"If we're having a family meeting then why is Y/N here?" Jongdae looks over at you "No offence."

Junmyeon stood in front of everyone. He had spent the past 25 minutes trying to get everyone in the room to sit, be quiet and listen. A task that proved to be more difficult than you thought. Christ, no wonder he wanted to be selfish, this is like being a mother. "Guys, seriously. This is to do with our last teacher leaving. Y/N, please go wait in the kitchen while I talk to the guys. I'll call you back out when we are done." You nodded and got up, much to Yixing's discomfort since he'd been sleeping with his head in your lap.

As you made your way into the kitchen you realised you could still hear everything that was being said in the other room. Smart move Junmyeon. Between the two of you you'd decided that it would be best to let the guys know you were taking over so that they had time to process treating you differently when you were at the SM building or in front of staff. You were interested to see how Junmyeon was going to break this news to the guys and how they'd react. You were also a bit worried.  You focused your attention on the voices in the other room as Junmyeon started speaking again.

"Alright, now everyone knows that our last teacher had a family emergency which is why he had to leave. I know we were all used to having him around and learning from him but the managers have now assigned us a new person." He paused, and you could just imagine the 8 faces staring at him. You wondered if any of them had figured it out yet. "Before anyone says anything please let me finish. The managers have assigned us Y/N," A mixture of whoops and gasps come from the room. "Now before I bring Y/N back in here I need to make sure you guys understand something. The managers and her bosses don't know that we are all close so every single one of you needs to act like you don't know her when we are outside of this house, at least to begin with. You cannot be informal, you must treat her the same as you would any other staff. Above all, yes she is our friend but she will be working so please remember that if you decide to muck around and not let her teach you her job is at jeopardy." No noise comes from the room. You sit in the kitchen chewing the inside of your cheek you are so nervous. Why is everyone so quiet? It's never this quiet when all 9 members are together. "The same rules apply for Y/N. She will have to treat you as a client, as someone she has not met before. Now I know she also has some rules that she wants to set out so I'm going to bring her back into the room. If you have any questions, today is the day to ask them."

Junmyeon appears in the kitchen with a small smile on his face. He comes forward and places his hands on your shoulders. "Hey Y/N, don't be so nervous, everything will be fine. Now come on, you know they'll have a lot of dumb questions." his warm gaze washes away some of your nerves. He grabs your hand and leads you back into the room where everyone is sitting. You take a deep breath and begin the speech you've been running over and over in your head since last night.

"I know this will be strange for you but believe me it's strange for me too. As soon as I found out I contacted Junmyeon because I was so worried about what to do. He's assured me that we can all make this work but I've had to set myself some rules to make it easier for me.

1. When I am teaching, I will call you by your stage name. When I'm not teaching, I'll revert to your real names, except Baekhyun, Sehun & Chanyeol. I'll call you Baek, Sehunnie & Chan when I'm not teaching.

2. I will expect you to refer to me as teacher or Miss Y/LN for the first week, after that it would be expected that we start to know each other more so we would become less formal.  My boss is expecting me to form a bond with you and become more personable since we are closer in age than your last teacher.

3. I will only be able to come to the apartment if you request a lesson or help with your English. Your managers will be monitoring me so we don't want to risk having to lie about any visits I make.

That is all I have for you now. I've planned lessons to suit each of your learning styles and interests. If you behave and are model students you get a reward but if you don't listen or muck around there are punishments. I tested this with Junmyeon yesterday and I believe he enjoyed his reward."

Eight sets of eyes turn from you to Junmyeon for confirmation. He looks up at you from his seat before turning to face the guys "My reward was great. I strongly recommend letting her teach you." You have to stop yourself from laughing at the serious tone he used. You know they'll push you as much as they can because it will make it fun for them. You've already planned for this. You just hope they work out quickly that the rewards are worth their time.

Baekhyun shoots you a suspicious glance before looking back at Junmyeon. He is lost in thought for a minute before he blurts out "What are the rewards?"

"They vary for each one of you and they are a surprise. You'll have to wait and see." He huffs and sinks back into the couch. You scan the other guys faces "Does anyone else have a question?"

Kyungsoo started to raise his hand but dropped it when Chanyeol laughed at him. You felt sorry for Kyungsoo until you saw the devilish grin that appeared on his face as soon as Chanyeol looked away. Soo hit Chanyeol up the backside of his head causing the giant to fall forward off the couch and grip his skull. Soo looked back to you and raised his hand again. Sehun looked like he was going to laugh but he held it. You motioned for Kyungsoo to speak. His deep and velvety voice filled the room "Y/N, how exactly will this work? Will we only see you at the SM building or can we still see you in our dorm?"

"Official scheduled lessons will be held at the SM building unless your personal schedules prevent you from being there. If that happens I just come to wherever you are. You are able to request tutoring at any time of the day or night and I will then either come up to the dorm or you will come down to my apartment. Your managers will be notified of all unscheduled lessons and tutoring sessions. When you have schedules or concerts outside of Seoul, I will be travelling with you and the same premise will be in place, either I come to your hotel room or vice versa."

You continued to answer their questions until they seemed satisfied. Junmyeon had to remind them that when they saw you tomorrow they had to pretend not to know you or only recognise you from passing in the elevator.  Jongin, Junmyeon, Chanyeol, Kyungsoo & Jongdae all headed back to practice, each of them wishing you well for tomorrow and reminding you not to be nervous since you already knew all of them. Jongdae thought it was hilarious that everyone had to pretend not to know each other for a week. You just knew he'd give you grief in the lessons. Soo reminded you to eat well, Jongin engulfed you in a hug and Chanyeol ruffled your hair. Junmyeon smiled and told you he'd see you tomorrow and reminded you to get enough rest tonight. "I know your lesson plans will work out great, hopefully these idiots behave so that they can be rewarded." He blushed slightly and left.  You turned to the remaining guys who were all staring at you.

"What happened between you and Junmyeon?" all 4 of them asked.

"Nothing." Not entirely true but if you had to argue the point you rewarded Suho, not Junmyeon. You were keeping their stage personas separate so you decided that the rewards were only being given to their stage personas, not to their real selves. In a weird way it all made perfect sense in your mind.

Sehun stood up and walked over to you. His gaze focused in on your face. "I don't believe you. He was acting weird... weirder than usual. You did something." He poked your shoulder in time with those last 3 words. There was no way you were telling them, you were adamant that the rewards stay a surprise and if all of them knew that things of a ual nature were on the table your plans might get a little too out of hand for your liking.

"Like I said Sehun, nothing happened between myself and Junmyeon. I don't really care if you believe me or not. If this is how you behave during our lessons you won't be getting any rewards." You heard Yixing laugh in the background before he came forward to drag Sehun away, reminding him they had to get to practice. This left you with Minseok and Baekhyun. Crap The two of them were just staring at you. Minseok whispered something to Baekhyun and you did not like the grin that appeared on his face one bit.

"Sehun is not wrong, something happened...I'm not sure what but I'm gonna find out." You couldn't help but groan at the eating grin that was on Baekhyun's face. He knew you'd cave and tell him. He was too persistent for his own good. "I'm gonna have fun working this out too Y/N, just you wait." Baekhyun continued grinning and headed off in the same direction as the others. His words resonated with you. That man was far too sneaky and attractive for his own good, and he knew it.

Now it was just you and Minseok. You were a little worried that he might get the wrong idea or be jealous of you possibly getting intimate with the other guys. You'd both agreed to casual, no strings attached, excellent . He had no claim over you the same as you had no claim over him so he would just have to deal with it if you got a bit handsy with the other members. He'd been silent the whole time, just watching you with an odd epression on his face. You'd been avoiding eye contact since his stare was unrelenting. 

Minseok's gaze bored into your soul. You could feel your resolve slipping. He was going to be the most difficult to teach, not because you didn't think he'd listen but more because you had already blurred the lines with him. You took a step back as he stepped towards you continuing until you had backed into the wall. A hand lifted your chin so that you were looking at him. "Y/N, I know we aren't dating or anything like that but before the managers start watching everyone like hawks I would like to kiss you again." He waited for your answer. You couldn't think properly when he was this close to you. You grabbed his jacket and pulled him closer to you crushing your lips against his. You took him by surprise and it took him a moment to react before you felt him kissing you back. His tongue pressed against the seam of your lips, you opened your mouth to grant him access and his tongue delved into your mouth. Your tongue met his as the kiss deepened. He braced against the wall as you pulled him as close as you possibly could to you. Eventually you broke the kiss, both of you catching your breath, resting against each other's foreheads. Minseok smiled his big gummy smile at you before moving away. He planted a kiss on your forehead and ran off to join the others for practice.

You had to take a moment to collect your thoughts since all you were thinking about right now was Minseok's lips and memories from the night you spent together. You let yourself out of their dorm and headed back down to your apartment. Tomorrow the lessons would officially start.