Just Enemies (KornxWai)

6.Ego vs Heart Part.1

*** PAT'S POV***

What the hell just happened? 

Did the kitten actually scold us? 

All of us are chin dropped left very confused looking at each other. Guess we're too stunned to speak or even to think. I never thought I would hear this boy raising his voice, much less to the whole team. It was so unexpected that he actually managed to make both groups forget what brought us here in the first place. They are all waiting for a movement from me or Pran, but we are just as lost as them. I'm still processing the situation - Wai almost fainting, Korn's panic, the door locking, the door unlocking, a mad kitten screaming at us, a scared-for-life Korn following him like a service dog. It all seems unreal.  

Korn will have to explain what is going on between them, and I swear I'm gonna knock him out if he says it's nothing. Been there, and done that, I'm the only one who's not buying the shit they are trying to convince themselves of. I already told him that he is crushing hard on Wai, but he is just fooling himself with the old "I'm not gay" excuse, at some point we all thought the same. Blame the society that teaches us all the same - men and women are the perfect match - whole bullshit. I understood that with time I actually don't mind genders nowadays. 
He's convinced that Wai and Pran are an item, and well although I'm with Pran, sometimes I have the feeling that Wai is in love with him. Just hope it isn't the case, I'd beat him till he forgets his name and Korn deserves something good in his life. 

Pran looks at me as if hitting for me to break the situation before the rest of them start putting 1+1 together. All I want is to laugh cause if it wasn't enough for me and Pran trying to find a way for both faculties to stop fighting, these two had to have whatever is going on between them. I know our relationship is stable enough to mend these problems, but what if they ruin our progress? I think we have to sit and wait for them to solve whatever is going on between them before making our relationship public. 

"The showers are ours first." This seems to draw their attention to us. I get to my locker and text Korn asking if he's ok and setting a meeting at the bar near the dorms, also known as the bar where his kitten works, and text Pran asking him to have dinner with me since I'm going out with the boys. I'm going to test Korn's feelings today, let's see how this night will unfold.

I've been waiting for Pran to tell me why he slept over at Wai's yesterday but I know he will tell me when he feels the timing is right. I've learned to be patient with him. He's very cautious and as much as I despise Wai, I know I'd do the same if it was Korn. 

***WAI'S POV***

The walk to the nurse is awkward and quiet. He keeps following me close enough to not lose sight of me but keeping a secure distance as if making sure he has enough space to run if I attack him. Which I won't do. 

I'm still processing my sudden outburst back there. I've never raised my voice before, I still don't know why I did it. Well to be honest I have a suspicion of why but I will be dead before I admit it to myself. 
The look on Pat and Pran's faces is pierced in my mind, and I'm regretting it with every step I take. I'll be even more bullied than before but what could I do? I couldn't leave that asshole running to his death after him saving my life twice and fully knowing that his safety was at a stake by just breathing the same air as me. As much as I want to push him off the nearest bridge I know I kinda owe him. 
I stop and stare at him, he doesn't notice me and almost knocks me down. 

"Oh my god, I'm so sorry. Please forgive me, I didn't notice you stopped." His voice is so weak that I almost feel like he is...afraid of me? So scolding everyone was all it took to have his respect? Couldn't I have known this before? My sore body would have been thankful for that. 

I don't know what is happening to me but suddenly I put my hand on his chin and raise his head till our eyes lock. He stares at me like he's trying to read my soul like he's unveiling every secret I hold dear. His small brown eyes have a kind look and I find myself actually finding them beautiful.

Oi? Beautiful? Wai you don't wanna go there! 

I snap back and take my hand off his chin as it is on fire. He looks at me scared and I sight. I flip his forehead and keep walking.

"As much as I'd love to kill you. I said I was going to repay you so I'll stick to my word, and drop the scared look. It's even more awkward than this whole situation. How's your hand?" I say without making eye contact and keeping a few steps ahead of him. 

"I'm sorry. It doesn't hurt much." He barely speaks, but every time he says sorry something in me twists. 

"Oh please, spare me the macho act, I know that must hurt like hell dude. You're bleeding. Let's go, hope you didn't break any bones." I say and hear him sighting. "And stop apologizing, although I wished you said that on many other occasions, today you didn't do anything wrong, which is remarkable if I may add," I smirk, because I'm fully enjoying making fun of him. I never imagined I'd have the aggressive and terrifying tiger at my mercy like a little bunny.  

He laughs and I would be lying if I say that doesn't sound enticing. OMG, what is wrong with me, I can't spend much more time with him, I'm going insane. 

"Thank you then. I know saying I regret it all will sound very fake, but maybe one day you will believe it. I'll try to show it next time." Now it's my turn to laugh, I almost tear up from laughing and this time I turn around a look at him. He has a puzzled look.

"That...that...was...good...I...almost...bought that pitiful act." I say while trying to steady my breathing "Dude you don't have to lie, I know you hate as much as I hate you. Let's not make this more awkward than already is and mark my words - next time you have the chance you and your friends will keep bullying me and I and my friends will keep wanting you guys dead." 

For a second there, he seems ...Hurt?! I'm imagining things. 

"We will see then, one day you will actually understand that it's you who hate me only, and maybe you will know the truth. We have arrived. Thank you for bringing me here and saving me. Be careful on your way back. I know there's no use in saying this but ... if you need something-"

"Cut that. I won't ever ask you for help. I'm deeply thankful for saving me the other day but we're back to enemies. Try to stay safe as well and stop punching walls." This is getting too intimate and I definitely don't wanna go down this hill. 

We say goodbye and I get back to my dorm. As soon as I enter I drop everything on my bed and go to the bathroom to take a hot shower. I need to relax and forget this. I need to forget everything I know I'm fighting against. I'm so confused, I don't anything anymore. My heart is pranking me and I feel scared as hell. 

"...one day you will actually understand" His voice echoes in my head and I hate myself for that. What it is for me to understand? He hates me, I hate him. We both did awful and nasty things to each other. We will be just enemies. 

"...it's you who hate me" And who's the one to blame? I'm always trying to get to the end of the week alive. If he didn't make my life a living hell I wouldn't hate him.

"... you will know the truth" What truth? What the hell I don't know? I don't know if I really wanna know. I'm already lost, confused, and overwhelmed with the events of the last few days.

All I know is that I can't keep lying to myself but I will take this to my grave.