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She drops on her back pulling the hem of his shirt on her way down. He gets outbalanced and falls down with her. The next scene is something they only see in movies. And they both never thought it can really happen.

He catches the back of her head before her fall, protecting her from hitting the ground on the impact. But because of this, his face rests very closely to hers the moment their bodies touch the surface. And his body directly laying over her own as well.

They are both stunned by the situation. Seunghee can feel his breath on her face. His eyes straightly looking into hers without saying a word. She knows she can't hide her blush when he's this close to her. She's dying of embarrassment that very moment. Her mind is going blank. What can she do at a time like this?

On the other note, Jeonghan's mind is going berserk. She's so close to him. Her soft body is under his hard one and she's looking so vulnerable and feeble below him. And her lips, her soft-looking lips are just a few inches away from his. How in the world can he not feel like a pervert at this very instant?

But Seunghee finally utters a word that makes him jerk.

"Jeonghan-shi... you're heavy."

"Oh, I'm sorry."

They break away from each other at last. Now standing on their feet, fixing themselves, they find it hard to look at each other. Awkwardness is with them once again.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I was so clumsy I didn't look carefully. I didn't see the bottle on the ground."

"It's okay. It's a good thing I got here with you. If not, who knows what might've happened to you."

"Oh yeah, thank you for reaching out to me back then. I could've hit my head hard on the floor."

That time Seunghee caught a glimpse of his hand. It's bleeding.

"Jeonghan-shi your hand!"

She rushes to him, forgetting about the awkwardness and all. She's so worried to see him hurt. She held his hand instantly, without thinking if he cares or not.

"It's bleeding! You must have hit some stones when we fell."

Jeonghan just scratches the back of his head. She's so caring and sweet. She must've hurt herself too when they fell but she takes care of him first before even tendering to herself. And she holds his hand because of that.

"It's just a scratch Seunghee-shi, it's okay. It'll heal in a few days."

"What if you broke a bone or something?"

"It's a minor thing. I don't think you need to worry too much. You must've hurt yourself too when we fell. You even supported my weight on the impact. Are you feeling sore somewhere?"

"I'm not. I'm okay. We better treat this wound of yours before it gets infected."

"It's okay..."

"I insist. It's my fault that you got hurt after all."

Jeonghan cannot argue with her even more. Her eyes show all of her guilt, shame and regret. He better give her the peace of mind she wants.

"Okay. It's your call."

Seunghee searches the bags for her first aid kit as Jeonghan stares at her. She's the most stubborn girl, but she's the most delicate one too. It's like hot and cold combined in one drink. He smiles thinking about this. And he's loving more and more of her as time goes by.

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They go back to the group after a while. As they are walking towards them they don't notice Jeonghan with a bandaged hand just yet.

"What took you noona?" Jun inquires as soon as they are at a distance.

But the others quickly notice the bandage.

Seungcheol abruptly asks, "What happened to your hand?"

Jisoo seconds, "Yeah, why the bandage?"

"Did something happen?" Sehun adds.

"Did you do something?" Jun straightly assumes.

It set everyone off, but by the time Seunghee stands near Jun, she gives him a knock on the head. A nice soundly one. Jeonghan sighs at them.

"You never fail to make uncalled for comments Jun. Please keep in mind that you're not always talking to a peer." Seunghee disciplines.

Jun only makes a frown. Jeonghan and Seunghee sit on the circle now, beside each other, before the bonfire.

"It was my fault Jeonghan-shi's hand is like that," Seunghee starts.

"It was an accident. She fell, I caught her and now my hand's like this. But it's okay guys. It's just a scratch. But she insisted to treat it so it became obvious." Jeonghan throws the joke at her.

Seunghee pouts at him. "I just wanted to clean it!"

The others begin laughing at them.

"Yeah, it's alright, it's your birthday today. So let's just forget about this okay?" Jeonghan tells her looking into her eyes so Seunghee obliges.

Jun enviously watches them. He's definitely hitting on her. If Seunghee doesn't notice it, it surely won't get past him.

Areum instigated the games then, "Who wants to play?"

"What kind of game unnie?" Sorn asks.

"What do you want guys? We can't just wait for sunrise like this?" Areum insists.

"I know a game!" Seungcheol raises his hand while saying it. And grins mischievously.

The group plays along with Seungcheol's really complicated and self-destructing games. One is the dare game that involves really impossible tasks like finding a four leaf clover in the woods in the middle of the night, bringing a star shaped stone when it's so dark to even look at the ground and actually climbing the tallest tree at the fifty meter diameter around them. The group tires out before even completing a task and gives up in the middle of the game. They are all sighing going back to the bonfire.

"Just how in the world did you end up with such unthinkable dares?" Areum nags. "Are you trying to kill us?"

"We did this game in high school too," Jun shares. "It was him who won that survival game."

"But we're not trying to survive here! We're just camping!" Sehun complains.

Seungcheol laughs, "I got carried away, I'm sorry."

"You've always been unbelievable," even Jisoo agrees.

"And unbearable," Jeonghan adds.

Seunghee is having a hard time walking back. She's never really athletic. Jeonghan notices her and offers his hand when they are crossing an elevated terrain.

"Take my hand Seunghee-shi," he says.

She doesn't hesitate in taking it though, she's really tired. "Thanks Jeonghan-shi."

Jun who is just nearby clenches his teeth at the sight of them. For him, Jeonghan is taking advantage of the circumstances. He can't let that pass.

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They sit down infront of the bonfire again and take their much longed for rest.

"Ah... Let's take a break! An hour-long break!" Sehun demands.

"That sounds just perfect oppa," Sorn agrees.

All of them lay down the mattress looking up the sky. It's a starry night. No clouds hinder the view of the mesmerizing Milky Way.

"Wow! It's my first time seeing the night sky like this," Sorn exclaims.

"Mine too. And it's just beautiful," Seunghee says.

"You can see every zodiac tonight. There's Scorpio, Virgo, Pisces... And I'm sure you're familiar with the small and big dipper," Jisoo shares.

"You know the constellations Jisoo-shi?" Seunghee asks.

Jeonghan answers her instead, "Jisoo's really fond of the sky. Well, the galaxy for exact. He even has this really expensive telescope in his room. It's a good thing it didn't get caught in the fire."

"That should be expensive," Areum says.

"It's reeeally expensive, noona," Seungcheol corrects.

"You can't call her noona yet Seungcheol-shi. You've just met today. Know your place kiddo," Sehun alerts.

"Ah... mian, Sehun-shi. Aren't you protective?" Seungcheol jokes.

"Ah, just zip it," Sehun reprimands.

"Ye..." Seungcheol obliges backing down.

"So what else do you know about the galaxy Jisoo-shi?" Sorn inquires.

"Well, there are many constellations like the night sky summer triangle Deneb, Altair and Vega..." Jisoo starts.

Watching the stars and hearing Jisoo's explanations about it, somehow rounds the group as one. It's amazing how much he knows and it's enthralling to hear about the history and phenomenon that occur in the sky, the galaxy, the Milky Way and the likes. He takes them to an out of this world tour and a really relaxing one at that.

By the time they know it, an hour has already passed. Jisoo has also finished relating what he knows and in some ways, enlighten the others about the vast sky they see every night.

Sehun bolts up and shouts, "It's time for some music jamming!"

That's when all the others eagerly stand up on their feet and warm up for the jam.

Each musician grabs an instrument they've brought along. Acoustic guitar for Jisoo, bass guitar for Sehun and rhythm guitar for Jeonghan. And the music starts playing.

Seunghee:
Jah gwi giooryuh bwa neul gateun shiganeh jjotgyuh
Deung ddeomillyugadeut sarajil sooneun uhbtjanah

Sorn:
I don't give up nae aneh gatjin nayeh ggoomdeul

Jisoo:
Deo saerohoon sesang maeumggeot pyurchyudo choah

Sorn, Seunghee, Jisoo:
I believe you naraolla jayoorobgeh

All:
Keugeh ooseobeoryuh godwen harool sshiseonae
Oh~ Any Dream ddeo ggoomeul ggoogeh
Neul hamkke hal teni geu uhdira haedo
Promise You

Jun:
Promise you

Jeonghan:
Gogael deureobwa neul sangsangeuro geuchideon
Makyeonhan ggoomdeuri geu sohn aneh itjanah

Sorn, Areum, Seunghee:
Enjoy your life himi dwae joorgeh soneul jabah

All:
Jameul ddaeoon oolrim Any Talk & Any Play Oh~ Any Love
Neol iggeuneun mellodi

Areum:
Neol iggeuneun mellodi

All:
Deo keugeh ooseobwa neol wihan sesangeun
Oh Any Dream

Seunghee:
Any dream...

All:
ddeo ggoomeul ggoogeh
Neul hamkke hal teni geu uhdira haedo
Promise You

Jeonghan:
Promise you

Jun:
I promise you.

Seungcheol:
Everybody sorichyuh ijeh
Neowa nayeh moksoriga ohn sesangeh oollyupyujigeh
Boori ggeojil ddaedo you are my sunshine
Soomi meojeul ddaedo with you I'll be fine

Sehun:
You're divine, you're my everything
You are the one that makes me sing
Nothing in the universe can change that
You're like a song on a constant playback

Jun:
I promise you -

Seungcheol:
naega neol jikyujoorgeh

Jun:
I promise you -

Sehun:
naega neol mideojoorgeh

Jun:
I promise you -

Seungcheol:
neoyeh modeun apeum

Sehun:
Nayeh poomesuh jiwujoorgeh,

Jun, Seungcheol, Sehun:
come to me now

Areum:
Gidaryudo meoreojineun ggoomeh ddoh himdeun nari omyun nal gieokhaejwuh

Jisoo:
Nae moksorieh ditgo ireona dashi geurineun Any dream

Sorn, Areum, Jisoo:
I believe you naraolla jayoorobgeh

All:
Jameul ddaeoon oolrim Any Talk & Any Play Oh~ Any Love

Seunghee:
Oh any love...

All:
Neol iggeuneun mellodi

Areum:
Neol iggeuneun mellodi

All:
Deo keugeh ooseobwa neol wihan sesangeun
Oh Any Dream

Seunghee:
Any dream...

All:
ddeo ggoomeul ggoogeh
Neul hamkke hal teni geu uhdira haedo
Promise You

Jeonghan:
I promise you any love...

Areum:
Gieokhae x5

All:
Anytime Anyday with you x 9

They applaud each other after the very fun and heartwarming collaboration. They are surprised that even at an impromptu act, they did so well.

"Wow! That was awesome man! We should form a performance group," Seungcheol says.

"Yeah, that was amazing! I never expected we could jive so well," Sorn adds.

"How about we sign up for the upcoming year-end music clash? What do you think guys?" Areum suggests.

"I'm up if you're there," Sehun tells Areum coolly with a wink.

"That's a great idea if everyone's up for it?" Jeonghan confirms.

"It's okay to me," Jisoo says with Seungcheol and Sorn.

Seunghee is in the middle of thinking. If this pursues, she'll be spending a lot of time with Jeonghan. And that will be just fantastic! She rejoices inside.

"I don't think that's workable," Jun rejects the idea. "It'll be a hassle for me and Sorn."

"It won't be for me," Sorn disagrees.

Ahh.. This girl... Jun leers at her and continues. "I just don't think we can make a performance that's good enough for that event. It's a competition."

"We're not gonna do it to win, we're gonna do it for music," Seunghee finally utters. She's getting irritated by Jun's stubbornness. He's really getting in the way of her happiness. "I'm up for it!"

Jeonghan smiles, "Then I'm up too."

They smile at each other which make Jun feel even more reluctant. He can't let them be even closer.

"So, only Jun's not gonna join?" Areum raises.

"Of course I will. If Seunghee noona's there, I'll definitely show up every single time and not miss a day of practice," Jun makes it clear.

"Okay! We're joining the year-end music clash!!" Areum exclaims.

"Yeah!!" they all shout.

Jeonghan glances gently at Seunghee and Seunghee smiles back at him. They are both excited for the days to come. They will have more than two months to practice for the event. And they will surely make it work. As well as for the relationship between them.

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By 5AM they have to make it to the subway to get the earliest trip. They're all still so sluggish and drowsy upon reaching the subway. And the moment they get on the platform and sit on the seats, they all instantly fall asleep.

Jun sits beside Seunghee this time. He doesn't want repeat what happened during the trip going there. And besides, Seungcheol and Jisoo are both asleep now. No one will bother him anymore.

"Noona, you can sleep on my shoulder if you want, okay?" Jun tells her beforehand.

"Yah, just take your nap now Jun," Seunghee answers him.

Jun instantly falls into sleep. He's never really fond of sleep-depriving activities. Seunghee slowly snoozes her way to dreamland when someone sits beside her.

With heavy eyes she turns to the person and it's Jeonghan. She can't comprehend much anymore. Her mind is twirling cuz of the drowsiness.

"Can I sit here? Those two are snoring. It's annoying," Jeonghan says.

"Sure. It makes me feel safer when you're near me, Jeonghan..." Seunghee absent-mindedly utters and then closes her eyes. She actually slept on him after saying such misleading words.

Jeonghan is quite surprised of what she just said. He can't tell if she said it because of what happened last night or just because she wanted to say it. And she said his name without the -shi. That's the more surprising thing. What she said has him awaken. Sitting beside her, he just can't help but stare at her sleeping face. Then with a slight turn of the train, her head falls onto his shoulder. He can't actually describe the feeling he's having. It's like they're the only ones on board this transit. He calms himself and leans his head back on the comfy seat. With Seunghee inclined on his shoulder, he closes his eyes and enters the world of dreams himself.

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To be continued...

(15.12.25)