"What the fuck are we supposed to do with a goddamn cat. Jeno's gonna kill you this is just another mouth to feed."

"Come on Renjun, it's cute! Besides, I bet Jisung and Chenle will love it-"

"Lele and I really do! Please can we keep it?"

"Fine. But you cant tell Jeno. You little demons better find a place to hide that stupid thing before he gets back from school."

"Well, I'm about to buy some time for you two. I'm gonna start heading up to the school since he wants me there at dismissal."

"Be careful hyung! Don't let that weird guy find you.."

"I won't Sungie, don't worry."

Jaemin sighed as he walked down the road, kicking some pebbles as he went. He had put on Jeno's jacket, relishing in the comforting scent as he walked, and before he had left he was sure to stuff a good two handfuls of lollipops in his pockets. Anything to keep him from wanting a smoke since it wasn't allowed on school grounds.

Fucking school. First, it took his Jeno, and now his weed.

Jaemin took out a small device from his pocket and smiled as he scrolled through the iPod's songs. Jeno had gotten him an iPod nano and earbuds for Christmas, using his school laptop to pirate songs for Jaemin off YouTube. He smiled around his lollipop stick as he tucked the earbud wire through his shirt, popping in the earbuds and pressing shuffle on his Panic! At The Disco playlist. His smile grew when LA Devotee came on. He had listened to the song so many times that while he didn't quite understand the English lyrics he could still sing every line like an international fan screaming K-pop.

Since he was walking through a part of the neighborhood with many abandoned buildings and not a lot of people, and since Na Jaemin is shameless, he let himself dance his way to the school.

Headbanging to the guitar and steady drums as he went, he mouthed the words and pretended like he was playing the drums as he practically skipped down the street. His sucker ran out, the taste of bubblegum still lingering in his mouth as he dropped the lollipop stick and approached the school.

It was the last chorus, and the shameless Na Jaemin was at it again. Not caring if people could see him from inside he climbed on the bike rack and pulled the iPod out of his pocket, holding it to his mouth like a microphone as he pretended to scream the lyrics into it, finally giving up at the end and saying them aloud.

"JUST ANOTHER, JUST ANOTHER, UH OH, JUST ANOTHER, JUST ANOTHER, UH OH, JUST ANOTHER, JUST ANOTHER, UH OH, JUST ANOTHER LA DEVOTEE!"

And from inside his classroom, Jeno was doing his paperwork when his classmates started to crowd around the window. Curious, he stood up and walked over, looking out at what they saw.

It was Jaemin dancing his way down the street and jumping on the goddamn bike racks.

Jeno groaned and ran to his desk, putting his things away since the bell would ring soon anyways. Then he heard something being screamed outside, his eyes widening as the muffled noise filled the classroom

"ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴜʜ ᴏʜ, ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴜʜ ᴏʜ, ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴜʜ ᴏʜ, ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʟᴀ ᴅᴇᴠᴏᴛᴇᴇ!" Jeno facepalmed as he listened, shaking his head slowly. The bell rang and he picked up his bag, running down the hall and out the front doors before dashing to where Jaemin stood. The younger smiled brightly at him, pulling out his earbuds and panting as he was out of breath.

"Hi, Jeno-"

"Having fun over here Brendon Urie?" Jeno asked. He was trying to scold the younger but he couldn't help the desire to smile and laugh at Jaemin for acting so cute and childish. The older shook his head with a smile and grabbed Jaemin's wrist, pulling him down the sidewalk towards his house before someone from school stopped him.

(He had told Hyuck about taking Jaemin home so the younger got one of his other friends to walk with.)

"So, a cum covered idiot singing LA Devotee on the bike racks. Wonder how that stories gonna make the rounds at school."

"Hey, how would they know I'm covered in cum! It's all hidden.."

"Jaemin, you reek of it. I swear I could smell you from the front entrance.." Jeno answered with a chuckle. Jaemin sighed.

"Whatever, it's kinda your fault. Besides, at least I'm getting a goddamn bath." He said to himself. Jeno sighed and nodded.

Once at Jeno's house, the older unlocked the door and pulled Jaemin in.

"Mom! I'm here with a friend! We're gonna go study don't bother bringing anything up!" Jeno shouted. His mom popped her head around the corner with a pout.

"But I made cookies! Ooo and he's cute. Are you guys dating yet?" She asked excitedly. Jeno groaned, but before he could answer Jaemin wore that beautiful smile of his and spoke.

"Almost Mrs. Lee. I bet I'll have him in a couple of days." Jaemin said with a smile as he took hold of Jeno's hand. The woman clapped excitedly and nodded.

"Aw, my little baby Nono's growing up! Alright now, run along." She said, her head disappearing for a moment before returning. "And Jeno, make sure he can walk home sweetie."

"Mom!" Jeno groaned. She made a face of confusion and raised a brow.

"You're a bottom?" She asked cluelessly. Jaemin laughed as a blushing Jeno dragged him up the stairs, leaving the woman to continue her work in the kitchen. Jaemin chuckled as Jeno slammed his bedroom door behind them, sighing at the feeling of freedom.

"Baby.." Jaemin said softly. Jeno opened his eyes to see where the other was and saw that the younger was in front of his desk, fingers trailing delicately on the thousands of Polaroids. Jeno smiled and walked over, hugging the younger from behind. "Baby are these all... Us?" Jaemin asked gently as he looked over picture after picture of all of them. All six of them. Some pictures were just Chenji, or Nomin, some even being just Renjun striking a pose on the couch. Most of them were of the four of them- Jeno, Jaemin, Donghyuck, and Renjun doing various things. From playing beer pong to somehow crowding onto the ratty little couch to take a nap, Jaemin chuckled at them as a feeling of nostalgia filled his chest, the warmth spreading like a wildfire through him.

"I took them all because, someday, when we all make it big and achieve our dreams, I want us to grow old together and keep making these memories." He remarked softly. "And someday, when we're all old and can't quite walk as we used to, someday when our kids have kids, I want us all to look back at these times. I don't want us to think of it as a disgusting hole we were stuck in, I want us to remember it as...." He trailed off for a second as a he searched for the right word. "Home." Jaemin laughed softly and nodded, swaying the two of them gently as he leaned back against Jeno. He closed his eyes with a smile.

"You're so fucking sappy Jen," Jaemin teased, before giving a content sigh. "but I think I'd like that.."

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"Okay, where are we gonna hide Jinx?" Jisung asked as he picked up the cat. Chenle laughed.

"Jinx? I wanna call him Waluigi. Because he's like the dark version of my family's cat Luigi." Jisung cackled.

"You're a living meme Chenle."

"I know." The two searched carefully around the studio for a place to hide the cat. Renjun had told them not in the main living space so they had to find a place in the dance studio.

"Where does this door go?" Chenle asked, pointing at a door that blended in nicely with the wall. Jisung shrugged and Chenle grabbed the handle, twisting and pulling it open. It opened with a loud bang, jerking away from the frame as if it hadn't been opened in ages. But when they saw what the door lead to, both of their eyes widened and they chorused in unison:

"Holy shit... RENJUN HYUNG!!"

Renjun walked into the studio room with a groan.

"What do you two little shits want- oh shit... What the hell?" Renjun remarked as he walked over. He furrowed his brows and moved the two younger boys aside to gaze at what was there. "You've got to be fucking kidding me."

Stairs. It was motherfucking stairs leading up to what Renjun had once thought was just the roof, but it looked like there was something more up there.

"We gotta explore this!" Chenle exclaimed, trying to run up. Renjun grabbed his wrist.

"No way you little gremlin! What if there's some animal living up there and it bites you, then you get infected with something like the plague and give it to all of us." Renjun said. Chenle furrowed his brows and opened his mouth but Renjun spoke again. "Or what if the bite shows your true alien form and then all us humans know your true identity?" Renjun asked. Chenle shut his mouth, causing the older to gasp. "You are an alien!" No, he wasn't, he was just tired of his hyung's antics. "Whatever. We need a flashlight and a bat, then we can go up." Jisung stepped past them and flicked a switch on the wall, watching as lights flickered on above them, seeing light coming from further up too.

And no strange noises.

Jisung shrugged.

"Come on Chenle. We're taller than him he can't stop us." Jisung said. Chenle nodded and walked out of Renjun's grip.

"You little shits get your asses- Hey, are you listening?!" Renjun exclaimed as he climbed the stairs after them.

What laid out before them was amazing.

"It's a whole fucking house up here Ji!" Chenle exclaimed as he walked around. It really was. It looked like an open floorplan home. The kitchen took up a small corner, a stove, sink, and fridge all sitting there nicely. Another area had a couple of couches and a coffee table, another small corner having a table with four chairs around it. There were even a couple of shelves. Chenle's smile widened as his eyes landed on two more doors, Jisung letting go of the cat and running to open the blinds covering the old, dusty, somehow intact window. Meanwhile, Chenle walked over to the doors. He opened one and gasped at what he found. It was a bathroom. A bathtub and showerhead, a toilet, and even another sink all sat there.

"Oh my god, we have a fucking house.." Renjun gasped as he walked over, testing the couch with his hand before sitting down with a laugh. "It needs a little cleaning but, we have a fucking hou-"

"RENJUN THERES FUCKING BEDROOMS"

"WHAT?!?!" Both Jisung and Renjun went running to where Chenle was. The other door had opened into a hallway with four bedrooms branching off, all either empty or with very little furniture.

"WE HAVE A MOTHER FUCKING HOUSE YOU GUYS!!" Chenle yelled. The other two cheered and laughed before they all ran back out to the center area. Renjun nodded.

"Okay. You two start cleaning up a little, figure out if the water is working and such, I'll start moving the food and such up here. Oh, when Jaemin Jeno and Hyuck come home they're gonna be stoked." Renjun said excitedly before heading downstairs to get their things. Once the eldest was out of sight, Chenle ran towards Jisung, jumping at the taller and koala hugging the boy like he was a tree. Jisung just laughed happily and hugged Chenle back.

"Jisung... Ji, we really have what we always wanted."

"We really have a home."

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