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Cake | Zhanghao x K

𝙕𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙝𝙖𝙤 𝙭 𝙆
🎧- Seasons by Wave to Earth -🎧

Work, work, and work. That's the only thing that K was focusing on. Their family bakery opens at exactly 6:00 am in the morning and everything just goes completely routine. Nothing's new, he's already used to waking up at 4:00 am in the morning and baking goodies, even cakes.

K doesn't like doing two things at the same time. Priority is a priority. That's why after he broke up with a past lover, he never tried to prioritize two things at the same time anymore. He's now used at one at a time.

He placed the last strawberry on the top of the last cake that he was decorating. He proudly smiled and put all the baked goodies and cakes inside a box. All the boxes were placed inside his car and he drove to the bakery. Just as when he arrived at the bakery, the door exactly opened, it's already 6:00 am in the morning, work starts now, although it already started just as when K woke up.

He loves this. He loves baking. He loves what he is doing and he just wants to keep on going.

He was motivated by the fresh air to work harder.

"Aunt please help me place all the boxes inside" they placed everything that he baked inside the bakery and displayed it so that if the customer enters, they will be able to see all the beautiful goodies and cakes that K baked.

Everything went completely as planned and everything seems perfect to a sight. Customers entering the bakery, the cookies sold out easily, everything just feels good.

K was pretty famous there in their village. A lot of people admire his hardwork and especially everything he bakes. They even wonder if K would even bother to enter a relationship or just stay as a baker.

A familiar figure entered the bakery which made K froze on his spot. He saw a beautiful man in front of him, beautifully smiling. K was amazed, but at the same time, his heart felt like it ached.

It was Zhanghao, his first love.

He fell for Zhanghao 10 years ago when they were still at high school. Zhanghao was an exchange student and K was assigned to help Zhanghao to be completely familiar with their school. That was a very long time ago, but still nothing has changed.

Zhanghao was still as pretty as he was back then 10 years ago, that's why K was able to recognize him. The world stopped for K but he snapped out of it and came back to reality. He frowned but still overcomes the ache deep in his heart. He breathed out and smiled.

'Why did you come back now when i am fully moved on from you' K thought.

"Welcome to Koga bakery, is there anything i can help you with, Hao?" K said which made Zhanghao's mood lit up. He immediately walk to the counter and smiled at K. "I'm glad I'm right, i finally found you, K" Zhanghao roamed his sight at the displayed goodies. He pointed at the strawberry cake and thoroughly looked at it.

"I'll buy the strawberry cake" K was confused. Did Zhanghao really came here just to buy a cake or...? K thought that maybe there's more things that Zhanghao should explain. K just shook his head and gets the strawberry cake. He put it inside its box and gently placed it on the counter for Zhanghao to get.

It turned awkward for both of them when Zhanghao gave his credit card to K in order to pay. It was so unusually quiet inside the bakery and all they can hear was the sound of the aircon.

"Thank you" K said and gave the card to Zhanghao. Just as when Xhanghao was about to leave, Zhanghao looked back at K and smiled. "Can we...perhaps talk?" Zhanghao asked. K looked around, there was no other customer so K nodded.

"Maybe..."

K walked out of the counter and asked Zhanghao to sit down on small couch. Zhanghao placed the box of cake on the coffee table and sat beside K. It was so awkward that it was so quiet. K cleared his throat and signalled Zhanghao to start talking.

"Oh right... I just want to apologize"

"Apologize? For what?" K frowned.

"I have to move out from Japan to go back to China. I didn't know that you would confess that you like me that time when i was already about to leave" K looked down and felt embarassed, remembering how fool he became that time. But he can't blame himself and he also can't blame Zhanghao for that. Zhanghao doesn't know that he would confess and He doesn't know that Zhanghao was already about to leave that time.

"You don't have to, things like that does happen. We can move forward now..."

"...is that why you came here? You came back here in Japan just to apologize?"

K expected an answer from Zhanghao but instead he received a small chuckle from Zhanghao. Zhanghao sat closer to K and held K's hand which made K flinch. K wanted Zhanghao to let go of his hand but he can't deny it, he misses Zhanghao's hand so much.

K just froze there and wait for Zhanghao to talk. "No...i actually have to really move here for good. I looked for a country that can heal me, that's what my mom wants too"

"What do you mean?"

"K, the reason that i left Japan back then was that i have to come back home and fix myself, i have to go from one country to another just to make me feel better, but nothing happened, so i came back here in Japan, thinking this was my last chance to be healed"

K was so confused he couldn't stop himself from frowning and feeling uncomfortable of the situation. He doesn't know what Zhanghao was talking about, he wants to know more. He wants Zhanghao to explain everything.

To be healed? Why do he need to be healed? Is he sick? Too many questions are ruining K's mindset.

"Why...why do you need to be healed?"

Zhanghao sighed and leaned his head on K's broad shoulder. K was just so confused, he just want a brief explanation, but a part of him wants to know the whole story, from start to finish.

"Before i answer that, can you please give me a favor"

"What favor?"

"Can you help me while i am continuously being healed? Can you be my boyfriend this time? If you wnat me to stay, help me please, but if you don't want to, it's alright"

K stood up and can't help but get so madly confused. He sat back down and held both Zhanghao's hand. His mood earlier was better but now everything has gone completely messed up.

"Hao, please, don't leave me confused, why is everything so sudden, everything was doing good until you cane back and say that, don't get me wrong, you're not the problem, the problem is, you don't give me enough explanations and it's ruining me, Hao please, just tell me"

Zhanghao suddenly teared up at the sudden words of the older. Zhanghao couldn't help but sighed. He pulled the cake box and stood up, he was about to leave but K stopped him by hugging him on his back. Zhanghao was taken aback.

"You can't leave me..."

"...Not again, i won't let you leave me again"

Zhanghao faced K and placed the box back on he coffee table. He cupped K's face and pulled out a piece of paper from his bag and gave it to K. Once K opened the paper, he frowned when he saw the content. It was full of medical related things. He doesn't know what to read first as he was getting more confused.

"What's going on, Hao?"

"Would you stay if i tell you why you keep me alive? Why your presence keep me alive? Why i feel safer when I'm with you?"

"Zhanghao, everything is so confusing, just please tell me, you know me"

"K"

Zhanghao can't help but cry. He doesn't know how to tell K everything. He knows that K wasn't prepared. If he didn't came here today and talked to K, everything will be completely different. Everything will be so fine.

"I have a severe coronary artery disease..."

"...I'm dying, K"