~ the next day ~

i'm here!

kihyun saw the message and immediately walked to the door, opening it for her. y/n walked into the dorm, having jooheon's present and cake in her hands. the others quickly walked over to her, helping her place the cake and gift where they wanted it to be.

"he'll be out of the shower anytime now." minhyuk said, tapping his finger on the counter, waiting impatiently.

"what do we do when he comes out?" she asked. "jazz hands and say happy birthday?"

"y/n!" changkyun exclaimed, slapping her arm. "you're so stupid!"

"is it too late for all of us to hide somewhere then surprise him?" kihyun asked.

"that sounds like a good idea." shownu answered while hiding behind the counter. the others found different hiding spots and waited for the birthday boy to come out of the bathroom.

the bathroom door opened, and hot steam got released.

"three, two, one, happy birthday, lee jooheon!" the others jumped, surprising him. jooheon screamed, not expecting the surprise. he then smiled when he saw that y/n was there with them as well.

"you guys did this for me?" jooheon asked, touched.

"yeah, happy birthday, you old butt!" changkyun said, running to him and patting him. the other boys ran to him and started to give him his birthday slaps as well.

"i can't believe y/n made it too!" he exclaimed, walking to her and pulling her into a tight hug. "thank you so much!"

"it's no problem." she replied, letting go of the hug.

"her and i cooked for this surprise yesterday if you were wondering." kihyun popped into the conversation. jooheon looked at the counter and saw the food that the two cooked for him plus the birthday cake.

"you all are the best," he said, smiling.

"shall we blow out the candles now?" shownu asked, grabbing the lighter from his pocket.

"not now, hyung! we need to eat first." minhyuk replied, grabbing a plate from the counter. one by one, they all took their plates and got a bit from each dish.

all of them sat in the living room, and kihyun tried his best to avoid her. he didn't want to become a tomato, so he made changkyun sit next to y/n.

after they all ate, they were still hungry for dessert.

"shownu hyung, light the candles!" minhyuk told him. shownu obeyed and quickly walked to the counter, lighting the candles with his lighter.

"wait, let's take a picture first!" jooheon said, taking out his phone. y/n grabbed his phone and took the trainees' group picture.

"y/n, get in here!" changkyun motioned his hands to her. she smiled and quickly walked and stood in between him and kihyun. jooheon took a selfie of all of them while they all made their peace signs and finger hearts.

"okay, let's sing!" minhyuk ordered everyone. "one, two, three!"

everyone sang happy birthday to their dear friend jooheon, who just smiled. once they finished singing, he made a wish, then blew the candles out. everyone cheered and clapped.

"what did you wish for?" she asked him.

"for us to debut, and this friendship to never break," he replied, picking up the knife that was by the cake and started to cut it.

the others grabbed pieces of the cake and started to eat. the cake eventually disappeared into everyone's bellies.

"i need a break. i'm full." jooheon said, putting his plate in the sink.

"you still need to open presents!" shownu said, pointing to the chair that had all the gifts.

"i'll open this one first." jooheon said, taking y/n's present and putting it in his lap. he opened the bag, and his face lit up, pulling out a big and soft cat plushie.

"how did you know i like cats?" he asked, looking at her.

she giggled. "changkyun helped me out. i was shocked when i found out that you were also a cat person, so i bought that."

"thank you!" he thanked, hugging her.

kihyun, stop getting jealous. kihyun thought to himself while watching the two hug. it's just a hug. why get so mad?

jooheon opened the other gifts, which consist of hats and video games.

"honestly, this is one of the best birthdays ever." he said. "you guys are seriously the best, thank you."

"that's what we do." minhyuk replied, crossing his arms in front of his chest while smiling.