It was a bright sunny day when the Lewis family decided to spend their weekends on the beach that is not so far from the main city.
It's almost sunset when the seven-year-old twins, Gulf and Nattalie decided to play along the shore. They are collecting seashells. Their parents are looking at them from afar."Gup, look over there!"
Nattalie points her little finger towards the shore where the seashells are.
They run towards it and Gulf reminded his younger twin to be careful.
"Nat, be careful so you won't get hurt. I will get it for you." Gulf told her.
"Okay, be careful too."
He carefully walks through the sand. He picked up one of the seashells and show it to his sister who claps excitedly. While Gulf is busy picking up the shells, something shiny caught Nattalie's eyes. It was a bottle. She went to it without telling her brother. When Gulf looks behind him, his sister is nowhere to be seen. He look around and fears engulfed him seeing her sister walking towards the sea. He starts shouting.
"Natt! Come back!" he keeps on shouting while running to where his sister is heading.
"Oh, my! Nattalie! Gulf!" Their mother screamed. She runs towards the sea with her husband.
"Natt, stop! It's dangerous,' Gulf shouted.
"I'm just going to get something, Gup," Nattalie insisted but unfortunately, a wave came and carried her far from the shore.
'Nattalie!" He screamed and hurriedly swim towards her sister. but what can a seven-year-old do with big waves? Their father reached to him first because he is nearer.
"P-papa, Nat... H-help, Nat," He fell unconscious after. His father carried him back to the shore. The other tourists who went to help are the ones who got Nattalie.
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He woke up and sat abruptly. He saw his papa sitting beside his bed.
"Pa! Nat? What happened to Nat? Where is she?" Gulf asked with tears in his eyes. His papa wiped his tears. Seeing his father's reaction, he knew it already.
"No, no. Not Nat. P-please, papa, tell me it's not true," he begged, crying. Alvic hugs him, comforting him but it's no use. He keeps muttering Nat's name and keeps on apologizing. His papa pulled away and hold his face.
"Stop it, son. It's not your fault. Don't blame yourself," his papa said but he keeps shaking his head disagreeing.
"It's m-my fault. I am a bad brother. I-I shouldn't-" he keeps sobbing hard. For a seven-year-old, Gulf is a smart kid. He skipped levels. He fainted due to excessive crying.
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'Mama must be mad at me.' Gulf thought. It's been two days since the accident and his mother never came to visit him.
"Hi, son. How are you?" his papa came and kissed his head. Alvic noticed his sadness. "What is it, son?"
"Papa, does mama hates me?" his papa was taken aback by his question. He is worried if his wife came and said something bad while he's gone.
"What made you say that, hm?" Alvic asked caressing his head.
"She didn't visit me. She's mad, right?" Gulf asked.
"You are her son. She can't be mad at you. Just give her time. She's just hurt. She'll come around," His papa said but he is not convinced.
He got discharged the following day. When they get home, he expected to be greeted by his mama. He misses his mother so much but the moment his mother saw him...
"You! Why are you here?" She yelled at him.
"May!" Alvic said in a warning tone. She turned to her husband.
"Why did you bring him here? I told you I don't want to see him ever again. Because of him, my Nattalie died," May said crying.
Like what Gulf thought, his mama is mad at him. His mother fell into depression. They had to bring her to a facility. When Gulf turned ten, he visited his mom after a lot of pleadings to his papa. That time, Gulf had shoulder-length hair. He never cut his hair short since the accident. When his mother saw him, she starts crying hard and for the first time, Gulf was embraced by her. Though his mother thought of him as his twin sister. Since then, he started to pretend as his dead sister for the sake of his mother. His father is against it but, this is all he can do for his mother.
When Gulf turned fifteen, his father disappeared. The police said that he is dead but he doesn't believe it. They didn't find a body that proves he is dead. He went to his mother at the facility and cry his heart out.
"It's okay, Nattie. Mama is here. Your father is with your big brother now." He cried more. He doesn't blame his mama. Sometimes he wanted to shout at his mother but no matter how much the pain is, the love he has for his mother still wins. Since then, he lives like that. The only family love that he gets is from his best friend Miko's family. They treated him as their own. The money that his father left is secured in an account that is named after him.
He is now 19 years old and in his last year in college. As long as he can, he never uses the money. He's keeping it for an emergency. He's always on scholarships and he is a working student. He is currently working at a café shop that is owned by his best friend. He is a co-owner. It was a gift for both of them from Miko's parents...
For a man like him, all he ever wanted is to be acknowledged by his mom as him and not as his deceased twin sister. And also, to find what happened to his father.
----------------Present time---------------- The cold CEO of J.Enterprise is having his breakfast with his parents at their mansion. "How's the search, honey?" his mother asked his father and the latter sighed. "They're still searching. Alvic hid him well." Mr.J answered. "Poor child. He's only five when it happened and he didn't deserve any of this." Mrs.J replied. The couple is talking about the lost heir, Kanatha Trion. The only son of their dear friends, Derek and Alice Trion. The deceased owner of Trion Empire. J.Enterprise's business partner. All the shares and authority to manage the company were given to Jensen in case somethin
/Flashback/Gulf is in a place that seemed like a private one. It was a beach. He looks around trying to find familiar faces when suddenly he heard a cry. He followed the voice and found a boy hugging his knees. He walks towards the kid slowly. He was shocked to see the kid's face when he looks at him.He was a younger version of him. He's about to touch the kid when he heard someone."Kana, where are you, son?" The voice is somehow familiar and it brings warmth to his heart. The kid stands up and runs towards the voice."Mommy~""Oh, my baby. Why did you run? What if mommy didn't find you?" The mother pouts. Then the kid cupped his mother's face who is blurry and peppered her with kisses.
Miko is preparing breakfast with the help of Brent and Will. They are talking about May's funeral when they heard a loud thud. They stopped whatever they are doing and look at each other. "Oh, my! "Fuck!" "Gulf!" They all yelled at the same time. They run upstairs to Gulf's bedroom. Gulf is not there so they check the bathroom and to their horror, they saw their friend lying down lifeless with his blood. Miko and Will paled and frozen to where they are standing. Brent is the one who runs towards him. "Fuck, Gulf! What did you do?!" Brent said while covering the cut with a hand towel.
It was midnight but Gulf is awake. He is just lying down staring at the ceiling. 'Why is my life like this? All my life, I thought my family was my real family. My twin is not my twin and then my parents... Tears start flowing at the side of his eyes. '...and those dreams, those faces. Are they my real parents? But where are they now? Are they still alive or? *sobs*Gulf can't hold it anymore and starts crying harder. His friends woke up due to his loud cries. "Shit! Gulf!" Miko runs to him followed by the two. "Are you okay?" Will asked.
"Gulf!"Shion's voice stopped him."Gulf!" The three yelled.Gulf fainted. Shion carried him and when they try to follow, Shion stopped them."You're not coming. I'm taking him with me,""You can't do that!'" Brent yelled trying to get Gulf but Shion's men blocked them."I will not let him stay with people who are lying to him from the start," he told them. Brent scoffed."And you're not?" He mocked the don. But Shion smirked only."He knew who I am. You
/Flashback/ One fine day little Kana is playing in the garden.It was beautiful. Then he heard his Mommy's voice calling him. "Kana dear, look who's here" The young boy look behind him and saw two people. His favorite person with an older boy. "Mama Lia!" The little boy runs towards them and hugs his Mama Lia but when he's about to hug the other boy, the older boy moved away. "Big bwader doesn't want Kana's hug?" Kana asked sadly. "Shion, what's wrong? Kana is just greeting you," his Mama Lia said to the boy name
Gulf came back and Lia welcomes him with a tight hug. "I missed you!" Lia said making him giggle. "Mama, I was just out for a couple of hours," Gulf said. "I don't care," Lia said clinging to him. Then she noticed the two new faces. She detached herself from Gulf. "Oh, Mama, they are my best friends, brothers rather," Gulf said. "Oh? Are they..." she trailed off pointing at them while looking at Gulf. "Yes, Mama. But they chose me," Gulf said a little teary. Lia cupped his cheek before facing the two.
"Ah! F-fuck! M-Mew! Hnngg~. Be gentle, please," Gulf pleaded. "Endure it," Mew answered. "Ack! Mhhmp~," Gulf whimpered when Mew puts more pressure. "This is what you get. Who told you to train the whole day on your day-off?" Mew scolded him. Gulf is lying on his stomach receiving a massage from the older guy. "It's your fault," Gulf said pouting. "Oh? How is it my fault?" asked Mew. "You should be the one to train me. Luke is so harsh,"
The time of delivery arrived. Kana has been prepared for the surgery. Shion is with him inside the operating room. Holding Kana's hand throughout the process, their princess was brought to the world.Shion cried seeing and hearing her cries for the first time. He was over the moon. Their little is so beautiful. She got her dada's feature except for the color of her skin. She got Shion's fairness.Kana was transferred to a VVIP room to recover. After four hours from the operation, he woke up."Hi, love," Shion said before kissing his lips.Kana smiled at his husband and raised his arms asking for help to make him sit."Where is she?" Kana asked
/Time skipped/ Months have passed and Kanatha is almost due. These past months were like a roller coaster ride. His mood swings are not a joke. Shion sometimes had a hard time because of it. But he remained calm and understanding for he knew that Kana's hardship is nothing compared to what he was feeling. Pregnancy is truly hard, especially with his husband's state. Male pregnancy is rare and Kanatha is one of those rare that received this gift. Though it's hard, with their families' support, they survived the first 8 months and now waiting for their little one to arrive. They had a gender reveal when Kana is in his 5th month. They are having a baby girl. Everyone was thrilled a
It's been a week since they start living there. Everything is normal now that the serpent was gone. Kana is relieved that he can now freely go out with his parents and his grandfather will never be lonely anymore. That serpent took more than a decade of their lives. But now, their lives are starting to get back what was lost. They will create new memories together and Kana being pregnant is a beautiful bonus. The whole week, they spend it at the mansion. They reminisce and create new memories. Right now, Kana and Shion are in the garden. They are lying on a blanket. Kana's head is on his husband's lap. "Love," he called out. "Hm?" Shion hummed running his fingers on Kana's locks. "I remember, this coming Sunday is Dada and Mommy's anniversary. Can we surprise them?" Kana said. "Really?" "Mn. Can you help me plan?" Kana asked. "I would love to. What do you have in mind?" Kana sat up properly and relayed his plan.
As the couple planned, they set a dinner party on Kana's 2nd month of pregnancy. His tummy is not that big that's why they didn't get suspicious. He's not craving that much aside from his husband's attention and his mood is still normal. Well, based on him. "Love, when will the dinosaur balloon arrive? We still need to set it up," He said whining. He squeals when Shion carries and made him sit on the couch. "Stay put. I and the boys will handle everything," Shion said. "But my balloons~" "Will be here soon- Oh, it's here," Shion said. Kana was about to go to the door but Shion stopped him. "Sit down. You better listen or I will pop them," Shion warned. Luke and Joss chuckled earning a glare from him. "Go get the door!" He ordered annoyed. "Yes, baby boss," Joss salute. These bodyguards who became his friends don't know what's the party is for. They just follow the orders they were given.
As promised, when the couple woke up, they told him what happened to James. /flashback/ James was sleeping when someone splashed him with cold water. "What the fu-" He stopped and paled seeing who is there. "Long time no see, snake," the man said smirking. "A-axel," he stuttered. "Glad you still know my name," Axel said. Axel Dane. Who is he and what did the serpent do to be afraid of him that he wishes to be killed instead of being tortured by him was because James used him. How? By manipulating his feelings for him. Yes, Axel was his former lover or fling to him. Axel was a sweet person who is yearned for someone to love him for who he is not for what he has and can offer. He met James when he was broken and James, as a good actor he is, used Axel's feelings to take advantage of him. Because of the attention and care that he showed Axel, he fell in love. Axel was the sole heir of Dane I
Shion and Kanatha's honeymoon is going smoothly. They enjoyed the activities that they tried until it was time to leave. One of the memories that will be cherished was Kana's experience on the yacht. He really had fun. They also did scuba diving and got the chance to feed the fishes even the sharks. They also tried the room underwater and they made love there while the fishes are swimming around. It was magical for both of them. Well, at least they did that before they decided to watch The Meg. Because after watching, Kana can't stop but feel like it will be outside their room making eye contact with him just like in the movie. Shion finds it cute but still, he can't risk his husband's mental health. That very moment, they checked out. When they are inside the car, they both burst out laughing. "Why are you laughing, love?" "Oh, nothing. I just remember our silliness because of watching the meg," Kana said. They are now
Today is their flight to the Maldives. They decided to have a 2-month long honeymoon to be able to go to places that Kana wanted to visit. To Shion's dismay, they are traveling on the public plane. "Love, can you not look like you're about to burn the whole plane?" Kana whispered. "Why do we have to travel like this when we have our planes?" Shion asked annoyed. Kana's lips start quivering, "Because I want to experience it. If you don't want to, you could have told me and we could just meet there and- "Hold on, you are saying that we will travel separately if I told you?" Shion asked in disbelief. Kana chuckled awkwardly and cling to his hubby's arm while leaning his head on the latter's shoulder. Shion is staring at him still can't believe what Kana wanted. During the flight, Shion is giving his husband, silent treatment. Though he's just letting him do what he wants like feeding him, leaning on his shoulder or when Kana asked
The next day, Kana is still frustrated. Yes, Shion is still acting normal towards him except being clingy and touchy like before. Well, he still does, but it's like he's holding it back. "Good morning," Shion greeted him and pecked his lips. "Morning," he replied. Shion noticed his mood. "Is there something wrong?" he asked. "Oh, nothing. I'm going to be late later," Kana told his hubby. "Lots of work?" Shion asked. Kana drinks his milk first before answering. "Nope. Will, Miko and I will go somewhere after work. Oh, I'm gonna be late. See you later," he said. He just pecked Shion's cheek. "Where is he going?" Shion mumbled. ** At the office, Kana told his friends what he said to Shion. "So, where are we going?" Will asked. "I don't know," he answered sighing. "Why don't we hit the bar?" Miko suggested. Kana looked at Will who shrugged. Sigh, "Bar it is," M
Shion and Kana walk hand in hand. They stopped at the main door and glance at each other. "Ready?" asked, Shion. "I am," Kana smiled. Shion pushed the door and guided Kana, inside. 'It's still the same,' Kana thought. "How is it, love?" Shion asked while observing him. "It looks the same," Kana answered. His eyes wander and his tears keep on falling. "Even the warmth is the same," he said looking at his husband. "Come, let's look around," They walk around the living room and the kitchen entrance came to view. His feet dragged him there. He choked on sobs. The feeling is overwhelming. He can still smell the freshly baked cookies of his mommy. And the memory of them baking it together while having fun makes him more nostalgic. "We used to bake cookies here. And while waiting for it, mommy would always tell me stories and dada will act the scenes," Kana reminisced. Shion hugs him fro