Genre: Friendship/Humor

Characters: Kris, Lay, Luhan, Chen, Xiumin, Tao

Type: One-shot

When the Duizhang is Injured

One big stage, colorful lights, the encore. The rookie group, EXO-M had their special stage done tonight. The Shanghai fans were absolutely delighted by their performances. With one last flying kiss, Luhan bet a goodbye on their behalf.

They ran down the dark stairs, only tiny blue lights guided their way, until a loud thump was heard, making the other five boys shocked.

The tallest, their leader, was clutching his arm tightly. The crowds went loud with 'What was that?' 'Is that Kris?' and 'Did he just fall?'. He bit his lips trying not to make a moan. The paramedic ran through the crowds and helped him up. Right, he broke his arm just now.

The night fell silent. The group was circling their leader in the living room. The doctor said Kris had his right elbow dislocated, so he needed gips and bandages to support his right arm. Plus he needed about two weeks of rest to cure his elbow.

"I'm sorry, guys. I was having a headache back there and didn't see the stairs clearly. Now I'm stuck with this..." he said with his eyes not leaving his injured arm.

"That's okay, Kris-ge. It wasn't entirely your fault." said Tao.

"We have so many schedules, so Manager-hyung said Yixing will cover you up until your arm is fully healed. So please take your time and have a good rest." Xiumin said.

"And, we'll be home pretty late for the next two weeks. The schedule is really tight. Don't wait for us, please. You have to be well rested." co leader Lay said.

"Thank you for your concern. I'm touched." Kris said with a smile.

*clap* "Alright, guys! Let's call it a day! Have a good rest everyone!" Lay exclaimed cheerfully. With that, all the teeth brushing and face washing started, with Kris fully attended by Tao. Kris doesn't like being helpless, yet nothing he can do properly without his right hand. He could only sighed.

Sleeping was not the greatest time for him after the accident. You know how much he loves to sleep but since his arm injured, he couldn't go to sleep. His eyes were heavy but his arm was in so much pain that he tossed and turned for about three hours. He usually sleep on his side, facing the wall and clutching his pillow, but from then until next two weeks he had to sleep on his back. But he was just not comfortable with that position. Then finally he went to sleep after four hours of struggle, on his back.

"Well, we have to hurry, Kris! See you soon!"

Five pairs of legs were speeding up towards the door, leaving the bed head behind inside the dorm. He wanted to be with them, be in the interview they'll have at 10, practicing new dance for their next comeback, singing their new song together, and photoshoot, oh gosh! The photoshoot! He'll miss that popular magazine's photoshoot!

He craned his neck to see the clock, it was 7. Sigh, they even let him sleep more that he had just woke up. When he exited his room, they were already packed, fresh, and ready to go, while he was still messy, eyes half opened, and a trail of saliva on his cheek.

"Have a nice rest, Duizhang!" Lay said before he closed the door. But it was opened again, and Lay slipped his head in, "Oh, yeah, breakfast's on the table! We'll be home at 8!" With that, Kris was left alone in the dorm, for the first time.

At least he had to brush his teeth. So he went to the bathroom and searched for his toothbrush. He found his already applied with toothpaste, next to it is a glass of water. A yellow note resting beside it, 'Dear Duizhang :) I thought it might be difficult for you to prepare your toothbrush, so here you go! I hope you can wash your face with one hand :D Kung Fu Panda' He smiled, they had such a thoughtful maknae.

As he entered the kitchen, his nose caught a nice smell of bacon and a glimpse of yellow yolk at the table. 'Nice, American style', he thought. As he sat down, he caught the picture of white dirty bowls in the sink. 'They had cereal while I'm here having bacon and eggs?' Kris was getting depressed even more. He was touched yet felt so guilty.

After finishing his breakfast, he fished his cellphone and dialed Yixing. He knew they wouldn't be at the venue yet.

"Kris-ge! What is it? Something happened? Are you okay?" Yixing answered at such loud voice. He held his phone up like 3 inches from his ear.

"Calm down, Yixing. I'm alright, great even. Um, thanks for the meal, Xingxing. Say my thanks to our panda also." he could hear some shoutings from the other line. "You are very welcome, gege!" Kris knew it was Tao's voice.

"Yeah, Tao. That was very thoughtful of you. Um, can you please give the phone to Yixing?"

"Alright. Here you go, Yixing-ge!"

"Yes, Kris-ge?"

"Well, you need to listen to me. Since you're the leader now, you need to know your schedules right, know the events and its duration, know the break time, communicate with others kindly, protect the others, and don't forget to check all the members every now and then. Don't forget your stuff, don't let anything behind, and-"

"I got it Kris-ge! Luhan and Xiumin will help me with those memorizing things. I'll cover those questions in the interview and help the others too. Don't worry!"

*sigh "Okay. I just can't help it. I need to know if all of you are doing well."

"Kris-ge, we'll be doing just fine."

"Hm. Call me after the interview."

"I will! Ah, Kris-ge, we're here. I'll call you back as soon as we finished! Bye Ge!"

He hung up, throwing the cellphone with a loud thud on the table. He sunk into the sofa, followed by a loud sigh. He was restless, too restless.

'Oh, shit. I forgot to tell Yixing not to be a blubber mouth' - he'll regret this.

"We are hooooome!" a loud voice which is supposed to be Tao's was heard throughout the dorm. He was the only one with high spirit, followed by gloomy Yixing, tired Luhan, hungry Xiumin and... Chen, just Chen.

The smell of kimchi stew wafted through each's nosetrils making them drool. They practically ran towards the kitchen and found Kris cooking their supper.

"Hey, guys. How's your day?" the blonde asked them with a wide smile. "I'm making you guys supper. :D"

"Kris-ge! What are you doing?" Yixing fast-walked towards Kris with fiery eyes. "You're NOT supposed to be in the kitchen! Look at what you've done! The seasonings are everywhere, you spilled the soup, splaterred chops on the counter. No. Really, I mean it." He said as he pushed the duizhang to sit on the dining chair.

"But, I'm bored. And look, it actually tastes good! You guys got to try it." The blonde defended himself.

"Kris, you know how sensitive Xingxing is when it comes to the kitchen." Luhan whispered.

"I heard that Luhan-ge!"

"Guys guys, how about we have our supper then we can continue this? I'm hungry..." Xiumin baozi said with his famous puppy baozi expression.

"Yeah, let's eat!" the magnae cheered. Then all EXO-M members went to pick their bowls and started to eat Kris' stew. The smell was so good that they couldn't wait any longer to eat it. As they slurped the first spoonful, their eyebrows scrunched together, who knows the taste could be that bad?

The leader brought his eyebrows up, "Sooo, what do you think?"

"Ah, Kris-ge! It's already late. Why don't we prepare ourselves to bed? I'm tired. Let's go guys!" Chen cheered as he pushed Kris to the bathroom, and one by one, all of them abandoned the stew. Wait, is that Xiumin rummaging the snack shelf?

The injured boy was laying on his bed. The sound of Yixing cooking gave him the hint that his stew has undescribable taste. He just sighed. At least he had all his members safe at home and no one's got hurt. He closed his eyes and went deeper into his mind. He regret being helpless, if only he was careful to not to hurt himself then, he would be able to stay together with them. He hate being the only one left behind. Until a soft knock on his door, "Kris-ge? Are you asleep?"

No response. Guess he's already sleeping. But he went in to check him up. The door creaked and slowly, the brunette came in. He sat on Kris' bed and watched his peaceful sleeping face. "What is it, Tao?" It made him shocked a little bit, 'Oh, he's awake.'

"N-nothing, Ge. It's, um.. Yixing-ge has finished cooking, let's eat. You haven't have your supper, right?" the magnae said softly. It made the blonde tug his lips upwards. "Arraseo."

The supper went peacefully quite. The six cute boys were all muching and gulping the delicious stew, filling their grumbling stomach. Actually they were starving that they pushed Yixing to remake the stew Kris had made. Then most of them didn't care to brush their teeth, they would let it slip and went straight to their respective rooms.

As the forever sleeper Luhan was fast asleep, the room was left for two boys, Kris and Yixing. They were silent, sitting on respective beds, facing the floor, until the co-Leader broke the ice. "Kris-ge, I'm sorry for what I've said to you. I should've let you use the kitchen. I know you were trying to help us but I just..."

"That was okay, Xingxing. As you all know, my cooking skill is not very good." he said with a smile. But it made the younger felt more guilty, "It's not what I meant. I know I won't be a good leader like you are. I tried my best today. But I couldn't handle it, I coulnd't handle them, I even couldn't handle myself. I keep forgetting things, and words just slipped out of my mouth. I was to straightforward, I might embarass you and the others. I messed the schedule." As he blabbered all the words, the older just shaking his head lightly and smiled to him. His legs brought him to Yixing's bed.

"That's alright, Xingxing. You have done your job well. You've done the most important one; You protected all the members, proof: they are safe and home. Don't blame yourself. It is I who should feel guilty. If only I didn't fall at the stairs, you wouldn't have to feel this way." Silence. "*sigh "But, there are always a lesson in every misses, so don't worry." Kris said comforting the younger, his hand softly caressed his shoulder. It made Yixing feel better.

"Thank you, Kris-ge. You are forever our duizhang."

"Hm. Let's get to bed. I'm sleepy already."

"Yeah. Goodnight, Duizhang."

"Goodnight, Xingxing."

Epilogue: "Guys! Who ate the entire snack?! Who is it? Tell me!" "Guys! Someone! Wake Luhan up! Right now!" "Who the heaven told the world that I sleep like a log 10 hours straight?! Who is it?!"

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Yep, this is supposed to be a one title of stories/drabbles about EXO. This is the first chapter, I'll be uploading the second chapter. I hope you guys enjoyed it. :D