Only two episodes had aired and it was already everyone's favorite. The series has been trending on social media and Nine along with the cast was the talk of everyone's tweet, post and status updates.
For Nine it felt like it was only yesterday when they had started shooting for the first episode and tomorrow they had to shoot episode six already.
He was extremely proud and happy reading and hearing positive feedbacks from fans. The acting lessons he took as a kid had paid off.
This was exactly how he felt it would be. There were nights when he goes to bed and lie awake still can't believe that it was happening. He is excited of what's next to come.
Nine couldn't help but feel giddy. He grabbed a throw pillow and squealed on it as hard as he could.
A pair of footstep came rushing to him.
"WHAT IS IT P'NINE? WHAT HAPPENED?" Joong asked deeply alarmed and carrying a spatula like a sword.
Joong Archen Aydin, this gremlin.
Nine was intimadated when he first saw his tall coworker and when they were told that they were to work together in a loveteam, Nine was.. well, he was not happy about it.
There was something about Joong that Nine's first instinct is to stay away. He was right. Everyone on the set liked Joong and why wouldn't they? Joong was always nice and kind to everyone.
And by everyone it meant everyone except Nine.
The first day when they met for rehearsal he had approached Joong to ask him if it was okay to read some lines with him but Nine was answered by him with Turkish language he does not understand.
There were two things that was running on his mind that time, first would be 'what the hell was the management thinking in casting someone who doesn't speak thai', second was 'does he need to learn Turkish now too?'.
Nine spent almost the whole morning with google translate. Only to find out when it was their turn to read lines that it was all a prank. That Joong could speak thai. Of course everyone had found it funny.
But Nine didn't, he was annoyed.
This began the everyday pranks Joong was pulling on him on set and at home.
"WHY DID YOU SQUEALED?" Joong asked looking around the room confused.
"Put the spatula down. Nothing happened." Nine answered.
Joong did put the spatula down and walked back to the kitchen like nothing happened.
This was definitely one of the downside of Nine's success. Their management had talked to them that Joong will temporarily stay at the condominium he was staying at. With all of him, Nine had wanted to object and scream 'HECK NO!' but it was the management that was paying the place so instead he just forced a smile and nods vigorously. Joong was grinning like the devil he is.
As a part of fan service they must always always always always need to be sweet towards one another whenever a fan or a camera was around. Nine had understood this and was willing to go with whatever the pr team told them to do.
Turns out he wasn't ready for it. Joong was all over him. Kissing his cheek, holding his hands, hugging him all the time. Nine was annoyed but he has to smile through it all.
Nine sighed. This was the way to his dreams so he needs to live with it, for now. And live with him, unfortunately.
Nine decided to sleep. Hoping that he'll dream of something good. Maybe there Joong won't bug him to death.
It was indeed a deep sleep. Until Nine felt like he was being shaken violently like an earthquake magnitude 5. He almost puked his heart out from the shock.
"P'Nine? P'Nine wake up."
Nine slapped Joongs hands away from him.
"Joong! Let me sleep!"
"P'Nine I'm hungry. Cook me some pork curry. Please P'Nine." Joong looked at him with puppy eyes.
He pretended not hearing Joong's request and went back to closing his eyes.
Joong shook him even more violently that Nine felt his soul almost left his body.
"JOONG!"
"P'Nine cook me some pork curry. I'll let you sleep if I get to eat pork curry. Please P'Nine."
'Lord give me the strenght not to kill him.' Nine prayed.
He knew that Joong will not stop disturbing him if he doesn't get what he wanted.
Half awake Nine stood up and went to the kitchen to cook. From the looks of it, it was obvious that Joong had been attempting to cook earlier.
"Joong clean this mess while I cook." Nine instructed with a glare.
"Yes P'Nine." Joong said obediently with a smile.
This was one of the rare ocassion that Joong would be nice to him and follow his orders. It only happens when food was involved. In Nine's eyes, Joong was like a puppy. 30% cute and 70% annoying.
"Oh! This would make a great instagram story." Joong had finish cleaning and was now fiddling on his phone.
"Hi guys. P'Nine is cooking pork curry for me." Joong said with his phone focused on Nine who was now chopping the carrots.
"Joong woke me up in the middle of the night because he was hungry." Nine smiled but he was fuming with anger internally.
"P'Nine make sure to add lots of pork." Joong requested.
"Maybe I should add you in the curry." Nine said playfully and chuckled at the camera.
But he was dead serious.
This boy was testing his patience.
