Part Nine

The next morning...

The other members arrive to see Himari and San cuddling and tell the others to shh so they can get a picture. Wooyoung grabs Sans phone on the bedside table and unlocks it knowing the code, and takes a couple of photos of you both laying there and finds the perfect one and sets it as Sans lock screen photo so when he wakes up and looks at his phone that will be the first thing he sees. Giggling the whole time. Eventually San stirs a little embarrassed he has been caught cuddling you. Careful not to wake you he sees the others and simply states "she was scared and asked so I just wanted to help her not be so scared." Whispering as to not to wake up Himari. The youngest looks at him and goes "sure hyung whatever helps you sleep at night." He snickers while walking to put the flowers on the side of the table.

Himari starts to stir and notices everyone smiling and looking at them both. Embarrassed I snuggle my face into Sans chest. "They are all staring at us...its awkward" face enflamed. San just chuckles, "its too late to back out now just have to deal with the teasing." Seonghwa looks at me "Come on sit up, I made you some food and San I have some food for you as well, Yunho brought you some clothes to change into so you wouldn't be uncomfortable all day. Go change in the bathroom." So, he kisses the top of my head and gently slides out the bed and grabs the clothes that were brought to go change in the bathroom. my still has face red as a tomato. Yunho and some of the others help me sit up and get comfortable and he starts to feed me, after protests of "I can feed myself" I eventually give up to be fed by her best friend. Everyone else is just being silly just laughing and goofing off. Yunho looks at Himari after I finished the last bite "Hey so I got all of our stuff from school from the last couple of days so we can get caught up all together and so you can feel more comfortable with all of us guys." I immediately look concerned "why are you all missing school for me? Aren't you worried about your grades or anything?" Yeosang is the first to speak "Family is important, and comes first and Yunho is our brother, and he loves you like a sister, so you are by extension family. So, we skip it and besides the teachers loves us all and understand the situation since it was all on the news the other day." I look down knowing that the whole school probably knows and since ATEEZ is with me they will be horrible to me because I am still a loser, and the girls who stalk them will beat me up some more. As if sensing my distress Yunho lifts my face and smiles that adorable puppy smile he does "I have already talked to the guys and we all decided to protect you, and that means at school too, so no more mean fangirls. Okay?" I hear him and give an honest smile, but I do not believe it, they always get me when I am all alone and by myself. They cannot come into the girl's room with me, so they won't always be there. They all goof off as we wait for me to be discharged today. I just smile at them being themselves, they try to include me in the conversation but its too hard to keep up considering I am still just tired and recuperating.

Eventually the doctor comes in and has the oldest sign some forms for me which is Seonghwa and tells him instructions for my care and how incredibly dangerous it is for me to be strained and how I must and absolutely have to take it easy if I am to heal properly. He nods and gets the paperwork and my medicine and the boys start to help me get ready to leave. Yunho had gotten me some clothes that he had to let me borrow that were baggy so it wouldn't hurt me and let me change in the bathroom after of course asking if I need help to which I declined getting bashful about him seeing me naked. After many tears and pain, I got on the big shirt and sweatpants that were way too long for me. When I got out they all saw how massive the sweats were on me and got me sat down so they could roll up the bottoms so I do not trip and fall to my death, me embarrassed by all the extra attention. San gets one side while Yunho gets the other the rest happy and leading the way some behind in case for any reason I were to collapse. We exit the hospital some of them racing to the car and opening the door and it was decided that I would be in the front seat so it would be the easiest to get me out and nobody would hurt me getting in, which resulted in pouts from some of the boys. I was simply happy I was not seeming like a problem to them yet. The drive was filled with them singing to random songs including my favorites like 2pm, and some girl groups I did not know. Just had me smiling because they were all so happy and it was contagious even though I felt like I looked like a beat-up pin cushion.

Once at the house they all got out and some went ahead to open the door and get things a little more prepared while Yunho, San, Seonghwa, and Jungho stayed behind apparently Jongho stayed behind because he is the strongest and there are stairs to which he offered to carry me up. I declined but once I saw the number of stairs, I had to climb I figured I would try to climb them. After about 6 stairs my face was stained with tears, and still crying with snot coming out my nose to which Yunho wiped my face, and San smiled at me and picked me up to help get me up the rest of the stairs. "I don't like to see you hurt" he said softly just low enough I heard, I am not sure if I was meant to hear it with how soft he said it but I did. Once inside he places me gently on the couch and Seonghwa tells me to stay there and they will take care of me and get me everything I need. I couldn't do anything but sit there anyway but then I got a cute Wooyoung there to smile and make jokes to start making me laugh, but eventually it started to hurt because of my stitches and bruised ribs which made a Hongjoong come over and smack him in the head "STITCHES PABO, SHE IS STILL HEALING" making Wooyoung apologize and go to get something. Hongjoong apologizes for him and just sits there and talks to me about some random things he likes to do like making music and how he likes to rap. Then he asks if I like to do anything for fun or just because I enjoy it, he said he asked Yunho but he just got sad when I asked him, so straight to the source." Smiling at me the whole time. I look at him trying my best to muster up a smile "I used to like dancing, but can't dance when it hurts to breathe, I also play the piano, and like to cross stitch, I am really good at cross stitching, I even made Yunho a present I stitched of me and him as chibi characters, that I am sure he threw away." Looking down sad at my own words. At that moment Yunho dashed off to what I am to assume is his room and came back seconds later with the same piece I was just talking about making me smile that he still had it. "I told you I never stopped caring" he said tears brimming his eyes. I motion for him to come closer and he does slowly, to which I attempt a hug and eventually ends up with me being picked up and brought into a massive group hug by everyone making me giggle. After awhile we all gather for some food and I just blatantly say "I am sorry to be such a bother to you guys...I promise to help as much as possible and get a job to pay my own way!" To which some almost choked on their food. Hongjoong looks at me and smiles sweetly. "You are not a problem, like Yeosang said earlier you are family. We will take care of everything you need while you are here. Granted we cannot stop you from getting a job when you are able and healed completely but we would prefer you to focus on school so you can get an education, we have the money covered, and granted we are not rich but we make a good living to be comfortable for all of us. So, don't worry that adorable head of yours about something as simple as money" Seonghwa just puts his hand on my hand for a moment and smiles reassuring me that what Hongjoong said is true. After dinner I am helped to the bathroom by Yunho and San and they ask if I want or need assistance, I told them I will try to get it all on my own, but San starts the bathwater for me and tells me he will be right outside the door if I need help. I just smile as him and Yunho leave and slowly undress to get in the bath which is incredibly soothing to very sore body. I can barely lift my arms so I realize that I need help washing my hair. Feeling wildly embarrassed I make sure that bubbles are covering all the important stuff and I call San in.