"IT'S SUMMERTIME!!"

Jackson bellowed, snapping numerous heads in his direction at the booming of his voice as he ran towards the beach.

"What the fuck?" Yoongi hissed, the sound ringing in his ears.

The other didn't seem to care as he continued to groove his way to the sparkling blue water while singing at the top of his lungs.

"It's summertime and you know what that means.
Gonna head down to the beach, gonna do some beachy things.
It's summertime, it feels just right.
Gonna gather all my friends and we'll party through the night." Jackson continued to bop his head while whistling like a crazy man.

"Someone make him stop." Yoongi uttered, pissed.

"Let him be. Ain't he cute?" Mark commented, smiling like a love-struck fool as he followed Jackson.

The school year has officially ended with everyone passing, much to their relief.

As a celebration, Taehyung and his friends decided to have their annual summer getaway, now with an addition of their respective lovers and new found friends.

"Can someone help me with our things?" JB asked as he unloaded their things from the van.

"Let me." Chaeyoung volunteered.

"I'll help too." Jimin seconded.

Everyone started carrying their things inside the transient house that they had rented for a two-day staycation and only for a cheap price, thanks to Namjoon whose family owns the house.

"This is nice." Jennie commented as she saw the inside of the house.

It's a two-storey house with a monochrome and minimalist aesthetic which screamed sophistication, a real Namjoon-like house. Smart, simple, neat, and overall pleasing to the eyes.

"Namjoon really has it all, huh? The looks, the brains, the manners, and now the wealth." Joshua uttered, whistling in appreciation.

"Add sexiness on the list." Namjoon added, grinning.

"Damn. I could only agree." Seokjin butted in as he gave a wink to the other who only laughed.

Everyone just snickered in response. No one could disagree since they couldn't find the lie in his words.

As they busied themselves with organizing and room picking, Taehyung and Jungkook were busy filling the refrigerator.

"Everyone's so lively." Taehyung commented as he passed the perishables to the blond.

"It's fun, isn't it?" Jungkook asked with a smile.

"Yeah. It's nice to have a lot of people in these kinds of trip." Taehyung responded, watching everyone do their designated tasks.

After the volunteering they did together with the student council members, they surprisingly formed a bond that soon became friendship.

Since the fourth years already graduated, Taehyung and his friends decided to invite them.

And it was such a good decision because even though they just arrived in the place, Taehyung could tell they would have a blast together.

"Tae.." Jungkook called out, catching Taehyung's attention.

"Hm?" He hummed, blinking his eyes in curiosity.

"We're sharing rooms, right?" Jungkook asked with an expectant look on his face.

The question made Taehyung chuckle.

"What are you expecting, Mr. Jeon?" He asked, teasing the blond who smirked.

"The same thing you're expecting, Mr. Kim." Jungkook retorted, sexily leaning his back on the closed refrigerator door.

The smug look on his face had Taehyung giggling.

"We came here to have some fun with our friends not with only the two of us, Mr. Jeon." Taehyung countered and once again, Jungkook chuckled.

"That's why we have rooms, Mr. Kim." Jungkook said as he leaned forward, inching his face so close to Taehyung's own.

"We can have our own kind of 'fun' there when the night comes." He added with a sexy lopsided grin that had Taehyung biting his lip.

He was thinking of a rebuttal when Jackson's voice filled the house.

"It's summertime luh-uh-loving.
It's loving in the summertime." Jackson continued to sing as he entered.

"It's summertime luh-uh-loving.
It's loving in the summertime." He repeated, earning a groan from Yoongi once again.

"Fuck! He's not yet done." Yoongi could only facepalm in frustration when Mark entered the house as well, singing after Jackson.

"It's summertime luh-uh-loving.
Oh baby, why can't you be mine?" Mark sang, directing the last line to Jackson who suddenly stopped, blushed, and looked away.

Everyone had their eyes on the two who seemed to have fallen into a pool of embarrassment.

"I-I'm going to swim!" Jackson quickly turned around and rushed out of the door, leaving everyone grinning.

"That shuts him up." Yoongi commented, earning a laugh from the rest as Mark quickly followed suit.

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The first day of the trip had a lot of fun activities that they all collectively enjoyed.

Taehyung and Jungkook tried jet skiing together twice, both of them having the chance to drive.

The rest tried other activities like snorkeling, scuba diving, and kayaking.

In the afternoon, after having their lunch together on a boodle fight, Hoseok invited everyone to participate in beach volleyball.

"All right! Let's place our bets." Hoseok beamed as the group was finally divided into two, team sexy and team lovely as he labeled them.

Team Sexy has Jungkook, Namjoon, Chaeyoung, Jackson, Joshua, and Hoseok while Team Lovely has Taehyung, Seokjin, Jennie, Mark, Jimin, and Yoongi. JB was the one to act as the umpire and scorer.

"We're obviously at a disadvantage here." Jimin commented which had everyone on Team Lovely agreeing.

"Come on, man. The teaming was fairly done." Joshua uttered, earning a laugh from his team.

"I don't know about your definition of fair, but this isn't it." Seokjin retorted, scanning each team's members.

"They should let us decide for the merit and demerit of winning and losing." Taehyung suggested.

"That sounds fair to me." Yoongi seconded.

"Fine. Tell us what you want." Namjoon agreed.

Team Lovely huddled for a meeting. For a game, they sure were taking it seriously.

"All right! We have decided." Jennie grinned.

"If we lose, we'll be in charge of house chores, only with cleaning and making of our meal starting from tonight until tomorrow night." She started.

"Okay.. that's fine I guess." Chaeyoung whispered, earning a nod from her team.

"But if we win, you all should be our servants for the rest of the trip. Whatever we ask, you all should do it." Jennie smirked, a wicked one.

"The fuck. You call that fair?" Jackson commented.

"It is fair considering we are at a disadvantage. We might as well start preparing our dinner now." Taehyung remarked.

"Fine." Jackson finally agreed.

"JB would be in the winning team. Whoever wins, he'll get to enjoy the merit the winners have." Namjoon added.

"Thank fuck. I'm not doing this for free." JB commented, making everyone laugh at the relief on his face.

As they settled in their position, JB reminded them of the rules and the scoring system before the game finally started.

"Should we just lose? I don't know. Being Yoongi's servant seems fun." Hoseok joked as he walked to his position.

His remarks piqued Jungkook's interest as he glanced over the other team and saw Taehyung talking with his team.

"Should we?" Jungkook asked, wriggling his brows towards Hoseok who had the same goofy grin across his face.

"Hm. Now that I think about it..." Namjoon came next to them, smiling.

"You kinky shits. Don't even think of losing on purpose." Joshua warned which had them laughing.

"Right. Might as well win. After all, winning won't do much. You all are still their servants, regardless. You all would still come running to them in one call." Chaeyoung commented.

"Wow... that hit the mark." Hoseok blurted as reality sank in.

"Damn. Did she stutter?" Joshua whistled, appreciating Chaeyoung's gut to speak the obvious.

"I feel attacked." Jungkook scoffed.

"She has a point, though. Let's win this after all." Namjoon decided with firmness.

The ball was finally in play with Team Lovely's serve.

Namjoon easily received the ball as Hoseok set it for Jungkook who effortlessly threw a spike on the other team and it's a kill, landing on the white sand as Mark failed to do a dig.

"Fuck, yeah!" Jackson beamed after getting the first score.

"I didn't even sweat." Hoseok uttered with a smirk.

"That's just a point. Don't get too cocky." Yoongi commented with a gaze that could kill.

"Whatever you say, my love." Hoseok retorted, winking at the other whose scowl only deepened.

As the game continued, the number of spectators increased, gathering around them.

Though the sun was burning right up, their competition was far more intense.

Everyone could clearly see who's at a disadvantage with only the physique as their basis.

The men from Team Sexy were all shirtless, showing off their toned torso which clearly justified their team's name while the men on Team Lovely were all wearing their shirts, giving the audience a run for their imagination.

"Okay!" Jimin bellowed as they earned a point from Jennie's drop-shot.

"Nice one!" Seokjin beamed, high-fiving Jennie.

"I'm the ace of this team." She uttered with sass.

"Let's keep the energy going." Mark uttered before going to his position.

The joust continued as another rally pumped everyone's veins as the ball kept on going to and fro.

"Let's end this." Namjoon uttered, glancing to Jungkook who nodded.

As soon as Hoseok set the ball, Jungkook was quick to run for it before spiking it with all his might on the other team's blind spot.

Yoongi was late to dig the ball and the point was given to Team Sexy once more.

"Hell, yeah!" Joshua cheered as they huddled for a celebration.

While they're on a festive mood, Team Lovely huddled as well to give each other a pat on the back.

"We can still win. Cheer up." Jimin said with a smile.

The other team only has a three-point advantage against them.

"Of course. This ain't over yet." Seokjin agreed, boosting everyone's fighting spirit.

"I'm good at cooking, so whatever." Yoongi said which had them laughing.

"Damn. What a way to kill our hopes." Taehyung commented before they went to their positions.

The game was halted for a moment as JB tried adjusting the net.

From the center front where Taehyung was standing, he could clearly see Jungkook at the center back position.

He seemed to be having fun while throwing few words with Hoseok next to him.

As Taehyung was about to retract his gaze, he saw few girls watching from the side who were obviously giving Jungkook the stare.

One of them was even seemingly counting the tattoos on his arm.. or was it his abs?

Taehyung scoffed.

"Jungkook." He called and the blond was quick to look his way with innocent eyes.

"Hm?" He hummed in curiosity.

"Come here." Taehyung ordered as Jungkook came forward, stopping in front of him with only the net in between them.

"What's the problem, babe?" Jungkook asked.

Taehyung didn't say anything as he ran a hand on Jungkook's chest which made the other flinch at the touch.

"You have sand here." Taehyung whispered, gliding his hand from Jungkook's chest down to his abs.

Taehyung then turned his gaze on the girls watching from the side and gave them a smirk.

"Uh... thanks." Jungkook cleared his throat, unsure whether Taehyung was just doing him a favor of removing that nonexistent sand on his chest or he's just deliberately seducing him.

"Now run along." Taehyung said, giving Jungkook a slap on the butt that made him flinch.

"Fuck?" Jungkook looked so lost at Taehyung's actions.

He looked back and saw the ravenette playfully smiling which confused him even more.

As he walked back to his position, he heard Chaeyoung's voice.

"See? I'm right after all. One call and you'll come running." She teased, earning a low groan of defeat from Jungkook.

———

"Dinner is served!" Seokjin announced and everyone who was already huddled around the bonfire immediately came running back in the house.

"This smells nice." JB commented.

In a flash, the food was gone as everyone enjoyed eating together around the bonfire.

The night was chilly but lively and festive as a lot of people were having a blast of their own as well by the beach.

"Your cooking is the best." Namjoon commented, sitting next to Seokjin.

"Of course. Be thankful we lost." Seokjin retorted.

"Even before the match started, your team was already bound to lose." Jackson butted in, earning a scowl from the other.

"I should've spat on your food." Seokjin said.

"Ew. Gross!" Jackson grimaced, pushing the food away which had everyone laughing.

"Don't get on his bad side. He probably might." Jennie warned, making Jackson grimace even more.

"Don't get me started with Yoongi. You might just wake up in ER with one bite." JB added which sparked another round of laughter.

The conversation kept on rolling which called for a shot after a very satisfying meal.

"We have beers in the house." Jimin informed.

"I'll get them." Jungkook volunteered. As he stood, he took Taehyung's hand and helped him get up.

"Mind helping me?" Jungkook asked and Taehyung let himself get dragged.

"Make sure the beers get here still cold." Hoseok teased, earning another series of laughter from the bunch.

"Damn. He could really catch up fast." Jungkook snickered.

"And what exactly do you mean by that?" Taehyung asked, humor laced in his voice.

Jungkook didn't answer as he pouted all the way to the house.

"Look for a plastic or something for the drinks." Taehyung instructed, making his way in the kitchen.

However, even before he could open the refrigerator, he felt Jungkook's arms around his shoulders, hugging him.

"Hey.. so this was the plan?" Taehyung asked as he smiled.

Jungkook burried his face at the crook of his neck as he continued to nuzzle him close.

"I need cuddles." Jungkook whispered.

"What are you, a baby?" Taehyung chuckled as Jungkook pressed himself to him even more.

"I'm done having fun with others. I want 'babe time' already." Jungkook groaned.

Taehyung could only laugh as he turned around to meet Jungkook's sulking face.

"Let's have this day with our friends. We still have tomorrow for ourselves." Taehyung assured.

"I know." Jungkook sighed, clinging to Taehyung once more.

"Didn't you have fun?" Taehyung asked, returning Jungkook's warm embrace.

"I did. I'm just being a whiny shit, I guess." Jungkook said as he buried his face on the side of Taehyung's neck.

"More like a horny shit." Taehyung teased which had Jungkook chuckling.

"That too." He admitted which in turn made Taehyung giggle.

"I could do something about that." Taehyung indulged.

"Please do." Jungkook retorted.

"Later." Taehyung said which had Jungkook groaning in protest.

"Let's get moving. We still have to deliver the beers." Taehyung said, laughing at how clingy Jungkook was.

"Two more minutes." Jungkook bargained, embracing Taehyung harder.

The ravenette could only laugh and give in to Jungkook's request.

They stayed glued to each other for two more minutes while whispering sweet nothings that had them laughing and feeling warm all at the same time.

When the time was over, they finally returned to where their friends were currently having a game of truth or dare.

Hoseok was already doing a dare - dancing around the bonfire.

"Hurry!" Chaeyoung called as the couple hurried to deliver the drinks.

"You two definitely should join." She added as the drinks were passed on.

"You already looked drunk when you haven't even tasted a drink." Jungkook commented, referring to Hoseok who kept on dancing.

"Man, this should go on for another minute." Hoseok said, dancing aggressively which had everyone laughing.

As his dare finally came to an end, he proceeded to choose the next person to be dared or asked for the truth.

"Of course, I'll call my Yoongi." Hoseok said, grinning to the other who could only say nothing.

"Truth or dare?" He asked.

"Truth." Yoongi answered.

"What? That's no fun." Jackson commented.

"My turn, my choice." Yoongi retorted.

"Ooh.. burn." JB whistled.

"So what's the question?" Yoongi asked as he gazed at Hoseok who was deeply staring at him in the eyes.

And that instant, Yoongi knew his choice was a mistake as Hoseok finally asked.

"When the right time comes, will you consider marrying me?" Hoseok asked, earning gasps and screeches from the bunch.

"The hell.. am I witnessing a proposal?" Joshua mumbled.

Yoongi wasn't able to respond in an instant as he kept staring at Hoseok in the eyes. The reflection of the flame from the bonfire could be gleaned in those eyes that spoke of nothing but sincerity.

"Your answer?" Hoseok asked again.

Yoongi could only shrug as he was the first to break eye contact.

"Nothing is sure in the future, but yes. I will marry you." He answered.

The rest immediately became rowdy from his answer.

"I now pronounce you husband and husband!" Jackson cheered.

"Get a room!" Jimin teased.

"Oh shut it." Yoongi uttered, brushing off the topic. As he threw a glance to Hoseok, he saw him smiling, a fond one.

"I'm glad." He whispered.

The look of love in his eyes and his warm smile had Yoongi speechless. That moment, he could only think of one word to describe Hoseok - breathtaking.

"All right! On to the next victim!" Seokjin said, snapping Yoongi out of trance.

"Go on and choose your next target." He added and Yoongi was quick to dart his deadly gaze on Jackson.

"Your time, bitch. Dare, right?" Yoongi asked, not giving Jackson a time to answer.

As the game continued, some choosing truth while others getting brave with a dare, everyone was clearly wasted from the drink being passed on.

The chatters and laughters became louder as the night deepened.

When it was Taehyung's turn, the alcohol had already kicked-in, fueling his courage.

"Don't even ask me. Dare it is!" Taehyung declared, making the rest cheer and laugh.

"Okay!" Jimin looked around as he thought of a dare.

He caught sight of a bunch of belly dancers giving a show by the beach.

"I dare you to dance with them!" Jimin pointed and everyone darted their gaze to the direction.

"Fuck! That's going to be hilarious!" Hoseok uttered, humor laced in his voice.

"That's it?" Taehyung asked, confidently standing.

"Watch me." He added before making his way to the dancers.

The rest could only laugh their hearts out when the dancers gave him the hip scarf with dangling coins and sequins.

He gestured to his friends to keep their eyes on him as he started dancing and moving his hips.

"Yeah, baby!" Jungkook whistled, obviously wasted as he fumbled for his camera and recorded Taehyung's dancing.

"Get it, Taehyung!" Chaeyoung cheered while Taehyung continued to give his audience a good time.

He suddenly stopped before running back to his friends who thought he's done.

However, Taehyung only grabbed Jungkook by the hand as he dragged him to dance with him.

Once again their friends started losing their minds from both laughter and amazement as they danced the night away.

And just like any other friends, they made sure to record everything with their cameras to show them the next day and to have something to be embarrassed about.

The night ended with everyone forgetting the time and only enjoying the fun and memories of their summertime together.

It's summertime luh-uh-loving.
It's loving in the summertime.

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Love you 💜