i love my family [chapter 4]: shop til you drop part two
-Hankyung's POV-
"Okay HenHen," - I tap him gently on the shoulder - "let's go now. Say good-bye to Mimi and Innie." In the end, Henry had gotten a Blue Bear plushie and this fat beige and white round thing. I suppose it was a hamster or an egg, but it bore a striking resemblance to a messed-up pile of dung. I bid farewell to the others with a wave before setting off to find the bookstore "Mirage".
Henry points to a nearby shop. "Is it that one?" The sparkling royal purple banner had the words "Mirage" on it. It was sprinkled with stars and a single moon. The moon nearly covered the R. I watch in amusement as my little brother attempts to pronounce the word. Not seeing the R, he declares, "Mi - age. My age? I'm 9!" He lifts his head triumphantly as if he just discovered the moon; he loved being right.
"Let's go in." The first thing that greets me is a large cardboard cut-out of Pikachu. It towers over Henry as he runs over to hug it.
"Pikachu!" he shrieks happily. He knocks it over, unfortunately. Apparently, it's heavier than it seems because it knocks down several books also. Without a word, I straighten everything up and start to browse through the books. Near the manga section, I reaech for a book. Someone beats me to it. Frustrated, I face the person.
"Mom?"
-End of POV-
Kyuhyun and Kibum exited the store with a few purchased foods in small bags labeled "Games&Things". Kibum placed a hand over his stomach (to which Kyuhyun giggles all unmanly-like and whispers, “Fatty”). "Let's go eat," he suggested as his brother stopped and stared at a plastic pumpkin on display. "I'm hungry."
Reluctantly, Kyuhyun followed him to the food court. The two slid themselves into the orange plastic chairs with square seats. "So, what do you want to eat?" he asked impatiently.
Kibum placed a finger on his chin and pondered. "Hmm, what about...no nevermind. I know! I'll have a - " he paused and seemed to contradict himself. "On second thought, no."
Kyuhyun sighed and leaned back in his chair. They were going to be here for a while.
"Donghae. Donghae. DONGHAE. DONGHAE. DONNGGHHHAAAEEE." Mimi tugged on his sleeve. "I want Caprisun." She followed his gaze. "What are you looking at?" she asked finally. Donghae was leaning on a store window, the back of his black and white checkered jacket pressed against the glass. Every now and then, the shopkeepers would glare daggers at his back, as if they were blaming him that their windows weren't nice and shiny.
Sheesh. Old people sure are cranky nowadays, aren’t they?
Her brother shook his head briefly before snapping back a reply. "Nothing."
Mimi smirked playfully before letting out a giggle. "Ohhhhh; I get it. It's a guy thing." She smiled for a few seconds, bearing a slight resemblance to an anime character. Then, she frowned. "Actually, no I don’t get it. Now go get me some Caprisun!"
Donghae sighed before pulling the hood of the jacket over his head. "Let's go. I'll get some pocky while we're at it."
-Mom's POV-
Hankyung and I sprint about the store, arms outstretched. Henry seems to think this is a game and continues to giggle, duck, and dodge. I skid to a halt, panting. "Give...Mommy...back the...Pikachu," I manage to sputter between pants.
Flashback
"Mom?" a familiar voice grabbed my attention. It was Hankyung. She started interrogating me, as if I were a suspect of a crime. Then, she held up a shopping bag. I peeked inside and saw a Blue Bear and this round thing.
"Is that supposed to be poop?" I asked warily. Only HenHen would like these kinds of things. He's a BOY, for Pete's sake! Right at this moment, he was enjoying the mysterious atmosphere in the bookstore. The lights in here were dim. Glow-in-the-dark stars were scattered across the ceiling. Hankyung was right; this place was humongous. There was even a whole shelf dedicated to Pokémon. On display was a miniature Pikachu plushie.
Henry’s eyes seemed to widen and sparkle with every step he took closer to that thing. Uh oh.
-End of Flashback-
We got him surrounded. Henry backs away and rams into a bookshelf butt-first. It topples over and books are strewn on the vanilla twilight carpet. The manager stalks over, eyes narrowed. We're in trouble.
-End of POV-
-Ryeowook's POV-
"I want ICE CREAM!" Kangin cries, clinging on to my leg. I sigh in exasperation. “If I don’t get my ice cream in under a minute, I. Shall. Die a very messy and violent death.” We had left ‘Rainbow Dreams and Stuffs’ after Kangin had threatened some bald, old-looking, vertically-challenged dude who happened to be the manager.
"You have to be patient. Yesung’s getting it now," I mutter between clenched teeth. My legs are aching; it seems as if our trio had visited every single store on this floor. Finally, Yesung saunters over, ice cream cone in hand from the Aye’s Cream booth. Kangin snatches it out of his hand and grins.
"Thank -"
The tune of a familiar song interrupts her mid-sentence. Never thought that I'd fall in love, love, love, love. It's coming from Yesung's pocket. But it grew from a simple crush, crush, crush, crush. The song was Insomnia by Wheesung, his current ringtone. He flips it open. I detect a flicker of surprise in his voice. His facial features arrange themselves into a frown. "Okay," he mutters, sounding ungrateful. When he snaps, it shut, he turns to us. "It was Mom. We have to go. Our little expedition is over."
-End of POV-
Mom had sent various calls to each teenager. They were leaving. Apparently, they couldn't behave outside either. When the family had congregated at the mall entrance, Mom's eyelids lowered. "Hope you had fun," she began, "because we won't be going to the mall for a very long time."