After their classes, Owen messaged Leon that he will be late to come home due to his schedule to meet Steven. Leon didn't reply, so Owen return his phone to his pocket.
"I'm sorry for being late." A voice from behind make Owen startled.
He turned his back to see Steven standing with poisture half step away from him.
"Did I startle you?" He looks so relaxed with a hint of smile on his face.
"How long have you been here?" Owen asked while avoiding Steven's eyes.
"A moment when you started texting." Steven casually answered.
"I'm sorry, I didn't notice you. Shall we start?"
"Yeah, but first, let's find a perfect place to place our things, I can't find a bench here. What if we go to School gym?" Steven says that while his eyes is roaming around the area.
They are at the vacant space at the back of the school building.
"What if there's a lot of students in there too?" He fidget.
Owen doesn't like to practice if there's a lot of people watching. He thinks it's useless to perform if the other audiences already saw the practice.
"Don't you want to be seen while practicing?" Steven look at him.
Owen nodded.
"Me too, I was thinking to practice at my own dance studio but of course I can do here if you want to." Steven smile with his teeth showing up.
Owen blinks twice in a row. What a perfect smile!
"You.. Do modelling?" He asked out of his mind.
Steven stopped for a second to look at him. He just staring this little guy in front of him. Owen saw the hint of feeling in Steven eyes but he doesn't know what it was because it disappeared immediately.
"No." Steven looks away and guided Owen to start walking.
Owen follows.
"Oh! I thought you were."
They headed to Steven car that is at the parking lot of the school. He open the car's door beside drivers seat. Owen entered and sit in there while waiting for Steven. He checked his phone and saw the messages from Leon.
"Buckle your seat belt." Steven said. He already inside the car.
Owen listen to him while reading the messages.
Leon: Why?
Leon: Hey! Where are you?
Leon: Can't you reply even once?!
Leon: Tell me where are you, You're not at the gym.
Leon: Hey! Are you mad?
Owen skipped a beat for a second. If what he thinks is right, Leon think that he is avoiding him because of what happened inside the classroom this morning. So he replied.
Owen: Sorry, didn't notice your messages. I'm with Steven right now and we are going out of the school campus to his dance studio to practice. Eat first, I'm gonna be late.
Message sent!
After sending it, he again put his phone back to his pocket.
"Are you comfortable of dancing the interpretative dance with BL theme?" Steven started the conversation.
"It's fine, it's my first time but I guess it's fine." He answered.
"Yeah, it's my first time too. So I hope we can be comfortable with each other later." Steven voice is cold. Owen thinks that perhaps, Leon's voice is also sounded like this every time he speaks with the people he doesn't like.
"You don't like me?" He voice it out again. Owen bite his lower lip to punish himself. What kind of tongue he has that can't even be controlled by his own body?
"What?" To Steven Surprise, he look at little boy side for a second and look back to the road again. "Why should i?"
"Well, you.. Seems that way." Owen said it while fidgeting.
"Pfft! " Steven can't control his laughter and started to laugh.
"Why are you laughing?" Looking so amazed by this sudden change of attitude from Steven, Owen stare at him.
Steven cleared his throat before talking again.
"I'm sorry, I'm surprised to receive that kind of question all of a sudden." Steven is still smiling. "And No, I don't dislike you. I, rather interested in you."
Owen choked by his own saliva and started coughing.
"You're good at using words Mr. Park." He said it while coughing.
Steven laugh again. His cheerful laugh with deep tone is like a good sound for Owen's ear. Now he is wondering, He likes Steven too? No! Impossible, He like Leon. But Steven is different. He thinks Steven is more easy to get along with.
After turning and turning every curves in the road, they finally arrived at Steven dance Studio. They both got out from the car.
"Follow me," Steven said.
They entered the 10x10 square meters Studio of Steven. The inside is neat and clean, The color from the wall to ceiling is the same, it's color light caramel brown. Very pleasing to the eyes. In front, there's a mirror which attached to whole wall of the front.
"Come. There's no chair inside, so seat on the floor." Steven voice.
There's a water dispenser at the corner and big Speaker beside the green plant on the flower pot.
"Cool" He said with admiration. "Are you the one who design this?"
"Thanks and Yes." Steven proudly answered. "Do you like it?"
"I like it here." He honestly answered.
"You can come here anytime, I let you borrow my duplicate key." Steven is smiling while saying it and also while walking towards the speaker.
"Are you serious?" Owen's eyes is twinkling with happiness. "I would love to!" He even jumped up two times while clapping.
"Haha!" Steven saw him doing that. "Okay, give me your phone number and I'll give you the key." He said.
"Sure!"
Owen gave his number to Steven before they started to make some dance steps for upcoming school event. Steven is a great dancer, and Owen admired him for being great. "En.. I think we should add some spicy moves." Steven suddenly stopped and look at him. He then get the towel that Steven lend to him. Wiping his sweat while waiting for Steven to finish making new steps. "Can I hug you from behind? I also need to touch your face while you are leaning to the right." He asked his permission while explaining. "It's not a problem" he said.. "It's actually good idea." He continued and put down the towel back to the floor. Owen walks closer to Steven and stand in front of him then turned his body and face the mirror. "I guess putting one of your hands in my stomach is also great. Let's try it." He said. Steven approved and they started dancing again. That's the 6th steps they made. They still need to create other steps, and for sure they can't finished it in one time pr
When Owen got out of the shower room. He saw Owen sitting quietly in front of the table. His eyes is following his move like he's observing him and trying to get some answers for the questions inside his mind. "Drop it already, what is it?" Owen feel a bit irritated this time. "Nothing" Leon said and look away. Owen tilted his head but didn't say a word. He just walk towards the table and occupied the vacant chair and they started eating. After eating without talking, Owen cleaned the kitchen and went to bed after. Leon, on the other hand is taking his bath. Laying in bed while playing his phone, Owen heard the door open and close at the same time. Leon finished his bathing. He's phone ringing and Steven calling. " Yes?" Owen answered. "I forgot to ask you, What snacks should I buy tomorrow?" Owen smile after hearing those. He even chuckled. "You called just to ask me that?" He asked. "Well, yes. Is that bad?" Steven voice sounds he's also smiling.
"Who are you?" Angelica is asking Steven with a hint of admiration in her eyes. Owen is nervous right now. Did they heard what they were talking about? He doesn't notice that Steven is actually staring at him at this moment. Maybe the guy read what is on his mind and suddenly grabbed his hands before answering the question of Angelica. "I'm Steven, Owen's friend and his dance partner." Steven smiled but didn't even reach his eyes. "Wen-wen, Leon and I want to invite you to buy some snacks. Wanna come?" Angelica didn't give her attention to what Steven said and directly ask him instead. After 8 years of being away to each other, Owen noticed that Angelica is now acting so different. Is it because she was living on the US? Perhaps that's it. He glanced at Leon, the guy is not looking at him but looking at Angelica. Owen can't take it anymore so he answered, "I'm sorry I can't, I already accepted Steven's invitation before you guys arrived. So maybe next time?" This
No one speaks, No one dare to move. Only the sounds of breathing can be heard at that moment. Owen is staring at Leon with serious look on his eyes, while Leon is looking at him with dumbfounded look on his face. Is he gonna hit him now? Or gonna swear at him? Owen is feeling nervous but he has no choice but to accept the fact that this is the end of their friendship. And those promises of living together? It's starting to fade. There still no words came out from Leon's mouth until he slowly move and take one step backward. Owen swallowed his own saliva to control the tears that is trying to escape from his eyes and secretly clenching his fists behind his back. "This..." Leon finally find his words. But that's only it. He even covered his mouth and continue to remain silent again. The pain in Owen's heart is getting more and more that he himself can't take it anymore so he also make his move. He take one step forward and before he leave, he said.. "If you can't ac
He was so shocked after hearing those words from Owen. He doesn't know this, He doesn't even noticed anything for the past 10 years. No, when did it start?, Is Owen already gay since he was a child or just bended? He has no idea at all. And that is so frustrating! He himself is a best friend of Owen, They grew together, they live together but he has no idea what's going on! He even told him many times that he hates gay yet the one he keeps telling those hurtful words is actually gay?! In other words, he hurt Owen many times! "Answer the phone! Damn it!" Leon is trying to contact Owen this whole time now but it seems that Owen is ignoring his calls. "F*ck!" Feeling dejected and frustrated, he sits on the floor. He needs to talk to Owen to ask him to explain himself why did he hide it from him. But, is it really okay with him to live with gay? He was sexually attacked by gay when he was 13 years old. He remember the time when he was almost raped by that man. Leon was 13 y
Owen didn't say any words even he heard what Steven said. His dance partner has a point now. "Let's go." He heard him talk again but he just followed him like a robot. "Or do you want to go back home for now?" Steven asked him when he noticed that he ain't talking. "Should i?" He asked him too. If what they think is the truth, then he doesn't want to face Leon for now. "If you want.. " Owen!" They both turned their heads looking for the owner of that voice who called Owen's name. "Huh! Look who's here?" Steven can't hide his bitterness and anger when he saw Leon walking towards them. He even pulled Owen and hide him behind his back. Owen didn't react, he just stay where Steven put him and looking down at his shoes. He didn't dare to look at Leon's eyes to hide his disappointment and the pain that he is hiding in his eyes. "Give him to me, I need to talk to him." Leon's voice is cold as north Pole. He heard the rumors spreading inside the
"Why? Are you still mad?" Leon sits straight and he's trying to read Owen's mind. "No. It's not like that. I just.. Can't." How can he able to tell him his true reason? If Leon's accepting his sexual orientation because they are friends. Will he also able to accept his feelings? Of course not! The answer is already obvious! Leon will possibly leave and hate him for sure. "Then why? Tell me the reason." "I want to try to live alone for now." He lied. "Live alone? How can you say you are living alone if you're actually living with someone else's house and the owner is also living in there?" Leon comb his hair with his own hands out of frustration. "If you want to sleep in seperate rooms with me, then we can just buy a big house for us to live in. It's easy." Leon continued. "We don't have money that we owned.." Owen disapproved. Leon paused for a second and started to think. "Then, I guess I should accept those offers?" He turn
"Why would I cover up the truth that already spread around the campus?" Angelica frowned when she's looking at Louis. "But at least try to cheer him up! He's your childhood friend, right?" Louis again. "Hey, Louis right? Do you like Owen?" Angelica tilted her head and crossed her arms in front of her chest while asking Louis. Everyone become silent for a moment before Louis burst out of laughter. "Hahaha! Unbelievable! Hey Owen! Is she really your friend? She even tried to make a new rumors against you and me. Now I wonder who really is the one who spread those rumors." Louis smirked while staring at Angelica that stiffened at that time. "I-Im not!" She denied. Louis laughed more and even slammed the chair three times. "You're the one who spread those rumors?" The cold like ice voice of Leon stopped everyone. "Leon!" Angelica surprisingly look to the owner of the voice. Leon slowly walks towards them with dark aura surrounding him. Owen gu