Mark jolted up, furrowing his brows at the younger boy's words. "What?".
They all bursted out into laughter as Mark glared at Chenle. "What are you talking about, stupid dolphin!".
Chenle stuck his tongue out, refusing to elaborate on his words.
Mark got up and chased the boy around his not so small room, smiles plastered on the other's faces as they watched the two in amusement.
Jeno turned to look at Zoey, a small smile on his lips. "Zoey?".
The sound of him calling out to her made her ears perk up, her head snapping to the side with a smile still plastered on her face. "Yes, Jen?".
"Thank you.", she raised a brow, tilting her head in confusion. "For what?".
Jeno smiled warmly at her, bringing his hand up to ruffle through her dark colored locks.
"Thank you for making me feel loved. Though it didn't come in the form I wanted it to, you gave me warmth, in a friend way.", he began.
"You saved me, really. Just like Jaehyun hyung, you refused to leave me behind. It warmed my heart and helped me grow into a better person.".
"So thank you, honestly. You're the best thing that's ever happened to me.", his words and his warm eyesmile brought tears to her eyes. She hadn't realized the impact she had on these boys.
“Jen... thank you for saying that, really.”, she smiled softly at him, the two embracing each other in a small hug.
“Although I can't give you the love you wanted, I promise to always care for you, as a friend.”.
He let out a laugh, the sound melting her heart, relieving her of her worries.
“Noona.”, Zoey's head snapped over towards the boy she loved so dearly. “Yes, Ji?”.
“Since I'm technically your boyfriend, you have to stop babying me now.”, he said, an intimidating gaze lingering on his face, making her gulp.
“Damn, not happening. You're our cute little maknae~”, Jaemin cooed, earning a small sigh from the boy.
“Which I admit to. I don't care about you guys, I just wished my girlfriend wouldn't treat me as a little brother and more of a boyfriend.”.
Zoey's lips parted in shock, a scoff of disbelief leaving her lips.
“Seriously?”, he nodded, his hand reaching up to rub the back of his neck.
“After a talk with Taeyong hyung, he made me realize that I've spent almost my whole life fighting to survive.”.
“I deserve some time to live out the remainder of my childhood in the way I want, and this is how I want to live it out. I'm the maknae after all.”, he said.
Overhearing their conversation, Haechan bursted out into laughter. “Alright, mouse.”.
Jisung glared up at him with daggers in his eyes. “Shut it, annoying piece of sh- ahh!! Noona!!!”, he whined in pain at the lingering feeling of his ear being pulled.
“That's not how children speak, Ji.”, she said, only making Haechan laugh even louder. “Yeah, mouse.”.
Jisung pouted as Zoey slapped Haechan on the arm. “Baby, I'm not a child!”, Jisung said, earning an eyeroll in response.
“I don't know if I can handle that, you're my baby~”, she cooed, cupping his cheeks before placing a soft kiss on his nose. Jisung froze, his cheeks heating up.
“But my baby is right. You are an annoying piece of shit.”, she said as she looked over at a certain smirking boy. Haechan's mouth fell agape as she smiled innocently at him.
“Okay, children. Settle down, let's not fight.”, Jaemin said, his voice high-pitched and baby-like, almost like a kindergarten teacher.
Renjun rolled his eyes, annoyed with everything around him, his gaze fixated on his phone. “Your voice is honestly destroying my eardrums.”.
Haechan scoffed, crossing his arms. “Your attitude is leaving a sour taste in my mouth.”, he fired back, earning a deadly glare from the shorter one.
“Lee Donghyuck.”, “Huang Renjun.”.
Jeno sighed, stepping in between the two. “Why don't we go train, hm? Best way to get your anger out.”.
The two immediately left each other alone, knowing just how terrifying Jeno's training was. “Uh, no thanks.”.
Zoey smiled, the sight truly easing her heart. The life she always wanted, the friends she always dreamed of.
She had it now and she was going to do everything in her power to keep it.
After all, she cherished them dearly, all seven of them. Her reason for living.
Despite everything, she swore that day to protect the one thing that truly mattered to her, to them. And that is..
Their Friendship.
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