Gongchan, Baro, Shinwoo, and Jinyoung watched as Sandeul stood there, grunting and shaking in anger. 

     “Gwaenchana?” Shinwoo asked, full of concern. “Sandeul?”

     “GRRRRAAAHH!” Sandeul screeched, swinging his arms at the others, hitting them. 

     “Hajima!” Jinyoung yelled, shielding himself with a pillow as the zombie rampaged through the apartment. 

     “He must be upset,” Baro clarified. 

     “You think?” Shinwoo snapped back. He dove to catch the TV as it tipped over after Sandeul swung at it. “Phew~ That was close. He sure is fast for having a broken leg… No, Sandeul!”

     It was too late. The framed picture of B1A4 fell off of the shelf and broke, making the glass shatter on the wood floor. 

     “We need to stop him!” Baro called as Sandeul tried to force Baro’s hand into his mouth. “I don’t want to become zombie food!”

     Gongchan tried to tug Sandeul away, but he was using all his strength to try to bite Baro. “I think he was feeling left out! I would if I was him.”

     Sandeul finally left Baro to find a new victim. He headed towards Jinyoung who dodged out of the way, but then found himself cornered against the wall. Jinyoung pinched his eyes shut, expecting to feel teeth sink into his shoulder, but he heard a thump instead. He opened his eyes to see that Shinwoo was holding a large hardcover book, and Sandeul fell to the ground. 

     Shinwoo laughed nervously, holding the book behind his back. “Knocking him out was the first thing I thought of.” With Jinyoung’s help, he dragged Sandeul and laid him on the couch. “I didn’t want to hurt him, but…”

     “It’s okay. I’m sure he’ll be fine,” Jinyoung sighed as Gongchan picked up the photograph that was buried under pieces of the frame. “Guys… do you really think we can carry on with this? It won’t get any easier. And I doubt we’ll even book any gigs.”

     “Stop, hyung,” Gongchan’s voice shook. “I understand you feel like you let us down years ago, but you won’t let us down this time. Your confidence is so low, but we can do this! I know we can. Sure, there will be some bumps in the road, but–”

     “That’s not what I was talking about,” Jinyoung interrupted. “I was talking about Sandeul. We still love him, but this is getting more and more difficult having him around. It’s not the same as it used to be.”

     “It… would be for the best,” Shinwoo added in and Baro nodded, agreeing with him. 

     Gongchan swallowed back his tears. He couldn’t let his friend leave them! “Wait. Just give him one more chance. If he behaves, and if he lets me teach him how to sing and dance again, he can stay in the band. If not… he can leave.”

     Jinyoung’s gaze went from Gongchan to Sandeul who was starting to mumble in his sleep. “Okay. It’s a deal. I guess it’s only fair. You’re all putting up with me being a vampire.”

     “Ha… ha… yeah,” Baro said nervously, remembering that Jinyoung said his favorite blood type was B. 

     “Thanks,” Gongchan said, regaining his smile. “We’ll work really hard. But not too hard, obviously. Seems like our zombie gets overwhelmed easily.”

     The four boys watched as Sandeul opened his eyes, as he sat up. He looked back at them, wondering why they were staring, as if he had forgotten about his recent tantrum. “Uuuuhhhh…”

     Gongchan sat on the couch next to him with excitement. “Alright, hyung now that you’re awake, we have work to do!”