Chapter 33: Element of Surprise

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Bowen was lured out by the smell of breakfast being prepared in the kitchen.  "Ge...smells good."

            "Don't you mean breakfast?" Skye corrected.

            "Breakfast smells good, but I would..." Bowen finished that statement in his thoughts.  Rather eat you.  He grinned.

            Skye noticed the way Bowen was grinning and narrowed his eyes at the lad.  "What are you thinking in that head of yours?"

            "He's probably thinking of eating you," Yulian provided as he entered the kitchen.

            "Good morning, John," Skye greeted.  "Breakfast is almost ready."

            "Good morning," Yulian greeted in return.

            Bowen went to pour Yulian a cup of coffee and handed it to him.  "Here."

            "Thank you." Yulian accepted it and cautiously took a sip. 

            Skye brought out two plates; each containing scrambled eggs, three sausages, and two slices of toasts.  He placed them on the table and turned on his heels to go fetch the last plate. 

            "Ge, sit down." Bowen herded him to take a seat.  "I'll go get the last plate."  He hurried to the counter to pour Skye a cup of coffee and carried it over with his plate of breakfast.

            "What smells so good?"  An additional voice took them by surprise, so they all turned to look at the unexpected visitor.

            "Sion?  Why are you here so early?" Skye wondered.

            "I think Sion ge is able to smell your cooking from his house," Bowen teased.

            "Ge has to go to the gym to do some maintenance work," Sion informed.  "That's why he dropped me off so early."

            "Hungry?" Skye asked.

            "I'm starving!" Sion nodded.

            "I'll go make you some breakfast."

            "No, you stay put," Sion rejected Skye's offer.  "I can make my own breakfast."

            "You know how to cook?" Bowen blurted while the other two threw Sion a questioning look.

            "I've been watching ge cook so often, I've picked up some skills for myself."  Sion headed to the fridge to take out two eggs and some sausages.  He heated the pan that Skye previously used and poured a bit of oil into in.  Turning on the stove, he cracked the eggs and put in the sausages.  While they were cooking, he put two slices of bread into the toaster and return to flip the eggs.

            His three friends had left their plates of food to go watch history being made. 

            "I can't believe it." Skye's mouth was hanging opened.

            "Wow!  It's practically a miracle." Bowen joined in.

            "Love really makes humans strive to be better," Yulian added.

            "That's so true," Skye agreed.

            Sion turned around with his plate of food and jolted in surprise when he saw his friends gawking at him in disbelief.  "W-What are you guys doing?"

            "Sion, you..." Skye managed to convey before his mouth hung open once again.

            "What about me?" Sion blinked in bewilderment.

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