Chapter 5

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I woke up to my blaring alarm and I reached out a lazy arm to turn it off. I jerked the covers back over my head, only to find that they wouldn't budge. I pulled harder and when they still wouldn't move, I cracked open one of my eyes. Something heavy and warm turned over in my bed.

My door burst open, and I heard Jihoon yell,

"Jinju! Wake up, or else you'll be late for our workout sessio-- Oh my god!"

I instantly became awake and asked him

"What? What's the problem?! Is something wrong?"

He couldn't seem to look away, his eyes were glued to the scene, flickering between me and a spot on my bed. He turned red, starting from his ears, and he looked away as he muttered,

"I'm sorry for disturbing you. I'll make sure knock next time..."

He closed the door behind him and I heard his footsteps as he shuffled away. I shook my head as I thought, What was that? I looked beside me and I immediately realized why Jihoon had acted as he did. 

Lying on my bed, twisted between my sheets was Guanlin. His hair was tousled, and he seemed to have slept through the commotion. The sunlight filtered through my windows cast shadows onto his figure and lying there with a slight smile on face, he looked angelic. Exactly like a painting.

I shook my head clear of the thoughts and tried to recall last night through the groggy fog of sleepiness. He was helping me with homework, and I was feeling kind of sleepy, and then... and then.. and then what? God, I couldn't remember anything, but seeing as though we both still had our clothes on, I was just going to assume the best. Now to clear up the misunderstanding with Jihoon.

I rolled out of bed and hurriedly went over to where Jihoon was eating his breakfast. He saw me, looked down at his food and mumbled,

"Hi."

His breakfast suddenly became the world's most fascinating object, as he studied it with vigor. I sighed and sat down in the chair across from him. His eyes wandered nervously over his meal, refusing to make eye contact with me.

"Hey, it's not what you think. Nothing happened."

"It's okay... You don't have to explain to me."

"No, seriously. He was just helping me study, and I happened to fall asleep. That's all."

He timidly raised his eyes to meet mine.

"Then why did he sleep on your bed as well?"

You shrugged.

"Who knows, maybe he got sleepy as well."

He bit his lip and nodded.

"Good, now that that's out of the way, I unfortunately, won't be able to attend our workout session today because I have to go to the store to grab a couple of things."

"Actually, the boys and I were thinking out heading out to the gym together. If you give me a list, I can buy the groceries on the way back."

"That'd be great. Thanks," you said as you gave him a grin. You stood up from the chair, grabbed a pen and got a piece of paper. Once you finished writing down the list, you handed it to Jihoon.

Next, you went into your room to wake up Guanlin. He woke up a blushing mess, apologizing profusely and repeatedly brushing his hair back with his hand, a sign that he was nervous. I laughed and reassured him that all was fine, and sent him on his merry way.

20 minutes later, the house was quiet as all the members had left. I walked over to the kitchen closet, took out the broom and began sweeping the kitchen floor. Next, I got a lint roller from the bathroom and went over the couch and all the chairs. As I was putting it back, a door creaked open and Daehwi came out.

I stopped, surprised.

"I thought you all went out together?"

"Nah, I didn't feel like going out today. Besides, I already went out yesterday to go shopping with you."

You put the lint roller back into the bathroom cabinet, and the silence streched between the both of you.

"Um, so, now that you're done cleaning, do you want to watch a movie? It's boring and there's really nothing else to do. Besides, there's this show that I've been dying to watch."

I shrugged.

"Sure, why not."

I plopped myself onto the couch and after we both got settled, he turned the TV on and flipped through a couple channels before he found it. He let out an excited squeal before attentively watching the TV.

I watched alongside him, interested at first, but finding the plot becoming more and more boring, my mind began to wander. How was I going to finish my math homework? What would the boys want to eat once they arrived home? Would they be able to find all the items on the list I had given them?

My thoughts ran in circles, and I started to feel my eyelids droop once more. The last thing I thought before I fell asleep was that I seriously needed to get more sleep in order stop falling asleep in random places.

God, this shoulder was bonier than Cheesestick's. I moved, trying to find a more comfortable position and realized someone was calling my name. I closed my eyes tighter and hoped the voice would stop. Instead, it became louder and more urgent. I swatted my hand around, hoping to get rid of whatever was causing the noise.

"Jinju! Jinju! Wake up, the episode's over!"

I grumbled, silently cursing this Jinju. Why couldn't she have slept somewhere else, that way the person calling her name wouldn't be waking me up too. Some people just had to ruin it for others.

"Go away," I grumbled. Hands were on my shoulders and I felt myself shaking. Great, now an earthquake had struck and I was finally going die. At least I would die doing what I loved; sleeping.

"Wake up! Stop sleeping!"

I finally opened my eyes and it dawned upon me that I was Jinju, and that I was being shaken back and forth. I lifted my head up, still not quite sure what was happening and looked to my side. I moved my head so suddenly, Daehwi had no time to react and I felt something soft brush against my lips and we both froze, staring at each other. He was close enough to kiss, and my mind put together the pieces. Heat washed over my cheeks and embarassment crept up my back. Did we just accidentally kiss each other?

It was at this moment, the boy chose to come back. There was a moment of aghast silence, with the other members standing in the doorways, gaping at the scene before them.

Oh, crud.

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