Regular Morning

"Ohio~ Look at these love birds. Hey kiddos! Go get yourself a room~" Hajoon teases the two maknaes and again hid behind Mark as he made eye contact with Jihun which carried a dark hatred in them as if he was set out to murder someone, more specifically Hajoon.

He was actually angry because not only did the older boy spoil their lovely moment but also attracted the attention of the other members who were lost in their own talks, towards them. Whereas, for Chen he was a blushing mess now and quickly pulled away from Jihun who was hugging him tightly.

The other NEO members just laughed it off and again concentrated on the feast that was prepared and laid in front of them by Young. Jihun seeing that the members were again minding their own businesses, he went to the dining table and sat beside Chen who had run over to sit beside his Ren gege.

Time went by fast and it was already night time, thus all the NEO members had returned to their respective dorms and were fast asleep in their rooms. But Jihun couldn't sleep at all because he was too excited for his first date with Chen after them being official the very first thing planned for them next morning.

As they had gone to many cafes, ice cream parlors, to the movies and many more places together before they had started dating but just in the name of friendship, this time was gonna be different. Whereas for Chen, he went off to dreamland instantly as his tired body hit the bed.

Next Day 10am in the Morning ~~~

Chen was still sleeping peacefully in his room all cuddled up covered by his fluffy blanket and just his head pecking out from under his sheets, when he was woken up by the sunlight shining on his face and almost blinding him even before he had woken up. He changed his position and looked the other way but to no use as he was now awake.

Chen sat up on his bed with his blanket crowding at his waist, rubbing his left eye with the back of his hand to remove the remaining sleep while trying to remember what had happened yesterday. A wide smile spread across his baby face as he recalled Jihun asking him out for a DATE but also blushed a little after recalling his Hajoon hyung teasing them for their PDA and also his remake which got Chen speechless.

"God knows what Jihun-nie has planned for today, but let's get ready for the day!" Chen sighted as he got off his bed, walked up to entering his bathroom and got freshened up to face the long day ahead of him.

He was all done getting dressed, thus left his room to be greeted by Ren who was in the kitchen cooking breakfast for all the freelies while being back hugged by Jino who had his chin placed on Ren's shoulder as he greeted the younger. Chen sat on the dining table sighing loudly to be heard by the other two, so that they were aware of his presence. Chen did not want to ruin his innocent eyes early in the morning.

"I wish even I could be as touchy with Jihun as you both hyungs~ But there are always members ready around to jump at any opportunity to tease us even if we so much as hold hands, you know?! And anyways my heart always gets in the way. I'm too weak hearted for such close moments with so many people around watching us 24/7." Commented Chen as he watched this lovely NoRen couples back profile.

"Good morning Chen~ You're going on a date with Jihun-nie today right?! So go wake that lame excuse of a boyfriend of yours! His lazy ass is still asleep." Jino dead planned as he left Ren alone for once in the kitchen making his way to sit at their dining table.

"No need to Chen-ah~ *Yawns* I’m already up. Morning hyungs~" Jihun waked in yawning still half asleep just as Chen was about to get up to go call him for breakfast as Jihun closed his bedroom door behind himself making his way to sit next to Chen on the dining table.

Jihun wrapped his arms around Chen, side hugging the older boy as the latter was in a conversation with Jino. Chen felt his heart beating so hard with heat starting to climb his cheeks being damn sure he was blushing. Jihun, not having enough, rested his head on Chen's shoulder and pulled Chen closer to himself.

"Chen-ah~~ I didn't sleep the whole night thinking about our DATE, you know?! So cuddle with me to get me charged for the long day, huh? I've planned a lot throughout the whole night for our date!" Jihun whined, tightening the hug even more, which almost knocked Chen out cold due to lack of oxygen, if not for the smack Jihun received on his head from behind by Jae.

"Argh~ Jae hyung what was that for?!" Jihun complained to Jae as he rubbed the spot he was hit on still with his head on Chen's shoulder as his other hand was still hugging Chen.

"To loud Jihun-ah! Lower your voice if you don't wanna wake Hajoon-nie up and he's killing you for it. By the way, you almost killed your just made boyfriend with that sorry excuse of a hug and more of a bone cracking squeeze! And if you're just gonna flirt, got out and do that because you won't understand the feeling of this single in a house filled with couples." Jae countered Jihun's complaints as he made his way into the kitchen all freshen up and ready for the day to help Ren with the breakfast.

At Jae's remake, Jihun looked up to see a heavily panting Chen who was trying to catch his breath. But Jihun was being a kid and too noisy complaining about almost everything, he just couldn't hide his overflowing feelings for Chen. He was finally getting to do what he had always wanted and going on his first date with Chen was one of those things he had always dreamt of.

"Yah Jihun-ah~ What have you planned?? Tell me also!! There's this thing called curiosity which is eating me up! You know, even I couldn't sleep well, which made it almost impossible for me to wake up on my own today?!" Chen asked, also complaining as he finally freed himself from the maknae's hold, turning to the side to face Jihun with a wide smile displayed across his face, also equally excited for their date.

"Not gonna tell you Chen-ah~ Because it will ruin the surprise, you know?! And I know how much we love surprises!!" Jihun answered as he again pulled Chen into a hug, this caused Chen to just pout cutely as he pretended to sulk.

"Ani Chen-ah~~ This is not fair, you're too cute for your own good! Saranghae~ (Means- I Love You in Korean) Now come here, I wanna cuddle with you~" Jihun commented when he saw Chen cutely pouting as if sulking and again went into side hugging Chen tightly, this time leaning his head further ahead and rubbing it into Chen's chest to hear his loud heartbeats.

Chen was not able to return the hug as he was shocked at how touchy Jihun was being so early in the morning that too in front of their hyungs but their presence also didn't affect Chen much like their NEO 35 or NEO U hyungs because the freelies were very open about their relationships. Chen again pushed Jihun off himself on hearing Jino clearing his throat to signal the maknaes that he was still present in the room, after which Chen sat straight with a whining Jihun beside himself.

With all these happening in their background, Ren and Jae who were now done with preparing breakfast were making their way to set up the dining table. Everything was now set up and already at the table except for the two who were staying over since last night.

Ten decided to stay over at the NEO 35's dorm and as being roommates with Young, Hajoon decided to crash over at the freelies dorm which made Mark sleepover as well following Hajoon. Mark had come up with the most believable and stupidest reason of him not being able to fall asleep without hugging something, when everyone knew Mark could fall asleep wherever he lay.

Jino made Ren sit next to him as Ren was always up early then the other freelies to make them breakfast which Jino thought was so sweet of Ren and made sure to say "Thanks for your hard work Ren, I'll definitely enjoy it!" for Ren's hard work and to appreciate him.

"Jihun-ah~ Go wake those sleepy heads up!" Commanded Ren as he made his way again to the dining table for the 8th time, placing some side dishes and spoons for everyone which he had forgotten to place early.

Jihun knew better than to say no to Ren and knew exactly who the older boy was talking about, thus he oh so lazily made his way to the guest room just to see them cuddling with each other while sleeping.

'Like seriously why don't they just date already'. Jihun thought as he made his way inside the room.

Shaking Mark to wake him up as Jihun didn't wanna get hit early in the morning for waking up the devil himself, that is Hajoon as the older boy had very bad sleeping habits. Mark woke up by sitting straight on bed with Hajoon still hugging his waist from the side peacefully sleeping. Mark not being a heavy sleeper had woken up instantly.

"Mark Hyung, Ren hyung called down for breakfast!....And also wake up Hajoon hyung for breakfast as well." Jihun informed before leaving the room. Mark just nodded in response.

As the maknae made his way to the dining table again thinking of cuddling with his boyfriend, he was pulled into a conversation which was about his date with Chen.

"Chen-ah~ Don't forget to wear a mask and some disguise. Even you Jihun-ah!" Advised Ren, looking up at the maknae who came from behind and sat next to Chen.

"Yah Lee Jihun! Are you listening right?! I don't want any scandals coming up tomorrow morning itself, OK!?" Ren warned, looking all serious but just worried about the two maknaes.

"Yeah Ren hyung~ Don't worry, I'll make sure to protect Chen as well as me OK!!" Jihun countered sighing as he thought to himself

'God! What more do I need to hear just for asking my boyfriend on a simple date?!' But also proud at his statement because it made Chen blush.