The One that Got Away ( MewGulf AU )

Bright Chivaaree

His anxiety level had spiked up to a 100 percent. Although none of the faces were familiar to him in anyway, the family and the name just makes him feel so suffocated.

Suppasit must have seen the changes in his mode so he placed a hand on Kana's lap. Kana looked at him and he smiled this reassuring smile that helped Kana ease his nerves again.

"Woah! You're here early!" Said Mild who took a seat beside Kana and another Doctor.

"We need to be. Don't wanna be a show stealer." Kana pointed out which in turn Mild just laugh knowing full well what he meant.

The Chivaaree was seated next to their table and a man in a black suit sit across from him making sure to catch Kana's eyes. He was as if staring right to Kana's soul and before he could break the eye contact, the man just smiled at him smugly which made Kana uncomfortable that he instantly averted his gaze to the stage.

"That man is Doctor Bright." Said Mild all too suddenly for Kana to process so all he could utter was a "what?"

"I mean the guy who was looking at you from the other table. He was Metawin's Doctor. He was the one who pulled him out of my care." Mild explain.

"He was looking at you?" Suppasit interjected.

"Well we're across from each other. That's that." Kana replied unimpressed with the situation.

They did not continue the conversation since most of the Doctors who occupies the other chairs in their tables arrived and they started talking to Suppasit, Kanawut and Mild.

"Sent my regards to your parents." He overheard one of the Doctors said to Suppasit.

"Will certainly reached them." He said in a very professional tone that made Kana smile a little.

The program have just started and everyone waited for each presenters on stage. Kana was listening very intently when he felt a gaze boring in him. So in instinct he looked to where he could feel the gaze coming from and there he is. Staring shamelessly at Kana even after he was caught. His eyes blazed a measuring look at him then Bright turn steer his gaze at Suppasit and he could swear he smirked knowingly.

"Hey, your hand is cold." Suppasit pointed out. He didn't even realized that Suppasit had been holding his hand. "Are you okay?" He added worriedly.

"Uh yeah. It's just the room temperature have suddenly raised." Kana lied convincingly. "Oh, I haven't felt that. Let me hold your other hand." Mew offered.

"I actually need to go to the comfort room. Maybe after I returned?" Kana said in a teasing way.

"Just make sure you wash your hands." Suppasit bite back chuckling a little.

Kana did not look at the Chivaaree's direction and excused himself to Mild who just nodded.

When Kana was inside the comfort room he loses his composure and staggered at the sink staring at his own reflection.

There was something in Bright's eyes that makes him very scared. Scared that Bright could have known something but that would be impossible, right?

He was reborn ages after the last ancestor of the Chivaaree who knew him had died. There is no way they could recognize him and back then the only portrait he had was that Mew's work. But he is certain that after Mew died his parents had gotten rid of any of his traces.

He was in deep in thought when a unfamiliar voiced called him "Gulf?" And without thinking twice, like an autopilot, he answered "Yes?" And looked at the person who called him by that name.

He realized his mistake when a playful smile had been playing on Bright's lips.

"I mean, uh, I — there— there isn't anyone here but me." He stammers but Bright had this expression that completely did not buy his excuse.

"Oh I'm looking at the right person alright." Bright confirmed to him. "How does being reborn feels like uncle Gulf?— wait? Should it be uncle? Or great-great-great-great uncle?" He can hear the mockery in his voice and Gulf doesn't want anything to do with it.

"I told you I'm not who you're looking for." Gulf pressed.

"How would you describe Mew back then again?" Bright dismissed his claims and acted like he was thinking but his face gives away that he already knew what he words he was looking for; "oh! Right! He was like the sun to the cloudy days of your medical career. And he was..." he stopped trying to mock Kana with his cliffhanger statement "he has this uncanny resemblance with Suppasit." Bright finished and Kana was visually trembling.

How did he knows?

"Meet me here tomorrow at 9Am" Bright said taking his hand and with a little force of placing a card to Kana's hand. "You want to bring Suppasit, or is it Mew? Anyway, you could there is something urgent I have to tell you." Bright said and he went out of the comfort room as if he did not shake Kana's world.

What the fuck is going on? Kana thought.

He stayed for a couple more minutes before he looked at the card that bright had given him.

Hilltop Hotel and Restaurant

He quickly put it inside his pocket and composed himself once more inhaling and exhaling through his nose before he went out and act like he's all fine and dandy.