"welcome trainees." hyungwon started. they bowed for a response.

"as you know, you're on a survival show, a battle for debut. the post-evaluation is four months away, and time will fly fast. so now it's time to get serious, and give these coming evaluations your best."

as he started to talk more about the show and upcoming events, all kihyun could think of was what was going on in y/n's mind. y/n sensed that someone was staring at her, so she looked up and found kihyun glancing at her. they both exchanged smiles and looked away.

the strange feeling he felt a couple of weeks ago was slowly coming back. he still didn't know what it was; it felt pretty nice but sad at the same time.

~ time skips ~

after the meeting at the warehouse, the two groups got into their assigned vans and rode back home.

exiting the van, group b and group a parted their ways, going to their dorms.

as the camera crew followed group b into their dorm, the trainees still felt uncomfortable about the new situation they were in.

"i apologize, our dorm is a little messy." kihyun told the camera and the crew behind it, opening the door. they still entered after them anyways, as it was their job to do so.

"and...cut!" the camera director announced, the cameras stopping their recording. the boys looked at them, confused.

"we'll see you guys tomorrow morning!" another cameraman said, as they all walked out. after they exited the dorm, changkyun closed the door.

"you think we were that boring, they decided to stop filming and just leave?" jooheon asked, nervously.

"no, i think that's the schedule they have to follow." shownu replied. "relax, i think we aren't that boring."

"that's what you think." minhyuk argued. "think of those who are watching; they will be bored when it comes to us! we need to step up our game."

"how? we don't want to look like a bunch of fools." kihyun complained.

"you know what's good?" minhyuk suggested. "a little drama won't hurt, right?"

everyone else looked at each other, shocked at what minhyuk said.

"you're joking." shownu responded, chuckling and shaking his head. "no way we're doing that."

"why? that will make people more interested in us." minhyuk argued.

"why should we worry about people liking us? our goal is just debuting and making our dreams as idols true. not worrying about people liking us or not."

"you guys are no fun."

"no, we're trying to avoid scandals before debut, as hyungnim told us."

"you thought of that drama? i was talking about messing with the other team. after all, they said that we should watch our backs."

"no! we are not wasting time doing crap like that!"

everyone else just stayed quiet while shownu and minhyuk were arguing. once shownu started yelling, kihyun knew it was time to stop the argument.

"okay, okay, stop!" kihyun scolded, going between the two and separating them. "we can't argue now. what if the other group hears us? they're definitely going to do something if they do."

shownu and minhyuk both looked at the ground, ashamed of their actions.

"sorry hyung, i shouldn't have brought that up." minhyuk first apologized.

"no, i should've put more thought into your ideas, and it is my fault for arguing with you." shownu also apologized. kihyun stepped back and watched the two hug each other.

"well, now that's settled, we should get something to eat." kihyun said.

"we should invite y/n!" changkyun exclaimed.

"don't think that's a good idea." shownu remarked. "hyungnim said we should not hang out with her that much anymore because of the show."

"huh? he didn't say that." changkyun argued. "he said that we could but just privately."

"whatever, i give up." shownu stood up and left the remaining members dumbfounded in the living room.

"i feel bad for shownu hyung." jooheon said, looking at minhyuk and changkyun specifically. "we shouldn't have argued in the first place."

"yeah, you guys better apologize to him. you made him mad." kihyun whispered as the others looked at shownu, who was sitting on his bed, stressed with his fingers running in his hair.

"i'm hungry, we need to eat something!" minhyuk bellyached. kihyun looked at him, then rolled his eyes and sighed.

"you guys order whatever, i need a break." kihyun said, standing up and going to his bunk. jooheon also left minhyuk and changkyun in the living room as he walked to the kitchen to get himself a cup of water. minhyuk and changkyun looked at each other, confused.

"up for some tteok-bokki?" minhyuk asked. changkyun nodded, and both of them stood up from the ground and got their belongings.

"where are you going?" kihyun asked, looking up from his phone and saw the two by the door.

"we're going to get some tteok-bokki." changkyun replied.

"pick up, right?" jooheon popped into the conversation. minhyuk and changkyun looked at each other again, forgetting that all of them were also hungry and wanted to eat something.

"i mean, we can all go if you want." minhyuk suggested. kihyun and jooheon soon got their phones and walked to the door. they all looked back at shownu, who was now lying down on his bed.

"are you coming, hyung?" jooheon asked. shownu looked up from his phone to see the others by the front door. he shook his head.

"i'm not hungry anymore, i'll pass this one." he replied. "sorry."

"okay, we'll see you later." jooheon said, closing the door behind him. after the door closed, shownu sighed, still upset about the situation that happened earlier.

"if only i just agreed or something, this wouldn't have happened." shownu talked to himself, sighing afterward. he was the type to overthink. especially since he is the one who's leading this group, him having the role of a leader is stressful for him. he soon turned off his phone and fell into a nap.