My Dearest Enemy - GeminiFourth AU

40. What we know and what we don't

The boys thought that P'Earth had set them up and tricked them. This mostly hurt and disappoint Fourth, who had trusted his professor a lot.

Several days had passed since Fourth had given the professor the recording of the overheard conversation, and it seemed that nothing had changed. Perth was still walking the corridors of the Institute, spreading fear and terror. Prim still pretended to be distraught and terrified, except now neither Gem nor Fourth trusted her anymore. Only Joong and Pond seemed to have undergone a complete, internal change, although during classes they still pretended to hate Fourth, Dunk, and Phuwin. They were great actors.

When asked about this, First admitted that P'Earth had not told him any details. It all seemed even more mysterious and enigmatic, and yet they knew a great deal. All the more they didn't understand why nothing had changed. After all, Fourth had given the professor very clear evidence.

“He might be in it with them, you have to be ready for that. I know Mixxiw loves him, but... I still don't trust him”, Dunk once warned Fourth.

“Wait, I've heard from P'Earth that you and Gem lived with P'Mix and P'Khaotung at their house, is that true?”

“Yeah, but it was long time ago. P'Mix and P'Tung were really wonderful and I'm very thankful to their mom, but... Whatever, it doesn't matter” and Dunk quickly changed topic they were talking about. Fourth went back to his room a little bit disappointed and very curious. He only heard before the part of the story where it was Prim's dad who helped them, only recently, when Mixxiw and Khaotung visited him, they told him about this, but they didn't reveal much, saying that if Gem will be ready, he'll tell about it himself.

Two days later Fourth decided that he can't wait any longer.

“Let’s summarize what we already know,” Fourth said matter-of-factly, walking over to a large board that was half cork and half white plastic that you could write on with markers. He began to write down everything that was important. “Me and Gem were deliberately given potions that led to…” Fourth hesitated for a moment, swallowed, skipped the sentence, and finished, “Which meant that me and Gem were supposed to be eliminated from the fight for the royal crown. We found out that Pierre Gasly, Formula One driver and heir to the throne of the magical world in France, was behind it, along with his boyfriend, Yuki Tsunoda, and a mafia known as the Squirrel Gang. What else?”

“Professor Earth thinks our boss, Off Jumpol, may have something to do with this,” P’First reminded them, taking the marker from Fourth and taking notes himself.  Fourth returned to his bed, ate a small piece of cake from P’Tu Tontawan, and listened to the rest of his friends’ discussion. 

“Yes, and Prim and Namtan are in cahoots with them,” Phuwin added his two cents. First wrote that down, too.

“Don’t forget about Win Metawin, the Cursed One. The fact that his memories weren’t taken away must have something to do with our boss, Off.” Joong added. 

As he spoke, Dunk Natachai entered the room, clearly exhausted from a long day. Fourth gave him a curious look as Dunk, without hesitation or resistance, casually settled himself comfortably on Joong’s lap. Fourth wanted to know how it was that the two of them had suddenly become so close. Had Joong managed to make good on his threat and somehow convince Dunk to give him a chance and become his boyfriend? 

“Okay, but we still don’t know who we can trust,” P’First sighed in irritation. Khaotung patted his thigh. 

“Oh, don’t worry, the most important thing is that we trust each other. I trust you, and do you trust me?” 

“Mhm.” 

“Do you trust me? Tell me. Just say it.” 

“Yes, I trust you. Are you happy?”