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Long time no see

Weekends are supposed to be a time of relaxation and tranquillity but not in the Lee household it's not. Donghyuck's Saturday morning starts with his dad screaming early in the morning because he can't find his socks, his mother trying to get a few extra minutes of sleep before she has to head off to work and his sister lying down on top of him to wake him up. When Daehee jumped on his chest one more time he knew he had enough. He turned on his side and pushed his sister off himself, which obviously led to her fake crying and running to their mother to complain.
Donghyuck rubs his eyes and tries to keep them open as he gets up from his bed. He decides to head downstairs and fix himself and his sister some breakfast now that he was up. It was almost 9 in the morning and his mom was probably getting ready to leave. Both his parents were busy all the time even on Saturdays they left early and didn't come back until the evening. As the older kid this was one of the reasons he had learned how to cook and do the basic chores in the house.
Donghyuck decides on a simple grilled cheese sandwich as his mother came flying down the stairs, she grabs her purse and leaves a kiss on her son's cheek before leaving the house clearly in a rush. Donghyuck's not sure where his sister was and he couldn't care enough as he just placed her plate on the kitchen counter and called out to her to let her know.
He grabs his phone and sits in front of the TV using it as the background noise as he scrolled through his phone. There were no new messages on his phone probably because every normal teenager is still asleep. Donghyuck has been awake for barely half an hour and he's bored already. He decides on texting Mark to ask him if he wanted to hang out. Mark was a pretty fun person to be around when he's not being a pseudo machoistic douche bag that is. He considered calling one of his friends but he knew that the only way they would be awake right now would be if they didn't sleep at all.

Haechan:

Come over

Markoli:

I just woke up

Haechan:

Pleeaase?

Markoli:

Fine

Donghyuck was well aware of the power he held over Mark, no matter how little. He puts down his phone to see his sister sitting beside him silently watching Tangled for probably the hundredth time this week while munching on her sandwich.
"Don't you get tired of watching the same movie?"
"Don't you get tired of butting into other people's business?" His sister retorts not taking her eyes off the Television in front of her.
"Damn, can't even ask a question around here." Donghyuck says raising his hands as a sign of surrender as he went back to his room to take a shower before Mark arrived.
Donghyuck was just about to head downstairs when he heard the doorbell ring which was accompanied by the loud screaming of his sister
"OPEN THE DOOR."
He hits the 10 year old who was sitting barely a few feet away from the front door lightly on the head before making his way towards the door and opening it.

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Haechan's wet and messy hair teamed with the hoodie he was wearing made him look incredibly comfy. He slightly leaned in to which Haechan leaned back further from him. It confused him for a minute before he saw what Haechan was gesturing at with his eyes. Dae hee was sitting on the couch with both her legs up, hugging a pillow while watching a movie.
"MARK" Dae hee practically yelled as she ran to hug him, planting her face into his stomach.
"I missed you." She says looking up at Mark as he hugs her back.
"You met him last week." Haechan said scoffing as he shut the front door.
"Don't mind him. Guess what? I got an A in the crafts project you helped me with." Dae hee says pulling Mark towards the coffee table where their bracelets made out of coloured sheets were kept.
"Good job. I'm so proud of you." Mark says as he puts his hand up for her to give him a high five.
Haechan rolls his eyes as he watches Mark humour his sister. Mark always wanted to have a younger sibling someone he could pamper, much like what his brother did with him. He really wondered how Haechan could be annoyed by such an adorable little human being, to him it felt impossible.
"You coming?" Haechan asks Mark, starting to climb up the stairs towards his room. Dae hee's face visibly falls when she sees her brother almost half way up the stairs and Mark couldn't help but want to comfort her.
"Why don't we just watch something down here? All of us." Mark says petting Dae hee's hair.
"Why... She's going to want to watch a sappy Rom Com again." Haechan says shaking his head.
"What's wrong with Sappy Rom Com?" Mark says
"See, everyone likes them." Dae hee adds giving her biggest fake smile. He really hated how much his sister was growing up to become like him.
He ends up giving in to their demands settling on watching Ariel. Dae hee insisted she sit between the two of them, probably so she could annoy both equally.

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Donghyuck's palms start to sweat as he nears Jaemin house. It had been a while since he'd been there. After hours of trying to look descent he settled on a simple blue sweatshirt and black jeans. When he reached his destination he got out of the cab and took a deep breath before walking towards the house. It wasn't the first time he was meeting his parents but it still felt nerve wrecking for some reason. Probably because he can't even remember the last time he was there. He was going to be around Jaemin as well and this time he was much more aware of his feelings and attraction towards his childhood best friend.

Donghyuck fixes his posture before ringing the door bell and tapping his shoes on the welcome mat right outside the door. After a few seconds a middle aged woman opens the door with a huge smile similar to Jaemin's and envelopes him in a bone crushing hug.

"You've grown so much." Jaemin's mom says pulling away from Donghyuck and adding "Come in, have a seat."

Donghyuck is made to sit in the living room couch as Jaemin's mother starts asking him about practically everything that's going on with his life. Jaemin's mom was a lot like him light hearted, jolly and enormously sweet. As a kid they used to spend all of their time in this very house, Jaemin was the only child so it was more than convenient for the both of them.

Donghyuck glances to the side to see Jaemin helping his dad set up the table in the dining room. He follows Jaemin's hands as they place the plates on the table; he notices how he has a sort of a delicate way of handling things, which he had surely learned while he was in Guam. Because the Jaemin he remembered was jumpy and reckless and the one in front of him had a sophistication to him that he had yet to get used to. He never really realized just how much they had actually grown up over the years. Donghyuck didn't realize he had spaced out until Jaemin's mother loudly said "Let's eat dinner."

Simultaneously, making both Jaemin and his father aware of his presence. He was almost certain he saw a little smirk on her face but he shook his head dismissing it. Jaemin was all smiles as Donghyuck took a seat right beside him at the dinner table. He lightly squeezed Jaemin's knees as he said a quick hello to him and his dad, which made Jaemin's breath get caught in his throat. Donghyuck felt a lot less nervous now that he was actually with his family. He had forgotten just how close he used to be to all of them, that a few years back he called them family too.