Do Kyungsoo clutched the video camera tighter in his hand. 

He captured the wide beach in front of his eyes; the waves, children laughing, teens building sand castles, tourists taking pictures, families eating together. Everything fits to his perfect view of the summer. Kyungsoo grinned as he looked back at his childhood best friend, Byun Baekhyun, who is quietly sitting on the sand with his legs crossed. 

"Baek! This is amazing!" Kyungsoo laughed. "I want to just never forget all of these! Ever!" 

Baekhyun smiled and stood up to take the video camera from his friend as soon as he saw the red light blinking. He handed Kyungsoo his notebook with slight grin. "You have to remember this day, okay? Try." he said as Kyungsoo took the black notebook from his hand. 

Sighing, Kyungsoo sat on the sand with a ballpen against his lower lip. "What would I write today?" he asked no one in particular. Glancing at the blinking light, Baekhyun just shrugged as he continued taking videos, probably deciding to drain the camera's battery power. Even a fat guy snoring beside a surf board took Baekhyun's attention. 

As he looked down at his note, Do Kyungsoo can't help but smile. 

May 23, 2015

Baekhyun took me to the beach. (see video camera) 

I decided to wear a The 1975 t-shirt and light brown beach shorts.

Everything is just beautiful. I can smell grilled fish and burger patties from my position right now on the sand. Baekhyun is holding the camera right now, recording everything else before the battery dies. I like to eat spaghetti today. Or seafood, like grilled squid. 

I like the peace this place gives me. 

We are waiting for Chanyeol btw, Baekhyun's husband. We'll eat lunch together today.

"You finished?" Baekhyun suddenly asked as he settled beside Kyungsoo. Then he showed Kyungsoo the video camera. "Memory's full already and the battery's almost dead. Do you think we should transfer the old videos to your laptop now?" 

Kyungsoo nodded as he closed the notebook he's holding. "Yeah." he said as he stood up and brush sand off his shorts with his hands. "You go grab some snacks. I'll get my laptop from the car." 

"Sure." Baekhyun nodded before heading to the burger shop just beside one of the tallest coconut trees present.

It has been five years since Chanyeol and Baekhyun got married. 

After a tragic car accident, Baekhyun lost his family and was adopted by his grandparents. They lived in the mountain since then, where they are far from other people. Kyungsoo missed his best friend so much but he can't just go on a trip and visit him in the mountains. His parents wouldn't let him.

Because of the trauma, Baekhyun wasn't able to talk for years. But well, that is until Chanyeol came around. 

Last year, Baekhyun's grandparents passed away. First, his grandfather then after five months, his grandmother died of a heart attack. Chanyeol and Baekhyun left the cottage in the mountains but still go there every summer for a vacation. 

Right now, both Kyungsoo and Baekhyun are working at a certain entertainment company which operates a record label, talent agency, travel agency, film production, music production, and many more. Chanyeol, on the other hand, manages his own music business.

Kyungsoo reached his car within minutes and grabbed the laptop bag from the backseat. He massaged his temples as he walked back to the beach, his head aching again. It's after noon and more and more people are enjoying the beach, making his head dizzy with motion. 

When he reached the burger shop, Baekyun already got themselves a place and he's removing the memory card from the video camera. He glanced up when he sensed Kyungsoo walking to him. 

"I already ordered for you." Baekhyun said with a small smile. Then he noticed Kyungsoo massaging his temples and wincing. "Hey. Is your head aching again?" 

Kyungsoo shrugged. "This happens... right?" He asked, obviously unsure with his own self. Well, he was never sure again since last year. Since the accident. He opened the laptop and pushed it to Baekhyun. "You transfer the files. I'll just finish this journal entry." 

Baekhyun nodded and started cutting and pasting videos from the memory card to the laptop. 

May 23, 2015 [continuation...]

We're eating at a burger shop beside an incredibly tall coconut tree. The seats are leather and they cling to my sweating skin. The table is made of glass and wood. The crew wears blue polo shirts and khaki shorts. The aroma of burgers makes everything perfect. I am hungry now. Definitely hungry.

Baekhyun is currently transferring videos to my laptop. From May 1 to 21. I will watch them again, of course. 

"Hey!" someone called and Kyungsoo looked up to see Chanyeol, waving at them with a grin. Baekhyun followed his gaze and a wide smile appeared on his lips. 

Chanyeol is with someone today. Someone both Baekhyun and Kyungsoo don't know. He seems to be their age and he's wearing a white shirt and beach shorts. Both Chanyeol and the stranger smiled as they reached the two other men. Kyungsoo frowned and tried hard to think if he encountered this guy in one of his videos. 

But as always, his memory doesn't work that way.

"Did you two wait long?" Chanyeol asked as he placed both of his hands on Baekhyun shoulders and leaned down to kiss him on the cheek. 

Baekhyun shook his head. "Not really." he said. "We enjoyed taking videos." he said and Kyungsoo has to nod. They really did enjoy every second of it. 

Chanyeol nods and gestured to the man beside him. "By the way, this is Kim Jongin." he said and Kyungsoo looked back at the tan man. "He's the owner of this beach and a very good friend of mine." then he gestured to Baek and Kyungsoo. "This is Baekhyun, my husband. And Do Kyungsoo, a very good friend." 

Both Kyungsoo and Baekhyun exchanged surprised glances. They didn't expect someone that young to be running a very big beach resort. And to think that he's really not-businessman-looking and well, handsome. They expected someone more matured or someone with a mustache and a tobacco between his lips. 

"Oh, wow." Baekhyun breathed and he stood up to shake hands with Kim Jongin. "You really have a wonderful beach. Please take care of this paradise." 

Jongin nodded. "Of course." 

The beach owner looked down at Kyungsoo and the first thing he noticed were his eyes. Of course, who wouldn't notice Do Kyungsoo's wide and expressive eyes? It would always be the first one on the list of 'Do Kyungsoo's Must-Notice', if ever there's such a list. He stared back into the smaller's eyes, meeting his curious and intense gaze. 

"Excuse me?" Jongin asked when Kyungsoo didn't stop staring at him. A small smile is already playing at the side of his lips.  "Is there something wrong with my face?"

That somehow brought Kyungsoo back to reality and he blinked a few times before shaking his head, bewildered. "Um. Sorry." he murmured. "I... I was just trying to remember if we ever met before." 

Jongin chuckled and shook his head. "I don't think we ever met before." he said kindly. 

Kyungsoo smiled shyly and nodded. "Thank you for helping me." he said as he shook Jongin's hand. "Nice meeting you, Kim Jongin." 

Jongin smiled and nodded. "And to you, Do Kyungsoo." 

The four ate together, with Kyungsoo constantly jotting down notes. Baekhyun even turned on the video camera that's currently plugged to its charger to take videos as they eat. When he got tired of it, Kyungsoo took the camera and recorded every second of their time together, even with his new found friend. 

[Continuation...]

I met a new friend, Kim Jongin. And he is the owner of the beach I was talking about. (see video cam. again.) He's very handsome and I really like his smile. Although he also smirks a lot and it appears like the opposite of kind. It looks, well, dangerous? Sexy? Or... dangerously sexy. I don't really know. 

I guess that's the proper way of saying it. We talked about his life and of course he got rich at a very young age! 17! Incredible right?  

"I was thinking of visiting the cottage again." Baekhyun said as he glanced at Chanyeol nervously. "What do you think?" 

Chanyeol took a sip from his coffee then shrugged. "Why not, Baek?" he said. "I would really love visiting that place again. Especially the falls." he exclaimed making Baekhyun exhale in relief. 

"Can I come with?" Kyungsoo asked as he glanced from his notebook. "When do you plan on going?" 

"Maybe... next week?" 

"Oh, Kyungsoo, you must come!" Baekhyun exclaimed and he grabbed Kyungsoo's hand excitedly. "Even Jongin here could come, too! Right?" 

Jongin gave a small smile. "Next week?" he asked. "I'll check my schedule. Then I'll message Chanyeol tonight to confirm." 

Baekhyun clapped his hands in happiness. He started planning and telling stories about his and Chanyeol's love story and the other two laugh with him. Chanyeol, on the other hand, is blushing and grinning occasionally. Then afterwards, Chanyeol started talking and filling up details and they both ended talking like they're the only people at the table. All lovey-dovey and sweet-like-honey kind of talks.

Memories do this. 

Why can't I have mine? Kyungsoo thought to himself. 

He just continued writing and when he sensed like someone is watching, he looked up. Kim Jongin is smiling at him, watching him do his writing. Kyungsoo stared at him for while, a blank expression on his beautiful face. Then he cocked his head to one side, meeting Jongin's gaze. 

"What is it?" he asked, his voice almost a whisper. 

Jongin grinned. "You have a diary?" he asked, obviously amused. "That's so cute." 

Kyungsoo glared at him. "This is not a diary." he said, a little bit annoyed. He didn't realize that Jongin is not a sarcastic kind of person. He means what he says. And when he said that Kyungsoo having a diary is cute... well, he means it. 

"Then what is it?" Jongin asked with a frown. 

"More like... a memory book." Kyungsoo said with a sigh. He jotted down the things Jongin said. Maybe he'll like to remember what this Kim Jongin is telling him at the moment. 

Jongin frowned, clearly confused. But before he could ask Kyungsoo any further, Baekhyun caught his attention, asking him about business and how hard it is. Jongin answered his questions nicely and Kyungsoo has to notice that. 

He seems smart, too. Kyungsoo wrote down. 

After some more talks, the three tourists decided to go home already. But then Jongin stood up and shook his head. "I could book two rooms for you guys. You should try all the beach activities in this resort. Besides, the hotel's newly built and I want you to be one of the first guests." he said with a smile. "My treat." 

Chanyeol shook his head. "You really don't have to, Jongin." he said. Even Baekhyun is already shaking his head in embarrassment.

"No, it's fine." he grinned and grabbed his phone from the pocket of his shorts. "It's not really a big deal. Take this as my wedding gift to the both of you. A really, really late wedding gift." 

Before Chanyeol could complain, Jongin is already talking to his phone about booking two rooms. No matter how much Chanyeol declined the gift, the three ended up staying at the resort, with Kyungsoo having a room to himself and the couple's room in front of his.

Upon entering his room, Jongin grabbed Kyungsoo's arm, stopping him. The smaller jerked in shock and he looked back at Kim Jongin, surprise on his face. 

"W-what is it?" he asked. Or more like, whispered. Jongin's eyes are too serious he doesn't even know what to think. 

Jongin looked down at Kyungsoo's things and shrugged. "Did you like the place?" he asked and shifted on his foot, uncomfortable. He slowly pulled his hand back into his pockets. 

Kyungsoo sighed in relief. "Very much." he said with a small smile. "Why are you asking? Is this some kind of a survey or something?" 

Jongin grinned. "Well, whenever you feel like going here, you can send me a message." he muttered and it's almost shy, Kyungsoo stopped himself from giggling like a teenager. "You can call me, too, you know?" 

Kyungsoo bit his lip and shook his head, his one hand holding the doorknob. "Kim Jongin," he started as he fights off a smile. "I can give you my number, if that's what you want." 

With the statement, Kim Jongin obviously blushed all red, his ears turning pink at the tips. "U-uh," he breathed, unable to look away from Kyungsoo. "C-can... I get your number then, K-kyungsoo?" 

Kyungsoo laughed and shook his head in amusement. "Sure." he said with a nod. "Give me your phone." Kyungsoo extended his hand and Jongin placed his phone on his palm almost clumsily. 

Kyungsoo, with a wide smile on his face, entered his number. Jongin watched him with a expression wherein he's biting his lower lip to keep himself from grinning. He just asked Kyungsoo his number and he's giving it to him. 

Now, why does Jongin suddenly want Kyungsoo's number? 

Oh well. Jongin has his reasons, you know?:

Reason #1: Do Kyungsoo is inhumanly CUTE! (Don't you dare say NO to this.)

Reason #2: He's curious about him. TOTALLY CURIOUS that he's willing to Google him. Right. Now.

Reason #3: He wonders about Kyungsoo's notebook and video camera. Why is he recording EVERYTHING? 

Reason #4: There's something in Do Kyungsoo that Kim Jongin can't comprehend. Yet. There's something that pulls him to the beautiful creature in front of him. (Beautiful. Really beautiful.)

Reason #5: He's attracted. Kyungsoo definitely caught his attention. 

Given Jongin's reasons stated above, we can all conclude that he feels something from the very first meeting. Do you even know that feeling wherein you just get caught? You have NO idea why you just want to look at his face or stare at his lips. You JUST GOT CAUGHT. 

That's what happened to our Kim Jongin. 

"Thanks." Jongin mumbled when Kyungsoo handed him back his phone. He stared back into the small guy in front of him and smiled, that slow smile that happens unconsciously. 

Kyungsoo nodded. "Anytime." he said with a grin. 

"Good night, Kyungsoo." Jongin finally said as he stepped back.

The smaller finally opened the door of his room, carrying his duffel bag and laptop. "Good night, Jongin." he said. "See you tomorrow." 

This statement gave Jongin an idea and he nodded, almost too eager. "Yes. See you." he said with that sly smirk.

Well that sent the butterflies to Kyungsoo's stomach. 

He looked away, blushing, as he finally entered his room. When the door closed, Kyungsoo leaned against it, breathing hard like he just ran a marathon. In one swift move, he grabbed the notebook from his bag and wrote in messy, nervous-wrecked handwriting. 

He asked for my number and blushes. And he has this certain smile that makes my tummy go wild with fluttering wings. Am I insane? 

Am I crushing on Kim Jongin? 

Ugh. Yeah. Insane.  

Kyungsoo slumped on the floor with a sigh. He was about to dismiss the thought of Kim Jongin when his phone rang, almost making him jump in shock. 

From: [Unknown number]

Can I see you tomorrow? Breakfast? With me?

-Kim Jongin 

Kyungsoo gaped at his phone and he shook his head in disbelief. 

And very slowly, his lips formed into that one sweet smile. 

*** tbc.