Relevant ages for chapter:

Jisung: 6

Chenle: 7

Jaemin: 8      Jeno: 8      Renjun: 8      Donghyuck: 8

Yukhei: 9      Mark: 9

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"No running on the stairs!"

Sicheng shook his head as Kun hovered worriedly at the bottom of the stairs as the two young boys ran, ignoring the older man's calls as they rushed up the stairs. Kun sighed in relief as they reached the top in one piece, promptly disappearing down the hallway at the top, the loud bang of a door signalling they had reached their destination.

Slowly, Kun walked back into the kitchen and towards his cake batter. Sicheng ignored the older man, opting instead to drink his coffee while reading a Chinese gossip magazine. "How many am I making this for?" Kun asked, not sure how many of the children they were accommodating for at that time.

"Five" Sicheng answered easily not even looking up from the story about the messy break up between two young celebrities he was reading. Kun hummed in acknowledgement as he went to gather more ingredients. "I'll make enough for eight then" the older man said to himself, there was a good chance a few more of them would show up when they realise that the majority of the boys were already here.

As if on cue the doorbell rang, Sicheng rolling his eyes good naturedly as he stood up and opened the door, the smell of banana hitting his nose as soon as he did. Jeno and Jisung stood at the door, the older of the two holding what looked to be freshly baked bread. Sicheng took the peace offering from the boys and quickly herded them inside, the two saying a polite hello to the parents before heading upstairs.

Sicheng laughed as he watched them rush up the stairs, much like how Donghyuck and Jaemin had only a few minutes before. "Jae and Doyoung sent a gift" Sicheng said, lifting up what Sicheng had identified as banana bread, showing Kun the 'gift' proudly, the older man laughing as the smug look on his husbands face. "Well I guess the kids are only to be on a sugar high" Kun responded, cringing slighting thinking of the earful he knew he was going to get from Taeil when an overly hyper Donghyuck returned home late