Light It Up | NCT

Chapter 17

Winwin's POV

I'm exhausted. I've spent the past hour dancing in the basement with Taeyong, Ten, and Yangyang. I think Lucas and Xiaojun were in the gym or something.

"Guys, I think we should get ready to sleep," Taeyong suggests. I agree, running my hand through my hair.

Just as we're about to head upstairs, Kayla comes down to the basement. "Hi! I'm just getting some stuff that we're going to need," she informs us with a smile.

"We'll help!" Xiaojun says, coming from the direction of the fireplace with Lucas trailing behind him.

We follow Kayla into the storage room. My jaw drops as I look around in awe at the array of technology, bins, clothes, and other random items.

Kayla leads us over to the wall of clothes and points to a section where there's an array of pajamas in all sizes and styles.

"You guys can pick some out. There should be a lot of choices," she recommends.

I copy Taeyong, picking out a few sets of pajamas and then heading up to our meeting place, where everyone is gathered.

A minute later, Kayla joins us, carrying a few baskets of toiletries and other stuff, along with a stack of small plastic baskets. Aw, tiny baskets!

"You all can pick out everything you need," she tells us, placing everything down on the table where the pajamas are also laid out.

"Wait, where will you sleep, Kayla?" Yuta asks suddenly.

"I'm sleeping on the couch. I usually sleep here, anyways, so please don't worry about me," she assures us. I frown, but I'm too tired to care right now.

"Let's go by age," Taeyong decides, avoiding the chaos that will break out if we rush towards the table all at once. Jisung, Chenle, and Sungchan stand up, followed by the 00' liners, and then the rest of us.

When I get to the table, I pick a pair of blue pajamas, along with a towel, tooth brush, cup, toothpaste, and some other necessities.

Yawning, I head upstairs to the room where I'm sleeping. "Chenle's almost done showering. Sungchan's next in line, and then we'll figure out the showering order," Taeil informs me.

"I'm going down to the first floor to shower," Jaehyun decides, walking out the door with jaemin right behind him. Right, all the bathrooms on the other floors have two bathrooms.

When Chenle comes out of the shower, Sungchan goes in next. Soon, Jaehyun and Jaemin return, their hair damp. I follow Taeil downstairs, and go into a shower, Taeil using the one next to me. They're all in their own little cubes - very nice and private.

About fifteen minutes later, I finish showering and walk out, drying my hair. I see Jisung and Johnny coming up from the basement, who have also just showered. Taeil folllows me out.

Getting back upstairs, I watch Sungchan exit the closet, all changed. I change into my pajamas and see that Jungwoo's also ready to sleep. He probably went down to the basement to shower.

"How are we sleeping?" I ask from the bathroom, blow drying my hair.

"I'm claiming the bed with Winwin!" Taeil immediately says.

"Wait, we have to be organized," Jaehyun corrects him, taking on his role as "leader". "Let's play rock paper scissors." I put out paper and somehow win. Yay, luck is on my side for once.

"I'm going with  Chenle!" I exclaim triumphantly. Taeil starts to protest, but Jaehyun tells him that I won fair and square, making Taeil pout. I smirk.

"You really picked up some boldness from the WayV boys, didn't you?" Taeil jokes, shaking his head in fake disapproval.

"Ah, yes, from Yangyang," I respond, playing along. Chenle says that he wants to sleep on the sofa-bed, so I agree. It looks amazingly comfortable.

Sungchan and Jungwoo end up sharing the king bed, Jaehyun and Jaemin claim the trundle, and Taeil says that if he can't share a bed with me, he's sleeping alone on the air bed, which is exactly what happens.

I fall asleep almost as soon as my head hits my pillow.

~Time Skip~

I open my eyes in the darkness a few hours later, confused as to where I am before the previous events come flooding back to me. Checking my phone, I see that it's 11:55. I'm thirsty.

Getting up as quietly as possible, I tiptoe to the door, getting out as quietly as possible before sneaking down the stairs.

When I get to the second floor, I see a dim light, coming from the TV area. Curious, I tiptoe across the floor and peek around the wall.

The sight I see is Kayla, storing some textbooks and notebooks into the couch. Then I see her do something with her phone, and then lay down and go to sleep.

Did she just go to sleep? I thought that she was asleep a long time ago! Why is she up this late? I wait about five minutes to make sure that she's asleep before going to get water.

Quietly taking a glass out from the cabinet, I fill it up with water from the refrigerator and finish it. I leave the glass in the sink as not to disturb Kayla by washing it.

As I go back upstairs, I see a shadow coming towards me. I get scared for a second, then realize that it's just Taeyong.

"Hey, Winwin," he whispers as he nears me.

"Taeyong," I whisper, grabbing his arm to stop him.

"Yeah?" he whispers back, stopping.

"I was just downstairs for a few minutes, and Kayla just went to bed. I just wanted to tell someone," I admit, still keeping my voice low.

"Really? That's not exactly healthy for her... I'll make sure to watch her. Thank you for letting me know," he whispers.

"Good night!" I wave in Taeyong's direction, heading back towards our room. He waves back before disappearing down the stairwell.

I open and close the door and silently get back onto the sofa-bed, not making a noise. It looks like everyone else is still asleep.

I think about what Kayla was doing before letting my thoughts lull me to sleep.

~💡~

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