Kirikan's War 🤍 Mew/Gulf

Chapter 5 ~ dinner ~

Kan sat in Kiri's car and gazed out of the window, to say he felt uncomfortable was an understatement, why the hell did he keep finding himself in awkward situation's with this man? 

Did Kiri really feel so guilty about their first meeting that he would go to such lengths to make amends? Kan began questioning himself, wondering if he was being too harsh and wondered if he should perhaps let bygones be bygones? 

Kiri's actions seemed very sincere but as he kept saying, after this meal and the ride to his grandparents, they would probably never see each other again.

Kiri could sense that Kan was unsettled about something but decided that he was probably just hungry and jet lagged. He knew a great place where he and Lon used to go back in the day when they didn't have a lot of money and they were both working in the building trade. 

Lon had paid himself through college and saved as much as he could while Kiri had worked, ate and slept, every day in that order until eventually he found himself working in the hospitality business and he learnt the trade as he worked.

Steering the car left and travelling up a narrow lane, it eventually opened up into a small clearing. There was a modest wooden house with a huge tree beside it which would offer shade during the day to the tables beneath but right now the scene was ethereal with fairy lights strung across the branches and candles flickering on the tables.

The place was so pretty and was nothing like Kan had expected, he had thought that Kiri would take him to an overpriced eatery in the city, not somewhere as sweet and romantic as this, wait, what? romantic? what the hell was he thinking but yeah, he could imagine bringing a date here he thought to himself justifying his mental meanderings.

Kiri parked the car, climbed out and before Kan had the chance to register his actions he had walked around to the passenger side and was opening the door for Kan.

"er, thank you" Kan said as he climbed out.

They both walked towards the house and Kiri placed the flat of his hand against the small of Kan's back, in response, Kan turned slightly and slapped his hand away.

"what the hell, I'm not a girl!" he snapped at Kiri.

"sorry" Kiri said smiling as he lifted both his hands in a gesture of mock surrender as Kan mumbled to himself ... 

"just going around touching people without any warning ... "

Kiri approached one of the tables and casually pulled out a seat for Kan until Kan looked at Kiri before grabbing the back of the chair, 

"I can manage"

"your so temperamental, like a highly strung racehorse" Kiri said.

"what, just because I don't want to be treated like a date" Kan replied.

"it's just common courtesy Kan, why so sensitive, perhaps deep down you want it to be a date?"

"fuck you Kiri" and Kiri just shook his head.

"now that we are in Thailand, shouldn't you be addressing me a bit more respectfully?" Kiri said sighing before adding,

"let's just eat shall we"

It wasn't long before a lady approached their table and both men wai'd showing their respect.

"Kiri son, how are you boy?"

"I'm fine but still working hard, I've brought my friend Kan to taste your wonderful cooking" he said, smiling at the lady who was patting his back fondly.