The UNIQ boys next door

Holiday of no love

One part of the staff room was completely filled with various heart shaped decorations from balloons to tablecloths. I put on my half apron and headed out. 

'What's all the decorations for?' I inquired, carefully closing the door behind me.

'Not sure if you're kidding or not...' Minny eyed me doubtingly as she hugged a tray. I just continued to stare blankly at her. 'It's Valentine's day tomorrow.'

'Oh...you're right.' I was a tad surprised. I had been so caught up with living in a new place that the international holiday of love had completely slipped my mind.

'It's going to be couples galore tomorrow so you better be ready. Ugh, I have to go buy some chocolate tonight...'

'You have a boyfriend?' For some reason, it felt like a detail I would not have missed.  

'Yeah, Kim Jongin.' Minny smirked.

'Ooohh, I see.' I nodded, not sure if I had correctly sensed the sarcasm in her tone.

'I was kidding. I was kidding. I wish Kai was my boyfriend...' She let out a big sigh. 'I'm buying chocolate out of courtesy. It's what girls give to co-workers and friends usually. Doesn't have to be chocolates though, some girls bake and stuff but I'm waaaaaay too lazy for that.'

'Hrm, interesting.' I nodded, just absorbing in the information.

Baking... I played around with the idea in my head throughout my shift. I had never really celebrated Valentine's Day over in the US because it was such a couple-centric holiday. Well, except for when I had a boyfriend in high school but even then I don't remember what we did. But over here, it seemed like it was actually fun to get into the spirit of the day even if you weren't in a relationship. Later on in the day, having finally decided what I was going to do, I beamed with satisfaction and got excited. I counted all the people I had to bake for...5, 4...10. After work, I headed off to the nearby grocery and picked up a few ingredients and tools for making cupcakes.

~Next Day~

Aaaannnnddd DONE!  I took a step back and triumphantly looked at the cupcakes gifts I had made for everyone. I had wrapped 2 red velvet cupcakes per person in clear cellophane and tied them up with red ribbon. I carefully popped them all into a large bag and rushed off to give them to my dear neighbours, hoping that they were at least awake.

I quietly entered their place and spotted Sungjoo just sitting on the couch doing something with his headphones on. I sneakily crept behind the couch and then propped myself right next to his head and dangled the cupcakes in front of his face. He was slightly startled at first but his expression relaxed immediately after seeing my cheery face. He carefully took the package into his hands and then slid his headphones down to his neck.

'What's this for?'

'Happy Valentine's!'

'Oh...hap-happy Valentine's.' Sungjoo said with a cute smile. He warmly looked at the package and looked back  up at me, parting his lips to say something but was promptly interrupted as Seungyoun suddenly hugged me from behind and pulled me down to the ground.

'Chi! What brings you here so early in the morning?' Seungyoun cheerfully said, sitting cross legged in front of me. I pulled out his gift and his eyes twinkled with excitement as he took the gift and lightly embraced it.

'Oh, oh, oh, oh, is this for Valentine's today?' He beamed, already untying the bow. I nodded and then saw the others walk out of the bathroom and their rooms. Seungyoun leapt forward and cried 'YEESSS VALENTINE'S BREAKFAST!' whilst tightly hugging me. I started laughing and for a moment, I saw what seemed like an annoyed expression on Sungjoo's face as he watched us from the couch. Sungjoo then grabbed the back of Seungyoun's shirt and pulled him back away from me. I took the chance to give the others their gifts as well as they gathered around me.