It was already the next day, and June still couldn't hide his happiness.
He was June.
Not that fuck-ass Hoho hoe.
Fortunately, they finished the individual shoots yesterday, even with the delays they had experienced.
Now, they were going to film the group and choreography shots for their music video.
June got up a bit later than usual since he slept deeply. He looked at himself in the mirror and smiled.
"Handsome," he muttered under his breath.
Then, he went out, where he saw his members already eating breakfast.
"You're pretty late today," Akira pointed out. "Did you do something last night?" he teased, expecting June to be annoyed.
However, to their surprise, June merely smiled. "Good morning, dear members. I'll be heading to the showers now. It's a great day to work, so let's all cheer up and work hard for the day!" he enthusiastically exclaimed.
Then, he walked cheerfully to the bathroom to take a shower.
Meanwhile, his members stared into oblivion with shocked looks on their faces.
Casper's hand trembled, causing his fork to fall from his hand.
"Oh gosh," Zeth whispered. "Is June okay?"
"No," Ren shook his head. "He's definitely not okay. I think we need to go to the hospital."
"Don't be so dramatic, guys," Sehun said. "He's just in a good mood."
"That's the problem, though," Jaeyong said. "He's never in a good mood. He's either in a neutral mood or a bad mood. There's no in between."
Jisung shook his head. "You're making bro appear like he has emotional issues. He's fine! I like him like this."
Just then, June popped his head from the bathroom, causing the others to go back to what they were doing. However, Zeth held onto his fork the wrong way, causing him to curse under his breath.
"Do you need anything, bro?" Jisung sweetly asked.
"You've all showered, right?" June asked.
"Yeah," Akira responded. "We're heading to shoot in less than half an hour, so we all took showers already."
"Then the hairs on the drain," June calmly said. "These are yours, right?"
The group of seven men froze, dreading June's scolding. He had lectured them plenty of times to clear the drain of their hair as soon as they were done!
"I'll go clean it up," Jisung quickly stood up.
However, June merely chuckled, causing horror to fill their veins.
"No, it's okay," he calmly said. "I already cleaned it up. Just make sure to do it next time, okay?"
With that, he closed the door, humming the tune of their title track.
"I take it back," Sehun said with wide eyes. "There's really something wrong with him."
***
June's weird, happy mood continued even during their video shoot.
Chul was watching them from the side, and he couldn't help but look away whenever he locked eyes with the pink-haired center of EVE.
This morning, they were going to film the group scenes under the blazing sun.
"Just have fun," Rei instructed. "Run around, splash some water on each other...but don't get each other too wet yet. We're doing that later."
"Yeah," May chimed. "Act like you've lived here your entire lives, and these are the people you grew up with," she gestured to the eight members.
"Act like we're not here," Rei quickly added. "Is that clear?"
"Crystal!" Akira chimed. "Let's do this."
"Lights…Camera…Action!"
June would usually have a hard time employing this kind of concept, especially since the sun was beating too harshly on them, and the sand was once again going to places it shouldn't be.
However, nothing could ruin his mood at the moment.
So, he played with his members without any hesitation.
The crew members couldn't help smiling as they watched the scene before them. Even if they hadn't been together for a long time, it seemed like the group already had a great relationship with each other.
They naturally played in the sand and water like good old friends. The sand shone like diamonds under the golden light, and it mimicked fairy dust as it scattered when they ran.
Zeth scooped up a handful of water and threw it toward Ren's way.
Ren looked at him, dumbfounded, before smirking, taking two handfuls of water and throwing it in Zeth's direction.
However, Zeth expertly dodged the water, so it went to Casper instead.
That started a full-blown fight among the members, splattering water with each other without any mercy. They definitely became wetter than May had intended them to be, but she didn't stop them.
What they were doing right now was perfect.
Just looking at them already made the viewers refreshed!
June couldn't help but laugh at his members' misery. However, Akira quickly noticed that June was still pretty dry, so they started targeting him instead.
June continued to laugh as he ran from his members, the camera quickly following their movements.
He felt like he had never laughed this hard in his entire life...and to think it was because of his manager having a toe-sucking kink.
For his members, this was a rare sight to see. So, they decided to make the most of it.
The show continued without any interruptions, and for May, who had worked with plenty of idol groups before, this was an experience to remember.
EVE was definitely not the easiest idol group to work with.
They were even more on the childish side.
However, this was easily her most favorite shoot. Her creative juices just continued flowing when they were filming, and she could already imagine the music video being a great one.
They shot the group scenes until after lunch. They decided not to take any breaks since they didn't want to break the momentum.
Their stomachs were grumbling by the end of it all, but surprisingly, they didn't mind it.
"And that's a wrap!" May shouted. "Thank you, everyone, for your wonderful cooperation!"
Applause was heard around the secluded beach.
"You boys did a great job," May complimented. "I'm really glad to work with you."
"Thank you, director," Jaeyong respectfully bowed his head. "We look forward to seeing you in the future."
"Me too," May smiled.
Now that the shoot was finished, the members felt happier than ever.
Akira, who saw June walking toward their cabin, ran to where he was and practically lunged at him.
However, the clueless June didn't anticipate Akira's attack, so he wasn't able to support his weight.
Instead, he toppled down, causing Akira to quickly take a step back and watch as June dived face-first into the sand.
The first thing June noticed was the gritty feeling inside his mouth.
Then, as he stood up, his vision had become blurry from the sand particles resting on his eyelashes.
He slowly turned around and saw his members looking at him with wide eyes.
However, Akira quickly laughed since he knew June was in a good mood today.
"Oh gosh," Akira continued laughing. "How does sand taste like, bro?"
He was expecting June to laugh it off or maybe give him a little push.
However, Akira was surprised when June suddenly held onto the back of his neck, brought him down, and shoved his face into the sand.
The other six members watched the scene before them with horror-filled eyes.
Sehun suddenly clapped, startling the others.
"Yay! June's back to normal!"
