"Are you not done yet?" Jungkook whined as he peeks over my shoulder,  bugging me and trying to see what I'm doing with the phone. "You said 10 minutes! Hand it over!"

"I still have 5 minutes left!" I pushed him back and scooted away from him, turning my back to him, "Wait your turn."

Jungkook groaned in annoyance and sulked on the couch. We have been sharing one phone since we started highschool and it's really annoying. Why do I have to share everything with this idiotic brother of mine? I can't even contact my friends whenever I want to and he always reads my messages, even the most private ones. I hate him.

"Hyung, I can't share a phone with Haesung anymore. When can I get my own phone?" Jungkook went and complained to our eldest brother who was relaxing on the other couch while the younger ones unloaded our things from the van.

"Jungkook, not now. I'm resting." Jin told him since he has been driving all day but Jungkook is a real pain in the ass. Jin sighed as he massaged the bridge of his nose, "Haesung, please give the phone to your brother. Just sacrifice for now."

"But I'm not done yet." I replied with a grim expression. Jin made me hand over the phone to my twin brother. "I'm always the one to sacrifice! I can't even talk to my friends."

"Are your friends more important than your own brother?" Jin stood up from where he was resting awhile ago, both hands on his hips.

That was a sign that he's mad. Stupid Jungkook. This is all his fault. I glared at him and made my anger known to him but he just raised an eyebrow at me. I want to throw my shoe at his face.

"You two should learn how to share." Jin added as he scolded us, looking at Jungkook then at me. "We're not rich. We only have enough to pay the rent and buy food to put on the table. You should be grateful that you have the privilege to have a phone."

He's right. Jin is always right but Jungkook really gets on my nerve. I don't know how we even coexisted in the same womb for nine freaking months without choking each other with our umbilical cords. After getting a spoonful of words from our older brother, I went out to get some fresh air.

This is a rare occasion for my family to have a vacation somewhere out of our town so I shouldn't ruin it for them. This is the only time they can relax. My older brothers have been working so hard and they at least deserve a peaceful break. I sat on the porch of the beach house and watched the sunset, internalizing the beauty of the world, when a loud yell shattered the calmness.

"Haesung!" V was running up to me, bare footed and all wet, while grinning. "Look what I got you."

"Where have you been? And why is your clothes all wet?" I fixed my eyes on what he is holding out to me. A shell as big as his hand sat on the center of his palm. "A shell?"

V nodded, his eyes filled with genuine innocence of a young child despite his grown up frame. "I went to the sea to find you this."

"You went to the sea??" My eyes widened, "That means you.." I glanced behind my shoulder and around my surroundings to make sure that no one was around to hear us. When I was sure it was safe, I turned back to V and whispered, "You turned into a mermaid again? I mean merman."

V nodded once again, smiling. He seemed so happy. I guess he is because the ocean is his home. Maybe he missed being able to swim freely and do things that he used to, not like on land wherein he cannot move freely because he is not familiar with everything.

"Here." He put the shell on my hand and guided me to place it beside my ear, "Listen.."

I did what he asked me to and heard the faint sound of waves. It brought my mind peace and my heart felt a feeling of longing for a place that is not my home. V watched me with careful eyes, "Did you hear it? It's beautiful, right?"

"Yeah.." I nodded and a big smile stretched across his angelic face.

"Do you know that we sing into these shells back home?" V said and he did something to it. He put his whole hand over it as if to cover the shell and I don't know what happened but it glowed a luminous light,  "We sing into it. It's a common toy for the children back home but I noticed that humans liked it so I bring them up to the shore whenever I go up."

He brought it up to his ear and listened to it. "I feel warm inside when I listen to it."

"Do you miss home, V?"

"Sometimes." He replied, thinking about what he missed most. "I miss my friends. I miss being able to swim to faraway places, I miss looking up over the waters and wonder what it's like for humans to live up there.." He showed me a grin, "Now I know."

"You know, it's dangerous for you to continue living here." I told him, looking at the apparent frown on his face. "There are a lot of bad people in this world who will take advantage of you."

"I know but I don't want to go back." V said, making me look at him.

He looked behind him where my brothers are making so much noise. Hoseok and Yoongi are trying to cook, Namjoon is chopping carrots with extreme difficulty and Jin is nagging at a hearing selective Jungkook to pick up his stuff from the floor and bring it to his room.

"I like where I am now. I like being everyone. you, Jungkook, Hoseok, Namjoon, Yoongi hyun and Jin.. you're my family. Why would I want to leave?" He added with a smile while looking towards the sea reflecting the golden orange-hued sky. "I know what it feels like to be left behind. I don't want to do that to anyone else."

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The next morning, I had the most rude awakening when I found myself under a tangled mess of limbs, heavy ones if I may say. I removed V's arm that laid over my throat and Jungkook's leg over my waist while Jimin was sleeping over my legs since he slept on the foot part of the bed. Yes, all fours of us shared the bed because there was only three rooms and exactly three beds. No one wants to sleep on the floor so we made ourselves fit on the bed like sardines in a can.

Jimin fell on the floor with a loud thud when I kicked him off my legs while managing to remove Jungkook and V'a limbs away. Finally free of obstacles, I got out of the bed and looked at Jimin still asleep on the floor. How can he still sleep?

Finally out of the room, I closed the door behind me to get away from all the snoring from Jungkook and Jimin. In the kitchen, Hoseok and Yoongi are already having their favorite breakfast —cheerios flooded with milk—or is it milk flooded with cereals as Jungkook says it is?

"Goodmorning, want cereals?" Hoseok was the first to move out of his chair to help reach for the cereals that was way out of my reach.

"Thanks." I spoke and smelled my own breath. I quickly put my hand over my mouth and ran to brush my teeth which Hoseok found funny.

"Goodmorning everybody!!" Jimin came out in his pajamas, scratching on his butt, and V followed after him with eyes barely open.

"Brush your teeth. Your breath stinks." Yoongi pushed both of them into the bathroom where I am still washing my face.

"Oh Haesung, our little Haesung~" Jimin wrapped his arms around my shoulders while I scrubbed my face with white facial foam. I shrugged him off with my eyes closed so the soap won't go into my eyes. "Get off! I need to wash my face. I can't see!"

I backed up and he hit the wall, hurting his elbow in the process. "Damn, girl. You're strong. When did our baby sister get so strong?"

I washed off the foam from my face and then dried my face with a towel, finally able to open my eyes properly, "I've been fighting Jungkook since I was born. I probably gained muscles from pulling on his hair and escaping his choke holds."

"Ah, right. He's fucking scary sometimes." Jimin replied and then turned to V, on top of the toilet with his legs pushed up to his chest, "What the hell are you doing?"

"There's water on the floor." V pointed to the water that spilled earlier when I was fighting Jimin off me.

"So?" Jimin looked him with a puzzled experience before going back to brushing his teeth. "This family is full of weirdos."

I placed a rag on top of the water and reassured V that it's okay. He stepped down from the toilet seat and went over to the sink, careful not to get his feet wet. Everyone was up by the time we went back from the bathroom. Jungkook just woke up and made his way to lie down on the couch again, curled up into a ball.

"Hey, useless twin brother." I kicked his disgusting feet off the cushions and forced him to wake up, "Jeon Jungkook!"

"Ah, what do you want? Go away." He kicked his leg up and turned his back to me, continuing his sleep but this girl ain't going to let him get what he wants.

"Okay then." I said, sneaking up close enough to his face then I used my fingers to pull his eyelids wide open. "WAKE UP!!!!"

"YAH!" Jungkook scrambled out of the bed and chased after me as I leave out the door and into the living room.

"Ah! What the fuck JUNGKOOK!" I bent my head in a weird angle to lessen the pain as Jungkook grabbed a fistful of my hair. I grabbed onto his locks too and start to pull when he does. "Let go you little shit!"

"You started it! You let go!!" Jungkook replied as we walk towards the living room, taking small steps.

"Show some respect to your older sister, dweeb!" I said in return to which the despicable brat just responded with a smug smirk.

"Doesn't matter. You're still shorter than me." Jungkook said and I pulled on his hair harder, causing him to cry out in pain and call out to Yoongi hyung. "Hyung, make her stop. She's gone crazy!"

"I honestly don't know what to do with the both of you." Jin said with a heavy sigh.

"Just let them fight it out. Sooner or later their hair will all fall out and when there's nothing to hold onto, they'll eventually stop." Yoongi replied and increased the volume of the TV to drown out the noise.

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"I think I have a bald spot." Jungkook said, massaging his scalp with both hands while we walk to the beach, "Damn it, it still hurts."

"You deserve it, dumbass." Jimin replied, "I can't believe you fought with a girl."

"She's not a normal girl. She's crazy." Jungkook sent a look at my direction and I replied with a glare.

"Haesung, look!" V grabbed my hand and pointed to the shore where people had their blankets on the sand and children with their floaties. "There are so many people!"

I gave him a smile. He's so adorable as he tugged on my arm excitedly. "It's summer, silly. Of course people will be out and enjoying in the beach."

"But I can't swim.." He frowned.

"Why not?" Jimin asked, "You don't know how?"

"Yes, he doesn't." I answered instead. V was going to answer him so I was afraid his tongue will slip. "Don't worry, V. I'll be with you."

"Hey. Jimin." Jungkook grabbed Jimin's arm as his head turned and his gaze followed a girl who passed by. "Look at her. Damn, she's pretty... and Hot! I've never seen someone who looked that good in a bikini other than girls in porn.."

"Ew." I made a revolted face at my twin. "Can you not talk about that when I'm here?"

"What's porn? Is it food?" V turned to me.

"Oh God. No. V, it's better you don't know. Stay away from it, okay?" I said and smoothed my hand on his hair, gently petting him.

"Stay away from Jimin and Jungkook's shared laptop too. If you want to watch movies you can tell me." I added and he replied with a nod.

Jimin turned his head, still busy searching the parameters, "Where? I can't see who— Shit, you're right. Let's pretend to get a drink!"

"Don't be so obvious!" Jungkook made him turn around abruptly. "Can you be anymore obvious than that? Ugh, you are so dense."

"I'm not dense. You're the stupid one here!" Jimin pushed Jungkook back and I just sighed, wanting to run away from people below my comprehension.

"You guys stop it. You both look like idiots." I said, watching them rolling on the sand. The said girl passed by again and saw them, distancing herself from us. "Now she thinks you're both stupid and weird. Haha."

"Come on, V. Don't hang around with them too much or you'll become like them." I took V's hand and walked away.

While we were walking away, someone collided with me. I was pushed from the back  and I lost my balance, falling on my side and scraping my knee against a few sharp edged stones. The person who bumped into me stood before me and just watched. "Watch where you're going! Can't you see we're playing?"

"Hey, mister. Are you not even going to ask if I'm okay?" I asked, angrily, picking myself up with blood trickling down my left leg. "Can't you see I'm bleeding?"

"It's not our fault. You saw we were playing here and still passed by." He replied, making sure he stood taller than me. "Maybe you wanted us to notice you passing by."

"You're still in highschool, right?  You're a little girl but you're pretty cute." He smirked and took a step closer to me. The audacity!!

"She did not!" V answered, half shouting as he pushed the guy weakly. "We just wanted pass by then you hit her!"

The older guy walked towards V after getting his ego stomped on. "Don't butt in if you don't want to get hit." He pushed V and by natural instinct, V pushed him back, acting on the threat. . "Oh so you wanna fight."

People started to gather around and watch at the heated situation that's about to unravel. I pulled on V arm and even wrapped my arms around his torso to get him away from trouble but then my other stupid brother came, parting the crowd.

"YAH! No one picks a fight with my twin sister but me!!" Jungkook yelled, breathing heavily. I've never seen him this mad before.

"Chill, Jungkook. We don't want to get in trouble." Jimin came in between. Being a student council President, he has experience in breaking up fights. He knows what to do in these kind of situation. He looked at V and I, "You two okay?"

I nodded and tried to walk towards them, taking V with me, while limping. Jimin noticed and saw a thin line of blood running down from my knee to my ankle.

Jimin changed after he saw the blood on my leg. He glared at the fallen guy, fists clenched as he began to smile like maniac. "YOU ARE DEAD TO ME, you *********."