Illusions [Ateez x Reader]

Chapter 10

The next time I went back to KQ, I went back with caution. I don't want to get attached again. If I get attached, I get hurt. That's how it always has been.

Anyways, I headed over to KQ this morning for work and made it just in time. I smiled at the people at the doors, since I've seen them a few times, then headed inside and up to the studio. Today, the boys were working on choreography in a room down the hall, so Eden and I get to work on editing the songs we have down so far. I'm really glad I don't have to see them, I really need a break. It's been going okay, but being around them as hurt some. I don't want to start caring again.

"Good morning Eden!" I exclaim in mock happiness.

He turns towards me with a large smile. "Good morning sunshine! How's the sarcasm today?"

"Locked and loaded, ready for use," I do the weird finger gun thing at him, then sit down in the chair beside him.

"Wow"

I give him a huge, sarcastic smile then put on my headphones, listening to what he was working on before I came in. It sounded really good so far, but I did have to add some tweaks that I thought sounded better. Eden and I worked diligently, joking around every so often. We spent about two hours on one song alone, which is kind of disappointing, but it just means that the song sounds perfect. I have to admit, the dedication and energy the boys put into these songs is amazing. They truly care about their music.

We continued to work on another song for about an hour and a half, working on different tunes and trying out different backgrounds. I even added in some guitar and bass into it. Eventually, Eden got up to go and get us food, so I got the room to myself for a second. There were a few musical instruments in the room, so I picked up an electric guitar and started to play the main part from Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana. It was the first really difficult song I learned on the electric guitar and it took me months to get it completely right.

While I was playing, I didn't notice people entering the room.

————3rd person POV—————-

Ateez had finished up working on some choreography and decided to check up on Eden and Y/N. The boys had cleaned themselves up and headed down the hall to the recording studio, only to see Eden heading out of it.

"Eden," Hongjoong called out. "Where are you going?"

"Yeah. Aren't you working with Y/N on the music still?" Seonghwa questioned.

Eden just nods his head and waves them off. "I was going to get us food. Neither of us have eaten since we got here this morning."

"Oooh." Jongho, Mingi, Yunho, and Wooyoung hummed in unison.

"Y/N stayed in there though if you would like to talk to her/him/them," Eden explained.

"Thank you," Yeosang sung, giving him a huge smile.

"No problem, but I gotta go grab food now," Eden waves goodbye and went down the stairs.

"BYE!" San yelled after him, hearing a chuckle come from the staircase.

The boys turned and headed into the recording studio, saying hi but Y/N didn't respond. She/He/They has there headphones on and was playing a tune none of the boys could recognize, but Y/N was playing to really well. The cords were going so fast and her/his/their hands were moving along the guitar perfectly keeping time. It was amazing.

Pretty soon, Y/N stopped and put the guitar down in front of him/her/them, taking the headphones off to. As soon as the boys saw that, they all started clapping and cheering loudly. Y/N jumped and turned around, body tense and looking at Ateez angrily. "What the hell boys!"

"Sorry, so sorry," Mingi apologizes while laughing.

Y/N pouts and does puppy eyes. "You scared me."

"We are so sorry," Yunho suddenly sobered up from his laughing fit, the rest following suit.

Y/N burst out laughing. "You really thought I was that upset?!"

Now it was the boys' turn to pout.

"Okay, I'm sorry for tricking you. Truce?" Y/N asks.

"Truce," Wooyoung agrees, nodding his head.

Y/N smiles. "Okay cool, but I do need to work again, so like you can stay if you want."

"Could you leave the headphones unplugged so we can hear what you are doing?" Jongho questions softly.

"Yeah I guess," Y/N agrees, unplugging the headphones and sitting back down by the soundboard. "Warning though, this is just me testing some stuff out."

The boys nod and take a seat on the couch. They stay and listen for another hour to what Y/N was doing, happily smiling and speaking from time to time. They wear just extremely happy they could be in the same room as Y/N at this point without the usually hostility. Not that they thought they didn't deserve it though.

Eden came back with food, causing Y/N to stop and eat. Afterwards, they worked a bit longer before Y/N went home. The boys said goodbye and headed back to their dorm too.

"Okay boys," Hongjoong begins. "We really need to figure out some ways to gain back her/his/their trust."

The boys nods and start to think.

Seonghwa speaks up first. "We could go out on little dates with Y/N, either separate or all together. We really need to bond."

"Ooh, we could also teach him/her/them dances and such. It's a great way to stay around him/her/them for longer periods of time," San adds.

"We could also help with the songs too," Yeosang continues. "She/He/They are always here working on it. It could make Y/N slightly grateful that we helped."

"All really good ideas," Hongjoong states.

"You know," Yunho starts. "We could start off with the helping and the dances, then work to dates when he/she/they is/are more comfortable around us."

"That's sounds like a good idea," Wooyoung agrees.

The other boys nod happily.

"So we are gonna start with that?" Mingi asks.

"Yeah," Hongjoong agrees. "We need to work our way back up on the trust scale slowly. We did really fuck up last time."

All the boys agree, saying goodnight and heading to bed. A few go to sleep alone, while others fall asleep cuddling. But they were missing one thing.

Y/N