บท 179: Private Opening 2
Immediately as she said that, Sato's eyes lit up like a lightbulb. Of course, the young man wanted to get a ride on the Underwater Railway. He turned to look at Gray with beaming eyes. The General laughed lightly as he spoke to his mother, "It seems like Sato is more than willing to go with you on the train. I sadly will not be able to make it on that day. There is an important meeting that will require my presence. Is father not going to take the railway that he spent millions of dollars on?"
"He is. Your father will be taking the round trip back to Country Z and would be staying with us in the house." Melanie spoke carefully when talking about Gray's father. She had heard about their disagreement on Gray's relationship during her stay back in her own house. Till now, the pair of father and son had yet to speak to each other.
"Oh? Father is willing to stay with me?" Gray scoffed derisively. "Did you put those words into his mouth, mother? Or did he actually say it himself?"
"Well, what difference would it make if I said it or he said it. In the end, your father listens to my words and instructions. He doesn't have a say in where he would like to stay." Melanie proudly declared.
The whole time, Sato was sitting by the side, observing the way they spoke about their father and husband. It seemed that there was some conflicts that needed to be settled between Gray and his father. The worse part was, Sato would be meeting Gray's father for the first time on the train. What is he like? Sato doesn't know one bit. It seems that I would have to ask Gray about this tonight, thought Sato.
At night, in the bed, Sato and Gray cuddled up in their warm quilt as they got ready for bed. Sato asked the question that had been weighing on him the whole dinner, "Hey Gray, is there something going on between you and your father?"
"Yes, there is indeed a big disagreement between him and I," Gray did not hide anything from his lover, "My father disallows my relationship with you. He sees me as a homosexual as someone that was born with a defect. It's disgusting and so, I simply ignore his existence."
"Oh.." A sense of disappointment bloomed in Sato's heart. He never thought that such a complication would occur in their relationship. Obviously, the boy would wish to have a pleasant relationship with both of Gray's parents. Now, however, it seems that that wish would require Sato to put in more effort.
"There is no need for you to feel sad," Gray gave the young man a kiss on his cheek to cheer him up, "It is his loss if he doesn't want to accept you as his son-in-law."
"So..n-in-law? Hmm when did I ever say that we would be getting married?" Sato stuttered as he tried to play it cool with his followup question.
"Oh? You do not want to marry me? It seems like you still have the energy to joke around with me. Let us go one round in bed before sleeping." With that, Gray climbed on top of Sato, staring at him like he was looking at a delicious piece of meat.
"Ah no!"
On the day of the private opening for the UHRP, before Gray left for work, he got one last look at his boyfriend. In his heart, there was a sense of foreboding, just like in the past when Sato and Gray had been attack by the Saints. Of course, Gray had tried asking his mother as to whether he was allowed to place some bodyguard in the train with Sato. However, the private opening event would have many big officials present and having additional unknown bodyguards was not right.
In the end, Gray could only get request for one person to follow along as Melanie had an additional ticket. The man chose none other than the leader of the Four Horsemen, Famine. The leader's name was Madel. Having served in multiple secret operations missions and had even teamed up with Gray on a few missions before, the Major General trusted the girl's judgement when it came to danger. She was specially requested for today's protection task and was pulled away from the Armageddon project investigation led by her and her team.
"Gray, I'll be fine with auntie and Ms. Madel. Just go on and have a wonderful time in your meeting with those oldies in the army." Sato winked and pushed Gray out of the front door.
"At any point in time, remember to not put your life at risk, okay? Promise me that." Gray looked at Sato seriously.
"Yes, I promise…"
"Okay, give me a kiss."
"Here," Sato was more than willing to show some affection to his lover who cares for him so deeply. A kiss on the lips, a wave goodbye and that was all Gray got before he had to head off for work.
In the afternoon, the trio set out for the railway station where there were many paparazzis that were squeezing in to take a photo of the officials that were present in today's event. The prime minister, followed along with the Foreign affairs advisor were the most high-profiled guests for today. Only they were allowed to have an arsenal of bodyguards that protected them during their trip to Country Y. As this was a bi-country agreement, there was a need for the heads of the respective countries to come along and officiate the railway station.
Sato, Melanie and Madel slipped in earlier than the rest and were already seated in the lush VIP cabin on the train. Sato's eyes were focused on outside as he watched many of the sponsors arrive on time. When everyone was on board, an announcement was made that the trip to Country Y would take them a total of 2 hours, which meant that the train would be travelling at a record high speed of 500 km per hour. It was a feat to behold.
As the moved out of the station and sped towards Country Y, Melanie was briefing her plans to Sato.
"Later, when we arrive at Country Y, my husband would be awaiting for us at the station. There will be a ceremonial handshake between both of the prime ministers of Country Y and Z, followed by a lunch reception for the guests."
"Okay." Sato nodded with understanding. This was an important milestone in building relations between Country Y and Z. When he had reached the railway station, he noticed the number of militants present, coupled with the personal bodyguards that were here to advocate safety. Gray's worries may have truly been unwarranted.
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