"Place your bet Woojin.. because After today! ICEY.. Will be the demons you never wanted to see!" He glared at them demonically as Jeongyeon and Tzuyu stood behind him glaring at the Strays.

"No more holding back"

"We've been too nice"

"Y-you don't scare me"
"Don't worry- ICEY always plays fair" Tzuyu wickedly smirked and clasped his knuckles onto his palm. The boys walked back to their post with dark aura surrounding them

"B-boys."
"Please, let us handle this and just watch. Don't interfere." Tzuyu said coldly
"But-" Tzuyu glared at Sana cutting her from her words "o-okay."

Jihyo instantly left and went back walking to the Strays.

"W-What! We are not doing-"
"Forgot something." He said cutting him off as he walked towards Irene, cutting her loose and holding her hand

"WAIT! What! We did not even"
"Whether we start or not, ICEY intends to bring you down." He said continuing to pull Irene over to Mina and letting her sit "Plus.. this is not how you treat a woman."

"Here, relax, have a drink, breathe. Did it hurt anywhere?" Jihyo said calmly. Nayeon watched him become so humble and sweet, at the same time protective- she instantly gave out a smile

"T-thank you Jihyo."
"Don't mention it."

"Jihyo! Let's start!" Tzuyu called
"Coming! - please, don't interfere anymore, we'll finish this fast so you can rest. I am sorry Irene."
"It's okay.. thank you." She smiled as he left with a warm smile to everyone

"Now that.. is a MAN." Momo grinned and her eyes went googly over him
"What?" Dahyun countered
"I still love you tho.. but Jihyo is just hella manly right there.." Momo sighed happily
"Oy!!" Dahyun shook her girlfriend

"Don't forget- such a gentleman.." Mina sighed happily as well.
"Eh?!" Chaeyoung's face jolted and knitted her brows

"Are you not gonna say something about Tzuyu, Sana?" Nayeon chuckled
"He.. he.. he is just perfect.." Sana smiled, and everyone snapped onto her who seemed to just be watching the boys unconsciously

"SaTzu.. for the win!" Nayeon whispered
"Hell ya!" They all cheered
"Hey! i can hear you!" And they all laughed

***

"So.. the battle is.."
"Change of plans." Jihyo cut them off
"What?!"
"Let's do this how men do..- let's play a game."
"Psh! You know we would just exchange points."
"You sure about that?"
"Yeah.! Okay, let's try a different one." Woojin walked over the gym's closet and revealed a few items "Let's do precision. No one is as precise and accurate as Hyujin- we'll definitely beat you."

"Well then- Tzuyu goes first."
"Easy." He smiled and snapped his neck Grabbing the items they'll use

***

"First up! Archery!" Woojin shouted "Most points wins."

"Archery..? Hmm." The girls began cheering for Tzuyu

"Shut up girls!" Woojin alerted and they booed him
"Looks like your charms doesn't work anymore Woojin" Jihyo laughed

"Whatever! LET'S GET GOING!"

Hyunjin had the first shot and had the arrow onto the area of 9- gaining 9 points for Strays. Tzuyu prepared and had his eyes set onto the target. He began taking time and precision onto it, releasing the arrow at a shot directly at the middle.

"WHAT?!"
"Lucky shot" he said blankly
"Show off" Hyujin scoffed

It's his turn to take a shot and immediately got the bulls-eye. He chuckled and watched Tzuyu take the next shot.

Another 10 was hit by the maknae that drove him crazy

"No way!"
"Lucky shot"

Hyujin tried over and over and over again, as he had misses after misses, where as Tzuyu, constantly gave him down to all 10 for all 10 sets

"Impossible.." Hyujin dropped to his knees "you are a monster.."
"Thank you." Tzuyu said blankly leaning down at him with a demon aura "what's next."

"K-knives."

***

"100 again?!- but how!"
"Lucky shot" he smiled

"ICEY 1- Strays 0." Jihyo smirked "what else have you got.."

"Tug of war."

***

"Ah!!!"
"ICEY 2 - Strays 0"
"Is that all?" Jihyo yawned

"High Jump!!"

***

*Jeongyeon jumps over the Highest bar of 150*

"Impossible."
"ICEY 3- Strays 0"

"Got anymore?"

***

"Yeah! Last! Performance!"
"Easy."
"NO BIAS"

"We like ICEY!" The girls yelled and booed
"Shut up!"

"A freestyle battle! ICEY vs THE STRAYS, on a head to head performance, No song written, No beat created, all pure scratch!"

"Then we can go now? It's like 11pm.." Jihyo smiled and yawned

The boys returned to their post as Strays began in the middle, Han began a slow beatbox and Hyujin followed with a feet stomp. They continued with the acapella sounds and created a beat, With Woojin starting of in a song. Lyrics were all made on the spot, voices spat out in chorus, and even instrumental voices were made using their mouths. Creating a harmony of a song, with a full set of melody, rhythm and weight. They ended nicely and powerful, which left the girls on the audience rack in a shock.

"Uh.. I did not know they can do that.." Mina's eyes widened and her jaws were dropped
"I've seen them do that usually, but did not know they were this good" Nayeon added

"I wonder what they'll do.." Momo knitted her brows as Jeongyeon and the boys stood in the middle getting ready to perform.

Jeongyeon began with a powerful bass using his voice and Tzuyu followed with a hi-hat tone. Jihyo created the harmony creating the tune of the song. Tzuyu began spitting out words, rhyming to his rap, Jihyo created a perfect harmony to cover for the depth of the song, Tzuyu stopped and began changing positions wih Jihyo, singing a powerful high voice,catching every beat perfectly. And splitted to Jeongyeon, giving out vocals and dance covering the effects, Tzuyu and Jihyo creating matching pitches to match Jeongyeon's voice ending in perfect harmony.

The girls cheered and laughed.

"Well, that should be a tie right?" Woojin stuttered
"Whatever it is, we won."

"NO YOU DIDNT!"
"ICEY 3- Strays 0.. oh We'll give you performance thats 3 to 1. We still win.. so THANK YOU. and goodnight"

"HEY! WAIT! There's one more!"
"What.."
"Intelligence." He showed a book of 5000 questions taught during the trainee days. Consisting of, English, Math, Science and Abstracts.

"A 5000 questions book?"
"Yeah.-"
"You are not gonna check all of that are you?"
"No? Not this book, E-book, faster and better."

"Geeze studying in the middle of-"

"I'll do it, let's hurry up. I am sleepy" Jeongyeon sighed walking towards them

"Oh! No! Not you." Woojin smirked "You aced every Trainee test there is."
"Then?"

"Number 3. Chou Tzuyu."
"That hardly seems fair!" Jihyo growled
"It is. But this time, I.M will take the test, he is Trainee number 2.- they should match.. regardless of Tzuyu's 4D monkey personality.. we wont lose."

"That.."
"Let's go. I am tired." Tzuyu sighed and glared at them coldly as he sat down grabbing the tablet from Woojin's hand "So? Let's go."

"Uh.. that's not fair.." Mina pouted
"Oh no. It's fair.." Jeongyeon interrupted
"What? How!"

"Tzuyu.. well.."

I.M sat beside Tzuyu smiling "let's both do a good job."

"Okay! Start!"

Tzuyu began scanning all the questions in the tablet without answering anything and passing all the questions.

"Wait.. he is not answering them!" Sana said worriedly
"It's okay... Tzuyu is not meant to be number 3 anyway.." Jihyo smiled as they watch Tzuyu constantly skipping all 5000 questions.
"W-Why."

" - Cause he is their 1st." Dahyun interrupted with a smile
"What?!"

"Because of Tzuyu's personality of being comical, and cant focus right, he seemed skeptical about his abilities. He chose to balance everything, and he is very good at that." Jihyo commented

"He is usually distracted with being an idol, and dreams, and fans, that he cant focus well for his own being" Dahyun added

"With that said.. The Tzuyu you see right now... is a Tzuyu who is not holding back" Jeongyeon uttered as they watch Tzuyu constantly skipping all the questions.

Tzuyu then stopped and sighed as he dropped back to the first question, answering all of the questions at once as if he was just guessing them.

"What the heck?"

"Hey! Don't disturb them." Jihyo scowled
"Tsk. Just what are you guys planning."
"Nothing. The fact that you chose Tzuyu to do the questions just because he is number 3 is your fault."
"What do you mean.."

"Because Tzuyu, is not holding back this time.." Jihyo smirked
"Done!" Tzuyu scowled and passed the tablet to Woojin.

"100?!"
"What?! i am not even done yet!" I.M mumbled

"Okay.. can we go now.. I am tired." Tzuyu lazily fell about Jeongyeon's shoulder
"Thanks for the amazing challenges, but we will be taking the girls home now.. and tell JYP."

"Wait! JIHYO! Please.. dont."
"Oh?"
"I am sorry,, we wont defy you anymore." Woojin begged as Jihyo chuckled

"Finally!-"
"Ah bang Chan"
"Thanks Jihyo.. for showing them what it's like" he laughed
"No worries, Woojin was just like you.."
"Yeah- he's definitely gonna get it tonight. Thanks again."

"Ah! Leader!"
"I TOLD YOU YOU ER!! You never listen!! YOU FOUR ARE NOW GONNA CLEAN THE TOILETS FOR A MONTH AND EVERYONE'S DORM HOUSES!! UNDERSTAND!!"
"Y-Yes sir."

***

"What a night.. I am pooped.." Tzuyu lazily mumbled

"Okay. Get off me" Jeongyeon pulled away
"Hey!"

"Well, I guess it's all time for us to go. We are so sorry for-"
"No! It was amazing.. really.." Dahyun interrupted
"Right. So uh.-"

"Jihyo, how about you take Irene home and Jeongyeon will just drop me home" Nayeon smiled

"Eh.. you sure?"
"Yeah, go ahead.."
"O-okay, see you guys.- come on Irene."

Jihyo and Irene took their leave.

"Okay, well that's our queue, we'll head out too!" Dahyun and Momo waved leaving to the opposite direction

"Well, how bout you two?" Mina smirked
"What about it?"
"Chaeyoung and I live together.. are you not gonna drop Sana Home..?"
"I- uh"

"It's okay! No need.. I can take care of mys-"
"I'll drop you home."
"What."
"Y-yeah.. it's dark, and in the middle of the night.. i can Take you home, I am a guy anyway.. I am better off alone than you are.."
"Oh.. okay..- you sure?"
"Y-yeah." He smiled

"Good, well, take care of her Tzuyu! Or I'll kill you!" Mina smiled and laughed
"R-right."

"Come on Chaengie!!" Mina grabbed Chaeyoung's hand and walked away.

"S-so.."
"Y-Yeah.."
"Your place?.."
"Ah! Right. This way. Sorry."

Sana and Tzuyu began walking to the path on the way back to her place.

"So.. I did not know you were a genius." Sana chuckled
"ah! I am not, it's just that having a photographic memory over the years helped me."
"I see..."

"were... you surprised?" He grinned
"Yeah.. A lot. well I mean, We have been talking for a month or so now since we met, guess I have a lot of things to still know about you."
"Yeah, and same with me too- I am glad we could be friends... you know- even if we were at a rough start"
"y-yeah..." she smiled and kept her head down "h-hey! Tzuyu?"

"yeah?"
"how bout grabbing some refreshments?" She smiled and stood in front of an open convenience store
"It's 1am Sana." He chuckled
"Just for a bit? it's a weekend anyway."
"Sure.. but we'll take it out so we can walk on the way home"
"Okay!" She smiled

***

"Thank you!" They both bowed and left

"Do we always have to end up having food from the convenience store?" He laughed
"What do you mean?"
"The last time too, when it was just the both of us, we ate instant ramen at a convenience store.."
"Ah! Right- even that time with your paparazzis.."
"Ha. Guess convenience stores are our thing huh." He chuckled

"Better than Fancy restaurants and hangout places, I am fine with a mere convenience store." She laughed
"Right, Maybe we should spend some time- trying those fancy stuff you know?"
"Well I am not a fond of it."

"Well then.." he smiled and sat beside her looking at the stars above "How about, a home cooked meal and a normal hangout- watching movies or playing games?"

"You're gonna make me cook?" Sana raised her eyebrows up smirking at the guy

"No? Let me cook."
"You cook?"
"Barely, but I want to make something for you at least?"
"And why is that?" She chuckled
"Nothing.. for- you know, thanking you for giving me a chance to be friends with you."

"I see, then! We'll invite Minari and the othe-"

Tzuyu cut her off by grabbing her hand as she speaks

"How about- just the both of us?"
"What?"
"I just wanted to make something special for you, you know- and I did not give you anything yet for your recent debut too."

"Tzuyu-kun.." He hummed in question with a smile on his face "are you asking me out?"

"H-huh? I- well.." Sana waited patiently for his answer as he released a deep sigh.
"Y-ye-"
"I am just kidding, I know you got that girl you like anyway!" Sana laughed and stood up

"H-huh.."
"So when are you gonna cook for me?"
"Wait.. what girl?"
"You silly- the one you told me about last time."
"Oh.."

"Anyway, you havent showed her to me yet so I cant background check her.. when are you going to let me know?"
"Oh.. soon" he smiled "She is still busy right now."

"I-I see" Sana slightly pouted and she pulled up a smile once more. "Come on, let's g-"

"Sana." Tzuyu grabbed her hand once again- Sana hummed in question. "You.. You are alone at home right?"
"Weird of you asking me tha-"
"No! No! That's not what I meant." Tzuyu let go and raised his arms in surrender. Sana laughed at the panicked guy

"I am just kidding- but yeah, I am, why."
"I-I am wondering if I could come over tomorrow?"
"Eh?- why?"
"Nothing, home just makes me nauseous... so can I?"
"B-but."
"I understand.. I-"

"Okay.. okay! But.. let me invite the others too?"
"Yeah, that's fine."
"You sure?"
"Yes... it's not like we are gonna do something naughty" he smirked
"Oh shut up!" Sana laughed and walked

"Hey! Where you going?"
"Home.. duh, it's almost 2am.."
"Well.. wait for me.."
"Die.!"