Nine's Soulmate

Fire

Santa go around the house looking for someone but still can't find him, then Keyu seeing Santa coming out of basement.

"Who you looking for?"

"Nain."

"Nine with Patrick upstairs." Keyu said, then Santa with running go to Patrick's room. In that room, Patrick and Lin Mo seems busy playing PlayStation, while Nine watching.

"Nain!" Santa calls from Patrick's room door, asked Nine to come out. Nine approached Santa.

"Come with me. I want do shoe laundry outside. We buy ice cream when we get home."

"Usual place?"

"Yeah."

"Okay." Nine looks a little bit confused because Santa suddenly asked him out, but Nine still agreed.

"Bring your jacket and meet me in dining room."

"Okay." Nine agreed, then go to his room to bring his jacket.

As for Santa, he already waiting Nine in dining room with many thoughts in his head. Yeah, shoe laundry is just an excuse. Santa, he wants to have a one on one conversation with Nine without anyone disturbing outside.

Ready with a jacket, car keys, wallet and his dirty shoes, Santa still waiting for Nine who still not come out of basement yet. Then...

"Mika!" Santa accidentally seeing Mika come out from kitchen, then asked Mika to sit beside him.

"Where you going?" Mika knows Santa will go somewhere just by looking at his clothes.

"Shoe laundry."

"Right now?!" Mika little bit surprised.

"Yeah."

"You waiting for someone?" Mika asked again, Santa nodded.

"Who?" Santa hasn't had time to answer yet, but...

"Santa! I'm ready!" Nine running from basement and go to dining room, seeing Mika and Santa there.

"Isn't your clothes just too light?" Asked Santa looking at Nine only wearing a sweater on that cold night.

"I don't think so... I'm okey." Nine sit front of Santa looking at sweater he was wearing.

"Wait a minute here, I'll get a warmer jacket upstairs." Said Santa who rush go to his room, leave Mika and Nine there.

"Sant!" Before Nine can refuse, Santa already disappeared from dining room. Atmosphere became very quiet in that room. Mika and Nine became very awkward.

Nine just kept smiling and playing with his fingers. Sometimes he looking at Mika, but more often looking at other objects except Mika. And Mika, he just sits there staring at Nine. Making Nine feel even more awkward.

"You go with Santa?" Mika asked.

"Yeah." Nine smiling. They silent again.

"Nine, hmmm... Do you remember restaurant we talked about before?"

"Restaurant?"

"We always wanted to go there, but haven't been there yet."

"Restaurant near Yuheng's place?"

"Yeah..." Mika nodded.

"Yesterday, Yuheng went to that restaurant and he said the food there really good." This time Mika said while looking at Nine.

"Really...?" Nine sit listening Mika while looking down, because Nine know where is their conversation going.

"I'd like to take you there if you have time. How about your schedule, do you have time for..."