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Sooki's POV

I opened an eye, woken up by muffled noises coming from outside the room. I looked around and quickly realized where I was. Chan's soft breathing proved he was still asleep. I took a moment to admire his features. His face looked totally relaxed, which was rare enough to notice. The sheets were lowered, only covering him up to his waist. And of course, the man was sleeping shirtless. My eyes wandered on his well-defined abs, up to his bare chest. He looked like a Greek god. I had to look away to fight the urge to caress those abs with my finger. I shook my head to stop my naughty thoughts. Pervert.

I was awake for good now, but I wanted to let Chan sleep. Knowing his relationship with sleep, if the man is sleeping, you better let him. I quietly exited from the bed, and borrowed a pair of shorts and a hoodie from his closet.

I tip-toed to the kitchen, wanting to prepare some breakfast for the dorm. But as I came in, I froze. Minho and Han were already there, Han sat on the counter chatting with Minho who was already cooking. They were too immersed in their own world to notice me, but I knew there would be a question of time before they did. I had to think about what I was going to say. Do I tell them I'm with Chan now ? Did Chan want them to find out ? We didn't get to talk about this. I decided to be honest... well almost. I made my way to the fridge confidently. "Good Morning lovebirds ! Did you sleep well ?".

I caught them from the corner of my eyes. Both looked at me lightly shocked. Han looked at Minho with a confused face as he pointed at me silently. Minho shrugged and answered casually : "Hi Soo ! Yeah we slept well !". Han narrowed his eyes suspiciously : "What about you...?". I smiled innocently: "I slept well ! Chan brought me here after I fell asleep in his car yesterday.". Han hummed, believing my answer, and focused back on his favorite chef. What ? Technically this isn't a lie. I put some ingredients on the counter and started preparing the pancake batter.

We spent almost 30 minutes chit-chatting until Bin et Hyunjin came out of their rooms, quickly followed by the Maknae line who was invited for breakfast. Soon we were all gathered in the kitchen, enjoying the usual chaos.

Chan finally woke up an hour later. He came into the kitchen, not fully awake, and hugged each member to say hello. As I was flipping the pancakes, I felt two strong arms pulling me in a back hug. I unconsciously leaned in his embrace. "Hi.". He planted a soft kiss on my shoulder and another one on my neck before smiling "Hi princess.". He leaned his chin against my shoulder without letting go of the hug. "I slept so well with you by my side. From now on you will sleep with me every night.". I giggled and kissed his cheek. "Your wish is my command sir.".

We stayed like that and it took us a few seconds to realize how quiet the room went. And then it hit me. We slowly turned around.

The scene was rather funny. Felix was grabbing Hyunjin's arms tightly, as Hyun was covering his mouth with his hand. I.N was looking at us with a mix of confusion and disgust. Changbin was looking at us arms crossed, a proud smile plastered on his face. Minho was grinning widely. Seungmin was leaning against the wall, an eyebrow raised and a slight smirk. Han was covering his mouth with both of his hands, eyes widened. I felt the heat creeping on my face as I realized we just blew up our cover. My gaze shifted to Chan, who scratched his neck, visibly embarrassed. He gave me a warm smile before taking my hand in his. He then looked at his teammates. "Yeah, about that... I finally confessed yesterday, and we kinda are together now.". I held my breath, waiting for their reaction. Chan was holding my hand so tight, I knew he was holding his too.

A few seconds passed in a heavy silence before the chaos burst. "OH MY GOD FINALLY !". "I KNEW IT !". "CONGRATS !". I let out the breath I was holding. The Next minute, both me and Chan were tucked in a group hug. Everyone was supporting us, cheering for the news. I laughed, overwhelmed by all my happiness. They were happy for us. We had their validation. Nothing else mattered more to me than their approval. As we parted away, Chan took me in his arms and kissed the top of my head before resting his chin on top of it.

We talked for a while, answering questions about how it happened, etc... Suddenly Hyunjin's eyes widened. He turned to Seungmin with an evil smirk and raised his hand in his direction : "My money. Give it to me.". I looked at the two of them in confusion. Changbin shook his head in disappointment. Seungmin shrugged, took his wallet out of his pocket, and handed him 30 000 won. Felix was the one asking the question everyone wanted to ask. "I feel like I shouldn't ask, but what did you two bet ?". Hyunjin proudly put his hands on his hips as he explained : "I bet that Chan would confess to Sooki yesterday. And I won !". Seungmin took a bundle of bills and started counting while he added : "He forgot to tell you guys that we are betting for a whole week, and he has already lost for 7 days straight.". I.N facepalmed himself, Changbin patted a confused Hyunjin as Chan sighed. The leader of paboracha versus the evil puppy, it couldn't have ended well. Felix scolded his friend : "Seungmin, that's not very nice.". This simple sentence brought back the chaos, and it became a whole new private joke for the group.

The day passed by quickly. We all went to the gym together, ate lunch together, and spent the afternoon together but doing our own stuff. As the sun went down, the Maknae line came back home with Auntie Lino. Changbin joined Nomi at my apartment. Jisung and I prepared dinner while Chan was working and Hyun was painting.

As soon as everyone was gone, Han jumped on the counter with a huge grin. "Finally we are alone !! I was dying to ask you how you felt all day !". I giggled. "How I felt about what ?" I asked innocently. He shot me a deadpan face : "You perfectly know what I'm talking about.". To my own pleasure, I remained silent, cutting the vegetables with a small smile on my face. Han lost it only 10 seconds after : "For the love of god Sooki I didn't watch all the seasons of Chanki for nothing ! I want the happy ending !". I raised an eyebrow, amused by the nickname. "Chanki ? Sounds pretty cool.".

I put the vegetables in the frying pan and stopped my silent game : "You can't imagine how I feel Ji. It feels so right, like it was made to be. When he kissed me this time it felt like evidence. It felt comfortable, safe, yet so addictive. I crave for more, I don't know if I will survive another kiss like that, or worse.". I widened my eyes out of my outburst. Did I just say that out loud ? I risked a glance in my best friend's direction. His brows were furrowed, his eyes narrowed. His lips curled in a snarling frown, as he showed me his most disgusted face.
He held his hand in the air to stop me : "Okay girl, I love you. But save this for Nomi please.". He imitated a vomiting gag and I threw him the dish towel, laughing at his reaction. He caught it and smiled.

"But honestly, I am so fucking happy for you both. You two are meant to be, and everyone here knew it. And damn it took you long enough to figure it out !". Chan knocked at the door frame, interrupting our discussion : "Is dinner ready ? Hyunjin is hungry.". "HEY ! Don't use me, you're the one complaining about being hungry !" Hyun protested.