Breathe in, breathe out. Her silent frustration is egging her, slowly cracking. She couldn't believe she was tricked into this dubious trip, by that good-looking guy. Good looking guy his face, Gaeul wanted to strangle him until he couldn't do anything but to bring her back to Seoul. But looking in front of her, Jandi, her best friend, guilt etching on her face, she tried to calm down all for her sake.
"Mianhe." Jandi started off, clearly not knowing what to say to her. "I didn't know, really, I had no idea."
"Jandi, I.. Please, don't worry about it. I'll be fine, I'll just call someone at home to fix everything for me." She tried to lift up Jandi's burden because of her.
"Is it Soo Pyo again?" Jandi perked up, sensing a little irritation in her face. She knew Jandi never liked Soo Pyo when he started courting her because of the rumors he started when she refused to date him, Gaeul didn't like him either but he was a good friend to her.
"Yes, I'll just tell him that I can't play football tomorrow, then I'll call Teacher Nam to tell him I won't be able to take Taekwondo classes later." Gaeul explained.
"Gaeul! You know I don't like that guy how can you continue seeing him?" She was surprised to hear Jandi's voice raise, waking up Jun Pyo who was looking at her intently, waiting for her response. They were already in air, safe from wearing seatbelts, which gave the chance for the two guys, Woobin and Yi Jung to turn around as well.
"Jandi, he's a part of the football team."
"He joined because of you. Gaeul, you know how fcked up that guy is, I swear-"
"Enough."
"But-"
"Jandi, thank you for being there for me and I love you so much for that, but you have to understand that whatever Soo Pyo will do won't affect me." Gaeul reassured Jandi again, but Jun Pyo tried to get good points and started blabbering non sense so she could get Jandi's good side.
"Well, you know, Jandi wants to protect you." Jun Pyo butted in.
"Oh please, stop going on her good side, you have to win my heart first, like the guys who tried to court me, they had to win Jandi's heart first."
"Mwoyah? I don't need your approval." Jun Pyo fought back.
"Really? Jandi-ah, I don't like him." Gaeul gave her best friend a pout.
"Don't worry Gaeul, I don't like him either." She replied which made Jun Pyo annoyed and started making sour faces.
After arriving safely in New Caledonia, the guys proceeded to tour Jandi and Gaeul around the island. Of course Yi Jung and Woobin had some beach girls hang out with them. Gaeul didn't like the tour one bit. First because, it wasn't planned, Second, she's supposed to finish an art project for the weekend because it's due on Monday. Silently exasperated by just thinking about it, Gaeul sighed. When she turned to her right, she got excited to see a huge art shop in the middle of the island and almost ran to it. Ah finally! Something good today!
Jandi and Gaeul decided to rest at the balcony of Gaeul's cabin overlooking the sea after a long walk. It felt really great to bond with Gaeul alone for a while now since she transferred in Shinhwa High. When Jandi decided to lay down the lounge chair, Gaeul decided to change her clothes.
"Oh, Jandi! The ones Jun Pyo bought looks good!"
"The two piece? It's not for me, it for you."
"What?"
"Jun Pyo detested the idea of me wearing those bikinis. I detested it, too." Ah, Jandi, the conservative. "So let me see it on you!" She chimed in excitedly.
"What? No, I'm covering it!" She went inside the bathroom to change.
"Gaeeeeeeeeul~ What are you doing here?" Suddenly, Jandi's tone from pleading playfully became irritating.
"What?" Gaeul suddenly went out of the bathroom, only with the bikinis on. Not noticing that there was someone behind her. When she realized Jandi was staring behind her, she abruptly turned and saw Yi Jung and Jun Pyo.
Jun Pyo walked past her and started dragging Jandi while she stood frozen.
"Looking good." Yi Jung commented, making Gaeul wince at his presence.
"What do you want?"
"Jun Pyo wanted me to keep you company." Yi Jung stated as If it was a burden.
"Don't worry, you don't have to, I'll be staying here doing something."
"Something? Are you that boring? Just staying here."
"Actually, I have to do my project-"
"What project?"
"None of your bees wax." She was trying to get rid of him, which made him more curious. Out of the corner, he saw medium size plain canvas and little bottles of painting.
"You paint?"
"What are-"Before Gaeul could finish her sentence, Yi Jung pointed out the things she brought from the art store and started walking to it. He slowly picked up the canvas and turned to her.
"This is your project?" Too tired to really get of rid of him, Gaeul just nodded and took the canvas from him and went to the balcony to put her things. "I really have a lot going in my life, right now and I would really appreciate if you leave me alone." She stated, trying to shoo him off without lashing out on him.
"I can help."
"Please, go back to those chicks."
"Are you jealous?" He teased her, even though he knew it was a bad timing.
"No, I'm not. I just don't like you here." She replied, not letting annoyance tracing her voice.
"Well, the more you don't like me here, the more I'll be here." Gaeul sighed at his reply and didn't say anything back.
He decided to stay, giving him more time to piss her off. He laid down the lounge chair and started resting, he stole some glances at her place while she started opening the lids of the paints and stroking the brush in the canvas. She still wore the bikini, didn't mind that he was there all alone with her. She wasn't intimidated by his presence. She sighed again for the nth time and turned to him.
"Can you be my model?" He didn't know if she was disappointed to be here because she lacked inspiration or disappointed because she asked him to be her model.
"What?"
"I don't want to repeat it. It took a lot of pride." The second option in his thought nailed it.
"Well, why did you even ask?"
"Because I need a human figure in this thing!" She explained, with an exhausted emotion and showed the canvas to him.
It was breathtaking. Yi Jung thought, it a few minutes, she did something incredible. An art that if he took interest in, he would pay millions of dollars for it.
"Hey, you didn't answer my question. I'll just go ask Jun Pyo and Jandi." She started to stand up from the chair giving Yi Jung the chance to have a glimpse of her body, who had the right to have a baby face but a sexy bod? This is not right, he thought. But instead he gave her a smile and started to stand up as well. He heard her go into the bathroom and when she emerged from it, she was already wearing a high waist short and a cardigan. Why did you have to cover it up, Gaeul? Ah, nevermind, Woobin will see it. At least he thought it was for his eyes only.
