“Rai?” Shane called when he saw that Rai was spacing out. “Rai!” he called as he tapped the other on the shoulder.Rai blinked and slowly turned to Shane. “What’s the matter?” he asked.Shane rolled his eyes at Rai. “Geez! What the hell is wrong with you people?!” he asked and sighed. Everyone is just in a daze lately.First, it was Vince who was in a daze, and until now. It is because he doesn’t know how to overcome his awkwardness of seeing his elder brother not only with a guy, but also with his own best friend. Vince was used to seeing Victor and Kaiser as best friends. Yet now, the two are about to become lovers in only a matter of time.Then now, it was Rai who was spacing out. Shane doesn’t know why Rai is spacing out, and also doesn’t know whether Rai would tell him about it. After all, the two of them are now best friends from being ‘rivals’ as playboys before back when they were in middle school. Thus, Shane is hoping that Rai would tell him what is bothering him. Because Sh
Friday.The bell rang and echoed in the hallways of the school signifying the end of today’s classes. It was four and three quarters, and the parking lot of the school was already full of expensive and shiny cars with the drivers standing on the side, waiting for the students who they were fetching before sending them home.Inside the classroom, Rai, Shane, and Spade are chatting when they were approached by their female classmate who overheard their conversation.“Wow! You’re going to senior Victor and senior Kaiser’s home! That’s great!” Their female classmate said, can’t hide the envy in her voice and eyes as she looked at Rai, Shane, and Spade who were preparing to leave. “I have been crushing on senior Victor and senior Kaiser and I can’t choose between them…” she said, looking very shy. Even though female students have openly conveyed their feelings toward Victor and Kaiser, there are still some who are conservative.Victor and Kaiser are very good-looking, thus many girls flock
“Uh – uh.” Shane nodded in affirmation as he, Reiner, Rai, Spade, and Vince walked out of the high school department building and walked toward the middle school department building where Stelle and Cole are.“Uhm, although I feel happy that senior Victor and senior Kaiser invited Stelle for this sudden gathering, do you know the reason behind it?” Reiner asked.“The reason behind the gathering – “ Shane spoke. “ – or the reason behind why the two seniors would invite a student… oh, two students from the middle school department?” he said.“Well, both.” Reiner answered. Even though he seemed carefree, he is not dumb. He was really surprised, as well as feeling happy that he will be invited for a gathering by their two seniors. But he has already racked his brains and he can’t still think of the reason why would their two seniors invite Stelle and Cole to their gathering?Reiner, Rai, Shane, and Spade being Vince’s classmates and Vince is the younger brother of Victor is a reason to in
“What?!” Reiner and Shane exclaimed when they heard what Vince said. Rai was forced to comfort Vince?! They thought.“Why would she force herself to comfort you?” Reiner asked as he looked at Vince with his eyes wide in shock. So it wasn’t me who Rai is referring to, but Vince! He thought when he realized it. It is because Vince thought that Rai was forcing himself to comfort him, but it is not!That is why Rai said earlier that someone is acting self-important when he should not be!Shane’s lip twitched as he looked at Vince. “Vince. No one is forcing himself or herself here, since we are all friends.” He explained to Vince. Though, this is a lie since he knows Rai well. And that is Rai was upset because no one can force him to do anything!Rai was really spoiled by his elder brother Rynier. But, Shane doesn’t hate Rai nor Rynier, nor he envies Rai who is willful and so carefree. It is because this is Rai’s privilege as Rynier’s younger brother. And Rynier has the strength to protect
“Rai, Shane – erm, Sheinne – “ Kaiser corrected himself when his tongue slipped. “ – Reiner, Stelle, and Cole – “ he continued as if nothing happened. “ – welcome to Victor and I’s home!” he told them when the group finally arrived.Kaiser and Victor used their car to drive home and Vince was supposed to go with them but since Vince still feels awkward with the change in the nature of Victor and Kaiser’s relationship, Vince went with Rai, Shane, Reiner, and Spade to fetch Stelle and Cole in the middle school department. Meanwhile, Kaiser and Victor made the preparations for their small gathering – well, it was mainly Kaiser who did everything since Victor is still injured on the back.Anyway, Kaiser had already done the grocery yesterday after his and Victor’s class and today, he cooked some dishes for them to eat for their dinner. Of course, he also made some snacks and drinks. No alcoholic drinks, of course, since Rai and the others, especially Stelle and Cole, are still minors.“Th
The cold night wind blew which brought the scent of the barbecue meat that was being grilled over the charcoal which increased the heat because of the wind. There may not be beer to match the barbecue which should have been perfect for this night, but they are already content with the juice that they have.“Thank you, everyone, for coming today.” Victor spoke as Kaiser placed some rice on his plate while Vince distributed the juice. “You might be thinking why would we suddenly make a gathering and invite you, right?” he asked as he looked at Reiner, Shane, Rai, Spade, Stelle, and Cole.Reiner, Stelle, and Cole nodded. They really don’t know why Victor and Kaiser would suddenly invite them. Shane told them his guess that Victor and Kaiser might have become an official couple and they wanted to celebrate this happy event so they created a small gathering and invited them.In fact, for this matter, Victor and Kaiser should have invited their classmates, too. But they didn’t since Reiner
“Anyone want a sleepover?” Victor asked as he looked at the group after they finished eating dinner and are now picking a movie to watch. “Vince. You will have a sleepover here tonight!” he told Vince. Vince is his younger brother and he really missed Vince. It has been some time since the two of them hung out.When Vince was young, Victor was all over Vince since, like Reynier to Rai, Victor was the one who raised Vince. But Victor has no help from a family butler, so Victor really had a very hard time in taking care of a young Vince like changing Vince’s diapers or making him milk. This made Victor feel like a father to Vince instead of an elder brother.Thus, when Vince pushed Victor away when Vince became a middle school student, Victor was broken hearted as it also lessened the time that they spent as brothers. It also weakened their bond despite Victor trying to get back to Vince. So it was understandable how devastated Victor was which even changed his personality, turning him
“Ugh! Are we seriously going to watch Final Destination?” Reiner asked and frowned as he looked at the chilling movie poster displayed on the TV screen.Victor looked at him. “What? So you are actually afraid of such a movie genre?” he asked. His tone is not mocking which made Reiner feel relieved.“Yes.” Reiner honestly answered with a nod of his head.“Why is it?” Cole asked, feeling hesitant. After all, he is just a junior here, and he and Reiner are not that really close even if Stelle is his best friend.Vince nodded, indicating that he wanted to know the answer, too. Despite the years that he and Reiner are classmates now, he still doesn’t know that Reiner is actually scared of the horror and thriller genres.“Well… I just hate jump scares.” Reiner honestly told them. “I am really a jumpy person, and my mind would sometimes suddenly wander. So, I would be startled when someone suddenly calls me or when I hear a loud sound.” He explained. Stelle nodded in affirmation. “There… t
The next day.“So… Cole was actually also a ‘chosen one’ like Spade and Heart?” Rai muttered as they looked at Cole in surprise after Stelle told them everything that Cole confessed to Stelle.In fact, that Friday night, it was supposed to be Stelle who should confess to Cole. And Stelle did, as himself. But before Stelle could confess to Cole as Stella, before Stelle could even escape to change to Stella, Cole suddenly stopped him. And before Stelle could react to ask Cole why did he stop him, Cole suddenly confessed to him, too. Not only of Cole liking him, too, but also Cole as Diamond!One could imagine the shock that Stelle felt that time as he listened to Cole tell him everything, from him being chosen by the ‘gods’ – the King and Queen, up to him meeting Spade and then Heart. But, Spade and Heart don’t know him as Cole, since he appeared before them as just a ball of light.“Yes… I
Midton residence.“What the… hell – “ Rai muttered under his breath as he looked at Vince who was eating his breakfast while seated next to him. A stunned expression is still on Rai’s face while his eyes are wide in disbelief. He really didn’t expect what he heard Vince say to him earlier.“Second is because you are hiding something from me.” Vince said. “It was because last night, you were there as Raina.” He said as he looked at the stunned Rai in the eyes. “You are Raina, Rai. I know everything.” He told him.Rai rubbed his hands on his face, feeling as if he is Harry Potter and Vince is Hagrid earlier as that scene in Sorcerer’s Stone played in his mind where Hagrid told Harry that Harry is a wizard. But jokes aside… &
Compared to the shocking happening on Rai’s side, Shane and Reiner’s meeting is surprisingly calm. Reiner had never found Shane last night, and after a sleepless night, he saw Shane’s message to him this morning telling him to come and meet him. Attached in the message is a location. Reiner then knew that Shane is finally willing to tell him the truth – everything that he has experienced when he was cursed. And he couldn’t thank him more, since he knows how difficult it was for Shane to tell him others about it, including him who he is his lover.Reiner knows that Shane is different from Stelle, who told him about him being cursed. Not only because Reiner is Stelle’s brother, but Stelle is highly dependent on Reiner, too. Stelle is also timid and easily panics, so Stelle immediately told Reiner about him being accidentally cursed. That is why Reiner was surprised that St
But, something unexpected happened on Rai’s side, too. He was just about to eat breakfast after ending his call with Stelle, promising him that he, along with Shane and the others, would see him later. It was then that the butler called him telling him that someone came to see him.“Who is it?” Rai asked as he fixed his clothes to make himself look more presentable.“It was Vincent Dauncy.” The butler answered.Rai’s feet instantly froze when he heard the name. “What?!” he exclaimed. He didn’t expect Vince to come so early this morning. More like, why would Vince come here in the first place?! Is it to find Raina to ask why she confessed to him last night?Rai frowned as he lowered his gaze.
“How did you find out that Raiver was also cursed?” Reiner asked as he and Vince walked around the grove to try looking for Shane in case Shane hasn’t left yet."When I saw Raiver changed, too." Vince answered.Reiner was shocked. "You saw him?!" he exclaimed. “Wait, when?” he asked.“Earlier, when I chased him.” Vince said."But based from your tone, you are convinced before that, that Raiver was cursed.” Reiner said as his forehead knitted.“Yes. And I confirmed it earlier.” Vince explained.“… so it was your suspicion before?” Reiner sighed.Vince looked
Reiner was chasing Shane but because Shane ran into the grove, Reiner was unable to find him for an hour. Shane was really good at hiding, Reiner knows this. So, Reiner can only sigh in defeat and catch his breath.“Reiner.” Vince called from behind him.Reiner turned and saw Vince. He was about to speak, only to freeze when he saw that Vince was holding a black leather shoe. He felt speechless.“Raiver’s?” Reiner spoke, though there is no need to ask. Until now, he still can’t believe that Raina is actually Raiver Midton. But Vince would not lie to him, so he has no choice but to believe it.Vince nodded in affirmation and looked in the direction where Rai disappeared. Reiner didn’t speak and just recalled his and Vince’s
Rai saw Reiner and Shane join them on the dance floor and his heart beat even faster due to nervousness. He saw Spade and the other winked at him, encouraging him. Then, he saw Kaiser who smiled at him, mouthing at him to go for it. But, he didn’t see Stelle. Rai doesn’t know whether Stelle has already confessed to Cole and changed Stella to confess to him againas Stella.Rai turned back to Shane and saw that Shane looked very relaxed. Then, Rai understood that Shane must have let go of all of his worries. Rai can’t help but smile, feeling happy for Shane. His nervousness also disappeared.“Rai?” Vince called when he saw that Rai smiled. “Did something good happen?” he asked.Rai nodded and chuckled. “Yes. I feel very happy.” He answered.
Rai and Shane are sitting on their seats along with Spade who is sitting on Rai’s other side while they stare at the food on the round table. Rynier was sitting beside Spade, while Reiner sat on Shane’s other side. So, among them, it is only Rai and Vince who were separated and are actually seated across from each other. But, they know that Shane and Reiner, and Spade and Rynier, are pairs of couples. They just can’t separate these couples, right?As for Kaiser and Stelle, they have already seen them earlier and are waiting for them to finish talking with their friends and classmates before going to their table to share a table with them. With the presence of the alumni of the school, there is no order in the seating nor the tables except that the area at the front is for the teachers and alumni. Rynier should be with them, but Rynier naturally chose to be with his younger brother Rai and
One month later.“Oh, my gosh! The young miss really looks like the live version of Cinderella!” the makeup artists and hair stylists exclaimed as they looked at the girl in front of them who was standing in front of the mirror, staring at herself.The girl’s hair is tied in a high bun with some of her curled hair locks kissing her cheeks that were blushed red. Her eyelashes are long, fanning her blue eyes as she blinks. Her lips are red like blood, which is a stark contrast to her blue ball gown. But, even if her ball gown is not the same as Cinderella, they still can’t help but think of Cinderella as they look at her. On top of her head is a diamond tiara instead of a blue hairband like Cinderella’s.The girl, who is actually a guy inside, pursed his lips in a forced smile. “Tha