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Midnight Smiles Chapter 9.1: The mighty Aiden's fear
On his way home, Jake stopped by the veterinary to see if the little kitten was alright and to buy some food and other necessary things for it before finally arriving in front of his house.On the outside, he looked quite normal. He had a soft smile on his lips while looking down at the little Moonlight in his arms. He was holding the bag with the cat stuff and talking to the black kitten now and then in a gentle tone. What's more, Jake was truly very handsome. The picture of a handsome guy holding an adorable little kitten... needless to say, there were quite a few people who turned their heads to look at him while he was walking down the road.However, subconsciously, Jake had started to scratch his wrists. He hadn't even noticed that he was doing it. Even the thoughts in his head were like faint ghosts who appeared to only whisper a few things in his ears before disappearing like their main goal was to slowly stir him up without him noticing.The entire way back home, Jake was focus
Midnight Smiles Chapter 9.2: The mighty Aiden's fear
A.N.: ⚠ trigger warning ⚠This chapter contains some self-harm scenes that may make you feel uncomfortable. They're not that serious, but just to be on the safe side and avoid any casualties.It seems that Jake finally had had enough. Even though he still wasn't willing to say anything or raise his fists, he had his passive-aggressive way of taking revenge.Seeing and understanding all this, Mathew didn't know how to feel.Does that mean that he's truly getting better? That he's finally willing to stand up for himself?But they're fighting! Both his sons are fighting!And the younger one is almost pissing himself because of a kitten!Mathew finally decided to intervene. He pushed Jake away from the subtly trembling Aiden that was yelling to the point his throat was almost tearing apart. Then he turned to Aiden with a serious look that left no room for discussion. "Tomorrow I will take you to see a therapist."In comparison to paling in front of the kitten, Aiden almost turned blue when
Midnight Smiles Chapter 10.1: It's already too late
The doctor said that Jake fainted due to the stimulation, the shock of seeing blood as well as the fact that his body was weak at hell due to the lack of food and sleep and it couldn't handle all that vomiting. His body basically just shut down, not wanting to deal with this shit anymore.After that, since he's a grown-ass man, the doctor scolded him for half an hour to take care of his body. Sitting on the side, Mathew just listened to the doctor scolding him more than he has scolded Jake in his life and thought that maybe he should be a stricter father. It was time to go back to those days when he had to force baby Jake to eat or he would starve.After the doctor was done, Jake could finally let a sigh out and weakly turned to his father. "Can we leave now?"Mathew looked at him without saying anything at first as if he was deep in thoughts. After a full minute of staring at Jake's face which was gradually getting more and more confused, Mathew finally decided to talk. "You have to p
Midnight Smiles Chapter 10.2: It's already too late
Two hours later, when Jeremy entered the house as if it was his own, with Leah in his arms, and Moonlight in Leah's arms, the scene that greeted him, made him stop dead on his tracks, mouth slightly opened in shock. "What the..." Both father and son were yelling at each other and at a black pot that was smoking like it was a volcano. The smoke had filled the entire kitchen, triggering the fire detector that was making a deafening noise. Maybe it was because the fire detector was older than Mathew or maybe it just was unable to deal with these two idiots' bullshit, but the alarm sounded like it was dying from depression. The counter had oil dropping down it, knives, and brutally chopped vegetables everywhere and the number of pots and pans on it and in the sink was enough to make a mountain. "Daddy, why are Jay and his grandma destroying the kitchen?" Leah's voice rang in Jeremy's ear. "I want to know the reason why too, sweetie." His brows were furrowed and his lips were pressed ti
Midnight Smiles Chapter 10.3: It's already too late
Jake felt as if he had been hit by a brick and a sudden wave of suffocating feelings drowned him. He thought he better not get too attached because he knew one day this would happen, but he never thought that it was already too late for it. He felt so hopeless, drowning... his heart felt heavy... remembering the way Aiden and his friends had seen him yesterday, the look in their eyes, the disgust in their faces, and imagining Ryder seeing him like that... Jake felt like crying. His hand subconsciously went to his wrist and scratched the bandage over it. He was choking in tears that didn't dare to come out. "How..." Jake forced out a word before his voice broke and he couldn't say the next one. He was scared to ask. Did she hate him? Did she feel disgusted by him? Seeing him not saying anything, Ryder was having second thoughts. "I recognized you by your voice." Her voice softened and guilt filled her eyes. Damn it. Where is this guilt coming from? "I..." Jake didn't know what to s
Midnight Smiles Chapter 11.1: The glass bottle
At two in the morning, Mathew woke up for he heard some strange noises coming from downstairs. His body tensed and his eyes searched in the darkness for something hard. After failing to find this said hard thing, he gave up on searching and just grabbed the lamp by his bed.A thief!It was pretty obvious that he hadn't fully woken up, because if he had, he would know that there was no thief, but just his dumbass son who has insomnia!But Mathew failed to remember this.Walking slowly so the thief wouldn't hear him, Mathew went downstairs, the lamp being held in his hands as if it was a bat.Who dares to break into my house! Just wait, you brat!The noises were coming from the kitchen. Seeing this, it was about time to realize that it wasn't a thief because no thief would break into a house and go for the kitchen and open the fridge. But Mathew once again didn't realize this. All he was thinking about was "Catch the thief! Hit the thief! I'm going to be a hero!". He was so immersed in
Midnight Smiles Chapter 11.2: The glass bottle
Jake grinned and picked up his things and sat at the same table as Nina. He placed the laptop on the table, sat opposite her, and without looking away from the laptop's screen he asked her. "Are you looking for Jeremy?"Nina hadn't noticed at all when this dude showed up, even less when he sat down opposite her. Hearing his question she was taken by surprise and let out a scream."Where did you come from?"Jake pointed at the table he was previously sitting in, his eyes still glued to the screen. "From there."Nina almost choked from anger. "Who are you?"Jake looked at Nina for a second before continuing typing on his laptop. "Leah's favorite person." He replied with a smirk on his face.I must make things clear here. This girl can't take my position from Leah's heart.Hearing Leah's name, Nina calmed down immediately and leaned closer to Jake. "You know Jeremy?" Her eyes were sparkling as if she had found a valuable thing to squeeze information from."Mhmm." Jake hummed.Seems like
Midnight Smiles Chapter 11.3: The glass bottle
Jake forgot to breathe for a moment when he heard her. He couldn't tell what was in this girl's head, but her words made him feel so many things at the same time he didn't know how to react.Ta-take care of it?... Will she think of me every time she waters the flower? Does that mean she doesn't want to forget about me?In those moments his heart was restless, but it filled him with an unexpectedly nice feeling. It tasted sweeter than honey and warm like a gentle fire that kept him warm but didn't burn him. Jake was so lost in that feeling, that what Ryder said afterward almost made him trip and fall."Come sit here." Ryder patted the blanket.WHAT?!D-did I hear that right?At loss for words, Jake could only mutter one word to make sure he wasn't having auditory hallucinations. "What?""You always stand behind the fence. It tires me only by seeing you. Jump over the fence and sit by my side. Don't worry, I won't try to see your face."Jake felt as if he was dreaming. His life can't be
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Midnight Smiles Extra 2.2: The future
Jake, who was with one foot in dreamland, snapped his eyes open, fully awake now.Didn't we drop this topic?Why did it come back to haunt me?"It's really nothing. Now sleep. You have to go to work tomorrow."But Ryder wouldn't let it go this time. "But he looked like he wanted to tell me something.""You know my dad. He always talks nonsense.""But you threatened him and then you blushed when I asked you about it, so it's not nothing or nonsense as you claim it to be. Even now, you're rubbing your fingertips. You do that every time you're nervous or thinking about something. So what is it?"Jake groaned. "Why do you always pull this Sherlock Holmes thing on me every time I don't want to tell you something?"Ryder smiled and turned around to face him. The dim moonlight entered the room, and she could vaguely see Jake's face in the darkness. This made her feel like she was back to four years ago when she was close to him but couldn't see his face. No matter how much she tried to reach
Midnight Smiles Extra 2.1: The future
4 years laterJake had no idea where his father took it, but Mathew was going through a baby fever lately and wouldn't stop nagging Jake about it. He would suddenly drop by Jake's apartment and follow him around asking for babies. He would suddenly pop out of nowhere when Jake was book shopping, and shove books about how to conceive a baby in his hand. One moment Jake was looking at a cover with dragons on it, and the next one the titles "It starts with the Egg", "The Fertility Diet", "The Trying Game", "Making Babies" and more, almost blinded him.Mathew wouldn't be stopped at anything.He was dead set on it. He needed grandchildren at any cost."I want grandkids, Jake!""Dad, I'm not even married.""Make me a grandfather, Jake!""Go ask Aiden.""But he's still in college. He has to study.""Ryder has to study too!""But she graduated this year."Jake took a deep breath to calm himself down before looking at his father again. Mathew looked like a child begging to go to Disneyland, bu
Midnight Smiles Extra 1: The past
2 years agoEver since Ryder changed schools, she came to find out that being alone isn't actually that bad. She could read all she wanted with nobody interrupting her, and she could concentrate more in class. She also came to find out that she didn't actually mind it. Being alone... Ryder slowly started to like it, even though sometimes it was too lonesome.Yet a certain someone who suddenly got an interest in her wouldn't let her be alone no matter what. Apparently, this crazy punk named Jasmine had set her mind on adopting her.Ryder just couldn't understand how the mind of this girl worked. Still, the more time she spent with her, the more Ryder got used to her... The more she got to like her. Even though it took quite a while for Ryder to trust Jasmine, the two of them became friends and would spend a lot of time together.Ryder still liked being alone, but she also found out that occasionally spending time with so
Midnight Smiles Epilogue: The ring with cat ears
"Where are you now?""I'm behind the house. Are you coming down, or should I come up?""You come up. I'm not done packing yet."That word again... Packing...Jake frowned when he heard it.Several months after the two of them got together, after spring and summer came and went, and when September was finally here, his Ry would leave for college. She was majoring in mechatronic engineering and would leave tomorrow. The place was only a few hours away from here, but Ryder wanted to live on the campus because it was more convenient, but that meant that he couldn't see her as often as he used to.He breathed out a heavy sigh and jumped over the fence.A lot happened during these months. Ryder introduced him to her parents, and she also met his father. She eventually found out that Jake was a writer... that writer... The cold war with Aiden gradually died out... Even though things were still a bit awkward between Jake and him, it was better than they had been before. Aiden even apologized
Midnight Smiles Chapter 31.2: Angry kitten
Jake smiled and put the phone back in his pocket. He lifted his head right in time to see Ryder running to him with a wide smile on her face. The girl he has liked and loved for so long threw herself in his arms, wrapping her arms around his neck tight. The happiness this simple thing brought was unexplainable."Did you miss me that much?" Jake chuckled when Ryder's cold nose was buried in his neck.Ryder nodded. "I have been a third wheel for half the day. I was miserable."She pulled back and saw Jake's smiling face. That smile made her unable to breathe. Her heart beat faster against her chest as if trying to leap out. That handsome face was his should never have a sad expression on. Should never be washed by tears. Her Jake was so handsome when smiling. Lethally handsome.Being stared at by those cognac eyes, Jake wanted to bow his head and kiss her, but just as he was about to do so, his plans were ruined by a roar coming from behind Ryder."RYDER QUIN! YOU EXPLAIN TO ME... now..
Midnight Smiles Chapter 31.1: Angry kitten
When Jake walked into the house, two grown-ass men jumped on him, hundreds of questions thrown at him in rapid fire. One grabbed his face looking for any wounds, looking at his eyes that had turned red from all the crying, and the other checked his wrists in fear that this time instead of scratching them to the point they bled, he had started cutting them."Do you know how scared I was?""Where did you go?""Why did you leave?""Are you okay?""Does it feel uncomfortable anywhere?""Does anything hurt?""Do you need to go to the hospital?"Jake barely had time to answer any of those questions and kept shaking his head to tell these two that he was fine, but the questions didn't come to an end.At least not until Mathew and Jeremy saw Jake smiling.The moment they noticed that he looked genuinely happy, they almost lost it, terror making their minds go blank.It's over. He has turned silly.Mathew started crying on the spot. "His brain died. Oh God, my poor precious son! It is all my f
Midnight Smiles Chapter 30.2: The honey jar
In the morning, Jake was the first to wake up. His eyes opened halfway as he stared in confusion in front of him. He still felt tired both in body and soul, which was a pretty familiar state to him. However, this was the first time, despite the tiredness, he felt rather calm and warm. He was still trying to fully wake himself up to understand why things were different this time when something on his head moved.In a daze, he realized it was a hand stroking his hair. His heart fluttered, and Jake looked up to meet the owner of the hand only to see two cognac eyes looking at him sleepily."Morning," Ryder muttered. The hand that was resting on Jake's back lifted and reached out for her phone. It was four in the morning, and it was still dark outside, but the light in the room was left on.Jake was convinced he was dreaming. How else could he be in such a situation if it wasn't a dream? He was lying down in a bed with Ry, his Ry holding him tightly, stroking his hair. The first thing he
Midnight Smiles Chapter 30.1: The honey jar
Truth be told Ryder was quite shocked when she heard Midnight's voice in Aiden's house. She was even more shocked when she saw that Midnight's voice came from Aiden's brother. EVEN MORE SHOCKING WAS THE FACT THAT SHE GOT TO SEE HER MIDNIGHT HALF NAKED!He looked so adorably hot, Ryder was lost for words.Her Midnight was so handsome >w
Midnight Smiles Chapter 29.2: The first snow
The voice was low and tender, but it broke the silence of the night and echoed in Jake's head, giving birth to a bone-shaking fear that overwhelmed his entire soul, almost making him fall apart. He finally noticed Ryder sitting on the swing seat, hugging her knees. He unconsciously tensed and took a step back, but his back hit the fence. Maybe it was because he didn't expect Ryder to be out here or maybe it was because of the thoughts and speculations that felt as if a hand was squeezing his heart, but his knees went soft, and Jake fell on the ground.His teeth bit deep in his lip, but tears welled up in his eyes and flowed down his cheeks involuntarily. For a moment it was as if they were back on the first night they met.One girl.One boy.One staring.One crying.Both frozen in time.Both looking at each other in disbelief.And just like back then, the crying young man broke the silence with the same two words."I'm sorry."Ryder felt her chest tighten. Her heart hurt with every he
