"Another party? How many of these are you going to hold?" Suho asked exasperatedly from the couch. Baekhyun was in front of them, his hands clenched as he pleaded. "Come on, hyung! It's for the new year! Besides, everyone enjoys themselves. Isn't it good for stress relief as well?" Baekhyun retorted innocently. Suho sighed. "I don't know if we'll even be free for that day. There's no point in organising a party if we might not even be able to actually do it." He pointed out. Baekhyun seemed to be ready with an excuse. "I checked with the head managers, they said it was okay!" He said, a smile on his face. Luhan sighed. Now, Suho would have nothing against the party. If the managers had agreed, there would be no reason for him to disagree. 

Luhan was personally, against the idea. He would always be stuck with putting the stupid decorations up. He didn't really get why they needed decorations in the first place; they would remove it anyway. It was a waste of time. Besides, he always fell off the chair. 

~

Luhan and Xiumin were back together and were closer than ever. The manager problem was still there; the man would pop up uninvited to their dorm regularly, but they had now gotten used to it. They were extra careful about when they were together and in public, acted just like band members and ignored each other in the manager's presence. The man himself didn't seem to know what to do. He had realized (too late) that he had no proof of anything and couldn't say anything against them (and be believed). Luhan and Xiumin were aware of this but they still didn't want to give him the opportunity to gain any proof so they acted in front of the manager. 

It was only when they were alone, late at night, that Tao and Luhan would switch places (Luhan originally roomed with Sehun and Xiumin was with Tao). They would have those few hours for themselves. Some nights they would kiss and cuddle, others night they would have . Tao had complained about that, claiming they were too loud when they had ''. Xiumin had replied that it was only Luhan who was loud. Luhan had cheekily mentioned how Xiumin's was the reason for him being so loud and that he couldn't help it. Tao had gotten embarrassed and left, and since then, hadn't mentioned anything. 

~

"I can't believe this." Kai said for the millionth time that day. "None of us can." Sehun said, his voice full of surprise. They had just been told that they were being given a week off. Well, okay, not a week off. More like, a 'bonding' time where they would be doing activities like going to amusement parks and doing teamwork games (whatever that was). Everyone had been shocked, especially since not so recently, they had been given a week off. "What is the point of this again?" Lay asked, in a daze. "Bonding time." Chen said. "Why, though? Isn't it a bit strange?" Baekhyun wondered out loud, his eyes suspiciously glancing around. Of course it was. "Whatever. Who cares? We should just enjoy it!" Chanyeol said optimistically. Kai nodded eagerly in agreement. "I agree with Chanyeol hyung! Let's have fun!" He said eagerly. 

Luhan smiled. "Yeah, let's do that. Take advantage of the break!" He said, pumping his fist in the air. Baekhyun and D.O. both smiled at his action. "Alright, alright. What are we doing anyway?" Baekhyun said, his voice less suspicious and more curious. Suho held out a piece of paper. "This is the timetable." He informed. Chanyeol took the piece of paper and read from it. "Monday-Lotte world, Tuesday-cooking class, Wednesday-community service at church, Thursday-shopping, Friday-sports and team activities, Saturday-showtime filming and Sunday-free day." Chanyeol recited in a deep, happy voice. "Shopping! Are they going to give us the money for that?" Tao asked excitedly. "Are they going to give us the money for that?" Baekhyun mocked. "

"Baekhyun, stop bullying him." Kris and Suho said simultaneously, used to the boy's antics. "Whoa! Lotte world is going to be fun!" Chen said enthusiastically. "What's the cooking class going to be about?" D.O. asked curiously. "It doesn't say." Chanyeol replied, glancing at the sheet. "Community service? That's cool." Lay said with a sleepy smile. "Of course you would think that." Sehun scoffed, but his eyes were happy and his smile excited. "It's not completely free. We have to film on Saturday." Tao whined. "Ya! Appreciate what you have." Luhan scolded the younger boy, smacking his head. Tao let out a yelp. "Stop hitting my head Luhan-ge!" He protested, whipping out his phone to check if his hair was messed up. Luhan rolled his eyes at the boy. 

"Wait, Isn't Sunday the day when you were going to have your party, Baekhyun?" Xiumin suddenly spoke up, his voice curious. Baekhyun's eyes widened. "That's right! Oh, that's perfect! This is going to work out so well! Ya, Chanyeol, Chen, come and plan it with me." The boy said, quickly grabbing the giant and the dinosaur before dragging them upstairs to his room. Kai stared after them. "Are they supposed to be our hyungs?" He asked Sehun bluntly. Sehun nodded. "Believe it or not, yes." He deadpanned. 

~

"So, we'll be the managers in charge of you for the week." The short bald man said. "I'm Park Chanwan." Everyone chorused a hello at the man. "And I'm Bae Joongchan." The taller and hairy man next to him said. Everyone greeted him. Luhan was surprised that the other manager wouldn't be with him but according to Minho (from SHINee), the man was going to be with them when they went to China for a concert. Luhan was pleased. 

"Tomorrow is the first day. We'll be leaving for Lotte World at 7:00 am." Chanwan informed. He seemed to be the talker. "Get ready by 6:30, we'll be at the dorm by 6:45. Any questions?" Chanwan added. Everyone shook their heads. "Good. If you have any problems or queries, you can call us. Here." He put a paper with two separate numbers labelled with their names. "Thank you, hyung." Suho said, picking the paper up and taking out his phone, probably to input the number. "No problem." The man grinned and they both left soon afterwards, their faces smiling. 

"They seem nice." Xiumin commented from next to Luhan. Luhan nodded, turning to smile at the boy. "I'm just happy it's not the other guy." He sighed in relief. Xiumin nodded in response. "Well, it's not like you guys are the ones who have to take shifts near the door to watch out for him when you two want some alone time." Kai complained from the couch. Tao and Sehun both nodded in agreement. "Yeah. How come the maknaes have to do it?" Tao asked. "Because you're the maknaes." Luhan said simply. He just managed to dodge the pillow thrown by Sehun. 

~

It was later at night, around 2pm. Luhan and Xiumin were cuddled together on Xiumin's bed. It wasn't very large, being meant for one person only however neither of them were particularly large and didn't mind being closer to fit in the bed anyway. Xiumin's head was on Luhan's chest and the older boy was drawing circles around Luhan's s. Luhan sighed in content. "Are you excited for tomorrow?" He asked Xiumin, his voice slightly breathless. "Of course." Xiumin replied, his warm breath sending shivers down Luhan's bare skin. There was a brief silence. "Hey. It'll be kind of like a date!" Luhan suddenly spoke, shooting up into a sitting position. Xiumin was startled but managed to sit up as well, glancing sleepily at Luhan. "Huh?" the boy asked Luhan cutely. Luhan kissed his cheeks. "You know, next week. On Monday, we have our amusement park date, on Tuesday we have our joint cooking class date- a must have for new couples really-" "You're joking." He heard Xiumin's amused reply. "and on Wednesday, we have our community service because we are a very charitable couple. On Thursday, we have our shopping date and on Friday, couple games to make us closer!" Luhan finished extravagantly raising his arms in excitement. Xiumin clapped for him. "You really are a special one." The boy said, his voice filled with awe and amusement. 

"I am." was Luhan's cheeky reply. 

~~~

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