10 Days Trial

Day 9 - Need to Protect

Fourth elbowed a sulking Gemini while they were walking towards the university.

"Did you decode?" Fourth asked tilting his head with a smile.

"..." Gemini pouted even more and looked away.

"Hey... Tell me. Were you able to decode what I asked you last night?"

"I don't want to find that shirt anymore. So I don't need any code or number." Gemini said.

"Awww... And I thought you were up for any challenge. What a bummer." Fourth teased.

Gemini looked around on an empty road and then pulled Fourth's hand with him till they reached the back of a bus stop.

He held Fourth's shoulders and pushed his back to touch the bus stop wall.

"..." Fourth gaped at him confused.

"You like challenges huh? Then I challenge you to tell me what that code mean right now." Gemini said smirking at Fourth.

Fourth smirked back. "I would rather like being punished."

Gemini left Fourth's shoulder and instead held both his hands up.

"Gem... We are on road." Fourth said terrified.

"Behind the bus stop covered with trees." Gemini whispered in his ears.

Fourth gulped feeling more flustered than usual as they were on the road.

Gemini closed the distance between them and quickly placed a peck on his lips.

He then chuckled and left Fourth.

"Huh?" Fourth looked at him dumbfounded.

"You like teasing me, don't you? I have my ways too." Gemini winked at him and ran away laughing.

"You... Wait..." Fourth ran after him laughing along.

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"Hey Sam." Gemini greeted his lab project partner.

"Hey." Sam replied dejected.

Gemini observed her expressions. "Everything ok?"

"Ummm... Not really. I messed up big time."

"What do you mean?"

"I fell in love with my best friend and then lost both a friend and a lover."

"... I... Don't understand?"

"You know how people used to ship me with Jom? After a lot of comments, we thought to give it a try. And today..."

Jom entered the lab and without a second glance, walked away to his desk. As if Sam didn't exist.

"See... We don't even look each other in the eye." Sam said. She looked so sad that she could cry any moment.

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During lunch break Fourth brought meal to the table where Gemini was lost in thoughts.

"Hey... Are you day dreaming again?" He asked.

Gemini came out of his trance. "Fourth can I ask you something?"

Fourth looked around. "Sure but... No awkward questions here ok?"

Gemini received the answer to what he was thinking about already. It will never be the same between them if something were to happen to this relationship.

"Ask me?" Fourth nudged him.

"Then... I'll talk to you in private?" Gemini said with a smile.

Fourth blushed and smacked Gemini's hand once before digging into his food.

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"What were you about to say during lunch?" Fourth asked holding Gemini's hand as they reached Fourth's house. "Were you able to finally decode it?" Fourth asked raising his eyebrow.

Gemini hesitantly pulled out his hand. "I don't think I need to decode it." Gemini said.

"Whatever does that mean?" Fourth asked jumbled.

Gemini exhaled to calm himself. "Tomorrow is the last day of the trial." He said.

"I thought the trial stands null and void now?" Fourth's heart was beating fast with a certain unknown fear.

Gemini pressed his lips in order to stop himself from getting teary. "I think we don't need to continue this for a day more."

"What? Gem! Please can you stop beating around the bush?" By now Fourth was getting impatient.

"Let's break up!" Gemini said.

Fourth looked at him blankly.

"Bye" Gemini said and walked away.

Fourth couldn't understand so he ran after him immediately and pulled him from his arm.

"Gem! This is not funny ok? If you don't want to think about the code, it's fine. I'll tell you."

"Fourth... I said whatever I wanted to say."

"Why?" Fourth asked almost in a whisper.

"..." Gemini looked away.

"I AM ASKING YOU WHY?" Fourth yelled at him.

"Don't make a scene here. Even your parents will come out if you..."

"I don't care." Fourth took a step closer. "I need an answer and I need it now."

"Because you are my friend." Gemini replied gritting his teeth. "And I need to protect this friendship."

Fourth smirked. And then started laughing. Gemini looked at him confused.

"You remember it now? After everything that we did in last eight days, you... YOU REMEMBER IT NOW?" Fourth pushed Gemini.

"Fourth, try to understand... I..."

"STOP IT! From now on, you are neither my friend nor my boyfriend." Fourth said gritting his teeth boring his eyes into Gemini's and stormed into his house banging the door behind him.

Gemini gaped at the closed door unable to process anything anymore.

"I can't lose you Fourth. I love you so much that if I can, then I would at least like to be by your side forever as a friend." He mumbled crying hard.