How It Should Have Ended Part2 (The Continuation)

Chapter 18 (Bonus Chapter): The Trip

"OKAY!" Woo Bin shouted back, and he dove in with them.

"THIS IS NICE!" Yi Jung swam around, thoroughly enjoying himself.

"YEAH. IT'S NOT A HOT TUB OR A SWIMMING POOL, BUT IT WILL HAVE TO DO!" Ji Hoo replied.

"I'M SO HAPPY TO GET THIS DIRT OFF MY SKIN!" Woo Bin shouted. "FOR A MOMENT I WAS AFRAID IT WOULDN'T COME OFF!"

"I THINK WE'RE SCARING THE FISH SCREAMING LIKE THIS THOUGH!" Yi Jung scanned the water, frowning. "THE GIRLS WOULD BE SO DISAPPOINTED AGAIN!"

"YOU HONESTLY THINK THEY'RE EXPECTING US TO CATCH ANYTHING BUT A COLD?" Ji Hoo laughed.

...

"They're not going to catch anything but a cold, are they?" Ga Eul wondered out loud, as the girls sat around the fire pit.

"I wouldn't keep my hopes up," Jan Di sniggered.

Hye Jin stood up. "I'm going to get some water. Do you girls want a refill too?"

Jan Di and Ga Eul handed her their water bottles.

"I'll be right back," Hye Jin said, as she walked towards the stream.

Hye Jin had just started filling up the second bottle of water when she heard noises nearby. She cocked her head, listening intently. Someone was shouting. She stood up hurriedly and ran towards the sound. Maybe the boys were in trouble and screaming for help.

She got to the end of the thick group of trees when she saw the lake and stopped dead in her tracks. She could see the boys from afar – they did not look like they were in trouble. In fact, it sounded like they were all laughing and... wait, were they swimming? It took her a few seconds to notice they were all naked, at least from the waist up (that she could see). She turned away, her face turning a deep shade of red.

Did they see her? No, they couldn't have or they would have called out to her. She ran as fast as her short legs could carry her all the way back to camp.

"Is something chasing you?" Ga Eul hurried towards her, a long piece of wood in her hands, ready to strike. Her eyes suspiciously scanned the area where she came from.

She shook her head, panting as she did so. It took her a few minutes to catch her breath.

"What's wrong?" Jan Di peered worriedly at her face.

She hoped she wasn't as red anymore. "Nothing." When the other two didn't look convinced, she shrugged. "It's just that I was by the stream filling out our bottles when I heard some screams. So I ran towards it to investigate."

"And?" Jan Di leaned forward, interest piqued.

"And the boys were at the lake, shouting and swimming."

The other two raised their brows. "Swimming?"

"Yeah." She started to turn red again. "I think they were...naked." She raised her hands defensively. "But I didn't stay to look too long, I swear! I ran back here as soon as I realized it."

"Naked?" Ga Eul echoed, casting a knowing glance at Jan Di.

Jan Di's mouth quirked at the side. She grabbed her bottle from Hye Jin. "Ga Eul, do you want to go get some more water with me?"

Ga Eul nodded enthusiastically. "All of a sudden, I'm quite thirsty too." She turned back to Hye Jin. "Come on!"

"But I just filled them up!" Hye Jin protested, as she ran after them.

...

The girls found the perfect vantage point under the cover of some thick trees. From there they could see the boys perfectly – while they figured it would be almost impossible to see them unless the boys knew exactly where to look.