The boys and I simultaneously tilted our heads to the right, blinking our eyes at the mini bus my parents had given us to use. The bus in itself was pretty. White, gleaming, and clean. There was one problem, however, it didn't fit all of us. Which I already knew, since my parents did tell me, but, I didn't imagine it would be this tiny. 

I gave my mom a stare, and she gave one back to me, hers more sheepish and embarrassed, while my dad straightened his back, showing off the sturdiness he possessed. He also cleared his throat, and I immediately caught on to his fake bravery.

It was amusing.

Watching them squirming, I pursed my lips to suppress my gleeful laughter, knowing that it’d ruin my seriousness at the moment. 

“Mom, dad, this bus barley fits six of us,” I said in a semi composed voice, my face void of emotions. My mother rubbed her hands together, bearing her sheepish smile.

“Well, that is what we could rent. They don't have any larger vehicles there. Well, they do, but they are so large,” she paused to dramatically shudder. “There was no way we would give you that. You’d cause an accident in the same second you move the car.”

“That is so rude,” I gasped in an absolutely fake way, and my mother giggled. My father suppressed a smile himself, and for a second, I absolutely adored the joyous atmosphere that surrounded us. I wished I could feel these feelings more, but I have things to do – much more important than a momentary happiness. These boys deserved the world, and I’m ready to do anything to give them just that.

“Okay ladies, enough joking. Hani,” I shot my head at my father, and the sphere cricked with seriousness. Putting all joking aside, I faced father with a determined face, ushering him to continue talking. He resumed, “You can choose the strongest cards to ride with you, and the rest.. well, they’ll have to stay in their cards. For now, at least, I hope you’ll have a chance to freeing them all together.”

“Okay,” I hummed softly, nodding at him with gentle pair of eyes. My father returned the look with a smile, a fatherly one. Emotions erupted within me and I suddenly jumped, hugging them both and squeezing the living daylight of them. My mother let out a surprised gasp, followed by a laugh, while my dad merely patted my back. 

“Although we haven't really shown it, we are proud of you, sweetheart,” my mother mumbled softly, and I nodded vigorously between her body and dad’s, giving them a final squeeze, before letting them go with a giant grin, trying to mask the severe nervousness that rushed in. 

“Remember, one week only,” my father sternly said, and I nodded just as sternly, giving him a determined-filled look that I hoped was as convincing as I was trying to make it seem. I then looked back at my boys, and they all shared the same look I was bearing.

“Alright boys, who wants to go with me?” 

Multiple hands shot up, more than five, and I blinked. Wow, I don't want to say I didn't expect that, but woah, I didn't expect that. I always knew they liked car trips more than they let on, I mean, even Baekhyun was raising his hands, both of them. Joonmyeon rolled his eyes, grasping a few hands and lowering them down.

“Lay, Kris, Xiumin, Luhan and I will be the ones to go, all of you will stay in your cards.”

“Hyung,” Jongin and Sehun were quick to whine, which I easily predicted would happen, but I was quite taken aback with Tao’s whines as well. He didn't strike me as a spoiled guy like these two, but I guess being the three youngest made them spoiled automatically. I blinked my eyes. 

“Whine until eternity, my decision has been made,” his leader-like aura manifested, and he gave them a look they couldn't shrug. They ended up pouting, though, shooting that babyish look to me so I’d take pity over them and decide Joonmyeon’s words didn't mean anything. I didn't, however, and composed myself not to fall for their charms. Joonmyeon knew better, and these five were both the oldest, and the strongest. 

“Alright, Hani,” my mom let out in a soft, tender voice after she realized there won't be any more decisions to make. I stalked to her to give her a final hug, dragging my dad into it before letting them go, smiling in a way that hopefully won't worry them. Then, I shifted to the boys, my smile turning excited, more cunning, and I could easily picture the twinkle in my eyes.

I was going to free them all.

And I was going to do it now.

-

Driving the car was easier than expected. It had been a few months since I’ve driven my car, and now that my hands were caressing the wheel, I felt liberated. At first, the boys were scared I would drive them straight into a pole (I didn't believe they thought so horribly of my driving skills) but after a few minutes with driving smoothly, they eased down their seats comfortably.

“So where is our first stop?” Kris asked, sitting in the back seat besides Xiumin and Luhan, a permanent scowl on his face that I was starting to grow used to. 

I turned my attention to Joonmyeon, who immediately stiffened, shooting me a sheepish smile. I narrowed my eyes. “Well, Joonmyeon would lead us to his old residence if he could remember, he said he used to live somewhere near this neighborhood.”

“I have been to his house countless of times before,” Luhan started, peeking through the windows with a frown on his pretty face. I stared at him. “But I don't ever remember his house being in this area. His house didn't even resemble these new buildings these houses represent now.”

“Yes, but I’m sure it's the same area,” Joonmyeon stressed, he too, taking a look outside his window. He was sitting beside me, peering outside with a frown upon his delicate facial features. It was obvious he was worried about finding the place of his old stay, because the place was so different than he could remember, although there were faint similarities he felt them deeply through his heart. He had told me about it the other day, he felt connected to this place, although not sure exactly where, due to the fact it was the area he and his friends were first made at. 

I looked out of my window as well, copying the boys while taking care of the road. The whole houses were tangled, buildings connected to another, with heavy colored wires hanging through their ceilings. I hadn't really liked my neighborhood before, because it resided on a steep hill that really annoyed the hell out of me, especially when I wanted to sneak out of the house to attend my parties. 

“Hani,” Lay was suddenly shoving his head between Joonmyeon and I’s seats, leaning against mine to take a clearer look on me. I gave him a small stare in acknowledgment before looking back at the road. “How come you can drive, aren't you a bit young for that?”

“Err..,” I stiffened, giving him another stare and noticing everyone staring at me, waiting for my reply. Xiumin’s stare was a bit evil, his smirk on full effect and making me all wobbly inside. He definitely looked like he had me all figured out, and I broke out in a sweat. “I don't.. I'm officially not allowed to drive yet, but hear me out!”

Alas, it was too late. They all looked terrified to the core, the colors on their faces fading off to reveal their ghost-like appearance. I panicked.

“Look, I know how to drive. My parents have been teaching me since I was sixteen and they even gifted me a car on my seventeenth birthday. I mean, I don't really have a license but I drive as if I have one.”

“Your parents actually let you off the hook without a license?” Xiumin snickered, and I glared. He was the only one unaffected with this whole ordeal, and it didn't seem to matter to him if I was driving out of the rules, but he definitely enjoyed the fact everyone else