Of Hotdogs,Bagels and Basil

Basil-11

Amber's POV

Krystal and I were already seated with all of them eating the dinner prepared by her team. It was awfully quiet and they were just looking at us occasionally while eating. Taking a peak at us when I put some salad on Krystal's plate, or when she scooped some pesto sauce and pour it on my pasta, and it definitely got weird when I wiped the sauce on the side of Krystal's mouth because we heard some of them sigh audibly. We turned our heads to them and saw them looking at us or more on gawking at us.

"Ahhmm... Is there any problem guys?" I asked them smiling then they all minded their food. I looked at Victoria and she just smirked at me like she knows something I don't know.

Krystal brushed her hair back with her fingers and placed her napkin on the table. Now I'm the one ogling at her, I was mesmerized by that one simple thing.

"Okay guys, spill it out! I know all of you wants to say something. We can't concentrate in eating if all of you will constantly stare at us. Come on!" Wow... That's something I want to say but to shy to do.

I see them looking at each other and then it started. It didn't help that they are talking at the same time.

"How did you know each other?..."

"Where did you met?.."

"When did you met?.."

"How was the kiss Chef Krystal?.."

"Chef you broke my heart!" That got me looking at Minho who blurted it. I raised my eyebrow at him and he sat back.

"Luna won't break your heart dude! Just go out with her!"

"I don't like Minho! Leave me alone!" It was Luna's voice and she looks annoyed.

"STOP!!!!"

They all went quiet when Victoria yelled and composed herself looking at the rowdy bunch. I better get use to this kind of exchange because it seems like this is how they bond. It was also like this when we had our lunch this afternoon, when they were ganging on me.

"Thanks Vic.." Krys said to Victoria and the latter nodded. I cleared my throat and looked at them nervously. Krystal reached for my hand under the table and squeezed it giving me support.

"I don't know why this look like a press conference sort of but we will answer your questions one by one. Like Krystal said, I know you're all wondering why or how we know each other." I looked at Krystal and she smiled at me like telling me she got my back. "So we'll start with Seulgi then next in order of seats starting from her left. So please repeat your question a while ago."

Seulgi smiled at me and Krystal "Sorry if we are this curious Amber, Cheffy. It's just that Chef Krys is a very private person when it comes to the topic of her heart. And we were just shocked when the thing happened a while ago. My question is, where and when did the two of you met?"

I looked at Krys waiting for her permission and she nodded her head. "We met in New York 7 years ago, we were both 18 year olds. I came from L.A. and just graduated from high school and she came from Korea."

"I was also a newly graduate high school student and it was a gift from my Dad. It was a stop over before flying to Italy where I studied." Krys added while playing with the spoon on her plate.

Wendy was next to Seulgi and she continued the questioning "So how did the two of you met? I mean, New York is a big city. "

I saw Krystal smiled and I know she remembers it. "I just arrived in New York that morning and went to this Bagel shop to buy breakfast then a kid bumped into me. I didn't know I dropped my purse back in the shop.."