ROAMING THE EARTH | JYH

5. Cookie

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I stood up on my feet as he mirrored my action, looking at me briefly before focusing his attention elsewhere. So, he's an angel? It can't be. I mean, it's crazy right? Angels are not real. And yet one is standing in my living room? Still naked as a matter of fact. I pinched my nose bridge and sighed.

"I have to leave Yunho. I need to be in Busan today for my dad's birthday, and I promised I'll stay with them for a few days, but I don't know-" I stopped my sentence and ran my hands over my face.

"I-I don't have where to go Jia. Can I stay here? I promise I won't do anything, just-just allow me to stay here for now until I find a solution. I'll leave as soon as I can and not turn back, promise" His voice held a sort on sadness in it that I haven't honestly heard before.

"This is so messed up, I feel like I'm in a dream and I don't understand shit" He's lost, far from home in a foreign place. And naked. Yeah, that seems to distract me way more than I thought. I looked at him fidgeting with his fingers.

"You can come with me, Yunho. Maybe we can find your wings on the way there or I don't know-wait how does that actually work-they just vanished?" I feel crazy asking him such a strange question. Because it is, in fact, strange. Stranger than doctor Strange itself at this point.

"It's actually a coin" He said eyeing me as my eyes narrowed "A tiny silver coin held together by a necklace" He touched his empty neck slowly.
"A necklace?" My hands fell loose next to my body "You can't be serious. How can we find a necklace?Such a tiny and frail thing in this big world" I puffed my cheeks breathing in and out as he tilted his head down to the floor.

"Ok, uhm, we'll see about that later. We need to go now or I'll be dead by sunset if I don't get my ass moving" I took my backpack and walked to the exit door looking behind my shoulder only to see him standing there looking confused at me "Well, come on, why are you still there?" I gestured towards him as I slowly realized and retracted my hand. He's naked.

"I assume you don't have any clothes with you"
"Nope"
"And the ones from yesterday are most probably dirty and messed up"
"Yep"

Great. I looked at his figure scanning him from head to toes "It should be the same size, more or less" I said stroking my chin "Stay there" And I walked out of the apartment stomping my feet on the stairs as I ran up to the fifth floor of the building. I knocked on the door melodically and waited.

"Jia dear, hello" The woman greeted me with a wide open smile, wiping her hands on the apron loosely hanging on her hips. She's baking again and I cursed the situation mentally. I love her deserts.
"Hello aunty" I said as I leaned in for a hug "Is Mingi home?"

"Yes dear, he's in his room. Come on in" Mrs. Song stepped out of the way making place for me as I walked inside. The smell of dough and sugar hit my senses right away as my stomach grumbled in the process "Be careful though, he's grumpy" She laughed walking away to the kitchen

"Hungover again?" I asked over my shoulder as I walked to his room, hearing a muffled "yes" from her as I opened the door. He was laying flat on his chest, a pillow covering his head while his body was crumbled in a weird position.

"Sleeping beauty, wake up!" I shouted as I removed the pillow from his head only to smack him again with it.
"The fuck-" He looked at me angrily, his eyes barely open "Oh, it's you" He turned on his back covering his face back with the pillow, mumbling "I thought you left last night"

"Yeah, I couldn't because of the rain. Listen, I need to borrow some of your clothes" I said stroking his hand. Mingi is my best friend for over three years now and I know I can count on him when needed.

"For what?" He removed the pillow from his face narrowing his eyes at me confused
"I'll explain later, but can I?"
"Yeah, be my guest" He gestured me away with his hand while I walked to his closet, searching for something casual.

It wasn't hard to find a pair of loose jeans, a t-shirt and a hoodie since basically that's Mingi's entire garderobe. I looked at his shoe rack and took a pair of black sneakers without telling him. Mingi really loves his shoes, and it's scary. I'll leave that to your imagination.

"Thanks a lot Gi, I'll see you in a few days" I looked back at his sleepy figure waving me lazily as I walked out of his room "Aunty, I'll leave now. My parents are waiting for me to arrive in Busan since last night"

She stopped me right when I was making my way out "Jia take some cookies with you honey, you know, for the road" She handed me a casserole filled with warm cookies to the brim as I thanked her and made my way downstairs back to my apartment. As I was skipping on the stairs I stopped in place, a blush creeping its way up my cheeks.

"Oh, crap!" I growled running down the stairs avoiding the door leading to my apartment as I exited the building scanning with my eyes for the only convenience store in the neighborhood. I ran towards it with clothes and cookies in my hands and a red face. Luckily my neighbors know I'm quite, peculiar, otherwise I would've been in a hospice long ago. I entered inside breathless scanning my surroundings.

"Ha! Underwear!" I said out loud holding the item tight in my hand, earning myself a few weird and concerned looks from the few people inside as I walked to the cash register, grabbing a pair of socks in the process as well. Mr. Chu, my beloved neighbor, not, looked at me confused from behind the cash register as I dropped the items on it showing him a wide open smile, one that he probably finds creepy as he always tended to remind me I should be more feminine and gentle, and less agitated.

"I'll bring the money later" I fluttered my eyelashes at him, bowing slowly as I grabbed the bag and made my way out of the store, running again.

I entered the apartment breathlessly shoving the clothes on his chest as I sat down, opening the casserole taking a cookie out of it, biting it furiously. The dough was smooth and sweet against my tongue, melting in my mouth "God bless Mrs. Song" I said moaning with my mouth full. With the corner of my eyes I saw him looking at me, tilting his head, biting his lips in an attempt to contain his laugh

"What you looking at?" I said almost chocking "Go get dressed!" I shooed him away as he complied, not saying a word walking away to the bathroom.

"Good cookie" I mumbled as my mouth drooled biting another one.