Jinhwan sat in shock as he realized everything that had just happened moments ago was all part of a cruel and tasteless prank. All of his team members had planned it together. Hanbin was good at arranging things and didn't waste his talents, and Jinhwan suspected mostly of him as the mastermind behind it.
    As soon as the cameras stopped rolling, he patiently waited for the cameramen to leave before he confronted his tormenters. The tears that had been threatening to fall were quickly wiped away. Even though they had just gone over what had happened for the viewers sake, Jinhwan wanted to be 100% sure it had all been pretend.

He immediately ran up to Hanbin "I can't believe you." his eyes were full of worry, yet his face remained serious. Hanbin stared at him, amused that Jinhwan had fallen so easily for their joke.

"We said we were sorry Jinhwan,"he laughed lightly,"It was only a joke, you are just to fun to tease!" Jinhwan didn't understand and made a what-the-hell face as he looked Hanbin up and down, he was flabbergasted "look at you! You're absolutly adorable when you're angry" Hanbin pulled him into an unexpected tight hug,wrapping his arms around him and holding him in place. He was smothering the older's face into his chest. Jinhwan was finding it difficult to breath.  He squirmed beneath the strong grip in more worry than anger.

"Yah!" Jinhwan pushed both hands against Hanbin's shoulders whose arms were still wrapped around his  waist,"That wasn't funny at all." he pouted,"I seriously thought Donghyuk and JinHoe had gone insane." He looked in their direction and his voice became muffled by his hand as he wiped away the tears at the corner of his eyes "It was scary to think you guys were actually angry with each other." 

Jinhwan shifted his attention to the others that were staring. He began walking up to the other members and crossed his arms, eyes still sparkling with to-be tears, staring them down, his eyebrows knit together, a small frown on his lips.

"We're sorry hyung." Bobby spoke up first, gasping from laughing too hard "You were just too tense and we wanted to break the ice by giving you a little scare." He looked down and shyly rubbed the back of his neck as he began reflecting. The ground was just so interesting wasn't it?

The other members joined in on the apology. The lead actors JunHoe carried a guilty expression, and Donghyuk was still amused by the whole situation. Yun Hyeong was ready to go down on his knees if need be, simply to reassure their hyung they were sorry and it was all a joke. 
Jinhwan let out a low sigh. Let's stop this before the drama begins again, he thought, now unsure he could ever trust s. "Just because we've known each other for a long time doesn't give you guys the right to..." He furrowed his eyebrows.

 Hanbin smirked and began to pull Jinhwan in for another consolation hug. They knew Jinhwan was kind hearted, sincere, and a bit introverted at times. He had begun to think if they had gone too far, but only for a split second. 

Jinhwan lightly pushed him away "Hanbin, why have you been so clingy lately?" He blurted out and began to form a conclusion in his mind. His eyes widened in shock, " Where you planning this all along?" He asked increduously "Did you think hugs would make up for it?" 
It was true. Over the past few days Hanbin had been affectionate towards Jinhwan much more than usual. I mean it was ok because they had been best friends since they became trainees, right? But he hadn't been "planning" anything until a short while ago. 

 "Of course not hyung!" Hanbin assured Jinhwan. He wanted to smother Jinhwan with affectiom and bring him back to his normal self. He stepped toward him again but stopped when he saw Jinhwan was still a bit weary of him. He had to admit their acting skills were pretty amazing to have fooled Jinhwan this much, including all the cameras and  many of the viewers of WIN, once it was aired, with their little "joke".

"Well, little scare is an understatement Bobby." Jinhwan scowled. Gradually, it shifted to a gentle smile. He wasn't the type to hold grudges "Just don't ever do it again." 

"Aww! Hyung!" He turned his back to all of them, careful not to show them the color rising to his face.

"Yah! Don't laugh..." He squeaked, the heat in his face now slowly returning to normal.

" Especially you Hanbin, theres no need to stare at me so intensely." His voice was small but demanding.

"But--" he turned around and gave Hanbin an offended look.

"Aish!" Jinhwan let out in frustration," I forgave you but now you are making me think twice about my decision!" 

Hanbin smirked, a questioning look on his face "You could never stay mad at me." He grabbed onto Jinwan's shoulder and looked at him directly  "I know you too well hyung."

Laughter filled the dance practice room as they all knew the truth behind those words. He could't deny it.  As the oldest in the group, Jinhwan couldn't help but feel a motherly affection towards his dear members, always doting on them and giving them guidance. He could never stay mad at them. Not to mention that Hanbin was the leader, it wouldn't be right. 

Jinhwan gave in " You guys are too much."  he broke into a cheerful smile, his eyes curving into crescent moons. 

Their laughter resonated in the small room and hugs were exchanged within their group of six. It was during those times that they were happy to endure all the hardships that came with becoming a kpop star. He began to recall the memories of when he and Hanbin first met, how it had been three of them to begin with and now there were six.

It was a bit of an akward moment for both of them. They had all seen each other from time to time since they were trainees, but the fact they would now be working together to achieve the same goal frightened Jinhwan. Hanbin looked so confident. He wasn't afraid. When he took his first look at Jinhwan, he couldn't help but feel attracted to him. He decided then and there he would become best friends with the boy with the beauty mark on the top of his right cheek. That was seriously the first thought he had, Boy-with-right-cheek-beauty-mark. 

From there, it was only natural to get closer to each other. They had been through many hard times but this was only the beginnning of their struggles for  success and a lot could happen in a few short months. They had previously won their first battle, but the war wasn't over yet. 
"Alright" Hanbin exclaimed,putting an arm around Jinhwan's shoulders with authority in his voice, " It's going to be a rough night since we have to change a few things to please YG still. We better get practicing."
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The Battle went by fairly fast and YG made the two teams line up. Jinhwan was sweating from how nervous he was and could only magine what Hanbin felt.
The panel of YG artist were asked to chose either Team A or B. Suspense filled the room before they all turned their signs to the desired letters.
Hanbin sighed in relief.
"The voting makes it clear" said YG, "Team B is the winner of today's competition. Go pack your bags and be ready to go to the beach."
Hanbin was so happy he could have gone up to Jinhwan and kissed him right on the lips! But that would have been extremely weird. None the less, he smiled at the thought. Jinhwan would have made an unforgettable face. Bobby smiled so hard, his face seemed to want to split from happiness. Team B was estatic.

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