When Hwayoung woke up again, she realized she was in her bed in her room. Beside her was Siyeon who hugged her like a koala. Hwayoung wiggled out of her embrace and stood up. She felt as if a truck rolled over her. Surprised she saw she had slept for more than ten hours.
Her eyes fell onto the balcony and she saw the sun was just about to rise. With a smile she took a blanket and her paper and tiptoed through the room. She went outside and wrapped herself in the blanket. Then a voice spoke next to her.
"Beautiful, isn't it?" Of course Hwayoung recognized Jibeom's voice immediately. Surprised she turned around. Jibeom was wearing a hoodie and sweatpants and his red hair was messy. When he spoke his voice was deeper as usual. All in one, he was damn handsome despite having just woken up. How unfair, Hwayoung thought.
Together they sat down and when Hwayoung noticed he was freezing she put the blanket over both of them surprising Jibeom.
"This is my favourite view in the world.", Hwayoung finally answered making Jibeom look at her. While she watched the sun rise he couldn't help but stare at her. This was his favourite view as well.
Hwayoung pulled out her drafts and started sketching the sun rise and the mountains. Every year when they visited this house she'd draw it to see how much she had improved. But now she just wanted to capture this moment. Sometimes she'd take pictures of things just to draw them later but usually she liked it more to draw in real time.
"Can I look at it?", Jibeom asked interested and pointed at her notebook. Without thinking Hwayoung nodded concentrated on her drawing. At the same time Jibeom took the book and flipped through the pages. Amazed at how good she had gotten he stared at the drawings, mostly just done with pencils. Some were designed clothes and one caught his eye in particular. It was a completely black outfit with feathers making it look like a black swan.
When he wanted to say something to it and compliment her Hwayoung snatched away the notebook. She had completely forgotten about the drawing of him. Did he see it?
"Umm, I am quite embarrassed about it.", she explained at his confused look. It wasn't a total lie since she was actually insecure about her art. At the same time she didn't want Jibeom to see the drawing of him.
"You've gotten really good. Really.", he said and Hwayoung hid her face in the blanket making him laugh. She wasn't really good at taking compliments but still they made her feel good.
"This reminds me of when we were kids and stood up extra early to see this. I remember tapping on your room window just so you'd wake up.", Hwayoung laughed while drawing. She then looked at Jibeom who couldn't hold in a smile as well.
"Today I set my alarm clock extra early just to see this.", he said. "Youngtaek almost killed me."
Between them it got silent again. Jibeom glanced over to Hwayoung who was happily drawing. He figured it was her way of coping with emotions. Her way of expressing her feelings. He saw how her lips shivered a bit but she didn't care.
"Are- Are you cold?", he asked and wrapped the blanket closer around her. Hwayoung nodded in surprise. She hadn't realized how cold it was.
"I think we should go inside again. Do you want coffee or tea?", she asked and stood up. When Jibeom stood up and realized he was way taller than her he smiled.
"Both is fine."
Now an hour later most of the boys sat in the living room sipping their teas or coffees. Siyeon was the last one to join them. She could really sleep like a stone.
"Here you go.", Hwayoung laughed at her friend and gave her a cup of coffee. Thankful Siyeon took it and drank it in a few sips.
"You're an angel.", she said then but still yawned. "I probably shouldn't drink another one."
"No.", Hwayoung added. "Unless you want to get as hyper as Jangjun."
"I'll just take this as a compliment.", Jangjun said.
"So what are we doing today?", Jaehyun asked while eating his sandwich.
"Don't know. Guess, we're just relaxing. Or do you want to go hiking?", Sungyoon suggested. Soon most were talking about their plans filling the room with noise.
"What will you do?", Joochan asked Hwayoung who sat next to her. She leaned over so she didn't have to shout over the noise.
"Don't really know. Either drawing or trying to dance, I guess."
"You draw?"
"Yeah, mainly clothes or landscapes. Do you?"
"Yes, but lately I barely have time for it.", Joochan answered and looked down. Hwayoung couldn't help but pity him. During her exams she barely had time as well but still managed to draw a few minutes. But as Idols, they probably didn't have much time for hobbies.
"You can now. That's what a holiday's for.", Hwayoung said with a grin making Joochan smile as well.
Music filled the parking lot while the group enjoyed the last days of sunshine. Soon it would be snowing and Hwayoung was already excited about it. Since this village was famous for its ski runs she couldn't wait to try it out again. It has been a while but she was eager to learn it again.
She sat on a bench on the terrace and watched the others play basketball. At first Siyeon had tried her best to score a point but after a few rounds she gave up and got her guitar. She played a few songs but then switched to writing a melody.
Most of the time the boys didn't actually play. Instead they took every chance to tease each other. Especially Jaehyun. Poor guy tried really hard but still his members jokingly made fun of him whenever they could. The match had gotten really intense a few times and then a few moments later the boys were rolling on the floor laughing.
At the same time Joochan sat opposite of Hwayoung and had borrowed paper of her. Now he was drawing Hwayoung's face while she brainstormed about a special design for Golden Child.
"Joochan?", she asked and turned towards him. As soon as she caught him staring he turned away and pretended to watch the others. "Can you give me a hint about your next comeback?"
"Why?", he asked laughing.
"I want to design an outfit. For fun, but it should fit your concept."
"Well then.", he said. Joochan didn't think she was a crazy fan or something like that but of course he shouldn't spoil too much. "It's more sentimental but dark."
"So a more elegant vibe?"
"I don't know. You tell me.", Joochan teased. Hwayoung scrunched up her nose at his vague answer but didn't ask further. With his answer Joochan already proved he trusted her a bit.
"But is it more revealing or sexy?", she asked then after a minute making Joochan laugh out loud. At his loud laugh the members looked at the both of them confused but returned to their game as soon as they noticed nothing happened. Jibeom on the other hand took a few more seconds. He couldn't help but get annoyed even though he had no idea why. Meanwhile Siyeon was too focused on her notes to notice her surroundings.
"Do you want it to be?"
"I'm barely over Wannabe. So I think I'll design more covered clothes."
"Were we too sexy for you during Wannabe?", Joochan asked making Hwayoung throw a rubber at him.
"Let's not talk about that."
"But-"
"No.", Hwayoung said laughing at his face. Then she continued doing the sketch. Sometimes she'd look at the boys and imagine them in various outfits to see if they'd suit them.
After a while the boys got bored with playing basketball and sat down at the terrace as well. They were pretty much exhausted but they were happy. It had been the first time after a while they were able to play like this.
"Do you want something to drink?", Hwayoung asked worried at their hard breathing. Not waiting for an answer she stood up and went into the kitchen to get them drinks. Meanwhile Jaehyun's gaze fell onto her drawings and he gasped.
"Woah, that looks amazing!" Soon all boys were hovering over the design. The only one who didn't bother was Siyeon who was still too focused on her music. Joochan took the notebook and flipped through her drawings. Jibeom on the other hand felt bad they just looked at it without asking but then he sat down with the other boys as well.
Meanwhile Joochan noticed a particular drawing. He glanced over to Jibeom and couldn't help but think Hwayoung drew him really well. At the same time he wondered if she had feelings for Jibeom. As soon as Hwayoung stepped out of the house Joochan put the notebook down and pretended to not have seen anything.
"Thanks.", Daeyeol said and grabbed the drink. Then he playfully ruffled Hwayoung's hair making her laugh.
"At least he has a new victim to show affection to now.", Donghyun whispered but unfortunately Daeyeol heard him.
"Oh does my small Donghyunie crave a hug?", he said in a cute tone while Donghyun backed away. Of course he couldn't escape fast enough and a second later he was already hugged by Daeyeol and rolled his eyes.
Jangjun on the other hand sat down next to Siyeon and glanced over her shoulder. Softly she played the guitar trying out some melodies figuring out how to play the song the best. Jangjun watched her getting frustrated when it didn't work and couldn't help but chuckle at her cuteness.
Carefully to not scare her he tapped her shoulder. Still surprised she turned to him and put down her earphones with a confused look.
"What are you writing?", Jangjun asked interested. Siyeon nervously fiddled with the strings of her guitar and tried to hide her notes. She was far from being good at composing and didn't have the natural talent either.
"I'm trying out melodies for a calm song.", she then answered after a pause. Would he think she was bad? He's a singer himself so he's so much better than her, she thought.
"Can you show me?", he hesitantly asked. He knew how insecure someone could be about their own art but he desperately wanted to hear her song. But Siyeon quickly shook her head.
"It- it's not finished yet. Getting inspiration for lyrics is actually the hardest.", she admitted and tried to change the topic. Jangjun just nodded. He hoped at one point she'd play her song to him, when she trusted him enough.