𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝

𝟕; 𝐡𝐨𝐰?!

Wooyoung and Yeosang were in the café finishing their shifts as it was their turn to close the shop. Woo was brewing coffees for them two and Yeo was busy in the kitchen washing the dishes.

“Yah, Woo! What are you even doing? You’re just making more mess for me to clean!”

“Fine, I’m just finishing our coffees then let’s clean some tables. I’m just gonna put on the closed sign up front,” and with that he finished the cup of coffees and went to the door to put up the sign.
 
It was almost 8 in the night and they were almost finished cleaning the whole café. “Hey, Woo come here for a sec, your coffee’s getting cold” Yeosang said finishing the last bit of his coffee.

“You do know that I could just heat it up again, right?”

“Oh yeah and what? Make me clean the mess after?” Yeosang rolled his eyes, “who says I need the machine?” Woo countered and dropped everything his doing and went over the table. He held the mug opposite the holder, then his hand started to glow a reddish orange; a glow not that bright but is very fascinating and soft. The coffee started to bubble and evaporate as it reached its boiling point. “Woah okay, easy there tiger! Now stop it might explode.” Yeo said calmly while getting more tissues. Woo’s hands stopped glowing and the coffee was no longer cold.
 
They conversed with each other; most likely going over fun memories and laughing at each other, then it all fell silent when their phone buzzed at the same time. They stare at each other both mouthing a quick ‘weird’ then chuckles. Then both gasped at the same time, “Why are you copying me?!”

“Well, why are you gasping?”

“I could ask the same to you too, Sangie” Woo squinted his eyes at Yeosang and proposed an idea. “Let’s say it together?” then the latter replied with a nod.
 
“San just texted me!”
“Jongho just texted me!”
 

Mingi just finished his training and just came out of the shower when he encountered the alarmed Hongjoong dashing to his study. He shrugged it off and went to his room to change; besides ‘it can’t be something THAT bad’. “Oh, hey babe!” Yunho shouted taking the younger by surprised; so surprised that he slipped and fell near the door.

“AH! Babe you can’t do that to me, and I thought you were downstairs making dinner?” Yunho apologized shortly before approaching his boyfriend and hugging him, “I was, but I finished. What has you so worked up that you were scared to death by your lovely boyfriend?” Yunho said batting his eyes.

“Nothing, I just saw Hongjoong looking like he’s seen a ghost or something while rushing to his office.”

“Heh his always like that though” ”Yeah, but this one’s different. He looked really really worried.” Mingi reasoned.

“Well, it can’t be that bad, right?” and as Yunho finished that statement, Hongjoong’s voice boomed across the whole house, “All of you in my office, NOW!”
 
 
 

“Hi hyung! I missed you soooooooo much” Wooyoung pouted while hugging his hyung tight. He and Yeo just got home from their late shift and was pretty much exhausted because of the hectic day.

“I missed you too, Woo. You and Yeo.”

The oldest smiled at them both. “So how was work?”

“Well, it was just the usual but more tiring. Oh, and a couple came in today. They were very sweet and nice.” Woo told Hwa his and Yeo’s day, while Yeo was already in the bathroom.

“Oh and hyung, I heated coffee with my ability! It didn’t explode!” Woo boasted, “It almost did though” Yeosang said coming in the scene. “At least it didn’t” Woo rolled his eyes at his best friend’s teasing.

“Woo, what did I tell you about using your ability in a public place?” Hwa raised his eyebrow, “I know I know. But no one was around. Promise!”

“Okay I believe you,” Seonghwa trailed off then put on his ‘proud mama’ face, “So you controlled your ability today?”

“Yes hyung! I did good, right??”
Seonghwa just nodded and ruffled Woo’s hair. “Oh and San texted me today,” “Jongho texted me too,” Seonghwa was creeped out, “Hongjoong texted me too.”

All three of them stared at each other. “What’d they say?” they all asked in unison, making them laugh.

“We just introduced and I asked him how he got my number and he said he was also friends with Yunho and that he got my number from him” Woo explained. “Yeah same goes for me, hyung.” Yeosang said. “Joong said the same too,” Seonghwa stated and just shrugged, “Well, just coincidence I guess” and he continued, “Okay, let’s rest now. It’s late.” Seonghwa said when he saw Yeosang yawning.

“Okay, goodnight hyung!”
“Yeah hyung, rest well.”
 
 

Its quarter to midnight and the boys were in the connected conference room of Hongjoong’s office, waiting for their leader. They sat there in pure silence, thinking of any possible situation of why they were there. Clueless, San decided to speak up, “Hyung, what do you think the problem is?” Yunho just shook his head and replied, “I don’t know, but it must be really important.” They were all quiet after that. Hongjoong walked in a couple minutes after. He was quiet; he looked very calm and it made the others quite anxious.
 

“They’re coming…” Hongjoong started, “they’re coming.” The oldest repeated, while looking at a certain hourglass. Leaving the others confused. “They’re all coming, so we need to get ready.”