| Fan Fiction |
by ~Genuie Cari~
"What would you two handsome young gentlemen like to get today?" she asked cheerfully.
Before his best friend could even respond, Chun replied "We will like a cappuccino for him and nothing for me" as he gestured down at his cup of frappuccino.
Surprised that he can still remember what his all-time best friend always ordered, he turned to look at his friend and asked "Is that correct, Jiro?" as if to confirm if he's right.
Seeing his best friend's slight nod of acknowledgement in agreement, Chun continued on “Do you want a slice of cake with that?”
Jiro shook his head and the waiter left the table, leaving them two to talk in total privacy.
Without wasting a minute, Jiro began with a “How are you, Chun? How have you been doing? Why did you suddenly call me out today?”
Not wasting any time for Chun knew that this was his chance to ask Jiro.
Hurriedly Chun began a little hesitantly as the waiter came back with Jiro’s drink “Jiro, do you think you can help me find someone?”
Surprised, Jiro choked on his drink and almost dropped it.
Jiro was extremely surprised for Chun is known to never ask for any type of help.
Of the two, Chun has always been the more independent one and will never ask for help with anything because to him it will be a sign of weakness and weak people can't win.
Jiro just continued to stare at Chun with a shocked look.
Seeing that Jiro is not going to respond anytime soon, Chun just took that as a ‘yes’ and continued on in a rush “CanyouhelpmefindElla?”
Chun spoke so fast that Jiro was amazed that he barely heard the first word when Chun was already done, so he didn't understand what Chun had said.
Snapping out of his dazed wonder, Jiro said “Come again?”
Chun was so shocked that he himself could talk so fast that he stopped for a section before registering what Jiro said and replied in a low whisper with red flushed cheeks and a lowered head “Can you please help me find Ella?” with emphasizes on the word ‘please’.
Surprised by Chun’s request, Jiro asked “Do you remember what she did to you?”
At Chun’s slight nod of acknowledgement, Jiro continued with a “Then why do you still want to find her now? after all this time? Don’t you think that she might just hurt you again?”
The frustrated Chun shook his head and said “I don’t know. I don’t know. All I know is that she haunts me whether it is day and night. I can’t focus on my work anymore and I can’t get the image of her in my mind out. It is like a picture of her has been super-glued into my mind and every little thing I see will remind me of her.”
Seeing his friend in such a depressed state, Jiro had no other choice but to agree to help.
Jiro nodded his head in a silent ‘yes’ and Chun’s face immediately brightened.
Jiro was extremely delighted in seeing his friend finally smile a ‘real’ smile for Chun had never smiled a ‘real’ smile, since the day he and Ella broke up.
Don’t get me wrong, it is not like Chun hasn’t smiled during the whole time Ella was gone, but it was never a sincere smile with etched in happiness but a smile that was either forced or faked.
Normally other people that barely know Chun wouldn’t be able to tell the difference, but as Chun’s long-time best friend, Jiro for sure could tell the difference.
Jokingly, Jiro said “I’ll help you, but I’m going to charge, okay?”
Chun threw a look at Jiro as if to say ‘how can you charge your very own best friend’, but only nodded and said ‘Okay.’ in reply for he was just too happy.
Seeing Chun’s respond, Jiro could only laugh and wanted to see how far he could push his luck.
All in one question, Jiro asked “How about two weeks of lunch and dinner plus the pay for finding her?”
Chun only nodded again as he started to plan his trip to see Ella once Jiro gives him the packet containing all the information he will ever need about her.
Next Jiro asked “How about making that a yearly supply of food and the two weeks of going out to eat for lunch and dinner plus the pay to find her?”
At hearing the word ‘year’, Chun finally snapped out of his daze, thinking that Jiro had meant that ‘it’ll take a year or more to find Ella’ and quickly shook his head ‘no’.
Jiro started laughing and said “Finally, our smart Chun has snapped out of his daze or else he’ll go poor buying me all the food I like to eat for a whole year.”
Chun could only respond with a “Huh?”, which only succeeded in making Jiro laugh even harder.
Chun only gave Jiro a weird look.
Realizing that Chun really didn’t know what he was talking about or what he said, Jiro tried to explain “Earlier I asked you if you’ll pay me for finding Ella for you and two weeks of treating me out for lunch and dinner and providing me a yearly supply of food and you nodded your head yes.”
Chun finally understood the reason to Jiro’s laughter and joined in, saying “You wish, buddy. And anyways, even if I was to agree, your wife surely will not. She’ll probably think we are gay and dump you.”
Jiro only snorted and said “Not if we bring her along.”
Chun only laughed harder and said “No way. Are you trying to make me poor? What kind of good friend are you?”
Jiro replied nonchantly “An extremely nice one to make sure that you eat properly.”
Chun only laughed in reply.
They paid for the bill and exited the coffee-shop.
When they were about to separate at the parking lot to go on their own way to get their car, Chun said “You know what, Jiro?” and before Jiro could even shake or nod his head in a ‘no’ or ‘yes’ or say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ in reply, Chun continued on “If you can get me all the information on Ella about what has happened to her during these past several months since we have separated in a week or less, I will treat you and your wife to a luxurious dinner at a top 5-star rated A restaurant before I leave to find her”.
Jiro stuck out his hand for Chun to shake and said "You can count on me for I'm Detective Jiro." and then together they said “Deal” and shook on it.
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