Exouls sat on the ground in a line, side by side as their head moves left to right and then right to left; in unison.

Seulbi was pacing back and forth with her forefinger and middle finger in between her teeth, biting on her fingers softly.

‘When do you think she will stop?’  Baekhyun asked Chen and the latter stopped moving his head to look at him

‘30 minutes? Why?’ Chen asked and looked away to stare back at the girl who’s still in dilemma

‘You think so? Then I’ll go with 20 minutes. Let’s bet’ Baekhyun said excitedly and Chen nodded with a grin

Kyungsoo, who’s eyes are still on Seulbi was listening to their conversation and sighed

‘There’s nothing to even bet on’ He said and the beagles smirked

‘There is! The winner gets to eat half of the loser’s breakfast’ Baekhyun suggested. Kyungsoo rolled his eyes and told them that he’s not joining the stupid bet.

‘Are you sure about that?’ Luhan asked, surprising the beagles that he’s also listening. They nodded and the deer chuckled

‘Do you want to join the bet?’ Chen asked him as he wiggled his imaginary beagle eyebrows. Luhan nodded and suddenly pointed at Seulbi

‘She’s going to stop rigggghhhhhhht now!’ Luhan exclaimed and on cue, Seulbi stopped and turned to them

“Do you guys think I can do it tomorrow?” She asked them but they replied her with whines and laughters

‘That’s not fair!’

‘Luhan you cheated!’

Luhan and Kyungsoo laughed at the beagles while they rolled on the floor in frustration. Seulbi who was watching them raised her eyebrows and sighed

“Guys! Are you even listening to me?” Seulbi asked them and stomped on the ground like a child.

Yixing, who stayed quiet from the beginning shook his head with a smile and turned to Seulbi.

‘Don’t mind them. I’m sure you can do it!’ He encouraged Seulbi . Seulbi puffed her cheeks and gave him a doubtful look

“Really?  But what if-“ She starts again but was cut by Luhan’s shriek

‘Get off me!’ Luhan yelled, startling Seulbi and Yixing who was not paying attention to them

They looked at him and saw the two beagles tackling him on the ground. Suddenly, light came out from their body.

It seems like the sun has set. Seulbi covered her eyes to prevent excessive light entering her eyes and only opened it with the light went dim

She waited until all the light left their body and when it does;

It was indeed a sight to see

The three animals who are lying on the ground; in their human forms are in a very, very awkward position

Luhan was on the bottom with Baekhyun biting the poor man’s feet with Chen’s on his face

“Oh my god!” Seulbi exclaimed and laughed like there’s no tomorrow. Her knees gave up and she collapsed on the ground laughing

Kyungsoo and Yixing who was sitting on the ground beside each other began to laugh as well while slapping each other’s arms and laps

“Chen! Get your off my face!” Luhan said as he pushed him off

Chen landed beside him while Baekhyun kept on spitting on the ground

“Man did you even wash your feet?!” He said and gagged, feeling nauseous.

The laughter died out after all of them had calmed down and they’re back focusing on Seulbi.

She was sighing for the nth time and it made them feel frustrated

“Don’t worry Seulbi, I’m sure you can do it” Kyungsoo said and the rest nodded. Seulbi bit her lips and fiddled with her fingers

“I just don’t know how to start guys.. “ She said and tugged on the ends of her hair.

Exouls kept quiet as each of them tried to think of how to start. Yixing suddenly snapped his fingers and that grabbed all of their attention

“How about this..” He said and cleared his throat before starting. Seulbi stared at him and furrowed her eyebrows to focus

“ ”Sehun.. do you really like me?” ” He said and Seulbi gaped.

“What?! You want me to ask that?” Seulbi shrieked and hid her face in her hands. The rest chuckled and went back to stare Yixing

“Just hear me out first, you can always change it. It’s just a suggestion” Yixing said and laughed at Seulbi’s reaction. She made a gap on her fingers to look at him and nodded; still hiding her blushing face

“Okay.. so he’ll say yes; no doubt- shh Seulbi” Yixing hushed her to prevent her from interrupting. Seulbi closed and gave him a forced smile

“Then, “If you really do.. can you promise me that you will understand what I’m trying to tell you?” “ Yixing continued and waited for Seulbi’s nod

When she did, he continued “After he promised you, then grab his hands-“

“What?! That’s too much-“ Seulbi exclaimed and and was cut by Baekhyun whom quickly pinched with his thumb and forefinger. She glared at him as he gave her a cheeky smile

“and then tell him that you’re cursed. Don’t tell him the scary part first; make him feel sad for you and then bam! He’ll understand you for sure” Yixing ended his suggestion with a clap and it received a standing ovation from the rest. It was like as if he ended a beautiful speech for world peace.

Feeling a stinging pain on her lips, she pinched Baekhyun’s hands to release her poor lips. Baekhyun yelped at the sudden pain but laughed anyway

Suddenly, the sound of thunder interrupted their calm atmosphere. Seulbi frowned and looked outside the cave.

Rain drops began to fall and she sighed

This is supposed to be a bad sign? Are you warning me? She asked the weather in her head but of course, she didn’t receive any answers

She was about to look away from the outside but then a little white body caught her attention. She squinted her eyes and saw it moving

“Hey guys.. what’s that?” She asked them while pointing at the puffy white fur. Yixing stood up and walked forward to take a look

“Oh? It’s a rabbit?” He said and jumped in shock when the sound of lightning suddenly boomed

“Really? Poor guy” Seulbi said and immediately stood up. She ran towards the exit of the cave and was about to leave but was stopped

“It’s raining Seulbi! What do you think you’re doing?” Luhan asked and manage