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18

Celia

(Yes, this bitch is still here)

Mattia had dragged Kairi away, leaving me and Francesco together at the bar.

"You should ask him out." I say after a moment of silence. "Huh?" He says turning to me. "Kairi. You should ask Kairi out." I paused. "I know you like him."

"Yeah, but that doesn't matter- he's with Mattia." Pinto says with slight sadness in his tone. I smirked, an idea coming to mind. "Oh no, Frank. Mattia is straight. They're just friends." I assure him. "Are you sure?" He asks skeptically. "Yeah, Mattia told me himself." I lie. The smile never left my face as he looked at me relieved.

"Great. Then I know what I'm going to do."

Pinto

I had left my sister at the bar to go find Kairi. I searched the room for him. I spotted Kairi talking with his father and a few other business associates. Mattia was standing a but further away from the boy, talking to Mr. Cosentino's secretary.

I smiled as I made my way over to Kairi. "Good evening Sir, would you mind if I borrowed Kai for a minute." I say, resting my hand on the small of Kairi's back. He tended slightly, looking up at me. He looked kinda scared.

Weird.

Eh, must be my imagination.

Kairi's dad smiled and nodded. "Yes. He's all yours." I wish that was true. I smiled down at Kairi, gesturing for him to follow me. He hesitated, so I used my hand to guide him away from the crowd. "Frank, I can't be-" He started, but I stopped him quickly. "Kai, this will only take a minute if all goes well." I say continuing to lead him away.

"No seriously, I can't be with-" I stopped in the corridor, turning to face him. "Kairi, I like you." I say quickly interrupting whatever he was about to tell me. He just stood there wide eyed, staring at me.

"Please say something."

Kairi

I stared at him in shock.

Shit. Mattia won't be happy about this.

I liked him too...

As a friend only though.

Nothing more.

"I like you too, but-" I didn't even get time to finish before he was pulling me into a hug. I collapsed against his chest, slumping my shoulders. He pulled away, I tried to finish my sentence again but I saw him inching his face closer to mine going in for a kiss. Before my brain could register what was happening, I felt his lips against mine. They were warm and soft, but they didn't feel nearly as good as Mattia's. I hated this.

I couldn't react because suddenly Pinto was being pulled off of me and thrown onto the floor. Mattia stood over Pinto, grabbing him by the collar throwing a punch to his face. My eyes widened, I tries to say something, anything but I was in shock.

I knew this was gonna end badly. I tried to warn Francesco but he wouldn't listen. Now he was gonna pay for it.

Mattia repeatedly punched Pinto in the face, standing to throw kicks to his sides and stomach, stomping down on it. He grabbed a fist full of Pinto's hair, yanking his head back. "I tried being generous and gave you a chance only to find you kissing Kairi. Don't ever touch what's mine!"

He drew his hand back, going in for another punch but this time I reacted. I leaped forward, grabbing his fist mid air.
"Stop!" I shouted, my voice shaky. "Let go, Kai. Don't make me more angry." He says through gritted teeth. "You've hurt him enough Mattia. Just stop." I replied, my voice cracking slightly.