Tri-Angle - Eight

Eight

We arrived at a restaurant named “ Bong Sa “. A waiter was standing at the doorway bowing slightly to greet us as we stepped through the big glassy doors.

“ Good evening.” He greeted politely. “ This way please. “

Yunho nodded and the waiter led us to the receptionist.

“ Have you made any reservations? “ He asked and I took a glance at his name tag on his shirt. It reads Park Yoochun.

“ Yes, by the name of Jung Yunho.” Yunho replied. I look at him surprisingly.

“ Please hold on for a second.” Yoochun moved to the computer and started checking the reservation list.

Wow, Yunho had actually made a reservation earlier. He had actually planned this romantic candlelight dinner with me ! I felt so happy that I had to resist myself from shouting and jumping around in the restaurant. I couldn’t help but grinned like an idiot.

“ Well, Mr. Jung. This way please.” Yoochun bowed and gestured to the side, signaling us to follow him as he had confirmed the reservation. There were many people in the restaurant. We followed Yoochun and glided across the room. The ceiling of the restaurant was painted with dark blue with sprinkles of yellow which seemed to be stars. It was painted so vividly. It felt like you were sitting under the dark blue sky of a fine weather and zillions of stars are clearly seen. There were several small chandeliers hanging down from the ceiling, reflecting the lights and gleaming brightly. The rest of the walls were painted with a slight shade of peach and the place looked very elegant.

We were led to a table of four in the corner of the restaurant. I looked at Yunho quizzically but he didn’t seem to notice. Shouldn’t we sit at a table of two? Oh well, maybe they don’t have enough tables for two. Just look at the people in here ! I don’t think we could have got a seat if Yunho hadn’t made a reservation earlier. I let it go as Yunho helps me into my chair gentlemanly. Yoochun, the waiter fluffs a napkin on my knee and left after handing us both a menu.

I flipped through the pages of the menu looking at the foods considerately. I came to the page of seafood. Steamed snow crab legs. Yum, sounds delicious. It’s been quite some time since I had crabs. I was about to order that when I suddenly remember an article I once read online. It was about “ Foods you should not eat on your first date”. Crab legs are included. Damn, because it’s not fun watching your date dig through their food on the first date right? I turned the page and decided to choose spaghetti’s. Spaghetti Bolognese, mmm - cheese. Wait a second, spaghetti’s are included too. I continued to flipped. Ribs, no. Beans, no. Salted onions, no. Buffalo wings, no. Corns, no. Steak, no. What the hell? What else do I left now?

“ What do you want to eat? “ Yunho asked, looking at me .

“ Err – I err, don’t know. What about you? “

“ I’m having Ohjing-oe bulgogi.” He smiled. “ Do you want to ask the waiter to recommend something?”

“ Oh, okay.” I replied sheepishly.

Yunho raised his hands to signal one of the waiters and Yoochun came strolling over.

“ May I take your order, sir? “ He asked politely.

“ Yes, one Ohjing-oe bulgogi. Can you please recommend some food to this lady over here? She doesn’t know what to eat.” Yunho requested.

“ Sure.” Yoochun turned to look at me. “ Stews, meats, poultry, fish, seafood, vegetables or noodles?”

I consider them for a second and chose fish.

“ How about Saengseon Jeon? It’s a pan fried fish dish, serve with mushrooms, green onions and a little bit of chillies, with crown daisies topping.”

I looked back down at the menu. What about the bones? The article says not to eat fish because of the bones in them… Yoochun seems to understand my worries.

“ Don’t worry, it has no bones in it.” He smiled. “ It’s thin slices of cod fillet. “

“ Oh.” I brighten up a little. “ I’ll have that then.” I smiled back gratefully.

“ Drinks?”

“ Red wine. Spanish Roja.” Yunho said and turns to look at me. “ Wait, is red wine okay for you?”

“ Yes ! Sure, red wine is perfect. “ I replied with excitement and I saw Yoochun fighting back a smile from the corner of my eye.

“ Okay, that’ll do.” Yunho told Yoochun.

Yoochun collected the menus and left again.

“ Do you like it here? “ Yunho asked. “ I heard it was a famous restaurant in town so I decided to give it a try.”

“ Oh, yes, I love it very much.” If only there was a candlelight stand between us, it would be more perfect.

Yoochun came back with a bottle of red wine, popped it open and started pouring.

“ Cheers.” Yunho took his glass and lightly clinks my glass.

“ Cheers.” I took a sip of the red wine. Mmm – nice. I love red wines very much. Yoochun came back again with our dishes on each of his hands. He placed the Saengseon Jeon in front of me and Ohjing-oe bulgogi in front of Yunho.

“ Enjoy your meal.” He bowed and left.

I gawked at Yunho’s Ohjing-oe bulgogi, it looks so delicious ! It’s grilled spicy squid serve with some rice. Yunho caught my eye and asked “ Do you want a bite? “

“ Can I? “ I asked with enthusiasm.

“ Sure.” Yunho cut a small piece out and placed it on my plate. I took a bite and it tasted like heaven.

“ It’s so divine!” I said delightedly. “ The sauce is so nice, and the squid ! It’s grilled so perfectly..” I continued to babble until I look up at Yunho to found out that he wasn’t listening at all. He was waving at someone behind me. I turned to look. Jaejoong?

Jaejoong was walking over towards us as he waved back. I stared at him astonishingly. Yunho didn’t seem surprise to see him and so was Jae.

“ Hey, sorry I’m late. Wow, your food looks delicious. I’m so hungry.” Jaejoong sat down in one of the chairs. Yoochun came back with a menu and poured a glass of red wine for Jaejoong.

“ It’s okay. Order your food first. By the way, where’s Changmin?” Yunho asked.

“ He had to help his dad out with something. He said sorry for not being able to come.” Jae replied without looking up from the menu. “ Saewoo Jeon.” He continued while handing back the menu to Yoochun.

“ Err – “ I spoke as Yoochun left. Yunho and Jaejoong both turned their heads to look at me as if they have forgotten about my presence. “ You guys have made an appointment before this?

Jae blinked and raised one of his eyebrow at Yunho.

“ Yeah, I invited Jaejoong and Changmin to have dinner with me before this.” Yunho replied.

With me. All my dreams of a wonderful dinner with my prince were shattered in a split second and I felt depressed. Very depressed. He didn’t plan to have dinner with me. He didn’t made reservations for me. I was dreaming all the time. I moved my attention back to my dish and continued to eat. Jae seemed to sense the awkwardness and tried to change the topic.

“ So, did you guys have fun today?” He asked.

I kept quiet but I nodded. I stuffed a piece of my Seongsang Jeon into my mouth and chewed. It’s tasteless.

“ Yes, we did.” Yunho said, seeing that I wouldn’t answer the question. “ We went to the beach and also several places in town. I like it here very much.” He smiled.

“ That’s great.” Jaejoong beamed. Yoochun served his Saewoon Jeon for him and I asked for a Chocolate Mousse for dessert. I want to eat chocolate so badly right now. I hate Jaejoong, I know I shouldn’t be. He’s a great oppa and he’s my best friend’s brother, but I hate him for spoiling my date. Jaejoong and Yunho continued to talk about other things and I was totally left out from the conversation. They had tried several times to start a topic with me but I ignored them.

Suddenly, Jae’s phone rang.

“ Excuse me.” He flipped it opened and answer. “ Yoboseyo?”

There was a short pause. Yunho and I kept quiet and continue with our meals.

“ What? Where did you left it?” Jae’s voice was suddenly anxious. I looked up from my dish to look at him. “ Aigoo, why are you so careless?” There was another short pause. “Fine fine, just wait in front of the house and don’t go anywhere else. I’ll be right back.” He said and hung up.

“ What happen?” Yunho asked.

“ It’s my sister.” Poppy? “ She lost her key and our parent’s are not at home. She is now alone in the dark. I’m sorry, but I have to go now.” Jae answered worryingly and stood up. Jae is leaving, which means I get to spend some time with Yunho. That idea lightens up my mood and I smiled a little.

“ But your meal – “

“ Sorry, I’ll spend you guys this time.” He smiled apologetically and patted my shoulder. “ Bye, bunny.”

“ Bye.” I turned and waved. Jae headed out and left. Thanks Poppy, I thought.

There was an awkward silence between Yunho and I. Yoochun came by and served me my Chocolate mousse. “ Any desserts for you, sir?” He asked Yunho.

“ Err – no thanks.”

“ Okay.” Yoochun cleaned up Jae’s left over and my dish.

I took a spoonful of my chocolate mousse. It tasted so pleasant.

“ Is it nice?” Yunho asked as he saw my expression enjoying the tasty mousse.

I looked up. “ Yes it is. Want to try?” I proffer.

Yunho took his spoon and scooped a mouthful of the mousse. I watched him as he tasted it.

“ Mmm – It’s so sweet.” His squeezed his eyes together, the kind when you’re eating something really sour.

I laughed. “ But your expression is like tasting lemon !”

“ It’s too sweet. I don’t really like desserts.” He admits.

“ It’s delicious.” I protest. “ Sweet things are heaven, especially chocolate.” I grinned.

“ Ugh – I hate chocolates.”

I glared at him and made a move as if to punch him.

“ Ouch.” He says playfully and the atmosphere around us warmed up again.

***

We left the restaurant after our meal and Yunho was calling his driver to pick us up.

“ Buyoh?” I looked at Yunho. He was half yelling at the phone. “ It’s okay then, I’ll go back on my own.” He sighed and hung up.

“ What’s wrong?” I asked.

“ The car broke down and it takes time to fix. I’m sorry, I guess we have to take a cab.”

“ It’s okay, we’ll take a cab then.”

We walked to a cabstand, Yunho stuck his hand out and hailed a taxi. He gave the address back to my house and the cab whizzed off. After 20 minutes or so, we reached the guard house outside the neighborhood. The guard wouldn’t let the cab in, so we had to walk back on feet. Yunho paid the cab fare and we got off. We were strolling on the sidewalk when –

“ Ahh !” One my heels snapped and I lost balance.

Yunho came by side and gripped my hand firmly to help me steady myself.

“ Are you okay?” He asked.

“ Yeah, yeah, I’m fine.” I said, examining my heels. Crap, it’s totally broken. Now what do I do? This is so embarrassing !

“ Did you sprain your ankle? Can you walk? “ He asked again.

“ Nope, I can walk. Of course I can.” I tried to take a step but I lost balance again. I didn’t sprain my ankle, it was the imbalance heels that made me fall. I took off both my heels grumpily and started to stomp off, but Yunho was blocking my way by squatting in front of me.

“ What are you doing?” I choked, his position was funny.

“ Giving you a piggy back.” He replied. “Don’t you tell me that you are planning to walk back bare feet.”

I felt my cheeks flushed. Yunho is offering a piggy back for me ! I stood there and stare at his back, not knowing what to do. The impulses and receptors in my body are not working. Yunho waited for a second and turned to look at me.

“ What are you waiting for? Come.” He pulled my hand and helped me climbed on his back. “ Here we go. 1,2,3.” He stood up.

“ Am I heavy?” My voice was soft and shy.

“ You are like feather to me.” He chuckled and I flushed again. It’s good that I’m on his back so that he wouldn’t see me flush. We walked silently in the dark. I clung on his back and rested my chin on his shoulder lightly. I felt so blissful. I closed my eyes and enjoyed the moment, counting his footsteps. Oh god, I wish this could last forever, I prayed silently in my heart. I wish this road never ends and I will never reach my house. I wish time freezes at this moment and we can stay like this forever. I continued to dream and pray, and was half dozed off until Yunho broke the silence.

“ Here we are. You’re back home safe and sound.”

I opened my eyes shockingly and find myself staring at my own house. Damn, we are here already? I thought my house was quite far from the guardhouse. I looked around, not wanting to admit that I’ve reached home.

“ Are you okay?” Yunho asked, seeing no response from me.

“ Err – yeah, yeah.” I mumbled.

I continued to cling on Yunho’s back. I didn’t want to get down, but I had to give up when Yunho half squatted to put me down on my feet. I let go off him unwillingly as he turned to look at me.

“ So, there you go. Thanks for being my tour guide for the day.” He beamed. “ I enjoyed it very much.”

“ Oh, it’s nothing. I enjoyed it very much too. It was one of the best day in my life.” I admitted shyly.

“ I’m glad you weren’t bored with me.” He chortled.

“ Of course I’m not !” I replied nervously.

He grinned and there was an awkward silence again. I was praying hard in my heart for a goodbye kiss. I wanted to run into his arms and kiss him fiercely. I closed my eyes and leaned forward, tiptoed to reach his face.

“ Oh hey, there’s my driver.” I opened my eyes and nearly tripped. Yunho wasn’t standing in front of me anymore. He was standing a little further away from me waving his hand at a car. I quickly stand still and arranged myself, hoping that he didn’t saw my embarrassing act. He got into his car as his driver pulled up and winded down the windows to talk to me.

“ Thanks again for everything, bye. Goodnight and sweet dreams.” He said and waved.

“ Same goes to you.” I tried to smile naturally and waved back.

I watched as the car drove away and disappear in the dark. I hummed and skipped back into my house, April was at the door waiting for me as usual. I carried her up and dance my way back to my room. I slammed onto my bed and couldn’t help giggling remembering the flashbacks of this splendid day I had spent with him.