The Monster Under The Bed

20. Dialing...

Autumn groans and impatiently drums her fingers on the the wall. They had been in this store nearly two hours. To her surprise and dismay, all of the boys liked shopping. Loved it even. So all day, they dragged her around to different stores and dumped their belongings with her while they tried on clothes. She could almost see Suho's credit card sweating.

"Autumn, what about this?" Zitao asks, coming out of the changing room.

He was wearing a blue button down shirt with the sleeves rolled up and black jeans, not tight enough to be skinny jeans, but not loose enough to be baggy. He had grabbed a hat to cover his mess of black hair, completing the look. If she was honest, he looked quite handsome.

"It looks good Z," she replies with a slight smile, then proceeds to ask hopefully, "Is that the last one for you?"

He laughs.

"Far from it," he replies, hurrying back into the changing rooms.

"Isn't this supposed to be the opposite way around?" she wonders in a grumble.

"Excuse me," someone asks, she turns to see an employee of the store standing behind her.

"Yes?"

The girl giggles.

"Is that your boyfriend?" she asks a bit shyly.

"No, he's my... Brother," Autumn replies.

"He's cute," the girl giggles, "Is he single?"

"He's not allowed to date, parents rules," Autumn lies smoothly. The girl pouts.

"Oh, okay," she sighs, "Are you finding everything okay today?"

"I'm not the one doing any shopping," she answers, "I'm just waiting for my brothers to get done."

"How many brothers do you have?"

"Four. All of them are busy trying on clothes."

"Why aren't you doing any shopping?"

Autumn chuckles.

"I keep getting out ruled," she answers honestly.

She asked to go into several stores, but the four boys had promptly ignored her and continued to discuss their shopping plan like teenage girls. So she just gave up. Sometimes, it was hard being the only girl.

"I'm sorry," the employee sympathies, "I hope you have better luck."

"Thank you."

The girl walks away as Baekhyun exits the changing room in a set of clothes. The shirt was too tight and he looked extremely uncomfortable.

"Um, Autumn, can you help me get this off? The others are busy."

She sighs and goes over to him, pushing him back into the hall that held the dressing rooms.

"Arms up," she orders, he complies. She takes the hem of the shirt and pulls it up as high as she can and then has him bend over so she can get it off his arms. As soon as it's off, he grabs the shirt and covers his body.

"Seriously Baek?" she asks puzzled, "You're a boy."

"My abs don't look toned right now, I don't want anyone to see them," he explains sheepishly. She rolls her eyes.

"Hey."

She turns.

"What?"

"I heard you saying something about us not listening to you," he tells her, "Sorry."