Reordinate the Fate

First Destination: Ridiculous Misunderstanding

"Stevan, wake up!"

"Stevan!" Stevan heard a girl's voice wake him up while he is still half-awake, "Hey, Freak! Get up now or I'll hit your stomach again!” It must be Risa. Stevan can tell if it's Risa even there are hundreds girl waking him up, because no other girl has ever woken him with threats other than Risa. This girl is the only one.

"I'm awake! What time is it until you have to hit me to wake me up?”

Stevan is holding Risa's hands that slapping his cheeks hardly many times, "It's 8 A.M.! Time to breakfast." Risa released her arms from Stevan's grip, "Hurry up, Freak! I want to cook again this morning.”

Stevan chuckled irritably and sat himself half-consciously. "Wait outside. I will wash my face and brush my teeth first."

"Okay."

Stevan is surprised by Risa.  Her spirit and passionate hasn't vanished since yesterday. Stevan dropped to lie down again. Now that he thinks about it, Risa used to be a very excited and passionated girl. Maybe the girl hadn't really changed, only covered few sides in her? Now the passionate side is exploding again.

But Stevan was not the type to be passionate. He was about to close his eyes, but Risa shouted from the tent door, "I can even kick your butt if you don't wake up!"

Stevan is surprised and immediately stand up without needing to gather his consciousness again.  The girl really can make him do anything with the threat of 'punches and kicks'. Stevan grabs his toiletries and immediately steps out of the tent before Risa's threat becomes a reality.

 ★★★

"So what are we going to cook this morning?"

Stevan entered the campervan which is inhabited by three other men. The campervan looked empty but at the same time seemed to have passed through a storm. "Why is it so messy? They just sleeping." hissed Stevan as he watched the blankets spread, sandals scattered on the floor, drink bottles stood up on the side of campervan's door, even socks next to the sink.

"Where are all of them?" Stevan crouched down and looked at the contents of the refrigerator and stood back to look for the ingredients he needed on the food storage rack.

"They're jogging since the early morning." Risa seemed to think for a moment, "I don't want to make you think that they didn't invite you. Earlier they wanted to wake you up, but I forbade it. I said you complained because of exhaustion from last night. "

"Tsk! You are really…" Stevan handed Risa potatoes and carrots while he bring some other ingredients such as packaged chicken broth, sausages, and beef. "You could have let them wake me up. What is wrong with you?" Stevan also bring out two cooking knives, ladle, and a small pot.

"I want to cook this morning, so you have to help me."

Stevan shook one's head, can't believe his bestfriend just done whatever she wanted. He changes the topic, "This morning we are going to cook potato soup. Wash the potatoes and carrots first. I will cut the sausages and some of the beef."

Risa smiled with enthusiasm. She left and returned shortly after with wet potatoes and carrots.  "Now you fill this with water," Stevan give the small pot to Risa before she says anything.

Stevan finished his sausage and meat slices, then proceed to cut the potatoes when he saw Risa walking toward him very slowly, "Why are you walking so slow?" Stevan shouted at Risa.

A few moments later, Risa put the small pot on the cooking table. "I'm afraid it'll spilled." Stevan looked at the pot and laughed loudly, "Why do you filled it up until really full like this, Freak?" Stevan confidently throw out half of the water from the pot to the ground before heating it on a portable stove.

"Think itu carefully. If we are going to cook soup, these ingredients must also go into the pot. So there's no need to fill it to the fullest.” Stevan explained, "I have peeled this potato skin, you cut it. Imagine cutting things into cubes."

Risa reached for another cooking knife lying on the table, "At first I wanted to cook. But now I am starting to feel like just here to become your assistant.” Stevan patted Risa's back, “It’s just your feeling, friend. Just your feeling." but he held his laugh when said that.

Stevan put the carrots in boiling water. "We have to put in harder textured vegetables first, then meat and the last is soft textured vegetables. Finally, instant broth."

"Surprisingly, you're really good at this thing. Why didn't I know? "

Stevan chuckled, "Should I answer your question with your answer to me yesterday and consider it as a revenge?"

"We finished it last night." Risa dumbles while folding her arms.

"No? Okay." Stevan seemed to lift his chin proudly, "I often see YouTube influencer chefs and read cooking books."

"What?! A sportsman like you looking about cooking?!"

Stevan pointed at Risa's face, "I knew your reaction will be like this. That's why I didn't tell you."

Both of them suddenly fall into silence after that. They see the soup from the glass lid, the bubbles pop out from the heated broth. The two is waiting for the soup to finished completely. At that moment Risa remember something, "Stevan,"

"Hm?"

"I really told them that you were exhausted because of last night."  Stevan looked at Risa, "Yes, you said that earlier. So what?"

Risa swallowed the saliva and cleared her throat, "What if they really thought you were 'exhausted' because of last night?"  Stevan frowned not understanding, "What are you trying to say actually?"

Stevan can see Risa's face turning red after her question, "What if they really think you are 'exhausted' because of 'doing something' with me last night?"

Stevan opened the lid of the small pot and put it on the cooking table quickly until it makes loud sound, "What the hell is that?" He hissed in embarrassment, "You're the one who is too mature, they wouldn't think of me that way!"

★★★

"Hey! What did you do with Risa last night, hm? " Will whispered to Stevan after they had gathered and eaten their breakfast. Stevan looks at Will in disbelief, "I didn't do anything!"

"You were exhausted because of last night with her, Van? Even though I didn't expect my role model to be this adult, it is more out of my expectation a big man like you to be ‘exhausted’ of her.” Cliff added in an ignorant tone.

"What are you talking about, little boy?!"

Max looked at Stevan, "This could be a serious problem on this vacation. I didn't expect you to neglect your duty as a loyal friend and ma—"

"Stop your misunderstanding! I'm not doing everything that comes out from your dirty mind!” Stevan can't believe that what Risa said really came true. How convincing was Risa that he ended had to accept all these accusations?

Shortly thereafter, the person who caused all these misunderstanding coming out from the far. "You must explain the error of your words and why you say it. Right now! They really said some misunderstood!”

Risa blinking many times over the words attack she get from Stevan, when she had just arrived from washing cooking utensils. After realizing the things, few seconds later, Risa smiled shyly and explain her desire to cook and lies about 'exhaution'.

"Oh, I see." Max nodded in understanding.

"You should've just tell us." Will touched Risa's shoulder with both hands, "He didn't threaten you to shut up, did he?"

"Tsk! The one who always doing threatens is her, not me.” Stevan really felt he is a victim in this situation.

"If the next time Stevan messed up with you, you can tell me right away. I will make him regret it!" Stevan rubbed his face, feeling tired. Cliff even threatens him before he do anything.

"Never mind, let's forget this."  Risa waved her hand in the air. "What will we do today?" The girl change the subject that had succeeded in making Stevan speechless instantly.

"We will go fishing in the lake today."  Max popped a potato in his mouth one last time, "There is a lake near this special camping forest. The lake is open for the public and is certainly quiet for now. "

"The rod and hook are in the campervan storage, correct?" Max nodded. “Doesn't seem like the rod will be enough for all five of us, but it can still be used interchangeably if you want to. "

Stevan shook his head, "I'll just relax. Fishing sounds boring." Stevan turned to Cliff, "You too, Cliff?"

Cliff looked at Stevan sharply, "Why do you always ask for my approval of something, huh?" Cliff shrugged and continued his words, "I'm also curious about fishing and will do it. So if you are bored, get bored alone.”

“Beside that, your relax sounds more boring.” Risa pointed at Stevan, added some of Cliff's words.

"After washing, we will leave. Each of you better bring this cloth chair.” Max rose to the water tap followed by the others. They walked to the lake afterwards.

 ★★★

"This is really beautiful!"  Risa run towards the lake when she saw it from a distance.

"It's not 'near', Max. About half an hour we walk and only just reach it,” Max replied to Cliff's words, “This is still the beginning. The next activites are spending longer trips by foot. So get ready.”

Stevan placed his fabric chair about five meters far from the lake. The view is indeed that good.  He can see the vast lake with water that is not too murky. The right, left, and back sides of the lake are surrounded by forest trees. The grassy ground he was standing on now looks quiet fertile and there were a few shrubs growing on the far side of them, but Stevan could still see it.

What makes the scenery around this lake more beautiful is the silhouette of the mountain that stands firmly at the other end of the lake. Giving looks of snow covering the top of the mountain. "The top of the mountain is snowing."

"You are right." Max replied, "The top of the mountain is snowing and the actual location is very far from this lake. Therefore the mountain looks small. However, it is the mountain that fills water for this lake. This lake contains water that comes from the melting mountain snow. This lake is the estuary of a glacier river."

Max explained very well to the four others who were already standing in straight line and staring in the same direction, "We start fishing now. I'll show you the steps to fishing in the nature."

Stevan sat in his chair while watching his four vacation partners busy digging the ground with a small shovel. Stevan is amazed when he saw Risa lifting an earthworm into the air with satisfaction. After a while looking down on the ground -looking for worms for the bait-, they begin fishing.

It is very apparent that Max was experienced. Stevan don't know how many fish he caught, that man even let go some of the smaller fish. A few moments after that, Max gave his fishing rod to Cliff. Risa doesn't seem to be pulling even a fish until she calls Stevan from afar, asking him to come closer,

"Stevan! Come here!"

Stevan reluctantly left his fabric chair and approached, "What's up—"

Splash!

"You have to take a shower to get rid all of your laziness." Risa laughed at Stevan's shock face.  The girl had just splashed the lake water directly on his face.

"Please accept my revenge, Your Highness!" Stevan's face turns become cunning. He lifts Risa's body that is light as a feather and throw her into the lake. Large splashes of lake water gushed out. "Stevan! It's muddy! Come here you freak!"

With great difficulty, Risa came out of the lake and chased Stevan that start walking backwards step by step. "Do not run!" Stevan moved his entire body and running away. Avoid all the browns from the mud at the bottom of the lake.

What's happened next is the two little friends ran and chased after each other. Risa directs her best friend to the lake and pushes him hardly so they end up falling to the lake together. The other three people looked at each other again and could only shake their heads at the behavior of the pair of freaks.

★★★