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The streets were filled with our laughter and constant joking. People kept staring at us weirdly but Katy and I ignored them while Shaun tried to hide his face but chuckled at our conversation. "I can't believe you both got fired." I laugh when they shared with me on what happened.
"Ooh you should've been there! I was an expert behind the wheel." Katy began to ramble on and I share a look with Shaun and all he does it shake his head and tried to not laugh.
We both know her so well. "Really?" I smirk and Katy nods her head.
"It's a shame you didn't get to ride the car with us."
Katy and Shaun passed by on that expensive car they had while I was working. I was ready to hop out on the table but my boss gave me a disapproving look.
"Yeah, I wish I did. Hey, Shaun look what I made." I held out a plastic cup filled with his favorite drink, boba tea.
I wasn't a fan of the drink myself but wanted to learn how to make it for Shaun, so I started working at a boba shop. "I did it just the way you like it." I smile at myself and saw him sipping on it.
"Yeah? Is it as sweet as you?" He smirked and looked at me. I felt Katy grabbing onto my shoulder and losing it.
"So, how about we go and do karaoke tonight?!" She asked us both. Shaun and I looked at each other since we had been planning for a while now to go and eat sushi.
"Sure, why not." We both ended up saying. Katy hummed and I saw a wicked smile on her lips, a smile which reminded me the one the Grinch once used.
"How about a duet this time?!" Katy hopped in front of us and we stopped.
"But we're three." Shaun said eyeing her.
Katy scoffed and tapped his shoulder. "Use your tiny brain, Shaun. You and (Y/N) will sing together. I'll just be your lovely and beautiful audience."
I scoff and try to not laugh at her, "Are you both coming in?" Katy looks at us both when we reached her house. "My mom cooked some dumplings and other delicious meals."
"Sure."
"I'm afraid I can't this time." I told them and both of my friends stopped before entering the building.
"I have to do my laundry and cook for my mother. But we'll see each other tonight." I smile and waved my hand and started to leave.
I heard a loud smack behind me and felt someone running to catch up with me. It was Shaun. "I can't let you go home on your own, any men can try and snatch you away from me."
Shaun made me laugh and I felt his wrap an arm around me. "I'm happy to know I have a personal bodyguard."
"I wouldn't exactly call myself that."
"Then what would you?" I continue to joke. Shaun and I have always joked around with each other, yes we do flirt a lot but we don't feel any attraction to each other..or that's what I said to everyone first.
"Hmm how about your knight in shining armor." Shaun chuckled seeing my reaction when I blushed.
"You really have a way with words, Shaun." We both arrived and entered my apartment. "You coming in-"
Shaun seemed taken back when I was pushed away from the door when I opened and my mother decided to receive him instead. "Shaun! I knew I heard your voice from a block away, please come in!"
I huffed and got off from the floor and saw my mom enamoured with Shaun. "Would you like some tea?" My mother grabbed Shaun's arm and pulled him into the kitchen.
Slowly I made it into the kitchen and saw my mother in her warm clothes and bathrobe. She began to offer Shaun multiple things to which made him chuckle, "Please there's no need for you to spoil me."
"She really does love you, to tell you the truth my father and her really wanted a son." I joke and saw my mother give me a look.
"Your wonderful daughter made me some tea, so thank you for your many offers." My mother smiled and pulled him down to sit next to her.
My mother loved Shaun a lot, she always made sure for him to feel happy when he was with us and always made him many lunches whenever he was hungry. We both met Shaun when he first arrive to the U.S, he didn't have much so my parents offered for him to stay with us.
Shaun was just a year older than me and we really became friends over time since he was closed off to everyone. My parents ignored the looks they got or defended Shaun when some people criticized them for bringing in an unknown person, and said many awful things to him for being Asian.
My parents defended him and would cuss the people out. But now it's just my mom here, my father died years ago. Shaun was grateful for the many years she helped him out until he moved out about a year ago.
"Tell me, Shaun. When will you marry (Y/N)?" I spat out the tea I decided to pour to myself and ended up coughing by the sink.
My entire face turned red and so did Shaun's. "I-I.." Shaun gulped and seemed uncomfortable. I reached out and took his hand to pull him back outside.
I reached for the door and closed it behind me, I was too embarrassed to face him so I continued looking down at my feet. "I apologize for that, don't know what has gotten into her."
Shaun laughed and patted my shoulder. "No worries, guess I really am irresistible. See you tonight, then?"
Shaun's smile always made me feel things, these feeling for him that never faded. I looked at him lovingly and nodded my head when I watched him leave.
I started walking back inside and was ready to ask my mother on why she asked him that in front of me. "(Y/N)! Katy's on the phone again!" I heard my mom shout while I was still outside watching Shaun leave.
Mom held up the phone for me to answer with the tired look on her face. Katy was known to call multiple times so my mother was no stranger to to her calls.
"Yes?" I answered the phone and was met with Katy's loud voice.
"I have the perfect song for you and Shaun to sing to! A romantic one! Promise me you'll sing it!" She exclaimed. I hummed along to whatever else she said next and was preparing myself for what she might say tonight.
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"You are the dancing queen
Young and sweet
Only seventeen!"
Shaun and I sang, we weren't too drunk but decided to have a couple drinks just to piss Katy off. Katy groaned and whined when Shaun and I took the microphones and decided to sing another song instead.
"That wasn't the song you were supposed to sing! Katy rubbed her face. She nonstops teases me and Shaun so there was no way she was getting her song request.
Shaun agreed with my plan and we only chose none romantic songs to sing. "You guys are seriously the worst!" Katy sat down and pouted like a child.
Katy took the microphones from us and it was her turn to sing. I felt Shaun reaching to the table to grab another drink as I felt my eyelids getting heavy and I began to fall asleep on his shoulder.
Last thing I felt was getting picked up by Shaun and heading back to my place.
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"You have a lot of explaining to do Shaun!" I began freaking out. My hair was all messy and my heart was still pounding. We were on a bus when we began to get attacked, well, Shaun was the one getting attacked.
He made some killer moves and expertly began to fight them, he jumped on the roof, reappeared on the front of the bus, punched some guys and did so many awesome things I never expected him to do. Katy was also very impressed.
"You're lucky your boyfriend saved us." Katy told me when the bus finally stopped and we all jumped out of it.
Katy and I began to follow him back to his apartment, he was packing up a few things. Shaun's hands began to shake and he began to quickly place some things inside a backpack of his. "Shaun!" I was getting scared seeing him this nervous.
My hands reached out and grabbed his. "Try and breath." He closed his eyes and slowly started to breath normally again. I forced a smile on my lips and nodded.
"Now, would you mind telling us what happened back there?" I tried my best to stay calm too since seeing him fight a bunch of angry and tough guys made me feel scared for him.
"They look my mother pendant." Shaun had only once mentioned me how his mother died but he didn't go into detail. "It'd my father, he sent them for me and he's coming for my sister too."
"You have a sister?!" Katy shouted. I was about to ask him too but she beat me to it. "What the hell! I thought we had no secrets between us."
That was right, but I never wanted Shaun to feel uncomfortable around me since talking about family made him feel nervous and quiet.
"I'm sorry I made you two worry, but my father is a dangerous man. I have to leave right now and get to my sister before he does."
"I'm coming with you." Katy said beginning to hurry out the door.
"Katy-" Shaun tried to say.
"I'm coming with you!" She shouted and began to run to her home. I sighed and turned to look at him again.
"There's also one more thing, my name isn't really Shaun." He said to me. I looked at him confused. "It's Shang Chi."
"Shang Chi?" I asked trying to get his name correctly. He pronounced it again and this time I said it correctly and he smiled when I got it right.
"Well.. It'll be weird calling you that since I've known you as Shaun for years." I laugh and sat down on his bed.
"I know how you must feel, but you'll get used to my name."
"I'm going with you too."
"No, you are not. I want to protect you, you need to stay here. That way you'll be safe and out of danger."
"Shaun." I stood back up and sighed. "Shang Chi.. I've known you for years and as your friend I want to be there and protect you. I may not know how to fight, but I want to be supportive of you."
Shang Chi smiled down at me and he wrapped his arms around me. "Then be supportive of me by staying here. Katy and I will be gone for a couple of days." He pulled back and hoisted his backpack up on his shoulder and opened the door to leave.
"I'll be back soon." He smiled and left.
I sat back down in the bed and felt something under my hand when I rested it down on the mattress. I saw a card with a origami dragon on the front, it's the address to where he is heading.
"There's no way I'm letting him leave me." I got up on my feet and began running back home to get ready and board the first plane to the address Shang Chi left on the bed.