Dreams of Arcadia

23

"You're only away for a few hours and you start partying without me." Shaking my head, I looked at the scene before me. Minji was lying on a unicorn swimming island in the pool, wearing a skimpy bikini, sunglasses and holding a cocktail, while Bora was sitting in the hot tub making out with a hot guy and Han was standing at the gas barbecue grilling meat. Loud music was coming from the speakers mounted on the wall. Han was wearing nothing but a pair of white boxer shorts with hearts and a matching frilly apron.

"This looks exactly like the kind of party I'd go to." Jin said with a grin before stripping down to his boxers and jumping into the pool, splashing Minji, who threw her sunglasses at him indignantly.

"Kim Seokjin... didn't I tell you last time that if you bother me again, it's your last hour?" she scolded him.

"I have an update for you, Kim Minji... my last hour has long since struck... and yours too." he informed her, before giggling as he pulled her off the air mattress and dunked her under the water. Bora didn't notice any of this, while Han stood next to me and watched the water fight.

"I'll put a hundred on Minji," he said, looking at me with a grin.

"There's no money here and it's a bit pointless..." I remarked and he nodded thoughtfully.

"Ok, only services count here... Then I'll put three back massages and cooking for you twice." Satisfied with his idea, he looked at me in anticipation.

"I'll hold off, bet on Jin... three favors you can cash in.... but nothing sexual," I added quickly when I saw him grinning.

"Spoilsport." he sulked, but chimed in.

"Who's that guy with Bora?" I asked, not being able to see his face as Bora seemed to be eating it up.

"Seonghwa from Ateez. He heard the music earlier and came to us... they must have destroyed five bottles of soju and then they must have liked each other better and better until they just stuck to each other.

"Ah, then he's a friend of Mingi's." I nodded, understanding.

"Where did he go, did you swap him for Jin somewhere?" he wanted to know, but Jin distracted me when he cried out in pain... Minji had probably bitten his leg underwater.

"Come on Jin, don't let her get the better of you. Try harder." I wonder if my complaining would motivate him.

"Well, he's sleeping in Jin's apartment, but don't worry, our baby isn't alone, Jimin, Taehyung, Kibum and Jiyong are looking after him.

"Damn... all dead?" he asked and I nodded again in confirmation.

"Actually, we just wanted to pick you up, we're going to Jungkook's house, there are more people... and there are supposed to be more arriving there too. He's throwing a mattress party, they have a fort." I explained and saw his eyes light up.

"I'll get the meat ready quickly, then we can go to the for... er to Jungkook." he said quickly and ran back to the barbecue. I took the opportunity to walk closer to the pool.

"Jin... She's extremely ticklish in the neck." I whispered to him so loudly that he could just make it out and immediately took advantage of my tip. He tickled her until she begged for mercy and he won. Grinning triumphantly, I turned to Han, who was now pouting at me.

"You cheater..." he accused me, but I just stuck my tongue out at him.

"Someone will bite you one day if you show them off like that," he threatened with a laugh.

"There you are again, little mouse." Minji, who was soaking wet, simply hugged me after getting out of the water, not worrying that I was getting wet too.

"Wah, you piglet... Go get dressed, we're going somewhere else." I scolded her.

"Yeah, Jinnie already told me." she smiled at me.

"Do you actually know each other?" I asked curiously.

"Yes, we've been friends for a long time. We just haven't met often because we both had such busy schedules." she explained to me before going inside to get dressed.

"Bora... and you there, hot guy... Come out of there, we're going somewhere else, there's a bigger party." The two of them simply didn't react, so Han took a sausage from the grill and threw it at the back of the guy's head. I didn't know whether to be shocked or confused, so I just laughed....