Jack had a rather awful night's sleep after he found out Lee's true gender, and nearly hit the ceiling when Kyung's seven-thirty alarm went off from her iPhone, blaring the song, Bounce from System of a Down.
"Whoops!" Kyung yelped after shutting off the alarm. "Sorry, Jack," she apologized, making quite a fuss over waking him up so abruptly; she didn't even bother to try and cover up her actual hair.
"Why the hell do you have that for an alarm?!" Jack exclaimed with wide eyes, but then noticed that her real hair wasn't really all there and quickly looked away to grab the sleeping bag. "Thank you for letting me sleep in your room, I'll get out so you can get dressed and do what you need to do..." He swiftly bid, and returned to the guest room.
"No problem," Kyung responded in a low tone, feeling slightly embarrassed from Jack seeing her somewhat bald head.
Lee had woken up earlier and went on a long and early jog, he made it down to a Seven Eleven gas station, and was now reaching McDonalds during his run back to the house. Panting heavily, Lee gazed ahead and then took off his shirt before tying it around his waist, and continued running again. He could hear a few whistles and cat calls from women and men as he jogged back, but only smirked in response without a word. After getting ready for the day and putting on a short black wig with bangs that completely covered her eyes, Kyung smiled as she went downstairs and started baking a batch of scones for her friends. The kitchen was empty since Jack was taking a shower in one of the bathrooms upstairs, and Le' Mime just got done with his, so she presumed that he was getting dressed.
Since the scones were an easy recipe for Kyung, she had the batch in the oven in no time, and got herself a cup of coffee from the Keurig brewing machine while she waited. Taking a shortcut to get home faster, Lee made it within the hour and walked into the house before stretched himself out, using the stairs to stretch out his back and groaned when he heard some popping noises. He then went to the bathroom that was closest to his room, and knocked on the door. Fortunately, Jack was just about to leave the bathroom, and opened the door since he had dressed after drying off; the albino sported his favorite Frankenstein T-Shirt that had the sleeves torn off, and a pair of black jeans.
His red eyes blinked once before widening from seeing Lee, instantly becoming flustered on account that the blonde was shirtless.
"Dang it, Lee! Put a shirt on, or something!" He exclaimed, averting his eyes while his face turned as red as his irises.
Lee rolled his eyes at the man before him. "Oh chill, it's not like you haven't seen a man without his shirt on before," he chuckled. "I am a little over-heated from my run..." Lee exhaled, before reaching out and cupping the smaller male's cheek, his thumb brushing against Jack's flushed face. "Hmm..." He hummed lowly, and leaned over to lightly brush his lips against Jack's cheek, moving to his ear with a smirk. "You're sweeter than you look~"
Jack's knees shook as Lee cornered and teased him, making him blush brighter and breathe faster to the pounding of his heart. Even though Lee was a male, Jack still felt just as bashful as he did when Lee teased him while posing as a female. Without realizing it, the albino started leaning in closer to Lee, gazing deeply into the other male's pale blue eyes. Lee's other hand gripped the albino's hip as he gently kissed his cheek again, slowly moving down to his lips wanting to taste them while the hand gently holding Jack's face moved down to his neck. Somehow making himself move again after being paralyzed, Jack placed a hand on the back of Lee's head, and pushed his lips against the other's.
Lee smiled into the kiss, and closed his eyes. His strong arms then moved down to Jack's waist and wrapped around him, pulling him to his chest; Lee shivered at the feel of Jack's warm, soft body against his own firm one that internally felt cold. Wrapping his arms around Lee's neck, Jack briefly pulled away to catch his breath before kissing him again, but with less desperation as he had done in the first kiss. While Lee kissed him sweetly, he gently ran his fingers up and down Jack's spine, tilting his head slightly to the side to deepen the kiss. Jack's eyes were closed blissfully as their lips were pressed closely, and shivered when Lee's hand trailed along his back.
His heart was beating at an incredibly fast rate, as if he were scared, only this wasn't fear that made his pulse quicken. The genius's mind was swimming as the sexual tension that lied dormant between he and Lee was released. Jack allowed one of his hands to tangle itself in Lee's flowing blonde hair, pressing their lips closer together.
Lee pulled Jack into the bathroom and lifted him up, pushing Jack up against the wall as he kissed his neck. "Wrap your legs around my waist," he whispered huskily to Jack.
After giving a quick nod, Jack did what he was told, and clung tightly to Lee as he took in the scent of his musk. Lee purred as he lifted up Jack's shirt, gently and slowly moving his lips along his pale skin. He savored how soft and warm the other's skin was, and looked into Jack's red eyes. With a smirk Lee moved down Jack's exposed chest, and took a nipple into his mouth, lightly sucking and licking it. Jack bit his lip and squeezed his eyes shut, leaning his head back as Lee started pleasuring him.
Suddenly, there was a slight clatter next to them, making the albino's eyes snap open again and turn his head towards where the sound came from.
"Ummm… I'm interrupting something, aren't I?" Le' Mime awkwardly asked, though it was definitely a rhetorical question.
Lee glared at Le' Mime with a blank and highly unamused facial expression, frowning ever so slightly from being interrupted. "No, not at all, I was just sucking on his nipple to see if milk would come out," he replied dryly.
Le' Mime didn't respond to what Lee said, and just left the scene to go downstairs; his face portraying how mentally scarred he was as he entered the kitchen. Jack was feeling embarrassed again after Le' Mime interrupted them, yet still clung to Lee.
"Maybe we should close the door," he nervously suggested.
"I think the bed would suffice better," Lee smirked, and moved them both from the wall to his bedroom so they could continue their heated make out session.
Meanwhile, Le' Mime sat down at the table and laid his head down before letting out a sigh; he was never going to look at that bathroom the same way again.
"What's the matter, Le' Mime?" Kyung asked him, noticing how sad he appeared as she slipped on a pair of oven mitts. "You seem down about somethin'."
"I think we'll need to invest in some ear plugs here soon," Le' Mime responded awkwardly after lifting his head up, trying to hint at the relationship between Lee and Jack.
"I figured," Kyung casually responded with a shrug, "I've got a spare set if you would like to use them, they're the really good ones too," she offered, and took out the fresh batch of scones once the timer of the oven beeped before setting them on a couple of cork pads she placed on the counter.
Le' Mime quietly sniffed the air, and perked up at the somewhat sweet smell of the biscuit-like treats.
"Scones?" He asked, staring at the freshly baked food as he licked his lips. "May I?" He requested, whimpering softly as he gave her the puppy dog eyes.
"Go on ahead," Kyung grinned warmly at Le' Mime, and served up a couple of scones on a white porcelain plate with a spatula. "I'll get the whip-clotted cream and jam," she told him, and retrieved the two items from the fridge so they could enjoy the scones.
Le' Mime smiled when he bit into the scone, his eyes closed as he savored the taste of the bread while it practically melted on his tongue like hot butter.
"I was going to sit out in the living room if you'd like to join me," Kyung offered while serving up one scone for herself, "I figured just playing some relaxing music and being on my laptop would pass the time until Lee and Jack are done doing whatever they're doing upstairs."
Her lightly tanned friend nodded his head in response since he was still chewing, and grabbed a few more scones with a smile. He placed his plate on a tray, and moved into the living room to sit down on the couch Kyung was also seated at before curling up into the cushions. Once the other males had finished making out, they relaxed on Lee's bed as the blonde gazed at Jack and smirked when he saw all the vibrant red hickies he made on his chest and neck.
"Beautiful~" He cooed at him in admiration.
"Oh shut up..." Jack pouted. "At least this outfit should cover it up, so I don't think anyone will notice…" He thought out loud, and got off the bed to fix his shirt that had been rolled up, and to retrieve a scarf so he could hide the marks on his neck.
Lee grabbed him by the waist and pulled him back into his chest before he kissed behind his ear. "Adorable," he whispered, and then pulled away to grab some clean clothes that were in the back of the closet; it was some men's clothes. He then walked into the bathroom, and got into the hot water to wash off the sweat from the run.
Jack's shoulders tensed and he shuddered when Lee kissed his ear and whispered to him, but had to regain composure when he made his way downstairs to get breakfast, his ears perking up when he heard the jazzy music of the Grim Fandango soundtrack playing softly from the living room.
"Sup, Jack?" Kyung greeted him as she sat on a cream colored sofa that was in front of a giant widow, MacBook in her lap while she leisurely munched on one of her scones. "I made scones if you would like to have some," she offered kindly, "also, feel free to add whip-clotted cream and jam, they're on the counter."
"Whats with the scarf~?" Le' Mime asked in a teasing tone, smirking at Jack since he already had a pretty good clue as to why Jack was suddenly sporting a scarf.
Lee walked down the stairs once he finished getting dressed, wearing a tight fitting shirt where the first two buttons on top were undone, and a pair of blue jeans with a belt hanging loosely off his hips. As Lee made his way to the kitchen, he bumped into Jack as he crossed the foyer and flashed a quick smirk at him. Kyung tried not to laugh since she could tell Jack was pretty embarrassed, and hid her face behind the screen of her white laptop.
"Least I'm getting some," Jack mumbled, and stuck his tongue out at Le' Mime before walking into the kitchen with Lee. "Does Kyung usually bake this much?" He questioned while looking at the remaining scones. "She seems to really enjoy it."
Le' Mime stuck his tongue back at Jack when his back was turned, and went back to contently munching down the sixth scone on his plate.
"Maybe she bakes often because we eat a lot later, or in Mime's case, eat a lot now," Lee shrugged while joking a little as he picked up one of the scones before cutting it in half, and buttering it, nibbling on another one which he decided to leave plain.
"What I don't get is how there's only two left," Jack mused, knowing that Kyung couldn't have eaten that much, and just by looking at Le' Mime he couldn't have eaten that much either.
"Perhaps I'll make cupcakes tomorrow..." Kyung muttered to herself as she browsed through a recipe website, but quickly remembered the bills she and Lee paid a few weeks ago as well as the fact that Le' Mime was now living under their roof. "Not to be pushy," she started to say to Le' Mime, obviously feeling uncomfortable with bringing up the matter, "but we may need to seek out an occupation for you, Le' Mime…" Kyung pointed out while twiddling her thumbs, she was never very good when it came to being straightforward with people.
"That is understandable, I was using Lee's laptop to look for some jobs," Le' Mime calmly responded, allowing Kyung to relax a little since he was not angry at all. "But I have not found anything…I am really useless at a lot of things," he claimed, and rubbed the back of his head. "The only thing I can do is be a mime, hell, that's all I can do," he sighed, and pressed the palm of his hand up against his eyes.
Lee shrugged at this, and leaned over to kiss Jack's forehead, "Just eat, and relax," he told him gently, and entered the living room to sit down on the couch that was against the wall, sitting diagonally away from the giant window as he glanced outside to see the sky darkening.
"People often say that," Kyung responded, "but that's because we're our own worst critics. And it may be difficult to find what you're good at, especially in this point of life, but try to think about your basic abilities," she explained. "Perhaps you could try to teach others," Kyung suggested, "a lot of people here in Portland are into the eccentric styles of art, and the art of miming is a rather interesting one in my opinion. Plus, it's fascinating how you're able to actually create invisible objects with your mind, barely anyone has the ability to do that. I find it highly professional."
"Sounds good," Le' Mime nodded, and turned away from her to lean against the seat. "We can try this weekend," he grinned slightly, eager to get started on finding a job since he needed money.
"Right then," Kyung nodded, "I'll see if I can locate a place that might be vacant, usually there are studios that are available if you talk with the owner of the building in advance… But for now, we can just wait. Lee, the manager called, and said that we'll need to come into work this afternoon," she informed the blonde male.
"Damn…" Lee muttered with a pout, and moved over to the side so that Jack could sit next to him, or lean against him. Silently, he finished his scones with a few bites before mumbling again. "And I did not want to dress up today…" He sighed in exasperation, and closed his eyes.
"Why do you dress as a woman anyways?" Le' Mime questioned curiously. "Are you a drag queen?" He whispered hoping that he did not offend the man in anyway.
"When I dress up as a woman it makes me feel more comfortable in my skin, I feel as though I was meant to be a woman," Lee explained to the Frenchman, he was not offended by being called a 'drag queen'. He was hoping that the man would be able to understand a bit more clearly why he was like this. "I am transgender and I really have no sexual preferences," he continued on, "but I am more towards red headed males than anything~" He smirked lightly, his eyes flashing a bit with a deep animalistic hunger.
"That explains a lot," Le' Mime grinned, chuckling a little when Lee hinted towards Jack.
"Well, whatever you are, you're still Lee to me," Jack told the blonde, his red irises glancing away shyly.
"Thank you, Jack," Lee said to him with a loving smile. He brushed his lips against his forehead, wanting him to fully understand how grateful he was to hear that from him. He didn't have a lot of people he could rely on; he only had a few people.
"By the way, Le' Mime," Kyung spoke up, "how is your head feeling?" She inquired, recalling the mild concussion he got when Lee threw him at a wall.
"What?" Le' Mime asked in confusion before pausing for a moment. "Oh yeah, I am fine I guess, why do you ask?" He was not sure if she was talking about him in general, or something else that happened to him a while back.
"Somehow, I completely forgot to ask about it earlier," Kyung explained. "Then I felt bad about it, so I just wanted to make sure you were recovering okay," she went on, her more nervous side showing through how cautiously she spoke.
The dark haired Frenchman continued to stare at her, feeling even more confused by the second. "What are you talking about?" He inquired, his black eyes searching her as if he was expecting to find an answer.
"She is talking about the concussion I gave you a while back," Lee interjected to clear the confusion. "after all, I did throw you into a stone wall when we were in the Mayan temple."
"Oh, well I am fine, though I still get the occasional headache," Le' Mime finally replied with a smile. "But I guess that means I just need a little bit more time to heal..." He added while rubbing the back of his head, his fingers running through his black hair and tugging on it a little; playing with his hair relaxed him.
"Right then," Kyung nodded to him, "just take a couple aspirins if you need them, and I need to clean up the kitchen."
'I never did get Lee back for doing that,' Le' Mime thought, his dark eyes observing Jack and Lee as the two lounged on the other couch. He smirked a little at an idea he had, and left to go upstairs before sneaking into Lee's room.
Lee laid his head in Jack's lap, curling his legs up to his chest as he closed his eyes and relaxed. "I don't want to leave," he quietly whined, laying there for a few good minutes before getting up and sitting on the couch like a proper person.
"Well, you can't expect Kyung to go into work by herself, can you?" Jack asked the sulking male next to him. "Plus, I'll have to get back to my lair today so that I can repair some of the broken Jack-Bots; I can take Le' Mime with me so that Kyung doesn't worry about him being alone all day," he added before seeing Le' Mime come strutting down the stairs as the song, Milkshake by Kelis coincidentally started playing from the speakers; he was wearing Lee's latex breasts and bra under his striped sweater that was rolled up to look like a crop-top, a tight miniskirt, fishnet tights, smokey eyeshadow with mascara and red lipstick, and Lee's pair of stiletto high heels. "You've got to be kidding me…"
Lee gazed upon Le' Mime when he trotted back into the living room, smirking at the Frenchman. "Are you going to dance for me, love?" He asked using a smooth and deep tone, looking over the other male up and down as he playfully licked his lips and ogled him with a hungry stare, but was all an act.
Jack couldn't help but feel a little jealous as Lee playfully ogled Le' Mime while he danced in a mockingly provocative fashion, yet he kept a highly puzzled expression on his face as Kyung started laughing hysterically when she saw Le' Mime.
"Why? Just… Why?" He questioned from incomprehension.
"Why not~?" Le' Mime smirked at Jack and winked at him, putting on quite a show.
"Sexy~" Lee purred hotly, his pinky finger moving and curling around Jack's little finger to let him know that it was all okay, and they were just playing along with the act Le' Mime was putting on for them. 'He has the legs and the body type to pull it off... I wonder if Jack will dress up for me,' he thought and glanced at his red headed rabbit.
"Looks good on you, dude," Kyung complimented while doubling over with laughter.
"As long as you dress normally and wipe off the makeup before we go, I'm fine with it," Jack told Le' Mime as he curled his own pinky around Lee's. "While Lee and Kyung are at work, I'll need your help down at my evil lair on Jack-Bot repairs."
"Fine, fine," Le' Mime sighed with a pout on his bright red lips. He glanced over at the only woman in the room, smirking flirtatiously. "Wanna touch?" He offered her with a teasing smile on his lips, batting his eyelashes as Lee took out his phone and took a picture of him to post on Facebook; Le' Mime rolled his hips a little to show a bit more of his legs.
Lee was amused by his behavior as he tagged all of them in the picture, and locked it. He was going to wait to get permission from Le' Mime and the others to post the photos on Facebook; it would be rude not to.
"Nah, I'm good," Kyung declined partially through her chuckles. "I love how you did your makeup though, it looks great," she complimented again. "But please remember to bundle up before going outside when you leave, most girls at the high school Lee and I went to dressed up like that, and probably ended up freezing to death."
"It was summer for them all year round," Lee scoffed. "I nearly die each winter; I am not made for the cold," he said to them, and pulled Jack into his lap to hold him close to his chest since he was in a huge mood to cuddle.
It was pretty rare for him to want to cuddle, he would usually just shake his head and push others away, except when it came to an old friend of his; he would let her cuddle with him because of her back problems. Other than that, he never wanted to cuddle or be cuddled.
Le' Mime turned to look outside, and frowned when he saw the storm that was brewing in from the west. "I do not like the looks of that, how did you survive the run then?" He questioned while looking over to the blonde who was giving his so-called-rabbit affection, curious about the man even more so than before after being confirmed that she was really a he.
"Hot water, and shakeable heat packs in my shoes," Lee simply replied as he nuzzled Jack's shoulder, placing light kisses on it. His arms were around Jack's waist, holding him against his chest with his blue eyes closed contently as he relaxed into the couch; Lee was not usually this cuddly with people, he was affectionate, but certainly not cuddly.
Kyung grinned as she watched her friends converse with one another until around ten o'clock, frowning when she saw that it was almost time to go to work on the clock of her iPhone.
"I'm heading upstairs to get ready for work," she finally informed them, "you might want to do the same, Lee."
Lee sighed and pushed off from the couch to stand, straightening his clothes. "I need my boobs," he said to Le' Mime in flat tone, pushing his hands up the other man's shirt to grab the fake bust, pulling out the soft rubber material from under the bra.
Once he got his latex breasts back, Lee went upstairs to his room, and got dressed properly, making himself look like a female once again. While rushing to get dressed in his room, Lee wore a red shirt, and pulled on a black pair of pants that had multiple belts that hung down on his waist and thighs, pulled on a choker with a hooked skull on it, proceeded to slip on netted black gloves, grabbed a pair of black wool socks and slipped them on, and scanned over himself in a full length mirror.
"Eye shadow," Lee noted, and applied some to his eyelids. When he was done adding the finishing touches, he smiled at himself sweetly and pulled on his glasses. "All done~" He cooed to himself and mewled happily, his voice all sweet and girly like it had been before. Walking down the stairs he went to pull on his buckle up knee length boots. "Ready to get going, Critter?" He called out.
Le' Mime had rushed off to take a quick shower so that he could clean off the make up and get the feeling of Lee's touch off him; he didn't mind being touched, yet he felt a little violated when Lee just touched him so easily like that.
"Ready to go," Kyung chirped, now sporting a glow in the dark skeleton hoodie, black denim miniskirt, skeleton stockings, and a pair of short boots. "By the way, what did you do to Le' Mime?" She questioned, noticing that her French friend had decided to take another shower.
"I have no idea what I did to him, maybe he just felt like he got molested," Lee responded. "Most people get freaked out when you do that," he whispered, although he never cared when the feeling was on him; he was used to being touched easily by others.
"Okay then," she shrugged, used to incidents like that, and opened the front door. "Bye, Jack, see you later~" She waved on her way out.
Lee's blue eyes gazed at Jack for a little bit on their way out the door, and sighed before walking out of the house, and out to the car. "Want me to drive?" She asked Kyung.
"Probably for the best," Kyung nervously chuckled, paranoid that she'd freeze up behind the wheel again.
Once they drove off, Le' Mime met Jack downstairs dressed in his usual mime getup, and they left to return to Jack's lair.
"Alright, the coast is clear," Raimundo whispered from his hiding place; he was crouched down against the brick border on the outside of the house, ducking just under the giant window sill border.
Lee and Kyung walked into Hot Topic and got right to work on organizing the store, and helping the customers. Lee's mind was all over the place as he worked multiple things, mostly worrying about Jack and Le' Mime being on their own since they weren't all that good at defending themselves.
"Raimundo are you sure about this?" Omi asked Raimundo hesitantly. "I do not think this is right, I am curious about them, but don't you believe this is a bit much?" He questioned. "I do believe we went too far last time, and I do not wish to be punished like before."
"I do not wish to be punished again," Ping frowned, "Master Fung was so disappointed in us…"
"Will you guys relax?" Raimundo curtly responded to their doubt. "Besides, all we have to do, is go in, get some information, make sure that nothing is out of place, and then leave. This'll be just like when we got to look through Kimiko's stuff."
"But we were kids back then, Rai," Clay pointed out, his tone serious. "What is this going to accomplish?"
"Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer," Raimundo replied with a dark smirk, and used the Changing Chopsticks to shrink down, infiltrate the lock on the front door, and unlocked it before jumping out and returning himself to normal size.
"Their house looks nicer in the light," Ping noted as they walked in, looking all around at the somewhat aged decor.
Le' Mime walked around Jack's lair, smiling at all the interesting objects around the place like a child. "You sure do love the build," he said to Jack. "I am surprised that a lot of this stuff works, but at the same time I am not," Le' Mime added. "After all, you are far too advance for this time," he stated calmly as he walked over a broken Jack-Bot arm, not wanting to trip or crush it.
"Well, I've had a long time to practice," Jack responded proudly as he analyzed a few blueprints on his lab table. "A brain as strong as mine had to have a lot of training," he smirked, and placed his goggles over his eyes. But as he progressively worked on repairing his Jack-Bots, the albino sighed heavily and put down the tool he was currently using. "Oh great," he groaned, "I'm almost out of fool's gold."
"Still we are old enough to know better," Clay argued as he stayed at the door. "I don't think we should do this… I know I ain't doin' it," he stated firmly. "I won't become so vile, and go through a woman's room even if one turns out to be a man," Clay said, and walked out of the house to sit in the driveway.
"Which room should we inspect first, Raimundo?" Omi inquired once they were standing in the second floor hallway.
"Let's check out Lee's room," Raimundo suggested, and walked out towards the room in the back.
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"Fools gold?" Le' Mime questioned Jack. "Why fools gold?"
"It's just cheaper," Jack answered, "I've been on a bit of a tight budget lately since I'm not on my parents' funding anymore…" He sighed. "And my last job that was given to me by Pandabubba didn't completely work, along with when my old evil dream team and I tried to gather golden bunnies before they left me."
The three boys took in the sight of Lee' very tidy room, but watched their step since there were a couple cosmetic items on the carpet along with the occasional article of clothing. Posters were hung on the walls; some were of anime characters, or beautiful pictures of fairies or animals. There was also a wide, dark wooden dresser with a mirror on the wall right above it, most of the makeup supplies that Lee used were sitting on the flat surface. At the end of the room was a king sized bed with dark colored sheets that provided plenty of warmth, a light wooden desk next to the bed, and a white sliding door closet.
"Now let's see if there's anything Lee has to hide," Raimundo mused, and immediately began to snoop.
Ping started to looked through the drawers, and blinked when he pulled out a round and squishy object. "What is this?" He questioned, prodding at the pink thing in the middle. "Raimundo what is this? "
Raimundo tried to hold in his laughter when Ping discovered the extra pair of latex boobs, nearly doubling over when he was asked to explain what it was.
"It's a rubber ball," Raimundo lied while letting out a few snickers, "try throwing it."
"Oh! I would like to try!" Omi cheered, and took the other latex breast before hurling it straight at the wall, making the squishy object stick to the painted surface.
The latex stuck to the wall with a sickening 'squish' noise, making Ping and Omi stare wide eyed at it.
"I don't know whether I should be amused or slight horrified by what I just saw..." Ping gaped.
"That is possibly the most disgusting thing I have ever witnessed…" Omi shuddered, frowning deeply in repugnance.
'If Lee weren't a boy and wore less makeup, I'd probably want to date him… Even though he's with the enemy,' Raimundo thought with his brows creased in disdain as he continued digging around for anything he could use against Lee; something dear to him.
Lee strolled to the back storage room, and found some shirts that were extra small before he brought it out for a male customer. "Thank you for your purchase and please come again," he said to the customer with a gentle smile.
The male customer blushed and nodded. "Will do, ma'am," he said, and walked out of the store.
Kyung glared sharply at the male customer that just left through her reading glasses as she worked near the front of the store, becoming protective over Lee until the boy disappeared.
"What just happened?" Lee asked her, noticing that Kyung had a funny look her face.
Kyung turned back to face Lee, her scowl softening now that there was no need to be on her guard. "Nothing," she replied, "s'all good~"
Lee shrugged his shoulders, and smiled at her. "Silly," he mused, and started to refold the clothes in the store that people have picked up and put back; he hated this part of the job. "When we get home, I'll cook dinner tonight," the blonde stated as he re-added the tag to one of the shirts.
"Sounds good, I'll have some of the left-overs when I get back from the blood drive if that's okay," Kyung grinned, and turned back to her work.
"Why did they cut you off?" Le' Mime asked as he sat at the table, holding up one of the metal hands while analyzing it with interest; he was in awe at how he could do such a thing. "Amazing," he whispered to himself.
"They cut me off because I'm not living with them anymore," Jack explained, "I've moved here with whatever I had saved up once I turned eighteen. I'd ask for help, but my dad would most likely tell my mom not to bother, or they would both mutually agree that I need to 'be a man,' and figure it out myself."
"Your parents do not have any idea that you are trying to take over the world?" Le' Mime asked with a small frown.
"No," Jack answered truthfully, "they just think that I'm delirious, or just shutting myself out from the world."
"Random and out of context question," Le' Mime suddenly replied, "what do you think about Lee?" He asked.
Jack froze up for a minute, his slender shoulders tensing a bit from the mention of Lee before he shook it off.
"He can be a bit of a jerk sometimes," Jack answered with a chuckle, "but he's still a great guy. Besides, as Kyung told me the first time they brought me to their house, he just likes to play," he grinned slightly, but then decided to ask Le' Mime a question as well. "Since you're asking me about Lee, what do you think about Kyung?"
"Well, it looks like we're not going to find anything in here," Raimundo frowned once he, Omi, and Ping searched through Lee's room and managed to place everything back. "But maybe Kyung's got something she's hiding," he mused, and left Lee's bedroom.
Inside of Kyung's room was about as tidy as Lee's, but it was a bit smaller in size, giving it a more cozy appearance. As they entered, Raimundo had a tough time opening the door fully because of the amount of coats hanging on a coat hanger that connected to the top of the door, but didn't force it against the wall since he noticed the framed picture of penguins could fall if he did. Omi and Ping were immediately drawn to a human skull-shaped candy bowl that was sitting on the bright red nightstand next to her bed, along with a long tin that held many lollipops. Ping then walked around the room again and looked at everything, eventually spotting a metal box hidden just behind a picture of Kyung and her adopted brother when they were little that was located on the bottom shelf of a black bookcase. Kneeling down, he gently moved the picture out of the way, and brought out the heavy box.
"Hey look what I found," Ping said to Raimundo and Omi with a smile on his face.
"Nice job, Ping," Raimundo praised to his younger teammate, and kneeled down to open the box. "It must be something pretty important if she hid it like that," he mused with a rotten smirk.
Upon opening the beige metal box, the three discovered that there were many files, envelopes, and documents stashed away within.
"She is adopted," Ping stated to them as they flipped through the files, but stopped when he discovered a certain document that was signed by Kyung's biological mother, and decided to hide it from Raimundo; there was no telling how much it would hurt the Korean if they stole the only thing that held Kyung's real mother's identity. "There is nothing here," he fibbed after putting the file back in the box.
"Hmmm…" Raimundo hummed thoughtfully as he flipped through another file, this one holding a hefty amount of information about her birthplace, South Korea; it included a Korean vocab list, pictures, and even geographical facts. "This is probably the only thing that keeps her connected to where she was born," he assumed, and stuffed the papers into his coat along with a bundle of documents that were recorded from when Kyung was being monitored in a hospital center. "Looks like that's all the evidence I need," Raimundo mused with satisfaction.
To Be Continued...
