close your eyes.
'...and hold out your hand' he said gently
slightly hesitant then following his directions keira shut her eyes lifting her palms facing up.
'ok then, no peeking alright?'
'mmhmmm' nodding she kept her position as she heard footsteps walk a few distances away then stopped
'eyes closed!' gikwang paused in his tracks to check if keira was doing what she was told
'they are closed!' keira chuckled as she reassured gikwang
'good...just wait a sec k?' he shouted clearly a few metres away from her now
as keira waited obediently she listened to the waves which sounded much louder and intense now on the beach. she breathed in the sea salt smell in the air and felt the tingle of rich saltiness on her tongue. its been awhile...
after what seemed like thousands of minutes she heard footsteps approaching her. she could hear the person smile, taking their time as if they were enjoying the sight of something.
she felt heat infront of her face, a radiant warmth then all of a sudden something touched her cheeks, cool and smooth. as soon as it touched her cheek, she flicked open her eyes, shocked. gikwang was close to her but not that close, she relaxed.
chuckling softly gikwang said, 'here,' he put the stone onto her palm, 'these stones are quite popular in this region and are only found on this beach.'
blushing keira couldnt help but scoff inwardly, keeping her eyes on gikwang, she clenching the rock tightly without even looking at it
'kwenchana?' he asked as he pushed a strand of hair behind her ear
'yeah im fine' keeping her posture, still mad at what she thought happened....OR WHAT COULD HAVE REALLY HAPPENED...that she didnt notice his gentle touch
'im sorry if i startled you' he eye smiled warmly at her making her heart ache slightly even more
clearing her throat she put on a small smile, 'thank you gikwang'
'no problem!' he beamed then tilted his head to the direction where they were going to go next, 'kaja~ there still a place i want to show you...' not waiting for her he headed off first looking quite content and relaxed
clenching her fists tight then loosening them, she felt something in her hand, she forgot about the rock in her palm, lifting it up her she observed the stone. hmm? thats wierd...it is just me or....does the stone look like a heart??
'bbali!!' hearin the husky voice call her she looked up at gikwang then looked back at the stone first frowning then side smiling, i must be seeing things
'gikwang! jakkan manyo!' she shouted after him
----
'yaaaah~' yoseob exclaimed as he wiped away the sweat dripping down his forehead, 'you have to admit im get better right?' turning to dujun who was taking in mouthfuls of water
'sure...better than the first time' nudging yoseob
'hey im going to wash up' junhyung kicked the ball to dujun and threw a towel over her shoulder
'do you guys want to eat anything?' hyunseung asked as he picked up his jacket shaking off the grass
'ne hyung, pegopa~ ill go with you'
'dont forget there is only half an hour left, so get ready for filming' hyunseung added as dongwoon followed quietly behind him
after a few seconds passed, yoseob finally asked, 'you know that junhyung has been acting differently these few weeks'
dujun knew that he wasnt asking a question as he remained looking into the nothingness infront of him. form that yoseob understood that dujun agreed with him.
seeing the slight worry and seriousness in dujuns eyes he quickly said smiling, 'aigooooo.....i hope he knows what he is doing' trying to make this situation more positive he tried to change the subject to avoid an angry leader especially since they will be filming later.
'kaja! doojoonjoon~ lets get cleaned up aye?' patting the leader on the shoulder he then dragged him into the pension.
----
while BEAST started their recording, keira unpacked...there wasnt much to unpack so once she was done she went on a little adventure around the area, walking down hills via hidden stone stairs, and wooden steps, around a little forest, over small streams, it really does feel like home. the place isnt so big i think it will actually be hard to get lost, as long as you stay within the fenced area i should be fine. keira carefully avoided the areas where they were recording just incase i might appear in one of the scenes, she didnt want to be involved with such publicity...yet....plus she just needed time alone. time to think, time to remember, time to relax. keira was able to get a few days off school, not always a good thing since shell have to catch up on all the work.
'aigooo~' keira sighed loudly then taking in a deep breath of fresh country air. stretching on the large round rock she was sitting on she found out that the sun was beginning to set, shocked she looked at her watch, 'ohmygosh~! its six already?!' freaking out since the recording ended at 5 keira quickly jumped up and started heading back
----
'stop being so tense gikwang' yoseob stared at the fidgeting boy, 'im sure shes fine' he reassured not only the five boys but also himself
dongwoon sat infront of the tv but faced his hyungs who all looked a range of worry
'you..dont...think...she...would have gotten lost...right??' dongwoon asked carefully
dujun remained quiet, slightly frowning whilst deep in thought, it was as if he was weighing his options, while hyunseung leaned against a wall next to junhyung who had his head in his hands, stressed.
'i think we should wait for 10 more minutes, if she is not back by then...we should go search for her...split up in pairs...' hyunseung suggested calmly
gikwang, sitting on the arm rest of the couch occupied by yoseob froze. even though he doesnt feel that much for keira, not till that point...he was still very worried. keira was a girl, a girl foreign to this country....sure she has been here for a few months, but it was her first time in the country...gikwang highly doubted there would be any dangerous people, but more so that she would be lost, or hurt from falling down a cliff, or....drowned...
all of a sudden gikwang jumped up and headed for the back door, hearing swift footsteps walk past him, junhyung lifted his head to catch gikwang back as he disappeared. sighing, he stood up gently and followed gikwang.
'hey!! where are you guys going?!' yoseob shouted after them, 'it hasnt even been 10 minutes yet!' chasing after them, towards the door, hyunseung stopped him half way as yoseob ran past.
'let them go first yoseob, we'll wait' hyunseung nodded at yoseob who flicked his head from hyunseung to the door and back.
'come yoseobie~' dujun finally talked, 'let prepare dinner'
'oh! hyung! can i help too?' dongwoon suggested trying to distract himself from the worst case scenarios that may have happened to keira. dujun waved his hand suggesting him to hurry if he wanted to help.
hyunseung was left alone in the room, looking towards the direction of the door where gikwang and junhyung exited, but he was searching beyond that, into the nearly dark garden, further to where he could picture those two where, and where keira where...and where this whole situation may be leading to in the future. scoffing to himself, he chuckled, 'this is going to be interesting...'
----
'keira!!'
'keira!!'
'keira where are you?'
'you didnt have to come junhyung...' gikwang said not bothering looking at junhyung as he busily looked around searching high and low
'youre not the only one who cares about her gikwang' junhyung replied stopping in his tracks to look at gikwang
'...and hold out your hand' he said gently
slightly hesitant then following his directions keira shut her eyes lifting her palms facing up.
'ok then, no peeking alright?'
'mmhmmm' nodding she kept her position as she heard footsteps walk a few distances away then stopped
'eyes closed!' gikwang paused in his tracks to check if keira was doing what she was told
'they are closed!' keira chuckled as she reassured gikwang
'good...just wait a sec k?' he shouted clearly a few metres away from her now
as keira waited obediently she listened to the waves which sounded much louder and intense now on the beach. she breathed in the sea salt smell in the air and felt the tingle of rich saltiness on her tongue. its been awhile...
after what seemed like thousands of minutes she heard footsteps approaching her. she could hear the person smile, taking their time as if they were enjoying the sight of something.
she felt heat infront of her face, a radiant warmth then all of a sudden something touched her cheeks, cool and smooth. as soon as it touched her cheek, she flicked open her eyes, shocked. gikwang was close to her but not that close, she relaxed.
chuckling softly gikwang said, 'here,' he put the stone onto her palm, 'these stones are quite popular in this region and are only found on this beach.'
blushing keira couldnt help but scoff inwardly, keeping her eyes on gikwang, she clenching the rock tightly without even looking at it
'kwenchana?' he asked as he pushed a strand of hair behind her ear
'yeah im fine' keeping her posture, still mad at what she thought happened....OR WHAT COULD HAVE REALLY HAPPENED...that she didnt notice his gentle touch
'im sorry if i startled you' he eye smiled warmly at her making her heart ache slightly even more
clearing her throat she put on a small smile, 'thank you gikwang'
'no problem!' he beamed then tilted his head to the direction where they were going to go next, 'kaja~ there still a place i want to show you...' not waiting for her he headed off first looking quite content and relaxed
clenching her fists tight then loosening them, she felt something in her hand, she forgot about the rock in her palm, lifting it up her she observed the stone. hmm? thats wierd...it is just me or....does the stone look like a heart??
'bbali!!' hearin the husky voice call her she looked up at gikwang then looked back at the stone first frowning then side smiling, i must be seeing things
'gikwang! jakkan manyo!' she shouted after him
----
'yaaaah~' yoseob exclaimed as he wiped away the sweat dripping down his forehead, 'you have to admit im get better right?' turning to dujun who was taking in mouthfuls of water
'sure...better than the first time' nudging yoseob
'hey im going to wash up' junhyung kicked the ball to dujun and threw a towel over her shoulder
'do you guys want to eat anything?' hyunseung asked as he picked up his jacket shaking off the grass
'ne hyung, pegopa~ ill go with you'
'dont forget there is only half an hour left, so get ready for filming' hyunseung added as dongwoon followed quietly behind him
after a few seconds passed, yoseob finally asked, 'you know that junhyung has been acting differently these few weeks'
dujun knew that he wasnt asking a question as he remained looking into the nothingness infront of him. form that yoseob understood that dujun agreed with him.
seeing the slight worry and seriousness in dujuns eyes he quickly said smiling, 'aigooooo.....i hope he knows what he is doing' trying to make this situation more positive he tried to change the subject to avoid an angry leader especially since they will be filming later.
'kaja! doojoonjoon~ lets get cleaned up aye?' patting the leader on the shoulder he then dragged him into the pension.
----
while BEAST started their recording, keira unpacked...there wasnt much to unpack so once she was done she went on a little adventure around the area, walking down hills via hidden stone stairs, and wooden steps, around a little forest, over small streams, it really does feel like home. the place isnt so big i think it will actually be hard to get lost, as long as you stay within the fenced area i should be fine. keira carefully avoided the areas where they were recording just incase i might appear in one of the scenes, she didnt want to be involved with such publicity...yet....plus she just needed time alone. time to think, time to remember, time to relax. keira was able to get a few days off school, not always a good thing since shell have to catch up on all the work.
'aigooo~' keira sighed loudly then taking in a deep breath of fresh country air. stretching on the large round rock she was sitting on she found out that the sun was beginning to set, shocked she looked at her watch, 'ohmygosh~! its six already?!' freaking out since the recording ended at 5 keira quickly jumped up and started heading back
----
'stop being so tense gikwang' yoseob stared at the fidgeting boy, 'im sure shes fine' he reassured not only the five boys but also himself
dongwoon sat infront of the tv but faced his hyungs who all looked a range of worry
'you..dont...think...she...would have gotten lost...right??' dongwoon asked carefully
dujun remained quiet, slightly frowning whilst deep in thought, it was as if he was weighing his options, while hyunseung leaned against a wall next to junhyung who had his head in his hands, stressed.
'i think we should wait for 10 more minutes, if she is not back by then...we should go search for her...split up in pairs...' hyunseung suggested calmly
gikwang, sitting on the arm rest of the couch occupied by yoseob froze. even though he doesnt feel that much for keira, not till that point...he was still very worried. keira was a girl, a girl foreign to this country....sure she has been here for a few months, but it was her first time in the country...gikwang highly doubted there would be any dangerous people, but more so that she would be lost, or hurt from falling down a cliff, or....drowned...
all of a sudden gikwang jumped up and headed for the back door, hearing swift footsteps walk past him, junhyung lifted his head to catch gikwang back as he disappeared. sighing, he stood up gently and followed gikwang.
'hey!! where are you guys going?!' yoseob shouted after them, 'it hasnt even been 10 minutes yet!' chasing after them, towards the door, hyunseung stopped him half way as yoseob ran past.
'let them go first yoseob, we'll wait' hyunseung nodded at yoseob who flicked his head from hyunseung to the door and back.
'come yoseobie~' dujun finally talked, 'let prepare dinner'
'oh! hyung! can i help too?' dongwoon suggested trying to distract himself from the worst case scenarios that may have happened to keira. dujun waved his hand suggesting him to hurry if he wanted to help.
hyunseung was left alone in the room, looking towards the direction of the door where gikwang and junhyung exited, but he was searching beyond that, into the nearly dark garden, further to where he could picture those two where, and where keira where...and where this whole situation may be leading to in the future. scoffing to himself, he chuckled, 'this is going to be interesting...'
----
'keira!!'
'keira!!'
'keira where are you?'
'you didnt have to come junhyung...' gikwang said not bothering looking at junhyung as he busily looked around searching high and low
'youre not the only one who cares about her gikwang' junhyung replied stopping in his tracks to look at gikwang
sighing gikwang replied, 'you dont think...she would have...-' all of a sudden both the boys flicked their heads towards the trees, re flexing, frozen and quiet listening to the rustling which turned into footsteps. tense the boys prepared their posture in defense. hawking the darkness, they looked for what was making this noise.
junhyung relaxed
'what are you guys doing out here?' a panting voice asked
smiling to himself, junhyung put his hands in his pockets
'keira?' gikwang asked shocked but relieved
'dont tell me you guys came out to look for me' her eyes full of apology and guilt
'we were quite worried about you keira' junhyung replied a tad seriously but trying to sound collected.
'oh' was all keira could say at the time, she was amazed that the boys would have actually worried about her considering their relationship, maybe except junhyung, she may have understood if he came out. feeling her cheeks go a shade pink, she was glad the sun had set or else it would have been quite inappropriate to be blushing during a situation like this.
closing his eyes, and rubbing his temples once, gikwang said numbly, 'come on, the others are waiting for us' without waiting for any response he started heading back.
'what are you guys doing out here?' a panting voice asked
smiling to himself, junhyung put his hands in his pockets
'keira?' gikwang asked shocked but relieved
'dont tell me you guys came out to look for me' her eyes full of apology and guilt
'we were quite worried about you keira' junhyung replied a tad seriously but trying to sound collected.
'oh' was all keira could say at the time, she was amazed that the boys would have actually worried about her considering their relationship, maybe except junhyung, she may have understood if he came out. feeling her cheeks go a shade pink, she was glad the sun had set or else it would have been quite inappropriate to be blushing during a situation like this.
closing his eyes, and rubbing his temples once, gikwang said numbly, 'come on, the others are waiting for us' without waiting for any response he started heading back.
keira eyes followed gikwang but she didnt move. she felt bad...very bad...did she hurt gikwang? did she really make them worry that much? or was he just tired from the recording...she hoped the others did come out to look for her too...she didnt want them to waste their energy looking for her, even though she wasnt lost in the first place. she just lost track of time.
observing her expressions junhyung ignored gikwang. what is she thinking? he was very curious as he watched her go through several faces, she was clueless, then shocked, then worried, then a tinge of guilt...and...sadness?
giving up junhyung breathed out, he realised he was holding his breath the whole time he watched her.
'lets go' junhyung walked a few steps but kept his eyes on keira, noticing she was shivering a bit he shrugged of his jacket and put it over her shoulders
'its okay junhyung, im fine...' she chuckled and began taking it off when he stopped her immediately
'seriously...take it...im heating up from the walk anyways...'
what junhyung didnt know was that keira was shivering because it was cold, she was nearly sweating from running up the hills. she was actually afraid if this situation may have affected her friendship with the boys...would they be mad at her?
keira was a selfless person. she always worried about what others think, feel and want and since she may be staying with the boys for a while, she didnt want to make it any awkward by doing something that bothered the boys. especially not to waste their time on something like searching for her.
'hey~ watch out!' keira heard a voice next to her, but before she could react she felt a force pull her to the side. smacking into a smooth surface keira quickly look around. she nearly walked into a hole in the ground, turning to look at what she was holding onto she found two wide eyes.
'are you okay?' the smooth voice asked worried
she realised he was holding onto her tightly, one hand on her arm, the other around her waist and her hands tight on his chest. inches away from his face. she was speechless and couldnt move. all this happened a bit too quickly she hasnt even had the time to breath. raggedly gasping a few times, junhyung slowly let her go.
clearing her throat she replied, 'um...thanks...i didnt see the hole'
chuckling to himself, clearly enjoying the contact they just made, 'i didnt notice it either until you nearly stepped into it~'
not getting any response from he was a little uneasy, 'what are you thinking?'
'hmm? oh...well...i was just thinking about what to do when we get back...i dont really know what to do or say if there was an awkward atmosphere...you know?'
chuckling at her innocence and her tendency to worry too much, he calmed her, 'dont worry, the boys are really good at picking up the mood...plus....ill help you'
not getting any response from he was a little uneasy, 'what are you thinking?'
'hmm? oh...well...i was just thinking about what to do when we get back...i dont really know what to do or say if there was an awkward atmosphere...you know?'
chuckling at her innocence and her tendency to worry too much, he calmed her, 'dont worry, the boys are really good at picking up the mood...plus....ill help you'
he smiled an adorable smile, taking keira aback with this rare image, she took a mental picture, reflected his smile and continued walking back.
the rest of the walk was silent.
----
'did you find her?' yoseobs head poked out from the corner when he heard hyunseung shout, 'gikwangs back~'
'and where is junhyung?' waving his spatula around
'they are coming' gikwang replied simply, walking past yoseob and slumping onto the couch, closing his eyes
bouncing a little at the good news, yoseob glided back to the kltchen to give the others the good news.
'i hope you know what you are doing' a voice came out of nowhere
knowing well who it was, gikwang replied without opening his eyes, 'i dont know what you are talking about hyunseung.'
'sure...just make sure you get your priorities right ki, thats all i want you to know....'
opening one eye gikwang retorted, '...you should be telling junhyung that....not me.' turning his back towards hyunseung, hyunseung knew the conversation was over. brushing what just happened off, he headed over to the kitchen to help with the last preparations for dinner.
----
'we're back~' taking off his shoes and heading down the hallway towards the living room and kitchen followed by keira
'keira!!!' out of nowhere yoseob appeared running towards her and giving her the biggest, warmest and tightest hug in the world, 'are you okay?? were you lost? what happened!? i was worried sick!' he pulled her away to look at her with large innocent worried eyes then without giving her time to reply he pulled her back continuing his bear hug.
'yah~ dont suffocate her yoseobie~' a deep voice reminded him
giving one last good squeeze yoseob walked off but took keiras hand with him as he headed over to the dining table.
'ne doodoo hyung'
as they walked into the room, keira spotted gikwang sleeping on the couch. feeling a tinge of pain she was quickly distracted when yoseob plopped her onto the ground.
'ja! we cooked dinner keira! i hope you like it!'
'yes keira~ i helped too!!' dongwoon added proudly smiling like an idiot.
'wow~ amazing!' keira complimented the boys smiling widely, then losing her smile for a sec, 'im sorry guys..for making you worried,' she looked at yoseob, 'i just lost track of time haha' laughing a bit awkwardly junhyung couldnt help but smile a bit. he wasnt the only one though, all 4 four smiled with her....even the one on the couch.
'is he going to eat?' keira whispered to dujun who sat to her left
glancing over at gikwang, he reassured her, 'he is just tired, hell eat later. chopsticks' he handed her chopsticks, and they all began digging into the dinner the boys worked so hard on.
----
'uwaa~ jinja!! that was good~!' dujun exclaimed leaning back rubbing his stomach
'oh really...i cant move anymore' yoseob moaned resting against the bottom of the couch
'hyung, lets clean up later~' dongwoon said as he stretched his legs under the table
'no~ ill clean up' keira smiled as she stood up taking some plates and bowls with her, 'you guys rest, let me do it'
following her with his eyes, junhyung, collected his energy and stood up, piling up the bowls and plates and taking it with him.
'oh~ kamsahamida!' yoseob shouted in relief,
'thank you junhyung' keira said when she found out who was following her, she saw him nod once and smiled.
deep down keira felt something, something warm and bubbling inside her. she was happy but she couldnt help but feel a tinge...a small tinge of something else tugging at her.
bouncing a little at the good news, yoseob glided back to the kltchen to give the others the good news.
'i hope you know what you are doing' a voice came out of nowhere
knowing well who it was, gikwang replied without opening his eyes, 'i dont know what you are talking about hyunseung.'
'sure...just make sure you get your priorities right ki, thats all i want you to know....'
opening one eye gikwang retorted, '...you should be telling junhyung that....not me.' turning his back towards hyunseung, hyunseung knew the conversation was over. brushing what just happened off, he headed over to the kitchen to help with the last preparations for dinner.
----
'we're back~' taking off his shoes and heading down the hallway towards the living room and kitchen followed by keira
'keira!!!' out of nowhere yoseob appeared running towards her and giving her the biggest, warmest and tightest hug in the world, 'are you okay?? were you lost? what happened!? i was worried sick!' he pulled her away to look at her with large innocent worried eyes then without giving her time to reply he pulled her back continuing his bear hug.
'yah~ dont suffocate her yoseobie~' a deep voice reminded him
giving one last good squeeze yoseob walked off but took keiras hand with him as he headed over to the dining table.
'ne doodoo hyung'
as they walked into the room, keira spotted gikwang sleeping on the couch. feeling a tinge of pain she was quickly distracted when yoseob plopped her onto the ground.
'ja! we cooked dinner keira! i hope you like it!'
'yes keira~ i helped too!!' dongwoon added proudly smiling like an idiot.
'wow~ amazing!' keira complimented the boys smiling widely, then losing her smile for a sec, 'im sorry guys..for making you worried,' she looked at yoseob, 'i just lost track of time haha' laughing a bit awkwardly junhyung couldnt help but smile a bit. he wasnt the only one though, all 4 four smiled with her....even the one on the couch.
'is he going to eat?' keira whispered to dujun who sat to her left
glancing over at gikwang, he reassured her, 'he is just tired, hell eat later. chopsticks' he handed her chopsticks, and they all began digging into the dinner the boys worked so hard on.
----
'uwaa~ jinja!! that was good~!' dujun exclaimed leaning back rubbing his stomach
'oh really...i cant move anymore' yoseob moaned resting against the bottom of the couch
'hyung, lets clean up later~' dongwoon said as he stretched his legs under the table
'no~ ill clean up' keira smiled as she stood up taking some plates and bowls with her, 'you guys rest, let me do it'
following her with his eyes, junhyung, collected his energy and stood up, piling up the bowls and plates and taking it with him.
'oh~ kamsahamida!' yoseob shouted in relief,
'thank you junhyung' keira said when she found out who was following her, she saw him nod once and smiled.
deep down keira felt something, something warm and bubbling inside her. she was happy but she couldnt help but feel a tinge...a small tinge of something else tugging at her.
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