(Couldn't have found a better song for the lyrics I wanted XD)

"Is he not up yet?" Sahn-Re asked as he walked in the door, already home from his early morning interview. 

Taking off his hat and sunglasses, he walked into the kitchen. "Hey Tay-Yun, what's up?" He asked, setting his things down to grab some orange juice from the refrigerator. 

"He's still asleep." Tay-Yun said as he leaned against the counter, eating a protein bar. He was already showered and dressed for the day, but had no work scheduled. 

"By the way, Tay-Yun. When I saw Teller's manager drag him away before, I swear the man was wearing your sunglasses, and the guy beside him had your jacket on." Sahn-Re said as he leaned against the opposite counter near the black microwave. 

The wrapper from the protein bar crunched in his fist as Tay-Yun sent a glare toward San-Re. "You saw them, and you didn't even try to get them?" He asked, his anger clearly growing by the second as he stalked over to Sahn-Re. 

"Hey, I was more worried about Teller than your stuff. At least we know where it is." Sahn-Re said as he raised his hands to try and calm Tay-Yun. 

Right before he could get close enough to react, Sahn-Re ducked away and was just about to run out of the kitchen when he noticed Teller standing sleepily in the doorway. "Hey! Good morning!" He chimed, his earlier smile right back on his face. 

Tay-Yun watched the kid rub at his eye, then yawn, clearly still not quite awake enough to register Sahn-Re's level of energy. 

"It's almost two in the afternoon, Teller." Tay-Yun said as he grabbed the container of orange juice Sahn-Re had left out and poured a small glass, then walked over to nudge it into Teller's free hand. 

Teller-

"Two?" Teller questioned as he stared down at the glass of orange juice, as if the drink was somehow to blame for him sleeping in so late. 

When Sahn-Re just nodded enthusiastically, Teller pursed his lips and took a sip of his drink. The chill and tartness of it woke him up a bit more, then the added note from Tay-Yun right after he swallowed finished clearing his cloudy mind. 

"You are standing in the kitchen in your underwear." 

Looking past the cup he was still staring at, Teller felt his face heat. All of his new bruises didn't look any kind of good, either. He hadn't really caught everything Tay-Yun had said, but at least he'd understood the important word. 

"Don't worry, come, you can borrow something." Sahn-Re said as he grabbed Teller's wrist and gently tugged him away from the kitchen. With no reason to argue, Teller let him pull him along after setting down his mostly untouched glass of juice, but couldn't help feeling like he was being watched. 

When they got to his room, Sahn-Re released him to dive into a closet larger than the bedroom Teller had back at his grandmother's house. He hesitantly walked closer and peaked inside, only to have a mound of clothing shoved into his arms. 

"Go go, try them on!" 

Teller bit back a frown and turned on his aching legs to head down the hall to the bathroom, only to see Tay-Yun leaning against the doorway to Sahn-Re's room with a frown of his own on. "You want a guy covered in bruises to try on outfits?" He asked as Sahn-Re stepped up beside Teller, probably wondering why Tay-Yun was there, too. 

When his friend spoke, Sahn-Re's happy expression immediately disappeared. "Oh... right." He mumbled awkwardly before looking sideways at Teller, as if he might be mad that he'd even suggested such an outrageous idea. 

Teller couldn't help but smile at the guy. He was cute, in an overly-excitable way. And he knew that he hadn't meant any harm. "It's alright. Normally, I'd love to try on new stuff, but I am hurting a bit and doing it now probably wouldn't help." He said, giving Sahn-Re his best reassuring smile. 

Walking into the room, Tay-Yun grabbed the bundle of clothing from Teller and set it down on the bed, then grabbed his wrist. "I'll take him to En-Ti. My clothes will probably fall off of him for the most part, but his should be just a little too big." 

"But En-Ti's wardrobe is so boring." Sahn-Re complained, even as he followed after them, his grin returning slowly. 

Tay-Yun ignored his comment as they stopped outside of a light tan door. After a knock, they were called in. Wow, his room is completely different from both San-Re's and Tay-Yun's. Granted, neither of theirs were similar, but where Sahn-Re's was bright and colorful, and Tay-Yun's was calm and spacious, En-Ti's almost felt like walking into a warm cave. The lights were dimmed, giving a shadowy glow to everything in the room. 

He even has a small space heater. 

The area was tastefully decorated with a few small framed awards, an older poster of Ello's, possibly from one of their first shows, and several different kinds of clocks. "What's the occasion?" En-Ti asked as he stepped out of a closet at the far end of the room beyond his large, black-blanketed bed. 

"We're trying to find something that will be loose on him, but not fall off. Got anything a little older that he could borrow?" Tay-Yun said as he started heading for the closet. 

En-Ti tilted his head a little as he eyed Teller, making him squirm a bit, as he was still in just a pair of boxers. "I actually have an outfit that might work. It's a little small on me, but it should be just a little big on him." 

Tay-Yun stopped at the entrance to the closet and nodded, waiting as En-Ti ducked back inside. He returned a few moments later with an outfit that looked somewhat similar to his own. There was a black turtleneck tank top with a type of thick cotton fabric, a pair of pale grey slacks, and a dark red jacket. 

The second the clothing was in his hands, Teller set the shirt and jacket down on the bed, then hurried to pull the pants on. It hurt whenever the fabric brushed against his bruises, but when he got them up, then buttoned, they sat perfectly on his hips and would stay up with a little help from a belt, which was handed to him quickly. Once it was threaded through and situated, he began reaching for the shirt, only to be tugged back by a finger in his back belt-loop. 

He turned to see who had pulled him when Tay-Yun leaned over and tugged at the waistband of the pants. "Not bad at all. They should work." He noted before nudging Teller back toward the bed to get the shirt. 

Holding back a scowl, Teller finished getting dressed, then turned to show Sahn-Re with a grin, since the guy still seemed a bit down. "Does it look okay?" Teller asked as he turned around once, earning an eager clap from Sahn-Re. 

"Perfect!" He said before they heard the front door open. 

"Wan-Nu is back, let's head out." En-Ti said as he walked between them, leaving his room to disappear around the corner. 

They're leaving? 

He really didn't want to go back just yet, but he definitely needed to. 

"Oh. I need to check my phone... but I didn't see it earlier." He mumbled, more to himself than to Sahn-Re, who was already running after En-Ti to greet Wan-Nu, or to Tay-Yun, who was slowing heading for the door. 

When he'd spoken, however, Tay-Yun's feet halted abruptly. The man's sudden stop had Teller slowing his own steps, then drawing his attention upward. "Tay-Yun?" 

Teller noticed the guy's fingers on his left hand twitch toward his front pocket, but Tay-Yun seemed to catch himself and shrug. "Mess with it later, we've got to get going or San-Re will throw a fit." Tay-Yun said as he hurried around the corner, leaving Teller standing in the entrance to En-Ti's room, confused. 

Wan-Nu appeared a few moments later with Sahn-Re on his heels. "Hello, Teller. Feeling better?" He asked as he walked forward and handed him something wrapped in foil. 

"Is um, mung bean..." Wan-Nu seemed to get stuck on the last word to describe what he'd handed him. 

"Like American pancake, but salty, not sweet." Sahn-Re said as he walked over and took Teller's free hand. "Come, eat in the car." He said as he began pulling him gently out of the hall and toward the door wear Tay-Yun and En-Ti were clearly waiting. 

Tay-Yun must have run to fetch his shoes, because they were also waiting for him, along with a pair of clean socks. Not bothering with questions, because he doubted they'd be answered, Teller hurried to hand off his wrapped food to Tay-Yun so that he could slip on the socks then shoes. He was just straightening back up and taking a step forward to follow an overly-eager Sahn-Re out the door when he felt Tay-Yun shove something against his chest. 

"Don't hand me something, then not take it back. I'll eat it next time." He said with a raised eyebrow before heading out the door, En-Ti right on his heels, snickering. Wan-Nu chuckled at them before turning his attention to Teller. 

"Don't mind them." He said as he ruffled Teller's hair. "Let's go have a bit of fun, hm?" 

He gestured for Teller to step out first, then locked the door behind them before walking beside him as they descended. It wasn't the most comfortable activity on his sore legs, and Teller appreciated Wan-Nu staying behind to keep an eye on him as he went down the stairs. Once they were all situated in the van and heading on their way, Teller unwrapped what he'd been given. 

It smelled delicious and did look like a pancake of some sort. He could easily smell the kimchi in it, along with see some possible onions and ham. His stomach growled loudly, reminding him that he didn't eat nearly often enough, or as much as he should. 

Still... when I go back I'll probably just throw it up if I eat it now. 

He stared down at the food, contemplating exactly what he should do for several long minutes as they drove. When the food was suddenly swiped from his hands, Teller's head jerked up to see Tay-Yun taking a bite from one of the small pancakes. He noticed him looking and grinned as he chewed, then swallowed. 

"If you aren't going to eat it..." 

Teller could see Sahn-Re about to get up, likely to intervene, but without thinking, he responded first by reaching over and grabbing his food back. He immediately popped one of the pieces of pancake into his mouth, scowling at Tay-Yun before turning his attention to the food. It was savory, salty, and a little bit spicy, and to his empty stomach, it was absolutely delicious. 

He finished eating right as they pulled up to a large building, the drive having only taken five or ten minutes. Curious, he followed the boys out of the van and walked around it to read the large sign hanging above the doorway. 

"Karaoke." Teller read out loud. 

Wait. Karaoke? Why? 

Wan-Nu walked around the car and put a hand on Teller's shoulder. "Time for a bit of fun?" He asked as he settled a black cap on Teller's head and a lightly tinted pair of sunglasses on his nose, then lead him toward the building with Sahn-Re nearly hopping with excitement beside them. 

To Teller's surprise, even En-Ti and Tay-Yun looked eager to go inside. He knew that he was already likely dead when he finally got back to the hotel, so Teller decided to push aside his worry as he stepped inside of the dimly-lit building and try to enjoy himself. 

Music hummed comfortably from several giant speakers fixed to the walls above eye level. The lighting was relaxing, with several different dark colored bulbs giving off a warm atmosphere. The stage was made of what looked to be refurbished wood, its polish shining just enough in the dim light to draw his eyes to it. 

It wasn't anything like the giant stages he'd watched Mimic perform on. The wood was worn and as he slowly approached by himself, he saw the scuff marks that years of enthusiastic, and probably some less enthusiastic singers, wore into it. 

Reaching up, he ran his fingers along the soft marks, a smile forming on his lips as he walked along the length of the stage. He'd only ever stood on one behind the scenes besides his first audition for his current company, and that didn't seem to really count in his mind. 

As he turned back around, he realized that the place wasn't very busy. In fact, most of the different shaped dark gold and black tables were empty at the moment. "Most customers aren't allowed in until three." Sahn-Re said as he stopped beside him. 

Teller nodded, a little relieved that it was going to remain quiet for at least a little longer. He didn't mind people, but he was still nervous, even though he'd thought that he would be able to try and relax a bit. 

 "Teller." 

Blinking out of his thoughts, Teller looked up, realizing that Sahn-Re had climbed onto the stage and was now reaching down toward him, offering him a hand. When he didn't reach up to take it, Sahn-Re grinned wider and wiggled his fingers. 

"I... I don't think I should be up there." Teller mumbled sheepishly as he took an awkward step back, only to bump into someone. 

Before he could turn around, he felt hands settle on his shoulders, the touch of them just light enough to not hurt his bruises. When En-Ti leaned over to grin at him, Teller leaned his head away slightly, confused. 

"Shame." He said, then looked up at Sahn-Re with a strange grin. "I guess we'll just have to have fun on our own." 

En-Ti suddenly moved around him and jumped up onto the stage, the action so fluid one would think that he'd been doing it his entire life. Sahn-Re seemed to take that as his cue and ran over to grab the microphone from its place in the holder at the middle of the stage. 

The faint muffled sound that came from the speakers told everyone in the room that he'd just turned the device on. 

"Test test test." He said into the mic, grinning when he heard the sound come from the speakers. "Melani, can we get a song?" 

Teller followed Sahn-Re's gaze up to a booth on the second floor of the room where a disc jockey seemed to be setting up. "Please, Mel? Just one before you guys open?" Sahn-Re begged, holding the mic with both his hands. 

When the intro to one of the few Korean songs Teller knew started playing, BTS's Boy in Luv started coming through the speakers, he couldn't help but smile. He enjoyed listening to Korean songs in his free time, but he didn't have too many memorized because of the language still being a little unfamiliar. Thankfully, he did know the one playing. 

En-Ti took the lead, beginning to sing as soon as Sahn-Re tossed him the mic. Teller smiled up at the guy as he tore the song up. Sahn-Re chimed in for all of the rap parts, bouncing around to the beat while he wasn't doing his parts. They were both really getting into the song and just watching them made Teller's energy level rise. He was bouncing on his toes as they got close to the middle of the song.  

Glancing around the room, he noticed that there still weren't many people. The front door was also closed, too... His heart pounded hard against his ribs as he hesitantly took a step closer to the stage, then awkwardly jumped back, shaking his head, when Sahn-Re motioned for him to come up. 

The next few lyrics of the song made him chuckle a little as En-Ti sang them. 

"I'm getting nervous. I'm getting nervous." 

They offered him the mic again, but he quickly declined, even though he loved the next part of the song. En-Ti continued on as his eyes glanced behind Teller, making him turn around, wondering what he was looking at. 

Tay-Yun? 

He stopped right in front of him, then reached an arm up just in time to catch a mic. Teller glanced over his shoulder, surprised to see En-Ti sticking his tongue out at them, his hands help up, empty. Turning back around quickly, Teller was just opening his mouth to question Tay-Yun when the guy began singing, continuing the song looking directly at him. 

"I will be your man, just watch..." 

When the mic was suddenly shoved nearly right against his lips, Teller fidgeted, but couldn't help himself from continuing the song since no one else could without the microphone. 

"So that my heart can touch yours." 

Sahn-Re suddenly appeared to his left and leaned in, both of them singing the next few lines together. 

"I will run to you right now. Hold me tight before I kiss you. Before my heart lets you go." 

En-Ti appeared to Teller's right, a huge grin on his normally-stoic face as he stepped in to do the English part with Teller. 

"Say what you want. Say what you want." 

Tay-Yun snatched the microphone and stepped into the group, his eyes narrowing on Teller as his lips quirked up slightly. "What is it that you really want?" 

They sang the rest of the song together, but Teller couldn't shake the idea that Tay-Yun was actually asking him that question, even though it was part of the lyrics. When the music finally ended, there was a small applause, drawing his attention to the few people that had come inside while they were singing. 

Blushing, he reached for his pocket to check his phone, only to realize that he still didn't have it. Without thinking, he reached forward and grabbed Tay-Yun's wrist, checking his watch. 

3:10. 

That's why more people were there. Inching his way behind En-Ti, Teller felt himself begin to panic. He had just used his regular voice instead of changing it to match the singer's, but he still felt exposed with people's attention on him, even if they were likely just focusing on Ello. 

"Come on, they're officially open now, so let's have some fun. Teller, pick an American song to do." Sahn-Re said as he took the mic from Tay-Yun, who then headed off toward the bar area. 

When it was offered to him, Teller shook his head, only to hear a few encouraging cheers start up from the few people that had sat down. 

"No one knows who you are, and with that hat and those glasses, you're a nobody today. Why not enjoy yourself a little? I know you loved singing that BTS song." 

The guy's cheerfulness was addicting, and he was right that he really did love singing with the group, but still...

"Um, maybe later. I'm going to go get some water." Teller said, bowing his head a little before hurrying off in the direction Tay-Yun had gone. He felt bad about leaving Sahn-Re, but he just couldn't get up on that stage yet. Teller knew that the guy hadn't meant what he said the way he had interpreted it, but the words still solidified his decision. 

He was just a nobody... and nobodies weren't meant to stand up in front of others.