Double Life

You got juice?

"Fuck fuck fuck!"

I shout after hitting my foot on another part lying around. 

"Grey!  What was that!  No swearing ever!"

D.O. reprimands while whacking the back of my head, I don't miss Suho's disapproving glance either. I'll have to learn to curse, eh, more quietly. 

Yeah that isn't going to happen.
It's morning and the bunk bed finally came in, we still haven't decided who I'll be bunking with but we're trying to set the stupid thing up in the living room.

"How did you set them up last time?"

I say, sweat dripping off my face as we finish pulling the last of the pieces into the living room.  Things get a little quiet before Chen answers.

"Kris and Tao did it together, we didn't help and when they moved out we had someone take apart the extra beds and move them out."

I wince, wishing I could have kept my mouth shut for once.  Everyone's gone quiet as we shuffle through the manual, trying to figure out the picture instructions.  I notice the sad air that's settled on us, and it reminds me of when I was in The Pack.  But when we lost a member, it was often that they were recaptured by the government, not that they left willingly.

"Maybe we could, like, call Kris?  And he could come over and, help?"

Mutters Suho, glancing around at the rest of us for support.  Chanyeol shrugs and nods, throwing Suho his cellphone and chuckling as he fumbles to make the catch.  A tense silence settles as it rings, speaker phone on.

"Hello?"

A rough voice says, the sounds of people talking muffled in the back ground.

"Hey, um, hey Kris it's Suho."

"...Yeah?"

Kris says and Suho looks around at the others, at a loss for words.  Chen speaks up after clearing his throat.

"Hey Kris, so we have to set up a bunk bed and we were wondering if you could help?"

"Okay guys,"

He says, and we all breath a sigh of relief.

"I know you think I don't have a life now that I'm not part of your gay little band, but I'm in the middle of a video shoot for the movie I'm being featured in.  I'm not even in Korea right now.  So why don't you finally go do something by yourselves?"

Suho winces as Baekhyun gasps at Kris' rudeness.  I myself start to laugh.

"who's laugh is that?  Is that a girl?"

He says, confusion in his voice.  I grab the phone off the table and start rapping.

Hey yo' little singer
Who hasn't made a name
Thinks we can take blame
For the mistakes you made
Settle down
Little rapper
Cause you think you can sing
Get down the Korean first
Your English stinks
And your old band like always
Is cranking out the hits
So settle down and see
If you can get that hair fixed.

I throw the phone back to Suho and he stifles a chuckle while Kris starts swearing.  The phone gets thrown around some more before Xuimin finally ends the call, everyone stifling laughter. 

"I'm here all week!"

I say, and Chen claps for me. 

"Oh my god his hair!  That's so true!"

      Suho says between breaths.  I smile and stand up, stretching my arms above my head before offering him a hand.

"Come on faithful and devoted leader.  Let's get these bunks set up."

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"Okay, so these are the instructions in Korean.  You guys were looking at the ones in Spanish.  Big difference.  How long have you been at this?"

    I laugh sheepishly while scratching the back of my head, the rest of the band doing about the same thing.

Okay so we needed help. 

"How was I supposed to know those were so vital!  I never read the instruction manual and things go great for me!"

      I say, splaying a hand on my chest while snatching the manual from Hannah, another K-Idol that's supposed to debut soon.  She shakes her head and squeezes the bridge of her nose while I pompously read the instructions.

"Parts A and C are to be assembled before part D is set in place...eh..."

       I shake the paper and hold it closer to my face, ignoring Hannah's efforts to grab it back. 

"I know what I'm doing let me read it!"

      I shout, huffing when she snatches it back and starts to effectively decider the text.  Exo quickly sides with her and we start hefting pieces into place, while she perches on the counter and instructs *cough* micro-manages *cough* the set up.  Half an hour later we have it set up and Exo are parading her around the dorm, while I chug back a water bottle. 

"Okay Hannah you can go now."

      I say and Exo makes a protective shield around her, insisting she stay longer. 

"Well I'm flattered, but I have to go back to my dorm and practice a dance for my new album!  Thanks for having me over guys! Mywa!"

      She says, and blows a kiss to everyone before slipping on her converse and leaving with a wave. 

"Woah she's so cool!"

        Sehun says from the top bunk, and I nod, glad I found another emerging idol.  It's a chaotic mess of fame you're thrust into, and it's a great support to have someone else who's going through the same thing. 

"Hey guys, dance practice in ten."

           Suho shouts and the chaotic rush to get out the door begins.  This time though, the nine other people aren't so overwhelming, and I gobble down my toast in peace before jaming on my shoes and helping carry stuff out to the van.  Time to face Mr. Chin.

Haha it's another seven hour drive to check on the family down south and I'm UPDATING because I must...Got a job!  Shit's going DoWn! And I am tired damn you never sleep well the night before a long trip.  Hmu if you're interested in a book cover, cause I just opened a shop.  That's right.  Check it out in my profile. *sunglasses*