the passenger seat.

"I see you've brought some company," My uncle says from the driver's seat.

"It's for our school project. You've already met the guys besides Soobin, but those ladies are [name] and Chaewon," I introduce them, and they greet him politely. 

"I hope you two enjoy your stay here as much as these boys have," My uncle tells them before driving off. 

For the first 20 minutes, we told stories of when we visited Jeju before with my uncle exposing some of my childhood memories that were embarrassing to hear. 

"Woah, look at the view!" Chaewon comments as [name] opens the window, admiring the beach as we drive beside it. I watch her head rest on her shoulder, leaning on the edge of the window from the side mirror. Her side bangs blow from the wind as the rest of her hair is tied into a low bun, and a slight smile forms on her lips. 

"You might burn a hole if you keep staring," My uncle laughs, I blush slightly as I close my window. The others laughed slightly at the comment, but [name] was unable to hear it from the wind blowing at her. 

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"You've grown so much!" an old lady approaches us, wearing wide-legged slip pants with a floral shirt that doesn't match. Hyuka gives her a soft hug, almost afraid of crushing her as she was half his height. The other boys greet her politely before grabbing our suitcases out of the trunk.

Hyuka introduces us, "This is [name] and Chaewon, we're doing a school project," we bow to her as a greeting and thank her for letting us stay.

"No need to thank me," She smiles at us, "All of you quickly put away your luggage, the food is nice and fresh!" She announces. We take off our shoes on the front porch before entering, and scurry to the guest rooms. We leave our luggage and head to the dinner table filled with dishes.

"Wow!" Yeonjun comments as we kneel down around the traditional table. We thank you for the food before eating.

"It's so much better than I remembered," Beomgyu says with his mouth full.

"What will you kids be doing after this? it's still early afternoon, you all have plenty of time," Hyuka's grandma asks.

"We wanted to go around for a little and buy snacks for tonight," Hyuka answers, finishing up his bowl.  

"You kids stay safe then." She tells us as we start to clean up the table. 

I end up on dishwashing duty with Hyuka while the others take charge of other chores, "Where are we buying snacks?" I ask as I soap the dishes before passing it for him to wash off.

"I planned for us to go to the local market here, It's a pretty large market and it has all kinds of stuff," Hyuka answers, excitedly. 

"We should visit the beach tomorrow when we're all well-rested," I suggest.

"The water here is quite refreshing, we could take a dip," Hyuka grins.

"We'll see by the weather so don't get your hopes up," I tell him.

"I'm gonna take that as a yes then," His smile grows wider as we finish up our chores. 

"Let's go you two!" Beomgyu calls out from the entrance, waiting with everyone else.

"Hey, dishwashing is a long process," Hyuka says, defensively. Hyuka and I get ready to leave, putting on our shoes and grabbing our necessities. 

We follow Hyuka in the direction of the local market, taking a few stops to greet Hyuka's neighbours and other elderly people who recognize Beomgyu, Yeonjun, Taehyun, and Hyuka.