Living with EXO

4

Tara's POV

"Hey guys!!" I happily say as I enter the practice room.

"Tara!" They all shout in unison and drop whatver they're doing.

"I've brought you guys lunchboxes! These are not as good as Soo oppa's, tho." I say as I set the thirteen lunchboxes on the table.

"Awwh, so sweet of you! You didn't have to cook for us, Tara-yah!" Luhan says and puts an arm on my waist.

"It's okay, really. Think of it as a welcoming gift from me to you. I also gave Dad and Manager-nim some of these." I smile and hand them one each.

They each mentioned their thank-yous and formed a circle in the middle of the practice room.

I sat beside Baekhyun and Soo oppa this time.

"Mm, this is really good, Tara!" Soo nudges me.

"Oh, jinjja? It really isn't, but thank you. Yours is better, of course." I blush.

"D.O. is right. This really is good! Right?" Suho oppa compliments.

All of the EXO members nod in agreement.

"Thanks, guys! I'm glad you like it."

"You should cook for us more often, Tara!" Tao smiles.

"Yeah. We would love to eat your cooking everyday instead of having take out." Chen pouts.

"Aww! Okay, as long as I'm not busy, I will prepare food for you guys!" I smile.

"YAY!" They happily shout.

"Oh, Tara. You have something on the corner of your mouth. Here, let me." Baek says.

Baek leans over and wipes the side of my mouth with a tissue.

Our faces are like only a centimeter away.

Thud. Thud. Thud. goes my heart.

Wait, what?!

I stare at him as he wipes off the thing.

"Ehem." coughs Jongdae, then the others follow.

I bow my head in embarrassment as my face flushes.

Baekhyun's POV

An awkward silence envelopes us. No one spoke after what just happened to Tara and I. Swear, there was really a grain of rice on the side of her mouth!

I guess I got too close..

Meh, but I enjoyed it. Wth subconscious. Shut up.

Jongdae decided to break the ice, "Thanks for dropping by, Tara! We really appreciate it! Now, we all are motivated to practice!"

"No biggie, Chenchen!" Tara grins at the boy.

"Let's continue practicing, shall we?" suggests Suho.

"Ah-ah! Don't practice just yet! You just ate! You're gonna get appendicitis if you dance right away!" Tara shoots a concerned look.

"Oh, right. Forgot about that, sorry!" Joonmyeon flushes.

We took a break for about 5 minutes, then resumed into practicing.

I gave my all into dancing, and so as the other members. I think they're trying to impress Tara.

Tsk.

After a few hours or so of practicing again and again, we finally called it a day.

Tara was all smiles while we practiced, and even shouted some encouraging words.