City of Love [Zaintsee]

Chapter 4

Saint was jogging in a nearby park, he does that most of the time but today he had a different feeling, he did not know if it was because he narrowly escaped from his mother or something else. While he was jogging, he kept observing the green grass and dried leaves on the trees which were about to fall any time. He saw the ducks swimming in the pond and couples cycling or kissing passionately here and there. Saint hoped he could spend time with someone just like that. By someone he could only think of Zee, he was planning on visiting the hotel in which Zee stayed and try to accidentally bump into him and check out for himself whether Zee is really as his mother told him. He normally didn't have the courage to do that, he was not the type to approach someone and get to know them, but Zee he was different and Saint thought Zee could be his only chance at love for some reason.

He sat on the bench to catch his breath, his throat was dry and sweat dripping from head to toe. He looked around and there was a drinking water fountain for public use, Saint never drinks out of it because he always felt like it is highly unhygienic. But at the moment he was desperate for water and he stood up and walked towards it. Just at the right moment he kept his hand on the drinking water fountain, out of nowhere another hand was placed on top of Saint's. Saint looked up in surprise and he saw the person who was on his mind from yesterday, he saw Zee. It looked like he was also there for a morning jog and wanted to quench his thirst just like Saint. Saint's eyes widened in shock and Zee thought that he might be intruding Saint's space so he withdrew his hand.

"Sorry" Zee said

"Er...it's .. it's okay" Saint stuttered

"You go first... I'll follow after you" Zee said, Saint blinked for a second trying to understand what was said by this gorgeous man standing in front of him. Zee pointed at the drinking fountain and Saint finally understood.

"Ohh... Oui... Oui"

His face was heating up and it was turning into a different shade, this was noticed by Zee and he just smiled as felt the stranger in front of him was cute. Zee immediately shook his head and wiped the smile on his face, he suddenly became clumsy and he did not know why.

"Yeah... I am done... You... You can go ahead Monsieur" Saint said. Zee proceeded to drink while Saint kept staring at him, Zee noticed that the stranger was looking at him intently, he kinda felt uncomfortable but at the same time thought there was something weird on his face that the stranger noticed but felt awkward to say. Zee while bending down looked up to face the man in front of him, Saint still kept looking unconsciously trying to scan every feature of Zee.

"Umm... Sorry, is there something on my face?" Zee asked, but it was not rude. Saint immediately broke the gaze and tried to look around, Zee shook his head and smirked unknowingly. Zee was confused as to why the stranger was still standing right next to him if he was done, then he thought maybe he wants more water and that's why he is standing there.

A little girl running around with a kite suddenly caught Saint's attention, she was focused on the kite and she was heading towards the path where a cycle was heading in the same direction the girl was running. Zee stood up to kindly ask the stranger to drink more if he wanted as he was done, but he had disappeared.

Zee for a millisecond was confused where the hell the man who was just standing there went, and he looked around to see Saint running in jet speed, in like two seconds he just grabbed a little girl by her waist and enveloped her within his arms. The next second a cycle which was heading that way ran into them and the person who was riding it flew over them and he rolled shielding his hands in front of his face. The rider was wearing all the gears necessary for not getting any injury hence he got little to no injury. A couple came running towards them and the girl was released from his arms and she ran and hugged the woman who looked like the little girl's mother.

Zee ran towards them and he first asked the beautiful stranger if he was okay. He was completely ignored and he expressed his apologies to the rider and then turned to the little girl to ask if she was okay. The parents of the little girl expressed their gratitude and then everyone was back to the things they were doing. Zee again asked him if he was alright, Saint looked at him and blushed hard, he was looking at the floor and trying to not make eye contact with Zee, Saint without saying a word tried walking away.

Zee had enough and he grasped the stranger's arm, which was returned by a painful hiss. He immediately let go and then noticed that his hand was bleeding.

"Oh god... Your hurt" Zee exclaimed, he didn't know why but he wanted to tend to this man's wounds, he wanted to take care of him and seeing his wounded elbow somehow made him hurt on the inside.

"I am fine Monsieur... It's just the skin that has been scratched. It's not a big thing, seriously... It will be alright after I swab some antiseptic liquid on it" Saint was reasoning with Zee, he felt as though Zee was too worried and he was trying to calm him down. Saint was internally happy because of the way Zee is behaving with him right now, but again he thought maybe that's just the way he is to everyone and that's how he is like with everyone.

"Your hand is bleeding and you say you're fine" Zee said, there was a little anger in his tone, he himself didn't know why he is being this way right now. But it just felt right.

"I'm fine~"

"No you're not... Let's go to my suite... I have a first aid kit there... It's right there if we cross the road"

"No no... You don't need to take trouble"

"There is no trouble... Seriously, I insist..." Saying that Zee just dragged him towards hotel de Crillon.

Are you Thai?" Zee asked while walking, he was supporting the other man because it looked like even his leg was slightly injured.

"What?"

"Are you from Thailand?"

"Umm... My parents are from there... But I've been here my whole life"

"I'm Zee and you are?"

"Saint"

"It's nice to meet you Saint"

"It's... Nice to meet you too... Zee"