How It Should Have Ended Part2 (The Continuation)

Chapter 18 (Bonus Chapter): The Trip

She was right, of course. He did not miss his pager going off all the time, or the traffic, or smog in the city. He did miss the food though, but he supposed he could tough it out for one more day. If she could do it, so could he.

"So, how come you've never gone camping before?"

He shrugged. "The opportunity never came. I didn't really have anyone to go with – maybe if I had reconciled with Grandfather earlier we'd have gone. I don't really know." He smirked. "Besides, I figured if snakes don't sleep in my room I won't sleep in theirs."

When they reached the top of the mountain, he gave a short intake of breath. Thousands of trees dotted the landscape – their leaves a wonderful blend of green, yellow, orange and fiery red. The sun was out and cast an unearthly glow upon the forest below. It left him speechless.

"Wow." He heard Jan Di say, as her eyes cast a sweeping glance at the view before her.

"Well, you were right for once," Woo Bin remarked, and Yi Jung lifted his chin up in obvious pride.

"I wish I had a camera," Hye Jin said, and Woo Bin gave her a gentle squeeze.

Ga Eul inhaled deeply. "I love all this fresh air! I wish we could bottle it up to take home!"

"Now there's a business idea," Yi Jung chuckled, as he put an arm around her.

All three couples stood there admiring the scenery for some time, their minds memorizing every detail in front of them.

"I suppose we should start heading back." Woo Bin didn't sound too happy about it, but everyone slowly nodded in agreement, breaking the trance that the landscape had put upon them.

"I guess you get one point for that view," Ji Hoo said, as he passed Yi Jung and Ga Eul.

Yi Jung puffed out his chest. "What did I tell you guys huh?" He turned to the two boys. "You guys want to try to get those fish today? We'll be more prepared this time."

Ji Hoo wanted to argue, but Yi Jung was right. They knew what to bring and look out for this time. Plus, he was going to make sure to wear his watch no matter what. "I feel like we shouldn't be pushing our luck, but I guess it wouldn't hurt to try."

They got back to the site and started packing up what they needed for their fishing trip. The girls decided to stay behind and wait for them to come back. They found the lake right away this time, and after carefully inspecting their surroundings for any sign of the bear, waded slowly into the water. They made sure to stick close to the shore, just in case they needed to high tail it out of there. There were a lot of fish swimming about, but catching them wasn't as easy as Yi Jung made it out to be.

Ji Hoo saw his reflection in the water and frowned. He was filthy. It only took him a few minutes to make his decision.

"Hey Woo Bin," he called out. Woo Bin had made a makeshift spear and was busy hurling it at the water. "You're on bear watch."

Before Woo Bin could ask, he took off his shirt, threw it on to the ground, and dove right in.

The water was cool – but it wasn't freezing cold. After his body got used to the temperature, it actually felt quite refreshing. He smiled widely as he floated freely around.

"That's not a bad idea." He heard Yi Jung call out and then a splash a few minutes later.

"That's not fair." Woo Bin stood there, watching the two of them enviously.

"You can come in. But we'll have to talk loudly, just in case there's a bear close by." He raised his voice louder. "THE WORST THING YOU CAN DO IS STARTLE IT. WE BETTER STICK CLOSE TO THE SHORE TOO!"