7/12 with Lay!
There's a reason why people never agree to the beagle line's ideas.
But they are beagles after all, incorrigible pups who hash out a masterplan and persuade one very oblivious unicorn into carrying out for them.
"What should we do for vacation this time?" Suho asks at a very inopportune time when most people are chewing away at their fried chicken or flopped face-down on the studio floor.
Baekhyun kicks a leg out at Lay immediately, to which the poor unicorn reacts badly and blurts out "Baekhyun's grandmother's house!" in self-defence.
Chen, on the opposite side of the circle, slaps a hand against his own forehead in exasperation. Trust Lay to forget what their carefully revised plans are despite an entire hour of drilling it into him.
"Ah? Oh! We should go on a roadtrip!"
Suho narrows his eyes, since it sounds suspiciously like a certain vocal beagle group's idea, but Lay looks so innocent that Suho just put his instincts aside and rolls with it. "Awesome! Let's do it!"
"We should invite ___ along too!"
The unicorn genuinely cheers at he prospect of his girlfriend joining them.
And that is precisely how everyone is stuck outside in the cold at a gloomy 5AM, waiting impatiently to get into the van.
"Who thought this was a good idea?" you grumble as you hop up and down trying to warm yourself up.
Lay stops you and gives you an eskimo kiss with a guilty smile. "Ah don't say that yet- it will be fun!"
"It'd better be."
But the first obstacle in the roadtrip makes itself apparent before the van even begins moving. You guessed it. Seating arrangements.
Every long trip incites heated arguments about who will sit where no matter how early it is in the morning, or how cold it is.
Kai goes into the van first while most are still bickering outside and makes a nest with a pillow and blanket in the back corner. Kyungsoo in an attempt to find peace, follows and takes a seat beside him, knowing that Kai will probably sleep the entire way.
Suho starts scolding the members and ushering them into the van like a shepherd would do with sheep. Petulant protests ensue. You squeeze into the row in front of Chen and Chanyeol with much regret and slide in beside Lay yearning to distance yourself from the loudness. Your poor ears. The beagle line will most likely sing karaoke for a good portion of the journey.
Then Baekhyun gets into third seat in your row and slams the door shut. You mentally prepare for the onslaught of noise and jostling that is sure to happen in the following hours.
Lay puts a cloud-shaped pillow on his shoulder and gestures for you to put your head there. Once you're comfortable, he drapes a blanket around the two of you and lets his head bump yours.
The van barely gets going, and Baekhyun starts complaining.
"They're third-wheeling me," he groans and tries to sneak under the blanket. Suho, who is preoccupied with driving responsibly, hands Kyungsoo a rolled up newspaper with which he deals Baekhyun a scarily accurate blow without even looking back to aim.
"Don't harass them."
"Your hands are so cold Baekhyun-"
Chen dangles a hot pack in front of your face. "Do you need this?"
You gently move it away from you. "Thank you, but no. I think Baekhyun needs it more."
Chen laughs and chucks the hot pack at the unsuspecting beagle's head. "Hey, you can cuddle the hot pack if you're feeling lonely."
