| Fan Fiction |
by PinkNalgene
“You like fishes?” I asked him
“No, the apartment came this way, do you not like fishes?” He asked me.
I did not like fishes, I think they look silly in a tank. They belong in the wild, or on a plate ready to be eaten. Keeping them in a tank like that is just plain senseless.
“I don’t think they should be trapped in a tank like that” I causally commented.
He took me to the “spare” room. The reason why I emphasised the word Spare, is because the room is far from being spare. It looked to me like it was designed to house a princess. Large French windows with beautifully laced curtains, A large tall bed that has thousand layers of blankets, or what the rich refers to as duvets. A dresser that is the size of my old room, and a walk in closet that could fit a king bed in it.
Interestingly, the room has a door which leads to his room.
“Do you like the room?” Lee Seung gi asked
“It is …. Very…..” I didn’t know what words to describe it
“You don’t like it? I can get the designer to change it. It has been this way since they built this apartment, it’s a little old, the design” He continued.
“No.. don’t trouble… it is very good… too good. Thank you for letting me stay here. Once I find another place…”
“You don’t have to find another place, you can live here. No one lives in this room anyway” He interrupted me, as though afraid that I would leave immediately. Lee Seung gi, are you very lonely in this huge place and need company?
“Ok, so in lieu of my inadequate rent, let me do some housekeeping for you. You can tell me what is kept where and so on” I walked out of my new room and looked around.
“You don’t have to do housekeeping, someone will come clean the place every morning”
Silly me, did I think a rich prince like him will clean it himself? How do I make myself useful then?
“Let me make you lunch, what do you like to eat?” I asked him.
“You can cook?” He asked me amusingly
Of course I can cook; I don’t cook because I don’t have a kitchen in my previous places but when I lived with Uncle, I made pretty good meals.
“I can come up with simple things” I said modestly. If he eats only restaurant quality food, he might think my cooking sucks.
“Girls these days don’t usually know how to cook” He said shyly. Lee Seung gi called me a “girl” again.
He gave me a tour of the large penthouse, passed me all the interesting gadgets to get into the building, up the elevator and into the apartment. He even introduced me to the security guards in the building. They call me Ms Lee. Ms Lee does sound nice.
The rich prince had to leave for work, I didn’t cook him lunch. He never asked what I do for a living and so I didn’t ask him what he does either. I wandered around looking for a pair of scissors, and I accidentally came across a picture of a beautiful woman hidden in the drawer of the living room. This woman must be very important to Lee Seung gi. I wonder if there are any hidden gossips. The rich and famous usually do have tonnes of untold secrets. I carefully placed the photo back to where I found it. As a tenant, I shall just mind my own business.
I went out that evening, to set up my store. Now that my housing problem is solved for the time being, I need to focus on making money. I hid my long hair in my cap and started work. Since young, Uncle always wanted me to hide my long hair. He says wearing a cap makes me look tougher for my tiny size and thus I won’t get bullied as much on the streets. I think it makes absolute sense.
No police raids today, and I did sell a reasonable amount of things. I sold a set of fake Dior couple watches for 100 bucks to a couple that passed by. After a few sentences of praising how compatible they looked together, they agreed to buy the watches at my ridiculous price. I’m starting to think its true that people in love are blind.
I bought my regular packet of noodles and headed home. By the time I reached the apartment building, it was past midnight.
“Good evening Ms Lee” A security guard greeted me. This was a different guard from the one in the afternoon. How did he know my name?
“Good evening. How do you know me?” I asked him
“We do a good job here, please assure that you are living in a safe environment. Have a good night” The security guard said.
“Oh.. what is your name?” I asked him. I should be polite, he knows my name, I should know his too.
“My name is Fany” the guard said.
I got into the elevator that brought me to the top level, and softly opened the door. Lee Seung gi must be asleep by now. I tip toed towards my room, but realized that his room is lighted.
“Hello?” I stood outside his room and called softly. There was no response. Maybe he fell asleep with the lights on. I decided to be a good Samaritan and switch off his lights. I walked into his room but realized that it is empty. Maybe he spent the night elsewhere. I returned to my room and took a shower.
The bathroom, have I ever seen such a nice bathroom? Not even in pictures. I would be glad to pay 500 a month just to sleep in the tub. I took a nice long shower, long enough to sing 6 full songs.
As I was drying my hair with the towel, I heard the sound of the door. Who could it be? Its almost 2 am now. Is it a thief? I grabbed my chopsticks and went downstairs.
I hear footsteps.
“Ouch!” The intruder screamed at my punch.
“Intruder! Intruder!” I shouted and continued punching him and jabbing my chopsticks at him.
The lights suddenly came on.
Oh my God! I just severely beaten up the kind hearted rich prince who took me in.
“I’m sorrrrrry…. Sorry” I rushed up to him to see how badly hurt he was.
He looks alright to me, but he suddenly turned around and faced his back at me.
“I’m fine…” he said with a stutter. Why is he stuttering?
“I’m really sorry, I thought you were a thief!” I went around him and grabbed his hands to pull up his sleeve. I wanted to see if his hands are hurt by my metal chopsticks. I remember jabbing the chopsticks into something. His face was very red. Oh no, did I punch his face?
“I’m … I’m really fine” Lee Seung gi looked at me and turned around again. That’s it, he’s angry. His face is red because he is angry. He does not even want to face me now. I am going to get kicked out of this beautiful apartment. So much for bashing up my landlord.
“Are you angry with me?” I decided to ask instead of guessing
“No no…no.” He paused.
No what? Spit it out Lee Seung gi.
“Your pyjamas… I should go into my room. Good night” He said and walked quickly up into his room and closed the door.
I’m in my pyjamas? What is wrong with that? I went back into my room feeling very guilty. My reflection in the mirror caught my attention.
Goodness! No wonder his face was red. He was embarrassed. What an idiot I am. I am in my pyjamas! Not any pyjamas, but my extremely used and worn out close to transparent set of pyjamas. Plus my wet hair made my blouse wet. This is so embarrassing. Lee Chae Yeon! Show some decency!
Now how am I going to face him? I toss and turned but could not sleep that night. Its either because of the wet PJs incident, or the fact that I am not used to sleeping in such comfortable conditions.