Sotus: For One Last Time

The Dawn

KongPob POV

"Me...he's dating me" I say in total seriousness and confidence since P'Arthit seemed like he was about to puke, while maintaining eye contact with each of our friends that are surrounding us.

"Guys, I think I'm getting sick. May, is it possible for someone to have sudden brain damage or something like that because I swear to god, I just heard KongPob admit that he was dating Arthit..." P'Bright whispers.

"Nah...NAH, I HEARD IT TOO!" P'Toota exclaims, all of their mouths simultaneously falling down at the same time in what is an awkward (for me and P'Arthit) and surprised silence for about thirty seconds.

And then, all at once, everyone reacts.

"Well, shit!" professor Tew who asked me to call him P'Tew outside of class exclaims.

"Actually, let's forget Kong for now. Are you crazy, Arthit? Do you know how homophobic our country is? We're number three on the list of the most homophobic countries on Earth" P'Namtam says, almost as if she was telling simple facts to the stupidest people on earth, although I don't blame her.

"Going from what Nam just said, you're not just anyone, Arthit. You're the crown prince. And he's the son of the two richest people on earth. Literally" P'Toota adds.

"When I dated the only guy I ever dated" P'Bright says while pointing at Rome (to me and my friends' utter surprise) who seems like he wants to just disappear and act like he didn't hear anything "Do you know how much crap we had to endure? And let me tell you, you know I don't do lowkey. BUT, we had to go lowkey. And even then, do you know what kinds of shit we went through? Sometimes, just because I held his hand?"

"Kong, you're gay? How come you never told me?" Aim was asking me, feeling offended, while Wad and Oak just kept opening and closing their mouths.

"Get over yourself, Aim. And stop being so damn close minded. And I doubt that Kong is into dudes; he may just be into P'Arthit, not that it makes such a big difference if he was into men" May says, "I am just glad that you found someone Kong. Love is hard to come by, cherish it, and everything else won't matter. The obstacles will pass by quickly."

"She's right, Kong. As long as you're happy, that's all that matters" Rome states.

"Have you all gone crazy? I think I need a damn drink and probably a one on one talk with you Arthit, because I think you've gone beyond crazy. If it was anyone else, I would have supported you and would have told you to date him and even marry him in secret, I would have helped you. But you're dating KongPob? You two are each one of the most famous people on earth, not just Thailand. And you're supposed to take over the throne, how're you gonna do that with him? There's no way you two can remain in a lowkey relationship when I am sure there are spies in this school just to keep an eye on each of you" P'Knott scolds.

"And if you don't take over the throne, we will be ruled by Prince Asnee Rojnapat and god help us from that ever happening, no offense Nam" P'Prem says referring to Namtam's terrible father, to say the least.

"None taken" Namtam adds, already familiar with her father's evilness and probably hating him more than anyone else in the world.

Sighing, P'Arthit interrupts them by saying "Come on, give me some credit guys. This is not something we decided on a whim. You guys think I haven't thought about all of that? I have. And for a fucking longtime. I met Kong when we were around 7-8 years old. And for a longtime, he was my best friend until he became something more. But because of some issues, we had to separate and from then on, I stayed away from him, for those exact reasons. For an entire 12 years. I ended up hurting both him and myself, something I don't have to tell you as you know it yourself."