19 || h.hj

25: like a dream

As promised, after she finished unpacking the clothes she would wear for the trip, she went outside to watch the boys swim and sat at one of the beach chairs next to Changbin who had been reading a book underneath the umbrella. She set her phone down on the table between them and set her sunglasses next to his.

"You're not going to swim?" Changbin asked then flipped his book to the next page.

"I need to stay dry to pick up Jisung in a bit," she replied. "What about you? Or is that book so interesting that you just can't put it down?" She peered over to look at his book.

"It's more of a collection of poems than a book, but yes it is interesting," he flicked her forehead. "I'm waiting for Yongbok, he's changing in there," he pointed at the door. It was her, Hyunjin, Felix, and Changbin in one suite while Seungmin, Minho, and Jisung would stay at the other, Jisung was chosen by default due to the rules of rock-paper-scissors.

"Good thing you and my cousin are getting along well, Yongbok is a really cheerful guy so, at first, I didn't think you two would get along so well," she admitted, the faint footsteps getting louder as Felix ran to the deck.

"Thanks for waiting, let's go!" Felix said with a wide smile. "Are you leaving already? But we just got here," Felix turned to Seoyun.

"Jisung would not stop complaining if none of us went to go pick him up, I'm taking one for the team," she looked up to him, squinting from how bright the sun was. "I should get going, the car would be here soon," she grabbed her sunglasses from the table and set in on the top of her head then held her phone with the other hand. Hyunjin noticed her stand up from her seat then quickly swam to the stairs with a grin plastered on his face.

"You promised that you'd swim with us," he held onto her wrist with eyes full of hope.

"I know and I'm sorry, I have to go get Jisung first," she gently pulled his hand off and placed the other on his cheek. "When I get back, okay? I already have my swimsuit on, all I have to do is get in the water," she smiled as she slid off the strap of her dress to reveal part of her bikini top then quickly slid it back on.

"Come quick," he said then pecked her cheek before going back inside the water. She walked all the way back to the dock where the car had been waiting for her to come, the driver greeted her politely as he opened the car door for her with two security guards right next to her, one sat up front next to the driver while the other sat at the back with her. Throughout the car ride, Jisung had been updating her of his flight and landing, even while in baggage claim.

Sungie
i'm almost at the gate!
i don't see u :(
oh wait! i just saw u!!
seoyun-ah!

Yunnie
come faster jisung
hurry so we can go to the beach!
🏖🏖🏖

Jisung came rushing through the revolving doors with airport security coming behind him, he just barely managed to stop the cart from hitting her. He grinned as he took his sunglasses off and let go of the cart to get his bags packed inside the car to give her a hug, she hugged him back just as tight with just as wide as a smile.

"I missed you," he said as he moved her glasses from her eyes to the top of her head.

"I missed you too," she flicked his forehead softly. "Let's get going, the boys are dying to see you," she said then opened the door for him. He told her stories of his Malaysia trip, the people he got to see and the people he got to meet, he was happy. "You sound like you had a lot of fun," she smiled, the car going into a stop.

"I had the time of my life," he leaned back into his chair with content. "Now I'm ready for part two of the time of my life," he grinned then opened the door, he took off his shoes then ran to the beach and let his feet sink into the sand, a guard chasing after him for his safety. She laughed as his security guard hastily follow him around the beach then had his things sent to his room. She ordered them food and extra towels for the boys before going back to their suite with pineapple juice in one hand.

Jisung had already started swimming at that point with the others, she set her drink down next to her phone and sunglasses, put some sunscreen on, then took her sundress off. She dipped into the water slowly, careful not to make a splash; she swam eat the boys by herself, now wanting to be a part of their splash fest on the other side. Then all of a sudden, someone tugged on her leg as she freely floated on the water, dragging her body down and towards the boys, she rose up to see the boys laughing hard with Felix right in front of her, laughing the hardest. She glared at him and splashed him, almost pushing him down into the water from the force. She cracked a smile then started to giggle after he came up for air. In the end, she was in the splash fest.

Nighttime quickly fell upon them, they had finished swimming a while ago and just decided to sit the porch by the sea and drank, legally. She leaned her head on Hyunjin's shoulder, sipping on her pineapple juice as Jisung and Seungmin sang to random songs that Changbin played on his speakers.

"Can't you believe we have three more days of this? Three weeks of just pure happiness," Hyunjin rested his cheek on her head.

"I know, this feels unreal. All of it. Like a dream," she looked around her to watch the smiling faces of her friends.

He pinched her cheek then laughed when she glared at him. "Feel real enough?" He asked as he wiped her cheek softly to take away some of the pain.

"You're pushing it, Hwang," she pulled away from his side to push his forehead back with her fingers.

"Are you mad?" He cupped her cheeks. "Oh, you can't be mad! You get too cute when you're mad," he smiled then pulled her into a hug.

"If you keep this going, I'll show you how cute I can get," she said calmly with her quiet tone then he let go of her. She scooted her chair away with a pout on her face closer to Seungmin. "You having fun? It feels like I haven't talked to you all day. Are you avoiding me?" She asked jokingly.

"Oh, definitely. I can't stand being around you," he teased back.

"I haven't seen you in ages, I miss you," she said as she set her hand on his shoulder. He looked at her for a while then glanced at Hyunjin who was talking to Jisung about something, probably arguing again.

"I miss you too," he took her hand off his shoulder and held it tightly with a soft smile on his face.

"So what's going on in your life? We've been too busy for too long," she asked.

"You know, college stuff, just trying to fix up some last-minute details of my senior year before I have to leave," he said.

"Leave? Where to?" She leaned in closer out of curiosity.

"Canada, my parents want me to go study there. I leave after graduation," he said nonchalantly.

"Huh." Was she still dreaming?