MEMORIES [part 10]

It felt as though keira was back at home. The trees, the fresh smell, the lack of population. when we stepped out of the van, she couldn’t help but smile at the fact that she actually missed this life, this environment.

‘waaah~ jincha, i can never get used to this!’ yoseob jumped out of the car, as the others followed. enjoying the view and playing around.

yawning and stretching dongwoon added, ‘this feels so good~’

‘keira~! can you get the food bag~?’ keira saw joonkuns head pop out from the back of the van.

as she headed over to joonkun she laughed at how childish the boys were, run around chasing one another other, its like they are five year olds.

‘here you go~’ joonkun handed her the bag which seemed much heavier than it looked, ‘its a bit heavy...’ he added slightly quilty he was letting her carry it all the way to the pension.

‘nah~ its okay, i got it’ smiling as she headed up the forest pathway.

‘hey guys! youve got two hours before the crew gets here, so unpack and you can do whatever afterwards!!’ shutting the back door, joonkun hopped into the drivers seat

‘oh! hyung! where are you going??’ hyunseung being the first to notice that joonkun was leaving

‘you guys will be here for three days, so enjoy it~ i have to go back and get some some things sorted before you guys come back~ don’t worry, i put a folder of things that keira would need to know and do, boss trusts her and so do i...just be nice to her....’ smiling he concluded, ‘tell the others that ill see them in three days~! have fun!’ he shouted after hyunseung as he backed out of the parking lot.

‘aigoo, are you serious??’ sighing he looked at the bags on the floor and turned to the others, ‘guys! get your stuff~! we need to get ready first!’

stopping in their tracks, disappointment flicked through the boys faces but it was hardly seen as the boys quickly replaced it with smiles.

‘where did hyung go?’ dujun asked as he slung his backpack on his shoulder and picking up another

‘he had to go....so its only going to be us eight...’ shrugging it off hyunseung informed the leader that they only had two hours before the crew comes, ‘so lets hurry and unpack then we can head down to the beach~!’

‘good idea...kaja~’


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trying to regulate her breaths as she stomped up the hilly pathway, she watched the boys casually walking a few metres behind her chatting happily, ‘seriously...what did they pack in here!! my god, its so heavy...those bags look like nothing when they are holding them....well thats probably because they have muscles....’ sighing ruggedly, and pouting she looked up the path....the pension was nowhere to be seen yet...’is this even the right way??’ she started talking to herself, it been like this for the past few minutes.

‘you need any help?’ she heard a voice right next to her ear, shocked she quickly turned around to face whoever it was. only centimetres from her face a cute little face smiled, then backed away

‘oh! yoseob! you scared me!! haha’ she laughed a bit crazily

‘come on...’ holding out his hand he gestured at the bag which seemed to be gaining weight every second,

‘aniyo...you are already carrying a lot of bags yoseob...i think i can manage one...’ brick-filled, ‘bag’ smiling she continued stomping...realising that yoseob was still tailing her like a lost puppy, she stopped and turned around to see a pouting sad face, ‘you REALLY want to carry the bag for me??’ lifting her eyebrows she negotiated, ‘fine. as long as you give me one of your bags to carry, lets exchange.’

as soon as he heard her say yes, a big smile appeared on his face, ‘ok!’

swinging the food bag happily, yoseob turned around as one of the boys called him, ‘just a sec~’ he quickly told keira and walked back to dujun who seemed to look very relaxed relaxed.

sighing as she observed the perfect group behind her, the tallness, the different yet extremely handsome faces she scrunched up her face in jealously and continued her walk. it was much nicer now since yoseob swapped bags with her.

‘yah~ youre suppose to be carrying the bags for her, not swapping them...’ junhyung lifted his eyebrows at yoseob who was standing next to him

‘she wouldn’t let me!’ frowned yoseob flicked his head towards junhyung, ‘then you go! you go and get the bag off her~ i doubt she would even let you~ no one can reject this cute face’

before yoseob could say anything else junhyung had already headed over, casually taking large steps towards keira who seemed a bit too lonely.

‘you know you can walk with us, keira’

flinching at this familiar voice keira stopped and slowly turned around

something inside her fluttered before she replied, ‘id like to keep the awkwardness at bay for now...especially since im not that close to you guys yet and also that we may be staying under the same roof’

‘firstly, what do you mean ‘you guys’...im pretty sure that i know you a bit more than the others,’ he chuckled which made keira slightly uneasy, not knowing whether it made her feel good or bad. ‘and secondly, this wouldn’t be the first time weve stayed under the same roof... you need to chill’

scoffing she thought, ‘chill!? don’t think its just only because of the girl guys thing...it also has to do with the fact that you guys are bloody attractive and also that i lik- what? no...’ she shook her head, not possible keira...not allowed.

‘kwenchana?’ junhyung cocked his head to the side.

‘hmm?’

'fine...ill shut up....but atleast let me carry the bag' junhyung grabbed the handle on the backpack and slipped it off keira in such a smooth and swift motion she just stood there and let him do it. swinging the pack onto his shoulder he continued walking leaving keira standing there mouth open.

quickly pacing to catch up to him she retorted, 'you could have atleast let me answer' she scrunched her eyebrows

chuckling at this cute expression he was impressed, ‘oh. we’re here’

suprised, keira looked at junhyung and then followed his gaze to a beautiful modern bach-like pension.

‘wow, ipuda~’

‘kaja~ lets go in~’


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‘boss do you really think its a good idea to leave keira alone with all the work and also the boys??’ joonkun asked over the phone he heard a low sigh, then the voice answered.

‘ive thought over this ever since last year....i think it may be good for the boys to get used to such a presence and also...they are like sons to me joonkun....i cant accept that they will be alone forever....’

‘ne, boss, i get what you mean....but,’ slightly hesitating he continued, ‘but what if the plan doesn’t work....??’

‘dont worry joonkun....it will work’

‘ne araso boss, see you soon...’

‘ahh~ jam kahn mahn don’t forget to get some drinks on the way! we need to celebrate! this is quite exciting!!’

leaving joonkun alone in his car to think over this plan he chuckled at how the boss was taking all this, he was even the one to plan this.


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‘i bags this room!!’

‘what? no! im having this room!’

‘yahh~ im older than you!!’

‘aaah!! hyung~~~!’

dongwoon and yoseob fought over the room which keira thought wasn’t even worth fighting for consider there was a room that overlooked the beach next to the pension.

‘yah~! be quiet!’ dujun warned, 'well settle this like we settle everything....' pausing for a while then grabbing a few things from his backpack, 'ladder game!!!!'

'aigooo~ ne~' the boys sighed...but then their frustrated faces turned to smiles since they knew this was the only way to solve such problems like this

'so do we include keira as well?' dongwoon asked innocently

'we should let her choose her room...' gikwang answered thoughfully, a bit too seriously, for the first time today

'hmm...speaking of keira, where is she?' dujun asked as he drew up the lines for the ladders and wrote down the names

scanning the room, junhyung cleared his throat and stood up, 'you guys continue, i have to do something....' walking out of the room they we all huddled up in, the boys followed the slim, tall figure with their eyes, puzzled. clearing up the all-of-asudden silent atmosphere yoseob turned his head back to the boys, 'ok!! lets do this!! that room will be miine!!'

quickly distracted dongwoon whined, 'no way hyung!'

soon after everyone had their focus on the game expect for two, dujun and gikwang.

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checking each room he passed with no sight of keira, junhyung sighed in frustration. he was at the end of the hallway already. walking out into the backyard, the sun had already fully risen welcoming him with its warmth. included in the garden was a little picnic area and a playground. smiling inwards, he put his hands into his pockets and headed over to the swings and he wasnt the only one there.

gently sitting down he paused for a while before saying, 'i hope youve chosen which room you want' keeping his eyes on the horizon infront of him.

'are you guys deciding on the rooms?' keiras voice broke a little, she hasnt been talking ever since they entered the house, and her memories from home was a little bit too much for her to handle right now.

nodding once, they just sat there silently, an occasional rocking, or swinging. it wasnt awkward, it wasnt uncomfortable. it was nice, it gave a calm feeling, the kind of feeling where you know that all you need for this moment is just company, just someone to be there by your side. the feeling that makes your heart flutter and warm. listening to the waves crashing, the birds flying around the beach infront of them and the bugs calling.

'oh! there you guys were, were gonna play a game of ball you wanna join?' hyunseung stood at the frame of the door, keeping his distance incase he was interuppting something. turning his head slowly, junhyung looked at hyunseung then turned to keira as though asking for permission.

'go~ its okay, go have fun' putting on her best smile to convince junhyung even though she didnt want him to leave

'wait for me~' he said before he walked away

'have fun!!' keira called out after them

it was wierd, it felt silent, cold and empty, as soon junhyung walked through the door and out of sight. as though he took the sun with him. the garden just felt cold and lifeless

sighing keira started swinging, feeling the cool breeze on her face as it blew her hair around. loving this sensation, she pushed harder, swinging the highest she could and couldnt help but start laughing. this always happened when she goes at a certain speed, her stomach starts getting tickly and she ends up bursting out in laughter. finally stopping to take a break she felt a little better, [b]must be the adrenaline kicking in[/b]. she heard a hearty chuckle behind her, reflexing she quickly flicked her head around.

'i hope you dont mind if i join you?' the boy eye smiled at her
'umm....yeah~ sure, no problem'

'i hope the bags werent too heavy' gikwang said apologetically after a while, 'i wanted to help, but i was already carrying three' shrugging he looked at keira

'oh~ thats ok, yoseob helped a lot by swapping the bags' keira couldnt help but begin feeling slightly awkward...why is it so different when gikwangs around?
'i-'

'i-'

'oh sorry-'

'sorry'

chuckling gikwang finally said, 'you go first'

'no its okay you go first' feeling her cheeks heat up a little

'i was just going to ask....um....dont take this personally or anything but....its like your home isnt it?' gikwang took his breath and looked deeply into her eyes to check if he may have upsetted her, before releasing when he knew she was alright with it

keira simply answered, 'yes'

'same here...' gikwang turned away shocking her with his answer

what does he mean?

'i used to live in the countryside' gikwang continued answering keiras question, 'i missed this....dont you?'

looking into his innocent eyes full of longing, keira wondered if she looked like this when junhyung was here before.

'yes, i do...it just brings back all the memories'

standing up all of a sudden, gikwang stepped infront of keira facing her and held out his hand, 'come on...let me take you somewhere'

looking up curiously at gikwang then his hand she hesitated for a while waiting for if he would drop it and change his mind, but he didnt. he just remained in the same position waiting for her.

smiling inwardly she finally answered, 'ok then....but we better be back before the crew comes' and took his hand


'not a problem!' he replied warmly. keira couldnt help but be reassured by his sweet smile, the smile that she felt shes seen before.