Dreams of Arcadia

16

When I re-entered GD's apartment, I found the eldest and Taehyung intertwined, still asleep. I shook my head with a grin as I saw Tae drooling on the elder's chest, which he was using as a pillow. I left it and searched the apartment for Kibum, whom I then discovered in the kitchen where he was cooking.

"Hey, are you hungry too?" he greeted me cheerfully.

"No, thanks... but why are you in such a good mood... Don't you have a hangover?" I asked, irritated.

"No, you don't seem to get one when you're dead. Um... Sorry about this morning, I always get a bit over-grippy when I'm drunk. So... well, I didn't mean it like that, next time just knock me out." he apologized somewhat ruefully, scratching the back of his neck in shame.

"Not so bad, you don't want to know how I was greeted at Jungkook today." I said with a grin. He gave me an irritated look, but left it at that and turned back to his food.

"Are Rumpelstiltskin and Cinderella still asleep?" he asked as he stirred the wok.

"Yes, they're drooling over each other. So when they wake up, there's already four of us and I'll definitely take Taehyung with me, but if you and Jiyong want to come too, we have enough space and mattresses at Kookie's house... I'm here to pick you up." I explained and he nodded.

"Sounds fun, the more of us the better." he agreed, then divided the food onto three plates and asked me to wake up the two sleeping people. I made my way to the bedroom again, where Jiyong had already woken up but didn't dare to get up so as not to wake the youngest. I giggled at the sight and then just pulled the covers off Taehyung before I started tickling him.

"No, why don't you let him sleep in..." started Jiyong.

"Dinner's ready though." I refused and his eyes widened before he jumped up and Tae fell roughly into the pillows. I guess his hunger was greater than the worry of waking Taehyung. I laughed gleefully as my best friend looked at me with half-open eyes, trying to figure out which planet he was on... although... I'd like to have that answer too, because none of us really knew. It wasn't Earth as we knew it.

"JIminie hyung? Where have I ended up now? And what are you doing here?" he wanted to know as he rubbed his eyes tiredly.

"You're at G-Dragon's house where you drank yourself half into a coma and I'm here to pick you up, Kookie, Yoongi and Hobi are already waiting for us and I want to pick up Jin Hyung too. So go eat something in the kitchen so we can go. Pleased to see the others again, he got up and followed me to the kitchen, where the other two were already chowing down.

"We're coming with you." Jiyong informed me, his mouth full. Taehyung looked around and spotted his filled plate and dug in immediately.

"Right, I'll go and pack a bag of things, just come down in half an hour, my car is outside the door and open, I'll meet you there," I explained and left the house again to do what I had just announced and gathered everything I would need in my apartment over the next few days. In fact, the others were already waiting for me when I quickly threw my things into the trunk and got in.

"Off to Jin's... I wonder how many leftovers and empty energy drinks he has lying around in his gaming room," I giggled and Taehyung laughed too.

"What's more important is whether he has more than one bib and one pair of underpants on." he pondered. Anything was possible when Jin was alone and had time... which he had in abundance here... eternity....

"Huh... who are you?" I asked, confused, when I entered Jin's apartment a little later and found a girl sitting on the couch stroking Jin Hyung's hair while he dozed with his head on her lap, watching a series on the big screen TV. Sitting next to them, cuddled up together under a blanket, was someone else I didn't recognize because his face was on her shoulder, he had probably fallen asleep while watching. Jin raised his head and looked at me reprovingly.

"Shh... Don't disturb us and sit down... the show is so great on Deadflix.... Yoongi and Jungkook are starring in a BL drama.... Now I know how all the shippers feel..."