How It Should Have Ended Part2 (The Continuation)

Chapter 19 (Bonus Chapter): The Trip

"No, we'll be okay," Ji Hoo reassured her. "I'd sleep better knowing you're nice and warm in there."

"But I won't." She protested. He was unyielding in his decision so she took her sleeping bag and stepped inside the tent.

The tent was quite roomy inside, even after the three of them had laid their sleeping bags on the floor. The girls looked at each other, the same idea running through their minds.

"Do you guys maybe want to come in here with us tonight?" Jan Di called out, and three heads appeared on the window.

"Really?" They asked in unison.

"It will be tight, but at least we'll all be warm."

The boys seemed to consider this for only half a second before all of them were inside the tent.

"Don't get any ideas," Jan Di warned, but she couldn't wipe the grins off their faces.

Ji Hoo looked amused. "Really? You're asking Don Juan and Casanova over there not to get any ideas?"

"We'll keep them in line," Ga Eul said, and Hye Jin nodded beside her.

"I'm way too tired to turn my charm on anyway," Yi Jung yawned, as he laid his sleeping bag beside Ga Eul's. He started unzipping the side but suddenly paused. "Wait. What about Colonel Sanders? He'll be cold out there!"

"We could put him inside the cabin," Ji Hoo suggested. "It's not like we're going in there again anyway."

They all agreed this wasn't a bad idea, so they put the chicken inside the cabin, and all three boys wished the chicken good night.

"Why is he wearing my scarf?" Ji Hoo asked in horror as he recognized the blue bandana.

"So he wouldn't get cold," Yi Jung answered, matter-of-factly.

"Is that my shirt he's lying on?" Woo Bin groaned. "That's my favorite shirt!"

"I'll buy you a new one." Yi Jung calmly responded.

"Wait, how come you don't have anything you gave up for it?" Woo Bin asked.

"I've been feeding him all this time. I gave him my bread ration AND my water."

The other two mumbled something unintelligible while Yi Jung ignored them.

"Hey guys, I just realized Colonel Sanders is our first pet together." Yi Jung sounded amused.

Ji Hoo raised his eyebrow. "I don't know what you're thinking, but I'm not moving in with you guys to share custody of it. Besides, we promised the girls we'll leave it here tomorrow."

"I guess we did." Woo Bin said sadly, as they closed the door.

...

The couples laid down side by side, each in their individual sleeping bags, and smiled shyly as they faced each other.

The wind howled outside and the tent shook a little, but they hardly noticed or paid any attention to it.

"I have a confession to make," Ji Hoo whispered.

"What is it?" Jan Di whispered back.

It took him a few seconds to answer. "I'm afraid of spiders."

"I know."

His eyes widened.

"We heard you guys talking last night."

"Oh." He tore his eyes away from her. "What did you girls hear?"