My days used to be the same
They were colorless
But then you appeared

-rollercoaster

The morning shined upon the gorgeous boys, only sounds of their spoons clattering, light talks and laughter could be heard. The table before them filled with food, my stomach growled and I came back to my senses.

What was a peasant like me doing in front of the seven Greek gods?

"Oh, shorty! You're here?" Someone snickered and I saw Lim Changkyun smiling devilishly from the table.

The clattering of their forks stopped, everyone's eyes were on me, the beggar looking boy standing by the door side.

"Come eat with us," Changkyun flashed his white teeth, brighter than my future.

I realized what I was doing, gawking at the rich boys when they were enjoying breakfast. But was it really my fault? I had a hard time waking up in a different place, a small yet cozy room which I could never afford even after selling my two kidneys.

That's when I also realized I was in THE mansion. And I found my way here. My eyes darted back to my savior from last night, Yoo Kihyun, reading a book as he sat on the other end of the table. Totally not bothered by my unflattering presence.

"Don't call him shorty," Minhyuk yelled, his brows furrowed. "He has a name," he added before turning to me. "Come eat with us MinJae!"

I grabbed the hem of my shirt, suddenly embarrassed realizing I had been standing awestruck all this time when all their attention were on me.

"Ah.. I...," I licked my lips before suddenly taking a ninety degrees bow, my eyes meeting my bare toes. "Thank you so much for letting me stay-"

"Uh no," Another voice grumbled. "These type of things make me cringe so save it please."

Looking up I saw the red headed boy, Jooheon shuddering by himself.

"Sit with us. It's alright," A gentle voice spoke. It was Shownu, giving me a warm smile. Then I saw Wonho pointing me to an empty chair that was between Shownu and Minhyuk.

I didn't know what else to say, how else to show my gratitude. Nonetheless, I took timid steps until I reached the huge wooden table and sat on the empty chair.

Didn't mean to do this, but my eyes almost fell out of my sockets when they checked the food on the table, American styled breakfast. Wonho slowly put down a plate before me. A sunny side egg, two pieces of toasts, pancakes by the side and bacons.

I've only ever watched this on TV. Now wasn't the time to think anymore, I grabbed the fork and dug in. You only a get a chance like this in a million year.

But a loud sound of laughter interrupted me. I looked up with my mouth filled with food. Slowly chewing, I searched for the offender and saw blonde boy Hyunwon, on the other side table having a good time by himself laughing like a maniac.

"I'm sorry!" He shook his hands at me. "Now that I look closely you're just so short!"

He could speak? This was my first time hearing the tallest lad speak.

"Why are you guys treating him like this!" Minhyuk complained agitated. "Kihyun is short too!"

Next thing I knew was seeing a flying book reaching Minhyuk in which the said boy saved himself by ducking his head.

Looking ahead I saw Kihyun from the far end giving the latter stingy eyes. But everyone went on with their breakfast scenario as if this was a part of their daily routine.

"He's a fucking minion, how could you-" Kihyun almost screamed but then his eyes fell on me and he stopped right there.

I swallowed the food that was in my mouth, not allowing me to speak all this time. "It's okay," I flashed a smile glancing at everyone. "I'm only five ft four, way smaller than Kihyun-sshi."

"I've never seen such a short guy," Hyungwon snorted putting a hand over his mouth.

Rood. But still they were way better than I'd ever imagined. It had me feeling guilty thinking that I'd given them the name 'rich bitches'.

But really, after reading all those fanfictions where the rich characters would be always portrayed as bitchy jerks, how could I not?

"How old are you for real?" Wonho's voice snapped me back from my pointless thoughts and I saw him grinning hard at me. "Sometimes you look twenty but most of the time like a twelve years old."

I cleared my throat, preparing myself to make an introduction. "What's up, I'm Choi Minjae, nineteen and I can't math. But I know I'll turn twenty soon," a sheepish grin made it's way on my face as I rubbed the back of my head with my hand. "And I also lost my place last night."

"Aw," Wonho cooed looking at the other boys. "This boy is younger than the maknae."

"Yay," cheered Changkyun by himself as he put down his forks. That cheeky smile prominent on his face. "Now I'll bully him."

I almost coughed out the food I had just swallowed but Shownu gave an assuring pat on my shoulder before that. "Don't mind him, he's joking."

"Where are your parents though?" My attention suddenly diverted to the red head, Jooheon. "In this situation you could've stayed with them?"

"I don't have parents. They died when I was young." I bit on the toast, a stupid grin on my face as I realized I'd never had such quality of food.

But the table was quiet, too quiet from before. When I looked up from my platter I saw rest of the boys either giving me looks of sympathy, or shooting judging glares at Jooheon.

I blinked fast a few time taking in what's happening here. "I... It's okay really! I don't even remember my parents, all I have are some baby photos of me with them. I grew up with my aunt and moved away- shit!" I shoot up from my seat as the sudden realization hit me.

"I missed my morning job of delivering newspapers!" I was ready to leave right then and there.

But then Kihyun stood up as he glanced at me for a brief second before looking away. "You can work full time here, your pay will be tripled." It wasn't long until the boy left me and the rest in utter shock.

"Yes! You can stay with us all the time now!" Minhyuk was the first one to cheer, I realized that the rest looked unbelievably happy too.

"T-this is too much. How can I-" I stuttered but Shownu put a hand on my shoulder standing up, towering over me.

"Just do your job, you'll be alright." There was a gentle smile on his face. Patting on my shoulder then he left.

"I'll give you a house tour Minjae!" Minhyuk beamed, standing up and taking my hand in his.

"At least let me do the dishes!" I protested but Jooheon laughed from his chair. "We have people for that."

I frowned but Minhyuk didn't mind that. Excitedly he started dragging me away but for a short second I could turn to the rest of the boys and smile. "Thank you! I'll be the best errand boy!"

Wonho gave me a thumbs up, Hyungwon and Jooheon laughed, Changkyun immersed in his food.

That's what I saw before I was taken away by the overly hyped boy Minhyuk, and was introduced to the mansion. Their lavish rooms and the expensive decors. All the butlers, the drivers, the cooks and the manager. Even the bathrooms were so huge I could spend my life in one of them.

But what caught most of my attention was the swimming pool at the back lawn, where I'd never been before. The sun rays of the lazy noon fell on the shimmering blue water, the sides as white as snow. The marbled tiles reflected light.

"You like it, don't you?" Minhyuk caught me awing over the swimming pool. He looked at me then at the water, a provocative smile decorated his face. "Say, why don't we take a swim right now!"

"Yes!"

Almost, the scream almost rolled out of my tongue but I held it right there.

I was a girl, I simply couldn't take a swim with him. For the record, did I ever lie to them about my gender? They always assumed I was a boy.

"Minhyuk-sshi," I smiled at the lad, diverting his attention from the water. "Why isn't there any female workers or maids here?"

He was quiet for a second but then he started smiling cheekily, eyes dancing and eyebrows wiggling. "You're only here and already looking for girls I see?"

"Girls girls girls they love me," I sang and he let out a loud chuckle. "Just curious you know," I added.

"Well, our parents are connected through their companies so we've been friends since childhood. Later we enrolled into the same private college so our parents invested together to make this place for us. But, perhaps they were a bit overprotective," Minhyuk grinned at me.

"Thus, they said they won't allow us to bring girls not even workers. Because you know, boys and hormones. Stuff parents believe." He said.

So I'll lose my job if I correct their mistake.

"Hey, errand boy!" A sudden voice interrupted us. Looking up, I saw Kihyun standing by the window from the second floor.

He gave me a scrutinizing look before he opened his mouth again, here comes an order, I thought. And I was right.

"Go clean the library and rearrange the books." He shut the window off our face.

"Such a party pooper," Minhyk clicked his tongue looking down at me. "We couldn't even swim!"

"It's alright Minhyuk-sshi, maybe someday later." I felt glad somehow, not only because I was saved but also because I could finally work and show them I was worth the money.

"Just call me hyung," Minhyuk chimed.

"What?"

"Call me hyung," he came closer and ruffled my hair. "You're younger than me."

I looked at him for a second before flashing a bright smile. "Okay hyung, see you later!"

Then I ran for the library, trying to remember his instructions when he showed me the whole place. "You're taking the wrong direction!" I heard him shout from behind so I took another turn before glancing behind and seeing him laughing by himself.

After taking some turns, going into some wrong rooms I finally discovered the library. A huge place built right inside the mansion with shelves that reached the sky like roof. I felt like a lone ant inside the place.

And the nagging mom told me to redecorate the whole place. Don't know about the others but he was definitely a rich bitch.

Even if it'd take me whole day I prepared myself to do my best, with my nostrils flared I started to look around. Twelve shelves big in both height and width, there could be a thousand books, maybe more?

Chairs and tables inside needed to be cleaned, their was a human too. Wait, human? I carefully looked and saw Shownu sitting on one of the chairs with a massive pile of books before him.

"What are you doing here?" I couldn't but sound surprised. He looked at me before starting to go through the books.

"I heard Kihyun from the other room. You can't reorder all these books alone," he said.

He was here to help me?

"No, I can! Trust me hyung people say I have strength like a gorilla so-"

"Hyung?" He questioned looking into my eyes.

I bit my tongue. "Ah... Sorry, Minhyuk hyung told me to call him so I called you too mistakenly."

He silently watched me for a second before a smile spread across his face, making his eyes disappear and creases form beside them. "It's okay, I like it."

I couldn't but smile back at him too. Not the fake ones I'd put while doing my other part time jobs, or the sorrowful ones that'd help me go through the day.

It was a genuine smile. "Thanks hyung," I said.

Maybe I'll actually like it here.

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A/n: a really really long update, I apologise for it.

So, who's your bias in Monsta X?

Can you guess mine? I have two, only in this idol group!