"Excuse me" the lady in the shop at the third table waves her hand up in the air, enough to caught the attention from one of the workers. The waitress approaches to the table, "How may I help you?" she offers politely.
The lady then points at her soufflé, the middle has dissolve like a melted chocolate, "Is this what I'm supposed to be serve for the price I am paying for?" her tone shows that she is displeased, "Has the standards in this shop long gone?" she continues to questioned the panicking waitress.
"Sorry, to interrupt-" a young lad interrupting, his smile attracting and distracting both the lady and the waitress, "I see you have a little upset comment on the soufflé, mind I change it immediately right now for you? I wouldn't to cause any wrinkles on such beautiful face" he smiles charmingly.
The lady blushes while the waitress try to hide her grin.
"To make it up to that, I shall only personally make the soufflé for you myself, Ms. Lynne" he offers.
There, it's solved, just like that, the complaining customer becomes delighted, her face brightens up. He bows a little bit before picking up the soufflé from the customer's table and making his way back to the kitchen, but the waitress who was at the table not long ago, quickly follows behind him.
"Simon oppa...this has been the fifth time, SooJung's work has been receiving complaints" the waitress pouts unhappily.
He nods his head understandingly.
"I'll be back out in 30 minutes, keep an eye for me" Simon said last as he then enters the kitchen.
Krystal was sitting on top of the huge steel table in the kitchen, while Luna was standing in front of her, the two watch as Simon enters. Luna sighed and quickly looks at Krystal, awaiting for her reaction. Krystal's eyes immediately caught the failed soufflé in Simon's right hand. She groans.
"That's it!"
She leaps off from the steel table, landing on both her feet, she takes off her apron and throws it onto the table. "Yah~ Krystal-ahh" Luna whines pleading, she knew what Krystal is about to say. Krystal shakes her head, disapproving whatever Luna will be going to say later, "I just don't have the talent" Krystal reasons with Luna.
"Luna-sshi, do you mind to go look out at the counter for me? I would love to have a few words with Ms. Jung privately" he says politely, placing the failed soufflé onto the table.
Luna nods her head, seeing there was no option, he is her boss anyway, so she left them. Krystal runs her hand, fingers through her hair, pulling them backwards as she sighs out in frustration. Simon arched one of his eyebrows, but he made his way to one of the drawer and pulls out an ice cream spoon, he dips it in the middle of the soufflé to scoop some chocolate up and hands it over to Krystal. She hesitated to made any move in the beginning but the patience offering coming from Simon and also his genuine facial expression, it made her reaches out for it.
"Try...and tell me what you think" he crosses his arms as he smiles- confidently.
With one last look at the chocolate on the spoon, it disappears into Krystal's mouth, she lick her top lips, looking at Simon who is still smiling to her rather than at her, he nod his head, "Is..." she don't seems to be able to compliment herself in a way.
"Good?" he finishes her last word with a guess.
She nods her head cutely.
"If you quit, the talent you HAVE, will stops right here. Is not talent that a person is looking for, is an effort to make a dream come true what it meant more" says Simon confidently, "You just need a little more effort and- Patience" he smiles.
And she returns one.
"It's been 20 days since you joined, I am not giving up on you so easily, you know you can" he added.
The two duos were talking about their teaser for their upcoming album for the Korea batch. While sitting opposite, in front of them at the other side of the table was the manager and her assistant. Yuri was thinking hard on how the album package should look like. So, there she has again, some alone time to daze out. Her eyes brought her to looking at the pair of singers sitting opposite of her.
The two was talking rather quietly and Jessica has a consistent smile on her face all the time, while Taeyeon has a cute grin on hers, they look rather comfortable with each other's company. Taeyeon was leaning sideways of the chair, turning her body all the way to the side so she could fully look and focus on Jessica. Tiffany look at how Taeyeon had an elbow on the chair behind her back, resting the side of her head on her palm, she look so relax and happy. She tries to peel her eyes away from the two singers, but seems like idols always has the charms to make a person stare and can't stop staring.
She curses herself silently on the inside for not being able to look away quickly enough. Taeyeon caught her.
Taeyeon and Yuri looks at one another, Taeyeon smiles a little bit, but hide it from picking up the cup of coffee in front of her to take a sip.
"Sica-ahh, are you ready to go back to the studio and prepare some paper work that needed to be sign?" Yuri ask, keeping all her documents into her working bag. Tiffany look at how Taeyeon intertwined her own fingers together, smiling on her own. She then looks at Jessica was is now pouting and suddenly linking her arm with Taeyeon who is beside her, leaning her head against Taeyeon's shoulder.
"Aren't you coming?" Jessica ask softly.
Taeyeon looks at Jessica and made a cute pouting, imitating the girl back, causing Tiffany to look away, "I have to go check one of the few stores around here to see if I can get the thing I wanted"
"I want to follow her, Yul" Jessica stated.
"But you have lots to sign, Tae has done with hers last night, you can see the bruise at the sides of her fingers..." Yuri stated back.
"Get someone to sign on behalf of me-"
"Sica-ahh...we are going back to Seoul in 3 more days, please-" Yuri urges.
"Tae-"
"Be a good girl, Jess...I'll be back soon" Taeyeon promised, but her eyes lingers at Tiffany's direction. It somehow made the girl gulps uncomfortably, Taeyeon smiles brightly, "Before we see a black skin YulYulk becomes the Hulk, please Jess"
The two burst into laughter, making their manager rolls her eyes, "Come on. Quick quick" she stands up, slinging the handle of the bag around her shoulder as she stands up, followed along with Tiffany and Jessica, "Oh wait- just in case, Tiffany, you better accompany Taeyeon..."
"Ohh..." Tiffany looks at Yuri.
"Come back soon, Taeyeon. After you get what you want" Yuri answers before leaving.
Tiffany sat down back at her seat after her manager left with the blonde idol, they sit quietly at the table.
"So...you'll be finishing your job here soon" Taeyeon begins with.
Tiffany was silent for a moment, even she did not realize how fast time and day has already passed, now that Taeyeon mentioned it, she only have 5 days left working for this company before going back to school. She nods her head, remembering that Taeyeon was still awaiting for her answer.
"How do you find working with us?" Taeyeon ask.
"An interview?" Tiffany jokes, these few weeks has given Tiffany an opportunity to know Taeyeon even further, to know that Taeyeon isn't that bad after all, her mood swings were tolerable if you knows what she wants.
Taeyeon smiles charmingly, her white set of teeth showing off, her dimple making it less charming but a lot more adorable, "If you say so"
"Things were good" Tiffany fiddles with her own fingers, "I mean, really, it was an experience I will never forget, definitely make a good project"
"I think you'll get an A" Taeyeon stated as a matter of fact.
"If only you were the teacher on grading it" Tiffany giggles, "So...what was it that you wanted to find?" she ask, referring back on the topic of why the two was still in the cafe.
"Something"
"Something that is that secretive...?"
Taeyeon shrugs her shoulders, but a small drizzling is starting outside of the cafe, "Then I guess we better start making a move before the rain gets heavier" Tiffany looks around at outside of the cafe window beside her.
"Guess we should" Taeyeon nods her head, agreeing. The two gets up from their seats and headed outside, Taeyeon hold up her umbrella, she smiles a little bit to herself before looking to her side, Tiffany, who is looking back at her, "Did you bring any umbrella?" Taeyeon ask as her eyes glints hopefully as she looks at Tiffany who is only carrying a pink sling bag strap across her chest. "Guess not, guess we have to share?"
"So many guesses?" Tiffany jokes.
The two laugh a little bit, but with Tiffany nodding her head, Taeyeon opens up her umbrella and her smile becomes even wider when Tiffany stood closer to her, their shoulders literally right next to each other, side by side.
Though the two was wondering what is there to be shy of, but every single time when they were walking along Tokyo street along the shops, their shoulders might accidentally bumps or brushes against one another, the two will blush, but neither know the other one feels the same as well.
"THERE!"
Taeyeon suddenly shove the umbrella to Tiffany and rushes her way under the rain towards one of the shop, standing outside the window, she was looking at only one thing. Tiffany chases the idol, frowning, "Yah! You shouldn't have just ran off!" she scolded, shielding the two of them underneath the umbrella, but Taeyeon wasn't taking her eyes off at the shop glass window. It made Tiffany wonders what was it that causes Taeyeon to be this excited.
"The Iron Man cap?" Tiffany ask and Taeyeon has already nods her head excitedly, smiling brightly. Looking exactly like a kid right now, "Let's go in and ask them then" the two enters the shop.
"Yes, how may I help you?" one of the staffs approach them, seeing they were Chinese and they didn't the idol in front of them, both Tiffany and Taeyeon is relief.
"The cap, Iron Man cap, is it on sale?" Taeyeon ask eagerly in excitement.
The staff could only smile apologetically, "I'm sorry, there was still no new stock arrival yet..."
Taeyeon could feel her own heart sinking, her smile was fading off.
"Couldn't you just sell us the one at the display?"
Though her heart was sinking, but the cute pleading voice coming from beside her, made her sad mood left abruptly, she looks at Tiffany. Surprise the girl would help her this way.
"I'm sorry" the staff once again shakes her head, "It is really limited edition, why not come back a few days later?"
"We are leaving a few days later" Tiffany reasons with her, showing her puppy eyes that the staff can't even resist it.
"I am really sorry, if I could, I would" the staff apologises.
Taeyeon smiles a bit finally, although she might not get the cap she has wanted all the time, but seeing how Tiffany was trying her way to help her out, Taeyeon was happier than getting the cap itself today. Tiffany bow and walk with Taeyeon to the exit.
"Please do come back and check this few days if you are coming to this street, who knows, we might have it at that time" the staff smiles as she offers.
Tiffany and Taeyeon just nods their head, "Why can't you get it online or some other place?"
Taeyeon has her head tilted sideways as she watch Tiffany speaks, "This...is the only place that the creator works personally on it...making the cap himself"
"It must be costly" Tiffany sighs, "Maybe you can try coming back few days later before we leave?"
"I don't have that kind of time, Yuri won't let me, she doesn't really likes it if I keep coming out all by myself on the streets" says Taeyeon, then the two hears light quiet thundering rolling on the skies above, "We better get going, it's going to rain harder" Tiffany agrees.
Taeyeon has her left hand holding the handle of the umbrella for the two of them, she hope Tiffany isn't getting any rain on the other side, she wanted to pull Tiffany close to her with her right hand, several times she lifted her right hand up, wanting to wrap it around Tiffany's shoulders, but after some thoughts flashing in her mind, her right hand drops back to her side, finally realizing after all, they were in the streets, though no one is looking at them, she doesn't want to risk any tabloids or paparazzi doing their unnecessary works. Changing the handle being hold by her right now, she knew she will have to make sure Tiffany doesn't gets wet.
Finally, the two got into the studio.
"Did you get wet?" Taeyeon ask worriedly.
Tiffany smiles after checking herself, "Nope..and to thought the umbrella was too small to fit the both of us, look, I'm all dry...what about you?"
"I'm fine-"
Tiffany suddenly turns Taeyeon's body to the side a little bit, completely showing the left side of Taeyeon's shirt, completely damp. Taeyeon gulps. She's caught red handed for the thing she did.
"You...lied..." Tiffany crosses her arms.
One of their crew members came out from the room, "Hey, you two are finally back, lucky! Go inside, Yul noona is waiting. Oh yeah, Fany noona, do you mind to borrow me your foldable umbrella that you bought yesterday?" he ask.
Tiffany's eyes widens, this time, it was her time to gulp awkwardly as she turns her back against Taeyeon to look at the younger boy of their crew.
"Wae? Did you bring it? Noona, i thought you said you bought it because it was easy to carry it around with you all the time?" he further ask.
Tiffany fumbles around the zipper of her sling bag, but when she was half way through pulling her pink foldable umbrella, Taeyeon passes her umbrella to the fella, "Thanks Taeyeon noona, I'll be back soon, ugh! The rain is getting worse" he mumbles as he left.
Tiffany felt like her feet was glued on the ground right now, how she wish Taeyeon will just leave her alone right now as she was continuing to blush like a ripe tomato. She swear she could hear a smirk coming from behind her and she knew what is going on.
"So, I'm not the only one lying?"
