NCT Winter Oneshots ¦ NCT SHIPS

TWO

Home for the Holidays

Xiaojun - Chinese Members (and Ten XD)
Prompt- None
Word Count- 1525

Christmas was right around the corner. The streets were flooded with excited shoppers, the smell of mulled wine doing a fell swoop of the city. The sky was coated in a white frosting of clouds as snow drifted down from time to time. Lights blared in the Christmas colours, glistening and flashing from houses to the streets. It really was the most wonderful time of the year.

But amongst the joy, someone wasn't quite feeling in the Christmas mood. Xiaojun made his way down the street, his headphones plugged in and hood pulled up as he made his way back to the dorms, a bag of shopping in hand. The boys had sent him out to grab some things they needed to make dinner. He didn't understand why it had to be him. Out of the seven wayv members who were eating dinner together, why did he have to be the one to go.

As the snow continued to dust the top of his head, Xiaojun pulled the door to the dorms open, walking through the entryway before heading up the stairs to the dorm room. He let out a deep sigh as he climbed the stairs that seemed to last forever. The weight of the bad didn't help with how tired he was getting. It didn't make sense to him, why he was getting so tired so quickly. He was a k-pop idol for crying out loud, he dances while singing for a living, how was this simple flight of stairs getting to him so easily.

Once he had finally made it to the floor that the dorm room was based on, he let out another sigh as he pulled his key from his pocket to unlock the door. After stepping inside, he pulled his hood off and walked straight to the kitchen where he dumped the bag, not even pulling his headphones out or recognising the members that stood by and watched him.

The four, Kun, Ten, Hendrey and Winwin exchanged concerned glances as they watched Xiaojun walk away from them.

"Is he okay?" Ten asked, brows furrowed as he watched the boy turn the corner.

"I don't think so. I mean, you did just see the same things as us right?" Hendery replied, sarcasm tinting his tone slightly.

"I think I know what the problem is, and I think I know how to fix it" Kun stated as he moved to start prepping food for everyone.

Nobody saw Xiaojun for the rest of the evening as he stayed hidden in his room, he didn't even come out for dinner, which was good in a way. It allowed for Kun to explain his idea to everyone as they discussed what they could do to help their member. By the time they had all theft the table, they were ready to put their plan into motion.

Xiaojun didn't get much sleep for the next few days, always finding his mind in a distant place. At practice, everyone noticed how out of everything he was, his moves being a few beats behind and his vocals lacking the usual effort he would put into them. Something was defiantly off.

Finally, it was Saturday. The boys day off. No training, no promos, no performances. Nothing. An entire day off schedule. This gave out perfect opportunities. For the most part, it gave the boys the perfect opportunity to set their plan into motion. On the other hand, it gave lots of free time for Xiaojun to overthink the one thing that had been on his mind for over a week now.

This was the first Christmas that he wasn't able to spend with his family and it was hitting him a lot harder than the others for some reason. Not being able to go home and visit his family was the only thing he was able to focus on. He was having to spend the holidays with the boys which he really didn't mind, they were like a second family to him. But that was what made him even more confused as to why he felt this way. His mind was a mess and he couldn't seem to organise it.