Alternative Universe Collide

Vee and Mark

"Where are you taking me, Phi?", Mark tried his luck again.

"Aha, I know what you're doing; no, it's a surprise", Vee kept his hand on the steering wheel as Mark pouted beside him.

They've been driving for over an hour, and there's still no sign of stopping soon. This afternoon, Vee suddenly asked Mark to go on a road trip. He did say it's nothing fancy and they'll only go somewhere near, but that's not what it looks like now.

Vee glanced at his boyfriend and laughed at his pouted lips. Vee had planned this road trip for a while. Once they'd settled down after officially being boyfriends, Vee wanted to take Mark somewhere just the two of them as a chance to spend time together and to apologize. Vee still had regrets lingering in his heart for all the times he had hurt him.

"C'mon, do you hate my surprise that much?", Vee asked as he turned the car onto a main road.

"It's not that, I feel bad, I could've helped with the cost if I knew we'd go far", Mark said.

Vee just smiled, but that's the whole point. Aside from the car, which is Mark's, everything else costs Vee's hard-earned money from his part-time job.

"That's the point. I don't want you to do that. So, let me do this for you, just this time, na?", Vee grabbed Mark's hand with his free hand, making the smaller boy flustered.

After all, Mark still wasn't used to Vee actually acting as a boyfriend. So he only nodded and turned his face to the window, hoping that Vee wouldn't see his reddening face.

"Good boy", Vee squished Mark's hand one more time before he let it go so he could drive.

In less than 30 minutes, Mark finally realized where they were heading as their car went through a road with a beach view on its side.

"You're taking me to Pattaya?"

"Well, I think it'll be fun, I've reserved a little suit near the beach too, with a private outdoor bath too", Vee glanced at his boyfriend.

"You pervert", Mark slapped Vee's arm, but his face redden anyway, knowing the implication of Vee's words.

Mark decided to let things go, as he also didn't want to fight his boyfriend and just enjoy the trip. The view was insanely gorgeous as the sun was setting on the horizon. The reflection on the water created a natural view that Mark enjoyed seeing.

The view got cut off when their car went inside a tunnel. There was a strange feeling that both Vee and Mark felt when they rode through the tunnel. Well, people tend to feel uncomfortable when they have to be in a closed space for a period of time. When the car was out of the tunnel, there was a sudden flash of light that surprised both Vee and Mark.

"That's dangerous, what was that?", Vee slowed down their car to adjust to the light until it went back to normal.

The view hasn't been different from that before they entered the tunnel, just the sun had already disappeared and the weather got a little bit hotter. Only purple and red skies remained, which soon would also turn dark as night came. Mark tried to stop his heart from beating. It's their vacation that Vee has worked on, so Mark will try to enjoy it.

-...........-

Their suit was better than Mark thought. Sure, it's only a suite with one room, a little bathroom, and an outdoor bath, but it has access to a gorgeous beach view. This suit is apparently popular with couples, and Mark couldn't help the blooming blush on his cheeks when the clerk told them about it. Vee intended to rent the suit, though, so he could spend some lovey-dovey time with his boyfriend in the right atmosphere and away from nosy people.