Chapter 14

Han Jisung

I scratched my eyes as I suddenly woke up. I sat up with still half-open eyes. I'm still sleepy but I can't sleep and I don't know why.

My stomach growled making me groaned. I'm hungry again. Why do I always get hungry early in the morning?

I slowly and quietly stood up, trying my best not to wake the younger up. I looked around to make sure the others are sleeping. I looked at each one of them.

Felix is cuddling a big teddy bear that a fan gave to him. Seungmin has his earphones on, his blanket covers his whole body.

My eyes lastly went to Jeongin. I unconsciously smiled when I saw him with slightly parted lips, cutely snoring.

I walked towards his bed. I slowly put his hand away from his phone that's laying at his tummy. I quietly put his phone to the nightstand beside his bed.

I, then, tucked him in his blankets. He slowly snuggles deep in his blanket making me smile.

My stomach softly growled again. I sighed before slowly walking over our room's door, closing it after going out.

My footsteps are light so there's nothing to worry about waking the other members up. I yawned as I walked to our kitchen's fridge.

"Oh! A cheesecake!" I exclaimed as I found a single slice of cheesecake left. Maybe it was a leftover or something? I don't really remember us having a whole cheesecake.

I excitedly grabbed a metal spoon and scooped a bit of the cheesecake I have on my hand. The sweetness of the said food filled my mouth making me hum in satisfaction.

I eat while taking small steps towards the veranda we have in our house. I was startled when I heard someone singing quietly.

I looked up. I quietly walked over behind the person. I lean over the railings away from his sight. I felt like everything's calm after hearing him singing.

His voice is really sweet. It's sweet like honey. I really love his voice. Whoever this is, I might ask him to sing often.

I was enjoying him singing that I mindlessly slightly let my fingers loose that's holding my spoon making it fall to the ground with a noisy sound.

The person that's singing stopped abruptly and looked around. He went to grab my spoon that's close to his foot. He walked closer to me.

I can't look at him directly so I stared at the ground. My eyes widened when I realized how close he is from me. The cheesecake that I'm holding is literally the only thing that's between us.

"You sneaky little squirrel." I heard his hoarse bedroom voice. Dammit, Lee Minho!

I slowly moved a step backward because he's just too close. And the fact that he called me a squirrel doesn't help at all.

"It's n-not what y-you t-think." I stutter as I scratched the back of my head with my spare hand.

"Then what is it then?" I exhaled when he walked back for a bit. I didn't know that I was even holding my breath.

"I-I just like to h-hear you singing," I said, flustered. I was embarrassed by what I'm saying. I quickly regret it when he slightly chuckles. He slowly gives me my spoon.

"You are very endearing when you're half-asleep."

Did he just said what I just heard?! Did he really...

I slowly looked at him. He was smiling for a bit.

"The sun is not up yet. Why are you up?" He said. I looked at my watch. 3:21 AM.

"I'm hungry." I sighed as I walked over the veranda's middle railings. I was trying to be comfortable by the fact that he's looking at me. Beside me.

"I heard you talking in your sleep a while ago." I immediately turned to him after hearing him.

"Really? So did that mean that I woke you up?" I worriedly asked. I was ready to say sorry when he spoke.

"Silly, you're not the reason. I just can't sleep." He said. I mentally felt grateful that I wasn't the one who woke him up.

"So that means you haven't got sleep until now? That's not good! Go to sleep!" I said. The caring side of me jumped out. I don't like it when people don't have enough sleep.

"Nah, it's okay. I couldn't sleep anyway." He said.

"Shush and go to your bed!" I quietly said before looking at him.

"Shh. Stop fussing. And besides, I wanna stay up with you." He said before smiling. I'm still not satisfied with him not sleeping so I decided to use the method that I do when I can't sleep.

"How about I make you something warm? It will make you sleep!" I suggested. He just smiled widely.

"Sure." He agreed. I smiled before making small running steps toward the kitchen.

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Lee Minho

I smiled as I watched him run like a baby towards the kitchen.

He's so cute sometimes, I swear.

I wasn't really staying all night on that veranda where he found me. Chan hyung's snores woke me up since his and Woojin hyung's room is just beside mine and Hyunjin's room. I just felt bad saying it to anybody.

And besides, I really like Jisung's company sometimes. It just felt good to be around him.

I shook my head before following him. I saw him putting his cheesecake in the counter before reaching a mug from the cupboards.

He put some hot water and powder to the mug. He stirs it softly before giving it to me.

"It's all I could do. A hot chocolate in a mug with small marshmallows." He said before smiling.

I looked at the mug in my hands. I admire it for a good second before looking at him again.

"Thank you," I said with a smile. We have eye contact for a whole minute before he broke it when he started to shift his glances all around the room.

I just started back down at the mug and sips some from it. Sweet. Just like him.

I finished the whole mug slowly. I can feel him watching me. I didn't look at him before finishing the whole drink.

"Delicious." I bluntly said out of satisfaction as the hot drink invaded my stomach.

I heard a small sound coming from him. His eyes are half-opened and he's yawning. Cute.

"You should go back to sleep. Right now." I smiled at him before putting the empty mug at the sink.

"You should too." He sleepily said. His lips naturally formed a pout out of sleepiness.

"Alright, but you need to go first," I said as I gestured for him to follow to his room.

I opened their room's door for him. I saw how he slowly climbed at his bed, flopping himself down the sheets. He put a blanket over him, snuggling it before he breathes heavily.

I smile before closing the door quietly. I walked over to mine and Hyunjin's room. I quietly opened the door and closing it too immediately after entering inside.

I looked to Hyunjin and he's deep in sleep. I walked to my bed. I lay down my bed's soft mattress. I looked up the ceiling thinking about what happened a while ago.

I think I'm slightly getting comfortable around that boy.

I really liked it when he's around.