Thank you to Garucca-Lover24 for reviewing. Guess I only give out one cookie today.
I'm starting to realize that no matter how many times I re-read my chapter, I always seem to miss something after posting. I can't win -_-'
Did you know that there are not many pictures out there with Abyo and Ching together? I only found three. This one, one with Ching daydreaming about Abyo and one with Abyo ripping his shirt off and Ching clapping at the sight. Although, if I saw a buff guy ripping off his shirt, I probably be clapping too :3
I realized that I should do a recap on the ages so no one will be confused. Abyo's 25, Garu and Ching are 24, Pucca is 23 and Brian is 21. When more characters start to come up, I'll put the ages up too.
Declaimer: I do not own Pucca.
Chapter Two: Old friends
"Are we there yet?"
Brian asked for what seemed to be the zenith time since Abyo and he left the house. Abyo sighed as he continued on with his walk, making Brian having to run to keep up. His brother was really starting to drive him insane. They've only been walking in the forest for half an hour and Brian started to complain as soon as they step back outside. The walk wasn't long but Brian made it seem that way with every time he stopped and complained.
Half the time, Abyo would ignore him and think about the reaction he might get once Garu saw him. That is, if Garu recognized him. People's apparitions can change a lot within ten years.
It wasn't as if Abyo meant to not keep in contact with his friends but Abyo was never the one for Facebook, Myspace or whatever else that came out in today's world. Besides, even if Abyo did have one, the only people that Abyo would want to talk to were Garu, Pucca and Ching but just like him, they wouldn't have one either. He didn't even have an email and if he did, Abyo couldn't email them because he didn't even know their email address. Calling was out of the question, his father would have killed him for long phone calls and Abyo just wasn't the type to wait for a letter in the mail. That left him with the latter option of not talking to them for ten years while hoping they wouldn't kill him when he saw them again.
"Abyo are you even listening to me?" Abyo closed his eyes, trying to ignore Brian's voice. "A-b-yoooo! Are we there yet?"
That did it, Abyo stopped and faced his brother, "For the last fucking time, no! No, no, and no! We are not there yet! Shot your damn mouth already!"
Brian just crossed his arms and glared. "No need to get all pissy with me. What would Mom say if she saw you yelling at your poor, defenseless younger brother like that?"
Abyo smacked his head. Brian will be the death of him he just knew it. "Look, Garu's house is deep in the forest so it takes some time to reach it. We'll get there when we get there." Abyo tried explaining to him but found that he was just talking to air. Looking around, he saw Brian walking some feet ahead of him, whistling a little tone to himself.
Brian turned around, giving Abyo a toothy grin as he waved. "Why are you stopping? We can't reach Garu's place if you keep stopping every two seconds." He turned around and walked on to where he hoped Garu's house was.
Abyo's right eyebrow began to twitch. Maybe it wouldn't be bad if he became an only child once more.
"Okay, when he answers, I'll do the talking. I don't want you and your perverted mouth to say anything stupid." Abyo told him as he knocked on Garu's door. After telling his brother he was going the wrong way, followed by a twenty-minute fight, they finally reached Garu's place.
"Hey! You're the stupid one here not me."
Abyo was about to tell Brian off but the door slid open. Ignoring his brother, Abyo faced his best friend but did a double take when he saw a young woman staring back him. She was just as confused as Abyo.
They both stood there, just staring at one another. He noticed her soft light brown eyes scanning him curiously. Her long, flowing black hair that seemed to reach mid-back moved to the side as she tilted her head. Through it all, Abyo couldn't help but wonder why this gorgeous woman seemed so familiar to him in her red tank top and black shorts.
"Hey," Brian nudged him in the side, "ask for her number. She's hot!"
Shooing his brother away, Abyo smiled at her while thanking God no one knew English here. It's bad enough he's going to have to re-teach him Korean. Abyo couldn't very well have his brother asking people for a night of fun at their house. "I'm sorry but Garu doesn't happen to live here does he?"
Her eyes widen a little at Garu's name as she gave him slight nod to his answer. At least Abyo knew Garu never moved. Grinning even more, he held out a hand to her. She only stared at his hand for a moment as Abyo introduced himself and his brother. "This is my brother Brian and I'm Abyo. I'm an old friend of Garu's."
The next thing Abyo remembered was her eyes opening wide on his name and a fist coming straight to his face before lights out.
Brian stood there, jaw dropping to the ground as his brother hit the ground, out for the count. Gulping, he turned to face the fuming black beauty and gave her a sheepish grin. She only rolled her eyes at him as she bent down and picked Abyo by his feet, motioning for him to grab his arms.
'Dear God, she's going to kill us and I have no idea how to get out of here!' Brian thought, never moving from his spot.
The women just growled under her breath as she moved from Abyo's feet and went to his head. Bending down, she managed to wrap her small arms around his torso and lift him over her shoulder. If it weren't for the situation he's in, Brian would have been laughing his ass off. The sight of a little petit woman, whose head probably reached Abyo's chest, carrying Abyo inside and the fact his brother wasn't light either was a sight to see. Abyo a 5'11" buff man that weighted over 180 pounds and that was just pure muscle. Then again, at the same time, the fact she just lifted him like a bag of feathers intimated Brian to no end.
She came back out and crossed her arms as she just glared at him. The why she gestured her head inside was obvious that she wanted him to go in but Brian still didn't move. It wasn't until she made a move to grab him did Brian yelp and ran inside.
Hearing the door sliding close, Brian closed his eyes, waiting for his life to end. He didn't know how long he stood like that but when he heard someone clearing their throat, Brian chanced it and peeked. He saw her holding up a glass of water for him and he carefully took it. Huffing, she grabbed his arm once Brian had his water and led him to the living room. Once he saw Abyo sitting on a couch, an ice bag over his eye, Brian ran over to him.
"Abyo! Are you okay?"
"Yeah I'm fine." Abyo took the bag off his eye and looked at him. "How bad is the damage?"
His right swollen eye slowly started to turn purple, surrounding his now bloodshot eye and pass his high cheek bone. Anyone could tell that Abyo had trouble keeping his right eye open and soon, the swelling will keep him from opening his eye for some time. Just looking at the damaged hurt, making Brian flinch and look away from the sight.
Abyo chuckled while placing the bag back on his eye, flinching slightly from the cold. "That bad huh? It's nice to know Pucca still has one killer left hook. I should count my blessings that she didn't send me flying."
"Pu-cca?"
"The woman that punched me, that's Pucca. She's another friend of mine." At the mention of her name, Pucca walked in with a slight smile on her face. Brian shied away as she sat down on chair across from Abyo and waved for Brian to sit as well. "Sit down B, don't be rude."
"Rude, right. Coming from the guy that just had his lights punched out. I would hate to see your enemies if your friends punch you for a greeting." Brian mumbled as he sat down next to Abyo.
"Yeah, will I had that coming." Placing the bag on his lap, Abyo spoke to Pucca as Brian tried to follow along. "So how's the Garu Hunt going for you?"
She grinned as she lifted her left hand, wiggling her fingers as she did. There, resting on her ring finger, sat a ring. All Brian got was 'Garu', 'you', and 'how' but from the way Pucca showed off her ring, he assumed that she married Garu. The poor guy. Brian really felt bad for him.
"No way! When did this happen?" Abyo laughed as she held up two fingers. Brian figuring it meant they've been married for two years. "I can't believe after years of chasing you finally got him." A soft crying came from another room and Abyo smirked. "And you guys have a kid? Bring the little bundle out here then."
Pucca giggled as she got up and went to bring her baby out. It didn't take a fool that Pucca isn't much of a talker but to mix that up with a language Brian barely knew, he find himself having a hard time keeping up. Pucca returned, cradling a small white blanket. As she got closer, Abyo held out his arms, wanting to hold his best friends kid. Carefully, Pucca placed her baby in Abyo's hand and sat back down.
Brian looked over to see a baby boy staring back at them with onyx black eyes. He had a small amount of black hair as the baby started to smile and giggle. Abyo smiled as he held a finger up front and the baby grabbed it, smiling the whole time. "Cute kid you have here. What's his name?"
"Sage."
Abyo eyed Pucca, not paying any attention to Brian's astonished face. "You named him after Garu's dad?" Pucca only gave him a slight nod as Sage began to fuss, wanting his mother. Handing him over, Abyo watched how gentle she handled her child. "How old is he?"
"Five months."
"When is Garu coming home?"
"Soon."
Abyo nods his head, knowing that Pucca wasn't going to talk anymore. She never talked much to begin with and when she did, it's only one to three syllables at most. Pucca and Abyo began to talk about what had happen in the ten years since they last saw each other. Brian given the chance to hold Sage as he told the infant he's going to teach him English.
The front door opened, a tall man clad in black walked in. His black hair tied back into a low pony tail seemed to be as long as Brian's and the why he started to glare at Brian with black onyx eyes as Sage laid in his arms, showed Abyo that the man is Garu. Pucca giggled as she got up and kissed him on the cheek before grabbing his hand and leading him in the room.
Abyo smiled as he got up. "Garu, man am I glad to see you again. I can't tell you how much I missed that grumpy face of yours. Pucca gave me a good laugh when she told me you guys are married with a kid. I always knew you liked her when we were young."
Garu's face lighten up into a smirk as he gave his long time friend a quick hug. He looked at Abyo's face, noticing the black eye that now kept Abyo from reopening it. Smirking even more, Garu mirrored the location on his face, asking without words on what happened.
"Thank your wife over there. She gave me a 'friendly' hello with the help of her fist." Abyo placed a hand on Garu's shoulder as he shook his head. "Garu, I'm not sure if I should pity you or envy you. Pucca's good-looking but I don't think I'm dumb enough to marry someone who to strong for her own good. Like my mom always told me, it's the small ones you have to look out for. They're crazy." He heard a growl and Abyo held up his hands as Pucca glared at him. "Not that I'm saying you are crazy Pucca."
Garu rolled his eyes as he shook his head. Good to know some things never change. Sage's slight crying grabbed Garu's attention, leaving Abyo to deal with Pucca; he walked over to retrieve his son. Garu only eyed Brian as he raised an eyebrow to him. Brian took it as he wanted to know who he is. With Abyo trying to reason with Pucca on why she shouldn't punch him again, Brian had to introduce himself.
Clearing his throat, Brian preyed that what he wanted to say was nothing dirty. "I'm Brian, Abyo's lover."
Everything stopped, the quarrelling between Pucca and Abyo, and even Sage's crying. All eyes were wide as they looked at Brian before Garu stared at Abyo's red face.
"NO! NO! Don't listen to him! Brian and I are brothers! Bro-thers! We just happen to be living under the same roof!" Garu only raised a brow at the last statement, causing Abyo to turn even redder. "Not like that Garu! Dammit! He sleeps in my room! I mean my old room in my old house before I left. My room is my dad's old room!"
Pucca backed away slowly as she desperately tried to cover her mouth, preventing any sounds of laughter that threaten to come at. Abyo's red face glared at Brian, who had no idea on what he said. Speaking in English, Abyo pointed a finger at him. "What did I tell you about talking in Korean?"
"Huh not to," Brian replied sheepishly.
Veins popping out of his neck as Abyo begin to twitch uncontrollably, his stomach growled. Embarrassed, Abyo faced Pucca and rubbed the back of his head. "Do you think we could eat at Goh-Ring? I missed your uncles cooking."
Pucca only nodded as slight giggles escaped making Garu chuckle as well. Sighing, he told Brian to get up so they go out to eat, all the while really considering becoming an only child again.
This one turned out to be longer than I planned but I think it still came out nicely. Say what you will but I'm like Pucca. Old friends that leave and never try to keep in contact with me better not expect a hug once we met again. I'll punch you first then give you hug. Yeah, I know, I'm a violent person.
All I can say is poor Abyo, first he lost the sight of his right eye for some time and now his brother made it seem like the were gay. LOL I had fun writing this chapter and I hope everyone is had fun reading it.
Anyways, tell me what you think! Every review helps Abyo heal faster from his battle wound!
