Sweet cakes ep7

Chapter 7

�What?� Jessica glared at him, �What is with you lately?! Are you on your man period or something and you need to let your anger out on someone?! WHY ME?!�

He crossed his arms, �Smooth. Really. Do you realize there�s someone in this room who might as well be in love with you?�

She rolled her eyes, �oh really? And who might that be?�

�Well, that would be me.�

Jessica froze, feeling herself tense up. She could sense all the eyes staring at her from behind. The ones in front looked serious, cause they belonged to Lee Donghae.

She swallowed, �Funny.� She pushed him out of the way.

Donghae grabbed hold of her arm, �If I was lying, I would probably be laughing.�

�No offence, but you shouldn�t consider yourself a comedian,� she rolled her eyes, trying to pull away, �what is with you and Sungmin and your ultra grips?!�

�HEY, let her go!� HyoYeon and Yuri snapped at Donghae.

Donghae narrowed his eyes and muttered, �Kyuhyun, Eunhyuk, can you tell your girly friends to shut their traps?�

His feet skipped backwards, seeing the fury in their eyes. It looked like Yuri was going to dig into his skin with a shovel. He heard Kangin whipser to him, �psttttt� not a smart idea.�

HyoYeon mumbled, �Kim HyoYeon, relax. Come on.�

Despite the Eunhae factor, Eunhyuk just shook his head. He didn�t want to overreact. He remembered a while ago HyoYeon and Yoona try to get him into Yoga to mellow him out. The two girls bought him a giant blue exercise ball and worked out with him until he was completely relaxed. He wasn�t going to let those good times go to waste.

Kyuhyun put his hand on Yuri�s shoulder before she lunged forward, �they need to figure this out on their own.�

�Look Donghae, you don�t need to take this out on them,� Jessica said quietly, pulling herself away, �I understand, okay? I just..�

He sighed, trying not to hide his disappointment.

�I don�t like you like that. In my eyes, we�re just friends.�

He nodded and smiled back, �Yeah, uh, what were we talking about again?�

She looked taken back, �Um, nothing. Excuse me.. I�m going to go.. er.. cook something for Siwon � SooYoung, you�ll help me take it to him later?� Jessica pushed a strand of hair behind her ear and dodged her way back into the kitchen, feeling guilt at the bottom of her stomach.

Donghae still had that smile on his face, he turned around seeing a bunch of them staring at him dumbfounded. Heechul crossed his arms, �I�m lost, can someone fill me in?�

�Unnie, are you okay?� Seohyun poked at SooYoung.

SooYoung shook her head, she looked and saw Hankyung with the same expressions as hers. It was a mix of worries and curiosity.

Tiffany groaned, shoving Donghae, �what is wrong with you? Why are you smiling?�

�Just play along, Tiff,� he told her like he just had a botox.

�Um, how are we going to work like this?� Tiffany reminded him, looking at Ryeowook for backup.

�This smile is going to last until next weekend when we end those events. So don�t give me a hard time, okay?�

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Saturday � EVENT 1

�Okay, so Sungmin, Shindong and Eeteuk will be giving out the fake money..� Sunny announced to the working group, �Seohyun, Yesung, HyoYeon and Kyuhyun will be working at the cashiers.�

�Check, check, check, check,� Jessica noted, �Uhm, who�s cooking in the kitchen?�

Too many hands rose, �Ryeowook, Kangin, Yuri, HyoYeon, Donghae, Eunhyuk.�

�Kyuhyun and Yoona will help out with pastries and desserts and other things to fill people�s stomaches, � Sungmin added, �Uh TaeYeon-ah, Heechul hyung, you�re serving?�

TaeYeon hung her head low, �yes.� She wasn�t going to let him poison people with his cooking.

�Anyone know where SooYoung is .. she�s late,� Tiffany said, taking out her glossy pink phone.

Hankyung let out a sigh, �she�s here. And Siwon.�

�HE�S ALIVEE!� Shindong, Kangin and Heechul attacked the poor guy when he and his sister entered the caf�.

SooYoung stepped away quickly, going over to the closet to put her coat away. When she came back, she smiled happily at everyone. She was glad her brother�s color had came back.

Jessica�s face lightened up, �Siwon oppa.�

Once everyone had calmed down, Siwon sat down next to Jessica, �Thank you for the food earlier this week. It cleared my headache.�

She giggled, �is that possible?�

It made Donghae want to GAG.

�Oppa, can you help me get some glasses out?� SooYoung tapped his shoulder, quickly mumbling �sorry� to Jessica as she stole Siwon away from her.

Jessica sat alone as everyone scattered to get everything ready in the next hour. Everyone could see she was trying to hide the bags under her eyes. She didn�t get a lot of sleep during the week because of work and being in the same breathing environment as Donghae. They had a lot of kitchen duty together so it made her extremely uncomfortable and when he tried to talk to her, she�d ignore him or answered with one word sentences.

�You must be.. overjoyed.�

She didn�t need to turn around to know it was the one and only fish boy, �Can we not bicker for today and just pretend you don�t like me and you don�t know how I feel. The girls want this to go well.�

Donghae chuckled, �Yeah, sure. But don�t think I�m going to give up this easily. Understand?�

Jessica felt herself shiver, �Mm. Good to know.� She rolled her eyes, and strolled away before he could say anything else.

Siwon inspected the brand new menus that Eunhyuk, Sunny and Yuri had designed, �since when did you guys start serving milkshakes?�

Sunny smiled, �today.�

�Who�s making them?�

She pointed over the second counter �Kibum and Hankyung oppa.�

�Yeah.. keep an eye on them,� Siwon said in a low tone, �okay?�
Sunny looked at him, �why?�

Siwon answered honestly, �just trust me on this. I have this feeling..�

�You�re probably still light-headed, it�s okay oppa,� she patted his arm and skipped over to TaeYeon and Heechul.

A loud school house bell rang, courtesy of Sungmin, �HALF AN HOUR UNTIL WE OPEN!!�

�And lunch time!� Eeteuk rubbed his hands together, �anyone want something quick to eat before this all starts?�

�Here, here, here!� Yoona and Seohyun brought out two huge platters of grilled cheese sandwiches, �enjoy.� They placed plastic cups filled with apple cider and everyone downed it.

TaeYeon got up on one of the high tables, making Heechul screech, afraid that she was going to fall, �TAEYEON-AH GET OFF!�

�HEECHUL SHADDUP FOR ONE SECOND!� She felt her feet at the edge, �whoa, okay everyone, let�s work hard. Fighting~!�

�AJA!� Shindong shook his fist and they all cheered.

�We�re going to put our differences aside today and get through this all,� TaeYeon said to herself, �we�re going to get through this.. somehow.�

Before getting herself behind the counter with Kyuhyun and Yoona, SooYoung went over bravely to Hankyung. He and Kibum were checking over the ingredients one last time until they opened the doors.

�H-Hankyung,� she said his name, standing up straight.

Hankyung turned around, and with the sight of SooYoung, Kibum distanced himself a few steps away from them.

�Yeah, what is it?�

She leaned herself over the counter, gesturing him to come over. She whispered close to his face, �um.. she�s coming today, right?�

He took a moment and then nodded slowly, �yes, she is. Are you worried?�

�What do you think?� SooYoung sighed, �she�s going to get hurt.�

�Well, we didn�t really know until yesterday night so it�s no one�s fault,� Hankyung said back, somewhat pained, �I didn�t even know.�

She pulled herself away from him after that comment and grabbed an apron from the side, �Nice to know things haven�t changed.�

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�Fresh bread right here!� Yoona waved her hand in the air, which many of the customers found cute, �Kyuhyun-ah, I need one sour dough-�

SooYoung laughed, seeing Yoona�s face covered in flour. Kyuhyun had flicked a handful at her. Yoona grabbed some flour from the bag behind her and whipped some back at him.

Jessica lightly slapped Yoona�s hand away from the powdery substance, �I know it�s tempting but try and control yourself.�

�Sorry, unnie.� Kyuhyun tried not to smile.

�Kyuhyun-ah,� Jessica said slowly, sneaking behind SooYoung.

�Yeah?�

More flour in his face, �think fast.� And then she dashed out before she could get a mouthful. It didn�t hurt to have a little fun.

To much of TaeYeon�s dismay, she heard the fan girls. They were back. They wanted fresh cappuccinos and her brother.

�Oppa, oppa! You�re here!�

TaeYeon heard Heechul laugh awkwardly, �well.. YEAH! I told you I would.� She rolled her eyes and then bent down to pull up her jeans. She began to feel a little warm.

�Oppas, HELLO!� Tiffany spoke over the noise, she slapped a dirty notepad on the counter. She ran her pen along her notes, �So, five chocolate milkshakes, three vanilla, four strawberry and two green teas.�

�Two what?� Kibum stared hard at the list of orders.

She stared back at him, �did you just break a sweat?� She tried to poke his forehead but he waved his hand in front of her.

�Yeah so..five chocolate, three vanilla, four strawberry and two black teas,� he read quickly.

�GREEN!� Tiffany told him before getting dragged off by Sunny.

The kitchen surprisingly had a lovely smell floating around and it drifted into the whole caf�. It sent everyone into a hungry daze. Kangin was in charge of everything that was happening in the kitchen.

�Hyukjae, how�s the soup coming along?�

�Fine, hyung, it�s fine,� he answered unsurely. He looked into the pot and gave it a light stir. He wiped his forehead with his sleeve.

Yuri peaked over at what he was doing. She shifted over and took a sip of the soup, �..this is cream of mushroom.�

�Yeah. Cream of mushroom,� Eunhyuk repeated, �there was an order ten minutes ago.�

�It was french onion!� She slapped his shoulder.

His eyes widened, �what?!�

�Oppa, do you know how long it takes to prepare french onion soup?� Yuri sighed, �KANGIN OPPA!�

�SSSSHHHHH!� Donghae held up a finger, �Just SSSSSSH. He doesn�t need to know.�

She was ready to kick him to Uranus. She put on a pleasant yet fake smile, folding the crease on her apron, �HyoYeon..tell tables three, eight, nine and fourteen that their soups will be slightly delayed.�

�Thank you,� Donghae bowed dramatically, �Store that in the fridge, we need to work our butts off on this soup now.�

SooYoung lined up a row of tall glasses and filled a quarter of them with ice. She was told by Sunny and TaeYeon to help Siwon on the ice coffees since there were constant orders for refills.

Siwon was over cleaning the glasses and he kept staring at the doorway. He would look up whenever the door would open and he would feel the chilly breeze.

�Stop it,� SooYoung said between her teeth, not making eye contact with him, �she�ll be here soon, just stop.�

Siwon placed another glass on her side, �It wasn�t my idea. She insisted on coming.�

�Doesn�t that leave an awkward tension between you and your best friend?� She finally turned to him, frustrated.

�Jessica�s coming,� he muttered to her and SooYoung quickly filled the glasses with the coffee.

�And so is..she,� SooYoung paused, watching the woman who Siwon had been waiting for all day take a seat at a small table. She felt tense.

Jessica smile slightly at SooYoung, taking a tray of ice coffee, �That girl over there�s pretty.�

SooYoung laughed awkwardly, �You don�t say..�

Jessica nodded, breathing out, �I�ll go see if she wants one of these. Thanks.�

SooYoung weeped in an animated down. She felt herself slump down on the counter while waving her arm, �Nooooooo unnie, come back.�

Siwon seemed calm, �Hey, Jessica can finally meet Yeonhee. Do you think they�ll get along?�

SooYoung bit down on her apron, trying not to scream. She wanted to do something, say something. But what?! Jessica was going to find out.

�Oh crap, collision,� Shindong pointed out to Sungmin. It was getting a bit crowded in the dining area. He spotted Jessica with too many ice coffees, Sunny with a pie, Tiffany with milkshakes and Yesung floating around with a jug of water.

Jessica smiled at the woman in front of her, �Hi, I�m Jessica. Welcome to The Vanilla Bean Caf�. Today, everything is on the house. May I offer you some ice coffee?�

�Oh yes, please. And your menu?�

�Sure thing,� Jessica fumbled, trying to pull a menu out from the bottom of the tray. She nearly made it until she felt a slight bump from behind.

And the ice coffee spilled all over the pretty woman�s skirt.

Jessica�s mouth dropped, �Oh-oh-oh-oh my � I�m sorry. I�m terribly sorry! I didn�t mean to � ugh, TAEYEON I NEED A TOWEL AND A MOP!�

The woman tried to laugh but she definitely was not pleased, �It�s fine.. �

She heard loud bickering from behind her. Her face turned red. She was about to give them an earful until she heard gasps from everyone.

�You.. IDIOT!� Sunny had shoved the entire lemon cream pie against Yesung�s face. Okay, what had just happened?

�SUNNY WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?!!?!?� TaeYeon screamed from across the room.

Ryeowook and Kangin stared in horror, �Did she just shove pie in his face?!�

Tiffany took a few steps back, stuttering, �Sunny, it�s just a little water.�

�TIFFANY WATCH OUT-�

�AHHHHH!� Tiffany screamed as Donghae had dumped a lovely strawberry milkshake over the poor girl�s head.

Jessica was in utter shock, �D-D-DONGHAE!!�

�Two against three is not fair,� Donghae shrugged casually.

With no thought at all, Jessica took another full glass of ice coffee and splashed it all over Donghae�s face. Oh, The Ice Princess is back. For good.

�Don�t EVER do that to Tiffany AGAIN!� She shoved his shoulder hard, he nearly slipped from the spilt drinks on the floor.

Heechul folded his arms, �And you thought I was crazy.�

�You�re crazy for watching, GET ALL THE CUSTOMERS OUT!� TaeYeon was out of breath. She pushed a familiar megaphone into his hand, �go for it.� She watched Heechul stand up on the highest table to do his thing.

�YO, HUMBLE PEOPLE! AS YOU SEE OUR EMPLOYEES ARE IN A BIT OF A MESS SO I�D KINDLY ASK YOU TO LEAVE QUICKLY AND PAINLESSLY. THANK YOU! KEEP UPDATED AT OUR WEB SITE!�

Donghae took another milkshake from Tiffany�s tray and flipped it over Jessica�s head. Ice cold.

Oh. No. He. Didn�t.

�DONGHAE!� HyoYeon and Yuri cried. Seohyun covered her mouth, scared.

Jessica took her hand, wiped some of the thick milkshake off her forehead and shoved her hand against Donghae�s mouth, making sure he got what he deserved.

�HUMBLE PEOPLE, PLEASE LEAVE NOW!�

�Donghae, stop!� Sungmin and Eunhyuk had came over to try and control him. Eeteuk even had to come over for extra muscle, hah.

Eeteuk held up his hand, �Jessica, CALM DOWN!�

�HyoYeon-ah, get me a bowl of soup,� Jessica spoke breathlessly, �Sungmin oppa, Eunhyuk, Teukie, move unless you want soup in your pants.�

And that�s what Donghae got. Hot, chicken soup down his jeans.

Kangin grabbed hold of Yoona, making sure she wouldn�t break free, �Hey, Lee Donghae, this is the only nice thing I�m doing for you. Jessica did that to you, give something to Yoona.�

�WHAT?!� Tiffany nearly choked.

Kibum came out from hiding with two cans of whipped cream, �Any of you touch her, I swear I will drown you in this stuff.�

�Oh my god,� TaeYeon literally fell to the ground. A movie happening right before her eyes.

Shindong shut the door close once the last customer had left. This was getting out of control. It was a massive war of caf� food. Ryeowook looked like he wanted to call 911.

�Yeonhee!� Siwon called for the girl who was trapped between his insane co-workers, �Hankyung, get her!�

SooYoung felt her heart sank. NO, he�s not worth it. Not worth it at all. �KANGIN YOU A-HOLE, TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF OF YOONA.�

Siwon jumped over the counter the go get Yeonhee, he couldn�t stand just watching this madness happen. Hankyung grabbed Jessica by the arm before she could do anymore harm to Donghae.

�What were you doing!?� SooYoung breathed, shaking Jessica, �Huh!? What happened?!�

Heechul propped TaeYeon on his back, �SIS, RELAX. Everything is going to be okay!�

�SAYS YOU!�

Yuri had found a piece of coffee cake on one of the tables and she rammed It against Yesung�s face for Sunny�s sake. She was not sure what had happened but no one spills water on her friends �accidentally� especially if they are wearing white!

Jessica�s head started to hurt. Brain freeze. She saw HyoYeon steal a can of whipped cream from Kibum and then sprayed it all over Eunhyuk�s face. Oh, joy.

As SooYoung helped to clean her up, she looked around for the woman she had accidentally spilt ice coffee on. She wanted to apologize again. She thought she was in luck when she saw her getting cleaned up by Siwon.

Wait.

She knows Siwon-oppa?. She looked at SooYoung who didn�t answer her.

Siwon looked at Jessica, �A-are you okay?�

Jessica blushed. She nodded, �Yeah.. um..miss-�

�Oh Jessica, this is Yeonhee,� Siwon had cut her off with a quick introduction.

Yeonhee?

�My girlfriend.�