Thursday, April 9, 2009 @ 4:15 PM
Chapter 10: Thunder and LightningSuggested song/music: Happy Together - Super Junior
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNosq2Vut58)
Swinging her legs as she settled in the chair dangling in midair by two wires, xiaoxi looked at Yunho’s figure curiously. He seemed like a busy bee, flitting about in the kitchen as he prepared a simple fare for their dinner. Meanwhile in the kitchen, Yunho regretted his decision to make dinner. The neat kitchen is now in a mess in his efforts to make kimchi fried rice. “I should’ve just picked up the phone and dialed for pizza instead.” Yunho muttered as he tried to pry the shell of the egg open without breaking it into tiny pieces. Suddenly, he heard laughter from behind him, and the egg in his hands were taken away. Standing beside him was xiaoxi, expertly cracking the egg into a bowl.
Yunho had his arms crossed as he watched xiaoxi transfer the result of her hard work onto the plates. It took her only thirty minutes to get the fried rice ready, and he’d been messing in the kitchen for nearly three hours. Helping to carry their dinner - which is more like supper due to the current time - to the dining table, Yunho could smell the delicious scent which wafted upwards. Licking his lips hungrily, Yunho quickly placed the plates on the table and gratefully accepted the spoon which xiaoxi passed over. Stuffing the rice into his mouth, Yunho smiled delightedly. He hasn’t tried home cooked food ever since they moved to Korea. Xiaoxi’s cooking reminded him of the talented Auntie Zhang who had a flair for cooking.
Uttering her thanks, Li Yin got off Junsu’s car and made her way to the place she is sharing with Yunho. Spotting a pair of girl’s shoes at the front door, Li Yin wondered who could possibly be visiting at this hour. A quick glance at her watch declared the time as ten-thirty. Pushing open the door, Li Yin shouted in a singsong voice. “我回來了! 有客人吗? (I’m home! Do we have a guest?)” hearing the familiar mandarin, xiaoxi spun around, a shocked expression hanging on her face when she saw Li Yin.
Xiaoxi blushed as Li Yin shoved her into the bathroom along with a few pieces of garments she had offered to lend her. “Take your time!” Li Yin rang out before shutting the door closely behind her. Turning to look Yunho who was pretending to busy himself with his hair, Li Yin giggled. “Whatever happened to ‘don’t go too near to that jinx’? I didn’t expect you two to progress this quickly!” Li Yin smacked Yunho’s arm playfully. Yunho felt himself rising up on temperature as he quickly explained to Li Yin about what had happened at xiaoxi’s place. A smile of disbelief still hung on Li Yin’s face regardless what Yunho told her. Shaking his head, Yunho decided to just leave Li Yin to believe whatever she wants to. After all, he believe he’s innocent.
Driving back as a few streaks of lightning flashed across the night sky, Junsu found himself thinking about Guigui once again. Her frightened face as the lightning struck, her shivering body as she tries to block out the sound of thunder. ‘There’s nobody to hug you when you’re frightened anymore. Nobody to sing you a lullaby so you can sleep peacefully. Nobody to lend you his arms.’ Junsu wanted more than anything to arrive home ASAP so he could turn on his laptop. Suddenly, he felt his car coming to an abrupt stop. After his futile attempts to move the car, Junsu got off to check what’s wrong. He had drove right into the pile of sand without noticing, and the back wheel is now stuck. With no money and no mobile phone on him, Junsu sighed as he slumped against the car. Another lightning flashed, lighting up the night sky…
Li Yin screamed and flung herself towards the stunned xiaoxi who just opened the door to the bathroom. Wrapping her arms tightly around xiaoxi, Li Yin trembled as the thunder roared overhead. Xiaoxi patted Li Yin’s back lightly, at a loss of what to do. Li Yin’s grip on xiaoxi tightened with every thunder. Xiaoxi’s breathing grew uneven with every tighter grasp. Eventually, xiaoxi chocked a reply to Li Yin’s bear hug. “I can’t… breathe…” Li Yin’s firm hold on her did not stop. Xiaoxi felt herself growing faint as she tried to inhale as much air as possible. Suddenly, she felt a pair of strong sturdy arms rescuing her from Li Yin’s fatal hug. The last thing xiaoxi saw before passing out was that Li Yin is hugging a gigantic stuffed bear.
“Finally awake?” the image of a guy came into view as soon as I opened my eyes. I wanted to scream, but managed to produce no voice. Slowly, my blurry mind registered the image as Jung Yunho. The fear finally died down. Wanting to shift myself, I felt something heavy across my stomach. “Li Yin?” I turned to see her sleeping soundly beside me. Last night’s events came flashing back in my mind. “I’m sorry you had to experience that. It always happens. Li Yin is afraid of thunder and lightning.” Yunho offered his help to remove Li Yin’s ‘tentacles’ from me. Smiling gratefully, I nodded my head as I digested the newly gained information. A thought popped up in my mind as I stood up. ‘Are they attached to each other?’
Junsu plopped onto the couch heavily, his head giddy and his forehead burning. Oddly enough, there was not a single car in sight last night, and he had to spend the whole night in his car which ended up dying on him during midnight. It was only when the first few streaks of sunlight appear did a car pull up next to him. And by then, he was already down with fever. The driver has even offered to bring him to the hospital, which he politely declined. Junsu hated hospitals. That place is no different from hell. They can’t even save a person, and they dare call themselves the ‘hospital’ where lives should be preserved at all cost. “What a joke…” Junsu rasped as he felt himself losing in his combat against fatigue.
“Sometimes, I really think the job of being a bodyguard is too taxing.” Yunho commented as xiaoxi settled down on the couch after washing up. Snapping her head up to look at him, shock was written across her face. “Aren’t you guys attached?” Yunho looked at her oddly before shaking his head. Making himself comfortable beside her on the couch, Yunho decided that he should tell xiaoxi more about this ‘unique relationship’…
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