| Fan Fiction |
by DTLCT
Guess what? I got stuck on one of the chapters and had to stop. Great or what? I already know the ending but can't write some parts of it and I don't want to write random stuffs or gibberish and rush. So guess what? I'm doing a new layout just to get thoughts going again! Hopefully I'll come up with something!
Enjoy! One more chapter coming! (Need to edit first, of course!)
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Morning finally arrives. The sun’s shining brightly outside and there seems to be no sign of what happened last night, except for the fact that half of the bodies lying on the floor - fast asleep. The guys, except for Wallace are sitting at the kitchen table, drinking coffee. It’s only around 5 am but somehow the sun’s shining in already.
Ray *yawns*: I swear we need to go see a fortune-teller or something. *rubs his eyes* We haven’t had any luck since last month. *to Kevin* We might as well call your aunt and tell her to go see the feng shui of this place too. *yawns again & closes his eyes for a bit*
Jacky looks at the other guys. Kevin shrugs while Gallen just smiles.
Kevin *teasingly*: Do we need to take all our birthdates for the fortune-teller to see if we’re actually somehow in some elements are jinxing each other too?
Ray *opens his eyes*: Yea. That’s a good idea too.
Jacky: We’re all the same age, except for "Tim".
Ray *rubbing his eyes again: Could you please stop putting the emphasis on Tim. I’m sick of it. What’s the big deal anyways? I thought we’re on the same team.
Jacky *smiles*: Ok, I’ll quit. *sips his coffee* For the time being.
Ray: Do whatever, just don’t do it right now. I’m on my last nerves.
They’re just sitting there sipping coffee and lost in their own thoughts for a few minutes. Then Alice comes out of Gallen’s room, still in PJs and her hair still messed up.
Jacky *looks up when he hears footsteps*: Morning, Miss Huo.
Alice *yawns*: I want some coffee too.
Ray: Coffee isn’t good for a little kid.
Alice: I’m not a little kid.
Ray: Go brush your teeth first.
Alice grumbles but goes to the bathroom and brushes her teeth anyways.
When Alice’s back, she finds a cup lay out for her but it’s not coffee, it's milk.
She looks up to the guys and finds Ray smiling mischievously.
Alice: I’m not a baby, why milk?
Ray: It’s good for you.
While they’re arguing, Jacky gets up to go to the living room. He drapes his jacket on Jan before returning to the kitchen again.
Gallen *when the other two has quiet down since Jacky poured a cup of coffee for Alice already*: What are we doing today? I meant besides from work.
Jacky: You’re not doing anything, go check out the elevators. I’ll keep Miss Man safe.
Ray: How do you know Tim’s not doing anything ?
Jacky: Do you have to ask every single question when I suggest something?
Ray: No, I’m serious. You seem to know a lot and I don’t know what the big deal is here. I mean we’re on the same team so let’s cooperate.
Jacky: You said it yourself earlier that I’m quite knowledgeable so of course I know what Tim’s schedule is like. Unless it changes, which I wouldn’t know about, then we can change our plans also.
Ray looks convinced so they go back to mapping out their plans. Around 6 am, Wallace wakes up. Alice jumps up to greet him.
Alice: Ge!
Wallace *rubbing his eyes*: What are you doing up so early?
Alice: The guys are talking so loudly that I couldn’t sleep.
Ray: Was not! We were talking so soft. Just you who woke us up with your ringing tone.
Alice *turns around to face Ray*: What? You’re the loudest here, Mr. Cho!
Ray: Don’t call me that. Having Jacky calling me Mr. Cho is freaky enough already.
Jacky: Reminds you of your father?
Ray *turns to look at him*: How did you know that?
Jacky: Every time I call you Mr. Cho, you winced.
Ray: Why you do it then? To inflict pain on me?
Jacky: You rather I call you Wing Lim?
Ray: No one calls me that. Not even my mom.
Alice: You’re picky, you know that, right? Even more than girls.
Wallace feels like his head is throbbing with pain so he leaves the apartment and goes back to his own apartment.
Jacky *hollers after him*: Just in case anyone asked, we had a PJ party last night.
Ray *after Wallace’s gone*: Who would believe that though?
Jacky: He wouldn’t say that. *takes a sip of coffee*
Ray: Then why did you say it then?
Jacky just smiles and drinks his coffee again.
At that time Jan wakes up also. She joins them at the table but excuses herself to go brush her teeth a minute later.
Ray yawns again before getting up to get more coffee.
Jacky: Too much coffee isn’t good for you. It’s your third cup. How many do you have a day anyways?
Ray: You’re starting to sound like my mother, which is a scary thought. *comes back to the table* Talking about that, I have to go visit her this weekend. She said she has to tell me something but I didn’t get a chance yet with work and all this.
Gallen has been silent for the majority of the time but now he couldn’t help but speaks up since Ray’s talking about his mother.
Gallen: You visit her often before this?
Ray: Not really either but she visits me more. But I told her not to after these stuffs going on. She said she didn’t want to either. That night we had the party for Dad, she was coming but then she changed her mind. I called her later that night but she said she was at a friend’s house and couldn’t make it. But to think back now, remember how Dad said he ran into his wife? *looking at Kevin* It must be her. They must had argued or something. He looked kind of sad, which I don’t really feel sorry for that much. The point is, it makes sense now.
Kevin: If you know what’s going on, why didn’t you go check on her before? Stop using work as an excuse, man. Jessica and I can cover for you.
Ray: I need to sort out my thoughts first, okay? Like how are my going to face her since I already accepted him?
Gallen: You don’t sound like you accepted him though.
Ray *sarcastically*: My. Aren’t you the expert?
Alice: You’re scary when you just woke up in the morning.
Ray: Am I? I only got like 5 hours of sleep, okay?
Alice: Why didn’t you sleep more then?
Ray: I was busy having things running through my minds.
Alice: Make those things stop running then.
Ray: Why don’t you cut out my brain then?
Alice sticks her tongue out at him.
Jacky smiles at those two. It’s funny how an early morning talk could do to people, he thought. Nothing like random talk to start the day off. But through these talks, he gets to know this group better. Much more valuable than just reading some files or sneaking around and try to gather up some clues about them.
Alice looks toward the living room and then at her watch.
Jacky seems to notice it too. He turns to look around also.
Ray: What? A staring contest?
Gallen *realizes it also*: No. Where is Wallace?
Ray: He’s back in his apartment.
Alice: No. I mean how come he’s not back yet?
Ray: Should he be? Maybe we’re too loud. I saw him tapping on his forehead while he walked out. Maybe he’s just enjoying some time alone in his apartment before work.
Alice *gets up*: I’ll go check on him.
Jan comes back while Alice’s getting up to leave. She sits down between Jacky and Alice’s empty chair. They’re waiting silently for Alice to return.