"We're back!" 

The three of you returned home with full stomachs and sore throats. "Had fun?" Suho came out from the kitchen with a bowl of ramen in his hands. The rest of you followed him to the living room where the rest of them were. They all had bowls of ramen in their hands. Since D.O wasn't at home, they had to take care of dinner by themselves. You took of your coat and sat on the couch in between Sehun and Baekhyun. Beakhyun offered you his ramen but you shook your head. "I already had my dinner with D.O and Chanyeol oppa." 

"You guys what? That's not fair!" Sehun whined. Just then Kai appeared from behind and hit Sehun's head. "Yah, what are you, a baby?" Sehun shot him a look and rubbed his injured head. Suho gave Kai a stern look but as usual Kai just scoffed and rolled his eyes. He sat right across you which made it a bit uncomfortable so you avoided making any eye contact with him. D.O who has been watching the both of you from the corner just smiled and shook his head. *Ryoko ah, you're so obvious.* He thought to himself. He stood up straight and pulled you out from the sofa. "I believe you and me need to discuss something?" He gestured you to go outside with him. You looked at the others and realized that you shouldn't have. All of them were giving you suspicious looks. 

You managed to excuse yourself before they ask you questions and grabbed your coat again before going out of the house. D.O was already waiting for you by the sidewalk. You raised your eyebrows. "We're not talking by the porch today?" D.O smiled and shook his head. "I think it's not safe for us to be talking at the porch tonight. Let's go for a walk." You nodded and quickly followed him. The two of you walked slowly around the neighborhood. Since it was after 8PM, people were  getting off work to have dinner with either friends or families, or alone. And since it was the end of the year, the road and sidewalks were covered with snow. Even the trees. Right then you wondered how this would all look like from up the hill where you and Baekhyun were that night. And that also made you remember the accidental kiss and you started to hit yourself to get the image out from your head. 

D.O who was pretty much surprised by what you were doing managed to grab your hand before you decided to kill yourself. "Yah, what's wrong?" You looked up at him, embarrassed. "Mianhe oppa. There's just a lot going on I can't keep up." D.O nodded and let go of your hand. "I know it's not only about your parents. It's about the guys isn't it?" You sighed and nodded. You weren't even surprised to know that D.O could figure it all out. *He always does. And that's why I trust him.* You told yourself. The two of you entered a park and there was a small gazebo in the middle. You guys decided to rest there for a while. After checking if the seats were dry, D.O got his serious face on and turned towards you. "Okay, spill it all."

You knew what he meant and took a deep breath. "The reason why I've been avoiding Kai all this while is because..." You trailed off. And at that moment, D.O stopped you. "Don't tell me. Is it something that I would freak out about once I hear it?" You gulped and nodded. D.O shut his eyes and let out a long sigh. "Then save it. I think I know what you're going to say. Anyway, how is all this affecting you mentally?" You blinked at his words. *For some reason, oppa sounded like a psychiatrist.* You chuckled. "Well, I actually thought I was leaning towards Baekhyun oppa after what happened. But then Kai oppa did that and Sehun and Chanyeol have been so sweet towards me...I'm getting the feeling all of them might have a thing for me? And I'm even more confused with my feelings." You looked towards D.O, hoping he knew what to say. But he just looked towards the street and nodded understandingly. 

You sighed and tried to continue. "I'm just so confused right now. I don't want to hurt them." D.O nodded again but still kept quiet. You were starting to get a bit annoyed with the silence you've been getting from D.O so you flicked his forehead. "Ack! Yah! What's that for?" He shouted at you while rubbing his forehead. "Oppa, you weren't listening were you?" You shouted back, furious. D.O gaped as he looked at you. "Yah, I was listening okay. I just didn't know what to say, since I knew this would happen-" He stopped halfway and looked at you. "W-What do you mean you knew this would happen?" You asked him. D.O tried to change the topic by looking elsewhere but this time you sat right in front of him and squeezed his checks. "Y-Yah yah! What are you doing to my cheeks?" You put on a straight face. "Do Kyungsoo, answer my question or I'll tear your cheeks apart." 

D.O tried his best to nod and you finally let go, with a triumphant smile on your face. He shot you a look and rubbed his cheeks since it was red. He let out a long sigh. "Ever since you moved in with us, the guys, they've been acting differently." You raised your eyebrows. "Differently...what do you mean?" D.O rubbed the back of his neck, hesitant to continue but you managed to prompt him. "Well, for instance, Kai started coming out from his room more often. He used to be in his room all the time, listening to music. And since your room now was his room, nobody really knew what else he was doing inside." You nodded. *So Kai oppa was like an introvert? Before I came? I couldn't imagine him being like that now.* D.O continued. "Chanyeol and Baekhyun has never even talked about girls. They were always together and some of us even thought they were...you know..gay. But after you arrived, they started talking about you all the time, they don't even read their comic books anymore." You nodded again. *Now that I think about it, I haven't seen Baekhyun oppa, or even Chanheol oppa read a single comic book during their free time in the house. Cause they're always with...me.*

"And as for Sehun, there wasn't really any change. He's usually like that to all the noonas that gives him attention. But just recently I saw, he actually turned down this noona in school when she offered to give him sweets. And that's a first. Usually he'd just grab the sweet and act all cute." Again, you nodded. *Sehun has been a bit strange towards me lately. He's always so clingy.* "Oh dear, so it is true then." You said. D.O sighed and nodded. You turned to face him. "What about you oppa?" D.O furrowed his eyebrows. "What do you mean?" You clicked your tongue. "What about you? Did you change when I arrived? Don't tell me, you like me too?!" You raised your voice. But instead got a flick on the forehead by him. "Ouch..." You rubbed your forehead. "Don't be silly. I like Hae Ra remember? Besides, you're not my style." He jokingly said and you playfully punched his arm.

The both of you laughed. "Well, actually, I did have a thing for you." You stopped laughing and looked at D.O who was hiding his blush. You couldn't help but smile at the cute sight. "Well, to be honest, I did have a crush on you. But then I noticed how the other guys were leaning towards you too. And I thought, 'Ah, she wouldn't notice me at all.' So I threw away my feelings. I'm just happy that I'm the closest to you among the rest. And when I saw Hae Ra, that same feeling came back to me. But this time, it's towards Hae Ra. And she seems to feel the same way too. So I'm glad." He smiled like a small boy and you couldn't help but lean in for a hug. "Thanks for telling me all this oppa. I really am glad that you're my closest oppa. I don't even talk about all this stuff with Suho oppa." D.O chuckled and you could feel his chest going up and down against you. Somehow, it feels different with D.O. He feels more like a brother to you. And you know that's never going to change. 

"Alright, I guess it's time to head back." Just when you were getting comfortable, D.O broke the hug and you pouted. D.O smiled at you and ruffled your hair. "Yah, I'm not your personal pillow okay? Let's go, it's getting late." He offered you his hand and you took it willingly. On the way home, you kept sighing. "What's the matter?" D.O asked. "Oppa, what to do? What am I supposed to do with the others?" D.O thought for awhile while you pouted. *I don't want to hurt their feelings. I don't want it to affect our relationship together.* You silently thought to yourself. Right then D.O came up with an idea. "I guess that's up to you. Since their feelings are already clear, you have to know how you feel. You need to know who's your knight in that shining armor. And then decide from there what you're gonna do." 

As hard as that may sound, you knew it was the only way. And you already knew who you're heart is leaning towards to...