Just Be Friends

Friends

"Look Eli it's snowing" he danced around, the night was cold yet beautiful. Aesop dragged the poor guy with him just to spend their night together. There were less people around Aesop looks happy. Eli couldn't help but laugh softly at his love. He knows he should say it soon.

"Aesop" the smaller guy turned around looking at him happily

Eli finally gathered the courage and say it "Let's break up"

[5 years ago]

"Look at him, sleeping in the class again" the girl muttered to her friend, "I know right? He became like this after his famous ex dumped him". Eli who's pretending to be asleep can hear them, but he stayed quite. He used to be friendly and cheerful now he's gloomy. Thanks to her ex for dumping him he can't focus at all. Even on his studies. The conversation was interrupted because the teacher came into their classroom. "Good morning class! It's good to see you all being energetic as always, today we have a new student please treat him well ok?" The teacher gave a sign to let him in. He went into the classroom. He have silver hair, his body were smaller than Eli and his eyes were stunning like those moon he also wear mask he Eli wonder why. "You may introduce yourself", he was hesitated at first but decided to do it anyway. "H..Hi nice to meet you all I'm Aesop Carl... let's get along together...". His voice were soft Eli now pay attention to the new guy in front him. The class were cheering for the new guy "Keep quite please! Alright Aesop, you may sit next to Eli". "Eli!", Eli hands up to let the guy know his location. "You better take care of him ok?" The guy dashed towards him, and quickly sat down hiding his face. 'What a weirdo' he sighed, but he noticed that everyone were watching Aesop.

He can tell that he's feeling uncomfortable because of them. So Eli started to ruin it. "Shouldn't we focus on subject than staring into someone? Until they can feel it?" They started whispered but eventually they didn't stare at the guy anymore. "T-Thank you" Eli heard a faint voice of him. He nodded.

Now it's a lunch time, Aesop were surrounded by his classmates they couldn't stop admiring Aesop's beauty even though he wore a mask.
"Aesop may I have you phone number?" "No no! I want your phone number first!. "Aesop do want to eat lunch together?". The poor guy couldn't say anything because people keep asking him for silly things. Again Eli sighed, he can tell that Aesop was helpless. Again he stood up for him, "Can you guys back off? You all are making him uncomfortable." With high tone, everyone now left them alone. "Thank you...so much for helping me...". Eli smiled, "No problem, if they bother you again just tell me ok?". The smaller guy nodded, Aesop noticed that Eli didn't eat at all. Thankfully Aesop bring extra foods because he cooked too much. "Um...I saw you didn't go to the cafeteria...so mind to eat with me?"

He offered the other bento to Eli, "Uh you don't have to Aesop-", "P-please take it, I accidentally cooked a lot and I don't know if I can finish them all, just take take it as thanks for helping me earlier" he mumbled. Eli took it but somehow he can feel the jealousy around him, those menacing stares from his classmates. 'The bento looks cute..' he thanked Aesop for the bento and start to eat together.

From that day, their friendship grew, now Aesop are attached to Eli and doesn't want to leave his side. Whenever Eli go somewhere Aesop just follow him like a cute puppy that needs attention. Meanwhile Eli changed again he's now cheerful and friendly like he used to be. Still everyone envy that Eli hanging out with the most attractive guy.

Eli and Aesop talked about how Eli's ex came to Aesop just to asked him out. But only get rejected after knowing what she did towards Eli. She was embarrassed and left him. Bet her reputation dropped after that. They laughed about it.

Aesop were amazing, he can play music instruments. He showed his talents to Eli and play him a song. The song song was perfect like him that what Eli thought. Not only that Aesop told him that he wanted to be idol to sing but he can't because of the anxiety. With determination of helping him. Eli helped him overcome it. Aesop were grateful that he have Eli on his side. Little by little those two started to fall in love with each other but couldn't confess because they both though it will ruin their friendship so they keep being friends.

People always think of them as couple because they are close to each other, they even saw the sweetest moment of them together.

"Eli Eli~" he poked his cheeks, "What is it Aes?"

He giggled, "Do you like someone?" He tilted his head. Eli bite his dry lips thinking about it. "Hmmm I think I do like someone" Aesop's eyes grew wider. "Who's she?!" He shouted. "C...calm down Aes". He potted, "You don't want to tell me? Aren't I'm your best friend? Hmpf". There we go again Aesop acting cute, Eli chuckled and pinched his cheeks. "It's a s.e.c.r.e.t Aes I will tell you when I'm ready ok?", Aesop try to pulled his hands away from his cheeks. "Ow ow! Spare my cheeks Eli!". Eli laughed and let it go. Aesop rubbed his red cheeks that caused by him. "Unfair", "Yes, yes I am" he smiled proudly which made Aesop annoyed.

"What about you Aesop? Do you like someone?" His heart skipped a beat, his face turned red. He also feeling hot not because of the weather but because he's thinking the guy in front of him. "U..um...how do I say this...I do like someone.. they're just...too perfect you know ahh...I love how treated me..gosh thinking about them make me flustered..." He covered his face with his hands. Refuse to look at they guy he loves. Eli was clueless but also sad because of what he said. 'So he did like someone...I thought it was me...'. "Oh my~ you're thinking if them huh?" He teased Aesop a little.

Of course he was annoyed but still the cutest that he stole Eli's heart

He wished that one day Aesop will finally become his and love him deeply.