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

Chapter 4

Prapai quickly understood that Sky wasn't really enjoying his presence at all, so instead of pushing his luck, he opted for a honorable retreat. He went to a bench near the entrance of the cinema and pulled his phone out of the pocket of his jacket. He was a little surprised to see a message from Payu, since he was supposed to be watching the movie with his boyfriend.

"You can't imagine how boring it is... I really can't understand how Som and Ple could even enjoy a movie like this one." Payu wrote to his cousin. Prapai really didn't expect to see anything like that, it was the first time his cousin openly complained about Som's taste. Prapai looked at the clock on the top of the entrance and realized that the movie was probably over, in fact some people were already walking out of the hall.

"So, how was it?" Som asked as he walked out with Payu, followed by Ple and Rain, who was almost sleepy, he surely didn't like the movie just like Payu, but at least the latter was better at hiding it.

"It was great, I should trust your taste much more often" Payu replied smiling. Prapai heard it and really couldn't understand why his cousin was lying like that. Was Som so frail that he couldn't handle a little disappointment? Obviously not. Was Payu unable to express how he didn't like that movie without offending Som? Obviously not. Then what could be the reason behind Payu's behavior?

Prapai was about to approach Payu to greet him and chat with him, but he waitedinstead, as he realized that his new crush was walking to who seemed to be Ple's boyfriend. He grinned a little, thinking that now he had the perfect way to know everything about him without having to annoy or stalk him.

While Prapai was organizing his perfect plan, Rain was desperately trying to get Ple's attention.

"So, was it good? Have you already watched other movies with these actors? Ple? Are you listening to me?" Rain asked but to no avail. He tried to find the source of her distraction, and even with his not so smart brain, he quickly realized that she was focused on Payu. Rain could do whatever he wanted, she wouldn't have noticed him.

"It is almost time for dinner, do you want to eat something together? I know a nice restaurant" Rain added.

"Huh?" Ple asked after finally turning to Rain, who wasn't very happy with her behavior, he knew that she never said to like him back, but he hoped he could get a little more consideration from her after his confession.

"I said that since it is almost time for dinner, we could have dinner together, there is a nice place nearby" Rain repeated.

"Oh, well... sorry Rain, but this evening P'Payu said that he will make a special dish and I can't wait to taste it." She responded.

"You can come though" Payu intervened.

"What?" Rain asked confused.

"You can join us, if you want. I haven't prepared that yet, and I have enough ingredients for all of us at home, so why don't you come with us?" Payu said with a bright smile on his face

Prapai looked at his cousin and realized that there was something wrong going on: the way Payu smiled at Rain was totally different, it was pure and genuine, while he could clearly see the discomfort in that smile when Payu talked to Som about the movie. Prapai wondered how Som couldn't notice that. Didn't Som know him enough to notice that difference, or was he ignoring it on purpose?

Rain wasn't sure how to react, and seeing that hesitation, Ple intervened.

"You already work so much, I don't think it would be a good idea to..."

"Don't worry about that, I will just have to increase the quantity of ingredients, nothing too problematic. So, Rain, do you want to come?"

"Ple is right... and I already asked my friend Sky to come and pick me up, you don't have to worry about me. Have a good meal" Rain responded and walked away with Sky. 

Author's Note: what do you think of this different beginning? Don't worry, the main ships will be just like in the series, but I wanted to give them a different start to explore new scenarios.