What Happens In Rome.... [Lgbt] [✔]

Chapter 5

Yunlan kept his word, and while they were at work he never did anything as inappropriate as holding his hand or trying to kiss him anymore.
Wei was relieved.

They spent their lunch breaks chatting together, and began going out on their free days. Yunlan took him around Rome, made him try new things out, see lots of places and they chatted all the time.

With him, Wei experienced his first pizza. After walking along Via della Croce they arrived in Piazza di Spagna: even Wei had heard of the famous Spanish Square but he had never ventured this far so he had never actually seen it before.

His eyes wandered around in curiosity until Yunlan pulled him towards a bakery insisting he should taste a slice of pizza.
"Ten months here and you never tried it once! I didn't wait ten days! Come on, you'll love it," Yunlan said entering the place without hesitation.

Wei stayed back while Yunlan ordered for both, admiring how he sounded confident when he asked "io voglio questo. E questo. (I want this. And this)."
"Lo mangi subito? (Are you going to eat it now?)" The girl behind the counter asked.
"Io mangio. Si. (I eat. Yes.)" He replied with enthusiasm. She smiled at him and heated the two slices of pizza while he paid. She gave him the change and wrapped the slices together before giving them to him with another smile "Grazie, arrivederci (thank you, goodbye.)"
"Grazie te (thanks you)" He replied and walked out, extremely pleased to be faced with a very impressed Wei. He had been listening by the door and had his mouth open in awe. "You speak Italian so well!"

Yunlan showed him his biggest grin and lead him towards the Spanish Steps. There were so many people that they chose not to sit until they had climbed more than twenty steps. Yunlan sat down and Wei joined him.

Yunlan had conveniently 'forgotten' to tell the woman that the slices were for two people, so she had wrapped them together and now they sat close to each other and shared it.

Wei frowned seeing all the litterings around left by uncaring tourists or careless locals, Yunlan laughed and they picked up everything and went in search of a bin.

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Yunlan was beyond surprised that Wei had never seen the Trevi Fountain. "How is that possible? You've been here ten months!"

Yunlan had enjoyed his first week in Rome seeing as much as possible, but Wei had always been too uncomfortable wandering around by himself, what if he got lost? Who could he ask for help?

Yunlan was about to ask why hadn't he asked a friend to show him around before, but something in the other's demeanour told him it was better to let it go.

He took him to see it now and explained to a bewildered Wei why there were so many coins inside the fountain.
"Is it like a Wishes Well?"

"It's more of a tradition, if you can see where your coin lands it means you will come back to Rome again. I never did it though, since I arrived I knew I wasn't going away any time soon."
Yunlan certainly didn't regret his decision now, basking in the open admiration he could detect in the other's eyes.

He also took him to see the Mouth of Truth, where he dared him to put his hand in its mouth.
"Why should I?" Wei asked.

"It's the mouth of truth, if you say a lie it will bite your hand off."

"Don't be silly."

"It's true. If you don't believe me why don't you try?"

Wei stared at his grinning face then said, "I'm having so much fun with you." And he put his hand in.
Nothing happened, and he smiled a cunning one. "And I always say the truth," he added retracting his hand.
"Your turn."