FIFTH FLOOR .. lhc（✓）

DAY 42

sitting on her bed with her phone between her hands, sua took a breath.

she'd been able to get doyoung's number from taeyong without much explanation, which she was grateful for. now all she had to do was press call, but the girl just couldn't bring her fingers to move.

it was a similar feeling to when she first texted donghyuck, except she was much more cheerful then. now, she only felt guilty and intrusive. still, the little noirette knew that she couldn't avoid this. and that was the reason she pressed the call button.

the phone rang once, then twice. when sua thought he wouldn't pick up, a tired voice was heard on the other line. "listen, please stop calling this number before i call the police—"

"well good morning to you too, do-bunny!" an almost relieved sigh emitted from the device, and sua chuckled. "aww, does someone need a hug?"

"never ever. what can i do for you, sewer?"

the girl scoffed in disbelief. "did you just—"

"yep. who calls someone at 9 am?"

"uh, me?" the noirette stood from her mattress and walked around the bed towards her window. "i needed to ask you something." doyoung hummed, signaling that he was listening.

sua inhaled slowly. "huiseon's back."

there was a loud shuffling on the other line and sua assumed the boy was sitting up. "already? that was quick."

"what do you mean?"

doyoung didn't seem too bothered answering honestly. "she talked about wanting to come for break, but i didn't think it'd be this soon."

sua rubbed her forehead. how should i ask about something so private? however, it seemed only in the small girl's nature to be direct in tense situations like this.

"yeah, so, uh, she kinda sorta kissed me last night?" sua had to pull the phone away from her ear to preserve her hearing as the idol screamed.

"what!?" doyoung shouted so loudly that the noirette thought she could hear him through the wall separating their dorms. when it was quiet for a few seconds, sua placed the phone back to her ear. "you good?"

the idol's words were rushed and very stuttery, proving that he was indeed not okay. "y-yeah yeah, i'm totally fine! um, why did she..." there was a short pause as doyoung swallowed and lowered his voice, "kiss you?"

sua almost wanted to laugh at his reaction, but then she remembered what it was he reacted to. "it was after she confessed her feelings to me... but i don't think she was sober."

doyoung sighed and it sounded like he ran his fingers through his hair. "i can't think she'd do something like that without the help of a drink or two. she's not that kind of person."

and how would you know?

"she told me that the two of you talked. that you introduced her to someone in london."

doyoung was quiet for a moment. "i did. what about it?"

"hui talked about how amazing this girl is and how she wants to give the girl all her attention."

he was, again, quiet, but this silence seemed more thoughtful. "well i'm glad she's trying..."

sua bit her lip, trying to contain herself, but the question just broke through her mouth before she could stop herself. "why did you help her? i didn't even know you guys were close."

doyoung chuckled, and the noirette knew he was smiling as he spoke.

"it was after i confessed to her. she told me that she liked me too but that she had stronger feelings for someone else. it didn't take long to put two and two together. watching her look so sad when you were with haechan... i just wanted to help." he let out a short laugh, "plus, mom squad kinda became a thing. ryuwon was a big help and even taeyong did his best to help hui move on."

sua sat in utter bewilderment. how was so much going on without her noticing? she lived with huiseon yet couldn't see that the girl harbored feelings for her.

"doyoung," the girl breathed, suddenly feeling nervous. "what do i do? how am i supposed to act around her? around hyuck?" her eyes suddenly shot wide, breath picking up in a state of panic.

"oh god, hyuck. did i cheat on him? d-doyoung i'm kinda freaking out, what do i do?" the boy on the other line did his best to calm the younger down, hushing her and assuring her that things would be okay.

"in sua, listen to me. things will be just fine, okay? you did not cheat on anyone. huiseon will understand if you're a little distant for the time being, alright? taeyong and i can talk to her, but i think you have to be the one to tell haechan."

his words were comforting, so why did sua still feel uneasy? she swallowed hard, shutting her eyes in an attempt to calm herself down.

she felt like she was overreacting, but then what if she was underacting? what if hyuck thought she cheated on him? what if he broke up with her?

"i-i'll hang up now. thank you do-bunny." without giving him a chance to reply, sua ended the call and dropped her device on her legs. she forced herself to take several breaths to calm down. she forced herself not to panic. it made her wonder why she was even 'panicking'.

picking her phone back up and ignoring the few messages from doyoung, she clicked on her boyfriend's contact. unlike doyoung, he picked up instantly.

"yes?"

not the warmest welcome. still, just the sound of his voice relaxed the girl a bit. "hey. are you free right now?"

the boy sighed, exhaustion present in his voice. "not really. busy with work." sua waited for him to elaborate, but he didn't.

"oh, okay. call me back when you have time?" "i will. talk then." he hung up.

the noirette stared down at her phone. she didn't know why he sounded so agitated, but she didn't think it was her place to get upset. with their album release right about the corner, it only made sense that he'd be stressed.

running her fingers through her short hair, sua decided to stop hiding in her room and go get something to eat. she just hoped to keep the drama as low as possible.

mom squad supremacy-

i'm not really happy with this and the next part(s) but :/
i'll improve my writing skills for the ending :)