[Byul HyunRi’s POV]

“One fluffy-white sheep, two fluffy-white sheep, three fluffy white sheep…” I mumbled monotonously to the boring ceiling of the hotel room as I desperately try to fall asleep. On the neighboring bed, KyuHyun could be heard snoring softly in his sleep. The glowing digits on the alarm clock indicated that it was already two in the morning.

“…eight fluffy-white sheep, nine fluffy-white sheep…” Outside, the rain had lightened, but still enough to give me that uncomfortable claustrophobic-ish feeling. It was dark and rainy, one type of occasion I would avoid at all cost in the past. I guess my phobia for being in the dark alone has somehow weakened, but that doesn’t mean that I’m not freaked out right now.

“…twelve fluffy-white sheep, thirteen fluffy-white sheep…” You know, falling asleep isn’t the easiest thing on earth when you wake up only at 3 in the afternoon on that day.

“…twenty fluffy-white sheep, twenty-one fluffy-white sheep…” I counted as I turned to my side, staring at the faint silhouette of KyuHyun who was snoring away in LalaLand, feeling almost envious.

“…thirty-one fluffy-white sheep, thirty-two fluffy-white shee—argh!”  Impatiently, I threw the covers away and sat up. Counting sheep definitely isn’t aiding me in falling asleep now.

My eyes roamed around the dark and quiet room, feeling instantly afraid. My focus landed on the television set which was positioned against the opposite wall. Okay, maybe I can just distract myself from the dark by watching television, I thought and my gaze landed on the sleeping KyuHyun, with the volume turned down, of course.

I got to the television. Squinting into the dark, I managed to figure out ‘Power’ button located on right bottom of the screen. I pressed the ‘Power’ button.

The television took a couple of seconds to start up, and then, instantly, the room was illuminated by the screen.

“WELL, HELL-O! TODAY I’M GOING TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THIS PRODUCT, CALLED THE MUSTACHE CLEANER!” The speakers of the television boomed the voice of the Chinese man on television who was trying to sell his product.

“Oh my Siwonie!” I squealed as I searched for the ‘Volume: Down’ button. Why on earth is the television in freaking full volume in default?!

The advertisement continued to play in full volume, “THE MUSTACHE CLEANER HAS FOUR AND A HALF FUNCTIONS…”

“What on earth is happening…?” A sleep-annoyed voice groaned from behind.

I whirled around. KyuHyun, obviously disturbed from his sleep by the screaming volume of the television was rubbing his eyes. His hair was sticking out in all directions (which was kind of cute).

“I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to wake you!” I screamed above the volume as I continued to panic-search for the ‘Volume: Down’ button. “…Aha! I found it!”

Jabbing the ‘Volume: Down’ button to death with my finger to death, I expected the volume to be lowered down.

“SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO BUY THE MUSTACHE CLEANER, PLEASE CALL—”

“The button isn’t working!” I squeaked to myself.

“Yah! At this rate, you’ll wake the entire hotel up!” KyuHyun yelled from behind.

I switched off the television, the room immediately darkened.

I sat down on the edge of my bed and hung my head. “I just can’t fall sleep because I woke up only at 3pm today. I tried counting sheep but it didn’t work – the person who invented counting sheep obviously hadn’t been in my shoes. The room was all dark and I could feel my phobia coming back so I decided to switch on the television to distract myself. But I didn’t know that the television would be in full volume and that the ‘Volume: Down’ button wasn’t working.” I blurted.

KyuHyun switched on the lamp next to the bed, he glared at me. Slowly, he picked up his pillow and hurled it towards me. The pillow hit my stomach and landed on the floor with a ‘thud’.

“What was that for?” I picked up the pillow and threw it back to him. The pillow accidently hit his right shoulder with force.

KyuHyun looked up at me darkly. “Oh no,” he smirked mischievously. “You so did not start this.”

“Start wha—” A pillow landed on my face. “Yah!” I grabbed the pillow and hurled it back. 

Then suddenly, I got it, “Pillow fight!” Before I knew it, another pillow hit the back of my head.

“I’m glad that you got it.” KyuHyun laughed as he got out of his bed and started smacking the pillow against my head.

“No fair! I’m unequipped!” I reached for my pillow and swiped it onto KyuHyun’s stomach.

The room became a mess as KyuHyun and I continued to fight using our pillows.

“Ahhhhh!” I screamed as I ran across the room clutching my pillow, KyuHyun was right behind me. I whirled around and smacked him hard on the chest with the pillow.

The fight lasted for Siwon-knows-how-long before we both collapsed onto his bed in exhaustion, facing the ceiling and panting.

“Are you surrendering?” KyuHyun asked, looking down at me from his position.

“Are you kidding me? This is so not over yet.”  I smirked before surprise-attacking with the pillow.

Another flurry round of pillow fight broke out. Soon, both of us collapsed next to each other on the bed again in exhaustion.

“Doesn’t this remind you of the past?” KyuHyun asked, staring up at the ceiling. “During elementary school when we used to have snow fights during the winter.”

I looked at him, “You still remember those days?”

KyuHyun shrugged, “Somehow I still do. Weird, huh?”

“Yeah…” I mumbled, starting to feel sleepy after the tiring rounds of pillow fight. Slowly, I started to drift into LalaLand.

“I don’t even know why…” KyuHyun mumbled softly, more like talking to himself now. “Maybe I was attracted to you back at that time… Wait, I was attracted to you?” He questioned himself as if it was the first time realizing this. “I think I still am now…”

With a sleepy head, I tried to digest the words he just said. “Mmmm… Me, too.” I mumbled to myself, not sure if he heard, before completely entering LalaLand. 

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