Overboard (iKON JunHwan Angst)

Chapter 2: New Life

Chapter 2: New Life

"Okay very good Raon-ah. If you practice your paddle properly, I can teach you some basic strokes." Jinhwan said to one of his student. "Teacher, teacher! Look! I swim from there to here!" Another student of his excitedly told him pointing from one corner of the pool to another. "Wow! Very good Hanbyul-ah! If you keep practicing, we will try removing your floater and see if you can swim without anything to support you." Jinhwan patted her head as gesture of praise. "Nae!!" Hanbyul said and swam to the other side again.

Jinhwan was a private swimming instructor. He was so fond of kids and he's also a former swimmer back on his college days. He decided to pursue his passion through teaching kids. He invested to open up his own swimming gym and took private classes. His class ranged from two to 4 students every session twice a week.

Junhoe finally got up and went outside. The beautiful scenery was worth his energy to go outdoor. That's when he realized, it's a beach house. The bright sun reflected on the sea was so breathtaking. Everything was so refreshing for Junhoe. So, he closed his eyes feeling the new ambiance that's surrounding him. Unlike the busy and loud city, he found healing here knowing it's just his first morning in the new dwelling. His vision roamed the entire view and saw some people enjoying the beach, kids playing on the sand. When he turned to his left, he saw the place Jinhwan mentioned earlier – a swimming gym. He walked towards the place and hesitated to come in at first. When he heard some little voices laughing and playfully calling out Jinhwan's name, he waited outside. He peaked a little only to see how cute the kids were and... Jinhwan. As he repeatedly attended the kids, he was also observing how good Jinhwan was with them. Unconsciously, he once again found comfort just by watching them playing in the pool. At first, Jinhwan was more of an intimidating guy but he couldn't deny how pretty he was. He's even more pretty than those average girls in Seoul. He smirked on the thought and this scenario before his eyes also told him that Jinhwan was a nice guy. People being good with kids were usually kind people, right?

"So next week, I'll meet you again. Okay? You both did really good today. I'm so proud of you." Jinhwan said to his students and gave each of them a warm hug. "Goodbye Teacher Nani!" The two kids bowed before going out with their parents. Jinhwan was now picking up their swimming stuff when he saw Junhoe standing at the door, both hands in the pockets of his floral short. "Hi. Do you need anything?" He greeted him with a smile, continuing what he's doing. "You're a swimming teacher? I thought you're still a student."

"What?" Jinhwan burst with laughter. "Can't blame you though. I get that a lot. I look younger than my age." Jinhwan turned to smile on him. "Oh yeah? So how old are you? I-if... you don't mind me asking." Junhoe sounded a little defensive. It might be rude for him to ask that. "I was born '94. And you?" Junhoe's eyes widened after hearing Jinhwan's confession. "Y-you're... 3 years older than me?" "Oh, you're a dongsaeng. You should be calling me, Hyung then." Jinhwan teased him. But he was also being serious since he was very much sensitive when it comes to younger people being formal to him. "I can just call you Jinhwan-ssi." Junhoe offered. He's not yet comfortable calling the stranger hyung too. "Okay. Hyung or Jinhwan-ssi is fine."

They are now headed back in the house. "Do you want to come with me?" Jinhwan asked him. "Where?" The older put his things in the storage room first before speaking again. "To the market. I'll buy ingredients for our dinner later." Jinhwan reached for some keys and his wallet. "Come on. I'll stray you around." Junhoe went after Jinhwan.

The market was unexpectedly just walking distance from Jinhwan's house. They were almost in the market when Jinhwan broke their silence. "Just ask." Junhoe was confused with his words. "What?"