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They walk towards each other and when they are finally standing face to face, their faces started to blush.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Yoko teases, she caught Faye looking at her as if Phi is enchanted.

"Because you are beautiful." She said to which Yoko was caught off guard.

Nong did not expect that response from Faith.

"There is our table..." Faith commanded and help Yoko navigate through the crowd to their table.

The table is full packed unlike the soft launch. The club is now swamped as they open their doors to public.

"I'll introduce you to everyone..." Faith said and introduce Yoko to literally everyone in the table.

Faith introduce Yoko, just Yoko. Nothing else. She did not tell the messy back story about them or anything, some just assume that Yoko is her date and they are instantly protective to her and Faith.

...and some are just clueless.

" Nong Yoko, you are so cute. Are you a foreigner?" Nat approached Nong with his cutest sounding voice.

"P'Nat, Yoko came here with Faye." Lux said to partly warn the poor soul from Faye's wrath.

Nat look at Yoko then at Faye.

"Oh! You are with Faye?" Nat said, he looks like a bit flustered.

"Yes."  She replied with a smile, confuse as to why Nat is acting like that.

"Sorry, Faye." Nat whisper and walk away from them.

Yoko look at Faye.

"Why is he sorry?" Nong asked.

Faye just shrugged her shoulder.

"We have rules in this friend group. We don't steal from each other." Lux playfully answered while looking at Faye to see her reaction.

Faith just smile at Lux. She is expecting this kind of teases from her friend group.

"Don't mind her." Faye said to Yoko and gently lead the younger one to an empty seat away from Lux. "You can sit down here. I'll get you a drink."

"Okay, I just want beer tonight."

"Got it!" Faye said but she is not moving, her lingering looks stayed at Yoko's face for couple of seconds before she finally turn around to get some beer.

Lux is just in the side, observing her friend's gestures towards Yoko. She is smiling the whole time.

Faith is clearly flirting.

Yoko followed her eyes to Faye until she lost her in the crowd so she took the time to look around the area. There are so many celebrities in this place, which make sense because Freen and Becky owns it. When she is scanning the place, she also saw Yuki and her friends just enter the bar. She did not really think about it, it is not odd for her to be here as Yuki is party girl. She notice that from the Yuki's ig stories.

"N'Yoko..."

Yoko turn around to see Lux approaching her.

"Yes, P'Lux?"

"Do you need or want anything?" She asked.

"No, I'm good. P'Faye already got me some drinks."

"I see." Lux sat down next to her.

Yoko looked at Lux, she is confused as to why Lux approached her and Lux seems to understand Yoko.

"Don't mind me. I'm just here so people will not assume you are alone. When Faye comes back, I will leave you two alone." She said and look around.

Nong nods at her and they had a light hearted conversation.

When Lux saw Faye nearby, she left.

"Let's warm up." Faye said and gave her the bottle of beer she asked for.

"Thank you." She said and cheers with Faye's bottle.

When Faye sat down next to her, Yoko instantly felt the electrifying feeling to be sitting next to her first love.

They had few gulps of their drinks when Phi started the conversation.

"Why did you kissed me earlier?" Faye asked without even breaking the gaze she had with Yoko.

Yoko took that as a challenge. She did not break the gaze as well.

"Why did you responded to my kiss?" She asked back with a smirk in her face.

Faye laughed.

"I asked first."

"Would you answer my question if I tell you the reason why I kissed you?" She asked boldly.

"Yes, but only if you are honest with your answer." Faye is smiling, she is loving the way Yoko does not back down to her that easily.

Nong nods and had another gulp of beer. Faye look away cause even that gesture of Yoko is cute in her eyes.

There is a certain type of tension that is crawling to their system as the night progress. Yoko is dying to get closer to Faye while the other one is being aware of surrounding, trying to avoid prying eyes since they are in a public space but she is equally excited to be closer to the younger one.

"Well... one thing about me is I'm honest." Yoko replied and she move closer to Faye.

Faye step back.

Faye is an actress, she knows that every move she made will be somewhat documented in some shape and form. Her slightest move will end up in someone's blog and opinion page so she is trying to be careful for Yoko's sake as well.

"And now you are scared of being close?" Yoko turn around as she notice that Faye is being careful.

Oh! Right! We are in public.

Lux suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

"Faith, Freen is looking for you." Lux said and Faith nods to acknowledge it.

"Okay, I'll be back." Faith said and then left.

Almost two hours later...

"Want some more?" Faith said smiling as she offer bottle of beer to Yoko.

"I thought you would just leave me here all night." There is hint of sulking her voice but accepted the beer anyway.

Faith sat down next to her.

"I'm so sorry. I cannot help it... you saw that I'm getting dragged to different directions, right?" Faith said and Yoko just look at her with one brow arched up.

"Don't be mad -nah.. I'm here now. I'm staying here with you until the rest of the night." She said it cutely that Yoko instantly smile.

"Okay."

Faith position herself comfortably so she can rest her head in Yoko's shoulder.

"I'm tired." She said and close her eyes.

"Are you on your limit already?" Yoko asked gently as she adjust her body to make Faith comfy.

"No, I'm not drinking that much." She replied with eyes still close.

"Not drinking that much but you are already dancing with a lot of people."

Faye open her eyes and smile...but she did move.

"Oh, I see. Are you jealous?"

"I can't be jealous. You have a lot of girls and boys..."

The actress laugh.

"They are my friends, Yoko." There is gentleness in Faye's voice that made Yoko's heart surrender her case.

Nong did not say anything more as she felt Faye's breathing become calm and peaceful.

"Can I sleep here?" She asked.

"You can. But if you are really tired, you can stay at my room tonight."

Faye's eyes instantly open wide. Her system is now wide awake. She sat properly and look at Yoko like she cannot believe the words the younger just said.

"What's wrong?" Yoko asked.

"Nothing." She can barely answer. "I'm getting one more drink." She said and instantly left.

Yoko sighed.

Yoko wants to be closer to Faith but now she left her again. The younger grew impatient when she saw Faye to someone in the bar counter... and more and more impatient when she see Faye being dragged to the dance floor 'cause that means it will take awhile for Faye to come back at this point.

She stood up and walk away, wanting to go run away to this place already when she bump into Yuki.

"My eyes are on you this whole night, waiting for the right timing to approach you." Yuki said with lingering smile in her lips.

Yoko looked up.

"There is no right time. You should've just approach me."

"But you are with P'Lux."

"With P'Lux? No, I'm actually with ---" She stop herself. She cannot claim that she is with Faye because clearly she is not ...

Where is Faith right now?

"Never mind." Yoko said to stop her trail of thoughts. "I think I need to go to somewhere else." She said, indirectly inviting Yuki to accompany her.

Yuki smile at her.

"Okay, I just know a place." She said and lead Yoko outside.

Lux just got back to their table and she instantly notice that Yoko is not there. She search for Faith and found her in the dance floor with some of their friends.

"Your date left." Lux said discreetly to Faith.

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