Loving A Triple Threat

"Humph," Seok said, "He's late again." He looked at the time on his phone. "Doesn't he know we only have an hour for dinner before evening study starts?"

Hyuk grinned.

"What's so funny?" Seok asked right before the attack landed. He was lifted off his chair, and then Sena turned and dropped him on the ground, on his a.s.s, with a loud thump. Sena then took his seat and began eating what was left of Seok's meal.

Sena turned back to Seok and spoke with a mouthful of his food, "Dis isch noice."

"That's my dinner!" Seok exclaimed rubbing his b.u.t.t.o.c.k.s. He didn't attempt to unseat Sena he took the remaining chair which was supposed to be for Sena.

Sena pushed the food across to Seok after taking one, last, massive mouthful. "Den you sschhud easht ut." He said while chewing.

Seok covered his eyes, he disliked seeing Sena speak with a mouthful of food. Especially when it was his food.

Hyuk just chuckled and asked Sena, "Want me to order something extra?"

Sena shook his head, "Nah. Not hungry. But thanks."

Seok looked at what remained of his meal and contemplated that if Sena wasn't hungry then why was his plate so depleted.

"So what's new?" Sena asked.

"Ah," Seok beat Hyuk, "I have a favour to ask."

"Sure anything," Sena replied casually.

"Um, can you get Gi to accept my invitation to the Treasure Hunt?" Seok asked.

Sena's face boggled.

"What?" He said fl.u.s.tered and confused. And then his face came back under control, and he grinned, "Oh good one. You got me Seok. Wow, you're improving."

Seok's expression did not change, and he pushed a blue and white card across the table towards Sena.

Sena looked at the ominous card quizzically, "Wait, you're serious?" He read the card while tugging on an earlobe with his head tilted to the side.

"No," he said pushing the card back to Seok. "Why would I do that? I could just get my own card and ask her."

Hyuk cleared his throat, and Sena looked towards him.

Seok just looked down at the table.

"We just need two girls who are above an eight to accept our invitation," Hyuk explained. "It doesn't have to be Gi. It could be her friends."

Sena looked from one to another, Seok was still feeling bad for asking Sena to invite his own crush for him; knowing very well Sena would not be able to attend. His emotions spiralled from guilt to sympathy and then down to deeper guilt.

He looked at Sena and exclaimed too loudly, "I'm sorry Sena. That was sugar of me."

"Sugar?" Sena asked.

"Shit," Hyuk interpreted, "Seok is practising no swearing, he got caught the other day by his Mother when she looked at his texts."

Sena waved away the unimportant explanation. "I don't care. Ok, can you set me up with the invites and I will get eights for all three of us? I need to know how its judged, who's judging and what their tastes are."

Seok wondered how Sena's mind was so fast yet he failed out of school.

"Sena," he said softly. "I can buy you dinner every night even if you don't get us eights. But, I cannot get you your own invite."

Sena looked down, but not before his friends witnessed the hurt crossing his face. But within moments he looked up, and all the hurt was gone, he looked serious. "OK, I get it. It's ok. It's not your fault, otherwise, you'd get me in, right? Hand me the invites, I'll be back in a few minutes."

"They need to install the app," Hyuk instructed Sena what had to be done with the pictures and that Joon's committee was the judge and anyone who was Suzie or Misha's level would pass easily.

Sena nodded knowingly and ran off.

Seok looked at Hyuk, "A few minutes?"

Hyuk shrugged, "It's not like they are our dates, and it's the shopping district."

Seok went red.

"What?"

"You don't think he will go to red light restaurant?"

Hyuk shook his head vigorously. "No, he won't."

"Why are you so sure?" Seok asked curious about how or what Hyuk knew.

"He won't pay. He'll get it done free."

Seok laughed for the longest time, "You're right."

Ten minutes later Sena returned. "Took longer than I thought," he stated.

"Did you get two?" Seok asked not wanting to miss out.

Sena pushed his phone across, "I took some pictures for you."

The pair peered at two of the hottest waitresses from the maid café.

"How?" Hyuk asked.

"Blackpink and Treasure Box, I didn't even need to twist their arms. I spent most of my time working out which two to pick."

Hyuk looked daggers at Seok, wondering why they didn't think of that.