Eleven
[Still my POV because it's author time]
After a while, Yunho came back with two huge paper bags in
his hands with Jaejoong following closely behind him with a plate of pasta on
each of his hands.
“Here you go,” They both said in union as they placed the
paper bags and pasta in front of me.
“Purrrfect,” I looked at the snacks and food in front of me
greedily and proceeded to scoop out different types of snacks from the paper
bag.
“Oh my god! Chocolates! Green tea kit-kat!” I squealed in
excitement and waved the box of snacks in front of Yunho. “These are the best
thing on earth!”
Yunho laughed at my reaction and said, “I’m glad that I brought
plenty of it.”
“Best-“
“Hey, did you just pushed away my plate of pasta and went
for the snacks instead?” Jaejoong cut me off.
“Yea- I mean, no.” I tried to ignore my brother’s glare. “C’mon,
these are from Japan! And you know it’s hard to get these snacks around here.
You cannot blame me for getting more excited over them than your food.”
KNOCK! “OW- Cut it out!” I yelled as Jaejoong hit me in the
head again. “Fine, I’ll give you a box of Peppero, okay? Now we’re even.”
“What about the rest?” He asked.
“What do you mean?” I look at him innocently. “I’ll take
good care of the rest.”
“Are you sure?” He said with a smile playing on his lips. “Isn’t
it about time for you to go on a diet?”
“Shut up.” I glowered at him and turned to Yunho. “Ignore
him. Come on, eat up. The pasta’s going to be all cold.”
“Oh right,” Yunho chuckled while picking up his fork. “You
two sure get along well huh?”
“No, not really.” I replied before Jaejoong could say
anything. “However, my brother’s dishes are a must try. Even though he may not
look like it, he’s a pretty good cook.” I flashed a smile at Yunho.
“That’s more like it,” Jaejoong said smugly and I pretend to
have not heard him.
“I was really surprised when Jaejoong offered to cook for
lunch. This looks really good,” Yunho said while admiring the plate of red
pepper salmon pasta before him. The dish was well presented with baked salmon
fillets lied out in a single layer surrounding the angel pasta that was placed in
the middle of the plate. Red pepper sauce was poured over the fish and pasta
with sprinkles of grated parmesan cheese on top.
“Well then, try it.” Jaejoong urged.
Yunho nodded and twirl his fork around the pasta to gather a
bite before lifting it to his mouth.
“How is it?” Jaejoong asked anxiously.
“It’s good!” Yunho’s face brightened up and Jaejoong
relaxed. “This is really delicious! You’re really a good cook!”
“Ai noff rite, Ai toff yoo!” I said through my own mouthful
of pasta and grinned at Yunho.
“Don’t talk when you’re stuffing so much food into your
mouth, idiot!” Jaejoong scolded me.
“Damn, this is the best thing on earth.” I said after
swallowing my mouthful of pasta. “You’re the best bro!”
“All types of food are the best thing on earth for you.”
“But this is really good, and it’s the first time I’ve tried
something like red pepper salmon,” Yunho beamed.
“I’m glad it turned out to be good. I was a bit worried at
first as this is the first time I’m trying out this new recipe,” Jaejoong
looked down at his own plate of pasta, “Luckily it’s a success!”
“With cooking skills like this, I am so glad that you are my
brother. Otherwise, you would have to be my boyfriend,” I said as I continued
to gobble down the food.
“It’s a tough life for me either way,” he muttered.
“Oh right, Yunho. Do you have a girlfriend?” I turned my
attention to Yunho.
“No, I don’t.” He smiled sheepishly before taking in another
bite of the pasta.
“Jaejoong neither." I stopped for a moment of thoughts and continued, "Would you mind taking my brother in then? He could pass off
as a pretty good housewife-“ I joked but that’s when Yunho choked on his food
and started coughing madly.
“Are you okay?” Jaejoong jumped up from his seat and started
patting Yunho on his back.
“Geez- it was a joke. I’m sorry if it scared you.” I laughed
half-heartedly.
“I’m- I’m- fine.” He replied between coughs.
“Guess no one wants you bro,” I teased Jaejoong. He ignored
me and told Yunho, “I’ll get you some water.”
“Thanks,” said Yunho as Jaejoong strode off into the kitchen
and came back with a cup of water after a moment.
“Better?”
“Yes, thank you.” Yunho replied after drinking the water.
“Sorry,” I apologized again.
“No, no. It’s okay, it’s not you. It was an accident. I was
just..” He trailed off. I looked at him and waited for him to continue. “Nevermind.”
He said. “So, don’t you have any plans today?”
“Well, actually I do. I’ll be heading out after this.”
Jaejoong looked up at me. “Where are you going?”
“Just hanging out with the girls. Don’t worry about me. I’ll
have fun. You both have fun too.” I smiled and went running upstairs to get
ready to head out.
“Don’t forget to bring your keys this time!” Jaejoong yelled
at me before I closed the door to my room.
ps: itsjustgettingworse,thisisreallytough
