Silent Promise
Bubble Love
A/N : Okay, I know you all still waiting for "Cookie?" update, I'm working on it and I promise will post it up as soon as I finish. Thanks for your patience. To make it up to my readers, here's a one shot I wrote just now, it's a sudden inspiration came to my mind, and I finished it in just an hour. Enjoy!!
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If Tiffany can cook, what would it be like in the kitchen of the soshi dorm? Ever thought about that?
If Tiffany can cook, then there be lots of various ingredients stored in their seventy inches tall fridge, maybe two seventy inches tall fridges plus an average size one with full of ice creams, beers and sojus.
If Tiffany can cook, she would like to spend her day off to make different kinds of food and dessert. Of course Taeyeon, Sunny and Yuri would be more relaxed enjoying their time since there is someone was added to do their jobs in the kitchen.
"Butter, sugar, eggs, honey... Yes, they're all here! Thanks oppa." Tiffany smiles holding a plastic bag handed to her from her manager oppa.
"So what kind of cake are you making today Tiffany?" Her manager asks.
"How did you know it's a cake?"
"I could tell from this buying list you wrote to me this morning."
"It's a secret oppa, I'm not telling you."
"Whatever, just make sure your cute manager oppa here will have the largest piece."
"You're not afraid it will taste bad oppa?"
"I'm sure it won't be bad if it's not the best, I have faith in you Tiffany."
"Thanks oppa." She smiles showing her trademark crescent moon eyes.
"Well, it's time to pick up your sisters from their practice sessions, I'll be right back in four hours."
"I'm sure the cake will be ready by then oppa." Tiffany bids before closing the door and heading to the kitchen.
She takes out the things from the plastic bag one by one on the table, and all sorts of stuff she needs to have. The first thing is to melt the chocolate and butter. There's a bunch of chocolates gifted from fans in freezer, Tiffany takes some and put them into a metal container with butter. She turns on the fire to heat the water in a saucepan until it is bubbling, uses the heat to mix the things in the container above. Tiffany just smiles smelling the aroma. She turns off the water and put down the container cooling down the temperature before taking the next step.
"It's time to whisk the eggs." She talks to helself.
She counts the eggs she needs, measures the sugar and starts to whisk together until it looks pale, light and frothy. It takes her some time to finally done whisking. During the moment she thinks about her members, she's a hundred percent sure they'll be excited from the door just by the sweet smell. Especially Sooyoung and Yoona, of course the two shikshins will have the second largest pieces after their manager oppa. She'll reserve some for Hyoyeon and Yuri since they won't be coming home for dinner tonight. Sunny and Taeyeon will probably tossing beers to begin a party, and as everyone knows Seohyun will have the smallest piece as she always sticks to her sweet potato.
And Jessica... Tiffany stops in the middle, doesn't know what to describe about Jessica. She always runs out of words whenever she thinks of the brunette, the one she cares the most.
They are best friends.
That's what everyone thinks including Jessica. But Tiffany feels something more, something has grown out of her control deep inside her heart. People know Tiffany from Girls' Generation has bubbly personality, she's loud to say what is in her mind. But people don't know she has things she would like to keep secret for herself too. Her feelings toward Jessica.
Yes, they are both girls and that's why. This is never an easy thing for everyone, and definitely not for public figures like them. Tiffany is fully aware of the consequences and that's the reason why she always pretends. This little secret is for herself, and no one will ever knows.
Kind of masochist she is, but this is all she can do. It's not just about two people, it's about other members too, the whole Girls' Generation thing, their family and the company, and mostly because she doesn't want to lose their friendship. She's not risking anything, even if it means she has to endure the pain alone.
Tiffany uses her own way to love Jessica, she does it in her cooking mostly since Jessica was the only reason Tiffany decided to learn how to cook.
Accidents weren't avoidable sometimes, countless of times she cut herself with knife during her early periods taking cooking classes, mistook sugar as salt, or even burned the whole kitchen in their apartment, almost. Thankfully those never resulting any serious damage. And now she is used to the so called kitchen life. All just because she could see a smile forming on Jessica's face for her small breakfast before their morning schedule in SBC broadcast building, or when Jessica is craving for some sweets after the whole day of choreography practice session. It's been years and Tiffany's already used to it.
She smiles putting her mixture to each tins before taking them to the heated oven. The sizes aren't the same, belong to the members. Each tin reminds her to each member, and she couldn't wait to see their excited smiles for this small suprise. She takes the last tin, a special one belongs to Jessica and suddenly her mind's filled with some questions, wondering if the brunette will like it or not. Merely because she noticed there weren't much reactions given by the brunette about her cooking lately, she just sat and taking her food and kept cool, unlike other members never stopped giving the eye smile girl some compliments.
It would be a lie if Tiffany didn't feel hurt a little, but that's not the reason why she cooks. She just wants to do something special for Jessica. Reality speaking, Tiffany's fully aware there's no chance for them being together, she doesn't even have a chance to show it or just say it. This little skill is the only thing she can do, at least. And when she cooks, she does for all so no one will ever suspicion on her. She doesn't care if Jessica knows nothing about it, she doesn't care it might results more pain to herself, she never regrets.
Jessica's tin is filled of her brownie's mixture. Tiffany takes a few minutes to just staring at it while heaving a sigh.
"This one is yours, the most special one. I hope it will bring you to smile, and be happy always." She speaks by herself, wiping a single tear running down her cheek.
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"Oh my gooodddd... Tiffany..."
That is what she always hears when the members coming back and shout if they smell something delicious from the door. As expected, the girls race to the kitchen with all their might.
"Hey be careful, they're still hot." Tiffany tries to remind, but they will never listen to her.
"Oh my, this one is mine right, unnie? The biggest is mine!!" Yoona says preparing her plate to grab it.
Tiffany chuckles seeing how the girls being all enthusiastic and eager when it comes to food.
"That one is not yours Yoona, Soeljin oppa already reserved it earlier."
"What? How did he?"
"He bought all the materials while you and others were still in the company."
"Seriously Tiffany, you should've told us first before preparing all these, more materials would be on the way, I don't mind to pay as long as you cook." Says Sooyoung.
"You should've known that since my day off is today."
"This is really good Fany-ah, I wish you could make this for us everyday." Taeyeon takes one to .
"Where is Soeljin oppa by the way? I need to give this to him?" Tiffany asks while putting her brownies into a box.
"He went parking the car after dropping us at the gate." Sunny answers.
"Sica unnie, Fany unnie made us some brownies." Seohyun calls out as soon as she arrived to kitchen.
Tiffany lifts her head after hearing the name, she likes to see how the brunette respond. Will she be just excited like other members? She chuckles inwardly at herself, this isn't the first time but she still couldn't help but to feel nervous on how the brunette will react about it.
"Smells good. Which one is mine?" Jessica appears, smiling.
"Umm, this one." Tiffany answers, trying to sound as casual as she could.
"Thanks Tiff. I'm so tired right now, gonna take a shower first. Seohyun, bring it to my room when you're done, I'm having it later." With that, Jessica turns around heading to bathroom.
"Kay unnie."
The sentence is sure giving a pang deep into Tiffany's heart, the way Jessica acted like it's just a cake that she could eat it everywhere.... She holds her breath and let out a bitter smile. That doesn't stop her from cooking though, it courages her to do better. If Jessica doesn't like brownies, maybe something else will impress her. Tiffany will never give up.
"This is seriously good, I want to taste some of Sica's, I'm sure it tastes better." Sooyoung eyeing Jessica's cake.
"No Sooyoung, it should be enough for you since yours like way much bigger. How many times do I have to tell you they're all the same, I just put to different tins." Tiffany isn't lying, she still couldn't understand why Sooyoung always gives an opinion like that every time she cooks for all the girls.
"I'm serious Tiffany, it isn't the same in Jessica's ones, I don't know what is it, something's just different and I like it better."
"You're crazy." Tiffany retorts, shaking her head while walking away to find their manager oppa.
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Jessica is standing in her room, next by the door. She's just from the bathroom, and still in her bathrobe with hair still dripping water. She let out a sigh while thinking something. She walks slowly, pulls out a chair, eyes never leaving the piece of brownie on the table next to her bed. After staring for a few minutes, she runs her fingers to the small fork Seohyun had prepared for her, cuts a small piece and brings into . The brownie is good, she doesn't doubt Tiffany's cooking, but for some reasons, she just feels to taste it when no one is around. To hide a small smile forming on the corner of her lips, to hide her tears...
Something that is made by love never failed bringing her to tears. Tiffany's feelings, Tiffany's love, Jessica knows.
And yes, she feels the same way, it's just Tiffany doesn't know yet. She has the same reason, because they aren't just the two of them, there still other members and their family, the SM company, and all the staff. She just hopes Tiffany will wait patiently for a few more years, when they aren't public figures anymore, free from contracts and everything. That is when they'll be together.
It's when I'll make it up you Tiff, I promise.
She smiles.
Maybe Sooyoung was right, things that Tiffany prepared for Jessica, she tasted something is different, something with love, full of love.
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