[Tankhun's Bedroom]
Author's POV:
Vegas came back to Khun's room and found Pete already sleeping on his side. He wanted to tell Pete about what he discusses with his friends.
Pete was sleeping on the bed in half laying, half sitting position. Vegas sat on his one knee in front of him, taking a good look at his face. His eyes were a little puffy from all the crying he did because of his crazy sleeping cousin.
After some time he stood up and goes to the other side of the room. He sat on the leather couch and opened the book that he brought from Kinn's office. He was reading while glancing at Pete and Tankhun from time to time.
He can't help but smile.. They both slept like kids. Both crazy and stubborn in their own way.
He was busy reading but after an hour or so he felt his eyes heavy. He just close them for a minute.
And fell asleep.
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In the middle of the night he felt someone getting closer to him slowly and silently. He act faster using his sharp instincts, he grab the wrist of the other person, tightly.
"Shhh Vegas it's me.."
Vegas heard a soft voice then open his eyes and a familiar face appears in front of his face.
"Relax it's just me." Pete said while covering him up with a thin blanket.
"Relax in Main family's house....!!!" He murmured in raspy voice.
"Well.... I am here." Hearing this Vegas smiled and closed his eyes again.
Pete just patted his shoulder before going back to Khun's side. Who was still sleeping because of medicines.
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A light knock came at the door. Pete looked at the time 3a.m.
He opened the door without making any noise. He smiled at Kinn and Porsche.
Kinn was wearing his silk pajama and Long gown, while Porsche was wearing his baggy shorts and with loose t-shirt.
"Is he alive?" Porsche whispered loudly.
Both Kinn and Pete gave him a look. Porsche just grinned at them. Kinn shook his head lightly before entering the room.
He was held back a little when he saw Vegas sleeping on Khun's favourite couch. He raised an surprised brow at Pete who just smile widely and shrugged a little.
Kinn sat on Khun's side, he placed his hand on his brother's forehead checking his temperature. He then held up Khun's dressed hand, brushed his fingers a little then put it lightly on his chest. He looked up at the IV bottle, only little bit of liquid remains.
He then looked at Vegas who was still sleeping, his feet half dangling in air. His psycho cousin looked so tired. He almost felt pity for him but then he glanced at the book lying on the table. He tilted his head a little. Then his eyes widened.
Bloody hell! Vegas stole his freaking book from his office!
It was the same book that he used to write poetry in... How did he find the book? When did he get it? But most importantly why did he took that specific book?
He wanted to go and grabbed his collar then jerked him back and forth.
It was his secret book that he hide behind the other books on the shelf so that no one can find or read this. Not even Porsche knew about this..
He wanted to go and get the book back at once. But he didn't wanted Porsche to snatch that book out of his hands.
Damn you Vegas!
Suddenly he felt an abrupt motion on the bed. Porsche jumped on the other side of the bed. With a loud thud! He was lying next to Tankhun while watching Khun's face intently. Kinn narrowed his eyes at Porsche then he realised.
Porsche looked at the red mark that he left on Khun's handsome face and started laughing hysterically without making any noises.
He looked like a cartoon character, laughing and slapping his own leg. Kinn was too embarrassed to look at him. He glanced at Pete who seems to have the same facial expression as Kinn.
"Gawd I wanted to do that for a long loooong time..."
Porsche was out of his breath after laughing like an idiot. A few minutes later Kinn took him out.. almost pushing him from behind.
"Hehehe hey Kinn did you see my work of art?" He asked while showing almost all of his teeth, when they reached at the door.
"Shut up Porsche." Kinn chuckled while watching the comic figure jumping and laughing in front of him. Pete too was smiling at them both.
Pete closed the door, almost five minutes later a light Knock came at the door.
When he opened the door Kinn was standing there while glancing sideways. He then whispered to Pete to hide the book somewhere in the room without any one knowing, not even Vegas. Pete just nodded without asking any questions.
Kinn walk away gracefully but as soon as Pete closed the door he run like crazy before Porsche came back searching for him.
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Hearing a rhythmic knock on the door, Pete looks up the time, 4a.m.
He got up to open the door, why is everybody keep knocking? It's not that the door is locked or something...
Pete was blabbering to himself before opening the door.
Porchay and Kim was standing in the hall way. Pete looked at them both were holding trays. Porchay was holding up a tray to him, he can tell without looking - what's in the bowl - just by smelling.
Noodles~~
His eyes were sparkling at the bowl, then he turned to look at sleeping Vegas. He smiled at Porchay widely before taking the tray.
Kim peeked through the half open door at Vegas then raised an eyebrow at him curiously. Pete just nervously smiles at him and looked at the tray he was holding. Milk and cookies?
"That's for him." Porchay pointed at Vegas with his forefinger.
"Thanks!"
"Both of you didn't eat anything at dinner time. So Kim suggested..." Porchay was telling.
"Chay did everything. I just came to help him with this..." Kim said and glance at the tray in his hands.
"Yeah but you told me that Brother Pete love noodles and that Brother Vegas didn't like noodles at all. Because noodles kills...?" Porchay spill the tea but looked quite confused.
Pete just smile showing his dimples.
"Come inside." Pete said. Porchay was about to go in when Kim's voice halted him.
"Nope we're just leaving." Kim look quite bored. Well that's his usual expression.
"Come on Kim. You said you wanted to check on Brother Khun. You even said you wanted to take the IV bottle before he woke up. Because after seeing a needle in his hand he would freaked out.. And you also said that...." Porchay was mumbling nonstop.
"Fine we're going in... Stop repeating what I said.." Kim entered while complaining.
Porchay was grinning looking happy with what he accomplished, he even winked at Pete sharing a secret look.
Pete smiled back and praising him by showing a thumb's up.
Kim glance at Vegas and put down the tray on the table. Pete was busy eating his noodles while sitting on the floor. Gawd he was starving... Porchay sat on the foot side of the bed looking at Khun.
Kim came around and sit on one knee on the floor looking charming as ever. He pull out the needle from Khun's hand. Then he took the IV bottle and rolls the thin tube around it. After that he half throw, half place it near the door.
Pete was looking at his movements from time to time. Porchay touched Khun's hand out of curiosity. Maybe it didn't hurt because Khun didn't show any reaction.
Kim lay down on the side of Khun without taking off his shoes. And start playing with his cellphone. Porchay was talking in low voice with Pete. Telling him about the games that he played with Kim all night. He also complain about how Kim beat him up in the game without any mercy. He even bragged about how he lost all the rounds to Kim. Pete kept listening to him while holding back his laughter.
After Pete was done eating Kim stood up at once, taking the tray from Pete's hand and signaling Porchay to leave.
Pete was quite surprised by the way Kim act. He was waiting for him to finish eating the whole time.?
Kim was holding tray in his right hand and the IV bottle in his left, Porchay open the door for him and then they were gone.
Pete was feeling happy now after eating. He sat near Khun and waited for few seconds..
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Sigh~~
"Are you not going to say anything?" Pete asked in low but clear voice.
Vegas sat up and rubbed his face a little before looking at Pete.
"..."
"Yeah I knew you were awake.." Pete smile and brush Khun's front hair with his fingers.
"How can I not! That little Parrot talks a lot. As if that was not enough... Whole room smells of your noodles." Pete chuckle lightly at his silly complaints "... You know you would die early because of that hell's meal."
Vegas looked quite concerned over a bowl of noodles.
"That's nonsense." Pete rolled up his eyes "By the way that's for you." Pete pointed at the tray on the table.
"Milk and cookies?" Vegas raised an eyebrow in question.
"What did you expect at this hour? Mushrooms soup or steak!!! Anyways that's from Kim and Chay? Enjoy!" Pete faked a smile.
Vegas just shook his head but took a cookie to eat anyway.
"Pp.. Pete!!" A raspy voice came from Pete's side.
"Khun? You're awake!" Pete looked happy. "How are you feeling? should I call doctor?" He was asking but the second question was for Vegas.
"Relax Pete he'll be fine." Vegas walk casually while caring the glass of milk.
He stopped near Khun's side and took a sip from the glass.
"Pete is... mine." Khun murmur. Vegas almost pour the whole glass of milk at his face.
"..."
"See! I told you he's fine. Annoying as ever." Vegas said under his cold but calm breathe.
"Khun how you are feeling?" Pete asked ignoring what Vegas just said.
"I won't.. let.. you go..." He said in a little voice but both of them catch every single word.
Pete smiled a little while Vegas tighten his grip over the glass.
".... I will keep...." Vegas look so done with Khun that he was about to throw a pillow at him "...Vegas too..." Khun said in sleep. Pillow stop in mid air.
Vegas "...!"
Pete "..."
Both were looking at each other dumbfounded.
"He's psycho...." Khun's voice breaks the silence. Vegas glared at him. "...but he's cool like... devil. I like.... Cool~" Even in his sleep-talk Khun was crazy but strangely sound amused.
Vegas furrowed his brows too hard, staring at his crazy cousin. Is he for real?
A few minutes went by silently, Vegas didn't said anything, Pete remains silent, not even Khun murmur anything in sleep.
Ten minutes later..
Pete was looking quite bored while waiting for Khun to wake up. Vegas walked around the room then he came near Pete and pulled out the book from under the mattress where Pete hides it earlier.
Pete looked up at the ceiling took a deep breathe first then looked at Vegas who winked at him in reply.
Of course he was not sleeping... Obviously he knew Kinn and Porsche's visit... He even knew where Pete hides the book. Bloody hell!
Pete was looking at the book with curiosity. What is so special about the book anyway? It looks old and not that expensive.. Pete looked at the cover where the name of it's original owner was written in bold letters "ANAKIN" so he didn't even tried to look what's inside. How can he? When the book belongs to Khun Kinn, the leader of the Mafia clan.
Vegas sat beside Khun on the bed, looking relaxed and comfortable, then open the book... started reading where he left off before sleeping.
Pete too lie down between them. Just in case..
"I got.... a smile...in the end.." Khun murmur in his sleep a corner of his lip was up as if he was smiling.
Pete raised a little up on his elbow to look at Khun's face, Vegas also raised his eyes from the page he was reading. Both were curious what would Khun said next.
After a long minute, they finally gave up. Pete lay down while Vegas continued his reading.
"I earned.... that Smile." Khun murmur softly.
Vegas raised his brows smiling, a sign that he is curious and amused at the same time.
"... looked me in the eye....even fights back..."
"Is he..?" Vegas started, looking at Pete.
"Shhhh.." Pete place his hand on his mouth and lean over Khun. "Who?"
Pin drop silence ....
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"Amy."
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