Fated Love [BL]

Chapter 02: The Orientation

Aiden slowly opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was an unfamiliar face seemingly about to kiss him. There was awkwardness between them, as Min's face turned red from embarrassment. Aiden for his part had the usual poker face. They made eye contact for a good 30-seconds, an eerie silence surrounding both.

"What are you doing?" Aiden asked, as he broke the silence between them. It took a second for Min to regain his composure before he slowly backed off and stood upright.

"I-I... Uhm..." Min stuttered as he tried to find the correct words to say. Obviously feeling awkward and embarrassed about the situation. But before he could speak another word, Aiden raised his index finger up, a sign for Min to stop speaking. Aiden stood up and removed the earphones from his ears.

"How did you find this place?" He asked, his voice cold as usual.

"I-It was an accident..." Min stuttered as his voice faded. His gaze turned towards the ground, not wanting to make eye contact out of embarrassment.

"It doesn't matter now, you're already here. What are you doing at my spot?" Aiden asked as he walked towards Min whose gaze was still directed on the ground.

"Like I said, it was an accident. I was trying to run away from these students, Katrina told me to follow the hedges, and I saw some students in front of me, so I tried to blend in with the hedges, when I leaned on it, I fell through a gap" Min explained, his face a little flushed.

Aiden walked closer until there was only a foot between them, he then held up his left arm and grabbed Min by the chin and forced the taller boy to look him in the eye.

"Lesson one: When you talk to someone, it's only polite to look at them in the eye" Aiden said as he stared directly at Min's eyes, looking at him with a piercing glare, "Lesson Two: Introduce yourself first".

"Lesson Three: Don't ever invade my personal space", Aiden lectured the other boy who was taller than him by a couple inches, releasing his grip from the boy's chin. "Let's do this again".

"I-I'm sorry. My name is Thapthim Nontanakorn, exchange student from Thammasat University, Thailand" Min responded as he introduced himself, making sure that he was standing properly and looking straight at Aiden's eyes.

"Got a nickname Thammasat kid?" Aiden replied, keeping his eye contact with the other boy.

"You can call me Min." The taller boy responded, as he wiped his sweaty hands at the back of his trousers. Aiden gave out a huge sigh, crossing his arms together.

"You said you were being chased by some students? Where is Katrina?" Aiden asked, his facial expression staying constant.

"I don't particularly know why I'm being chased. I just got here from the airport, so I'm confused to what's happening. Katrina stayed behind to distract the students as I ran towards this building. I was told there's a side entrance that leads inside" Min answered, adding further to his explanation from earlier.

"I see, so you're that student from Thailand who was delayed" Aiden responded as he uncrossed his arms and placed both his hands inside his pockets.

"Yes. That's me" Min smiled awkwardly out of embarrassment, "I hate to bother you any more than I already have, but can you show me the way inside this building?" Min added, using up all the courage he could to ask a favor from the person he disturbed.

Aiden took his phone out of his pocket and looked at the time. It was already 10:10 and the orientation was already well underway, "What a pain" Aiden complained as he gave another sigh. Aiden then returned his phone in his pocket and took a good look at Min.