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“Hyung, do you want to try my drink,” Sohee asked, offering Shotaro his drink.
“Mhm this is good,” Shotaro said, taking a large sip of the fruity drink.
“You can have the rest. I’m full,” Sohee offered, before turning to head off for vocal lessons.
“Thank you,” Shotaro smiled while drinking the rest of the fruity drink.
Shotaro didn’t think much about his drink, happily finishing it before heading off to film a TikTok dance with Wonbin.
Halfway through learning the dance Shotaro had to stop his stomach bloating uncomfortably. “Wonbinah. I think I’m going to sit this one out. I’m super bloated and uncomfortable,” Shotaro said, rubbing his stomach.
“Oh no, are you sick?” Wonbin paused looking at Shotaro with concern.
“I’m not sure. I’m going to sit down for a bit and hopefully that will help,” Shotaro explained sitting against the mirror.
Wonbin glanced at Shotaro in concern, subtly pulling out his phone and texting the group chat without Shotaro letting the others know what was up. A moment later Sungchan texted back saying that he and Eunseok would be by in like twenty minutes and would take Shotaro home with them. Looking up his phone Wonbin noticed that Shotaro was no longer propped against the mirror but lying on the floor. “Hyung!” Wonbin shouted, rushing over to check on Shotaro.
“Are you okay?” Wonbin asked, urgently checking to see if Shotaro was injured.
“I feel so bloated and uncomfortable,” Shotaro whimpered, curling in on himself.
“Did you eat anything bad?” Wonbin questioned, internally freaking out.
Shotaro thought for a moment before gasping, “I finished Sohee’s drink earlier there must have been milk in it.”
“Oh shit is there anything I can do?” Wonbin offered.
“Bathroom” Shotaro blurted out, struggling to sit back up.
“What?” Wonbin asked, thinking he misheard.
“I’m going to be sick, help me to the bathroom,” Shotaro pleaded, propping himself against the mirror for support.
“Yeah I can of course,” Wonbin scrambled, offering Shotaro his arm for support.
Shotaro groaned, feeling the liquid in his stomach painfully sloshing around. Wonbin helped a shaky Shotaro down the hall of the SM building and to the bathroom. As soon as the two walked through the bathroom doors Shotaro broke away from Wonbin and rushed to throw up. Wonbin stood behind Shotaro, rubbing his back while Shotaro threw up a second time. Wonbin’s phone suddenly began ringing, startling both of them. “Hello,” Wonbin answered, taking a step back from Shotaro.
“Where are you?” Their manager asked, having gone to the practice room only to find it empty.
“I’m in the bathroom with Shotaro,” Wonbin answered, glancing at Shotaro who was still doubled over in nausea.
“Once you're done, can you meet me back in the practice room to discuss something?” Their manager asked, oblivious to Shotaro’s illness.
“Shotaro threw up and is bloated,” Wonbin explained, not wanting to leave Shotaro till one of the others showed up.
“Oh shit that’s um I’ll ask one of the others to go care for him and take him home,” Their manager offered.
“Eunseok and Sungchan are on their way,” Wonbin answered.
“Alright, great. Stay with Shotaro till they arrive then come back so we can talk,” Their manager instructed hanging up the phone.
Shotaro groaned, throwing up again. A little freaked out and unsure what to do, Wonbin awkwardly patted Shotaro’s back. Wonbin felt his phone vibrate and quickly checked seeing a message that Sungchan and Eunseok were almost there. Wonbin quickly texted back telling them that they were in the bathroom.
A couple of minutes later the bathroom door burst open and Sungchan and Eunseok rushed into the bathroom. Taking one look at Shotaro hunched over the toilet Sungchan rushed over to check on him while Eunseok turned to Wonbin asking, “What happened?”
“Shotaro was feeling bloated and then he felt sick so he threw up,” Wonbin explained to the duo.
“Oh no let’s go back to the dorm,” Sungchan said, running a comforting hand threw Shotaro’s hair.
“Do you feel well enough to move?” Eunseok questioned, looking at Shotaro.
Sniffing Shotaro nodded leaning away from the toilet. “ I think I drank milk earlier by accident,” Shotaro mumbled.
“Ohh at least you should be okay once this is done,” Sungchan said, trying to cheer Shotaro up.
Shotaro nodded, bringing his hand up to cover his mouth as he loudly burped. The other three looked at Shotaro in surprise. Embarrassed, Shotaro looked down and sheepishly mumbled “I’m really bloated.”
“It’s okay,” Sungchan assured.
“Yeah hyung let’s go home now there is a driver waiting for us,” Eunseok suggested.
Shotaro shakily stood up and Sungchan immediately wrapped an arm around his waist encouraging Shotaro to lean on him. “I’ll go get Hyung’s bag and bring it to you guys then I have to meet our manager,” Wonbin said, running out of the bathroom as the other three slowly began moving out of the bathroom.
Shotaro rubbed his stomach as they made their way down the hallway. Shotaro felt his stomach bubbling up as he let out a loud burp. “Excuse me,” Shotaro whispered, his face turning red in embarrassment
“It’s fine,” Sungchan reassured.
“Hyung hyung,” Wonbin called, running down the hall handing Shotaro’s bag to Eunseok.
“Thanks, Wonbinie. When will you be home?” Eunseok asked.
“I’m filming a TikTok so probably like an hour and a half,” Wonbin answered.
“Alright see you later,” Eunseok waved goodbye as Wonbin took off back toward their practice room.
The whole ride back to the dorm Shotaro was uncomfortably clutching his stomach terrified of vomiting or worse while on the ride home. As soon as the car pulled to a stop Shotaro opened the door and vomited onto the sidewalk. Their driver, Sungchan and Eunseok froze in shock, staring at Shotaro. After a moment Shotaro sat back up and stepped out of the car making sure to avoid the vomit. Snapping out their shock, Eunseok and Sungchan rushed to Shotaro’s side to make sure he was okay and to help him into the dorm building.
“Do you need anything?” Sungchan asked, helping Shotaro take his shoes off.
“No, I think if I rest for a bit I’ll be fine,” Shotaro assured, making his way into their dorm.
“Are you sure?” Sungchan questioned.
“Yeah, I’m going to lie with a heating pad and hope that helps with the bloating. I don’t feel as nauseous now,” Shotaro said.
“That’s good. Go lie down on your bed and I’ll get the heat pad,” Sungchan instructed, going to dig through their hall closet.
Shotaro walked back to his room climbing into bed. “Here you go,” Sungchan smiled, walking in with a heating pad.
Sungchan walked over to the wall plugging in the heating pad before unwinding the cord and handing it to Shotaro. “I’m going to be in the living room so let me know if you need anything or start to feel worse,” Sungchan insisted, ruffling Shotaro’s hair.
“I will,” Shotaro responded, curling around the heating pad.
A little over an hour later Shotaro woke up feeling way better than earlier. Placing the heating pad off to the side, Shotaro stood up and stretched his back. Curious about what the others were doing and wanting attention, Shotaro ambled out of his room and into the living room. “Hyung you’re up,” Sungchan yelped, almost falling off the couch in surprise.
“Are you okay?”Eunseok asked, looking away from the TV.
“Yeah, I feel fine now. Still a little bloated but nothing like earlier,” Shotaro said.
“That’s good to hear,” Sungchan smiled, glad that Shotaro was feeling better.
“What are you guys doing?” Shotaro asked, looking at the duo on the couch.
“We were watching a movie. Want to join?” Sungchan offered, shifting to make room on the couch.
Shotaro nodded, going to lie down next to Sungchan resting his head on Sungchan’s lap. “Where are the others?” He asked, yawning.
“The maknaes are still at vocal practice for another couple of hours but Wonbin should be back soon,” Eunseok answered, shifting slightly so Shotaro would be more comfortable.
Shotaro hummed happily, taking Sungchan’s hand and placing it on his head so Sungchan would run it through his hair. Taking the hint Sungchan let out a small laugh before gently running his hand through Shotaro’s hair. Pulling out his phone, Eunseok snapped a picture of the duo uploading the photo to their group album before turning back to the TV.