The REPLAY of SKZ: Let's Go Back to Those Times

Chapter 23 - Sky

A sensation wakes me. I groan, but I'm already awake. "What?" I drawl.

"You want to shower before the others, don't you?" The person asks, who I can now recognize as Chan.

I groan, but get up nonetheless. He's right, I do want to shower and I always prefer to be one of the ones who shower first. It's usually Yongbok and I who get to shower first because the cold affects us a lot. He despises the cold here in Korea. It's a lot easier for him to fall asleep when he has warmth he's used too.

I, however, can't really say I have that issue, considering I've lived in South Korea my whole life, but, for some reason, the colder the water, the harder it is for me to sleep. The others don't have the same issue so it was a little embarrassing telling them because of how stupid it sounds, but it has definitely helped me actually sleep well.

Sometimes we convince Chris to shower early in the line because the cold makes him sightly uncomfortable as an Aussie as well. That slight chance that he sleeps goes to none, so we make sure that every once in a while he showers right behind me or Lix.

For some reason though, if we shower in the morning, the cold water makes all three of us uncomfortable during the day. Yongbok and Chris are freezing even when they have layers of jackets on or their body is sweating its way through a practice. For me, I just feel super overwhelmed and I usually get sensory overload as a result.

On the other days, we, unspoken as a group, try to make sure there's still a little hot water left for him as the last person in line. That could entail us showering together, some of us sacrificing ourselves to cold water—which does, indeed, include me! I, occasionally, will sacrifice my precious sleep if I'm feeling particularly too energetic for hyung—or we shower together and sacrifice our warmth.

As he shakes me awake, he says, "I'll let you and Bokkie shower first before I wake up the others. How does that sound?" I shake my head vehemently. It seems like one of those other mornings. He's gonna have us two shower first undoubtedly and he'll want to go last.

Despite my sleepy state, I glare at him through my barely opened lashes. "Shower with us." I demand.

"I can't, Seungmin-ah." He adds, "I don't think the shower can fit three people and I can cope with a little cold."

"But you shouldn't. We can make it work, but if we're gonna speak more with JYP then you need to have the mental capacity to have a clear head. Not showering in hot water will not help."

"Then I can take one by myself." We both know he only gave us the time for one shower.

"No. You need to shower now and don't worry, the both of us will keep track of time. Come on."

Finally, he relents and I drag him to the bathroom where Yongbok is already waiting. He has three pairs of outfits with him, like he already knew Chris was going to be showering with us, forced or not. Chris shuts the door behind us and I go to turn on the shower while Chris turns the fan on and the two undress.

After I turn it on, I quickly get undressed myself. Then I start testing the water, and about a minute later, I deemed it good enough. I give the okay and we all cramp into the shower. It fits us surprisingly well, obviously it isn't made for three people, but we can manage.

I can feel the warm steam fill the area. I'm the first to enter the tub so I get the least amount of water at the moment. Felix is getting most of it and Chan gets the stray droplets. Grabbing the washcloth, I squirt some soap on it.

After rubbing it together really well, I start rubbing on my body. I finish most of my body before I hand it to Yongbok to get my back.

"How are you two doing?" Chris asks, no doubt protective and the ever-the-worrying leader he is.