Guardian Angel

Afraid to Love

"Eer... Kit? Is there a pimple the size of an orange on my face?" asked Beam, tilting his head.

Kit frowned then shook his head. "No. Your face is fine. Why do you ask that?"

"Then why have you been staring at me all this time? Did you finally realize how handsome I am and fall in love with me?"

"What? Eww... Beam! Your jokes aren't funny."

"Yeah. You're not my type anyway."

"What's your type like?" grab the kit quickly. "Someone with tan and musc ...."

"Kit," suddenly Phana appeared behind Kit and lightly pressed his shoulder.

Just then Beam's phone rang and he looked at the screen with a bright face and a big smile.

Phana sat next to Kit and whispered. "We made a promise to Forth."

"I'm excited to see it," Kit hissed.

Beam looked up and looked at Phana after he finished replying to messages on his phone. "Hi, Pha, are you back? I didn't see you coming."

"You're too busy on your phone. Who is that, Beam, who keeps you so busy that you ignore your best friend who's sulking around here." Phana pointed at Kit who was frowning.

Beam laughed. "Someone. Well, I have to go now. Someone asked me to accompany to buy a book."

"That someone, Poom?" Kit asked with raised eyebrows. "You're starting to keep secrets from us, Beammie?"

"Nothing I'm keeping secret, Kitty, we haven't been anything, just close. Poom is fun and funny, but I don't want to be too nosy and make Poom uncomfortable. Poom is a bit . . . shy, I think."

Beam waved and walked away from the table where Kit and Phana were. Kit and Phana looked at each other in disbelief.

"Forth? Shy?" Kit makes a fake vomit motion. "Is Beam so stupid? Forth is a big guy with muscled, tan, tall, piercing and tattoo!"

"And he is a master in several martial arts. If I had not known him since freshman, I would also be afraid of Forth. And he is a candidate for head hazer next year," said Phana while covering his face. "Beam really doesn't know anything."

"Are we really going to let this go, Pha?"

"Hm. Final night is still a week away and I hope everything goes according to Forth's plan. At least, let's hope Beam isn't too angry about what he's about to get from Forth when he admits the truth."

"I still think it's too risky. You know what Beam looks like when he's angry. Forth has to work hard."

"He deserves it, Kit, and I'm sure he can handle it."

"Those two idiots, give me a headache."

Phana tapped Kit's shoulder lightly. He understood what Kit was feeling because he felt the same way.

While his two friends had a headache, Beam was looking at Forth in front of him with a flushed face. "You tease me, Poom, I hate you."

Forth laughed amusedly. "I'm serious, Beam. I've never had a boyfriend let alone been in love."

"You think I'm stupid, don't you?" concluded Beam while hitting Forth's arm lightly. "I wonder why the economics faculty didn't choose you as a representative on the campus moon event. They're wasting your handsome face and hot body."

"If you think I'm handsome, why don't you answer me?"

Beam blushed again. He admits that recently he feels something different towards Forth. He feels happy when he is with Forth and lonely when he is not around. He liked the presence of Forth by his side. He didn't like seeing Forth hurt. He ... liked his heart pounding and his knees buckled when Forth accidentally touched him.

However, Beam was not convinced. He is straight, the title casanova provided him. In love to a man? Beam never imagine. He was afraid.

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