The next morning I got a surprise at the front door. Instead of only Hyesu being there, she was there with Gunwoo. I walked out of my house, looking at the two of them in confusion as they chatted. Gunwoo noticed me as I walked up to them, and he smiled at me, saying good morning. I greeted them, and Hyesu spun to me, slapping her hand on my arm and pulling me to the side. “THIS was the guy you were asking about before?! Rasa?!” She hissed at me before turning to Gunwoo, flashing him a smile as he stood, watching us. She turned back to me, and I chuckled, putting my arm around her neck. “Yeah, sorry, I forgot to tell you guys. I didn’t know at the time, but that Gunwoo was the one and only Rasa.” “Wah~ Sora’s gunna FLIP out!” She said in awe, and I turned us around so we were facing Gunwoo. “So, what are you doing here on this fine morning?” I asked him. He smiled sheepishly and scratched the back of his head. “I just wanted to make sure you got to school safe and sound today after what happened last night.” Hyesu turned to look at me. “What happened last night?” I shook my head. “It’s nothing. There’s just this guy who made a scene at the club we go to.” Gunwoo walked over and poked my forehead, pushing it back. “Yah, understatement of the year.” He then turned to Hyesu. “DoYeon here has a stalker, so keep an eye out for anyone suspicious around the school.” “What, you mean like you?” I asked, playfully shoving him, and we then finally started walking to Sora’s place. Hyesu tried to ask me why I had never told her about Namjoon, but I just told her that he was nothing to worry about, which he wasn’t. Sora was astonished to see Gunwoo when we arrived at her house, and demanded answers, which I answered. Once we were in sight of the gates, I turned to Gunwoo and gave him a little bow. “Thanks for walking us here. You should get to your own school now.” He gave me a little smile and nod before saying goodbye to us and heading off. Once he was gone, we continued walking to the gates, and I looked at Hyesu and Sora. “Please restrain from saying anything about this to Himchan or anyone associated with him. Kris knows, and I think he’s taking Daehyun to the club tonight to introduce them.” They both smiled at me, and Sora put her hand on my shoulder. “Don’t worry; we won’t tell anyone.” I gave them a smile and thanked them, and we soon split up, going to our respective classes. We were reminded in class that we’ll be having a test tomorrow, and everyone groaned. As soon as study hall started, Woosuk and Jonghyo ran over to me, begging for my help with their studying. I eventually made my way to Himchan’s classroom, only to see that he still wasn’t here. I went to his place after school, and helped him prepare all night for the test tomorrow. The next day I was bombarded with questions from Daehyun about how I know Gunwoo, and I answered him as best as I could. We took our test, and during lunch I waited outside of Himchan’s classroom for him. When he came out, I looked at him expectantly, and he handed me his test. I took one look at the big red 90 on it, and suddenly jumped up in excitement, grabbing him in a hug. “Congrats!” I said, squeezing him. He suddenly pulled away from me, a bit flustered, and snatched his test back. “It’s no big deal,” he said, and I laughed, pushing him back playfully. “Are you kidding? This is a HUGE improvement! We need to celebrate!” He gave me a look, but I laughed and wrapped my arm around his neck, taking him into a playful headlock, which he struggled to get out of. “You are going to invite some people over, and we’re going to have a pool party, alright? I know you have a crazy pool in your backyard! Let’s make good use of it!” All of a sudden I heard someone yell from behind me. “What the hell do you think you’re doing?!” I turned around, still holding Himchan in a headlock, to see Youngjae standing there, staring at me in bewilderment. “Is this any way for a bodyguard to act?” I rolled my eyes, letting Himchan out of the headlock, but keeping my arm around his shoulder. “We were just having a friendly discussion about the party he’s throwing tomorrow. Go invite a bunch of people, and tell them to bring their bathing suits!” “Are you actually ordering me to do something right now?” He asked, stunned. “Do as he says.” Himchan said, and I grinned at Youngjae as he glared at me before slightly bowing his head to Himchan, saying that he would. He then walked off, and I turned to look at Himchan, only to find his face bright red. I suddenly let go of his shoulders and put the back of my hand on his forehead. “Do you have a fever?” I asked, and he quickly slapped my hand off of his head. “I’m fine” he sputtered. Taking his word for it, I then slapped his shoulders, grinning at him. “Well, we are going to properly celebrate this tomorrow! I’ve gotta get back to class now, so I’ll see you tomorrow!” I then ran back to class, going over to Daehyun and Kris, telling them about the party, and to invite Sora and Hyesu as well. I then turned to SoHyun and asked her to come as well. “What?” She asked, surprised. “You want me to come to a party at Himchan’s house?” I nodded, smiling at her. “Yeah, don’t worry about it. No one’s going to do anything to you. You can just come and have fun. If anybody tries anything with you, I’ll be there, and so will Daehyun and Kris. Please come~!” She thought about it for a moment, but then shyly agreed. I pulled her into a hug, incredibly happy, and she laughed, squeezing me back. “Eh? Are you two dating?” I turned to see Woosuk standing behind me, looking confused. I laughed and shook my head. “Definitely not. Can’t friends hug?” “I guess so...” he said, not sounding so sure. “So what did you want?” I asked, letting go of SoHyun. “Oh, well, I overheard you talking about a party at Himchan’s tomorrow, and I was wondering if Jonghyo and I were invited.” I rolled my eyes and lightly punched him in the stomach. “Why the hell wouldn’t you be?” He suddenly grinned and went back to his seat, where he and Jonghyo high-fived each other. I chuckled, rolling my eyes, and soon class began. I was in a very good mood the next day, partially because I hadn’t seen any sign of Namjoon since the other night, and also because I was excited to be able to relax and have fun with my friends. I took precautions while getting ready; I dressed in board shorts, a dark T-shirt, and made sure to tightly bandage my s. I made my way to Himchan’s house once I was ready, meeting up with Hyesu and Sora on the way. The guards greeted me when we arrived – we could already hear music blasting from behind the house – and directed us to the back. “Have you been here before?” Sora asked. “Yeah,” I said. “I’ve been here a couple times.” She was about to question me for further details, when all of a sudden there was a shout, and Daehyun tackled her in a hug, knocking her to the ground. Hyesu and I laughed as she yelled at him, hitting his back as he squeezed her. Kris came over and wrapped his arms around Hyesu from behind, laughing at the spectacle with us. All of a sudden, Daehyun stood up, picking Sora up in his arms, and started to walk away. Kris then picked Hyesu up and followed him around the corner of the house. I followed suit, turning the corner just in time to see the two of them run and jump into the pool, the two screaming girls still in their arms. Laughing, I looked around to see a lot of people were already here. I scanned the crowd for Himchan, but couldn’t find him. I spotted a familiar maid and made my way to her and questioned her about Himchan’s whereabouts. She told me that he was in his room, so I made my way up there. I opened the door to find him sitting on his bed. “Yah!” I yelled out, startling him. “What the hell are you doing in here? This is your freakin celebration, so go and enjoy it!” I stomped over to him before he could say anything and grabbed his hand, pulling him off of the bed. He tried to protest at first, but I had already pulled him down the hallway, so he gave up. Once we reached the back doors, I searched for Kris and Daehyun and found them still in the pool with Sora and Hyesu, who were now in their proper bathing suits. I pulled Himchan over there, releasing his hand only when we were at the edge of the pool. I sat down at the edge, looking up Himchan and patting the seat next to me. Hesitantly, he sat down next to me, and I called the guys over. They swam over – the girls clinging onto their shoulders – and grabbed onto the edge on either side of us to rest. “Well hello there Himchan,” Sora said, giving him a smirk. “Thanks for throwing this fantastic party! Why don’t you guys come swimming?” I shook my head. “Nah, I think we’ll chill for a bi-” I was cut off as Kris grabbed my hand, yanking me into the pool with a splash. I resurfaced, shocked, to the lot of them laughing, including Himchan. “What are you laughing at?” I asked him before grabbing his hand and yanking him in too. He came back up, spluttering, as we laughed. “I guess we’re going swimming now.” I said to him, grinning, and he gave me a little smile in return before pulling his shirt off and throwing it out of the pool. “C’mon, let’s play Chicken!” Daehyun yelled, and he and Sora started swimming to the shallow end, with Kris and Hyesu following close behind. “Let’s go!” I said to Himchan, and the two of us swam over to them. “So, partners are pretty obvious, then,” Kris said. “I’ll be with Hyesu, Daehyun with Sora, and DoYeon with Himchan.” “Sounds good!” I said, cracking my knuckles before turning to Himchan. “So, how do you want to do this? I think you should be on bottom, since you’re taller.” He suddenly took a step back, shaking his head. “Oh, that’s okay; I don’t really want to play.” “What? Come on! I need someone with me!” I said, pouting. All of a sudden there was a huge splash next to me, and I turned to see Woosuk pop out of the water. “I’ll be your partner, DoYeon-ssi!” he said, grinning. I stuck my tongue out at Himchan before turning to Woosuk. “Alright, Woosuk! I didn’t want that lame as my partner anyways! Let’s kill these guys!” We high-fived and he went under, letting me get onto his shoulders. I saw Himchan go back to where we had been sitting, climb out and sit there, watching us. I went easy on the girls, not wanting to hurt them, and we played a few games before I looked and saw Himchan looking a bit bored. After I won the last game, I scanned around the crowd until I found who I was looking for. “SoHyun!” I yelled out, catching her attention. “Come here and take my place!” She did as I said, a bit hesitant at first when she saw who my partner was, but I reassured her and she climbed onto his shoulders. I then swam over to Himchan, putting my arms on the edge, crossing them, and looked up at him. “Do you have any ice cream here?” I asked, and he shook his head. “Aw, damn” I said, sighing. “I could really go for some right now.” “There’s a shop about 5 minutes from here that sells some of the best ice cream around.” He said after a moment. “Ah, perfect! Let’s go get some!” I said, grinning. “Help me out; I’m a bit tired from the game.” I put a leg up on the edge and reached my hand out to him. He hesitated, but then took it, standing up, and pulled me out. I lost my balance as I shot up, and was about to fall back in, but suddenly Himchan pulled my arm, wrapping his other arm around my waist, stopping me from falling. We froze in that position for a moment, shocked by the sudden close proximity, and all of a sudden Himchan pulled away, his face red. “Thanks for the save.” I said, readjusting my shirt before looking down at my clothes. “Damn, I didn’t bring a change of clothing.” I muttered. “You can use some of mine, if you want.” I heard Himchan mutter – his back still facing me – and I smiled, thanking him, before grabbing a towel and making my way up to his room. I sifted through his drawers until I found a pair of pants and a shirt. I quickly stripped, making sure the door was closed. I dried the bikini bottoms I had on underneath my trunks as best as I could, as well as the bandages around my chest. I was about to pull the pants on, when I heard a sudden noise from behind me. I spun around to see Woosuk standing there staring at me, shocked beyond disbelief. I ran over to him, slapping my hand over his mouth and pulling him into the room, shutting the door behind him. I threw him down into the chair before going and putting the clothes on. He was still in a state of shock when I finished, and I looked to see him sitting there with his mouth wide open. I then walked over to him and slapped his face, snapping him back to reality. “Yo-you’re a girl?” I knelt down in front of him, glaring at him. “If you tell anybody, I swear, I will kill you. Nobody must know, especially Himchan. Do you understand?” He nodded numbly, and I stood up, turning to gather my wet clothes. “Why are you pretending?” he suddenly asked, and I looked at him. “I wasn’t at first. I never said I was a guy; that was your own assumption. I only decided to pretend when Himchan... persuaded me to join him.” After a moment, I asked, “Why were you looking for me anyway?” He looked up at me, confused. “I don’t remember...” I sighed, rolling my eyes, and then made sure he wasn’t going to tell anyone. Once I was satisfied, I grabbed his arm and pulled him up, dragging him out of the room. He was still shell-shocked, and when we ran into Himchan in the hallway, he suddenly ran off. “What was that about?” Himchan asked, glancing back at him. “No idea,” I said. “So, are you ready?” He then looked back at me and laughed. “I should have expected it, but those look so big on you.” I glanced down at the baggy clothes and laughed, slapping him on the arm. “Shut up! It’s not my fault that you’re so weirdly tall!” He laughed. “Or maybe it’s just that you’re so small like a girl.” “Yah!” I yelled out, grabbing him in a headlock. “Who’s like a girl?!” Laughing, he tapped my arm. “I give!” I released him and he fixed his hair, smiling at me. “I’m just joking. Come on, let’s go get you that ice cream.” I grinned, nodding, and we headed off. We chatted as we walked, laughing occasionally, and we soon made it to the shop. We picked out a flavor each and he paid for it as I opened mine. “Thanks!” I said, grinning as I scooped a bit of mine, eating it with gusto. He smiled and took a bite of his own, and we left the shop. We started to head back to his house in a cheery mood. He stole some ice cream from me, and laughed as I protested, trying to steal some of his in vengeance; he was too tall for me to reach it. All of a sudden, as I was reaching across Himchan’s body, I heard a voice call out from in front of us. “DoYeon?” I looked to see who called out to me, and froze. Himchan followed my gaze, and I could feel him tense up. I let go of him, regaining my posture, and gave the person a half-wave. “What’s up Gunwoo?”

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I apologize for taking so long to update! I've been way busier this summer than I ever thought I would be. I'll update as soon as I can! Thanks for being so patient!