SONG QIAN swallowed the hard lump in as she watched Joshua marched towards them before he pulled her away from Nichkhun. He protectively wrapped his arm around her shoulders while looking at Nichkhun with fierce gaze as if Nichkhun would do something bad to her.

"Who are you and why did you hug my sister?" he asked fiercely before he looked at Song Qian for an explanation. Song Qian fidgeted her fingers as her brain worked hard to find the best answer for Joshua's question.

"I'm her..," Song Qian's eyes grew wider when Nichkhun started to speak. What he was going to tell Joshua? That she was his mistress? No, he can't do that!

"He is my boyfriend!" she interjected and surprised both Joshua and Nichkhun.

"What?! Your boyfriend? You never tell me about this," Joshua said in surprise and disbelief. Song Qian wanted to slap her face for blurting out nonsense, but that was the only thing that crossed her mind at that time. Nichkhun was quiet as he trusted Song Qian to handle this problem because he worried that thing might become complicated if he opened his mouth.

"Do you drive this car?" Joshua suddenly pointed at the black Mercedes behind Nichkhun.

"Yes," Nichkhun replied nonchalantly.

"Is it yours?" Nichkhun was about to acknowledge when Song Qian once again interjected.

"No! This is not his car,"

"Then whose car is this?" Joshua threw his arms to both sides while waiting for further explanation.

"This is his boss' car. He is working as driver," she stated and caused Nichkhun to cough after heard it. He did not have to say anything to complicate the matter because Song Qian just did it without need any help from him. Well done!

"Owh, so what are you doing here with this expensive car? Did you steal it from your boss and come here just to see my sister?" accused Joshua and caused Nichkhun to cough again. Nichkhun glanced at Song Qian's fluster face as she tried to invent the storyline, and he had no choice other than played along to conceal the truth.

"I'm here for vacation and my boss let me borrow his car because my car broke down," he answered and noticed that Song Qian was quite relieved with the answer that he just gave to Joshua.

"Vacation? Really? Then it is a good thing because you can join us. I want to know more about you," Joshua's statement almost made Song Qian fainted off because she did not expect this.

"Joshua, I think Mr. Nichkhun must have his own plan,"

"Mr. Nichkhun?" he asked and looked at Nichkhun and Song Qian back and forth.

"That is her pet name for me, right Darling?" Nichkhun pulled Song Qian to his side, and she started to fake the laugh and slapped lightly his stomach as she pretended to be shy.

"Euw, that is so gross. Anyway you must join us or else this is going to be your last time seeing my sister," he blackmailed using the tone that Song Qian knew that he was not joking around.

"Joshua!"

"Fine. I'll join you," Nichkhun replied nonchalantly and caused Song Qian to look at him with wide eyes. She did not expect him to say so.

"Good. Then come inside because I have a lot of questions for you guys," Song Qian could feel that her face turned pale as she was thinking that her secret would be discovered by Joshua today. Then she looked again at Nichkhun’s calm face. Did not he feel scares at all?

"Mr. Nichkhun..I think you..," Song Qian wanted to ask him to escape, but he cut her with something that made her heart temporarily stopped beating.

"Just call me Nichkhun. You are my girlfriend, so you don't have to be too formal with me," her heart swelled in happiness when he called her his girlfriend, but it lasted for seconds before it shrunk until it hurt her so much after she listened the statement that just came out from Nichkhun’s mouth.

"At least when your brother is around so he won't feel suspicious on us," that brought her back to reality. Yeah, how could she think that she would be someone special in Nichkhun’s life? Song Qian looked away after nodded as she tried to conceal the pain inside her heart.

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NICHKHUN’S eyes were too heavy to be opened when he heard someone knocked the door of his motel room. He groaned and grabbed the pillow to cover both ears, but the knocking became louder when he ignored it. Nichkhun glanced at the wristwatch, and the time was eight in the morning. It meant that he only slept for two hours, and he blamed Joshua for it.

That kid was really something! He was just liked a police officer and interrogated them as if they were the most wanted criminals in the world. Nichkhun was quiet most of the time because he let Song Qian explained everything, and he just acknowledged everything although some of the things sounded too cheesy or looked dramatic for Nichkhun.

For example the first time they met each other was when Nichkhun saved her from being harassed by the erts on her way to home from work. It sounded cliché but Nichkhun could see that Joshua was impressed with that story. Anyway, he looked gullible and did not argue much with every answer that Song Qian gave to him. Around six in the morning, Joshua finally let him go to his room, and he instantly dozed off after he got inside it.

Nichkhun left the bed with half-lidded eyes to get the door, and he saw Joshua was standing at outside after he opened the door. His brain was too slow to process anything when Joshua shoved a plastic bag of clothes to him. Nichkhun rubbed his heavy eyes to make them opened, but then Joshua kindly lend the help by gently slapping both sides of his face.

"What was that for?" his voice still raspy, but he was fully awake now due to that slapping effect. 

"To wake you up. Take this plastic bag and get ready. My friend bought this for you so we don't have to waste time to find the clothes for you," Joshua said while looking at Nichkhun who was still wearing yesterday clothes.

"Where are we going?"

"Just shut your mouth and get ready in 30 minutes," he pushed Nichkhun inside before closed the door at his face. Nichkhun stood stiffly as his brain processed what just happened to him, and he almost laughed at himself after realized that he was being bullied or under control of someone who was 10 years younger than him.

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NICHKHUN knew that they were going to make fun of him when he came down wearing a pair of floral printed sando and short, and he rather wore this than the Spongebob SquarePants and Hello Kitty sandos that Joshua gave to him just now. Nichkhun stayed cool despite watching Joshua and his friend were laughing at him, and he looked at Song Qian who looked at him with mouth agape. But then she turned around and her shoulders started to heave as she tried to suppress her laughing.

"Seriously Hyung, the outfit looks good on you," Joshua said after his laughing subsided. Well Nichkhun looked quite funny but Joshua had to admit that his sister's boyfriend also looked hot because the clothes showed off his toned arms and legs.

"By the way Hyung, this is my friend Park Bo Gum. Just call him Bo Gum, and he will join our camping today," Nichkhun’s eyebrow raised after heard Joshua's last word, and he glanced at Song Qian who lightly hit her head like she forgot to inform something to him. Yeah, she forgot to inform him about the camping because so many things happened last night.

"N-Nichkhun, I'm sorry because I forget to tell you about this. Are you mad at me?" she asked while approaching him. Calling him without Mister at the front sounded so awkward to her, yet she felt slightly closer to him. Song Qian knew that they just pretended to be boyfriend-girlfriend, but she could not help from falling deeper when Nichkhun gently held her hand while smiling at her.

"No Love. I love to spend more time with you," he then kissed her hand, and Song Qian was completely froze at her place. Nichkhun still looked cold but it did not stop her heart from melted down. Song Qian just stared at Nichkhun until Joshua ruined her moment by snatching her hand from Nichkhun’s grip.

"Enough. Now get at the back. We will leave now," Joshua pointed at the small truck behind them.

"Wait! Who will drive it?" Nichkhun asked because he was very sure that both Joshua and Bo Gum did not have the licenses yet.

"Me. What is the problem Hyung?" said Bo Gum as he moved to driver seat.

"How can you drive this when you don't have the license?" Nichkhun looked too calm and rigid for him to express his disapproval, and those kids did not take serious on him.

"Chill Hyung. Life is too short for us to worry on anything. So sit back and enjoy the ride," said Joshua with fingers formed the peace sign. Nichkhun looked at Song Qian who just shrugged her shoulders before she climbed the back of truck.

"So are you game Hyung? If not you can say the last goodbye to my Noona," Joshua flashed the wicked smile, and Nichkhun replied nothing but jumped onto the truck. Joshua then locked the tail gate before he got into passenger seat.

"Are you guys ready?" asked Joshua after he slid open the rear window. He was wearing a big grin while Song Qian already pulled her face as if she was against something.

"Bo Gum, just drive the car," shouted Song Qian from the back, but she forgot that Bo Gum was actually as crazy as Joshua.

"No Noona. You guys have to sing along with us," he replied in singsong manner.

"What does he mean?" Nichkhun finally interrupted for clarification because he had no idea what was going on right now. Song Qian finally explained to him but she did not expect to receive that reaction from Nichkhun. She stunned watching how lively he was when he laughed after she told him that Joshua wanted them to sing Spongebob SquarePants song.

"It's cool. Let's do it,"

"What?" she asked Nichkhun in surprise, but he immediately sang the song when Joshua started it again from beginning. Song Qian did not sing along because she was stunned with the new version of Nichkhun in front of her, but then she quickly took out his Instant camera and captured his beautiful laugh. Memories might fade away but pictures would last forever.

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AFTER they unloaded the camping equipments from the truck, Joshua and Bo Gum immediately jumped into the river and leaving Nichkhun and Song Qian behind as they started to set up the site. Song Qian stole the glance at Nichkhun who obviously looked brighter after they left the motel, and she could feel the different aura from him. He looked relax and lively until she could not stop taking his pictures.