Ice: Thaw the Frozen Heart [EDITING]

Chapter 69

"Why are you hesitating? Stick it in!"

"Now?" Jongin glanced at Lin unsure.

Lin rolled her eyes. "Yes, now!"

"Alright, alright. I'm just nervous."

"You said you're good at this."

"I usually am. But we've come this far, and it still hasn't popped off." Jongin gulped when Lin glared at him. "You're scary! Fine! Here?"

"No, not there! The other other hole, I've told you!"

"For coke's sake!" Jongdae groaned. "Just put the goddamn sword in! This game doesn't even need a skill!"

Sunhee and Yeojin laughed while Sehun tried so hard to hold back his laughter by pretending to cough.

"Hey! Why are you yelling at me? I'm older than you, remember? Be polite to me!" Jongin retorted and pointed the little sword he held between his thumb and index finger at Jongdae. "Or I'm going to take my cousin away from you."

Jongdae scoffed loudly. "She's dumping me anyway." He shrugged and got the back of his head smacked by Sunhee.

"So you're taking out your anger on me?"

"Oh my gosh!" Lin whined and smacked Jongin's arm. "Just put the sword in!"

Sehun smirked as he lightly shook his head. "You guys are loud," he casually commented.

"You got problem with that, kid?" Jongin raised a brow and crossed his arms mimicking Sehun.

"PUT THE SWORD IN ALREADY!" Jongdae, Lin and Yeojin unanimously shouted causing Sunhee to laugh even more.

"Geez! Chill!" Jongin raised his hands in surrender. "Kids these days," he muttered while finally sticking in the sword to the hole on the barrel.

A corner of Sehun's lips tugged up.

When Jongdae called him in the morning, he only accepted his invitation to hangout because he just wanted to stay away from his dad as much as possible. After that argument regarding his choice of major, he really felt suffocated at home. He didn't know that when Jongdae said "let's hangout", it meant "let's have a triple date." Though really, should he counted himself and Yeojin still as a couple? It was really more like a double date with extra two third-wheelers.

Yeojin looked no less surprised than he was when he arrived. Also, Lin looked like she wanted to run away that instant if it weren't for Jongin beside her. He remembered asking for the guy's help once to give him time to talk with Yeojin. It seemed like Jongin had turned into Lin's current crush.

One thing Sehun immediately found out when they were eating was this bunch (except for Sunhee) was loud!

His brain told him that these people were just too loud and chaotic to his liking, but he surprisingly didn't dislike their company at all. He found them... decent. Maybe it was because these people are those closest to Yeojin besides Kris, and it made him feel good to be part of her close circle. Whatever the reason was, Yeojin's friends weren't hard to be with. He never had any close friends, he realized. Perhaps... He would miss this too once he left.

"Sheez!" Jongin cussed when the toy pirate's head finally popped out from the barrel.

The others laughed and Jongdae clapped his hands. "Woots!" He happily exclaimed. "Sorry, Lin. But we've agreed the girl of the losing pair should pay." He handed the bill to a frowning Lin.

"You said you always win this Pirate Roulette game!" Lin protested to Jongin.

"Hey! This is a game of luck, not skill! Besides, you chose that hole!" Jongin retorted gaining a glare from Lin.