Our Secret (A MingPha Story)

06. A Reunion

"Ai Kao." A naked man walks into a shared room, dripping wet with loose hair ringlets covering his eyes. His magnificent muscled biceps flexes perfectly as he lifts a glass of water to his lips. After a few gulps, droplets of water drip onto his eight-pack stomach abs.

"Ai Kao." He calls again, nudging the other person in the room. The sleeping figure ignores him by turning towards the other side, pulling the throw blanket further above his head.

"Mmmmm..." Kao sleepily responds, he snuggles deeper into the pillow without glancing at the mouth-watering Greek god in front of him.

A mobile phone starts ringing and the naked man picks it up with a frown. "Yup." He answers icily.

"Ai Earth!" A soft voice answers, addressing the receiver. "Has Ming contacted you?"

Glaring at Kao, Earth signs deeply and answers. "Yeah, he did. Did Yo contact you?"

"Yup... He did some digging but there's a lot he doesn't know yet. Fiat is starting to penetrate deeper, but we need HIM." Kaownah stresses the last word.

Earth pauses momentarily, it has been a while since they all got together. No one knows their connection, no one has seen their interaction, no one notices their secret projects. NO ONE.

"I guess it's time to find HIM." Earth answers. "Or rather, it's time for HIM to find us. You know HE will never show up even if the King wants HIM."

Kaownah giggles happily. "This is gonna be fun! Can't wait to see everyone again. Do you think HE will stick around this time?"

Earth shrugs before answering. "Well, HE always keeps his promise so I'm gonna say yes."

"It is time." A stern voice appears in the speaker, startling both of them. Earth turns to his left and sees Kao standing next to him with messy hair. He nods before letting Kao speak into the phone.

"Ai Nah... Tell Fiat to be serious. He can do better. Alert us for anything he needs to dig deeper. We need all the information. Also, tell Yo... We got his back. We got Ming's back too."

Kaownah answers with an angelic voice that weakens a troop of an army. "Don't worry Kao. Nothing will happen as long as we're here. That bastard doesn't know who he is messing with. Let's take turns kicking his head when I get the chance to decapitate it. My tools are aching to be exhibited." He turns his expression into a full smile and giggles happily.

Kao laughs and shakes his head at Earth. "Anyway, we are heading code blue. Both of you handle pink. Let's hope White finds us."

"Yay!! Back to the colour codes!! Back in action!!" Kaownah grins even wider, even though no one sees his expression. The call ends in a matter of seconds and the gang dispatches.

Earth enters his room and unlocks his wooden locked safe. He takes out a sealed-proof bag and starts packing essentials. Clothes, phone, food, water... Those are not important to Earth. What he packs is the equipment he needs to protect his gang. His family. He locks the safe and walks to the centre of the room. Sliding his foot against a wooden tile, he fingers a corner and taps on it, opening a hidden compartment.

Earth bends down and takes one bundle of cash. He slips it into his pocket and takes out three briefcases, locked and sealed. He places them into his travelling suitcase and stags them on top of each other, zips it up and he is done.

He walks out of the room, meeting Kao who has a similar suitcase. They both exchange a glance and take off separately. They take separate taxis to the train station and book the same train to Chai Nat.

Taking their seats just opposite each other, Kao takes out an alarm trigger and presses it hard. He puts it back inside his bag and pretends to be asleep. Earth stares outside the window, watching the scenery change again and again.