Kneed You

Chapter 6

"What are you doing?" Jeno asked, watching Haechan put painters tape on the floor.

"I saw online that if you outline a box a cat will sit in it." Haechan handed the tape to Jeno, pressing the last piece to the floor. He reached behind Jaemin and picked up a bag of treats.

Haechan shook the treats, waiting for Jaehyun to come running. There was no response.

"Maybe he isn't food motivated." Renjun picked up the laser pointer and wiggled the chain. Usually Jaehyun would come running at the sound.

"Taeil, do you know where Jaehyun is?" Haechan called out.

"I haven't seen him all day. Ask Taeyong."

"Sorry, no idea!" Taeyong called from his room. Haechan left the room, the rest of the dream unit in tow, looking for Jaehyun.

It took them almost a half hour to find him and when they did he was curled up between the curtain and the patio door, passed out in the sunshine.

"Should we wake him up?" Jisung asked

"Wait..." Jaemin hurried to the kitchen and came back, Cucumber in his hand. Jeno and Chenle covered their mouths to stifle laughter as Jaemin gingerly placed the Cucumber beside Jaehyun.

"What are you guys doing?" Ten asked, Jaehyun's ear twitched and he lifted his head.

"Ten's back?" He murmured, stretching his arms out. His hand knocked the Cucumber and he turned to look at it.

"Fuck!" He hissed in surprise, trying to scramble to his feet. He got tangled in the curtains, tripping and taking the entire curtain rod with him.

The dream unit burst into laughter as Jaehyun sprang to his feet and tried running away, the curtains following him.

"Jaehyun, wait!" Ten chased after him, he did a full loop around the room before pinning him to the wall. "Stop, they're just curtains. They won't hurt you."

Jaehyun just whined as Ten untangled him from the fabric. When he was released he hurried into hiding in his room. Ten turned towards the boys, a glare on his face.

"Who's idea was it?" Ten demanded. Haechan pointed at Jaemin. "And what about him being scared for his life is funny to you?" He growled.

"Heh?" Jaemin looked down at the cucumber. "It was just a joke."

"A joke? When he's like this his instincts take priority over rational thought. How would you feel if you were in his place?" Ten scolded

"I... I guess pretty shitty." Jaemin muttered

"Go apologize." Ten pointed at Jaehyun's room. The group, heads hung in shame, walked to the doorway of Jaehyun's room.

"Hyung?" Jaemin entered, lowering his head to the floor to look underneath Jaehyun's bed. "Hyung, I'm sorry. Can you come out?"

Jaehyun wiggled to the edge of the bed, sticking his head out from underneath. Ten let out a long sigh. He'll have to cat proof the rest of this dorm now.