*Thud*

 

*pant pant*

 

"Your skills never changed" Says a guy as he held his katana near the younger girl's face

 

"You're just lucky, you're older, taller and stronger than me" The girl replied as she swatted the katana away from her face

 

The girl stood up as she felt upset of herself, never once she can beat the older one

 

"Oh come on Soonkyu! Don't be bitter now" The older one chuckled

 

"Tsk, Minho Orabeoni (A/N: Oppa). I would like to stop being bitter but I can't" Soonkyu pouted

 

"Wae?" Minho asked

 

"I feel like beating you oppa" Soonkyu smirked

 

"You love to beat me too much" Minho sighed

 

Soonkyu shrugged

 

"I'm tired of staying in the second place orabeoni...I want to be like you someday..."

 

Minho smiled and patted Soonkyu's head

 

"You do know you'll be able to beat me someday...My weakness is your strength...Just remember Soonkyu, I am not always on the top. You'll be up there someday, and when that someday comes. That means you already beated me...And I am going to be so proud of you for that" Minho sincerely told his little sister

 

Soonkyu looked at him "So...You're NOT proud of me?" She asked

 

Minho laughed

 

"Silly...I AM proud of you. I will always be proud of my little sister~" Minho engulfed her into a hug

 

Soonkyu smiled and hugged him back

 

"Gomawo...Orabeoni..."

 

"Your welcome Soonkyu"

 

"Unnie~"

 

"....General Lee, I am sorry to interrupt, but we need you in the palace now"

 

"Unnie? Wake up"

 

"Dae. Thank you for informing me. Soonkyu I have to go now" 

 

"B-but...Orabeoni..."

 

"Unnie! Wake up unnie! We're near Japan now!"

 

"Don't worry Soonkyu, Orabeoni will comeback safe and sound"

 

"Promise?"

 

"Yes"

 

"Unnie!" Sunny flashed her eyes open as she felt Yoona shook her vigorously

 

"W-wait Yoong, I-I'm awake now" Sunny softly slapped the worried young girl's arm

 

"Oh good. I thought you won't wake up!" Yoona sighed in relief as she let go of the older girl's shoulders

 

"Why were you waking me up Yoong?" Sunny covered as she let out a yawn, focusing on reality

 

"We're near Japan already unnie!" Yoona smiled gleefully

 

"How many minutes left?" Sunny asked still tired

 

"Seven" Yoona answered

 

"Give me two more minutes" Sunny was about to close her eyes but stopped when she caught the younger one pouting

cutely

 

"Alright, I won't sleep anymore" Sunny sighed as she adjusted herself in her seat

 

Yoona grinned and clapped her hands happily

 

"Easy Yoong. We're not the only passengers in this plane" Sunny said

 

"Okay~ Anyways unnie, what do you think are we suppose to do in Japan first?" Yoona flashed her curious doe eyes to Sunny

 

'What did this girl ate? She's too hyper" Sunny thought

 

"We will talked that with Taengoo later on. She's probably going to be the leader of our group" Sunny replied earning a nod from Yoona

 

~~

 

"Ohmygaaaa~" You slumped your body in the sofa as the ten of you finally reached home

 

"Jetlagged much?" Taeyeon says as she passes by your body

 

"Mmmmm" You hummed in response

 

"Oh come on Seung. The ride was not that bad" Yuri said

 

"Not that bad? NOT THAT BAD?! Unnie I waannaaa stay in Koreaaaaa and the guy next to me was snoring so loud, that I cannot even sleep!!!" You whined making everyone looked at you

 

"What? Is it bad if I tell the truth?" You pouted at them. You had a couple of heads shaking for an answer

 

"Tsk...I must go to my room now~ wallah~" You were about to run to your room but stopped when Sunny caught your collar

 

"We have to talk about our project missy. We didn't come here for a vacation" Sunny glared at you

 

You pouted

 

"But unnie, we just arrived!" 

 

"Idc, if we finish this project soon, we will have a good rest for the remaining days!" 

 

"...What's the meaning of Idc?" You asked cluelessly

 

"Pabo-yah, it means 'I-Don't-Care"

 

"Eh~ eh~ eh~ eh~ eh~" You playfully continued making the others face-palm because of your hyperness

 

"You were so tired earlier now look at you" Tiffany said

 

You shrugged with a sheepish grin on your face

 

"Okay, that's enough, we should talk about our project for now. So we will cut the group into five pairs. Tiffany and me. Yoona with Seohyun, Yuri with Jessica, Sooyoung with Sunny and lastly Hyoyeon with Seungyeon. Any violent reactions or disagreements will be not accepted because it is already decided" Taeyeon says as she crosses her arm as she looks at the nine of you

"..." No one dared to speak seeing the leaders expression

 

"Alright, let's move on. I already assigned the places that the pairs must visit. Tiffany and I will go visit the Matsuyama Castle, Yoona and Seohyun will visit the Raikyuji temple. Yuri and Jessica will visit the Orii Samurai Residence while Sunny and Sooyoung will visit the Takahashi Historical Museum, and Seungyeon and Hyoyeon will visit the Haibara Samurai Residence. Do you have any questions?" 

 

"Unnie, when are we going to do it?" You asked

 

"Tomorrow morning. Then the next day of tomorrow we will gather our notes. Don't forget to bring a notepad, pen and then your cameras. Just in case" Taeyeon dismissed the short meeting and everyone groaned feeling tired

 

"Good thing that we will start tomorrow, I can't handle this Jetlag..." Jessica mumbled

 

"Jessica, do you want to go to our shared room now? The maids are finished arranging our clothes. You can sleep in the bed now if you want" Yuri offered kindly

 

Jessica looked at Yuri with hesitation in her eyes

 

"Don't worry, the bed is comfortable. I'll wake you up when breakfast is already served" Yuri smiled softly

 

Can't get enough of her jetlag she finally agreed and allowed Yuri to assist her to their room

 

~~

"So...It's final now?" Tiffany asked the older girl who's currently brushing her hair in front of the mirror

 

"Yes, why? You don't like it?" Taeyeon asked with no emotion in her voice

 

'She's exactly like a robot...Wonder how I can melt the ice" Tiffany thought

 

"Nope, just wondering why you chose the Matsuyama castle" Tiffany replies

 

"I have no idea actually. But of cousrse, most of it is related to the Edo period" 

 

"You want us to report about the Edo Period, is that it?" Tiffany says

 

Taeyeon smiles

 

"You're smart" 

 

"I'll take that as a compliment" Tiffany pouted feeling that Taeyeon thinks that she's stupid enough that she doesn't know the older girls plan

 

Taeyeon chuckled seeing the pout on Tiffany's face

 

"Hwang, I am not mocking you or anything. I AM complimenting you" Taeyeon shook her head

 

Tiffany smiles 

 

'I guess we're starting to become friends!" She thought

 

"We will have to leave early tomorrow. The ride is up to the steep mountain, and it's going to be Tuesday tomorrow, meaning it's a weekday, so I think we will walk for 20 minutes after parking the van in the upper parking lot" Taeyeon says

 

Tiffany nodded

 

"I'll inform the others about that when breakfast is served. You should take some rest Tiffany, I bet you're having a jetlag right now" Taeyeon looks at Tiffany's tired eyes

 

"Mm" Tiffany nodded without hesitation and lies down on the soft bed of Taeyeon

 

Taeyeon smiled hearing Tiffany's soft snores

 

She tucks Tiffany in and smiles at the sleeping beauty in front of her

 

"...I wonder..." Taeyeon whispers as she combs off some of the strands of hair in Tiffany's face

 

"I wonder if you are Miyoung" She says as she touches her necklace

 

~~

"Wah! That's soooo cute!"

 

"Unnie! Stop it! it's embarrassing!" Seohyun hid her face from the doe-eyed girl who gawked at her Sergeant Keroro sketches

"Why? You're good at drawing you know!" Yoona complimented the young one

 

"Eh!" Seohyun whined with her red face

 

"Alright alright" Yoona pouted and closed the sketch book and returned it to the Goguma lover

 

"...Gomawo" "Mianhe" 

 

The both of them giggled

 

"Why are you saying sorry unnie?" Seohyun asked Yoona with a smile. 

 

The doe-eyed girl smiled back and said

 

"I looked at your sketches without your permission" then she pouted

 

Seohyun giggled at the innocent looking Yoona

 

"No worries unnie, it's fine, you didn't made fun of me" Seohyun smiled again

 

Yoona smiles and sat beside Seohyun

 

"Why do you love Keroro so much, hmm?" Yoona asked

 

"Why do you love Rilakkuma so much, hmm?" Seohyun asked back

 

Yoona grinned

 

"Because Rilakkuma means a lot to me. My sisters gave me a Rilakkuma plush when I was sad, I always tell my problems to Kuma, and I grew attatched to it...So how about you?"

 

"Well, Sergeant Keroro is my favorite character! And I do the same as you, but there's one more thing special about Keroro" 

 

"Mind telling me what it is?" Yoona asked curiously

 

"...I met an unnie. She saw me playing the piano in an abandoned shop, she chatted with me I think, I don't know her face, it's blurry...Then I was sad when she's going to leave me...She gave me a Rilakkuma and a ring" Seohyun smiles

 

"...Oh~" Yoona nodded familiar with what happened to the younger girl. She suddenly remembered the Pink Bow and her ring

 

"Where is that ring Seo?" Yoona asked

 

Seohyun stopped for a while to think

 

"It's in my purse unnie. I didn't wore it because I'm really careful of it, if you want to see it, I'll get it"

 

"No, it's fine Seohyun! Let's just chat in here as we wait for the breakfast" Yoona held Seohyun's wrist 

 

Seohyun looked at Yoona then smiled

 

"Okay, if that's what you want" 

 

~~

 

Yuri carefully stood up from the bed after making sure that the princess is asleep

 

She carefully reached for the blond's hand for the first time but stopped when something red faintly glowed from their wrist when their fingers are softly touching each other

 

Yuri frowned and rolled up the sleeve of the blond

 

She was surprise to see a familiar gold bracelet

 

She retracted her hands and looked at the sleeping girl

 

 

"..." She was speechless

 

Yuri watched as Jessica scrunched her eyebrows cutely

 

'Omo, she looks like Sooyeon" Yuri thought

 

*knock knock knock* Yuri ran to the door quietly and opened it

 

"Yes?" Yuri asked

 

"Breakfast is served ma'am" The maid bowed at Yuri

 

Yuri smiles and thanked the maid, she then went towards the girl in the bed and tapped her shoulder's softly

 

"Jessica, wake up"

 

"..."

 

Yuri giggled

 

"Jessica~" Yuri whispered to Jessica's ear

 

Jessica opened her eyes and was shock when she saw Yuri's near her face...really close

 

"You're awake!" Yuri smiled at the latter

 

Jessica just stayed in her spot looking at the latter's eyes

 

Yuri's smile faded as she was somehow drowned to Jessica's gaze

 

The bed shifted a bit as Yuri's face went close to the ice princess

 

Jessica felt Yuri's hot breath hitting her face

 

She moved in closer to Yuri as well, closing her eyes in the process

 

"Mrpfhm" Jessica made this soft sound when their lips met

 

Her arms hang loosely around Yuri's neck while Yuri cupped her right cheek and used her left hand to balance the both of them

 

She nibbled on Yuri's lowerlip

 

*Pop!* 

 

They made that noise as they pulled away 

 

Jessica wonders why her cheeks turned red after the kiss

 

The both of them opened their eyes and smiled to each other

 

"...It's like how I kissed you last time....remember?" (A/N: Chapter 28!)  Yuri asked as she looked at Jessica

 

Jessica nodded

 

"But...that kissed in the pool was a bit passionate..." Jessica replied

 

"You want that?"

 

"NO!" 

 

"Oh really? Really?~" Yuri teased

 

"Yah, Kwon Yuri!"

 

"Hahaha~ Mwuah mwuah~"

 

"Yah!"

 

"Hahaha!" 

 

~~

 

"Yah~ unnie get up~ It's time for breakfast noooow~!" You kept on pulling Hyoyeon up

 

"Eh, I'm tired~" Hyoyeon pouted

 

"I am tired too" You replied but kept on pulling her up

 

Hyoyeon smirked mischievously and instead pulled you towards her

 

"Yah!" You smacked her shoulders when you fell on top of her

 

Hyoyeon smirked and held your hands

 

She went closer to your face all of a sudden

 

You looked at her shocked

 

 

*Mwuah*

 

 

Your face grew red when she kissed your cheek

 

"You're too cute dongsaeng!" Hyoyeon smiles

 

You looked at her and chuckled

 

"Miss Seu- Oh my! I-I'm sorry! I won't interrupt again please continue!" The maid bowed with a tomato like face and closed the door

 

"..." Silence engulfed the two of you as the both of you looked at the door

 

"...Erm...S-Sorry" Hyoyeon sat up and softly pushed you to teh other side

 

You looked at her

 

"...She thought we were doing something...since you're hovering on top of me" 

 

"..."

 

"..."

 

"Oh..."

 

"Yes...S-Should we go downstairs now?" Hyoyeon asked

 

You nodded

 

'Geez, that's embarrassing!!!" You thought

 

'Omo!!!! That's toooooo embarrassing! WAY TO GO KIM HYOYEON!" Hyoyeon thought as the both of you silently walked side by side down stairs