Who || Ramking ¶ Nottpun

WHO: Chapter 6

Change.

Ram didn't know why but for the past few weeks everything is starting to change, with what he feels.

It wasn 't supposed to happen, but..

Every time they have a tutoring session, he finds himself staring at King longer. He finds himself smiling, as he hears the little snores that King let out when he falls asleep. He finds himself laughing more as King jokes around. He finds himself yearning for his touch. He finds himself, looking for King's presence all the time.

Every little thing King does, he remembers it. He smiles alone just by thinking about it. And it is something new for Ram, because first,

he doesn 't like smiling, he smiles once in a blue moon, but with King. Second, because he is the person who doesn 't pay attention to people, but with King.

King is just an exception.

Ram finds himself, thinking about him all the damn time, to the fact that it frustrates him because he couldn 't concentrate anymore. And it is not like he wanted it, it just happens.

And what scares him with all those things said, is that. He finds himself, getting hurt as King opens his mouth as he tells a story about him and Nott. and that is simply weird considering he was just cheering for the two of them, but now.... He doesn 't know if he's still sincere about that thought anymore.

"And then Nott.. told me that---"

"I think we should end of lesson here, Uh.. I have to go" there's a lump in Ram 's throat that he just couldn 't swallow, and his heart was not having a great day either. Ram feels weak, so he began collecting his things quickly, just to get out and finally breathe.

"O-oh.. Okay then.. I'll see you tomorrow?" King mutters as he wave him goodbye.

"Yeah.. t-tomorrow.."

"why am I feeling this way?" Ram thought to himself as he turned his heels and walked away, almost pitiful to himself as he misses King's presence already.

....

"How did this happen?" asked Ram to Bohn.

"I don 't know man.. but you're into deep"

"I can 't feel this way.. He already has someone.." ram shakes the thought.

"It's not like they're together.."

"But you don 't know how happy he is Every time he talks about this Nott guy.. He's in love with him.. And love is something hard to compete with"

"Do you like him or not?"

That's a question he refused to answer.

Then one day when they are in their tutoring session. King could feel that something was bothering Ram as the boy keeps on stuttering and frustratedly ruffling his hair all the time.

King wondered why he keep moving sideways, making sure that there's a gap between them.

That never happened before..

"Is something wrong? Do I stink? Is that why you keep moving away?" asked King and Ram finds it ridiculous.

"If only you knew" he thought.

"No, I'm just.. I'm-"

"are you sick?" with that Ram felt Kings warm palm on his forehead. Ram froze on his spot. King leaned in closer, their nose inches away.

"No I'm-" Ram shove King's hand away, his eyes back at the textbook. "let me explain this one.. Step 3--"

"Hey...somethings bothering you. We can stop here if you want.." King assured him, placing a hand on top of Ram 's shoulder.

"I want to be able to comfort you.." uttered King with those soothing voice. Ram just want to embrace him, knuckles turning

white as he holds himself back. Eyes wandering around, as he avoids King's.

"Why?"

"Because that's what friends do..."

friends...

"....."

Ram was angry to himself for asking, angry for hoping for an answer that will never be spoken.

He laughs and shakes his head almost feeling guilty for being angry to King, who didn 't even have a fault to begin with.

" I have to leave"

............

Since then, Ram decided to trick his feelings by flirting with other woman. He tried to distract himself as much as possible. Keeping his distance to King.

In every tutoring lesson that they have, Phing is there with them. King didn 't mind it, he knew Ram is popular in school and a lot of girls will date him.

Phing was Ram 's ex-girlfriend anyway, and King accepts that, because why wouldn 't he?.

King would just smile when the two flirt with each other, but Ram was hoping for other reaction from him.

Though he never got that.

"Are you dating Phing?" asked King who was lying on the grass beside him.

"Were just flirting.." replied Ram staring at the blue sky.

"I see.. Well, lucky you"

"I am the luckiest, if you'll have me"

Ram feels pathetic, flirting someone else to forget his feelings King? How could he even. He falls for him day by day and its almost pitiful. He glance at King who was already starting at him, with a smile on his face.

"How can I move on from you?" thought Ram forcing a smile.

......

King was confused.

He didn 't know what he did , but suddenly Ram is not showing up in their tutoring lesson anymore.

He learned from Bohn that he is always partying, or on a date with Phing. He felt like Ram was avoiding him..

King was mad.

He looked for him for days. But just like the old Ram, he was hard to find.

Were they back to square one?

King followed Ram at the Party, cornering him so that the boy could explain.

"Why aren 't you showing up in our tutoring lesson?"

"You're already smart, you don 't need me anymore." Ram replied, he was about to walk away when King suddenly embraced him, wrapping his arms around Ram 's neck as he buried his face on his chest.

"Don 't be like this... you're avoiding me.. And I miss you"

Ram should push him away, but he didn 't. The warmth was too comforting to be ignored. But he was furious, he was mad. How dare King do this? he thought. He was already trying to move on from him, but there he is, making him fall all over again, just so he can break, because there's no way King will catch his heart.

It was unfair, really unfair. That king could just smile, and turned Ram 's world upside down.

How did this even happen?

How did King affect him so much?

but he snapped, he pushed King away.

"I can 't tutor you anymore, I have a life too.."

With that he left without looking back. Ram realised he can 't just

give in every time King does this. He needed to be selfish.

..........