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Let's party !

Sooki's POV

The rest of the week went smoothly, and in a blink of an eye, it was already Friday night. The boys wanted to celebrate the success of their two-day concerts, so they invited Nomi and me to the dorms.
"Han for the last time. YES, cupcakes and muffins are the same thing !" Nomi exclaimed to a stubborn Jisung. "Then why do we say icing on the cupcake and not icing on the muffin ?". My girl rolled her eyes, clearly upset. "Oh my God that's not even the good expression ! It's the icing on the cake !". Han shrugged his shoulders and mumbled. "Looks like you don't know what you're talking about". Nomi couldn't hold it anymore. She threw herself on Han and started hitting him with a cushion. Hyunjin, Changbin, Lee Know and I.N were watching the murder scene, peacefully eating snacks. "Shouldn't we interfere?" I.N asked, a little concerned about his teammate's life. "As in helping her beat the shit out of him?" Hyunjin added. "I will gladly offer my help" Minho proposed, picking a chip in the bowl I.N was holding.

"He's right though." All heads turned towards Felix, who was standing in the armchair. Even Nomi had stopped, the cushion hanging in the air. Felix shrugged his shoulders, completely unaware of the problem he was getting himself into. "What ? He's right. Cupcakes and muffins are indeed slightly different.". Everyone's eyes turned to Nomi. If a look could kill, Felix would have been dead by now. She stood up from Jisung and was slowly coming for the blond guy who looked terrified. "My beautiful Lix, do you have a death wish?" she asked with a smooth voice, which was even more terrifying. As she was about to beat the shit out of him, Changbin lifted her effortlessly: "Okay enough violence for today". Nomi was struggling to free herself from Bin's embrace. "Let me go, you big bear !". Of course, it was useless, Changbin was stronger than her. Han stood up and pouted. "You couldn't have done that sooner ?!"

As the living room was filled with pure chaos, I was living my best life in the kitchen. I was sitting on the kitchen counter, sipping wine with my favourite puppy by my side. We were chatting with Chan, who was preparing popcorn. As time went by, the alcohol started to kick in for most of the group, except the parents of the group. Minho and Chan were watching us, making sure we didn't make too much mess. At first, it was pretty cool, we started with wine to do justice to my nationality (#frenchgirlyas), but as the party went by, we started playing drinking games. "You go all in, or you don't play." Changbin announced with a bottle of soju in each hand. Nomi cheered him up: "Bring it up, big boy !" Changbin slightly blushed at the nickname but acted like nothing happened. I catched that and smiled. It was pretty obvious that Bin had a crush on her since she came into our lives. I should dig one day to see if the feeling is reciprocated.

During the game, Seungmin and I made a pact: none of us would make the other drink. Instead, we decided to target Han. It was pretty obvious, so even though he wasn't the smartest (after all, he's part of the paboracha), the squirrel quickly caught our deal. As he was designated for the 5th time, he grabbed Seungmin by the hand. "Okay enough. Come here, we need to talk". I knew he would try to gain Seungmin's favours, but I had faith in my partner: "Stay strong Seung, remember that I love you !" I yelled at him, making a heart with my fingers. Seung winked at me before being dragged into the kitchen.

They came back after a few minutes, Han looking all too innocent. I gave a questioning look at my partner in crime, who winked at me once again, reassuring me. This round, it was Seungmin's turn to designate someone to finish his drink. I didn't wait for him to speak and looked at Han with a wide smile, ready for him to cry a river. But he returned me the exact same smile. Why was he smiling ? This couldn't be good. I frowned before turning to Seungmin and gasped. My partner in crime, my best friend, the love of my life (Okay, okay, drama queen much) had his finger pointed at me. "Sorry, Soo" Min apologized. Nomi stood up, pointing at the situation. "BETRAYAL", Bin stood up too. "DISGRACE". Lix and Hyun were in the same position: sat with crossed legs looking at the scene with mouths agape, enjoying the drama. I.N was taking advantage of my distraction to refill my drink.

I looked at Min with hurt in my eyes. The betrayal was real. Because he didn't just change sides, he did it when it was the bottoms-up round ! He mouthed "I am so sorry...". I stood there, mouth agape. How could he do this to me ? Okay, maybe I was a bit overreacting, blame it on the alcohol. My glare turned to the responsible of that chaos. "You." I pointed at Han. "What did you promise ? What did you do to make him turn his back on his favourite person ?!". Seungmin interfered: "I never said that you were-". I cut him off : "You, you better shut up or I swear to god you will not pass the night.". Han cockily grinned: "See, you got it all wrong. You're not his favourite person, I AM.". I stood up and walked to him: "Take that back, you chipmunk.". 

Han knew he would be dead in no time if he didn't find a distraction in a minute. He looked everywhere until he had an idea. He held his hands in the air as if I pointed him with a gun. "Okay, how about we settle this with a battle ?". I stopped in my tracks: "Now you got my attention.". Jisung smiled proudly. He knew me all too well, messing with my competitive side was my weakness. "Karaoke ?". I had already forgotten about the game. I stood up, drank my glass in one go, and jumped to Han, all smiley: "Let's go !". Hyunjin shook his head in disbelief: "I swear this girl has the worst mood swings when drunk.".

After not being able to decide between karaoke and a Just Dance, we finally did a mix : Ji, Seungmin, and I were singing (or most yelling thanks to the alcohol). Meanwhile, Nomi, Changbin, and Hyunjin had a dance battle on the song we were singing. Felix was hyping us up as if we were idols (trust me, the boys didn't look like idols at the moment), and I.N and Minho were busy getting proofs.

Third POV

Chan was watching us having the time of our lives. On a small night, we were just a bunch of friends having fun together without thinking about the appearances or the consequences. He felt so relieved that his members could still have that innocence in them. He also watched you dancing, singing, laughing, and acting like a professional singer (or at least trying to), and he was absolutely enjoying it. You were totally oblivious of how attractive you were in that moment, just by being yourself. He couldn't take his eyes off you, and it was driving him crazy. He noticed that each time you caught him looking at you, you immediately looked away. He also noticed how your cheeks were slightly blushing. He thought you were cute and promised himself to tease you more often, just for his own pleasure.

Minho watched silently everyone. He has always been the silent one, who watches the scene, noticing every little detail. And he loved being the one knowing everything, even though he didn't vent about it. He had noticed the way Nomi and Changbin were constantly seeking each other's attention, and the way Bin blushed whenever she smiled at him. The boy who pretended to be dark was actually quite a simp for Sooki's best friend. But that's not the only love interest he noticed. He saw how his leader had eyes only for you and how you were giving quick gaze in his direction every occasion you get. Lee Know smiled, knowing all too well that what he just witnessed was the beginning of something. He internally hoped it would turn great, despite how complicated this could be.