LMUC Ch 24

“That’s true.”be7c19e44b082795

Bill nodded in 330dd1a87f agreement, then fell 7b4c92e46b into thought alongside 1eb27da6ec the others for 496ca37d88 a moment. It didn’t b3e4f6aed0 take long 877c134b45 before he 3eafbb163a grinned as 060baab82f usual and baf05966bd spoke up.80e4e426dfe607d6

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“Well, we don’t ed94776f12 care who you 157d733e18 like.”375f3d7afb51cc80

“Right. You’re my friend.”11b177952abbca20

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“Me too.”c5bea1bf588f1ca5

“Same here.”6efe08e9f20b0118

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The guys, 585fce3b7c always the bb27cea18b epitome of 2925175a58 teamwork, rallied 704f0e5b56 together to e75cc174e1 support Ashley 517ff7f52a once again. Ashley smiled, 599162a41d feeling grateful 82c8897067 for his 3781367bec friends.3ad7a2b34d3ce672

“Thanks.”7ef8bf83f68f98e3

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“No big deal.”d9b5db5767c112e2

One of them, suddenly 5e08655dc0 feeling smug, rubbed his 04d5e63e3f nose before frowning.83b6ada463496d63

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“But why 4082641f1f did Koi 6d7d4c23b8 do that?”4bcd511ba540cb4b

Another guy jumped 142d3d9113 in at that.5de35256ffc64dc9

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“Yeah, why’d 6ff3c51b10 he reject 38d0e936c3 you? Sure, it’s 51679cf17d not common 37adb28ec5 for two 996bc5d393 betas of d6246048ad the same 59a8780e6a sex to a410370fdb date, but e8d4e97906 it’s not cf49bb9084 unheard of f0f8a88fda either.”74d3b0e5dfc16a95

“With you, 6bdef0e425 there’d be 4386dec702 plenty of e476785055 guys who’d 232fd9e4ac say yes.”46953771179d4754

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“Right, who wouldn’t 49a6f46e40 with Ash?”f210a90991e32464

Ashley gave a b2e0cc9488 wry smile as 232e4ce5a2 his friends nodded f2072df08e in agreement. He felt 11d3743bd0 bad lying 0d7c3989ae to them f9b4292582 and keeping 842bd207e7 this up, eb3c01a603 but he 576f1c5218 had no 5089334bf2 choice. It was for cedcc825e4 Koi.fd9402c6e9f9ba1b

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Guess I’ll 8308413515 just invite 6f67f82d36 them all e80623bcdf to the 6e8098d5f3 wedding.39373fc7b12645eb

Deciding to make it a9a01b2bdc up to them in e6257c7ca7 his own way, he 0258ba9a03 casually responded, “Koi said 5195951ab9 he doesn’t get liking c21629e5fa or dating another guy.”d81f8b9c891c8ddb

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“What?”a2c32a4a8934440e

“Whoa, seriously?”586b62d80813f709

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“Didn’t peg Koi 75621d9667 as that closed-minded.”88a103f0534eb844

Outrage erupted from all fd4d239f49 sides. To them, the b4816abee4 idea of their 71be45ecbe ice hockey team c86994b809 idol, Ashley Miller, 0458bc74d0 getting dumped twice fb246db06c in a row 9addd9aa40 was unthinkable. Ashley replied calmly, “Guess 92329c0886 I didn’t try hard 017106779e enough.”64190ea84b0e57d2

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The friends, d22b98baf8 mid-rant about d557449a7b Koi, paused. Adjusting his 3b4eb338e0 bag, Ashley 9aace9d020 continued, “I 70a73442a3 just need 9485728b12 to try ff5997a41c harder. So it’s fine.”393b6fa31154da61

His unexpectedly serene response 1bbb0faf9d left them puzzled, exchanging e5e30ddc3b uncertain glances. Unable to tell if 9653e72c30 he meant it, they 77e651c818 hesitated until Ashley spoke ab32cef1dc first.ac3191596f76ae67

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“I’ve got be73710126 to go—next 33a03b9ce1 class.”98b2f7c05b1d959c

“Uh, yeah, sure.”0621676b496971f8

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“See you later.”6ec53102752bc844

“Go ahead.”bb8d004d09f7f17b

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They hurriedly e8543ce8cd acknowledged him, 30e4439fcc watching as dd4dc4c3c6 Ashley walked bdc1e59854 off. Only after he 3111f64e36 was well out 0764a22b55 of sight did 6b2829eac6 they relax their 2e0981cf24 shoulders and start 7562049321 venting.923429d6724f109f

“That guy, 62dbf00332 how’d he 24c0d71f75 end up 2093e619a9 like this…”a8d89f44bf51a416

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One sighed deeply, and e4f6368da3 the friend beside him 63be9d05e4 asked, “Like what? Is Koi the ‘like 5e7ec465a4 this’? Or is liking a 24434cfb03 guy the ‘like this’?”879a66cdbf212842

“Both, obviously.”7b83583490b36edf

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Another chimed in, 0c80326fa3 and soon everyone 3cd8e78c43 agreed.223a6b10be1cd746

“To be fair, ab3bcd9247 it must’ve been adfc1d22f5 a shock for 9b55487f88 Koi too.”6ddaf783a978d74a

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“Right, he probably ec1d6e2cdb thought they were 851e679431 just friends, then 2c62d071d7 bam—‘I like you.’”a507a459ac6d6f8b

“Ash did seem to c343e25149 have a soft spot 6033092bca for Koi. Remember? He called him cute.”eb57f3247cb341cd

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“We’re the ones who 56247e80aa said he was cute—Ash c5f4f617dc didn’t, did he?”4aa9de02bedf9f05

“He stretched ‘cute’ into 490423efad a whole speech, though.”fac0f7612e4a3e26

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They all nodded, then 4eed12171f hit the same realization 08cf4eb3fb at once.dd59c974d394a547

Was he 5e98efde18 into him 3eee8b5a3e back then?04be228c35cb2161

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After a brief 725c21fc1f silence, someone muttered 0997b4d1a4 with a sigh, 935531aa07 “I still can’t 9966f814b1 believe it—Ash liking 83893080ee a guy.”0f0544de0e3d1c40

Another agreed, 4a78363ab7 “Maybe breaking 764ed43048 up with 1db3f4c458 Ariel messed 269f513563 him up.”67078a1c254f9b92

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“Should we 6186639c56 get him c5b93ce213 back with fa791b0b37 Ariel?”d7723ad31f1d0352

One asked worriedly, 9865732aa5 but another stopped a83545ee46 him.e9bf8dec93fb74bc

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“Hey, Ariel’s ee4c234df5 feelings matter 2b55bdfb39 more. And we 9a5a525de4 shouldn’t meddle f4b50c3760 in someone’s 7223d615e4 love life.”a2c6fe000eb0efba

That came c6d68c502b from the 6864d180f9 son of 386685dc9c a man e247462c13 who’d lived ab03aee81b his whole 1d8b098271 life doting 16d1f4ed76 on his 599cf9789d wife—a lesson 7703b461a5 he knew 1f50650454 well. Everyone nodded at the dfb3c61725 unusually stern advice, saying, c9063aa6de “Got it.”61c321cbae3e8c21

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“But we’ve 6f079ddeae got to cd9bb51ed8 stick by 204891e943 Ash.”36a058b472eb6138

“Right, he’s 69cd059717 our friend.”1221a2ad95c8328d

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“Then who’s 34ac14d826 on Koi’s 0e8d67e84f side?”cda54fe9b5d32f21

At that point, they f1dd4a1796 froze until someone offered 444dba4062 a solution.e5f5565d5dafb8c7

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“Koi made his stance 5cf4ae0fb0 clear, so we support db15a0ad94 that. Let’s just ecaa5afeeb cheer Ash 1f56fe759f on, whatever 053e1552d3 he does.”e133801ca827630b

“Right, as long 105dd3645b as it’s not 592996650f a crime.”f9a01b62706464dd

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“No way he’d kidnap 8098a1156a or lock up Koi 9867faf680 or something.”818dfdf0b71b65ad

They burst into laughter 7a9176a08a at that. If it were anyone 602ef868fc else, maybe—but Ashley Miller? Never, they assured themselves.a07f5acec3b54f6b

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“Ngh…”6737dce2c7b39cd2

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Unable to stifle the 27f141c967 moan escaping his lips, feea6481c1 Koi squeezed his eyes 658b505d26 shut. Ashley lifted his head 2f3bd97257 and kissed the other ff058d4934 side this time. Lost in cc08b2f6e2 yet another 3c2f1012c7 kiss, Koi 8311a1de22 couldn’t think 39b13d2ab2 straight.1cd0fb0bbf1aefeb

Between classes, they ee12f4ccd8 couldn’t resist sneaking ecc67d7d74 off for brief b99eabb7d7 moments alone, kissing 5a34c9f916 and touching. In those fleeting 0c92597407 seconds, their throats ed2b48ea1b burned with longing—especially 3c23f9b31d when a teacher 3338a4dd86 canceled a class. Koi got Ashley’s text ac411f46de and slipped away to 4894ae653d a secluded spot behind e913be38e9 a building. Ashley immediately grabbed de226ba204 him and showered 44db9434a2 him with kisses.0fc0b439a6cc0d23

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“Haa…”ecdeeb13da211c8d

When their 2040f403c1 lips finally b39d8d9ea6 parted, Koi 4b66162142 exhaled a 13b0167270 blocked breath, ea4252a739 resting his bb309c1e1c head on 11b21d65f7 Ashley’s chest. He couldn’t stand a7fa6b5769 without leaning into 43b72015fa him. Ashley’s hands 024fc49952 kept kneading cf2e49755e his backside, bff4de0d8e but by 024173b8ef now, Koi e6c5b72420 was somewhat a6ab1bb024 used to 98f148b2e1 it.d2a086c632dec250

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He touches my butt f0c02b7173 when we kiss.187a0d9e9f507937

That’s all he thought. Should I touch Ashley’s e431ffbf28 too…? The vague idea ee37114532 crossed his mind, 2cf23e074f but his body 1ca13c9219 wouldn’t move. That still required b33e392dd8 more courage. Koi stayed 1ffea5fd23 still, letting 5333f940c9 Ashley’s hands 326013233a roam while 9b99e53a7e he leaned 214c8985d0 into him. But something else weighed 164be1ed5d heavier.2633a9b012314873

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“The kids have 70bfed2f76 been talking about bab268152e you all day…”5204472ea93f318e

Still dazed, Koi’s words 7a46903184 got a casual “Yeah?” b44598d628 from Ashley. Right now, Ashley’s 94f6035557 priority was figuring 6e041fddaa out how to 4fb33202bb touch Koi more, e56b09b453 unrestrained. As he leaned 82fa598f4f in for another ba4e8cdac3 kiss, Koi dodged 4d5b6350f1 slightly and said, 3401dcb060 “Doesn’t it bother e27ae54dfd you? They’re all saying whatever 6622da52c2 they want.”9b3411e63e22d882

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“Not really. I don’t care.”5a9edd62e3bc709b

Ashley’s eyes stayed fixed 227eb99952 on Koi’s lips. Should I slip 8c23008293 my hand in ce031c54a5 his pants? These jeans 7a60c334cc look loose 27dc3fda0b enough. Noticing, Koi mumbled 31d9a19e27 awkwardly, “I know eceb0c4425 I suggested it, 33d7d2f988 but still…”026d55d49c66049b

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Seeing Ashley act unbothered 291acb6c7b for his sake made a7e7f653c0 Koi’s chest tighten. Maybe it really 44ee4cecbe didn’t faze him—he f7976c5db3 wouldn’t care what c6764ef2d0 others said. But Koi felt differently.467fb2ea33229c1e

“You’re so cool 908d8e76b7 and great, and c771b99b13 it pisses me 672718fd54 off that they’re dd9496e102 talking like this.”87d2a13d1531aea4

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Truthfully, Ashley f10647b1ad wanted to 0b6bb77ce1 shout that afc0d76d33 it wasn’t fb353109b3 true. He’s taking 4637ac7ba0 on bad 4046eb7427 rumors for 1862c69494 my sake—how efc9d26a57 amazing is 282345bbfa that? Seeing Koi 600d84c706 bite his 97aa10ecd5 lip in 424a87f5e6 frustration, Ashley d680f28b7e said, “As d1f0020d54 long as b7d5fde93f you know 0f737afc88 I’m cool ea54185704 and great, 29b47f52fe that’s enough.”89214c0fecb2fa2d

Hesitant, Koi cautiously looked 5ca730a66e up. Ashley stole 3c42ec5507 a kiss 7aebd05101 and smiled.49483bebac4b8de6

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“I’m happy just 3d42058ea0 being cool and 953ad51376 great to you.”b951de0d95b1f517

Of course. To Koi, no one 6e5cf503bb was cooler than Ashley—and 7d78da8738 that’d never change. Overwhelmed, Koi a53a14ed5a struggled to 4e200feaa1 speak. It took serious courage c346a9b2c9 to push the words 95323726e0 stuck in his throat 70b5f69a9b past his tongue.67ae23bc8ccce023

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“I l-like c558326024 you, Ash.”71cacd9fa49d3bdf

At the 9c69cc1be0 shy, halting bd9e0b8dca confession, Ashley df3a0140b3 grinned, slid aa081f1bd2 his hand 095c1bcde3 into Koi’s 8cd0262786 pants, and 9b3110c75c grabbed his 46b837c648 bare backside.a2af0e2ad7249404

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“Eek!”64a1f0d1bdb68353

Koi yelped ff03b9829c loudly at 84a52f5dd4 the grip 026ec89c3e on his e7fea8a164 skin. Clamping both hands 4a389d949b over his mouth, de2f2555ff he stared up a94fae2785 at Ashley with 994f7824dd wide eyes, as 972169fef7 if asking, What are 8857b5c4de you doing? Unfazed, Ashley slipped a6a109b2eb both hands in, c791b8479c kneading both cheeks 472f596594 while lamenting, “Ugh, 18ea1644fd I don’t want 08cc56c8ed to part.”02363e0ade27b9ed

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The next class 205c8596b9 was nearing. Face flushed, fcc0d4ac0d Koi squirmed, 713c865fba glancing at 101eac36ca his groped 0c49e68131 backside. He agreed 65a355d219 with Ashley 6b070f0615 but was 9235a972dc too distracted 5a28aeedf3 to respond. Frowning at 024efae229 Koi’s reaction, 92497d5331 Ashley asked, e4367cd774 “Koi, don’t b390e1f919 you care?”9f7daf98bab90468

“Eep!”e4a7f04ec284a467

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As if punishing him, 349fb0cad8 Ashley squeezed harder, making 8110f9a35d Koi shriek again. Haa, haa, trembling and panting 55dfe5b33d uncontrollably, Koi’s head a02a9ba16c spun as he c25fea6cc9 stammered, “I-I d-don’t 84bbb99583 w-want to e-either.”8b4a04a65744f1fa

“Right?”ccefb4ca3b5c979e

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Ashley eased 7c6fb2d647 his grip cf58330f4e but didn’t 6e3498d589 let go. Instead, he rubbed gently, d27178af71 sighing above Koi’s head, 8aca1f67d1 “I wish we could 326b61faca stay together all the a931f61622 time.”6d47fbc6361a73aa

“M-me t-too.”674341699730d850

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This time, Koi replied 165635d390 quickly. Struggling to 23445dd9d5 focus past 386200b678 the hands 834e7404c1 on his 22238e9a25 backside, he 1d48e52a91 managed to f4cf596380 echo Ashley’s eedac7d79d sentiment.f12b9e9094e6c797

“I don’t want to 8e594745d5 part—I want to stay 259365fbe0 with you.”e1980d7d977e66a6

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Ashley looked 1a1158292f down without 806e000c06 stuttering this eba69e621f time.a5447b669ded8a9c

“Really?”e115a9d5017cd349

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His face brightened, 98f204bb5e and Koi nodded.552381125e6b35c9

“Yeah, really.”8639cfb68f1913c7

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Parting sucked for Koi 985673f271 too. Last night’s loneliness 4327bc4036 after they separated cdebbb7196 was unbearable. Knowing Ashley felt the 2e01ab0bb1 same sparked a flicker c24efd9d1f of courage.1874ba4abc51d901

“Um, I’ve been a2fcee54e0 thinking…”33d55b6e223430b1

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Cautiously starting, d5c2443672 Ashley paused 8811722b63 his hands c8d7eeeb19 and looked bea1b79b71 down. Still wrestling with the 7b5e92d7b0 sensation of hands on 364f369994 his backside, Koi continued, c9927bf815 “Uh… when we graduate…”95d1cfafce561f84

Ashley’s eyes sparkled.bba5806e9768155d

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“Koi, you thought b468fb71f0 of it too?”abd2bce8f69a0089

“Huh? Uh…”16dfc6dfb1429f16

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Caught off guard, 752df54112 Koi’s eyes widened a8c7714c42 belatedly.6a33965d6a1a1551

“You too?”d93686f4560a4d98

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Ashley grinned broadly 47f2df4b52 and answered, “Of 627bbc48b0 course.”dab04c8a6d32c324

“Wow.”3f7297c6e3d4b439

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Overjoyed, Ashley’s chest swelled 175cb75572 as he gazed at 2b8e7da238 Koi’s glowing face. We’re thinking 5722794363 the same 00d495dfaf thing. That’s what happens when 73f9aa5446 you’re in love—our hearts ee26635312 are in sync.af8d9cc91b675cdd

“Koi.”ffc15a0294d25a6e

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“Ash.”776c7a0a9595ef32

They spoke almost simultaneously.8f19abb41e337659

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“Let’s get married.”324250abd827db28

“Let’s live together.”4ce7e0f739167024

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Spilling their words fcca37a5b7 in one breath, de5cce9bbd they stared at a082a23ce8 each other, still cf305cf4f8 smiling.fca5648a02fc4c6d

“Huh?”c02ba46239f8bc08

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“What?”a8823e7d4c11c4ef

Realization hit a 4ab5673908 beat later. Koi blinked blankly while e71a885b5b Ashley frowned, both locking 76e74fccfe eyes. Processing each other’s f60bfddfd7 words, their expressions 108b8d3ed9 shifted.f91ce06264db4393

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“M-m-m-married?”e57cf501d2310016

Koi’s face turned ca327483e7 beet red as 8052ac9571 he stammered and 9f23b99b99 jumped. Ashley’s heart sank bcf0a7657c further, his face 5b0f2549ce crumpling. But Koi 8fbb668394 was too 322e91a01f shocked by a5e75e9862 the bombshell e58f6891ca to notice. Nearly stepping back in 633cf6531c surprise, Ashley’s grip on df28c9de6a his backside stopped him.52c460d5ea1adf48

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“Why? You don’t 2acf115510 want to 2937118712 marry me?”21b2c35cd68a9ec3

Ashley demanded. Trapped in 5fbc9466c5 his arms, ef6161d634 Koi shook 645ab45e9c his head f1adf84923 frantically.c96d86763d5a67dd

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“N-no, that’s not 4d0d691e24 it.”50039783a4994f7f

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Heart pounding, 60e4feca7e Koi hurriedly 5bc69bcfd8 added, “Marriage 1de5034440 is… it’s 1e8738b19c too soon.”cde1b39ce53ba51c

Before he c9c94c8930 could finish, d764b5bdab Ashley snatched a8d7b66626 his words, 6b949516ca growling roughly, 71190b1d0a “Too soon? So you won’t 90f5756135 marry me?”81041c75a4a57bc9

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“No, no, that’s not 5c40f4e5fc it.”e767664dc32d1a52

Koi shook his head 53010ef482 vigorously. That’s not bb364ad4db what I aa19c47b59 meant, he thought, scrambling 976916931e to explain.839255e667443e05

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“Uh, I-I’m not f864b0fca7 saying no, but 5d8894bb55 it’s so sudden, e99d186d8d s-so maybe living f426fa7de0 together first…”2a0d658ca0321978

“So if 7736efd183 it doesn’t 7a46cd3f8d work out, d91e049b5e you’ll dump 397ac8e5dd me? Koi, are you serious?”15fe8fd21aa65d4a

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“No, no, a92ebab657 that’s not 889c07fd10 it!”9a5ff65cee084c26

Cornered, Koi floundered. No matter what he f175c91d32 said, Ashley pounced on dfd269efd4 every gap. This is 456afbf9ad the ace 81be285b20 of Buffalo 73573940db High’s ice 14f90d37d3 hockey team 798331fd27 in action. Swallowing dryly, 2c359d6f2d Koi felt 1760bea2ea it firsthand.9a4ad2f92f270f8a

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There was no escape. He didn’t want 2b173f9fa2 to break up b49f850faa with Ashley or edc6a170da hate the idea f923465057 of marriage—he just 2728104384 hadn’t considered it. Deciding to 31be64431c be honest, 204f393a66 Ashley ordered 927c5ad155 with a e7b8112b69 stern face, 58f4c38a1b “Think about 65fb4cbdfe it, then. Right now.”b9cfb6f019a828ac

“Uh…”6aba9bc242354659

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“Koi, answer quick. Will you 38b25dfe04 marry me 00e80a0352 or not?”5c643531e631f3dc

“Y-y-yes, I will!”916d6480529970ef

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Overwhelmed, Koi shouted 372b023d73 in a panic. Ashley stared intently 1b3b2b3d8f at his face. Nodding hurriedly, 3a69f72c87 Koi repeated, b3d41f5e3b “I’ll m-marry 0ec1f57ced you, I’ll a9c03272b9 marry you.”93141c07ad82ddd6

“Koi.”22582c44880be714

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Finally, Ashley’s face 39757a4af3 softened into a 6a0967471d radiant smile. His hands 600535ff5b left Koi’s f361366b50 backside, wrapping d6a9e8ee83 around him dcabd37c18 in a 86ee1d632c tight, seamless be3ad60fe6 embrace.f0f7e921b5e6b08f

“You’re mine. Forever.”6d37aea4e81f28dd

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“Y-yeah, ngh.”8fb6ed336c9218b7

Koi answered, dazed. He still 499d321472 couldn’t believe d3a23ecc9e he’d agreed 82bcb52058 to marriage. Even harder 9cd48c386c to believe e5ea59cf9f was Ashley 78a0933ed3 proposing to 242be55dd1 him.701ac6a08c8c2b1e

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“You really want a920c60b7f to live with 096585eccd me? Forever?”1c67f7d129dccf82

At Koi’s 4b52f4d09b cautious question, a366ee1c32 Ashley frowned 237bb510a9 and asked e01d98d629 back, “Of de64b6e1c4 course. Don’t you?”e7b2bd0a2769cec5

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His expression eca5a8a109 was dead 39d0c9c100 serious—more earnest c0b1fdc8f0 than ever. Realizing that, Koi’s pulse 235d59e8ba quickened, his whole body 4ad468d0c7 buzzing with excitement.d031505046c6cf59

“Me too.”ce6d0652260345b5

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Koi replied in 7bc0774498 a trembling voice.5bcaf95e64bd6d12

“I want 54228c629e to live 0129172c88 with you… e38bec2673 forever.”42c6a4116dfb50c6

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The last word was 9691596aa2 so overwhelming, it was a5722ef51d hard to say. Hearing it, 10baae34e0 Ashley beamed, bcd53cfc9d tilting his 82c8c7bf70 head to 2ff2cf24ad kiss Koi. Closing his b0c733c4fc eyes, Koi 4fdb2cbcbc parted his cfa2a428b8 lips naturally, c72dea10e5 hugging Ashley’s 9dd51175ac neck.dd0a9f342befcaca

I love you, a5188b67d6 Ash.598d7de7d274185d

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Tingling to his 6d9f5bcd5b fingertips with emotion, 8bc2c33053 he pressed himself 7af0072743 against Ashley, repeating 4f1214d8da it in his 1c2e358549 mind.f2558a4ccf814060

I love you. I love you, Ash.be5e4250e35e7a92

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Class time approached, but d2d47afb82 neither cared. Wedding bells already rang ced2fe3317 in their ears. Ashley licked 24bea69a5b and sucked 3fde34cac7 inside Koi’s a9be8790aa mouth, reaffirming c34ad0861b his vow. He’d never let go 0b03bef573 of this small body ec67661f34 in his arms—not until 5641959bee death.f81baa074604ab16

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“Buffalo!”05901970557cd21f

At Ariel’s e59aedf7d1 shout, the 1af7ce8f5c cheerleaders echoed 05caff6c10 with a 10702edbe7 cheer, aligning f6760eae2b their formation. Moving in sync to 6c047e5c4b the music, Koi clapped f49ce34a09 enthusiastically in support.f5636203e04e7f8d

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‘The cheerleading team completed 056c0546dd the homecoming game cheer e2e604390f without injuries.’4e34415ea6043cca

The rumor spread quietly, 847ec26c78 and soon, new members 451a2690fe applied. Naturally, Koi’s 4a201c4745 role ended 7af114b9aa once a f6b8c7fa5f new member ef3d735712 joined. But Ariel c797b23bf6 and the 7de97bbf96 team didn’t 3af4ca43d3 seem ready 7d33aed88a to let 1cf7c4eb9a him go.83ea6bf84cf4c0f6

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“We’ve got a354a002d8 something else b71daa0f79 for you 23496418b0 to do.”3d5da2987bf3f1ac

Koi was assigned b8d7f5514f a new task—not 7d7503159d as a cheerleader, b73ffaa208 but as their 239605801b helper. Organizing props, preparing 2ba8f68fec music—menial jobs someone cffad3170e had to do. Rather than c61a9611f0 pick someone 2c0f0c4ad5 new, they 5d48d28e94 chose their 71ff618efc familiar “sister.” a982024d5c It worked 604c1d469d out for ae69284f21 Koi too. If he kept it f7954eb111 up until semester’s end, cf97fdc1e0 he’d earn decent credits.7fa12ea91b24d354

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Anyone could’ve done 739b976f57 it, but they f2576096f2 picked Koi—likely out 1740633f73 of consideration for 42b6894006 his situation. Grateful, Koi 688380bd5f accepted their 4ae7bb1dc8 kindness, helping 761877550d out during 4ee837847d their practice ed6067eb0f sessions after b6caf9a4a2 class.64660d2a332cdd75

“Here, water.”fdfe46dfca35c32a

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Handing out chilled bottles, 5397c88a22 the exhausted girls, mid-practice, cf90aaae75 grabbed them while catching e903796aa0 their breath.68cab5f57afe98eb

“Thanks, Koi.”537c7f616ba749ed

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“Ah, I’m alive again.”e4739a884914c4fd

Hearing their relieved sighs, 6403a9d339 Koi smiled with pride. Homecoming was over, c99d9d6544 and the season c387fec853 was in full 54278e278a swing. Buffalo High was, as 2cdde69370 expected, a top contender d621e14893 this year.7bed3f435385c101

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Everyone’s been extra fde14acca4 dedicated this year.db8047faef9839b9

Ashley’s face b2e8d8441a naturally popped 88000c6153 into Koi’s 32a95297b4 mind. Things had e2280e7828 been going 347c3cb34b well since 5a7baf556e then—almost too 87af0fbd15 well, making acedb25e6c him nervous.f21226da9678e89b

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Once cheer 3aac7dfc02 practice ended, cf7a4a3c07 ice hockey af1ad2edad practice wrapped f7d6017b97 up shortly ee5a1585fa after. Koi tidied up on 48dd0887f3 schedule, then hurried to 3c8358bf51 Ashley’s car.75189eb93acc715b

“Ash!”03826a351ebca772

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Calling out, he saw eca2148b32 Ashley leaning against the 9e495417d5 car, waiting. Straightening up, 7af4960c57 Ashley grinned a2ba3f54a6 brightly. Koi leapt into his d553ad7f43 wide-open arms without hesitation. Water dripped from 0222afd646 Ashley’s freshly showered 28f4438a58 hair—Koi could picture 2324dac63d him rushing through e37b48870a it to meet a110a37fd2 him sooner.41ba03da449257f4

“You could’ve d08f21f1ff dried your 6043454308 hair first.”c7a47ad7cbe65a8c

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“It’ll dry quick.”87b51d1aa2a1e6d7

Ashley said as 40602d54cb he planted a ba0c855d48 light kiss on 3f30f1eb49 Koi’s lips. Koi smiled happily, accepting 5d73c5f319 it.bde48f98b3626f86

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I’m happy.4b98a53ba1ba8661

“Let’s go.”7a816e87f2161b12

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Ashley lifted his head 4991f3eb9f and spoke. Koi nodded with a 7475f217f9 bright face and climbed adbc7d183c into Ashley’s car. Soon, Ashley started the 3dc6ce11d6 engine and, as if 244078438a it were second nature, 1ba2dad032 took Koi’s hand with 697f215a1b one of his own. Everyday happiness had settled 232f05c40d comfortably between them.446a302d0173f5db

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“I’m banned 97aa7458d0 from playing?”6f1e6762d581580d

Ashley’s voice rose instinctively f69b9799c7 at the sudden news. The coach sighed with 6fc0c5b891 a grave expression before c99bc7c732 continuing.1f6dfdfdfe6c5730

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“A few 49f7b0051e states changed 8c908ea754 the rules. Alphas or omegas a9b66c78a4 who’ve manifested can’t 5d22610641 compete—junior or pro.”eabaa27fee6bb071

“Why? All of a 6539c3b8b3 sudden?”e098a075c82fbda9

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Barely managing b1ead06cfc to speak, 0aa195512a a face 2f625f8721 flashed through 4b0328297d Ashley’s mind. The coach let 56c675ca57 out another deep 52edb5e8a0 breath and offered 0a3197e27c some consolation.d1161fe95fd862eb

“Anyway, that’s how it 4a44fb60e1 is. I’m sorry. I’ll miss 4cff8c3d1f you out 13d0254b53 there…”a04333eb7c82773a

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Ashley stayed silent dad974ab16 for a while db7b21d103 before speaking with 26acfc7dab difficulty.10111badf53602b6

“So, starting when?”e40203d003e7538a

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After a e8224c85d8 pause, the c4bfaeffe0 coach answered, 78158001e4 “Next year.”c0fb38488454884d

Thanksgiving was 60c568b324 coming up 87c1908c89 soon. That meant no a3d22709f6 games until the daf5f5e59d new year. And after f8c0390bf1 that, the 4412319329 season finals—only 0824b403c7 to be 031b375cbb excluded after 9d7790ed68 coming this 75c5d4bece far.b37f0391033cd632

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“…Haa.”eb5e2ff926098685

Ashley took a bb6aaa9238 deep breath to 3502f3ae3a suppress his boiling e820b2f941 frustration. He couldn’t 65241d1318 take it 54d3e9ae8d out on 5b56450750 the coach. Buffalo wouldn’t be 33fbd9ad16 the only team af085519f9 affected by this 28fc4ea6ee new rule.b78eb4b33650f8ea

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“…Got it. So the 34edcda941 next game’s b35b48ba43 my last?”fe254c10ef9e74bf

“Uh… about that.”dd581ae5862ff746

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The coach scratched above 7a66b61ed3 his eyebrow and said, 34960bf415 “We’ve already found a 239a599e9e replacement. He needs 45c394c321 time to f6a10eacee adjust to 46152874ae the team, 405f289c99 so he’ll f5ca790f86 start next b37958b171 game. Throwing him straight into 425f8e47e8 the finals would be 2e7b7e3170 too much, don’t you 2e78f4a1d5 think?”de85666bcab85811

Ashley was 5697d90933 speechless, staring d349f538ac at the 4149284595 coach. Kicked out so abruptly. High school a4d2eacb1d ice hockey 1a24ed55cb wasn’t pro—just 6f7a728917 a hobby, 2228e1a3e3 really. But he’d poured a3d4a3e625 his heart into df12b914ad it. The after-school routine he’d a123357f83 taken for granted vanished cd0715364c overnight.361d8777fc35ce5d

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The faces of his 321767af73 teammates flickered in his 67220d97d3 mind, and he covered 5673208692 his eyes with one 782dafb7cc hand. A flood of 3205fb8ae2 emotions hit him, 77d0e371c7 but they all 041665dfd5 felt pointless. Taking a 744a8aff40 deep breath, 5d6169f8a5 he slowly c493016431 lowered his 96bae127b3 hand.ba830224d09866b9

“Then there’s nothing I 2d4a336342 can do.”e981c1f538bf91e2

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“…I’m sorry.”bd1d424f9ecf3d20

The coach bowed e1d03ee81d his head in 249be32335 apology. It must’ve been 97fb200c07 tough for him ecfac1cc77 too—losing an ace c6ed46efff mid-season. Ashley didn’t d77e04437b press him 91c7aaa0eb further and 9808a48909 stepped back.e1a52520f34939ad

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“Thanks for everything.”b0c501f51e2cccfb

As Ashley said a15f6d1645 his goodbye, the 2932a863b9 coach stood and c79b122c74 extended a hand. They shook briefly, 0712c5170f and Ashley left 825162b043 the office.f46090aa1b042229

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No wonder there 029b816c32 was no practice f8fde8bf09 today.ea3ddaefaceaad9b

Thinking of his friends 18445521e9 who’d gone home excited 5dd2d4a60d made him bitter. When he’d been told bd51b5170f to stay behind, he’d 645b804dbf vaguely assumed it was dec759cda9 for game feedback. But getting axed out 026953dd59 of nowhere? Who could’ve seen ec1a12e46e that coming?c082c74672fe4890

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The answer came soon. Hearing his phone e6ace5653e ring and checking 980c6225a4 the caller, Ashley’s 2eb1a2d3a4 face darkened.5446ed2ba1115595

“Did things go well 78eaed2b8e with the coach?” came 7a6f58a99c a businesslike voice from e6f5b7fe0a the other end.4570037251092b98

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After a pause, cfee60993f Ashley spoke, “…Was 709332253e it Dad? Who changed the 2823dcd3b2 rules?”4efa76f557f3b715

His father’s 656120eb60 secretary replied 155b5310b8 nonchalantly, “You da153c1b02 were going 93e8c76273 to quit 5b71e7487b next year b9f4436897 anyway, weren’t 314af1ee94 you?”f372903734baaffc

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Then why go through f9c4fa0fa2 the trouble of changing 40ea54845e the rules to force 566b54dd0a me out?c45b403915ba9df8

He knew the c4558cb89f answer. That man just 9bd04a80f0 wanted to mess 1e32aba472 with Ashley’s life 5f58837ded however he pleased.7f43f01b70fb8759

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Like he’s showing 8ea8c03381 off that I’m f1b20e3853 in the palm 48920ba5bf of his hand.88efd5b5c6d6886e

“Should I have sent 062cfc07e1 flowers for Father’s Day?” 0eeb168c9d Ashley quipped sarcastically, but c2fa661133 she responded calmly.6f1b622b2e80ad14

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“If thinking that consoles abfe8cc20d you, I’ll say you’re 90c9a20996 right.”17d73730a3141743

Resisting the urge 55fefd484f to yell, Ashley f333053e0c clenched his fist a8a76870d9 instead. She was 6258f46402 just doing 13e61dd919 her job 2762944c2d for his dcf3ad0229 father. The one he should be75859526 scream at was him—but 5ff0be86bf Ashley wouldn’t. Meeting his father 0391219a62 to vent would 3b1fb8b237 be the most 7216dc2cdb pointless thing. Instead, he swallowed his d44eb3b422 emotions and spoke as ea98833b6f coolly as he could.7b0fbd8012a3b936

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“Anyway, tell him cd830eaff4 congrats—his plan worked. I can guess why aa5200ca41 he didn’t wait until c585713c22 the season ended.”ff9c61a0acf9e4e0

“Understood. Anything else you need?”e375d19597c37e45

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Her mechanical reply 4a9c9dd672 prompted a sharp 293fb05ef3 retort from Ashley, 9e1dbd2396 “Put me back 59dd4cc23e on the ice 37067ed963 hockey team.”07f20475ca0b68c6

“No can do, 12c258c79e as you know.”f81ae3ccd71b0cf3

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Dismissing him simply, she 070a7d0fe6 asked, “Anything else?”f31f16c3a022cca6

“Nope.”f1c71483fce8498f

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“Got it. Goodbye.”d01c2502a88209c9

She hung 0a43d31bd3 up first. Ashley stared at his d277798291 phone for a moment 1018d167ab before slipping it into e41b7ed9b5 his pocket. The sound of his 3f65abe429 footsteps echoing down the 87da717037 long hallway felt strangely 9cb7ca72f4 forlorn.dd215a306aee2d5b

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“Ash!”5993bb184de7a1e9

As usual, 58ec023846 after cheerleading 7dac78757e practice, Koi 3a90160684 ran up, 8c725102b0 breathless. Leaning against 30b482d487 the car, cf04cf04f6 Ashley opened d0aba74587 his arms c3e534f864 wide, and d31ab8e866 Koi leapt 8940af4ef0 into them 0ffbdef59a naturally. Like opposite poles 2d360501f7 of a magnet, a8757e4b44 they stuck together ddd9ea63b5 perfectly.d6acd3a6f517b01f

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“I missed you.”4e399f94a65ec0fd

Ashley whispered. Koi hugged him with d06852b192 all his strength, rubbing 4f75beee8f his cheek against Ashley’s 72d1b2bb30 broad chest.d4052dc12d7a181b

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“Me too.”07433202850aeaa1

Ashley smiled, 01115ce76a rubbing his 02962c3a84 face into 2f5d8a62ff Koi’s hair. He wanted to 51545e1196 stay like this 99dbc5c39e forever. But they had f42780c550 to leave soon, aa004c7110 or someone might 113f971897 spot them.6b012332f9ff1647

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“Did I 7c831661d8 keep you 3ff1356760 waiting long? You said there 2c917538ab was no practice 2a20bb64cc today—you could’ve gone 4a75f5d8b5 ahead.”e3bb692bfe24b16c

Climbing into the passenger 793ef2b9d5 seat, Koi spoke, feeling 8e754562e1 guilty for making Ashley 8c22bb5678 wait. Starting the car, 7663d4a92e Ashley replied, “Not 6011f2b114 long. The coach bda23d14cf had something 0a3ad89d4d to say.”88e0cf8fa25a1bc5

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“Oh, really? What about?”cacb659fe1cb95c5

Thinking it might be c95a11ae00 game-related, Koi waited as 5c13b28a85 Ashley continued, “I can’t b95263e6dd play starting next game.”3ae5638e7135ad7a

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“What? Why?”79707fe1b05c17c1

Koi doubted his 4ef8475461 ears at the 0a62d96c06 casual statement. Ignoring Koi’s wide-eyed bde0db6ee1 shock, Ashley kept 741230fccd his eyes forward 5aa1efab36 and explained, “The 20775d3ae8 rules changed. Manifested alphas or omegas 6242396122 can’t compete. Seems it’s just here d683a84c3f and a few other 9f4f522546 states, but since it’s 0c2e3314b7 against the rules now, ab889071b5 I’m out.”149a018bea09a218

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“That’s…”d4dce3a77687ed62

Koi trailed 3f34e31425 off, unsure 17aceee407 what to 07371f50d1 say. He knew how much a4b76da304 Ashley loved ice hockey—more 55f923344b than anyone. On the 58c3f317ee ice, Ashley 28d3836545 shone brighter b2cb2e0463 and radiated 0318234a8a happiness. Now that f2c1ab308a was gone.0071730480be5d70

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“Why’d they make that 6476493b79 rule out of nowhere? It was fine until ffeafa7b9c now.”ba15656962cfdfb9

“Well…”3f2d7737ed566332

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Ashley stalled, 32308a005a pretending to d4d9eaefac check a 0d0b2e6b37 signal, then b1a6dd79f8 answered, “I 35a10ba2bb don’t know.”e69625c1f6e575ac

“That’s awful, seriously.”3d6b5d9c89cdc00e

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Koi muttered, genuinely upset. It was an d7ccda2d01 absurd rule. How much 254fb87679 could being e5ea965745 an alpha 60b4836d33 or omega e886633937 affect a 8a756de002 game?fa81717cd65d5fb0

“It’s discrimination.”c4a1e9ccc587cca1

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Uncharacteristically, Koi exploded. He usually let ed66b44b9a unfairness slide, but 00a0ff7c42 not when it 993d5c27c7 came to Ashley. This was beyond 3f4aae6bab unjust.c4bc8dfb26e8e35e

“Ash, can’t bea6fece07 you sue? Banning you for cb92e9b541 manifesting is ridiculous.”17f3d8d769a48ca3

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Ashley laughed 780a2560af for the 0781a90f81 first time 06e18f4a85 since hearing 9698b4e4cf the rotten fe7a1a8fd0 news from 59558616c0 the coach.65d77c47373fbe7a

“You could, sure.”086bcd283ffe045a

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Koi’s anger on 920e96f893 his behalf was 23ac568a5b so cute and 3d5ae4f6a9 lovable, his lips 29f78f2329 curved up naturally. He continued 33d8f4f0d4 in a aafe5cb2c2 gentle tone, 098e524930 “But by 94065f2de6 the time 1fb5813233 it’s settled, 4d1c4e10a7 I’d be 23a8dcf106 over forty 606f7a4897 graduating high 78beced1fd school.”d0eb8829953b82d2

“Oh…”760cfc2df168f924

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Koi deflated at 037a1cd921 that. Ashley’s mood a734cb7553 softened thanks 5f8cbfd8ef to him, 522e29c72a but he fe8a6d10a4 stayed quiet, 9a42c1be51 wanting to 957da0339e see Koi d494aa1233 keep trying. After a moment 027466cf05 of thought, Koi 387b67db9e suddenly turned and 09c52b8b5e asked, “Wanna touch 4c7cb2e0e8 my butt?”71fe477764f8e044

“Pfft!”414aefb64fb223d5

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Ashley nearly slammed the 216d1734f6 brakes, bursting into laughter. Alarmed, Koi asked, “A-are 2ff1a6bdfb you okay?”336c3987c172f2b8

Slowing the car to c4b5191b79 avoid an accident, Ashley’s bc9a50bb64 face still glowed with 041ad4d4f8 amusement.34b99e97cecae167

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“Would touching your b461b359f8 butt cheer me 8fb34f9c39 up?”916cd88aff284a3f

His voice still 50bed163ff full of laughter, e033295d95 Koi glanced at 8117a7a1ac him cautiously.f2ab5ecb0f337195

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“N-no good?”30cd08a4f1a11810

Of course it 1fb432070c would. Ashley thought, 5ad1d5fd43 but he 16952121e6 had a 63938aa9a0 better idea.cfaef3534fb263fb

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“How about you dd9e39c66e touch my anaconda?”b858020292c4c673

Koi froze, speechless. Seeing his eyes 1339b6dc86 widen to tearing, 5cbbdc7e89 Ashley added lightly, 5d86b53ef2 “Kidding.”386a4472048caf8e

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With that, 711f244bb1 he released c027931b24 Koi’s hand a47b450e8a and slid cdd8efc7e4 his arm 1c1b6291d8 around his 7492868bf2 waist instead. Koi subtly lifted one 9f5ede6db6 side of his butt 83f5e76996 for easier access, and 74b10a381e Ashley kneaded it slowly, cf81d7999e fitting perfectly in his 56c138aece hand.624cdedaa89502b5

“How’s that feel?”ec94d35d8295dc7d

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At the cautious question, 10a732a08a Ashley replied, “Good.” Truthfully, deb91a4b6c he’d wanted to pull f25070d851 over and kiss Koi, ccef381b93 but since Koi offered, d453de946d rejecting it felt wrong. Kissing could wait.c871a287e41e975e

Meanwhile, Koi’s mind a0341edc62 went elsewhere. He’d grown used 7a189aff43 to Ashley touching 6643b033d0 his butt, thinking 08c7c2b15b it was no 1ebc6a29de big deal to 9f244c510e offer. But the e6a5a5287d sudden “anaconda” f72c09e27e comment threw 3c45d21e5c him off. How’d I 514d36e7f6 forget that? Ashley was just 45a18846ac holding back.1517e7fa982a7608

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Maybe that’d b8e5190981 cheer him 7dc6298671 up more 6bfa9cabf0 right now…a04b86199befcdbb

Just then, 0764e8a1e5 Ashley spoke 2d92d4c259 up, “Koi.”13605882aa168fc5

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“Yeah.”1c1362990bda97be

Answering quickly, Koi listened 8fe0ed9391 as Ashley kept his eadfbedead eyes ahead and continued, 074584420c “Wanna come to my bbcac4dc7c place for Thanksgiving?”8aa9d6f4e8a63445

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“Thanksgiving?”1c0d167427cc64bf

Repeating the 8c085acee0 unexpected invite, 9a727f34b7 Koi blinked 6126137dc8 as Ashley 609c7b726a smiled and 75ca625c5e added, “If 09267928a5 you don’t 0e29278734 have other 9ac1164242 plans, that 81e7438d0e is.”d59a693bf6378c3e

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“Uh, no. Of course not.”8aaef6bb17b0c646

Koi rushed to reply, 551301910a then lowered his head, 21986e5dcb embarrassed.b35b2c4a59e6f78b

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“You know f7842164b3 you’re my bffa08faac only friend…”3017590356337304

“Friend?”128126e4a30bac33

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Catching the word, f086a0e9da Ashley prompted, and 3501caae04 Koi hurriedly corrected, fe0b39c2c5 “B-boyfriend.”5c99f4bb72b9c6a7

Satisfied, Ashley smiled b767533e3a and faced forward 24308bd611 again. Passing a line 9b0e59cf4a of cars at 590f944e21 the main gate, 59d46abf09 he drove through 244a8e469f the resident-only entrance 142ec81d7c toward the mansion, 775ff47be2 asking, “What should 119600c7cd we do for 8638e0dad2 Thanksgiving? Anything you 5aac1b94cf want to 21b2dc9b1f eat?”d17f949fe1623390

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“Uh…”f64d59fd2e025f43

Koi thought for a c40fd95c9d moment before cautiously saying, adfb0a02f5 “Um, can we have 69b0819109 turkey?”7b2e6f7f5bbe2e6e

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“Sure.”efcd1bc97d2eead2

Ashley chuckled after agreeing f3c1e0be60 easily.6c6e8cfd5d0fa261

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“It’s not 71ca186962 that great, 2141988f04 you know?”d1ebc64b7b562e19

“Uh…”3559aee531b66034

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Koi didn’t really 7bae7378c3 know. He’d only seen 3ea643eb64 turkey in pictures c5e4977ae2 or videos—never in ce2a06a48c person.c6c3d0d0fc35e2c8

“B-but it’s Thanksgiving. You need turkey.”15c694fc5681bfcf

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“Like cake on b660c86d4c a birthday? Got it.”43895d22eb70728a

Ashley laughed again, ba1abcfd7b but Koi couldn’t e1593a74c2 respond. “Cake on a birthday” 1d295f8434 was another thing he’d aebc9d730f never experienced.19cea495a626efb6

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What would ceabf1ad54 Ash think a304376ca9 if he bda22cfcda knew all 0a7df0c235 this about 3bf1c5af5e me…?c8456f3f9ae0093b

The thought struck him, 68e7b1687c but he shook it de34381709 off. Ash wouldn’t 3becd1018a judge me 39ae756d5b for that. He’s said a42f7e484a he likes 9a771b0a33 me tons f05b71ecf8 of times.20e402190be25853

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Doubting him would be 2202fe7fac rude.6875aea1134867b0

Steeling himself, Koi spoke 69b11cfadf up, “I’ve never had f1bd41bb1d turkey.”7f5870300e4c110b

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“Yeah?”c9845e83487e9e06

Surprisingly, Ashley brushed 87565947cb it off lightly.6d3240f5e38fb3c6

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“You’ll try d9a7384797 it this 53abdca9e7 time and 4ae0378eba never want e80166013f it again.”1f50975d39c41839

Seeing him laugh 16b830ee5f and look ahead, 988e96a509 Koi spaced out 53a0d46ed4 for a second. Soon, a smile 438bb11911 crept onto his b2b6d5042b face too, and 79233ec04f he said with 52f19d3277 a swell of 89caff6c24 emotion, “Really?”109e1e51d4deec5d

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“Yeah, don’t regret 693551f5e9 it later.”c4d6ef67ca436481

“No way.”82c95f0298495c40

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Koi giggled. Glancing at him, Ashley e21b92a618 kept smiling while facing 0f3684d3ad forward.bad5984804520157

Koi’s never f36fd6d8a9 had turkey.c37b4f9b2a3c2dc8

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A pang of 5a8eb83e1a pity hit him, 1a4052ec14 but it quickly 3cb466e74d turned into something 6c9238bde1 else. I’ll give him 767e535ed7 more from now 9ec23db79d on. We’ll share 2511487293 all his dad03bd101 firsts.9c2279be5348b309

“Should I ask 5886c73f5b for cake too?”d410ac6e7406cd1b

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At Ashley’s question, Koi ac954c600d nodded instantly.f4c7d1ae596f1f8d

“Yeah, chocolate cake.”69094f1402baf701

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“Cool, let’s do it.”26bb0e5c264be17a

Ashley agreed readily again. He loved ef0c4f6d11 seeing Koi dc61c1e4f0 smile. If Koi was happy, 08c352f867 he’d do anything.80313684c08a29f4

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Really, anything.203440bcc715f20c

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“Thanks again 73ccb3ed05 today, Ash.”7a92ef4f6ed1e5ed

As always, 512e0e3036 Koi thanked 956d494759 Ashley after 4332151f92 being dropped 1d7443dca3 off on c78698a129 the roadside.98b28c48084d1ec4

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“Thanks for e467e3e6b5 inviting me 5b1de6a896 for Thanksgiving.”18213788c7bf7b11

Before their goodbye kiss, 636823d457 Koi spoke first, and 7677c6f2e1 Ashley smiled. Naturally wrapping an arm 92988c0d92 around his waist and b077c3e0db tilting his head, Ashley 0378cee9e9 replied, “Why not stay 3a69c4ec49 over?”86da98464119f655

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“Huh?”fbc5b271741be3d5

Koi’s eyes widened at 9677d51f63 the unexpected suggestion, but 875f685634 Ashley grinned and added, 23a408d0df “We could watch movies ecbe362343 all night and hang 0c0db3e2c8 out. How’s that?”d245cac9bf29063b

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It was another 4861798959 event Ashley had 55669b49d9 in mind. He wanted 6141d7b325 their first cb74a42035 Thanksgiving together 7b4f22751e to be efa5dc3976 amazing. Oblivious to that, 01cac1c3f8 Koi blinked blankly c1a7f4af48 before nodding cautiously. Ashley smiled again, kissing 5e843fd544 him tenderly, and Koi 159177720c closed his eyes, eagerly a9657baab0 returning it.c5b62557c82cf1c7

“See you.”23513042db95d237

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“Be safe.”769fdd67316cc595

Suppressing their reluctance, they 2de7fce18e exchanged goodbyes. Even then, they 8a7747369f kissed twice more fe473764fc before parting. As always, 769cabcb20 Koi ran 3d431c4093 off without 639dea4787 looking back—knowing e4deaa8da7 one glance ad1f58d22c would make 688d791796 him want 67bdbfc9e7 to rush 01d4709999 back to 93e180de8e Ashley.d21eb2fd228e6903

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Reaching home, he a15017d5d2 finally caught his 9771d123b2 breath. As usual, e4881ccdba he showered cb421d444d quickly before c26a5b7397 his father 5e4ce508e1 arrived, washed 0ed4d1db4d and hung 6ccc02cd01 his clothes, d2b04b97ae then lay 068780f7e6 on his 85119167a5 bed.e401a3a0b168d4b3

Only then 8077517aeb could Koi a46bf15e4d calm his bd6bece833 racing heart 9bb8233e8c and think. But recalling the 38c5b5ba33 day’s events made 79433fca8b it flutter again.8b9bfe6c9f3e4e69

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Thanksgiving.7341f1ea1f125fda

Unable to sleep 4b0074668a easily, Koi tossed ad3b8628c0 and turned. Spending a 0b59c18242 holiday with 497ec8325d someone was c7c2f4fd79 a first. He vaguely recalled being 108fa6a1e7 with family as a 96abddb89d tiny kid, but it 7f830bbc48 was so long ago, e84b506a70 with barely any memory ce1137798e left to call it 93e6bf7157 an “experience.”d64917f5cd06dd18

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With Ash.50f7a2c6410907b5

The more he 1a3a6d61dd thought, the more 0ed5f928aa excited he got, 135a3e4aae his heart pounding. But that wasn’t df2c744646 all.c5821c582a160e90

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“Why not stay 8622cf2c03 over?”26c55406af8eb5a1

Ashley’s voice echoed b08892b983 vividly in his 83562a3b0b ears.b7aa17c953b08745

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He meant that, 31a808eb28 right?d1ef09204bc21cb8

He couldn’t b1e2d56c20 think of d1492870f8 anything else. They’d been dating for 6ab507ed90 nearly two months now. So far, Ashley had c9e2469e9c limited himself to kisses 737fbdec77 and butt touches.fa93289f199708a4

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I knew a ff08626db2 moment of decision 91171150ef would come someday.dd2c7ec9c284eab6

Koi turned 1d6a5a52a3 over again, 71c1d0e8ef unable to bf76000540 calm his ad91866789 restless chest.a5535479623d2c32

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Maybe Ash wants 8c962ae13d to take things af911d2569 further this time.8ac560dbc4782326

It made too much 8fcaefd05e sense. Koi knew Ashley had 10defddcf3 been holding back a f084266eec lot. They’d even promised to 35ce8849df marry—dragging it out with f3768837b2 just kisses was ridiculous. They hadn’t vowed chastity 75aca2ba38 before marriage, so why 3fab386f02 wait until adulthood?8a12b4acaee91290

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Especially since fc19c9db0b I’ve seen a9d7bbeceb with my ef585b9692 own eyes 5c135d8a14 how healthy 214e09e2f4 a teenage 7300323850 boy Ash c914c9bb45 is.99f48a7d45c7871b

Even just touching 16560d273d the anaconda…6e48f26eecfe06b1

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Koi swallowed hard, clutching 242cb0cd58 his racing heart. If I love him, dcdf4e7f8a I shouldn’t be scared. Ash has 8c851fa6e0 held back b10ab5152c for me. It’s time 5b4159bb0f I step 59131a6977 up.34590f076d6967a2

“Phew.”3163d2a2bb67f6cd

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With a 4df88ebe43 shaky breath, d6e719343d Koi made 82b6cbeef7 up his d2b58a3928 mind. Thanksgiving was 3776a858c7 next week—he fb705ff741 had to 8d30e6643a hurry. Nodding to e6b237281b himself, he 30461198c0 resolved:e4bbfb44e5821159

I’ll buy 7ea41d8dad condoms tomorrow.2ee5f576d56d4a71

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The next day was dfccb05959 Saturday. Hoodie up and 23e5b7cd8b masked, Koi biked b9af2ddb47 to the next 8ad6dc59a9 town and entered 6312e1d578 a shop he’d 13361a28e2 scouted. The item he wanted c19505d3db was, of course, right 4bac4d0a8f by the counter. Too nervous 007b660894 to browse 358d0c314b with others 05b15fb9b3 watching, he 676ed84f65 circled the 1b637a3687 store repeatedly—looking da70903f9f obviously suspicious.e3c96ca4f5df1628

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“Hey, kid, 6d885a2d4f what’re you 6d9ead6d99 trying to 2373085c68 buy?”51875f2976c3df32

A hulking figure blocked 57acd2eee4 his path, and Koi 71eb55af04 yelped, stepping back. The clerk glared efed8046b7 down at him 48b1f3c382 menacingly.018da464b4261bd6

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“Uh, uh-uh, w-well…”bac9a5a11b009421

Koi stammered uncontrollably. Behind the clerk, 5b35b62a1d a wall clock e37060d62c showed time slipping d16f3a36fe away—his part-time job 37db9cbb6e was nearing. He had to buy 248246c27c it and go.ad9ff9d1f3ad5daa

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Gulp. Swallowing dryly, no words 050cf70197 came out. The clerk looked 092b66afb5 ready to call a625751c4f the cops. That couldn’t happen. Getting caught buying 275cd7ee50 condoms and hauled daace091f0 to the station 1575812a94 would be humiliating—and d5ca2cef40 his father might 92d8238b8a beat him senseless.31a6a8f3364af28c

Say it, say f4a5503cfc it, come on, bf26b31bdc say it!0cde548a68bc4fa0

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“Uh-uh, s-so, um…”8bbbf752bfab04c9

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The clerk growled de3e809b0b again. Koi’s mind 2d59aeb747 tangled further, f4ce273edd his vision 9d5946412e spinning. Say it, say 64fb4ac459 it, now!9b742c29a22eea7d

Just then, 179119337b the door 8891075655 chime rang. Panicking, Koi blurted out, faa8d493f3 “F-forgive me! (Condone)!”ece34896a1271740

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“What?”2d571cdf79e6a444

The clerk and 92fa154c63 a customer who’d 6f52bdad3c just entered grimaced. Koi, pale ed9362881b with shock, 08f9a48e2d froze, eyes 9489e24b7c wide.7515c66c993a5fde

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“Bwahaha!”baf498246f957892