My Home, My Hero, My Boyf (1/2)
A/N : UPDATED!! Finally, I actually have a lot of fics on hold for this particular series I have like 4 of them in my drafts but I haven't actually gotten into writing any of them and I had this idea of coming back with something different and unusual so I have a ThanhXing/ ThanhLay for all of you. You can treat it as an OC or whatever you want but I want this to be my comeback fic because it's special to me. It is a little lentghty (2000+ words. I got carried away lol). Enjoy! Bunny, I do hope you like what my mind has produced for you XOXOPart OneIt was a sunny day in Hongdae when Thanh decided to shop and walk around. She just arrived in Korea two days ago for a 5 year long vacation...maybe. She was prepping up for her Masters and hopefully she can extend if she can land herself a job after she gets her MBA. Her Korean speaking skills would probably save her life but she wouldn’t count on it, her Mandarin, maybe about 30% sure but Viet can totally save her life and also English, but it's too soon to say. She was looking through a rack of adorable blouses when suddenly a person with a hoodie, put his arm around her shoulder and whispered "Sorry but please pretend to be my girlfriend for a while" his voice was low and rough. Thanh peeked under the hood and she saw that he looked like the kind of person who would not kidnap and kill someone so she said "Sure". They were like that for a few seconds before a woman stopped beside them and went “Where the hell is that bastard?” before going away.
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He removed his arm after the woman disappeared from their sight “Xièxiè” he said and when he realized he spoke in Mandarin, “Sorry uhm… Thank you”
“Bú yòng xiè… You're welcome” I replied, smiling, I have to take the chance, where am I going to find another Mandarin speaking person here in Korea? He then started to speak in straight Mandarin, so fast that I didn't get anything out of what he just said, I'm not that good “I'm sorry… I wasn't able to catch any of that” I said
“Sorry” he laughed
“I was asking what are you doing here and where in China are you from?”
“Oh… Not from China” I said. “Okay. Yeah. Thanks again for your help” he said and ran away, just like that. I mean, he's real cute but he was a little rude. He just used me for something and then he just runs away. Seriously.
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The next day, she decided to go and try out the night life. One of her friends suggested that she go and try clubbing. She rejected the idea at first and finally figured that she can just go in, see if there are any famous people and then leave if there is none, “Okay. Let's do this!!” she said to herself as she walks in and gets overwhelmed by the number of people inside. She squeezed her way to the bar to order a Shirley Temple, looked for some famous people for a few minutes and then left. She didn't see anyone she fancies but she did see Kwanghee. The light from the outside shocked her and she walked away from it, she ended up in an alley not familiar to her. “Oh shoot. I think I’m lost.” she whispered to herself.
She took out her phone, turned the GPS on and looked for a way back to her hotel.
A few minutes later, she notices the men behind her. They were walking at least a few feet from her and were talking amongst themselves, she began to get a little suspicious. She walked a little faster than before but they matched her pace, she took a left and so did they, her heartbeat was getting faster when someone put an arm around her shoulder. She froze for a second, “Relax, it's just me. Put your arm around my waist and just play along” he whispered, the familiar voice making her relax for a little bit
“Here you are" he said “Did my baby get a little lost?” he added
“BABY?!” she thought “Nae” she said in the cutest way possible
“Oppa is here now. Come on let's head back”
“Okay oppa” she said. The man walked her to the subway station, made sure that the men before were not in sight before he let go of her shoulder “You okay?”
“Yes. Oh my goodness, thank you so much…”
“Lay” he said, offering a hand shake
“Thank you so much, Lay...” she said shaking his hand “Thanh”
“It's no problem. I saw you enter the alley and when those men followed you, I took the other way and luckily I bumped into you. Are you sure you're okay?”
“Yes, thanks to you. Please let me treat you to a meal or a drink or something.”
“Sure but some other time, maybe? You look like you need to rest. Let me take you home, it's not safe for you here. Where are you staying?” he said. She told her the hotel she was staying at; he went with her in the cab and to the hotel till she was in the lobby. “I'll see you when I see you.” he said
“Wait. How am I supposed to treat you for a meal?” she asked, he went to the front desk and returned with a piece of paper on hand
“Here” he said, handing the paper to her
“Thank you again. Take care on your way home” Thanh said and Lay went on home, Thanh rode the elevator to her room. She looked at the paper and saw that a phone number was written on it; she immediately saved it under the name 'Ron WeasLAY' and then whispered "and I'm THANHmione Granger" with her best British accent.
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Thanh went on about her business afterwards, she moved out of the hotel and settled in the school dorm after getting enrolled. She also looked for some part time jobs she wanted to apply that doesn't require her speaking Korean 24/7 or maybe 8 hours a day. She found out about a teaching job in her school, asking her to teach English to some of the Korean students in school, something like a tutor.
As she was going through her phone, she saw the name 'Ron WeasLAY' and she blinked, trying to remember who it was and why... “OH SHOOT!! I FORGOT TO TREAT HIM!!” she said, in the restroom. She completely forgot about the guy that saved her. She sent a message saying, “Hi, Lay? This is Thanh. Sorry about not getting back to you. I've been a little busy. I still owe you that meal... you still up?”
She got a reply in a few minutes “I was wondering what happened to you. Sure. I'll meet you at the hotel lobby?” she decoded to call him
“Hello?” he said, his voice husky and low
“Hi. Lay? It's Thanh”
“Yeah. I know. Caller ID. You called?”
“Yup. I uhm I'm not staying at the hotel anymore. Could we meet up somewhere else?” she asked
“Sure. Where do you want to meet?” he asked, his voice changed
“I know this kalbi place near my dorm, I'll text you the address, is that okay?”
“Yeah. See you” he said
“Okay. Bye” she replied and hung up. She texted him the address and they meet up.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Part TwoAfter that, it was followed by another one, and another one and then another one till they meet up every other weekend. They became good friends and as they meet up, she found out that the woman was an ex of his; “I told her that we were done but she doesn't want to end it so I ran” he once said. He works as a dance teacher and he is a member of two dance troupes. Thanh also shared a few things about herself; how she loves taking pictures, drawing, playing the flute and dancing.