BTS OneShot Collection

Beach Drinks (YongGi) ANGST

What a beautiful day it was. Simply perfect. The sun was shining brightly. Many people in their swimsuits were visiting the sandy beach. A few lifeguards sat in their towers, watching over all the people who chose to get into the water. There were men and women, plenty of children. Everyone was having a good time. Even the lifeguards were enjoying their jobs. Surely, this was a happy day for all.

One lifeguard in particular was enjoying the shade of the large umbrella that shielded him from the sun atop his tower. This lifeguard was Bang Yongguk, quite popular with the men and ladies alike. His toned body and lightly-tanned skin made him quite a catch. If he was a fish, everyone would be sinking their hooks into him. Of course, the other lifeguards weren't bad-looking. Not at all. Yongguk just happened to catch more attention.

As he let his gaze scan over the occupants of the beach, he noticed just one lonely person, a man sitting a rather good distance away from everyone else. This man was not wearing the proper beach apparel. In fact, he looked like he had no intention of going near the water at all. The man was sitting on the sand, drinking what appeared to be beer. The waves crashed upon the shore, barely meeting the man's feet.

This was one of the things Yongguk had to see. As a lifeguard, he wasn't only responsible for helping people who might drown or get carried away by the waves. He also needed to keep an eye out for behavior that could cause any sorts of problems. Climbing down from his tower, Yongguk looked toward another lifeguard and put up a hand to silently let the other know that he would be right back.

As he made his way across the sand, Yongguk politely greeted the people he passed, excusing himself from any further conversation though. He didn't want to be rude. He was quite a friendly person. However, he had a job to do. Yongguk reached the lone man and noticed that there were three empty beer bottles beside him, a fourth one in his hand that was half empty."Excuse me, sir. You really shouldn't be drinking here. It's not safe to drink so close to the water."

The man peered up at Yongguk with hooded eyes. He looked so tired, like he might not have slept for days."I see no problem with it." he slurred.

With a sigh, Yongguk knew he had to use a more authoritative tone with this man."Sir, please take your drinks to one of our shacks or leave the beach."

The drunk man took a swig of his beer then rose to his feet, rather unsteadily."Whatever, man." He wasn't here to cause trouble, so he wouldn't argue. He just gathered up his bottles and stumbled away.

Yongguk watched the man until he was out of sight, relieved to see him leave the beach. Making his way back toward his tower, he made a stop by another lifeguard."Hey!" he called up to the lifeguard.

"Yongguk, you good?" The lifeguard came down from his tower and leaned his back against it."You get that drunk to leave?"

"Yeah." Yongguk rubbed the back of his neck."You know who he is, Himchan?" There had been an off-putting aura about the guy.

Himchan nodded simply."I guess you don't know since you're still fairly knew to this beach."

"What don't I know?" Yongguk thought he had been told about all the usual troublemakers when he got the lifeguard job at this beach. So if that guy wasn't one of the troublemakers, who was he?

"His name's Min Yoongi." Himchan stated."About a year ago, he came to this beach with his mother. She got a leg cramp while swimming and ended up drowning. Yoongi was unable to get to her because he couldn't swim. After that, the number of lifeguards was increased to make sure something like that wouldn't happen again. It's getting close to the anniversary. So I'm sure he'll be back."

Yongguk suddenly felt sorry for the drunk man. He must have come here to drink and think about his mother. He probably blamed himself for her death. If only he had known how to swim, he might have been able to save her.