Wooyoung doesn't even notice the big smile on his face as he packs his bag, trying not to pay attention to a whiny Mingi draped over his mattress.

"You're leaving us for that boy, aren't you?" Mingi gripes, sitting up in a fake pouty face that devolves into a sinister smile, "I know you are~"

Wooyoung narrows his eyes and throws a pillow at Mingi, "Hey! I was asked to go, okay?" He says, trying to play it off as if he's not as excited as he really is.

"Oh, can it, Woo. Before I said anything, you were smiling like a hyena! You can't pretend now, lover boy," Mingi teases, poking him in the side of the stomach, "Where are you going anyway that requires packing a bag?"

Wooyoung closes his bag and zips it up before sitting down on the bed with Mingi, "They're taking me with them to go to a little island not too far from here. Apparently where we're going has black sand and ponies, which Eunsang is really excited about," he chuckles, thinking of Yeosang's little brother. All of his family, really, seems so nice, so he's looking forward to spending the day with them all.

"Are you and Yeosang going to pull a San and Seonghwa and make out on the beach?" Mingi smirks and Wooyoung immediately pushes him back, a scoff coming out of his mouth.

"Don't say that ever again," Wooyoung plugs his ears, "I don't want to hear any more about our best friends' escapades..."

Mingi pokes Wooyoung's side again, "Hey~ You didn't say no, now did you? Does that mean you two kissed that night at the pier?"

Wooyoung's eyebrows furrow and he stands up abruptly, "I'm leaving," he says, slinging his bag over his back.

"Oh come on, Woo~" Mingi whines, getting up and going after him.

Wooyoung keeps walking and flips the bird back behind him as he walks out the door.

Mingi laughs loudly at his job-well-done at filling his 'pick on Wooyoung' quota for the day before he leaves on his magical trip of love, as Mingi would later refer to it as when the rest of their friends ask him where Wooyoung is.

Wooyoung takes a deep breath before knocking on the Kang's beach house door. He feels glad for Mingi's picking before he came, as it did calm his raging nerves of going out with Yeosang's family.

Soon enough, the door is swung open to reveal a sunny-smiled Yeosang and little Eunsang at his side.

"Youngie! Youngie!" Eunsang cheers and attaches himself onto Wooyoung's leg.

Yeosang's eyes widen at his little brother's actions, "Eun, enough, don't embarrass our guest."

Eunsang lets go of Wooyoung and sticks his tongue out at Yeosang before going back into the dining room where their parents are, packing all the last-minute necessities.

"Sometimes, I think my little brother likes you more than he likes me," Yeosang chuckles.

Yeosang welcomes Wooyoung in and they walk into the dining room together, but not without giving each other sneaking smiles beforehand.

"Wooyoung, you managed to make it!" Yeosang's mother, Soomin, greets joyfully.

"We're happy to have you here, young man," Yeosang's father, Minjae, joins in.

Wooyoung nods, "Thank you so much for inviting me, Mr. and Mrs. Kang," he says respectfully, slightly bowing his head down to truly show his gratitude.

"Our Yeosang hasn't been able to stop talking about you," Soomin chuckles, "I'm so glad you've been such a good friend to him this summer."

"Mom..." Yeosang mumbles, clearly embarrassed.

Eunsang is jumping around excitedly as his father attempts to calm him down so he can spread the sunscreen across his face, "Eunsang, stay still. I don't want you to get burned today, it's supposed to be extra hot."

Eunsang continues his giggling, but does stop moving to allow his father to put the sunscreen on him, "Extra hot!" He enunciates.

Wooyoung smiles warmly at all of the happiness that fills their beach house, feeling instantly comfortable and welcome. He looks over at Yeosang and he knows that at the end of the day, his cheeks are going to be in a world of hurt from all the smiling he will be doing.

"Looks like we're all ready, right, honey?" Soomin looks over at her husband, who's holding Eunsang up on his hip after begging to be picked up.

Minjae nods, "Let's go. Are you ready to see the ponies, Eunnie?"

Eunsang nods even more enthusiastically, "Ponies!"

Wooyoung giggles at their back and forth, slightly startled by Yeosang's hand on his arm and he catches his gaze.

"You ready?" Yeosang's soft expression warms Wooyoung's heart and he nods, letting Yeosang lead him out into the car.

Minjae and Soomin both help Eunsang get into his car seat and make sure he's strapped in properly while Yeosang and Wooyoung get into the car beside him. Wooyoung smirks at the funny sight that is Yeosang sitting in the middle, being squished between himself and Eunsang's car seat.

"You can always lean your head on me," Wooyoung whispers to Yeosang once he sees his parents close the door to get in the front seats.

Yeosang's cheeks redden at his words and he playfully pats his arm, "Woo..."

Wooyoung shrugs cutely, "I'm just kidding... Or am I?"

Yeosang rolls his eyes and crosses his arms, "You need to behave, too."

The two boys silence their flirting when Yeosang's parents enter the car and get on the road to head to the special beach.

Wooyoung didn't expect the car ride to be so long and his chest tightens when he feels a bit of pressure on his shoulder, looking over to see a sleeping Yeosang resting against him. Seeing how peaceful Yeosang looks sets Wooyoung's heart ablaze with feelings.

Beautiful...

It doesn't take long before Wooyoung's head finds itself relaxing on top of Yeosang's as he too drifts off into his own dream world.

Yeosang's mother and father look in the mirror to see all of their boys asleep and they smile at each other, "Wooyoung fits right in," Soomin whispers.

"They all seem to fall asleep during car rides," Minjae laughs, keeping his eyes on the road.

Finally, the car is stopped and Yeosang wakes up, feeling some weight on his head. Wooyoung also opens his eyes and sits up, stretching his arms out a bit before looking over at Yeosang, seeing how pink his cheeks got. He smiles at the sight, feeling the way his heart skips a beat.

"We fell asleep, huh?" Yeosang hums, rubbing his eyes.

"All three of you did, actually," Soomin jumps in, "You looked like three little sleeping mice!"

A big yawn is heard from Eunsang and he's wiggling all around, "Are we there? I want to see the sand! And the ponies!" he whines, much like Mingi was whining earlier and it makes Wooyoung think back to his friend.

Wooyoung sighs as soon as his feet touch the cool black sand, "Wow, it's so beautiful here..."

Yeosang looks over at Wooyoung and can't seem to keep his smile away, "Yeah, it is..." He blushes and nervously turns his head back forward, walking off with him towards the ocean.

"You two be good, okay? We're taking Eunsang to go look for seashells," Minjae announces, holding his son's hand in one hand and his wife's in the other.

Both boys nod and continue to go their own way down the ocean.

"So we get the day alone?" Wooyoung asks, sitting down on the shore so his feet will get hit by the incoming water.

"Until we go see the ponies, they'll want us to come to that," Yeosang replies, sitting down closely next to Wooyoung. As he rests his hands down on the sand, his hand is soon warmed by Wooyoung's fingers intertwining with his own. The beach itself is relatively empty, so they don't have to worry about anyone witnessing their little romantic exchanges.

"Then I'll savor our time together," Wooyoung smiles and gets back up, "Let's look for some seashells too~ We will be able to keep them and remember this summer."

Yeosang can't seem to escape the blush that has staked its claim on his cheeks, "I think I won't have any trouble remembering this summer, Woo..." He hums quietly as he follows Wooyoung in his quest of looking for seashells.

"Aha!" Wooyoung calls out animatedly, lifting up this beautiful unbroken seashell into the air, "Look, Sangie! I found this one just for you," he says, holding it out to Yeosang with glee shining in his eyes, "You'll keep it forever, yes?"

Yeosang giggles and takes the shell, looking it over, noticing how it has a faint pink tint to the edges, "Yes, Woo. I'll keep it forever," he smiles up at him, their chests a bit closer than friends should be as Yeosang puts the shell safely in his pocket.

Wooyoung gently trails his fingers down Yeosang's arm, "Do you promise?"

Yeosang bites his lip at the chills that go up his spine when Wooyoung touches him, "Yes, I promise. You ask me to make a lot of promises to you, hmm?"

"And so what if I do?" Wooyoung teases, loving to see the look on Yeosang's face when he gets ruffled up.

"Well-"

"Well?"

Yeosang can't come up with a good enough comeback, so he just turns his back towards him and goes back to finding seashells.

"Sangie~" Wooyoung drags out, following Yeosang and he needily holds onto his arm, "I'm just playing with you, silly."

Yeosang caves and looks back at Wooyoung, seeing him making puppy-dog-eyes at him and he melts, a smile coming across his cheeks. He catches his eyes trailing down to Wooyoung's lips, where his were just a few nights ago.

Wooyoung sees Yeosang's lingering eyes and he gently rubs his thumb on Yeosang's forearm, taking a peek behind him and alas, Yeosang's parents are right there...

Yeosang sticks out his bottom lip and pouts, knowing that they'll be unable to share a kiss while his parents are around them.

"Tonight, okay?" Wooyoung smirks and ruffles up Yeosang's hair, "Don't worry, my angel."

Later that evening, on their way back home from the black sand beach after they looked at all the ponies they could manage before they began to all look the same, Yeosang and Wooyoung once again fell asleep on each other. Head on head, with their hands grazing one another.

The sun had started setting when they left, and by the time they got back to their beach house, it's almost completely dark out.

"Yeosang, take Wooyoung home. It's too dark out," Minjae says from the front seat, not seeing that they're both still out cold.

Soomin turns around and sees the two sleeping boys and giggles, shaking her son's leg, "Yeo, wake up!" She whisper-yells, not wanting to wake up little Eunsang.

Yeosang and Wooyoung both wake up, startled, and start rubbing their eyes.

"Take Wooyoung home," Soomin says again for her husband.

Yeosang's eyes widen and he nods fast, seeing that they're parked outside of the beach house already, "Ah- Yes, mother," He unbuckles his seatbelt and motions for Wooyoung to do the same.

Wooyoung and Yeosang get out of the car and say their goodbyes to Yeosang's parents, Yeosang telling them that he will be right back.

Once they're out of sight, they immediately intertwine their fingers, holding onto each other's hands tightly and walking so close that their shoulders clang together, "I've been waiting for this moment all day," Wooyoung chuckles, still a bit of sleepiness left in his voice.

"To what-" Yeosang looks over at Wooyoung with innocent eyes and he sees him leaning in, taking his cheek in his free hand, gently letting their lips brush against one another. Yeosang settles comfortably into the kiss, placing his free hand on Wooyoung's shoulder as their kiss progresses further. Wooyoung slowly opens his mouth, willing Yeosang to do the same, which he does with ease.

Yeosang becomes more confident as soon as their tongues connect, letting his hand move from Wooyoung's shoulder to the back of his head as he presses him up against his door. They might've been tired before, but their kiss reignites the fire within them, revitalizing their energy. Wooyoung is like Yeosang's own personal energy source.

Their kiss is interrupted by the sound of the doorknob rattling and they instantly pull away from each other, breathing deeply as they try to act like they weren't just all over each other when Seonghwa pokes his head out from inside.

"Oh-" Seonghwa starts, observing the flustered looks on Wooyoung and Yeosang's faces and it makes a smirk come to his own, "Haha... I was just checking things out, San thought he heard something outside. Turns out it was just two love birds," he laughs and closes the door back before either boy can respond with a coherent sentence.

Yeosang looks over at Wooyoung, meeting his eyes since they turned their heads at the same time, and they burst into laughter.

Wooyoung rubs the back of his neck after they finish laughing off their awkwardness, "I suppose this is goodnight, my Sangie?" He asks, almost in a question.

Yeosang nods, but he doesn't leave without one more taste of Wooyoung's lips to tide him over until their next meeting, "Do you want to spend the Fourth of July with me?" He asks breathlessly, his eyes shining under the moonlight as he stares into the deep chocolate brown eyes he adores so much.

"I'd love nothing more," Wooyoung smiles sweetly, "I'll see you then," he says his goodbyes and then goes into his place, only to be bombarded with questions on how his day with Yeosang was.

Yeosang walks back to his family's beach house with the happiest grin on his face, his eyes trailing up to the sky, "I don't think life can get any better than this..."

End Chapter Six