ATEEZ Littles (Book #1 of the Little Space Series)

24. Quadruple the Trouble

"What about that special paint that Chan has for Felix? The chalk paint." SeongHwa says.

"We could paint the hall and part of our rooms with it. Then they could use the chalk and not get in trouble." I say, thinking about it.

"That would be a good idea. I'll put an order in for it later. We can figure out the colors then." JongHo says. "But right now, we need to clean up this mess."

We all drop down and start cleaning the floor, struggling a little more with the sharpie drawings. Once we finish, I stand up and look at the floor.

"Hopefully, once that paint comes in, we won't have to keep doing this." I say, putting away the cleaning supplies.

"Agreed, now I have to go talk to Joongie." Seonghwa sighed, walking off. I followed after him and headed in my room. I closed the door behind me and face YunHo. I see him sitting on his head with his arms crossed and a mad look on his face, pouting.

"Drop the face and stop pouting." He glares at me.

"No, daddy!" he yells.

"And lose the attitude." I say, in a warning voice.

"No!"

"YunHo"

"NO! NO! NO! NO!" he yells throwing himself on his back.

"YUNHO! That is enough!" I fuss. He continues to throw a tantrum, throwing his body left and right as he yells "NO!" over and over again.

I sigh and scoop him up. He continues to thrash around but I make sure he is not going to fall. I bend him over my lap and spank him. He screams and keeps thrashing. I spank him again.

"YunHo, if you don't stop your going to get more spankies, lose your plushies and have an hour in the corner! Keep going and I will take away TV time!" I fuss and spank him again. He screams but stops thrashing around.

"Now, I think 10 is enough." I say, patting his back. He sobs but nods his head. 

Once, he has had all 10, I sit him up in my lap.

"Now, go grab your bear and follow me." I say, sighing right after. He nods and climbs out of my lap. I stand up and wait for him before walking out of our room. I lead him into the living room where the others are.

"Go apologize to everyone for having to clean up after you and then apologize to Uncle Youngie for drawing on his floor." I say, crouching down to his level. He pouts but nods his head.

"Come back here once you do that. Understand, YuYu?" I say, patting his shoulder. He nods and I watch him walk over to JongHo.

"I sowwy, Unc' Sagwa." he says, looking down at his feet.

"Don't worry about it, YuYu. Just don't do it again." JongHo says, ruffling his hair. He walks over to SeongHwa.

"I sowwy, Unc' 'oothwess." He says, hugging his bear to him.

"It's fine, YuYu. Give me a hug and you will be forgiven." SeongHwa says, smiling softly. YunHo reaches out and hugs him. I smile as I watch them.

YunHo pulls away and shuffles over to WooYoung.

"I sowwy foe dwawing on da fwoow, unc' co'gi." he says, looking up at WooYoung.

"It's okay, YuYu. Just do your drawings on paper next time, okay?" he says, looking down at the boy. 

YunHo nods. He knows better then to not listen to WooYoung. Out of all of us, surprisingly, he is the strictest. He slowly walks over to me.

"I sowwy, daddy. YuYu no do 'gain, evew." YunHo says, hugging me. I pat his back.

"YunHo, look at me." I say, softly. He pulls away. I keep my hands on his hips as he stares at me.

"I love you and I hate having to punish you. It's not fun for you and it isn't for me." I explain. He nods. 

"Now, bring your bear and go sit in the corner for 20 minutes. It would have only been 10 if you hadn't acted up. I will tell you when to come out." He pouts but nods, slowly walking to the corner. Once he sits down, I start the timer.

I sit down on the sofa next to WooYoung and sigh.

"You did good, MinGi. Don't worry about it." JongHo says, smiling.

"Thanks but I hate having to punish him." I say, looking over at YunHo. 

Once 20 minutes are up, I stand up and walk over to YunHo. I tap on his shoulder.

"Go 'way, Sannie. Me s'ays hewe 'til daddy teww me 'o weave." He says, staring down at his bear. I smile and crouch down next to him.

"I guess I can't cuddle with my baby then." I say. YunHo turns quickly, looking at me. I fake a sad face.

"Nu daddy! I cuddles! Nu sad!" he says, hugging my face. I smile and scoop him up. He smiles, coming on to me as I carry him over to the empty recliner and plop down in it with him in my lap. He smiles and nuzzles into me, resting his head right below my chin. I smile and kiss the top of his head. We sit back and watch TV with the others, cuddling.