Unmovable Storm meets the Rain Force

Chapter 1

Rain cooks...

it was one of the first few facts that knocked Phayu off his feet about Rain when during some random conversation Rain's mom mentioned that Rain can cook pretty well when he is feeling off of sorts he would spend some time in the kitchen and would end up stocking his mother's freezer...

which was resulting in his current situation, when he came from work to find Rain taking over his kitchen and all sorts of pots and pans on the stove, the smell was beyond amazing, Phayu wanted to taste all of it, moreover, he wanted to taste the boy who cooked all of it...

Saifah was sitting on the couch in utter amusement...

"What got you so happy ?"

"My boyfriend is cooking meals and meals for me... what's there not to be amused about.."

"Think again..."

Phayu cocked his head in question...

"He was pretty pissed off when he came, and he asked permission several times... I don't think he is doing it in good spirits... so you might need to reconsider..."

Oh... so this was bad mood taking over...

He walked over to the kitchen and Rain seemed pretty absorbed in doing what he was doing, which at that point seemed to be all sorts of foods... there were pans on the stove Phayu was sure they didn't even own...

"Rain!!... Darling??"

Rain startled and dropped the wooden spoon he was holding in his hand... He seemed pretty annoyed, his face all red and puffy, and his eyes looked like he had been crying, whether it was from the onions Phayu can smell or from something else, Phayu was yet to figure it out...

"P'Phayu, when did you come ??"

"Just a couple of minutes ago... Darling? Are you ok ??"

"I am fine, P'Phyau, can you please step out of the Kitchen..."

"Huh ?"

"Please, Step out... I need to finish What I am doing and I cannot do that with you staring at me like this P'Phayu..."

Phayu was thrown... he expected Rain to be upset, but he usually sought Phayu for comfort, he usually would talk things out with him, and let Phayu offer advice and comfort...

but apparently, that was not the case today, it was not happening... He walked back to Saifah and sat with him...

"Told Ya..."

"Oh, suck it up..."

By the time Rain was done, the Kitchen was spotless as well, all sort of Tupperware and storage bags was sitting on the counters and Rain was taking his time marking them...

Phayu was sulking a bit, he was quite annoyed with the fact that Rain had asked him to step out, of his own kitchen... beside all of that he wanted to know what was wrong with Rain... He was mentally checking if something has been going on for the past couple of days that would have upset Rain this much... He didn't say or do anything, and as far as he knew Rain and his mother were ok, he just spent the night there...

He heard the Rice cooker peep and made to go back to the Kitchen... but he saw Rain hunched over the machine unmovable... he walked to him and wrapped his arms around him...

"Can my darling permit me to come to the Kitchen now ?"

"You're in the Kitchen now P'Phayu..."

He kissed Rain's neck and waited for him...

"Everything smells so delicious, Darling... What will you serve us for Lunch? Huh ?"

Rain took a deep breath, he seemed to be contemplating something...

"P'Phayu ?"

"Yes, Darling?"

"Am I Useless ?"

that gave Phayu a pause...

"What would make you think that my sweet boy ?"

"You didn't answer me, P'Phayu..."

Phayu swiveled Rain in his arms so that he was facing him now... He dropped a kiss on his forehead and let his lips linger a bit...

"No... you are not... and I don't say this lightly... you're more than you can imagine and you mean and do more than you think..."

"You're just saying that..."

"No... Definitely not and you know me... I wouldn't sugarcoat it for you, Rain... Sweet boy... Who said you were useless..."

Rain's eyes filled with tears...

"Girls in the upper years said that you're only dating me out of pity and that once you find someone not as useless as me, you would move on... and it would be a mercy to know that right now..."

"Names Rain... Give me Names..."

"No... I am not telling you this to complain, I am telling you this to tell me... Tell me if I am useless or not... tell me.. do you need someone else ?"

The tears that were threatening to fall were already cascading down Rain's cheek... Phayu wiped them softly with his fingers before collecting Rain in his arms...

"You're not useless... you are not useless at all, you are the boy who kicked Stop when he hurt me, the boy who took care of me for days after... you cooked all of those wonderful things for me... cheer me on and steer me clear of things when you feel like I am overdoing them... you do way more than you can imagine... you are my partner, Rain... Believe me, you are no way in hell useless..."

"You mean that ?"

"I mean it, I promise you..."

Rain let himself be soothed further into Phayu's arms... Phayu was pretty upset, he can and would figure out who bullied his boy and he would have something to do about it, and those girls would wish they never crossed paths with Rain once he was done with them...

"P'Phayu ?"

"Yes, Darling ?"

"Are you Hungry ?"

Phayu smiled... "Starving..."