Chapter 11: Meet the family

Ga Eul's P.O.V

When I awoke mid-afternoon, I opened my eyes to see 2 identical faces peering down at me intently. I gave a slight scream, and covered my mouth in embarrassment.

"You don't need to be afraid." The girl to my right said.

"That's right." Her counterpart agreed. "We live here to. Welcome!" Blinking slowly, I sat up; the girls moved back a little to sit on the edge of my bed. They looked identical. They both had nicely angled faces, golden skin with tinges of brown and dark eyes. Red brown curls fell down to their shoulders.

"Hello." I examined them. On closer inspection, the one to my right seemed to sit straighter, and had a calmer expression. But that was about where the differences ended. "What are your names?"

"I'm Min-Jee." The child to my left smiled and bounced up and down.

"And I'm Mi-Young." Her sister waved. "Welcome to our home Ga Eul-unni." I sat up completely, and thanked them.

"Thank you. Where is Woo-Bin sunbae?"

"Oppa is downstairs. He said he'd be up in a minute. He was talking about colors with Ji-hoo oppa."

Soon the girls were taking turns braiding my hair while I told them stories about my pottery class, Jan Di, and the few stories I knew about the F4.

Woo Bin P.O.V

When I came into Ga Eul's room, Mi-Young and Min-Jee were braiding her long straight hair. They were squealing and giggling excitedly. I tapped my knuckles on the door frame, and they all whirled to look at me.

"Oppa!" Mi-Young threw herself at me as if it had been years since she'd seen me instead of minutes. Swinging her up onto my hip with practiced ease, I turned my smile to Ga Eul.

"How's the leg Ga Eul?"

"Better sunbae. I took pain medication just now, so I should be good for a few hours at least."

"Excellent." Her face was slightly pink, but she was smiling. I'd seen her in the hospital, and the whole time she'd been there she had been frowning. It had made me sad, and I'm almost positive it broke Yi-Jung's heart.

"Min-Jee, Mi-Young. Time for dinner princesses." They catapulted off the bed and landed on the carpet running. It was always fun to watch my sisters.

"They are wonderful children sunbae." Ga Eul whispered quietly, her eyes had followed them all the way to the door.

"Well, I like them. They can be a bit of a handful though. I have a favor to ask you, it's just for the next couple days."

"Certainly. What can I do to help?" Her eagerness to please left me laughing. Forcing back a grin, I replied.

"I'm going to be out of town for a few days, and my mother is still in Shanghai. Would you mind keeping an eye on the twins when I'm away? The staff will help you, and it will be good for you to have company. It's easier than sending them to a friend's house for a few days."

"Of course! And it will help me gain experience with younger children. Is there anything in specific I need to do, or just make sure that they don't end up on the roof or something?"

"Just check in on them every now and then. You're not allowed to go to school for another week, doctors' orders. But you can keep an eye out around this place while I'm gone."

"It sounds like a marvelous idea." Ga Eul's face was alight with pleasure. I'd forgotten she loved kids so much. "I can't wait to get to know your sisters better! They seem like such interesting girls!"

I rolled my eyes. "That's one word for it. Another is insane. But, to each his own. We can discuss this more later. But at the moment, it's time for dinner. Need a hand getting up?"

Ga Eul's P.O.V

Reaching for my crutches, I shook my head.

"No, that's fine sunbae. I'll see you down stairs."

"If you are sure…" He winked at me, ruffled his hair, and pranced out of the room.

As soon as I was sure he was gone, I dove for my phone. Dialing Jan Di's number, I realized my hand was shaking. Whether it was with nerves, or excitement, I'm not quite sure.

"Pick up, pick up, pick up…" I hissed into the phone speaker.

"Hello?" Jan Di's bored voice answered on the 3rd ring. Skipping over the greetings, I filled her in on what had happened only a few moments before.

"This is amazing!" I squealed.

"That's wonderful Ga Eul-ah. I'm so glad you're excited. Woo-bin sunbae has behaved himself properly, right?"

"Of course. He's acted the perfect gentleman." I blushed slightly as I remembered when he took my hand to help me up from the bed.

"Fantastic. I have to go, I'm studying for an exam tomorrow. Call me whenever you need to ok?"

"Sure. Good night Jan Di-ah."
"Good night."

As I hung up the phone, my stomach rumbled. I could smell captivating aromas coming from the dining room downstairs. Swinging myself onto my crutches, I propelled myself to the door, and went to supper.

Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't updated in a while, and I know this is kinda short and dull. This was more like a filler chapter, until i can get all the pieces of the next chapter together. Oh, and I fixed the Japanese errors in here! Thanks to those who pointed it out, I may not have realized I was doing it otherwise! Thanks for your patience!
~Ri