Kapitel 27: If only...

"What?"

Chris tried not to seem too affected. For one, he already knew that Sky wasn't homophobic, but his choice of words had rather taken him aback.

"I mean, they are obviously older than us. And also, it seemed like they were a couple, and they were asking us—who they assumed was also a couple—to join them for sex? That's so disgusting. Why would I be crazy to share my partner with someone else? Or share myself with someone else when I have a partner?"

"Oh..."

That made Chris feel less tense.

"You don't see anything wrong with it?" Sky asked him in a serious tone.

"I don't know." He answered honestly. He'd never had a partner to keep to himself, so...

"You don't seem pissed about the offer," Sky noted.

"It's not the first time I've been asked."

"What? Really?" He looked genuinely surprised.

"Why do you look so surprised? Is this your first time being asked?" Chris asked him curiously.

"Hmm... Well, maybe...?"

Chris eyed him. "That's impossible."

"I think some ladies have hinted. But not outrightly, and certainly not a weird perverted older couple."

"What did you do then?" Chris asked, genuinely curious since he knew next to nothing about Sky's sex life.

"I don't just go about having sex with people I don't love."

"Wait... for real? You are one of those people who believe love and sex have to go together?" Chris asked, surprised.

"Shouldn't it?"

"So you've only had sex with people you love?"

That was it. He was getting there. Or maybe he thought he was because the invincible wall stood in his path again.

"I won't discuss my sex life with you," Sky said, returning to his food.

"Do not tell me you are shy? Come on, guys always talk about this. Or... are you a virgin?" Chris teased. He could even bet his life on the fact that Sky wasn't.

"Would you believe it if someone told you I was a virgin?" Sky asked, amused.

"Never."

Sky laughed but frowned when he noticed Mike and Ken leaving.

"We're sorry again," Ken said politely as they walked past them.

Sky hissed and looked away from them. "They seemed more interested in you. You must have looked gayer to them than I."

Even though Sky sounded serious, Chris could hear the humour in his tone.

"Do you want to know the real reason they were focused on me?" Chris asked, deciding to mess with him.

"Because I look mean, obviously."

"Nah." Chris shook his head, looking amused. "Because they assumed I was the top and could make you join even if you didn't."

"Top? Top?" He was confused for a moment before his voice went higher just as his eyes widened: "TOP?! You've got to be kidding me!" He said this in anger when he understood what Chris meant.

Chris laughed.

"That's plain stupid!"

"Why? You want to be the top?" Chris asked with an amused smirk.

"I know you're like only an inch taller than I am, but that doesn't mean shit," Sky said, not amused at all.

"Oh... you can swear," Chris said, still amused before looking him up and down.

"You... think I cannot pin you down?" He asked in a quiet, flirty tone as his eyes roamed over the visible parts of Sky's body.

Well, it may be very challenging. But if Sky gave in and tried not to fight him, it would be easy to pin him down and explore his body. His eyes kept roaming until they got to Sky's lips. Damn! He had really pretty lips.

He began to feel himself stir. The direction their conversation had taken was obviously bad for him, and now he could not get the image out of his head—the arrogant, annoying Sky. Beneath him. Under his mercy. Crying out his name. Moaning, groaning.

"Maybe you could if you worked out some more. Why not join the gym?" Sky said, breaking him out of his lustful thoughts.

Chris didn't answer immediately. He was aroused and feared it would show on his face. He looked down and picked up his juice, sipping from it.

He wanted to say something like, "Are you asking me to join the gym so I could actually pin you down one day?"

But he couldn't bring himself to say it. He couldn't keep flirting with this stupid devil.

"Where can I find a good gym I can sign up for?" He asked but still didn't look up. It had actually been on his mind to sign up for one.

"The school's," Sky said casually.

Chris suddenly remembered something and looked up at Sky.

"Oh... I remember you going all, 'please don't kill yourselves because you want to get a membership in the gym just so you could see my pretty face or I will be sad'." Chris said it in a dramatic tone with a hand on his chest, making Sky laugh since he knew exactly what Chris was talking about.

"I didn't sound like that."

"Oh, sure, you did. It was so cringy I felt like throwing up my lunch."

"Don't be a hater. You can come to the gym. I will save a slot for you."

"I won't join any sports. I know that's one of the criteria."

"Why not? Pick one."

"No."

He didn't want to. He only took up soccer because of someone. At first, because he wanted to be on the same team. Then later, because he wanted to be a competitor. That way, they still met. They still fought.

He remembered the picture he also saw a few minutes ago.

"You have that look again. What is wrong?" Sky asked. He sounded concerned.

"It's nothing," Chris said dismissively.

"It's so hard to read you."

"Me?" Chris asked in surprise.

He was the hard one to read!

"You look open enough, but at the same time, you look like you have so many secrets. It's difficult to understand you just like it is difficult to tell the real colour of your eyes."

"What?" Chris asked in confusion as he kept looking at Sky, who hadn't broken eye contact with him.

"It's blue, isn't it? The real colour." Sky asked.

Chris was taken aback. How did he know that?

However, he didn't lie. "Yeah," he answered.

"Why are you hiding it when it's pretty?" Sky sounded honestly confused when he asked.

There was no way Chris could tell the truth without telling him about his real identity, so instead, he said, "I do not like the colour. Do not tell anyone about it." He sounded dismissive again.

Sky looked like he wanted to say more, but he swallowed it and nodded.

Chris observed that Sky looked like he could understand him, which was why he wasn't pushing for an answer. He desperately wanted to ask him what he had meant last night about hating his body, but he didn't want to bring it up. He didn't want him to be uncomfortable.

"Should we go now? Get a few groceries?" Sky asked him.

"Sure."

Sky called the waiter, and even though Chris tried to pay, Sky refused and paid for the two of them.

As they headed for the main mall, Sky greeted a few friends while Chris just watched from the side.

As much as he hated his guts, Sky drove him crazy. And he hated it.

He had only known him for a few days. How would he live until the end of the semester?

When he got home later, after their shopping and after Sky had disappeared again to God knows where, Chris received a call from Wilson, asking whether he was really moving.

"Move to where?" Chris asked in confusion.

"Didn't you say you were no longer going to live with your roommate and would never speak to him anymore? I thought you were making solid plans to move?"

"Oh..." Chris suddenly remembered he had said that.

If only Wilson knew...

If only.

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Kapitel 28: Leave / Leave not

Sky didn't text Chris at all after he left. There were no surprise burgers, either.

Chris hated how he was feeling right now. He had never felt so anxious. He wondered if he had said or done something to make Sky mad at him. And then he got angry at himself for thinking that way.

Why was he letting Sky affect him this much? He was Chris. Christopher Owen!

It was already evening, and even though Chris had told himself that he was not interested in going to The Pub tonight, he could not stop checking the time on his phone as he 'studied'. He kept doing it very frequently until he could no longer focus on the textbook he was supposed to be reading.

"Damn it!" He swore before closing the book angrily. Should he just go?

Whether Sky was going to strip or crossdress, he wanted to see it. But he needed a good excuse. He didn't just want to show up there and make Sky think he had come because of or for him.

The perfect excuse came when his phone rang with a call from Rachel.

"Are you there yet?" Was the first question Rachel asked as soon as he answered the call.

"Where? I'm currently reading because someone needs to maintain their scholarship slot." He tried to sound nonchalant as he opened the textbook and flipped it a little too loudly. Not because he wanted Rachel to hear it, but because it was the best way for him to assimilate what he was reading. That was it.

"No Chris! I'm already on my way. You do realize that if you are not here, then I am going to be alone and won't be able to join Sato's table either. I really do want to join their table! And I know you are curious to know what he is going to be doing tonight too. Please come."

He could imagine her pouting and acting cute as she tried to make him join her.

"Fine! If you are asking me so pitifully, I guess I can just take a stroll down there and see what is so exciting about tonight." He said it with a resigned sigh.

"YES!" Rachel exclaimed happily and hung up, but not before shouting out, "I love you!" at him.

For someone who claimed he was not interested in going there, Chris didn't waste time getting himself dressed. Well, not like he had many choices since all of his clothing was plain and unattractive. So he wore ripped denim jeans and a black sweatshirt, not forgetting to wear his contacts and glasses.

When he got there, he realized two things immediately. The place was crowded. He hadn't even gone inside yet, but the outside was filled with people going in.

Secondly, Sky was indeed who he thought he was. He was sure that many people here had come for him. And as much as Chris hated to admit it, he wouldn't have shown up here if he wasn't curious too.

"Thank goodness you are finally here! I was almost going to throw up from all the attention I have been receiving." Rachel, who had been waiting outside for him, said as she approached him excitedly.

Chris noticed she looked really pretty tonight. Not that she wasn't already pretty, but it seemed she had put in more effort tonight. She was even wearing pronounced makeup, and her blue dress was kind of short. He wondered if it was for Sky or for Noel, who seemed into her. But he did not ask. He only hoped she wouldn't get frozen from the cold weather soon unless she had adjusted to the weather here.

"I thought you liked the attention." Chris reminded her, joking.

"Many of them only want to be with me..." She stood on her tiptoes to whisper into Chris's ear. "Because they think I am from a wealthy family."

He let out a laugh. "That may be true. But trust me, if you weren't hot, many of them wouldn't even look twice at you."

"Oh... so you think I'm hot?" She asked, grinning up at him while wriggling her brows.

"I do not think it. You are, my friend, indeed hot. Unfortunately, you are not my type." He added the last part with a smile.

"Ouch! That hurt me!" She said it dramatically while touching her chest, making Chris laugh.

As soon as they stepped inside, he was instantly filled with dread. The familiar feeling from yesterday came back at him.

Seeing all of these people here with their tables filled with different kinds of drinks and assorted meat of different kinds to go with it, and a group of singers entertaining the customers, reminded Chris that Rain and Sky, who were around the same age as him, were like major shareholders of this business. While he was just him. Leeching off of his parents wealth and thinking he was better than everyone else because he was born with a golden spoon. He suddenly felt useless, and his change of mood didn't escape Rachel, who tugged on his sleeve

"Is something wrong? Do you want to step out for a minute?" She asked with concern.

He looked down at her and was about to give his default answer that he was fine, but the way she was staring at him caught his attention. He stared right back at her and searched her eyes. She was not faking it. She was indeed worried about him. It was genuine. The thought made him smile, and he shook his head, feeling a lot better.

"We need to make sure Sato's clique sees what a beauty you are as soon as possible." He said it with a playful wink at her before he waved at Henry, who was excitedly waving at them to come over from the table they had sat at the previous night.

"Here we go." He said to Rachel as he led her by the hand towards them.

There were three guys already seated there: Noel, Henry, and Collins, who was not there yesterday. He looked very uncomfortable with Chris's sudden presence, thanks to their awkward first meeting where Chris's briefs were hanging off his fingers.

Noel, especially, looked really happy to see them, but Chris could tell it was because of Rachel.

"I'm glad you both came tonight." Noel said as they both took their seats.

"Sky called you, right?" Henry asked, pulling Chris wandering eyes from looking around for a certain someone to look at Henry instead.

"Sky? No. Why?"

"I was going to take your number from Sky to invite you over in case you had forgotten, but he assured us you were going to come tonight." Henry spoke carefreely and poured Chris a drink.

Sky had assured them he was going to come tonight?

'What an annoying jerk.' Chris thought to himself in disbelief.