GOING BOARDING HOUSE | SEVENTEEN group chat. (Editing)

Ride pt 2.

The bus was filled with Sided chatter, bickering, and the occasional groan as the group made their way through winding roads.

"God, do you ever stop kissing ass?" Soonyoung rolled his eyes, grinning at Seungkwan.

Without hesitation, Seungkwan leaned over and flicked his forehead. "Ouch," Soonyoung muttered, rubbing his head with an exaggerated pout.

"I wasn't kissing ass. I was just telling the truth," Seungkwan said, leaning back with a smirk. "Besides, you're no different, Soon."

"Yeah, yeah," Soonyoung huffed.

"I just have more to say. I am the main character, after all," Seungkwan added with a smug grin.

"Whatever."

Meanwhile, Chan, focused intently on his phone, barely noticed Vernon's question. "Hey, Chan, do you even know where we're going?"

Chan blinked, finally tearing his gaze from the screen. "Uh... somewhere in the mountains? I don't know where exactly."

Vernon blinked at him. Obvious confusion on his face.

The boy shrugged. "Don't ask me."

"Maybe we're going camping or something," Joshua suggested. "It wouldn't be surprising if the guy decided to do that. He did tell us we're gonna go on a 'road trip'.

"But, hyung said-" Chan started.

"Yeah, your friend," Jun pointed out.

Seungcheol, still lounging in the front, casually corrected, "We're not picking up your friend."

Chan's face fell, eyes wide in disbelief. "What?!..."

"Oh, no."

"I knew it," Jihoon groaned from the back. "This trip's going to be so long."

Seokmin, pausing his game, raised an eyebrow. "Wait, if we're not picking up Chan's friend, what are we doing?"

"ROAD TRIP!" Soonyoung shouted enthusiastically, to which Jihoon promptly responded, "Shut the fuck up, Soon."

Amidst the chaos, Vernon tried to recall, "I thought the 'friend' was Chan's crush... What was his name?"

Seungkwan rolled his eyes, snorting. "Oh, please."

Jihoon groaned.

"The kid he was on about?" Wonwoo asked, poking his head out of his book. The others nodded, a little too enthusiastically.

Everyone paused for a moment before Vernon continued, "I think his name was Changbin. Tall, cute—"

Somebody cackled.

Chan mentally slapped himself and sank in his seat, covering his face with his hood.

"How can you say tall and Changbin in the same sentence?" Soonyoung snorted, shaking his head. Seungkwan turned to the male, eyeing him up and down with a mug.  "Ehh, you're not much taller than him."

Soonyoung flipped him off. "Fuck off."

Vernon shrugged, he slid his phone in his pocket. "I don't know them."

Just as the teasing ramped up, Seungcheol's voice came from the front. "Samuel."

"Who?" Jun echoed.

"Yeah, that's the name!" Vernon snapped his fingers in realization.

Chan almost fell from his seat, the second hand embarrassment from his best friends ate him alive.

Seokmin giggled, but it quickly turned into a hysterical laugh. "Hic- Look at Chan." Seokmin snorted, with genuine tears.  He pointed to the boy, who was in shambles.

"He's cute." Jun chuckled, petting his seat mate.

Chan slumped deeper into his seat, pulling his hood over his face completely in embarrassment as Seokmin burst into laughter, banging his head on the window. The bus erupted into laughter, Seokmin clutching his head and groaning in pain while Joshua patted his back.

"Are you okay back there?" Kang chimed in, his voice cracking. Which Soonyoung found it funny. Seokmin just nodded.

"Idiot," Jihoon muttered.

"He's a year younger than Chan, isn't he? Why we re we picking him up?" Wonwoo questioned.

Chan groaned kicking his feet like a child throwing a tantrum. "Because, hyungsss, we can't leave him alone." Chan whined, he raised his head to plead with his elders. "He doesn't have anyone with him for break. We can't just abandon him. He's my soon-to-be boyfriend!" The kid was practically crying.

"You're hopeless," Jihoon deadpanned.

Seungkwan, with his phone out, recorded the entire thing, laughing as Chan's dramatic pleas continued. He zoomed in on the poor kid.

Jeonghan, lounging lazily in his seat, chimed in, "Stop bullying the kid."

"Whatever."

—

The bus hummed along, the group still bickering and laughing when Seungkwan turned to Jihoon.

"Where the hell are we even going?"

Jihoon's irritation was evident. "How should I know?"

"When will we arrive?"

"How the fuck would I know, Kwan?"

Seungkwan grinned. "Don't get mad, Hoon."

"Don't get punched Seungkwan."

Chan giggled at the back.