Midnight Rain

Chapter 16

It's not 'me'
It's 'you and me'

Silence

Complete silence engulfed the shower. Tin could not even hear the drops of water that fell over his body. He became wept of all his senses. Except his sight. He couldn't help but look. To see Gun present himself so shyly. His cheeks flushed rosy red when he walked in with his glory. Nearly making Tin blind from the brightness of this sight.

Never had it occurred to Tin, that one day he would view his best friend in such a way. But he wouldn't deny that it did cross his mind more than once in all these years. Just that Tin was too afraid and unsure of what might come if he felt that way.

"W-What are you staring at?" Stammered Gun, completely flustered. So much that even the skin on his chest started to shade in red. Even in the wetness of the water, Tin felt his throat all too dry and when he swallowed his saliva, a sharp pain grated down his neck. He was thirsty very much.

Gun stood there completely unsure. He didn't take a step further hanging on the seams of the glass door, out of reach from the gushing water. His fiddling toes indicated he was unquestionably nervous. It also made Tin know that he was thinking what Tin was.

"Can't I at least look? I have been deprived of your sight for half a year!" An honest grin gave Gun his answer. "Why are you standing so far? Come on in!" Tin reached out his wet hands to hold onto Gun's warmth. A soft smile plastered on his face when he felt Gun shiver at his touch.

"I missed you so much!" He uttered completely honest as he pulled onto Gun and made him join the watery wetness. "If you had arrived a bit later, I might've just passed away!"

"Tin!" Gun immediately hit onto the thick skin on his arms and Tin winced a little. However the smile never left his face. Gun's lips pouted a little, disapproving of what Tin had just said. He didn't like it. He didn't want Tin to think of death.

"Ah.... I'm sorry Khun Gun. I was simply exaggerating." In simple words, Tin managed to reassure Gun yet again. Gun's soft lips curved up in it's edges, now completely contented.

"So tell me, did you miss me?" Slowly, in the dripping shower, Tin's hands snaked down Gun's waist. His long fingers softly squeezed onto the soft flesh.

"N-No" Completely flustered, Gun bluntly muttered an obvious lie. Pfft Of course Tin didn't believe an ounce of any letters. He inched himself a bit closer to Gun. Gun's breath hitched right on the middle. Their body nearly rubbing onto each other.

"Tell me.... Did you really not miss me?" Tin leaned in closer with a teasing smirk. One of his hands trailed up Gun's slender back, his other still firm on his waist, preventing him from stepping away.

Gun's body went completely limp. His mind was fuzzy blank. The water pouring on his skin finely represented the excitement bubbling up inside him. It shielded him from overflowing outside. But in a moment, the shots of water stopped sliding down his skin as Tin's hand slowly turned off the pouring shower.

"W-What?" Even if shocked, Gun was quietly anticipating. Tin's face leaned closer and his eyes visibly clean. "I'm just making sure if you really didn't miss me....." Tin whispered softly. His warm breath caressed Gun's cold nose tip.

"I-" completely at loss of words, Gun managed to utter whatever his lips folded into. However he was mercilessly cut off when the thickness of warmth engulfed his wet lips. Tin locked their lips ever so gently, tilting a bit to fit into the crease before pressing hard deeper into the soft skin. Immediately Gun felt as if he was lifted onto the air, flying high in the shelter of soft clouds and his stomach ached in a weirdly comfortable way