Cat Mania

7. Problems Just Keep Appearing

"Oh, Jiwoo!" Inhyuk turned around, away from almost beating up Jisuk. "Are you done chatting with them?"

"Yes.." Jiwoo awkwardly answered.

"Why aren't they coming out?"

Jiwoo sweated, "he had to take care of something."

Inhyuk nodded, he wasn't the type to pry in personal business. "What's his name? He's quite pretty for a man." Inhyuk had a good laugh.

Jiwoo was a bit weirded out by his remark, "uhhh, his name is Cale..." Jiwoo felt like he shouldn't have said that.

Inhyuk smiled, making the :3 face with his eyes shut, he started wondering off to his own world, 'I can't believe I saw a cat-like human today! I wonder if his ears and tail is soft like a cat's.'

'What is he thinking...?' Jiwoo thought, a bit on edge.

While in the background, Kayden had sneaked inside the room Cale was in while being undetected.

"Ah." Inhyuk snapped out of it. "I almost got sidetracked, I apologize."

"No..! It's fine!" Jiwoo spat back at him.

Inhyuk smiled, "you're a good kid, unlike someone." He side-eyed the "someone".

"Haaa?! Who are you looking at?!" Jisuk shouted angrily.

"Nothing." Inhyuk turned back to Jiwoo. "Anyways, we came here to apologize for the trouble our dear Jisuk caused you."

"Who said I was apologizing to him?!" Jisuk still didn't get the message.

"Show some respect!" Inhyuk grabbed his head, pushing it down to make him bow unwillingly. "We're sorry."

Jiwoo got up from the couch, his arms moved like crazy, "n- no, it's fine! I didn't find it offensive!"

Inhyuk's eyes started watering heavily, ready to burst into happy tears, 'why can't this brat of a child be like him?! I would be so glad if Jiwoo was my child!'

"Let go of my head!" Jisuk struggled to get Inhyuk's grip off his hair.

Inhyuk looked at Jisuk, as if he had ruined a joyful moment. He let go of Jisuk's head, throwing it away from him.

"Ouch! Couldn't you be more gentle?!"

Inhyuk ignored him.

"Tsk!" Jisuk lifted his head, which hurt like a sting, "hey!" He pointed at Jiwoo, "why don't we have a rematch?!"

The room fell silent once again.

Inhyuk, this time, got angry, "what do you think you're doing after what you've caused already?!"

Jisuk picked his ear, blocking the noise, "what? You expect me to accept a loss from this kid?!"

'This kid? Is he referring to me?' Jiwoo asked himself.

"So are you going to fight me again or not?!" He was practically spitting in Jiwoo's face.

Inhyuk tried holding Jisuk away from Jiwoo, stopping him was no use, his mind was completely empty!

"Ha! You're straight up ignoring me now!" Jisuk became more angry.

"Stop this, Jisuk! Jiwoo, you don't have to accept. I'll talk to his sister about this!" Inhyuk tried interfering, to no avail. "Jisuk! Your sister will scold you again if you keep doing this!"

"So what?!"

"Alright..." Jiwoo answered, having no other choice.

"Huh...?"

The two stopped fighting.

"You should've said that before!" Jisuk was already heading out the door, "what a waste of time!"

Inhyuk got up and chased behind him, but before he left, he bowed down 90 degrees to Jiwoo, "I apologize for his behavior, he won't act like this from this point forward. I'll inform you when the spar will happen." He was about to leave, but then he paused.

'What is it?' Jiwoo wanted to know.

Inhyuk turned back towards Jiwoo.

"???"

He smiled brightly, "I hope to see Cale again! Tell him I miss him!" Inhyuk quickly left after saying what he needed to.

Jiwoo gave him an uneasy smile, waving him goodbye.

"Get back here you brat!"

"Get away from me, you creep!"