I was crushing the rose in my hand, practically cursing at Se Kyung as she sat on the picnic blanket.

The rage was practically radiating off of me. Of course, I didn't say anything to Se Kyung's face because she scared the living crap out of me. But doing it behind her back made me just as content.

Quickly, Se Kyung turned to Taemin.

“So Taemin. Care to explain why _____ was with you at our last double date?” Se Kyung questioned.

“As I said before, I was trying to help her recover from a painful break-up. She's a dear friend of mine,” Taemin told her.

“Just a friend right?” Se Kyung asked. Yoona looked up at him.

He nodded his head and gently kissed Yoona's forehead. She turned bright red and tried to cover up her burning cheeks.

“______!” I heard Key yell out to me.

I jumped back in shock and ran before the blissful couples would notice me. I ran and ran around the maze-like garden, hoping to lose Key.

Finally, I ran out of breath and decided to take a break, sitting down in a peaceful white gazebo. I tilted me head back and rested it on the white bench

I closed my eyes, “I'm glad I got rid of him,”

“Got rid of who?” I heard a voice hovering over me.

I opened my eyes to find an upside-down Key looking down on me. I quickly jumped out of my seat in surprise.

“How did you find me?” I questioned.

“You're not that fast you know. You're really really REALLY slow. Like a lazy turtle,” Key commented.

“I'm not that slow,” I huffed.

“NO. You're slower than slow. You are a strange mutation of a hybrid of a turtle and a sloth.” Key rudely continued.

“Okay, Key I get it,” I warned.

“Either that or you're just not very athletic; which might explain your small, short legs,”
 

“I said I get it,” I had a highly annoyed tone.

“Woah, it all makes since now. Turtles have small legs. Sloths and turtles are slow beyond compare. Also, I find sloths rather ugly and gruesomely hairy.”

“KEY!” I finally screamed, “I am seriously not in the mood for your lame, pathetic insults. I don't want to hear any diva talk from you right now. Because honestly, my life isn't perfect and neither is yours. You don't see me picking out your flaws! So stop being a hypocrite because YOU. ARE. NOT. PERFECT.”

Key looked at me completely wide-eyed with shock. I just angrily stomped away, mumbling bitter words in annoyance.

3:00 PM. At the Front Porch.

“Okay, I'm glad everyone is here,” Kahi smiled. “Could Key, Jonghyun, and Se Kyung step to my right? Then I would like Taemin, _____, Yoona, and Taecyeon please step to my left,” We obeyed her orders.

Suddenly, Mrs. Park pulled out a megaphone, “Welcome students to your punishment. I have broken you up into two teams. Jonghyun's Team is Red. Taemin's Teams is Blue. Your first service project is a race against time. It consists of cleaning up two different rooms: the kitchen and the owner's study, getting all the leaves out of your side of the pool, and watering the rose garden. Each area has a couple of security cameras, therefore giving me a chance to referee this event. If you attempt to cheat, I will see to it that your team will lose a point from your score. If you get a certain amount of points collected throughout this retreat you can trade it in for rewards. All in all, the one who gets to the kitchen first will be the winner. You have two hours.”

“You're kidding right?” Jonghyun stated in disbelief. “Two hours to do all of that?”

“Auntie Kahi. No disrespect or anything, but isn't this a little too intense for our first service project?” Taemin suggested.

She smiled at him, “Well, yes darling it kind of is,” Then she placed the megaphone to her lips and screamed, “START!”

Quickly, I ran to the kitchen, ahead of everyone else. I gaped my mouth open at the sight. When we took a tour of the house, the kitchen seemed vibrant, sparkling, shiny; however, what I gawked at now was a nightmare. Two sinks were standing there, one with a red sign over it, the other with a blue one. Each had mountains and mountains of filthy dishes.

“Yoona you clean, I'll rinse, _____ you dry, and Taecyeon you put the dishes away,” Taemin quickly barked orders. Everyone obediently nodded their heads, eyes glistening with adoration at Taemin's sudden manly side. On the other hand, I just walked to what I was suppose to do, avoiding any eye contact with Taemin.

Whenever Taemin passed my the plate, I quickly grabbed it and put all of my concentration into drying it off and passing it to Taecyeon. At one point, Taemin decided to playfully squirt Yoona, who just laughed it off and playfully smacked him. I angrily gripped the plate in my hand, turned away from the scene, and continued drying the dishes. I guess Taemin noticed my sudden attitude change and splashed some water at me.

“YAH!” I yelled at him, “Stop playing around and finish rinsing! I don't want to lose because you keep playing around,” I quickly turned away from him, however that was a very bad decision. Before I even had a second to react, I slipped onto the ground, a dish crashing down as well. Flustered, I quickly tried to pick up the broken pieces, but ended up pricking myself.

“Ouch,” I flinched, watching blood slowly gush out.

“____, are you okay?” Taecyeon quickly came to my side, “Be careful. Don't move around too much. I don't want you getting hurt,” Suddenly, he stuck my finger in his mouth, his tongue gently messaging against the wound. The image of him being a vampire popped into my head as he lightly on my finger to prevent the blood from coming out. Taecyeon could pass for a vampire, I mean he was pretty y.

Suddenly, our eyes met. My face got redder and redder the more this incident clicked in my brain. Everyone was probably watching us. I dropped my head.

Taecyeon slowly pulled my finger out of his mouth, “All better. Just finish drying, I'll pick up these pieces for you.” I just quickly nodded my head and briskly continued my work, avoiding everyone's looks. For some reason, I could feel some dagger stares. At the moment, I could care less about who was glaring at me. I just wanted to finish this challenge, eat dinner, and then disappear into a little corner until I was invisible.

Taemin's POV

What's wrong with _____? She got really mad when I splashed water on her. Usually she would either be jokingly mad or join in. Something's up. I tried replaying the day where I might've gone wrong.

Wait, did she see me in the picnic? Maybe, I did hear someone call her name and it wasn't just the wind? Crud T.T I have a LOT of explaining to do.

Suddenly, she fell to the ground with the plate following after her, shattering into a million pieces. I watched her swiftly try to pick it up, but hurt herself in the process. Red blood started coming out of her cut. I was about to help her up and wash the wound, but Taecyeon beat me to it.

WAIT?!? DID HE JUST STICK HER FINGER IN HIS MOUTH?

I watched the scene before me unravel. Taecyeon's innocent eyes watching her as he tried to be helpful. _____'s cute, innocent blush spreading across her face. Something inside of me was boiling. But why was I so jealous? Taecyeon didn't like her like that right? RIGHT?

Yoona's POV

I laughed as Taemin sprayed water at me. I pouted and lightly punched him.

Aish, this guy is so playful. I smiled.

Suddenly I heard a loud thud along with a crash. I turned to see _____ on the floor, attempting to pick up the broken plate quickly. However, she only ended up cutting herself. The wound began to seep blood.

I was about to help her up to wash off the cut, but Taecyeon quickly knelt beside her. Next thing I know, he placed her finger in his mouth. I watched as he longingly gazed at her with caring eyes. I picked up on the pink blush forming on her cheeks.

Suddenly, something ached inside of me. It hurt. A lot.

Jonghyun's POV

I am NOT going to lose to them. Not in a million years.

BUT, it's seriously not fair. We have three people and they have four! Ten bucks says this was rigged.

Out of no where, I heard a loud bang and the sound of something shattering. My whole team turned to see _____ on the ground in pain, trying to clean up the mess she made. I watched as she suddenly winced in pain at the small cut she got.

to . Maybe, next time you need to be more caref-

O.O

HOLY GOD OF NATURE! WHAT THE HECK IS HAPPENING BEFORE ME?!?!? IS HE ON HER FINGER? WTF!!

A bright blush appeared on _____'s face.

DON'T REACT THAT WAY! DON'T BE CUTE! Wait.. Did I just call her cute. UGH! ANYWAY JUST DON'T DO THAT!

The boy told her something and she just sheepishly nodded, continuing with her work.

I don't know that kid that much, but right now I officially hate him.

I swear it feels like 200 million degrees right now!

It's sooo hot! Just like the scene with Taecyeon & ______. LOLOL. JK JK!

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