Swapped Vol 2: The Unrequited Story

Chapter 13

Krist stared at his phone. He sighed deeply. It had been about a week since he met Singto. He didn't know if the world was just helping or mocking him, he realized actually his upcoming schedule didn't match with Singto. There's no schedule of them together for the whole week. He suspected Singto might say something about it to Jane, but he had heard from Yui that Singto is finishing his internship that's why he didn't take any schedule.

He knew Singto did internship near their company's building. He could actually meet the guy around but he's afraid. Singto had asked him for time, he gave him that. So, if he went to find him, it didn't match to what he had agreed with Singto. Krist groaned. But I miss him...

"What's wrong with you?" Krist turned to Gun beside him. Both of them were attending event together today.

"Nothing." Gun frowned.

"Every time someone said nothing it means the opposite. You know right you could always tell me anything." Gun said patting Krist's thigh. Krist exhaled.

"I'm just thinking random stuff, I'm fine." Gun just nodded. "P'."

"Hm?"

"Are you and P'Off okay?" Gun stayed silent.

"Okay, I guess."

"Are you avoiding him?"

"No, we had a talk." Gun sighed. Krist waited for him to continue. "It was not long after we did P'Arm's show. We had a talk, well he basically took me and forced a talk."

"What happened?"

"He asked why I'm putting distant. I just say shit like 'you have girlfriend, we need to care about her feelings'." Gun said. Krist nodded, it's not a lie though. Both of them had their time handling a girlfriend that doubt their friendship with their acting partner. But maybe after all, the girlfriend had been right. It's a scary instinct women had.

"He's angry at me asking why to distant our friendship because of a girl. I yelled at him talking about my past. He knew it yet he didn't think about it. I laughed to myself inside seeing he's so confident his girlfriend won't do the same. Well, after all I want to save myself too."

"You come to term you like him."

Gun breathed out heavily. "Kit... I love him." Krist exhaled and reached to hold the hand on the lap. Gun let out a shaky breath.

"I realized this when we're talking. I almost say it, it's on the tip of my tongue, when I yelled nonsense to him about minding his girlfriend's feeling. I was mad, then suddenly froze when I realized what I was about to say unconsciously. It was just there, and I might make it worst if I said it that time. I don't remember how but we suddenly cooled down and started apologizing for being harsh. There's a strain in between us now, but I tried, no, we both tried to be like before. Just we're friends and then now we're minding too much of our own action. I did so because of my feelings, and he... maybe listened to my word that day."

Krist sighed. "You're the strongest male I ever know, P'Gun."

"I'm not that good, I'm just barely hanging there." Gun squeezed Krist's hand. Krist exhaled and hugged the smaller male.

"Believe me, you will find your happiness. If it's not P'Off, you will fall in love again with someone better." Krist said patting Gun's back soothingly. Gun hugged him back.

'Why they had to have feelings but not to have happy ending?'

Krist kept giving comforting words to Gun. He was thrown back to the past, on the month before Jin Ling's wedding where Jin Ling came to Cloud Recesses to talk with Lan Shan. Lan Yuan had found the Sect Leader Jin sobbing under the tree in the hidden part of Cold Spring later. He came to find Jin Ling when he heard from one of the Jin disciples that came with Jin Ling talking about the wedding. Jin Ling didn't tell him anything but cried on his shoulder, Lan Yuan just made a guess. After all, even they didn't say anything Lan Yuan knew there's something between his two friends.