"You look like a cat in labor," Apple scoffed at him as he walked back and forth the room.
He just threw her a dangerous glare and dialled New's number again.
"Shit. He's not answering my calls."
"Maybe he's still sleeping?"
"The sun's already up outside and you think he's still sleeping? It's almost 8 for fuck's sake!" he raged.
He had been calling New ever since that morning but his phone would just keep on ringing.
His feet had been itching to go and bang the door of the next room but he didn't wanna cause a commotion.
"Shit. Is he angry with me?? We were already fine last night. He even accepted my apology."
"My goodness, Tay. Can you just relax?"
He was about to argue when the buzzer rang.
He immediately went to open the door thinking that it might be New, but he could only roll his eyes and scoff when he saw Earth standing outside the door.
"What?" he asked in the most uninteresting way he could think of.
"I-I need your help. I-New and I had an argument last night and he...he hasn't come back ever since. I couldn't contact him for he left his phone."
"What the fuck did you do?" he growled in a low voice and grabbed his shirt.
"Is anything wrong?" Apple asked as she approached them.
"I swear to heavens if something happened to New, I'm gonna kill you with my bare hands," he muttered and pushed Earth out of the way.
In the quickest pace he could ever do, he made his way to the elevator while dialling White's number.
"White, I need your help."
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New groaned in pain as he accidentally moved his twisted ankle. He tried calling for help but it seemed like no one was near the area.
Last night, when he stormed out of their room, he went to the farthest side of the beach to be alone and think. However, when he was making his way back to the resort, he accidentally slipped on some rocks and twisted his ankle.
He didn't even have his phone with him. He tried moving but the searing pain in his ankle was just too much to handle.
He was already dizzy from all the hunger and thirst he was feeling.
"Oh shit. Talk about being unfortunate," he muttered as he tried to stand but failed. He looked at his ankle and saw that it was swelling.
He sighed and prayed someone will notice his disappearance.
He closed his eyes to somehow soothe the dizziness he was feeling. He was massaging his head when he heard someone shouting his name.
"New! Hin!"
He immediately opened his eyes as he recognized Tay's voice.
"Tay! I'm here!"
He couldn't even describe the amount of relief he felt when he saw Tay, but his forehead creased the moment he saw Earth following closely behind.
"Hin! Are you hurt?"
"I-I twisted my ankle."
"Here, hop on," Tay replied and turned his back to him.
"Tay, we can ask for assistance from the resort," Earth said and approached them.
"No, there's no need. Come on, New."
He carefully held on Tay's back as he limped and hopped on.
"I'm, I'm quite heavy."
"Tsss. It's not the first time you're on top of me."
New's face flushed the moment he realized what Tay was talking about.
"Pervert!"
Tay's laugh resounded in the area as he hit his back.
"Hold me tighter," Tay said and he obliged as he clung tighter to him.
"I'm hungry," he complained and he saw how Tay broke into a smile.
"Don't worry, okay. We'll eat everything you want. Let's go back first," Tay replied and started walking back to the resort.
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"Tsss. Eat some proper food first before you eat dessert," Tay smacked New's hand and grabbed the plate of brownies away from New.
"Taay, I want that," New complained and reached out for the plate.
"No. You have to eat proper food first. The dessert can wait," he replied and put an ample amount of rice and some fried fish and vegetables on New's plate.
He chuckled when New pouted before he started eating.
"Good boy," he said and patted New's head.
"Tsss."
"Does your foot still hurt? I told you, you should have stayed longer in the infirmary."
"I'm fine, okay. Besides the swelling had already subsided. There's no need to freak out," New scrunched his nose as he continued munching on his food.
"Tsss. Silly boy. You should have told me that you and Earth argued. What were you thinking when you went there alone, huh?"
New didn't answer him and just continued eating while occasionally pouting his lips.
"What did you argue about?" he shot another question but was just answered by another lip pouting from New.
"Tsss. If you won't answer my question I'm gonna kiss you right here and then."
"I-I. Come on, just some stuff that isn't worth the time to argue."
With eyes squinting, he looked closer at New.
"Then why aren't you looking at me?"
"Tsss."
"Fine, if you don't wanna talk about it, I won't pry any longer, okay. But remember that you can always tell me anything," he rested his case and started eating as well.
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New roamed his eyes around Tay's room. It looked exactly as their room except for the pile of clothes beside the bed.
"You're such a mess, Tay," he muttered and limped towards the bed.
Tay went out for a while saying he had to arrange some things so he was left alone in there.
He wanted to go next door to get his things since it was gonna be his last day there, but he didn't want to see Earth for the time being.
He slowly sat on the bed and started folding Tay's used clothes.
"Tss. Seriously, if we're gonna get married, I'll totally become your helper."
He stilled upon hearing his own words.
"Shit. What am I even thinking??" he grunted out of self embarrassment as he mindlessly grabbed the nearby cloth and used it to cover his face.
He froze when he heard someone chuckle.
"I didn't know you have a fetish for briefs."
His eyes widened the moment he heard Tay's voice and gawked at the cloth he was holding.
"I-I, wai-I mean, it's-," he stuttered as he searched his mind for a logical excuse to cover his indecency.
"Well, I don't really mind. You can keep one if you like. Which would you like? The clean or the used ones?" Tay teased.
"Are you crazy?? Why would I keep it?!" he exclaimed and threw the briefs back to the pile.
"Well, you still haven't returned the briefs you stole when we met again."
"I-I already threw it," he lied but the truth was it was neatly folded in his cabinet.
Tay lied down and grabbed him by the waist.
"He-hey. What are you doing?" he asked as Tay made him lie down, too.
"I want to sleep. Come here," Tay replied and grabbed him closer.
"He-hey. Watch out. My foot still hurts," he warned Tay as the latter made him lie down on his chest and hugged his waist.
"Oh come on. The sun's blaring outside. We're supposed to be enjoying the sun. How come I'm inside this room lying in bed with you? This is probably the most uneventful vacation I've ever had," he complained.
He could hear Tay's heartbeat as he lied down on his chest and that sent butterflies to his stomach, no scratch that, it was a whole damn zoo.
"Tss. If you weren't so careless, you would have been complaining about sunburns instead. Don't worry, I've got something for you later."
"Huh? What is it?"
But Tay didn't answer him. He just felt a light kiss on his head that was followed by Tay's light snores.
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New woke up to a familiar yet strange feeling. It was as if someone was nibbing his neck, biting and licking it and he couldn't help but let out a low moan.
It was then followed by a soft chuckle.
"You moaning with your eyes closed really turns me on," someone whispered on his ear.
That was when he quickly opened his eyes and saw a smiling Tay beside him. Tay was lying on his stomach while grinning at him.
"What the hell did you do?" he asked as touched that specific spot on his neck.
"I just missed the taste of your skin. It's been so long since I had a taste of it. Come on, get up. I'm taking you somewhere," Tay said and got up from the bed.
He just stayed still as he observed Tay who was getting some clothes from the dresser.
He then placed a neatly folded pink button down shirt and black pants beside him.
"Wear this."
"Why do you always let me wear pink??"
"Why? You look good in pink, though. I like you in pink."
He watched as Tay casually took off his clothes and changed to a blue button down shirt. He avoided his gaze as he started changing his pants.
"Tss. There's no need to be shy. We've already seen each other naked remember."
He threw Tay a dangerous glare which was just returned by a chuckle.
"Come on, get dressed, though I prefer you without clothes."
"You pervert!"
Tay just laughed at him.
"I'll just make some calls. I'll be back in an instant.
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"I can walk, Tay," he complained as Tay attempted to carry him on his back on their way out of the elevator.
His foot still hurt but he could already walk.
"Okay, then hold my arm tightly."
He obliged and used Tay's arm as support.
"Where the heck are we going, Tay?"
But Tay didn't respond. He noticed that Tay was taking him towards the beach.
"Good evening, Sir."
Three men greeted them and guided them towards a motorized boat.
"Don't tell me we're going fishing?" he said jokingly as Tay helped him get on the boat.
But Tay just laughed at him.
They rode the boat for about three minutes and he muttered a low curse as they stopped in front of a yacht.
"What the hell are we doing here, Tay."
But Tay just smiled at him and helped him get off the boat.
"Thank you," Tay said to the man who navigated the boat.
He watched in awe as the motorboat left them.
He was about to shot another question but Tay grabbed his hand and lead him inside.
He melted the moment he saw an exquisite dinner setup. Several fairy lights surrounded the yacht and a low music filled the atmosphere.
He watched as Tay navigated the vehicle.
After a couple minutes, the yacht came to a halt. Tay then grabbed his hand and helped him sit on the chair by the table.
"What's this for?" he asked the moment Tay settled on his seat.
"Hhhmmm. Shall we say my way of apologizing."
"But you already apologized."
"Then consider that one an apology for thinking so lowly of you and this one for saying that you're untrusting."
"Tssss. You have such a grand way of apologizing huh."
"Only when it's you."
Tay uncovered the food in front of them and his eyes couldn't help but sparkle at the sight in front of him. There were several types of seafood and meat and of course his favorite fried chicken. But what really caught his eyes were the sweets.
Tay smacked his hand when he reached out for the ice cream brownie.
"Whaaatt?"
"I told you to eat food first before desserts."
"But it's gonna meeelltt."
"Then let it melt. You have to eat proper food first," Tay said and put some food on his plate. Tay also poured him some orange juice.
"Aren't we having wine?" he asked as he watched Tay fill his glass.
"That's for later. For now, eat real food before eating anything sweet."
He pouted his lips but still obliged.
They ate in silence as he didn't really wanna be bothered when he was with food.
Tay would casually place food on his plate every time it was about to be empty and he couldn't help but smile.
"What?" Tay asked.
"Hmmm? Nothing."
"Come on, eat more."
"I'm already full. I won't have space for dessert," he scrunched his nose as he looked at the ice cream brownie which already melted.
"Fine. There you go," Tay replied and placed the dessert in front of him.
Without saying a word, he automatically digged in and closed his eyes as he savored the sweetness in his mouth.
He was still high in pure ecstasy brought by the dessert when he felt something on his lips.
He opened his eyes and stared directly as Tay who was wiping his lips with his thumb.
"Tsss. You're such a messy eater," Tay commented before licking his own thumb.
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New breathed in a huge amount of air. They were drinking wine while sitting on the yacht's front area.
The small waves caused the yacht to gently rock back and forth.
"Hin."
He looked at Tay who stood and offered his hand to him.
"Huh?"
"Just get my hand."
He rolled his eyes before grabbing Tay's hand.
"Careful," Tay muttered as he stood slowly to avoid stepping hard on his twisted foot.
"What are you doing??" he asked in panic as Tay snaked his arm on his waist and pulled him closer.
But Tay just stared at him and smiled.
Soon, Tay's singing voice filled the air.
I'll hold the door
Please come in
And just sit here for a while
This is my way of telling you
I need you in my life
It's so cold
Without your touch
I've been dreaming way too much
Can we just turn this into reality?
He chuckled as Tay swayed their bodies side to side while their feet remained rooted on the surface.
'Cause I've been thinking 'bout you lately
Maybe, you could save me from this
Crazy world we live in
And I know we could happen
'Cause you know that I've been feeling you
Storms, they will come
But I know that the sun will shine again
He's my friend
And he says that we belong together
And I'll sing a song to break the ice
Just a smile from you would suffice
It's not me being nice
But this is real tonight.
He broke into a smile as Tay continued singing. Especially when he attempted to kiss his nose but failed.
'Cause I've been thinking 'bout you lately
Maybe, you could save me from this
Crazy world we live in
And I know we could happen
'Cause you know that I've been feeling you
I know you want me
There's no other
There's no other love
That I'd rather have, you know
There ain't no one
There ain't no one else
I want you for myself
He scrunched his nose when Tay put so much emphasis on the I know you want me line.
Tay continued swaying their bodies in a happy way and he was sure if his foot was not hurt, they would have been jumping around the place.
I've been thinking 'bout you lately
Maybe, you could save me from this
Crazy world we live in
And I know we could happen
'Cause you know that I've been feeling you
I know you want me
I've been thinking 'bout you lately
Maybe, you could save me from this
Crazy world we live in
And I know we could happen
'Cause you know that I've been feeling you
I know you want me too
I know you want me too
Ohh-ooh-oh-oh
Pa-pa-ra, pa-pa-ra
New bit his lips when Tay started leaning closer while singing the last verse and he was not innocent to not understand what he wanted.
But instead of letting Tay get what wanted, he covered Tay's face with his palm and chuckled.
"He-hey, what are you doing?" he nervously asked.
But Tay just removed his hand and muttered,
"I want to have you for myself again, Hin."
And New could only close his eyes and cling tighter to Tay as the latter closed the gap between them.