Chapter 2- Day 1
"Hello everyone and welcome to New Family!" Shin Dong Yup said to the camera. "In this season, we have two willing couples to take on the task of taking care of these poor orphaned kids." He paused for dramatic affect. "Welcome Kangin and Leeteuk!"
Leeteuk nervously followed Kangin's strong lead. "Hello people of Korea!" Kangin said jokingly. "I'm Kangin and this is my wife-" Leeteuk hit his arm. "Excuse me, this is my husband, Leeteuk." Kangin smiled brightly making Leeteuk's heart flutter.
"Also welcome Yunho and Jaejoong!" the MC yelled again.
"Hello, I'm Yunho and this is my wife, Jaejoong," Yunho said with a charismatic smile on his face. Jaejoong just sighed and shook his head. To be honest, he didn't mind being called Yunho's wife. He was quite proud of it.
"These four men are being tasked to take care of not one, not two, not even five kids. No, they'll be taking care of 15 orphaned children!" Shin Dong Yup announced.
"15!" All four of them shouted. They didn't expect that many kids.
"Let's head inside to meet the angels," he said. He led them inside the home they stood in front of. Leeteuk felt his heart pounding in his chest. He was not ready to take care of 15 kids.
The home opened up to a living room. On the couch were two teenaged boys. The more feminine of the two was asleep in the other boy's lap with his headphones on. He looked very relaxed as the other guy played with his hair. On the floor in front of them, two young boys were playing with a soccer ball. They were the only kids in the room.
"Hangeng, wake Heechul, and then all of you guys go get the other kids and bring them here. Except, let the babies sleep," Shin Dong Yup asked one of the teenagers.
The one being sat on, Hangeng, gently rubbed circles into the guy on his lap, Heechul's, back. "Cinderella, it's time to get up," Leeteuk faintly heard Hangeng said with broken Korean.
The two little boys raced down the hallway and turned left at the end of it. Hangeng and Heechul slowly made their way there as well. The two boys before raced back and stopped in front of them with innocent yet guilty smiles.
A few minutes later, the teenagers returned with five little kids. However, before introductions could begin a wail from a baby broke through the air. Hangeng's eyes instantly widened, and he raced down the hallway and to the right. A few seconds later, the crying ceased.
Hangeng returned shortly later holding a baby boy to his chest.
"Alright kids, introduce yourselves to Kangin, Yunho, Leeteuk and Jaejoong," Shin Dong Yup said gesturing to them respectively.
Heechul stepped forward to introduce everyone as if he was their leader. "I'm Heechul and I'm fifteen years old." He pointed to Hangeng. "That's Hangeng. He's younger than me by two months. He's originally Chinese, but his Korean is improving. Hiding there in his arms is Henry. He's the youngest here at four months."
Hangeng hesitatively stepped forward to show them Henry. The little baby's fist was clutching Hangeng's shirt tightly. "Wave to them Henry," Hangeng whispered to the baby. Henry looked over and gave a gummy smile as Hangeng helped him wave.
Heechul took the lead again. "These two-" he motioned to the two kids from before. "They're eight. Yoochun is more laid back, while Junsu is wilder. Say hi to them guys." Heechul put a hand on the respective head as he introduced them.
"Hi!" the two said in unison. Junsu began to wave wildly.
"Anyway, Eunhyuk, Donghae and… Zhou Mi where are you?" Heechul started. He motioned to two kids playing together with a monkey and fish plushy before looking around. He caught sight of Hangeng sitting on the couch with Zhou Mi on his lap. Zhou Mi was trying to hold Henry. "That's Zhou Mi over there with Hangeng. Those three are five years old."
Before Heechul finished, Leeteuk did a head count. They had been introduced to eight of the fifteen kids, but only eleven of them in the room. Already, Leeteuk felt troubled. At least two of them were teenagers.
"These three, Sungmin, Siwon and Yesung, are three years old. They aren't very wild, but they definitely are curious kids," Heechul motioned to the remaining three kids in the room. Siwon was hanging on Heechul's pant leg while Sungmin was standing right in front of Kangin staring up at him with a cute and curious expression. Yesung was playing on the couch with his turtle plushy.
"The other four are little babies and are still asleep. You'll meet them when they wake up, I think," Shin Dong Yup explained.
Yesung, who had magically appeared by Leeteuk, pulled on his pant leg. "I want to show you Wookie," the three year old mumbled. Leeteuk reached out his hand for Yesung to take and was dragged down the hallway and to the right. The MC along with the other three followed obediently.
On the right at the end of the hallway was another hallway with three doors, one at the end, and one on each side. Yesung led them into the room on the left Five cribs were set up against the walls along with a dresser, a changing table, and a rocking chair.
Yesung led him to the second crib on the right. The first was empty, so he assumed it was Henry's. "This is Ryeowook. He's one now," Yesung said. "He's my best friend!" Yesung chirped loudly. Hearing Yesung's voice, the baby boy woke up and began crying from being wakened.
Maternal instinct kicked in and Leeteuk instantly went up to quiet the crying baby. He gently picked Ryeowook up, and knelt down for Yesung to help him. Seeing his friend, Ryeowook quieted and smiled a slightly toothy smile. Yesung smiled back at him making Ryeowook giggle.
Leeteuk settled down on the floor and allowed Yesung to crawl into his lap so he could hold Ryeowook. "So, why is he your best friend?" Jaejoong asked bending down in front of them.
"He likes to listen to me," Yesung answered.
Heechul walked into the room to check up on the other three. The cold expression he had on his face when he woke up softened when he walked up to the crib closest to them. It was against the back wall. "Ah Kibum, you're such a sweet angel," he muttered running a gentle hand through the babies hair.
He moved to the next two cribs. "Kyuhyun, Changmin, my evil twins. You look so innocent. Why can't you always be like this?" Heechul asked.
Yunho about jumped out of his skin when he heard a tiny voice from the crib say, "Don't wanna." Heechul turned around and began laughing at the shocked look on Yunho and Kangin's faces. "Me evil genius," the baby said again.
"Yes, you are Kyuhyun. Yes, you are," Heechul laughed picking the baby up. "This is Kyuhyun. He has a very wide vocabulary, but because he doesn't have all his teeth yet they aren't recognizable," Heechul explained resting him on his hip.
"And whose fault is that?" Hangeng rhetorically asked walking by the door with Henry. He stopped in the room to grab a warmer shirt for Henry. Heechul rolled his eyes and lightly hit Hangeng's shoulder.
He went back to introducing the twins. "The baby in this crib is Changmin, Kyuhyun's slightly younger twin. He's not good at speaking like his brother, but his appetite is larger than all the other kids here." The baby is question began to giggle. Heechul picked Changmin up and rested him on his other hip.
"Breakfast!" they heard someone shout.
Leeteuk took Ryeowook back into his arms as Yesung scrambled out of his lap. "Bring Ryeowook along. We'll give him his battle while we eat," Heechul explained. Jaejoong came over and took Changmin from Heechul. Kyuhyun was handed over to Yunho. Heechul went over to the remaining baby and gingerly picked up the sleeping Kibum.
Heechul led them back down the hall again and back into the living room. They went down the one other hallway and into the kitchen. A slightly heavy man was placing plates of pancakes, eggs, and hash browns in front of each the kids who were settled strategically around the table.
"That's Shindong, the cook. He'll occasionally help with the kids, but he has his duties to do," Shin Dong Yup introduced him. The cook looked over and bowed before going off to grab the babies' bottles, along with everyone else's breakfasts. He returned, placing the meals in the 5 empty seats left at the table.
Jaejoong settled down in the empty seat next to Yoochun. Yunho claimed the next one, followed by Kangin and then Leeteuk. Heechul took the last seat between Leeteuk and Hangeng. Shindong handed all of them but Kangin a bottle.
Jaejoong stared awestruck at the size of the bottle in comparison to the other bottles. "I told you; he's a big eater," Heechul said rubbing Kibum's back to wake him for his bottle.
"I'll leave you guys with the kids. You're thirty days start today," Shin Dong Yup said before he disappeared from the house.
The second the MC was gone the kids went silent. Quite a few of the kids gained devilish looks. The adults gulped. "Welcome to hell on earth," Shindong said before escaping the room.