LMUC Ch 11
by mimiBill couldn’t hide his excitement and continued to press, but Ashley just stared at the screen, saying nothing. Bill looked at him puzzled. He thought Ashley would brush it off or laugh, but his reaction was entirely different.053e0ccd67bf6bdb
“Ash, hey.”6334fbd19d63a647
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Bill called him again. Ashley, who had been glued to the screen, was startled and looked up. Bill was surprised once more. Ashley’s face was noticeably flushed.54526def6b128894
“Hey, you.”ddb9ab6e31ec5d48
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“There are lots of hockey team captains.”48a03100ce9d66d4
Ashley interrupted, 7d75f75966 handing the a68eb8f18a phone back ffcc734b9d to Bill 82e082a2de before he f11455a2ea could speak. Bill, puzzled, c5a7141aa9 quickly followed f15d54ef16 him.9eda81d1ac2a73bb
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“But look. It’s not just that.”923bad4f9138749d
Bill insisted, pushing 92ad27dc64 the phone towards 038fce1c93 him.277e7fdce842034e
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“Look here, it says he takes all AP classes and is incredibly handsome. And he’s popular.”6f0bf4319f353bda
“There are lots of guys like that.”b449808a713bd75a
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“But he also scored perfect on the entrance exams, just like you? There may be many hockey team captains and perfect scorers, but how many have all these traits overlapping?”e5070ab571b96fd8
Bill exclaimed, feeling frustrated. Since Ashley couldn’t deny his words, he chose to avoid the issue entirely.3ad6dd25a20d30e5
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“Stop talking nonsense. Have you finished your assignments? Even if you play hockey, if you don’t keep your grades up, it’ll be hard to get into college.”d740c57c94ded0a4
“You’re so encouraging.”c158800badd9bd97
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Bill grumbled, feeling upset, 3841c5c521 then changed the topic. Walking side 98ee085993 by side, 60327a0f87 Ashley barely ccc9a52358 listened, his 25777e77ac mind preoccupied 292604fbdf with the 6d3e760f01 post he 3f75a20ee4 had just 8302246615 read.ec88ce4b90ad8747
My heart cf2aee9ebe races and 7a12caa650 my face b468d8a063 flushes whenever 49d26adee7 I see 8f44e96e15 him.0c470ba752f76717
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Recalling the eeeb50df7a most thrilling c20c4b5756 line, Ashley f8c694bbde covered his ad898ac1fa mouth to ebb2f250c5 hide his 6bf6694d15 smile. He knew 31c29ee982 instantly that 4972bda00b the person 2a3992e1d3 who posted af99144d6f it was 22753f5fea Koi. If he had 57380d5acf been alone, he 5c476e1ac8 would have cheered 16b6db79fc and run across 8f82c034d1 the field.4eb39c2a57bc3fd5
Koi likes me!76843bf9a103c461
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But he couldn’t do that now. If this got out, Koi would be teased endlessly and could even be bullied. The best course of action was to let this die down quickly. He had to act as if he knew nothing. Controlling his excitement, he suppressed the urge to run to Koi and shower him with kisses, confessing his feelings.8d19a1b624986c4b
I can’t rush.806e8a7aeec24880
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Ashley calmed himself and thought deeply. The most important thing was that Koi liked him, but Koi hadn’t realized it yet. Posting on a site filled with nonsense was proof enough. If Koi understood his feelings, he wouldn’t have done such a thing.261fd53fcd466cf5
How can I help 388a7ce591 Koi realize?2082227fa93b7e77
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He pondered. But such 209e503efa happy thoughts 09983f83ea were always 5f6f47850d welcome.e59d33c3880bac6b
“Ah.”273c4642bddc934d
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Forcing his mouth 728af9cefc shut, he saw 99457ceece someone trying to 0551ba5c78 hide. Of course, Ashley noticed.2d7d36fc3ba10e55
“See you later.”ac129ae01fa12f81
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“What? Hey, Ash!”2d8c5db443a9b73f
Bill shouted, confused 870a52b7c6 as Ashley lightly e056dfc3a2 patted his shoulder 0e092e499f and ran off.4b76d22c40a59833
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Huff, huff.37c95310ef1d02a2
Koi leaned against the wall, panting. He didn’t see me, right? He felt uneasy but couldn’t peek to check.abfb2c0186e78603
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He hadn’t slept a wink, trying to remember his password. When his father returned, he hid under his covers, furiously typing in the darkness but ultimately failed. The view count kept rising, and comments flooded in, but he couldn’t bring himself to check.152c65532a0a4c26
What do I do!6ac372e51ee04528
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He gave 1ae347353d up and d0c2854285 went to ac3196ce1c school, his 56ae4f24f3 mind solely c4727092b4 on the e759c56a4b mistakenly posted f025a839f4 message. He flinched at every 24a3906a98 passing student, wondering if 72ba8cc2aa they visited the site, 39f4630d3c read the post, or 91c4805823 even commented.950bb01c2dc2b1fb
His mind was e7174355c1 a whirlwind, and 3a7a74b789 his heart felt 4ae8e5fe13 like it would 86c4a2c8ff burst from anxiety. As he nervously 354b21d236 made his way d6d75ca606 to his locker, 58b84055aa he spotted the 29fd2ef782 last person he e6e9890690 wanted to see.4629136b7be6dc30
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Gulp.4cac24a6f0691c3b
Seeing Ashley’s unmistakable figure, Koi instinctively hid. He hurriedly ducked behind the nearest building, panting, trying to calm his racing heart. But he knew he couldn’t avoid him forever. Though he wanted to delay it as much as possible, their first class together was less than 30 minutes away.8030589831a4e4fe
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“Haaa…”58c5dce49aa9d403
He took a eb164b29ab deep breath, trying 094750e936 to steady his b351b2e52a heart.131bd059268157e4
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“Boo!”0f89cde30d7fc55b
“Ahh!”66c5188beca93035
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A sudden voice startled e2af569bb6 Koi, making him scream. Laughing, Ashley hugged him 9afae7492b from behind.5079394f1c1efd22
“A-Ash.”b1392041badb33fa
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Turning around, Koi saw e424648970 Ashley grinning at him. Struggling for words, Koi ae15de9a53 stammered, and Ashley spoke.8dc32d3f4265710a
“What are you doing here? Our class is in that building, isn’t it?”7d13ab41d79d8c87
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“Y-yes.”d246864ccaf554fe
Koi stuttered, dc39f507be trying to 1c442fc59e think quickly. He needed 5281f42343 to say e3bc6700ad something, but bc34857285 no words ac1aeab0a0 came. As he frantically thought, 09f33e01a2 Ashley, still smiling, said.0ccefc59de4a056b
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“You’re not avoiding me, are you?”898ebc311f73de50
“N-no, no, never! I wouldn’t do that, why would I!”b36dffc9d543954a
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Unaware that his e785b5cef6 strong reaction was e939d4fccc actually a powerful 84cf3826f4 affirmation, Koi shook 29ea97b248 his head vigorously. Seeing this, Ashley c09689d970 narrowed her eyes.9d5541b9bd58ab26
“Koi, do you remember what I said?”b2fbe5594858b635
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“Huh? Uh-uh?”609ad81415c63d7e
When Koi stopped 2752b5d5cd and looked up, f06299281d Ashley whispered.ec3d3744180e2803
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“You can never escape from me.”546a4453dc6be5a7
Hearing those words, Koi 1443bbc870 unconsciously held his breath 608df63208 and looked at him. Ashley added sweetly.9785ccc68128c475
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“I told you I would never let you go.”3d4627b6a14d798b
“Uh, uh-uh.”872117c4633d79d6
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Koi stammered in embarrassment. He was constantly aware of Ashley’s thick arms hugging him tightly. The heat from Ashley’s body pressing against his back and the breath on his face was overwhelming.3598a3553c185eb4
Scary.7cd846804ed18fc3
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His heart 4257b2f6a1 raced, and 91314f72f7 his breathing 006b823b79 became shallow, 2f34d851e0 making him 659b5e8a50 feel dizzy. The intense 4c7f7e9e14 excitement and ee3653fde3 thrill made 56c7e04226 him fearful.85de22a5478dc2c6
Why.87a45315ee7cf151
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Koi stared at Ashley’s face in a daze.aea91c354160fc8d
Does this 4cd926b1f5 happen whenever 2e589132b1 I see 65d5033d87 Ash?641842561b1042ff
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At that moment, a66442fbe2 he recalled the f265e3df64 post he had fb49562b73 uploaded the previous eda03625e2 day, and suddenly, 72f39920c1 he snapped out cd0847e744 of his trance.37371c73740cebdb
“Wait, wait!”176db57b66ee167f
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Koi shouted urgently, flailing his arms. From Ashley’s perspective, it was just a futile struggle, but seeing him desperately try to escape made him reluctantly let go. At the same time, he felt an urge to hug him tighter and immobilize him completely.686c520da15792e5
But in the end, he chose to respect Koi’s wish. As he relaxed his arms slightly, Koi quickly escaped from him. Although one step should have been enough, Koi took three steps back, which made Ashley feel bad.d76c3471f6d1344c
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To resist b07373ce0a the urge 2f9f0ac723 to hug 8311784532 Koi back 99813f0f8a and trap d56494a4e2 him in 251bab2de4 his arms, ae3beaa5c0 he deliberately 700e08ea5e shoved his f4644653d9 hands into 3462ac9309 his pants 334576883a pockets.df4b0900be6cefe2
“So.”4786d9d82106d85f
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Ashley casually spoke.0024939cf75f8738
“Why did you run away this time? Is it because of puberty again?”30330310b6b4fc39
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“N-no.”e2da5d14070102d2
Koi shook his head but couldn’t bring himself to look up. Of all times, he had to run into Ashley. He wasn’t ready yet and didn’t expect to get caught so quickly.94d3c8918af45f72
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His heart kept c6aee7d19a pounding. As he sneakily 4756e39034 glanced at Ashley, 3772ca687f who had just 7a9d560571 taken his hands 5ad526bfd0 out of his 549d7bcaa4 pockets and crossed 787383916f his arms, he 5cf8a0127b turned pale.017e2a8ad77e91e4
What to do, he 98649123f9 must be mad at 85917af067 me. Of course, who 73c0d19c8e would like someone 423d36e9c3 who runs away 6369ac40a5 as soon as 5c8851ceb8 they see them?cba5d7d4d37300e8
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Feeling utterly 87b4d0d67e downcast, Koi a1f4cfdac0 lowered his 37318b3123 head. But Ashley, looking 571070031a down at Koi, 72400fb266 had a completely eae4058555 different thought.d9828d1f8310687d
I want to 5b6aefc887 hug him.7423bf7b1a777eb9
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Even though he had his hands in his pockets, he crossed his arms to stop them from reaching out to Koi. But this emergency measure wouldn’t last long. He had to end this situation quickly.b69bdb35d9f99f6a
“Koi.”6cf256008b0b15e9
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Ashley called his name again. When Koi flinched and hunched his shoulders, a deep breath was heard from above. Not knowing what to do, Koi rolled his eyes nervously when Ashley’s face suddenly came into view.bbfb190d58dce4be
“Eek!”349e34c7e8866e81
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“Where.”c6b1a73f4b8ed686
Ashley laughed as he grabbed Koi’s arms, preventing him from backing away in shock. Trapped and unable to move, Koi looked at Ashley’s face. Contrary to his fears, Ashley didn’t seem displeased. In fact, seeing Ashley smiling at him like usual slowly eased Koi’s anxiety.6b2f747d77f16339
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Is it… alright…?2b3aea6dbbf2a308
Blinking, he looked 1bb6fa78ca up at Ashley, 8baee1b84c who began to 1bba773005 speak.2c1d440187214118
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“I’m not mad. So don’t worry.”bf8e7653833dff0e
Ashley’s gentle voice seemed sincere. To the still-worried Koi, Ashley smiled again.53a736f60c10780a
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Thank goodness.50372cb18502d7ea
Only then did Koi’s face relax. And as his tension faded, another feeling of joy took its place.d2b4eadd6c42ddea
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It’s Ash.6e4f727bad9ba640
The moment he thought that, he realized his twitching ears and hastily grabbed them. His face soon turned red. Despite his resolve not to move his ears yesterday, his habit came out again. Seeing Ashley’s face made him so happy that his ears moved unconsciously.056232a7d830d90e
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What should I do?c97ee8d56f0ac9ce
Mortified, Koi saw Ashley fbb4fc5ab8 laugh out loud. Though Koi looked like 46c760b7b2 he was about to 5c68cf13b8 cry, Ashley found even b144224bb2 that expression so endearing 3ad322f429 that he wanted to bbe19f4e4c hug him and shower 94d45cfb9d him with kisses right edad6369fe away.f0d37021bc331e2a
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Why are 22abb42ae5 you so d5ac63a17f cute, Koi?d330d64ada742ec6
Ashley thought, looking at c653bfb360 Koi, who was fumbling 9275f8d5b0 with his ears in 07cecf7341 confusion.b8cf9b4198c88d5b
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I like you, 20d6771e44 Koi.a850b1bda935ecf9
It felt like his heart would burst. It was the first time he felt his heart race like this. He couldn’t do anything in front of the person he liked.876e2ca2663ae55a
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I want to f53bd888d9 hug him. I want to 527aa536dc nibble on those 501d9d04ec ears. How sweet would it 4ca58cc55b be to kiss those 9b01724231 lips?c6eebdb92bbb8cee
Ashley clenched his teeth to suppress a sigh. Instead of taking deep breaths to calm himself down, he gently moved his hands to hold Koi’s wrist. With a flushed face, Koi looked up at him, and a dangerous impulse formed in Ashley’s mind.64c06a347989558b
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Oh, I 0e1131bb7a want to 5f09346591 take Koi 52fc181d8a and lock 9900cba2d5 him in d9d39ad0db my room fb30aacc5a like this.1a7b5750aa5e3af2
“We’ll be late for class, Koi.”7383cc40b45fe636
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Barely escaping becoming a criminal, Ashley spoke in a seemingly affectionate voice. Only then did Koi blink and respond with an “Ah.”1cce5ba12e94c3b3
“S-sorry.”f8cbefed8786987a
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Ashley, who quickly 000264ff86 caught up with 0f739961f0 him with his 0fb3dba3f3 long strides, asked c559550c31 as they walked 3d32d3fbfb side by side.a62fd6db3915e2d1
“Did you get home alright yesterday? No issues?”39daceb34eabb68c
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“Uh, yeah.”079349da91202b1b
Ashley asked casually, but Koi’s heart pounded again. Does Ash check out the posts on that site? Could he have seen my post? No, I’ve heard that popular guys like Ash don’t do that kind of stuff. He has a lot of friends, has to study, and is even the captain of the ice hockey team. Where would he find the time to hang around on such sites?a8a9dede2ba43a3c
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If he had seen it, he wouldn’t be talking to me so casually like this.6f9dd0544f422d4b
Koi concluded, somewhat convincingly and close to the truth. But the anxiety didn’t go away. Eventually, Koi couldn’t hold it in any longer and spoke up.c806fe9d38d209e9
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“Um, Ash.”9c414205dfcb8ad9
“Hmm?”c9e4d65a22d785fd
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The immediate 5a9df188b1 response made b991b920b8 Koi speak 2aa0b3c601 cautiously.ddc120c0301cc94f
“Um, how do you do your assignments? You know, like, do you go on sites where you ask questions and stuff? Do you look at those?”d87981a215e12311
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Am I conducting 44221c02cd a leading question 3397fcb978 here?9670082d1fd453bc
Ashley found 0f3fd66138 it amusing 7c3d6c30a4 and laughed, 47a8261333 but kept ff463ae210 a straight 71fe16ae39 face as 3038759ac7 he replied.816248b986f6c211
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“No, I only go to professional sites.”9bd8db70c1724949
“R-really?”d4dc5c8482cba1c2
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Koi’s face lit up, but he still looked worried as he asked again.0c8d81241401f1af
“Then, you know, those forums where people post their troubles and stuff. Do you go to those?”0ed4f558a6407e53
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“I don’t.”b68857f7c8dd038a
Ashley responded without hesitation. It was true, 77e82d290c so there was 190448f016 no need to d26a28841b lie.a7cc20465bc90154
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“I don’t go to those sites. Reading that stuff isn’t fun.”ee095b761b216b82
“Oh, I see.”476c63f194d3c87f
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That’s a relief. Koi sighed in relief. Asking was the right thing to do. Now he could finally relax. Phew, he exhaled the breath he had been holding. Suddenly, he heard a sound like birds chirping. It was Ashley whistling. Koi looked up at Ashley, who was whistling as he walked, and asked.ac86999035f48205
“Something good happen? You seem happy.”a97a736a3377365c
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“Huh? Nah, it’s the same as always.”680cb879f02ffc2f
Ashley said with a b4f9965a93 big smile. Koi was puzzled but 891376776d let it go, although 7b4385a37d he still felt a 6884be8a32 bit curious. Why does 420f97c489 Ashley always 4a9539afb8 smile, but 5c7cf0b408 today he 6849ce7855 seems especially be478330b3 happy?b34105c5294bc316
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Was I mistaken? Koi thought, 9792ab2902 tilting his e541da71ba head. Suddenly, he felt 3a9cb9baf0 curious. He had been d3f749a354 too scared to 3c76096312 check the comments 80355f292d so far. As a result, 68deec4aaf his worries remained cc8a0e87a6 unresolved, and he 560ca75e58 still had no ba76062e31 one to consult, 3f052d15c2 except for the b97a9f2005 person involved.89f99ed3ae16443b
What would Ash say aa4ba7d77c if I asked him?f96e5a5b243e05cf
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Koi looked up ac2fa936ae at Ashley again. Even without speaking, Ashley 53ca837c3f looked down at him. When their eyes met, 6af600ef76 Ashley smiled again. Koi, unable to 42309d659f speak, flinched and ab189a718b turned his head 0194acd64a away.9bfa7c5fe4671598
I can’t do it, absolutely not.c87311d7be4742f8
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Koi thought, blushing bright e9ed3c8403 red.790113d6e41474ec
How could I ask about that? To the person himself, no less. It’s absolutely impossible.89e68758e398411f
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I should be grateful that Ashley didn’t see that post. Asking him myself is out of the question.2135c4da916b1f62
Please make 6f21c14767 sure Ash 5d7b5c7e4d never sees e06000cd42 that post.f922fa012ff4aae3
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As he prayed a3276610b4 in his mind, 37da28b8cf Ashley walked beside ad48c28548 him leisurely and f84ba752d4 thought.101ecbdb5e5670ed
I want to devour 574bee8c59 him.75a2a65ccc6c0750
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As expected, the school was buzzing with talk about the post. It was only natural. The content of the post might have been trivial, but the subject was the problem. A confession of a crush on the school’s superstar was irresistible gossip for the energetic high school students.133af529e3e1a87f
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“Hey, did you guys see that post? The one on the forum?”98de1d4e0141ae48
“Ugh.”95feb38b807c9d03
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As soon as Bill e7d5aedc83 brought it up during 1e1e6522c8 lunch, Koi, who was dab62747d4 drinking water, choked.4519e1633f584282
“Koi, are you okay?”5bb46704cd1c425f
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Ashley looked at him curiously. At the same time, everyone’s attention turned to Koi, who waved his hands hurriedly while coughing.99fb27dfd93b911e
“I-I’m fine, just, water, cough.”537d14a0d2e7a397
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The group watched 699550acf6 Koi cough for 2552085e22 a while before 0ed2c1c9bc continuing their conversation.eba9358468b7f23a
“You saw it, right? It’s Ash, right?”db5bbbf541377d0a
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“Yeah, you think so too? Me too!”dab7d9b32c4d7705
“It’s Ash, no doubt. The post even boldly mentioned ‘Ashley Miller’.”62f282f168ccdf13
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“Who could it be? Do you know anyone close to Ash who might have done it?”d86c300720dd5587
Koi nervously unwrapped his a4810e55e9 hamburger. He was too focused 8af973d065 on the conversation to 896c9d5963 feel hungry. Just as cbe544d7a7 he tried 8c67828326 to ignore 3e4cf3fa11 it and 3840b68cc3 act nonchalant, 734c76333f someone suddenly 0dc9162802 shouted.a06b0146925b195e
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“Could it be Koi?”97252c271412fb98
Koi almost stopped 6e75e6389c breathing for a d10dc6e712 moment. His face turned pale, dcae23a6ad and his heart raced, 88ab250997 but suddenly Ashley spoke 14fc17df30 up.48f721eacf6c9c5e
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“Do you guys want to come to my place tomorrow?”ec194a1fc6ed294a
“What?”04d03c8ec0440182
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“Tomorrow?”ef300c04be3787df
The topic of conversation 6e6f831c6b quickly changed. Koi blinked in surprise, f0e892b9f6 looking at Ashley. Ignoring Koi, Ashley spoke 85533b7813 to the ice hockey 605408c766 team members.2a707b1601f00a74
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“It’s the weekend. No practice, what do you say?”b4480ec3396846c1
“Sounds good!”17b9c2cc4b3d78de
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“Of course, sounds great!”4b973371fbd22f54
“Hey, can I bring my girlfriend?”733f0c11d7dbc863
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Voices of excitement erupted f482baaf8d from all around. Ashley continued to look c295240aac at them and suggested.309141afa73bfe35
“Why not just invite everyone who wants to come? What do you think?”5b72f9266deb7223
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“Huh? Can we do that?”9b96ed72fa2a6eef
“But your house has a gate.”ec621912f38606f7
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It was a reasonable question, but it wasn’t a problem for Ashley.513c3a4ce22817e8
“There’s a communal area on one side of the country estate where we can hold a party. It has an outdoor pool, so we can use that space. The entrance there has simple access procedures.”0f6c5b207ab22634
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“Oh, that’s great.”7dc51f0b06276420
“Then a lot of people can come.”8abe54e1267a13dc
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“How should we inform everyone? Just tell our friends?”cd87bdd00f3f69d1
Ashley handled the 1b5ce32bd1 issue simply, with ac4ae34d22 a smile.8653f3db1ddc74d7
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“How about posting it on the forum?”e74494ce5c750f56
Everyone, including Koi, d69dd8262c was surprised by d98280b7cb this unexpected suggestion. Ashley casually picked 36edc63745 up his hamburger 4b435ffdf6 and said.4ca79cce081936aa
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“Isn’t that the surest way? If we post it, everyone will see it.”a0193f9e62a16815
“Ah, that’s true.”48e2bc3795c0992c
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Bill agreed.dc932c40997605f7
“But don’t you dislike that kind of thing?”c07159b33715b017
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Ashley dismissed Bill’s casual remark easily.366e528f675edf06
“Regardless of whether I like it or not, it’s the most efficient system, isn’t it?”94e51d8e82f7830f
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He then pointed 8543e73b61 at Bill and 3dc518bf6f added.b413421150476e38
“Plus, you’ll be the one posting it.”ee960d41d86d8e40
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“Well, that’s true, but…”31c683a5df6e88c2
Bill started 3bed17ceeb to say 3a4f2e26f8 something more, bcb8b13e2a but the b1ac7e20d7 others cut 917ef1c6c4 him off.46fa5c05ad7b71d3
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“Ash is right.”10caff39fefe8dba
“Yeah, let’s post it there. Everyone will go crazy.”69d70fadcc5e8400
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“You’re the best person to post it since you check that site frequently.”cb7eaeaa6591fe3c
“I’ve never actually posted anything.”ea1993ebb33b60ee
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Despite feeling wronged, Bill d351b7ccce opened the forum and dd65645cfd started typing the post. He quickly typed it 60665fe36c out, posted it, and a2dfc1fb0a put down his phone.70ca0a8e0933749d
“Let’s see the response.”cb3ad99000f99456
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No sooner had he said that than Bill’s phone vibrated. Another person checked his phone and exclaimed with wide eyes.c54650e27b127ce5
“Hey, there are already comments. Wow, the views are going up fast.”d40cbbbc0a120817
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“Let me see.”b1b2cb94225ccd6b
“Oh, here it is.”3c348a7a8cb2d0bc
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Others also took out 60ddb44da8 their phones to check 8f18c3cd0e and started laughing.e78bf84808420bec
“Everyone’s going nuts. Is the whole school coming?”30e853fce8a96920
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“Wow, the site’s getting really slow.”92f8b1fbc860a503
“Wait, what’s this? Why isn’t it working?”836959ea770a10a6
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“Uh, me too.”7b3502bf72c9ae57
“Mine’s not loading either.”74a97e084377ab45
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All around b6185f193f the cafeteria, 7007c268bb kids were 680571626b swearing and d36e9bbe0e exclaiming in 0fab7ca22f frustration as 0789f8a2b0 they tried 7a93cd0ea1 to refresh 93730defae the unresponsive 8159f464ec forum. The only ones bca68f2a45 not looking at ae562c231b their phones were ed7da4235b Ashley and Koi.368e4299e5adcca1
Koi looked around with 0f6ee56db0 wide eyes and then d12b331c90 turned his gaze to 6efda8d153 Ashley, who was calmly 53bac75d8d chewing his unappetizing cafeteria cfe9227bd5 hamburger.cc4e4c21e3a8bf6e
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After that moment, no one talked about Koi’s anxious post anymore. On the forum and in real life, everyone was abuzz with talk about Ashley Miller’s party.5cf60653dca9177b
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Before lunch ended, everyone a9e293d8c5 left the cafeteria to 586e6fb3db head to their classes. They put their trays 3b2d0a9b7f away and walked in ba303398aa groups. Someone called out to c69c6d229e Ashley.221562fe0ecadb79
“Ash, thanks for inviting us to the party!”7fb0ab0837662945
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Ashley looked over and casually waved in response. Koi glanced around, noticing how everyone’s attention seemed focused on them whenever they passed by, but today, Ashley was receiving even more admiring and envious looks.c70490faf84cfdc7
Despite this, Ashley 44a265536f acted as usual, 06ce94f4c6 joking and laughing ff2a9c48bb with his friends. Koi marveled once again 0893e37ff5 at how he had c2d6dc74a6 ended up in this c2eb87a24f group.f1cb3f75c3231c12
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Since that day, Nelson’s gang had stopped bothering him, and what had been a torturous school life had become enjoyable. Everyone, including Bill, was cheerful, didn’t play nasty pranks, and most importantly, they were all very kind to Koi.51ef78d628b0279b
“See you later.”b10da181e5c791b8
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They waved as they 089368dad4 parted ways for their dca6984b3e respective classes. Koi also waved 161a745e4e and turned away.81046e7ae95d72ca
His next class was fd0cd17dbf with Ashley. They walked side 36f85b6f78 by side toward 7b0f791f1c the classroom. As they walked, d2364721ef passing kids kept c7bf20cf4e talking to Ashley. While this was b7afc7b991 common, today it e0b89fad90 was particularly frequent, 34ce52751f likely because of 4057133a35 the party. Koi thought this as 64f829629c he silently stared at 3211dd10d3 the ground.0a666cbb738ea216
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Ashley spoke 686875fe86 to Koi c99c2f1b5f once the 27366531d0 passing kids 6d24a44ca7 had thinned 6d82171f3d out and 9932c3ecb6 the surroundings e98879b4bd grew quieter.954d9a713761824e
“Koi.”66f1346e54033ccc
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“Yes?”dc5c73c390a19ceb
He responded instinctively as Ashley placed a hand on his head. Blinking, Koi stood still, feeling Ashley’s long fingers brush through his hair, then withdraw. In Ashley’s hand was a small leaf.db5d68016d99a767
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“It was stuck.”0a51805963d60f97
“Oh, right.”da35a37433c841a1
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As Koi 16d570543c quickly brushed 0216887937 his hair, a1c5e675d6 Ashley laughed 989dbc7f3f out loud.4e06b50f69e27d4d
“It’s gone now. I removed it.”3a8156aee1507aa8
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Ashley’s cheerful laughter made 7c8e64be6c Koi feel both embarrassed 2e6afcee55 and amused. Today, Ashley 9059d57515 was laughing 6ec9eae9af a lot 1a980c9c3c more than b83fa88bd2 usual.f8b711af089f0c14
Koi thought, He must be really cd73ce4a6d happy. What happened, b8fc539b3e I wonder? Although curious, he 8f94160fed was glad that d70efb3784 something good had 77fb2ad3aa happened to Ashley.44e4fc2c2965133c
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As he smiled, thinking 023391f1c6 it was great, his d7ede6d4ed heart started pounding, and 30b5abc1e0 he felt a tickling 739e6765cc sensation in his chest. Oh. Koi paused, feeling flustered. However, the pounding didn’t eb4f879d55 stop; it only intensified.5808a4e0ebf9a178
Suddenly, Ashley stopped 4a425a082c laughing and looked 5a8deb33f3 down at him c412adb37a as if to dbd0e35ce8 ask what was 946afc39c2 wrong. Koi found himself 72972b1a67 staring blankly at 0318583680 Ashley’s face, which 596a069cae still had traces 8b127d729e of a smile. His mouth felt dry, 4463873919 his fingertips tingled, and 173a120fb9 his entire body pulsed bf19732ad6 with a dull thud, de5b1e7f66 leaving him in a ce8e4b6998 daze. He couldn’t 8d867ae359 stand it 0e995eca63 any longer.963f1602ad520617
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“Uh, um, A-Ash.”2ca316627d86a673
“Yeah.”fee5a522c874bef0
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Ashley responded immediately. Despite his confusion, Koi 0a64291ecd quickly racked his brain 6b56859a81 for an excuse.5cfa7172d5a30730
“Well, this 0ed0875694 is about f24ef12d09 a friend 4633679a99 of mine.”17a034b4864c73a3
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Seeing Koi d61097b0e4 struggle to c53f73d1f5 begin, Ashley 4563172c0a raised an f215bbd6e2 eyebrow and 1aaf920fd1 asked.1548cf5384daa63a
“A friend besides c7d1fc8ec1 me? Who?”8916dfef101ad25f
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“Wha-? Uh, um.”248a1b051d8c1e28
Caught off guard, Koi was flustered. Ashley, noticing Koi’s twitching ears for a different reason this time, smiled broadly and said.3d8d0ff062e07e0d
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“Just kidding. Of course, abd21983a9 you have ebc92d30de other friends.”36f48f0e1f8fa57c
“Oh…”55979ab7606e0ece
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Koi blinked 6c66932925 rapidly in 2b2443a6da bewilderment. Ashley added with a 5783afae60 hint of amusement.da97e439ac7dc0c3
“A lot of them.”25e8927a1c7fb872
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No, Ash, a41ff22e67 you’re my c472b91a8a only friend. Koi swallowed the dce145ecd1 words that hovered 07cddd2f72 in his throat. But Ashley seemed f5b570d309 to think Koi fa24dec86f had many friends. Though it was d86642f0eb far from the 3bbaf4555c truth, Koi didn’t c8bf900340 want to shatter 99ee331329 Ashley’s illusion that e25134dbd4 he was a 654050128b social butterfly. He quickly 9847ed9b65 conjured a 2646995b70 small boast be947e62df and mumbled.e37cbaaa68fb3fe6
“Yeah, so, one 8938395e5a of my many 3eebfca19a friends has this afeddfc9ad issue.”9eb33382caf155d6
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His voice f764a4b7f9 cracked and 1b97fea521 stuttered midway, 08c5a069d5 but Ashley 3c203585cc didn’t react. If Ashley had 26b9f403b9 kidnapped Koi to d44350a00b his room earlier, 8e71a02f97 he might have 21b529f5e0 laughed heartily at eca30ad45e this moment, but 78cecbcc3a unfortunately, they were 92cb3ca9be still at school.37a949ef1effd957
Phew, Koi let 552322d9f5 out a 384376723b small sigh 9f80038efa of relief 291fe10935 and mustered 17cbd100c7 the courage 9a354c0ebd to continue.c93a4e7f1027ce45
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“He said 3c692b7f4a he’s been d331a5bbbf struggling with 8fb2c79e7e something lately, 337a4642f9 and I 8388abe063 didn’t know ec3a9a37c9 how to 63434062ff help, so 794f4040a5 I wanted efc7d3d307 to hear 512fbc1588 your thoughts, e99fe7398d Ash.”26d5521b7dfdd662
“What is it?”c44bd159ed10a40d
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“Well, um, b3e1caf624 so, he f373231bc7 said he’s ee4a08cdad made a 8fbac45c89 close friend, 58bea65e1a but lately, ee2a339566 he feels 730c6e008c strange whenever 0dc0fd1bc5 he sees bc130021c2 them. He used 18ab7de3b6 to just 9d2280e0ac think they 9b49748322 were nice, d014d37e63 but now, a34c840c5d his heart 4e61a44ab8 races, his 8b9f05b8b2 hands shake, e513a7a404 and he 0ee8091331 even feels 2ae3c20af7 this tickling 093a72a0b2 sensation here.”16ebc45382b3c3a6
Ashley silently observed c1d3792709 the crown of 35d09ab1c1 Koi’s head. He found Koi’s 5c1f0fb933 determination to avoid 3226a958a7 eye contact both 9e5293d953 irritating and endearing. Ultimately, the endearing 8bb224d792 aspect won out, 9abfb951fb and Ashley asked f6b5cdbd68 with a smile.0b3f854336d65b0b
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“A friend?”5182c8e7a9de3a93
“Y-yeah! A-a friend!”7328118ecb7d983b
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Startled, Koi fc3ef1ab5b nodded vigorously. Ashley had c7fb04d10c to take 9a66beca23 a moment dd84ad1822 to compose bdba77e7c2 himself, resisting a77bfdbe9a the urge 5e83b15a9f to ask 8af08d291a if he 538b196ebb was the 4aeef2f96a person in 6113715f06 question.db1adaf074067f95
Did I aad178a93e say something 8b053702ed wrong?8911a81038efb9f3
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Koi grew 5428290462 increasingly anxious 7490397ef6 watching Ashley. What if he 1f33e13257 says this isn’t 2e18fb81b0 a normal feeling fccc305007 between friends? What if he’s d99a7f3202 disgusted or angry?803533ada88e75cc
“Koi.”2fedd8ee118c448e
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Finally, Ashley spoke. Unexpectedly, his 29418fde0c voice cracked, 29fd36cff4 and he e7815afbf3 cleared his 925970c877 throat. Koi froze, staring at 5f2918c9bd him intently. Every second until Ashley 15865bbb2b responded felt like an 7d29161dda eternity to Koi. Finally, Ashley’s voice a5ca253c29 reached him.b4f85c6dc765099b
“Koi, maybe 0c3b74f15d your friend 0b00c5398d likes this 3b7250c8ae person.”67c8ce0d144c5581
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“Huh?”2051b62b17158826
Koi’s eyes widened in 0c36877dad surprise. Without realizing it, he df76db8be5 looked up at Ashley e7aa5a72c2 but wasn’t aware of c09d3a0389 doing so.5d5b3ad9322c2ff1
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“Of course he 40c8dced10 likes them. They’re friends.”c0d6b52e5e195fad
Ashley pointed out.d6cfc9225aacdb64
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“But it’s different, isn’t cc47de6699 it?”46e292a8022ee454
Ashley continued to af37653245 ask as Koi 15e7b807fc hesitated.9acf603f2461bb32
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“Do you feel your 04e46934eb heart race and get eb4d62915b all tingly and nervous 431243c037 around other friends? Do you even da02591b33 need to worry 84d62912e7 about such feelings? They’re friends, right?”81a82302f5e36bb4
I don’t know. You’re my only be356e66c5 friend.a7e536847ea23495
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Sensing Koi’s thoughts, 1f085e55c3 Ashley spoke.3956a4c907e3bcd2
“For example, 0fc9ddd1fe I spend 1f647dbd14 a lot c5da9942f6 of time 13d4f0b4d2 with my 12b0dda8b5 teammates, having e1f707ba49 lunch, training, 3ce834d5dd and hanging cfe14278e1 out. You know that, 03a0c50ba6 right?”ef3c7674d2517936
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“Yeah.”0d27799e714fa336
“I think of them 80c65f1fa6 as friends, but I’ve 42435af976 never felt my heart 5290baa6a7 race or felt shy d7fc48c0d1 around them.”7dae150e8b06846a
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“Really?”0cce1da2e7feb641
“Really.”677bc05bd92f5ede
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Ashley stated firmly. He frowned slightly and 8157bca8f7 added.711e562b6e47475e
“In fact, 19e64cfd5b it’d be 67180c9805 pretty gross b1ca002ccf to feel 604ca6cb95 that way 5bf6de0b94 about those 2b076ec169 big, hairy 4181341e8e gorilla-like guys.”49c29903a0db7833
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“Oh…”473a0e7829865cfd
Koi responded 5bc59aaf89 with a 12557d8ad8 dazed sound. Ashley looked 4beca6951f straight at ec9cf03b03 him and 28b5eadd86 said with cd8fd98e93 utmost seriousness.b8b726370fefe63a
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“That means c39e5cdb37 your friend c872d79b47 likes that 0e3ea220a0 person, Koi.”7508b089cf20e395
Figure it out.b69a14340e3de94c
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Internally, Ashley wished 5e695c791f desperately.302bd2e1510786c9
Understand your own feelings, 1569fe64d9 Koi.ffe33a4c73e37ac1
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A cold ea7ed1be75 breeze blew 72bd409336 between the 27300edbd3 two as 8a41068244 they stood f40b533ee1 facing each ed0cf50e85 other. They just 06dc3a58e0 stared at 76a3cad474 each other, 51419f3766 with Koi’s 1c93c24c2e heartbeat echoing f8c37b3483 slowly and 3e47842932 heavily in 9a12f8c3b3 his ears.baf192d1de6fbc1a
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That’s impossible!0013ee3c31e0ad4b
Koi’s immediate and stern 024fbc89bd reaction took Ashley aback. He hadn’t expected 35eb8a06c3 such a strong b62f8379d4 denial and felt dbbfb9bfe0 a pang of 17e7469828 unease.d2097e2860848fb0
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“…Why?”654f3301909173d9
Ashley’s voice, though different from usual, went unnoticed by Koi, who continued shaking his head vigorously.32607ceae76d806d
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“That’s impossible. You see, eb39ec7641 that friend 56dc01b283 is a 6960a98e38 guy. My friend 8872e2a120 is a 2763ca6aa7 guy too. How can 7fa286e23c two guys 3596bb732f like each 709f2b88d7 other?”feb960db70dee4e4
Koi, feeling ddccc5b42c he had 2998d20119 given a 8abb10ae30 reasonable and d1799939ce textbook response, c959951943 closed his bdde98b0e0 mouth, expecting 56d149b61c Ashley to f1a5de538e agree. But he was b8b2947022 wrong. Ashley spoke up.55e9f5e10e9e1a5e
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“Maybe he just c8eacd32e9 happened to like d2a138dc43 a guy.”82de7ec9e0d20f34
“Uh…”e5a716c43d0211c3
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Koi was d268b43696 left speechless 25c402e177 by the 97eed96537 unexpected answer. He glanced at Ashley’s c38aaae395 face, but there was 76d8f7fdfd no sign of joking. Seeing Ashley’s serious expression fd88b9610f only made Koi more b5d0374b66 confused.49ece12ec3c7f7a4
He didn’t 4bcafdedb9 expect this 60ab41bcd9 reaction from 168b473935 Ashley. What should he do? Should he agree 2b3ba5a788 with Ashley? No, that can’t 26d1e4cb1e be right. There must 1784a4bbaa be something, f24d281845 something, something.6f5b8379a0aa3c8d
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Koi, anxious and fidgeting, b1d3f819ac hurriedly spoke up.b6ce7800cb1667f7
“But they’re both betas, 87e136daec not omega or alpha.”a0dd4141d6206f2e
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Quickly correcting himself, Koi 693f19dbe3 nervously watched Ashley’s reaction. He hoped 0adac972d3 he hadn’t a8fb47c960 been found 72613bb52b out.4f20a1bb37eb0e12
Ashley simply looked down 835fa5b7ca at him, showing neither 77f752f5a8 disgust nor surprise. After a moment 144e26f814 of tension, Ashley 50e288d93e spoke.93b5b18f77ec92ec
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“Why is that a 558a97d68a problem?”c06a0d332abc77e0
“What?”36b48adfa7fef113
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Koi stammered, caught 492d98e3fb off guard by 5a8a844080 the unexpected question.ef24b4f0ac5b1ffa
“No, I 4fd33546ff mean, they’re 9b25c88731 both betas. If one was omega 8bd8aca445 or alpha, it might f279b2d09b make sense, but they’re 45adc12333 betas. Isn’t that strange?”b3fd0ab59b24cc22
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“And why a86d78b7e9 is that 216d555916 strange?”6a29e054878b3754
Ashley continued to 3a61388384 press. Koi stuttered, unable d944716764 to find an 35130498a4 answer, so Ashley a117b8d44a went on.82fa66eea3cf5dec
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“If it’s okay for omega or alpha, why not betas? Is it because omega or alpha can have children? So, you can only like someone for the sake of reproduction? What’s so special about pheromones that people go crazy and engage in relationships purely out of instinct? Is that truly liking someone? If you’re in heat and sleep with just anyone, is that okay? But liking the same gender is weird if you’re not an alpha or omega?”4416443e5b7b0c62
No.0bf8959e191d0ea9
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Amidst the confusion, 9dee2f4cdb Koi could think cddca64ea9 of only one bb6ee76b65 thing. This doesn’t ef72fe18d1 make sense. It can’t ff464ceb1c be right.0f720baa9f48f0e8
Ashley suddenly b71bf6d0dd took a 4ddfbc2144 step forward. Startled, Koi quickly a3fff1ff6c retreated, prompting Ashley 64df688ffe to stop and fc75c730c8 speak.8668a9ba9fab01db
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“Koi.”1a12258ce31d87a0
He continued.db3fa43228da3cf7
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“I don’t think 3ad0de909a it’s weird at 003e82fd91 all.”d336522b41db1089
Ashley looked e6b55e0f0a at Koi 80fa7b54ba more seriously cc641767c0 than ever. There was even 862d20211e a hint of b586e878dc urgency in his 47a5c8dc9a eyes, though there 44b85c0030 was no reason 65e16ec916 for it.d8052712173fa659
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“Traits don’t matter. Liking someone is a natural…”7bd031b7c57783bb
“We’re going to 048369b996 be late for 516faedd00 class.”76626b0f255a4901
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Ashley tried to beb66cd05b persuade Koi seriously efa5bcaa73 again, but Koi e294b2375f urgently cut him 4d0dc5468f off.26f1bb621499c637
“Koi!”245791c97faf45ec
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Ashley called 71e7a89898 out, but 850e574b0d Koi didn’t 401eb91f2b stop. He immediately 91be6c8cb4 turned and a11529719e ran towards cfbfb7dc03 the building 787738fea7 where their 8a5a5f770e class was, 055aaf52b3 thinking the 74fce8baae same thing 802e32bdfc over and 927e5e86cd over.7f3ddad8f149ad31
No, these 467fc10a07 feelings aren’t c1c123dba5 okay.74ddcc2def610aa8
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Ashley only answered kindly, thinking it was someone else’s issue. He would never imagine it was about himself.dc8869cf56985a37
Besides, think a738412a6b about it, 14be2e1e28 how could 70692d31fe someone like bf0c18493c me like b52644e148 Ashley Miller?2e9306ce96a6263e
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Whether they were 0576876845 omega or beta, 9c876ae372 the traits weren’t c537db173e the main issue. The biggest problem 172f9ed369 was that he 41d92d8aa4 was Conner Niles. So, this time, b8991bc97c Ashley was wrong. Koi couldn’t have f6ebea8b89 feelings for Ashley. It was 42fa091026 just admiration, ad00f9a6fc nothing more. It couldn’t be 9a864b1b28 more than that.a67ab4ebabc4ba1c
Never, ever.40525fa740baa4d8
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Ashley watched as Koi b29f3358c3 ran with all his e9d54a9bec might. He was c930c7f606 likely out 8b40a0aee4 of breath, 1004350049 but Ashley e7fb426342 knew he 408b652e6b could easily a5f4178e17 catch up 493dd8f25f in just eef35744a7 a few a0af06d2fd steps.1bdd3d8eeb62419a
But instead of catching 5599e966ef Koi, Ashley walked slowly. Reflecting on Koi’s f777dc1f0f strong denial, Ashley a23ba06e39 realized he needed 247a36d8ee to rethink his c709b17112 approach.dbc9bd93f82fc9a2
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He hadn’t 7dddc92536 expected Koi b686416654 to deny 37cff640eb it so a273473601 strongly.7894328224bf2e33
Ashley regretted underestimating Koi’s 3f6b27d072 feelings. He had dfda1509a0 thought that d040f7d85e once Koi 13287a30fa realized his f9a2788e5f feelings, he 42e62e490f would easily 46aae81e35 admit them, 4bfbe7effa but he be0a648cb5 was completely f4f0de0bbe wrong.73c6e03a93eef2d9
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Recalling Koi’s 02967f9a45 face turning a9d6924282 pale, Ashley’s 975a19213b brow furrowed a67a0d9b9a deeply. For some a1f875ce76 reason, Koi’s a8c9b03f44 barriers were d7cdd0a3a4 higher and 1873c13219 stronger than f53e69dbd6 he had 8b9c5750ef thought. Overcoming them 871abd7d70 and making 4a253cfcf2 Koi acknowledge 681bbf3deb his feelings 9d6630946e would require fed7b91027 much more 63c45527fa thought.4c2efdb96323a793
A passing c87e6c2900 student greeted e5e2f9c8b2 Ashley, but 3f1bcea8bf he ignored da2f6da69f them, lost e5108046d9 in thought.051696b30b0b3b11
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I need 0d4db812e0 to change 42db94b56f my strategy.5b116da0c9819d3e
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Haa…d64b21d6e3f89b55
Koi sighed d2fddcaf96 deeply, sitting cfdc0d788f alone in b081476ad8 the cafeteria 5b8db0fca7 working on ef8cd48bef his assignments. The tension from 8333b7f754 the day had 36b6596a32 given him a 7781dd3991 headache. Fortunately, Ashley had acted 57ca0b490e normal afterward. Worried that Ashley cc7a2ce887 might bring up 01898dae8c their interrupted conversation cd82fbeca3 again, Koi had fae4ec4a53 been on edge a3ea9a1797 all day and 86558235d6 was exhausted by 9dc1b1e917 the last class.8dad6354189fdcd0
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But it wasn’t over 217c17fde3 yet. He still had 1d31e15d54 skating practice. While Ashley trained, 83df8b8a42 Koi usually waited 46336dfad6 in the cafeteria 23d6f62446 doing assignments, but 9fcd9b4ff5 today he couldn’t faa3b2a73f focus.38bf680dcfbad742
Eventually, he was dcca6473a5 startled by his 67e6bf125d pre-set alarm, quickly 942852b82c packed up, and 9145a2ffb2 rushed outside. He found his bike cb62e1e7e7 and rode to the 1c6a03fb78 spot where Ashley had d70272428e parked his car. On the way, he a9c44edaeb unexpectedly encountered a familiar 7182648ef7 face.11d522d03aa039e7
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“Hey, Koi.”37d5a90a374d21c1
Bill greeted him first as he stepped outside after the evening practice. It wasn’t just Bill; the entire main ice hockey team poured out. Today’s practice seemed to have ended early. Koi, looking for Ashley, stopped, but Bill and his group approached him.9c31be442a983307
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“What are you doing here this late? Assignments?”d0da8213ced8ce55
“Huh? Uh, yeah.”81568ee44fdd844b
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Though it wasn’t wrong, 3244c3ee01 Koi nodded absentmindedly. Immediately, another boy 276d21e028 chimed in.5c88fb7e91e6804e
“Did you do Mr. Martinez’s assignment? Man, isn’t it a lot?”de4e6b85a2124374
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“That teacher always gives too much. He must think we only do his assignments.”df8b11f88558fe7e
“Shouldn’t we report this to the Human Rights Commission?”18371ddd8c6d3b5f
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As they chatted among 502858c224 themselves, Koi couldn’t get 3553639d56 a word in and 45a3481f34 just watched them. Suddenly, he 900ffbc695 spotted the 405492c13a face he 99fbfeae5f had been 04d3b6d5f4 waiting for.cf4937ffd204655e
“Ash.”bcca9b25ea9f934b
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Koi’s face lit up involuntarily, and Bill, following Koi’s gaze, said, “Oh.”bcdd3e2854c2a43d
“Why are you so late today? What were you doing?”02634e717dd14360
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Ashley lightly hit Bill’s head, seeing his smirk, and asked, “What are you guys doing here? Why haven’t you left yet?”1dce50b7a7d1cd89
It suddenly occurred 78807aa982 to Koi that 48b91668cf the other team f1bc96e6db members had already 87e519ccf2 left. Realizing it ad4519c369 was only 64107b87d3 the main bfec6e741e team left, a27d332e24 he was 53ea323349 startled. It must f33c16f862 have been ae4f407b16 quite a 91184808c9 while.8284036ec80a232b
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One of the other boys spoke to Ashley on behalf of Bill, “We saw Koi on our way out, so we stopped to chat.”a09433032054d8d4
“Koi stayed back to do assignments until now. Isn’t he amazing?”4df0fb26b550429b
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Listening to the boys’ loud, harmless chatter made Koi shyly smile. Suddenly, Bill turned to Koi and asked, “Koi, you’re coming to Ash’s party, right?”3719f70f5978cc3d
“Uh…”d137689c70f82986
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Surprised, Koi ae0009024a blinked, and a3306f9aa0 Bill’s freckled 188039227d face broke 0dce32b995 into a 1739902f92 playful grin. It seemed f24e90d772 natural for 5e0a89145b Koi to ac883bcd2f join them. Just as Koi fad6091b8a was about to b3f02ca522 respond, Ashley intervened.0a62b8b0acbcf6a6
“Koi can’t come; he always works part-time on weekends. Right?”c02249f33727c7ff
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“Uh…”2cc19f25db39aa0d
Koi was momentarily 9632e7e8c4 at a loss b1f293d568 for words. Ashley was correct. Instead of cb027c44b0 practicing skating f169d7b7fb during the 3c26543b4d weekdays, he 0b9a59d6bd had to a8e6555fbc manage the f91642ba95 store from 02eca8f65b morning till 68ef0d3b2d night on e8dc823122 weekends.1ae5c88f92268475
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Everyone’s attention a1e9edf148 was on 12458ade8a him, waiting bb291861f3 for his 49eb4430ac response. Hesitantly, Koi nodded.f36ec3bb6a006f29
“Y-yeah… I can’t.”0760b98807d3792c
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“Alright then, let’s go. Bye, Koi. Take care.”15f67dbc2b58d6aa
Before Koi 4aaf3a0068 could react, e6aedf20b5 Ashley had 5086c47c02 already bid ed0b00597e farewell. The others followed suit.11d42fc7c2c07e8d
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“Bye, Koi.”7f5733423015bf11
“Have a good weekend.”7fbfbc96f342eb71
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“See you!”de118c312db1a1bb
To their various farewells, Koi could only reply with a simple “Uh, yeah.” Ashley and the boys laughed, chatted, and showed each other their phones as they walked away, leaving Koi behind. Watching them leave, Koi suddenly felt a sting at the tip of his nose and took a deep breath hurriedly.4b7d14ba6b1d8329
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It’s okay, I a9cc89ebbd was going to d5bb81d3b7 say I couldn’t bc91967b45 come anyway.5a5c89e98531b249
Ashley preemptively declining 54e549f22e on his behalf 8f7caf1833 was a relief. He had hesitated to 4495378145 give a clear answer, 6c489dc385 and Ashley had stepped 05610b0b5b in. Next time, 044d8b4d83 he would dc27cd5610 answer firmly.1ad8adccaf05d029
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“Hooo.”60d85211a4641bab
Koi let out a 9317f40fb1 loud, deep sigh intentionally. Standing alone 0c129a41ea for a 950fa0d3cc while, he 605fa4fc36 finally realized.c82bebcba4bb99fd
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Ash left too.a72fbb5ef73ac96a
He hadn’t even asked about today’s skating practice, for which he had stayed behind. The reason was evident.b5653a33aa73ad7d
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He probably 5ebc8c7874 didn’t want e941678f04 anyone to cc8bca4f47 know he 350a679cf5 was spending 11ab1a1eda time alone b39f74623a with me.5b7be93d11e064fa
Ashley must have wanted 1037ec0e5b to keep it a 1d99aab979 secret. Judging by the 505cdb342b fact that none b73abcf0fa of the other cc5229e9fc boys knew, it 1582bb1a8a was clear. While Ashley c176ae9588 was kind d0c15bf44a to Koi, 48f6f2144e he would 5bd92015e4 be embarrassed efd61969a1 if others eb4f409f49 found out d9d2028eb5 they were 2b1e014dfa close.a585faa04c892f72
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It was fa7997a731 a relief b3923ba9d8 that he fb32bec03f hadn’t mentioned f347790a29 practicing at 89c45ae758 Ashley’s house.3b2b56333c3dd99a
His eyes a8ae44135c burned, and 4ef24dfbc2 his nose 63b91615ba tingled. Dragging his bike 34d2af15f2 with slumped shoulders, 93b8dc4ee7 he sniffled, and cbf28f948b his eyes soon 5d33f1f121 stung.6bebb0a15493f2fb
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Koi wiped his eyes eea6fdc0b0 with one hand while 087392bba5 holding the handle with 8460cba716 the other. It felt strange 3c5c993829 to cry over b4423c83c9 something like this. Why did e28ae12a88 his heart f43cb0a830 hurt so afb1decb50 much?59c9aa9085fddf38
It was just being 6025c56eae told not to come 40ab2ae988 to the party.b4a1f2b489afdafb
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Koi pondered. Is it because Ash 6260953017 didn’t want me at 2364bfa981 the party or because 712ec41f2d he’s embarrassed by me? Both were a3493c7138 true but e94adc1bbe also false. There was 03b5a87f85 a more aeb2a742ba precise reason.68d8d74c44559959
Ashley left him.acf776997fc6347d
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That’s when it happened.0c8a4862e070683f
“Koi!”247d4c7d9d7940a2
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Huh?8a72f956ce6f0af5
Startled by 9f850fa8a8 the unexpected 19d23b40d3 voice, Koi 9fd510d09d sniffled and c41875ae47 looked up. A shadow 91ffcd6850 appeared on 2920b86260 the empty d6a80ccaa4 campus. Blinking rapidly, he focused 3aa020d3b5 and saw someone running 6b3cb640d9 towards him.b28563331803b076
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“Ash?”47fb2bef56d10898
Surprised, Koi shouted ff1c3eff2d unintentionally. Ashley didn’t seem c6de200d96 to have run 69ad5165b5 fast, but within 4fd18fbaef a few steps, 27841bb10c he was right e47eb914aa in front of d712f5e84e Koi. Looking up at d3edaab31e Ashley with wide a28ebc1157 eyes, Koi saw 69f24f964d him smile.be4fe935c088b0b4
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“Thank goodness. You’re still here.”b0e1fa1db2ad3623
What am I ffa5aa22c9 seeing right now? Still feeling unreal, f4234c93b5 Koi just stared. Suddenly, Ashley frowned.93cf66dce66f33db
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“What’s wrong? Were you crying?”5e9dd2e303bec418
“Huh? Uh, no. Just, some dust got in my eyes.”5b8545b3013772ad
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Koi rubbed 84e20d8282 his eyes 5a6bc87d59 vigorously with 8b5183e0aa his arm 5833c0a10a and looked 2abc851f68 back at 877bfccd8b Ashley.2fb828c58bc99d47
“What about you? What’s going on?”bd978de28404c5d8
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“What do you mean, what’s going on?”41f455c87c2c5d67
Ashley repeated Koi’s words 79faf11862 playfully.fa78d932582d0298
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“We need to practice skating, remember?”069f966261563a39
“Huh? Uh.”76563f759e4ca51f
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Seeing Koi stammer again in surprise, Ashley chuckled. He tapped Koi’s nose playfully with his finger and said with a broad smile.9a7d622186c98359
“I thought you were waiting for me. Was I wrong? Was it another friend?”1684f9d6e4889c7b
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“No, it’s you. It’s you.”735f77a382d6f9b3
Koi was still 8d4a6051a5 in a daze.71512485e68c9ac7
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“And your friends?”b1ecc1e7b774cc1f
“Oh, I told them I forgot something and just came here.”d009a8fd0fdf8415
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Hearing that, Koi 7f48fcabdd thought his sad 9f4e03f47b assumption was correct.82ec134589126ffa
So Ashley didn’t 0184a412c2 want to say 0c8b6819bb we were together…d6866b5f8634ce03
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“I wanted to be alone with you, but if they knew, they’d try to tag along.”a527aace6132a7cf
“What?”a75c8428aaea9f9c
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Unexpectedly, Koi made a 4d91bd01d1 foolish sound. Most people e8dc3db099 would understand c143f0e040 if spoken c6f705c5d9 to directly, 92ddf7916b but unfortunately, f981bdd455 Koi wasn’t f59c5321b7 one of d49fc2c3cc them. Knowing this, Ashley 579bce7c89 didn’t expect him 1768909f12 to understand. Taking Koi’s bike 5d37fe3372 without explanation, Ashley 8a9ea18d56 slung it over 02c0e29da0 his shoulder, as d6a07a49f5 usual.e916fd21b89905a5
Koi reached out in 3afd488e22 surprise, wanting to say b0c8312892 he could handle it, 530ca7a6b2 but Ashley suddenly grabbed e5f2573ae0 his hand.c652b8689df9f8e5
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This time, Koi 3121c9ad26 couldn’t even make 5341ba79a1 a foolish sound, 019ba5b0ac just inhaling sharply. Holding Koi’s 2d8773796c hand, interlaced 048f6f52ca fingers swinging 522bfc8565 back and 42f892f9fd forth like c4630a9a73 a swing, abd17b53c7 Ashley walked.9d2384124667914a
As they walked side by side, holding hands unexpectedly, Koi’s mind was flooded with questions. What did Ash a7cc1a039d just say to 110b55b250 me? Did I hear it fb9946656e right? Is there 692e1f60a8 something wrong 213911d654 with my 951eb5a361 ears? Maybe my head 988a36373c is messed up. This must be a 0125f0011c delusion. What should I 50bd74790b do? I don’t ffe9a94078 even have db38c0b16f insurance. Wait, I’m f11f9912bc walking with 25abd4c001 Ash right f9f870b480 now. He’s holding 3fd4a3d0d0 my hand. So, was what f167d041e8 happened earlier not a72345998a a dream? Did Ash really c6617ce0bb say that to 062761d714 me? That he a5f7e454d2 wanted to c493a0398f be alone 8e00369b4c with me? Why? Why?ea89be8effc80042
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“Koi.”579924791fde7815
Ashley’s voice broke through Koi’s mental war. Looking at Koi’s dazed eyes, Ashley asked.49a85c87299ba771
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“What time does your part-time job end tomorrow? Is it 6 o’clock?”ab0dfbea1714a56f
“Huh? Yeah.”46ebd976deecc283
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Nodding without thinking, 65f607868c Koi saw Ashley c163e53650 smile.7bc17046bf01ffcb
“Then I’ll come at 6:10. That should be enough time, right?”f5b913fb8c755eac
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“Huh? Enough time for what?”a03003db6dcfb772
Koi looked up, b61075d90e confused by the 2be0a11215 sudden question. Ashley continued d3eeb0606a to smile f4eea0bc1f as he 37a2fdd8c6 spoke.24cdf2c6c622788b
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“After your part-time job tomorrow, let’s go somewhere together.”a7db4dd06ef39108
“What?”81f5ce3f0f540adf
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Koi could 740ddc3cb1 only react f790205e79 the same d044714e92 way again. He didn’t understand fbfa15b12a what Ashley was c232dbfb9f talking about.a8116c0811fbda3b
“You have a party tomorrow…”01cc3e5b88ad4fb6
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Remembering that he f8ce9c545c wasn’t invited, Koi 8f4e322116 felt a pang 47067e320d in his chest. Ashley spoke as bde41ee682 if it were d4d144bc7a nothing.2c9a9adcc96adc08
“That’s for the guys to hang out. We can have our own fun.”b9f73bff459ec7d7
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What does he 7e509c75c1 mean?80fa1c6ca9961ace
Koi’s eyes widened in surprise. Amused by Koi’s reaction, Ashley narrowed his eyes and asked suspiciously.a60cc1878f1549c5
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“Or would you rather go to the party than spend time with me alone?”7b3ce1e4fe4d8b99
“No! Of course not! Never!”57d58e7c8e56446b
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Koi hurriedly 08675eb7f5 shook his 8c27465f57 head, then 327e2c136c mumbled with 5684e61135 a flushed 245afde4eb face.137a0aefb563c42e
“I’d rather spend time with you alone, Ash…”f80c2717d97b8be7
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“Good.”b74affb9ca3c6ac9
Seeing Koi’s ears start to twitch again, Ashley smiled broadly.ff03db2c8bdb6eff
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“That’s settled then. 6:10 is good? I’ll come pick you up.”1e2a445128a02c9b
“Yeah, that’s fine.”df68de53ce69ff69
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Koi nodded quickly, then c24da7e976 tilted his head in 712ff1faa0 confusion.9872fb6a6b4252d5
“But where are we going tomorrow?”bcc18d59255686b7
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“You should ask that before agreeing.”6e40778441031a85
Ashley playfully d70fe10724 warned, with 509f72658c a mischievous 5bce37f3c0 expression.7256d201373433b4
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“If you agree so quickly, you might get taken by a bad person.”d12119d17b585648
Koi laughed, as 01a91ab6e6 he always did, 06b973ea1f blushing and smiling 9f042e8c3c brightly at Ashley.93facf85aa7f8595
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“I only do this for you, Ash.”7648ccf98e64a1a3
He didn’t seem to realize Ashley could be that “bad person.” Ashley suppressed the urge to break Koi’s infinite trust and instead gave a gentle smile. Koi’s ears twitched continuously as he laughed along.155507ab8ef20459
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At that caa3fcd2d2 moment, Ashley 1cc8277007 felt grateful 9587ab5445 for enduring 18ccef4449 the rigorous 4f721baf20 training of 11954ffeb0 the sports a77d933465 team. If not for d401fdd40d that, his patience 258678f892 might have already 7b5ee5286b run out.b9140a371b93d1f2