phi i like your friend [VEGASPETE]

chapter 10 - vegas

i got up from bed and wore my usual uniform .

i looked at my phone . one unread message from yesterday . 
it was from porsche.

"ok tell pete i gave his attendance too. he hasnt read any of my messages"

does that mean pete only read my messages yesterday? i smiled to myself, but then i saw my reflection on the mirror and turned it back into a poker face .

uhm. none of my business. 

i drove to uni after dropping macau off at his school.

i park my bike and walk towards our usual meeting place. i see pete and porsche from a distance.

they kept whispering to each other while pete's face turned red occasionally as he covers his face with his hands. 

pfft. cute. 

"pete i am here!" i yell from afar as i half-ran half-walk towards them .

"where's my greeting?" porsche asks smiling at me .
"swadee phi" i say smiling back at him .

"what were you guys talking about? " i asked curiously

porsche looked at pete and back at me 

"its nothing." pete says breaking the silence. 

"why are you guys so secretive huh? is it about something? or someone?" i ask chuckling at them .

there was silence for second .

"wait is it actually about someon-" i started but got cut off by pete yelling "i said its nothing!" as he turned his back against us and stomped away.

i could see his ears red though. 

i wonder who were they talking about?

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pete has been absent minded today .

"pete " i called out to him . but he kept staring at a distance, blankly .
"pete " i called again. still no reply.

i held his jaw lightly and turned his face towards me 
"pete . " i said breathing out

"huh" pete says as he wakes up from his trance and pulls his head away from me .

why is he acting so weird today?

"oh um why did you call me?" pete says avoiding my gaze .
i didnt like when he did that.

"i asked what did you want to eat ?"  i told him

"oh just get me some southern dish" he said as he walks towards porsche and sits beside him at the table. 

i sigh. 
pete is acting weird . i mean he's always weird. but today he is way more normal than ever, which is weird.

i gave the order and sat down . porsche was busy with his phone and pete was again daydreaming. 

the food arrived in a while . and we started to dig in. from we, i mean me and porsche. because pete still hasn't touched a single grain of rice .
he kept playing with his food lightly , deep in thought. 

"pete if you dont eat that, i will feed you myself." i say puting some pork in his plate .

he looked up at me. blinked twice then his ears turned red again.

is he angry at me? 

i give him some more pork from my plate so that he wont be angry at me.

he just looks down and eats the pork with rice. 
i guess he isnt angry at me . but he's still acting weird. 

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"bye guys i have to meet up with kinn" porsche says as he bids us farewell.

i am still not used to porsche mentioning his boyfriend. sometimes i feel a bit sad . but i am trying to move on . and i think its working little by little since i dont seem to pay porsche as much as attention as i used to  before.

i turn to look at pete who was waving back at porsche. 
he turns around to walk but i hold his hand .

he turns back and looks at me confused. 
"let me give you a ride home" i offer . i didnt have to pick up macau from school today. he was going out with his friends.

"i..." he started as his eyes romaned around . as if looking for an excuse.

i frowned. normally he would jump if i offered him something like this. 

he sighs and says "fine ." 

the corners of my mouth slip into a smile as i lead him towards my bike and give him the helmet. 

he sits behind me as i start the bike. only holding onto the hem of my shirt.

i start driving then shortly make an abrupt stop . making pete fall on my back .

"hey you bastard!! you almost gave me a heart attack!" pete yelled as his grip got tight around my shirt. 

thats the pete i know. the one who's foul mouthed and fun to tease. 

i chuckle as i say "hold onto me tighter then" and drive off .

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i drop him off infront of his house.
he slowly gets down trying to get his helmet off .

i almost laugh  as i see him struggle .

"ah let me do it for you" i say as i pull him a bit closer, undoing his helmet. 

"i could have done it myself" he grumbled under his breath as he took the helmet off. 

"sure" i said as i lightly chuckle .

he sure is sulky today .

"want to eat with m-"i started but he cuts me off saying "no i have to go. by-" but then he gets cut off, from his stomach growling.

'pfft '  i make a sound trying to hold my laughter in as i see a red faced pete, standing awkwardly.

"should i take that as a yes?" i asked grinning at him.

"no i will eat at home bye!" he yells as he stomps towards the door.

"wont you invite me in?" i yell from afar.

"and drive home safe!" he yells back ignoring my question.

everytime he says that, it brings a smile to my face.

"i will !" i yell back as he's about to close his door.

he stops and waves a goodbye before closing it shut. 

i put on my helmet as i drive towards my house .

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i feel like me and pete have gotten a bit close .

but he seems to be distancing himself from me. i think he's angry at me but i cant figure out why.

'pete what did i do?...' i mumble as i sat on my bed scrolling through my phone.

i opened my chats and saw pete's profile changed .

i clicked on it.

coughs*

i chocked on my saliva. 

unconciously i screenshotted it.

i was staring at his picture, still flabbergasted .

but then he removed his profile and it was blank now.

'hmmm?' i audibly asked myself

i decided to message pete
"pete why did you change your profile picture ? it looked good"

"you saw it!?" pete asked

i chucked as i replied "yeah but why did you put it, if you were going to remove it anyways"

"ugh it wasnt me and dont you dare tell this to anyone!" pete messaged

"haha sure lets see. but who was it then?" i asked curious. is there someone else with pete right now? i just dropped him off an hour ago .

"i am serious! dont you dare tell this to anyone!" he replied not answering my main quesiton.

"who was it?"  i asked again

this time pete didnt reply and left me on read for almost 15 minutes before replying again
"no one that you should be concerned about"

my blood was boiling now.

why is he talking so rudely for someone whom i didnt know!? if he important to pete?
ugh whatever! i wont try to get close to him anymore! do whatever you want pete!

i switched off my phone off and lay on my bed.
shifting positions here and there, unable to sleep .

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can you guys smell something burning?

and no. its not pete's omellete this time.