Kang's Cafe (엑소 AU)

Chapter 1 : Arrival

Chapter 1 : Arrival

Note :

" Triplet Telepathy Sydrome " is a nonexistent trait and I do not own any of the pictures in the edit.

Incheon Airport. Seoul, South Korea.
N-V OST ♫ Every Single Day : My Story. (Length : Whole Chapter).

The Kang triplets stood next to each other, in front of Mr. Kang, their grandpa. Cha Eun was holding a big stuffed pink bunny, that she named Boing, a cartoon jumping sound. Yep, a cartoon jumping sound. You heard it.

"Aigoo, are you sure you are my son's children? Last time I remember was that Cha Eun and Cha Ri three years old, and you were one." He pinched Chahyun's right cheek, chuckling,"Harabeoji!" He whined, rubbing the area he pinched. Chahyun was still sleepy from the flight, and was about to fall asleep any second.

Mr. Kang pinched Cha Ri's right cheek also,"Since when did you get so much fat on your cheek?" "H-Harabeo-!!" Mr. Kang laughed. "I'm kidding Cha Ri." Cha Ri awkwardly joined in on his laugh, also shoving a falling Chahyun awake again. He muttered a thank you, and rubbed his eyes. Then, harabeoji got to the last triplet, Cha Eun took a step back. "Cha Eun hasn't changed at all ether." He grinned.

"Anyway, my triplets are still as cute as they were last time, so I'm satisfied. Let's head home now." He saids, as two men close the trunk of one of the black cars, containing suitcases.

(D-Did he call us just because he wanted cute grandchildren to live with him...?)

Cha Ri thought. "Makes sense, since I'm the face of our triplet group." Chahyun mumbled, sitting inside the car after Cha Eun. "Stop reading my mind, oppa." "I didn't. You are just a open book."

"You suck." Cha Ri remarked as Cha Eun held the bunny plush tighter, after everyone was seated, and the driver started moving the car,"See? Isn't being in Korea better already?" She said.

The other triplets shot her a 'what-the-hell' look.

(Let's not disappoint harabeoji.) Cha Eun thought in her head, directing at Cha Ri and Chahyun with her best threatening look. When she uses twin telepathy- rather, triplet telepathy, you know she's serious. But Chahyun didn't need her words, he feel asleep the second she closed her mouth. Cha Ri shoved his head to lean the other way instead of her shoulder,"Aiish."
Positive Princess +1.

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Kang's Residence. Courtyard.

When they arrived, from a bird's eye view, the black car looked like a smudge inside the courtyard that could fit 2-3 of the Kang triplet's house. Two other black cars followed them in, most likely carrying the rest of their suitcases.

The man from earlier that signaled the guards to force Chahyun on the plane, came to open the car door. When Chahyun came out, panda eyes and all, he gave a glare at the man, but his expression didn't change. Cha Eun nudged his shoulder, telling him to keep walking.

Some servants came and opened the front doors, bowing in respect when they came in. All of a sudden, Mr. Kang jumped in excitedly, leading them to their rooms. They went to Chahyun's first.

The moment Mr. Kang opened the door, Chahyun's face fell. Instead of a standard bed, there was a racecar bed.
It was decorated like a little boy's room. Something tells the triplets that their harabeoji forgot that Chahyun was 15, and not 1 like the last time they met 14 years ago. Even some of the servants behind them were hiding their laugh.
Well, that was enough to keep him awake.

"What? Do you not like it?" Mr. Kang's face turned from prideful to worried. "Well-" Cha Eun nudged him hard. "I-I mean I love it!" He put on a fake smile.
His grandpa's face instantly became happier, then he looked at Cha Eun and Cha Ri,"Well, I didn't get to decorate anyone else except for Chahyunnie's room, so it might not suit your taste."
Ignorant Oppa -1.

Chahyun glared at his sisters as they grinned to each other. They got to share a room, because of their request.
Harabeoji bent down the handle, and opened it. The first thing they saw was a "bunk bed" of sorts, except the bed under had a indoor balcony hanging over it, and the top bed was resting on top of that, with a swirling staircase to walk up. "Dabaek..." Cha Ri said, filling each syllable with air.
(1)

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When they finished settling in, some servants called the triplets to the dining room, where about twenty
bowls of side-dishes laid on the polished wooden table. Mr. Kang moved his chair from the front section of the table to the side section, facing his three grandchildren in pure glee.

He continuously put side-dishes into each of the bowls, never pausing once to eat, himself. The whole thing turned into a Kang conveyor belt. At first, when he passed the side-dish to each of the triplets, they ate it. But he kept on passing more and more side-dishes, which ended like this;

Mr. Kang will put a bit of kimchi on Chahyun's bowl, and he will pass the kimchi onto Cha Eun, who will pass the kimchi to Cha Ri, who will say to harabeoji,"Here, harabeoji, you must be hungry too." But he will respond that they must be hungrier than him, and the process starts again. (If this was going to continue, we might as well call it the Kang Kimchi Cycle.) Chahyun directed his thought to his sisters. (Like the water cycle?) Cha Eun tilted her head.

This Kang conveyor belt gained three frustrated grandchildren, so the triplets just ate as much as they could, ending the Kang Kimchi Cycle once and for all. Even if they were going to explode, they have to end dinner time somehow. Harabeoji +1.

After dinner, Mr. Kang informed them that they will start school in three days, waiting for the uniform and the school supplies.

At the end of the whole exhausting and side-dish packed day, the Kang triplets learned that even though their harabeoji is a successful and rich man, he is still like any other soft, loving grandpa.

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Author-nim's Note.

(1) This is pretty much the bed from the 2012 kdrama, To The Beautiful You. The second floor is connected to the room by a spiral staircase. Google is there to help you if you are really curious about the design.

What do you think of harabeoji's behavior? He has probably not seen any of his blood-related family for a long time, so he acts pretty weird, heh.

Thank you for reading Kang's Cafe, written by me and help by Bubble_Milk-Tea . 감사합니다! ♡

Coming up ; Chapter 2 : First Day.

Weirdly enough, the triplets ended up with the same first period teacher, Mr. Cho, the history teacher.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5... Cha Ri finger counted, and turned slowly back to her sister,"12... Oppa made twelve friends in just one day. 12."

"Everyone, this is Kang Cha Eun and Kang Cha Ri."