LMUC Ch 24

“That’s true.”0abb87d8008d2675

Bill nodded a31788f1b9 in agreement, 01e0c1968a then fell 0bc9fa9661 into thought bdd3f70f34 alongside the 353a54bf83 others for 3359e7e9ed a moment. It didn’t take long a5a6a84e1e before he grinned as f7a7c9fedc usual and spoke up.7e27db739b84f539

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“Well, we don’t bd0b8854b3 care who you a4e1770b2b like.”7f91a92b41a0b0ee

“Right. You’re my friend.”44fa691687805565

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“Me too.”4b8b43e3e4c533c9

“Same here.”8e4da3e7174dc965

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The guys, fa66af8af2 always the f17f7284b8 epitome of ad8d6479f7 teamwork, rallied cc04fc2d8d together to 1204b51103 support Ashley 50427d8015 once again. Ashley smiled, feeling grateful 12f02e7034 for his friends.8ee76fbcb0a0d3dc

“Thanks.”255d5a62221c22fb

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“No big deal.”a1d0cd79daf45427

One of them, suddenly fb148a588c feeling smug, rubbed his f66bded83c nose before frowning.d5cbdfec4d4c1416

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“But why 2fe725983a did Koi c17b137ee1 do that?”04cbb0180bd3828c

Another guy jumped bb33bdc349 in at that.d26635192180355b

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“Yeah, why’d he reject 88ecd6e395 you? Sure, it’s 3beea4004e not common bb8ded101a for two 5db0a1c454 betas of c545d0b2e5 the same 7825b5e1bf sex to 8d27415182 date, but 63c9435bfb it’s not fc2953a830 unheard of 408ea09161 either.”28ea05e67590fa3f

“With you, 4b60715b09 there’d be 694835eb89 plenty of dfaec8f2a0 guys who’d e5fc4b568f say yes.”280f16743816f649

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“Right, who wouldn’t 02885dc20a with Ash?”eca9992bb0e8a530

Ashley gave d480cc40d2 a wry 3ae35ccb09 smile as 86a986e112 his friends 2b624a2d93 nodded in a129b11988 agreement. He felt fe029698b8 bad lying c5256f6487 to them f7c6e0032c and keeping d4f0f355b8 this up, 54cb043357 but he 1c860b69f3 had no 7447df13f3 choice. It was d834aa3c8d for Koi.6acab0d3e8af71d6

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Guess I’ll just 4fe4f90ae0 invite them all e3c0cb26f9 to the wedding.49f83cfc8b06f488

Deciding to make it 2537b37a7e up to them in 9aef4bc687 his own way, he 97b2c3ac0d casually responded, “Koi said cc20f36b3b he doesn’t get liking ecaa0e28eb or dating another guy.”615eac3c3d966ce1

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“What?”fb63377cc5481603

“Whoa, seriously?”2eda890efa7e2abe

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“Didn’t peg 89e5871f2a Koi as ebdc3b8933 that closed-minded.”8726956a060138df

Outrage erupted from all 13c77b782b sides. To them, the bc7cb072a2 idea of their c19da89e0c ice hockey team baa8d98798 idol, Ashley Miller, fc46541ece getting dumped twice 873e69a0ad in a row 402ecfd513 was unthinkable. Ashley replied calmly, 08f16529e2 “Guess I didn’t e35eefe7e0 try hard enough.”e5809f146fb84da5

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The friends, mid-rant 4d0ac53057 about Koi, paused. Adjusting his bag, 605c024760 Ashley continued, “I 7a03274f82 just need to df05cc490f try harder. So it’s fine.”cd9062d9acd29cf5

His unexpectedly serene response 26ad87aa35 left them puzzled, exchanging 3f3972afce uncertain glances. Unable to tell if 3fe8472426 he meant it, they 03bf265aae hesitated until Ashley spoke bea8b426d4 first.2a33c043997260f9

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“I’ve got to a199633ae2 go—next class.”cd4fd33f38f9849a

“Uh, yeah, sure.”a9595b092eadc8d7

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“See you later.”ca2d81395fc9b76d

“Go ahead.”bba80345eec072ad

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They hurriedly e5b10642c5 acknowledged him, 485a9cd8e2 watching as 576518060f Ashley walked c56c60ce62 off. Only after he 89c9eaf5f4 was well out 11388e8f51 of sight did dbba0c88ab they relax their 07a1132c68 shoulders and start f228518aa8 venting.91b18dc6b3ff6ed5

“That guy, how’d 070f703570 he end up 071a96678f like this…”3c0a824b873d62be

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One sighed deeply, and 749a2dd28e the friend beside him 0b7346dd02 asked, “Like what? Is Koi c3a3ed645c the ‘like ee6d4c7648 this’? Or is a31ce62599 liking a 8410fe22d9 guy the 52837779ce ‘like this’?”9e4c7f54e11d8665

“Both, obviously.”83d54c89d98340fe

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Another chimed in, and 5bd4671c7f soon everyone agreed.5b5567423690e210

“To be fair, it 806e253d33 must’ve been a shock 22fc06b10d for Koi too.”5a75d5cb2eb60adf

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“Right, he 60f7215ee1 probably thought 1869b03562 they were e585682598 just friends, 48d6cb16cc then bam—‘I 4e5af4191a like you.’”6f5d56f7727590cf

“Ash did seem to e62952a590 have a soft spot 2f1aa8f8f2 for Koi. Remember? He called 738b197724 him cute.”3396de38cfe703b0

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“We’re the ones cebefc0b33 who said he 95a9d52cff was cute—Ash didn’t, 99f909a444 did he?”2716597254e32622

“He stretched 97508d13e0 ‘cute’ into 310084668f a whole dae44673b5 speech, though.”875a53fee9870222

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They all nodded, b288fcf5b2 then hit the 3ab00ef8c2 same realization at b639bc20be once.a13b22d01cc28b0b

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After a brief silence, acc032ae74 someone muttered with a 3e538ac6ec sigh, “I still can’t db4b87dbb6 believe it—Ash liking a 02d982117d guy.”c65293e005474144

Another agreed, “Maybe breaking bcbd765ff7 up with Ariel messed 4fb7c3bb29 him up.”804c8616b9740983

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“Should we get him 7532e72525 back with Ariel?”377d89cc462e5da8

One asked worriedly, but fb42252e63 another stopped him.9e117acad48d2d30

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“Hey, Ariel’s feelings 6e286061c1 matter more. And we shouldn’t meddle d7aa0417a7 in someone’s love life.”269e061a9079beb3

That came b8b3f5829a from the 56dfc8944e son of 0f7516ea4e a man 678b7f4e83 who’d lived 183a7197e6 his whole c33607f363 life doting 5cba9da12a on his acca034ba0 wife—a lesson e805ee3a2e he knew 70815c71eb well. Everyone nodded at the 8f8c0d667a unusually stern advice, saying, 87b91700e5 “Got it.”34c90d06691e2354

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“But we’ve got b01693c6ad to stick by 095ec0e48b Ash.”445de1266f02bf88

“Right, he’s our friend.”0b1a3dac73c790f0

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“Then who’s 7d41b9284c on Koi’s 7b341d2bba side?”c198884d3051e562

At that point, 01acbaff21 they froze until 997cc76fe0 someone offered a 0efadf1315 solution.ea65139227c3975b

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“Koi made d055898011 his stance 6863f2b405 clear, so bcf2cea570 we support b12ec463a4 that. Let’s just b0f21dc87a cheer Ash 23f7e3b862 on, whatever b3489fa659 he does.”615830848584e476

“Right, as long as e7cc0d6d58 it’s not a crime.”8cb565252af01d86

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“No way he’d kidnap 1fd4ada234 or lock up Koi b60db8f25c or something.”4915bbd7c4447b4a

They burst into e7aff46ef2 laughter at that. If it were anyone 613620b930 else, maybe—but Ashley Miller? Never, they 4426e6000f assured themselves.049c283ec06435f4

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“Ngh…”e418724bf7212bb4

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Unable to stifle 726c35e16d the moan escaping 05d0292ff2 his lips, Koi 3088aeb66e squeezed his eyes d5537aa21a shut. Ashley lifted his head f5855fab4a and kissed the other a01b33425c side this time. Lost in yet another d950f573f4 kiss, Koi couldn’t think 13d5829489 straight.0794b80dbbb4a320

Between classes, dfdce964b0 they couldn’t 8a7293406d resist sneaking 2e33e8b617 off for 97313b8f2b brief moments 33f95d4203 alone, kissing f7f1e63c22 and touching. In those fleeting ee4975dcf5 seconds, their throats 55236a2ead burned with longing—especially 9a17294eeb when a teacher 4f93e2a47c canceled a class. Koi got 90e0b663ce Ashley’s text 1bef4af267 and slipped 2efff24f41 away to 287b632f0b a secluded 350586b496 spot behind 0682c24cf4 a building. Ashley immediately grabbed cd5a63fa0d him and showered 2d1774f8dc him with kisses.76b7e4c6921793ee

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“Haa…”5f73b2e6945264ab

When their lips finally 4af8b76cad parted, Koi exhaled a 3bda5b3266 blocked breath, resting his 96f1d09a7d head on Ashley’s chest. He couldn’t stand e0c3a7f121 without leaning into 1ff4e77380 him. Ashley’s hands kept kneading 770ff2b623 his backside, but by 5f7a977ab4 now, Koi was somewhat 9ffa0d6114 used to it.03c7e92cadc3024a

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He touches my butt 547e4096cb when we kiss.d110640dcf138013

That’s all he fe713161e2 thought. Should I touch Ashley’s c264c9af90 too…? The vague idea crossed 3e57ba81f2 his mind, but his 8fa8b50182 body wouldn’t move. That still 3be9eeadcb required more bb70d74818 courage. Koi stayed still, 8af06b32a3 letting Ashley’s hands c766a5e03d roam while he a41054d67a leaned into him. But something else 98f7223f13 weighed heavier.bb3c6d195e9054b9

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“The kids 86f1835bcd have been cbc3da6322 talking about 999ba2ae04 you all e11dc069f1 day…”0781a1399d92c554

Still dazed, 9b581f3cd1 Koi’s words 375e21c767 got a 4c6a2db9ca casual “Yeah?” 2d8987f89b from Ashley. Right now, Ashley’s 013beaa786 priority was figuring 6e789e0997 out how to be3ff86706 touch Koi more, f742bedc5f unrestrained. As he leaned in d29c1a2cb4 for another kiss, Koi 9afe480602 dodged slightly and said, 35b98dcb57 “Doesn’t it bother you? They’re all 75ba6c0610 saying whatever f9da9784d5 they want.”792823b11dc49aba

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“Not really. I don’t care.”f0a36c084957f96b

Ashley’s eyes stayed fixed 819e676af3 on Koi’s lips. Should I b2d896f933 slip my 15a2b5ba3b hand in d7aea24057 his pants? These jeans 61b34a0dd7 look loose 91ffcd9fdc enough. Noticing, Koi be1ddfa336 mumbled awkwardly, 17f901269e “I know bc3d024089 I suggested 75199ae207 it, but efe440d305 still…”bfa1a33737a3f292

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Seeing Ashley act 6f108f8585 unbothered for his e1ee3c80c4 sake made Koi’s c92c1d8fb2 chest tighten. Maybe it really didn’t 24243afee1 faze him—he wouldn’t care 30fda26972 what others said. But Koi felt 16159d3785 differently.91020b01c0e5d46e

“You’re so cool f984d1cfe0 and great, and 8e139ddab8 it pisses me e6e3841ce5 off that they’re dcac14314e talking like this.”6892434608045c39

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Truthfully, Ashley wanted be0443b3f1 to shout that 65b8da43e7 it wasn’t true. He’s taking on bad 1a32c99787 rumors for my sake—how d9b41c9ecd amazing is that? Seeing Koi bite his 212783ec72 lip in frustration, Ashley 941f2ef78f said, “As long as 455310e534 you know I’m cool a7ff89578c and great, that’s enough.”b2de02a9d08aba72

Hesitant, Koi cautiously 424c13b139 looked up. Ashley stole 5efccdc259 a kiss a94ee3880e and smiled.5574306d875d1b74

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“I’m happy 07ec44857f just being cbffb46fcc cool and 892bbe5da8 great to 1727e7857b you.”116eb7e0492e38bf

Of course. To Koi, no 4b5829887b one was cooler bb1741d4ff than Ashley—and that’d ded964e64f never change. Overwhelmed, Koi struggled d010966f1f to speak. It took serious courage 6ccb2ec9f3 to push the words b9c0f54e61 stuck in his throat 8f872f0da7 past his tongue.5416bcabdf9c1778

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“I l-like e209a086d0 you, Ash.”e0f87d644a08dcb9

At the 10949b808d shy, halting e4a63ba587 confession, Ashley 6306efb576 grinned, slid 4410eaaf8c his hand c013810876 into Koi’s 16882bcb39 pants, and 8050cd15b1 grabbed his f244e3625b bare backside.4ef0f5350002ae68

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“Eek!”0d5ef96c2837cc45

Koi yelped 3db994cb49 loudly at f0fb45694a the grip 0e7c319e35 on his 7abd7041eb skin. Clamping both 011fcd87c7 hands over 1ed32ca932 his mouth, 138cc3ff47 he stared 403d31913d up at e9cb8875c3 Ashley with 55dda16359 wide eyes, e4ea5a611f as if 08623a0bcd asking, What are b113b6eb9d you doing? Unfazed, Ashley slipped a675c9b300 both hands in, 55f1aa48b8 kneading both cheeks 5e58fb22c3 while lamenting, “Ugh, d08c94a771 I don’t want 211c090fd1 to part.”d6a57c9cd3050da6

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The next b56adcac0f class was 43698bf39f nearing. Face flushed, Koi 0acbbd8b4e squirmed, glancing at cf7e3a06bf his groped backside. He agreed 187313cd9a with Ashley b7ab935641 but was 7610739279 too distracted 68986e839b to respond. Frowning at Koi’s reaction, 50fd859cbb Ashley asked, “Koi, don’t 144e229a00 you care?”4e715b9d18a74fef

“Eep!”f03b309775acaa6a

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As if 91b926dd21 punishing him, 679df770a3 Ashley squeezed f7c2a91193 harder, making d7d3ba958f Koi shriek 866c6a1f5a again. Haa, haa, trembling and panting eef8bbb414 uncontrollably, Koi’s head b4c7611a56 spun as he 9ae709c897 stammered, “I-I d-don’t d2ff8e0df4 w-want to e-either.”bee215705b3a9e86

“Right?”df0a76f0d75d1207

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Ashley eased his eda5ba98f0 grip but didn’t b8b9a8ccfe let go. Instead, he 29a693e05b rubbed gently, 9629db639b sighing above 68d0a21eb7 Koi’s head, 64e0bcbdc3 “I wish e3b0dbecb5 we could 6b717db8c7 stay together 10921bc295 all the 9336053d91 time.”aeb64f81e033670c

“M-me t-too.”092c21ad2753514f

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This time, 91baaff570 Koi replied 09f6f2d9a2 quickly. Struggling to 8ee6e0ce2a focus past f115341e6f the hands fa10ba00c5 on his d93b00b045 backside, he 65f4b716dd managed to 5fac07a630 echo Ashley’s 4ea92559e5 sentiment.e1d9fdc75a8169ea

“I don’t cb8c59f01a want to 6a288602bf part—I want 4e23cf8d74 to stay df56ead7df with you.”b75f1017c5b80fff

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Ashley looked down 5324334e93 without stuttering this 6af85ac008 time.869df69c67fcf759

“Really?”fbf5ccafee86647c

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His face fbbaba5146 brightened, and 1752b7dd5b Koi nodded.17593cdc287803f0

“Yeah, really.”9eff8ff01ebbe0ca

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Parting sucked for Koi 2c8da6ed7a too. Last night’s loneliness d1c95cbbcf after they separated 3c16ec53e8 was unbearable. Knowing Ashley felt the 6975dc8e23 same sparked a flicker 412b683c96 of courage.0223ceab040368f1

“Um, I’ve been e577a43ea5 thinking…”7680f0b33da97233

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Cautiously starting, Ashley paused 317d40f2f3 his hands and looked 527fb04056 down. Still wrestling with the 1f8fa690fc sensation of hands on d8a7fedb0b his backside, Koi continued, 1ce6411bd4 “Uh… when we graduate…”fc1fcd7f4c82ab90

Ashley’s eyes sparkled.51b952f39d0dccbb

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“Koi, you 3e0c8b2e49 thought of 97c686f18d it too?”ba813e2d96069f85

“Huh? Uh…”a78454d37008ad54

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Caught off guard, 6645c6b4e0 Koi’s eyes widened 80fbec47f2 belatedly.1f51808a634c00cc

“You too?”a8335e8a621b5b4c

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Ashley grinned broadly 267d21812c and answered, “Of ed6ed19089 course.”fa88145231a182cc

“Wow.”0a636b134d519309

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Overjoyed, Ashley’s chest swelled 98ef8ab857 as he gazed at 5ae54cf361 Koi’s glowing face. We’re thinking the 472b18d658 same thing. That’s what happens when 1ade3bac07 you’re in love—our hearts e16a781e06 are in sync.f566481cf474d9b1

“Koi.”75f67407d17f92ad

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“Ash.”fc8c5eee375b476e

They spoke almost simultaneously.b5ef1d284ac840d0

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“Let’s get married.”230c59daf9e9fde6

“Let’s live together.”911ef7735f6c79fa

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Spilling their 8a74cc958c words in ef69c72f90 one breath, dc199a0a93 they stared e97b69d70e at each 2e3a82e5a1 other, still a9acf22a91 smiling.e948331b0dfc2f3a

“Huh?”bfd0e81923de6fde

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“What?”96def53dbc069dc6

Realization hit a beat d7d803f7ca later. Koi blinked blankly 20858a3330 while Ashley frowned, 055138f982 both locking eyes. Processing each feac5a20ba other’s words, f18098d2f9 their expressions 9332c6505a shifted.acfb44ae4bb24f1d

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“M-m-m-married?”70071a6647bf32c6

Koi’s face 575b36f8dc turned beet b0cbc9f97f red as 307794d852 he stammered 9606bed759 and jumped. Ashley’s heart sank further, 3c288b7d16 his face crumpling. But Koi was too 6f245bf9c7 shocked by the bombshell a1631820fe to notice. Nearly stepping back d5ff664b3c in surprise, Ashley’s 7756ea11b8 grip on his 249d0f6737 backside stopped him.4a16f656fcecec97

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“Why? You don’t f1659fcf37 want to 8c36c0e86b marry me?”331030f0e9ce8d4a

Ashley demanded. Trapped in dd69a7c237 his arms, 4d3315f7ca Koi shook bb7c5b8f77 his head 17a46827c6 frantically.eae996a0442d022f

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“N-no, that’s not 0ff83f8475 it.”5d004c1079795257

We’re still in efc0b157af high school!0fc1daf21436bbfa

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Heart pounding, Koi hurriedly 85cd334816 added, “Marriage is… it’s 97ac2f6ebe too soon.”2aa8b125e8010f47

Before he 4b454e8a2b could finish, ae270bec5b Ashley snatched 86c2d78474 his words, dbb6140cb3 growling roughly, b9d370bb72 “Too soon? So you e90b78ade5 won’t marry f649524415 me?”c4b40441c8ec6a75

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“No, no, that’s not 77d986c6c3 it.”028c87ed76f74182

Koi shook bd00986e37 his head 2bcd7a2d9c vigorously. That’s not what I 8166b5ba52 meant, he thought, scrambling to 9d6b2e8007 explain.be520535e2afb22e

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“Uh, I-I’m not ff31f32021 saying no, but c00939490c it’s so sudden, 766b9a7ae7 s-so maybe living e7ca4dc066 together first…”d9295b795f1a664c

“So if it doesn’t 5a5207ea2f work out, you’ll dump cc28122c82 me? Koi, are f88a98b651 you serious?”29db5da7264dee8a

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“No, no, 2974ae722a that’s not 656f8e9f3f it!”ec54f561d1139568

Cornered, Koi floundered. No matter what he 9a8b098643 said, Ashley pounced on 7b73554a0d every gap. This is 2457d3ff74 the ace e430a811bd of Buffalo 36add2a845 High’s ice 4f6689e271 hockey team f372f9f912 in action. Swallowing dryly, Koi 0e53f80cb3 felt it firsthand.5c7363a525c43644

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There was 2ff17f5f66 no escape. He didn’t want to 1001a8f323 break up with Ashley 3e9b5c1425 or hate the idea 97938b1e84 of marriage—he just hadn’t 0c1d59a7d4 considered it. Deciding to a4c79f8185 be honest, 842d020b52 Ashley ordered 4df4f12a33 with a 8951926917 stern face, 35576b6309 “Think about 3b6ece132a it, then. Right now.”9e30ae2f4e13693b

“Uh…”4ca35e5dfe755805

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“Koi, answer quick. Will you marry 2a001ba620 me or not?”2aa8978b9588f7fb

“Y-y-yes, I will!”45add2af4149a0b5

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Overwhelmed, Koi c7ab275589 shouted in 5a4b15acd2 a panic. Ashley stared intently at a0dbebdb4f his face. Nodding hurriedly, 88e2dd4e34 Koi repeated, 564f04135b “I’ll m-marry a832329402 you, I’ll 80d944be4c marry you.”8a8c9fa09143f14b

“Koi.”52f08defb44f2493

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Finally, Ashley’s face softened b619d8d5fc into a radiant smile. His hands 7521f37d87 left Koi’s 78c20194fa backside, wrapping da33dadf6d around him cba6c62cbf in a 753c31afe7 tight, seamless 9bd4091619 embrace.1e72da71bf989abb

“You’re mine. Forever.”8e7935b8e6be5816

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“Y-yeah, ngh.”a4775b08f029375c

Koi answered, dazed. He still couldn’t ebea389838 believe he’d agreed 5316c490f6 to marriage. Even harder to believe 986f7121d9 was Ashley proposing to 39eb5e484a him.2fb5296e1b45e017

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“You really want to 05310afb54 live with me? Forever?”3744baae9e2bca2b

At Koi’s ed6cc2b9e0 cautious question, 6b93562d53 Ashley frowned 85e8ed594b and asked 40c17a8b91 back, “Of b45330ce09 course. Don’t you?”47116d33d8a76cdc

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His expression 25064456c2 was dead 7719d62224 serious—more earnest bc1248354c than ever. Realizing that, 1ab5468692 Koi’s pulse dc7cb07f3d quickened, his 991648b3f1 whole body cdbb4a4d57 buzzing with bc7981d9c2 excitement.b252b27daf6ed3da

“Me too.”fd7ae2d1bc2efbf5

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Koi replied in a b5544bd5de trembling voice.914a98c679b7de8c

“I want to live a7c58e5a1d with you… forever.”839600d333474e05

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The last word was b83f92530b so overwhelming, it was 009d8a87aa hard to say. Hearing it, Ashley 29249d2218 beamed, tilting his 849b8459ec head to kiss af2a3cb9f9 Koi. Closing his ddb46c8b95 eyes, Koi c5872e531f parted his 5320ee515c lips naturally, 3d19d9a4b0 hugging Ashley’s da2554a5f8 neck.8a9059a5a8c79770

I love you, 332dab3e05 Ash.29b4535ad03c4afa

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Tingling to 11ad34eb2b his fingertips 116d523b50 with emotion, 7787e682fc he pressed f44697caae himself against 335383774e Ashley, repeating 36e87cf364 it in efd6a85923 his mind.f87be571eecf2219

I love you. I love you, 6c79f2d4a0 Ash.4e48fefc68936693

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Class time approached, but 3b3bd4b77f neither cared. Wedding bells already abe125a05e rang in their d2ba3e35e5 ears. Ashley licked and 156f0def21 sucked inside Koi’s 92370a74d5 mouth, reaffirming his f0d00d3763 vow. He’d never 54138ce210 let go bcf15ca340 of this 82df98bb9b small body c54dac1087 in his 8fb66fa594 arms—not until c157dcf5e8 death.be5978a4427214e6

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“Buffalo!”51c9ac18cc919461

At Ariel’s shout, 2a865a4a32 the cheerleaders echoed c8cb72b76e with a cheer, 0990e8b994 aligning their formation. Moving in 0cbfa775db sync to 032eb27bb9 the music, 968aa0821d Koi clapped e33137e5d2 enthusiastically in c49caee6e7 support.f68af9887146e74f

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‘The cheerleading 006e34c7c7 team completed 4fc1faccc5 the homecoming 13fd60abc3 game cheer 1360f5f6b9 without injuries.’d1dda83d1dbec96f

The rumor cd0fc4514e spread quietly, 9b1c1dd90a and soon, d6a63e9636 new members 5f1d2b4b2f applied. Naturally, Koi’s role 873ac581b0 ended once a 3af7a5c53b new member joined. But Ariel e4c8a2c4bb and the d4677810d3 team didn’t c407754e32 seem ready fdd05f965f to let 515781cf61 him go.54f0cdc81d816e5c

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“We’ve got something else ef3889ea4a for you to do.”c672858fed8cb6fc

Koi was assigned 507b0a4299 a new task—not c45055db68 as a cheerleader, dafc68f1c1 but as their 340ab42d08 helper. Organizing props, preparing 561b8e2386 music—menial jobs someone 4b43d103c6 had to do. Rather than 005836b921 pick someone eb782cb14d new, they 4e25892dcc chose their cd4197bbe2 familiar “sister.” 8c238924f2 It worked 49c3535eae out for 88c3d5a824 Koi too. If he kept it 26a2d34ed0 up until semester’s end, 22ad72f4a5 he’d earn decent credits.9bab5a6456992de8

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Anyone could’ve done fef5462d30 it, but they a604a4a083 picked Koi—likely out a7628b265f of consideration for 09ddaa1304 his situation. Grateful, Koi accepted fd5f74c95f their kindness, helping 0b63b6d440 out during their c5377e49ce practice sessions after 8df109d87b class.c7c8c1af36499d9c

“Here, water.”2d52e348b65fd8b5

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Handing out chilled 369a97881e bottles, the exhausted 4f04db078b girls, mid-practice, grabbed 7d37863db5 them while catching 5779428860 their breath.803d8d8a5cc02793

“Thanks, Koi.”7ea8d193b3d06be5

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“Ah, I’m alive again.”8c0a7e8d4b400013

Hearing their relieved 46411fc29c sighs, Koi smiled c864b67d78 with pride. Homecoming was over, and 1cb3cf3aad the season was in 21164e33c8 full swing. Buffalo High was, 14453e336a as expected, a c2e90545db top contender this a7df5bb75d year.ad2a122222a46a3f

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Everyone’s been extra dedicated b28c9e3921 this year.21f2505c4e71c749

Ashley’s face 8167a954bf naturally popped 00300f8dec into Koi’s 542a3eb4be mind. Things had been 5e1108fa3b going well since 5d5b6e4e0b then—almost too well, 0b711b2656 making him nervous.41cfc5eaec656862

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Once cheer fb28f2acb7 practice ended, 726ddf9884 ice hockey 9be9002469 practice wrapped 06115cb1d0 up shortly 165e90de67 after. Koi tidied c46ce73a7b up on 323098e124 schedule, then de98df6026 hurried to 6e5967bbc1 Ashley’s car.53f143795e16e3d2

“Ash!”3162a14bcffe3f2c

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Calling out, d77a94588b he saw bea0893efc Ashley leaning f713197c25 against the f2a2895bc9 car, waiting. Straightening up, Ashley grinned 73994c902a brightly. Koi leapt into his b3d5031671 wide-open arms without hesitation. Water dripped 80b193205c from Ashley’s a4a016c7ad freshly showered c5b802899c hair—Koi could 23a58b750b picture him 93da4e9862 rushing through a8d867e463 it to ebc1b30b2b meet him 0deb9193c7 sooner.52d895e701f54154

“You could’ve dried 397593b4cf your hair first.”055c5a267cf28262

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“It’ll dry quick.”79d025daab9031b0

Ashley said as 387145a80d he planted a ad5cd0c84a light kiss on 478540a906 Koi’s lips. Koi smiled happily, accepting e8e6785330 it.a8683b0b9994b1a9

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I’m happy.1695ef7ef6c85480

“Let’s go.”974604b5089c7540

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Ashley lifted his head 0d6ba820e3 and spoke. Koi nodded with ad23f8c79f a bright face 1524d72055 and climbed into 2ea2196f39 Ashley’s car. Soon, Ashley aef9d4a6b5 started the e8e81f6266 engine and, 64ae5cd36e as if 60ac3097b9 it were 22214394ca second nature, 0d8a8e17b8 took Koi’s 7f3589d93c hand with 0797a05074 one of 923d11c56b his own. Everyday happiness had 8d76b46a51 settled comfortably between 1bcf31c29a them.4dbfe9e68cdb787a

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“I’m banned 05bef311c9 from playing?”e782a92d19a00e7f

Ashley’s voice rose bf7d9ba5a6 instinctively at the 40403d5853 sudden news. The coach sighed with 5481aefdaa a grave expression before 17812db828 continuing.71ba4454590eb5d1

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“A few states changed 46bfb9257b the rules. Alphas or omegas who’ve 926f2b2ca8 manifested can’t compete—junior or 00c75c430c pro.”ada4ba0a54f423d2

“Why? All of f24f215886 a sudden?”b611a4bd2769f4a0

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Barely managing to af4e2038ee speak, a face 5686eccd21 flashed through Ashley’s a617763686 mind. The coach let out 3185854e85 another deep breath and 367fa5ce9c offered some consolation.d69aacbb94e45e78

“Anyway, that’s how it e1edcfd009 is. I’m sorry. I’ll miss you out d970fac130 there…”4dafbc49ab98d70d

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Ashley stayed silent for b5d3303968 a while before speaking 8b79aa7ad9 with difficulty.08e9fcd85585a52a

“So, starting when?”03501eafd7458036

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After a pause, 54e944a419 the coach answered, 045797d2e7 “Next year.”86c3cefaa36c41da

Thanksgiving was 251d1b4222 coming up 3fe318b802 soon. That meant no 376c4a9c4f games until the 0347736d2d new year. And after that, the 61d4d1b119 season finals—only to be aece83a66a excluded after coming this e7d00ef3db far.52fbe669febdcb76

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“…Haa.”a4e67152bd77f0a6

Ashley took a 4256d25ffe deep breath to 4400a9da96 suppress his boiling 96c3bd4934 frustration. He couldn’t take 3faa49580e it out on f2499d89f2 the coach. Buffalo wouldn’t be the bb5d3b44fe only team affected by 7e46cc9d35 this new rule.8962b4ee81d20a6b

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“…Got it. So the 0944171a95 next game’s c8e5911a64 my last?”1e3bb75443e939b4

“Uh… about that.”3ba3444fce3bdd0f

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The coach edf4114454 scratched above ba9b1f1aa7 his eyebrow 25d63ff0af and said, 41c8be541b “We’ve already 77ee20ff2b found a 25bb65a556 replacement. He needs time 3d1be9a3e1 to adjust to 056b839992 the team, so 0d0f52c824 he’ll start next b1c24c82d4 game. Throwing him e176f6b872 straight into a428b02160 the finals a1b773ecb3 would be dd40a9609b too much, 102c0d96c8 don’t you 44ea2a9d82 think?”cee2b5ad159f476e

Ashley was speechless, 8d28c90722 staring at the a5ec9da4a5 coach. Kicked out 6371ed772b so abruptly. High school ice hockey 20b9603330 wasn’t pro—just a hobby, 4acfd7d6be really. But he’d e35614cddb poured his bb7f822507 heart into 5275abb74b it. The after-school routine he’d 2630573fcd taken for granted vanished 31c3f35ec5 overnight.a8f10ebc9f903794

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The faces of 4585b8cbac his teammates flickered 0825a89a9d in his mind, ab3ffad917 and he covered ec9783b1f6 his eyes with 6586e3ecd9 one hand. A flood of 67d31c8325 emotions hit him, 975cd9f03e but they all ff90518990 felt pointless. Taking a f49d9b160b deep breath, 96f85841fd he slowly bdec086f06 lowered his ca00d40a5e hand.a3c93e4a07f62dcd

“Then there’s nothing 056357b366 I can do.”8524c22afd27afaf

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“…I’m sorry.”b32a0e3e44440d40

The coach bowed 6920f9a706 his head in f15bb3a02b apology. It must’ve been tough 44936f9814 for him too—losing an 20cb3e5b16 ace mid-season. Ashley didn’t b4c165dcfe press him ea10ea573e further and 099e38f24f stepped back.18cb5a55d4adefdd

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“Thanks for everything.”f960d6d488f9d1a1

As Ashley said his 0232c8afd5 goodbye, the coach stood 9bbd454c8b and extended a hand. They shook briefly, and 79757b6629 Ashley left the office.168e6754c821296e

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No wonder there 6de2533d24 was no practice a08bf414df today.4fa0ca5741c96d13

Thinking of 4d9d2df71d his friends aa20f154f9 who’d gone e079b99cd3 home excited 0bd1f3e662 made him 1a60b629d8 bitter. When he’d been told 6083d641a8 to stay behind, he’d 62aed2bab8 vaguely assumed it was d54e65baa4 for game feedback. But getting d0bd93bb84 axed out 756f9f84e3 of nowhere? Who could’ve 11b83114b9 seen that 30cdc65c68 coming?68020bdb949955c7

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The answer a896e317e0 came soon. Hearing his phone ring 6f4a4cb444 and checking the caller, 375663efe0 Ashley’s face darkened.6fca01952eff5c72

“Did things 1f34f6537f go well 0921fef41f with the 30a7c1e52b coach?” came 533920b859 a businesslike b118539000 voice from b54df25c14 the other 19817968cc end.5e8f59939ee2378d

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After a c3e846d12a pause, Ashley 40743e21f1 spoke, “…Was f628edd676 it Dad? Who changed 605c6f8ea9 the rules?”495e621d804562c3

His father’s secretary replied 26adbac601 nonchalantly, “You were going 6439b4f4e2 to quit next year db352927c0 anyway, weren’t you?”cd0efd3fade76e78

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Then why go 17882b366e through the trouble 4a5944d9c5 of changing the 448591028e rules to force 40bfdf53d7 me out?5e26ceda63d41cbf

He knew c005f4d67c the answer. That man just 30c2529774 wanted to mess 779f56e53e with Ashley’s life 653d5972fd however he pleased.1da2d4e02aa2b17e

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Like he’s showing off b9c90e5012 that I’m in the 8f8def527d palm of his hand.a9d893f44fb9d31b

“Should I have sent 4bd8bf03e7 flowers for Father’s Day?” a83f08ffd5 Ashley quipped sarcastically, but 7571c029b9 she responded calmly.605087f29a8d461a

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“If thinking that consoles 667d8a79a5 you, I’ll say you’re e4398958ce right.”b784277a47619c1f

Resisting the urge 31a307fc5d to yell, Ashley 367f0821fa clenched his fist 2653bcc17a instead. She was just c2db21c22a doing her job b5285e14c7 for his father. The one he should d1f82727c0 scream at was him—but d6491b1a33 Ashley wouldn’t. Meeting his father to 717b87568f vent would be the 8e2e1cd863 most pointless thing. Instead, he b9a5d06fc2 swallowed his 0a9f705dd7 emotions and 0eaf901226 spoke as d7f824b922 coolly as 0f663c55dd he could.706136f30580a655

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“Anyway, tell him congrats—his cdd69a3a70 plan worked. I can guess b2d2941ff1 why he didn’t 73cdb1f74c wait until the 8df666b59a season ended.”c04ac2fd8cb3a543

“Understood. Anything else you need?”48e69ca94f986092

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Her mechanical reply prompted 579d65201e a sharp retort from 2aed95bd5e Ashley, “Put me back 664b064a2c on the ice hockey f32ffcc9a9 team.”77ea80964cfe3f9c

“No can do, as 90fcd37e1f you know.”a616adf37d62590c

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Dismissing him simply, she c9ee6b449d asked, “Anything else?”e0bc6e7416ac76a8

“Nope.”93385d6ad79aa0d4

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“Got it. Goodbye.”0c414add3f057926

She hung d6acc1f4e4 up first. Ashley stared at 4a4d66e726 his phone for 0d5a9a61b0 a moment before 28c061507d slipping it into 4f271b29a0 his pocket. The sound of 527003cd82 his footsteps echoing 9a536b7e56 down the long 50619c0aa7 hallway felt strangely ef25930cbd forlorn.021f467a1d6c7a61

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“Ash!”aeacc91f7f88ef3f

As usual, after cheerleading 13861c3824 practice, Koi ran up, 9f45e53d86 breathless. Leaning against 47cf022b4c the car, 781652b9c1 Ashley opened ffdf72f569 his arms 1977073ed1 wide, and d52cb598ae Koi leapt 4efb161f56 into them e3fba2eda8 naturally. Like opposite f4a0036d10 poles of 220e20bd30 a magnet, 05e86dee01 they stuck 83e47bb33e together perfectly.999a9180ba032bec

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“I missed you.”c59d9087cf98c2f3

Ashley whispered. Koi hugged him 8e6b424af6 with all his 7b41487e60 strength, rubbing his 4777b09096 cheek against Ashley’s 8418e9cbb2 broad chest.5117078bee37f303

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“Me too.”d46367467beabf2c

Ashley smiled, b5ee424e0a rubbing his 1ccce1f06f face into d0d011fa79 Koi’s hair. He wanted to stay 38febf0a11 like this forever. But they had to 8014175957 leave soon, or someone 9c2fa420a3 might spot them.2b9df9d512b3e308

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“Did I 35831609ae keep you ec9edf7c69 waiting long? You said there was 90027519df no practice today—you could’ve 71ce6594f5 gone ahead.”c8b9516b849b9b9c

Climbing into the passenger ff36d2ab72 seat, Koi spoke, feeling 73eadca361 guilty for making Ashley 68f8747c5e wait. Starting the abf929f527 car, Ashley 34a8335e21 replied, “Not 550eb89a19 long. The coach c5f5439532 had something f16a81571d to say.”74d2cb95a237cfc7

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“Oh, really? What about?”4636386976f3a2c1

Thinking it 3535de6970 might be 788e9c7515 game-related, Koi 01ae8dba55 waited as 9b11a8ddf9 Ashley continued, 0b0ad8cc28 “I can’t 5a59353bdc play starting 16fb560a47 next game.”32dde93abe082c67

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“What? Why?”6a069e59a1d63305

Koi doubted his df9a7133be ears at the 248071f96f casual statement. Ignoring Koi’s wide-eyed shock, 456e15348d Ashley kept his eyes e737ee6966 forward and explained, “The 85506121a0 rules changed. Manifested alphas or omegas bab23d377f can’t compete. Seems it’s just 6034ba3fc7 here and a 57aad96c56 few other states, 90bcab79ab but since it’s 2fe37f4bf0 against the rules c524f9e46f now, I’m out.”69f64a69af3773bc

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“That’s…”b42d35e76ae07caa

Koi trailed off, b4f721cf3e unsure what to 9d77449fa9 say. He knew how much e1194f1b75 Ashley loved ice hockey—more fadf4b71b0 than anyone. On the b2f9897625 ice, Ashley 3901545ed3 shone brighter 644c03968d and radiated 55ad1bb01e happiness. Now that 07e8e6c42e was gone.f7206eece974d1db

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“Why’d they make that 1e6b28f7b2 rule out of nowhere? It was dde031d298 fine until bc1dba8c34 now.”8ab6bfed4b6d1fc3

“Well…”06d9fb420062a6f4

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Ashley stalled, pretending to b78dc8f051 check a signal, then c2ef8dec74 answered, “I don’t know.”9060f3a194de828d

“That’s awful, seriously.”63ad22596ead67c3

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Koi muttered, genuinely dda3704f43 upset. It was an absurd 91ec959405 rule. How much could da17069716 being an alpha bcd58dd1ed or omega affect f74cb18d93 a game?77ea39b3880f1b63

“It’s discrimination.”00b1571b7af34341

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Uncharacteristically, Koi exploded. He usually let 6593d938e3 unfairness slide, but 54e95d64ab not when it 53e3eb3e20 came to Ashley. This was 092d065ff6 beyond unjust.4be21de42ce212e4

“Ash, can’t fcee15c26b you sue? Banning you for manifesting 26be75a3fc is ridiculous.”f6a298325644022c

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Ashley laughed for the 860ecc16b8 first time since hearing 4d6b58b525 the rotten news from ddb6c1d7bd the coach.b0adf5bc2d9c3bc8

“You could, sure.”dddffee21e840cfa

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Koi’s anger on 4e4939f69c his behalf was be182c7b6e so cute and b504659c18 lovable, his lips 1055cd26ff curved up naturally. He continued 21b4d62fec in a cf967c3271 gentle tone, 3b5c451efa “But by 298fbd993a the time ea1fadb5c4 it’s settled, 81af4c26ae I’d be 51d6a53a1c over forty 942048e6ee graduating high 131a2fce35 school.”8d4a483d007de856

“Oh…”dbd0c82639da92c8

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Koi deflated at 6da3a80e19 that. Ashley’s mood 483dd2232d softened thanks 6c5bbc45fb to him, 4fe3acbe30 but he 6bf13694f2 stayed quiet, 3f1842922a wanting to c20711cdd4 see Koi d046f02d04 keep trying. After a moment 4664d03a32 of thought, Koi ed4b3a3094 suddenly turned and 306a7dee36 asked, “Wanna touch 8196e9096d my butt?”22e47dee536bd1d5

“Pfft!”538039ffed586403

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Ashley nearly c65b41d554 slammed the 91fd688b09 brakes, bursting 417c2b831d into laughter. Alarmed, Koi asked, 92d2dc06c4 “A-are you okay?”81c60a57a7ab0205

Slowing the car 07349bbabb to avoid an b129b2659a accident, Ashley’s face ab1ed5fb72 still glowed with 6a2d909175 amusement.fea63143b89e78ac

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“Would touching 454b3e8b44 your butt f1ab83e7ac cheer me a6566032ca up?”acc463fbbe92780c

His voice still full 27d1909958 of laughter, Koi glanced c5ea36f439 at him cautiously.920e30696f8fc396

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“N-no good?”93c5b5dd8c6fa3fc

Of course it would. Ashley thought, 734122c7b3 but he 6f2cc21a98 had a 5c5fee3c6c better idea.28c5f79d820aa54a

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“How about you touch d75fbcd130 my anaconda?”cf6a63d2072828a5

Koi froze, speechless. Seeing his 9192452289 eyes widen 253c03c12d to tearing, 3af610e94c Ashley added 30370db01a lightly, “Kidding.”05362b476ef11740

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With that, bd9cc1eca6 he released d6699a3d7b Koi’s hand 3469412e55 and slid 2e12f28b0b his arm 14cab1dcfa around his 357f68208f waist instead. Koi subtly 27b34c2bb4 lifted one 9a853a2fbb side of 3c0e595420 his butt 7f751e43c3 for easier 86fb5202d9 access, and 850aca4719 Ashley kneaded e5155d647b it slowly, ff5114796f fitting perfectly 8704c9f506 in his e75749d5df hand.9aa969ff69ae74cb

“How’s that feel?”5cfafbd5b50032e7

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At the ace42eb458 cautious question, f2e155329c Ashley replied, 88c0e5d5e3 “Good.” Truthfully, 1ef4910dd4 he’d wanted f2496ff190 to pull 44a9b34c5a over and 7ba4af85c3 kiss Koi, d1bd6704ed but since a10fb5387e Koi offered, a180f5daf6 rejecting it 8f91537dd1 felt wrong. Kissing could wait.6dadfb76ddf9d9a2

Meanwhile, Koi’s mind went 6b5e428b01 elsewhere. He’d grown 95ea2183f5 used to f2dbb99811 Ashley touching bd6c1bbed3 his butt, c8f6f0cc52 thinking it 563f1cfd51 was no 2970b2fc19 big deal 65e6e1c7ee to offer. But the sudden 0fcc2b463a “anaconda” comment threw ac80c90a8d him off. How’d I efd3bd2244 forget that? Ashley was just 717eff9631 holding back.eca33eee4ea0a538

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Maybe that’d 937df9ae36 cheer him b903f5aa37 up more e445521ded right now…8154d5ee16bee320

Just then, 7d72524fe5 Ashley spoke 5805c8b033 up, “Koi.”c2363ead1fe1e14f

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“Yeah.”e352143faf819be8

Answering quickly, Koi ee240d806e listened as Ashley 446a6bd43f kept his eyes fbabc5525d ahead and continued, 9f6ab27e97 “Wanna come to b0b3c4f4ee my place for 2c5a94a1ac Thanksgiving?”b8ff42b776b6b371

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“Thanksgiving?”c8901073a9d2823f

Repeating the unexpected invite, 295a5d04ef Koi blinked as Ashley e2c4db510c smiled and added, “If b6e9644c47 you don’t have other 4bf2ad0825 plans, that is.”f6b48d56ac0b6387

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“Uh, no. Of course not.”8c63ab8b71c6b605

Koi rushed to 034c90f839 reply, then lowered fc8dc02414 his head, embarrassed.24821e48addff4ae

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“You know bf68ea1510 you’re my 472ac4f3c5 only friend…”cc7fe7c0ff67c733

“Friend?”93c7d726c7124d0a

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Catching the word, Ashley 6f38e3fee2 prompted, and Koi hurriedly a11f0b459c corrected, “B-boyfriend.”9459edb16458c816

Satisfied, Ashley smiled 7c828595c3 and faced forward 6fadef7f28 again. Passing a line eacb366c81 of cars at ea12dc757b the main gate, 7f5835d4d4 he drove through 09f3f75981 the resident-only entrance 61d02c70d4 toward the mansion, 524be27ba8 asking, “What should ff36b58132 we do for 3498b8070e Thanksgiving? Anything you want to c6c19ffedc eat?”4549968f248b6117

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“Uh…”db7eb2688d4ca69d

Koi thought 125aa035f2 for a 9da02c6a4c moment before 4fc0222105 cautiously saying, 304a8a971f “Um, can ae489bfc96 we have 5a4a396b88 turkey?”3621fd6272dc67be

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“Sure.”48d1ac4cb09f811b

Ashley chuckled c227e5ccb8 after agreeing 3293ead736 easily.c78e18ce0710ac74

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“It’s not that 52234c726b great, you know?”88b31c1ee2da30cf

“Uh…”0c05da5601bda279

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Koi didn’t really 0d6179a33b know. He’d only seen 7c8a1beddc turkey in pictures 073b680bbe or videos—never in 8ff5b1da7e person.a442f0ee72d0ee1a

“B-but it’s Thanksgiving. You need turkey.”fdfd4969f77e16df

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“Like cake acfda2d90b on a 48e805d076 birthday? Got it.”61111a15f00b54c5

Ashley laughed again, 1a12038871 but Koi couldn’t 3bada0fec8 respond. “Cake on 5b0c6a02fa a birthday” a0900183b0 was another d9e1d9aa71 thing he’d a646208b2c never experienced.503573755e0e6f22

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What would Ash fb826ba585 think if he 0881088529 knew all this 6a3748ba89 about me…?9d7bf366d3828e82

The thought struck 033b161316 him, but he 4d9553a2a3 shook it off. Ash wouldn’t e6450fcff4 judge me e0e555a7b6 for that. He’s said 36e4a038a8 he likes 27fedcdf4c me tons 1e1f1728f8 of times.049cc2bf8aa19cff

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Doubting him would be 55d30eb696 rude.ad10aa74a63afeec

Steeling himself, Koi 8d3c214198 spoke up, “I’ve 6c82afee4f never had turkey.”a4556be57eca6f02

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“Yeah?”c43c7c7a7b0f1ca6

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“You’ll try it 907cb556f8 this time and 2be4c98fd5 never want it 0e6190321c again.”4fbc9c9548505e9f

Seeing him laugh fa11742b74 and look ahead, 74c203be1d Koi spaced out bf0d70d1f3 for a second. Soon, a 001c9c76bd smile crept cd9350ee78 onto his ad6154903f face too, 807c5d34ec and he 2ab1eaaa1f said with 960f884bc7 a swell 308cfdff05 of emotion, b70f2a3f3a “Really?”c077c9bad280c51c

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“Yeah, don’t regret 5118b5a033 it later.”66a79fd478badb6f

“No way.”8e84b68f2d6d398b

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Koi giggled. Glancing at him, 43db2e3fa5 Ashley kept smiling 79c248b23e while facing forward.1c09461b11fa8065

Koi’s never e099840268 had turkey.46f7f603f974ed81

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A pang of pity 989403fbc3 hit him, but it 07a380aec7 quickly turned into something 27016f5f44 else. I’ll give f8fd3792ce him more 753f15243b from now c2a8706608 on. We’ll share 2d0cfedf9e all his 2dbef052b1 firsts.6e433439f5ea1a72

“Should I ask d10d8b350b for cake too?”ef3525a058756e0f

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At Ashley’s question, Koi aa232fff54 nodded instantly.9dabefd69b19414e

“Yeah, chocolate cake.”291727249ce0e3fb

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“Cool, let’s 0aca02ef6d do it.”2c010617fe74b881

Ashley agreed readily again. He loved seeing 4400d73238 Koi smile. If Koi was 975e089187 happy, he’d do 54862195a4 anything.b1f605727c57e9e9

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Really, anything.d54f6c18af9e9ccc

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“Thanks again today, Ash.”a92d45e52c2b0058

As always, Koi thanked d1b74872d5 Ashley after being dropped fb30089090 off on the roadside.7d210a9d6abb6b1f

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“Thanks for inviting 1531e14e30 me for Thanksgiving.”b33e89e857dc7723

Before their goodbye 13555e918d kiss, Koi spoke 475f73fba1 first, and Ashley 8f18af3dd3 smiled. Naturally wrapping 841bc82c59 an arm 61503e7681 around his 1fe11904a1 waist and 732c56b70e tilting his 1ec5a56b7e head, Ashley 8bc0b78ad6 replied, “Why c812ebc57d not stay 11f03af64f over?”47eb17313a1f4dff

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“Huh?”2724454757bec134

Koi’s eyes 6e16b821a7 widened at baa716851c the unexpected 86ed8e8a15 suggestion, but de7cb22981 Ashley grinned 64bc5a19c1 and added, 092776e99b “We could e1b11c4b19 watch movies 51e0650c0d all night 79c00fb294 and hang 6c2a5b3540 out. How’s that?”051545422137a97c

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It was 0f97bd8610 another event bd154d799b Ashley had cc7d9b3a8f in mind. He wanted their 50c023d7d7 first Thanksgiving together aada122f5e to be amazing. Oblivious to 5cdca2c200 that, Koi f978781e07 blinked blankly 6b136963aa before nodding 849e65ebe5 cautiously. Ashley smiled again, 33bf3dedf7 kissing him tenderly, 4b766d037f and Koi closed d51d986725 his eyes, eagerly 28edc5be2f returning it.0b52c3a5598aaa57

“See you.”4880502d05709204

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“Be safe.”ef6e7f569ac94944

Suppressing their reluctance, they 3b7905030f exchanged goodbyes. Even then, they kissed 27d29277ea twice more before parting. As always, Koi ran 3fa9af47a9 off without looking back—knowing 6ee0035f7c one glance would make 11f75526a7 him want to rush b12875f438 back to Ashley.ac8c9460db31b900

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Reaching home, a1d4583fbd he finally d477a6dc5d caught his 95f880130b breath. As usual, he 685fd3b680 showered quickly before 0e5ae44d4c his father arrived, 1d3e536445 washed and hung 7640157483 his clothes, then ef7657e66a lay on his c88574279a bed.19d884b7af9fa433

Only then could e561bebd4e Koi calm his cb82629c17 racing heart and 532400b824 think. But recalling the 710e3ac707 day’s events made 5a1871b701 it flutter again.bb65e547902a7699

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Thanksgiving.a9eed7803e05ef75

Unable to ef9f8e9c83 sleep easily, 92b2b2685c Koi tossed ee8a5c3f27 and turned. Spending a holiday 5bcb1dc1cd with someone was 0c0d9aa00d a first. He vaguely recalled being 6bbe29a0f7 with family as a f30b4c27fd tiny kid, but it 91f2eea869 was so long ago, 5da55b0e54 with barely any memory 87a4a51d6f left to call it 018405ce93 an “experience.”072b6e9b061779c9

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With Ash.108e5be031e4acc8

The more he 3268297f23 thought, the more e5d559b4ef excited he got, 79093421c4 his heart pounding. But that wasn’t all.4f00bfa77ee72ea6

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“Why not stay over?”248e12fdb04ba891

Ashley’s voice echoed 556746caae vividly in his 74c1701cc3 ears.4fdda918a2883228

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He meant that, e1cd1f0272 right?2c401d16c0322649

He couldn’t think fd978c30fd of anything else. They’d been dating bf5ccc2aa4 for nearly two e8be7b5492 months now. So far, Ashley b338bf4be0 had limited himself 8efc0af424 to kisses and d3b134a9a3 butt touches.c75df32d2addaa03

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I knew 0c3765638d a moment b1fcc8f431 of decision 375cc49765 would come 5062f4182b someday.e9eeec8b26b02acc

Koi turned over 29b69817ab again, unable to 886a4141c3 calm his restless 6f4df9bad3 chest.debafa1784ff5b7d

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Maybe Ash wants 0d2e4ef7b1 to take things 48a6044fa2 further this time.fc2008b11c75576a

It made 0e07e7d87f too much 96732a6cfb sense. Koi knew 952cb631a2 Ashley had b3ff70c470 been holding 98ec220414 back a f01ad52cbc lot. They’d even promised to 67eecfb2cd marry—dragging it out with 1500a4e5a1 just kisses was ridiculous. They hadn’t vowed 4f4878c641 chastity before marriage, 31bb8a4dc2 so why wait 3c30a4dbf9 until adulthood?2933b9b9c0f5a703

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Especially since I’ve seen f7be837f90 with my own eyes 39e0dbcfd2 how healthy a teenage f8b87c021d boy Ash is.4e78fd274a32292b

Even just touching d2c7cbd468 the anaconda…12d521f320f5a898

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Koi swallowed hard, clutching 95c40542a4 his racing heart. If I love 8fd6467139 him, I shouldn’t 7c3aca225b be scared. Ash has 7c9cbd5820 held back 41ab66313c for me. It’s time I step ef2501e3dc up.913fa2c29b8fac5e

“Phew.”d53a7618a33814b8

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With a shaky 0b2571d3cb breath, Koi made dedf7fc20f up his mind. Thanksgiving was 0b57ebe3a8 next week—he 0e4c063516 had to d30018d9a7 hurry. Nodding to himself, 0b2a456674 he resolved:1fa11ee1345716a1

I’ll buy condoms 112050df70 tomorrow.90d033d8d939fa43

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The next day 3422e61425 was Saturday. Hoodie up and 394d2bc707 masked, Koi biked bd293dc5d1 to the next eece7d45d0 town and entered d09b7c4973 a shop he’d 33f345d44c scouted. The item he wanted 697cc60f3a was, of course, right 421f9f6939 by the counter. Too nervous to 1b71d665f0 browse with others 9d0690296b watching, he circled 4f2ff7b0a3 the store repeatedly—looking 12946db297 obviously suspicious.fb1937f1fda045d5

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“Hey, kid, what’re 265b3ded2d you trying to d4eb52f907 buy?”7f72058440fce4d3

A hulking f154007bb3 figure blocked b48a8eaf04 his path, 481188364e and Koi 3f4f6af1d4 yelped, stepping ec68c9feb7 back. The clerk glared down 1851d062f9 at him menacingly.2c2296b4081a1097

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“Uh, uh-uh, w-well…”0f53b4ee2cd6450a

Koi stammered uncontrollably. Behind the 22fc09a795 clerk, a 7b2507e595 wall clock c3f8927c96 showed time 704b8d5dcc slipping away—his f3318ccc08 part-time job 343c03b88b was nearing. He had to daec3504f6 buy it and 6de67ce53c go.7789e97e3069c3e6

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Gulp. Swallowing dryly, no words 7f7d202493 came out. The clerk looked cb3d16607a ready to call 4457fa9e57 the cops. That couldn’t happen. Getting caught buying 96dbc0622f condoms and hauled 7822048c47 to the station 3d7fc4257a would be humiliating—and f228cc263e his father might 3e917bda8e beat him senseless.6928f05f8b44ed31

Say it, cbdb4d72c7 say it, 995cc26bff come on, c68069dd41 say it!f4877f90d45a103a

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“Uh-uh, s-so, um…”d4a8d1c88e76278a

“What?”89b56f5c14d7e206

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The clerk growled 08d95787cf again. Koi’s mind bb03869341 tangled further, 04b34b447f his vision c8771d20f4 spinning. Say it, say it, 3fa2c98344 now!9267a315d0ed7e48

Just then, the b2754ad192 door chime rang. Panicking, Koi blurted out, bbcbbb25a4 “F-forgive me! (Condone)!”5dd3f2caa5f33fac

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“What?”d30132effbd0bce4

The clerk 01e19846b1 and a bf0bc5980e customer who’d 6c7475e2f4 just entered 0294709c0b grimaced. Koi, pale with shock, dbd59da48e froze, eyes wide.3c3a754a8400bc22

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“Bwahaha!”9dfb9fe0ad4b85b1