Not so innocent (RamKing)

Chapter 9

They stop crying and just hug real tightly. King doesn't know what to say, so Ram speaks first: "We'll start with you moving in with me and selling your appartement."

King nodds. He doesn't like the idea of imposing on the junior but at the same time doesn't want him to worry.

"Then what?" "Then," starts Ram, "We find you a job. Legal job. Me also. Then when we get our first paycheck, you talk to Ming. That's it." He sounds confident but King knows it's not as easy as it sounds.

"Then I pay half your rent and buy you groceries." Ram smiles. "We'll talk about that when we get there." King nodds again. "Now I think it's time we get up and eat." "Sure. Will we cook or go somewhere?" "I can cook." "Sounds good."

After breakfast they start packing. First they pack a suitcase of clothes and in one they put everything from the kitchen that he owns. Then they leave and unpack at Ram's. There they first have to make room for that.

When they finish it's already past lunchtime. They order food stay in Ram's room.

During the following week they meet everyday afterschool to move King's stuff and prepare his room for selling. It's friday now amd as everyday now King returns to Ram at evening after he went out with friends.

"Hi! You're back already? I thought you were going to be late since it's Boss's birthday?" King kisses his cheek. "I left early. Wasn't really in the mood to party with all that's going on right now..."

"I understand." He stands up (he had been on the sofa), holds his hand and leads him to the bedroom. They lay on bed and cuddle. "It' gonna be okay... We're gonna be okay..." whispers Ram while gently stroking King's hair.

The next thing they need to do is find a job. Well, two. Just not now, they'll start searching seriously on monday, for now they did check out some employment ads but didn't pay attention for real.

"Ram?" "Yes?" "You know I love you right? And I really do want this to work out. So thank you for helping me. For being here all the time." The younger doesn't answer, he just kisses him.

They spend the majority of the weekend in bed watching movies. In a week or so they find themselves a job. They work together at a coffee shop on the campus.

It's time for King to cut ties with Ming which he decides to do alone. That means Ram's left alone to worry. He stays up all night and really starts panicking when it's two in the morning.

He almost goes to find King when the latter finally knocks. Ram jumps to his feet, opens the door and finds his lover on the floor, bleeding.

"King!" He picks him up and gently carries him to the bathroom. He washes him and takes him to bed. There he starts to patch up his cleaned wounds. King doesn't speak and he also lost his consciousness twice.

When Ram wakes up, King's still asleep so he gets up to make him porridge. When he comes back he puts the bowl on the nightstand and tries to wake him up.

Instead of waking up King starts shaking and crying. "Ram! Ram!" "I'm here. Calm down. It's alright. Just calm down..." He hugs him tightly and caresses his face. A tear slides down his face.

King wakes up and hugs Ram. He's crying but trying to stop the tears. "Ram..." he whispers before he manages to slowly calm down. "Eat first, you'll talk later," says junior and starts feeding him.

He eats and Ram washes the dishes before returning to bed to his hurt boyfriend. No questions asked he starts explaining:

"I saw Ming. We talked and he agreed to let me go. He did however somehow find out about my brother. He promised not to hurt him since the debt is paid and he has no use hurting anyone.

As for my condition. Please don't be mad. They beat me up for lying to him. But it wasn't that bad. On the way home I took another beating when I helped some woman a man was trying to rape..."

He looks into Ram's eyes expecting anger but only sees tears. "I love you so so much. Why would I get mad at you for being a hero? I'm just glad you'll be okay. We'll be okay."

They hug, cry and kiss. After that their life starts getting normal. Study, work, spend time with their friends, go out occasionally... For example a week before King's graduation.

They find themselves on a mountain top with an amazing view. After they eat their sandwiches King takes Ram to a slightly hidden river spring and starts talking slowly:

"Since I've met you, I knew you were special. Later you helped me a lot. You helped me get a life. You saved me in a way. I honestly don't know what I'd do without you. And I don't ever want to find out."

He gets down on one knee, pulls out a ringbox and opens it. "Ram, I want you to always be part of my life. I want to always be by your side. And I want you to be my wife." He laughs. "Husband... Be my husband?"

Ram smiles while a single tear falls down. He pulls King up to kiss him. He hugs him almost breaking his ribbs and then he finally says: "Yes!!!"

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I'm sorry this chapter feels rushed and unorganized. I wrote it while I'm quite in a bad shape so I apologize.
If you don't like it, you may consider the previous chapter as the last. Otherwise this one's the last. I hoped you liked the story and I'm sorry for finishing it so weirdly, but I can't carry on with it. However I wanted it to have an ending.