|SunMi's POV|
"I have a question. I just got a card that says I need to check the trunk of JongHo's car. How do I go about this? Do I steal his keys and do it myself or do I kindly ask him for his keys?" JiSu tugs me away from NaHee and holds her card out for me to see.
"Neither. The trunk is already open. You better hurry or someone might steal your present." I nod toward the front door. She doesn't waste a second—she's already out the door.
"Oh my god." JiSu's voice catches everyone's attention. We all make our way outside to see her.
"I wasn't sure if one would last you long, so I figured I should get a couple." I stand beside the car and watch as she tries to climb into the trunk.
"I'm staying here. Shut this thing and leave me alone." JiSu attempts to bury herself in her movie set up.
"What's all there?" NaHee asks as she struggles to see around JiSu.
"I got her a new fuzzy blanket, a few movies, a lot of gummies, and some strawberry milk." I explain as JiSu manages to grab ahold of the trunk.
"You probably shouldn't do that." JongHo laughs as he quickly stops her from closing it.
"Is it my turn to show off my present?" JuHee mumbles as she holds her gifts tightly to her chest.
"Of course, baby. What'd you get?" NaHee wraps her arms around JuHee's neck and rests her chin on her shoulder.
"Sun got me a new stuffed animal. Isn't he cute?" JuHee holds out her new stuffed monkey.
"Tell them about the second part." I smile as her face lights up.
"Look! Look at the album she got me! They signed it! Every single one of them signed it!" JuHee holds out her new Ateez album.
"You should check our individual shots in the photo book. There could be a little something extra in there." JongHo suggests as he struggles to try and get JiSu out of his trunk.
"Oh. My. God." JuHee shoves her stuffed animal at me and immediately heads inside.
"What's her problem?" NaHee laughs as we watch JuHee disappear inside.
"They each wrote her a note. I don't know if she saw HongJoong's yet or not, but he wrote something about coming to our practice one of these days to see her." I explain as JuHee continues to scream from inside.
"Is he single? Please tell me he's single." JuHee sticks her head back outside.
"Who? HongJoong? As far as I know he is, why?" JongHo mumbles as he attempts to get all of JiSu's snacks out without her trying to climb back into the trunk.
"Yes, HongJoong! Who else would I be asking about? Anyway—tell him I'm proposing when he comes to see us." JuHee calls before hurrying back inside to flip through the rest of the album.
"Poor HongJoong." NaHee chuckles before glancing over at Aera.
Aera comes toward me and takes my hand in hers. She reaches down to turn over the charm on my bracelet. Her eyes get watery as she lowers my arm and chews on her bottom lip.
"Thank you for keeping my bracelet safe." I wrap my arms around her and squeeze.
"What about your JongHo bracelet?" Aera asks as she pulls away to look down at her own new bracelet.
"JongHo said I could put it into retirement for awhile. Besides, he buys me tons of jewelry. I can't wear it all everyday." I take the bracelet from her and secure it around her wrist.
"It's really pretty." Aera takes the small crown charm in her hand. She turns it over to reveal an engraved S and M.
"Did you see what's on mine?" I hold my bracelet out for her so she can check the engraving.
"Aeri." Aera looks up at me and smiles.
"Hey—sorry to interrupt, but I have an evening proposal." JongHo taps on my shoulder before holding his phone out for me. I glance down to see HongJoong's number.
"Hello?" I mumble as I hold JongHo's phone up to my ear.
"SeongHwa is moping around. He's upset he was a little much earlier. He wants to see you so he can apologize. YeoSang brought up a potential party idea. It could be a JongHo and SunMi coming out party." HongJoong explains in a much more complicated way than necessary.
"Get to the point, Joong." I sigh as I start heading back toward the house.
"The boys want to meet up at either our dorm or your place to watch movies and eat pizza. Are you guys in?" HongJoong spits it out without hesitation.
"I don't know. I'll have to ask the girls." I chuckle as JuHee stares at me with wide eyes.
"They can come if they want, but they have to provide the movie and pizza." NaHee nods in agreement as she drags JiSu inside.
"Tell them to pick up two ring pops so I can propose to HongJoong!" JuHee yells as she hurries off toward the bedrooms.
"You guys can come. Bring pizza and movies. And apparently you're supposed to pick up ring pops so you and JuHee can get engaged." I explain casually as I watch NaHee and Aera struggle to take JiSu's snacks away from her before she can eat them all.
"Sounds good. I'll make sure to bring the rings." HongJoong laughs before hanging up.
"Who else are we inviting?" I ask as I hand JongHo's phone back to him.