My Merman Named Donghae

Chapter 6

          Christmas was coming up in a few days and Donghae was still staying with Eunhyuk, which the blonde didn’t seem to mind at all. The two of them had gotten closer and closer with each passing day, discovering more about each other, and Donghae had gotten more comfortable walking on his legs, building up tons of strength in them. “Are you excited about Christmas?” Eunhyuk asked one Saturday afternoon.

          “I suppose so, although I’ve never celebrated this holiday before,” Donghae replied.

          “You’re owner never gave you anything for Christmas?” Eunhyuk inquired.

          “Well, one year he gave me half the day off, but other than that, no not really, that day was always a work day. My owner always had a show every Christmas, even if it was one of the slowest days we had,” Donghae explained.

          “That’s awful,” Eunhyuk responded.

          “It’s okay, I know better than to ask for anything. My owner said that good mermen don’t ask for things and should be grateful for what I already have,” Donghae said.

          “Donghae, how would you feel if I offered to give you your first real Christmas experience?” Eunhyuk wondered.

          “Wow, what would we do?” Donghae asked.

          “Well, we would buy each other presents, take you out ice skating, and then afterwards, I’d make us some dinner,” Eunhyuk explained. “Would you like that?”

          “Yeah, that sounds good,” Donghae agreed. “Where do we get the presents at?”

          “I’ll take you to the store and we can look around,” Eunhyuk said. “C’mon, let’s get you out of the tub so we can go ahead and look.”

          After drying off Donghae and helping him bundle up, Eunhyuk helped him downstairs to the car. The blonde drove them over to the mall and walked inside with Donghae. “So where do I look?” Donghae wondered.

          “Wherever you want,” Eunhyuk replied.

          “Let’s go in that store over there,” Donghae suggested.

          “Okay,” Eunhyuk agreed. “Now I’m going to look for you something, you look for me something, then when you’re finished, you pay for them up there. Will you be okay walking by yourself for a few minutes?”

          “Yeah, I think I’ll be okay,” Donghae said.

          “Alright, well I’ll come find you when I’m done,” Eunhyuk replied before walking away to look for a present for the merman. After looking around for about half an hour, Donghae and Eunhyuk both found presents for one another, but didn’t show them to each other.

          “What do we do now?” Donghae wondered as they headed back out to Eunhyuk’s car.

          “I’m going to take you ice skating,” Eunhyuk responded with a smile.

          “Is it easy?” Donghae asked.

          “It’s not difficult, but not easy either. Don’t worry, I’ll give you a hand,” Eunhyuk promised.

          As they reached the outdoor skating rink, Donghae noticed the weather was beginning to change. “Look Eunhyuk, there’s white rain falling,” Donghae said as he caught some in his hand.

          “This is called snow Donghae, have you ever seen it before?” Eunhyuk inquired.

          “I did one time, but was never told what it was. I was scared to ask about it, so I just assumed it was really cold rain,” Donghae informed.