| Fan Fiction |
by W99
“What?” Selina glanced up from her toast, puzzled.
“Look at this! Just look at this!” her voice level reached what could only be termed as a ‘shriek’.
Selina leaned over to grab the sheaf of papers from Hebe. She looked down, her eyes widening as she caught sight of the photo that was making headlines in that morning’s tabloid. Rapidly, she scanned through the article, her jaw dropping lower and lower. By the end of the piece, her mouth was hanging on the very edge of its hinges.
“I wonder what happened. It’s not like Chun to behave so inappropriately,”
“That’s not the point! Since when does Chun have a godfather?” Hebe demanded, sneakily reaching over to steal a handful of the cookies Selina had neatly laid out on her plate.
Selina frowned over the newspaper, shooting Hebe a look to tell her she had seen what her friend was doing. “We both know this is just a cover-up excuse,” she said with a delicate shrug. “But what I would really like to know is why on earth Chun was out and about drinking himself silly? And throwing up over a reporter, no less! It’s just not like him to do all these.”
Hebe’s face pulled out into a playful smirk. “I thought that was pretty well-done of him. God knows how many other times I wished that I could take up a heel and bash one of them on the head.”
“Hebe!”
“What? You know you want to do that too,” Hebe blinked innocently back at a vaguely amused Selina. “Do you think…? Nah, it’s just not possible.”
“What? Do tell.”
“No, I was just wondering if Chun’s sudden, uncharacteristic behaviour had anything to do with Ella? You said the meeting that day was really tensed? It didn’t go very well, did it?”
A small frown marred Selina’s perfect forehead as she contemplated Hebe’s question. “It’s possible. But Chun didn’t look anywhere upset. He just looked really mad, like he hated Ella or something. He thought Ella was disgusted with the idea of working with him on the movie, and he started yelling at her. But nowhere in the meeting did he look sad, just majorly pissed off. Surely nobody goes out and gets drunk because he’s unhappy with another person?”
“Oh well, it was just a thought. I suppose you can just give Calvin a ring and find out what really happened?” Hebe got to her feet and began clearing away the breakfast dishes.
“Why me? Why not you?”
“Because, silly, you’re the one who is going to be working with Chun and he. So you have a valid excuse to be concerned about Fahrenheit. Whereas it’d be odd for me to call him up for no apparent reason,”
“But, wouldn’t it look weird? I mean, I don’t want to come across as too forward or anything,”
“Sel, since when is expressing concern over a friend and co-star wrong?” Hebe rolled her eyes. “Just give him a call and said you saw the tabloids and wanted to know if everybody is fine. Simple as that.”
“Well I suppose…since you put it that way…” Selina gnawed on her lower lip uncertainly.
“Just call him!” Hebe threw her cell phone over with an impatient toss.
Selina reluctantly dialled Calvin’s number.
“Hi Calvin! No no, not Hebe, it’s Selina. Can’t you recognize my voice? Oh no, an apology is definitely not enough. No, so isn’t lunch or dinner. I’m utterly upset that you couldn’t tell who I am over the phone! Oh alright, I suppose a week of servitude would get you off the hook,” a small smile drifted across Selina’s face as she playfully began bantering with Calvin.
“Listen, I saw the tabloids this morning and I just wanted to know, is everybody alright? Anybody hurt in the scuffle? We all know how rough it can get when all the reporters are crowding around you. So everyone’s fine, yes? I’m so glad to hear that. How…how about Chun? Is he alright? I was quite worried when I read the article. Oh…so he was just really drunk? Nothing more? He wasn’t sick or anything? Alright, ok I suppose that’s all. Yeah, I just wanted to make sure everybody’s well. Thanks Calvin, I’m sorry for bothering. Yes, I’ll see you soon. Bye, take care!”
“You sound like you’re on very good terms with him,” Hebe said slyly.
“What? Do I?” Selina looked up, startled.
“Yes you do,” Hebe sang out, wiggling her eyebrows.
“Well, I suppose he’s a very easy person to talk to?”
Hebe wiggled her eyebrows some more, earning an exasperated sigh from Selina.
“If you’re thinking of matchmaking me up with him, than you can just forget that idea!” Hebe was known for always trying to pair Selina up with first this guy, than that. She had long learned to be very cautious when talking with anybody of the opposite sex in front of Hebe, lest her best friend started on one of her matchmaking spree.
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“And then, I told her yes she was absolutely gorgeous, but I couldn’t take my eyes off the carrot bit that was stuck in between her front teeth!”
The other three burst out laughing at Jiro’s comical description of a meeting he had with a well-known model within their social circle.
Just then, Calvin felt his phone vibrating in his right pocket. He pulled it out, a puzzled frown appearing on his face when the caller ID indicated ‘Hebe’.
“Shhh wait, hold it guys! I need to get this,” Calvin said, moving away towards one of the windows as he flipped open his cell.
“Hello, Hebe? What, Selina? I’m sorry, I didn’t recognize your voice. I thought it would be Hebe since you’re using her phone. Awww, I didn’t do it on purpose, don’t get mad. Oh no, don’t get upset. How about if I buy you lunch? What? No? How about both lunch and dinner? For a month? Still no? Boy you drive a hard bargain. Alright, a week of servitude? See I knew you’d accept this. What woman wouldn’t want a gorgeous hunk of man at her beck and call for seven whole days?” Calvin laughed softly.
Arron, Jiro and Chun exchanged quizzical looks with each other. Since when had Calvin and Selina been on such comfortable terms with each other?
“Yes yes, we’re all fine, just slightly irritated at the fuss the media is determined to kick up. No, no one was hurt in all the crazy pushing and shoving. Chun is fine too, he just had one too many drinks and couldn’t hold it all in. No no, definitely not sick. He’s alive, kicking and doing very well. In fact, he’s right beside me looking the perfect picture of health. No worries, he was just a tiny bit drunk. I’ll convey your concerns to him, alright? Yep, yep we’re ok. Thanks for asking, we really appreciate this. Alright, I’ll see you around? Thanks again. Right, bye!”
Calvin hung up with a small smile, than looked blankly around the room as three identically surprised faces with equally crafty expressions stared back up at him.
“We didn’t know you and Selina were on, how do you put this, ‘flirting’ terms?” Arron said in an annoying, sing-song voice.
“What? I wasn’t flirting with her!”
“You so were,” even Chun, who normally didn’t join in when Arron and Jiro horsed around with Calvin, felt he had to add in his two cents worth.
“No I wasn’t,” Calvin continued protesting as Jiro nudged him teasingly. “Quit that Dong. I wasn’t flirting with her!”
“I can see it all now. 2009’s newest couple, Calvin Chen and Selina Ren. Wow even your names rhyme!” Jiro said laughingly.
“Shut up!” Calvin shoved good-naturedly at him. He turned towards Chun, “She was calling to check up on you. Said she read the reports and was worried.”
Chun nodded, “I’ll text her later to tell her I’m fine.”
“Calvin and Selina, sitting on the tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G!” Arron hummed, earning a whack on the head from Calvin.
“Owwwwwh, Cal!”
“You deserved it!”
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Just a short filler post. I know it's not much but I needed something to bridge Chun's drunken incident to the next chapter. So I thought I might as well work on a little RuXuan interaction. I promise the next update would be much more interesting. =D
And I don't know if anybody else shares this, but when I was young we used to chant the rhyme Arron sang out towards the end when we suspected if one friend had a thing for another person. Teehee, it sounded really annoying though, especially when it was directed at me. =.=
-W99