|| little!sana, cg!jeonghyo ||
Sana woke up very grumpy.
She didn’t know why her mama wanted her to go camping. She didn’t see the point of it when she and her mommy had just gone camping in their living room last week.
In the living room, camping was fun. She had snacks, she could get water whenever she needed it, and she could even watch movies.
Why would she want to go outside and sleep on a bunch of rocks and sticks? It’s yucky outside anyway and cold.
“I know you don’t want to be out here, love bug, but look at all the pretty trees.” Jihyo paused from helping Jeongyeon set the large tent up. She crouched down to where Sana was sitting and picking at the grass.
“Yeah but I’m cold, mommy,” Sana mumbled as she looked up at her mommy.
Jihyo let out a soft laugh and kissed her baby’s forehead gently. “Are you cold, or are you grumpy? Because you’ve got a jacket and a sweatshirt on.”
Sana thought for a second before she let out a small, exasperated huff. She shook her head, silently answering her mommy’s question.
Satisfied that the little wasn’t going to freeze to death, Jihyo went back to her task of helping Jeongyeon put the tent up.
Sana sighed and crossed her legs underneath her, resting her chin in her hands. Once the tent was up and their bags were inside, she thought that maybe they’d play a game.
When Jeongyeon sat down with an exhausted groan and closed her eyes, tilting her head back, Sana knew she was going to be asleep for at least an hour.
“Mommy, I’m bored,” Sana whined as she picked up a small rock. She tossed it at a nearby tree before she stood up and walked over to the camping chair her mommy was in. She plopped herself down on her mommy’s lap and crossed her arms.
Jihyo wrapped her arms around Sana’s thin waist and held her close, gently rocking them back and forth. “Well why don’t you go play in the tent? I packed your coloring book and some of your toys.”
Sana sighed and looked up at her mommy. She really just wanted to go home, but coloring could be fun. It was definitely better than being cold and bored outside.
Sliding off of Jihyo’s lap, Sana made her way to the tent. She unzipped the front door flap and stepped in before zipping it back up.
As she sat on the mat of the tent, she searched through the bag her mama packed for her. There was a princess coloring book, a few of her favorite toys, and her favorite stuffy. Unfortunately, there was no iPad and she knew that her mamas had her phone.
Sana huffed and pulled out the coloring book. She scattered the crayons out in front of her and started to color, hoping that this would keep her occupied for at least a few minutes.
The birds weren’t chirping and the only light seemed to be small and glowing. When Sana sat up and rubbed her eyes, she was a little disoriented. She didn’t even notice she had fallen asleep.
Before she left the tent to see where her mamas were, Sana put the crayons back in the box and put her coloring book back in her bag. She unzipped the tent and poked her head out.
She expected to see her mama still asleep and her mommy reading or doing something else boring, but she was pleasantly surprised when she saw them quietly talking and laughing in front of the campfire.
Sana looked up at the starry night sky as she stepped out of the tent. Her mouth hung open in awe. She had never seen so many stars in her life. Seoul and Osaka were too polluted with light to ever get this clear of a view of the stars.
“Well good morning there, sleepyhead.”
Sana turned to see her mama smiling at her. Jeongyeon took a sip of her beer and set it down in the chair’s cupholder before holding her arms out to invite her baby to sit.
Sana sat down in her mama’s lap and leaned back, her head resting against Jeongyeon’s.
“Did you have a good nap?” Jeongyeon asked as she wrapped her arms around Sana, her hands coming to gently rest on her tummy.
“Yeah. I guess I was so bored that I fell asleep.” Sana softly giggled and looked into the crackling flames. There was something hypnotic about it and the smell was comforting.
“You needed it. Mommy and I were going to wake you up, but you were out like a light.”
Jihyo looked over at the pair and took a few pictures before slipping her phone back in her pocket.
Peaceful, serene moments like this were hard to come by nowadays. The girls were more than grateful of the time they got to spend together like this. No cameras. No interviews. No expectations to perform. Just them.
Despite thinking she’d be bored to death still just sitting quietly in her mama’s lap, Sana felt… calm. Looking into the fire and up at the sky reminded her of how beautiful things were and how lucky she was to be surrounded by beautiful people.
As she stared into the campfire’s inviting glow, her thoughts were broken by the light rustling of a bag. She turned to see her mommy pick up a bag of marshmallows and a few sticks.
Sana’s eyes lit up and she wiggled her way out of her mama’s arms. Standing in front of Jihyo with her hands behind her back, she flashed her cutest smile. “Can I have one?”
Jihyo chuckled and nodded. She kissed Sana’s forehead and put two marshmallows onto the stick. “How about you give the stick to mama and have her help you roast them?”
Sana gave Jihyo an enthusiastic nod. She took the stick with the two marshmallows back over to Jeongyeon and patiently waited for her mama to crouch down closer to the fire with her.
Jeongyeon held the stick with Sana, making sure to turn it every once in a while. After a few seconds, Sana’s marshmallows were golden brown.
Sana’s looked at the marshmallows hungrily as she blew on them. She took a small, careful bite, making sure it wasn’t too hot.
Jihyo and Jeongyeon laughed as they watched their baby devour the two marshmallows. Her face was covered in sticky fluff, but they knew if they wiped her face now, they’d just keep wiping it.
Sana was about four marshmallows in by the time she finally sat back down. She snuggled into her mama’s arms, happy and full of sugar.
Jeongyeon had a feeling that giving her so much sugar before they went to sleep wasn’t the best idea, but she was okay letting it happen just this once.
Jihyo had two more marshmallows left on her stick. She didn’t really want them, she knew Jeongyeon most likely wouldn’t want them, and she didn’t want to give Sana anymore sugar than she really needed.
As she sat and thought, Jihyo glanced over at Sana. She looked so content. More content than she had seen her in months. Jihyo smiled to herself and shrugged her shoulders. If she had to deal with a little who was high on sugar for a night, so what? She’d come down eventually.
“Who wants the last two marshmallows?” Jihyo asked playfully as she looked into the fire, not surprised at all when she heard Sana sliding off of Jeongyeon’s lap.
Jihyo finished roasting the two marshmallows on her stick and stood up. She couldn’t help the laugh that left her as she looked at her baby’s sticky, marshmallow covered face. “You’re adorable, love bug.”
Sana smiled shyly and fiddled with the napkin in her hands. “Can I just have one more, please, mommy?”
Jihyo nodded and held the stick out for her baby. She watched as Sana happily devoured the marshmallow on top, leaving the second one for herself.
Sana hummed and happily bounced as she let the sweet and sugary taste of the marshmallow coat her tongue. There weren’t too many things better than a well toasted marshmallow.
When Sana made it back to Jeongyeon’s lap, she noticed that her baby was much happier, but she noticed that she seemed to be calmer as well. Despite the copious amounts of sugar in Sana’s body, it seemed like nature and the campfire were having the opposite effect on the little.
Jeongyeon held Sana close and rested her chin on her baby’s shoulder. She gently wiped her face with a wet wipe before kissing her cheek.
“You’re so sweet, bug.” Jeongyeon softly chuckled when Sana shyly tucked her face into her neck.
If camping had marshmallows involved every time, then maybe it wasn’t all that bad.