Deception

four

jake's POV 

damn it. what is that sound? do we have a visitor? as far as i can remember, our parents are in their business trip in australia or i don't know which country but not in new york. why is that kid laughing? is he insane? 

i walked to the kitchen and freaking hell. what the hell am i seeing? kile and gab enjoying each other's company. hello? i am the best friend here. did anyone from both of them see me standing at the corner? no. 

"i am so excited!" the kid cheered. okay that's it. enough with your happiness, kiddo. 

"excited for what?" i interrupt. 

"oh. i'm taking kile on a tour. do you want to join us?" gab said.  kile just looked down and starts to fidgets his fingers, "come on jake. it'll be fun." 

"no. i'm good. besides, i'm tired. i'm going back to sleep." i rolled my eyes, still not leaving the room. 

"alright, buddy. change your clothes and off we go." gab smiled at him and the kid just ran off to his room. 

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jake and gab were alone in the kitchen. kile went to his room to change. 

"what's up with you?" jake asked breaking the ice. 

"the what?"

"come on, gab. you know what i meant." 

gab chuckled and continue to finish his chocolate drink, "i'm taking kile out. why? what's wrong?" 

"why are you taking him out? you have a girlfriend, for fuck's sake." jake defended. 

"i don't have a girlfriend. you know i'm bi, right?"

"then why kile? why him?"

"what's your problem? it's not like you're into him, jake. you hate him. why can't you just let the kid be free and happy? kile is not your prisoner. he doesn't know anything, okay? " gab hissed and walked out the room leaving jake alone. 

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"wow. central park is really calm." kile said. 

the two were walking in the central park while enjoying the view. they both sat on the bench and stares at the ducks in the lake. 

"uhm... did jake did something to you lately?" gab bluntly asked. 

"no. he's just pissed at me and i know why. his parents forced me to live together with him, i get why he's mad. i want to find a part-time job someday so that i can buy my own apartment and not be a burden to jake. uh, why'd you ask anyway?"

"oh, nothing. just asking since you two don't have a proper nice conversation." 

kile just hummed and gave gab a small smile. they enjoyed the day by talking, laughing, eating, and other activities to spend the time with. it's already six in the evening when kile returned home. he hopped out of the private elevator and when directed to the kitchen. by the time he entered the room, he sees jake sitting on the kitchen counter with a glass of juice in his hand. 

"hi," he greeted but the older didn't respond. kile immediately went to the fridge to grab something to drink. 

"did you have fun?" 

the younger nods, "y-yeah. i had fun." kile paused, "actually, gab told me that we should hang out often." 

the atmosphere is getting awkward according to kile but he shrugs it off and decided to leave the room. he was about to leave when jake spoke too soon again. 

"are you and gab dating?" 

"what?"

"i said, are you two dating?" jake clenched his fist and stood up from his seat as he walked towards the nervous poor boy. he faced the younger with his raised brow. 

"don't make me repeat this again but are you dating my friend?" 

kile shakes his head. 

"that's bullshit. i saw how you react when he's near you. you like him, don't you?" 

"no. he's just friendly--" 

"don't give me lame excuses. you're just like him. oh no, not like. maybe you and him are the same but with a different name, huh? now tell me, did you come back to make me suffer more? whatever you will do, i won't buy it because i'm not stupid!" 

"what are you talking about? who's who?" 

jake grabs the glass of juice and threw it on the floor making the latter horrified. 

"damn it. admit it that you're just pretending to be someone when in fact you're you! admit it!" jake yelled. "why won't you admit it?!" 

kile starts to tremble by the screaming and the broken glass remembering the past that happened to him "i-i don't k-know what're you talking about!" 

"admit it!" the older yelled again and pushed kile forcefully making him landed on the floor with his hand crashed on the scattered glasses. 

"jake what the fuck are you doing?!"