"You've got to be kidding me," Jumin groaned when he saw the cover of the movie they're going to watch. "I didn't sign up for this shit."
Parker looked back at the poster to see a woman with a shocked expression as two men were looking at her in the background. "C'mon, I don't think it would be that bad," Parker said, trying to be optimistic.
"I'm not worried about the movie," Jumin sighed. "It's... something else."
"What?" Parker asked while Jumin walked to the cashier. "Wait, don't leave me!"
"Good evening, what can I get you?" The cashier asked.
"Can I get a medium-" Jumin glanced at Parker who joined him. "A large caramel popcorn and two medium cola's?" Jumin asked.
"Oh, and one Hershey chocolate bar please?" Parker asked.
"That'll be twenty dollars," the cashier said and Jumin handed him a twenty-dollar bill. The cashier put it in the cash desk and turned to the popcorn behind him.
Jumin looked at Parked and saw him grinning down at him. "What?"
"You got that popcorn for me, huh?" He asked as their distance became smaller.
Jumin used his hand to cover Parker's face while he also pushed Parker's face back. "Yeah, yeah. Shut up," Jumin replied. "You don't have to say it out loud." Jumin took his hand back and narrowed his eyes out of suspicion when he saw Parker still grinning. "Cut that out."
"What?" He asked, playing dumb.
"It's getting creepy." Jumin turned back to the counter and saw the cashier, ready with their food. Jumin took the drinks and handed them to Parker. "Thank you," he smiled.
"No problem," the cashier smiled back and turned towards the next customer.
Jumin grabbed the popcorn and the chocolate bar and turned to Parker. "Are you ready?"
"I think so," Parker smiled as they walked to the theater. "But what am I supposed to be worried about?"
"Just wait until the movie is finished."
Two hours later
"That was so boring!" Parker groaned and a yawn escaped his mouth. People were already standing up and leaving the theater, but he waited for it to calm down.
"What do you mean?" Parker heard next to him. Parker turned towards Jumin to see him wiping his tears away. "That was totes one of the best movies that I've seen!"
"Uh, are you okay, Jumin?" Parker asked.
"Who are you talking to? I'm not Jumin."
"Another alter?" Parker wondered and looked back at them. "But that is definitely not Jumin. Or the other three." Parker cleared his throat. "But who are you then?"
"How can you talk to a woman like that?" She glared at him. "And who are YOU?"
"Parker," he replied calmly. "And I just wanted to know your name."
"Oh," she muttered. "So you're the Parker that everyone's talking about. My name is Eunwoo," she smiled. "I'm twenty-five years old and I love anything romance related."
"Twenty-five?" Parker repeated confused. "But, Jumin's seventeen, right?"
"This body is, but that doesn't mean that I am," she laughed. "Jumin is the only one who's seventeen. The other ones are or older or younger than him." She paused to think. "But only Min and Jeong are younger," she whispered to himself. "But that doesn't matter."
Parker looked around the theater and saw that it was almost empty. "Do you want to go to dinner with me? We can talk about everything more with some food in front of us," he suggested.
"That'd be wonderful," Eunwoo smiled. Her smile turned into a mischievous grin. "But, can we go to a clothing store before we go?"
"Sure."
Time passed by and Parker was waiting next to the men's bathroom for Eunwoo to finish. He was texting Miracle to ask if she knew how many alters Jumin had, but Miracle didn't respond.
"It's a better idea to just ask her or Jumin about it," he thought and sighed. "Eunwoo is definitely a girl though," he chuckled when he thought back at how much it took to get her in the man's bathroom.
"This is so cute!" Eunwoo shrieked and Parker looked up from his phone to see her twirling around in a long, wavy skirt. "This is worth it," she beamed and stopped spinning to turn towards Parker. "Are you ready?"
"Yeah," he smiled. "Where do you want to eat?" Parker looked at her to see that she's deep in thought.
"I don't care," she replied. "You choose. But it better be something good."
Parker's pressed his lips together and his eyes darted around for a good place to eat. A good restaurant popped into his head. "Are you in the mood for Italian?"
"Don't say that you're gonna buy us pizza," Eunwoo warned.
"I thought about that but I know a good place that's around here." Parker grabbed her and smiled. "Just follow me."
Eunwoo's heart skipped a beat and she tried to stop herself from freaking out. "That was exactly like a scene in a movie!" She glanced up at Parker and saw that his face turned serious. "I can understand why Jumin and Kyung like him."
After a few minutes of walking, Parker stopped in front of a small restaurant. "This is the place," he said and he opened the door with a grin. "Ladies first."
"How sweet," she giggled and went inside, with Parker following her. She sat down at a booth and Parker sat down in front of her.
"Good evening," the waitress greeted and gave them menus. "Do you want to order drinks for now?"
"Yeah. Can I get an ice tea?" Parker asked and looked at Eunwoo. "What do you want?"
"Water is fine," she smiled.
"Alright. I'll be back in a few."
There fell a silence between them as they both looked at the menu. Parker already knew what he wanted to order, but he didn't know how he can bring up the topic about their alters.
"You'll glare holes in the menu if you keep that up," Eunwoo spoke up.
Parker snapped back to reality and laughed embarrassedly. "I was too deep in thought," he grinned sheepishly. "I wanted to ask you about all the alters."
"Hm? The others?" She asked and Parker nodded. "Haven't Jumin explained everything yet?"
Parker shook his head. "I never asked Jumin about it, because I thought that he would tell me about it sometime. I am used to Kyung and Min already since I know them well enough already. But now that I know that you and also Jeong exist, I wonder if there are more alters."
"Of course those two boys would show up the most when you're around," she giggled. "I tend to be in control more when there are things that excite me, for example, that romance movie and cute clothes which they call a positive trigger. Same with Jeong that day with the dolphins. And next to us five, there are two other alters that have the ability to front that you haven't met yet. But they'll meet you sooner or later."
Parker stared at her and blinked. "That's so much information," he whispered. "So there are two other people that I have to meet yet?"
"Yes," Eunwoo replied and saw that the waitress was coming back. "We can talk about it after dinner."
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