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Gyuhao~Part-3

Main Lead- Kim Mingyu and Xu Minghao

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After that night, mingyu stares at the pitch black darkness of the roof from his bunk bed in his shared room with seungcheol and woozi.

there were a great many thoughts that ran through his mind and he couldn’t dismiss them as easily tonight. so he lay there on his bed, tossing and turning for two hours. ultimately, he had given up and just stared at the ceiling, letting his thoughts consume him.

what could they be talking about?

why were they talking about me?

is minghao hiding something?

he rolls to his side and squishes his face against his pillow.

could he really be hiding something? and if not, then what does the uneasiness in his chest mean?

one, it could mean that he does not trust his best friend.

minghao tells him everything and vice versa. if minghao knows he's been doubting him, he will surely feel offended. two, maybe minghao is pretending to be okay with everything and he needed someone to rant to earlier.

the latter sounds more plausible than the former.“is he really still mad?” he whispers out loud. as if someone will answer him when everyone is already asleep.in the end, he only sleeps for an hour.

but that is not uncommon, considering that they all sleep for less than five hours. five hours is lucky. but such luck is very hard to come by. especially in their promotion period.

“mingyu, your and seungkwan’s appearance for ‘baek jong’s three great emperors’ airs today. make sure to watch it and take notes.”mingyu nods lazily to their manager.

seungkwan groans in response, clinging onto jeonghan with closed eyes.

“i wished i showed more,” he grumbles, the members comfort him.

he did, too, as he did feel bad that he became the main topic of the episode.

plus, everyone knew of his desire to appear on more variety shows and be the variety representative of the group. other than the photoshoot earlier that day, the children are otherwise free.

though most of them still choose to practice. either attending their foreign languages classes, singing or dancing. some choose to play outside and relish their free time because they know it is too precious.while others are productive with their time, mingyu chooses to clean the dorm.

he asks the assistance of chan who doesn’t manage to slip away. especially after yesterday. mingyu is determined to -- pettily -- make him pay. 

“hyung. do i really have to? can’t we skip on cleaning today and play?” he whines, frowning at the broom he is holding

mingyu nods, starting in the kitchen to take out old food and  put them in a trash bin. he also reorganizes the grocery their manager bought the other day, making sure the fridge and cupboards look orderly rather than in a mess.

J some of his members (him, included, though rarely) just take out ramyun from the cupboards without organizing the rest.

 “don’t worry. there’s two of us. we can finish early.”

music plays from the bluetooth speaker that...mingyu forgets who owns it but everyone uses it so it's fine.

things get mixed up very easily in their dorm, especially considering their number. today, mingyu is wearing wonwoo’s underwear.

but the older did not comment on it when he saw mingyu putting it on yesterday after he showered.

 once the kitchen is spotless, he moves to the small area they consider the dining area. he takes only a few minutes there. the living room is larger and even messier. as well as their shoe racks and...he didn’t even know how they could all live in their rooms when it is so messy.

chan gives up halfway and snacks on chocopie that he only lets mingyu have a small bite of. even if mingyu asks for another, chan doesn't give him any more since he knows mingyu will eat a majority of it with one bite only.

after re-energizing, he help  mingyu sort out the dirty clothes and put them in order of color and material. it is a very tedious job but it had to be done.

"hyung.”

“hm?”

mingyu asks, looking up from the pile of clothes that surround them.

“are you and minghao hyung really okay?”mingyu smiles.

“we are. don’t worry.”relief is seen in the younger’s face. he lifts a curious brow at this, and seeing the reaction, chan explains why he feels relieved.

“good. i was about to talk to cheol hyung about it. the other hyungs were too busy making bets.”

looking down at the shirt in his hand, he lets himself laugh a little.

“i heard. but minghao and i are really alright. i apologized the other day and he accepted it.”

chan smiles again, nodding. “then let’s finish this off! minghao hyung texted me saying he’ll be home in a bit--”

“l'm home."

"oh-” the both of them exclaim in mild surprise though neither stands up to greet him.

minghao pads towards the living room, greets the both of them and walks straight to the bathroom. he doesn’t come out for a very long time. and even when he did, he walks straight to his room he shares with seungkwan.

"hmm… he’s a bit weird…”

"he probably just needs to take a dump,” mingyu responds and lifts one of the hampers to put it in the laundry room. “you’re reading too much into it. how about helping me move these?”

chan simply shrugs and does as he is told though he struggles a bit because of the weight.

housework provides a distraction and mingyu is adamant on being distracted throughout the whole day. then, he’ll be too tired to lay awake and think too much about minghao later tonight. and he wants to be so tired he passes out the moment he lays down.

after minghao, the rest also follow. soon, the dorm is buzzing with chatter. those who won the bet play overwatch to their heart’s content before mingyu and seungkwan’s appearance airs. mingyu is in the kitchen again, accompanied by seungkwan and dokyeom to prepare supper. they work in perfect unison and (mostly) quietly.

" Do you need help? ”

mingyu almost drops the knife he is holding to cut the radish. he doesn't need to look up to know who it is.

"sure, can you cut the green onions and cucumber for the garnish?” mingyu answers, awkwardly avoiding eye contact. “dokyeom ah, give him a knife. also check the soup and see if it needs more seasoning.”

"yes, chef!”

The  others snicker and he chuckles himself, especially seeing minghao joining in. but still, the uneasiness is ever present and he decides that everything isn’t fine at that moment. and he can’t ignore it anymore. not when he can do something about it now.

“minghao ah, can you help me check the kimchi i made last night?” he asks, wiping his hands against his apron before he walks towards the balcony. he knows minghao is following him by the sound of his footsteps. and each step they took, he feels his heart race faster and faster.

"you’re too obvious."

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