Along For The Ride

Ch.13 On Water

Ari's POV
  The vibe in this car was a tired and groggy type of vibe. The car ride wasn't long, but as I was staring out of the window, I felt myself nodding off to the sound of the trees passing by.

Bonding!
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Taehyungs's POV
 
    The car ride was quick, and quiet. We weren't awake yet, besides Hoseok who was ready to go on the boat trip. Looking over to Jungkook, Ari had fallen asleep already.

"Ari fell asleep" I say to no one in particular, just calling

"I'm sorry Jungkook, shake her awake or something" Jimin says, looking over to find his sister, indeed asleep

"It's jet lag, she's not used to Korean time zone yet" Namjoon answers

"I bet she sat beside Jungkook because she likes him" I teased, smiling wickedly over at Jungkook

"Taehyung!" Jungkook shreaks, almost jumping up to beat me

"No, you aren't dating my baby sister, that's weird" Jimin says defensively

"Besides who would wanna date her anyways" Yoongi grumbles

Jimin looked furious.

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Jimin's POV

  "That wasn't nice Min Yoongi" I growl, dropping honorifics

"Show me respect" He returns, his voice cold

"You lost my respect when you degraded my sister" I shot back, glaring at him

"ENOUGH" Namjoon says, shutting down the argument quickly

"She was bullied. She was always overlooked because I made it into the band. She was compared to me, and pretended to be happy and broke down when she thought no one was looking. If that doesn't describe a beautiful soul, and human, then you don't deserve her."

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Ari's POV

  I was shook awake Jimin, who didn't look happy, but I didn't question it further. Getting out of the car was a challenge, my body wanted me to stay in the comfort of the car.

"Jimin, carry me" I groan, hovering over the small man

"You're funny" He said sarcastically, and throwing me off of him

Taehyung bends down in front of me, as I hop onto him to get a piggy back ride.

"To infinity-" I start, holding out my hand in a fist in front of both of us

"And beyond" Taehyung continues, running forward

"Kim Taheyung, what on earth?" A man asks, he looks a little round, with distinctive facial features that I've seen somewhere before

"Hi, you must be their manager" I smile, jumping down from Taehyung's back to offer my hand

"Ah, Ariana, nice to meet you" he bows, taking my hand and giving me a firm handshake

"To the boat?" I ask, as the others caught up

"To the boat" he confirms

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Hobi's POV

It only took a few Soju's to make everyone in a great mood. Ari and Jimin were parasailing and Jungkook was next in line. The music was being blasted out of a speakers, and we were dancing along. Manager hyung even brought sailor outfits for us to dress up in for a photo shoot.