My Merman Named Donghae

Chapter 7

          Donghae awoke the next morning and found that he was in Eunhyuk’s bed. The merman smiled at the blonde before getting up and heading into the kitchen. Eunhyuk had officially helped Donghae learn how to walk on his legs to their fullest potential and now the brunette had trained himself to be able to stay out of water much longer so he could spend more time with Eunhyuk. Since it was Christmas morning, Donghae wanted to do something extra special for Eunhyuk. Donghae had watched Eunhyuk cook a lot in the past few weeks, so he figured he could make something nice.

          He reached into the refrigerator and pulled out some eggs and bacon. “Maybe he’ll like if I make him breakfast,” Donghae said to himself.

          The brunette got a frying pan and placed it on the stove before turning on the heat and adding some bacon to the hot pan. Donghae reached for a spatula and flipped over the slices, but jumped back suddenly when the grease began to spit and crack at him. The merman grabbed his arm as some grease splashed onto his skin. He fell down to the floor and gripped his head. “Eunhyuk, Eunhyuk!” Donghae yelled when the bacon kept sizzling and spitting grease.

          From inside his bedroom, Eunhyuk heard Donghae call for him. “Donghae?” he asked as he sat up.

          “Eunhyuk hurry,” Donghae requested.

          The blonde jumped up from his bed and hurried into the kitchen to find Donghae curled up in a ball out of reach of the stove. Eunhyuk quickly turned off the stove and took the pan off of the burner and placed it on a cooler side. “Donghae, what happened?” Eunhyuk asked as he knelt down next to the brunette.

          “The food bit me,” Donghae replied.

          “The food bit you?” Eunhyuk repeated, in a confused tone.

          “Yeah, see,” Donghae said as he showed Eunhyuk the spot on his arm where the grease had burned him.

          “Ooh, we need to get some ice on that,” Eunhyuk suggested as he took Donghae’s arm and helped him stand up. Eunhyuk took him over to the table and sat him down before retrieving some ice from the freezer. “What were you trying to do Donghae?”

          “I was trying to cook you breakfast to show you how appreciative I was, but I guess I turned the heat up too much,” Donghae explained as Eunhyuk wrapped some ice in a washcloth and gently rubbed it against the red mark on his skin.

          “Well thank you for putting forth the effort to cook, that was a very sweet gesture,” Eunhyuk replied.

          “Ow,” Donghae winced as he felt the cold washcloth against his skin.

          “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt you,” Eunhyuk apologized.

          “It’s okay, I’m sorry I burned your food,” Donghae responded.

          Eunhyuk smirked before standing up and picking up a piece of the black, charred bacon. “Hey I like my bacon extra crunchy, so this is really good,” he promised as he took a bite. “Correction, this is perfect.”

          Donghae smiled before Eunhyuk pressed the cold washcloth against his burn again. “You take such good care of me, and I feel like I do nothing for you,” he muttered.

          “No Donghae, you do a lot for me. You talk to me, keep me company, you’re very entertaining, it’s just so nice to have someone like you around,” Eunhyuk replied.

          “But because of me, you don’t have a boyfriend anymore,” Donghae reminded.

          “Hey, let’s not bring that up now, it’s Christmas, so let’s just enjoy the day,” Eunhyuk suggested.