BETWEEN ME AND YOU

RULES OF DATING: #1

Inside the gym of their house. Arthit continues to run on the treadmill, his sweat pouring out as the thoughts inside his head continued to run along with him. It was finally D day and he can't seem to help but feel like something fucked up would happen later that night. Or maybe it was just the coffee he tried drinking yesterday out of frustration that's making him anxious. Thinking about yesterday, Arthit adds more speed on the machine as he recalls his conversation with Kongpob.

Flashback

"What do you mean no kissing?" Arthit asks, taken aback at the ridiculous rule the small framed boy gave but the other stays stoic, arms crossed, with an eyebrow raised at the other.

"No kissing."

Scoffing, Arthit puts his arms on his sides before confronting the other. "How the hell are people going to believe if I can't even kiss you?"

Taking a step back, Kongpob starts walking around the room, pacing in front of Arthit before walking behind the pale boy who watches his every move.

"Okay then, you can kiss me anywhere but not on the lips." Kongpob answers back simply, sitting on top of one of the tables and facing the other male who seem to can't accept his condition.

"What about the sex? Come on, you're joking right? Haha, I laughed already, now drop it." Arthit tries again. Seeing that the other seemed to be serious about it, he finally asks the question that he weirdly regrets ever asking. He doesn't know why, but when Kongpob answered his question so straightforwardly like it was nothing, Arthit felt like something in him stung. But he can't seem to tell what is was "What can possibly be in a kiss that you can't let go?"

Kongpob sighs and jumps off the table. Standing up properly before facing Arthit with the same stoic and empty expression he carried everyday.

"I don't kiss people I'm not in love with."

Left speechless, Arthit watches the other walk away as he spoke. "If you don't agree then you're gonna have to look for someone else to act as your little play thing."

Hearing the door knob turn, Arthit stops the other. Here goes nothing. He says inside his mind.

"Okay. Sure. No kissing. But I have to give my own rule then."

"Okay, sure then. What do you have?" Kongpob asks, his back still facing the other, hand still holding onto the door knob.

"No falling in love." Arthit says, making the other smirk but also immediately wipe off the expression from his face.

"Deal then."

End of Flashback

Turning the treadmill off, Arthit breathes in deeply as he recalled the same smug face Kongpob always wore. Why did he persist on having Kongpob to act as his boyfriend again?

Groaning, the young man walks out of the gym and towards his room. Remembering that he still has to meet his 'boyfriend' at the same cafe he usually goes to. They had no classes but since Kongpob had an appointment from morning until the afternoon, they had less than a frw hours to get to know each other. It would be awkward and wreckless to go to the family dinner to act like they actually were dating each other and not give similar answers.

Walking inside the cafe, Arthit knits his eyebrows in confusion the moment he enters.

"What are you doing here?" Arthit immediately questions, startling Bright who was sitting at his usual spot. Startled, Bright looks up and sighs in relief when he sees his bestfriend.

"I'm here to help of course. You should thank me."

"How did you even know we're going here?" Arthit asks with an eyebrow raised.