~ Together by a String ~ (Jiyoo)

~32~

"Okay, you're done! You can walk around freely now."

I opened my eyes again and thanked her, walking to my chair and noticed Handong staring at me as if she'd burst out laughing any moment. I didn't pay much mind to it but she tapped on my arm, pointing towards something.

I turned my head at the location, squinting my eyes and saw a pair of eyes giving me a glare. It was Yoohyeon walking towards me. I waved at her, leaving the sunscreen on the table next to my lounge chair and grinning at her.

"Hey pup! You wanna go for a swim?"

"Who put sunscreen on you?"

"Oh, it was Gahyeon! I almost forgot to, but thankfully she was there and applied it for me."

I said everything with a smile, not realizing the environment I was in. Yoohyeon's glare didn't leave my eyes for slight a second which lead me to tilting my head in confusion. I turned to point at Gahyeon but she was long gone, fast-walking towards Siyeon and Dami while laughing and Handong and Bora were jokingly shaking their heads in disbelief. I slowly turned back around and scratched my neck.

"Did.. I do something wrong?"

"Not at all baby, let's go for a swim now, shall we?"

"Alright, let me just get-"

*SPLASH*

I didn't have time to finish my sentence and got aggressively pushed into a nearby pool. I wiped my face with my hands and saw her satisfied expression with a cheeky smile. And to add to it, she jumped in the water right next to me, splashing water into my eyes as I didn't have enough time to react.

"Why the fuck did you do that!?"

"Sorry baby, I just felt like it."

I opened my eyes and she was right infront of me, splashing water on my face again. I sighed and wiped my face again, only to get water all over my face.. yet again.

This cycle kept on repeating for a bit until I finally got a hold of her hands and raised them above her head, finally properly opening my eyes.

"Can you st-"

She splashed water from her mouth, making me sigh in disbelief. I cautiously opened one eye first and then my other one, staring at her.

"Are you done?"

"Maybe."

"Why did you do that?"

"Well... no reason! I just wanted to annoy you a bit."

I raised an eyebrow and noticed a particular look she has on whenever she was trying to hide a specific feeling - jealousy. The moment it hit me, I started laughing and lowered her hands, placing them on my waist, and wrapping my arms around her neck with a teasing smile on my face.

"Don't tell me you were jealous of Gahyeon?"

"A-As if! She did nothing but apply sunscreen on your body so there's no reason for me to be jealous. What would I even be jealous of? Her touching your body? Pfft, absolutely not."

"Oh my.. you really were jealous!"

"Shut up!"

She removed her hands from my waist and pushed me away, waddling to one of the corners of the pool. I followed her and leaned on the edge, trying to make eye contact but she was avoiding my eyes out of annoyance. I smiled and leaned my chin on her shoulder, her upset mood changing in an instant and she was now chuckling.