3RD PERSONS VIEW

"I FEEL SO BETRAYED!" Minjun slumped on her seat, crossing her arms over her chest as she glared at the two counselors who kept apologizing nonstop.

"Look, Minjun, after knowing you're a girl we had to make sure you were safe!" Yuta explained, using hand gestures along the way. He pointed a finger at Mark, "And we only told him to keep you safe! We never told him anything about your gender but then we did because he came to us awhile ago!"

Mark's cheeks dusted red, eyes widening and immediately shot Yuta a threatening stare, "Don't tell her—"

"He came to ask if dating was allowed in camp since he thought you were gay and liked Jaemin—Ow! Mark, I'm older than you!" Johnny scolded the younger who unambiguously turned a deaf ear accompanied with an eye-roll.

Mark sent the girl a sheepish smile, a hand on his nape, "Um, I just- I wanted to make sure... I didn't want them to ruin whatever makes you happy or well- yeah." He stumbled upon his words, his shy demeanor about to max out.

Minjun was left with a dry mouth, no words rushing to spill after what she had just heard. She was simply shocked, the lingering treachery she had earlier had worn off when she heard their reasons.

Mark crossed his arms, picking up himself and shoving away his shy self to defend his friend. "As I was saying," he turns to the two counselors with a eye-threatening glare, "What were you two about to do with her?"

Yuta flinched at Mark's tone, raising his hands up in a surrendering manner, "Mark, it's okay, we weren't going to do anything to her! We're not that kind of people."

Minjun rubbed her hand assuringly on Mark's back, "I was talking to them about something and they offered to watch a few home movies with me."

Johnny nodded his head, "Yeah, we just thought she could use some mood lightening shows!"

"What kind of shows." Mark pressed, throwing them a wary look.

"Uhh Toy Story 4? Coco? Monsters University? The Book Of Life? JUST FAMILY FRIENDLY SHOWS MARK DON'T BE SO DIRTY MINDED!"

Mark's face flushed a deep shade of red, his lips quivering as he thought of an excuse to shut down Johnny's words. "I AM NOT! IT'S JUST- I JUST THOUGHT—"

Minjun let out a loud laugh, cutting off the boy mid-sentence. Her laugh reverberated in the whole room, creating a joyful atmosphere. The two counselors broke into a smile, happy that she was no longer slumped and annoyed like earlier. Mark pursed his lips together, a small smile forming his lips before joining them to laugh.

That was when realization had hit Mark, eyes growing wide and his laughter gradually dying down. Minjun noticed this quick, face displayed concern. "You okay?"

"I- We need to go, I forgot I was with Lucas."

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"Dude, are you seriously ignoring me?" Mark deadpanned at Lucas who had been sulking for the past five minutes.

Lucas turned over to Minjun, looking down at her, "Minjun, did you hear something? Or was it my ears just playing with me?"

She rolled her eyes playfully, shaking her head as a soft snigger escaped her lips. "Lucas~ Mark already apologized."

The latter scowled, narrowed down his vision at Mark, "He left me alone! And even forgot about me. I'm glad I found you though."

"Hey! I found her, don't take all the credit."

Lucas cupped his ear, pretending to look around, "You hear something?"

When they have reached their cabins, Lucas sighed, "Okay, okay, I won't ignore you anymore. Just- don't do that ever again! You made me neomu lonely!"

"But now I'm neomu happy because Minjun's back!" Lucas clapped his hands in joy, giving the girl a big warm hug. "You need this."

"Thank you, Lucas. You are so sweet." She smiled at him to which he returned the friendly gesture.

"Do you want me to keep you identity a secret?"

Minjun sighed, ruffling her blue hair as a sign of frustration, "Honestly, it's okay but don't let people from other cabins know..."

Mark patted the top of her head, "We'll back you up if ever Dolost tries to do something, like I said Minjun. We are your friends now."

Her heart swelled, hearing those words made her feel some type of feeling.

Friends. That was something she rarely had, before and especially after she moved. Though it seemed like she was quite friendly and outgoing sometimes, there were a few thoughts that she had kept to herself. Maybe finding comfort and friendship through these boys weren't so bad after all.

"Minjun?" The two boys that stood in front of her chorused.

She recoiled, snapping out of her trance, shaking her head as she fidgeted. "Ah- right. I'm sorry, got a little sidetracked."

"You'll be safe, Minjun." Lucas told her in a soft voice, almost hushed and came out like a whisper. "I'll get going now, goodnight!" He waved them goodbye, going inside cabin eight with great news that they had found Minjun.

Meanwhile, Mark and Minjun went to their own cabin, being greeted by Jeno and Jisung, who happened to be still awake.

"Hyung!" Jisung sprinted off from his bed, engulfing the older into a hug.

"And you said you're not a kid?" Jaemin raised a brow, surprising Mark and Minjun who presumed he was already asleep like Donghyuck.

"I had to make sure Jeno and Jisung don't venture off." He mumbled, wrapping himself in his blankets. "I'm gonna go to bed, goodnight. It's nice to know you're back, Min...shit."

Minjun snorted at his choice of nickname and accompanied it with an eye-roll. "Goodnight to you too."

Jeno gulped down his nerves, both eyebrows raised up as he nodded his head, "Hey,"

"Hyung! I'm not kid, aren't I?" Jisung puffed out his cheeks, pulling away from the hug.

Minjun scrunched her nose, reaching up to pinch his squishy cheeks, "Hmm I don't know about that."

"Hyung!"

"Let's get some sleep, we still have a day ahead of us tomorrow." Mark said, getting comfortable in his bed, tucking himself in the blankets provided.

Jisung tucked in as well, with the help of Jeno mostly before wishing them a goodnight sleep. Jeno flashed Minjun, who had her bed opposite to his, a simple eye-smile, "Goodnight, Min."

"Goodnight, Jeno." She responded, before laying back down.

A couple of minutes passed, the tranquil atmosphere with faint sounds of rain droplets hitting the roofs and windows, creating a homely ambiance for Minjun. However, her mind was awake, quite asserting her; hindering her desire to sleep.

She sat up, eyes traveling onto the boys who were now sleeping soundly. Sighing, she quietly hopped out of bed, tip-toeing her way out of the cabin.

Minjun stayed by the front porch with her back pressed against the free wall beside the doorway. Gaze trained onto the ground, seeing the rain patting against the dirt ground. The earthly smell of wet dirt and fresh greens tickling her nostrils.

"Have a hard time sleeping?"

Jumping from shock as a deep voice interrupted her quiet thoughts. She hissed, glaring at the faded blue-haired boy who silently appeared right beside her, "What the fuck, Jaemin!?" She whisper-yelled.

"I thought you were gonna go to bed?"

Jaemin shrugged, "Thought so too."

"Tss."

The said boy chuckled, crossing his arms in front of his chest. "So? Have anything to say? Seems like your thoughts are the ones keeping you awake."

"You care?"

Jaemin ignored her, not wanting to answer that question. "What's with the whole ignoring session you had earlier?"

"Dowon threatened me after he found out I was a girl- I know I'm stupid."

"I was about to say idiot but stupid's fine too." That earned him a punch on the arm.

"Hey, Jaemin?"

"What?"

"Are we friends?"

"Hmm... let me think about that," he uttered out in a teasing way, "We both have nicknames for each other, we bicker with each other a lot, you and I seem to not get along easily, we both are blueberries." He listed, glancing at Minjun who had an amused smile.

"So to answer your question, Minshit? Hmm, I don't think so." Jaemin said sarcastically, rolling his eyes while at it.

Minjun scoffed out, nudging him with her elbow, "Wow- we're definitely not friends."

"Mhm, just, shit-shit buddies."

"Okay, Jaeshit." Minjun shrugged with an outstretched arm, "Shit-shit buddies it is."

Jaemin broke in a smirk, reaching out to accept her little handshake, "Agreed."

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