Trapped | NCT DREAM

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❝ EXTRA THREE : CLOSE TO BEING HELPED❞

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"Ya, Chenle," Jaemin called out in an annoyed voice. Chenle looked up at him with an innocent look.

"What hyung?" Chenle asked. "You just stole a piece of my chicken," Jaemin accused.

Chenle smiled, knowing full well that he just stole an extra piece of chicken. It wasn't his fault that Jaemin wasn't paying attention to his food.

"It was just sitting there. Why wouldn't I take it?" Chenle said. "You little brat," Jaemin said, and ran over to Chenle.

Chenle immediately got up and ran away from him, but he couldn't get far since they were in a dining area in SM eating their lunch with the rest of their hyungs.

"Chenle, Jaemin, calm down. And Jaemin, you can have one of my pieces if you want," Taeyong said, trying to bring back some order.

Down the table Lucas and Jisung were laughing at the antics of the others. "Thanks, hyung," Jaemin said, and gladly accepted some chicken from the elder.

"And Chenle, don't steal anymore chicken," Taeyong scolded. "Yes, hyung," Chenle said in defeat, but still had a smile on his face.

Mark and Haechan smiled at this interaction. It had been a while since Chenle was able to smile like this and have some fun. It had been a while for any of the members of Dream to feel this at ease in a while.

"How has practice been going for you guys?" Taeil asked the members of Dream in general. Since both groups were busy with promotions, they weren't able to hang out with each other as much.

Mark nodded, "It's been good. There are some rough practices, but overall things have been good," he said. The other members of Dream nodded.

"What makes some practices a bit rough?" Taeyong asked. "Just being tired and not getting the moves right away," Mark elaborated.

The other members of Dream looked at him, knowing that he was lying. Well, he wasn't completely lying. It was more of a white lie than truth.

The hyungs nodded, understanding the frustration that could come with practices. Jaehyun suddenly stood up and bowed. Mark looked behind to see who Jaehyun was suddenly bowing too.

His face paled a bit when he saw who was entering the room. Mr. Yang waved his hand, "You don't have to bow, it's fine," he said.

Jaehyun sat back down and continued to eat. "How are you guys doing?" Mr. Yang asked, clearly feigning interest. "We're doing fine. We were just talking about our practices," Taeyong said.

Mr. Yang looked at him with a bit more interest. The members of Dream were tense. Jeno and Renjun were the only ones of Dream brave enough to look at him in the eyes like the rest of the hyungs were doing.

The rest pretended that they were busy eating. "Were you? And how have the practices been going?" Mr. Yang asked.

"They've been good," Taeyong said, repeating what Mark had said earlier. Mr. Yang nodded and walked over to Mark, putting a hand on his shoulder, "I want to speak to you briefly," Mr. Yang said.