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Another week passed, and it was the weekend again.
Heena and I left home early in the morning. We took the subway to the train station and bought some snacks from a convenience store before boarding.
I thought we'd timed it well, going just before the vacation started, but even accounting for it being a weekend, the train station was incredibly crowded.
We ate our convenience store lunches in a corner of that crowd. Heena stared intently at my mouth, paying no attention to her food.
"What's more important, eating or kissing me?"
"Kissing you is more important, of course. But let's eat first. What if you pass out later while we're playing?"
"Kiss me first!"
"Fine, I'll do it. But I won't kiss you again until you finish eating."
"That's not fair... Ah~"
Heena already had low stamina, so if she didn't eat properly, she'd probably collapse while we were in the water.
We finished our meal, feeding each other bite by bite, then boarded the train. I was incredibly excited. I felt like giving a gift to my classmate who'd told me about the water park.
Of course, this wasn't my first time going to a swimming pool. My family loved the beach, so we usually went there, but I'd been to a pool two or three times.
However, this was the first time going to a water park where swimming was the main attraction. That went for both my previous life and this one.
Before dating Heena, I'd never gone to a water park with just guys. After I started dating her, some unfortunate circumstances came up.
So, after about 4 hours on the train. It was a bit far for a day trip, but being together made it fun. Even the leisurely time spent on the train.
Luckily seated at the front of the car with room to stretch our legs, we spent our time as we usually did.
"Yeonho, don't you think your hands have gotten bigger?"
"My hands? You think so?"
"Yeah, look~ The difference in our sizes!"
Heena spread her hand wide as if to compare, so I matched mine against hers. Her small hand, with fingers a whole joint shorter than mine, overlapped my palm.
"Oh, they have gotten bigger. Weren't they almost the same size until about two years ago?"
"Right? Lately, when we hold hands, it feels so much warmer~"
Heena's smooth, unblemished fingers intertwined with mine. Her hand felt like a child's.
"Your hands are so small. It's cute."
"Really? You think it's cute?"
"Yeah. It's cute, it's cute."
Smack!
As I kept saying "cute," Heena pulled her hand towards my mouth and I kissed it. She giggled as usual, but then pulled our clasped hands down.
And then she started to pucker her lips like a duck.
"Not there~ Mwah~"
"Hmm."
Smack!
Her face and puckered lips looked adorable, but I avoided her protruding lips and kissed her cheek instead.
"Mmph!"
She shook her head and leaned her body towards me. Seeing that, I silently laughed before finally kissing her lips as she wanted.
Smack!
She really was cute. Not just her hands, but everything about Heena was cute.
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"There are so many people~"
"Wow, I wonder if we'll even be able to ride the water slides."
After the long train ride, we arrived in Gangwon-do and entered the water park. It was already past lunchtime. Unfortunately, the water park was so packed with people that there was barely room to move.
It seemed we weren't the only ones who thought going just before vacation started would be a good idea. I guess everyone thinks alike.
We put on life jackets over the couple swimsuits we'd bought earlier and walked around slowly, hand in hand.
As we walked, I glanced to the side and noticed Heena's snow-white nape. She'd tied her hair up to keep it out of the way, and the exposed nape was incredibly alluring.
It felt different from when we bathed together.
"Let's start with the lazy river inside and then try the rides when they're less crowded. We might as well at least dip our feet in the water since we came all this way."
"Okay~"
It was disappointing that the unexpected crowds would make it hard to enjoy ourselves fully, but there was no need to let it dampen our spirits. As long as we two enjoyed ourselves somehow, that was all that mattered.
For example, in the indoor lazy river we'd just entered.
"Eek~! I'm drifting away! Hold onto me!"
"Just wrap your arms around my neck. Let's drift together. There are too many people for us to move freely anyway."
"Like this?"
"Wait, let go of your legs! I really can't move like this!"
"No way~ You said to drift together~ I think I like this!"
"What are you, an alien?"
We laughed and joked as we drifted along with the water's flow, clinging tightly to each other. When Heena's wet skin touched mine, I honestly wanted to take off the life jacket. But we couldn't enter many areas without it.
After the lazy river, we briefly went into the wave pool next to it before quickly getting out. It was just as crowded as the lazy river, but the wave pool seemed more dangerous due to its more intense movements.
For similar reasons, we skipped the water playground area and spent some time in the aqua pool where hydro pumps sprayed water from inside the pool.
"Want to sit here?"
"I do! Thank you!"
We were sitting side by side in a corner of the pool, enjoying the water pressure massaging our backs, when Heena gave up her seat to a young elementary school child who was eyeing us nervously.
Then she sat on my lap.
"Are you going to do this here too?"
"I'm going to do this everywhere, you know?"
"If we do this, there's no point in being here. Should I move for a bit?"
"No~ Instead, hug me tightly! I think that'll be more effective for me~"
For a moment, I glanced around at her words, but with so many people and all the noise, it seemed unlikely anyone would care what we were doing. Besides, we weren't the only couple getting cozy.
I immediately wrapped my arms around Heena's waist. We didn't need to wear life jackets here, so we'd left them behind.
As I hugged her tightly, I could feel Heena's slender waist in my arms, so delicate I worried it might break. Being conscious of that sensation made me acutely aware of how Heena felt sitting on my thighs.
Every part of Heena's body was incredibly soft and smooth.
After lounging there for a while, we gave up our seats when we noticed more people eyeing them eagerly, like the child earlier.
Then we went outside. We'd enjoyed the indoor areas well enough, and if we came to a place like this, we had to try the water slides, even if it meant waiting a while.
Of course, that didn't mean...
"......"
"Think we can ride that?"
"No. Absolutely not. Is that even made for humans to ride?"
We couldn't ride the monstrously high slide that looked more like a roller coaster rail than a water slide lane. I had a fear of heights and was scared of extremely intense rides.
So I honestly said I couldn't do it. If we'd come here as a couple before my regression, I probably would have forced myself to ride it despite my fears. But now, we were a veteran(?) couple who had shared countless conversations over more than ten years.
Thanks to that, I could easily discard this kind of unnecessary pride. Besides, we'd been to amusement parks a few times, so she already knew about my fear of heights.
"What about that one? I think we could ride it together."
"Ah, that one might be okay. It doesn't go back and forth at the top. And we can ride it together."
"Right~ Let's go!" 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
Besides, it seemed we'd have to wait at least an hour for any ride anyway, so we probably couldn't try many different ones.
So we decided to ride just one slide that couples could ride together. It started from the top but went down inside a tube, so you couldn't see below.
And so began our waiting time.
With Heena in front of me, I hugged her from behind as we waddled forward together, step by step, like penguins.
"Let's take a break after this ride~ I saw them selling churros over there, want to get some?"
"Really? I'd love some!"
"Then let's get those and hot dogs too. After that, we'll go out and have a proper dinner later."
"Sounds good. You're the best. I love you!"
"Oh, come on... I love you too~"
I hugged her even tighter, filled with affection for my girlfriend's perfect snack selection that considered my tastes. But the life jacket made it hard to feel like I was really hugging her body, which was disappointing.
Like the couples around us, we enjoyed some skinship as we waited, and before we knew it, it was our turn.
"Hold onto the handles tightly! Here we go!"
"Woah!"
"Eek~!!!!"
Well, the ride itself was over in an instant, making all that waiting time seem pointless. Both Heena and I just screamed at the fast speed and found ourselves at the bottom.
It was quite scary but fun. If there had been fewer people, I would have wanted to ride it two or three more times.
"Was it fun?"
"It was way more fun than I expected! Next time, let's come when there are fewer people. I kind of want to try that six-person slide too..."
"Let's come with everyone next time. With my brothers and Yoonjung unnie, that's exactly six people, right?"
"Oh? You're right. That works out perfectly."
And with that last attraction, we ate our snacks, then wandered around some of the calmer pools before heading out. I'm looking forward to next time.
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"Ah~ I'm tired!"
"My body feels exhausted. What if we fall asleep and miss our stop?"
"We have to travel for four hours, won't we wake up at some point?"
"I guess so."
On the way back. We boarded the train right after dinner. The round trip took so long that even though we didn't play for that long, time was tight.
"It's a shame there were so many people since it's a new place. It would have been nice if we could have ridden more slides."
"That, and the life jackets were really annoying."
"Right! Hugging over the life jacket was awful!"
"Wasn't it?"
"In that sense, the beach might be better... Should I buy another bikini? You'd like that better, right?"
"I can't say I wouldn't..."
Touching bare skin is better than over a swimsuit, after all.
"Next time, let's come with our families~ Water parks are much more fun with a group."
"That's true. There are a lot of multi-person attractions too."
"What should we do for our next couple trip? Beach? Mountains? Camping might be nice too."
"Well, we can go anywhere. We have plenty of time."
"Hehe... That's right. We have lots of time~"
With tired bodies, leaning our heads against each other, we imagined our future trips together. Mountains, beaches, or even local festivals or overseas trips.
We have all the time in the world to spend together.
Author's Note:
This is just a taste since it's an IF side story.
Should I send them to high school soon...?
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