Lovestruck || an nctxreader story

(4) Wakey Wakey

All of my joints are locked and my muscles are tense as I slowly lift myself off the couch. The atmosphere in the dorm today is  weird already, which I don't understand, I've stayed the night here before.
  "Good morning, beautiful," sighs a sleepy TY, and the realization strikes me, that's why it feels weird.
  I smile at him, "G'morning handsome. Sleep well?"
  He pushes himself up off the couch, "Well enough, you hungry babe?"
  "A little, but I'll get something on my way home. I've got work today," I half whisper.
  He pouts, "Leaving me already?"
  Abruptly I hear Johnny's heavy footsteps down the stairs, "Hey, Y/N, I just got off the phone with your manager. She said you don't have to come in today, she's got a new hire."
  "Johnny, why'd you call her, I could've gone in, I don't hate my job you know."
  Taeyong smiles, "We do know, we just thought you'd like to spend some time with us and the guys, since we're on break for a little bit now."
Johnny glances at me, "Exactly, your manager said you could come in whenever you want, if you have time. Don't worry Y/N, I worked my charm on her, she won't be mad at you at all."
"You used the fact that my boss is a huge fan of you guys to get your way again? Show off," I scoff, that was his usual trick.
"Well, yes, and maybe no," Johnny pouts, "It's not my only trick, I've got lots of tricks up my sleeve."
Taeyong rolls his eyes, "Sure you do, John, but you're smart and you know what works with Y/N's boss."
  "Y'all are on my last nerve," I huff, only really a little annoyed, "At least there's a ton of food."
   A smile tugs on Johnny's lips, "There's only food if you make it."
  I roll my eyes, "Then maybe I'll just order myself take out then, I'm not gonna wind up cooking for all of you ungrateful pricks."
  But that's exactly what ended up happening, I made breakfast enough for 25 people. Just in case someone happened to be extra hungry this morning. Honestly, I couldn't have done it without Taeyong and Johnny's help, they helped me flip the pancakes and scramble the eggs. Jaehyun keeps all the hungry boys out of the kitchen while we cooked. He is acting bright as ever, laughing and smiling. Such an odd contrast to last night, but it's how he always is though. That hot and cold, day and night, dark and bright kind of guy.
"Alright, youngest first, bring Jisung in," I call to Jae.
He smiles brightly, "One sleepy Jisung comin' your way!"
Taeyong laughs while Jisung fumbles his way through making a plate, "Now unleash the hounds. Open the floodgates!"
Suddenly the kitchen is 300% louder and it was all a cacophony of laughs and yelps of joy.
"I missed this," I whisper to Johnny.
He cocks his head, "Missed a noisy kitchen full of starving boys?"
"No, idiot, I missed being here. Always falling asleep in the tv room with whoever was with me. Missed making breakfast with you and TY. It's been too long," I said, reaching a sweater paw around Johnny's middle. He leans in over me and held tight, this is how things are meant to be.
Taeyong pouts, "Why aren't you holding on to me like that?"
"Maybe because you're shoveling food in your face, lovey," I ruffle his hair. This is a life I'm happy to live, surrounded by people I love. Especially Taeyong, with his cheeks that puff with every bite he takes and his bright eyes that smile when he chews. "Save some pancakes for me, honeys."
"I'll make sure there's some left for you," calls a gleeful Jaehyun, "Especially since you made em and you should eat some!"
   This is my family, my weird, messed up, fucked up, huge family. I love them. I love just being around them, even when they leave me a huge mess to clean up. I guess I could always start the dishes now, then spend the day with the boys.
   Chenle looks up, "Sit next to me! I made your plate! Sit next to me!"
  Chuckling I say, "Of course! It's only right. Also dude, I'm like starving."
   "Then eat your food, you fool," yells Johnny, "You buffoon, eat."
   "Don't call Y/N a fool! That's mean!" calls out Yuta, always the kind one.
   Johnny just laughs, his gleeful laugh. The way he always laughs, it's the one thing about him that's barely changed.
"Well, Johnny's an absolute moron, so I think he could call me a fool. Maybe."
Taeyong intervenes, "Alright alright enough with the bickering. Now what are we all doing today?"
The answers vary some boys decided to go back to sleep, others just said they were going to play video games, and the rest had various outings they were doing.
Jaehyun looks down at me, "Hey, I'm going to that new boba shop that just opened up, wanna join Y/N?"
"You had me at boba shop."
   I grab my mask from my bag before slipping on Johnny's sandals and running out with Jae. Looking behind my shoulder and through the door I swear I can see a pouting Taeyong. I guess I should've thought about what I was doing, it is kind of weird that Jaehyun and I go for bubble tea after last night. Too bad I'm already out of the dorm and part of the way down the block before I realize that.
   "So, Y/N, are you and Taeyong dating? Or did he just randomly take you to dinner as a friend?" Jaehyun asks with a serious look on his face.
  I giggle, "He said it was a date and told me had feelings for me but nothing really after that. I don't know, it's all kind of confusing at this point, y'know?"
Jaehyun's expression changes, "So lemme get this straight, man takes you on a date, and confesses his feelings for you, and then doesn't ask you to be his girlfriend? What the hell! I mean we all know that you've had a crush on him for awhile," with that statement I feel my cheeks burn, "But, he should like ask you to be his girlfriend. Especially because if he doesn't guys like me, who know you aren't taken, can do things like this."
He kissed me. His lips are soft and plump and his chapstick tastes like hot chocolate. His kiss is different than the way Taeyong kissed me. Less gentle and meticulous, more hungry but still soft. I'm the one who breaks the kiss. I just stare at him in amazement. My brain simply isn't functioning.
   "I guess you're going to tell me to fuck off, right? That you love Taeyong too much? But you don't have the right to. If you truly felt that way, you wouldn't have kissed me back and you certainly wouldn't have kissed me like that," Jaehyun whispers, there's an edge to his voice that I just can't place.
   I scowl at him, "I'm not going to tell you to fuck off. Especially when I want to know why the hell you just did that. And I care about Taeyong, I care about him a lot, I-I don't really know if I can argue with your logic though."
   "My logic?" Jaehyun questions, his brows knit in confusion.
   "Well, you just said that if Taeyong doesn't want other guys kissing me, he should have asked me to be his girlfriend."
  He laughs, "You're an oddball, Y/N."
  I grab his arm and drag him along, I really really really really want boba. We order two raspberry milk teas with strawberry popping pearls. I make him sit on one of the couches with me. He sighs and sits on the edge of the couch.
   "So, Jae, are you going to explain yourself?"
   He looks up from his drink, "Sure, uhm I don't know how to start though." He turns his eyes downward, "Well I guess I kissed you because I've always wanted to. I've always looked at you adoringly. Always looked at how plump and pink your lips are. And I've always wondered what it'd be like, so I did."
   God Jung Jaehyun, what are you doing to me.