Love and Loyalty COMPLETED (Love in the Air / Kinnporsche/Tharntype)

Chapter 3

Rain kept staring at his phone, waiting for the moment the love of his life would text him to go out together. He waited for a few days, but he eventually got something. Ple chose romantic comedy, she sent the title of the movie to Rain and told him where they were going to watch it. Rain obviously informed Sky of every step of their relationship, as a way to show off that his efforts were finally paying off.

"Don't you think she's taking advantage of you? I mean... she didn't even ask you if you liked the movie, or if you preferred to go to another cinema" Sky remarked concerned, since Rain couldn't see a flaw in that portrait of perfection that Ple was to his eyes.

The fateful day arrived, and probably for the first time in his entire life, Rain didn't come late. He bought two tickets, then he picked the exact kind of popcorns he knew that she would have appreciated, and waited in the hall for her arrival. As soon as he saw her figure in the distance, Rain stood up from the bench near the entrance and waved at her with an excited expression on his face.

"Hi Ple!" he shouted, but his happiness seemed to fade a little as he realized that she wasn't alone, Payu and Som were right by her side. At first he hoped that they were there just to take her to the cinema, then as they approached the counter he hoped that they would be there to watch another movie, but no... Payu and Som were going to watch the exact same movie with them.

Rain handed her the bowl of popcorns, she thanked him a lot and kissed his forehead, making him blush heavily. The young student didn't notice it, but there was someone else observing him, it was Payu, who seemed to like the naïve attitude of Ple's new boyfriend. Som seemed very happy as well, thinking that his sister finally managed to move on from her crush on Payu.

"Let's get inside, shall we?" Ple said and pulled Rain away from the hall. Payu couldn't help but look at them. Som eventually noticed all that attention, but he didn't really know how to interpret that behavior.

"I really needed a simple date like this one..." Som started.

"They need that too, they look so cute together" Payu said. That was a lie, he didn't even care about them being cute as a couple, he just thought about how lucky Ple was to find a pure heart like Rain. At the same time, he realized that he had no reason to envy her, since Som loved him as purely as Rain could ever do.

"Don't try to change the topic, you know that I'm talking about your parents. They clearly hate me" Som replied.

"They don't hate you, stop being so dramatic. I've already told you that Pete was surprised by your kind and polite manners, and..." Payu tried to continue, but Som quickly interrupted him.

"Pete was fine, but Vegas clearly couldn't stand seeing me by your side. I suppose that he wanted more for his beloved son..."

"That's not the reason, Vegas is always like that, he doesn't really like people in general, if you think you can make him like you, then let me tell you that it is a lost cause. He accepted you and that is already enough" Payu finished, he put a hand on Som's shoulder and pulled him closer to him, so that he could rest his head on his shoulder.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, Som, I'm sure about that. Just think about our project, we will go for a whole month to the countryside just like you've always wanted, just the two of us" Payu said smiling. It was true, that was Som's wish, but Payu hated every moment of it, he couldn't even stand that idea, but he was willing to sacrifice himself for such a short period of time just to make him happy.

Two hours later, Sky reached the outside of the cinema. Rain was so invested in this new relationship, that he forgot to keep some money for a bus ticket, and since Sky could drive, he texted him asking for a favor. Sky couldn't really refuse. While waiting outside, he noticed a tall young man approaching him.

"Hello, what are you doing outside all alone?" Prapai asked in a jokingly tone. Sky was ready to slap the stranger hard if he tried anything funny, but as long as he just talked, he could endure it.

"I'm waiting for a friend of mine" Sky responded trying to look as irritated as possible. He had to admit to himself that the young man was very attractive, he had the decency not to come too close to him, he smelled nice and was pretty elegant as well.