Wanted ||| Ateez

18

As a group, they decided they wanted to stay in the dorm together relaxing and just spending time together to celebrate. There was an almost endless stream of food brought in for them to eat as they watched movies and played games together.

May had to excuse herself at one point when she felt another bloody nose coming on. She ducked into the closest bathroom and grabbed some tissues to catch the blood. She could hear laughter coming from down the hall and wished she could get it to stop.

She tilted her head back and sighed. They seemed to last longer and longer each time.

After about fifteen minutes or so, she could finally join the group. She returned to her place in between Wooyoung and Jongho. The youngest eyed her as she sat. "Are you ok?" He leaned over and whispered as San ran into the other room to grab something.

"Yes, I'm ok." She looked at him and smiled. They stared at each other for a long moment before San returned cheering and carrying several board games.

"Time for some fun!"

May laughed when she saw that several of them were meant to be for little kids, but the boys loved them, especially one where they pulled fish out of a shark's mouth, hoping it won't snap shut on them.

As the evening progressed, she and Jongho had slowly shifted closer together. They were both leaning on their hands to support themselves, but at some point, they were close enough that their fingers were touching.

They both worked hard to remain casual, even though it was hard not to actually hold hands. May was waiting for Jongho to make the first move when it came to telling the rest of the team.

"May! You're turn!" Wooyoung said, passing the shark to her.

She sat up and rolled the die, causing the group to cheer when it indicated she had to pull out two of the fish.

She spent a long moment studying the fish, hoping to find a sign as to which one would trigger the shark. Then, she grabbed two of them at the same time, and pulled up quickly, squealing a little when the shark extended to snap shut.

"Ah, May! You are too cute!" San said, rolling on the ground. Mingi agreed and reached forward to pinch her cheek.

"Oh, stop it!" May cried out, burying her face in her hands. Everyone laughed even louder.

"Alright, alright, alright, leave her alone," Wooyoung reached out and pulled her too him, scolding the rest of his team loudly. He made over exaggerated movements with his hands as he ran one down her back.

"Wooyoung!" May said, pushing him away. "Like you didn't do any better last time when it closed on you!"

He cried out loudly and started making excuses that got lost in the chaos as the rest of the members started talking at once. San wrapped his arms around the others waist, taking his turn to comfort the one being picked on.

Still laughing, May got up and walked into the kitchen to grab some more drinks for the team.

"So." She heard a voice behind her. Seonghwa was leaning against the table, chin resting in his hands, smiling. He raised his eyebrows and said, "How long have you and Jongho been a thing?"

May dropped the soda bottle she had been holding and it exploded, sending fizz and the drink all over the floor. "Uh... I... I..." She stuttered then turned to grab towels and started cleaning up the drink.

The eldest chuckled softly and knelt to help her. "It's ok. I think I've known about his feelings for a while. You guys aren't very good at hiding it sometimes."