Chapter Five is really long to make up for Chapter Four... I am such a kind soul.
"Seriously Unni, who is this wonderful guy and why is he so rich? He is taking us to Greece for your birthday!" Mi-Hi begged. Neither she nor Mi Sun knew of their older sister's boyfriend.
Dong Yun smiled and sprinted faster to the gate doors.
"Ha! You shall see!" Their suitcases rattled as the wheels turned at a faster speed. Mi-Hi's zebra print suitcase, Mi Sun's leopard print suitcase, and Yun's tiger suitcase dragged behind their owners in unison. As they neared the plane, Mi Sun and Mi-Hi slowed their pace. In front of the gates were So Yi Jung and Song Woo Bin. The best friends looked at each other in panic. Mi Sun thought, My sister is dating So Yi Jung? While Mi-Hi thought, Unni is dating Woo Bin? They stopped walking, closed their eyes and crossed their fingers wishing that their guesses were wrong. Suddenly, they heard Yun scream, "Oppah!".
Mi-Hi and Mi Sun looked up and saw none other than JiHoo twirling Yun in his arms with a smile on both their faces. The two best friends collapsed on the airport floor.
"Oh, thank God." Mi-Hi gasped.
"You're telling me." Mi Sun panted. Two pairs of legs stepped closer to them in unison.
"Kinchanna?" both boys asked. Mi-Hi waved at them.
"Yeah, just 'll catch up."
"Yeah, we are just testing out the floor. You guys go on." They looked at each other, rolled their eyes and shrugged. They continued on.
"Oh, hey guys. I'd like to introduce you formally to my boyfriend." Yun said from above them.
"Hey guys." JiHoo said. Mi-Hi and Mi Sun waved and said, "Annyoung, JiHoo sunbae." Yun's palm rested on his chest and his on her shoulder. They looked kinda like a married couple. At this point, both girls were getting up and scraping themselves off. They followed behind JiHoo and Yun into the private jet courtesy of Yoon JiHoo. Mi-Hi's mood seemed to have brightened, and she, naturally, skipped to her seat next to Woo Bin. He always gave her the window seat. Mi Sun groaned because she knew who she had to sit with. Reluctantly, she approached the sleek head of black hair. She sat next to him without even acknowledging his presence.
"Why are you so mad at me?" he quickly burst out. Mi Sun looked at him apathetically. Yi Jung's nostrils were flared and his eyes were wider than usual.
"Why? You're really asking me that?"
"Yes, I am. I don't know what I did wrong. I thought things were going well at the party when at the end of the night you didn't even say goodbye. You haven't spoken to me since even though I've gone with Woo Bin to pick up Mi-Hi every night after that." Woo Bin had turned up the flirting since then because they had to now pretend to be engaged. Only So Yi Jung and Mi Sun knew of the situation. Yun and JiHoo might now start to think they are dating because of it. But, that's beside the point.
"Well, think back to that same night then." Mi Sun was no longer apathetic. She matched him in anger. From a couple of seats behind them, they heard Yun giggle and JiHoo laugh.
"Remember what you said to me while we were dancing?" she continued, "You said, 'I can't do better than the best,'"
"What about it?"
"You can't just say those things to me without meaning it. I know your reputation. Mi-Hi warned me about you, but I thought that because I know Mi-Hi and Woo Bin you would treat me differently. I judged you wrongly. I was wrong, and I can't believe I was actually enjoying myself before that moment."
"What? You think I lied about that just to get you to go out with me? What kind of guy do you think I am?"
"I know you lied because I know what you said isn't true."
"Well, you're wrong. It is the truth and I meant every word I said to you back then. Now stop insulting me and just forgive me." Mi Sun didn't say anything.
"Araso?" he said forcefully. She slightly nodded her head, but refused to answer.
"I still don't agree with you." she said more to herself. He groaned.
"Then, I will prove you wrong. Starting today, I will spend my time trying to make you see just how amazing you are. Even if it takes me a lifetime, you will see yourself the way everyone around you does." She started to protest.
"Don't say anything." So Yi Jung finalized their conversation.
They arrived in Greece where they rested for a couple of hours in their five star hotel rooms. Because Yun and JiHoo were only boyfriend and girlfriend, the three girls stayed in one room and the three boys stayed in another. That same night they were going to have a bonfire to celebrate Yun's 20th birthday. The girls were prepping themselves to go out in the breezy, salty environment with flip flops, long sundresses and eloquent pulled back hairstyles. Normally, Mi-Hi could care less what she looked like in such a setting, but it was Yun's birthday and she always said that Mi-Hi needed to dress more feminine whenever she was around cute guys. This was Greece after all.
As they went out, Yun had on a patterned red dress with a blue ruffled ending and her hair was tied back in a high ponytail. Mi-Hi had on a jean dress with a wide belt under her bosom and her hair was placed in a high bun on her head with a few ringlets dropping down into her face near her ears. Mi Sun was wearing a purple outfit with her hair partially placed back using a pin that matched the color of her dress. Some strands of hair fell in her face as they were too short to pull back.
When they strutted through the lobby, many people thought they were models going to a photo shoot. This hypothesis was accepted by most everyone who saw them when three gorgeous men, also dressed in according attire, met each of them and took them by the arm to the outside of the hotel. Woo Bin was wearing dark wash jeans, a white button down shirt and a light blue tie that was a similar shade to Mi-Hi's dress. JiHoo was dressed all in white except for he held a single red rose in his left hand which he promptly gave to Yun once seeing her. Mi-Hi didn't know which was brighter; his clothes or his smile upon seeing his girlfriend. Finally, Yi Jung was wearing black dress pants with a white button down shirt, grey vest and light purple skinny tie.
As they left, Woo Bin trailed behind Mi-Hi as a sort of bodyguard. It didn't help he was wearing sunglasses even though it was dusk.
"What, " she started, "the heck are you doing?" He acted as if he was looking in all directions swiftly to make sure no one heard their conversation or was following them.
"Shh, princess. It's not safe here. We must leave quickly." He put a hand on her lower back and ushered her along. Mi-Hi decided to play along because she was on vacation and there was no one around besides their friends who would recognize them.
"Oh, Ahjussi! What ever shall we do?" she placed the back of her hand dramatically over her forehead. "This is all my fault. I should have never given that cute guy in the elevator my phone number!" At this, Woo Bin straightened and took off his sunglasses.
'Woah, woah, woah. I am not an Ahjussi. I am your Oppah. And, cute guy? What cute guy?"
"Oh, nothing. No one. Just this guy in the elevator with the most adorable French accent." she acted as if she was daydreaming.
"What? Accent? I can do an accent! Watch this." He cleared his throat and proceeded to say in English, "Yo, my bro. What's up?" Mi-Hi shook her head.
"No, it's not the same." She sighed in disappointment.
"Was he cuter than me? What was his name? What room number does he have?" Woo Bin proceeded to punch his fist into the palm of his hand. Mi-Hi couldn't take it anymore and smirked.
"Hahaha!"
"What?"
"Haha Hahaha!"
"What?"
"You are so gullible. Do you really think I would give a random guy my phone number?" He blinked in confusion. His blank look cleared into one of anger. He sneered and started walking away from the group.
"Oppah!" she called out. The rest of them looked between the two not thinking much of it. They couldn't stay mad at each other for long. He kept walking away though.
"Oppah! I'm sorry, ok?" He said nothing. She started to chase after him. Since, he didn't run from her obvious coming footsteps, she caught up quickly. Mi-Hi touched his shoulder. They stopped walking.
"Oppah, look at me. Come on." He shook his head.
"Fine. What can I do for you to forgive me?" He seemed to think about it. She stood waiting. He tapped his index finger against his chin.
"Two things. You have to do two things."
"Anything." she answered back quickly and confidently.
"One, you have to say 'the cute guy in the elevator was nowhere near as cute as my Oppah. Woo Bin is cuter than cute; he is the cutest.'" she grimaced.
"Two," he continued, "you have to give me a kiss right... Here" he tapped the cheek closest to Mi-Hi. Her grimace stayed in place.
"But, but..." He shook his head.
"No buts." She sighed.
"The cute guy in the elevator was nowhere near as cute as my Oppah. My Oppah is cuter than cute; he is the cutest." she then balanced herself on her tiptoes and placed her lips on Woo Bin's cheek making a small smacking sound. His cheek was sort of prickly yet not in a bad way. She pulled back and he smiled.
"Good. Now let's celebrate Yun's birthday." She rolled her eyes and followed behind him.
Once the bonfire got started, JiHoo laid a towel with an assortment of food including fruit, rice, kimchi, and pancakes which were now apparently becoming his specialty. Mi-Hi wasted no time in claiming her rightful spot as Queen of The Provisions. The night was filled with laughter, sand castles, sand burials and shell hunting. So much so that Mi Sun almost completely forgot the conversation she had with So Yi Jung on the plane ride there. Almost, but not quite. She tried to avoid being next to him as much as possible, but with her sister spending her night with her boyfriend and Woo Bin practically stalking Mi-Hi's every move, it was kind of hard to do.
After JiHoo finished singing Happy Birthday to Yun in perfect pitch and with his guitar, it was time to open presents. First, So Yi Jung gave her one of his most recent masterpieces made not only with mosaic but with glass as well.
He said to her, "This is roughly worth $80,00 right now, but if you sell it I'll kill you." only half-joking. She laughed and thanked him saying she wouldn't dream of placing it on Ebay.
Next, Woo Bin gave her tickets to the Osaka Aquarium, a plane ticket, and scuba diving gear accompanied by a ticket to go swim off the shore of Hawaii all with no specific date limits. She practically took his head off when she hugged him as a thank you. Next, her adoptive sister gave her a new pair of running shoes and a new pair of heels.
"So that just like Wonder Woman you can go from Prada to Nada and back." she explained. She thanked her graciously; her eyes shining with the prospect of things to wear them with.
Finally, her real sister and her boyfriend stepped up to the plate. Her sister gave her a pink handbag and a small beta fish that was the same shade of pink. They hugged each other for almost five minutes sharing the love. Her boyfriend called a server on the phone and said, "it's time." This was quickly followed by a series of barks and a small black figure racing over to the party. JiHoo caught the black ball before it got too close to the fire. The barking continued. By this point, Yun's face was in shock.
"The sweetest dog for the sweetest girl." he said to her. A small black and white siberian husky lolled it's head at its new owner.
"Awwwwww!" Mi-Hi and Mi Sun crooned in unison. They could see Yun blushing under the fire light. She took the dog in her arms and the man previously holding the dog kissed the woman's forehead followed by the dog's forehead.
"What're you gonna name it?" and "What's its name?" came from Woo Bin and Yi Jung respectively as neither felt comfortable with the sappy scene in front of them. Yun thought about it for a couple of seconds and then her face brightened with an idea.
"Prince Caspian!" she exclaimed. The five other friends looked at each other in question.
"That's..." Mi-Hi started.
"Really random." Mi Sun finished. Yun smiled.
"I know, but it's cute." The party shrugged.
The night finished off well. With more laughing and eating and rejoicing, So Yi Jung felt a bit bitter because he could tell Mi Sun was avoiding him, but he knew he wouldn't give up on his promise that easily. As they were packing up, they noticed Mi-Hi had gone missing. Woo Bin and Mi Sun started freaking out, but then JiHoo calmly pointed out she was next to the trees snoozing off the calories she had consumed that night. On her underbelly lay Prince Caspian with a similar idea in his head. JiHoo and Woo Bin walked to the palm tree and each took what belonged to them. The dog groggily looked up, recognized the person holding him, and soon went back to sleep. Mi-Hi was a deep sleeper and did not wake up at all even as her Oppah took he into his arms bridal style and carried her all the way back to her room, placing her on her bed. Only when he was about to turn off the lights did she wake up.
"Oppah?" she sighed out.
"Yes, dong seang?" he whispered back. She rolled to her other side.
"I want a puppy for my birthday."
"Ok, Mi-Hi." he said slightly amused by her half-conscious rantings.
"A Rottweiler." she specified.
"Uhh," he was hesitant, "Isn't that a little dangerous?"
"No. I want a Rottweiler. It will love me, and I will love him because we are both cute and ferocious." Her lips puckered and un-puckered as different emotions undertook her. He stroked her hair out of her forehead.
"Whatever you say, Mi-Hi."
"And, I'll name it Oppah cause it'll have the same black eyes that always protect me and make me feel safe." He smiled at the thought and left the room half-shut.
"How is she?" Mi Sun asked from the adjoining room.
"K.O.'ed" he smiled.
"What's with the grin?" she teased.
"Nah, don't worry about it. Just something funny I remembered." he excused himself.
"Uh huh. I'm sure." She let him go after obviously stating her disbelief. He left without another comment and the two other girls went to sleep as well. Mi Sun wondering why Yi Jung hadn't thought to pursue his mission that night and slightly disappointed by it, and Yun curled up on her bed breathing in unison patterns with her new companion.