Hike Into My Heart

Chapter 1: The Short Straw

Rosé set her suitcase down and flopped back onto her bed, feeling tired after the two-hour car drive that she had just taken with Jisoo and Jennie. It wasn't that she hadn't enjoyed being in the car with her friends, but two hours was a bit of a long time to be cooped up in the car. The red head was just glad that they were finally here.

The three of them had decided to spend a week in the mountains for winter break to get away from everyday life for a while. It was kind of a last-minute decision, brought up by Jennie two weeks ago on a whim. Rosé and Jisoo had been quick to agree to go, and they were lucky to find that there were still four spots left: one full cabin, and two other cabins that had one room left. They all wanted their own rooms, but none of them wanted to share their cabin with a stranger, so they decided to draw straws. Rosé had drawn the shortest straw, meaning that she would be sharing a cabin with someone she didn't know for a week, while Jennie and Jisoo got to share the one next door.

Rosé supposed that it could have been worse, though. At least, she and her cabinmate had their own room. She probably wouldn't even see this cabinmate much because she planned to spend most of her time at her friends' cabin anyway.

The soft quilt that was now beneath Rosé felt warm against her cold skin, and she was tempted to just crawl under the covers and take a nap while she waited for her friends to get settled into their rooms. Rosé knew that she should probably get settled as well, but she was more of the type of person who unpacked items as she needed them. She was fine with waiting, but she didn't want to fall asleep because she was afraid that she might not hear her phone go off if she did that. Since she had a bit of free time, she decided that she might as well go across the hall to introduce herself to the person that she would be living with for the next week.

Rosé knocked on the door and waited for an answer for several long seconds. She was just starting to wonder if maybe her cabinmate was not in their room when the door opened, and Rosé's eyes widened in surprise when she saw a beautiful girl appear. Rosé had not even considered the fact that the stranger she'd be living with might possibly be so stunning to look at. Her long blonde hair fell straight over her shoulder, and her eyes were a beautiful shade of brown.

Rosé stuck her hand out for the blonde to shake before she had a chance to say something stupid. "I'm Rosé. I guess I'll be your cabinmate for the next week."

The blonde didn't take the outstretched hand, instead shaking her head as her eyes widened in what appeared to be horror. "No. You can't be staying here with me. Dahyun said that no one else would likely rent this out on such short notice." Her eyes hardened a little. "Damn it. I knew I should have paid the extra fifty bucks to upgrade to a private stay."

Needless to say, Rosé was very confused. "What are you talking about?"

"I rented this cabin specifically to get away from people for a while," the blonde explained. "I really can't have you messing this up for me, so you need to leave."

Rosé's face settled in a scowl, shocked at the way that she was being treated. "I can't leave. I've already paid and everything."

"I don't care," the girl snarled. "Get. Out."

Anger bubbled up inside of Rosé. It was completely unfair of this girl to be so cruel to her, and she was seriously losing her patience. "I'll leave you alone in your room, but I'm not leaving this cabin. I have just as much of a right to stay here as you do, so you can either deal with it, or you can be the one to leave."