It was the first morning of this 21 year long business trip (vacation?) The Hyatt in its lovely morning glory looked beautiful, the birds chirping outside in the front garden with their melodious voices, the weather was slightly warm but breezy, the sun had long risen up and it was close to 9 am, but Eric our prince charming more like sleeping beauty was still deep in sleep, if someone were lying beside him they could see the splendor sight of Eric's sleepy face, rolled over hugging his pillow tightly as if it were a lover while sleeping like a log, a side of his angelic face was exposed to the sunlight coming from windows of the room where the sun's rays sneakily made its way through a tiny opened space making his features visibly shine, his face was lit up by a warmth, his hair were untidy and his exposed bare skin was sparkling like a glass not his face but his huge? bulky? maybe a considerable size? back. Eric had a habit of sleeping shirtless. Either ways he was a man so? he freely exposed off his seemingly perfect body,
The hate had already been carved inside their hearts since the day they met and eventually that would always take it's position at all situations.
Soon they had arrived at the place.
The place Lia took him was not just any street, it was the most expensive place around all Bangkok, where only members of the elite and rich family would enter, there were top branded shops for clothing's and apparels,world restaurants, lodges, Huge casino's, gaming zones,bars,cafe's and a lot more than one can even see in his view.
Where do you wanna go first? Lia questioned casually.
"BILLIARDS!!"
Apparently Eric loves playing pool.So they went especially to the casino where there's a special billiards pool
The limo stopped right in front of the entrance to the gate of the casino. Some bodyguards did a security check on both of them, After going inside certain attendees seeing ERIC JISEOK suddenly recognized and welcomed him.
"WELCOME TO The Royal Casino Mr.ERIC JISEOK you have been expected.Please enjoy your time here. We are at your service" *speaking in English*
"Hm" he replied with his usual 'uninterested in anything and everything' face.
The place was having a fare amount of crowd.
The matter between Eric and Lia had seemed to calm down but everything was fired up inside them. They were just strangers who did not know about each other even a bit, and every time each one would just try to get over the other.
At the ROYAL CASINO all the rich people would gamble in billions. There were many rich old people around ,women dressed in boastful exposed clothing, and some men in suits.
They had to buy certain tokens at the counter, these gaming chips were the money at casinos.
Soon they went to the floor above where there were many huge pool tables. There were many young rich people playing here but no one could compare to Eric's richness. Richness? Royal-ness!!!
There were well-dressed assistants/workers to help people around they'd reserve a special pool for you and provide you with the equipment's and arrange the pool-balls on your pool table.
Their assisted attendee who was a Korean speaker especially assigned for Eric came and took them towards the table.
"Please come this way. Sir and Madam!"
"HIIRO TANAKA? *conversation in Japanese* Lia suddenly questioned the attendee in Japanese after looking at his name-badge.
Eric stood there literally having no clue what they are talking about.
This person named Hiiro Tanaka was breathtakingly handsome and charming,tall and sharp features,with a fair-Asian skin glowing like a lamp of light,with his dark shinning wavy black hair like a glittery night covering his forehead and eyebrows up to his eyes. His eyes dark and gloomy like a flower deficient of sunlight.
(Ahhh.... I know..aren't you the HIIRO TANAKA from Inazuma?) Lia questioned amused.
Apparently Hiiro Tanaka happens to be the leader of a famous 5 member Japanese street dance group Inazuma (Lightning bolt) originating in South Korea, they won various titles to themselves back in Korea also a GRAND PRIZE in an international competition here in Bangkok. They are very famous among young teenage girls.
(YES!) The person replied bowing his head slightly in respect with an innocent crystal smile.
"Aren't you done with your chit-chat?" Eric interrupted.
"You can begin the game.Why don't you go first." She glared at Eric who was sitting on a huge chair near the pool table that was already set to play.
Lia snorted and said sarcastically in her deep cold voice. "Ahh...trying to seek attention. Annoying bastard."
Hiiro that was standing there who just heard Lia murmuring was stupefied in terror. Although Lia wasn't especially acting any way specifically, her dark voice and glares sent weird vibes to the young man. Who quietly moved steps away from her and stood nearby where they could see and call him if needed.
"Aren't you gonna play? Do you know how to play it?" Eric questioned.
"Of course I do" She stated.
Eric stood up flexing his neck. Taking the big billiards cue stick and rubbing a chalk against it. The assistant took off the triangular rack that held the fifteen-snooker-balls.And Eric boldly angled his body against the table cradling the cue stick with his hand and holding it between his thumb and index finger aiming at the middle of this triangular arranged 15 colorful balls, he pushed a hit with a white cue ball.
The balls moved hither and thither clashing into each other back and forth. The triangle had been broken and the game legally began after at least 4 balls had hit the cushion (corner of the tables)
Eric smirked. Lia glanced at the table with a gripping look.
"I guess I am solid." he said (Eric needs to hit balls with solid colors numbered 1-7 only)
"I'll go with stripes then" she said. (Lia needs to hit the balls with striped colors numbered 9-15)
This is the 8 BALL POOL GAME. There are 15 balls 7 solid colored(1-7) and 7 striped one(9-15) and a black ball (8) The person who completes putting his group of numbered balls into the pockets has to go for the last number 8 black ball. The person who puts the black ball successfully at the end in a hole wins.
Eric bent down for his next shot. Angling up.
Lia had her eyes glued to the table and the balls,she inspected it carefully then looked at Eric.
"Bend a little more." Lia suddenly exclaimed.
Eric being too concentrated on the game just listened to her words without thinking ,and bent down.
"Move slightly to the left"
He moved left-wards.
"SHOOT"
He shot his aim. Realizing he was literally just following her commands.
"DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU SAID" He raised up and exclaimed.
Lia didn't respond and turned to look at the table where the balls again were dashing here and there.
And slowly two solid balls rolled down swiftly going direct towards the two pockets in an instant.
And the two people standing there were amazed not at Eric's shot but at Lia's accurate calculations.
"So..You know how to play?" Eric amusingly but in a complete surprise questioned.
"Of course who do you take me for?"
"A ferocious creature !!!" Eric replied .
"Your turn?" He said, challenging her.
Maybe it was just on a whim. He thought to himself.
"SURE " she confidently replied.
She took the cue, aimed through the white cue ball, angled carefully, took a spare look at the pockets and graciously swayed her arms hitting like she's a pro.
The three striped balls at the table instantly swashed to three corner pockets.
(There are six pockets/holes in a pool table)
Next at Eric's turn he could only manage to get one ball in its hole.
LIA then changing her position aimed at the three balls and just one hit....and all goes inside the pockets.
LIA ;- 6/7 ERIC;- 3/7
Eric tried his only one chance he had to cope with her. But he made a foul, his solid color ball went in the hole but along with the cue ball.
Lia had now hit her last ball in. She would draw the number 8 black ball now.
The person who draws the black ball after finishing his group of 7 balls before the other player wins. And it was obvious who'd win. Lia in a single shot hit the black ball and .....we have a winner....
Everyone was stunned. Even players around them were looking at the only girl who was present at the billiards pool; hitting like she's born with a cue stick.
After shooting it Lia raised the stick back towards her right shoulder.
"Did I win?"
"YES!!" Hiiro replied.
Well for Eric he just stood there. With a question mark on his face. Being a man who has played billiards for years, he had never seen such a performance. More over losing against her in anything at all even a simple argument causes him irritation. And now he lost in his own game.
"Well good enough, let's have another match" Eric demanded.
And that's when it begun a furious match had been set and it repeated and repeated, Eric lost again and again, but then on their last few matches he won .Eric noticed something weird in Lia but ignored it with his pride. It became a tie. So finally after being tired they settled on their scores.
Hiiro just speechless kept watching Lia with a terrific face. He was sure about the fact that Lia could have easily won the match with her skills. Because he is a very good observer and he has seen how people play the billiards, she was aiming incorrect for a few matches however. Did she purposely lose? But why? Maybe she loves that billionaire so she did not want him to lose...well that's sweet right?...
"EVIL !! SHE IS PURE EVIL!!" Hiiro murmured to himself.
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'HAD YOUR EYES ALWAYS LOOKED AT ME WITH THIS HATE. DID IT NOT CHANGE EVEN FOR A SECOND?'