The snow was falling quietly and slowly covering the ground when two trembling figures entered the garden and crept towards the biggest tree. They settled there, right under the lit window, with their backs against the large trunk of the tree, and stilled.

"Junsu-yah..." Yoochun began and rested his hand on the other's shoulder as if to confirm if he was still among the living.

Junsu grunted and roughly shifted his body closer to Yoochun's, making him smile sweetly while a puff of air escaped from his mouth. Apparently his anger had faded away and Yoochun felt happy that the other was seeking his warmth, and it all felt strangely comfortable.

"Do you think he's still angry?" Junsu stared at the dark blue sky while snowflakes settled on his face and melted right after, gently tingling the places they touched.

Yoochun sighed. "He probably is..."

Just then, the door crashed violently, as if proving their thoughts, and the two watched as their beloved Jaejoong-hyung jumped from the doorstep to the few stairs with a red scarf around his neck and air escaping from his mouth in large puffs. He was followed by their pouting leader and the impossibly tall maknae, who grunted unpleasantly because he couldn't really fit through the door and had to bend over a little in order to get himself out.

Yoochun jumped frightened, startling his friend along, and pulled him behind the tree so they'd stay invisible to the other three. They crouched and pressed each other closer. Yoochun's heart raced now that he'd seen Jaejoong, and his head filled with possibilities of punishments. The eldest knew exactly how to get angry every time something happened.

"Yunho-yah~ Where do you think they are..." Jaejoong's eyes examined the street that was perfectly lit by the pre-christmas lights as he held on to his boyfriend's arm. His anger was now slowly replaced with worry for the mischievous couple. The leader on his turn also looked around for a while before his eyes stopped on something in the snow. He turned to Changmin and saw that he'd noticed it too. He nodded and Changmin narrowed his eyes, turning to Jaejoong.

"Look hyung, there are tracks in the snow. It could be Yoochun and Junsu." He crouched now and pointed, tracing a shoe print so his hyung could clearly see.

Jaejoong's eyes widened and a devilish smile appeared on his lips. He couldn't resist getting into roles and now he sensed the one of a detective coming up. He released Yunho's arm and crouched along next to his long legs, inspecting the clues thoughtfully.

"Yah... What are they doing...?" Junsu squeaked, focusing on the three silhouettes that he couldn't see very clearly because of the cold. Yoochun blinked and looked up, his brain assimilating the pose of the three and trying to explain it.

"The footprints!" He almost shouted when it hit him. "You wait here, Junsu-yah, I'll go cover them."

And with that, he glided along the wall of the house and kneeled. He then started messing up their previous tracks, although not realizing that he was leaving behind an even bigger one.

Yunho constantly switched his weight from one leg to the other as the cold started to get to him. He sighed. "Ah, I wish I'd taken my gloves..." he thought. Afterwards, he turned and blew hot air into his hands, hoping to somehow warm them up. The three had moved down the street now and while Jaejoong and Changmin were following the tracks, he was considering going back to the house to get his most needed gloves. But while doing so, as he was walking, something moving in the garden caught his attention and he stopped, looking up. He tilted his head for a better view, but the thing quickly disappeared from his eyesight into a bush. He blinked and stepped his way to the same bush, glancing over it only to witness the very much amusing sight of a certain someone with his butt in the air, who was continuously shuffling the snow and hurriedly moving forward on his knees.

Yunho felt a sudden laugh outburst coming up and cleared his throat rather loudly. The person in the snow gasped and also halted his actions. He slowly sat on his knees and turned his head, revealing a very alarmed expression on his face, strongly resembling that of a panicked hamster.

"Yoochun!" The leader exclaimed, the latter's expression now making him fail to keep the laugh inside when he suddenly let it echo in the night.

Meanwhile, our two other lovely members were following the tracks, quite in the wrong direction, but nonetheless filled with some hope.

..While the poor dolphin was still freezing up behind the tree in the garden.

After Yunho had a good laugh, he helped Yoochun up and started pulling him along towards the house.

"Wait, we should get Junsu..!" Yoochun's eyes flashed in the dark and he dashed towards the tree. He dragged the guy from behind it, making him hiss with anger because he was really getting tired of being pulled and dragged around all the time. They went back in the house with Yunho leading them, of course. After they'd settled down, he watched as Yoochun extra carefully took out mugs this time and poured tea for both. The leader then nodded and went back to get the other two.

Changmin and Jaejoong were already entering the nearby park when the maknae all of a sudden stopped and cleared his throat, turning back to face his hyung. The trees were now covered in snow and were lit by the street lights which made the scenery quite beautiful. Jaejoong halted his observations too as soon as he noticed the silence.

"What, did you find any other clues, Min?" He asked curiously.

"No, but...hyung, I want to ask you something.."

Jaejoong blinked, looking up and right in his eyes. The light covered his pretty face and he smiled sincerely.

"Sure, go ahead."

Changmin stared him down and after a second of thinking, he finally opened his mouth.

"Uh, you see...I-"

Just then, their leader came running with large puffs coming out of his nose and abruptly cut him off.

"Hey, I found Yoochun and Junsu!" He rejoiced while smiling brightly.

"Yun!" Jaejoong exclaimed and ran over to give him a big bear hug, while Changmin walked from under the tree.

The couple heard a sudden string of curses and turned over to see an amusing sight: the youngest had a pile of snow on his head and was shaking it wildly. This was seemingly caused by his own exaggerated height, because apparently, the branches were too heavy with snow and it all had dropped on him when he tried to get out.

"Ugh, I should've just stayed home to finish my cookies.." He mumbled huffily as he beat the snow from his shoulders and continued to shake his head, now bawling about his perfect hair being ruined.

"Oh right, Min, what did you want to ask me just now?" Jaejoong turned, still beaming in Yunho's warm embrace.

"Eh...? Ah, umm nothing-.. Can we go home now? I need to dry my hair quickly otherwise it'll get all yucky."

"...Yeah, let's go."

Yunho was the first to enter the house, followed by Changmin who almost knocked him over on his way to the bathroom, and then Jaejoong, who turned and locked the door carefully.

The Yunjae couple then marched their way to the kitchen, the warmth in the house now embracing them lovingly.

"Yoochun!" Jaejoong stated as he stomped over to the said man.

"Uh, Jaejoong...Hi." Yoochun could only manage an awkward smile and backed away a few steps. Junsu was sitting on the kitchen table and drinking his share of hot tea, trying to warm himself up while seemingly not caring about what the others were up to. He was back in the warm house, meaning his famous butt was now warmed up and that's all that mattered to him. Yunho just stood by the doorstep and remained silent. He didn't bother to sit because he sensed the tension Yoochun was feeling, so he just observed and remained standing, in case his interference was needed.

Jaejoong suddenly threw his arms around his friend and hugged him tight.

"My god...You're freezing!" He remarked and took hold of Yoochun's hands, going straight into umma mode. His own clothes were all wet now that the snow on them had melted, not to mention Yoochun's, who had actually been rolling in it.

Apparently, the eldest had forgotten the reason to why his mischievous soulmate was freezing. At least, until he reached and opened the cupboard, planning to pour some warm soup for himself and his boyfriend, as they had also been outside for quite some time.

Yunho watched as Yoochun very calmly moved to sit beside Junsu, and shamelessly tried to drink from his tea, apparently having totally misunderstood the raven's actions.

"Yah Yoochun! Get your own tea!" Junsu protested, pushing him away, and the guy fell from his chair, yelping loudly when his poor wet butt met the ground quite harshly.

Soon, the only audible noise in the room were Yoochun's cries of pain as he was speedily rubbing his butt in attempt to ease the pain. And of course, everyone except him had noticed that Jaejoong had gone completely silent. He'd remained by the cupboard with his back turned to them. Then Changmin came back from the bathroom but was directly halted and hushed by Yunho before he could blurt out something unneeded. Junsu looked over at Yoochun and gave him a warning look. The guy then immediately sulked and turned to look at Jaejoong, right when he turned too. Their gazes locked and Yoochun desperately tried to decipher his very dear soulmate's blank expression, but without much success.

"Yoochun."

"Jaejoong-" He put his hands in front of him, preparing to explain himself. When Jaejoong took the next step towards him, he turned and ran back to Junsu's lap like a faithful puppy.

"Hey, this isn't the first time you destroy something dear to me.. I have patience but that also has its limits, Yoochun." Jaejoong's voice slightly raised at the end and he lifted his face to look even more frightening.

"Listen, I'll make up for it-" He took hold of Junsu's hand for support but got no reaction whatsoever.

"How?! You can't make up for it, Yoochun." The raven then stopped, closed his eyes and shook his head. "Please, just... don't touch my stuff from now on."

Yoochun looked down, defeated and his grip weakened. He knew that his friend had all rights to be saying that. And surely he also realized that his wardrobe would become half-empty now, given that they'd always shared everything. Junsu flinched and the other two just observed intensely, awaiting the climax.

After a short silence, Jaejoong lifted his head and spoke again.

"Go change your clothes before you catch a cold!" He pushed Yoochun almost violently through the door. "And take your accomplice with you!"

"But-" Junsu was sent out of the kitchen the same way before he could express any possible complaints.

Yunho nodded and added: "It's already late so let's all change and go to sleep."

Jaejoong turned and narrowed his eyes. "We'll finish this tomorrow."

"But I'm still hungry.." The maknae sulked but no one heard him.

Later, the Yunjae couple, Yoosu and Changmin had each went to their rooms respectively and the silence in the house returned.

Changmin was already in dreamland, fantasizing about his rich meal of the next day, and Yoosu had quieted down in their room too, when Yunho slipped in bed next to Jaejoong and snuggled next to him.

"Don't be too mean to him, Joongie," he whispered.

"How can I be mean to any of them, Yun..? They're just so sweet." Jaejoong shifted under the blanket and sighed. "Though I wonder how he's planning to make up for it." He smiled and let the tiredness take over him as soon as he let his body relax in the warm embrace of his beloved.