Twenty

"Leon, we can talk later at home. So stop this." Owen's voice is sad.

"Then come with me, make sure you are not leaving with him."

Owen let out a deep sigh and look at Steven. He give him his money and said.

"Buy me a paracetamol too, I feel like having a headache."

"You're not gonna come with with?" Steven asked him.

"En. Find me inside the gym later." He withdrew himself from Leon arms and walk first. "Let's go." He said.

Leon gulped when he noticed something. Owen is acting different. He followed him and they arrived at the gym. The professor who were looking for him are talking with his co-player. He pulled Owen and let him seat behind their seats.

"Don't leave this place until I finished playing." He said. Owen nod his head but didn't even give him a look.

Leon gritted his teeth while his chest keep tightening. Owen is acting like he acted when they were 15-years old. They got a fight and he didn't talk to him if he doesn't start the conversation. He's angry with him.

"Leon! Come here!" His coach called him.

"I'll be back." He said but he didn't receive a reply from Owen.

Owen remain silent even the game start. His mind is busy remembering the scene he witnessed. He is now thinking, why does he feel betrayed when he himself actually has a boyfriend and kiss him too? He's crazy for acting like this, he's the one who choose this right? He's the one started this situation. No one asked him to did this.

"Your water. " he heard Steven voice

He looked up at him and accept his bottle of water.

"Thanks." He said.

"You're okay now?"

"En."

Steven withdrew his gaze from Owen and put his attention to the game.

"Hah! Da*n it! " Steven exclaimed with low voice.

"I thought you already understand?"

Owen speak when he heard him.

A while ago,

"I am your boyfriend but you are crying because you saw your best friend kissing someone else?" Steven voice is like a knife that is trying to cut his stupidity.

"I'm sorry.. I thought it's okay if ever I saw him with someone else." He still crying.

Steven wanted to punch someone right now but it's also his fault. He allowed this to happened to himself too.

"Wanna take a break? I think it's better if we start from the good beginning."

Owen covered his face and tried to stop crying.

"You.. You aren't mad at me?"

"Why would I be mad at you? I won't offer you a break and start again if I am mad." He said. "I want a fair fight Owen. And trust me, the word surrender is not in my dictionary."

"I'm sorry.."

Steven gently pulled the boy and hug him.

"It's fine. I understand.. So stop crying now."

Back to present..

"I know said it.. It's just that. How am I supposed to beat that man who actually owned your heart?!" Steven voice got a bit louder so he hurriedly covered his mouth.

"Yeah, yeah.. So enough now. Your voice is a bit louder."

Steven squinted his eyes and grabbed Owen's arm.

"Tch! Well alright. they said, if you continuously feel the same pain, you're getting numb and soon enough, you won't feel the pain anymore." Steven smirked.

"Oh really? Then, should I punch your face nonstop until you become numb?"

The two were shocked with Leon's sudden appearance. Owen take a look at him and saw him squinting his eyes. Leon are also looking at their hands which actually holding each other.

"Eh? Aren't you there a while ago?" Steven reacted first.

"I was. How about you? How did you find him?"

"Isn't it normal? I am his boyfriend." Steven whispered it. Afraid of getting heard by others.

Leon noticed it, so he smirked. This bastard doesn't want anyone knows his relationship with Owen?

"Your mom called me while I was walking towards you." Leon looked at Owen this time.

"Mom?"

Owen checked his phone to confirm it. Oh! His phone is actually off.

"What did she say?" He asked while trying to switch on his phone.

"We need to come home this weekend. She said, Uncle lucio will be arriving tomorrow." Leon take the vacant seat beside Owen.

"Uncle Lucio? Your Uncle from your father side? I thought he's in the Hongkong?"

"He was. Maybe he will just going to visit." Leon wiped his sweat.. "Hand me a bottle of water." He asked Owen.

Owen give him water that actually his own water. His mind is busy to recollection all faded memories from childhood. Uncle Lucio is actually the Younger Brother of Leon's father. He left the town to follow their Dad, Leon's Grandpa, to Hongkong. Leon's Grandpa is originally from China.

"It's already been 12-years, how come he decided to visit now after so many years?"

"Who is that?" Steven asked. Owen pay attention to him and just told him that it was about Leon's Uncle. Steven nodded after hearing it.

"I don't know either." Leon answered. "I have to contact my manager for this unexpected news."

"Why? Do you have an schedule for your modelling?"

"Well, yes. I am supposed to go to Baguio this weekend."

"I see.."

He has scheduled but didn't tell him. Oh yeah? Why do Leon have to tell him? They are just friend anyway.

"You forgot to read my messages, don't you?" Leon is now frowning.

"What messages?"

"I sent you a message on your messenger, telling you that I want you to accompany me to Baguio."

"I-I... " he remember that Steven borrowed his phone yesterday.

"I'm sorry, I accidentally read it and forgot to tell you. I was deleting my conversation with my friend but deleted his message instead."

In an instant, Owen expression changed.