*I'm not gonna lie, this chapter is LOOONNGGG, there are a ton of line breaks and stuff, but I really liked writing it! Still, I recommend taking breaks, enjoy~*
Chapter 3 (part 1) The Busan Trip
*BRRRRINNGGG*
I sat up abruptly in my bed, grabbing my alarm clock and throwing it across the room. It stopped. I yawned, and pulled back the shades next to my bed. It was still dark out and I could barely see, why had I set the alarm this early? Just a few...more...minutes. I slumped back on my pillow and closed my eyes when they suddenly snapped open. THE BUSINESS TRIP! I scrambled out of my bed and grabbed my bent alarm clock sitting dejectedly on the wooden floor. 3:36. Jumin would be here in half an hour! I had already packed, but I had to eat and get changed.
Yawning I hurried down the stairs. What should I eat? Cereal? Did I have enough time to cook? I decided not to risk it and got cereal again. Honey Buddha Cereal was holy food anyhow. While carrying my bowl, I headed up stairs and opened my closet with my left hand. I was appalled by my options. Yep...I needed a shopping day. What was my nicest outfit? I put my cereal bowl down and pulled out a black and pink dress with frills, letting it fall to the floor. Not comfortable and too formal, this was a trip not a dinner party. After 5 minutes of searching, I ended up with a nice white shirt and short green khakis. I put my hair in a braid like I always did and looked at myself in the mirror. Good right? It was good enough. I grabbed my luggage and slowly hobbled downstairs, getting my cereal afterwards. Now all I had to do was wait. I finished my cereal, brushed my teeth, and plopped down on my couch taking out my phone. No one seemed to be on, but I decided to leave a message anyhow.
Kao has joined the chatroom
Kao- "Anyone awake?" There was no response, I looked outside, it was a little brighter, but still primarily dark.
-ping-
Jaehee Kang has joined the chatroom
Jaehee Kang- "Good morning."
Kao- "Hallo Jaehee, how did you sleep?"
Jaehee Kang- "Not very well I'm afraid, I stayed up late doing paperwork, I only got 4 hours of sleep, but I will be sleeping on the plane ride, even if it's not going to be long."
Kao- "That's too bad."
Jaehee Kang- "Yes it is a shame, but it can't be helped. By the way, we are stopping at your apartment after Yoosung's. We are currently at his campus waiting for him."
Kao- "Who's with you right now?"
Jaehee Kang- "Just Mr. Han and myself."
Kao- "I see, how does Jumin know where we live?"
Jaehee Kang- "V and Seven informed him."
That made sense.
Kao- "Ahh"
Jaehee Kang- "Oh, Yoosung is coming out right now. I must help him with his luggage, I will see you soon.
Kao- "Yup, bye"
Jaehee Kang has left the chatroom
I twiddled my thumbs and stared out of the window. Wait...did I just twiddle my thumbs? Who even did that anymore?
The wait was excruciating but when I heard the knock on my door, I practically jumped and sprinted to the door. Wait, my luggage. I sprinted back to the couch and sprinted back to the door, I fixed my hair, and unlocked the door. Jumin stood in front of me, in a black suit and smoothly styled black hair, looking away, his eyes slid to me and he raised an eyebrow.
"Hey Jumin." I said cheerfully. He stayed silent and then responded.
"Kao?"
"Yes."
"Not what I was expecting." He said as his eyes searched my face. His voice was smooth and deep. I raised an eyebrow back.
"Is that good or bad?" I asked.
"I'm happy to see you." Jumin said, disregarding my question. He looked at my luggage. "I'm also happy to see that you already packed, unlike that buffoon Yoosung, whom we had to wait 10 minutes for." I grinned in response. "I have one thing to ask of you though, can you grab a box of that cereal you love?"
"Honey Buddha?" I asked, bewildered. I couldn't imagine Jumin in his fancy black suit munching Honey Buddah Cereal while sitting at a dinner table. Jumin seemed to read my expression and responded quickly.
"Yes, it's not for me."
"Oh, why?"
"You will see." He said. I nodded, setting my luggage in the doorway and opening the upper cupboard, grabbing a unopened box of Honey Buddha Cereal. I walked back to the doorway and stared at him expectantly. He looked at it like it was some kind of strange specimen. "Let's go." He took my two suitcases without asking and started walking down the hall, I followed him holding the box of cereal awkwardly.
"Wasn't Jaehee handling the luggage?" I asked, referring to the chat.
"She's currently in the limousine, refraining Yoosung from running in here to see you, waking up the whole apartment in the process." Jumin said smoothly. I struggled to keep up with his pace and he slowed slightly. A limousine huh…?
"Whose house are we going to next?"
"Zen's" He responded. I decided to stay quiet, I could sense that Jumin wasn't a fan of pointless conversation, and there was no point in making it. There would be plenty of time for that later with the others. Instead, I observed him. Jumin seemed to carry the luggage effortlessly and I wondered if he worked out despite being a businessman. There were so many questions that were popping up in my head. It was so strange, seeing someone I had talked to online in the real world. I smiled to myself.
The walk down to the limo wasn't awkward, though we barely exchanged words with each other. Jumin was the only one who I could be quiet with without feeling awkward, both in the chat and in real life, though I had just met him. I wondered why. Perhaps because we both knew that sometimes there was nothing to be said, and that was okay.
I said a quick hello to the man who worked at the counter who stared at Jumin like he was a god. We walked through the automatic doors and my heart jumped when I saw the limo. It was beautiful, black and sleek, sitting in the mild darkness. Suddenly, one of the doors opened and I saw an outstretched hand try to grab a young man who dashed out of the limo. He had blonde hair...Yoosung?
"Kao!" He cried running towards me with a smile. I waved energetically.
"Yoosung!" I cried. He hugged me tightly and I laughed, patting him gently on the back.
"Sorry." He said quickly. "I'm just so excited!"
"Me too!" I cried. We held each other's hands and jumped up and down.
"Seven was right! You really are cute!" Yoosung said gleefully.
"Huh?! No you're the one whose cute Yoosung!" I said laughing. We talked a little about LOLOL and about how weird it was to see each other. I looked at the limo, Jumin and another woman slightly shorter than me, stood next to him looking at us like we were children.
"Jaehee?" I called out. The woman smiled and nodded. I hurried towards her, Yoosung following closely behind. Jaehee looked as she normally did with her short hair and glasses, faint bags were under her eyes but she was smiling. I hugged her and felt her shoulders stiffen in surprise before she hugged me back.
"I'm so happy to see you Kao." She said kindly.
"Me too!" I exclaimed.
"Yes, yes, family reunion, shall we go? It's 4:02 already." Jumin said looking at his watch and then at us. Jaehee nodded, getting into the limo, Yoosung grabbed my bags, putting them in the back, jumping in besides Jaehee. I looked at Jumin who turned to get in and hugged him as well. I was in the hugging mood! He stiffened, but didn't push me away, I felt him staring at me over his shoulder. I looked up (he was taller than me after all)
"Thanks for arranging this Jumin." I said with a grin, I released him and got in the limo where Jaehee and Yoosung were sitting. Slowly, Jumin got in, his hand fumbling for the door handle, and we set off for Zen's house.
Zen's house was surprisingly close to mine, it only took around 11 minutes to get there according to Jumin, though the lack of traffic was the main factor for it. Jumin got out and returned, a few minutes later. An annoyed look was on his face as he carried two suitcases next to Zen (who also looked annoyed) carrying two more and a small knapsack.
"That's a lot of luggage…" Yoosung said as he stared at Zen with wide eyes.
"Yeah." I responded looking out of the window. Zen and I locked eyes through the window and his eyes brightened. Calmly, Jumin left the luggage in front of the limo and got inside. Jaehee sighed, opening the door on her side, going around the limo, grabbing the luggage with difficulty, going back to the trunk, putting in the luggage, and getting back in the limo with a huff. Afterwards, Zen put in his luggage as well and sat in the seat opposite mine.
"Hey Zen!" I said cheerfully. Zen stared at me and then smiled slyly.
"Hello Kao~"
"Excited?" I asked.
"I wasn't when I got up, but now I am." Zen said, winking. He took my hand from my lap and kissed it gently. Jaehee, Yoosung and I stared at him in surprise. I laughed uneasily, I didn't know how to react.
"Oh stop it." Jumin said disapprovingly as he watched us from the front. Zen whipped around to glare at him.
"Just shut up and drive." Zen snapped.
"You think I would drive? Jumin asked as if it was an insult.
"Yeah, my bad, of course you would hire someone else to do the dirty work."
"I don't understand why you wouldn't hire someone else to do it if you had the resources. Besides, he's getting paid." Jumin stated as a matter a factly. Zen made a sarcastic retort and the two got into an argument.
"I knew they were like that in the chat, but in real life too?" I asked.
"Yes, unfortunately." Jaehee said with a sigh, pushing her glasses up.
"What's the cereal for?" Yoosung asked, looking at the slightly crushed Honey Buddha cereal box sitting in my hands.
"Oh this? I'm not sure, but I think it has something to do with Seven, Jumin told me to get it." I glanced up front, Jumin didn't seem to hear a word we were saying.
"Yes." Jaehee replied. "It's a trick to get Seven to come."
"Oh? Do tell." I could feel an impish grin growing on my face. Jaehee ushered me to come closer and I leaned into her ear as she whispered the plan. Oh man, this was gonna be fun.
Seven's P.O.V
I would be lying if I said a bit of me didn't want to go to Busan, hell, even after I had quit the chat I had looked it up and researched it. But I couldn't go, I had too much work to do, my boss would kill me if I went on a vacation. I stared at the chat, and glanced back at my screen and back at the chat again. Damn it, I couldn't focus, I buried my head in my hands and took my glasses off. What was wrong with me? Ever since-
-ding-
I looked back at the door in mild surprise. Was that Jumin? I had specifically told him not to come here. Frustrated, I put my glasses back on and walked to the door peeking in the scope. Huh? It wasn't Jumin? No, it was a girl with brown hair and...Kao? I still clearly remembered the picture I had found two days ago. She was holding a box of...HONEY BUDDHA CEREAL? I opened the door without thinking and stared at her, she stared at me, and then I stared at the cereal box, and she grinned. Kao was slightly shorter than me with short bangs and long brown hair put into a braid that hung on her shoulder, her eyes were a light green mixed with hazel.
"Hey Seven." She said.
"Is that for me?" I asked, grinning, I leaned against the door side. She laughed a little.
"Yeah."
"Sweet! I didn't think you'd share it with me!" My mouth was watering.
"Surprised you~" She said slyly. "Don't worry, I'm not here because of Jumin." I let out a breath. That was good.
"Good, because I can't go." I said laughing uneasily. A slightly guilty expression came over her face and I raised an eyebrow.
"What's wrong? I asked before I heard a soft voice that said.
"Sorry Seven" and then a cloth was over my mouth and my vision grew dark.
"Jumin….slow…..bathroom"
"Just...went.."
"Calm down…"
"...Been five...minutes"
"More like three"
"Give the man time."
"I have a mind to barge in whatever he's doing in there." Laughter. Huh? Where was I? I opened my eyes slowly and blinked in surprise when I saw Kao's face leaning over mine.
"Hey guys, he's awake." She said as she looked away.
"About time, it's already 6:59, there wasn't even much of it." Said a voice that most likely belonged to Jumin as he emearged, inspecting my face and turning away without a care.
"Hey Zen, Jumin's back." Yoosung piped.
"Yeah, thanks, be right back." Zen said as he cast a brief sympathetic glance at me, before he went out of my field of vision.
"Seven, are you ok?" Kao asked. I slowly sat up and looked around. I was in a...plane? The small windows on the side revealed a bright blue sky with tufts of white clouds and slivers of sunshine that brightened up the plane. I looked down, I was on a completely folded back seat, surrounded by Kao, Jaehee and Yoosung, Jumin had disappeared.
"What happened?" I asked groggily. The three in front of me cast uneasy glances at each other and Jaehee cleared her throat.
"Well." She started.
"It was Jumin's idea." Yoosung clarified quickly.
"Yeah." Kao added.
"What happened?" I repeated. Kao glanced away and then started talking again.
"Jumin really wanted you to come."
"He made Kao pretend to offer you Honey Buddha Cereal." Yoosung said sadly.
"He knew you wouldn't open the door if anyone else came." Jaehee added. Kao nodded and continued.
"And then-"
"-And then I convinced Zen to knock you out, and we dragged you to the limo, drove to the airport, got on my private jet, and currently we are almost at Busan." Jumin finished as he stood over me, arms crossed. Anger flooded through me.
"I told you I didn't want to go!" I said forcefully as I glared at Jumin.
"That's what you told me, but I knew a part of you actually wanted to go." Jumin said calmly. My breathing hitched and I shook my head, looking down.
"You don't understand the consequences that I'll have to face now."
"No, your right. But I trust you'll be able to deal with them."
"That was selfish of you Jumin." I said darkly, managing to keep my temper in check around the others.
"RFA needs this right now. Before Kao, our bonds were breaking, and now that she's here we need a time when we are all together, face to face, and I couldn't wait for the party." Jumin explained. "I couldn't have everyone else but you, it would completely ruin the point. And," His eyes narrowed "You need this right now as well." I grimaced and stayed silent….Was he right? Did I need this?
"Seven, I'm sorry for dragging you into this." Kao said softly. I didn't trust myself to respond, so I stayed silent. I looked into the window to my left and watched the clouds float by slowly.
"I hope you cheer up." Yoosung said sadly. 50% of me was furious at Jumin, 25% of me was feeling slightly happy, and the other 25% was wondering how I should act. If I was sulky the entire trip, I would ruin it for everyone. Jumin was right. We did need this, all of us did. I looked back and forced a small smile.
"It's ok. I'll get the work done when I get back. " I chuckled. "Besides, I've always wanted to go to Busan." Kao grinned, and Yoosung smiled brightly.
"I'm glad." Jaehee said nodding. Jumin turned around, but I might have saw a small smile on his face. I would stay strong. For them.
A half an hour later
Kao's P.O.V
"Who gets to choose where to go first?" I asked. We were seated in the middle of the plane with a map of Busan in the middle, several small red markers were placed in specific sections of the map.
"I call dibs." Seven said grinning.
"I'd like to go first." Zen responded.
"No! I do!" Yoosung pleaded.
"I wouldn't mind going first either." Jaehee added, excited.
"Kids, kids, calm down." Jumin said, it was strange how he could sit on the ground and still look graceful. He threw a die on the map.
"Don't call me a kid." Zen warned. Jumin ignored him.
"Yoosung your 1, Jaehee 2, Zen 3, I'm 4, Kao 5, and Seven is 6."
"Wow, Jumin, guess you had all of this planned out." I admitted, impressed. Jumin nodded and continued speaking.
"Yoosung, you go first, we'll roll in order." Jumin said calmly. Yoosung smiled brightly and took the die, shaking it in his hands and releasing it. We all leaned in (even Jumin) and observed the number. The number two stared at us.
"I go first!" Jaehee exclaimed happily. Yoosung pouted. Jumin handed her a panphlet which she spread out. It was a list of several different tourist attractions. "I get to choose?" She asked to clarify.
"Yes, whatever one you'd like." Jumin said. Jaehee was almost ecstatic, it seemed like opportunities like this rarely came up for her.
"How about...Beomeosa?" She asked.
"The old temple?" Seven asked, intrigued.
"Yes, I'm surprised you know of it." Jaehee said. Seven scratched his head and laughed.
"Lucky guess."
"A temple?" Yoosung asked.
"Beomeosa is the head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism located on the edge of Mt. Geumjeongsan." Jumin said, as if he was impressed by his own extensive knowledge. "Good choice Assistant Kang, it's very beautiful there."
"Have you been there Jumin?" I asked curiously.
"No." He admitted . "But I have heard of it's beauty." He stood up. "Get back to your seats, we'll be landing in a few minutes." He ordered. Buzzing with excitement, everyone hurriedly sat in their seats and buckled themselves in.
By the time we arrived at the airport and got in another limo (transferring our luggage), it was already 8 in the morning. Almost all of the members (including myself) had slept during the remaining plane ride and car trip, so we were well rested and currently a few minutes away from the temple. There were several roads leading to the area and it was a tuesday, so the traffic wasn't a big problem.
I looked out of the window as we drove up the sloping road around Mt. Geumjeongsan. Viridescent trees flew by in blurs, acting as a cover over the large mountain. Small rays of light could be seen peeking through the leaves, leaving little spotlights on the road, sticking out against the shaded background. Small birds chirped innocently, making a jovial melody that surrounded the forest with a calm aura. I could see glimpses of squirrels scurrying by occasionally, and small rivers and streams that trickled quietly, running through the wildlife and little trees. Calmly, I scrolled down my window and breathed in the fresh air. I had forgotten what it had felt like. The fresh wind on my face, the verdant trees, I was so used to the polluted air of the city, and air conditioning of the office that I never stopped to remember this.
I looked back into the limo. Jaehee was on her laptop, Seven had his head out of the window, enjoying the wind (almost like a dog), I could see his vibrant crimson hair flowing from the breeze. Yoosung was still sleeping, his head resting on Jaehee's shoulder (she had tried to remove it several times) and Zen was sleeping as well, his head was leaning against the dashboard of the limo. Jumin was up front, on his phone, not appearing to care about the view at all. I peeked my head out and gasped when the forest cleared and I saw the view of the city. We were currently on the road bordering the mountain, and from there we could see Busan and the glistening ocean beyond the city.
"Jaehee, look." I said softly, careful not to wake Zen and Yoosung. Jaehee looked up from her computer in mild surprise and unbuckled her seatbelt, tilting Yoosung's head to the other side. Softly, she made her way to my window, and then her face lit up in stupefaction.
The city was bewitching, with towers of all shapes and sizes reaching up into the sky, they had miniscule lights that lined their sides, blinking on and off like christmas lights. There were glass buildings that curved and spun, and a bridge that stretched over a small body of water. On the other side of the city perched higher up, was a enormous collection of houses spanning over the side, disappearing into a large forest. The sky was tinted a faint mandarin orange that faded into the azure sky, with tufts of pearly white clouds floating in the sky peacefully. The sound of seagulls could be heard strangely enough, as though we were right next to the aquamarine ocean that rippled and crashed in the distance, corusating in the sunlight like it was some sort of fabric.
"Oh my." Jaehee said softly, her glasses reflecting the light. She grabbed her phone and took as many pictures as she could before we were engulfed by the forest again. I smiled to myself. Just that view alone had been perfect.
A few minutes later we had arrived at the temple and I woke Yoosung and Zen up, hurriedly getting out of the limo and stretching. I looked around eagerly. We were in a parking lot, on a small cliff overlooking the ocean, in front of us was a large pair of steps leading into the temple, or should I say temples. Traditional Korean buildings sat on the raised platform, with colorful red pillars and-
"Stop staring already and keep walking." Jumin said as he walked towards the steps that were crowded with people. In unknown territory, we followed Jumin like puppies.
"It's beautiful." Jaehee said in awe.
"It is." Zen agreed. Seven grinned.
"LET'S GO BITCHES!" He yelled, ignoring the stares of people who passed by. I laughed with the others and we sprinted past a bewildered Jumin into the crowd of people.
It was arranged like a village. Several buildings stood next to one another overlooking the ocean, connected by small bridges. The buildings had grooves in them, fanning out and making spires with golden balls atop them. There were beautiful inscriptions and decorations carved in the wood of the temples. Glowing softly, lanterns hung from the walls and stretched across the walkway, they were strung next to golden buddha statues that sat on short stone pillars, guarding the sanctuaries. Food vendors and stands stood with their backs against the water, throwing an irresistible smell into the air.
"Where did Jumin go?" Seven asked innocently.
"I have no idea." I admitted. Everyone turned around and looked into the crowd, but Jumin was nowhere to be found.
"The big boy can handle himself." Zen said lowering his sunglasses slightly as he winked at a few girls passing by, who giggled.
"Perhaps we shouldn't have run ahead." Jaehee said, pushing up her glasses. We shrugged and continued walking.
Everyone had changed into different clothes. Zen was wearing a fashionable shirt and a pair of jeans that went to his ankles, he currently had sunglasses on at the request of everyone so we wouldn't get swarmed. Seven was wearing spare clothes that Zen lent him, a black polo shirt with a small inscription and shorts and red sneakers. Jaehee was wearing a grey blouse with white pants slightly longer than mine, she was currently wearing sandals and wearing a beige bag. And Yoosung was wearing a light blue T-shirt and a white sweater that was tied around his waist. His shorts were beige and was also wearing sandals.
Yoosung pulled out the map (he wanted to be map keeper) and we stood to the side of the walkway, crowding around it.
"Where to first?" Yoosung asked.
"I want to go to all the vendors." Seven said licking his lips.
"Me too." I said, my eyes flicking to the food and back at the map. I was starving.
"I would like to go to the garden." Jaehee added.
"I want to go to the main temples! And the gift shop!" Yoosung said excitedly. Zen nodded, saying.
"I want to go to the temples too."
"It would be more efficient to split up." Jaehee observed. She continued. "Yoosung, Zen and I will be together, I ate on the car ride, so I'm not hungry. Kao and Seven can do what they want until we meet up."
"When will we meet up?" Interjected Yoosung, Zen checked his watch.
"It's 9:37 right now." He added.
"How about in half an hour?" Yoosung suggested.
"Isn't that too short?" Seven asked, he wasn't even looking at the map anymore. His golden eyes were locked on the food.
"Hour?" I asked.
"That sounds good to me." Jaehee nodded. "We will be meeting up here at 10:37 then. Also, can someone call Mr. Han?" Everyone stayed silent. "Fine, I'll do it." Jaehee said with a sigh.
"Can we go?" I asked gesturing to the food stands. She nodded. Seven and I glanced at each other.
"Where to first Captain Seven?" I asked with a grin. He smirked.
"I spy an odang stall 2 o' clock."
"I'll race ya." I challenged.
"Deal."
5 minutes later…
"THIS ODANG IS HEAVEN!" I cried as I ate my fish cake in complete bliss.
"IT'S JUST AS GOOD AS HONEY BUDDHA CHIPS!" Seven said loudly, hands full of food. I stared at him.
"You think so?!"
"Hell yeah." He added.
"It's a tough competition." I challenged. Seven raised an eyebrow.
"Oh? I bet you it's just as good."
"I bet you it's slightly worse." I teased. Seven leaned against the bench we were sitting on and grinned.
"Worse is such a subduing term." He said slyly. I responded.
"I thought it fit. The odang is delicious, but Honey Buddha is on a completely different level." Seven pretended to consider my term heavily, placing his fist under his chin.
"This is a problem, it must be fixed! Unless..." He stared at me. I blinked in surprise.
Why was he- Oh no, no he wasn't.
"No." I stated bluntly.
"What? Why not?!" He asked.
"I'm not giving the cereal to you."
"It wasn't enough bribing me for it and then knocking me out?" Seven asked innocently, throwing his hands up in the air. "Besides, if I had some more Honey Buddha I would remember how much better it is then odang!" I stared at him from the corner of my eyes and winked.
"Maybe when we're closer."
"But we're already best buds!" Seven whined.
"My cereal is food for the gods." I said simply.
"God Seven should be godly enough then." He said with a smirk.
"Not for me. You must prove yourself." I said, standing up in front of him, my free hand on my hip. I waved my half eaten odang in front of his face. "You're only human~" I teased. Seven gasped.
"You fiend."
"I am, yes." I agreed.
"Then I challenge you." Seven said getting up as well. "I'll prove my godly skill to you. And then, you're giving me that cereal." He raised an eyebrow. I stepped closer to him.
"I love a challenge." I said grinning. He smiled, as if he was expecting my answer, glanced at my odang and bit half of it off, walking off with his hands in his pockets. "Wha! SEVEN!" I followed him angrily. "I was eating that!"
"I could tell." He said, swallowing it.
"You better pay me 125 won then, you ate ¼ of my odang."
"Ahh, I ran out of money." Seven lied with a dramatic sigh.
"Bully!" I yelled. Seven grinned. "I only have a bit of money!"
"How about if you win, I'll pay you the rest, plus an extra 50,000 won (around 40$) for winning. And if I win I get that cereal." Now that was intriguing.
"Deal!"
"Oh man, I'm winning this shit."
"As if!"
"It's on!"
Shortly afterwards we stopped in the temples, taking pictures of the statues and temples. And then for the remainder of the hour we walked in the gardens, quizzing each other.
"Main character of One Punk Man?" He asked.
"Saitami." I said swiftly. "So easy. Main villian of Soy Art Online?"
"Pshhh, Kayaban for the first season. Don't insult me. How about...main character in Ferry Tail?"
"Natu." I said simply. "First movie in Lord Of The Rinks?"
"The Fellowship of the Rink." Seven said without hesitating. "First movie in Hairy Porter?
"The Sorceran Stoone." I paused. "We aren't going anywhere with this are we?"
"Nope…" Seven admitted.
"You're too good." We said at the same time, grinning.
"How do you even have the time to be nerdy with all that hacking?" I asked.
"Don't underestimate the best hacker!" Seven said proudly. "But yeah, we're too in sync. I can't quiz you on your knowledge on nerdy things." He said with a dramatic sigh.
"How about, skills then?" I proposed.
"That's unfair, you'd lose." Seven said with a grin.
"Hacking yes, other things no." I said quickly.
"Well, we're fairly the same in speed."
"Yup. " I remembered the race to the odang stand.
"How about...swimming!" Seven asked excitedly.
"Yes! I love swimming! Do you think we'll go to the ocean though?"
"Of course, Busan is known for it's ocean resorts." He said smoothly. "We can't not go the ocean."
"Sweet. And it'll be best out of three." I said.
"Sounds good to me." Seven responded.
"Oh hey, what time is it?"
"Oh." Seven carelessly looked at his watch and froze.
"What's up?"
"It's...11:04" He said slowly. We looked at each other for a brief second, understanding each other, and dashed in the opposite direction.
"What's taking them so long?" Yoosung asked for the fifth time.
"Stop asking that." Jumin snapped, checking his watch repeatedly.
"It's been over a half an hour now. Are you sure you called them?" Jaehee asked, using her fan that she had just bought.
"Yes." Jumin said, annoyed.
"I'm hot!" Yoosung whined.
"Wait." Zen said. "There they are."
"What the hell are they doing?" Said Jumin said exasperatedly.
"Are they racing each other?" Jaehee asked incredulously. Zen sighed.
"Yup…"
I pushed Seven lightly and he pushed me back as we fought each other through the crowd.
"I'm winning this!" I said, out of breath.
"As if!" Seven gasped. We made it to the others, sitting where we left them and collapsed on the ground. Jumin groaned.
"Tie." I huffed out.
"Fine." Seven agreed. He clutched the ground. "Sweet ground~" He said, kissing it and closing his eyes, laying on his back.
"Ewww, that's gross." Yoosung said.
"What in the world were you doing?" Jaehee asked.
"Racing." I managed to get out.
"Why?" Zen asked.
"Cereal." Seven said.
"Guess they found you Jumin." I said breathlessly.
"Yes, I was found. Get up." Jumin snapped, grabbing Seven's collar and dragging him to the car. I laughed and then shouted when Zen lifted me up, carrying me like a princess.
"Zen put me down!"
"You can't even walk." He said simply.
"Zen does have the strength to do so." Jaehee agreed. "Besides, it certainly doesn't look unenjoyable." I suppose. It wasn't like I could do anything else anyhow. I glanced at Seven who was staring at us emotionlessly. He blinked when he saw me staring and an uneasy grin came over his face. I smiled back.
On our drive back to the city, Yoosung was showing us all the things he had bought.
"And here is a antique tea set!" Yoosung said proudly, setting it gently on the floor. The limo was pretty expansive, so Jaehee, Seven, Yoosung and I were sitting on the ground, not bothering to buckle in. I stared at the tea set.
"Wow, it's gorgeous. Do you mind if I pick it up?" I asked.
"Go ahead!" I gently picked it up and inspected it. Everything looked like jade, with small inscriptions on the bottom, the handle was a dragon and the side appeared to be scales.
"How much was it?"
"Around 45000 won (40$)." Yoosung said proudly. I raised an eyebrow. If it was all jade it was pretty cheap, but still.
"Isn't that almost all of your money for souvenirs?" I asked.
"That's what I told him." Jaehee said disapprovingly, in the tone a mother would use with her child.
"What?! It's cool!" Yoosung insisted. Seven snickered.
"Yoosung, do you even drink tea?" We all laughed and Yoosung's cheeks turned a light pink.
"W-What?! I'll give it to my mom!" Yoosung snapped. I even heard Zen laugh a little.
"Alright, time to decide the next location. Jumin came up behind us and we cleared the way for him. He threw the map carelessly on Yoosung's tea set.
"Hey!" Yoosung said loudly, grabbing the set and putting it in the bag it came with, pouting.
Jumin ignored him, pulling his die out of his pocket before he tossed it to Jaehee. "Jaehee, you can't be picked again since you just went, so if you get 2 again just reroll." She nodded and waited for Zen to be seated, rolling the die. We watched suspensefully when the side wobbled to the number 3.
"Sweet!" Zen exclaimed.
"Alright, wha-" Jumin began.
"The beach." Zen said without hesitation. Seven and I exchanged grinning glances.
"Told you." He mouthed silently. I rolled my eyes and looked back at the others a smile on my face.
"Let me guess, to show off your six-pack." Jumin said with a sigh, leaning back against a chair.
"What?! No!" Zen said, feigning ignorance. Jaehee seemed to be holding back her squeal fest and Yoosung had been revived.
"Beach?" He said to clarify.
"Beach." Zen said again. "Haeundae Beach to be exact."
"Beach!" Yoosung said loudly, getting up abruptly and banging his head on the top of the limo. "Owwww!" He cried. The limo burst into laughter. "Not funny!"
"That was actually hilarious!" Seven said.
"Poor Yoosung." Zen said with a laugh.
"HEY!"
We stopped near the beach resort to get lunch (Jumin wanted to save the center of the city as a surprise). We ate at a small fast food place, Jumin had gone into to a high class restaurant and had convinced them to give him take out. While the others and I had eaten pizza he ate "high class" food with his fork and knife. You can imagine the picture…Afterwards we were dropped off at the beach. Jumin had secured a small portion of the beach beforehand, figuring that we might choose it as one of our options. We could see the crowds of people down the shore near the hotels.
"COME ON!" Zen yelled as he grabbed a surfboard running across the sand.
"I didn't know Zen could surf." I said surprised, Jumin, Jaehee, Yoosung, and Seven and I stood under an umbrella.
"What can't he do?" Jaehee said with a soft sigh. I laughed.
"Seven, ready?" I asked. His golden eyes met mine and no words were needed. "Let's go." I took off my sweater and ran towards the cerulean water crashing onto the sand. I could hear him following me.
"Me too!" Yoosung yelled chasing us with his hands in the air. Jaehee looked at Jumin.
"Are you going to swim Mr. Han?" Jumin looked at her in response.
"Very well." She said immediately, walking towards the waves. Jumin sighed and layed on the sand, watching the others silently. A small smile was on his face as he grabbed a hat and put it over his face, closing his eyes.
I ran on the hot sand, my feet pressing on the scorching grains as I sprinted to the immense ocean spanning out for as far as I could see. My feet splashed the water and I waded further in.
The water felt like heaven. The cool embrace of it's temperature against my sweaty skin was like dumping a bucket of frigid water on myself in 100 degree weather and it sucked my breath away. I had always loved the feeling of it, like silk, but even smoother. I had always loved the feeling of my fingers tracing ripples in the water, creating pictures in the surface and watching them grow until they faded away. Taking a deep breath I dove under the surface, almost letting out all of my air as I enjoyed the feel of it against my skin. Slowly, I floated under the surface, opening my eyes and turning so I could see the sky. Rays of light fell on my face, waving back and forth from the waves. I could see bubbles rising from my mouth and the warped sky. Then and there I realized how much I had needed this.
Shortly after, Seven and I had a contest on who could swim the fastest (with Yoosung being the announcer), and though it was close, Seven had won by a couple of seconds. I wasn't too worried though, I had faith in the other two tests we would hold. Afterwards, everyone but Jumin played water polo (a net had been placed there before we had arrived) for around an hour, then we walked to the public beaches to get drinks and walked back. Currently, most of us were lying on the sand under umbrellas. Only Yoosung and Zen were still out swimming. Seven had his back turned away from me, sleeping, and Jaehee was reading a book. I slurped my smoothie loudly as I stared at Jumin who hadn't moved an inch since we had got here. Jaehee caught my gaze.
"Mr. Han rarely swims." She said.
"It just doesn't feel right when everyone is enjoying the water but Jumin." I said sadly. Jaehee sighed and closed her book gently.
"I agree." We shared a glance. "Wait, you're not proposing-"
"Yup." I said. Jaehee pushed her glasses up and made an uneasy face.
"I'm not sure Kao, Mr. Han despises things like that."
"Don't you think he should go into the water at least once?" I pleaded. "Besides, he's dressed for it." We looked at Jumin and back at each other. A small smile appeared on Jaehee's face.
"I suppose. It would be fun to watch wouldn't it?." She said excitedly. I grinned.
We called everyone over quietly and discussed our game plan.
"Do you think he'll wake up right away?" Yoosung asked, bursting with excitement.
"It depends on how we carry him." Zen whispered. Seven laughed and added.
"I say just go for it and throw him in."
"We have to make sure we go deep enough." Jaehee said to clarify. I nodded and whispered.
"Ok, Zen and and Jaehee will take his legs, Seven and I will take his arms." We all stared at Yoosung who blinked.
"I can take his back?" He offered. We nodded, giving each other high fives.
"Let's do this." Zen said with an evil grin. Quietly, we gathered around Jumin, Zen held up his fingers. Three, two, one. We simultaneously grabbed Jumin who yelled and ran to the beach.
"He's heavy!" Yoosung grunted.
"PUT ME DOWN!" Jumin yelled, furious as he struggled.
"I'm terribly sorry Mr. Han." Jaehee said as we ran into the ocean, throwing him as hard as we could.
"You get what you deserve you prick." Zen said with a grin as Jumin fall in the water with a satisfying splash, drenching all of us. We yelled, giving each other high fives and jumping in the air.
"Mission successful!" Yoosung yelled jovially.
"I've wanted to do that for so long!" Jaehee said excitedly, everyone laughed.
Slowly, Jumin rose out of the water. His damp black hair was falling over his eyes, he pushed it back, staring at us. The laughter stopped abruptly. His obsidian eyes were narrowed in fury and vexation and he snarled.
"Ahh shit." Seven said. Yoosung whimpered and yelled.
"RUN!" We all followed him like injured puppies, sprinting for our lives across the beach while Jumin ran behind us cursing.
"I CANNOT believe you did that to me." Jumin snapped, as we got into the limo. "How dare you!"
"I'm sorry, couldn't resist." I said with a laugh.
"And you!" Jumin continued, looking at me. " I thought you would be different than Seven and Zen, but it appears you're going down the same path." He said angrily. Everyone but him snickered. Jumin pushed his hair back and folded his arms, looking out of the window.
"He's pouting~" Zen said, he was enjoying this.
"Shut up." Jumin said without looking at him, absolutely livid.
"We just wanted you to enjoy the water." Seven said with a sigh. "You're so mean Jumin."
"I won't even start with you." Said Jumin. "I don't think I'll ever stop." Seven gaped.
"You're no fun~"
"You have to admit, the water was nice today." Jaehee said with a smile.
"It was cold." Jumin complained.
"It was a fun experience for everyone!" Said Yoosung happily, but a brief look from Jumin shut him up.
"Sir? What's our next destination?" A voice came from up front.
"Oh, right." Jumin said slowly, he threw the map and die at Seven and continued looking out the window on his seat while everyone else sat. "I'm glad Elizabeth The 3rd isn't here or else she might have been thrown too." He said, shivering.
Seven pulled the map from his head easily and folded it out, tossing the die it to Zen without looking. Zen caught it with his right hand and rolled it onto the map. We all leaned in eagerly.
"A one!" Yoosung shouted. "My turn!" He snatched the pamphlet from Jumin and spread it out. "Let's see. How about, the aquarium!"
"Oh, the aquarium?" Jaehee said, her interest peaked.
"How exciting!" Seven said cutely. Zen checked his watch.
"It's currently almost 3:30, so we would only be there for around two hours or so, and then I presume we would eat dinner."
"That's fine!" Yoosung said. "I've never been to an aquarium!"
"Neither have I." Jaehee admitted.
"It's the Sea Life Busan aquarium to be exact." Jumin said as he muttered the destination to the driver, the limo started moving and we all prepared ourselves for the next attraction.
"Ugh, the traffic is just as bad as Seoul." Zen complained, stretching. "It's already 4:12"
"It'll be even busier inside." Responded Jumin, pulling the cuffs of his sleeves down (we had all changed) and walking towards the entrance. "Stay close."
"We should make a buddy line and hold hands!" Seven suggested. I snickered, what an image that would be. Jaehee shook her head and Yoosung laughed.
I was starting to get hot again, the heat in Korea was just plain uncomfortable. Not hot, bright, blistering rays shining on your face no. It was a muggy, musty aura that surrounded everyone with thirst, sweat, and the need to dump a bucket of water on their heads (which was why beaches were a thing). I wiped my forehead and followed Jaehee, Yoosung, Seven and the others to the entrance.
As I walked in, I breathed a sigh of pleasure as cold air blasted my face, flowing through my braid and brushing my skin.
"Thank god for air conditioning." Zen muttered, taking his sunglasses off. The lights were heavily dimmed, with small blue spotlights on the floor acting as beacons, they illuminated walls and cast a cool glow on everything, no one could see Zen's face clearly, so it would be fine. A small gift shop was seen further upwards. I joined the others in line for tickets and waited excitedly, already I could see tanks of colorful fish flourishing in the water.
"Have you been to an aquarium before?" Jaehee asked. I could barely hear her over the talking of the adults and occasional screams made by the children.
"What?" I questioned.
"Have you been to an aquarium before?" Jaehee repeated.
"Yes. But not this one." I said loudly in her ear, she nodded and looked forward.
Jumin payed for the tickets, we thanked him (though he ignored us) and wandered into the aquarium. Tanks of fish illuminated by neon lights sat on the floor in all shapes and sizes. Some made up the walls, others sat in the middle of the room acting as a pillar. I narrowly dodged a kid running past me and crashed into another person.
"Sorry." I muttered.
"It's busy in here." Zen said, having difficulty with maneuvering through the crowds of people. Because we lived in Seoul and never really went to the tourist attractions, we weren't used to it. It was probably the worst for Jumin, who was currently using Seven as his shield from the swarms of people.
"I couldn't exactly secure one of the most popular attractions in Busan for us." Jumin said with a sigh of disappointment. "It's too bad."
The crowd only increased and I found myself and the members getting more and more separated. I saw Jaehee's bobbing brown hair and tried to reach her but only got shut down by the surrounding adults and children.
"Jaehee!" I yelled. It was useless, almost immediately drowned out by the noise. "Shit." I muttered to myself. When I finally got out of the huge crowd near the entrance, the others were nowhere to be found. "No, no, no." I muttered. Why was this happening? I reached for my phone and realized with a jolt that I had left it in the limo which was currently locked. Didn't this only happen in movies and stories? I spun in circles my eyes searching the unfamiliar faces frantically. Nothing. What the hell was I supposed to do? Look at the fish myself? Wait at the entrance? Run around and look for them? I ask the person at the desk? "Kao Eun's family, please report to the front desk." No, that was beyond embarrassing. Stay calm. I told myself. You can't be separated from them forever, you have to find them eventually.
At least, that's what I told myself.
"What show should we watch?" Zen asked as he stared at the two posters on the wall. "Dolphins or Sharks?"
"Dolphins!" Yoosung said eagerly.
"Sharks!" Seven countered with a grin.
"Can't we watch both?" Jaehee asked.
"No, they're at the same time." Jumin said as he observed the two. "I don't care to be honest."
"Why don't we let Kao decide?" Seven said, turning behind him. "Huh? Where'd she go?"
"She's not behind us?" Zen asked as he looked over his shoulder. Jaehee turned around to search the crowd.
"That's impossible, I was just talking to her."
"Nope, she's not there." Seven said, frowning.
"She must have been separated in the crowd." Jumin answered as he looked around. "Check your phones." Everyone obliged but no messages had been sent.
"Crap." Yoosung said worriedly. "Did her phone run out of battery?"
"Perhaps she forgot her phone somewhere." Jaehee said, her eyebrows scrunched together.
"I'll look for her." Zen suggested.
"I will too." Seven said.
"Shouldn't we ask the front desk?" Yoosung asked. Everyone stayed silent, they knew Kao well.
"I don't think she would appreciate that." Said Jaehee quietly.
"Yeah…your right." Yoosung said, scratching his head.
"The front desk will be a last resort, for now we should split up. Everyone has their phones, correct?" Jumin asked.
"Got it."
"Yeah."
"Yes."
"Locked and loaded."
"Seven."
"Sorry, got it."
"And I have mine. Meet back up here when you find her. If you don't find her, meet here in an hour and we can call the front desk." Jumin ordered. Everyone nodded and split up.
I groaned, sitting on a bench and letting my head hit the wall behind me. My legs were sore and my feet were cramped due to running around the entire aquarium for the last twenty minutes. I watched the crowds of people walk by, admiring the tanks of fish. I saw parents and their children, and some kids in middle school taking pictures. I saw an occasional pair of teenagers on dates, and groups of parents and their children on tours. With a sigh, I closed my eyes.
When I was away from the others I realized just how lonely I was without them. No Jumin, no Zen, Jaehee, Yoosung and Seven. I was empty without them, I felt like a weight had been dropped on my heart, like I had been dumped back into a pool of black frigid water, of which I had been out of for the last few days, enjoying the sunlight. It was strange that I was so close with these people whom I had known for the last three days, rather than my colleagues who I had spent a year with. I was so stupid, reacting like this when I had only been separated from them for twenty minutes. I wondered why, why were they so special?
"Kao!"
Why did I hate being apart from them?
"Kao! Over here!"
...Why hadn't I met them sooner?
"KAO!" I blinked and opened my eyes. Had someone said my name? I turned, my eyes widening when I saw red hair. Seven…?
He emerged from the crowd, panting, taking my face in. I looked at him. "Where have you been?!" He asked. "Everyone's been looking for you!" I took in his familiar face.
"...Seven?" I asked bewildered. Seven nodded.
"Come on. Let's get back to the others." He said quickly, grabbing his phone to text something (I assumed to Jumin) and then gestured me to follow him.
I nodded and began to walk after him when suddenly. Poof. The lights on the ceiling flickered and died. There was silence and then screaming, I felt someone shove me in the darkness and I hit the wall hard, my shoulder crying in pain. The only light was the small neon lights on the tanks, illuminating the floor ever so slightly. It cast shadows of running adults and children alike as they scrambled for each other and fumbled down the hallway. I stayed put.
"Seven…?" I asked quietly when the noise of panic grew far away. Had he left me? I heard moving and then.
"I'm here." Relief flooded me and I nodded, even though I knew no one could see it.
"Does your phone work?" I asked, my heart pounding in my ears. A vibrant light blinked on acting as a beacon in the darkness. I could see Seven's silhouette, his hair hanging over his eyes. He looked up and I glanced away.
"No signal." He said calmly. I took a deep breath, well wasn't that just fantastic. I stood up shakily holding the wall behind me as balance.
"We have to find the others." I said, trying to keep my voice steady. I could tell Seven was looking at me, from how his head was angled.
"Are you scared?" He asked softly. His tone shocked me, I had never heard it before. It suddenly occurred to me that I probably didn't know Seven well at all, as sometimes it seemed like he had half of himself that he hid from view.
"No, don't be silly." I said defensively. "The lights just went off that's all." Seven nodded and stood up easily.
"Come on." He said walking forward carefully, using his phone as a flashlight, he looked at me and held out his hand. I could see his golden eyes glimmering in the darkness. Stop looking at him. I told myself. I hesitated, and took it and he led me through the unknown.
Jaehee P.O.V
"JUMIN WHAT THE HELL?!" Zen yelled as he watched Jumin carelessly shut down the power to the aquarium. The lights in the room flickered and died, with the only light source being the open door that lead outside. Muffled screams could be heard from around the room, Jumin didn't seem to notice. The electrician stood by, irritated, but he couldn't do anything about it.
"What did you do that for?" Yoosung asked. "Seven and Kao are still out there!"
"Exactly." Jumin said, giving the electrician 50,000 won (around 42 $) as a condolence gift. "Don't worry, I'll take care of this." He told him. The electrician nodded timidly and scampered out the back door.
"Why did you do that?" Zen yelled again.
"You're all so dense." Jumin said calmly as he turned around to face the others and myself.
"I don't understand Mr. Han." I said, trying to keep my temper under control, nevertheless, a clear tone of irritation cut through like glass on butter.
"I know you don't." Jumin said. "Not yet. Just trust me for now. Seven has met up with Kao, they'll be fine. They're meeting us at the entrance."
"How do you know?" Yoosung asked worriedly.
"He just texted me." Jumin answered calmly.
"Why did you turn the power off?" I demanded, I was worried for them. What if they got lost? The aquarium was huge, how could Jumin do such a careless thing and then not care at all?!
"You'll find out one day I suppose. For now, let's just say it was bad luck." Jumin said, walking out the back door with his hands in his pockets. Zen, Yoosung, and I stared at each other bewildered.
"Does he mean keep it a secret?" Yoosung asked, his eyes scrunched up in worry.
"Stupid little punk." Zen snapped angrily.
"Should we go after them?" I asked hurriedly. What if they got injured? Jumin turning off the power meant that the whole aquarium had most likely been engulfed in darkness.
"Don't go after them. Come out here." Jumin ordered impatiently. I cast glances at the other two and slowly, we followed Jumin.
"I don't understand, did you plan for Kao to be lost?" Yoosung asked, looking at the building.
"No." Jumin admitted. "It just turned out that way. Don't worry, they'll be fine."
"I'm worried." I snapped. Jumin ignored me which was fine, It wasn't like I expected him to reply.
"When they get back, say it was bad luck." Jumin ordered eyeing us individually.
"Why?" Zen yelled, he was furious. I grabbed his shoulder in an effort to calm him.
"Because they won't understand why I turned off the power either." Jumin replied. We stayed silent.
"They better be okay." Said Zen, pacing.
"They will be. Believe me."
Kao P.O.V
We stared at the map in silence as it was illuminated by his phone.
"Where the hell are we?" I asked. It didn't say our current place at all.
"Damn it, I hate maps that do this." Seven snapped, continuing forward. I could see fine enough and I didn't need his hand. But I didn't release his, and he didn't release mine. "Look." Seven whispered. I looked ahead and my eyes widened.
A small tunnel had been carved out into a tank, with a faint blue light that surrounded it. Seven walked towards it, turning off his phone, and I followed him. As soon as we stepped into it, I felt like we were in a different world.
The water cast a iridescent pattern on the ground that shifted and moved with the azure light making me feel like I was at the bottom of the ocean. All sides were covered by glass and water, and behind it schools of mackerel swam by, unaware of the chaos that had just taken place. A majestic shark tranquilly swam by without a care. A swordfish disappeared into a small ship wreck that sat half buried in the sand. Coral of every color decorated the rocks like sequins on a dress. Striped angelfish and surgeonfish formed a moving rainbow. A collection of yellow fish were wafting through the water, slowly doing flips and turns, almost like a moving yellow ribbon. Pastel shells were buried next to verdant seaweed that danced melodically in the waves, casting patterns on the sand. It was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. I slowly walked towards the curved glass and put my free hand against it. A swarm of fish languidly moved away from my touch, glimmering a brilliant silver. I glanced at Seven and blinked. His expression was completely unguarded, his golden eyes were wide, his lips were parted, I looked away quickly. His hand tightened on mine and I bit my lip nervously.
"Sorry." He muttered, hesitating briefly before his hand slipped out of mine.
"It's fine." I said as calmly as I could. But a flicker of disappointment brushed me.
"We should move on." Seven said quietly, walking down the tunnel. I followed him, staring at his free hand and then looking away.
It became lighter due to the increase of fish tanks and we wandered in the mild darkness, staring at the fish, taking our time. Because of all the chaos before, I had never stopped to look at the aquarium and I had the feeling it was the same story for Seven as well. And the truth was that it was so much more beautiful in the dark and noiseless environment than it ever would have been. Seven and I exchanged a few soft words, but neither of us wanted to ruin the moment, so we primarily stayed silent; mesmerized by the illuminated tanks of fish, eels, jellyfish and starfish. When it began to get dark again he turned on his phone and I felt his hand softly slip into mine.
I didn't want it to end, but eventually it did, and when we saw light, Seven turned his phone off and let go of my hand, running towards the entrance while waving to the others. I let my hand fall limply to my side and watched him go, a strange emptiness filling my heart as his warmth left my fingers.
"Kao?!" I looked up and saw Yoosung running to me.
"Yoosung!" I cried happily as we embraced in hug. Jaehee joined in and Zen did as well. "I'm so happy to see all of you!"
"I'm so glad to see your safe Kao." Jaehee said as everyone released me.
"We were so worried!" Zen said quickly. I smiled brightly and looked at Seven who talking with Jumin. "Want to tell them the story?" I asked. Seven blinked and grinned.
"Of course!~ So, I was struggling through the crowd, at my last dying breath! People were clawing at me, blood was running down my cheek. But I had to save Kao! I saw her at the end of the hall, her hand reaching for mine- " I joined Seven and the others and listened to his 'story', snickering.
Jumin watched them go, a small smile on his face. "So dense." He said smoothly as he put his hands in his pockets, walking after the group, shaking his head.
Godddd it's done! So long! The first half of the trip has passed! Next chapter the gang checks into the fancy hotel and the night activities begin! It's time for Jumin, Kao, and Seven to chose where they want to go next!
(...Jumin I see what u did there =~=)