Dauntless

Embrace

Suho would like to think he is a good leader. He pays for the members even though it's expensive as hell, he makes sure their idol lives aren't causing too much stress to them, and he protects them from SM Entertainment's psycho chairman. But taking them out, even if it is to the Han River Park, is pushing it. Especially since they were also out yesterday. What if the paparazzi follows them? Or a sasaeng fan shows up? Oh hell, what if they get sick?

"Joomyun hyung! Stop thinking so much, you're making me antsy!"

"Yeah, come play with us!"

"Yah! Jongin! Sehun! Stop climbing trees! You'll get hurt!" Suho shouted as he wished for them to go back to being their indifferent and trouble- free selves. Seriously, where was Kris when you needed him?

"Hey, Joomyun! Let's go get hot chocolate." Demanded Kris as he jogged his way over to him.

'Speak of the devil.'

Joomyun narrowed his eyes and was about ready to start lecturing him about his leader duties when Luhan and Xiumin linked their arms around Suho's and pulled him towards the grassy area overlooking the river below them. He sighed in defeat as he felt the soft grass between his fingers and began to relax around the other eleven members while Kungsoo passed out sandwiches. Going to the Han River Park for a midnight picnic was not something done by normal people, but they weren't exactly normal. Besides, it wasn't like they could come to the park during daylight hours without being mobbed and causing a scene.

"So, what do you guys think of Taeyong?" Baekhyun asked with his mouth full of chewed up food. Lay grimaced at the sight and slightly swatted at Baek's head in effort to get him to close his mouth. He really didn't need to see good food being dissolved into nothing but bits of food coated in saliva. Lay shuttered in disgust before he cast his eyes onto something more pleasant, like his own sandwich.

"We shouldn't be thinking about him! Guy's the audition is the day after tomorrow and we haven't even looked through the audition intro video's!"

"God Suho, chill, okay? The video's don't even matter, it's just a way for the fans to get used to the idea of another person being around us. They watch the video's, fall in love with some of the candidates, and start liking the idea of another with us! It's a good way for us to get rid of the protectiveness the fans seem to have and a good chance for the candidates to gain popularity. MBC is promoting this right? They have already been showing some of the best intro video's during their commercial times. The top ten intro's are there and everyone's fighting to get on that list to promote themselves so that they stand a better chance when they face us."

"Woah, Kris, you sounded kind of cool right now."

"Damn, Chanyeol, way to ruin the moment. Suho must have been so proud that Kris was actually acting like a leader!"

"You're one to talk hyung! You always ruin cheesy moments!"

"Guys, isn't that-"

"Shut up Baek, I'm debating with Luhan hyung right now!"

"Debating?! You dare to try to start an argument with your hyung?!"

"No, guys, that guy over their looks like-"

"Yah, Chanyeol! I'm the oldest here, remember?!"

"Luhan, I'm oldest, not you."

"Sorry Xiumin, I forgot!"

"Taeyong is here!"

"Baekhyun shut u- wait what?"

"Well if you bothered listenign to me at the beginning you would know that, that guy over their is DEFINITELY Taeyoung!"