Getting to Know You

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Kongpob's P.O.V.

It's been a week since we started arriving and leaving work in our buddy pairs. I'll admit to myself that having Arthit around as company has been great. I won't tell him that yet because we are just at the friendship stage, but I feel like he has a higher level of feelings for me than I do for him. I want to take this slow with getting to know each other because I don't want to give false hope. I will admit I haven't thought of dating a guy but I'm not against it either. I will also admit that Arthit does have some weird pull to me, but I think it's just because of the current situation. (A/N: Sure Kongpob. It's not like you have a higher level of feelings too. *rolls eyes*)

I got dressed and went into the kitchen to cook breakfast for Arthit and myself. Ever since the buddy system, he has demanded that he stays at my place with me until the situation has been resolved. I, of course, didn't agree at first, but he was relentless with his demands and even almost got me in trouble with the landlady to the point that I had to agree to his demands. He, of course, was all polite with the landlady and made it seem like it was all his fault 'Of course it was.' But it seemed like I was the upset boyfriend who kicked him out to sleep in the cold, which of course earned me a nasty look and a warning from the landlady to never do it again or else.

I was shocked by the turn of events. I had been on great terms with the landlady and now she hates me. I glared at Arthit and made him sleep in the living room on the couch. Back to the present. I decided to cook some eggs, toast some bread and I cut up some strawberries and raspberries for breakfast. I heard Arthit come out of the bathroom in uniform and his hair wet. I sighed and rolled my eyes at his laziness with drying his hair. I set the food on the table and took the spare towel from the bathroom and walked up to him and surprised him as I started to dry his hair.

I don't know quite what came over me, but I felt this need to take care of him. I even smiled while drying his hair which he teased me about.

"You're smiling!" -A

"W-W-what?"

"You are. You look cute when you smile." -A

"Stop saying that. I'm not cute."

"You are to me." -A said in a whisper

I shivered as he said that and threw the towel at him as I quickly walked over to the table and sat down to eat my breakfast as he walked off laughing and put the towel away before joining me at the table. We ate in silence before cleaning up the dishes and putting our shoes on before heading out and catching a taxi to the Café.

*At the Café*

I went and worked behind the bar making the coffee orders while Mork took the orders and payments. Arthit was cleaning tables and sweeping the floors while bringing the dirty dishes to me so I could wash them when I had breaks between orders. I was in the middle of making a cappuccino when I looked up and saw Arthit wiping sweat off his forehead and was mesmerized with the scene that I ended up being scolded from the hot milk. "Ouch!" I shouted as I jerked my hand back and started blowing on it to cool it off when all of a sudden I was pulled to the sink and my right hand was jerked under cold water and I could hear someone mumbling under their breath that I should have been more careful. I looked up from my hand and saw Arthit taking care of me with concern and frustration on his face. At that moment, I felt my heart start to beat faster and my face started to warm from the picture. I even caught myself using my left hand to hide my face.

'ACK! What am I doing?' I thought to myself as I quickly shook my head trying to clear the thoughts, but they came back like an annoying bug. (A/N: Just admit it Kongpob, you are developing feelings for Arthit.)

Once Arthit was sure that my hand had been under the cold water enough, he then dragged me to the employee bathroom and grabbed the medicine kit and applied a suave of burn ointment and then placed gauze on my right hand before using an ace wrap to wrap my hand. Once he was sure that my injury was treated, he grabbed my face with both his hands and said "Don't you ever let yourself get hurt like that again. Do you hear me? You scared me."

I was shocked by the tone of his voice and how his eyes showed pain and worry in them. I started to feel guilty and nodded my head while looking down in shame. He lifted my head and placed a gentle yet sweet kiss on my forehead before hugging me. I was shocked at first with the hug but felt the need and want to hug back to comfort him.

"I'm sorry. I was distracted. I'll be more careful next time."

"There better not be a next time…why were you distracted?" -A

"Well…...that's…because…of…you." I said the last word in a whisper.

Arthit smiled and had this strange look again and it looked a little like hunger and lust and love all mixed, but it lasted for only a second before it disappeared. He then leans closer and our faces are just a mere inch apart before he kisses my forehead again and backs up while smiling. While he did that, my heart sped up again and I felt my face heat up again.

'Keep it together Kongpob.' I yelled at myself knowing that what I'm feeling right now is not just friend status. This is above that, but I wasn't sure if it would be a lover's status. I shake my head and push past Arthit as I head back in the Café and continue making the coffee orders and he went back to cleaning but I could feel him watching me every so often and I would catch myself smiling and enjoying the feeling. It has been a few years since I dated anyone and having this feeling again was nice. 'Maybe I should find someone to date.' I thought to myself as I chuckled and placed a customer's coffee on the bar allowing In to grab it and serve it. I then notified Mork that we would have a 30-minute break on making espressos because I was going to clean the machine. He nodded in response and put up the sign notifying the customers.

*Time Skip to Closing of the Café*

I had just finished grabbing my things from my locker when all of a sudden, I felt a hand on my waist, and I was spun around, so my back was on the locker and I was faced with Arthit, but he looked different. His eyes were glowing, and he seemed drunk but then again not drunk.

"What are you doing?"

"Looking at you." -A

"Okay then let me go. It's time to go home."

"But you smell too good to let go." -A

"Okay…. thanks for saying I smell good I guess."

"Now I need a taste to see if you taste just like you smell." -A

"What are you-ouch!"

I started to say before I felt a sudden sharp pain in my neck, and I yelled the last word out. I could hear a squelching sound and a gulping sound as I slowly started to lose consciousness. Right before I passed out, I heard some yelling and what sounded like growling and fighting and then the world became black.

Another cliffy! Sorry but I felt like things had to get interesting.