This fiction was written purely to satisfy the needs of the writer. I hope that all readers will like this pair. Who is which carat? Please leave a comment and let me know which chipper couple belongs to the band.

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Plus a picture of two young men.

“You two act like you're lovers every day,” Dokyeom said after seeing his two closest friends sitting and chatting more than usual. One of them looked at Dokyeom with wide eyes before he smiled softly.

“What is wrong with your crazy girlfriend? What is wrong with your boyfriend? What are you really delusional about?” he said, hugging Dokyeom's neck gently before casting his eyes towards the thin figure of another young man who was standing still in a daze.

“Is that right, The Eight?” Mingyu said while hugging Dokyeom's neck. The Eight made a confused face before smiling sheepishly and walking over to gently grab Dokyeom's shoulder.

“That's a lot of thinking, sir,” The Eight said. Dokyeom looked at the two of them for a moment before recalling recent events that had made him feel that the relationship between these two best friends had changed.

A few weeks ago

“Let's practice one last time,” Hoshi said as he sent Dino to turn on the music so they could practice dancing one more time. Dino nodded tiredly because they had been practicing dancing all day. But for their Karats to be this tired, they held it very comfortably.

“Water?” Mingyu, who went to get a bottle of water, asked his best friend, handing him the bottle of water. The Eight looked up before smiling and taking the water bottle to drink.

“Warm water, don't you like to drink warm water? I saw you only brought cold water to drink.” The Eight asked after finishing his drink because he knew how much Mingyu liked to drink cold water but here he brought warm water. Come and let The Eight drink it.

“Here, I brought it for you. Mine is over there,” Mingyu said, pointing to the corner of the practice room where his large bottle of cold water was.

"What's wrong with you today? Did you take the wrong medicine?" The Eight said with a smile as he picked up the water bottle and walked to the corner of the practice room to put it away. Mingyu followed behind The Eight, looking at the other person and smiling. The Eight raised an eyebrow and smiled.

“What? Why did you follow me? Did you really take the wrong medicine? Or are you sick?” The Eight said, pressing his hand to the other person's forehead.

“If you keep putting your hand on my forehead like this, I want to be sick forever,” Mingyu said, smiling widely. The Eight pursed his lips and shook his head lightly.

"What? Are you going to make a joke about flirting with women? I'm not joking," The Eight said and was about to walk to practice with the others.

“Not joking, but really flirting,” Mingyu whispered into The Eight's ear so softly that The Eight had to walk away and gently put his hand on his own ear. I feel like my ears are tickling.

“Those two can come practice!” S.Coups' voice said causing the two to immediately run to practice dancing and singing. After practicing, everyone went to gather their things and go back to the dormitory to get some rest.

“Dogyeom, do you think...has Mingyu been acting strange lately?” The Eight asked after sitting in the car for a while while the person sitting next to him was Dokyeom.

“Huh? No, why do you ask that? Or is he teasing you again?” Dokyeom asked while fiddling with his cell phone.

“I don't know, he's acting strange today. You could call it a prank,” The Eight said, frowning tightly and picking up his phone to play with. Dokyeom looked at his friend for a moment before reaching out to rub his shoulder.

“Don't think too much. That guy is a tease and likes to talk irritatingly like that,” Dogyeom said, smiling. The Eight smiled and nodded. Not long after, the three cars of the group

seventeen

arrived at their dormitory Everyone walked out of the car so exhausted that if their heads hit the pillow they would fall asleep to death. As soon as The Eight walked out of the car, he was immediately shocked to see Mingyu waiting for him in the parking lot even though everyone else in the same car as him had already boarded the room.

“What are you doing here?” Dokyeom asked after seeing Mingyu standing like he was waiting for someone.

“Let's wait and walk up together,” Mingyu said, smiling and stealthily looking towards The Eight who was standing behind The Eight. The Eight made a confused face before the other people in his car walked out of the car and onto the building and went their separate ways into their rooms.

“That's really strange,” The Eight muttered on his own bed, waiting to take a shower after Jun was taking a shower. Next to him was Wonwoo who was playing a game. Wonwoo turned to look at The Eight before pausing the game and asking.

“What's wrong? Are you stressed about dancing?” The Eight turned to look at Wonwoo before shaking his head lightly.

“No, sir. Nonsense,” The Eight replied. Wonwoo nodded before speaking.

“Don't worry about it, okay?” Wonwoo said. The Eight nodded and smiled. Wonwoo smiled in satisfaction before pressing start and continuing playing.

“Sigh...take it easy. I'm done taking a shower, who's next?” Jun, who walked out with a towel covering her bottom, asked, looking at the six members of his room including himself.

“It's me,” The Eight said, walking into the bathroom with his own clothes and toiletries.

While taking a shower, The Eight kept thinking about Mingyu who was acting strangely. He knew that Mingyu was the irritating type, but today his eyes were different. It wasn't the playful stare it used to be. But it was a serious look that The Eight had never seen before. The Eight frowned again before turning on the shower as hard as possible and putting Mingyu aside for a moment.

After The Eight finished taking a shower, everyone lay down and rolled around until they started to feel sleepy. Hoshi was the one who walked over and turned off the lights before coming to lie on the bed.

The next morning, The Eight woke up with a dull headache. But he still hadn't told anyone in the room with him because he thought it would go away soon. So he washed his face and brushed his teeth while taking a shower and then went to sit on his own bed. After a while, the others began to wake up, and it was Hoshi who noticed The Eight's mistake.

“Are you sick? Your face doesn't look good?” Hoshi asked, pressing his hand against The Eight's forehead, which was also at normal temperature.

“I'm nothing, hyung. Just a slight headache. It will probably go away soon,” The Eight said, smiling. Hoshi looked at The Eight before speaking with concern.

“Whatever it is, tell me hyung. Don't keep it to yourself,” Hoshi said, gently holding the back of The Eight's neck and walking outside to find the others. The Eight sat for a while before following along until he ran into Mingyu who had walked out of his room.

“Good morning,” Mingyu said, raising his hand to greet the other person. The Eight smiled back and raised his hand in greeting as well.

“Woke up so early today,” The Eight said, Mingyu smiled and shrugged softly.

“I didn't sleep well last night,” Mingyu said. The Eight looked at the other's face. His under eyes were completely dark like a panda's. Haven't slept in months? Why are the under eyes so black? The Eight reached out and gently rubbed under Mingyu's eyes.

“How many days have you not slept under your eyes this dark?” The Eight asked. Mingyu's eyes widened before he smiled sweetly and raised his hand to hold The Eight's hand.

“Since I've been thinking about you to the point where I can't sleep,” Mingyu said. The Eight's eyes widened. Instead of his body telling him to pull his hands away as quickly as possible, his heart beat faster and faster than ever before. What is wrong with him? Why is his heart beating so fast?

“You've been teasing me this morning,” The Eight said, muffling the sound of his own thumping heart. Mingyu smiled before speaking while staring into The Eight's eyes.

“I told you, I wasn't joking, but I was serious,” Mingyu said, smiling sweetly. The Eight wanted to die not because of the other party's stupid jokes, but with his own damned heart that couldn't beat like this. This beats more than when he dances or goes out for a morning run.

“Hyung, let's go eat,” Seungkwan said, calling both The Eight and Mingyu to eat together. The Eight pulled his hand back and walked quickly towards Seungkwan.

“Let's hurry up and go. I'm starting to get hungry,” The Eight said, hugging Seungkwan's shoulder and quickly leading Seungkwan out of that floor. Mingyu, who was still standing in the same place, smiled at The Eight's adorable expression before following closely.

“Today I thought I would go find something to eat around Hongdae. Who will go with me?” Seungkwan said, looking at the faces of all the members. The person who raised his hand was Vernon Dino. This is clearly the maknae line. The others shook their heads.

“Hyung, I think you're going to sleep today. If it's best, I'd like to buy some food for you too,” Jeonghan said, twisting his body around and walking like a zombie to sleep in his room.

“Mingyu-hyung, are you going together?” Seungkwan asked, looking at Mingyu's face, who kept glancing at The Eight, who pretended to be silent even though he knew the other person was secretly watching.

“If The Eight goes, then I go.” That sentence made The Eight almost choke on his own saliva. The Eight turned to look at Mingyu's face, who was smiling sweetly at him before being stumbled upon by the eyes of the maknae, who were looking at The Eight like a kitten wanting food.

“If Dokyeom goes, then I will,” The Eight said, looking at Dokyeom who was listening to music on the sofa. Dogyeom took off his headphones before looking at The Eight's face.

“Come on, let's go,” Dogyeom said, smiling widely. The Eight wanted to pick up his phone and throw it at the other person's face. If he didn't regret the money, it would have already gone to Dokyeom's face by now.

“You know that I'm already worried about Mingyu, so why would you go again?!!!”

at Hongdae

“What should we eat?” Dino asked, looking at the many restaurants along the road, all of which made their mouths water.

“I want to eat tteokbokki. Want to eat some?” Vernon said, pointing at a tteokbokki shop that looked delicious. Everyone nodded as they walked towards the store with Do Kyum. Mingyu and The Eight followed behind the children. As for the elder managers, they followed behind smoothly.

“Hoshi hyung said you didn't look well this morning. Is something wrong?” Dokyeom asked while looking at The Eight's face. The Eight shook his head, blowing cold air from his mouth.

“It's better now,” The Eight replied. Mingyu looked at The Eight before walking next to The Eight and taking The Eight's hand and placing it in his pocket. The Eight looked stunned as he looked at Mingyu. Mingyu smiled and whispered in The Eight's ear in a soft voice.

"It's warm." The Eight's face turned red. Right now, his face was like a ripe tomato. The Eight wanted to pull his hand back but couldn't. He didn't like doing this kind of thing to anyone, but when it was Mingyu, he had to do it like his heart was forcing his body to do it.

“Hey, don't tease him. You really are,” Dogyeom said, looking at Mingyu's face. Mingyu smiled sweetly before speaking to Dokyeom.

“I didn't tease him at all. I saw he was cold so I'm here to help him cool down,” Mingyu said, tightening his grip on The Eight's hand that was inside his bag. The Eight's face turned red. I don't know how high his body temperature was right now, but I could tell that if snow fell on him right now, it would definitely melt and turn into water. It's not natural water, but it's hot water.

“What do the hyungs want to eat? I already ordered tteokbokki and sundae. Do you want it too?” Seungkwan asked, looking at his hyungs who were slowly walking towards the tteokbokki shop, like they weren't making a music video.

“Just like you guys,” Dogyeom replied and walked quickly towards the younger ones. Manager hyung followed a few people behind Dokyeom, and there were two people following behind Mingyu and The Eight.

“Did you feel better this morning?” Mingyu asked. The Eight turned to look and answered.

“I feel a little dizzy. But now it's nothing. And you... those dark eyes didn't sleep well last night either,” The Eight said, Mingyu smiled before answering.

“Well, just like I said. I keep thinking about you to the point where I can't sleep.” The Eight smiled wryly before turning his head and looking straight at him. before turning to look at Mingyu's face again

"Have you stopped playing flirtatious jokes yet? At first it was fun, but after a while it started to become fun," The Eight said with a wry smile. Mingyu raised his eyebrows before speaking in a serious tone.

“If it weren't for fun..would you hold my hand this tight?” Mingyu asked, causing The Eight to blush again. Yes! Why is he now the one holding Mingyu's hand tightly instead? The Eight thought so before pulling his hand away from Mingyu's and quickly walking towards the other members of the tteokbokki shop.

What the hell are we doing? Why do you have such a heartbeat with Mingyu?...Crazy..I'm definitely crazy.

“Isn't it delicious? You ate so little,” Do Kyum asked, looking at The Eight's face with concern. The Eight shook his head before popping the tteokbokki into his mouth and eating it deliciously.

“Here, I'm eating,” The Eight said. Mingyu, who was watching, smiled before handing him warm water.

“Ah,” Mingyu said. The Eight took it before drinking it all away.

“So where should we go now, hyung? Shall we eat dessert?” Dino turned to look at Seungkwan's face and asked his opinion. Seungkwan nodded, turning to look at his hyungs.

“So then, hyung?” Seungkwan asked. His hyungs nodded in agreement before quickly finishing their tteokbokki so they could go find something else to eat.

As they passed by, there was a hat shop that made The Eight stand and look at it for a while. He wanted a new hat so he immediately went to the hat shop and bought the hat he wanted.

“Please come,” said the low voice of the middle-aged man who owned the shop. The Eight walked in and looked around for a hat he liked. It has to be a fashionable hat that when you wear it you know it's The Eight style.

“Ah! That's right,” The Eight said as he walked over hoping to pick up a stylish black hat that was both elegant and stylish at the same time.

“Shut up!”

But before The Eight's hand could reach it, someone else's large hand took it away. The Eight quickly turned around to look before lightly frowning.

“Mingyu? You came to look at the hats too?” The Eight asked curiously because Mingyu isn't the type who likes to wear hats. Most of the time, he dresses neatly or in a street style. Hats had never been an item that Mingyu had ever been interested in purchasing as far back as The Eight had known him.

“No, I followed you. The others went to order ice cream. I saw you walking here all by yourself without telling anyone so I followed,” Mingyu said before placing the hat on The Eight's head and adjusting it neatly before he grabbed Di's shoulders. Eight turned to look in the mirror to see how good he looked in the hat.

“Looks good, right?” Mingyu said, smiling. The Eight turned his head left and right to see how well the hat on his head fit.

“That looks like my style,” The Eight said, turning to look at Mingyu's face and smiling. Mingyu smiled back before whispering softly in The Eight's ear.

“I don't mean the hat. I mean you,” Mingyu said before walking to the front of the store. The Eight heard those words but made a red face before going to pay with a symptom he couldn't explain.

“Where did The Eight and Mingyu go?” Dokyeom asked after getting the ice cream he ordered. He looked left and right while looking at the manager who was looking equally puzzled.

“We are here,” Mingyu said, walking from behind the Dogyeom group. Dogyeom looked towards the source of the voice before making an expression of relief that he hadn't disappeared far away.

“Where have you been?” Seungkwan asked, licking the vanilla ice cream with gusto. (Soon, I'll gain weight again, Seungkwan.)

“The Eight went to buy a hat. So I followed along,” Mingyu said, smiling. Dokyeom nodded before everyone walked to the convenience store to buy snacks and food for the dorm members to eat.

“Wonwoo hyung likes to eat this. This one is Jung Han Hyung's. This one is…” While Dogyeom was choosing snacks and the younger siblings who were stocking up on snacks like the world was about to end, it wasn't like that. The Eight walked to the bookstore corner of the supermarket where there were only a few books. The Eight reached out and picked up the book and read the cover to see if there was a book he wanted to buy to read in his free time or stress.

“A hundred ways to get your best friend to become your girlfriend.” Mingyu's voice rang out, causing The Eight to be quite startled. He turned around and saw Mingyu picking up a sweet pink book from the bookshelf.

“I didn't come here to make noise..I was shocked,” The Eight said, picking up the book he was holding and putting it back in its original place.

“Aren't you going to buy the book anymore?” Mingyu asked. The Eight looked at Mingyu's face before shaking his head.

“It doesn't have a style that I like to read. I think I'll go look at the bookstore instead. Hurry up, they're probably already counting money,” The Eight said, walking towards Dokyeom who was cashing money at the service counter.

“Then please buy me this book. I forgot my wallet in the car,” Mingyu said, showing The Eight the book. The Eight frowned before speaking.

“You can go borrow Dokyeom. Why do you need me to pay for it?” The Eight asked, raising his eyebrows at the other party who just shrugged. The Eight sighed before taking the book from Mingyu's hand and walking to the counter to pay.

“Ah, go ahead and read some really nonsense book,” The Eight said, handing the book to Mingyu before putting his wallet in his pocket and walking towards the car.

“Where have the two of you gone?” Seungkwan asked after seeing The Eight walk out of the convenience store with Mingyu following behind with a small smile on his face, as if he was happy about something.

“Mingyu, you forgot your wallet in the car, hyung, so I had to pay for some useless books,” The Eight said, furrowing his brow, which looked cute rather than annoyed.

“Isn't Mingyu's wallet with him? There isn't any in the car,” Dogyeom said, looking around the car that was empty of Mingyu's wallet.

“Oh! I really am. I forgot I took out my wallet. I'm sorry,” Mingyu said after walking to stand next to The Eight. The Eight gasped as if for????

“Here's money,” Mingyu said, taking his money from his wallet and giving it to The Eight. The Eight continued to gape in bewilderment as Mingyu's actions became more and more strange by the day.

“So what book did you have The Eight buy for you?” Dokyeom asked after he got into the car and sat down.

“Here,” Mingyu said, proudly showing the sweet pink book.

“A hundred ways to get your best friend to become your girlfriend? Have you read anything like this?” Dokyeom asked, raising his eyebrows in confusion. At that time, The Eight walked up to the car. He turned to close the van door before sitting in the seat in front of Dokyeom and Mingyu who were sitting together.

“I have only recently come to pay attention. And I think that once I'm done reading it, I'll use it with him right away,” Mingyu said, smiling a little and a big smile. The Eight, who was sitting in front, immediately got goosebumps after hearing that.

Who does he mean? A close friend? It can't be me, right?...How can it be me? Ming Hao, you're really delusional!!!

“Who is it used for? Do you have female close friends? I haven't told you about it before,” Dokyeom asked, raising his eyebrows slightly. Mingyu shrugged before looking towards The Eight sitting in front of him.

“There aren't any women anywhere. My closest friends are people from around here,” Mingyu said before a smile curled his lips and pretended to fall asleep as soon as The Eight turned to look. The Eight glanced over and met Do Kyum's eyes, who was looking slightly in The Eight's direction before reaching forward to whisper softly to The Eight.

“Is this why you're stressed out?” Dokyeom asked. The Eight nodded nervously before glancing at Mingyu who had gone from pretending to be asleep to actually sleeping.

“That's right,” The Eight said, gritting his teeth before returning to his seat.

at the dormitory

“I'm back.” The harmonious voices of Dino and Seungkwan caused the hyungs to sleep. When I sit and play a game, I have to look up and immediately walk towards you.

“What did you buy?” Skoops asked after turning away from playing the game and walking towards them who had just arrived. Seungkwan and Dino showed their huge bags of snacks that could never fill the stomachs of the thirteen members.

“Then what is that, Mingyu?” Joshua asked after seeing Mingyu walk in, opening the book he bought and reading intently like he was going to take it for an exam.

“It's nothing, hyung. I bought it to read to relieve boredom,” Mingyu said before closing the book and secreting it behind his back. Joshua raised his eyebrows slightly before taking a bag of snacks and placing them in the middle of the room for others to come and eat.

“How is The Eight? Is it better now?” Hoshi asked after seeing The Eight come in last. The Eight nodded and walked over to sit on the sofa next to Hoshi who was intensely playing the game.

“Bought a new hat?” Jun asked after The Eight sat on the sofa for a moment. The Eight smiled and showed Jun his hat.

"It's my style, right? As soon as you look at it, you know it's The Eight Style hat," The Eight said, smiling widely. It was then that The Eight turned to meet Mingyu, who picked up his cell phone and pointed it at him like he was taking a picture of The Eight.

“What are you doing, Mingyu?” Skups asked after grabbing a few snacks and accidentally seeing Mingyu's expression. Mingyu looked annoyed before smiling covertly.

“It's a selca, hyung. I look very handsome from this angle,” Mingyu said while pretending to be taking a selfie. The Eight looked at him dazedly before excusing himself to go sleep in his room.

“Are you going to sleep now?” Mingyu said, following closely behind The Eight. The Eight nodded while looking at the other party.

What else are you trying to flirt with me with?

“Um, you should go to bed. Eyes as dark as a panda like this will make Karat disappointed,” The Eight said and was about to open the door to the room.

“Can I...go into the room and talk to you two?” The Eight was stopped when he heard Mingyu's request. The Eight was silent for a moment before turning around to look at Mingyu, who was standing there waiting for the other's answer.

“..What are you going to talk about? You can talk here,” The Eight said. Mingyu shook his head and stared into The Eight's eyes.

“This is a secret...that I..want to tell only you,” Mingyu said, giving him a pleading look that no one who saw it would have to soften. So is The Eight. The Eight sighed before opening the door.

“Let's come in first. But if it's nonsense, I'll definitely kick you out.” The Eight said and walked into the room. Mingyu smiled slightly before walking into the room and locking the door.

“...So..what are you talking about?” The Eight was the first to start the conversation after the two of them entered the room. Mingyu just sat there and refused to say anything.

“Well..this is...it...is...” Mingyu stammered, much to The Eight's annoyance.

“Don't hesitate to say something,” The Eight said, furrowing his brow tightly. Mingyu looked at The Eight's face before shouting loudly and closing his eyes tightly.

“I think..I like you now!!!” That sentence made The Eight stop in a way that almost forgot to breathe. His close friend in the group came to confess his love to him. I couldn't believe that he would encounter something like this in his life.

“You..you..are..not teasing me, right?” The Eight asked again to be sure. Mingyu looked into The Eight's eyes and spoke in a serious tone.

“I don't play with my own or anyone else's feelings,” Mingyu said. The Eight couldn't help but remain silent, biting his lip tightly.

“...If you don't like it...that's okay. I just..want to confess just in case it's a fluke...but if you don't like it...that's fine,” Mingyu said, making a sad face and about to walk out of the room.

You can't confess your love to me and then walk away like this!! And from now on, how dare I look at your face?

“And if I say...I don't dislike it,” The Eight said, clenching his lips tightly.

What are we saying here?

“Are you saying that...you like me too?” Mingyu said, his tone clearly showing how happy he was. The Eight looked at him blankly before letting out a soft sigh.

"I didn't say I liked it, I just said..I didn't dislike it-"

“Shut up!!”

“Yay!!!!” Mingyu shouted happily as he picked up The Eight's body as if he were as light as cotton. The Eight smacked Mingyu's shoulder, but the other man didn't seem hurt at all. He only smiled happily before he put The Eight's body down and looked at The Eight's face sheepishly.

“...So...let's...let's date?” Mingyu asked, looking into The Eight's eyes. The Eight was silent before nodding in approval.

“Well...alright..”

"yay!!!!"

“Stop carrying me and stop making loud noises!” The Eight said, hitting the other's shoulder but it was the same as before. Mingyu just smiled like there was nothing happier in the world.

Return to the present

"Almost got caught, can't you see? You always do things out of character," The Eight said, criticizing the other person for always teasing him and always doing flirty things with him in front of the other members.

“Well, you're so cute every day. How can I resist teasing you?” Mingyu said while making a pleading gesture that made The Eight have to soften up every time.

“I'll hit this handsome face until it's red,” The Eight said teasingly, pretending to slap him. But Mingyu smiled before showing his face to the other person.

“Alright, but if you slap me, I'll kiss you back,” Mingyu said with a cheeky face that made The Eight smile until he almost accidentally slapped Mingyu's face, making it red if he didn't think he would. kissed

“The Eight!” Hoshi's voice startled The Eight and Mingyu. The Eight turned to look before shouting back.

“Is something wrong, hyung?” The Eight asked in return, looking at Yang Hoshi who was standing not too far away with the Performers unit.

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“Hyung, today I'm going to think of dance moves in the practice room. So I'm going to have you help me too,” Hoshi said, walking over to The Eight who was sitting with Mingyu.

“Yes, shall we go then?” The Eight said, standing up and preparing to walk with Hoshi, but Mingyu's hand grabbed his own.

“I'll go with you,” Mingyu said, looking at Hoshi's face. Hoshi raised an eyebrow before asking in surprise.

“Normally, on a free day like this, you don't want to go anywhere. You see, you're only going to rest, right? So why don't you go today?" Hoshi asked. Mingyu smiled before speaking.

“I also want to watch hyung come up with dance moves,” Mingyu said, smiling. Hoshi raised an eyebrow before smiling and nodding lightly.

"Then let's go together," Hoshi said, walking ahead. The Eight secretly pinched Mingyu gently before whispering.

“You can't follow me like this, they'll find out!” The Eight said in a low but stern voice. But Mingyu didn't care and shrugged before speaking with a straight face.

“We do this too often. No one knows. Hurry, Hoshi hyung will be waiting a long time,” Mingyu said, wrapping his arm around The Eight's shoulder and leading them along behind Hoshi, who was already waiting in the van.

Inside the practice room

“I'm thirsty. The Eight, please give me some water,” Mingyu said, wiping away the sweat that covered his entire body. At first he was just going to come watch the Hoshi's dance, but he didn't know which moves and ended up being the one who had to dance for them instead.

“Drinking cold water often is not good for your health. I've told you many times,” The Eight said in a harsh voice when the other party didn't obey him as he repeated this matter several times.

“Well, it's refreshing. Slowly losing weight already?” Mingyu said while making a pleading gesture. The Eight is fed up. Not with Mingyu, but with him, who has to be soft-hearted every time the other person acts like this.

“Do you want to eat some snacks? I'll go down and buy some for you?” Mingyu asked, looking at The Eight's face. The Eight turned to look at the members of his unit who were relaxing.

“I'll go with you. I'll go ask the hyungs first if they want anything." The Eight said before walking towards Hoshi, Jun, and Dino.

“I'm going down to buy food with Mingyu. Do you want anything?” The Eight asked. Hoshi thought for a long time before speaking.

"I'll take ice cream and whatever flavor you want."

“I'll take a packet of jelly,” Dino said, continuing his game.

“I brought a package of potato chips,” Jun said, pretending to stretch. The Eight nodded and walked over to Mingyu and together they went down to the supermarket at the bottom of the building to buy groceries.

Inside the practice room with Hoshi, Jun and Dino.

“Do you think Mingyu and The Eight have gotten closer lately?” Jun was the one who started asking, looking at the faces of the two who had stopped playing games and immediately started talking about it.

“That's right, Mingyu also keeps following The Eight,” Hoshi said while acting thoughtful like a detective in the Conan cartoon.

“Plus, during this time, The Eight Hyung has been spoiling Mingyu Hyung a lot. Usually we see them biting each other to the point where we almost have to go in and stop each other,” Dino said as well, looking at the faces of the hyungs, whose frowns were so tight that it was a complete mess.

“Or... between these two... will something happen?” Hoshi said before the sound of the practice room door rang.

“Add!”

“I'm back,” The Eight and Mingyu said, walking into the practice room with bags of snacks in hand. The members who were talking about the two of them then separated and sat in different directions, acting as if they hadn't talked at all just now.

“This is Hoshihyung's ice cream. And here are Junhyung's potato chips,” The Eight said, handing ice cream and potato chips to Hoshi and Jun. Mingyu walked up to Dino and handed him a packet of jelly.

“Here, this is yours,” Mingyu said and started walking towards The Eight.

“Hyung, I have a question,” Dino began, causing The Eight who heard him from afar to jump immediately.

Or is Dino starting to have doubts about us and Mingyu?

“What is it?” Mingyu asked even though he already knew what Dino was going to ask.

“Mingyu hyung and Hoshi hyung are-“

“This break time is over. Come quickly and practice the moves you have in mind!” The Eight shouted as he walked to stand in the middle of the practice room. Mingyu followed along.

“That's right, it's time to practice, haha,” Mingyu said and immediately walked towards The Eight.

“Almost there, did you see that?” The Eight asked, gritting his teeth. Mingyu turned around and whispered a reply.

“Thank you for your help,” Mingyu said, gently wrapping his arms around The Eight's shoulders before resuming their dance practice. A few hours had passed and Hoshi saw that the juniors were starting to get tired so he decided to stop practicing for now and get on the bus back to the dorm.

“Are you back yet?” S.Coups asked after seeing the children enter the room looking rather weary.

“Um, we've been thinking about dance moves all day today. I'm so tired,” Mingyu said, gently resting his head on The Eight's neck because he had forgotten. The Eight opened his eyes wide and immediately secretly reached out and pinched Mingyu's waist, giving him a fierce look.

“Ah!” Mingyu cried out in pain before he realized why The Eight was pinching him. Mingyu turned his head to look at the faces of the members who had stopped looking at him and The Eight with suspicious looks in their eyes. Mingyu quickly moved away from The Eight before reaching up to wipe his sweat off with his hand.

“So, have you eaten dinner yet?” Mingyu asked, looking over. Everyone shook their heads before Jeonghan spoke up.

“We thought we'd call and order something to eat but couldn't decide on what to eat between fried chicken and jajangmyeon,” Jeonghan said, looking at Wonwoo and Seungkwan who were arguing over dinner. today

“So, what do you guys want to eat, fried chicken or jajangmyeon?” Skups asked, walking over and sitting on the sofa.

“Fried chicken!” Unit Performant answered unanimously. As for Mingyu, he followed along. Finally, this evening they all ate fried chicken.

“I'll go get some soda from the refrigerator,” Hoshi said, standing up and looking at S.Cups, who was happily munching on a chicken leg.

“S-Coups hyung, go help me with the glass,” Hoshi said. S-Coups looked up, confused, before wiping his hand that was covered in chicken sauce and standing up next to Hoshi, who looked like he was crying. Looking for someone else to go with

“Dokyom, you can help too,” Hoshi said. Dokyom looked slightly confused before getting up and following Hoshi into the kitchen.

“Do you guys think The Eight and Mingyu have something to hide from us?” Hoshi suddenly asked, causing S.Coups who was picking up a glass to stop and turn to look at him. of Hoshi standing in front of the refrigerator

“You thought the same thing, right?” Skoops said. Hoshi nodded in agreement. As for Dogyeom, he just listened quietly and didn't say anything until Hoshi had to ask.

"You're the closest to the two of them, what do you think?" Hoshi asked in a quiet tone that he rarely did before unless he was stressed or serious about what he was saying.

“What are those two hiding? The hyungs are thinking too much.” Dogyeom said as he picked up the tray and put it on the table. He then picked up the glass that S.Cups had placed on the tray and was about to walk away. Go to the refrigerator to grab a soft drink.

“Do you really think like that?” Hoshi asked again. This time, Dogyeom paused for a bit before he smiled and opened the refrigerator to grab a soda.

“Yes, then hyung, let's grab the glass and I'll carry the soda.” Dokyeom said as he walked out of the kitchen and his expression changed from a smiling face to a calm one. He had also been curious about Mingyu and The Eight for a long time, but he had always thought that people who were friends wouldn't hide anything from each other.

Especially as a group of them...they could hardly even tell each other how they were feeling right now without feeling uncomfortable. Dok trusts them.

“The soda is here,” Dogyeom said, placing the soda in the middle of the zombies who were eating fried chicken with gusto.

“Thank you,” Jeonghan said, looking for the glass of water that S.Coups had brought. Skoops set it aside before handing it out to all the members who were thirsty for soda. The Eight and Mingyu saw the strange expression of the three people who had just gone to get soda and looked at each other before talking in low whispers.

“What do you think he did just now? Did you talk about us?” The Eight asked in a low voice. Mingyu frowned deeply before looking at the three people who were staring at him as well. Mingyu suddenly stood up, causing The Eight to be quite shocked.

"Are you going to-"

“Me and The Eight are dating!!!!” That sentence that came out of Mingyu's mouth caused all the members to gasp in shock. From the beginning, we were seriously interested in chickens, but now we have to focus on this matter instead. Dokyeom's eyes widened and his mouth fell open as well, but his eyes seemed to be filled with tears, causing Mingyu to have a weak expression on his face. The Eight, seeing his bad posture, stood up next to Mingyu as well, wrapped his arms around Mingyu's shoulders and spoke, looking at the faces of all the members.

“Yes, we've been together for a while now...sorry I didn't tell you. Because we were both afraid that...you guys would hate us and...behave differently...I'm sorry to everyone. Dokyeom...Mingyu and I are really sorry that even close friends like you didn't tell us,” The Eight said, lowering his head.

Mingyu saw this and bowed his head as well. Everything was very quiet. It was quiet as if there was no one else in the room, which made the two of them very uncomfortable.

“Sigh...that's all. Before I could speak,” Dogyeom said. Mingyu and The Eight immediately looked up. Dok smiled widely before walking over and hugging the two of them warmly.

“You don't..don't you hate us?” Mingyu asked, and S.Cups spoke up while smiling.

“Why do we hate you two? Love cannot be forbidden regardless of gender, country, or anything else. It's better for the two of you to love each other than to hate each other, right?" Skoops said, walking over and gently stroking Mingyu's head.

“Hyung, I'm just upset that something happened and you didn't tell me. Later, I have to tell you something, understand?” Hoshi said, gently caressing the back of The Eight's neck.

“..Yes..hyung,” The Eight said, reaching out to hug Hoshi. The members all smiled and laughed before hugging each other until they formed a large human group.

“When you're together, don't fight too often,” Wonwoo said, and the others nodded and smiled as they were happy to see these two finally end up together.

“Since when have you been together? You never told hyung. Those two troublemakers,” Jeonghan said, pinching Mingyu and The Eight's cheeks gently.

“Sorry for not telling you right away,” Mingyu said before looking at The Eight's face and smiling at each other. After that, everyone sat back and ate chicken before taking out the trash and talking about Mingyu and The Eight.

“Since when have you two been together?” Joshua asked, looking at the two of them curiously.

“A few weeks ago. I was the one who asked The Eight to be my girlfriend,” Mingyu said shyly, reaching out to hold The Eight's hand, making the other person blush as well.

“Flirting with The Eight Hyung is truly extraordinary, Mingyu-hyung,” Dino teased while smiling cheekily at Mingyu. Mingyu shook his head in annoyance.

“I can't believe that your flirtatious jokes will make The Eight soften to become your girlfriend,” Dokyeom said while eating his snack. The Eight looked at Dokyeom's face before flicking the other's forehead once in a while. Not too light.

“Perfect!!”

“Ouch! It hurts,” Dogyeom said, holding his forehead. The Eight smiled softly before turning to look at Mingyu's face, who was secretly looking at his face with affection.

“Sigh...let's go our separate ways and go to sleep. It's so sweet in here that all the ants have grown,” Jeonghan said with a smile as he walked back to his own bedroom, followed by the members who slept in the same room as him, with Wooji following behind with a smile on his face.

“Jun, are you sleeping in Hyung's room today?” S.Coups asked, looking at Jun's face. Jun turned to look at The Eight and Mingyu before nodding.

“That's good too. Then Mingyu, you can sleep in my room instead,” Jun said, walking towards S.Cups who was standing in front of the door looking at him with a smile.

“Eh?...Uh...Yes.” Mingyu nodded confusedly before turning to look at The Eight's face, who also had a confused expression on his face.

“We are also starting to want to sleep with you guys. I don't want to be a roadblock to them,” Hoshi teased while making a cheeky face.

“No need to tease me, hyung,” Mingyu said, walking over and lightly tapping Hoshi's shoulder before everyone retired to their own rooms, with The Ed and Mingyu sleeping in their rooms. same first time

It's finished.