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"So how do we look boys?" Areum proudly displays her figure.

Sehun pulls her cover up from the sides and scolds her whispering in her ear, "Don't make me jealous. You know how I am when I'm jealous."

The look on his eyes is dark and mysterious. Areum shudders for a split second. It looks like she fully knows what he's talking about.

"Alright! Hands off for now Oh Sehun," she utters.

Jun is smiling to himself as he still inflates the beach ball. Sorn sees this at the corner of her eyes and feels irritated. But she doesn't let it out at him.

Jisoo compliments her though, "It looks good on you."

"Thanks," she smiles timidly at him.

Jeonghan is staring at her and she feels like melting. Seunghee instantly takes cover, as she wraps her cover up on her body. It's see-through but at least it shields her bare skin.

"So are we playing now?" she asks the others.

"I think this ball has holes. It's deflating guys," Jun complaints.

"Ah, who brought his ball?" Areum interrogates.

"I did," Sehun replies.

"(grunting) You should've checked! Now what guys?" Areum asks.

"Relax, what are we here for? It's the beach sweetie," Sehun calms her down.

"Yeah, let's just enjoy the waters guys," Jun agrees.

"Who wants to challenge me to race?" Sorn raises.

"I'll take you on Sorn," Seunghee proudly replies.

"Yeah!!" the boys exclaim.

"Why don't you count me in?" Areum finally loosens up and joins the other girls.

"That's my girl!" Sehun shouts as the girls walk to the seaside.

They begin having fun from there. The girls first, then the boys next. Areum dominated the girls' race that leave Sorn and Seunghee in utter defeat. Sooner, it's then a battle between Sehun and Jeonghan, where Jeonghan successfully fails. The most exhilarating part is the duel and final match between Jun and Jisoo. Even if no one really knows what they are so pumped up about.

The two boys look intense from the start line. It's barely expected. Both Areum and Sorn are confused about it. They are at the finish line with Sehun while Seunghee and Jeonghan are at the other end.

"What's up with these two? Don't they look a bit too serious for this?" Areum murmurs.

"I wonder," Sorn agrees and tilts her head.

Areum smells something. She glances at Sorn and then at the two boys. Well, Jisoo can only be about her and not Seunghee so she is the only link she can think of. She smirks to herself and sighs.

"Why unnie?" Sorn asks her.

"It's a confirmed triangle."

"What? What triangle?"

"Nothing. Here they come."

"Start!!" Jeonghan shouts at the other end.

It's as if an official Olympic swimming game has just begun. Surprisingly, these two boys give it their all. They execute their vein-popping, all-out expert swimming strokes and styles at their bests. It's such a good match that it's a shame to reach an end and Jun wins by a mere second.

"Whoa!!" they exclaim after the match.

Seunghee and Jeonghan have run to the base line too. The two guys catch their breaths after the breath-taking competition.

"You guys! That was unbelievable!" Seunghee utters.

"Who among you wants to join the swimming team? This wasn't even a formal match? That was wicked!" Areum can't contain her amazement. They really have the guts to flaunt their stuffs.

"You were amazing guys!" Sorn adds.

The two boys are only looking at Sorn right now. She raises an eyebrow at them, unable to understand what it's for.

"What?" she says.

They only look at her and smile to themselves.

"What??" she repeats. "You guys, are you making fun of me?"

They only laugh at her and deliberately ignore her. Seunghee and Areum just look at each other and then smile too.

"Wow. That was awesome guys," Jeonghan congratulates the two with fist and shoulder bumps.

"You should do a second round," Sehun suggests.

"No..." both Jun and Jisoo strongly refuse.

Jun glances at Sorn occasionally and Jisoo does too. The girl is now busy evaluating the match with Areum and Seunghee, all impressed.

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The day has gone and the sun has set. They are sitting infront of the bonfire just chilling and idling with their loved ones. While taking a break from their nonstop random gaming along the beach, Sehun and Areum tell Seunghee and Jeonghan to get the things in their rooms in preparation for the night.

Seunghee and Jeonghan go to their room to fetch the needed stuffs. Some flash lights, blankets and towels. Jeonghan has been keeping himself busy since he saw her wearing this two-piece just to avoid staying close to her like this. He's feeling weird. She's too much for him right now and he might do something he shouldn't. While Seunghee is just happy. Now that Jun has finally let go of her, it's another burden less their worries. She can't wait to tell him the news. And she thinks she should tell him now.

She turns to him and stands closely in front of him with a bright smile.

"Hey jagiya, I have a surprise for you," she eagerly tells him.

"You look thrilled, will that make me happy?" he asks.

"Absolutely." The smile on her face is never fading making him wonder.

"Then it's time for a celebration!" he pulls her near and attempts to close the gap between them with a kiss only to get rejected as she pushes him away for a second.

"I haven't even said it yet!" she complains with a pout but gives him a peck anyways.

"We'll talk about it later. Come on, I've been itching to touch you since you wore that two-piece."

He envelops her back and kisses her forehead. She smiles on it and puts her arm around her neck.

"Did I trigger something?" she teases.

"You did. You always do."

He wastes no time anymore. He shoves his head and kisses her zealously, unable to hold back any longer. He pushes her on her back at the nearest wall and just drowns in the kiss he's been dying for. Touching her bare skin adds up to his blazing desire and he's finding hard to fight his urge to do some things he hasn't done before.

The kiss is very different from his other kisses. It takes her aback for some moments especially every time he uses his tongue in her mouth, tasting more of her. She feels light headed though. Something in her is slowly burning and she's surprisingly feeling a little weird. She can't understand herself.

Until she feels his hands travelling behind her back, tracing every inch on her body and eventually groping on her bottom. It shocks her for a second and even more when he tugs her closer, groping it tighter and pressing her lower half against his lower region. She feels something hard poking against her stomach and realizing what it actually is, makes her whole frame shudder.

Seunghee moans in between his kisses and slightly pushes him away because of it. It suddenly scares her. And it's gone back to square one where she doesn't want it yet.

Jeonghan feels this and comes to his senses. He probably scared her by doing it. He breaks the kiss gradually and falls back at a clear distance away from her.

Still catching his breath with a flustered face, he says, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you." He can't look at her. He's embarrassed, cuz each and every time he touches her, he gets more and more aggressive. He shouldn't have promised her what he won't be able to keep. Cuz he's getting totally consumed by his raging hormones each time.

Seunghee stares at him flushed, she doesn't intend to hurt him. She walks over him and gives him a tight embrace, "Don't say sorry. I'm not mad. I didn't mean to get scared either. I was just... surprised."She faces him and cups his face, he's gazing back at her now, "I love you. And eventually we'll get to that. Okay? But not right now. Not yet."

He smiles timidly at her and replies, "Thanks."

They keep their eyes locked for a while but he has to excuse himself right now.

"Will you just excuse me for a while?" he utters and runs to the bathroom.

She only sighs. It's her fault but she's thankful. Can a guy really hold himself back for so many times like he does? She's blessed for having him. There can never be anyone more than him in her life. There will be no one.

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"What's taking them so long?" Sehun complaints.

"Just leave them alone," Areum tells him.

Sehun stands up and pulls Areum up with him.

"What now?" she whines.

"Let's walk along the shoreline," he suggests.

He stares at her lovingly for the first time tonight and she just can't say no.

"Alright."

And the couple strolls out to the seaside.

Jun is busy with Jisoo's guitar, just sitting a few meters behind Sorn and Jisoo. He's watching them. Jisoo seems to be taking his sweet time with her all day long. It's obvious that he's guarding her from whoever. And he's just about to barge in anytime soon.

"Hey, I recorded a new song recently. I think you should hear it," Jisoo says.

"What's the title?" Sorn replies disinterestedly.

"Dreaming Alone. Sounds melodramatic. (chuckling)"

"Yeah. Alright, let me hear it."

He pulls inside his pockets and finds the record missing.

"Ah, I forgot the SD card in the room. I'll just get it okay?"

"Sure."

Jisoo leaves Sorn for a bit to get his memory card from his room. Jun takes this time and walks over her in the middle of the campfire. Everyone else is preoccupied with trivial things when he sits silently beside her, as she plays with the sand.

It's a surprise for her. It's seldom that he goes over her himself but she disregards the thought.

"What's up? You've been aloof lately. And you keep hanging out with Jisoo hyung. I can't get a hold of you," he starts.

Despite him talking to her, she can't get the image of him and Seunghee walking out of the room together. Even if they had nothing going on, she's still envious. It's only been a week since he came back. She can't dismiss the fact the she really misses him. But he's still onto Seunghee. It really hurts her, undoubtedly.

"I saw you get out of the room with unnie earlier," she utters out of the blue insinuating a slight jealousy in her voice.

He turns to her with a smirk. "You never miss a thing about me, do you?"

"What are you saying? Of course I miss you. It's been a while since you left."

She's being sarcastic. She can't be cheerful with the mood she's in. She hasn't been this jealous in a while. It's irritating her to the core.

Jun sees her snide face and ponders. She's not looking at him, there must be something wrong. So he decides to explain things to her before it gets even worse.

"I finally ended my attachment with unnie."

Sorn stops playing with the sand when she hears it. Jun catches this and he continues.

"I've finally let go of her Sorn. That was what we talked about in the room."

She sits straight now and at last looks at him with an expression full of questions. He is facing her too, with a gentle expression on his face.

"Are you serious? What about the undying resolve not to give up on her?"

"Well, unfortunately, it broke down."

"I don't believe it. I can't believe you're giving up now. After having done so much? I thought you'd never quit. What happened to all that resolve?"

"It's a battle I'm fighting with a god. I just realized it's hopeless."

"Why are you like this? Did they brainwash you back home? What did they tell you in China huh?"

It makes him chuckle, he's laughing at her. She's the one being stubborn right now.

"Why are you laughing? This is a serious matter. You can't just throw it all away like that. Even if she's Jeonghan oppa's girl right now, you can still work on it. Maybe she'll eventually give you a chance."

"Are you saying I should just waste away my youth waiting for someone who pledged not to love me back?"

It silences her. She finally realizes what she just suggested him to do. Cuz of this hateful jealousy. Jun just looks at her frantic face.

"Well, I realized I already have someone better. And I shouldn't take her for granted."

It shocks her. There's someone else? She snorts at what he just said, "So you've found someone new? That's good news. At least you're moving on quickly."

It's a news so striking for her that her voice cracks and almost makes her teary-eyed. It pummels her heart once again. He's gone far ahead, far away from her where she can't reach him anymore. That's what she thought. Cuz that moment, he swiftly holds her hand without notice. That she takes a bit dumbfounding.

"Why are you holding my hand?" she's turning delirious.

He holds it even tighter though, "Starting today, I'm taking my chances with you."

She's speechless staring back at him. This is beyond reality for her.

"Are you fine being with me?" he asks her.

Sorn can hardly utter a reply, "What? Wait, this is just..."

"I'm starting to like you Sorn."

Those words are just like sweet music to her ears. She doesn't respond but she smiles at him with the sweetest one she has ever showed him and willingly intertwines her hand with him. Jun only smiles back at her, his one and only. Finally, it's about time they take a chance with each other.

Jisoo is walking back to Sorn with a smile on his face. He's excited to get back to her only to unexpectedly find her sitting with Jun. At a far distance from them, he can clearly see what he doesn't want to, what he wishes is not real. Their hands are tangled and they are sweetly glancing at each other talking. It makes him stop on his tracks. He wishes his vision is just in some way betraying him. Cuz for only a matter of minutes, he lost her to him completely. He stays there, hidden in the dark, solemnly comforting himself in the shadows, where no one can see how his heart is breaking.

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To be continued...

(16.08.05)