Test Day
Intervention of FateHyun Jae came out of her room, in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt, to find the boys sitting on the couch, jeering at each other as they played video games. “What are you still doing?” She shouted and they looked at her. She sighed heavily, her sense of duty taking over. “Come on now. I’m going to clean up and you need to get ready.” She said and frowned when no one moved.
“Stylist Noona will get us ready. It’s not a big deal.” P.O. said and she rolled her eyes.
“You have five minutes to finish your match and I’m turning it off. “ She said, firmly and he looked up at her, eyes wide.
“Noona, you wouldn’t turn off the game.” He said and she walked over to him, smiling. She ran her hand over his head and kissed his cheek, all love and warmth as usual.
“I didn’t come here to watch you fail. I came here to save your careers. You’ve been working very, very hard for a very long time. Do you really think I’m going to let a videogame stand between you and your dreams?” She asked her voice soft and kind, smiling all the while.
The room got very quiet as she stood again. “Like I said, five minutes.” She said, walking to the kitchen. She didn’t notice them looking at her as she did the dishes, checking her watch occasionally and not saying a word. Kyung broke first. He walked over and started drying the dishes for her. She smiled and pushed him a little with her elbow, making him laugh. Minhyuk was next, silently stacking away the dishes as Kyung dried them. P.O. sighed and started packing away his video games. She did only want them to do well after all. The others followed suit, as Zico smirked and watched. It only took four minutes.
When their stylist got there, she stood in the doorway, confused by what she saw. The place was clean. There were no visible clothes on the floor. All the counters were clean. The boys were there, chatting and snacking and playing video games, but they were picking up their crumbs, and tossing away their cans. Jaehyo saw her first and grinned, tapping P.O.’s shoulder; who turned off his game without begging for one more checkpoint. She pulled the clothes into the room, slowly, until Hyun Jae came o
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