"yeah, we're like coming around the front now, we're not far. we're almost at the entrance."

"okay, just hurry up. it's started to get kinda crowded over here." yuna shifts her weight from one foot to the other, biting her lip and tapping her thigh, several nervous habits she'd being trying to shake. she looks toward the road once more to find a black van pulling up near her. from the van yunho steps out and waves her down. he's dressed in pretty subtle clothing, a simple black hoodie, black jeans, black sneakers and a black mask. if it weren't for his black hat and dark sunglasses, someone might've recognised him and she was glad no one did.

"oppa!" she runs over to him, pulling along her luggage which she drops as she pulls him into a tight hug.

"hey, nana. it's been a while." she smiles as she breathes in his familiar scent and steps back from the embrace. they put her luggage in the trunk before she hops in the passenger seat. mingi and wooyoung had agreed to sit in the back to hopefully help her feel more comfortable, which the girl greatly appreciated.

"hi, yuna-ssi. it's nice to see you again." yuna turns in her seat to face mingi, reaching her hand into the back to grab his. he'd grown a lot since they'd last met and she'd be lying if she said she didn't still find him attractive, if not more.

"hi, mingi-ssi. you must be wooyoung. it's nice to meet you, i'm yuna." she smiles at the male who gave her a large grin as well as a thumbs up.

damn, oppa's friends are hot...

"it's nice to meet you too." she shakes his hand quickly before yunho tells her to put her seatbelt on so they can get going. she gives him the directions to her apartment complex and they spend the drive catching up on what had happened over the last three years and listening to ateez music.

the drive is shorter than she thought it'd be but when they reach her building, the boys wouldn't leave her until they knew she was safe in her apartment.

it was mostly yunho but the others were quick to jump aboard the 'yuna's safety is our number one priority' train. they each pull a suitcase behind them to the elevator and up to her apartment. they help her bring everything in and wooyoung goes back down to the van to make sure she hadn't left anything.

mingi takes a seat on her lounge as yunho takes himself on a tour of the apartment.

it was nicely decorated with varying sizes of plants and pretty little fairy lights. she'd kept the colour scheme a dull and pale green, with little accents of a peachy pink and a dark timber for the wood elements. mingi admired the decor from his seat, in awe at how cohesive and tidy everything was.

"your apartment is so nice, yuna-ssi."the girl turns to the older male, smiling gracefully at him as he sends her a wide grin.

"thank you, mingi-ssi. i try my best." he chuckles at her as she nods, yunho walking back into the room with a look of suspicion on his face.

"stop flirting with each other. i'm still here." mingi gives him a look that could kill while yuna slapped his arm, the sound resonating off the walls, although the room was small.

a knock comes from the front door which yunho runs to open. wooyoung is standing there with a wallet in hand. "i think you left this, yuna-ssi." the girl nods, taking the wallet from the dancer and thanking him.

"okay! well, if that's everything, we should probably get going." yuna nods as yunho walks over to her to engulf her another hug. "i promise, i won't ever leave it so long to see you again. i had no idea how much i missed you until i saw you."

she laughs at his statement as they lock pinkies, swearing to catch up soon. mingi then walks over, going for a handshake which yuna accepts, quickly pulling him in for a hug. he's taken aback but still wraps his arms around the much smaller girl before patting her head on his way out.

wooyoung simply bows to which yuna opens her arms, inviting him in for a hug. "are you sure?" she nods excitedly as he smiles, wrapping his arms around her waist as hers fall around his neck.

"i hope i get to see you again soon, wooyoung-ssi."

"me too. bye." she closes the door behind them, a small smile lingering on her lips as she starts her playlist to keep her company while she unpacked.

...

YUNHO

thanks for picking me
up

thanks to you i'm a little
less broke than i would've
been

it's all good don't worry
about it

tell the others i said thanks
as well

and tell mingi i appreciate
him noticing my interior
design skills

okay then

btw i think he likes you

what

i know he thinks you're
pretty but i think he
actually likes you

we just started talking just
over a week ago how is that
possible

and i hated him like six days
ago

i literally made him cry

i know that

but i think he likes you
so just be careful

i know sometimes you just
say what you want but
despite how he looks mingi

is a sensitive guy

okay

okay

i didn't mean to just spring
this on you i know you're
probably tired but i just
thought you should know

no it's all good

i don't get tired anyway

that's not true you'll be
asleep before five o'clock

sure thing buddy

it's 3:49 right now and i
bet you a meal that you'll
be asleep by 4:35 or sooner

okay deal

COOL MEN

me
y'all need to keep me
awake i made a bet with
yunho that i could stay up
past five o'clock because
i'm not tired from travelling

me
i cannot lose to him

me
so come on entertain me

hongjoong
i'm sorry i'm busy rn

seonghwa
same

yeosang

sorry

san
i'm kind of busy not super
busy but i am a little busy

wooyoung
i'm not that busy

me
oh no it's all good guys dw

MINGI

hey i think you left your
sunglasses and i think
your carry on as well in
the van

oh shit really

i think so

it's a black leather bag
with a keychain on it

it looks like a rabbit with
a pink hat but idk

it's my melody

your melody?

no her name is my melody

oh

what's in the bag

are you sure i can look

yes i'm sure

okay

there's a pencil case a
crossword book a water
bottle and a laptop

shit

is yunho busy

kind of

he's not super busy but he
is definitely sort of busy

FUCK

why

do you need this stuff

obviously that's all my
schoolwork on that laptop
and i can't do classes
without it and i need to check

on orders from my store and
i'm fucked

i'm literally fucked

isn't school out rn

i go back in like a week

i thought you guys said
you were on a break why
is everyone busy

sorry yuna

no it's not your fault

i shouldn't have left my
shit in the car

if you want i could bring
it to you

no not if you're busy too

i'm not

the only problem is i can't
drive

i can drive

i have a car and i can just
come pick it up

okay

i'm at the company building
rn is that okay

yh that's all good

i'll be there soon

okay i'll see you then

wait mingi

what's up

can you come on your
own

just you

yeah sure

i wasn't planning on bringing
anyone with me lolol

i know

but just make sure you
come alone

being at the airport alone
and then meeting wooyoung
for the first time and you
and yunho for the first time
in years was already too much
for me

don't worry

i'll be alone

okay thank you

i really appreciate

don't worry about it

i'll see you soon

okay x