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❝Though I don't notice, it just keeps showing
My friends are teasing that I'm smiling from ear to ear the whole day
Even when I'm alone, I feel as if
You are behind me, my ears keep getting red
I can't help it, I keep thinking of you.❞

-Sana-

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They've arrived in America after 15 hours of non-stop flight.

The weather wasn't as well as they expected, it wasn't sunny and warm, in contrast, it was rather snowy and chilly. To make things worse, they arrived in the middle of the night due to delay.

"I can't wait to dip into the warm refreshing tub waiting for me!!!" Yeonha shivered, her body was wrapped in at least five layers of clothes.

"It's -13°C right now! CAN SOMEONE GET ME A BLANKET?!" Seungkwan joined in the whining.

Auntie Yae only smiled at them as she handed them her jacket, leaving her in only a sweater and jeans.

Everyone was surprised that she could bear the cold so well while they were wrapped up in layers of clothing.

Both Ren and Luna were fast asleep despite the cold weather. They too were exhausted after flying for over half a day.

Auntie gave her gloves to Eunbyul, "Does your throat feel well?"

Eunbyul slowly nodded. Even if she knew the truth that she actually had a voice, she felt uneasy with it and didn't use her voice to talk often, probably not used to it yet.

"Thank you for arranging me to come with you, Miss Lee!" Hana clapped.

"Oh dear, of course! And call me Auntie Yae," Auntie Yae winked at her.

"Auntie," Chan whined, "Why did you bring a pig with us? She ate all my snacks on the plane!"

And the fight between the two of them continued.

They all walked towards a Subway to get to Auntie Yae's house, or more like a mansion. And Chan was still arguing with Hana.

"Would you two zip it already?!" Jun rolled his eyes at them. Even Jun had enough of them.

After getting on the Subway, they had to divide into groups as it was too crowded even if it was already 1 am.

Eunbyul awkwardly sat next to Joshua. They were in good terms but there was still some awkwardness between the two.

"Hey," Joshua spoke up, breaking the awkward silence.

Eunbyul's head shot up, looking at him. She glimpsed a smile and arched her eyebrow, humming in reply.

Joshua chuckled, "It's the first time I came back to America in so long. I used to live in Los Angeles before moving in with the boys."

Yawned, Eunbyul nodded while rubbing her tired eyes.

After a short while, she finally spoke up, her voice gentle and soft, "Sorry for everything..."

That obviously surprised Joshua. But he grinned and replied, "What do you mean you're sorry? You didn't do anything wrong to me."

Eunbyul shrugged a little, looking at the ground, sighing deeply, "It's just everything is happening so... fast. We've been drifting apart and things were starting to get..." She hesitated.

Joshua finished her sentence, looking at her with caring and worried eyes, "Awkward?"

She nodded, unable to say anything else due to her shyness and tiredness.

"Tell you what..." Joshua smiled warmly at her, "It's not your fault. But if you don't like me, in the same way, that's fine too. Like I said, unless you find someone else, I won't stop loving you."

Eunbyul felt her cheeks burn up. This time wasn't even a normal conversation with him like she planned, it became another confession.

Chuckled at the cute reaction, Joshua patted her head, "You know... You and Jihoon really suit each other."

She widened her eyes at him, preparing to hit him.

But before she could, the Subway notified them their stop.

The two got off and met with the others again.

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"WOAH!!!" Everyone exclaimed excitedly, even Eunbyul.

They never would have thought Auntie Yae, a simple jolly person, would own such an amazing mansion.

"It looks like a palace!!!" Chan said in awe of the place.

Auntie Yae looked at everyone and laughed joyfully, "It was a year's savings worth!"

Eunbyul walked slowly around the place. She was truly amazed by her aunt's incredible designing skills. It didn't look like something glamorous from the outside, but once you get inside, you probably won't be able to leave the place.

Auntie Yae smiled at Eunbyul's reactions, "Hope you like it, Esther."

Before Eunbyul could say anything, the girls burst out, "Like it? WE LOVE IT!!!"

They all jumped in joy as they ran around the place.

"It's almost 3 am now, aren't you girls tired?" Jeonghan rubbed his temples.

"They're only girls, hyung. Just let them have their moment," Wonwoo smiled at the girls, looking specifically at one of them.

Then, Seungkwan and Seokmin burst in between those two, with luggage on their arms. After throwing those aside, they glanced at each other and jumped happily, "We're staying here?! In this royal castle?! SWEET!"

"And you said only girls, huh?" Seungcheol chuckled loudly.

Out of nowhere, Auntie Yae held out a frying pan and used a spoon to hit on it, drawing everyone's attention.

"Listen up, kids! There are two bathrooms on this floor, three on the first, four on the second and five on the third, so I do not want to hear arguing over bath times, understood?!"

"YES, MA'AM!" They yelled jokingly.

Auntie rolled her eyes smiling at them, "The girls will share one master bedroom, while the boys will separate into three groups as three rooms. I'll ask my butler and maids to help you find your place. Any questions?"

Eunbyul silently raised her hand, smiling cheekily, "You have maids and butlers too?"

"Yes dear, how else do you think I have the place cleaned up while I'm always at work."

"Then can they please help us with our bags? They are so heavy," Soonyoung pouted a little.

"When I assign you your rooms then yes they will. Okay, no more questions! I am too tired now!" Auntie Yae clapped and laughed.

The girls went to their room, all of them were in awe of the place.

"I feel like a badass princess!" Yeonha smiled as she opened the room's door. 

The room was huge, with three master beds, a window with a view to the whole city, a giant closet and a bathroom with a giant hot tub inside, enough for all of them to have a dip.

They all wore swimsuits so it would be a little less awkward.

"I knew you were rich but I didn't know you were THIS rich!" Hyerim giggled as she dipped into the tub with the girls.

"Auntie Yae has been an amazing designer so she gets paid a lot more than others," Eunbyul smiled and closed her eyes, enjoying the hot water. 

Hana was overly excited, who would have thought she'd get a chance to stay with her idol for a period of time, "This mansion is awesome!" She squealed happily.

Suddenly, they heard loud noises from outside the bathroom. Although, they could easily tell it was the boys.

"Hey girls," Seungcheol opened the bathroom door after knocking with his hand covering his eyes, "can we borrow some toothpaste?"

Hyerim rolled her eyes and stood up from the tub to get the tube.

She stood in front of Seungcheol, who still had his hand over his eyes and his nose scrunched at the smell of roses from the tub.

"You can open your eyes, we're all wearing clothes," Hyerim giggled at his childish act.

Seungcheol slowly pried his fingers away from his face, and with a loud sigh, he took the tube and sprinted out of their room, followed by a loud laugh by the other boys.

"Aish boys, so childish," Hyerim shrugged and got back into the tub.

"Said the one who has a crush on the same guy she called childish," Yeonha teased making everyone burst out laughing, with Hyerim blushing uncontrollably.

After the bath, they all dried up and put on PJs. They head to bed pretty much right away, even Eunbyul caught some Zs despite her insomnia.

A new and tiring day was waiting for them ahead...

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a/n: i wrote this based on my own experiences when i went camping. and the one popping his head in asking for toothpaste is now my dude =)))

it was such a fun trip and i wish i could go again ughhhhh

oh and my exam points are out tomorrow, PLEASE PRAY FOR ME AND MY MISERABLE SOUL.

i'm also writing a new book hehe but it won't be soon till the day i upload it tho~ but hopefully, you guys will like it~

what takes the longest when writing is editing :,)) i always want everything to be perfect :,>

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