Sunrise/ Golden Child

Chapter 2 - Trip to nowhere

"I'm sure you don't need to pack your whole closet.", Siyeon said and stopped her friend from putting more clothes in her bag. After the news had dropped Hwayoung had immediately started to pack while Siyeon already had her luggage in her car. It was the first time for them to go on vacation together making both of them even more excited. 

"But I like this t-shirt." 

"It's winter! I won't give you any sweaters when you whine about the cold." 

"Let's see. You can't say no to my cuteness, Unnie.", Hwayoung dramatically said and started acting cute for Siyeon. Usually Hwayoung didn't like doing Aegyo, but she knew she could get what she wanted by doing it for Siyeon. 

"Just don't forget to pack your charger. And bring your camera." 

"Wait, I need paper for drawing! And before you say it's unnecessary for a trip: the view is so beautiful everyone wants to draw it."

"Okay, just hurry up and finish.", Siyeon said looking at her best friends bed which was fully covered with various coloured clothes. While Hwayoung preferred wearing colourful clothes Siyeon liked simple but comfortable fashion. 

 "I'm ready!"

"Did you pack your toothbrush?" 

"I'm no longer ready." 

"You know what?", Siyeon said while her friend rushed into the small bathroom next to her room. "Just let me check your luggage while you say goodbye to your mother and brother." 

"You're the best. Love you!", Hwayoung yelled. Smiling at her best friend Siyeon quickly checked her bag and couldn't help but laugh out loud when she saw her friend only packed her drawing stuff and a few clothes. Knowing exactly where Hwayoung's stuff was, she packed the rest.

"Now you're ready.", she said and gave Hwayoung her bag as soon as she went into the kitchen. Ms. Kang placed a soft kiss on her daughter's forehead while Jiwoo hugged his sister shortly. 

"Ms. Lee, the owner of the house, called. Another group would like to book it and she asked if you're okay with it.", Ms. Kang asked with a weird tone in her voice. Normally Hwayoung would know if her mother was hiding something but her excitement made her overhear it. 

"As long as they aren't annoying or loud, it's okay.", Hwayoung said. The house wasn't the biggest but she figured they'd only be there to sleep or eat so it wasn't that much of a big deal if another group would come as well. 

"Now go. Otherwise you won't be there til sunset.", Ms. Kang said and hugged the girls for one last time. Then the two best friends made their way down the stairs and jumped into Siyeon's car. 

"Ready for an adventure?" 

"Always have been." 

"But I choose the music." 

"No!" 

After a few minutes of arguing Hwayoung won and played her favourite songs. It wasn't that Siyeon didn't like her taste, she just knew her best friend would talk about new K-Pop groups all the time. Hwayoung knew almost everything about the industry. Her love for music was the reason she started to learn dancing in the first point. 

Meanwhile Siyeon loved older music. Or Soundtracks from K-Dramas. Smiling she realized they were quite different from each other. But in the end they were sort of close as sisters. 

"Can we get food? I'm hungry.", Hwayoung whined while driving past many restaurants. 

"We just ate about two hours ago?" 

"That doesn't mean I'm full though. Don't tell Mom I said this or she'll kill me." 

Since this was a holiday trip for Hwayoung they stopped at a restaurant and sat down in a corner. It didn't take long for their food to come and Hwayoung immediately started eating while Siyeon stared at a small paper in front of her confused.

"What is it?" 

"I don't know. The waiter gave it to me.", Siyeon replied and tried to hide it from her curious friend but Hwayoung was faster and snatched it away. Then she gasped. 

"He gave you his number! I have to admit, he doesn't look bad.", she said and winked at Siyeon who turned bright red. 

"You know I'm not looking for any relationship now." 

"Breaking up is hard. But at some point you have to move on, Unnie.", Hwayoung replied knowing Siyeon was definitely not over her ex-boyfriend. That bastard cheated on Siyeon and then tried to convince her it was a mistake. Despite being in love with him Siyeon broke up, which Hwayoung thought was very strong of her. 

Now, 3 months after their breakup, Siyeon still wondered if she should have forgiven him. She still couldn't move on which angered her. Annoyed she crumbled the paper in her hands while Hwayoung couldn't help but pity her friend. She was talented, could play many instruments, was beautiful in her own way, took care of her like a sister and was really funny. But why didn't men realise that? 

"Let's not talk about that. This is our holiday and we'll spend it without boys trouble or anything like that." 

"What about girls trouble?", Hwayoung asked with a grin making Siyeon laugh.

"Girls trouble is okay." 

"Then let's go. If we really want to arrive there before sunset we should hurry up."

The next few hours of driving were filled with karaoke, games and of course random talks. At some point Hwayoung got really tired and fell asleep while looking at the mountains passing by. So she could sleep in peace Siyeon turned down the music. 

Through the years she had developed a protective side for Hwayoung and sometimes really babied her. Since Siyeon only had two elder brothers, who always took care of her, she wasn't quite sure how to handle Hwayoung at first. But through time she knew what to do and felt like she had gained a sister. 

Following the navigation system through a forest, Siyeon wondered if she was right. There weren't a lot houses and it was very peaceful here. Then they exited the forest and her gaze fell onto a beautiful house at the end of the road. Hwayoung definitely didn't lie when she said the view was amazing. 

Completely fascinated Siyeon stopped her car at the parking lot. There was only one other car there and it seemed like the other guests didn't arrive yet. When Siyeon turned to her friend, she was still sleeping peacefully. Softly she started shaking her shoulder. 

"Where are we? What year is it?" 

"You idiot. Just look around.", Siyeon replied. Hwayoung stopped while stretching and gasped. 

"We're here!"