Crossing The Line (fanfic) ~ Completed

17. Heart to Heart talk

"I've finally got you where I want. Now, you have no choice but to listen to me."

The body beneath him struggled for escape. If looks could kill then Zi Xuan would be lying on the pristine white sheet of the infirmary bed, lifeless. It was as if he could literally feel Yu Hao shooting daggers at him. Be as it might, but he would see to it that Yu Hao listened to what he had to say before he let his little lover escape from his clutches. It had taken a lot of planning and efforts on his part to get the guy here in the first place.

"What are you doing?" Yu Hao struggled out the words in panted breaths. "It would be best if you let me go off me.....now."

"Mm-mm.....not until you hear me out." Zi Xuan shook his head in disagreement. He will make Yu Hao listen to him, no matter how long it took. "Why are you being so unreasonable anyway?"

Yu Hao looked up at Zi Xuan and let out an absurd laugh. "Me?....I'm being unreasonable? I was all ears back then but you were the one who didn't want to confide in me."

"Well, you do have a point." Pouted Zi Xuan as he stared at Yu Hao's annoyed face.

A lone eye lash that was stuck on the upper cheek of Yu Hao's face invited him to rub it away. Mindless of his action he let go off one of Yu Hao's wrist and removed the said eye lash. With that out of the way he caressed the skin under the eye, all his attention now bestowed on the smooth skin. He wasn't even aware of what he was doing. It was like, touching his beloved had become a second nature to him that required no thinking on his part.

His gaze was brought back to Yu Hao's when the guy beneath him caught hold of his fingers stopping him midway, reminding him that they were having a serious conversation at the moment.

"Sorry......" He shook his head to clear his dazed mind. "What was I saying?....right...Well you do have a point. Although I couldn't tell you the reason then, I'm ready to explain everything now." He waited patiently for Yu Hao to say something.

"Just give me a chance.....Please~~~~"

Hearing the pleading in Zi Xuan's voice Yu Hao no longer had the heart to turn him down. When it came to this person he was always at a loss. Also he was curious as hell to know the reason so he complied to Zi Xuan's request with a resigned voice.

"Alright....you can let go off me now." However the manager didn't look convinced enough. "I promise I won't run away." He added in a good measure to assure the guy holding him hostage.

Only when Zi Xuan was convinced did he let go off Yu Hao and sat besides him on the bed. Relived to know that he had ultimately succeeded in subduing Yu Hao, he went on to explain why he had behaved in such a crass way when the young guy had visited him.

"I was least expecting your visit to my house on sunday evening. Hence when you came I was surprised....actually....more like, I was afraid."

Yu Hao had figured as much. Over the days when he had been avoiding Zi Xuan he had ample of time on his hands to think of all the possible reasons. The first possibility on his list was that maybe Zi Xuan feared that his parents might figure out their relationship. However what Zi Xuan said next didn't even come close to what he had contemplated.

"I was afraid that my parents won't let me have anything to do with volleyball."

"Huh!!!" Yu Hao exclaimed in confusion.

Volleyball.....What did volleyball have anything to do in this conversation? Yu Hao's thoughts ran rampant in his head.

"Mm....As you are aware that due to my knee injury I can't over exert myself." On Yu Hao's agreement Zi Xuan continued. "When I was injured the doctors had prohibited me from playing. They had strictly said that if I played then the injury might prove fatal, leaving me crippled for life. This news did not bode well with my parents, especially my mother. She went berserk and cried all the time. They restricted me from playing volleyball and even asked me to leave the team. They saw to it that I had nothing to do with the sport."