Chapter 29: The Secret Admirer's Come Face to Face

Just before sunset, Koa is sitting on the picnic table close to the river, just waiting for his secret admirer to come forth and it's definitenly nerve-racking for him because he now has feelings for Brutus, but isn't quite sure how to tell the admirer about it face to face based on the reaction he might get. He blinked his eyes and looked at the time on his WhoPhone and it's 5:28 pm, less than an hour before dinner starts and he just wants to get this over with so he wouldn't feel any less guilty about it.

Just then, Jojo comes walking by and he sees Koa sitting on the picnic table by himself and thought he should check on him to make sure he's okay and he asked, "Hey, Koa...what you doing?"

"Waiting for my secret admirer to come by. There's some things I want to say to him, but I'm afraid he might not take the news well." Koa replied.

Jojo could tell by Koa's anxiety that he's unsure of how the admirer will react if he tells him something that he may want to say and he puts his hand on Koa's shoulder and said, "Whoever the admirer is, just be completely honest with him or her."

"It's a him." Koa replied.

"Oh...well, still. Just be honest with him and whatever you want to say, let him know you appreciate that you've been admired." Jojo responded.

"I hope you're right. We haven't actually met yet because we only compliment each other through text...so I don't know what to expect when I see him in person." Koa replied.

"Well...maybe he's just as nervous about meeting you in person as you are." Jojo said, with reassurance.

Just then, Jojo notices a couple of hands wrapped around his waist and turns around to see a smiling Mana right behind him, giggling and Jojo responds with a giggle as well and said, "Hey, you."

"Hey, I thought I'd surprise you." Mana said, smiling.

"You surprised me with your hands around me." Jojo said, rubbing Mana's hair.

"Hey, Koa." Mana said.

"Hey, Mana." Koa replied.

"Koa's waiting for his secret admirer to meet him face to face." Jojo replied.

Mana seemed surprised to hear that, but also figured out why Koa became so giddy whenever he receives a text from this guy and he said, "Oh, really? That sounds amazing. Who's the lucky admirer?"

"I don't know. That's why it's called a secret admirer." Koa replied.

"Hey, Jo...think we got a few minutes before dinner comes? The rest of our cabinmates have already getting ready for a shower and stuff. I kinda feel a little dirty today." Mana said, smiling while stroking Jojo's belt.

The tug on Jojo's belt indicates that Mana has something in mind and he lets out a sly chuckle and said, "I'm starting to feel dirty myself."

Almost immediately, both of them quickly ran to their cabin while Koa sits there waiting for his secret admirer to come forward, unaware that Brutus is looking at Koa from further away, feeling so nervous and he took a deep breath and told himself, "Okay, you can do this. It's now or never."

Brutus walks to where Koa is and from the minute he sees Koa, he knew that this is it. But he wondered what's Koa doing there too and he said, "Hi, Koa."

Koa turns around to see Brutus there and he's just as surprised as Koa is and he asked, "Brutus, what are you doing here?"

"My secret admirer told me to meet me here. What are you doing here?" asked Brutus.

That answered stunned Koa the most and he replied, "Waiting for my secret admirer to come here."

Now it's Brutus' turn to be stunned after hearing Koa's answer and he blinked his eyes a few times and asked, "You know who yours is?"

"No. Do yours?" asked Koa.

"No. I sent him a lot of text messages admiring everything about him; his blue and black hair, he's from Who'aii and he's just really amazing and he's so fearless...like he doesn't care what everyone else thinks." Brutus replied.

Koa seemed surprised to hear those descriptions that Brutus just described to him and he said, "Well...I texted my admirer to say that I admire his bravery, honesty, loyalty, his Who'aii'an roots and his hair and not to mention his amazing laid-back personality. It definitely fits him...kinda like you."

Soon enough, the two of them paused for a second and realized something epic and mind-blown...

"Wait...if you're waiting for your secret admirer here..." Koa began the first sentence.

"...and you're waiting for your secret admirer here, then that must mean that..." Brutus replied, finishing the sentence.

And finally...the truth comes sinking in for both of them as they looked at each other and made their shocking, yet fascinating conclusion...

"You're my secret admirer?!" Koa and Brutus exclaimed, in unison.

The realization set in that they've been texting each other the whole time without even knowing it and it shocked them to the core that they are each other's secret admirer. Brutus was expecting Koa saying that he's not into him that way and Koa was expecting Brutus to be a little mad about the whole thing.

"So...it was you." Koa said, breathless.

"Yeah...and it was you too." Brutus replied.

Koa didn't know what to think of it, but knowing fully that Brutus has been his secret admirer the entire time actually made him go from shock to acceptance in a quick second while Brutus was nervous, but also waiting for the minute that Koa will turn him down and Brutus said, "I feel so silly. I had thought about you a lot a lot and I wanted to tell you that I have feelings for you...like, really deep feelings for you. I would've told you in person. I wanted to, but...I just thought that you didn't have the same feelings for me as I have of you. If you don't feel the same way, I totally understand."

After listening to what Brutus just said, Koa knew that he has deep feelings for Brutus to the core and he said, "Brutus..."

Brutus looks at Koa and comes closer to him and what happens next shocked him...Koa kisses him on the lips.

Brutus' eyes widened to the feeling he got and Koa stroked his fingers on Brutus' cheek and felt frozen for a while, but eventually melted into the feeling as Brutus held his hand. Koa looks at him and said, "I've always loved you, but I was too scared to tell you in person because I was afraid you'd reject me."

"I felt the same way too. I admire everything about you." Brutus said.

"And I do too." Koa agreed.

Both of them stroked each other's faces and pretty soon, before the sun starts setting, they leaned in and kissed each other on the lips and it just felt like their burden secrets have been lifted and now they know they really do love each other and before long, they tongue kissed each other for a good 10 minutes and it shows that they're meant to be.

From a further distance, Jojo and Mana were looking at the whole thing through their window with Mana having no shirt on and Jojo wearing a shirt, but holds his shorts as they looked at each other and Mana said, "Young love..."

"Yep, Brutus and Koa are happy together now. If I had known Koa was that in love with Brutus, this would've been a huge deal for our pack." Jojo replied.

"I'm happy for Koa. He's finally found someone to love." Mana replied.

"Like I love you." Jojo stated.

Both of them looked at each other and resumed making out with each other as they closed the curtains for their quick make-out session before it was time for the campers to head to dinner...though with so much kissing going around, they may have to skip the main course for dessert.