Keep your hands off him ( TinnxCan )

The ride

*Nic's room*

If there was one fault that Nic had in all his perfection from being a star athlete to honour role student was the fact that he was  not a morning person.Every room mate of his could vouch for the fact that it would be no easier to feed a lion with a spoon than to wake Nic up. So after pressing snooze for the umpteenth times on his alarm clock and still the annoying ringing sound did not seem to be quitting any time soon, he figured it had to be his phone . In a groggy state , he slammed his hand on the night stand as it blindly sought for the  source of its owner's inability to catch another snoozing session of 5 minutes. The hand found the phone at long last and was grabbed in full force towards the half awake face of Nic that was irritated to say the least. He saw how his more lucid self had preempted such episode and named the alarm " You are already 15 minutes late you jock !" Seeing this insult through half opened eyes ,he scratched his chin and tried to recall the timing he was expected to report to the field for his first practice with the team. He growled in response to the notion of having to wake up being already 15 minutes late, he stretched in great bravado as though he was cracking every single joint in his upper body . He contemplated the idea of skipping his morning breakfast in replacement for a long grooming session , say 10 minutes? He never saw the need and never would to beautify himself like some prized horse in the morning and it often worked well for his roommates who could monopolise the toilet. For his it was just simple wash and dry process and it had never failed him before. As he grabbed his towel , he remembered yesterday's entertainment item and sniggered . He glanced at the direction of his neighbour's tightly shut windows and he had to admit was slightly disappointed . He would have wanted to great him a good morning and perhaps make their way to school together. He thought of throwing some stones like some secret admirer but thought back on how he was often the critic in such romantic comedy tactics . He shook his head to clear his mind and tried to find an excuse for himself for acting in such a out of sort manner, but it just was not coming to him. He promised himself to cure himself of these inconvenient symptoms by getting to know this cause that goes by the name of Can later and dashed to wash up. After taking care of the tiny stubs of facial hair that honestly made his features more manly than before, he changed into his Under Armour shirt and shorts. He flung his gym bag over his shoulder and with a quick glance at the picture on the nightstand, he said a question loudly in his head as he had for everyday of his existence and made his was down the flight of stairs to the living room where his family was having there breakfast. His mother approached him with her arms wide open and drew him in for a tight hug and his Stepfather greeted him with a warm smile as he motioned for him to take a seat at the empty seat beside his sister who had beamed at him in earnest.
" I am so sorry everyone but I got to head out now as I am going to be late for practice !"
His tummy growled in protest at the denial of food but his mother was not someone who took rejection well and it was an inherent trait in the family . He grabbed his hand like a young child even though he was a good head taller then her now and set her down at the empty seat .
" Don't worry P' , mum knew you would be late to get up as always so she made an arrangement with Lemon's mom to have her give you a lift to school this morning with Can, you know him right? The Energizer bunny next door !" Chompoo explained in great lengths, seeing her brother's confused expression .

" Energiser bunny huh ? Interesting .." he smiled at the thought of being able to see him after all . He grabbed the bowl of porridge that his mum was serving to him and savoured it slowly thinking how his appetite has just gotten better.
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*Can's house *

" Ma!!!!! How come you did not ask me before inviting that that ... giant along !" Can whined in dismay as he continuously stomped his foot .

" Cantaloupe you behave yourself and stop acting like such a brat ! We should help our neighbours and besides we are all going the same way " Can's mother shot him down with every word in a bid to stop his incessant whining .

Ding-Dong ~ Ding -Dong ~

The sound of the doorbell interrupt their exchange and both wondered who it could be so early in the morning . Can's mother approached the front door and soon a voice that was a great source of joy to Can's mother was heard . Can's mother was practically beaming as she ushered in her guest into the home . Can craned his head to know who it was when he saw in broad daylight ,standing there as prim and proper as a gentleman magazine's coverpage model was none other than his boyfriend !
" Tinnnn! What are you doing here so early in the morning " questioned Can looking completely confused.

" To pick you up ofcourse! Remember how you mentioned you wanted to give your mom a break and wanted me to drive you to school everyday from now on ?"

Can spoke in the most polite and refined manner that no adult in their right mind would ever doubt the genuine intentions of this handsome boy . But Can was still as clueless as before and persisted to question Tinn.

"I did ? .. When ..OUCH!" He turned around to see who had poked him right in the butt with a sharp object . And smiling as innocently was Tinn's number one supporter , his dear sister Lemon .

" Yes P ! You mentioned even to me remember?" Lemon chorused what Tinn said .

His mother was so touched by their gesture that she did not even question how Can was looking so puzzled at his own grand idea and thanked Tinn for being such a dear . She however was very apologetic when she mentioned the matter concerning the hitch that he had promised Nic's mother.

If there ever was an Oscar award given to an actor in the most challenging role , Tinn would have won hands down . Not only did he not curse at the mention of the source of his insomnia last night , he had to be so obliging to Can's mother and agree to bring him along as well ofcourse. Internally he was holding it in so well that anyone who was a bystander to all this would have agreed to how gracious he was being . Just as when Can's mother's back was turned, Tinn broke out of character and looked at Can questioningly and in his eyes he was sending his Boyfriend the signal that he was not alright with the whole episode and it somehow was Can's fault again .

They walked out to Tinn's car and there as confident as the day he saw him , stood Nic wearing his million dollar smile . Tinn sincerely wanted to tell him to wipe that smile off his face but controlled himself as he was still afterall with company. Just when he thought his patience could no longer be tested anymore , Chompoo was joining them to head to the practice as well and she being a petite girl and all was made to ride shotgun while Can and Nic took the back seat together . Tinn could not express in words how it felt seeing his boyfriend and that jerk cozily sitting side by side at the back seat while he was the chauffeur.This was going to be a long ride .

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Hello everyone , yet another update . Going to come back to correct those errors later so do bear with them for now ;) would love to hear your feedback and show me some love by voting for it ya :)

Ps : next chapter there is going to be a special appearance by one of my all time favourite... read on to find out :)