Utah, United States

Elani was proud of herself for finding the box of pancakes. With the smell, she knew that everyone would wake up and be super happy. However, Tae walked right into the kitchen before she could even get the chance to make them. He was also carrying boxes of something that smelled absolutely delicious. ”Does that mean I am not making pancakes?” Just then Sam and Ukraine waltzed into the kitchen. They must have also smelled something delicious. Of course leave it to Sam, to let curiousity get the best of him and attempt to search the bags. Elani giggled. ”I think that is our breakfast for the morning.” She said, looking from Sam to Tae. ”Thanks.” She said to him. Elani would have to figure out another surprise to thank him. She would ask Korea about it whenever he woke up.

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Crispin managed to sleep a bit longer with his arms wrapped around Korea. He was extremely comfortable and relatively happy with the predicament that he was in. But he could feel himself waking up the closer to morning it was. He shifted slightly in bed and let out a tired groan. He didn’t want to wake up, but now he felt like it was inevitable. England decided to stop fighting it and opened up his eyes. The first thing he noticed was Jae, cuddled close to him. It brought a small smile to his face. Crispin rubbed his tired eyes and then just laid there waiting. He was waiting for Jae to wake up. He wasn’t going to just leave his side, especially not after everything that had happened yesterday. He was just going to enjoy this time together before he left the room and was severely annoyed by everyone’s jokes about him and Korea being together.

It had been a rough right to say the least, but the thought of the looks on everyone's faces once they saw the food made the early rise worth it for Taemin. He immediately spotted Elani as he stepped through the kitchen door with some materials in hand, looking ready to do some sort of baking. The male raised a brow at her question. "Pancakes?" he thought for a moment before giving her a quick smile, also nodding in response to her answer to Sam's question. "That is breakfast." he confirmed before turning to Elani. "Still I think there is always room for pancakes. Jae and I can eat enough for a whole crowd." he added. It was clear that Elani really wanted to make these pancakes for whatever the reason, and after all the group had been through, Taemin figured it would be a much needed distraction. "I'm going to run out and get the mail." he added as he set the boxes on top of the table and turned to Samuel. "Sam, I leave you in charge of waking up the others so we can all eat!" and with that he gently ruffles the boy's hair and heads back out the door.


After much self-convincing, Alex finally forced herself to get up. She stretched her limbs, stifling a small yawn, and rubbed her eyes as if to rub away the sleepiness that still lingered. She had slept quite a bit, and slept well, but years of not sleeping at all inside the cement walls of the facility had accumulated and were now catching up to her. She yawned again before tossing aside the covers and dragging her feet to the restroom. The morning routine was quick, mostly because she was beyond hungry and whatever was being cooked up in the kitchen was aggressively attacking her nostrils. After cleaning up, she ran her fingers through her now short hair and headed out. The smell became ten times stronger the moment the door was opened and she followed it all the way to the kitchen, her eyes scanning everyone inside. "Morning" she mumbled, her gaze switching to the boxes on the table. "What smells so good in here?". Her curiosity led her to peek inside the boxes before closing them again and taking a seat at the table.

Jae hadn't meant to fall asleep again, he only wanted to stay in bed a bit longer to enjoy the warmth. However the moment his eyes closed, sleep took over yet again. He felt himself waking up about fifteen minutes later, disoriented and extremely hungry. The room was dead silent, so he could hear faint voices coming from the kitchen. His gaze was fixed on Crispin's shirt for a few beats before a quiet rumble sounded throughout the room. He bit his lip in embarrassment before letting out a soft groan before lifting his gaze just a bit to meet Crispin's who was now staring down at him. He blinked lazily a few times, mumbled a quick "Morning" before ducking his head under the covers with no desire to get up. From all the commotion happening outside, Jae guessed everyone was up. And the faint smell of freshly baked pastries reached even this room that was furthest from the kitchen. It was a fierce battle between hunger and the need to sleep, and as much as he loved food, sleep (and Crispin) kept him in bed for just a bit longer, most likely until someone came banging on the bedroom door.