Our Secret (A MingPha Story)

01. A Normal Day

"Ming! Ming!" 

Wayo Panitchayasawad screams over a crowd of girls flirting with his best friend. He rolls his eyes and pushes his way through. The world's biggest flirter, Mingkwan Daichapanya, continues to blind his fangirls with his dazzling smile and gentleman charm. 

"Thank you to everyone who came to congratulate me." Ming flashes his smile once more, rewarding a bunch of "awwws" from his fangirls. 

Wayo groans and finally stands behind his best friend. His shirt glistening with sweat from running around a frantic search to find Ming. The hot weather in Thailand just encourages more sweat to drip down his usually crisp and neat uniform. 

He looks at Ming, his glowing face and perfect hair. Droplets of sweat appearing around his temples just added the word "manliness" to his description. Wayo scowls in anger and smacks Ming's head hard. 

"Thank- OUCH!" Ming shouts and turns around. "Ai Yo. Why are you hitting? And why are you  standing behind me?"  

"It's 5 pm. You promised dinner." Yo glares in anger at the group of girls whining sadly. "So stop your flirts and come with me." 

"Okay okay." Ming turns back to the girls and smiles politely. "Sorry. I need to have dinner with my best friend. I'll chat with everyone next time na?" 

A chorus of high pitch voices answers him with phrases like, "We will wait for you", "Missing you na", "Remember us na." Yo rolls his eyes once more and pulls Ming away. 

Ming keeps up with Wayo and apologizes. "Sorry for the hold-up. And thank you for pulling me away. Those girls wouldn't let me leave." 

"Yeah yeah. They would leave you alone if you stop being so flirtatious. Everyone is waiting for you!" Wayo scolds. 

Ming just shrugs. He does not flirt. He is just being nice. 

"The star is finally here." An annoying voice greets Ming and Yo. Their high school upperclassman, Mongkol Intochar (widely known as Kit or Kitty) laughs sarcastically, while his best friend Beam Baramee passes a ฿1000 note to him. 

"Damn it Ming! Why did you come!" Beam pouts angrily. Forth Jaturapoom chuckles as he holds Beam's waist in place so his boyfriend doesn't kill his junior. 

"Sorry Phi. I didn't mean to be late." Ming wais Forth. Wayo laughs and sits down next to Kit. He sneaks a glance at Kit and nods. 

"Now that our birthday star is here, let's dig in and celebrate!" Wayo announces. He had rented a penthouse for the night, making sure there's enough room for everyone to stay in. Aside from their usual group, Ming had invited his other engineering seniors: Park, Lam, Max, and Tul. Since there are several couples, he had to make sure there are no collisions. 

Kit stands up and holds up a can of beer. "Pha will be a little late but he asks us to start without him. So let's start this celebration! Chon!!!" 

Everyone cheers loudly and clink cans against each other before chugging down their long-awaited taste of alcohol. Tonight is gonna be wild. 

Park appears and presents a tray of grilled meat. "The best griller in da house!" The rest of the group roars in laughter and happiness. Lam chuckles lightly and cuts off one piece of meat. 

He holds it in front of Park. "Open up! Ahhh." Park grins and slurps the meat down to Lam's fingers, sucking them lightly as he gazes at his love. "Delicious. Yummy." A glint of lust sparkles in his eyes. 

Lam blushes red before spanking his head. "Not here! Idiot." 

The unfiltered words and gestures just add oil to their night. Letting go of their stress and worries, everyone releases their inner beasts and let go.