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' ... conversation... '

" ... Thinking..."


12. Brotherhood

Sendoh looked at Rukawa. He didn't know that he would see such broken and weak Rukawa. Actually, to him or to the public, Rukawa meant "cold""no feeling" and "iron-heart". However, they were wrong. He was also a human who did have feeling but he just hid it and kept everything in his heart.

He was still sitting at the side of the bed while Rukawa leaned on him sleeping. At first, he felt alright, but then he felt tired of this position and Rukawa seemed heavier than before suddenly.

'Rukawa-kun...Rukawa-kun?' He tried to wake him up. But no use.

He tried to put Rukawa back on the bed but his hands gripped his shirt.

'Sigh...I didn't know that you are so dependent.' He mumbled.

So, he could only sleep together with Rukawa. However, he felt a bit embarrassed to their position. A guy leaned on his chest and slept...

"Indeed, I'd prefer Gimmi on top of me...Oh I guess...maybe... I like to be on top;;...I should be the one offend..."

He slept while he was still thinking some boyish things...

The sun secretly entered the dark cold room through the curtain. Rukawa opened his eyes, wondering where he was. Looked up, he saw Sendoh's face. Sendoh's arms surrounded him and his hand gripped at Sendoh's shirt. He felt so warm and laid back again on Sendoh's chest.

He closed his eyes again.

"He is so warm."

But suddenly, he recognised something.

'Sendoh?' He gasped while his face turned as red as a tomato.

"I WAS SLEEPING WITH SENDOH AND WE HUGGED..."

He pushed out, but too powerful that made him fell on the floor from the bed.

Hearing the sound, Sendoh opened his eyes. The sound was still there. He looked the side of the bed and saw Rukawa trying to stand up but lost balance again by the chair leg. He was amused that Rukawa seemed mess and innocent and his face was red.

'What are you doing here?' He asked casually.

Rukawa looked up while sitting on the floor. He then helped Rukawa up.

'Why do your face such red?'

Rukawa's face turned even redder.

'Why are you here?' mumbled Rukawa.

"Oh! is he shy to sleep together with me and so fell down"

Sendoh smiled while thinking. He looked at Rukawa but only saw he glaring at him. He shook. Before answering him, he put his hand on Rukawa's forehead. HOT. He was still suffering from fever.

'Do you feel alright?' He asked.

Rukawa glared at him, muted.

'You are still hot, do you want to sleep more? It is only...looked at the clock 6:30 in the morning.'

"Of course I do, but you are on my bed." He had totally forgotten that he didn't sleep on the bed for some days.

'Rukawa-kun?'

Rukawa stared at him. Clearly showing a out-of-my-bed sight.

"You gripped me whole night and now you want me to out of your bed..." Sendoh sighed.

'Why are you here?' He stubbornly wanted the answer.

'You forgot?'

When he saw Rukawa started to thinking, he spoke again.

'We talked about your past. We can talk later. OK?' He smiled.

"My past? What'd happened last night" He wondered"What did I do? And what did I tell him"

'What did I tell you?' Rukawa asked uncertainly.

'We talk later, OK? You need to sleep.' He said softy.

However, Rukawa still looked at him wondering. Suddenly his reddened face turned pale. He remembered the exchange.

Sendoh sensed the nervous of the silent boy besides him and he knew that he remembered.

'It's alright!' He tried to comfort him, 'You have someone to share your feeling.'

Rukawa looked up.

'Trust me,' He patted Rukawa shoulder, 'Just like you trust me as your brother last night! We'll talk later, OK?'

Rukawa kept staring at him and he kept a smile on his face.

'OK?'

Finally, Rukawa nodded.

'Sleep now.'

Rukawa didn't move.

Seeing the dependent behaviour of Rukawa last night, he decided to act as an elder brother.

'Sleep now! No more glaring. Close your eyes! ' He recommended.

Rukawa's eyes widened.

'Sleep!' He laughed and pushed Rukawa down on the bed.

Sendoh amused that Rukawa didn't resist. No more than a minute, Rukawa slept.

'You really can sleep.' Sendoh smiled.

He then laid down on the bed and decided to sleep for another 2 hours.


I want a friend
Who'll be there to the end
One who'll be true
Like some of you
I don't want a friend who'll cheat and lie
Because it makes me want to cry
It makes me blue
When a friends not true
I want a friend
Who'll be there to the end

"A True Friend" by Amy Chatman


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