MOANS BEHIND THE EASEL (Completed)

Chapter 43

Painful years has passed.

Gulf recovered but still his heart yearned for his precious boy.

Axel and Mew tried their best to make him happy.

They succeeded but not totally.

Gulf was the perfect example of a leaving dead.

He was just back to his senses when Axel begged for him years ago.

"Mick was gone but I am here! We share the same face! The same traits.. we are one.. I am hurting too mama.. Infact. I felt the pain tripled than yours! You and Dada are alive yet I felt like I was an orphan. When I was with you, it is always Mick this, Mick that.. How about me? I am Axel. Please don't forget about me because you lost him! I still exist!"

His young heart was in pain.

Why everyone suddenly forget him as well? He existed but they yearned for the one who's already gone.

Gulf realized that he has been dwelling on the bad past.
Slowly, he and Mew recovered, with the help of Axel.
They continued their lives with Mick's memories.

"Mama! I'm going to Vegas for a business trip." Axel said to Gulf while they are having breakfast.

Gulf drop his utensils.
"Have I told you that you are not allowed to travel without me?!"

"But Mama. This is important. It's Dada's  pilot. I will be safe, besides Xander will go with me." he touched his hand.

Gulf look away.

Axel knew it already. He is afraid to lost his only son now.

"I will be fine. I'll come back home safe and sound."

Gulf flick his tongue.
"Can you just let the client come here?"

Axel shook his head.
"No, this is a US base project Mama. Can you trust me?"

Mew chuckled a bit, his just listening with the two.
"Babe just let him be. This is the first time he will have a trip alone without us."

Axel nodded.
"Yes. Dada is right."

Gulf sighs.
"Fine, promise me you will come home, alive and unscathed. I don't want to.. t-to l-lost a-nother son again." He cried again after saying that.

"Come on Mama.. I am Axel. I am great. You can trust me. I will come home. Safe and sound. Stop crying please." Axel stood up and crouch on Gulf's leg.

Gulf look down on him, and he touch his face.
Axel knows that when his Mama does this action. He thought of Mick.

It is always a bittersweet for Axel.
Each move he makes. He reminded the people that he looks like Mick, his dead brother.

Not long ago that they accepted that he is really dead that night.

But still people keeps on comparing and seeing him as Mick.

It pisses him off, he felt like he wasn't known as Axel but Mick.

Even when he arrived at Las Vegas Nevada, Xander and him strolls the casino after they finished their business there.

Much on his disappointment, people flocked in his way.

"Hey Blair! Dude. How's your match?"

"Viloria is a good fighter but you manage to hit him at round 1. Nice!"

"Wow Blair man, black hair suits you well."

They did just mistook him with someone?!

Axel's brows furrowed.
"Excuse me? I think you mistook me of someone. My name is Axel Jongcheveevat not Blair."

"No way man! Stop fooling around!" They laugh at him.

Axel helplessly look at Xander.

"Where's the MMA match?" The asshole ask.

"In the next building, that's the Arena. You have a match today right Blair?"

Axel didn't reply, he just pulled Xander out of the casino.

"What was that all about?!"

"Sorry cous, but they are just exaggerating, that MMA guy, looks hotter than you." Xander scoffs.

"You wanna die?!" Axel was already pissed and this bastard keeps on pissing him more.
"And what the hell was that damn MMA?"

"It's MIX MARTIAL ARTS, I just realized really, you look exactly the same, like a split fruit or something. It's weird."

Axel felt something ignite inside him.
Can he hope?

"I want to see him."

"Sure. Let's go."

They bought a ticket for two on that Arena.

"Don't leave me Xander, this is my first time out in public place."

Xander snorted.
"That's what you get on locking yourself in your four walled office."

Axel sighs. "Like it's my choice. You know Mama."

They found a place to sit but they can't hear each other when applause and shouts filled the whole arena, when the name BLAIR VELEZ was mentioned.

"He won." Xander pointed the large screen in front.

"Holy hell!" Axel gasped when he saw the person named Blair, he looks just like him.

A guy that looks like a trainor walks near to Blair and whispered something.

Much on Axel's awe, Blair comes to him with his killing gaze.

"Whoah man, calm down. I came in peace!" Axel hugged himself.

Compared in his body structures. He will be crushed by this man.

"Are you one of them? Are you really this desperate to copy my face?!"

Axel gasped.
"The fuck?! I have this face since birth!"

"Me too! So you're not fake?" Blair pinch his cheek. "It feels real."

Axel push his hand away.
"Of course. Damn what's wrong with you people?!"

"Maybe you are an illegitimate son of my Dad? But no, Dad is always loyal to Papa." Blair said while looking at Axel.
"But it's impossible since I am  not their real son, they just found me on the sea."

Axel froze. "Come again?"

"My Dad found me while he was fishing one midnight. He said I was wearing a life vest with a name BLAIR in it so that's the name they called me from then on."

Axel and Xander look at each other.

"Y-you.. Y-ou are MICK!"