Hey guys! Dropping in with another Update!
Ahaha...this was actually supposed to be the intro to the next chapter. But I thought it stood alone so well that I figured I'd make it a chapter of it's own. It's a bit of foreshadowing to what's going to be happening after the next chapter and what not so we'll see how well it works out. XDD
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And with that...on to Chapter 6!
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Chapter 6: Buns in the oven
Ari puffed out her cheeks as she blew her bangs up and out of her eyes as she tried to juggle the bags she was currently carrying in an attempt to push the keypad to her apartment.
She let out a relieved sigh as she pushed her way through the door, quickly kicking off her shoes before dropping a couple of the bags and her jacket at the door before making her way into the kitchenette with her dinner.
Today was an early class day but she'd spent the majority if the afternoon running around. She'd met up with Jaehee for a quick cup of coffee before allowing herself to give in and do a little bit of shopping.
Yoosung had told her yesterday that his doctor's appointment had gone well and he was officially released to go about his normal activities, given on light duty. But that also meant that their date for Saturday was also a go.
And as much as she hated the idea of spending extra money on new clothes, she'd decided to splurge a little and she had found herself buying a new outfit specifically for Saturday.
She snorted a little bit at that thought, the last time she'd bought an outfit for anything specific had been when she was required to wear black and white to a school function.
Given that hadn't been a bad thing since that was the outfit she'd worn to the party. That thought made her cringe a bit, she'd still felt like a waitress at that.
She was busy thinking on that as she pulled out a plate from one of her cabinets and had just begun to unbag her KBC when she heard a tell tale dinging coming from her phone.
She silently hung her head as paused to look down at her dinner, debating on if cold potatoes was worth seeing what was going on in the chat room.
Another ding made her sigh as she folded the bag back over and made her way to retrieve her phone from her bag.
"I'm coming...I'm coming! You guys have fits if I skip meals and then interrupt them when I do try to eat..." She grumbled as she fished her phone out of her bag and uploaded the app to see what was going on.
She flopped down on her couch as she focused on the screen.
{Jumin Han has entered the Chat Room}
{707 has entered the Chat Room}
{Ari has entered the Chat Room}
Jumin Han: Ah, Ari...good evening...
Ari: Hello!
707: Whassup?
Ari: You're really using that?
707: Of course! I'm just hip like that!
707: 8DD
Ari: If we were back in the 90's maybe...or you were trying to sell beer...
707: Awe! I thought it was pretty cool...
Jumin: Didn't they have commercials with that phrase that involved Aliens?
Ari: I think so...
707: See Jumin gets it!
Jumin Han: I only mentioned the Aliens...I seem to remember that phrase being all over billboards for a while...
{Zen has entered the Chat Room}
Zen: Oh wow! Everyone's here...what's that about Aliens? They finally decided to come back for Seven?
Ari: *Snorts*
707: My home planet couldn't handle me...so they decided to give you the blessing of God Seven on this planet!
707: 8D
Zen: -.-;
Ari: LOL...
Jumin Han: I believe that might be a debatable topic...but we could discuss that at a later time.
707: Awe! You guys don't think I'm a blessing?
707: D8
Zen: I'm not touching that one with a 10ft pole...
Ari: LOLOL...don't look at me...
707: T.T
707: You guys just don't understand...
Zen: I don't want to understand you, dude...
707: Fine...
Ari: Anyways how was everyone's days? Jumin, Jaehee mentioned you didn't come into the office today?
Zen: Mine was good...got some interesting news. But I'll get to that later...but really? Damn Trust Fund Kid flaked out yet again on poor Jaehee? What was it this time?
Zen: -.-
Jumin Han: I did...and I had my reasons. Elizabeth the Third wasn't feeling well today...so I took the day off to be with her. The vet won't be able to see her until tomorrow so I thought I'd give her some comfort before then.
Zen: Really? You ditched work and put it all on Jaehee...just because the damned furball wasn't feeling well?
707: WHAT?! Elly is sick?
707: D8
Ari: Oh no! I hope she's alright...
Jumin Han: Thank you, Ari...
707: Poor Elly! I should come and give her some cuddles...
Jumin Han: Don't even think about it...just don't...I'll post extra security to make sure that doesn't happen.
707: T.T
707: Your to cruel! My poor Elly!
Jumin Han: She isn't yours...and her name is Elizabeth the Third.
Jumin Han: -.-
Ari: Poor thing...the vet can't see her any earlier?
Jumin Han: Unfortunately no...he's a specialized vet and he was booked solid today even though I expressed my concerns to him about her health.
Zen: *Snorts* I'm sure you did...
Ari: I feel bad for her...
{Yoosung* has entered the Chat Room}
707: And there's Yoosung! Come to send get well wishes to Elly as well!
Yoosung*: Wha? I think I missed something...
Yoosung*: .
Ari: Elizabeth the Third isn't feeling well...
Yoosung*: Ooooh! I'm sorry to hear that!
Ari: Maybe you could help? I mean...you are studying to be a Vet after all...
Yoosung*: ME?! But I'm not even half way through school yet...
Zen: A Vet, huh? Guess that answers the question of your major...interesting...
Yoosung*: Thanks...I think?
Jumin Han: Hmmm...very interesting. I'd be willing to listen to your opinion...it would at least be a bit of comfort to know nothing serious is wrong until I can get her to the vet.
Yoosung*: R-Really?!
Yoosung*: .
Ari: Come on, Yoosung! Even if it's something minor at least you'll put Jumin's mind at ease and maybe make her feel a bit better?
Zen: Hey...you figure out what's wrong with the fur ball it means he can go back to work and save Jaehee...
707: Do it for Elly!
Yoosung*: No pressure...alright. I'll give it a try...tell me what's wrong with her.
Jumin Han: I have noticed her behavior has been off now for about three weeks now give or take. She seems lethargic, has been consuming great amounts of water. She's also been put off of her food...no matter what I have the chief prepare she seems to not want any of it. Yet she still seems to be putting on weight, and I've noticed several times that she's actually vomited mostly in the mornings.
Yoosung*: Hmmm...it could be a normal stomach bug. Though the symptoms sound more like she's pregn...OH SHIT!
Yoosung*: FORGET WHAT I JUST SAID! Dammit Seven why didn't you ever update with that delete function?!
707: Delete function? Oh you mean the one Jaehee mentioned...
Yoosung*: Yes that one...-.-;
Jumin Han: ?
Jumin Han: What were you going to say at the end of that sentence, Yoosung?
Yoosung*: Oh god...you being calm is scarier then you being angry...
Yoosung*: T.T
Yoosung*: I was going to say her symptoms sound more like...like she's pregnant...
Yooosung*: But I could also be totally wrong! I mean I did say I wasn't a full vet yet!
Zen: ZOMG! The fur ball's knocked up?! AHAHAHAHAHA...
707: Elly's going to have kittens? REALLY? Can I have one?!
Ari: Oh my...do you really think she is?
Jumin Han: ….
Jumin Han: I find that theory hard to believe...Elisabeth the Third can't be pregnant. She's had no access to a Male...I've made sure of that. And to answer you're question...even if she were you'd be the last person on this earth I'd allow to have one of her kittens. -.-
Zen: Who said it had to be a cat? Oh god...if those kittens come out with you're face...I'm gonna give myself nightmares thinking about it.
Jumin Han: -.-;
707: T.T
707: You're so mean!
Yoosung*: Well if you're sure she's not had access to a male then I guess she's not pregnant.
Yoosung*: Thank god...I was really scared for a minute.
Ari: Yeah...with out a male I guess she's not...OH CRAP!
Ari: .
Yoosung*: ?
Jumin Han: Are you alright, Ari?
Zen: You okay?
707: She's probably as sad as I am at Elly not having kittens...T.T
Zen: *Rolls eyes*
Ari: Ummm...well...I just had a thought, Elizabeth the Third may...have been around a male.
Ari: .;
Yoosung*: 0.0
707: WHAT?! There's still hope for Elly Babies?
707: 8DDD
Zen: *Dies laughing*
Jumin Han: That is impossible...she's been under strict supervision...
Ari: Not...entirely...I don't think anyone told you but...3 weeks ago at the party she may have...sort of escaped during the party...
Yoosung*: Oh right...you found her didn't you?
Ari: Y-Yeah...
Jumin Han: I wasn't informed of this...incident? What makes you think she had access to a male during that time?
Ari: God Yoosung was right...you being calm is even scarier.
Ari: Because...I may have found her with one...
Jumin Han: …..
Ari: It wasn't my fault! I found her with Long Cat...I didn't even think about what they'd been doing before I found them!
707: ZOMG! Long Cat is the daddy to Elly's babies?! Now I must have one...
Jumin Han: ….
Jumin Han: Why wouldn't Assistant Kang have told me about this...or anyone else for that matter? And the answer is still no...
Ari: Because...well we didn't want to interrupt the auctions...
Zen: By the sound of it I don't think even you would have been able to have stopped them...ahaha...oh man this is great!
707: I was responsible for Long Cat even being invited! I'm 1/10th of the reason those kittens were even conceived! I own at least one of them!
Jumin Han: Then I should put all of the blame on you for inviting that freak cat that defiled my Elizabeth the Third!
Zen: Dude...I think you're gonna be paying child support instead of getting a kitten...
707: T.T
{Jaehee Kang has entered the Chatroom}
Zen: Oh...Jaehee's here! Welcome to the fun!
{Jaehee Kang has Left the Chatroom}
Zen: LOL...I don't blame her at all for turning tail and running.
Ari: I really am so sorry, Jumin...I didn't think anything of it when I found her. We just wanted to get her back so she was safe...
Ari: T.T
Jumin Han: Well I suppose that point is moot now...so if you'll excuse me I need to go attend to Elizabeth the Third and sort somethings out.
Jumin Han: Specifically why I feel betrayed by people I trusted to tell me the truth...
{Jumin Han has left the Chat Room}
Yoosung*: Are you alright, Ari? He didn't have to be so mean...
Zen: Just ignore the asshole...you know as well as I do he'll be pissy about this for a while. Though I agree that was to harsh...
Ari: It's alright...he was upset by everything. We did sort of keep that information from him...not that I'm sure what else could have been done.
Yoosung*: Still though...he didn't need to take it that far.
Ari: Really...I'm fine, I probably should be getting off of here now that all the excitement is over. I still have to eat and do some homework.
Zen: Alright...don't take that jerk's words to far to heart...he's just an asshole blowing smoke out his ass cuz he's pissed his precious fur ball is pregnant.
Yoosung*: Yeah...but we all know how important Elizabeth is to him...guess we shoulda seen this coming if something happened to her...
Yoosung*: Alright, Ari...I'll call you here in a bit. X0X0
Ari: Kay...bye guys!
{Ari has Left the Chatroom}
Ari sighed as she turned off the app and leaned her head back on her couch and stared up at the ceiling of her apartment.
She knew Zen and Yoosung were right on not taking Jumin's words to seriously. But a small part of her felt horrible for what had happened.
They all knew how important Elizabeth was to him, and yet they'd kept this information from him and now the situation was worse then it had been.
Given she wasn't to sure what could have been done to have fixed things even if they'd told him about her escape at the party. She supposed there were ways to fix it...but she didn't wanna think about those options.
She puffed out her cheeks and let out a woosh of air that blew up her bangs as she continued to stare up at the ceiling. Her motivation to even eat had left as she mulled over the events that had just taken place.
The sudden loud sound that came from her phone made her jump it took her a second to recgonize the ringtone but a soft smile came to her lips despite everything as she hit the answer button.
"Hello?" She answered hoping her voice didn't sound to discouraged.
"Ari? Hey...you alright?" Yoosung's voice answered the worried tone in his voice proving that she must have sounded worse then she thought.
"Yeah...I'm fine..." She said with a sigh as she pinched the bridge of her nose feeling a headache coming on.
"You don't sound fine! I knew Jumin had upset you when you left the Chat Room like that. The jerk...it's not you're fault as to what happened to Elizabeth. Should call him and up and give him a piece of my mind for upsetting you." He said his voice raising as he got more worked up.
Ari felt her eyes widen slightly as her head popped up off the couch.
"No...no...it's alright. You don't have to go that far. I guess this is just the first time I've been on the receiving end of his temper. Really...I'll be fine." She said shaking her head hoping to calm him down before he started even more drama.
She heard him huff as he took a deep breath to calm himself down.
"Alright...I won't call him. But I still say he went to far..." He said his voice still not happy sounding but it wasn't at least as worked up as it was before.
"He was just upset, I mean we all know how important Elizabeth is to him. We should have told him from the start what had happened. At least then he would have had some clue to what had happened. This all must have come as such a shock." She said quietly as her head leaned back on couch yet again.
"I suppose...but he's also partially to blame as well. If he hadn't brought Elizabeth in the first place..." He said his voice trailing off as he sighed.
"I guess it wasn't anyone in specific's fault, really...things just happened. Still doesn't mean he has to be an ass hole to you though." He grumbled.
Ari could almost imagine the angry look on his face.
"I think he took it out on the first person he knew was involved, I just happened to be in the line of fire. It could have just as easily been you telling him she was pregnant." She pointed out as she sat back up on the couch.
"True...very true. I just hate the idea that he upset you. I don't like seeing you upset or worse crying..." Yoosung admitted she was sure his face had turned red after he'd said that by the pause on the other end of the line.
Ari felt her heart warm at his words and she let a real smile spread across her face at those words.
"Thank you...I'm glad I've got you looking out for me." She said finally feeling her mood lifting.
"Of course! What sort of boyfriend would I be other wise? I don't want anyone making you feel that way." He said his voice going soft and she could hear the smile in his voice as he spoke.
"You should be happy as much as possible, and if anyone makes you unhappy you should call me and I'll do everything I can to make you happy again. I don't want to see you any other way...the thought of you crying breaks my heart..." He said trailing off at the end.
Ari smiled to herself at his words.
"Ahaha...I'm sure I sound super cringy right now. Prolly should stop, huh?" He asked laughing nervously as he cleared his throat.
Ari giggled at this as she let out a soft sigh.
"Prolly, even though I do enjoy cringy from time to time." She said smiling at the pause on the other end of the phone.
"O-Oh? Well...then I'll keep that in mind then." He said laughing softly into the phone as he let out a content sigh.
"I'm glad you're feeling better now...least I can study now not worrying about if you're upset or not." He said relief flooding into her voice.
Ari smiled softly at his words his concern warming her heart.
"Really...thank you. Guess I should be going...I'm sure my KBC is offically cold by now." She said suddenly feeling a pang in her stomach and remembering she still hadn't eaten dinner.
"Oh no! I didn't mean to keep you from eating!" Yoosung stated his voice suddenly apologetic.
"It's fine...I wasn't in much of a mood to eat before, but I'm feeling better now so I guess my appetite has come back." She said giggling at the thought.
Yoosung chuckled.
"I'm glad to hear that...oh! I have something else that will cheer you up...I'll text it to you after we hang up. I got the most adorable picture of Lisa today! I'm sure you'll love it too!" He said sounding like a little kid in a candy shop.
Ari giggled.
"Oh! That sounds great! I really loved the ones you sent the other day. I even put one as the background on my Laptop." She said happily excited to see the picture of their kitten.
"R-Really? Which one?" Yoosung asked curiosity filling his voice.
"The one of you two together...it was so adorable!" She said smiling as she remembered the picture in question.
It had been a selfie shot of Yoosung cuddling Lisa close to his face. Lisa had been giving the camera the most adorable look of what in the world, while Yoosung had been making a kissy face towards her.
"Awe? Really? I had the worst derp face in that one!" Yoosung whined at her.
"Yup...I thought it was cute! So did some of the girls in my class when I took my laptop to school. They said I had the cutest kitten and boyfriend..." She said biting her lip to keep herself from giggling.
Yoosung made an odd noise that sounded somewhere between pain and embarrassment on the other end which finally caused her to snicker a bit at his expense.
"Well I guess as long as you think the same I suppose it's alright." He finally sighed.
"Of course..." Ari said feeling her cheeks flush.
Yoosung let out an embarrassed chuckle before he sighed.
"I'd better get going so you can eat and get on with your night. I'm so glad I could cheer you up!" He said quietly she could almost seen the soft look on his face.
"Alright...and of course, you can do that the moment I hear you're voice. I'm really lucky to have you..." She said quietly a gentle smile tugging at the corners of her lips.
"That makes me really happy to hear...I hope I can be here for you anytime you need me." He said the sinsarity in his voice making her heart skip a beat.
"Well I'll talk to you later, enjoy you're dinner and don't study to hard. Let's meet in our dreams. Love you." He said his voice softening as he spoke into the phone.
"Kay, I'll see you then. And love you too." She said smiling happily.
"Bye..." He said though she could hear the hesitation in his voice at the last word.
"Bye..." She answered back as the line went silent.
She sighed a bit as she put the phone down, her head once again lolling up to look at the ceiling of her apartment though this time there was a happy smile on her face as she did.
Though it faded after a moment, she sighed as her mind drifted back to what had happened earlier with Jumin. She hated to think about it after that talk with Yoosung but she couldn't shake the feeling in the back of her mind that this was just the tip of the iceberg.
That something much bigger was going to come from all of this.
She heaved a sigh as she shook her head to clear it as she went to get up to see about dinner. There was no use in thinking on such things at the moment. What had happened had happened and whatever to come would come.
And that's it for Chapter 6! Who saw that coming? XDD
Ahaha...this is actually the follow up to "Chapter 9: Cat-astrophe" of my Prequel Story "Don't Let Go" for those who remember! And now I suppose the cat is outta the bag to where this is going to go next! But keep your seat belts fastened...we've just started this ride and there are plent more surprises to come! XDD
Hope you guys enjoyed this! I had so much fun with the Chat Room...I've had it planned since I first stated this story...and I think it came out spot on to how I'd imagined it! Anyways...let's see where this leads shall we? 83
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