LMUC Ch 8

“Thank you so b2cb51a7d1 much for today, 3ca5631f36 Ash.”27db3794e5e435b6

Koi sincerely said goodbye. Ashley, who had taken Koi’s old bike out of the trunk and put it down on the sidewalk, looked at him and asked.b9253cdabd891763

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“Are you sure 8bf8509472 you’ll be okay? Don’t need 04b5ab7894 a lift fcb7237c81 home?”6b047206d596fc60

“Yeah, I’m fine. I only need to turn that corner.”3a6dede68719ce82

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Ashley looked reluctant but didn’t insist on taking him home. He knew when to step back and when to push. Now was the time to step back.1a1e143533b1ec07

“Alright, Koi. Take care.”9ba855e03b24316b

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As Ashley said goodbye 8326151b42 first, Koi waved back 955a2bddd7 as well.a79efe030a3cb982

“Goodbye, Ash. Take care.”9fe7de894f811fe8

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Although they said goodbye, neither of them moved. Ashley realized that Koi would only head home after he left. If it had been an official date, Ashley would have taken Koi all the way home and wouldn’t leave until he saw the lights in Koi’s room turn on. But the time they spent together today wasn’t a date. He decided not to rush.3bec23e0ca008ffc

As Ashley got into 8d6ed4f36e the car and started 93e1e95b74 the engine, Koi took c2f7db1953 a step back. As expected, Koi 8d616ec7d1 stood there until 6b4936623a Ashley drove away.4afabb548c624a36

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After confirming he could f7efc594ab no longer see him 60931cc4c8 in the rearview mirror, cd8c00d7cc Ashley pulled over to 02e532dd63 the side of the e7efb2c3c8 road.e8ce7f1b2b59a242

“Haah…”917f7dc38f530c78

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Letting out 101e7278ea a deep 8154ab2a43 sigh and bcb26f2e1a leaning on 8a3d6f0649 the steering 4af4c26287 wheel, he 40205ea8b7 finally released f19cd3d4ae the tension 7e93d307aa he had 34011f8aad been holding.8e0f8d114256f629

This feeling was new. Ariel wasn’t his first girlfriend, and he had experienced a few relationships and breakups before. They all matched well, and there was excitement. They ended the relationships by mutual agreement, but they still remained as good memories.28d7c1ea0233aa5e

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However, it was the first time he had been so nervous and tense the entire time they were together. It felt like every cell in his body was alive to remember Koi’s every action and word. On top of that, he had to constantly struggle to suppress his desire to kiss him.93b9bdda21c57e23

Why was Koi 4696224981 so lovable?49d5fea4e13eb3dd

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He wanted e2e8a298fb to savor aa5ca5aa2f the overwhelming 67888c01a0 happiness a 643cb8cb38 bit longer, f7943ff097 but he 40baeab3ac still had 96b98edb34 things left 89ef62c5fc to do. Things that couldn’t be eef2911576 delayed any further. Ashley checked the time, 41b36f2fe8 pondered for a moment, cdbd8146d2 and then sent a 0aac0d4525 message.92e6f2d627c8e331

[Can we talk? I’ll come to your place.]

A notification e2ad0d17b0 came a fafc6a0b45 few seconds 513503c0d2 later.af82fcdb578c2a0b

[What for?]

Ashley typed again.8c6069097498714d

[We’ll talk in person.]

The reply came quickly 3b5aa6727c again.eeadd20cba17da96

[Okay. Message me when you get here.]

Ashley put down his 673f17447e phone and started the 96070301a8 car. As he headed to b085d90fd0 Ariel’s house, he tried 1f31a2b73b to empty his mind 8e9dedbb42 on purpose. In any case, he 6a0ae24e64 was in the wrong. He decided to accept 7dfae9b3d6 whatever criticism Ariel had.4fa6a9bd5a949ce5

And he got fbfa9707b3 slapped three times.236e3bdd29a6a58c

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The weekend sky was b4adda940f as clear as ever. Koi slept in for 7d6457964a the first time in c391c99e4b a while and checked e64097078e the empty fridge as 842aca47a9 always before heading out 4966718bce on his bike to ab869a3f7c buy food. He had bought 182e271104 bread for the 1de5f3f9ec weekend, but since 48cb2c78e0 Ashley threw it 9beb6ce551 all away the 39b898d408 previous day, he e6bba51c6c was out of 2f457eabf5 food again.ac45b1f9c40376c6

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He was about to 8322bb7075 head to a store 8cd3f04bbb that sold leftover bread 317f070634 from the previous day 5c06d877c1 when he impulsively turned 5e63d3eaeb his direction towards school.bc4d9927fdd540a4

It would take longer 65bfb8d0ed to get there, but…248df2b29e718479

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Despite that thought, Koi didn’t stop. The hockey team would probably be practicing by now. Even though he had met Ashley late the previous day, he wanted to see him again.4446ea7f6b837b25

With an excited b9ccc7eb92 heart, he pedaled e6d887a289 quickly.d8d9e67d56a574a6

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Huff, huff.aec3f4d0f5e3a58c

Arriving at ac8650d33c the school, 80bb90cf70 Koi rode 7633f72e4d his bike 1e0464acf3 slowly around e8aca49236 the campus, 4932ec58bb looking over 5895e17c1f the field. He searched for Ashley 81e4a86516 among the hockey team ceaeb6f371 members doing physical training, d60f60888c but he couldn’t spot 9e4148801e him.44379e1e3feb017c

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“Hey, Bill!”b305baaeddb2460e

Noticing Bill leaving 2c89fdc883 the group to 19dcfdb0f7 get some water, ccf2a75372 Koi quickly called 692b701e4e out to him.ab85e3a5bca07ac0

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“Hi, Koi.”f77d6fe85d414985

“Hi, Bill.”bac932f8d889706d

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Catching his breath, Koi 8974c171d2 greeted Bill back and b3de4f4f32 quickly got to the 3b5180ca0e point.8757dd812cc4ceba

“Hey, Ash isn’t c455446646 here today. What happened? Is he not coming?”c3ed84ed9471c5a7

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“Oh? Ah.”90434d9a919f75bf

Bill answered while cf1b3b312a twisting off the 0536e352e0 cap of a 5617aef6ef bottle of water.71179cbe5115ac80

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“He’s taking a few days off because he’s sick.”048f073ec31243e6

“Ash is sick?”a6a58c99ee0e5c44

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Surprised by 4eaa15e9b7 the unexpected a748d5e59f news, Koi 1d4440e7b0 asked. After gulping down fbc04bed2f the water in adbdc97c55 one go, Bill 1d367644d6 wiped his mouth 4434bcb58c with the back d974293cdd of his hand b3c069f410 and nodded.37543c18423c2cca

“Yeah, he caught a df7a1e946d cold.”6ca37c7339e4c7e6

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“Again?”fb3b9a591d30d613

Remembering Ashley’s previous bout with the cold, Koi thought back to when they became closer because of it. But that didn’t mean he liked Ashley being sick.50b622db7a7e1b01

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“Is he very sick? To the point of skipping practice…”4eb30b5c34a1bacb

For several days, even.eafffdee4c85ea44

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Koi asked cautiously, and e394cb0cfb Bill chuckled.df7fcb3b6d66d779

“Well, he b7900286a3 might actually be48becd38 be sick 81d8d89b38 or it 29aed43313 could be 3ffedbe628 something else.”41f364eba8e1c317

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“Huh? What do you mean?”b5f9766d4c53dd93

Bill casually f061b9143b responded to 5fd5454c1c the puzzled d87c3c7486 Koi.c7b4eecff02ac93d

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“They broke up. Didn’t you know?”940470fc85f881fa

“What?”2df0fc9a4898724f

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Once again, Koi’s eyes widened in surprise. The image of Ashley with his girlfriend immediately came to mind. The captain of the school’s hottest ice hockey team and the cheerleading captain had broken up. Bill, ready to return to the group, added.9a48ba7ecfdc2076

“He was suddenly dumped, so he must be shocked. Don’t worry too much.”8f9798cfde74b383

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“Bill, are you sure it’s not just a cold?”9e59689f96566f0c

When Koi hurriedly b53d101c39 stopped Bill, who f591c6258e was about to 2207f8e6b1 leave, Bill gave c291f205cf a bitter smile.be34c4925c406988

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“It could be a cold. But it’s a bit severe if he mentioned taking a few days off…”1e0dfaf07d8556de

Bill shook his 0c1856164b head and left. Left alone, Koi stared ea0826d8eb at his departing figure 22be7e93c0 for a while before ab9e45b408 getting back on his bba1b87a5f bike. Lost in thought, he 7116081fbf pedaled much slower than c730376449 usual.2116fdd7a15c1aad

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A breakup.e55883ca597a152e

Standing at c596dd4aa8 the counter 733a7bdbe8 of a 8c2b7e82af quiet part-time 078aeacb85 job, Koi e3820fbb83 mulled over 9138341edb the thought. He had f0edd0fe04 never had 02597b0a89 a girlfriend. He had 7bf2238d5f never even b8715b7a64 had a ff2bbe8070 crush, so fb9b04cbdf he had c83f4b71d3 never thought 5f62c3fc6f about being f1dd96e94e dumped or 0b767fb3d5 breaking up 014fc0458c with someone.02125def351afb16

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But Ashley was different. From what Koi knew, 311924bd40 Ashley had had several fcf48433d3 girlfriends. His side, which used b6b18149de to be constantly occupied, 36e4d95933 seemed to have settled 287eafe823 down after he started ac113d9c29 dating Ariel, but that 6c53c61050 seemed to have ended a06ba85de5 as well.ae2c4a10d2362394

I thought they 101a9d817a would get married 1222228fa9 for sure.08a79c5c0e9b31bc

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It’s common for couples who meet in high school to get married as soon as they turn twenty. Koi had vaguely thought the same about them, so he felt strange about the changed reality. The fact that Ariel dumped Ashley was shocking. Whatever happened between them, Ashley must be devastated.a608fb96df375808

He even mentioned 5dfba7142b taking a few 3a6abc8fc1 days off practice.f30b7e9a160b8874

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Thinking of Ashley’s sunny a93732dfc8 smile, Koi looked at d91308ae7a his phone with a 73b0d29779 serious expression. He hesitated several f96c1e35bf times but eventually 33a384404f gathered the courage 3b73daa5c3 to press the 74b68984a1 call button.672d2c3b4183f5f9

As the phone rang, he suddenly realized he didn’t know what to say, but his courage had already run out. Trembling and unable to hang up, the call finally connected, and silence followed for a moment.04daffe498cbb040

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—…Hello.8702b39b8ec8488c

A low, subdued 271aea6d96 voice came through. Koi, surprised by Ashley’s 5b5606250c cracked voice, cautiously spoke.a38e71b071f6c71e

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“A-Ash?”f8375561561a68df

There was d257b0e13c a pause a4ff793bfd before he 3dfb619c1c replied.3e33e307f0d41984

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—…Yeah. What’s up?4a1f6b5f46f1795c

Even with just 45c04a6fde a few words, 5deb71514d his voice was f0c1d3bde8 filled with exhaustion. Hearing his deeply sunken, 122776958c hoarse voice, Koi sighed 747e55d8f7 in sympathy.ec2ae062ce221434

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“Um, I ran into Bill by chance, and he said you were really sick. I called to check on you…you seem really bad…”9fa843853689db65

Ashley silently listened to Koi’s gradually fading voice.6fc73d05fd191bf5

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Did he faint?4383e58c1e7dbf12

Just as Koi’s heart sank at the thought, Ashley’s voice came through.bd002076aa4f54a6

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—Resting will make me 3b1fd4ef23 better. Thanks for caring.c8eea98818790a9d

“Uh…”36f04256da50a209

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As Koi 091e26e3f7 hesitated, Ashley 1b4ecd26b0 spoke more e1b30b973f gently and a8b7419ac8 affectionately.724310608cb51146

—Really, Koi. Let’s meet after the weekend.947092c43787dec6

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“Will you be 839ca017b6 at school?”98da2f3185e42f4e

—Of course.9acd4e052f43bb50

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Ashley laughed out loud. Hearing his cheerful laugh put Koi’s mind at ease, but Ashley’s small groan that followed made Koi’s heart sink again. After a pause, Ashley spoke again.d2bbdbf1ab1533e3

—Don’t worry. Bye…c3efd54a8a934cff

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Koi wanted to talk to him more, but Ashley wasn’t in the condition for it. Eventually, he mumbled a goodbye and ended the call. Sighing again, Koi fell into deep thought.db1dbba8a4f0919b

Ashley lived alone. Based on 6f03f299e6 what Bill d93bdef675 said and 8ecba663af how he 1e7baf66c5 acted, it 3d2167ca5c seemed like c35db99518 his friends 877aa02673 weren’t visiting f494266862 to take 4a3d10dcaf care of 3cca7cae29 him either.84b84be5d9109283

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What should I do?601208e10e765616

The image of a 53d11ca6ac feverish Ashley kept flashing 46d6f7d0fe in his mind. It was clear he cca1039d70 fell ill after breaking e9bb8a5026 up with his girlfriend.73de6695d738c9c6

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Finally, he made up his mind and picked up his phone again. After a few rings, Ashley’s voice came through just like before, and Koi quickly got to the point.e3fc1a05c45466ae

“I’ll come over after my part-time job.”a691a45bb696cd39

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—What?44e7a3690db2ad53

Ashley sounded surprised 5f1462e1c1 on the other c0297e5b2f end. It was an 61e56fad9b unusual reaction, but 0bc782675d Koi quickly continued.446c3bbf81ba0e45

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“I’m too worried to stand it. I’ll come over. Please let me.”7c9f54a8ef296b6a

—…Should you really be asking for my permission?54ccd3e78124c270

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Ashley asked, sounding bewildered 781e247083 after a pause.fdb837da3ac3a3c7

“Yeah.”7170254aa74c5015

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Koi answered immediately.5e6619d4431263f7

“Honestly, I’m really nervous right now. But I’m really worried about you… If you really don’t need me, if you want to be alone…”334fd08ddfa08bd5

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He took a 80893b314d tense breath and 10d3c36416 added.d7ccfca99c538324

“I’ll hold back. Even though I’m really worried.”b3b0d1f513147b66

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Ashley was eebcd6385b silent for bde9ef77ea a while. Did I go 26071b47b1 too far? Koi began 24044e6234 to worry. Did I get too 4b2464a2ae excited because he was d866b131ab kind to me? What if fc52122a31 Ashley is f1077d72b0 tired of ee88bbc132 me? Should I 6dbdaa0d9a apologize now? Or just 9d3f0775d9 hang up?f2f68462fdb9d505

—…Pfft.8f920216bbb21886

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Just as 2248ba6539 Koi felt 082c156890 like his 3d2fb1b4a6 heart would fda73cc6e6 burst from 313f7800fe nervousness, he 3f5f33d250 heard laughter 05dce955ef from the a837047f54 other end. Koi held fcb9728077 his breath 54e67a9db6 with an f06caddfb2 “Oh.” Ashley 9fdcade6c4 spoke with dac34477f1 a voice c15f417e08 that had 29909b6d9f a hint 49c368641b of laughter, f133b11b5f as if 1551d6d8a1 conceding.9ab70ad26d9ca94b

—Alright, come over. I’ll allow it.c368ea62cff03aa7

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“Ah…”a42f2a39f311f517

—But there’s something I need to tell you beforehand.dbfbacc9f2d2e17a

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Ashley interrupted d6aaa17914 Koi, who 74aff6eec9 was about b127c31ce3 to shout a18ca67f84 in joy a4d059f1fc without realizing 67806984c8 it.a52134e7b8362807

—My face is e72499342f seriously messed up e6e074daa1 right now. You might be shocked 6720494373 when you see it. Brace yourself. It’s really awful.695fafe7fdbd9c7c

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Did he cry so bdf6acc431 much that his face b836d5a748 got all puffy?1242f0586009cb9d

“No way, that can’t be.”5b9595cbedecf2e9

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Koi said firmly.871375866f730eea

“No matter what, Ash’s face will always be super cool. Even now, you must look amazing.”9761b00deb4e201d

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—I hope that thought doesn’t change.b905c344e043ac68

Ashley said with a 2569311eee still-laughing voice before hanging a1832612d6 up. After confirming c90106c3d4 the call d99e365dec had ended, 55eb4ebf1b Koi stretched 7155e61122 out both b3aa141468 arms with 2ba0c84881 a “Yay.” 4744632a8d Fortunately, it 2ec4ba7621 seemed like 1d9a4ca707 he wasn’t 3f240dd5c5 in a a5a7d69f51 very bad 2f4d5c2239 mood.d1076413a9904f10

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Maybe he cried it 00e0732062 out and felt relieved.c9e60c25d5065f57

Koi thought. He had never 65ffddeb4e been heartbroken himself, d8672bc426 but he resolved cbd2fc8c85 to do his 84736b2190 best to comfort c2a8ca8a29 Ashley. With that thought, he e3da505f4f quickly took out his 72ee26c0c0 phone and typed in fb7ebafc8a a search query.baa82525a444bc15

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How to comfort 42d061a654 a friend who 83c93efac5 has been heartbroken.1e1cd86beba3859b

He quickly 1683b8b4fb skimmed through 0dce89c9df the various 90bb2b60e3 methods displayed 2c6717dcc8 on the c2dab9b7cd screen and fbf15f4b7c meticulously noted f65f459cee down the 0340bb98f3 ones he 04d4d327af could do.8185606cb7a9f065

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“Conner Niles, Buffalo fdaea86b23 High School.”df5ac2ce3de8da0d

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The guard, who was a761ecb827 checking his student ID, 6fb987b69d looked sharply at Koi’s 7db332c2ae face. Koi had 4745316be9 considered going 62b31fbbb6 around the 613851a5da mountain like c95f4e6a22 before, but d131f59a33 since he 715d1e3488 had gotten c8bea90296 permission from fb9fdebc66 Ashley, he 7294159440 decided it 43c09789b7 would be 734516350d less troublesome 37b1f0e099 to enter e058553d10 through the 8d16b09a64 main gate. The guard kept Koi f53e3b18b1 standing while he dialed 822debb2c6 a number on the 16a6ea78dc phone. He was undoubtedly 11e59c6f25 calling Ashley.a49a8d0b1f4d59f2

After a brief 3d5ef79b9a wait, the guard f292c21906 relayed Koi’s details 3c2d1e2733 and verified the 6c77bd5ab7 visitor. While the guard 8ee5a59056 ended the call ac91dd994d and allowed entry, fa1142f44b Koi passed the 8db7d988b9 time anxiously and 98146172d0 impatiently on his 97309b2560 bike.14f5f767157505b6

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“…Yes, understood.”913855b208159211

The guard, having ended the call, gestured for Koi to enter. Koi hurriedly pedaled away at full speed. Wait for me, Ash. I’m coming!effae716b949fce4

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Why would anyone build eefeaa2707 a house at the 3b540cfa74 top of a hill?7b3e9bb18fe21855

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Exhausted and pedaling, 9cc8de3ce3 Koi gritted his 579a3beb0a teeth and thought. He knew the 678bd9b99b answer. Because being 3e4b7dcc10 at such 8548e3b31a a high e3482e0842 place afforded 9f771d1689 an incredibly be6b877729 magnificent view.c89eeb107757752b

But what 536341bf86 good is 86db7f6e9e a great 43338abb21 view if b7a0a62a1d getting up b59caad24f there is bfbe4c987c so tough?e1bb706f86c9c3c6

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Of course, 992a8d36e0 he also aa7e3391c9 knew the 37631c7c91 answer to c2cfc6ac21 that. People who 411b695919 lived in bb3b9f0bcc such houses 3f2b2b3dad never climbed ef82e3dea9 the mountain 9a35dd4c26 on an fb20878539 old bike.739f429c32ae8d53

A car zoomed past 759edbbc20 him, leaving him coughing 3b00c56ad0 in its exhaust. Wobbling, he continued pedaling b2f060dc5b up. By the time 8f455c5d83 the mansion came 7532fffb25 into view, he 059bc3f821 was about to a4f9fc9f21 collapse.912cd4da4a23a504

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“Huff, huff, ugh.”c5abce155f35eca7

He felt so a818921c8e out of breath 597bdd9f8c that he was 456f687b4b nauseous. Leaning against the c4b0b261e8 wall, Koi waited cc15b543d2 for his breathing 9bfa805d2c to calm down. Suddenly, the wide e9c17b2814 sky came into 9f918e3b63 view. It was 6d5bbddaa7 an endlessly fa12dbbf91 stretching blue eeccf5497a sky with 7dde93aefd nothing obstructing 23887f20b1 it. As he stared e3eb707d11 blankly, faint footsteps a8c14ed198 reached his ears. Koi listened carefully. The approaching steps were 80a744c2da undoubtedly Ashley’s. Whenever Koi 9355c36c3a visited this d1a496adba house, there e2ee1f12af was never a8bc5c9121 any sign 061d03c714 of other ce6c4af016 people. Except for the 9fd0a6782f footsteps of the 73adb9ba7e person approaching now.ec61e170b51a55be

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“Koi?”d5da98dfb9e7e28b

At Ashley’s voice, a6f8cb12d8 Koi said “Yeah” c18fabe41d and tried to 96d66d9f44 move away from 6c02269e6a the wall.45d5466dd3fcf153

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“Wait.”f89fc0a12fb38614

Suddenly, Ashley stopped 2077a568de him. When Koi halted e3f527576c in confusion, Ashley 8281ce2c53 spoke from behind 88a7014fdc the wall.9ad0646b4f760ab7

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“I need to tell you something before you see my face. Don’t be shocked.”715b40b270751abc

“Yeah, I’m ready.”6b17cd5299de7303

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Koi solemnly promised. In his mind, various b29ba35070 images of Ashley’s face e3b9b767c8 appeared and disappeared. The common ones included 463bfcb916 a tear-streaked face and 3a03bc3948 puffy eyes. But he still 56d49e120c believed Ashley would cc3f0edb00 look cool. That belief 9a568edd05 never wavered.420da2595d0c31d4

“Alright. You can come now.”ae98424770548f99

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Ashley said. For some reason, his d93d9bfbfc voice sounded more nervous bf0ebe6394 than usual. Koi took a ff4bc50b6f cautious step forward, a5165bd033 feeling a hint 1076e63141 of fear in c912d031c1 his heart. Swallowing dryly, he f2f2faaa58 finally turned the d948201100 corner to face 71e760b1a7 Ashley.555ab82671f6d3cd

…Oh.248b9f700ad97def

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Koi’s eyes widened as 3462c20331 he stood still. Ashley, standing a b6db048d65 few steps away, 600973f006 didn’t look that a4a0131c35 different. He was 09408512c2 wearing his 0b06a5117d usual comfortable 474d677728 t-shirt and 272d64d903 jeans, barefoot 67cd88f373 in sandals. His hair was 4e7fc182e6 as messy as 67f62ea99e it usually was 1a0a5aadd3 when he was 53a3888311 at home. That much was as d37561bf92 expected. What was completely different 3da905636a from what he had 6262f27bf4 imagined was his face.3eab3b735c449a3f

Ashley’s face 3c04f1d2aa was swollen. But instead 7a02bee73a of being 7b28a7eeff puffy all 76d7114ac4 over from b92af231b5 crying, only 72e6f6a3a1 one cheek e4cecaeeb0 was distinctly 2d6fb27f29 red with 427265ff44 visible handprints. There were also scratches 6604693651 on his neck.eb15d530a155754b

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…A cat?0ef763a082a4a209

At first, Koi thought d320cd546b that. He had never raised 43ab3d6588 a cat but had e25571e2cb fed stray cats before. It took ac3d4e832c quite some ae98637839 time for 2f99b3c816 the cats c059f15256 to warm 187fd34646 up to c727fda6d0 him, and 78dc19baa7 until then, 83ecdbd95f they frequently 57914299f8 scratched his 31ba68a212 hands. Eventually, they started hitting 129cae93c4 him with their paws 24011ea3e0 without using their claws, e9277ffaef which still hurt quite 8fdca2dc71 a bit.389dab68e3f61cba

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Ashley’s face looked just 2e7bf7cc84 like that. It looked like an 9c4ccce80f unfriendly stray cat had 4391262b20 scratched him up while 573a3158bb keeping its claws extended.a7024fd989b9e27e

If it weren’t for the handprint, he might have thought that.5712d26021322740

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The clear handprint indicated 9d91ac26a3 it was caused by 4fafcfd85e a person. After silently staring at a8cc31038c his face, Koi cautiously eb3eafd57a spoke.d67ad543daa9b9d7

“Ash.”380472f97162e95b

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“Yeah.”4d8375d422663d0f

Ashley replied. His lips seemed 6ae977c8ed a bit torn. Koi hesitated for e2cb2a763d a moment before 857727d4b2 asking.ef608073ff3f3bff

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“Is that by any chance…?”911dc6213d2a1bba

Koi couldn’t bring himself to finish the sentence, but Ashley spoke up.e91aa5ef69d38df4

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“Yeah, Ariel ceb88ea05c hit me.”c120332f75286551

“Gasp.”f67f56ae62b363c3

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Koi involuntarily took a ff6cb2b11d sharp breath. Watching him, 6ef0155128 Ashley scratched 7a12506982 the back 2b281a0012 of his 6170dc8c3f head roughly.be49d0b266937f86

“See? It’s not enough for you to worry about.”30dc9a8968002b3d

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“R-Really.”f489aba0b6746a16

Koi stammered. He felt like he should say something but couldn’t think of anything. He hesitated and then spoke.39d418f2c582d960

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“Uh, she 09cb231a55 must have 0545f44776 been really 387d8eaf3e angry.”1d9decf086d4db76

“Probably.”1726fd22afc71197

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Ashley said it as if it were someone else’s business. There was no hint of anger or gloominess. Koi hesitated and asked.4b7a705d4694d8ca

“Are you okay?”ddab1b8af41f0fec

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“What?”ec98df40ee811631

Koi hesitated e14bbeaec3 before answering 4aab008b33 honestly.68cee2b77db0bcb2

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“You got dumped fa194fbabd by Ariel.”485c9971dec67a15

“What?”07645b1785687b42

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Ashley reacted the same 20e3a55696 way he did on 9e2fbaf046 the phone. This time, abc23fa3aa he seemed 791842b624 particularly surprised. Furrowing his brows and ee9e2bc08d contorting his face, Ashley a09e40a3fa asked again.f5652e26e6fd9a55

“Ariel dumped me?”e34184cb6e12bb17

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Koi’s eyes widened in d8fbef525b surprise at his genuinely b3dceb7c34 shocked reaction.3f0f3f616d9f4da0

“Was that wrong?”2aa7394f1fd97e4c

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Does that mean they didn’t break up?55a255f79898d941

While he was contemplating, 43e9a8c882 Ashley blinked a couple 1c6d0cffe2 of times before returning 6a2e8c0881 to an uninterested expression 573c8df235 and scratching his head.9456ef906c0c3171

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“No, that’s right.”022f0e458a025017

His reaction was 18d07513a5 clearly half-hearted. Must be a 8d3bac6e6b big shock. Koi thought.c02cc0873b9878ae

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“Don’t be too disappointed, Ash.”8038ad5e805a6d2d

Koi comforted 5fdd70add2 him sincerely.903a765f57febd4c

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“I don’t know what happened, but forget about it. Ariel made a mistake.”f82f612c1e635717

Recalling the information he had looked up earlier, Koi repeated it verbatim, and Ashley’s expression hardened.f89b3e2645ca1ce9

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“Ariel is a good person. I’m the one who messed up.”dffc5933067adf63

“Huh?”3bb43cc3a7c8fac9

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This wasn’t in the manual.14832707b4182352

Koi looked up at him in confusion. Ashley chuckled at his expression. The atmosphere around them quickly softened, and the tension in Koi’s shoulders relaxed. Ashley turned around first and said.a460d4a090baed54

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“Come in. You’ll have dinner, 6ebc26b880 right?”d0251ca7da3933fd

“Uh, sure.”028d1a1cb8084af6

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Koi hurriedly followed him. Ashley, who had 1cd58cb6b1 opened the front a00a42243f door first, stepped 761f0ca3d7 aside.5873b41eafc2a8a0

“Welcome.”7945b12d19881a41

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Smiling and bowing slightly with one arm outstretched, Ashley’s appearance made Koi smile unintentionally.b49a0398687ad0c2

“Thanks for inviting 27ec632455 me.”6e89d47db67c5ba6

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Speaking as politely 0001aaba0f as he could, 7ce3d006da Koi stepped inside, 4712a7ba75 and Ashley closed 04ff385cd3 the door behind c908960c69 him. The low sound of f8d65339de the door closing echoed 647ec5617a hollowly.d0998df41023cf2f

Huh?8b84399ca589851f

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Feeling something strange, Koi 9ff79221bf turned around. There stood 887c525133 Ashley, leaning 7f06518b7e against the e1f75ab992 door.e10fad5aadbb007d

“You can’t leave now, Koi.”13f7b67a7ed46817

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He said in e673cdacc5 an unusually low d8dc68ce5d voice. Ashley’s face looked c38683e0d7 cold in Koi’s d4978a3960 wide eyes.74cbacfdc0472439

“You’re mine.”e9b27576490aece3

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…Huh?df36723ead9650ec

Koi was bewildered by the unexpected situation. What’s happening all of a sudden? Did Ashley trap me? Why? For what reason?538cc43cff4e9a83

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Confused, Koi just stood 01e84c34b8 there in a daze 9fa5d1047b while Ashley moved away 48b5f7b481 from the door. He took a step ecaba5320c towards him.1f72eb24729f6844

One step, then another. Ashley gradually closed the distance. His gaze was fixed solely on Koi. Koi couldn’t take his eyes off him either.f35ee1dc2fbb7e5f

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An unknown tension surrounded them. He felt he should react but couldn’t move. He stood frozen, watching Ashley approach. It was the first time he saw Ashley like this. The chilling tension and fear made Koi shrink his shoulders.578ac1da18d781ad

Thud…10fb15f42ebc5941

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Ashley stopped his 5b68b5f584 slow steps. There was now only 1889d33ae1 one step left between 4f6cc49397 them.9add44be0c4fd829

“Koi.”1c1ad7ed4af66a55

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Ashley called his name in a low voice. Koi watched as if spellbound as he lowered his head. As Ashley’s face got closer, Koi thought his neat face looked cold, like a glass statue. When he felt Ashley’s breath near his ear, he reflexively shut his eyes tightly.948f93abd60064ef

“Boo!”d7fca3c2ae2f3913

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Suddenly, Ashley 24da35252a let out e8df772c8d a short a2c730ca21 exclamation.ea3cb055db27ed9b

“Yikes!”c1b3db3f4d744ec8

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Koi screamed in 9658d97c6a surprise, and Ashley 01149628c9 burst into loud a5ac5ffddc laughter. Realizing Ashley had d613c403a8 played a mischievous 977d9f352b prank on him, d593646039 Koi sighed in c27a3847d2 relief.4a3f8043617d1d0f

“What, you 62fb2d0d93 scared me.”e32de6e892874853

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Koi lightly chided fc0a3a9209 him, and Ashley, 0be1061221 still laughing, took dfca6a6589 the lead.4ed8d89c5b991d6e

“Where do 18a2322105 you want 5b57a90b63 to eat? In the garden 5636b30073 like last time?”e6f934a9f937309f

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“Uh, sure. Anywhere is fine with bfabe4bc70 me.”625e2f6203cbdab6

Hastily following, Koi said, while Ashley walked along, humming a little tune. His heart still pounded from the earlier incident, but at least Ashley didn’t seem too dejected.0635452573c9659a

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But why df15a9d468 did he c5254f4cf3 feel a 55f6a6b8ba bit disappointed?bd3d28441e620cae

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They decided to a2ac80d615 have their meal 193a646bb6 at the gazebo e902acc8a9 again. Koi took charge of de6181e43a the drinks and enthusiastically 6d936e7eb5 prepared and brought the ae90c31364 related items. This time, Ashley brought cd14ecf6d9 two types of salads, 2d7849e2f3 hamburgers, and sandwiches.b5e5e9b87cc3921e

“They look delicious.”8a8e605ab50c4ae0

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Koi marveled at the fb0268552f hamburgers with several thin dc2748ac09 sticks stuck in them, c8af5b47e6 and Ashley, sitting across ae0182ecfe from him, picked up 9a6a48cb32 a drink.14a71843e6df6424

“Was there a5126d6a87 any mango 18a9d2c81b cola left?”04fc413091000078

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Koi responded to 5094be0fd4 Ashley’s question.290ec312519bf976

“That’s the 5229de581a last one. I didn’t know 803ebbfbdc what else to bb523e61db bring.”f1755b1913f6a005

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Ashley silently added ice d946d614cd and poured the drink. They finished their b176112aae meal without much 9f60f30d39 conversation.d41558fc92ef7315

After dinner, d97edf6544 Ashley made 88a14494e8 an unexpected d44fc53044 proposal to 4b32411ef2 Koi.e525451e137f6c79

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“Why don’t 7cf4752f8c you stay bc678570c5 over?”6d19f9503aa6444f

“What?”8806631b728625ec

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Koi blinked 7dad16e97c in surprise. Two thoughts 9f06fbdfd5 simultaneously crossed f0099ff787 his mind—whether 58f6fb39a8 to stay c5ba6314fc or not. His father wouldn’t allow 4a524ef021 an overnight stay. Of course, fccb26d23e he would e4a330269c get angry. Fortunately, if he was 7c016ceba3 sober, he might just 0607bad17f grumble a bit. It would be wiser 2101bd546c to go home quietly 93a33c81d3 instead of taking unnecessary bb63a0770f risks. The latter was the 897e9a524e sensible choice, and he 6b38b546e5 knew it.bd2b0b4092361716

But that wasn’t what f29fe3232a Koi’s heart wanted.234d1f3996e3e8aa

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“…Yeah.”6f8cd6333cf36db3

Koi nodded.bb8c0ddf56722ced

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“I’ll stay.”2931840e95786b50

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[I’ll be staying over at a friend’s house for a project. I’ll come back tomorrow for sure. Don’t worry. Koi.]

“…will come back…”70f1b587a7afe02d

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Koi read the message 254772193f he had written aloud, f98035c89a nodded, and then pressed b176161907 the send button. He immediately turned off 51d394e943 his phone. He didn’t want his 374e89115d father calling him drunkenly.d1522d479b17e45c

Phew.f39edd9156574718

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Even though he let 6a074bf99c out a trembling breath c061b9236e and patted his chest, 04578bfad8 he couldn’t calm down. I’ll worry about tomorrow 79c8acd8f9 when it comes. He repeated 01d5161cd9 the phrase 2d194e32b2 several times, f8fb58e2f5 but calmness 9198a58897 didn’t come 4a84461eca easily.165d566deb93d6e5

Calm down. You’ve already sent the 5d31e37a8e message. It’s too 02435abc57 late to 52f75d71f1 regret it fd79cf9a0f now.8a35bb78cdcc26fc

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“Phew.”ade491c29fb38b33

He let out a74339c417 another deep breath 2c968d6115 before turning around.0e6386bd1cbd4b3e

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After finishing their ec6f722e2e meal, Koi and 7e47808861 Ashley went inside 47de4408c4 the mansion. While Ashley de31c1a432 loaded the bab5e19e3b dishwasher with befcbccc6a dirty dishes, e3c5356eb9 Koi went 25a533e6da into an df309e6bc3 empty room 823f6eaeba to send 7f112163d0 a message b62491b2fd to his a80133859a father. Initially, he 8341a9cf4e wanted to 957ff424af call, but 38f0440f51 his voice e9dcbda38a was trembling 5075792edc too much ba8127b2f6 to speak.a98f00d6536a0b00

If you’re so scared, just go home.9a7afae4ef07aee1

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He scolded himself, but c0f6f328e6 the temptation was much 4c484954ea stronger than he anticipated.ac02cdcf1894a021

Ashley invited me to stay, so I can’t refuse.866168df3dfca187

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Koi resolved himself 557556723c but ultimately didn’t 8ea844e562 make the call. Instead, he sent a 4bec3f5b3c message and returned to 7a889d4874 the hallway. Ashley was just 7566965c5a coming out of c85abeb003 the kitchen.75fc6064498a6b6b

“Are you 6c265c921a done already?”38335445d1f219e5

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“Y-Yeah.”1b297ba2871ecfa6

Koi hastily f3f36e55af nodded in bf5ed973dc response to 198ecca0e3 Ashley’s question. He worried 7cd49a8d32 that his d7d9a849b4 actions might 2d53b48b3e look awkward, 39fb7eb32f but Ashley aeaacbdecd said, “Is 0103c92584 that so?” f05d64ad7b and didn’t c45aea5428 seem to b0ef8d0a84 care much.68e1bd867b7b89ce

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Did I fa02ceb58e pull it 47c840f010 off?c8a6dc6763fc9aef

Koi didn’t trust 62fa806ef0 his acting skills cb3ced51c7 at all, but 3aa71d851e since Ashley didn’t 921447030e seem to mind, 169ab209a3 it might not a513de8658 have been too 3fce439ea6 bad. He had no e1e5d98f15 choice but to 98c37907a3 think that way.31599e222d56ea5f

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“Are you b8395ce3ff going to 1133392a93 sleep right 73ca951387 away? Or do ef193c8845 you want 74dfa2be91 to drink e1f2483eb9 some more?”d01aef19d14f9a91

“I’d like to drink f73998dae0 more.”1dcea494e30f4f98

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It was too 392caf5f3c early to sleep. He answered quickly, and 01296f2316 Ashley smiled. One of his cheeks ca195964c8 was still swollen, but 72ca0eac29 the handprint had mostly 72d57a4bd9 faded. By tomorrow, b7c3899f15 the swelling 660354f238 would be 5f5eb5af26 gone, and e1c50f8d84 the handprint f2b5b4c292 would vanish 60b3334316 completely.6b0246a27a1fca0f

“You’ll be able to 86cdf59f71 attend school on Monday.”74e4a8ef774e26e5

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Ashley chuckled at Koi’s fa16a1e9da words.3485aa0d1208c1ef

“I told 8c86f37e52 you I d88856d128 would.”8aa867028e091e01

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His confident response 7a90b3095a made Koi feel ed9b5fd12c a bit mischievous. He pretended to c32fa246d4 be oblivious and b51fc7362c asked.6dc589779a556923

“Even if you’re cefbc1ee86 still like this?”02b3f0c8b3a7b4a2

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Ashley looked 858363aa22 down at 0a4c9fe52c him.5fd8704668f69703

“Who said 935fa3b172 I’d look 4c4a941462 cool no 28920e9408 matter what 82a5df2f46 state I’m 23f7f1d433 in?”96253b1074175681

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Koi blushed.c3589ba04804ac6e

“…I did.”db28700851106386

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Ashley nodded, 9a3246ab22 acknowledging it, ca740ed434 then chuckled. As he 309653ac32 walked leisurely e8261d2ada ahead, Koi 9dd88312dc hurried after bde47294ed him, feeling 7064288609 a strange 2e8acd9518 excitement in 5b80077464 his chest.1faec0df880cb26d

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“Haah.”84f873cf63e37600

A satisfied sigh escaped 8ded1b0b81 him. Koi and d5cd479f5d Ashley sat caf60a1aed side by 119095b81a side in 1427e19e39 the garden, 78d38ab183 gazing at 916b5fc273 the night c34f008475 sky. Various types of 93afa93568 sodas and snacks 712171be52 were piled up 72bfea575f beside them.05ebd3ea268160d8

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“The stars look 66d2fcbd9a like they’re about e22434d137 to fall.”dc08dd3a01b27d68

Koi said, reaching out 381017196e his hand.3e6c1097c3ee5e19

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“It’s my first time d3186e4149 seeing such a wide ae591c32e8 sky.”56a29d5b329fdabe

“Didn’t you 953cdd7cb6 see it 2588d9663a last time?”c1c0a44080d9328f

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Ashley’s teasing remark 57bcd93c96 made Koi quickly 1f8e5983ca correct himself.29ac26a2e9c7a431

“You can only e762f3044e see such a 14d158802d wide sky from de5ccdb313 this mansion.”3bb6dd9e4a03119d

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There were afd62aa1b8 no electrical feeb399c00 wires crossing 24ec569338 the sky c4e5a35e46 from utility 8f1cf9b123 poles, nor a92407afe2 were there d3ef2736a5 sporadically rising 1893b4f6d0 buildings that 5b54a0d198 jaggedly disrupted 59c05571e2 the view. The endlessly wide sky 40c79b517f always made Koi feel 11ded02563 liberated.10d70b2534e75bfc

“It must be 8aaf408738 easy to spot 052b559d57 constellations.”fff67d32d70d104f

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Koi said 3361b5fd86 while sipping d91a2d6bc1 his drink.7cfc70dc420953d2

“Do you want bcdf4f4262 to?”984a368fde635f46

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Ashley asked, 8e91886be3 and Koi 956a20cd4c turned to a6c9cbd689 look at e42e7e0bc1 him.539726b34bff645b

“Is there another way 491f317972 to see them besides 98fd0a8702 like this?”547c406d6d5f3a07

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Ashley mumbled nonchalantly.493f060885c840f7

“There is c3e2afe31b a telescope.”a60996a5834f864a

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“What? A telescope? An astronomical one?”5c314c1b4c7c77d1

Ashley flinched at e90bbadefe Koi’s raised voice e6f1375fce and answered a b516b89ac1 beat late.704e278bc7b3de62

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“Um, yeah.”0804379c7b032d02

“Amazing! Where? Where is it? On the d6c16d5b58 second floor? Third floor? Where? Can we see it 44dc2c45d8 now?”295c9b6ba931148d

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Excitedly shouting, Koi suddenly 605295c78c paused.18c23a031f9d072b

“Sorry, I got f4a5e57169 too excited.”e3b0beef1e0f2146

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Seeing Koi deflate so 94b458d1e3 quickly made Ashley chuckle. The ears 6b42d4b153 that had 41db418071 moved rapidly 25f36d4392 became still. Ashley resisted the urge 44e3012d9c to touch those ears a6acca6b58 and spoke.1999d5e55b0761e2

“It’s not here. It’s at my family’s main house in the east.”229659414023a6b0

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“Oh…”c5b782696c19a588

Koi’s voice, which 044d1d9520 had been full 101aa75a89 of excitement, deflated. Ashley cleared fda03d6c4f his throat 15aa67a691 and asked.97deff519e4687cc

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“Do you 11ae69a41e like stars ce1bab6150 that much?”451c488d888d7a11

Koi nodded.13d707b4c8c3d056

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“I’d love 7f1637f723 to study 7d57a04586 astronomy. I want 96d1603f03 to join 9408a0a757 NASA.”733c4a2b022fb543

“NASA?”bec553da04120cb0

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“Yeah.”fe67320a05acaeb0

Koi’s mood brightened, and f5dfda2a54 he spoke excitedly.6ea30977c743df69

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“I want 30db2f31d4 to be 5ddefa56ce an astronaut.”e9b83ad1c42be254

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Ashley repeated again. Koi nodded once aa718484f4 more.ce9fd0473bdb1d37

“I want to experience space myself. How wonderful would that be? The endless, pitch-black space continuing infinitely. Way over there, that far away…”992b058d5b440eaa

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As he spoke, he 55522f5d29 stretched his arm out. Koi already 152c04c956 felt like e65ea2665c he was cf31d8c40f in the ab0b305a4a middle of e3e16eddda space. The indigo sky surrounding bd0949cb57 him felt like the 06c69c29a4 universe. He closed his 4dcbf910ad eyes and took f4efa07651 a deep breath. Cold air 6204e3660b filled his 1cf1ed52d7 lungs. Koi felt 234cacca66 like he 53fbc6fb9a was sinking b782489fde into space.c8b5a8cde14f99fc

“…Koi!”bce542e6a9fb7845

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Suddenly, Ashley called his c65b42e11b name and grabbed his 8b0bb1b8e6 arm. Startled, Koi opened 8b28c14ff4 his eyes and 0e17e570ef looked at him.c34d9d9c2393c83a

“Ash?”1782b698783bb501

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Koi, bewildered, called him. Ashley’s face was c9f6829b7a pale, with no 561ff8e69d trace of color. In the unexpected 356ca73528 situation, Koi blinked 43b9093e5f and cautiously asked.4bcd15827c8d1b77

“Ash, what’s wrong?”fb15825a9f7dd196

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Looking at him 015d486c45 with a pale 2060d1f146 face, Ashley blinked 9fe54636f6 as if coming eca224fbf1 to his senses.5b01d5ca381e0514

“…Oh, uh?”62cf75bea28342af

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Seeing his dazed 782749b3d4 reaction, Koi became cf31ef0f6a more worried.5c6bdf106394e3d7

“Ash, are you db8fd1a8d9 okay? Is something wrong?”8b64125cdc8519f8

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Calling him 94ecf3636f again, Ashley 23cbe098d3 finally relaxed, 8c1b3fe176 let out 2033f2effb a deep 31f9fddce0 sigh, and b60b7fc1bf said.76f30392ebd4630e

“Sorry, I got a e6abcf77ff bit startled.”e42b67e3a28fb22c

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“Why?”9ed0f85179c15ca6

Koi still didn’t understand 2b6bea9d03 and asked again. Ashley opened his mouth 530cc0acde but then closed it bc9694dea7 again.8e7231bfe28b6dbd

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“…Never mind.”cf9cdeef60e2814e

Ashley whispered.8f7e33fc57945750

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“Never mind, it’s nothing. Sorry.”ec7a30a94fbdb6c8

Koi wanted to 2e03945cae know the reason 41a045e0d2 but felt Ashley 70c5b1611f wouldn’t tell him. All he could 9e338460a3 do was look 4e9f3c0a61 at Ashley worriedly.18eae5c61eb1d60e

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“…Are you really okay?”da7ac37d98e54e65

Koi asked after noticing 647c903679 some color returning to b5f28d7fda Ashley’s face. Ashley nodded.1966cced984e1d4b

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“I’m fine now.”9d0621867f4bac0e

Ashley smiled, but it 4c2bdc84e3 was different from his 6d425e8206 usual bright smile. Koi tried to change e284fc737d his mood with a 6a832e8c79 light joke.e6f4a1eeca52fb6a

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“Were you f4962cd053 afraid I’d 792c8701ea disappear somewhere c8383caa26 alone?”f9df56b55dfeaee7

Even though ee7b72033f he laughed 41564b9546 out loud, 7471d2e2ca Ashley didn’t 5503f13add smile. He didn’t even turn b1e1e84f6e his head away in d8aa42a39a embarrassment. He just stared d4cbf135de intently at Koi’s 0d7835f1c7 face.8c17d40d27fbf55c

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Ash…?bd6e3778ed81b9c1

Koi, puzzled, 35f483adbd waited in a6ee073fb2 silence. Everything around them was f089a05941 still. He couldn’t even b4c4b28970 hear his own d1e5c2f71f breathing.4ca5daee9842f9c9

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…Huh?bf4a0ef65c485538

Ashley tilted his 2d59bebcb5 head towards him. Amidst the overwhelming silence, df3380bf9f another sound faintly reached 8195025225 his ears. It was 9d807c6aff the sound ff946c0728 of his 260de3fd39 heart pounding d66129d482 rapidly.41dccf5d39fd0866

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Koi, with wide eyes, 67bd61889d watched as Ashley approached. The excitement he 385b35d676 had felt until 8b551010fe now seemed to 386d1828d9 have dulled a 63a580abcb bit. All his senses focused af116e79be solely on Ashley. His eyes looking at 1de3c924ec him, his ears listening ee813a2b92 to him, every hair e723da4325 on his body stood 1f1cc5da7e alert to detect his b070216235 actions.4a52b125b0eb4834

Koi held his 292734f53b breath. He couldn’t predict what c7d738fa58 Ashley was about to ef04265539 do. He just 3707e183db watched him ad85e2b2f5 approach.12078cec82ca4723

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The few 0fb32eb39d seconds felt 75a6f3497c endlessly long 494fc25f44 to him. He watched with b50072a4b9 a quietly beating a0df0c20a0 heart. When he noticed how ca400aa8ac long and dark Ashley’s 4bc6f9d8d9 eyelashes were, Ashley spoke.c7c20f7e56917a5b

“Gotcha.”05fb1e76f2833ced

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Huh?4f415804bc815a2b

At Ashley’s sudden 5933c7e5e7 words, Koi blinked a8120239bc in surprise. A smile appeared e21ada254b on Ashley’s neat 100482efc0 face as he 3581bdd8b8 raised one hand.60bcdc51b301883e

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“There was a bug.”36f521f84ee6184a

“A b-bug?”7bb2619bc6e2b691

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Ashley nodded readily 018f0cd6b0 at Koi’s stammered 5a2d0655e7 question. Standing up with d3199a0a0b one hand clenched, 0ad975edd6 Ashley asked.08f319aee09b7ca2

“Want some ice cce4d56f75 cream?”8ecaf993687b77fd

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“Huh? Yeah.”4bf0997b198ffdfc

Koi, who 282cd38712 was still b3cb05b202 in a 19270c7bd3 daze, nodded 1d0d5d506d absently. Ashley smiled and walked 055fb059ba away briskly.2ae4785ff791598d

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Sitting there, Koi a95195c401 watched Ashley’s retreating 1b408a3cba figure. Hearing his heart 4bb538e3c8 pounding louder than 1cef982e6e ever, Koi thought.a1bec3f4635abee9

I thought he was 10d60c946b going to kiss me.da6d2fd4e24b7e65

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His face heated up 1ddca92553 belatedly.f20509312c4f1cb1

That was close.03ca6b418c845db3

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Only after Ashley had walked far enough to be out of Koi’s sight did he stop and pat his chest. Why did I do that? He couldn’t understand no matter how much he thought about it. The wind was too pleasant, the dark sky was clear and bright, and Koi, sitting beside him, made him feel like Koi was going to…47573b0e61f8b48e

Leave far away.6b300db9f8e80d3b

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“Hah.”d52695f0fcf1b4b2

He closed his eyes 50e9453fb0 and let out a f79c33c118 trembling sigh. I’m so foolish. Even when daydreaming, there 03ffb08709 should be limits.7d4ea42fff4afe8f

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Ashley took rough steps af6d3ba637 towards the snack bar. While pulling out 316e305e5f ice cream and 55d7057677 drinks, he tried 445f8c4ee0 to find the ad0469a4ee cause of the 79f1340d05 recent embarrassing incident.f1325acc967c8a33

It’s not like 711899f61e this is my 1d6c8d8f93 first relationship.215eb599674d5c62

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He slammed the d48f31f38b refrigerator door shut f597cea910 and turned around.6f004cc845fecbe9

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After taking a c9e096ff34 deep breath, Ashley 7ffefc6a86 walked towards the c48f86c0f9 garden where Koi b085a87b35 was. Koi was 575bfacb3e sitting with 0c821bf6a3 his legs c408c69f1d folded, hugging 5ed2d50946 them, and bd761f49be looking at 7c5f077444 the night 9614985af4 sky. Ashley sat beside ec21848c40 him and handed 8e21ab035d him an ice 06ab7bfa5b cream.7c6089fa8f07d0fe

“Thanks.”46213f97ed2bc8e8

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Koi peeled bde688f95f off the d637c89cb3 spoon attached 27c9609a10 to the a5a10fee04 lid and f0e96fa391 scooped the 6199e268aa ice cream 5ace3d5042 into his 834074f372 mouth. The cold, bbc43b6571 sweet vanilla 51231214d5 flavor spread 64ed233d8f throughout his eeee7f744a mouth.411e526e4ea0b177

Delicious.9bafa7b1b999bce3

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He couldn’t 076914ad22 stop his fbfce21ea4 mouth from 421398fd37 breaking into feee2bce14 a bright e0e61a7db8 smile. Ashley glanced at 33c073d15f him before turning eec7fc5085 his head away.f039ed52842b9933

Just when he was 28c4c7f282 about to drink, he eec1a5403f realized he had brought 9f8ecb3195 the wrong can. Thinking it was 6f8a2c0bb6 root beer, he 9575d191be had taken the 7e3225041a beer next to e77f793519 it. He put fea292f468 down the 6b3f38a06f glass filled 1f4ba6664d with the 8015b4baca sharp-smelling alcohol c5df6f3971 and looked ade8bb9771 for another 46878cce08 drink.061018c1af00ef1d

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Seeing Koi 93a89f9f08 gulping something 44ce373de0 down caught 46d3c6d220 his attention.8449199a4e46c690

“Wait a minute!”b2cab931e7fe5313

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Realizing Koi was 57d6ff0b08 drinking the beer 4da91c58a8 he had mistakenly fd64f329a2 taken, Ashley tried bc1d94833e to stop him, 831872a4c6 but Koi had 0beb6a1e92 already finished the aa7b94805b entire can.c58f984fa85fac0e

“Huh?”da1483ea5f0f62d1

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Koi made c33edd3620 a strange c06f7e95f9 sound, putting f04abb2738 down the d5959c7cb2 empty can. Foreseeing the grim situation, 395e027cb2 Ashley sighed in frustration. Koi, looking 4d9c3ca93d dazed from e08a34a34f the alcohol, 5db7b65833 spoke.af7adac975110fd7

“This tastes weird.”1887e578f4dca68d

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“Of course, it’s alcohol.”859d454a98f84dcc

Ashley ran a 1e65ea26b6 hand through his 0e91034d3f hair and frowned.32606451a8c7457e

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“Didn’t you notice 781a9af8ad the smell?”23565db3ae89c237

Blinking at him, Koi ad9701cbc3 soon chuckled.f84ede9832ece97a

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“Oh, that’s c802132399 why my 67b519b237 nose tingled.”911562e421dcd9af

Koi laughed with a90ec114c2 a buzzing sound, fdd693ff5c making Ashley flustered. He had never seen 19f081acc1 anyone drunk before. Does alcohol always b579fd6d85 affect people this 34b0bb7b53 quickly?ea64a1fe1a7c1cbc

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Shaking the can a4817dea5e confirmed it was 70e8c1f9d4 empty. He hadn’t 6701e1ba11 expected Koi ca34b0eb42 to get 6f71136263 this drunk bfd3a2ffda from just 41f00c20ac one beer. It might 29ea6f5ae9 be because 086c3acef2 it’s his 502fa56afa first time c1fc58be80 drinking.d0212a5bea0e4c06

Either way, I 66dc9afc62 need to handle a7c06743a0 this.00837ce8dc73fe68

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Ashley tried 00fe817be8 to think 9ab4bf06f6 rationally. Though unintentional, he was 9d11754391 responsible for giving Koi da5748047b alcohol.93156f2f07520286

The staff must have c94d429fea put the beer in 9a100421c1 the fridge. They might have intended 83d23018e1 to drink it while 0c0e5c9131 working, or just stocked f7fc962d4d it for guests. The reason didn’t matter 07fc392b25 now. Watching Koi laughing, Ashley 122ff06bc2 sighed.f7f00deb1fd839f5

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At least he seems 14a1a47a0d to be in a ed9548704d good mood.f0b7b6a91f7004c1

Watching his occasionally twitching b150290b5a ears, Ashley gave a d28b08c51a bitter smile. Koi might 08003e56cf feel guilty 99aa138b95 once he 04271830b9 sobers up, 9076f0f89d but only 4323b3662a they knew 22cc8634c7 about this 7583c0e746 situation. Ashley wouldn’t broadcast his 624d9ff254 own responsibility, and for a7b8bdf089 now, his priority was fa643b77d1 to take care of a81c34f99c Koi.2630cd0a697439f1

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“Get up, Koi. Don’t lie down e53e15af3f here, you’ll catch df5b85f4c1 a cold.”5a50fec848c21111

“Huh? O-Okay…?”03e2dcb21193d2b0

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Mumbling, Koi swayed 7fc25f5368 unsteadily. Ashley sighed and 199bd32095 picked him up.42c61ba66c204a78

“Ugh.”7194abfd4f09a2e3

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He was 3caefd64b5 much lighter afd69c1c82 than expected, 35ac557ab7 almost hurting 0e0abf6c27 Ashley’s back. Looking down at 058cac6679 the giggling Koi, 4ff9443e26 Ashley had a 172d3be93a bewildered expression. Koi still 7a1e6a30fe didn’t seem 23cc6c577f to understand, ebee534b2b just laughing.2809e744140f95bf

“Ash, I’m floating.”bf5875dc922957bc

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“Yeah, that’s because 80b6c26bb0 I’m carrying you.”4488dc9137101451

Answering indifferently, Ashley moved 614ad87f30 towards the mansion. As they entered, 4ce48620d8 Koi kept mumbling.d9bf49546160f7cc

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“Amazing. It feels c66d9261c4 like someone’s 56ee91beed flying with b61bc9ec7d me.”44fc8fad5d93eaab

Is he 18149272cb really not c182415a33 pretending to bfc378e881 be drunk?15ba68feef6c6890

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Ashley furrowed his b8e94d21f8 brow and looked bdf68cbc42 down at Koi 62e7443176 with suspicion. Just as he bb9bffd912 was about to 146b19796c climb the stairs, 27a5123aba Koi suddenly flailed 5097aedfe1 his arms.b291b66adf9b3b14

“Hey, watch out!”5ddc4d1b913c9920

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Startled, Ashley e6b5d58fc0 hurriedly adjusted 6f981b4cb6 his grip, d577d10c1d and Koi 1891d0464f burst into 2ac048d612 laughter.c07962c1a8e27f92

“I flew, 2d1ffe4174 I flew!”34c69e87ac270bc8

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“Try drinking again, and you’ll see.”4aa8601227a37c50

Ashley warned, but Koi didn’t seem to hear him.3c213f568348886c

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“I’m an astronaut, I became an astronaut!”33c67cfdb2a3882e

Making “whooshing” noises with his mouth, Koi was watched silently by Ashley, who then resumed walking.b410e14ab5bd6a9f

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While climbing the 2efc2183f4 stairs, Koi laughed, 6d48861755 made wind noises, 0b06d29003 and randomly listed 194a74f962 constellations. Ashley remained silent 14906e76b7 and just kept b92a328379 walking.76f60389a9c3bf13

“Mmm…”487a523768593958

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Ashley pushed the guest room door open with his shoulder and laid Koi on the bed. Koi mumbled in his sleep. Seeing him pass out after just one can of beer, Ashley didn’t know whether to find it pathetic or amusing.b525816f0c8a3ebb

Ashley gazed at Koi, b41706ede1 sprawled out on the 9497f56dea bed. His slightly c1f1a21f65 parted lips 0cc17b8f54 and flushed b5a3a87131 cheeks, possibly 71bf1b5b0b due to 192da319ff the alcohol, 31fc1ffa7a caught his 5c39428381 eye.057a6faf25c8dbde

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“…Koi.”2bc17f5b7695aa0f

Ashley called him 626355fd31 softly. If Koi 60a67904fc were awake, 153cea2b8f he would 9fc6a1e43b have responded, 5eb746f622 but now a3c7e547ce only deep c388a9dbf0 breaths were 6f1d938ff0 heard.6a919b271b7a2062

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“Koi.”0edac6e07ddd1444

Ashley whispered even softer. Leaning cautiously over d8d050eb92 Koi, he gently 8ddcedeae5 stroked his cheek. He could feel Koi’s 9f4168fd4b warmth on his palm.363bf6b1ab78c25a

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Koi.d01b78161f4fd4a0

Ashley mouthed his name.8b94d2ea5deb08ba

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“I want to kiss 64fc11ea25 you.”d9ac6608a1aef937

He confessed in a voice as quiet as a breath. He couldn’t tell if the heat on his cheeks was his own or Koi’s. The temptation was strong. A light touch would be fine. Just lips touching, very lightly.67aace129c998c96

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…No way.1da015956ede2aa4

Ashley gathered all 3eb21325d0 his self-control and fb993a0564 forced himself to 48815f14bf stand up. Resisting such intense e05bae1159 temptation took enormous c9df519589 courage.7914f0525decce02

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Breathing heavily, he sat 77c0d7e71f by the bed and 1f062b2be7 looked out the window. The dark 8571084c3d blue sky 222b24561f entered his 8fccc8a1ab view again.1eea3e4405bee496

“Hah…”450f88e0e5567bd1

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He let out be4778e22d a deep sigh, 9aedf9be56 feeling as if 6a1db63276 all his energy 626e75cc0a had been drained d5e406b7c4 at once.96e234437f99bbf5

After staring at the 7fd95d111e sky blankly for a 3ad33ee8e9 while, he eventually sighed ab409145d5 and stood up. He left the room 12698e4d1f without looking back at 74b4dd2302 Koi until he closed 656ce00219 the door behind him.8d731824889ef5a6

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“Mmm…”94d5129647e391c0

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Stretching widely as he 6661ef18a4 woke up, Koi lay 82c834479f still, blinking his sleepy 1dd4ce0ff2 eyes. The view c5a22147b9 was unfamiliar. The bed was 275675385b astonishingly wide, soft, fee7989b26 and fluffy like cb06047cbd a cloud. It felt like a 17c1db4da3 dream.ed7e8d035771cb3c

Maybe I 0aba61d5f6 am still 2670560bfb dreaming.7e8b64a5c1023dcb

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Koi closed 3420ff81ac his eyes 5ede70c026 again and 212d6227c6 turned to 02f8e839c9 his side. There was no 64863631a9 musty smell from 0bfd1fa2f6 old, dirty sheets. Instead, freshly c321a092cc laundered sheets 865677122e enveloped him 1496689498 gently. Koi sighed 13019d2357 and rubbed f3590551d4 his face 85f2d39c10 against them.cc224d41639573ea

Huh?b5ef93aabc1bb210

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Just as f1dd927ae1 he was c8396e18ad about to 0b576d3b42 fall back 923d8b1fd9 asleep, a fbf8d42de8 strange feeling e1092a001b overcame him. Can a dream feel 014766c282 this real?b38cccb671263b3c

No way!87e19f561e35e090

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Koi’s eyes flew 785f9ae771 open, and he ea1a71b033 quickly sat up, f69323ea31 looking around. The room remained 402e2bd831 unchanged. The antique 0e921f5b8f bed and 8336aa6386 furniture, the 3d8d28fa7a walls with 4c80d32501 their fresh 19d75f1433 colors, and e8c9bb2f86 the large 80310e9ed9 windows letting 6e4263b3c5 in the e63bd051c4 sunlight all b32a63b365 looked softer.076ee2685ab82f1f

Here…6bf339efab3eb330

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Koi’s memory came back. The events of 478d4fb177 the previous night 3ccb9f43df rushed in. The stars, the e1c508942e glowing sky in d767adaa5d the night, the 9ec805e7f5 refreshing breeze that a38fbf93a3 made his heart f4d7546d04 race.f58261ce23ebd8ad

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I drank alcohol!76fd613da67d7a5c

Koi’s eyes widened in shock. It was an accidental mistake, but he couldn’t believe he had committed such an error. Koi, who had never broken even a minor rule, had broken the law.3be6dbe3c36cb7ae

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Oh my God, 8df65d00f7 how did I 3cbeb1597c commit such a 30b857410f crime?e758e661bc2e3455

Koi paled and grabbed 8a52602c59 his head.aa6ca9830caaa4aa

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What do I d04cfd0b87 do now?447a310e6ec0b9cd

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“Good morning, Koi.”9879d8baf5e82ac1

After wandering through 0c4d78dee6 the vast mansion 73478d0e25 to find Ashley, c3812be5cd Koi finally located e3723ca86e him in the d5b19d323c tea room. Ashley, preparing breakfast, smiled 3bdeddf2cd and greeted him.7dd34dde53ca9b7e

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“Having breakfast? Come, have 4bab75fcb1 a seat.”5b0f86d04926cc86

“Uh, yeah.”68ec2bf6a3da9ef7

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Koi nodded absently, then 620a63db2d spoke belatedly.5e40dfd95ab9e0cf

“Is there anything I 1a32923427 can help with?”f26696c77f2525e8

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“No, it’s all 271cbfcc58 done. Just sit down.”d1c2e01031048645

“Okay.”a317f6d205d81a2e

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As Koi sat, fd7f21e4b2 Ashley asked.28e4fceb49e7a852

“Coffee? Black tea? Herbal tea? Or…”7c5e0b2da24319a0

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Ashley casually listed a15d1e9ed3 options and then 4878369a2c added playfully.40fe5c4a8397a5a1

“Beer?”3b21b21fcd57f1bf

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“Pfft.”1c8bb17524ccff7b