CHAPTER 29: THE RUN BACK TRUTH

The morning sunlight is having a hard time passing through the drapes since I woke up around 6 in the morning and pulled the curtains closed already. Why am I even mentioning this anyway? Well, my point is that I woke up earlier, then I went to sleep only to wake up again just now. I check my watch and I realize that it is way past 9 am, yet no one else is awake.

I raise the hand with the watch to rub my eyes before I let it fall to where it originally was. Phun is still sleeping on my arm and I feel that I need to pull it back since it’s a little sore. I can’t help but let out a smile when I see Phun’s sleeping face, which is still tucked against my body. He seems to be quite comfortable.

Well, I just can’t help myself.

Slap!

“Ahhhh…why’d you hit me?!” He yells at me even though his face is still buried in my chest before he moves away and rubs his head. I find this to be really hysterical. “It’s already 9, are you gonna sleep until the day we go back or what?”

Phun seems to be pretty sleepy though. His eyes are shut tight as he listens to what I have to say. His hand is trying to feel for his cellphone by the bed but he cannot find it. Instead, I lend him my wrist so he can check the time for himself. “It’s. Already. Nine.” I repeat, just in case his eye boogers are blocking his sight.

He furrows his brows and stares at the Diesel watch before he grabs my hand and uses it as a pillow by placing it against his cheek. “Wake me up at 10.”

“Fine, sleep as long as you want but I wanna go find something to eat.” Whatever, I’m not gonna beg. I try to get up and shake my hand away from his cheek but for someone who is sleepy, he is ridiculously strong.

He manages to pull me back down to where I was.

“Noooo. You’re staying here. We can leave at 10.” Phun’s muffled voice tells me from behind the pillow and my own hand.

“You’re funny. I’m hungry.”

“Let’s sleep.”

“Let’s eat.”

“Let’s sleep.”

“I wanna eat.”

“Sleep…” Why is this bastard always so bossy?! (And will I ever win an argument against anybody?!) I frown at him but his eyes are already closed. Not only that, he mockingly cocks his brows at me too. So you’re pretty much fully awake, aren’t you? I really ought to kick you off his bed!

I mutter my insults while I use my free hand to grab the TV remote. I figure that I can watch something to kill time, but then my poor stomach begins to grumble.

Groans

This is just perfect. The stomach is making a louder fuss than its owner. Phun immediately opens his eyes. “You’re starving?”

“Yeah.”

He lets out a roar of laughter (I’m freaking embarrassed) when he hears me reply. (I’ll get you for this next time.) He finally gets up and stretches himself. “Fine, let’s go eat. Lemme take a quick shower.” Phun doesn’t wait for my response. He grabs a towel and heads to the bathroom. What the hell?! You bastard, you woke up after me but you’re just gonna get to wash up before me?

I shake my head in defeat at his obnoxious behavior before I switch flip channel from a Hollywood movie to the morning cartoons on channel 9.

“Noh?” Eh? What? Why the hell is he poking his head out like that? I turn to look at Phun’s handsome face, although there’s a sly expression on it.

“What the fuck do you want?” Clearly, our politeness is on the same level. Don’t mind me. I’m consistent when it comes to being crass.

What I witness next is Phun giving me a sweet smile as he motions his hand for me to walk over to the bathroom. As usual, I’m totally not in the mood to get up. However, he insists and it doesn’t seem like he’d give up either so I decide to pick myself up and go over to him before his hand gets sore.

“Did you find a mermaid in the tub?” I complain to him as I drag my feet toward where he is. I am caught off guard when he pulls me in and kisses me right on the nose. Fucking hell! He didn’t even brush his teeth yet!

“Morning kiss.” He tells me before he shuts the door with a slam. You son of a…heh heh. Still, I can’t stop grinning though. Heh heh heh.

“Noh! Phun! Wake uppppp! Let’s go eat! Let’s go!” The girls are yelling outside before I have a chance to move away from the bathroom door. They have such perfect timing, don’t they? I can’t help but chuckle when I hear Yuri’s bubbly voice this early in the morning.

“What’s up, girls? How come you didn’t call to wake us up if you woke up early?” I open the door to see Yuri and Aim all dressed up with full makeup, whereas I’m still in my pajamas. (A pair of soccer shorts.) Yuri looks at my face before she smiles brightly.

“You look so cute when you just woke up! Your lids are all heavy and your lips are so plump and red!” Wait, are those really compliments you give to a guy? I quickly shake my head to stop looking so sleepy. I’m not sure how I can fix the lips situation though.

I hear the sounds of Phun taking a shower for a while, then he opens the door and hands me a toothbrush with some toothpaste on it . “Are you really talking to people when you didn’t even brush your teeth yet?” What? Was I supposed to use sign language? I think to myself, but I accept the toothbrush from him anyway without making any fuss.

The girls are having fun watching cartoons on the television as they wait for Phun and I to get ready so we can go get breakfast. I guess it’s not really appropriate to call it a breakfast at this point. My watch tells me it’s nearly 11 am. “Maybe we should wait until noon and just have lunch?~” I say, without directing this to anybody in particular.

Phun immediately turns his head my way. “Oh, shut up. It was your loud stomach growls that woke me up.”

“Is that true, Noh?!” Well, this one is quick to piece things together. -_-” Talk about being a Core 2 Duo. Really, these two. I don’t see why he had to publicly humiliate me by mentioning that in front of the girls either.

The four of us had our meals at the resort’s absurdly expensive restaurant since we weren’t in the mood to bug Phun to drive us some place far as it was pretty hot out there. I bet Om would’ve smacked me in the head if he had read up to this part. He knows very well that I’m not the type to be considerate when it comes to this stuff. (Yup, he sure loves me) At any rate, Yuri is the one to beat here.

“Phun…I want some snack~” There she goes. I glance at the girl who is making tiny noises at Phun even though she had just finished a huge breakfast. See that? I told you that she isn’t too bothered when it comes to this stuff. Haha.

“Where exactly will you put those snacks, Yu? Didn’t you buy a ton of snacks before we got here?” I ask her on Phun’s behalf because I’m trying to be considerate to him. (I actually do know how to be considerate.) The sun is really strong and the heat is unbearable. However, Yuri pouts at me with her cheeks puffed up. “All gone…” She tells me before she grabs a hold of Phun’s arm so she can continue pleading with him. (Eh? She is whose girlfriend exactly?)

“Please?~ Phun, I saw a department store on our way here. Let’s go buy snacks?~ It’s not like we have anything to do at the resort in the afternoon anyway. Pleaseeeeee?~” It’s funny being the witness to this situation instead of the victim. See how it feels now? Heh heh.

“We can go. Aim, can you walk though?” Right, I forget that Phun is such a gentleman. He is also way too nice for his own good. Yuri turns around to mock me by flashing a victory smile after she hears his answer. Fine, throw a super-nice-and-caring-people party for yourselves.

“I don’t know. I…feel like resting.” Yuri’s smile fades after she hears the answer from the girl standing next to Phun. “Aw…” It’s my turn to mock her by raising my brows. Haha, no snacks for you.

“But it’s okay. You should go with Yu. I’ll wait here.” Huh. That sounds kind of strange.

Yuri quickly nods. “Then I’ll go with Phun! You can stay behind with Noh. Noh, I know you’re too lazy to go anyway, right?” Eh? Um…

“Okay, that settles it! Check please!” Yuri is being Yuri again, everybody. Y____Y

***

After that, those two drive into the city, leaving Aim and I behind at the room. I’m over at the girls’ room to keep her company. We’re not having any serious conversion, they’re mostly small talks. We’re mainly watching television anyway. I’m sitting at the edge of the bed with the remote control in my my hand as I flip through the channel. On the other hand, Aim is leaning down by the headboard of the bed. Truth be told, I’m purposely trying to put some distance between the two of us.

“So how long have you been dating Yuri?” She suddenly asks me this question and I am caught off guard. How long has it been anyway?

“I’m…not sure.”

“How many months? Has it been a year yet?” I’m trying to think back to when we first met. The concert at the convent was in June. When did Yuri start going around telling people that I’m her boyfriend again? I honestly cannot remember. -_-”

“It hasn’t, but I can’t exactly remember how long it’s been. Heh heh.” I answer with an embarrassed chuckle. I still haven’t turned around to face her, so I have no idea what kind of expression she is making.

“You’re really adorable. Yuri is so lucky.” Eh? I feel weird listening to what she’s saying. Nevertheless, I still need to be tough and hang in there. “My friend isn’t handsome enough for you? Hahaha.”

At this point, I can feel movements on the bed. It’s the same feeling when someone is making their way towards you. “It’s a different kind of handsome. You’re like, the adorable kind of handsome.” Is that a compliment? I’m not entirely sure. But when I turn around, I see that Aim is slowly crawling over to where I am. My body is stiff. I’m pretending not to notice by keeping my attention on the television. A bunch of thoughts flood into my head. Golf’s words about how she would make the first move pop into my head once again, despite how hard it was for me to try and forget them.

However, Aim is not moving any closer to me. She simply moves over here to get off the bed before she grabs a scrunchy to tie her long hair. She turns around and gives me a smile. “Did you know that all the girls were screaming their lungs out when you played at our school? I liked it too.

I let out a sigh as I nod at her with a smile. Frankly, if I’m looking at the bright side of things, then she’s simply trying to have a conversation with me. It’s not fair of me to get so paranoid and being really prejudiced against her. Her beautiful smile is putting me in a trance. “If I had known that Phun were close with you, then I would’ve invited you along more often.”

“I don’t think it would’ve been a good idea anyway, I would’ve been just a third wheel.”

“Definitely not, you’re way too adorable. Hey, can you help me put this necklace on? I can’t see.” Personally, I think she’s going a bit too far with telling me how adorable I am. (After all, us guys prefer being called handsome.) I think to myself as I make my way over to help Aim with her necklace. It only takes a second to hook it into place. But then, Aim quickly turns around when I was done instead of giving me a chance to back away.

“Thank you.” Now our faces are only a few inches apart. I am startled since I was not prepared for this. Not to mention that the woman in front of me is smiling so sweetly, as if she is not bothered by any of this at all. I’m confused whether I should be the one who backs away or not.

“Your lips are so red…can I touch them?” Aim smiles as she leans over to touch my lips with the tip of her finger. I stare at her daring eyes.

At any rate, I want none of this.

“Do you wanna go take a long on the beach?” I turn my face away before I invite her to go some other place. I feel that it wouldn’t be a good idea for us to continue being alone together like this. Unfortunately, she outsmarts me by saying, “I don’t think so. My ankle still hurts.”

The smile on her face looks like it belongs to someone who is holding all cards. Aim’s full and pink lips continue to move. “Yuri is probably taking her sweet time picking out the snacks. They won’t be back for a while.”

“Right…” My head is spinning. The images of that clip keep flashing in my head over and over. I’m starting to feel dizzy.

That is until I watch as Aim takes off her white shirt. I snap back to reality which is a lot clearer than that Golf’s clip. I am stunned. I can’t believe that this is actually happening.

What I see in front of me is my friend’s girlfriend wearing nothing but a white lace lingerie and a necklace.

“Aim, what are you doing…?” This isn’t a question. This is me trying to remind the woman in front of me to realize that she should not be doing something like this. However, all I get in return from her is a taunting smirk.

“If you don’t mind, then I’d like for the two of us to meet up by ourselves more often.” Her slim body moves so close to mine that we’re touching. She grabs my hand and places over her back where the bra hooks. “Can we…?”

I know well enough that is is not a test like what Yuri was doing. I’m a guy. I can’t deny that this risky and enticing experience is driving my raw appetite crazy. Her wonderful scent is overwhelming my senses as she presses her light and smooth body up against mine. Everything is letting me know what she has to offer. All of these things are beyond one’s ability to control their hunger and desire.

Aim rubs her lips against my neck then up to my ear. At the same time, she reaches under my t-shirt and aggressively runs her hands all over my chest.

My body stops responding to my commands. I can only hear Aim whispering about how badly she wants me by my ear over and over as if she is chanting a spell. A spell that seems to be working its magic too, since I start to run my hot palms all over her back. Eventually I reach the bra hooks…

This is my friend’s girlfriend!

That friend is Phun!

And Phun is someone who is more than just a friend to me!

“AIM!” I refuse to allow anything else to affect my conscience. My loud yelling causes the owner of the name to flinch a little but she doesn’t stop her hostile advances.

“You’re already in the mood though.”

“Aim!” I shove her off me as far as my arm can stretch. I didn’t want to do this because I can see from her expression that a man’s strength is hurting her. But this is the only way for me to stop myself.

I take in a deep breath before I grab a towel and wrap it around her. “I’ll be right next door. If you need anything, feel free to knock. You should get some rest.” I tell her, because I don’t want to yell or scold her at all. I make sure that I’m properly dressed before I leave the room.

To be honest, I had nothing that I wanted to say to her.

The only person in my mind is Phun.

Because what Golf told me were all true.