5

--FWEET!

Sound of whistle went off as Hyunjin jumped into the pool. His breathing was steady, his form was good and he didn't feel like losing. The adraline going through his vein as he flipped in the water once he arrived at the end of the pool and pushed himself to swim the other way around, leaving his opponent that was seconds away from him but he was still faster than them.

By how many seconds? He didn't care. He only had the first place in his head and he would go back to Seoul Sport uni with a gold medal in his hand. He would show it off to Jisung who will then congratulate him.

With that in thought, the relay ended earlier for him. When he stood up, the whole swimming pool was in an uproar. "That could even beat the best in korea record?" The time watcher said. He was about to jump into the air when both Mino and Chan came to slap him on the head. "What are you? dumb! this is practice round!" Hyunjin shrunk down as he walked towards their team bench. "Why the hell did you wasted so much energy? To show off?" 

Hyunjin shrugged. "Well, I did my best, didn't I?" Changbin was the one who slapped him on the head next. "Yeah, you do your best for stupidest thing ever" Hyunjin rubbed his head before smiling. "Did you think I used up all my energy?" 

"Bold of you guys to think so" Hyunjin said, standing up and started warming up. He winked at one of his opponent who had been scared off by him. "I was just scaring them off. I still have a lot of energy " Hyunjin said, walking around without betting a sweat when the other opponents were having hard time to breath. 

They obviously used up all their energy when Hyunjin sped up. Without thinking, they just used up their energy, not remembering it was a practice round. Hyunjin laughed evilly on the other side of the pool.

"I feel blessed that I'm in the same team as him. I wouldn't want such a crazy opponent"Changbin said, checking his goggles and swimming cap.

*

Jisung couldn't  come to Hyunjin's relay on that day because of Woojin's continuous nagging about practice. They didn't stay at the court as usual. They went to a mountain for hiking because their coach said it was good to build up stamina and Jisung for the first time in ever didn't complain about this. He would have said 'how is hiking and basketball related?' but he saw another opportunity through this activity.

If they went up the mountain and Na-Eun couldn't go on, he would be there to save the day and be her prince in charming or at least, walked beside her while hiking because he was the closest with her.

This past week, he had been talking to her in real life and through kakaotalk. She was very easygoing. The way she talked online was cheerful but in real life she was really shy.

"Na-Eun! Let me walk with you" Jisung said as he ran up and passed a few of his teammates. They had been hiking for 30 minutes and some was already losing their energy, just how come this boy didn't sweat at all?

"Oh? Jiji?" She said while panting, hands on both knees before she straightened her back and swiped off her sweats. "Yeah,sure"

Jisung smiled when he saw her camera. "You bring your camera again today" She held her camera and nodded. She seemed to like her camera so much. She was never seen without it. "I have to take photos of what fascinate me for my assignment"

Jisung nodded. No wonder she agreed to go to the mountain so easily and eagerly. "When we get to the top, you would get a beautiful scenery" 

When Jisung looked away, Na-Eun took a picture of him and then proceeded to walk beside him. "..." Na-Eun tilted her head. Jisung hid his blush, Na-Eun's voice ran in his ears I have to take photos of what fascinate me.

He held his chest and scolded his heart to slow down if not he will die right at that moment. It was really hard to live as virgin with no love experience. It's like telling a 1 day old baby to walk. He can barely survived.

He was at least doing something though instead of just oggling over her. He actually managed to be friend with her. Now, he just needed to graduate from that friend status. He will take it slow just like Hyunjin told him but if there was any outside factor that effect his progress with Na-Eun, he would not be afraid to make an advance. What kind of factor? Well, for an example, an unexpected rival.

He didn't see his teammates as his rival as he thought nobody was apar with him. A rival would only be someone who could easily beat him or was on the same standing. Who? There was quite a lot, like Kim Mingyu from football team, Kim Seok Woo from the hockey team and Hwang Hyunjin from the swimming team but of course, he believed Hyunjin wouldn't stand on his way.

"What are you thinking of?" Na-Eun asked when she saw Jisung day dreaming. He snapped out of it and laughed it off. "oh, just stuff at home" She nodded and shrugged it off as it was none of her business. 

"Right, there's a new cute cafe nearby my campus. I want to go with someone but all my friends are busy with this assignment. Since after this hiking I would finish my assignment, do you want to come with me on Wednesday?" Jisung nodded without hesitating. If he looked at it from another way, it was like Na-Eun was asking him on a date but if you look at it from another way, it looked like Na-Eun was desperate to go to the cafe. Anyhow, he would still accompany her no matter what her real intention was.

"Alright, I will text you where to meet up" Na-Eun said, stumbling over a stone and almost falling if not for Jisung catching him. "Jiji" She said while blinking, her face red as ever as she pulled herself up and soothed her clothes. She cleared her throat and marched forward to where her uncle was. "See you at the top" She said.

"hey, I said I want to walk with you!" Jisung yelled, chasing after her and he didn't know where Na-Eun suddenly obtained her energy as she marched forward without betting a sweat.

*

Jeongin gritted his teeth at what he saw. He kept clicking his tongue in annoyance until his two frineds had to ask him what he was doing. "Are you two really fine with Jisung acting all chummy like that?" Felix looked up and shook his head. "He hadn't been acting recklessly lately. Isn't that good? Love changes everything."

Seungmin nodded, albeit him not agreeing with Felix 100%, he still agreed. It was better than seeing Jisung punching the life out of a locker in their changing room. "That's the problem. Love. How can he loves someone as sudden as that?"

"Innie, love at first sight really exist. My parents are living proofs and they're still happily married"Seungmin said.

"I know that but I just have a bad feeling" While the both of them were talking to each other, Felix was left saying nothing as he stared at Jisung's back. Is it really something bad?