Either Way

Unusual Morning

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Beam opened his eyes when the alarm from his cell phone sounded loud, he wriggled on the bed for a moment then grabbed the object to be turned off.

He was still very sleepy and this was the first time he had slept well in recent years.

Beam yawned as he moved from his bed and headed for the bathroom, without bothering to bring a change of clothes first.

Within fifteen minutes, the closed bathroom door opened again. The now fresher Beam walked out with only a towel draped over his waist.

Even though his physique was fresher, his mind seemed a little slow in working. It was proved by Beam's slowness to realize that there had been a pair of eyes watching his movements even since he woke up.

Beam took his white shirt from the closet, wore it deftly. Then he took a new pair of panties folded neatly in his closet. Beam spun around as he was about to put on the underwear, then he realized that he had been noticed.

"Shit!" he said loudly as he pressed his body into the open wardrobe.

"What are you doing there ?!" Beam scolded Forth.

Forth was lying on his couch, watching Beam for some time.

The man chuckled softly as he saw the shocked expression on Beam's face.

"Good morning" said Forth casually.

Now he changed his position from lie to sitting. He waved his right hand toward Beam, still with a smile on his face.

Beam completely forgot that since last night there were other residents in his room. If he remembered, there was no way he would change clothes outside the bathroom.

"Damn, can't you get out for a minute? Just let me change clothes calmly"

Beam scolded Forth to cover up his embarrassment. Actually this is also his fault for not remembering that he offered him to stay.

Forth knew that Beam was not really scolding him, only that he might feel ashamed. So he ignored Beam's angry shout and got up from where he was sitting.

He stepped toward the exit in silence, and Beam's eyes watched him sharply.

But it's Forth if he just silent without taking a few opportunities. As he passed Beam, he paused and faced the young man as he said, "Beautiful legs".

Beam's face turned red when he heard the sentence. He meant to throw his panties in his hands on Forth, but the man was gone and left Beam alone in his room.

Realizing that no one else was watching him, Beam immediately put on his clothes with a grunt.

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Apparently Forth didn't go very far, he just waited for Beam outside his room. The man leaned against the wall, watching some young men passing by.

His attention was diverted to the young man who came out of the room next to Beam. The boy has brown hair and has a height slightly shorter than Beam.

He went to the door of Beam's room and knocked it until Beam finally opened the door of his room.

"What's the matter, Kit?" Beam asked the young man curtly, and Forth could see if Beam's face was still red.

Maybe the boy was still upset with his joke.

"Why is your face red?" The boy who was called Kit by Beam responded to Beam.

Beam glanced at Forth who was now chuckling.

"Nothing, just being annoyed," Beam replied.

"Are you in your period?" Kit meant to tease his friend who then rewarded him with a stampede on his leg.

"Aw! Aw! I'm just kidding Beam Damn it! Do you mean to break my legs?" Kit felt his legs numb with Beam stepping on them.

"Then stop talking nonsense," Beam said.

Forth's laughter now becomes even harder after watching the scene before his eyes.

Automatically it made Beam even more angry, he even pulled Kit into his room and slammed his bedroom door shut in a loud voice.

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Forth not seen again when Beam re-opened the door and was about to go to campus. The man was also invisible even when he was on campus.

The first class he attended went well and when the break came, as usual his friend asked him to eat in the cafeteria. This time they had longer hours of rest, about an hour.

As soon as Beam puts his bag on the table, Kit starts complaining Beam's behavior on Pha.

Beam didn't listen to their conversation because by the time he sat down, there was a figure that appeared suddenly and sat beside him.

Forth propped his chin on his hand.

"Are you looking for me?"

Ask Forth when Beam turned to him.

"Go away!" Beam replied curtly. He hoped Forth would realize that he was still angry and responding in the form of an apology.

Who would have thought it was the Kit that gave him a response.

"Did you hear it, Pha? I wonder what's wrong with him, since morning he was such a cranky" Kit scolded at Pha.

Beam was shocked at Kit's response and promptly replied, "I'm not talking to you".

Then he looked at Pha and his friend looked at him sharply.

"If you didn't order Kit, so did you just told me to leave?"

Pha's response made Beam feel confused, while Forth laughed beside him.

He was disturbed by the sound of Forth's laughter, though his voice was very pleasant to hear.

"Stop laughing!" Beam ordered as he pounded the table.

It was a moment of silence and many pairs of eyes turned to look at him.

'Oh shit' said Beam's mind.

He covers his face with both hands like a frustrated person, while Pha and Kit are looking at him with a puzzled look because they're not understanding what's wrong with their best friend. Clearly it's not usual morning for Beam since he doesn't know that this handsome ghost beside him like to tease innocent people like him.

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A/N:

Sorry for the update delay. Something happened to me so I can not update regularly.

But after this, I will try to update periodically. Again sorry for delaying it too long. Hope you like this chapter.  🙏

With love, Kyuu.