We Make it Work... Most of the Time?

Class is in session. A Dragon's Life.

Jokomato woke up to the sound of faint footsteps approaching Daehyun's room. Looking at the lump under the blankets that was Youngjae, Jokomato stood up and walked over to the locked door and plopped down right in front of it. The yellow masked matoki noticed Kekemato's confused stare but simply ignored the other dragon to get comfortable, wedging its body between the door and the nearby dresser. Kekemato's confusion grew at Jokomato's strange behavior, the other dragon's actions became more unclear when someone started knocking on the door.

With no response from inside the room the person, who turned out to be Yongguk, tried to open the door by jiggling the handle. A frustrated sigh could be heard then the sounds of a key being jammed into the lock followed, finally ending with the sound of the door unlocking. The soft cry of victory quickly turned into an angry grunt when the door refused to move an inch. Jokomato was dying of laughter on the inside as Yongguk fought with the door. Kekemato could have said something but the white masked dragon took one look at Daehyun's sleeping form and understood Jokomato's actions. Both boys had went to sleep in the early hours of the morning, after yesterday's mission and the introductions, plus the unnecessary pillowtalk must have taken a toll on the boys. Kekemato decided they both deserved to sleep in and continued to watch Jokomato block the door with amusement.

Apparently it wasn't just Yongguk outside the door but Shishimato as well. After 10 minutes of Yongguk trying everything from yelling to kicking the door, Shishimato stepped up and started to shove against the door, getting it to budge just a bit. With new determination, Shishimato started to shove the door harder, slowly getting the opening to widen with each shove before the door would slam shut again. Yongguk had grabbed an iron pipe from outside, planning to wedge the pipe in between the door and frame so they could pry the door open once and for all. Sadly, their effort had been a waste. Shishimato shoved the door one more time so Yongguk could wedge the pipe, but the door refused to move again.

Inside the room, Kekemato had finally moved from Daehyun's bedside to Jokomato's side when it noticed the door opening wider with each shove. Kekemato plopped down right next to Jokomato and pushed the other dragon into the door more. The position was uncomfortable for both dragons but it succeeded in keeping the door completely shut, no matter how hard Shishimato rammed against the door.

All movement outside stopped for some reason or another. Both matoki stayed tense, ready for the next barrage of attempts but they were saved by Hana's laughing.

"Do you not know how doors work, Yongguk?" Hana couldn't help but laugh at the young man and dragon fighting the door.

"The door won't open, for your information!" Yongguk huffed and crossed his arms, iron pipe still in his hands. Hana honestly thought he looked like a street thug.

"Is it locked?"

"No. The first thing I did was unlock it."

"That's strange... Maybe the door is stuck. We could have someone come look at it." It was rare but there have been times where the door frame would bend or swell up because of moisture soaking up in the wood, resulting in doors being impossible to open. Yongguk looked like he was about to protest but Hana cut him off before he could say anything. "Anyways, I came here looking for Youngjae, he never came to our room last night. I asked around but no one saw him."

Yongguk wanted to tell her about how they were able to open the door a little before it would slam shut again but the door was quickly forgotten when Hana mentioned the missing matoki member. He can't loose the newest member of their herd on the first day. What kind of leader would that make him? "I think he might of stayed with Daehyun last night. Did you look for Jokomato?" If Jokomato was still at the dragon barracks it should know where its partner went.