Chapters: 4/9

A/N: I change the way dividing chapters ( *´◒`*) and sorry for the too late update _(;3_ㄥ)_

Disclaimer: I don't own anything mentioned in the story but the story itself!


They spent another few days dealing with those old folders. The hardest part has been solved already, Emil felt there were still some riddles being left. An unspoken "Why?" was still kept in his mind and he never considered speaking out.

Why did Eduard long to stay in Denmark? Or, in other words, why did he… refuse to turn back?

Emil had a vague feeling that Eduard was also a self-protective person. He found Eduard was used to building walls around himself, and he'd concentrated all his efforts on maintaining the boundaries for a long time. Emil wondered the time was even longer and the process was even tougher than he'd experienced. He never knew whom Eduard kept a distance from, also why he had to do this, but still there's one thing for sure he could tell. If Eduard was not a sharp and meticulous person, he'd never have to defend himself so carefully, also he'd never catch Emil's real thoughts from his intense tone. People once tried to talk to Emil were usually driven away after getting his sarcastic responses. In the beginning, Eduard took a step back, too. However, Emil just found at no time did the act represent chicken out. All Eduard's done was to keep walking at his own pace, gradually and without bothering, he reached the place he could walk alongside Emil.

From then on, Emil could finally relieve the stress previously.

He tried to take the initiative to talk about their works with Eduard, feeling no more embarrassed like before when he asked for help. Like Mathias said, the act actually helped Emil to learn a lot, but on the other hand, it also made him recognize there's always a genius on the Earth which could attract people's envy so easily. Emil shouldn't be too surprised at Eduard's talent for information technology (or something like that) when the first time he got his advice on work, but he was still deeply shocked at the day—it was a weekday, they worked as usual and suddenly their computers got crashes. Emil was about to break down then, he noticed that someone still kept calm and even show him a smile. Eduard just opened his text editor, checking and rewriting the source code carefully despite his high speed. Finally the program was completely fixed, all their research data was retained and no hurt. Emil stared at the screen, then turned to look at Eduard, mouth opening a little. His colleague raised an eyebrow, showing another smile to him as "I've told you."

"Did you ever talk about what's your major?"

"Physics."

"Why don't you study computer science?"

"Maybe it's because I'm not quite good at it?"

Emil grabbed the notebook tightly, which filled with Estonian and programming languages, forcing himself to not throw it onto the guy.

Although Emil knew fairly well that most of the "argument" was brought from him, he felt like it was a load off his mind when they could get on peacefully. Emil's impression of Eduard has changed a lot. He spent a lot of time to build his comfort zone and make it steady, but here's a newcomer just broke it so easily. Emil has experienced all emotions like stunned, fear, and even disgust due to the stranger. However, he'd to admit that he has been used to Eduard's warm smile when every time they caught sights of each other. He accepted it already. He didn't know whether the way they getting closer to could be seen as a friendship. It was like a promise they've made before. Keeping no secrets was not essential, but only responding "I'll stand for you" and reaching out the arms to the other ones.

Emil had an intuition that Eduard could tell him "the answer," he could tell him what the crux was, what methods he could take action, and even clarify the thoughts which upset him for several years. The answer Eduard hold was not from the family's unconditional support, but only a… simple answer. Emil just wants to know what did he think.

Though he was also deeply afraid what if his hopes crumbled to nothing.

The emotionless face lingered in Emil's memory. That was the only time Eduard expressed nothing more than pure hostility.

.

Emil suddenly focuses on reality again. He's scared by a touch, which feels like a glass full of ice.

"Did I frighten you?"

"…Duh!"

"Hey, you look like you're zoning out so I have no other choice," Eduard chuckles. He puts down the icy bottle, ignoring Emil's glare and sitting opposite him, "you asked me to take this."

Emil looks at the yogurt blankly, "Did I?"

"Yeah, before I bought my lunch. I asked you to drink something and you nodded at it."

Well, he does totally remember nothing.

"Or I could put this on my bill," Eduard shrugs, being about to dig in his lunch, but then he pauses, "oh, wait, do you have time tomorrow morning?"

"Morning?"

"About seven or eight…, well, eight."

Emil frowns, checking his calendar quickly, "yeah, I do…, but why?"

"I just got a new part-time job and my new boss—temporary, asked me to preview my work tomorrow."

"And that's why you forgot your colleague in a cafeteria for almost half an hour?"

"My professor always speaks like a waterfall, you can only get used to it," Eduard says, grabbing out a bunch of keys from his backpack, "so, tomorrow, at the planetarium, would you go with me?"

"Alright."


A/N2: Thank you all for reading and waiting for the story! I said I'd take a break 2-3 weeks last time but it's almost 2 months passed I know。゚(゚´ω`゚)゚。 And also I know this is not a story full of surprising plots or twists but I have to make it out. There are too much things I want to tell you, tell Emil and Eduard, and even tell the story. The next chapter may be the longest one for now, I'd try my best to work on it. Thanks again for reading the story!

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