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10📸 Show has begun

They were back at home. The rest of the ride Y/n was quiet. Taehyun wondered if he offended her somehow. She laid on the couch, legs sprawled over his lap fast asleep. He threw his head back, closing his eyes and letting the exhaustion seep in his bones.

Loud voices and banging doors woke up the two. Taehyun rubbed his eyes, groggily.
"Y/n, your family....... their business. "

Taehyun felt Y/n jolt up. She was wide awake, eyes wide open and lips parted. The others were looking at her worried. She immediately got up and turned on the television. The channels were blaring news, showing that Y/n's father's company was facing investigation for hoarding taxes of worth a million dollars. The government officials were sprinting in and out of the building.

Everybody was watching the news sadly when Y/n let out a laugh, pure joy and hysterics. She grabbed her phone and dialed someone.

"Yes, hello Mr. Park. Thank you so much. Yes, I just saw the news. It was fabulous. Yes, I loved it. Thank you again. "

She pumped her fists. She turned to Taehyun who stared at her shocked and dumbfounded.

"The show has begun."

With that, she rushed off to her room to get ready for work.

"She arranged this?!"

Yeonjun was wide eyed as was Beomgyu and Hueningkai. Taehyun looked like he saw a devil. Soobin just rubbed his face tiredly.

"Can't say they didn't deserve this. Heck, they deserve worse."

Soobin uttered. Everyone murmured agreeing with the statement.

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"Here comes my favorite person! My sis!"

Jay came bounding down the stairs, hugging Y/n real tight. The rest of the members were behind him.

"Can't believe you ratted him out that bad."
Sunghoon huffed, clapping her back.
"Jungwon, Sunoo and Niki were really worried about you. But I explained to them that it was probably you who gave out the evidence."
Y/n hugged the boys.
"I'm sorry for making you all worried. But thanks for caring, boys."

Jeehi, Bang-PD also congratulated her slyly. The day was great. Her work on Enhyphen attire received applause.

By evening, she was skipping back home. Mr. Park informed her that her father faced summons and would soon be produced in the court. The amount of evidence would probably hinder any means of escape used by him. In her happiness and wishing to celebrate her joy, she bought tteokbokki and jjajangmyeon.

The boys ate happily, cracking jokes and making fun. Y/n was in a much more jovial mood, laughing loudly and freely. After dinner, Hueningkai went to his room for the night. Yeonjun got out some soju and beer. All of them were taking shots of soju.

Y/n was slightly tipsy and she leaned on Taehyun who seemed to be taking the alcohol well. Soobin was quite drunk being a lightweight.

"So, I...propose a game of Soobin, Soobin you know, you know that......... truth and dare...."

Yeonjun slurred, hiccuping slightly. Soobin nodded along.

"Yeah.... y'all........let's do this."

A soju bottle was placed and spun, landing on Beomgyu. He smiled goofily, puffing his chest.

"Dare!"

Everybody cheered and applauded Beomgyu who was bowing and waving.

"So,..... let us text someone on your phone."

Soobin snatched his phone. He and Yeonjun whispered and laughed while texting someone.
They finally returned the phone back to him.

"Wae?! Why did you text Bang-PD telling him that I stole his apple juice that day!"

The room echoed with the drunk laughter. After a few rounds of truth and dares, which included Soobin dancing 'Love Shot' by EXO on the table, Yeonjun eating a banana without using his hands and Taehyun kissing Beomgyu. Now the bottle landed on Y/n. Not wanting to do all that embarrassing things, she chose truth. Beomgyu smirked at her
before asking the question sassily.

"Who do you think is the most handsome among us? Don't choose Hueningkai, though."

All of the boys started fighting and shoving each other, playfully. Y/n realised the trap she got herself into. But the alcohol wouldn't let her think straight as she would like to. So, letting out a giggle she just looked straight into Taehyun's eyes.

"Taehyun. He's the most handsome. He is so nice and gentle. He lets me be myself. I like him but this is all an act only, right?"

That shook out whatever drunk haze Taehyun was in. Her words set his heart in a frenzy of uncontrollable pace. But seeing that only he was still fine, he decided to end the game.

"C'mon guys it's over. Y'all are plastered. Let's go to bed."

Several drunk grunts and groans met his gesture. But everyone was too tired to move a muscle. Taehyun sighed and dropped down to pull Y/n up.

"Come Y/n let's get you to your bed."

Y/n was hardly aware of her surroundings but she felt a strong pair of arms lift her up and putting her down. She opened her heavy eyelids, to see Taehyun looking at her concerned. She opened her parched lips slightly and yawned.

"I really meant it."

"I mean it too. I don't act. It's all real and it scares me. What if I mess up? People follow every move I make, what if that unsettles you? So I stay in denial."