Sunrise/ Golden Child

Chapter 8 - I've almost died twice - Lee Jangjun

"I can't believe that worked.", Jangjun said and pointed at the door leading to the basement. 

"Don't be too happy.", Siyeon argued. "Either they come out as friends and will kill us or they come out as enemies and will kill us. In both ways we should start running." 

"Let's be hopeful.", Youngtaek said. "The hardest part was getting Jibeom down there." 

"I can't believe I agreed to this plan.", Daeyeol sighed but Jangjun quickly pushed him to the living room. 

"Don't worry, Hyung. If Jibeom will kill us, you won't have to clean our dorm anymore. Isn't that great?" 

Siyeon couldn't help but worry- She knew Hwayoung would probably give in and they'd slowly become friends again, but she thought about what would happen after their vacation. The boys would go back to their Idol live and Hwayoung would have to say goodbye again. She wondered if their friendship could handle this. 

To calm down Siyeon decided to drink something and went into the kitchen. Surprisingly it was empty and she got herself a glass of water. Slowly she drank and concentrated on her breathing. When she turned around to put it in the sink a boy came into the kitchen. Siyeon needed a few seconds to remember his name. Sungyoon aka Y. Then a question arose her mind.

"What are you doing here?", she asked. Confused the boy looked at her. 

"I'm getting some food?" 

"I see that.", Siyeon replied. "But what are you doing in this hotel? I thought Idols were so busy they barely sleep." 

Sungyoon laughed at that. "We were, yes. The last month has been so busy and we'll prepare for a comeback as soon as we return to Seoul again. But after our win, our manager suggested we should take some time out and collect all our energy." 

"That's nice.", Siyeon said now quite embarrassed because of her question. "I'm sorry your first day of vacation was ruined because of Hwayoung and me." 

"Are you kidding? I could say we're ruining your peaceful holiday.", he said surprising Siyeon with his answer. "On top of that I'd rather have one day full of Jibeom-Hwayoung drama than a whole month of avoidance. And I think now that they're probably going to be friends again, we are spending more time together." 

"I didn't think about that yet.", Siyeon chuckled at her own stupidity. "So, I guess, we should start getting to know each other." With that she shortly smiled at him and joined the others in the living room leaving Sungyoon in the kitchen. Said boy couldn't help but smile at the thought of making a new friend who wouldn't judge them based on the fact they're idols. 

Having these thoughts in mind he grabbed some snacks and returned to the boys as well. 

At the same time Jibeom and Hwayoung were creating a plan to get revenge on their friends. Hwayoung couldn't help but laugh at that. It felt so surreal to her. 

"What?", Jibeom asked at her sudden outburst confused. 

"It's quite funny, don't you think? I'm sitting here, with you, and plan on tricking Golden Child. I mean, who else could say that?" 

At that Jibeom had to smile as well. "Sounds ridiculous. Hey, you want me to sign your album?" 

"Sadly I didn't bring them with me. And I'd rather have Donghyun sign them."

"Why? You can't just say that when I'm in the same room!" 

Hwayoung laughed at Jibeom's whining. Of course she liked all Golden Child members and for her it still felt like a dream knowing they were just above her. But at the same time she didn't want to sound like a creepy fan around them, knowing how much this holiday meant to them.