CP&BC

Chapter 6: Bitter Sweet.

"Ow!"

"Oi!"

"Wait, no..."

"AIYA!"

"NO, NO ALCOHOL!"

"AIYOOOO"

Two hours later, the café came back to a decent state. The cats went back over to their business, some had even approached the whining couple being treated by Jihyo. The self-announced owner of the café had calmed the cats down and saved both immature children from certain death by being lacerated by the cat's claws.

"Stop whining, if you had been a little more mature, this would've never happened," Jisoo called out from behind them, rolling the cord of a vacuum she had just finished using. The idea of turning it on again was tempting, since the noise of the vacuum was far more bearable than Junseo's childish whines.

"I can't believe you didn't even take into account the number of cats wandering around, you know their tails are sensitive." Haruki scolded Miyeon while petting the cat, who had been hurt during their earlier wrestling. The cat purred, but looked as if he held a life-long grudge against Miyeon.

"How was I supposed to know there were cats in this café?" She flipped her hair out of the way while giving access to her neck, there she flinched as the alcohol made contact with her bare skin, now covered in wounds. She inhaled deeply, mentally preparing for the dreadful liquid to touch her again. Minutes later, she looked around, aware of all the eyes in the room who had turned around to stare at her.

"What?" She asked, confused and uncomfortable under the sudden attention.

"You..." Began Junseo.

"Didn't..." Followed by Jisoo.

"Know..." Continued Yeonjun.

"There were..."Jihyo echoed in concern.

"Cats, in a..." Haruki stared in disbelief.

"Cat Café?" Their voices finished the question, emphasizing the word 'cat'.

"Uh...No?" She answered, frankly confused.

"You can't answer a question with another question." Haruki flicked a finger at her forehead.

"Ouch! They do that all the time in interviews." She rubbed her forehead.

"Don't you dare try and change the subject" Haruki pointed an accusing finger at her, Miyeon dropped her head like a scolded puppy.

"I'm more concerned with the fact you never noticed there were cats here. I mean, how?" Yeonjun sat beside her, almost pushing Junseo out of the sofa, his shyness had gone away after the events. Then he moved away as his sister instructed him to pick up a few band-aids from the first-aid kit he had knocked down while sitting down.

In reality, the atmosphere had changed, now they conversed comfortably, like old friends who just casually hang out.

"That is astounding, even Junseo noticed, and he doesn't pay attention to anything below his nose level." Junseo scoffed at Jisoo who just flashed him her best 'what? Is it not true?' expression.

"He sure seems to pay attention to Miyeon, though," Jihyo said, giggling slightly while applying some ointment to Junseo's wounds. Junseo's eyes opened as wide as plates, his mouth trembling, trying to physically process her words. His face reflecting absolute disgust.