Ken went inside their room and sat on his bed. He sighed and looked around, trying to figure out what he had eaten or what he had touched that made his lips so itchy. He was really lost, because he didn't have any allergies. And besides, only his lips were itchy, nothing else.

His face was also normal. It was not red and it was not swollen. He was also not sneezing.

It started early that morning when VIXX was interviewed regarding their new upcoming album. He was saying something cute but he felt the need of scratching his lips. He planned to do it quickly, but when he did so, it just got worse and worse that the filming was cut because of him. He was scolded by the manager. His lips turned redder because of the scratching so he was advised to go to the hospital to have a check-up, but there was no definite answer. The doctors weren't able to give him diagnosis and treatment.

Although, when he left the venue of the interview, he suddenly felt relieved. There was no itchy feeling anymore, as if it just disappeared.

When he returned from the hospital to their dorm, he felt it again. VIXX members were eating lunch together when N lightly scolded him. When he pouted, his lips turned itchy again.

"Hyung?"

Ken turned his attention to the youngest who obviously was concerned about his condition. Hyuk sat beside him and asked him if he was alright. He answered 'no'.

"What did the doctors say to you?" Hyuk asked. "Did they find out what caused it?"

"No," Ken sighed. "If this continues, what would happen to me? It actually stopped when I got there, but it came back when I got back here."

"That must not be that bad. Maybe they're plain itchy," Hyuk chuckled.

Ken shook his head. "No! It's not the same itch. It's weird, because it happens only when members are around. Also, the feeling is like my lips need something more than scratching. Ugh! I can't explain!" He ruffled his hair continuously.

Hyuk tapped his back. "Hyung, I have a theory about this. I know you don't believe in superstitions but there must be something related. But in order to treat you, we must know the symptoms first." Hyuk stood and stretched his arm towards Ken. When Ken held his hand, Hyuk pulled him and made him stand up. "Let's go out and let's see if your lips would be itchy again." 

Ken was confused, but he obeyed nevertheless. When they went out, the members were all in the living room. N was talking to Ravi, Hongbin was reading a script, and Leo was looking at his phone.

Hyuk coughed intentionally to get the attention of all the members. And he successfully was able to. The members were all now looking at them, waiting for them to speak. Ken looked at Hyuk who was grinning and holding onto him. "We are going to test Ken hyung's cuteness in front of you."

Ken dropped his jaw. "W-What!?"

Hyuk whispered to Ken, "Hyung, this is my way to cure you. Please do participate."

"What do you exactly need me to do?" Ken whispered back. "And what is your theory?"

"I think one of them wants to kiss you!" Hyuk replied in much softer voice.

Ken freaked out, "What!?"

Everyone got curious of what they were talking about. N scratched his head. "Aish, seriously, both of you! Ravi and I are discussing the new dance moves we are going to contribute for our performances! Get on with it if you have something to say!"

Hongbin just waited for them to speak, while Leo, being Leo, went back to reading something in his phone. Hyuk nudged Ken and told him to start doing his thing. "Hyung! You'll not get cured unless you do it!"

Ken sighed in defeat, then he blowed his cheek, making his lips pout in process. "Hmm!" He hummed, and everyone saw that. The members immediately furrowed his eyebrows, except for Leo who just kept a pokerface.

"That was... cute," Ravi commented. "It has been the cutest thing that you ever did, Jaehwan hyung."

"I suddenly had the urge to poke your cheeks, hyung," Hongbin stood and approached Ken and poked his cheeks. "Cute! You are so cute, hyung!"

"It isn't as cute as me though," N commented then laughed. "Right, Leo?"

Leo just blinked his eyes and looked back at his phone without saying anything.

"You are wrong, Hyuk, there is nothing-" Ken suddenly felt the urge to scratch his lips again... so bad that he wanted to rub it with water. "T-This has to stop..."

"What is happening? Are your lips still itchy?" Hongbin asked and touched his hyung's lips. "I thought you went to the doctor for a check up?"

Ken rubbed his lips more and more until it turned red. "They said there's nothing wrong! But Hyuk was insisting that there is someone among you who wants to kiss me that is why I am feeling like this! Hyuk said that he knew the cure but he had to diagnose first."

Everyone seemed off-guard, again of course, excluding Leo.

"So, what's the cure then, Hyuk?" N asked, making a fool out of the magnae who knew that the leader was playing around. "I didn't know you're a doctor now?"

"Wow, Hakyeon hyung, you're being mean to Hyuk," Hongbin chuckled. "Anyway, I am also curious what the cure is."

Hyuk laughed. "Alright then. As I observed," he paused then he looked at Ken. He continued, "Ken hyung started feeling the symptoms this morning. He did his normal thing - which is to act cute - in front of everyone, including you guys. The doctors didn't know the reason why he was feeling like that and told him that they had normal findings. Then Jaehwan hyung said that it stopped when he went to the hospital, then it came back when he got back here so I deduced that the source of the virus is anyone of you. One of us causes this."

Ravi whispered to N. "Hyuk sounded like a real doctor." 

N laughed. "Or it could be everyone."

"So, I think, from what I've read in the Internet, when someone feels that their lips are itchy, that means someone wanted to kiss him," Hyuk explained. "I came up with the only cure that I could think of so I need your cooperation to stop hyung's ailment by kissing him on the lips."

"What!?" Everyone screamed in unison, including Ken and Leo.

"Why must that be the only cure?" Leo finally spoke softly. "This is ridiculous." Leo stood and went out. No one dared stop him though.

"To be honest, I don't find this a problem at all. Maybe, let's just forget about-"

"Hyung! Do you want to get cured or not?" Hyuk asked as he pulled Ken who was about to go. Hongbin joined the magnae in pulling Ken back. Hyuk turned to Hongbin. "You're not against this, Hongbin hyung?"

"Why not? I would love to cure Ken hyung," Hongbin winked at Hyuk who laughed loudly. Then Hongbin turned to N and Ravi."Which one of you doesn't like to do this?"

N and Ravi both looked at each other then they both answered together. "No one."

"Guys, I appreciate your help and support but I am not ready for this! My lips are still pure!" Ken put his hands on his lips.

Everyone laughed. Then N asked, "Ken always does something cute. Why must this happen only now?"

"Because," Hyuk stopped laughing and turned serious, "well actually I don't know. Maybe because I..."

"You what?" Ravi asked.

"I clearly knew who the suspect is," Hyuk confessed. "But how would we know if he's the only suspect? If I knew, you all admitted that you wanted to kiss Jaehwan hyung when he's acting cute!"

No one denied the fact.

"So who's up for kissing game?" N raised his hand then the others followed. "Operation 'Kiss Jaehwan Until He Stops Rubbing His Lips'."

Ken facepalmed. "Seriously guys, I'll be fine. I-"

"I will just go get Taekwoon," N rushed towards the door and left to find Leo. Hyuk let Ken sit on the floor while Ravi and Hongbin also sat on the floor with Ken. After a while, N went back without Leo. "He said he's not going to participate in this stupid plan of ours."

"As expected," Hongbin laughed. "Now what?"

"We'll spin a bottle then let's decide who's going first," N suggested and went to the kitchen to get an empty bottle. He sat beside Hyuk who was also sitting beside Ken.

"Ken hyung, act cute then we'll spin the bottle. Once the bottle has pointed to one person, he would kiss you and tell us if it's not itchy anymore," Hyuk told the mechanics. "Okay let's start!"

"Do I really need to do this!?" Ken almost freaked out. Everyone nodded. "I hate you all."

"If you really want to get cured then listen to Doctor Hyuk," Ravi said. "Or you're never going to act cute again."

"No!" Ken screamed as he did a cute gesture. He waited for his lips to feel itchy. "I am not even..." Ken wasn't able to speak because the bottle just pointed towards Ravi. Ravi his lips, everyone went 'ew.' "T-This is abuse guys!" Ken tried to escape but N and Hyuk held him down. "H-Help!"

Ravi finally kissed Ken on the lips for a second. "Now, do you feel okay?"

"It wasn't even itchy!" Ken cried. "My lips aren't!"

"Maybe you're cured already," Hyuk said.

"But then, we haven't had the chance yet!" N complained. "Let's continue!"

"No!" Ken screamed again as N span the bottle. "This is getting out of hand! This is seriously an abuse! I will report you to the police!" The bottle then pointed to Hyuk. "Hyuk! Not you too!"

"This is to cure you, hyung!" Hyuk said as he kissed Ken as well. Ken rubbed his lips, trying to get rid of the kiss. "You're cruel, hyung! You didn't rub when it came to Ravi!"

"Because he liked my kiss," Ravi said while chuckling. "Alright, my turn to spin again! Please let it be me!"

But the bottle pointed to N. "It's my turn! Yes. I'll give you a hot kiss, Jaehwan," N grabbed Ken's nape and kissed him as if they were in the drama. N laughed loudly. "Seriously, this is fun."

"Okay since I'm the only person left, I'll do the honors, and it'll not be the weakest, N hyung!" Hongbin smirked before grabbing Ken for a kiss. Everyone clapped while Ken pretended to sob.

"I hate all of you! I think you planned this beforehand to make fun of me!" Ken said. "I'll tell this to the manager!"

Everyone laughed when Ken walked out. N then asked Hyuk. "Tell us Hyuk, who's the source of Ken's itching?"

Hyuk grinned. "It's a secret!"

***

Ken went out then he saw Leo sitting quietly on the stairs. He approached the older then sat beside him. Leo looked at him quietly.

"You're too good to me, hyung. You didn't join the others in making fun of me," Ken told Leo who just stared at him. "Everyone kissed me, you know?"

"This is why you shouldn't believe a quack," Leo finally commented. "You should have known better and you shouldn't have participated in the first place."

"But I am afraid that I can't act cute anymore," Ken pouted once again. He felt the irritation once again so he rubbed his lips again. Ken's eyes widened as he looked at Leo a minute upon realizing something. "I-I... I might be wrong, so don't smack me if I am, but... are you the person who wants to kiss me?"

Leo swallowed then he looked away. "W-what makes you think..."

"Why do you look so nervous?" Ken began to suspect, then he grinned at Leo still wasn't looking away. "My lips weren't really itchy when I acted in front of everyone awhile ago maybe because you're not there... then now it's-"

Leo suddenly kissed Ken for about ten seconds. Then he left the latter shocked. When the younger finally recovered, he realized that the itching was gone as if it never happened. "You're cured now. I guess."

"S-So I was right? It was you all along?" Ken was ecstatic. "W-Why didn't you-"

"Join them? Obviously, because it was absurd. I would like to keep it in private, you know," Leo finally admitted. He was gazing at Ken.

"When Hyuk said he knew the suspect, he was referring to-"

Leo chuckled softly. "Maybe he saw me having a dilemma and being conflicted."

"So," Ken played with his fingers then continued, "You always wanted to kiss me, huh?"

"Cute or not, I still do," Leo grabbed Ken again for another kiss on the lips.

***

Hyuk just finished his one-on-one interview so he decided to take a break. He went to the dressing room and upon opening the door, he saw Leo being too preoccupied. When he was about to enter, he was surprised when Leo suddenly stood and then he paced back and forth.

"Ugh! This is not good," Leo said to himself. "I really want to kiss him."

Hyuk's eyebrows met as he continued to listen to his hyung's monologue.

"That Jaehwan is so cute! He must stop acting so cute and he must stop doing that with his lips! I can't even," Leo continued as if he was talking to somebody. "Jung Taekwoon, calm yourself down. Keep calm and maintain your image." Leo breathed in and out heavily to calm himself. "I am much more nervous because of this than performing on stage."

Leo finally stopped pacing then he sat as if nothing happened. Without reason, he turned to the door and his eyes widened as he saw Hyuk. Hyuk smirked as he closed the door quietly as he went back to the other room.

***

Hyuk kept it a secret to everyone because of Leo's request (and threats). Until then, Ken finally solved the problem and he minimized the use of his lips to act cutely in front of everyone, or at least, he stopped acting cute while Leo was looking at him. Although he knew that it couldn't be helped.

During a fansigning, he unknowingly put up a cute duck face to his fans, and without warning, his lips got itchy again. He was about to rub it when he thought of something. He slowly turned to Leo who was smirking at him.

Oh well, he wanted to be cured by Leo anyway.

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Pardon my randomness lmao. This is based on a... true story. LOL Kidding.