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Minho woke up around 6am the next morning. Han still curled up in bed beside him. He needed to get up and write out the chore list before the others got up. Reluctantly he sighed slowly sitting up trying not to disturb Han who was still peacefully sleeping. Grabbing his phone from the side table, Minho slowly got up. After quietly exiting the room he headed straight to the kitchen. Making himself a cup of coffee as he checked his messages. Seeing as he had no new messages he started to compile a list of chores that needed to be done.
He grabbed a piece of paper and began writing down all the chores along with the members' initial signaling what chore was for who.
Clean the bathroom - S, Han
Clean the kitchen - M,J
Tidy up rooms - everyone
Clean the living space - C,H
Once the list was complete Minho started making breakfast waiting for the others to wake up. He decided to make something simple for breakfast so he settled for making eggs, toast and some rice. By the time everything was done and he was moving things to the table, Seungmin walked into the kitchen not acknowledging Minho and simply going straight for the coffee pot Minho had brewed earlier.
“Hyung, have you heard any news? I texted Chan this morning but he's not responding” seungmin mumbled as he grabbed his coffee mug from the cabinet.
Minho sighed he wished he knew more but he didn't. “Seung-ah you can't keep bothering chan. I haven't heard anything yet but i'll let you all know the moment I know something I promise” he said, letting out a sigh as he moved the last of the eggs onto the table.
“Oh I'm sorry hyung,” Suengmin mumbled gloomily as he moved to sit down at the table.
“Seung-ah I'm not mad at you I promise. I know a lot is going on right now and it's okay to feel whatever you are feeling. Today let's just focus on the chores that are set and what we can do to prepare for Felix's return” Minho said calmly, trying to gauge the younger's reaction.
Suengmin just nodded before he started to grab some rice to eat. Hyunjin, changbin, came into the kitchen not long after minho's discussion with sungmin. It wasn't maybe another 20 minutes before Han and
Jeongin
came to sit at the table.
“Alright, I made a list of chores on the kitchen counter. I want everything to be cleaned and disinfected.” Minho spoke up from his seat. The others got up as they finished their breakfast checking over what chore they had been assigned before grabbing whatever cleaning supplies they needed.
Minho sighed as he got up, taking his coffee mug and rinsing it out. The others had disposed of their dishes in the sink. That's where he should start first.
“Hyung, what do you want me to start with?” Jeongin mumbled as he followed Minho into the kitchen.
“You can start with just clearing the cabinets and maybe reorganizing the spice jar?” Minho suggested before turning on the water and washing the dishes.
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“hyung, I need you to go and grab me the disinfectant spray. I figured we could start with the shower before we moved to the mess surrounding the sink” seungmin suggested. He knew it could be hard for Han to focus on one thing especially while cleaning so giving him one task at a time should hopefully lessen the time needed to clean the bathroom.
“Yeah ill go grab it.” Han said before rushing out of the bathroom.
Han didn't like the fact that he and seungmin got the most tedious work in his opinion. They had three bathrooms within their dorm setup. One upstairs, and 2 downstairs which meant more cleaning for them than the others.
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“Hyunjin, I asked you to pick up the blankets and put them in the tote not look through whatever video games we have” Changbin said a bit exasperated at the younger.
“Sorry hyung” Hyunjin mumbled quickly shoving all the video games he had dragged out back into the shelf chaotically. Changbin let out a sigh as he then watched the younger pick up the blankets. He would have to make him fix the video games later but for now it would be okay.
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“Hyung this isn't fair” was not what Minho wanted to be hearing. They were almost done cleaning and Minho was about to order some lunch when a very whiny han jisung interrupted him.
“Why do I have to clean up hyunjins mess? He got makeup all over the sink” Minho let out a sigh as he rubbed his head trying to soothe the incoming headache.
“Because I tasked you guys with cleaning the bathrooms. You cant tell me that it's only hyunjins makeup though. I know for a fact you and hyunjin normally share that bathroom. You also have a pretty big makeup collection so just please clean it up then we can order some lunch.” Minho didnt mind when Han got like this. Sometimes he just needed to push and that was okay but Minho was in no mood for whatever Han was trying to get out of. As Han sulked his way back to the bathroom, Minho couldn't help the little smirk that appeared on his face.
As Minho was looking at the delivery options for lunch a call from Chan popped up. Deciding to go somewhere more private he quickly made his way to his room.
“Are you around the others?” chan asked
“No hyung, how are you” Minho asked
“Lixxies okay they just got him settled back into his room. His parents arrived this morning and are now sleeping at a nearby hotel” Chan rambled out. He sounded stressed.
“Chan hey.” Minho said cutting him off mid sentence
“I asked how are you doing. It doesn't seem like you got any sleep. Have you eaten yet?” Minho asked, concerned about chan.
“I'm hanging in there. They think they figured it out though what caused the seizure.” Chan sighed, rubbing his face.
“He used to have epilepsy when he was younger. That's what his parents told the doctor. The doctors believe it's possible the epilepsy didn't go away, it just went dormant for a few years. They want to keep him here for tonight at least as they start him on some medicine.”
As Minho took in the information he was shocked why didn't Felix tell them about him having epilepsy when he was younger. There were so many thoughts swirling in his head.
“Minho, I was wondering if you could bring me a bag? Some clothes and my laptop please” Chan sounded almost desperate and who could blame him. being stuck in a hospital is no fun.
“Of course hyung. I'll head out in about thirty minutes. I'm picking up some lunch for the kids. Do you want anything?” Minho asked, hoping to get Chan to at least eat something there's no telling when he last ate a full meal.
“Yeah bring me some bimbap please”
“Of course hyung” and with that they ended the call. Now Minho needed to figure out how to get out of the dorm without alerting anyone to where he was going, easier said than done.
As Minho opened his door he was met with 5 pairs of eyes all staring at him expectantly. Well crap there goes his plan of being sneaky Minho thought.
“Alright alright let's head to the couch I'll tell you what Chan said.” Minho said louder than intended as the other members tried to talk over each other. They all scurried to the living room following Minho as he pushed his way through.
“They want to keep him overnight. Felix had epilepsy when he was younger. The doctors believe the epilepsy never went away, it just went dormant.” Minho said, taking a minute as he saw his members processing his words.
“They are testing him on some medicine tonight and if everything goes well he should be home soon, however there will probably be quite a few changes. If his epilepsy is back we will need to attend a class at the hospital that will teach us how to deal with seizures and will educate us on the different types of seizures.” He let that information sink in trying to gauge how the members felt. Minho could tell the others didn't know how to react. He waited a while before mentioning food.
“I'm going to grab us some food for lunch. What do y'all want?” It was much easier with everyone in one spot to take orders so he pulled out his phone and wrote all the different dishes the kids said.
With everyone's orders down he got up and headed to chans room as the other members dispersed.Rummaging around he found a black bag. He started filling the bag with Chans laptop and 2 extra pairs of clothes.
“Hyung, can i go with you”
“Geez hyunjin you scared the crap out of me” Minho said, clutching his chest in freight as the younger one snuck up on him.
“You know It wouldn't be fair if you went with me” Minho mumbled as he looked around chans room trying to figure out if chan needed anything else.
“Hyung please” Hyunjin asked desperately as tears gathered in his eyes. He just needed to make sure Felix was okay.
Minho sighed as he took in hyunjins actual state. He looked like a mess. His hair was tousled in every direction, he had eyebags accompanying him. Minho knew it was especially hard for hyunjin. Hyunjin and felix were almost never apart and now that felix is sick and has been diagnosed with a very scary condition it makes more sense why hyunjin wants to seem now more than ever.
Taking a deep breath, Minho composed his thoughts. “Let me call chan”
Hyunjin decided to stay in the room seeing as Minho wasn't telling him to leave. He decided to join Minho and sit right next to him on Chans bed. Leaning his head on Minho's shoulder as he watched him opened his phone.
“Hey chan sorry to bother you but the guys were wondering if we could come see you and felix for lunch? I can bring Felix something plain to eat as well?” Minho asked, leaning his head on hyunjins.
“That should be okay. I think felix is missing the others” Chans muffled voice comes out of Minho's phone and within the next minute Hyunjin is off.
Minho chuckles before telling Chan they will be there in about 20 minutes give or take. Minho had already arranged for one of the company drivers to drive him to the takeout place then drop him off at the hospital. Within seconds the dorm comes alive more than it has been in the past 2 days. Han was rushing and almost slipping on the hardware floor as he rushed to get his coat. Changbin is screaming for
Jeongin
to hurry as he puts on his own shoes.
The antics invoke a smile out of Minho as he watches the chaos, he puts his shoes on and checks the arrival of the company van.
“5 Minutes come on” Minho yells as he puts on his shoes chuckling as the members file out the front door in a line. The ride to the takeout place was quick so it wasn't long before they were arriving at the hospital.
As they navigated around the hospital finally arriving at Felix's room with plenty of food for all the members. The moment Minho opened the door the other members rushed in. Hyunjin be-lined it straight for Felix who was sitting up in the hospital bed. To say Felix looked shocked would be an understatement.
“Wahh what are you guys doing here” felix huffed out as hyunjin laid on top of him trying to get on the bed without messing up any of the equipment.
“Yahh hyunjin be careful” changbin mumbled as he went to sit in the chair beside chan who was sporting a wide smile.
“We came to visit obviously” Minho replied to felix sporting his own smile “And we brought food”
Hyunjin could see the tears Felix was holding back before the others so it was no surprise to him when the dam broke.
“I swear I thought it was gone. I wouldn't have come to korea if i was still having them. I'm sorry I didn't think it through. I understand if you didn't want me to continue, I don't want to hurt any of you” Felix seemed to sob out letting the tears freely roll down his face as he buried his head into hyunjins chest. Felix just wanted to be an idol. Maybe it would have been better if he actually got eliminated, he thinks.
“Felix we are not getting rid of you nor are you going anywhere. We are a group, we learn to adapt to what others may need, you will be no different I promise baby. You're stuck with us now” Changbin said, starting out stern but his voice turning soft by the end of it.
The other members silently agreed, Han had somehow squeezed his way onto the cramped bed after figuring out how to put the side railing down. It was cute to watch the three snuggled up on the way to a small hospital bed. Felix in the middle while both Hyunjin and Han cuddled closer hoping to lessen Felix's cries. Jeonjin and Seungmin sat down on the floor beside the chairs as they helped Minho unpack all the food they had brought. With a slight smile and a more calm atmosphere they all dug into their lunch.