The Girls Next Door

[Soul Eu Min]

" Great ", Lau replied as Lou nodded in agreement. Jinki nodded, " Yeah... ", he discretely kicked a couple of shopping bags under his chair, earning a suspicious look from Lu Chu and Chun Hei. " We already ordered ", TingZhe said to Victor with a grin on his face.


Ae Cha was about to call out Kenji's name when she looked down and noticed him asleep. She smiled and carefully placed her sewing equipment and finished hat on the table next to her before gently combing her fingers through his hair.

 

[Jess Buck]

Kyomi looked around.


"This is really nice Victor." She complimented. Jessica smiled.


"Did you find anything interesting Jinki?" She asked.

 

[Soul Eu Min]

Jinki nodded, " Yeah, but it'll have to wait till we get home ", he answered, " What about you all? ". Victor smiled at Kyomi, " Thanks, my mom went for the traditional style of Chinese venue ", he explained.


Lilly was looking around the mall when she received a phone call from Samuel. " Missed me too much, love? ", she asked him once she picked up the phone.

 

[Jess Buck]

Kyomi nodded


"I can tell..." She said. She gave a soft smile. "It reminds me of where I grew up..." Jessica smiled


"Mom got me this purple dress. Its so pretty. Im excited to wear it." She said happily.


Samual chuckled.


"You could say that. You took the girls with you to the mall right?"

 

[Soul Eu Min]

Victor sheepishly grinned and rubbed the back of his head before turning his attention towards TingZhe, beginning to tease him for failing to flirt with Chun Hei.


Jinki grinned, " Awesome, Jessica ", he said. Then he looked over at Hyorin and Mika who were talking among themselves, and somehow Ai Min got into their conversation, his eyes drew over to Jung Hwa, Tai, and Soul, who were talking among themselves. " Anyway, where's mom? ", he asked her.


Lilly smiled before answering, " Yes ", she replied as she looked through the clothes racks.

 

[Jess Buck]

"Mom is still shopping around. She said we could come over here and have some food with you guys" Jessica answered.


Samual smiled


"So, how many different dresses did Jessica coax you into buying for her?" He asked with a chuckle.

 

[Soul Eu Min]

Jinki nodded, " Cool ", he replied before watching as plates of food were placed onto the table along with bowls of rice for each customer. The waiters and waitresses smiled and bowed politely to Victor before going back to work. The group grabbed their chopsticks and easily picked out their food and placed it on their plates.


" One ", Lilly answered with pride, " Had it been you, you would have bought her the entire store ".

 

[Jess Buck]

Jessica concentrated hard on the chopsticks as she tried to use them, to no avail. She sighed and blushed. Everyone around her could use them with ease but she looked like a fool as she dropped everything she tried to pick up. Kyomi glanced at her sister and held back chuckles. She would never let Jessica live this one down.


Samual sighed


"I know......I cant help it, she was the first one we adopted......."

 

[Soul Eu Min]

Soul, who noticed that Jessica was struggling, got a fork from one of the waiters and handed it to her before returning to his meal.


" Soul-Oppa ", Hyorin called his attention with a smile, " Are you still taking me skating tomorrow? ", she asked as Soul nodded his head with a vibrant smile.


Tai looked over at Soul with raised brows. " Now you're taking the princess on outings without me? Tricky move there ", he said with a slight smirk, " Mika and I can join you since I have nothing planned tomorrow ".


Lau rolled his eyes, " How do you know if Mika doesn't have something planned? ", he asked as Lou nodded in agreement. Tai shrugged, " Cause I'm Mika's obvious favorite and she and I haven't hung out for a while ", he answered.


" Since my two best friends are going with dates- ", Jung Hwa was cut off by the twins who said that it wasn't a date in defense of Soul and Tai, " Sure, whatever. Ai Min, you want to go skating with me tomorrow? ", he asked the furiously blushing girl next to him. " Mika and Hyorin will be there too if it makes it any better ".


" I...have to ask first ", Ai Min shyly answered before continuing to eat in silence, her face still incredibly red.


TingZhe scoffed. " Whatever and why weren't we invited? ", he asked.


Jinki chuckled before answering, " Because you guys are suppose to be coming over to my house after school ", he answered.


Victor slapped TingZhe upside the head, " Moron! You forget things too easily! ", he proclaimed.


Ai Min, Chun Hei, Lu Chu, and Hime froze as soon as they heard Jinki, they had completely forgotten that all of the people at the table would be at their house tomorrow. It was exciting, yet also incredibly terrifying, they didn't want to do anything that would embarrass themselves.


Lilly smiled as she listened to Samual. " Just like how I am with Jinki ", she cooed, " My little boy is growing up too fast ", she complained as she paid for her clothes and walked out of the store.

 

[Jess Buck]

Jessica blushed.


"Thanks....." She trailed off as Soul turned his attention else where. She sighed and began eating quietly. Kyomi ate her food in silence as well. She didn't realize this would become a lovey dovey spot for everyone.


Samual chuckled.


"I know. Jinki's friends are supposed to come over tomorrow right?" He asked, cleaning up in the basement.

 

[Soul Eu Min]

Lau, Lou, and Jinki were rolling their eyes at the affection but continued eating, after spending so much time with the whole group, they had grown used to it.


" Mhm ", Lilly hummed in reply before adding on, " Don't try and embarrass him, Samual ".

 

[Jess Buck]

Jessica smiled


"So, you guys are coming over to our house tomorrow. What for?" She asked curiously.


Samual rolled his eyes


"Its not like there will be a girl he likes over." He paused "There wont be a girl he likes over will there?"

 

[Soul Eu Min]

" Just to hang out with our favorite Cromwell ", Lau and Lou said as they noogied the laughing Jinki. " It's only natural ", TingZhe agreed, " We've known him for years, he's practically part of my family ". Victor nodded in agreement as well as Hyorin, Soul, Tai, and Jung Hwa.


" I don't know ", Lilly answered, " If Mika or Hyorin comes, you're not embarrassing him in front of potential love interests. You didn't like it when your dad did it to you when I came to your house ".

 

[Jess Buck]

Jessica nodded


"That's cool." She said, going back to her food.


Samual sighed


"No, I did not....."

 

[Soul Eu Min]

As the group continued to eat, Victor noticed that Lu Chu was glancing around with suspicious eyes and was distancing herself off from others. She reminded him way too much of Tai.


Lilly broke down into laughter, " I still remember when he brought out the baby album of you ", she said in between giggles.

 

[Jess Buck]

Kyomi leaned over to Lu Chu and whispered to her


"What's wrong?" She asked.


Samual groaned.


"Oh god...."

 

[Soul Eu Min]

" Nothing ", Lu Chu answered, " Just trying to avoid putting attention towards Soul and Hyorin's love fest ", she bitterly spat in a muttering whisper.


" I still have the album too! ", Lilly suddenly proclaimed with excitement. " I'll go pick up the girls and show it to them! ".

 

[Jess Buck]

Kyomi raised an eyebrow before smirking.


"Jealous?"


"No! God...no Lilly....please..." Samual pleaded.

 

[Soul Eu Min]

Lu Chu rolled her eyes, " Do I make it too obvious? ", she quietly hissed.


Lilly snickered with an evil smirk on her face. " I should~ ", she cooed.

 

[Jess Buck]

Kyomi shrugged


"Yes and No." She said before returning to her food.


Samual groaned.


"No you really shouldn't...." He said.

 

[Soul Eu Min]

Once the food was finished, Jinki found text from Lilly asking where they are. " Well, mom is calling back for me and the sisters ", he said. " I'll see you guys tomorrow ", Jinki told them before smiling at Victor with gratitude, " Thanks for the lunch ".


Lilly smiled, "Whatever, anyways, I'm about to go get the kids. Want me to get you anything before I go? ", she asked, " Last chance ".

 

[Jess Buck]

Jessica and Kyomi stood


"Thanks for lunch Victor." Jessica said with a smile. The two then followed after Jinki.


Samual thought for a moment.


"You know what, I'm running low on eye of newt." He said with a chuckle.

 

[Soul Eu Min]

Chun Hei, Hime, Lu Chu, and Ai Min quickly thanked them before following after their siblings. While the remainder of the group waved them off and started talking about whose house they would be going to this time.


Lilly scoffed, " Fine. I'll buy it, but you have to start dinner ", she said, " Love you, bye ". As an Asian, weirdly enough, she always hung up before the person she was talking to had said bye after her.

 

[Jess Buck]

Samual chuckled.


"Oh poor thing." He said, setting down his phone. "It was a joke." He laughed before going to the kitchen to start dinner.

 

[Soul Eu Min]

As soon as the kids found her, Lilly smiled and ushered them to go to the car. " I have a prank to play on your dad ", she told them with an evil glint in her eyes.