HIDEOUT: LEE TAEYONG

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soyoung

"you seem tired! was it hard being out there?" taeil inquired curiously, handing me a half emptied bottle of water as i immediately collapsed and slouched on the chair. "kind of, i guess i should get used to it." i answered before grabbing the plastic container he offered me.

"i always want to go out too... to be useful for this group." taeil said with a weak smile, suddenly transforming into a sad frown.

"but taeyong's always like...."

"you're old, you wouldn't be able to catch up so just stay here." taeil mimicked, making his voice tone more high pitched and annoying. i slightly giggle.

"ahh, so you're the oldest here." i smiled, he nodded. "and i bet donghyuck's the youngest." i said, glancing at donghyuck who was sitting by the window, playing with his gun and already had his eyes on mine.

"don't speak my name." he said coldly before exiting the classroom.

taeil scoffed and rolled his eyes. "don't mind him, he's such an idiot sometimes... but don't worry, he is tiny so you can easily beat him up."

"you're tiny too~" i teased, trying my best not to laugh by biting on my lower lip.

"wha-" he frowned and watched me drink the bottle of water.

"by the way, mark drank from that too." taeil added, a bit irrelevant but maybe not for the young canadian boy.

mark suddenly joined out of nowhere, acting all cute with his lips curving into the widest smile and eyes forming into straight lines.

"if i drank from that.. and you're drinking it right now, it's like you're kissing me." he blushed. mark's cheeks were suddenly kissed pink like a spring rose, the blooming colour so cute against his soft skin.

what the actual fuck? is this boy being serious right now?

i find it a bit odd but adorable at the same time that mark was like a child, a baby with those meaningless thoughts. of course what he said wasn't true, drinking from a bottle that had already been touched by someone else's lips is not the same as.... kissing.

"not fair!" johnny stomped his foot on the floor, balling his hands into tight clenched fists with a pout on his lips. he snatched away the bottle from me, desperately chugging the water down his throat.... oh, um desperate much.

"i don't know if you drank because you wanted soyoung's kiss... or mark's." taeil curiously said causing johnny to blush, leaving mark laughing on the floor.

"you guys are weird~ super weird~" jungwoo worriedly said, taking the seat beside me as johnny stuttered with crimson cheeks. "i- uh, of course i wanted to kiss soyoung! she's my bae!"

"enough with all these nonsense." a voice yelled sharply, renting the peaceful and calm air.

"johnny, have you forgotten about your afternoon patrol with dahye?" taeyong reminded, making johnny glower and sigh. "gosh, why do i always have to be with annoying people?" he grumbled and left the class, following dahye who was offended but tried to act like she wasn't hurt at all.

taeyong's yellings made everyone fell to silence. everyone was unsure, breaking the quiet atmosphere might flip taeyong out? i could tell everyone was always scared of making mistakes in front of taeyong, or causing him to be infuriated... it's understandable.

honestly.. i haven't seen taeyong, the taeyong from the bus. frankly, i'm desperate to see that side of taeyong again.

"hmm let me guess."

somin hummed, pretending to think while rubbing her chin with her soft fingertips. she began to walk towards us, her heels clicking as i heard sighs from the others, immediately leaving the circle we recently made... but now broken because of her.

the only one who stayed was jungwoo, i couldn't explain how quick taeil left and directly joined yuta and sicheng who were obviously sitting by the window.

"you were being a whiny baby.... screaming and desperate for taeyong to save your ass out there." she hissed arrogantly... as if she could've done better.

somin was just pathetic. the way she sees me as weak, useless, disgusting makes me wonder if she's looking at a mirror.

"what do you mean? i think she did fine..... i heard from doyoung hyung that she managed to bring a backpack filled with food and supplies!" jungwoo supportively said while smiling warmly.

"i don't think so, she just seem useless... makes me wonder why we even welcomed her here."

as soon as i stood up to approach her with fisted hands, she immediately stepped back and grabbed taeyong's arms, blocking herself with taeyong's bigger and taller body... taeyong cluelessly looked at her and me, observing the scene.

"listen here somin, don't think you're someone useful in this hideout. from what i know, you've been here since the beginning and haven't done anything but annoy the crap out of everyone. i've been here for only 3 days and we can all agree that i've done plenty than you have!" i usually don't like making scenes, especially when i noticed everyone turn their head around to check what was going on.... but i do think somin needs to step up and stop being such a brat.

"shut up soyoung!" she angrily shouted and tightened her grip on taeyong's arm. "taeyong-ah, say something to her!"

"ahh, soyoung calm down." taeyong said, placing his hand on top of mine, slowly pushing me back to distance away from that rat.

taeyong always wanted to take things calmly... i hope one day he'll allow me to beat somin up.

"aww man, i was waiting for a bitch fight." mark frowned in disappointment,  somin glared  him down. "i was waiting for my babe to step on somin." johnny suddenly came out of the blue, sticking his head inside the room while dahye aggressively pulled his hair. "johnny it's your fault if walkers ever raid this place soon!" dahye scolded, johnny's whines was heard in the background.

taeyong sighed and rolled his eyes upwards, eyeing me then somin. "you guys should stop fighting all the time, it's unsettling the atmosphere in this hideout." taeyong said causing me to back out, not daring to speak.... as the lee taeyong, the perfection himself, he's wrong with this one.

is it my fault that somin still doesn't accept my presence? if she did, then everything would've been fine. if she could act like donghyuck, disliking me but doesn't really show it clearly it would be very nice. at least donghyuck doesn't come up and spit on my face.

"ugh, is it my fault i don't like her?!" somin complained, pointing her finger on me with her foot stomping harshly on the floor.

"hell yeah it's your fault!" i retorted, my veins on my neck bulging out which surprised everyone in the room. "i know i can't do anything if you really hate me, but at least keep it inside you... just like young donghuck there." i pointed at the youngest who recently entered the room. he briefly gave me a bewildered look.

"just shut up soyoung! maybe if you've never showed up in the first place, everything would've been fine." as soon as the last word slipped out of somin's lips, her heel turned around, immediately storming out of the room.

"oooh, a bit steamy yeah?" mark chuckled.

i rolled my eyes and briskly left the class, seeing taeyong eye me with a perturbed expression.