My Idol Dream

Chapter 9

,,You can use it with anyone." Yn kept gesturing around the room, not wanting him to assume she bought it for him just so she could use it too. He looked up and said quietly, ,,Thank you, Yn. I'll be happy to listen to music with you." They continued to smile at each other until Jungkook looked over her shoulder and giggled, ,,I think Jin is happy about that too." Yn looked around and saw Nina with Jin's blanket wrapped around his shoulders while they talked eagerly, she smiled at them unseen.

,,I'm going to start peeling those potatoes," Yn said wistfully, not wanting to disturb Nina. She knew she had spoken too quickly for Jungkook to understand, but he caught her hand as she rose from the floor and thanked her again gratefully.

Yn happily cooked for everyone in the kitchen, visited by curious and hungry Jung's who wondered if they could help but were quickly shooed away. She wasn't a particularly skilled cook in most areas, but her mother cooked a roast every Sunday, so Yn knew well enough how to manage dinner together. She stuck her head out for five minutes every so often and watched the Jung's play their new dance mat game.

„We won't let Jungkookie play." Taehyung said miserably with Nina's help, pushing him off the mat and queuing himself for another try. Instead of using Nina to translate, the Jung's asked her for the right words or around more and more frequently to confirm their opinions before speaking broken English themselves.

Yn smiled at her, a little tipsy from the soju she was constantly drinking in the kitchen. Just before lunch, she was joined by Nina, who helped set everything up while she finished the sauce, and they called out to the chaotic crowd of the table to serve the Christmas dinner. They'd gotten some cookies and decorated them with the Jung's, giving each other paper hats while Nina tried to translate English pun jokes into Korean. Everyone ate lots of turkey, stuffing, ham, potatoes, sprouts and gravy.

After the boys had cleared the plates, the girls secretly disappeared into the kitchen and a moment later Nina called from the door, „Please turn off the light." Puzzled like the others, Yoongi got up and switched off the light, giving the room a gloomy look atmosphere, but then the girls re-entered, Yn cautiously holding up a lit Christmas pudding. The Jung's all cheered excitedly and carefully allowed her to put the dessert on the table. It would be a small nine-way split, but it should do the trick.

„Why is it burning?" Namjoon asked, „No idea. It's just the rule." Nina replied and served everyone.

During the shuffle, Yn was placed next to Jungkook, who took the bowl she passed from Nina to him with a now-characteristic blush. Yn giggled at his embarrassment and quickly let her shoulder bounce his chest. They all ate their bowl quietly, enjoying each other's reactions to another taste they weren't used to. Yn thought how nice it was to introduce them to something new every now and then.

Namjoon passed around a bottle of bubbly wine and then silenced the table with a small jingle of his fork.

„Thanks to Nina and Yn for this wonderful Christmas dinner. We are delighted to share this day with you and to have you with us." The girls smiled delightedly and clinked glasses with the others in the center of the table.

„And now," Jungkook said cautiously, „Do we have something for you." „What, but you already gave us our stockings." Yn protested as he and Jin got up from the table and brought back two gift bags, which they gave to the girls Very humiliated, they opened it without delay.

Inside were new Beats headphones, Korean skincare kits, silk eye masks, a cashmere cardigan, and an inflatable neck pillow. „That's awesome," Yn remarked, touching her cheek with the softest material she'd ever felt She eyed the somewhat odd collection of items with interest Koreans aren't practical when it comes to gift giving, so she wondered what all of this was about.