You Can Count On Me // Andreas Wellinger

Part 4 ~ Kayaking

A/N: Once again a huge thank you for reading and supporting this story! Btw none of these picture and gifs belong to me. I was wondering if there was anything specific any of you would like to see happen further on in the story, it can be small or big, leave a comment or even message me if there is anything! Anyway, enjoy! 💜

After a very intense discussion on who will be sharing a kayak with who, it turned out that no one particularly wanted to share one with Andi. Apparently besides being funny, he was very uncooperative and stubborn previously, at times even annoying during kayaking. Therefore, his friends were quite sceptic about sharing a kayak with him for the next few hours. The boy of course had a bit of a sulk about it, he didn't think it was much of a big deal to them, which now made him feel slightly uneasy and he tried his best to hide it.

The others however, didn't think of this being a serious issue. They accepted Andi the way he was, they just wanted to make it to the end of the trip in one piece. Maybe he was a bit thoughtless sometimes and caused trouble unintentionally, but they all would agree that he was one of the most kindest, sweetest and amusing people you could ever be around.

Stephan, being Andi's closest friend, could notice the look on his face not being as bright as usual. He thought that perhaps his best friend was needlessly taking all of this too personally and he definitely didn't want that. So being the sweetheart he is, he simply agreed to share the kayak with Andreas, leaving the other four to decide the pairings amongst themselves.

"Come on Maja we will show them how it's done!" Lena exclaimed bubbly, her figure already starting to move towards the kayak. She almost didn't notice the confused look on her boyfriend's face until he spoke up.

"What?" Markus frowned. "I thought we were already sharing!?" He continued, his tone slightly gave away his disappointment.

Lena finally turned around to face him, a cheeky grin on her face. "Well I've known this girl for less than 15 minutes," she began, placing her arm around Maja's shoulders. "...And I already prefer her company than yours," the girl teased, making Richi gasp playfully while Markus had a look on his face as if he just experienced the biggest betrayal of his life..

"It's you and I, buddy." Richi smirked and patted Markus on the back, making the girls laugh before everyone separated off into their pairs.

Once everyone was ready to set off, the boys helped to get the girl's kayak down to the lake and they helped them get into it. The girls high fived each other once they were sat down. The kayaks were really unsteady, so getting inside them was like an achievement of having the first difficulty behind.

The others unfortunately were not as lucky. Richard got in without a problem, but when it was Markus' turn, Andi didn't bother holding the kayak properly which made it drift away from the boardwalk as the boy was getting in. The others laughed at the sight of a terrified Markus almost doing a split between the boardwalk and the kayak, he somehow managed to keep the remains of his dignity by dropping into the seat in the very last moment. Although, this made the kayak rock from side to side, leaving Richi worried for himself now also. Lena hid her face in her hands, shaking her head from in disbelief and embarrassment of her boyfriend's skills.

"That's not quite how you're supposed to do it Markus, but each of their own," Andi laughed with a small shrug.

Andreas let Stephan get into their kayak first, the older boy was a bit wary of Andi's help after the situation that just occurred, but he managed to get in just fine. However, before he had even managed to settle properly, Andi was already in the other seat.

"Andreas you idiot!" Stephan yelled, getting Andi's attention, but the boy was too confused to figure out what was happening. "The paddles!" Stephan cried out, but it was already too late. The younger boy had pushed their kayak away from the land, leaving the paddles behind on the boardwalk.