Bonjour, copains! Ok, so this is one of my first stories on here and yes, it is my original creation. Uhh, I hope it is good and so please rate and review, please!
Disclaimer: I don't own any Tekken characters, but I do own Hyun Jin and the other characters. Also, I don't own DBSK or any of their hotness or their songs )
Today was one of those boring days when customers decided to just suddenly disappear for the entire day. It felt like everyone in the world had suddenly disappeared in the blink of an eye, but not really. It wasn't so bad for me, since I was getting paid for just showing up at work, but my friend was pacing around nervously.
"What if," she gasped, "there is a new coffee shop just around the corner? What if our customers think that we're not good anymore? What if I've been giving bad customer service?"
I rolled my eyes and fixed a vanilla cappuccino for myself.
"Calm down, Soo Bin. I don't think it's you." I sighed.
"Then what? What is keeping our customers away?" she asked.
I shrugged and sat down at a table by the window. I took out my book and did my best to ignore Soo Bin as she ranted on about why the manager had trusted us enough to run the shop while everyone else had the day off. The book that I was reading had gotten interesting, so there was no way that I was putting it down. It was a book that was written by one of my favorite authors and I had just bought it two days ago. I frowned when Soo Bin pushed my book onto the table, making me lose my spot, and looked me straight in the eyes.
"Hyun Jin, we need to work." She said firmly.
I glanced around the shop and shrugged.
"Do you see any customers here?" Soo Bin sadly shook her head, "That's what I thought."
The doorbell jingled and Soo Bin gasped with glee.
"A customer! At last!" she squealed.
Soo Bin hurried back to the counter and waited at the cash register. The customer placed her order and waited patiently for Soo Bin to come back with the order.
"Goodness, it is really quiet around here." The woman said thoughtfully.
"Yeah, it's just one of those days, ma'am." I replied.
Soo Bin came back with the lady's order and handed it to her.
"Thank you ma'am. Have a good day!"
The lady smiled and nodded before turning and walking out of the shop.
That customer was the only one that showed up the entire day. We basically had the entire day off, but Soo Bin absolutely refused to relax, even when I offered her a trip to the mall.
"I'm not going to get paid for nothing," she told me, "maybe, if I'm lucky, the manager will realize my dedication and he might promote me to the next position!"
"Good luck with that." I mumbled under my breath.
Our manager was a cool guy, and he was very flexible when it came to our working hours. It just so happened that he was good looking. Even though he had a girlfriend, most of my co-workers were crushing on him. Every day was a competition to impress the manager, and everyone got so worked up for it that I sometimes had to take over and act as if I ran the shop myself. It wasn't always pretty, but hey, at least it works.
At the end of the day, I left to go home. Soo Bin assured me that she would close the shop so I left to go to my second job. It was my night off and someone else was taking over for me but I needed to relax. When I got to The Heat, I saw that there was a line, which wasn't surprising. The nightclub wasn't called The Heat for nothing. It always had the hottest songs, the hottest food and drink, and the hottest people there. The owner was pretty cool and he claimed to know practically all of the famous people; he and his girlfriend would often drop by to check on the club every now and then, and on the nights they came, they always gave away free drinks. Tonight must have been one of those nights because The Heat was fuller than usual. I walked right up to the bouncer, ignoring the protests of the people that were waiting in line, and showed him my ID card.
"It's your night off, Hyun Jin. What are you doing here?" the bouncer asked.
"I'm relaxing," the bouncer handed my ID back to me, "You're right about one thing," I corrected, "It is my night off."
The bouncer nodded and he let me in. I easily found the owner, Ji Woo was his name, and his girlfriend, Eun Hee, sitting on the second floor and I waved to them. Eun Hee spotted me and she waved at me, beckoning me to join them. I climbed the stairs, careful to avoid two drunken guys, and approached the table.
"Hey, it's Hyun Jin!" Ji Woo declared.
I smiled and sat by Eun Hee.
"What brings you here tonight, Ji Woo?" I asked.
"What, the owner can't come to his own nightclub? What kind of policy is that?" Ji Woo slurred.
"We've been here for a while, as you can see." Eun Hee said, "We're just here for a break. We're going to head back in a while."
I glanced at the table and I grimaced when I counted the shot glasses: twenty-one.
"And you're the designated driver, right?" I asked.
"Of course. I wouldn't let Ji Woo do anything so recklessly." Eun Hee replied with a smile.
I went into the women's bathroom and quickly changed into a black tank top and jeans before coming out. I put my bag into my locker space and headed over to the bar. My friend Sang Hoon saw me and offered me a drink.
"What are you doing here? It's your day off." He said.
I took the drink from him and took a sip.
"What, I can't come to my own workplace to relax? What kind of policy is that?" I scoffed.
Sang Hoon smiled and refilled a drink before sliding it down the bar table.
"Sounds like something the owner would say." He noted.
"Well, you know, that's what he just said to me when I went over to their table." I glanced around and noticed that not a lot of people were on the dance floor, "So what's with all the commotion tonight?"
Sang Hoon sighed and dried his hands with a towel.
"You know the owner—free drinks. Everyone is here for the drinks tonight, not the music. Although, the music needs some fixing up to do anyway."
I nodded and took one last sip of my drink before handing it back to Sang Hoon.
"I'm sure the DJ will figure out what's happening. But for the moment, I'm going to dance."
I walked off towards the floor and started dancing. Sang Hoon was right; it was hard to dance with this kind of music playing, but I made the best of it. I was right, however, about the DJ. He noticed that not a lot of people were on the dance floor so he quickly changed the music and put on some hard techno. The dance floor quickly filled up and after a lot of dancing, I retired back to the bar. Sang Hoon already had a drink prepared for me and I thanked him for it.
"See? The DJ figured it out." I said.
Sang Hoon rolled his eyes and pretended to not hear me. I saw the owner and his girlfriend walking out of the door and I turned back to Sang Hoon.
"Do you think he'll be okay? He's had a lot to drink tonight."
"I guess," Sang Hoon shrugged, "As long as Eun Hee is with him, he should be under control."
I nodded in agreement and returned the empty cup.
"Well, I'll see you tomorrow night, Sang Hoon." I said.
"Alright, have a good night, Hyun Jin."
As I walked home, I looked up at the stars. It was a clear night and it felt wonderful to just be able to be in paradise for a few seconds. I decided to take a detour through the park; it was nicer to walk through there than on the streets. As I strolled down the path, I noticed that everything was deathly silent, except for the chirping of the crickets. Maybe it was because of the news reports about a rapist on the loose.
Suddenly, someone leaped at me and threw me onto the ground. Someone was tearing at my clothes and a hand was clamped over my mouth. When my vision cleared, I saw that it was a masked man dressed in black. I struggled hard and tried to throw the man off balance. If I didn't do something fast, I was going to be raped, and possibly even murdered. I was able to bring up one of my knees, and I kneed the man in his groin area. He doubled over in pain and I quickly got up. I got into a fighting stance and waited for the man to get up. He whipped out a knife and the blade glistened in the moonlight.
The man charged at me with his knife in hand and I moved to the side, bringing my leg up and slamming it into his middle. The man randomly slashed in the air, but he cut my arm.
"Ah, shit." I growled.
The man drew his arm back and curled his hand into a fist. He attempted to punch me, but I kicked the side of his head, knocking him down to the ground. I quickly took off my belt and tied his hands up. To reinforce the temporary handcuffs, I unlaced his shoes and tied his feet together with his shoelaces. I stepped back, but something was still bothering me. I had a feeling that in a few moments, this man could get loose. Ah, hell, I could walk home barefoot. After tying the man's hands with my shoelaces, I called the police. I'd told them that a man was trying to rape a girl in the park and I had just saved the girl. When the operator asked me what I'd done with the man, I told her that I had tied him up with the things we had with us. Of course, I didn't say anything that would give away my identity because I didn't want to be featured on the stop story of the news. I knew that the media would be all over the story by tomorrow morning. I could almost picture the heading: "Rapist Captured By Mysterious Citizen." It almost made me sound like Spiderman.
When I got to my condo, tossed my shoes in the trash. They were getting old anyways, which meant that it was time to go shopping soon.
"Home sweet home." I sighed.
After eating a small snack and taking a quick shower, I felt much better. It's too bad that I wasn't that type of person who could easily forget the day's events. If I could, I would be much better off than I am now, but oh well, I'll live. I changed into a pair of sweats and a black tank top before climbing into bed. I didn't bother to read my book tonight because I wanted to finish it tomorrow, but instead I took out my ipod. I listened to one of DBSK's songs "You're My Miracle" and I rocked my head to the beat. DBSK was my favorite Korean boy band and they've been around for quite a while now. They were probably at their golden years because their voices have probably settled and they were getting older. But still, they were the best. I listened to their voices and slowly fell asleep to the lyrics Because of you, I can live for today.
