My Brother's Girlfriend || Kang Daniel

The Weird Day

Daniel and Sayoung had just finished shopping for groceries and now they're back at Sayoung's apartment preparing to make the lasagna. Sayoung also suckered him into helping her make omurice as well, another one of Minhyun's favorites.

Since Daniel is a chef, Sayoung had seen him cook many times before, but this would be the first time he'll teach her how to cook.

"Do you have a strainer?" Daniel asked as he began unbagging all the groceries.

"What's... a strainer?" Sayoung questioned, acting like Daniel was speaking in a foreign language.

Daniel facepalmed "that thing that has a bunch of holes in it. You use it to rinse pasta".

"Ohhhhh! That! Yes, it's in my Useless Stuff cabinet" Sayoung said then opened the cabinet near the ceiling, trying to reach for it. She grunted; it was a lot harder to reach than she thought. Sayoung tiptoed but still, she couldn't reach it.

"You should've drank more milk when you were young" Daniel teased then went behind her and grabbed the strainer, his body slightly brushed against hers unintentionally as he stretched his arm to reach the cabinet. Sayoung felt his body heat as he pressed against her and due to their proximity, she could even smell his cologne; which was fragranced like sandalwood and citrus. Sayoung blinked her eyes a couple of time, trying to process what just happened. It's not like they've never touched each other before, Sayoung had always hugged Daniel like he's her little brother and Daniel always put his arms around her to tease her for being so short. But this was different... this skinship wasn't from her treating him like a little kid or him messing with her. For a split second, Daniel gave off a very manly vibe, something that Sayoung had never felt from Daniel before.

"Why do we need this strainer for? Omurice doesn't have noodles in it" Sayoung asked, still trying to shake off what she just felt.

"The strainer gets rid of the lump in the omelette, it makes it smoother" Daniel explained while Sayoung nodded, pretending she understood what that meant.

"Cut up the vegetables first" Daniel instructed as he handed her a bag of bell peppers. Sayoung looked at him, confused once again. To be fair, the only thing she knew how to make is instant ramen and boiled eggs. If she knew how to cook, she wouldn't had asked for his help.

"Cut it how?" she asked as she held the bell peppers down on the cutting board with her left hand and gripped the knife like it's a dirty diaper, using only her thumb and index finger, with her right hand.

Daniel shook his head in disbelief. This was going to be a long day. Daniel scooted Sayoung over then took over her position. He modeled how to hold the knife then began chopping the bell peppers at lightning speed. Sayoung looked at him in amazement. No way in hell she's going to be able to do that. "You try" Daniel insisted as he handed the knife back to her and stepped away from the cutting board.

Sayoung gave him an awkward smile then began chopping the vegetables at the pace that's even too slow for a sloth to handle. She was afraid of cutting herself. Daniel couldn't help but bust out laughing at the sight. "Yah... are we making this for your three years anniversary or for your four years anniversary?" Daniel teased.

"Do you really want to laugh at me while I'm holding a knife?" Sayoung threatened. Daniel gave her a bow to show that he's sorry then ruffled her hair playfully. She was adorable.

"Seriously though... watching you cut those vegetables is giving me high blood pressure" Daniel smiled then got behind Sayoung and slipped his arms in front of her. Although she knew he's just trying to guide her on how to cut the vegetables, it really felt like he was giving her a back hug. Sayoung found herself getting flustered once again. Daniel then placed his hands on top of hers and started guiding her hands.