The Irresistible Vortex

Chapter 2

Date: 18/5/2020

AN: Enjoy!

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"Hey Arthit, I think that hottie is checking you out," Tutah whispered as he nudged the said friend.

This was the third weekend in a row that the friends had come into the club. By now, they were being welcomed with open arms rather than being frowned upon or stopped for not having dressed according to the standards of the club. The friends now joked that the other patrons of the club would be thinking of them as some new tycoons on the block.

In fact, today the friends had decided to ditch the suits and wear something in the range of formal casuals, pairing formal shirts with denims or a simple jacket over a t-shirt. Not surprisingly, Arthit was dressed rather boldly today. He was wearing a simple pale pink shirt but what really stood out were the elegant kitty-ears propped up on his head. He was also wearing makeup. While a tinge of pink on his cheeks brought out the fluffiness, his gloss made his lips pop, making them look even more shiny and inviting. A small dangling stub on his right ear made up the whole look, a look that was sure to turn heads for sure.

As Tutah nudged Arthit, the latter discreetly tried to glance the mentioned guy. Arthit's breath hitched and his heart suddenly thumped loudly as he realized whose attention he had caught. He couldn't help but gaze stunned from behind his big friend at the tanned handsome man who was peering at him with interest. The man was definitely looking at him and as Arthit moved to conceal himself more, he definitely saw the man involuntarily stretch his neck this way and that to get a better look. Arthit couldn't believe his luck and he had this strong urge to just go and jump the man in question. Nevertheless, he took a deep breath and calmed himself. He couldn't just give in at first glance, the fact that he had even successfully attracted the man in question was enough for now.

Knott smirked as he saw Arthit try to discreetly take a look at the young, handsome man Tutah had pointed out. He realized maybe this man was someone their friend might be interested in. "He seems handsome, quiet young too, huh Arthit, don't you think?"

Arthit was brought to reality hearing Knott's voice. He calmly leaned ahead, picking up his long-island took a sizeable sip. "He's okay.." he mumbled a moment later.

Bright and Knott chuckled even as Tutah pinched Arthit's cheek, "Tsundere much, huh? I like it, my friend."

"Oh stop it!"

Knott frowned, "Shouldn't you be, you know, encouraging him, rather than show him the stoic side?"

Arthit turned and looked at Tutah who met his gaze with the same amusement and the two burst out laughing. Prem and Bright looked on amused. Arthit slapped Knott's back, "Oh my friend! You have a lot to learn.."

The cool friend frowned a pouted. He didn't say anything that stupid, did he? He moved to sip his drink as he grumbled, "Well, I am the only one in a committed relationship here, so.."

Bright laughed so loud at that he was clutching his stomach, "That we could never understand Ai'Knott! How your sullen ass managed to land a feisty one like Maprang is just beyond us."

"Feisty she is! And recently more so, considering we are having the boys' night out every weekend.."

Surprisingly, it was Prem who responded. He patted Knott's arm assuring, "Well, don't worry, if she knew the purpose of these night outs, she is more likely to join in rather than sulk at you."

Knott snorted, that was in fact true. The friends chuckled as Arthit stood up. He pulled Prem up from his seat and dragged him to the dance floor. Prem was his chosen partner because Bright and Tutah usually ended up doing their own crazy version and Knott couldn't dance if his life depended. Besides, today Arthit had another motive. A certain someone had been paying close attention to him and Arthit wanted to see if dancing with Prem would push him over the edge.

Kongpob Suthiluck agreed to a night out with his close friends who were also his most trusted colleagues, considering it had been a busy long month. Heading a multi-billion dollar company with branches in several countries, including China, was a tremendous responsibility, but Kongpob knew when to give in and help everyone relax. It was Saturday night and everyone needed a small break to refresh their minds before the big shareholders meeting that they had been preparing for so aggressively. It felt like a normal night out at their usual exclusive club The Vortex as the young business tycoon entered with Em, Wad, and Oak in tow. However, he had no idea that fate had decided this was the night when his world would be turned upside down.

Em laughed along as something idiotic Oak was saying even as Wad ordered their drinks and Kongpob settled down, trying to let go of his work worries for the time being.

"Com' on Kong! Relax okay? Everything will be great, you will see!" Wad nudged his stressed friend, who finally smiled and nodded.

Drinks were brought in along with some delicious chicken and pork skewers, and spicy peanuts, and immediately Oak was all over them. The friends so used to their friend's behavior just shook their heads and laughed.

It was about a quarter of an hour later when Oak was trying to recruit Em to help him approach a young woman he had spotted, that a soft unique giggle caught Kongpob's attention. The young businessman involuntarily searched as he observed the occupants of the club in order to locate the source of the giggle that seemed to have drifted from his left. And that is when he spotted the angel...

The man, who had effortlessly caught Kongpob's attention, was now laughing freely with his head tilted back and his cute dimple clearly visible. The smooth pale skin and fluffy pink cheeks seemed to brighten the entire room. When the man stopped laughing and looked across to his friend, trying to respond, his eyes were sparkling with mirth. The dark hazel eyes so clear and so deep that Kongpob felt his breath hitch. The cute look magnified by the small kitten ears and overall outfit that the man was sporting only made Kongpob's heart beat louder. The pink moist full lips were making the businessman's mouth water, literally. Kongpob's felt himself wanting to taste those full lips and invade that mouth which was making adorable sounds. He suddenly felt himself wondering what other sounds he could extract from the man himself.

Kongpob was aware of his friends talking around him, but he didn't know what they were saying as his entire focus was on the man with kitty ears. He couldn't take his eyes away, as if drawn by the brightness of the Sun. Sunshine. That was what the man felt like. A distinct ray of pure Sunshine in this dark atmosphere. Even as he watched, his jaw clenched as Sunshine shrunk back, and his body almost hid behind the big man. Kongpob felt himself stretching his neck to not lose sight of the man and felt a sour feeling rise up in his stomach as another man patted the kitty-eared man. A few minutes later Kongpob found himself clenching his fist in an unnatural sense of jealously as he watched Sunshine dancing with a tall man. His Sunshine sauntered around the dance floor in a seductive way even as he moved around the said tall man and Kongpob did not like it one bit.

Kongpob found himself brought out of the stance when he found himself being shaken furiously by Em.

"Hey buddy, are youokay? What's up with you?" Kongpob smiled and shook his head. He gathered hiswits around himself and decided to pay attention to his friends and stopthinking about the sultry man on the dance floor. Only, well, as he found outsoon, it was much easier said than done.

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AN: So? What do you think? Who's the prey here?