Hyuk comes home quite early that night, his face sullen. Upon entering the dorm, he throws his bag onto the couch and screams. 

"Yah! Sanghyuk! What's wrong with you?! "Ken suddenly asks, startling the maknae who thought that no one is home. He grins sheepishly. 

"What's up?  Bad day? "Ken asks, sitting on the couch and patting the empty space next to him, gesturing Hyuk to sit as well. 

"Really bad day. This is all that useless hyung's fault! So damn useless! "Hyuk says grudgingly. 

"Aish! Don't curse! "Ken scolds, lightly hitting Hyuk's head. "Useless hyung who? "

"Hakyeon-hyung! He didn't wake me up this morning so the manager scolded me! Useless! "Hyuk continues to diss the leader. 

Before Ken could scold the maknae even more at the his disrespectful words, Leo beats him to it. 

"Who do you think you're talking about?! "the usually quiet main  vocalist sounds so furious that Hyuk feels his stomach tightens. 

"H-hyung... "

"Since when are you so rude?! "Leo steps closer towards Hyuk with a really intimidating aura. 

Hyuk presses closer against Ken, silently seeking for the elder's protection but Ken moves away, his face now is also graced with seriousness, which is a rare expression on him. 

"I don't approve that either, Hyuk. "Ken says, shaking his head. 

"B-but... it's not my fault! "Hyuk retaliates, feeling that his hyungs are being unfair. 

"Not your fault in what way? It's your schedule so you should be responsible for it! Hakyeon is not your slave! Why blame him when it's your own fault for not waking in time?! "

"But he's the leader! He should be the one responsible for us! "Hyuk is almost in tears. It really scares him when Leo gets angry. 

Leo is speechless for a moment. 'It's true. He's the leader anyway. '

"You're still younger than him so you should respect him! "Ken intervenes. 

 N sudden presence silences them. 

N feels so glad that he managed to make it through the day without any complication. He's feeling better at the moment since he has received a treatment a few hours ago before he resumed his last schedule for the day. 

He has just arrived at the dorm when he heard loud voices from inside but he couldn't quite make out what they're saying. 

'They're bickering. '

'Great. '

'How am I supposed to get a rest? '

'Ah! Why should I care?! '

'I'll just block them out, like I always do. '

'Yes. I should do that. '

With a faked determination, N pressed the password and turn open the door. 

Silence is the thing that greets him.