Yixing’s legs are starting to get numb from waiting for a bus. He had been standing for a few minutes already. He also wasn’t able to have breakfast or lunch before he left his condominium in a hurry to pass his novel. There wasn’t a restaurant or a store nearby their office. In addition to his problem, he wasn’t able to get a bus ride because there are also a lot of people like him waiting for a bus.

            That’s why he is here now; legs are becoming numb while his stomach is rumbling. He’s also sleepy and tired because he wasn’t able to rest because he wrote non-stop yesterday. He needed to finish his novels because he wasn’t able to pass anything for three weeks, besides the revisions needed and his rejected novels. Oh, gosh. Because in his line of job, no work means no pay. And he has so many bills to pay for.

            So even if his hands almost became numb and his brain almost melted because of writing and thinking of a story, he tried his best to finish on time. So he won’t allow his senses in writing are gone or else, he will be homeless.

            Yixing yawned for the second time. Darn it! He wishes that a meteor will fall so that the other passengers will be gone so he can finally ride a bus home. Can he take a nap while standing? Maybe he can. Because he can’t really stay awake. Besides, he wears sunglasses. He will just a find a post or something where he can lean.

            Yixing let out a small scream when he heard a car blow its horn. He finds a stone that he can throw on that stupid car when its window slides down. And he saw that face again.

            “Hey, ugly. What are you doing here?”

            “Belly dancing.” Yixing answered sarcastically. “You, what are you doing here?”

            “Making you envious.”

            Yixing kicked the tire of Sehun’s car. “Can you leave? Or else I will throw an acid at you.”

            “Do you have that?”

            “Nope. But I will find the nearest acid to throw at you.”

            “You treat me like that even if I bought you ten cakes and one drum of coffee the other day.”

            “What do you mean ten? It’s just one piece of cake.”

            “It’s ten. You just thought one, because you were sleepy that day.”

            Yixing thinks for a second. Was it really ten? He wasn’t able to remember because he was so sleepy at that time and… Wait, why does he believe this guy? Like, hello! Who is a crazy person that will buy and eat ten cakes in just one day?

            He’s ready to scream at Sehun when he felt something flicked on his head. Ouch… “Whatever. Just find an alien that will talk to you.”

            He walked away from Sehun and finds a waiting shed with a seat so he can at least take a nap. But the other man just followed him with his car.

            “Sehun, I don’t have the time to joke with you. I’m hungry, tired, and sleepy. So if you want a war to happen right now, leave me alone.” His forehead knotted. “See? I’m rambling stuff.”

            Sehun opened the passenger door. “Get in.”

            “I don’t want to.”

            “You want to pass out in the middle of these people in broad daylight?”

            When Yixing felt something flicked on his head, he doesn’t think twice and jumped in the car. He wants to curse himself when he rejected Sehun’s offer to ride his car when he felt that very soft passenger seat.

            “What’s this? A bed?”

            “No. Stone block. Where will I drop you off?”

            “On the street five blocks away from here.” He rested his head on the headrest. “Don’t talk to me, okay? I will just meditate and internalize. Ah, by the way. Thank you.”

            “You’re welcome.”

            Yixing fixed his sunglasses so that Sehun can’t see that he will plan something bad. Then he closed his eyes.

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            Yixing woke up when his head bumped against the window of the car. And because of pain, he immediately became aware of his surroundings. He was about to ask where he was because it was dark outside the car. He just remembered that he is in Sehun’s car when he saw the man beside him and sleeping.

            “What the…” He mumbled. “Why didn’t you wake me up earlier? What time is it and where on earth are we?”

            Yixing moved to ease his muscles because he’s sure that they will be cramped for sleeping in the same position for a longer time. Then he noticed a sweater that was placed on his body.

            “Whose sweater is this?” He smelled Sehun’s familiar perfume on that sweater. He looked at the man beside him. Sehun was still sleeping soundly. He reclined his seat to accommodate his sleeping. Sehun had his arms crossed over his chest. This is the first time that he is seeing Sehun sleeps. Yixing can’t help but smile.

            “You look like a nice guy when you’re asleep.” He just let himself gaze at Sehun. “I wish you’re always asleep. And you look good when you’re sleeping. You’re poised. Darn! You’re like a prince.”

            Yixing bit his lower lip when Sehun moved and faced him. But the latter was still sleeping. Now, he can clearly see his face. Sehun is really handsome. He can’t get enough of his handsome face that seems to be getting more and more handsome as he keeps on looking at him.

            “Sometimes, the world is really unfair.” Yixing said to himself. “Why can someone like you own everything? You are handsome, rich, and talented. No flaws at all. While the other people doesn’t have anything that you have.” He placed his chin on his hand while staring at Sehun. “I wanted to envy you. But I thought that when I own everything, my life will be boring. Because I will not have a goal in my life.” He sighed. “I wonder if someone like you is still looking for something.”

            Yixing thought that it is okay to have problems once in a while. At least he will realize something about life. That he’s still fortunate that he experiences going against the world. Those problems are constant reminders to us that we’re still human after all.

            Yixing continued to watch the handsome face of the sleeping man. Then he reached out a hand to lightly touch his finger on Sehun’s cheek, just to make sure if it was smooth as it looked.

            “Wow…” Sehun’s face is really smooth. It’s really flawless.

            “What do you think you’re doing, ugly?”

            He was surprised so he immediately backed up from his seat. Sehun slowly opened his eyes. Those beautiful eyes of his…

            “W-Why do you keep on calling me ‘ugly’? I have a name, you know. Yixing—”

            “Ugly.” Sehun sat properly and glanced at his wristwatch. “It’s already evening. I overslept.”

            “My name is Yixing—hey, where are you going?” He said to Sehun after the other man stepped out of the car.

            “I will go to my house. I want to continue my sleep. You’re not the only writer who wasn’t able to get sleep last night.”

            Yixing gets out of the car too. “How about me?” He looked at his surroundings. Even one tree is unfamiliar to him. “I don’t know this place. Why didn’t you wake me up earlier so that I’m able to go home?”

            “You looked tired and very sleepy. I know the feeling, that’s why I didn’t wake you up.”

            Sehun opened the gate of the house that is in front of his parked car. “Hey! Why are you opening that?”

            “Well, duh. This is my house.”

            “Your house?” That small house?

            Sehun looked at him. “Go inside first. You slept for a long time. I’m hungry because I waited for you to wake up. I have lots of food in my house so you can eat.”

            “I want to go home.”

            “Fine.” Yixing caught the car key that Sehun tossed at him. “You can use my car. But I will eat because I am hungry. And then I’ll go to sleep.”

            “I don’t know how to drive!”

            “I have a guest room. With three locks.”

            Yixing was left dumbfounded to where he is standing. Ah…what just happened? Because everything’s happening so fast, he wasn’t able to react. And because he doesn’t have any other choice because he can’t drive, he followed Sehun.

            The house is cozy and the furniture are simple. He wasn’t expecting that this is the type of house that Sehun lives in. Maybe he is really not that rich just like he thought.

            “You look disappointed.” Sehun said, standing in the kitchen and holding a glass of water.

            “No.” Yixing immediately said. “Well, I see you as a rich person. So I’m kind of expecting that you are living in a mansion.”

            “What will I do to a large mansion if I’m living alone?”

            “Yeah, you have a point.” Yixing handed the sweater that he’s holding. “Ah, thank you for this. But you should have waked me up earlier so that I won’t bother you.”

            “There’s food here in the kitchen.”

            “What type of food?” Before Sehun could answer, Yixing walked towards the kitchen. Before he could enter the kitchen, he looked at Sehun. “Is this for free?”

            “Why? You want to pay for it?”

            “I said I don’t have any money.”

            “If that’s the case, then don’t ask me a question.”

            He was about to take a step when he looked again at Sehun. “You didn’t put any love potions in it?”

            Sehun knotted his forehead in a funny way. “Why would I do that?”

            “I don’t know. I was just making sure.”

            “I don’t believe in that love potion you’re saying.”

            “Good.” He tapped Sehun’s shoulder and entered the kitchen.

            Placed on the table is five different dishes. His hunger doubled, so his stomach grumbled loudly. He looked at Sehun, hoping that he didn’t hear anything.

            “What’s that?”

            “Elephant.” Yixing sat in front of the table and put some food on his plate. His not embarrassed because he’s really hungry. “Who cooked this? You?”

            “I have a maid that cooks here every noon. She cooks plenty so that I can eat something for dinner.”

            “Ah.” Yixing nodded and brought food into his mouth. “That’s why it’s delicious.”

            “If you choke, I’ll just laugh at you.” Yixing just shrugged. “Why did you sleep in your car when you can go inside and rest well?”

            “I’m worried that you might steal my car if you woke up.”

            Yixing glared at Sehun. But it was obvious enough that Sehun was just teasing him, as always. So he just let him be.

            “But… thanks, anyway.” Yixing said. “The truth is, I plan on sleeping while I was standing waiting for the bus. I wasn’t able to sleep since yesterday.”

            “I thought so.”

            Yixing was about to put food in his mouth when he halted. Then he looked at Sehun. “You know that I was planning something?”

            “You were standing unsteadily. And you’re even looking down. Even a blind person can say that you were about to sleep in your position earlier.”

            “Really?” If that’s the case then his acting was not even convincing. “I guess I was too obvious.”

            “Not really. I am just more observant than most of the people because we have the same profession. I am better than you, anyway.”

            “Yeah, right.” Yixing said sarcastically. “I am more famous than you.”

            “We are at the same level when it comes to that.”

            “Excuse me?”

            “Okay, I’m wrong. I am more famous than you.”

            “Whatever!” Yixing looked at the food in front of Sehun. “Is that delicious?”

            Sehun picked up a piece of meat with his own chopsticks and fed it to Yixing. “Hmm. It is delicious. Can I eat this?” Then they both looked at the door that can be seen from their direction. “You have a visitor, Sehun.”

            Sehun excused himself regally to open the door. While he is left internalizing the way Sehun elegantly wiped his mouth with a table napkin. He’s really like a prince.

            “You have someone with you!? Just admit it already, Sehun!”

            Yixing’s chopsticks were still in his mouth when a woman entered the kitchen. She gave him a dirty look.

            “So you were the one that Sehun took as a replacement for me.”

            “Huh?”

            “I can’t believe this. Of all the people in the world, you chose someone who doesn’t have a breeding, Sehun! You’re insulting me!”

            Yixing removed the chopsticks in his mouth and looked at the woman from head to toe. “So I am the one who doesn’t have a breeding? Who is this someone that goes to a man’s house to confront the person who is obviously chosen by Sehun over them?”

            “How dare you!” The woman was about to slap Yixing but he was fast. He was able to block her hands using his chopsticks.

            “Eunbin, that’s enough.” Sehun said calmly but firm. “Yixing is my cowriter and he is my visitor. If you’re going to disrespect him in my own house, I’m afraid I’d have to ask you to leave. We should just talk some other time when you’re not angry.”

            Yixing looked at Sehun, wondering. His expressions are all serious before but now, it seems like the other guy is in a bad mood.

            “I don’t believe that he is just a simple cowriter and visitor, Sehun! Tell me. Are you in love with him?”

            “Yes.”

            Yixing just flinched when the woman slapped Sehun. Because his skin is fair, he can immediately see the red mark on his handsome face. And he can’t believe that he feels sorry for Sehun.

            “I hate you!” The woman started crying. “Why are you like that? I didn’t listen to everyone when they said that you cannot love someone because I really love you! Why couldn’t you stop hurting the feelings of the people who came into your life? Why are you always hurting us?” The woman repeatedly slapped Sehun’s chest who’s not saying anything until now.

            Yixing feels that he is the one who feels hurt for Sehun. Eunbin’s slaps hurts. But Sehun doesn’t react. He just let the woman beat him. When Eunbin’s palm landed on Sehun’s cheek for the second time, he stood up to stop her. But Sehun secretly told him to just let her. Yixing secretly signaled him that he will just let the woman beat him for ten seconds and if she doesn’t stop, he will interfere.

            Yixing understands the woman’s sentiment, but maybe her few minutes of hitting Sehun is enough. He is ready to pull the woman’s hair when she finally stopped.

            “You don’t deserve to be happy, Sehun.” The woman said. “Because you don’t know how to love.” And with one last painful look, the woman walked out of the house.

            “Here.” Yixing handed Sehun a glass of water. “Something to console you.”

            Sehun silently accepted the water but he didn’t drink it. He just sat on his chair and continued eating.

            “Sehun.” The man looked at him. “You need a hug?”

            “You’re just hungry, Yixing.”

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Oh my goodness. Almost a month since I last updated. I apologize if I updated this just now T^T Things had been really busy in school and I wasn't able to find a perfect time to update the story. To make it up to all of you, I will post another chapter tomorrow, okay? :) Thank you so much for the people who left a comment, upvoted, read and subscribed. :D