[morning]

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Her sleep felt too short, clad in apparently one of many Yeosang's silk pajamas. Wearing it makes her feel like she's the heir to a large corporate company, because it's so comfortable and she knows by looking at it that it's expensive. It is slightly big for her built; white stripes against a dark blue base material.

It could be that she was too comfortable that her sleep felt too short, or it was because she had spent a quarter of the night thinking about how she should go on from now.

It's funny how she's now considered a ghost since Yeosang had 'killed' her and it was all simply because Hongjoong said what he shouldn't have, to the then nonchalant Han Byul who didn't know she would get involved with them for the unforeseeable future. They were weirded out at how she could accept their identities easily, when a normal person should have fought back to escape, or at least screamed their heads off.

She initially did both, but when they explained to her that they are hired 'couriers', they opened a door for her that she thought she had closed forever. She's going to use them to find whom she had been looking for since years ago.

What she plans to do with the people might not be so pretty.

She would probably need a new identity, and she's sure that they will do that for her. She knows they are more than capable to do meager things like this; chalking up an identity wouldn't be so hard for them. It's going to be a pity to let her name go, though.

If she ever keeps it, having a new identity would be pointless, wouldn't it?

Han Byul. A name that has appeared a lot of times among the stack of resumes. A name that had helped her redeem herself. A name that some may have forgotten, but remains in the memory of some.

Yesterday Seonghwa had given her a fresh set of pajamas, another fresh set of clothes for her to change into this morning, a clean towel and a set of toiletries. Since the room has no attached bathroom, she was told she is free to use the one outside. He reminded her multiple times for her to lock the door if she's using the bathroom, because apparently the people in the house could burst into the bathroom nonchalantly, even when there is another person inside. Then he gave her a blanket, reminding her again to tuck herself in so that she won't wake up with a cold.

It's hard for her not to smile at how he's treating her, because he reminds her of a mother fussing over her child.

He promised that they can take the stuff from her house for her, but probably just clothes and some belongings that are important to her. He had said that they would have to use the 'unconventional' way of entering her house, considering that the people from there would probably scout her house for the time being.

It really looks like they would let her stay, although she doesn't know on whose call it was made, and how long she's actually allowed to stay here. She doesn't even know what she's supposed to do - she can't work at the cafe because that's off-limits to her. Would they even let her be part of the team? She highly doubts so- not only is she less skilled, but according to Hongjoong they had trained for years, while she's only involved suddenly.

Maybe... being the nanny isn't so bad at all.

The contents of the house are chaotic at best in the morning, but even chaotic seems an understatement. She was woken up by hurried stomping from above, as if those upstairs are being chased around and nobody could stop whatever thing that was chasing them.

Meanwhile, the floor she's on is not any better, as they seem to have a battle on who can shout the loudest over the others. Jongho is belting out a note - and funnily she thinks he's a good singer - probably warming up his voice for... something. Seonghwa is calling over everyone to the dining area to have breakfast, adding that he did not wake up early just to see his beautiful pancakes and waffles go to waste.

Yunho is helping Hwayoung to get ready for kindergarten, where it consists of him shouting at the others to ask where her hair tie is and whether any of them had taken her other pair of her favourite shoes. Only Hongjoong's voice is not heard, and from inside of her room she guesses he is still probably locking himself up in his own room.

Everything seems to to go back to their 'normal' as if yesterday did not happen. She knows it's not true because she's here, and she's the anomaly they have to, whether they like it or not, take in.

She had made sure that yesterday she took a shower when she's sure that she wouldn't bump into any of them. Yunho's room is beside hers so she had trained her ears against the wall, looking for any indicator that he had fallen asleep.

She caught his soft snoring so she quickly grabbed the towel and toiletries. She's taking a chance with Hongjoong, Seonghwa and even Hwayoung, when she takes a blind shot of hoping that they were sleeping or at least, locked in their own room. She managed to avoid them, stepping silently on the floor and then taking the fastest shower she ever had in her life. Not to mention that she's feeling jittery, but it's not like she can take a full shower since she has wounds and cuts all over her body.

After her shower she laid on her makeshift bed, thinking too deeply about the predicament of her life. Overnight, she became a dead person and her future is uncertain, as if it wasn't before. Then she had fallen into a pit that she thought she had escaped from, just as these 8 men revealed to her who they are.

It took her a very long time to drift off, falling into a short nightmare that she had become accustomed to that she's not even fazed anymore, then woken up by the haywire state of the house. They all had woken up before her and she

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Magbuull5245 #1
Chapter 70: By far the best book I have read. Laughing, crying, deep thinking. Just amazing!
jeongsclown
#2
Chapter 3: LMFAO THEY'RE SO CHAOTIC I LOVE IT
Manna-chan #3
Chapter 70: This story is amazing! You are so talented, the flow of the story, the way you managed to tell about all of them without it seeming forced or weird. I love it, thank you for making me smile, cry, smile again and cry happy tears at the end. Thank you for sharing this story with us <'333
WiltedStar
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Chapter 1: You're such a great writer.
Jade_Flower #5
Chapter 70: Loved it!!
TaeTae_wife
#6
Chapter 70: I so love your story! It's the fist Ateez story that I read and it's WOW!
Congratulations!!!! <3
MsPinKai
#7
Chapter 70: THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME SHED HAPPY TEARS ??? this was EVERYTHING!!!! One of the best written stories & plotline ever! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Animeakume
#8
Chapter 70: prepared my heart for a tragic ending but tHANK GOD ??? shed happy tears instead but it’s all worth it

i love this whole story so much! defs one of my go tos for rereading <3 thank you so much for this amazing story
Animeakume
#9
Chapter 57: i cracked and bawled my eyes out when yunho and byul repeated that they said back then as trainees ??? the whole “Dont you wish everything here is an illusion” “us, being here?” “No you idiot” back and forth conversation ohmyheart
MsPinKai
#10
Chapter 51: just when I was already believing that she 's not eunbi.......OH. MY. GOD.