My Merman Named Donghae

Chapter 5

          Eunhyuk was awoken the next morning by loud, continuous pounding to the front door. The blonde groaned as he walked to the door and opened it up. He found Heechul standing there with his arms crossed and a stern look on his face. “Hey, what are you doing here so early?” Eunhyuk asked as he yawned.

          “What’s this I hear about you taking another guy out for coffee?” Heechul demanded as he stormed inside and plopped down on the couch.

          “What are you talking about?” Eunhyuk inquired as he walked over to his boyfriend.

          “Henry texted me yesterday and asked if you and I had broken up, because he saw you in a coffee house with another guy; laughing and talking,” Heechul informed. “So who is he Eunhyuk?”

          “He’s just a friend Heechul, there’s no need to be concerned,” Eunhyuk promised.

          “What’s his name, and why are you taking him out for coffee when you told me you were gonna be busy all day?” Heechul questioned.

          “Okay first of all, his name is Donghae, and second of all, what does it matter what I do with my own time?” Eunhyuk wondered as he placed his hands on his hips.

          “It matters because I am your boyfriend and no other guy is supposed to come before me. When did you meet this Donghae fellow?” Heechul asked.

          “I met him the other night at the freak show I attended,” Eunhyuk informed as he walked into his kitchen and prepare a kettle of water.

          “So you’ve only known this guy for like a few days, and you’re already taking him out for coffee? Shit, it took you at least three months to ask me out for something like that,” Heechul muttered as he walked into the kitchen and leaned against the counter.

          Eunhyuk slammed the kettle down on the stove before turning to his boyfriend. “What do you want me to say Heechul?”

          “I wanna know what makes him so special; what’s so awesome about him that my boyfriend would lie to me just to spend time with him?” Heechul growled as he walked closer to Eunhyuk.

          “You need to calm down and stop acting like a fucking diva,” Eunhyuk spat before turning back to the steaming kettle.

          Heechul dropped his mouth open before stomping over to the bathroom as Eunhyuk prepared tea. Opening the door, Heechul saw Donghae sitting in the bathtub and widened his eyes as he gasped. “Hi,” Donghae said with a smile as he waved at the young man.

          “A . . . a m-merman?” Heechul stammered as he pointed a shaky finger at Donghae.

          “Hi, I’m Donghae,” the merman introduced before he watched Heechul slam the door shut and begin to pant rapidly before running back into the kitchen.

          “Eunhyuk!” Heechul yelled as he hid behind his boyfriend.

          “What, what’s wrong?” the blonde wondered.

          “There’s, there’s a fish dude in your bathtub,” Heechul whispered.

          “What, no there’s not,” Eunhyuk denied.

          “C’mon,” Heechul requested as he took Eunhyuk’s hand and led him to the bathroom. Opening the door back up, Heechul pointed with his hand. “See?”

          Only now, when Eunhyuk and Heechul turned to face Donghae, he was sitting on the side of the tub with his legs dangling off, and had just slipped on some boxers. “Hi,” Donghae repeated as he waved at the two.