"EHHH?!- WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE IS NOT PLAYING?!"
"he is not playing, he said he's taking a break" Tzuyu sighed
"HE CANT DO THAT?! THE IDOL'S ATHLETIC THING IS A WEEK AWAY!"
"I don't know, but Jihyo kept calling him he was not responding."
"UGH! tell me where can i-"

"PD-nim!"
"Ah. sir."I bowed immediately

"Mina, is everything okay?"
"ah. PD-nim, Jeongyeon.. he decided not to play for the team... and I can't grab hold of him, neither can they contact him"
"I see. now that may be a problem."
"Is there any way, I could know his address for me to pay him a visit?"
"Of course, don't you have ICEY's details as Manager Mina?"
"Oh right. I apologize."
"No worries, Carry on- and Mina, bring Jeongyeon back here, it's only a week away before the championship, and I hate to lose."
"Y-yes sir.."

What am I gonna do! This is so triggering!

"Here Mina"
"what's that?"
"Jeongyeon's extra key. if he doesn't answer barge right in!" Tzuyu laughed
"Aren't you guys coming with me?"
"No. we need to stay here and practice."
"F-Fine.. I'll be right back."

"Take care Mina!"

***

Okay! This guy! he needs too much attention! Why the hell did he plan on leaving and backing out of the championship, without even saying anything to his team! Letting his manager do all the work! he is so tiring!!

Okay- 502.. - here it is.

*ding dong*

Okay?.. answer you stupid brat!

*ding dong*

"ugh! Who is it?" Jeongyeon groggily stood up from his post as he sees Mina on his screen.

"ugh! Jeongyeon! open the door."
"ah! Manager- what do you want from me."
"I want you to get back to work!"

"Oh now you noticed me."
"What?!"
"it's been 3 days that you did not even talk to me."
"What are you on about! Open the door!"

"NO!"
"Okay then! I am coming in!"
"wait! WHAT?!" Jeongyeon's eyes widened as he sees his door unlocking and slightly opened. He immediately blocked the door from opening all the way

"WHAT THE HECK JEONGYEON!"
"NO! YOU- YOU CANT COME IN!"
"AND WHY NOT?!- LET ME IN!"
"NO STAY!"
"HECK NO!"
"MANAGER! I AM NOT WEARING ANY CLOTHES!" Mina's eyes widened and stopped from forcing the door

"G-go change.."
"I'll be right back.- DO NOT! come in!"
"just hurry. it's hot out here.." Mina rolled her eyes and caressed her temples knitting her brows of embarrassment.

"Okay! Geeze, now come in!" Jeongyeon opened the door enough for her to walk through "So? What do you want?"
"Why did you pull yourself out of the championship?"
"because. there is no reason to do so."
"JYP is counting on you-"
"and who else.?"
"ICEY. as a team!"

"What about you?"
"What?!"
"are you also counting on me?"
"Of course! we are in the same team!!"

Jeongyeon averted his eyes and sighed, as Mina examined him closely.

"What?"
"Have you eaten?"
"No? You woke me up."
"It's 11:30! come on! get washed up and let's eat."
"You serious?-"
"NOW- or else I'll change my mind!"
"f-fine! geeze."

***

"So tell me Manager? Are you bringing me to that spoiled Ramen place again?"
"Shut up, we'll just have a classic barbecue."
"I'll smell like smoke."
"So be it- it's unlimited anyway-"
"Fine. Let's go- stop walking so slow."

Jeongyeon and Mina went in a barbecue restaurant and ordered meat for them to cook.

"WHY AM I THE ONLY ONE COOKING?" Mina complained
"Well, it's your idea"
"But right after it is cooked you just kept eating it all!!"
"Oh i did not know you wanted some"
"Are you seri-"

"Here have some." Jeongyeon instantly pulled her chin closer to his with a devious smile and a piece of meat hanging about his mouth.

"Let go! I'll cook my own meat." Mina pulled away and continued cooking
"Suit yourself" he smirked

***

"Ah! I am full!"
"I am still hungry."
"Seriously?"
"YOU ATE ALL THE MEAT!! And i got what? Only a few from my cooking!!"
"This is what happens when you eat slow!"

"Whatever. Anyway, are you coming back to work now?"
"Maybe?"
"Just let me know.."
"And then what?" He smirked and held her chin up once more

"Ugh! Jeongyeon stop playing around- you've been too aggressive lately."
"Am I not allowed?"
"I mean.. tone it down."
"But I cant help it" Jeongyeon grabbed her hand and pulled her closer to him- hugging her tightly "You want me to express and I am doing that now."

"Jeongyeon.." Jeongyeon immediately launched a kiss onto her lips, taking 5 seconds to pull away.
"Thank you." He deviously smiled

"WHAT THE HE-!!"
"Let's go!"
"JEONGYEON!!"

***

"Ah! Look who decided to come back!" Tzuyu laughed "Good job Minari" as he pulled out a thumbs up with a grin

"Shut up" Jeongyeon rolled his eyes and began sighing, placing his heavy body onto the couch

"HEY! You dont have time to rest! We gotta practice!" Jihyo stomped closer to him grabbing his ear and twisting it over to the court.

"AH! That hurts!"
"Look- you gotta straigthen up! We only have a week left for Championships! Then our comeback!"
"I know i know!"
"THEN STOP. Lazying around!"Jihyo placed the ball onto Jeongyeon's hand harshly, gritted his teeth and walked towards the court.

"Whoa.. Jihyo is mad." Tzuyu mumbled, scratching his nape.
"I understand I've been way off recently."
"No kidding- especially.." he leaned over and whispered "with our manager"
"SHUT IT!"

"Jeongyeon, you are way all over her bud.- she is having EXTRA hard time because of you"
"What?!"
"Remember the last time you pulled her? She kept doing double duties ever since then."
"How do you know this"
"Sana of course- but she still remains smiling. And that should also be the cause why she wasn't paying attention to you for the past 3 days..- you should cut her some slack you know."
"Ugh! Get off me!" Jeongyeon pulled out and walked away

"I AM TELLING YOU! If you continue, you'll make her hate you!" Tzuyu warned But Jeongyeon did not acknowledge.

Jeongyeon turned towards Mina who is now busy at her journal, tracker, and iPad. She seems to also being a call with someone important. He averted his eyes and sighed.

***

"Ah! Jeongie! Where have you been?"
"None of your business Woojin."
"Sure..-" he leaned over with a devious smile whispering "but if it involves your adorable manager, I guess I might meddle"
Jeongyeon's eyes widened and immediately pushed him down- gritting his teeth onto the latter

"JEONGYEON!" Tzuyu held onto him

Mina immediately snapped over to the scene with her eyes widened- stopping her duties.

"WHOA! Whoa!! What's gotten into you two?" Seungmin and Jihyo went in between stretching both their arms blocking the two boys from connecting again

"I don't know! Jihyo! You gotta control your kid! I am not doing anything wrong" Woojin countered

"Jeongyeon.. pipe down." Jihyo warned
"Yeah! That's it! Listen you little piece of trash!!"
"What did you just say?"Jihyo to him with an evil glare.
"H-huh.."

Jeongyeon and Tzuyu's eye widened from the sudden turn of events. As they saw Jihyo taking a step forward. "Don't. You. Dare-" From Jeongyeon being restrained the two boys instead caught onto Jihyo trying to restrain him from hurting the kid. "Call them.-"

"Jihyo! Jihyo! It's okay!" Jeongyeon panicked
"Yeah- yeah.. l-let's go!" Tzuyu began to pull

Jihyo continued walking towards The Strays, without any sense of halting, while Jeongyeon and Tzuyu tried to stop him.

"Jihyo.. w-wait" Woojin countered
"You have no right to call them TRASH!" Jihyo snapped as he gritted his teeth grabbing Woojin

"Ah! Jihyo! Wait!" Hyunjin and the other members of the strays panicked

Jihyo was gradually tightening his grip onto Woojin's shirt.

"If i hear another word from you about my members" he leaned closer glaring at him "you go.. THROUGH ME! Understand?" He said in a deep dark monotone

"Y-yes sir.." Woojin stuttered

"Good." Jihyo said in a cheerful tone and smiled- letting him go "come on! Let's play." He hopped over the court laughing and the Strays were terrified of his hidden personality

***

"What's up with him." Woojin scowled
"Dang, ICEY's leader... sure is scary." Hyunjin stuttered. Woojin grabbed his collar is scowled
"ICEY is nothing compared to Strays.-" He pushed him about
"Woojin stop! We are all in the same company."
"ICEY had fame all over their head!"
"Dude! They are the Top JYP artists! We are just rookies"
"Exactly why!- they treat us unfairly!"

"What the heck are you on about Woojin" Bang Chan came in coldly smacking his head down
"Ah! Leader!"

"What happened to your shirt-" he said coldly
"Jihyo happened" Woojin scowled
"What did you do?" he glared
"Nothing!"

"He threatened ICEY and called them Trash!" Hyunjin answered
"WHY YOU-"

"YOU WHAT?!" Bang Chan snapped his head onto him with a scary glare written all over his aura
"Because! Jeongyeon threatened me!"
"In what way."
"Uh.. he-"
"ICEY.. would not fight if you did not start anything."
"CHAN! Listen to me!"

"After the practice round you are cleaning our dorm rooms as punishment.-" He turned and walked away waving his hand in a distressed manner "and you guys- stop picking a fight with ICEY! They are way better than we'll ever be."

"Phoey!" Woojin spat

"You dare defy me?" Bang chan turned- glaring over him
"N-no."

"Good! Now get in there and win a few rounds against them."
"Y-Yes leader" Woojin glared at the court as he sees ICEY getting ready for another 3v3 and their tiny manager in the center of them.

"Tsk. I bet she's your weakness... YOO JEONGYEON" he thought with a wicked smirk on his face "Let's play a game.."

***

*Buuuuuuzzz*

"Ah! Just two more points!" Hyunjin dropped to the floor and huffed.

Woojin's eyes glared angrily at ICEY's path, he breathes and huffs as he sees ICEY cheering and laughing, grabbing their manager into a hug.

"Good job you guys!" Mina smiled

'Ah. That Mina- sure is the weakness of ICEY.. I don't care anymore.' he thought.

"Jeongyeon!" Woojin called. Jeongyeon turned with his cold eyes.

"Woojin! WHAT ARE YOU DOING! Get back here!" Bang Chan shouted but he did not listen

Woojin stomped over the court and faced Jeongyeon, having Mina flustered in the middle of the two tall boys

"What do you want" Jeongyeon asked monotonously
"1v1 me!"
"What. it's 5 in the evening."
"So?! Best out of 10!"
"Tsk. Waste of time- let's go bo-"

"How about a bet!"
"Eh?"

"What the heck Woojin, we are tired- we played and practice the whole day, you guys won three times.." Jihyo rolled his eyes
"Yeah!- just get a rest- hey! Chan! Your kid?" Tzuyu called

Bang Chan came trying to pull Woojin away

"Get off me!"
"Stay! OR YOU'LL GET IT!"
"That's why ICEY thinks they're the best! Because our leader lets them get away from everything!"
"What?!- SHOW SOME RESPECT!" Bang Chan gritted his teeth, grasping onto Woojin's shirt

Jihyo placed his hand over Bang Chan's shoulder "let him talk" he said monotonously with cold eyes

"Wait. Why are you guys fighting?" Mina interrupted "aren't you all JYP?- where's your manager?"

"She's off today- something about family errands" Chan replied
"Ah.."

Woojin scoffed and pulled his shoulder away from Chan's grasps.

"ICEY VS THE STRAYS! On a battle!" Woojin shouted
"What? Come on.. stop comparing us to you!" Tzuyu rolled

"Oh! Yeah! Cause you think you are better than us! Don't you"
"NO! We both have a different concept and both have our set of personalities! Why are you trying to be ICEY! When the STRAYS have a different set of concept!"

"Woojin! ENOUGH!" Chan gritted
"Stop siding with the ICEY!- we are being underestimated!"
"Stop. Right. N-"

"Okay- what set of test do you want" Jeongyeon answered
"WHAT?!" Tzuyu exclaimed

"I agree- go ahead, lay your game" Jihyo added
"WHAT?! Are we participating in this now?!" Tzuyu ruffled his hair "Mina! Manager! Help me here"

"I-I really don't know what to do Tzuyu.."

"Vocals! Dance! Strength! Intelligence!" Woojin set down the rules

"Again- this stuff doesn't matter!" Tzuyu whined

"Give your best" Jihyo clicked

"We are sorry Jihyo." Chan apologized
"It's okay- should be fun.- good luck"

"We start tonight! At Central Park!"
"Tonight?- aw man! I WANTED TO GO OUT ON A DATE TONIGHT!" Tzuyu whined
"Sorry- but we are doing all of these tonight!"
"Fine! Don't blame me if WE beat the crap out of you- well. I mean! I AM SORRY! But come on- CHAN!! Help me!"

"Sorry- He is determined, just give this fool a run for his money! I don't mind" Chan chuckled

"Well then, tonight it is. K-Arts Indoor Stadium" Woojin uttered Jihyo nodded to s.

"Great! We'll see you there at 9- Don't be late! Oh! And ONE MORE THING!" Woojin halted as he faced them yet again. "To spice it up- let's put down a bet." He smiled

"A bet?" Jihyo knitted his brows and Chan looked at Woojin weirdly

"What are you on?" Chan placed his hand onto Woojin's shoulder, which easily shook off

"Place your bets ICEY."
"What a waste of time" Jeongyeon averted
"Scared?"

"Wait- what are you betting for then?" Jihyo countered

"Oh? Me?" Woojin smiled, releasing a wicked Aura.

"We want...- Your Manager" He raised his head with devious eyes, determined to win.

"WHAT!?!" Jihyo, Tzuyu, and Mina uttered in sync