His Gummy Smile

Missunderstanding?

Its been a year. The moon and start event for new freshmen come again. Phana and Kit get a boyfriens. Wayo, the pavorite moon from Science faculty for Phana, and Ming, the moon of this year from engineering on his way to courting Kit.

Beam sighed. Their usual table for lunch feel so empty again without Phana and Kit for lunch together.

Beam got his tomyum and mineral water from food stall.  He opened his book and start reading while ate his luch.

"Beam."

Beam stunned. The voice that he missed everyday now filling his ears. He looked up and found Forth beside his table.

"Ai'Forth? How are you? Why you here?" Asked Beam with hoarsed voice.

Forth starring at Beam, scanning the face he missed everyday. He gulping his saliva when seeing a red like cherry lips of Beam.

"I have to meet with the dean of your faculty to apply for medical assistance in the Sotus event next month," replied Forth. He looked around. "Why are you having lunch alone? Where are Phana and Kit?"

Beam chuckled. "They have lunch with their boyfriends. I don't want to be a mosquito repellent between them, so, yeah, I eat lunch alone."

Forth looked at Beam who was smiling, but the smile did not reach his eyes. "Have you been alone a lot lately?"

"Why ask that? Will you accompany me when I'm alone?" asked Beam with a laugh.

Forth just nodded. He pointed to the bowl in front of Beam and asked. "Have you finished eating? What time is the next class?"

"Umm, three o'clock. Why?"

"Come with me then. There's still 2 hours left."

Beam stared at Forth then stood up and tidied up his book. He followed Forth to look for the dean on the second floor.

When they  were in the corridor in front of the dean room, Beam's leg tripped and Forth held his hand reflexively to prevent Beam from falling. There was a small electric current that grabbed their hands when they touched. Beam and Forth looked at each other. Their hands clasped together. Beam quickly grabbed his hand and pushed Forth into the dean room.

"Come on," said Forth after leaving the dean room. "I'm done. The dean will appoint some of you third year students to help Sotus." Beam nodded and walked side by side with Forth.

When their hands touch, the tremors are felt again. Forth stopped walking. He looked at Beam. Unconsciously Beam's hand stretched out, grabbed Forth's hand then pulled him into the empty classroom behind them.

Forth closed the classroom door with his feet, when Beam pulled him behind the door. He stood with his back against the door and Beam was standing in front of him.

"What was that, Forth? That electric shock? Did you feel it?" whispered Beam.

Forth closed his eyes, when Beam's warm breath hit his face. Sweet vanilla scent. Forth squeezed Beam's two hands which were still in his grasp. "I don't know," answered Forth. He grabbed Beam's hand and the pull made the man with the beautiful face in front of him fall on his chest.

Beam looked up, when he felt his chest against Forth's hard chest. He could feel his hard heart beat against Forth's hard heartbeat. Forth looked down at him with a smile.

Beam licked his own lips and whispered. "Don't do it, Forth."

"Don't do what, Beam?" asked Forth confused.

"Smile. Your sweet gummy smile is my weakness. I can't hold myself anymore. One year is very long, Forth."

"What do you mean one year?"

"I'm waiting to see your smile again."

Forth brought his face closer to Beam, while continuing to smile. "Same with me. One year feels very long, for me to sip this vanilla scent from you."

They have an eyelock. Slowly the faces of the two approached. Beam closed his eyes when he felt Forth's lips pressed against him. Forth traced Beam's soft lips while sighing. He licked Beam's lips, took a sip and sucked it, then when Beam opened his mouth and pulled out his tongue, Forth lost his control.

Their tongues teased each other, accompanied by sighs from both of them. Forth sucked Beam's tongue and traced his teeth, it was delicious.

Beam inhaled the aroma of cinnamon and cloves from Forth's mouth and groaned while biting Forth's lower lip.

They broke away to breathe air. Forth hugged Beam tightly to his waist and brought their foreheads together. "I miss you," whispered Forth. "I can't help but remember you for this one year. It was torturous just by hearing your name. Girls are talking about how great you are and I'm getting more heartbroken. I see you in the cafeteria, at the mall and in the club. You are always surrounded by girls and it frustrates me. I ... miss you, Beam. "

"Oh, Forth, you don't know what I've been feeling all this time. My heart was broken when I first saw you sitting so tightly with that girl named Shan. The song you sang to her at the finals made me sick even more, and then I heard you guys confess to each other in love, in front of the toilet while I was like a fool listening in the toilet. Casanova Beam was born a few days after I heard you guys were officially dating. I was heartbroken. I once felt my heart broke when my father died when I was little, but the day I heard you and Shan were dating was the darkest day and my heart was completely broken. I slept for 28 hours after that, tired of crying and lamenting my loss. " Beam said with watery eyes. He kissed the tip of Forth's nose. "I miss you so much."

Forth distance himself from Beam so he can stare freely. "What song, Beam?" asked Forth in surprise.

"The song you sang at the campus moon finals. Perfect. Ed Sheeran."

Forth fell silent. His eyes filled with tears as he hoarsely spoke. "But, I sang that song for you. I was confused when you came out before the song was finished and I looked for you to the toilet. Shan caught up with me and thought I was looking for time to confess to her, at that time you walked out of the toilet and did not bother me at all. "

"That song ... for me?"

"Yes. You're the most perfect person I've fallen in love with. I've never been attracted to men before, but I'm attracted to you. Only you."

"But your eyes looked at Shan when you were singing."

"No! I looked at you. You were standing next to Shan at that time, do you remember?"

Beam took a deep breath. He dropped his forehead on Forth's chest. "So, it was all a misunderstanding all this time?"

Forth tightened his arms and kissed Beam's hair. "Oh, Beam, I'm sorry. Forgive my stupidity all this time. Forgive my cowardice all this time. You are being casanova make me insecured to looked deep into my heart, into your heart."

Beam looked up and looked at Forth with glistening eyes. "But, you ended up actually going out with Shan. Everyone knows that. I need a distraction for my brokenheart, so yes, I am being a casanova just to show that I am all right."

Forth swallowed nervously. "About that ..."

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