imagines / multi

TWO (ATEEZ)

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everyone in the dorm dragged themselves to the living room after wooyoung had called an emergency meeting. they had practiced until around 3 am the night before so, everyone was cranky already. it was early enough that the coffee hadn't started brewing yet. that bubbling sound not even wishing them a good morning. "do you know why i've called you all here?" wooyoung asked as him and yeosang stood in front of the group.

all of them rubbed their eyes and stayed silent. wooyoung let out a huff and turned on the overhead light. the other members burrowed their faces into the blankets they dragged off their beds. "wake up! this is important!"wooyoung shouted.

yeosang crossed his arms and gave them all a glare. "what is this for?" hongjoong groaned, still not even bothering to open his eyes.

"that's what i hope you can tell me." wooyoung sighed.

the serious tone made everyone finally look up. he rarely was like that unless they were practicing. "within the last few hours, something really bad happened." wooyoung said while looking down at his feet.

yeosang patted the back of his gloomy friend in hopes of even the slightest comfort. "i came into the kitchen to grab something to drink and this was sitting on the counter." wooyoung revealed an empty bag of honey butter chips from behind his back.

everyone but yeosang started shouting in protest. "this couldn't have waited until morning? it's just one bag." seonghwa groggily complained.

"wrong! it was four whole empty bags that were full yesterday!" wooyoung claimed.

as much as everyone wished to go back to their rooms, it was concerning that someone ate four bags within a couple of hours. "did any of you see your roommate leave?" yeosang interrogated as he placed his hands on the coffee table.

"it couldn't have been mingi because i'm a light sleeper. if he had gotten out of bed i would've heard." san replied.

that was the only answer they received as the others just looked around the room. hongjoong was still half asleep with his head on seonghwa's shoulder. mingi was downing a bottle of water. yunho decided to hide back under the covers. san and jongho seemed to be the only ones concerned. "i think it's pretty obvious who the culprit is." hongjoong mumbled.

"do you? you haven't even opened your eyes yet!" wooyoung exclaimed.

"i think what he's trying to say is that you've been known to sleep eat, woo." yunho added.

"that was once!"

"yeah but you ate half of a vanilla cake that we had prepared."

"yeah! i worked really hard on that too!" san agreed with a frown.

"it wasn't very good anyway, you weren't missing out on much." wooyoung admitted which led to san jumping from his seat to tackle him.

everyone but seonghwa and hongjoong moved to go stop them. "nope, they'll be fine, you're my pillow." hongjoong said as he pulled seonghwa back into his seat.

yunho pried san off of wooyoung and held him back. "this is becoming a much bigger deal than it needs to be!" yunho scolded.

the boys dipped their heads down considering yunho didn't usually yell at them. he was the bubbly puppy of the group who became the mediator. "i think i know a way to settle this." wooyoung grumbled.

he stepped back from the group while all eyes followed him. "if someone doesn't admit to their crime within the next ten seconds, i will call the cops!"

"you shouldn't joke about that." hongjoong rolled his eyes.

yeosang, woo's sidekick in the matter, took a step towards their leader and stuck his finger against his chest. "you think he's joking?"

"calling the police is not to be taken lightly!" seonghwa was shocked.

"my honey butter chips are not something to be taken lightly but here we are!"

hongjoong had made his way to a wall and was knocking his head against it at a steady rhythm. "let's break down what happened, okay?" jongho suggested which everyone nodded along to.

"well, i woke up craving some water. but when i came in, they were spread across the kitchen counter ... completely empty ... even the tiniest crumbs were gone!" wooyoung recalled.

"how did yeosang get into this?"

"he came out of the bathroom when i found it."

"what was his reaction?"

"his was as surprised as i was, his eyes were wide when he saw it too!"

jongho turned to face yeosang who wore the most innocent face. but jongho was just as persistent. his eyes scanned the other until they landed on the sleeves of his hoodie. "oh i see."

yeosang glanced down until his head shot back up. "yeosang, where were you before the incident."

"i just woke up right before going to the bathroom." yeosang replied, his skin turning a bit pale.

he continued on, "wooyoung is my alibi. you didn't hear me get up too early, did you?"

wooyoung nodded. "so what? that kid can sleep through a train wreck. it means nothing." seonghwa laughed.

"i've been trying to say this since the beginning! wooyoung, have you really not even thought about it being yeosang? he has crumbs all over him!" hongjoong shouted.

fresh betrayal washed over his face. yeosang tried to sneakily brush the crumbs from his clothes. a few members already began to leave to their own rooms as it was still the brink of dawn. "was it really you?"

"you never shared! plus, i was hungry ... i'm sorry, woo." yeosang drifted off at the end of his sentence.

"i can't believe it."

"well, i do. goodnight!" seonghwa announced, him and hongjoong being the last of the others to leave.

"i'm sorry. i didn't even realize how much i was eating until it was too late. would you forgive me if i bought you more tomorrow?" yeosang pleaded with a pout.

wooyoung was a sucker for his best friend. plus, there was the fact he had eaten all of yeosang's chocolate bars the week before. he hadn't admitted to it yet and it weighed him down constantly. but now it was perfectly even. "i guess so." wooyoung frowned, not wanting to show off his relief.

"i'm glad, thank you!" yeosang giggled as he pulled his friend into hug.

they had all been a bit on edge and chaotic the last couple of weeks as their comeback approached. everyone was doing things they wouldn't normally do, including wooyoung's outburst over something as small as chips. so, the makeup was fairly simple as they'd both grown tired over the fight. wooyoung started to walk back to their room when he suddenly stopped in the middle of the hall.

"i do forgive you but ... you're sleeping on the couch tonight."
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