Zhen hadn’t slept well that night. It was like a rock was laying flat on her chest, keeping her from getting any form of sleep that night, so when she heard the door open, multiple times, downstairs, she had no problem getting up to go investigate.

She slid slowly down the stairs towards the living room to find that there was a relatively large horde of people sitting in her living room. Suga, Mallory, Song Yi and J-Hope sat on the couch. Rap Monster sat on one arm of the couch, and Jin was on the other. Jimin and V sat in either arm chair, and Jungkook stood in the center of them with his back turned to Zhen.

“So when she comes down, we all have to shout surprise, kinda like a surprise party-”

“Surprise…” V muttered, and everyone turned to look at Zhen, who stood on the last step of the staircase. “Happy Birthday.”

Jungkook turned, and his shoulders slumped in defeat. “It isn’t her birthday, Taehyung.” He said mildly.

Zhen forced a smile onto her face. “Hey guys,” She said, moving towards them all. “What are you guys doing here so early?” She asked lightly.

“Throwing you a surprise breakfast,” Mallory answered. “There’s a whole lot of food on the counters. We were waiting for you to come down to start.”

V leapt to his feet. “I’m hungry.” He said, starting towards the counters. Everyone laughed, but moved to their feet and followed.

So Zhen moved to Jungkook’s side. “I’m sorry I ruined your surprise,” She said, kissing his cheek and wrapping her arm around his waist.

He wrapped an arm around her shoulder and guided her towards the kitchen. “It’s alright. I mean, it was a stupid plan anyways.”

“It was sweet.” Zhen said, shaking her head and grabbing a plate.

Everyone sat around the living room, eating their food and laughing as everyone told funny stories, or terrible jokes. It was the most Zhen had laughed or smiled in a while. And it was then that she realized just how much she was going to miss everyone. It was clear before, but now, it was achingly, painfully clear. How could she so readily give them up? How could she just toss them aside?

Jungkook leaned closed to her. “Are you alright?” He whispered. “You look like you’re thinking too hard.”

Zhen shrugged. “I’m fine.” She answered, continuing to eat her food.

“Oh! Don’t tell that story!” J-Hope groaned, shaking his head and smiling.

But even with the pleads, Rap Monster continued. “So I go to wake J-Hope up, right? And he sleeps on one of the bottom bunks, so I bend down and reach to push him.” He laughed, and J-Hope covered his face, embarrassed, with his hand. “And I guess he was already awake, because his eyes got really wid