Shadow Of Betrayal / YokRay

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Nick was calm when he entered Gumpas garage. Of course he was allowed to set foot in it; he was part of ROL afterall. Boston on the other hand was shaking. He was in rival territory and that was scary on its own. The thought of meeting Yok scared him even more though.

"There you are." Nick greeted his friend, who stood up from one of the countless couches, prepped in the middle of the room. He had crossed his arms, his gaze wandering between Nick and Boston.

"So the Yolo traitor came to visit me?" Yoks mouth turned into a grin as he took a step towards Nick and Boston.

"I...uhm...," Boston stammered. Yoks grin turned into a smile and shortly after he burst out laughing.

"Did you see his face?" He turned to Nick. "Your Boston really is adorable." He extended his hand to Boston, who shook it hesitantly. "It's an honor to meet you Boston."

"The pleasure is all mine." They sat down at the the couch area, Yok opposite of Nick and Boston.

"Do you need something to drink? Eat? I will get us some snacks. I'll be right back." Yok stood up and came back a short time later, his arms full of snacks and some soft drinks.

"Now spill, what did you two want to talk to me about?" Yok asked curiously while taking a sip of his beer. Nick smiled at Boston and took the latter's hand again.

"I thought...well because...um Ton and I are dating again...I thought that...that you should meet him." Nick stuttered. Yok's eyes started to light up and he laughed.

"That's great, oh my god I'm so happy for you guys. I would love to hug you both right now." They could see that Yok was honestly happy for them. "You better not mistreat my best friend, Boston or else..." His face abruptly changed expression as he said this.

"O-of course I would never..." Boston stammered, who suddenly became a bit afraid of the Tiger king again. Yok started laughing again when he saw the fear on the Yolo Gang Member's face.

"That was a joke Ton, I can call you Ton, right or should I go with Boston?"

"N-no Ton is totally fine." Boston brushed a strand of his hair out of his face and breathed a sigh of relief.

"So tell me, how did you two actually start dating?" Yok was curious about the story and he wanted to find out if he could use his newfound friendship with Boston to his advantage. After all, the other was Ray's best friend and that suited Yok just fine.

"How we got together? That is what you are interested in Yok?"

"Of course I am. You're my best friend, I want to know all about it when something important happens in your life." Replied Yok with a played offended tone in his voice, which made Nick and Boston laugh.

"Okay, okay, so as you know Ton and I are the ones out of all of us who clashed the most. In hindsight, I guess there was a reason for that, right Ton?" Nick turned to his boyfriend, who nodded in agreement.

"I was interested in Nick pretty much from the beginning, but then since he became your best friend, I figured I wouldn't stand a chance with him, I thought about how I could still get close to him and so I started messing with Nick over and over again, apparently my tactics worked." Yok looked at the two smiling as they took turns telling the Tiger about their first kiss at the sports festival and how they had always met secretly to hide from him and Ray.

"By the way, I'm still so sorry I couldn't help you when Ray beat you up, the wounds looked really bad."

"As far as I know your hands were tied, am I right?" Boston asked.

"You're right, my hands were tied." Replied Yok.

"Why is that?" Nick chimed in on the conversation.

"That my dear best friend I can't tell you, otherwise I could have intervened back then. I know I can trust you, so I'll tell you this much, Ray has something on me, no I won't tell you what exactly, but it's something I don't want anyone to know about. I'll keep your secret and in return you respect mine okay?" The other two nodded, of course they wouldn't ask further. They were already grateful enough to Yok that they could just be themselves in his presence and that he gave them a safe space in which they didn't have to hide.

They spent until midnight talking and laughing together in the garage. Even though the three couldn't be more different, they got along surprisingly well. It was already early morning, when they said goodbye to each other, Nick and Boston headed to Nick's home, and Yok decided to sit at the harbor for a while. He smoked a cigarette and looked at the stars, a question kept coming into his head, was it possible for him to find such happiness as Nick and Boston one day. Just at the moment when he thought this, his smartphone vibrated to signal him that he had received a new message.