Saviors

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   Jihoon stared at his phone for a while before turning off the alarm one second before it was supposed to go off. He didn't know why he got up so early. He just did. Jihoon peered around the dim room. His members were mounds of blankets in their beds. Jihoon swung his legs over the side of his bed then pulled up the covers neatly. He grabbed his clothes and walked silently into the bathroom.

   Mingyu's head was on the table when Jihoon walked into the kitchen. Jun poked him with a stirring stick.

   "Morning Jihoon." Jun said without taking his eyes off of the sleeping Mingyu. Mingyu groaned and sleepily waved his hand at Jihoon. "Yah, Mingyu, get up."

    "Aniyo~" he whined. Jun pursed his lips into a thin line before setting down the cooking utensil and grabbing Mingyu's arm. Jun pulled Mingyu out of his seat, making him crash onto the floor. "Ow~ Hyung~ that's not nice." Mingyu stuck out his bottom lip at Jun.

   "I know you don't want to go back to practice, but if you don't wake up now, it's going to be living hell for you." Jun told him with one hand on his hip. Jihoon smiled. Mingyu hoisted himself up and pouted, refusing to look at Jun.

   "Hi Hyung!" He said cheerfully to Jihoon.

    "Aigoo, you're a mess." Jihoon said with a laugh. He looked up and down at Mingyu's messy hair, crumpled clothes, and puffy face.

   "I'm... making a fashion statement Hyung." Mingyu suddenly struck a silly pose, making Jihoon laugh slightly. Jihoon raised his eyebrow skeptically at Mingyu and looked him up and down again. Mingyu sighed. "Well no one can look as perfect as you when they wake up Hyung." Jihoon's skeptical eye now turned on himself.

   "He's right Jihoon. Out of all thirteen of us, you look the best in the morning." Jun said while putting out bottled water. He ruffled Jihoon's hair as he walked past him to get the granola bars.

   "Lets agree to disagree." Someone came up behind Jihoon and placed his chin on the top of Jihoon's head. Jihoon froze. Who is it?

   "Morning Soonyoung." Jun called from in the cabinets.

"Morning Hyung." He replied sleepily. Jihoon's heart began pounding in his chest. Of course it's Soonyoung Hyung. Jihoon thought back to the funeral and blushed slightly. Soonyoung had held him for a really long time while Jihoon cried. Soonyoung's arms snaked around Jihoon, pulling him from the memory. Jihoon blushed deeper. He looked at the table, hoping that the shadow from his hair was enough to hide his blush.

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Jun grabbed the last handful of granola bars and made a mental note to tell Seungcheol that they ran out. He turned around and put them on the table. Jun glanced up, expecting to see Mingyu sleeping and Jihoon and Soonyoung sitting awkwardly next to each other. He was right about Mingyu sleeping, and he was right about the awkwardness, but, Soonyoung was practically sleeping on top of Jihoon while giving him a back hug. Jihoon was blushing scarlet and was looking down at the table.

Jun smirked and made another mental note to tell Seungcheol and Jeonghan about it. Jun sat back down at the table quietly, watching Jihoon and Soonyoung.

~

An eternity had passed and Soonyoung had not moved away from Jihoon. Or, well, it felt like an eternity. In reality, only about five minutes had passed since Soonyoung came into the kitchen. Is Soonyoung Hyung trying to kill me?

Someone walked into the kitchen behind Jihoon. Jihoon mentally groaned. If it was the mom or Dad of the group, he would be finished. They wouldn't let him forget this moment. The person walked around the table and sat in front of Jihoon. Jihoon slightly raised his head to see who it was.

Crap, that's almost worse. It's Jisoo Hyung. Jisoo refused to meet Jihoon's eyes. Jihoon didn't know why Jisoo would react badly, he just knew that he would. Soonyoung and Jisoo had some sort of weird rivalry that Jihoon didn't understand but knew was there.

Jihoon heard the click of a camera and looked up quickly, startling Soonyoung, who, like a cat, just settled back down like nothing happened. Jihoon furrowed his eyebrows. It couldn't have been Mingyu, he was sleeping, Jihoon didn't think Jisoo would take a picture, and Jun had his hands folded neatly under his chin. There would be no way that he could move fast enough to take a picture then put his phone away. Jihoon didn't hear anyone come in behind him.

A flash of terror coursed through him. What if... Jihoon quickly turned his head to look at the window in the kitchen. Soonyoung once again had to reposition himself. No. It was too dark out for anyone to take a picture, and there was no way that he could be hiding inside the dorm... right? A shudder ran through Jihoon's body at the thought of Minhyuk sneaking into their house.

Soonyoung lifted his head. "What's wrong Jihoon?"

"N-nothing." But, he couldn't keep himself from looking fearfully around the room. There was a sharp tap at the window, making Jihoon jump. His hand shot out and grabbed Soonyoung's shirt. It was a tree hitting the window. "M-mianheyo." He muttered. Shivers still ran up and down Jihoon's spine as he forced himself to let go of Soonyoung shirt.

"Jihoon." His tone was low and serious. Any sleepiness from the moments before was completely gone. "Tell me what's wrong." Jihoon gulped.

"I-I heard the click of a camera, but no one looked like they took a picture so then... I thought that maybe it was... someone... outside, or even... inside."

"By someone, you mean... Minhyuk?" Jihoon nodded and Soonyoung clenched his jaw. "Don't worry. There's no way that he could be in here or even out there."

"But... the camera..."

"Ah, mianhey jihoon. That was me." Jun said sheepishly. "I didn't mean to frighten you, I just had to take a picture of you two. I took a picture then threw my phone in my lap." Jun held up his phone as proof. Jihoon blushed, embarrassed. Soonyoung slid into the stool next to Jihoon and put his arm around Jihoon's shoulders.

"See? Nothing to worry about." Jihoon nodded but still looked out the window worriedly. The second time, he was sure that he saw a hand amidst the darkness.

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I'm not really sure why I'm having Jisoo crush on Jihoon, it just sort of happened and I kind of like it, it adds more to the story😂. Hope you enjoyed! All the comments and likes are appreciated. 😁