Storm. || Zen/Hyun Ryu

[17]: zen

9:23 am

"So, is this your boyfriend?" The man questions [Y/N], eagerly scanning me from head to toe.

I glanced at [Y/N], watching her as her face turns into a dark red. Biting my lip, I tried to hold back my laugh. She just looked too funny. A chuckle slips past my lips and she instantly elbows me in the side to shut me up.

I collected myself and straightened my posture, flashing my signature smile as a greeting. "I'm Zen, [Y/N]'s friend."

"You can call me Mr. Kim," He says, returning the smile.

[Y/N] looks Mr. Kim in the eye and she doesn't beat around the bush. Her expression meant business.  "Do we get paid for this?"

Surprised at how direct she was, Mr. Kim grits his teeth-- unsure of what to say. [Y/N] takes a glance at me and then back at the old man, disappointed at his 'answer'.

"Excuse us," She muttered, pulling Mr. Kim away for a private conversation. I'm confused on why she seemed so serious about getting money but I try not to overthink it.

After 5 minutes or so, [Y/N] and Mr. Kim come back to the stand.

I face the old man, "So, what do we even do?"

He points at me. "I don't get a lot of customers but with your looks, we could sell a lot.."

"What?" [Y/N] and I say in sync, also exchanging confused looks.

"Think about it, [Y/N]! One bread equals a hug, or a kiss!"

She pretended to puke, prompting me to let out a snort.

"That's a great idea, Mr. Kim~" I agreed, just to bother [Y/N] even further.

"Great idea my ass," She grumbled, her gaze traveling to ground.

"You guys aren't dating so I don't see why it's a problem?"

[Y/N] frowns in defeat, shame filling her senses. "I know, but...."

One of my arms went around her shoulders, lightly pushing her closer to me so her left hip was touching my right hip. "If my [Y/N] isn't comfortable with it, then we'll have to find another way, Mr. Kim."

I can't tell if she genuinely disliked Mr. Kim's plan, or if she was just being jealous. I was leaning towards the 'jealous' option, but there was still a bit of doubt in the back of my mind. But I also couldn't tell if I'm actually this dense, or if my feelings for her were causing me to be this slow.

She flashed me a charming smile, and I can practically feel my heart melting.

* * *

"Did you see how beautiful that guy was?"

"Yeah, I bought the bread just to get closer to him!"

"I'm gonna try and get his number next time I see him."

It was 11:20 am, and my ego was already past fed. A lot of customers were attracted to the store because of me, exactly like what Mr. Kim.

[Y/N] wasn't amused at all. In fact, she flipped a lot of girls off.

"'Thought you guys weren't dating," Mr. Kim joked.