Third Person's POV.

In a snap, their worries were gone with the wind but Yena, the poor girl, still felt weak. She and Hyewon's kiss lives in her head, the mere thought of it makes her want to cry.

Yena sulks, Yuri was supposed to be her first kiss.

As for Hyewon, she didn't mind at all. It was to save her friend, what about it? Plus, unlike Yena, Hyewon already had her first kiss so it wasn't a big deal.

She did feel sorry for Yena. She knew Yena well and Yena's a tough girl, she won't cry over small things. Yena probably reserved her first kiss for something important.

"Yena Unnie, are you okay now?" Yuri approaches Yena who is still in a state of shock.

Yena doesn't answer the younger, she was too preoccupied to notice Yuri's presence.

"Unnie, hey..." Yuri started to worry. Maybe Yena really almost drowned, she overthinks.

Yena must be traumatized, Yuri says to herself.

She called Yena for the third time in an attempt of getting the older's attention and it worked. With Yuri's help, Yena managed to get out of her thoughts.

With tears, Yena hugs Yuri.

"Joyuuuul! Hyewon stole my first kiss!" Yena complains like a kid that's had been stolen a lollipop.

Yuri wanted to smile at Yena, the older looked too cute complaining about how Hyewon stole her first kiss with her duck lips.

Unknowingly, Yuri's gaze dropped on Yena's lips that are busy complaining.

Those lips... it looked cute.

Yuri pretended to listen to Yena.

"Yul-ah, Hyewon's my first kiss." Once again, Yena complains.

Truth be told, Yuri couldn't understand why Yena is making a big deal over the kiss. If you think about it, it wasn't really a kiss but an attempt to save Yena's life. It really shouldn't be a big deal.

The girls were already eating near the shade because it was too hot to eat under the sun except for Yena and Yuri.

They left Yena because the girl was still too stunned to function while Yuri, went to comfort the girl.

While Yena complains, Hitomi nudges Nako and points at Yena and Yuri. With the sight, Nako and Hitomi snickers. Nako tries to get Minju's attention, once she did, she pointed at Yena and Yuri. Minju laughs.

Hitomi, Nako, and Minju are curious about Yena and Yuri's relationship. As for Hitomi, this is the perfect opportunity to tease Yuri. It's time for Hitomi's payback.

Hitomi whips her phone out of her pocket as she typed a message that was sent to both Nako and Minju.

The whole content of the message was about how they will confront Yuri later.

About feeling their phone's vibration, Minju and Nako fished their phones out. As if on cue, the three looked at each other and laughed hysterically. It caught everyone's attention including Yuri and Yena.

With the rest of 01z laughing, Yuri had a weird feeling that it was about her but she shrugged it off. Soon, Yena and Yuri joined the rest.

That day, they ate lunch peacefully.

The girls were now back at the house, they took a few hours of rest because at around 4:00 PM they had diving sessions. Minju hired professional divers just for this, it wasn't a problem since her family's rich.

Everyone was back in their respective rooms.

It was the first time Chaewon and Minju were alone in a room without tension.

Both were seated on Minju's bed. It felt weird, they both couldn't help but reminisce. They were both quiet but something bothered Minju. Ever since their first day here, it never left her mind. And typical Chaewon noticed.

When it comes to Minju, Chaewon sees even the slightest changes in her mood, her aura, and Minju herself. She knew Minju so well that she even memorized how the latter breathed. Weird, right? But Chaewon can't help it, she has spent her time memorizing Minju because she's Kim Minju. And in Chaewon's eyes, Minju is the prettiest.

"A penny for your thoughts?" Chaewon softly says. Minju looked at Chaewon, she still couldn't believe that they were on talking terms again.

"Uh... I—" Minju stops, thinking of the right words to say and Chaewon noticed the difficulty Minju's having. "It's okay, Min, I won't judge you. You can tell me anything, you know that, right?" Chaewon tries her best to reassure the younger Kim.

"It feels weird... being here with all of you." Minju starts. Again, Minju thinks of the right words to say. "After what happened to K-Kreisha Un..nie, I swore I'd never come back here again. I tried to... A week after her burial, I came back here but I couldn't take a step inside the house. I collapsed on the floor, crying. I was just there, miserably crying until the caretakers came to me. They called my driver and took me out of there." Minju tried to stop her trembling voice but she failed. When it came to Kreisha, she just couldn't control the tears that were coming.

Chaewon ached for the younger. How painful it must've been for Minju. Upon hearing Minju's story, Chaewon wanted to cry with Minju. She should've been there when Minju came back here, she should've been there. It made her wonder if it will hurt less for Minju if Chaewon was there for her.

"When you talked about the beach house... When we were planning the trip, my heart dropped I didn't think I'd be able to walk around here without crying like a loser. But you guys proved me wrong. I went back here with a peaceful heart, I didn't think I'd ever feel that again." Minju continued.

Chaewon listened intently as she caresses Minju's hands.

"You know... I was planning to sell this property. This place scared me a lot. I wanted to sell this because of how traumatized I was but the caretakers stopped me. They told me that this was originally my Mom's beach house. Holding on to my mom's memories, I didn't push through it. It was my only way of honoring my mom."

"The caretakers talked to me last night, they told me that it's been a long time since they heard people laughing, playing, and talking. I thought they'd scold me because we're too noisy but they told me that they were happy that I was able to go back here with nothing but genuine happiness."

Chaewon couldn't do anything but hold Minju's hands as Minju confessed to her. Above all, Chaewon is the proudest of Minju. Minju is the bravest person she knows. Minju will always be Chaewon's brave warrior— bruised but fearless.

With Chaewon's hands against hers, Minju's heart felt content. She can't believe she found her home in the form of eleven chaotic girls she met at school.

Chaewon spoons Minju as she whispers her compliments until Nako and Wonyoung open the door without warning. Minju and Chaewon's eyes widen at the thought that Wonyoung and Nako caught them.

"Minju-yah, Chaewon Unnie the divers are already at the door. Eunbi Unnie told me to get both of you." Nako says. Chaewon scratches her head as she came down with Wonyoung.

Minju and Nako were left inside the room.

"Whore." Nako teased Minju. Minju jokingly slaps Nako's shoulders, "Oh shut up, dwarf."

Nako being triggered started running her way downstairs, "I'm telling Yuri and Tomi."

Minju runs after her, trying to stop Nako. "No, Nako come back here!" Minju shouts, trying to catch Nako.

Nako looks back at Minju, sticking her tongue out at the oldest 2001 liner.

"TOMI, YURI I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU!" Nako shouts resonated inside the house. Everyone stares at her with curiosity.

"YURI, HITOMI WHERE ARE YOU?" Again, Nako shouts.

"Nako, shut up! I swear to God I'm gonna kick you out." Minju was still running after Nako.

They started the diving sessions with chaos. They were taught everything there is to diving. There were five diving professionals who helped them.

Within an hour, all the girls were freely enjoying the vast sea and its creatures. It amazes them how beautiful the ocean is with its fish that swims in groups. The variety of colors was too beautiful, as beautiful as watching the sunrise and sunset.

Isn't it amazing how the sea is both magnificent and murderous? It's too beautiful but it could kill you.

Despite knowing this, the girls felt most free underwater. Being inland was fun, but the water brought a different kind of serenity. Underwater, they felt safe. Like nothing's out there to hurt them.

But it's going to change soon, how everyone wished they just stayed underwater, away from all the things that could possibly harm them.