#also singing

After you all finished your lunch, you decided to move to the Huntr/x girls’ recording studio. 

Luckily, you were already in their building, and it was located a few floors up.

As you all exited the elevator and walked down the hall, Zoey's eyes suddenly widened.

“Um, guys? Did we take the posters down?” She asked the other two girls.

Rumi was at the door to the studio, about to open it. Her eyes widened. “Oh god we didn't.” She glanced at the boys. “Would you guys just wait here-?”

“Nope! I'm too curious now,” Baby announced, pushing past Rumi and into the room.

He paused a few steps in, staring at the wall to the left. The rest of the group filed in behind and Baby doubled over laughing. 

Across the wall were different drawings and photos of the boys. They had Xs on their eyes and cartoonish demon features added to them. Additionally, there were post-its and other notes tacked alongside them with different messages about each one.

You couldn't help but start giggling too. 

“Ah man,” Abby snickered, picking a drawing of himself off the wall, “you guys got my good side!” 

“Glad to see we could be so inspiring to you,” Jinu teased.

“Ugh, you guys are incorrigible,” Mira groaned as she started plucking the papers off the wall. 

Rumi laughed, too. “Honestly, it didn't even end up helping much. We had a song going, but it took forever to write,” she shrugged, “and I mean, even now it doesn't feel right.”

Zoey nodded. “Yeah we just couldn't mesh on it like we usually do.” 

Mira took most of the pictures down, but the boys each ended up snagging one and pocketing it. 

“It'd be a shame to throw away perfectly good art,” Romance said as he folded up a picture of himself and neatly tucked it into his pocket. 

“Well we didn't exactly bring you here to show off our art skills,” Rumi countered with a smile. “Come on, let's brainstorm some song ideas.”

And that's how you found yourself tucked in a bean bag chair watching the two groups toss ideas around. Zoey, Jinu, and Romance were discussing lyrics. Rumi, Abby, and Mystery were testing out different chords. Mira and Baby were standing nearby, talking about different choreography. 

It was cool to see them all in their element. 

You sat on your phone for a while, just enjoying the vibes of the room as you tried to change your Instagram notification settings. You certainly didn’t want every single follower and like to pop up on your phone.

And the DM filters definitely needed to be added.

After that, you texted Ari for a bit, snapping a sneaky picture of the room and sending it to her.

“Is that Huntr/x's STUDIO????” She immediately sent back.

You snickered. “Maybe. Can't confirm or deny. Working on a top secret project right now, so probably won't be home for dinner.”

“Fiiiiine. I guess it IS Idol Awards week.”

“I'll make the boys take us out to dinner after the show this weekend how about that <3”

“Deal <33” 

But your phone was slowly running low on battery. You spotted a phone charger nearby and plugged it in. However, it wasn't close enough to reach your bean bag seat.

So you just watched the boys for a bit. 

It wasn’t until you didn't have a phone to distract you that you realized how sleepy you were. It wasn't even quite dinner time yet, but man a nap sounded good.

You stifled a yawn to the best of your ability, but Mystery spotted it. 

He, Abby, and Rumi had been sitting on the couch this whole time. Mystery caught your gaze and scooted closer to the armrest, patting the spot between themselves and Abby.

Well you certainly weren’t going to say no to that. 

You got up and plopped yourself down between them. Mystery instantly shifted their arm so it was over the back of the couch, making room for you to snuggle into their side.

“You can take a nap if you'd like,” they told you gently.

“Okay but,” you yawned again, “wake me up if something exciting happens.”

Mystery chuckled, kissing the top of your head as you nuzzled up into his shoulder. “I promise.” 

With Abby's hand resting on your leg, and Mystery gently carding their fingers through your hair, it didn't take long for you to fall asleep.

You heard soft voices sometime later. 

“Sweetheart…” one of the voices said gently as they lightly nudged your leg. “What kind of pizza do you like?”

You mumbled an answer, or at least, you were pretty sure you did.

“Did you catch that?” The voice asked, and the pillow you were laying on chuckled.

“Yeah, I did.” 

Weird dream. 

The next thing you were aware of was your pillow shifting under you.

Wait a minute.

You sighed and cracked open an eye, looking up to see Mystery staring down at you fondly.

“Sorry starlight, pizza's almost here,” they told you, voice quiet. “I didn't think you'd want to miss that.”

"You're right,” you said through a yawn as you slowly made yourself sit upright. You rubbed a hand over your face and glanced around the room. One of the keyboards had been moved out of the way to make room for a small loveseat at some point during your nap. Baby was seated at Mystery's feet with Abby still on your other side, and Romance and Jinu seated beside him. Rumi and Mira were sitting on the loveseat with Zoey seated on the ground in front of them.

“Sorry I fell asleep on you guys,” you apologized.

“Oh you're fine,” Rumi reassured you.

“I've taken plenty of naps on that couch,” Mira said, shrugging. 

“How's the song writing going?” You asked as you tried to subtly stretch. 

“It's going pretty well!” Zoey replied eagerly. “I think we have a good first verse and chorus going, and the main base of the music is coming along, too!”

Rumi's phone buzzed and she quickly checked it. “Pizza's here.” She stood up from where she'd been tucked under Mira's arm. “Come on, it's easier to eat out in the lounge anyways.” 

You all filed out into the lounge that was beyond the studio and sound booth. There were plenty more places to sit out here, plus tables for the pizza. 

Zoey went and grabbed waters, with Abby tagging along to help her carry them, while Mira and Rumi met the pizza guy downstairs. 

Baby grabbed you by the waist, making you laugh as he tugged you back onto the couch to sit on his lap.

“Oh my god Yu, I'm not sitting on your lap to eat pizza,” you scolded, squirming in his hold.

“Come on, Rome can even feed it to ya,” he purred as Rome slid to sit beside you. “You won't have to lift a finger.”

You glared at Rome, but he just cupped your chin, brushing his thumb over your lower lip. “Mm, I'd love to spend a day just waiting on your hand and foot.” He licked his lip and slowly met your gaze. “But perhaps not in front of others.” 

“You're right,” Baby said into your ear, “it'd be much better to take you apart alone-”

Your face was flaming red as Zoey and Abby came back with drinks for everyone. “Aw man, what did I miss?” Abby whined, looking between you, Baby, and Rome. 

Baby snickered, holding you tighter for a moment before finally letting you up. “Not much.”

“Yet,” Rome added smoothly, smirking. 

You turned around and pointed a finger at them, narrowing your eyes. “You two are little shits.” 

Rome winked and Baby playfully bit at you. 

Zoey giggled and you glanced at her. “I'm sorry about them.”

Baby protested but Zoey just waved you off. “Honestly? It's interesting to see them just- acting like boys. I'm so used to thinking of demons as emotionless, it's been a little mind-boggling.” 

The elevator dinged then, making everyone turn. “Pizzas here!” Mira called as her and Rumi walked over with stacks of boxes in their hands.

You and the boys quickly stepped up to help sort out who had what. It didn't take long before you were seated between Jinu and Romance, munching on your pizza and chatting about the Idol Awards. 

It was about the time you'd started on a second slice that something in the air shifted. Your body tensed and the hair on the back of your neck stood up.

The Huntr/x girls were instantly alert, too. The boys clocked it, looking between you and them.

“What happened?” Jinu asked sharply.

“The Honmoon just shifted,” Rumi said.

“We need to go,” Mira snapped. 

“Do you know how many just came through?” Abby asked.

“Enough,” Rumi answered, “and they're not far from here, either.”

“You guys should take Y/N back to your place,” Zoey suggested.

The boys looked like they were about to protest, but one look at you had them closing their mouths. Jinu nodded. “Can you update us later?”

Rumi nodded back as the three girls headed to the elevator. “We will.”

“Come on sweetheart,” Abby said, voice a little rougher than normal as he stepped over and pulled you against his side. 

Moments later, all six of you were standing in the boys’ living room.

Instantly, the air felt less oppressive. You let out a breath you hadn't realized you'd been holding. “Okay, well they're not near here at least.” 

“He's getting desperate,” Mystery said, arms crossed as they looked at the other boys.

You glanced between them as Abby refused to let you step away. “Do you think this is about you guys?”

Jinu ran a hand through his hair as he started to pace a little. “It could be specifically about us, or it could be about the Honmoon starting to be repaired, which also ties to us and by extension you.”

“Wait, can you guys also sense the Honmoon?”

Rome shrugged. “Not like you or the hunters can, but we can see the weak spots. They've definitely decreased from how many there were a few days ago.” 

“Okay, so does him sending out more demons weaken the Honmoon more?” You asked.

Jinu shook his head. “No, not necessarily.”

You furrowed your eyebrows. “Then what's the worst case scenario here?”

Immediately all five sets of eyes were on you. “You getting hurt, or worse,” Abby replied, his tone gravelly. 

“Well that's not gonna happen,” you said simply. 

“They may not be able to take your soul, but they can still hurt you,” Baby snarled. You felt Abby rumble next to you as Baby said that. 

You weren’t personally worried, but you could tell the boys very much were. “The solution is sealing the Honmoon, then, right?”

“I mean- in theory,” Jinu sighed, “but we can't help with that.”

“Aren't we already by working with Huntr/x and your souls being more tied to mine?” You countered. “You just said the Honmoon wasn't as weak as it was a few days ago. That seems directly connected to all of this.”

The boys seemed unsure, but they nodded anyways.

You nodded back. “Alright, so we just need to figure out how to finish this. You guys need to keep being publicly friendly with Huntr/x, they need to win the Idol Awards- and I'm not saying you need to just quit or something. They need to strengthen the Honmoon further, though,” you explained, “and we need to make sure Gwi-ma can never touch you again.”

Rome stepped over and kissed your temple. “If anyone can make that happen, it's you darling.”

You shook your head fondly. “I appreciate the confidence. I just- I just know we met for a reason, beyond the soulmate thing. And it wasn't for you guys to have an unhappy ending.” 

The boys stared at you in awe before you suddenly found yourself smooshed in the middle of them all. You felt purring, but you had no way to know from who.

Ugh, these boys knew how to make your heart melt. 

“Why don't we watch a movie or something?” You suggested softly. “Hopefully the girls will talk to us later and tell us it wasn't that big of a deal, but we can't do anything about it right now, anyways.”

That's how you ended up in the middle of a cuddle pile on the bed with High School Musical on the TV. You realized the boys truly had seen next to nothing when it came to movies and TV shows, so you'd already started a list of things you wanted to show them. 

“Wait, do you want a necklace with our letters on it?” Jinu asked as Troy gave Gabriella a T necklace.

“Don't be ridiculous, that's too many letters,” Baby scoffed.

“Ooh we can get you one with a lion on it,” Abby suggested.

“You know what? Yeah, I'd like that,” you said. “Just make sure it's a cute lion.” 

As Rome and Baby immediately started looking into necklaces on their phone, you felt your own buzz. You fished it out from under the boys, curious who’d texted you.

It was Rumi.

“Are you still with the boys?”

“Yeah I am.”

“Can I call real quick then?”

“Jinu can you pause it?” You asked, since the remote was closer to him.

“Sure go ahead.”

Just as Jinu paused the movie and the boys looked at you, your phone rang. You accepted the call and quickly put it on speaker.

“Hey Rumi, you’re on speaker,” you answered.

“Alright cool,” Rumi replied, “so we took care of the hoard that came through, and we figured we should tell you a bit about it.”

The boys sat up, more alert now. “What happened?” Abby asked.

“They knew Y/N’s name,” she said, getting straight to the point. “They were asking about her and saying… well, things I’d rather not repeat.” 

The boys immediately erupted into snarls and growling around you. 

“We took care of them, she's fine right now,” Rumi cut in, “but it seems like Gwi-ma is after her specifically and he's getting closer. So just- stay with her, alright?”

“But we can help go after them,” Baby snapped.

“And didn't you also say Gwi-ma can find you if you're away from her?” Rumi countered firmly. “That'll just lead to them having another way to get to Y/N. There's no point, it just adds another risk. Besides, we can handle it.”

The boys were still rumbling, surrounding you from all sides. “We just need to focus on Huntr/x winning the Idol Awards so the Honmoon is sealed, right?” You asked.

“Right,” Rumi agreed. “Honestly it seemed like the signing helped, so maybe if we make a few more public appearances or posts with us being friendly, it'll help even more.”

“And we’re coming over tomorrow?” You confirmed, looking at the boys who nodded.

“I think that was the plan,” Rumi said.

“Alright, then we can maybe record some videos between you guys still working on the song. Doing some trends or something could help,” you suggested.

“Not a bad idea. I’ll talk with Zoey and Mira about it to brainstorm some, too.” 

“Thanks for keeping us posted about the whole… thing,” you said.

“No problem. I doubt anything else will happen tonight but if it does-” she paused for a moment, “Well, we’ll update you then.”

You nodded. “See you tomorrow.”

“Have a good night.”

The boys still looked disgruntled as you hung up the phone, but you took a moment to snuggle into them. 

“Easy, it’s fine,” you said soothingly. “He’s lashing out because he knows his time is limited.” You looked at them sternly. “We’re going to finish this. This time next week? You won’t have to worry about this anymore.”

“I don’t know if I can even imagine that,” Jinu admitted as Mystery snuggled in closer to you and Yujin, slowly starting to purr.

“Whatever happens, whatever that means- we’ll figure it out together, alright?” You said, running a hand through Jinu’s hair. “I’ll be right here for you guys.”

Rome and Abby both gently kissed your cheeks. “That’s exactly where we want you to be,” Rome purred.

You couldn’t agree more.

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