A/N-First off, I know you see the chapter has a different title. I decided to save that title for the chapter with the serious action.
Secondly, This chapter is almost 2 months late. I apologize from the bottom of my peace-filled heart L . I've been busy with helping my mom, classes and looking for a job to replace that the one that went out of business. I found the job so that means my website will have the make-over it so rightfully deserves.
I Couldn't Hurt You If I Tried: A Asuka K Story
Nichole
Ch. 7- We're Snowed In, Tomorrow's Wednesday and We have To Work
"Get up, Su." Jin says above my head. "I made breakfast."
"Mmm hmm." I mumble with my face in my pillow.
Jin leans right next to my ear. "Okay, I'm gonna wake the others but when I come back you better be up."
I wave my hand at him or at least in his direction since I didn't look up.
I hear him wake Xiao.
I'm really glad they're back together. Now Jin can stop looking so sad and being a pain in my ass whenever we talk. He needed her.
I go ahead and get up, heading to the kitchen where I hear Christie's voice. She's sitting with Xiao. Jin comes up behind me, smiles and grabs himself a plate of pancakes.
"Ya'll know we got to leave by 4 pm if we want to make it back tomorrow, that's Wednesday." Christie takes a sip from her glass of orange juice. "I've got work tomorrow morning at 10."
I roll over in my sleep. Man that dream seemed real. I shake my head and rub my eyes. I was even smelling the pancakes and shit.
I have this feeling that I forgot something. I turn my eyes to an alarm clock reading 12:14pm. 12:14pm?! I was supposed to be back at home at 8 am.
I guess I woke up too early when I saw Xiao and Jin. I jump out of bed running to the living room.
Everyone's there. Xiao and Steve watching 'Silent Hill' and Jin, Christie and Hwoarang playing 'Clue'.
"Hey, why didn't anyone wake me?" I look around and no one answers. "Hey". And that's when I notice not one is dressed to go.
Christie looks up. "One sec." She looks back at the board. "I say it's Miss Scarlet with the wrench in the library."
"Christie." Hwoarang looks at her in disbelief.
"Yeah?" Christie glances over.
"Miss Scarlet would most-likely use the candlestick in the billiard room, not in the library with the wrench." Hwo shakes his head.
"Are you trying to say that a woman who dresses sexy wouldn't be in the library?" Christie crosses her arms.
"Let's not get into that." Jin rubs his forehead. "I don't want to have to break ya'll up."
Hwo ignores Jin. "Whatever."
Christie leans forward. "The game before this, had Mrs. Peacock strangling Mr. Boddy in the kitchen. Now why was there a rope in the kitchen? Huh?"
Hwoarang starts to answer but she cuts him off. "There's no answer, but that anyone could've killed Mr. Boddy with any weapon in any room. Besides, Miss Scarlet is a board game character with limited background. I just wanted to give her something interesting."
"You seem rather proud of yourself, Christie." Jin intertwines his fingers.
"Yeah." She looks at Hwo. "I feel I'm right."
"Okay." He looks from Christie. "Hwoarang, who do you think it is?"
From my position Jin seems interested in Hwoarang's answer.
Hwoarang looks at Christie as her answers. "I think it's Professor Plum with the knife in the ball room."
Jin looks at them both for a moment. "You're both wrong." He smiles. "It's Colonel Mustard with the pipe in the billiard room."
"That's B.S., you're all wrong. It's Mr. Green with the candlestick in the kitchen." The voice comes from Xiao on the couch watching the DVD.
"What the hell, Xiao, you're not even playing the game." Hwoarang shakes his head.
Christie leans back in her chair. "It's no offense to you, Xiao, but I think I'm right."
"I know I'm right." Xiao looks over her shoulder at the three.
"You know, because we all think we're right, we can end it just by taking the cards out of the envelope." Jin looks at everyone.
He picks up the envelope, slides the three cards out and lays them face up in the middle of the table.
There's a pause. "Damn I was wrong." Hwoarang drops his head.
"Figures. Luck hasn't been on my side this week." Christie bites her lip.
Steve turns his attention from the ending credits. "You know what I'm shocked about?"
"What." Hwo is the only one who asks.
"I'm shocked that Jin wasn't right." Steve pauses, rubbing his chin. "I mean like, Jin's always right."
"Maybe hanging around Jin's paid off." Christie smiles and winks at her.
Xiao blushes and turns around with the remote in hand to the screen.
"Hey, let's watch the special features." Xiao talks to Steve to keep the attention off of her.
Steve grabs a handful of Cracker Jacks from a bowl on the table. "Okay. I wanna see how they made the monsters."
"Hey, did ya'll forget about me? I mean damn!" I place my hands on my hips.
"No we didn't forget about you." Hwoarang waves at me without looking.
"What?!" How dare he? I wanted to choke him.
"Okay, I have a question." Christie rubs her fingers together.
"Is it of relevance?" Hwoarang asks.
Christie shoots Hwo a look. "Yes, it's of relevance, you asinine."
"What?" Hwoarang tries to figure out what it means.
"Go ahead and ask your question." Jin stifles a laugh.
"Thank you. Because of our bet and Xiao winning, does that mean the money goes to her?" Christie cocks her head.
"Good question." Hwoarang nods.
Xiao shows no interest in the conversation what-so-ever.
"I think the only fair way to do this is, half goes to her and the rest we keep individually. So good?" Jin looks between them.
"Sounds good." Hwo and Christie speak in unison.
No one was paying attention to me, so I do the one thing that'll get me attention; the thing kids are best at. "AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" My hands are to my sides the entire time.
"Damn!" Steve holds his hands to his ears.
"What the hell is going on?! I come in here and find ya'll playing games and watching movies and no one's answering me." Boy am I thirsty after that.
"Sorry." Xiao looks over the back of the couch to me.
"It's okay." I feel bad for yelling.
"What's going on is, we got snowed in. So we didn't see no reason to wake you up." Xiao smiles reassuringly.
I nod understanding. "How bad is it out there?"
Steve demonstrates. "It's dead cold and it's a good 9-11 inches out there."
"Man, I told them I'd be in tomorrow!" I tilt my head back.
"Don't be embarrassed, we all had ours earlier." Christie looks sympathetic.
"I thought you checked the weather, Steve?" I look over at him.
"I did. They said it was only supposed to be chilly outside." Steve becomes defensive.
"We're not blaming you for anything, Steve." Hwoarang reassures him.
Everyone nods at him and he becomes comfortable.
"How far did you check the weather in advance?" I ask with patience.
He doesn't even have to think before he speaks. "I checked it a week before."
"A week?" I raise my eyebrows.
"Yep." He's nodding.
"What days?" I slow my breathing. My patience is running thin. I hope he didn't do what I think he did.
"The 8th thru the 15th. Why?" It's amazing how totally clueless he looks.
"Okay, now we're blaming you." Christie narrows her eyes. Everyone nods in agreement.
"Listen here, Steve, we were leaving home on the 12th and arriving at the cabin to stay from the 13th to the 18th. You didn't even get the days we were leaving the cabin to home." I take a step towards him and he steps back.
"If I lose my job because of you, I'm gonna kick your ass." Christie cracks her neck from side to side.
Steve swallows. "My bad, okay? It was a mistake."
"There's no reason to stay mad at him. We're here so we're gonna have to wait it out. We'll see what the weathers like tomorrow, if there's anymore snow coming." Jin's got his arms crossed sitting at the table.
An hour later, after everyone's sat doing nothing, Steve asks the question Asuka's been waiting for since this trip was first planned.
"So, how do we pass the time?" He looks at the five around him.
I look up from my black fingernails. "I thought no one would ever ask." A smile appears and stays.
"What'd you have in mind?" Steve asks but I can see the others are interested.
"Well, this is a game I learned from my parents." I look at Jin. "Jin knows how to play too."
-------I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Ch.8- 'Now the Fun is Over: Pt 1' is next. It should be no later than the end of May :) Bye, Bye----
