The mountain rose on the horizon, sheer rock striking down from snowy peak. Only the base was softened by the virescence of a pine blanket. An hour ago it had seemed so close, and now after flying up the highway at a hundred kilometres an hour, it was just the same size.

You pressed your nose against the cold surface of the window, peering at the mountains with eyes wide in fascination. It wasn't exactly your first time visiting Achasan Mount, but rather nostalgic. You remember visiting one summer with your parents and Yoongi, ten and twelve year old kids with huge smile adorning their faces; the time when you used to be a perfect family. In winter, the entire look of the mountain was unrecognisable, the snow bed acting like huge fluffy clouds; pure and delicate.

You couldn't help but let a tiny smile tug on your lips, heart feeling warm and fuzzy despite the cool temperature. "Isn't it cool?"

You turned your head sideways to look at Taehyung, who was gazing at the mountains with the same admiration in his eyes, a smile displayed on his face as well. You nodded when he averted his gaze to stare at you. "It is indeed." His smile widened as he ruffled your hair.

From the corner of your eyes you spotted Jungkook's head on Jimin's shoulder, the older's head atop his, both fast asleep. This was the first time you saw Jungkook this peaceful. His soft cheek firmly pressed into Jimin's shoulder, making it adorably puff out like marshmallows. You giggled, a sudden urge to squish those rice cakes overtaking you. Azalea had gone to sit in the front with a fellow classmate, to discuss about some upcoming project in their history class.

"Get ready kids! Ten minutes before we arrive at our spot!" Mostly everyone jolted in their seats when the sudden sound of Mrs. Lee boomed in the bus, her voice a little overboard. You had to stifle a laugh when Jungkook startled awake, hitting his head hard against Jimin's nose, the latter crying out in pain. Hearing the havoc, a few students threw them weird looks making Jungkook scratch his head in embarrassment before he sheepishly smiled, murmuring a small apology to Jimin who was throwing daggers his way; hand still rubbing his seemingly red nose.

Taehyung snickered beside you as he curled his arm around Jungkook's shoulder, messing his hair, earning a slap in return and a shove from Jimin for flicking his forehead. You held your breathe when the bus tilted, climbing the steep mountain. You again gazed out to see pine trees coming in the view, not even a single reminiscence of the large green trees you witnessed as a child. The area seemed eerie, your nerves twisting and heart pounding due to the darkness although the sun was still up in the sky, but as the bus dived in deeper, you noticed a mass of green patch invading your vision, the pine trees slowly disappearing behind.

You relaxed a bit when you saw yellow and orange tents set up on the land, a minority of figures scattered around the area. Soon, the bus came to a halt, students standing up with their belongings before forming a line and stepping down, astounded whispers filling the thin air. You rubbed your arms as a cool wisp of wind blew in your way, hair softly swaying in different directions. The boys beside you stretched, Taehyung yawning and Jimin craning his neck, the bone cracking noise resounding around while Jungkook simply stands there, hands stuffed into his woollen coat as his eyes wanders the turf.

Mr. Yang struts where you all stood. "Welcome students. Before we start with your activities, I'd like you all to settle your stuff inside the tents with only one partner of your choice, and no, no boy and girl together." He raked his eyes through the crowd, his stern demeanour making everyone nod.

"Hmm I'm sure y'all don't want kids hugging your legs at this age, now, do we?" He scampishly grinned as, partially, every student's face flushed at the meaning behind his words; a drastic change to the dire look he wore a few heartbeats ago. He cleared his throat as soon as murmurs started to fill the stunned atmosphere.

"Well, you guys have an hour to organise before you'll be called out to discuss the events," He stopped to glance at his wristwatch, "and your time starts now."

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"To be honest, his joke was so fucking nasty." Azalea stated with a scowl as you both strolled side by side to the main cottage.

Immediately after Mr. Yang's announcement, you all got in a queue, girls on one side while guys on the other. Apparently, the tents were set up in that way; orange tents for girls were built on the right side of the vicinity while yellow tents for guys stood on the left, a teacher's cottage in the middle acting as the divider. Lea and you recieved a tent in the middle of all which you were quite grateful for since the area where the tents end looked scary as hell.

"I swear, I nearly gagged." You grimaced and shook your head. Shortly, you reached infront of the cottage where almost all students were already present. Guess you got late. You caught sight of Taehyung, Jungkook and Jimin blended in the multitude. The three dorks comfortably playing rock, paper, & scissors, slapping Jungkook's back when he got a rock while the other two got paper; childish howlings escaping their lips.

The sun wasn't as high as it was in the sky nearly three hours ago, as it was afternoon. The cold breeze had reduced, not much but to a certain degree that you didn't have to wear those annoying jackets anymore so you decided to change into a plain black full sleeves top and military pattern joggers; the beanie still perched on your head. The three must have spotted you as now they walked towards where Lea and you stood. You noticed all three of them had removed their jackets and changed into shorts where once jeans resided.

"Hi there." Taehyung as usual, slung his arm around your shoulders, hugging you to his side as you encircled yours around his waist. "Wassup bro?" He ruffled your hair. Taehyung had adapted a habit of ruffling your hair whenever he got the chance to since, quote, 'You look like a fucking peasant, but a cute one at that'.

You rested your head on his shoulder and shrugged, "Nothing much, you say." You sighed when warmth radiated off his body and seeped into your chilly bones. As if sensing your discomfort, he brought his other hand around your shoulders, trapping you in a tight hug. "Cold?" You merely hummed before snuggling in his cozy chest.

"Soooo any idea what Mr. Yang is upto?" Jimin broke the deafening silence surrounding you. You perked your head up from Taehyung's chest to look at him. "No idea, but his joke was disgusting for sure."

Everyone laughed at your comment. "True that." Jimin winked at you as you playfully rolled your eyes.

"I have a feeling it has something to do with ropes." Jungkook, who was silent all along, spoke. Your heads turned to where he pointed, and it was now did you detect two thick ropes on a table implanted in the center of the division.

As if on cue, Mr. Yang along with Mrs. Lee walked out of the cottage, both invested in a not-so-serious conversation. Soon enough they both reached where the table was placed. "Okay children, please gather around!" Mr. Yang clapped his hands in the air, gaining attention of all the students as they moved towards him. You let go of Taehyung's waist to trudge forward with Azalea by your side.

"Okay so I'm sure by now everyone has noticed these ropes," he gestured on the table, "basically, we are going to play a game of Tug-Of-War between guys and girls." Gasps were heard from all the corners. Your brows furrowed. Guys against girls?

"Yes, Guys vs. Girls. The winners will get to choose two captains, one from the boys team and one from girls. The two chosen captains will then form a team who will compete against one another for our hiking activity." Excited howls were heard from guys while girls let out nervous laughs, obvious to who the winner will be. You wandered your eyes around and saw some guys starting to do warm up excersises and some removing their sweaters, only a tank top underneath. You caught glimpse of a sleeveless grey top Jungkook doing push-ups. Hard muscles flexing with each count and sweat dripping down his neck and forehead was a sight to watch. You gulped, averting your gaze, cheeks flushing a bright crimson.

Mr. Yang joined the two ropes in a tight knot since they were short before proceeding to stand in the middle. You along with the other girls stood on the right, opposite to the boys, a respectable distance in between. You and Lea were standing somewhere in the middle of all. Clasping the rope in your hands, you stepped your foot back to get in a crouching position for a better stance. After everyone settled in their positions, Mrs. Lee went and stood a few metres away with a whistle in her hand.

"On your mark," You clutched the rope tight, a bit satisfied when you saw the girls getting serious while the guys were still fooling around, thinking they'll eventually win.

"Get set," You located Taehyung and Jimin standing by the end of the line, Jungkook in the middle like you. "GO!!"

The sound of whistle blowing off made yells escape past everyone's lips. Putting in all the strength, girls were lucky enough to tug in the boys by a fraction, surprising them.

"Guys, go harder!" Someone shouted from the boys team and soon enough grunts filled the air. Girls started to bend back due to sudden force from the guys. You panted, feeling your energy drain, but you weren't ready to give up yet. Mrs. Lee suddenly went at the end, joining in. "Ladies! show them what we got!"

Mr. Yang too joined the boys side, "Tug for your life, kiddos!"

The groans and grunts started to get louder by each passing second. You noted some girls losing their energy, their frail arms losing the hold on the rope. You were slowly getting tugged towards the guys side and you were sure they were gonna win, but before you could give up, a voice boomed, "Y'all girls will always stay weak!"

That was enough to add fuel to the fire. You snapped your head up, noticing anger filling up every girls face, your face contorting as well. The mocking laugh they spilled was the last straw. Before you could think, you yelled out in fury, "ONE!"

The guys grew silent. Another shout came from behind you, "TWO!" You clasped the rope with a newfound energy surging through your veins, eyes throwing death glares at the opposite team.

"GO!!" Mrs. Lee's words were drowned by numerous yells reverberating from the girls throats as with just one pull, you all bent back together, dragging all the boys, making them stumble and fall down.

It was a sight worth watching, the knot joining the two ropes snapped open due to the force after the boys fell. No one was able to hear the groans coming from the guys as the cheers from girls filled the entire area. You turned towards the limp boys before cupping your mouth with your hand, " You messed with the wrong team, bros!!" More cheers filled the air as you wiped the sweat dripping down your forehead, a victorious smile stretched across your features.

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A/N: That was sexy! 😎🔥 Okay so I have a few things to say;

1. Congratulations to BTS for scoring No.1 on Billboard Hot 100, I'm so proud of them! And Happiest Birthday to the most prettiest and precious gem on this planet, Jungkookie! 😍💜💜💜

2. Happy 1 year to this story and thankyou for 1K READS. I remember posting this story on Jk's bday last year and now on the same day, I hit 1k reads uwu. 😭💖

They fricking ATE the vma's performance sksksksksk- 🌚🔥