Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
Guest:
Ada Choi – Jessie Leung aka Cancer
Aaron Kwok – Ted Kwong aka Libra
The following day, it was busy for Erin and Shelly, they both were moving in with Brad. They set up everything in boxes that were ready to be moved. The three worked most of the morning together and ate lunch together where Erin offered to make. While she was in the kitchen Brad and Shelly had a chance to talk to each other.
Shelly sat on one of the high boxes with her legs dangling over the edge “So…how long have you and Erin…I mean Ga Jei…” she smiled while her eyes darted to the kitchen “It’s strange saying that.”
Brad smiled “I know. We’ve just started dating a few weeks ago.”
“And you guys are moving in together?!!” she asked in shock “Wow…I guess people are more open these days.”
He laughed “Actually, it’s not just the two of us, you’re going to be living with us too.” he reminded her.
Shelly smiled crookedly “You’ll regret it, I’m a real slob.” She gave him a wink of the eye.
“You haven’t seen my room.” He whispered and the two laughed together.
“What’s so funny?” Erin asked as she brought out a tray of sandwiches.
“Oh…nothing.” Shelly exchanged a knowing glance with Brad.
Erin shook her head at the two “You guys are up to no good.” She turned to Brad after taking a bite of her sandwich “So, did you call the movers yet?”
He nodded “They’ll be here any minute.” As if predicting the future, the doorbell rang, he smiled and got up to open it “Speak of the devil.”
Darren and Mia were the first to appear as they walked in hand in hand. She caught her eyes on Shelly sitting on the box as she brought out her hands and clapped it “Hi cutie, come here…let Auntie Mia give you a kiss.” She laughed humorously at her own little joke.
Erin shook her head at Shelly “Don’t mind her, she hasn’t taken her medicine yet. She’ll be like that for another hour.”
Mia straightened her back and cleared her throat “Actually, I did take my medicine this morning. It’s called Humor, you should try it sometime, Erin.”
“And turn up like you? I think I'll pass.” Erin quipped back as quickly.
Darren and Brad widened their eyes as they quickly intervened before a fight starts out “Play nice girls.” Darren said in a fatherly tone.
The girls diverged their attention to him and Brad quickly nudged him in the ribs “You had to open your mouth.” He whispered “You run, I’ll hold them down.” He noticed the girls had gotten up and walked over them in slow steady steps.
“It’s too late!” Darren hissed back. Suddenly they were saved by a knock on the door.
“Hi guys, sorry we’re late!” Doug announced.
Shelly practically jumped off the box as she ran to him “Hero!!”
She was not the only one that was happy to see him, Darren and Brad instantly rushed over there “Man, we told you 12pm it’s now almost 1pm! How do you expect to be successful in a mission if you’re always late.” Brad scolded.
Jessie smiled apologetically “Sorry, it’s my fault. I had to make a stop at my parents’ place.” Her attention turned to the petite girl that was smiling adoringly at her boyfriend “You must be Shelly.”
“It’s Sheila…to you.” Shelly pointed out and Jessie’s smile disappeared.
Doug laughed nervously “She’s just kidding.” He toughened his face and shook it at Shelly warningly.
She seemed to be pondering the thought “Yeah…I guess I was kidding.” She shrugged carelessly.
Mia looked at the three individually “Well! You can cut that tension with a knife. Let’s get to work!” She clapped her hands and went for the smallest box she could find. Everyone began randomly picking up things to take to the cars. They moved for the rest of the day taking short trips back and forth. They weren’t done until late that night and everyone was exhausted.
Brad’s apartment soon looked like a box convention “I’m so tired!” Shelly announced as she crashed onto the couch next to Darren. She pulled her legs up over his legs “You don’t mind do you?” she didn’t even bother to notice the uncomfortable expression on his face as he shifted slowly away from her and then threw Erin a ‘help me’ look.
Erin smiled as she crossed her arms, she was amused by his uncomfortable nature. Instead it was Mia that felt a pang of jealousy. She cleared her throat and walked over to Darren as she patted him over and took a seat next to Shelly “Darren doesn’t mind…but I do.” She smiled sweetly and took Shelly’s legs as she propped it over her own “Is that better?” she said through clenched teeth.
Shelly looked at her strangely, she didn’t catch the threatening tone in Mia’s voice. Erin smiled as she knelt down in front of Shelly “Darren…belongs to Mia. And Mia gets psychotic when any girl gets near him. Don’t take it personally.”
“Hey!” Mia cried in disagreement and Erin tilted her head to her friend and Mia eventually nodded “Yeah…okay…I know.”
Shelly sat back comfortably with a curious expression “Hey, what do you guys do for a living? It’s the middle of the week and you all managed to get a day off on the SAME day?”
The team exchanged glances and everyone was hesitant to answer her, Darren was the first to speak up “I’m the CEO of a jewelry company and Mia is my personal secretary.”
“Oh really? Is that what you call me now?” Mia made it sound flirtatious but not for long as she earned a kick on the shin by Erin “Ow!” she rubbed her leg painfully and threw daggers at her friend “Yeah, why not…I’m a secretary.” She nodded at Shelly.
“How about you Ga Jei?” Shelly continued down the line.
Erin was at lost for words, to be put on the spot unexpectedly “I…I’m a interior designer.” She concluded and nodded as if happy with her answer.
Shelly looked on to Brad “I sell knives door to door.” he answered while Mia stifled a giggle.
Then it was Doug’s turn, he was ready with a smile “Oh…my turn. I’m an astronaut!” the group turned to him with a strange expression. Doug’s smile slowly disappeared “Okay, I always wanted to an astronaut, but I’m really a photographer.” The group let out sighs.
Mia suddenly raised her hand as if she was in grade school “My turn! My turn! I’m a model / actress / producer / director…” her words faded slowly when Shelly looked at her strangely and everyone else widened their eyes at her. Her round eyes appeared larger as she leaned against the couch “Sheesh…I’m just playing aloing with the game.” Her comment earned another kick in the shin. “Ow!! Stop it or I’ll kick you back!” she warned Erin.
Shelly shook her head with confusion “Why do I have a strange feeling that you guys are just joking with me?”
Jessie smiled as she spoke up for the team “We’re just funny people. I work as a nurse.”
“I didn’t ask you.” Shelly snapped. Erin threw her sister a glare and she rolled her eyes “Sorry…I didn’t mean that.” She muttered.
Erin turned to Jessie with an apologetic smile “Sorry Jessie. She’s just a little girl, you have to forgive her.”
Jessie nodded “No offense taken.”
Shelly let out a loud sigh “If any of you guys call me a ‘little girl’ one more time, I’m gonna…” she looked around hastily and picked up a pillow as she smothered it onto her face. Her muffled scream was still loud enough for everyone to hear, they looked at each other, startled by her reaction.
Darren patted Mia on the shoulder “Are you sure she’s not YOUR sister?”
Mia turned and smacked him across the chest and he began laughing and choking at the same time “Serves you right. I use a towel, not a pillow.” She corrected.
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The group decided to get some food that night. They chose a café nearby but were surprised to see it still full. Mia pointed her head to a group of 20, all looked about in their teens. Definitely gangster wannabes.
“Wow…there’s even more people at night!” Shelly exclaimed when they were seated.
Erin turned to Brad “Gangsters?” she asked in a low voice.
He nodded “I was thinking the same thing. Probably out late clubbing or causing trouble.” He took a sip of his water and noticed Mia staring at one guy in particular “Someone you know, Mia?”
She turned back to them “No…hey, I think that guy looks a little like Darren.” At her comment, the entire table turned to look at the guy and they turned back.
“Nah!!” Doug, Brad and Darren exclaimed at once.
Jessie looked at the guy again “Actually, he does. If Darren dyed his hair blond and spiked it up, he’ll look just like him.”
Shelly was quick to go against Jessie “I don’t think he looks like Darren at all. Darren’s MUCH cuter.”
Erin shook her head “Actually now that you say it Mia, he looks like Darren from a distance.” Mia nodded in agreement.
Doug turned to the group who were oblivious to the gang that was now noticing their stares “You guys keep looking and you’ll really have a good look at that guy.” He looked up and saw the group of 20 approaching them “Too late.” He muttered.
“What the fuck are you guys looking at?!!” one guy leaned his leg on Mia’s chair who was facing the back to him.
Mia rolled her eyes at the attempt to scare them, they had no idea who they were dealing with. She pushed his leg off her chair “Don’t touch my chair.” She said casually and returned to the group’s conversation.
“Fuckin bitch!!” The guy snarled as he grabbed a hold of Mia’s long hair and yanked it back. She didn’t mutter a cry of pain but Shelly gasped with her hands covering her mouth. The gangsters suddenly surrounded the table, causing all the other customers to run out of the café.
“I would let go if I were you.” Mia warned.
“I would shut my trap if I were you.” The guy threatened and the other guys began laughing loudly.
She let out a sigh “I warned you.” She looked over at Erin, who got up like a bullet and kicked back her chair as she threw the guy a punch into the stomach. The guy quickly let go of Mia’s hair to grab on his stomach in pain.
Mia and Erin stood next to each other with victory smiles “Did that hurt?” Erin asked sarcastically “Because if it didn’t, I could make it hurt more.”
The guy raised a hand and the other guys quickly pulled out their pocket knives. Brad and Darren shook their heads while Doug sighed “I told you guys…” he turned to Shelly, who looked petrified in her seat “Call the ambulance in about…oh, ten minutes.”
She looked confusingly at him “Huh?”
He winked at her and suddenly kicked his chair back at the guy who stood behind him, causing him to fall flat on his face. And so the fighting began as the girls took on about 6 guys while the guys were being ganged up by 13 others. Shelly stood in a corner watching and every so often when someone tried to stab her, she would be saved by Doug or Brad.
After about 10 minutes, just as Doug predicted, the gangsters were defeated. The team gave each other high fives when the guys ran out of the café like scared cats. Mia counted each one “Hey, there’s only 19…where’s that guy that looked like Darren?” she wondered.
“I saw him leave when Ga Jei punched that guy.” Shelly answered. She scratched her head in confusion and pointed at the group “Uh…where did you guys learn to fight like that?”
The six exchanged stuttering words “Uh…um…well…” they didn’t get much time to explain when the sound of the police sirens rang through the café. A group of casual dressed cops walked inside the café and pointed to the team to get down.
Mia was the first to noticed a familiar face “It’s Ted!!” she rushed over to him but a couple of the guys pointed the guns at her.
Ted turned and a smile appeared on his face “Mia.” He patted the guy’s hands “It’s okay.” His grin grew as he noticed the team behind her “Not enough to save the world from evil, but you have to start fights in cafes?” he joked, while walking around the broken chairs and tables.
Brad greeted him with a nod and Darren shook his hand “Long time no see.”
“Yes, it has been a long time.” His eyes fixated on Erin but he greeted Doug and Jessie with smiles. His gaze lingered on Erin “How have you been?”
She smiled with a nod “Good.”
Shelly stood behind Erin shyly and pulled at her arm “Who is he?”
Erin put her arm around Shelly’s back and pushed her forward “Shelly, this is Ted. Ted, this is Shelly, my sister.” Ted raised his brows with surprise “Long story. I’ll tell you when I get a chance.”
He nodded in agreement and looked around at the ransacked place “I think I have to ask you guys to come back to the station with me.” He turned to the group and they looked away and he quickly smiled “I’m just kidding. I’ll take care of it. You guys go home.”
“But you’ll get in trouble.” Erin shook her head “That’s not fair.”
Brad walked over to Erin and placed an arm around her shoulder “Yeah, we have no problem taking responsibility for our actions. We’ll go back with you.”
Ted smiled as he nodded “Okay, suit yourself.” He turned to the other cops “Team, take them back for questioning.” He walked out of the café without looking back.
“Thanks a lot, big mouth.” Mia muttered at Brad while the cops escorted them out of the café.