"Where's Nami-ah?" Chanyeol questioned as Yoora entered the dance studio.

Yoora answered, "She went to the supermarket. She said she needed to buy groceries for dinner tonight."

"And you let her go by herself?" Chanyeol was astounded. "Noona, you should have brought her back with you!"

Yoora arched her brow, "She's not a kid, Chanyeollie. Nami-ssi said she can manage on her own."

"Still..." Chanyeol muttered.

A wily smile appeared as Yoora nudged him playfully. "Aren't you a gentleman getting all worried about your girlfriend?"

Chanyeol blushed, "Noona!"

She chortled at his reaction. Yoora looked around the dance studio and saw that the other EXO members were busy getting ready to practise again. She turned to Chanyeol, "I want to let you know that Nami-ssi also invited me to have dinner at the dorm tonight."

"What?!" Chanyeol exclaimed. "You'll be sticking around? I thought you said you needed to go back to work!"

She stuck her tongue out at him, "I lied."

"Did I hear right? You'll be staying around for dinner, Yoora-noona?" asked Sehun happily as he joined in the conversation.

"What? You're gonna have dinner with us, noona?" Kai asked enthusiastically.

Yoora beamed at the maknaes, "Yep. That's right. But, I'll only be around for a few hours. I wanted to take you all out for dinner at this new Turkish restaurant I went to but, Nami-ssi invited me to have dinner at your dorm instead."

The maknaes exchanged looks with each other. "Dinner... at the dorm?" Kai repeated eyeing Sehun.

Sehun returned his knowing stare, "Little Umma's cooking."

They both turned to Yoora. "Noona, please take us out for dinner" they pleaded in unison.

"Nami-ah's cooking has improved" D.O shouted from the other side. Yoora watched as D.O came to join them. "I'll be helping her make the bibimbap so, don't worry."

The maknaes looked at D.O sceptically.

Yoora rushed up to him. "D.O-ssi! I haven't had the chance to talk to you in a while!" She took out her phone and put the selfie camera on. "Let's take a picture together so that I can show my friends at work that I'm friends with you."

Obediently, D.O stood still and posed as Yoora leaned in closer to take a photo with him. But as she pressed the camera button, Kai and Sehun photobombed them from the back.

Yoora scowled at them, "Yah, you maknaes!"

"It's not fair, noona! You're always fawning over D.O-ah!" Kai whined.

Sehun protested, "Why can't you be our fan too?"

Chanyeol shoved the pair away from Yoora. "Yah, stop getting too close to my sister" he grumbled. "And you, noona, let's just go and do the interview already. I have stuff to do too, you know."

Yoora let out a sharp hmph. "All right. Let's go and fetch Suji-ssi."

"Will you finish in time for the last rehearsal?" D.O asked as the Park siblings started making their way to the exit.

"It might take a while" Yoora replied, also answering Chanyeol's quizzical stare.

"Then, I guess we'll meet you back at the dorm" D.O concluded.

~*~

"And Chanyeol-oppa was so brave, unnie!" Suji exclaimed in a high-pitched voice. Yoora winced at Suji's continuous high-pitched gushing over Chanyeol. She watched as her brother rolled his eyes for the third time.

They were in one of the interview rooms in SM Entertainment. After leaving the other EXO members, the Park siblings met up with Suji, who was waiting for them keenly, in an interview room she had prepared. As soon as she saw Yoora, she immediately started treating her intimately as if, the rumours about her and Chanyeol dating were true. Reluctantly, Chanyeol agreed to put up with Suji's endless fussing.

Yoora cleared her throat, "Okay, Suji-ssi. That concludes the interview."

"Already?" Suji asked, sounding disappointed. "But there's still so much I want to say!"

Chanyeol pulled his arm away from her, "Unfortunately, my sister and I need to get going. So if you don't mind--"

"Wait, oppa" Suji stopped Chanyeol from getting off his seat. She looked at both him and Yoora desperately, "Why don't we have dinner together? You must be hungry by now."

Chanyeol was swift to decline, "No thanks. Like I said, we already have plans."

Yoora observed how Suji's face fell at the sound of Chanyeol's sharp words. Even she couldn't help feel sorry for Suji. "You know what, why don't you come and join us for dinner, Suji-ssi?"

"What?!" Chanyeol exclaimed, horrified at his sister's suggestion.

"Really? I can join you?" Suji was excited by the idea.

"Noona," Chanyeol said through gritted teeth, "are you sure you want to do that?"

Yoora shrugged. "One more shouldn't hurt, right?"

~*~

"What the--?" Yoora watched as the EXO members scattered around the dorm, opening windows, as a soft stream of white smoke drifted from the kitchen to the common area.

Suji coughed, "What's going on?"

Chanyeol sighed as he shook his head, "Nami-ah..."

"Ah! Yoora-noona!" Kai exclaimed as he appeared through the thin wall of smoke, "You're here--" He stopped midway his sentence as he noticed who was next to her. "S-Suji-ssi?! What are you doing here?"

"Huh? Suji-ssi's here too?" Yoora heard Sehun's voice echo from somewhere. In a few moments, he appeared, wearing his tracksuits.

As the smoke started to vanish, Yoora noticed that almost all the EXO members were wearing their casual clothing. They tugged at their clothes self-consciously once they were aware that Suji was among them.

"Suji-ssi" Suho addressed her, "what brings you here?"

"I was invited by unnie to have dinner here, oppa." She scanned her surroundings like a hawk. "So this is what a dorm looks like." She took a few steps and observed the white walls and the furniture. "I should tell appa to give you guys a better dorm. This one's too small."

"It's fine as it is," Chanyeol told her wearily. He was starting to develop a headache every time she opened her mouth. "Where's Nami-ah?" he asked the others.

"She's in the kitchen with D.O-ah" Suho replied.

"What?" Suji exclaimed. "Is your housekeeper the one who's cooking tonight?"

Chanyeol clenched his jaw. "If you don't like it then, you can just go home."

Suji frowned at him.

Chanyeol proceeded to walk to the kitchen, leaving the other EXO members to entertain Yoora and Suji. As he approached the entrance, he saw a worked-up Nami trying to salvage what was edible from the bibimbap she made.

D.O tried to reassure her, "Don't worry. The vegetables turned out great, it's only the rice that got a bit burnt."

"But the rice was meant to be the easiest part!" she complained. Chanyeol noticed that Nami was upset. "I'm so hopeless, D.O-ah. I don't think I'm cut out for cooking."

Chanyeol watched as D.O tried to comfort her. "It just takes a bit of time." He leaned in closer as he lifted her chin up so that their eyes were staring at each other. "You'll get there, Nami-ah. I know you will."

Nami smiled at him, "Thank you, D.O-ah."

Chanyeol cleared his throat.

D.O pulled his hand away hurriedly and stepped back. Nami turned to face him. "Oh, Chanyeol. You're here already."

Chanyeol walked up to them, his brows were furrowed at what he had just seen. He shot a couple of glances at D.O who had his eyes averted as though he had been caught red-handed at doing something he shouldn't be. He approached Nami, "How's the bibimbap going?"

Nami answered, "Okay. The only problem is, I burned the rice. But D.O-ah says that the vegetables are well-seasoned." She pointed to a mixture of diced vegetables that had been fried in sesame oil.

Chanyeol nodded. "Great. I just wanted to let you know that my sister is having dinner with us too."

"I know" Nami responded. "I invited her."

Chanyeol's lips turned into a thin line, "And she invited Suji-ssi."

Nami's eyes flashed. "What?"

Chanyeol nodded as he drew closer to her. "So I hope that you'll be extra nice today." His arms encircled her waist as he pulled her closer towards his body, capturing her in an amorous embrace. Nami was startled at Chanyeol's sudden public display of affection. Flustered, she put her arms out in front of her, landing on his firm, broad chest. She tried to push away in embarrassment but, Chanyeol had his arms fastened tightly behind her, forcing her to focus on him. He peered down at her, his eyes shining with mischief. He bowed down so that his lips were right next to her ear.

"Remember to play along in front of the others" he whispered but, that only caused Nami to shrink away from his ticklish breath.

All the while, D.O watched with pain in his eyes as Chanyeol and Nami embraced each other in his presence. He couldn't hear what Chanyeol was murmuring to Nami but, that didn't matter when he could see how she was affected by Chanyeol's touch and words. Her face was rosy and she had a shy look about her, making his heart wrench at the knowledge that the one he loved, loved someone else. He looked away, pretending to occupy himself with cooking. But, all the while he found it difficult to pretend to be blind to what was happening before him. It was painful to have an unrequited love.

"Nami-ah, let's cook the rice again," D.O said with his back to the couple.

Upon hearing D.O's words, Nami finally managed to break away from Chanyeol. "Okay. I'll get the rice."

Chanyeol frowned at D.O for having interrupted their moment. "Do you need any help?" he asked him.

D.O gave him a once-over, "No, thanks. It's just the rice left. Nami-ah and I can do the rest."

Chanyeol nodded. "Ah, okay." He addressed Nami, "I'll be in the living room, Nami-ah."

Nami gave him a wave of acknowledgement. "Okay. See you."

~*~

Nami looked across from her seat and stared at Kai expectantly. He took a bite out of his bibimbap and started chewing.

"How is it?" she asked nervously. Kai was the hardest to please out of the EXO members when it came to food so, his opinion was the one that Nami valued most.

Kai chewed his spoonful slowly. He swallowed. "It's- it's- it's--"

"It's what? Just say it already!" Nami urged.

Kai smiled. "It's edible!"

The EXO members cheered and began to dig in themselves. Nami was relieved at Kai's verdict.

Yoora found EXO's reaction entertaining, "Do you guys always do that for every meal?"

Baekhyun replied, "Only when Little Umma cooks. It's a hit and miss sometimes."

"But she's been steadily improving" Chen complimented Nami. "So we hardly need to use kai-bai-bo to decide who gets to be the food taster."

Yoora was shocked, "Food taster? That's so rude to Nami-ssi's cooking! Who's the ass who suggested that?"

The EXO members pointed to Chanyeol. Yoora raised a brow. "Of course, it had to be you, Chanyeollie."

"It was ages ago, noona. And besides," he said, looking lovingly at Nami, "Nami-ah doesn't mind it anymore, right?"

Nami put on a sweet smile. "Not as much anymore, no."

Yoora looked at the pair suspiciously. The EXO members, Nami, Yoora and Suji had gathered around the long dining table to eat dinner together. Nami sat at the end with only D.O next to her while Chanyeol sat in between Yoora and Suji.

Suji looked at the bibimbap in front of her and poked at it with her chopsticks. She sneered at the sight of it.

"What's the matter, Suji-ssi? Are you not going to eat?" Xiumin asked, who was sitting opposite her. The other EXO members peered at her bowl and saw that she hadn't touched a morsel.

She laughed lightly. "I am. I'm just not accustomed to," she hesitated as she thought of the right word, "very humble forms of dining."

"It tastes good" Xiumin prompted her. But still, Suji looked doubtful. She glanced at Chanyeol and saw that he was having difficulty picking up a vegetable since it kept slipping from between his chopsticks.

"Here, oppa, let me" she offered, as she picked it up with ease and held it up next to his mouth. "Say 'ahh'" she encouraged in a cutesy voice.

The EXO members gawked at Suji and Chanyeol from their seats while Yoora stared at Nami. She observed how Nami had a face like thunder. She smirked.

Chanyeol closed his mouth and leaned away from Suji's pointed chopsticks. "I can feed myself, Suji-ssi" he insisted.

"Oh, c'mon, oppa. Just one bite" she kept saying, as she drew her chopsticks closer to his face. Afraid that Suji might end up gauging his eyes out, he eventually gave in. He parted his lips and Suji swooped the vegetables into his mouth, imitating the sounds of an aeroplane. The EXO members sniggered in amusement.

"Just let me eat in peace now" he snapped at her, as she continued to fuss over him.

While this was happening, Yoora had been watching Nami inconspicuously. She couldn't hide her devious grin as she watched Nami unknowingly shoot daggers at Suji's direction as she continued to spoon-feed Chanyeol.

"Do you want some tea, Nami-ah?" D.O offered as he stood up to pour her a cup from a teapot.

Nami snapped to attention and replied, "Yes please, D.O-ah."

D.O observed her bowl and saw that she had no vegetables left. He picked some from his and placed it in hers, "Have some more vegetables."

Nami was startled, "It's okay, D.O-ah. I don't want to eat anymore. I'm actually quite full--"

"Nonsense" he replied dismissively. "You've barely had enough. You need to start eating more or you might get sick."

Yoora watched intently as D.O fussed over Nami. She found it peculiar that D.O seemed extra attentive of her like a mother is to a young child. As she was about to take a bite of her food, she felt Chanyeol tense up from beside her. She peeked up at him. In his eyes, she saw a look of irritation and his mouth was curled into a deep frown. He was staring at Nami and D.O from across the table and if Yoora wasn't mistaken, she thought that Chanyeol looked jealous.

Again, Yoora smirked. I see what's going on here, she thought to herself. Her eyes shifted from Nami to Chanyeol and she grinned shrewdly. Let's see if I can ruffle up some feathers.

"So, Chanyeollie and Nami-ssi" she began. "How long have you guys been dating?"

The EXO members looked up at Yoora's question. Suji stiffened while Chanyeol and Nami exchanged looks with each other.

"A few weeks" Chanyeol replied. "Since the Gayo Daejun concert, actually." He took a bite of his bibimbap and chewed on it nervously.

Yoora nodded acknowledgingly as she eyed the two. "So... have you guys done it yet?"

Chanyeol nearly choked on his food. "Noona!" he managed to say as Suji offered him water. His face was flushed crimson and so was Nami's.

Yoora saw that everyone else was as equally surprised. "What?" she replied innocently as all eyes focused on her. "It was just a question. We're all adults here so why are you all acting like nuns?"

Suho cleared his throat, "Yoora-ssi, we don't allow such, erm" he hesitated, "behaviour in the dorms." Yoora could see that Suho had rose tinted cheeks. "The only reason why we tolerate Nami-ah and Chanyeol dating is the fact that we consider both as family. But, it's more like an unwritten rule that they erm, don't engage in that kind of behaviour within the dorms."

"That's right" Xiumin added resolutely. He glanced at Nami and then back at Yoora, "Which is why they also sleep in separate rooms."

"Then, why don't they become roommates, then?" Yoora suggested. She spotted Baekhyun and ordered, "Baekhyun-ssi, swap rooms with Nami-ssi so that these lovebirds can sleep together."

Baekhyun was startled, "Huh?"

"No!" Suji and D.O protested.

Everyone was startled at the pair's sudden outburst. But inside, the EXO members were more surprised at D.O's objection. Yoora's lips curled into a wily smile as her suspicions were confirmed.

D.O rushed to explain himself, "N-Nami-ah isn't that kind of girl..." his voice trailed off into a whisper as he sneaked a glance at Nami, who was peering at him.

Yoora continued, "Then, why don't we swap seats instead, Nami-ssi?"

"Huh? Why?"

"So that you can sit with Chanyeollie. Since you two are dating, I would have thought that you two would want to spend every moment together."

"Noona, we see each other every day" Chanyeol answered with a hint of suspicion in his voice. He was trying hard to figure out what his older sister was up to. "There's no need for you two to swap seats."

Yoora sulked, "C'mon. Show us some public displays of affection! Lovey-dovey style! Hold hands or something. You used to act so cute with your past girlfriends, how come you're not treating Nami-ssi in the same way?"

Chanyeol blushed at the mention of his adolescent relationships. "Noona, there's no need for us to show you that stuff" Chanyeol replied resolvedly. "And anyway, like you said, we're adults now. I'm more mature than before."

Chen interjected, "Kinda think of it, I've never actually seen you two hold hands or anything."

"Yeah" Baekhyun agreed. "Although, we did see you kiss a couple of times."

Sehun giggled "Like that time during the retreat..."

Nami perked up at this, "What time during the retreat?"

Sehun tilted his head at her question, "Omo, you don't remember Little Umma?"

"Then again, Sehun-ah, Little Umma was drunk that time" Kai mentioned. "So it's not surprising that she doesn't remember."

"What time?" Nami asked again. "What are you guys talking about?"

"Nothing!" Chanyeol replied hurriedly. He glowered at the maknaes for bringing it up. "They're talking about nothing."

The maknaes eyed Chanyeol sneakily and giggled under their breaths. Nami looked at Chanyeol doubtfully.

"Still" Yoora continued, "I think you two need to open up to each other more. You may have only been dating for a few weeks but, you act as though you're grade schoolers who have no experience in relationships. Where's the fire? Where's the passion? Where's the intimacy?" she asked with great emphasis.

"I find it really disturbing that you're so fixated on my love life, noona" Chanyeol remarked. "I think you need to lay off the K-dramas."

Yoora scowled at her brother.

"Don't worry, unnie" Nami spoke up. "Chanyeol and I are really lovey-dovey when no one's around" she saw Chanyeol looking at her amusedly, "we just don't do it in public since the other EXO members might find it uncomfortable."

Yoora nodded in acknowledgement. But as she did so, she couldn't help noticing D.O turn away from Nami's direction with suffering in his eyes.

~*~

The sound of jubilant laughter filled the living room as the EXO members competed with each other by playing video games. Yoora watched in pleasure as she saw her brother laugh and joke around with the other members, making her feel satisfied that he was happy and well-looked after.

"Okay, let's split into two teams!" Baekhyun directed. "Suji-ssi, Yoora-noona, do you want to play?"

"I'll just watch" Yoora replied.

"Then, I'll play" Suji responded snootily.

"So it looks like it'll be Little Umma versus Suji-ssi and D.O-ah versus Chanyeol-hyung" Kai stated.

Yoora watched as each designated pair faced each other off in a racing game. The EXO members cheered and chanted for their team member and squeals of delight and groans of disappointment filled the room as one by one, each pair competed with one another. When it finally came to D.O's and Chanyeol's match, Yoora analysed the dynamics between Nami and Chanyeol. For this game, they were put into different teams so, who will Nami root for?

"Go D.O-ah!" Yoora heard Nami chant as they began the racing game. Yoora's brows were raised in surprise.

"D.O-ah! D.O-ah! D.O-ah!" Nami kept chanting. Yoora saw that D.O appeared really motivated to win while Chanyeol, on the other hand, had a look of irritation on his face as he struggled to gain a lead on D.O.

Once the game was over and D.O had won, Yoora saw Chanyeol complain to Nami, "Yah! You should be cheering for me! I'm your boyfriend, remember?"

Nami stuck her tongue out, "But D.O-ah was my teammate."

Yoora smiled as she watched Nami and Chanyeol squabble like kids. "So that's how it is" she mumbled to herself.

It was nearly ten in the evening when Yoora told the EXO members that it was time for her to go. Suji had already left with her chauffeur half an hour earlier so, Yoora thought it would be best if she left soon too. But, before she did, she asked to speak to Chanyeol privately.

"What is it, noona?" he questioned her, his hands in his trouser pockets. They were outside, where none of the EXO members could hear them.

"Tell me the truth, Chanyeol" she demanded pointedly. Chanyeol snapped into attention at his sister's tone. He knew that she meant business if she wasn't addressing him as 'Chanyeollie'. "Are you and Nami-ssi really dating?"

Chanyeol was speechless. Why was Yoora asking him that? Did she suspect them? "Erm, yeah. Of course, we are" he replied quickly.

Yoora wasn't convinced. "You don't have to tell me the details but, I rather you just tell me the truth. I've been observing how you two interact with each other and it doesn't feel like you two are dating at all."

"What makes you think that, noona?"

"Well, you two just act so awkwardly with each other" she replied. "You're an awkward couple. I know you, Chanyeol, and you've always treated each and every one of your girlfriends with so much affection that they could actually suffocate from it" she smiled at him wryly. "But with Nami-ssi, you're different. It's like you're more hesitant."

Chanyeol chewed at his lip nervously as Yoora continued to stare at him. When he didn't say anything, she sighed. "Well, I'm not going to interfere between you and Nami-ssi, so don't worry. You're a big boy now. I know you can handle having a mature relationship." She grinned, "It's just that, I want to give you a tip. You have competition in there so, make sure you cherish her well if, you don't want her to get stolen away."

Chanyeol looked at his sister precariously, "Competition?"

She nodded. "What is Nami-ssi to you?"

Chanyeol thought deeply about his noona's words. He knew that he didn't want Nami to be with anyone else but, he hadn't really figured out the reason why. What were his true feelings about Nami? He knew that he was attracted to her, that much was true and he acknowledged that. And he knew that he really liked her but, can him liking her really be love? Him in love with Nami? A macho woman?

Yoora saw Chanyeol's troubled look and she slapped him on the arm. "Ow!" he yelped, rubbing his shoulder. "What was that for?"

"Fighting!" she cheered, balling both her fists. "Don't think about it too much. Listen to what your heart says, not what your head says." She rummaged through her side bag and pulled out two slips of paper. "Tell you what, if you're still unsure of how you feel about her, why don't you guys go on a date?"

"A date?" Chanyeol repeated as he looked at the slips of paper in her hand. "What are those?"

"They're cinema tickets" Yoora explained, gesturing for him to take them. "I got them for free at work and since I don't really like going to the movies, I thought I'd give them to you."

Chanyeol took them from her and inspected them.

"They're for any movie and for any time" she added as she pointed to the tickets. "So when you and Nami-ssi are free, why don't you go and watch a movie together?"

Chanyeol met eyes with his sister.

"You have gone a date with her before, right?" she asked. Yoora watched as her brother shook his head. "Aish, you're so hopeless! You're the living proof that chivalry is dead!"

"Yah, cut me some slack, you know what our schedules are like."

"Yeah, yeah, whatever" she replied, rolling her eyes. "But anyway, take her out on a proper date and get to know each other properly. Woo her, Chanyeollie."

Chanyeol was unsure of himself. "Okay, noona. I'll ask Nami-ah."

She smiled. "Good."

As she bid Chanyeol goodbye, she suddenly turned around again, "Oh and just in case," she ransacked her bag again and pulled out a small, square-shaped, shiny, blue packet that was made of plastic. She handed it to him with the most serious look she could muster, "make sure you play safe now."

Chanyeol looked at her confusedly and took the item from her hands. It was dark outside so he couldn't see what it was but once he realised what he had in his hand, his face blushed. "Noona!" he hissed, embarrassment riddled across his face. "Why the hell do you have one of these?"

Yoora shrugged dismissively, "They were giving them out for free at the drugs store. I picked one up thinking it was free candy." She eyed Chanyeol, "apparently they're ribbed for her pleasure." She wiggled her brows.

Chanyeol couldn't believe his sister. "Yah, since when did you become so perverted?"

Yoora scoffed, "I'm not perverted. I'm just very open about these things. Aigoo, Chanyeollie, we're adults now. No need to be shy about it. It's not like I don't know about your secret stash of 'special' material back at home either."

Chanyeol's eyes widened. "You went through my stuff?!"

Yoora stuck her tongue out as she started running away from Chanyeol. She chortled, "It was right next to your Sandara Park pictures!" she yelled, as an embarrassed Chanyeol chased after her.

"Yah! Noona! Come back here!" he shouted while Yoora shrieked with laughter at having embarrassed her younger sibling.

~*~

Author's Note:

Hi reader! Thanks for reading chapter 33 of Our Little Dorm Mother!

Hehe, I wish I had a cool older sister like Yoora in this story. I hope you liked how I characterised her. What do you think will happen next? Stick around to find out!

Next time...

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