The following day was a national holiday, so Eric didn't have classes. His mother still went to work at Feng's residence, though. She told him working during holidays is good since boss Feng gives bonus pay.
So Eric made his day as productive as possible, working out in the morning, watering the plants in front of their house, doing some of their homework, and listening to some old music from his Lolo Pablo's old transistor radio while cooking himself lunch.
His peaceful day was shattered when he saw David smiling arrogantly in front of the open doorway, the noon sun raining down on him as if he's some glorious angel warrior who descended from above to save Eric from his misery. It was the opposite of that, though, as Eric perfectly knew that David's a devil who's gonna mess his once-peaceful holiday.
Uninvited, David took off his slippers and entered the house. He sat on the floor in front of Eric who was in the process of eating a spoonful of rice and a slice of pork.
"What are you doing here?"
"Is that how you're gonna greet me, ah?" David lightly tapped Eric's shoulder. "I've missed you..."
There was a tinge of longing in his voice.
"I know why you're here, you're gonna convince me again to go to the inter-school camping tomorrow, am I right? No, rather, you're gonna force me to come."
"Yeah, I want you to come..." David trailed off and stared naughtily at Eric, who punched him on the shoulder.
"You always hurt me, Eric! Don't you know I've been getting bruises from your brutality, ah?!"
"Serves you right!"
"Though it's a good thing, your husband right here has hard muscles around the shoulder area." David touched his chest naughtily.
"Stop doing that or you'll get kicked in the face!"
"I love getting hurt, though." David's naughtiness didn't diminish one bit.
Annoyed, Eric stood up and carried his plate of food to the kitchen sink, where he ate peacefully, looking out the window above the sink.
Seconds later, David's loving arms wrapped around his waist, followed by David's body pressing against Eric's back. David whispered longingly against Eric's nape.
"You're right, I just want you to come with me in the trip. It's tomorrow, so..."
David's suddenly serious voice and his air brushing against Eric's nape made Eric feel a certain type of way which he cannot admit.
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Water and Fire (BL)
RomanceEric Ray Mendoza and David Zhou are two transferee male students in high school. Though newbies, they became the talk of the town due to their good looks. Eric has a generally calm disposition, though he can be violent like the wave of an ocean at t...
