friends

"TKS TKS TKS, it has been so many years already, you still have no sense of what friendship is, do you? Raymond"

Nero said with a smirk on his face. He moved a bit on his seat, making himself more comfortable while staring at Raymond with so much casualness.

"And what is that supposed to mean? Coming into my house uninvited, acting so carefree like you own the place, since when were we ever so close?" Raymond's voice became sharp and intimidating. His red eyes blazing with unfathomable emotion as he stared intently at the blue-haired man.

Feeling the unwelcoming vibe that Raymond was releasing, Nero sat upright but still did not drop his carefree attitude. He crossed his left leg over his right leg, his chin resting on his knuckles; the big boss sitting position!

"It has been so long since we knew each other, I already consider you as a friend. Well, my only friend actually. Besides, we know a lot about each other, isn't it only natural we watch after each other?" A long smile stretched Nero's lips, the playfulness in his voice was already making Raymond's blood boil.

"Spare me the nonsense, since when did you ever regard anyone as a friend? You still have not answered my question, why are you here?" Raymond replied coldly, his eyes not leaving Nero even for once.

"Ah! As usual, it's always a waste to try reasoning with you. Aren't you afraid of being alone when you are always scaring everyone away?" Nero chuckled softly.

" Cut the crap and tell me what you are here for, don't blame me if my patience runs out!" Raymond spat back in annoyance; he already decided to throw the pestering blue head out of his house if the latter did not give a valid reason for his unannounced visit.

"Alright alright, you win; man, dealing with you is such a pain. As for why I'm here, isn't it obvious? The time is almost here, you will have to go get her in two days in that place, or did you perhaps forget?" Nero said, smiling mischievously at Raymond; his expression right now would give people the impression of a scammer trying to rip others off.

The storm in Raymond's eyes suddenly wiped out like a curtain that had been torn off, revealing a peaceful background with nothing but space itself. Raymond relaxed his body on the couch and closed his eyes, not a bit bothered about the outside world as he traveled through his thoughts.

He stared in that position for some time before finally looking at Nero again, the latter was also smiling at him like a trickster about to prank a kid. Raymond sighed in defeat.

"I have no other option, it's what I have to do and I will get it over with soon, all the years of waiting will finally be over," Raymond said in a serious tone and with a bit of reluctance, almost sounding like he was being forced.

"I guessed as much. But I was just wondering. The CEO of New tech company, going to such a place for 'that' reason, how do you plan to deal with such news?" Nero said teasingly while his blue eyes flashed with excitement.

"I don't really care about what they think, I just hope she doesn't turn out to have such a complicated personality like what 'he' said, if she does, she would just be too stressful to deal with" Raymond paused, he glanced at Nero for a brief moment then said suddenly " are you here to make things difficult for me?"

Nero didn't expect such a question to come from the ever-so-cold and distant Raymond. His expression turned complicated for just a brief moment before once again wearing the playful face he always had "Hehehe, how could you say that? I simply want to make things a bit more fun"

Raymond didn't refute him as he had expected such a response from Nero; knowing the fellow's character, getting something important from him would be as hard as looking for a needle inside a river.

"You said you consider me a friend. Tell me, which side are you on? Mine or..?" Raymond left the question handing as he looked at Nero meaningfully.

Nero was once again stunned by his ice-cold' friend's '  question. Did the guy Wake up on the wrong side of his bed today? Probably.

"Well well, so you are still as cautious as ever? You don't have to worry too much, like I said, I only want to make things more fun, so I would obviously be on the side that has much more fun, right?" A sincere smile was plastered on Nero's face, anyone who saw him would easily believe him even with their life.

'Fake, too fake! What an actor. Nero's acting would easily fool anyone else but obviously not Raymond who had known the blue head for long. He was quite familiar with Nero's sly and scheming nature, though just as the latter had said, all his schemes were mainly for fun and entertainment, nothing else.

Raymond sighed, deciding not to think about the matter anymore. He would just face it when the issue arises.

"Oh also, I will be leaving here, for the time being, hope you won't mind accommodating a 'friend' for some time?" Nero suddenly said out of the blue, completely taking Raymond by surprise.

Raymond almost flared up due to rage but was quick to restrain himself. He glared at the blue-haired man that was smiling at him with a smile so innocent that it was infuriating Raymond the more.

"Suit yourself!" Raymond scoffed before storming off the room, heading straight upstairs, leaving only Nero alone inside the spacious living room.

 Once Nero was sure that he was really alone in the room, he chuckled wickedly, with his expression changing constantly.

"Poor Raymond, I wonder how you will handle this, you only read half of the script" He paused for a moment then sighed " You have always been playing a lost game; I'm pretty sure only a broken heart would be left after spending all your emotions on a losing game," Nero said to himself.

He was still wallowing in his plane of thought when he heard the sound of footsteps approaching, he looked over only to find Raymond descending the stairs. The man was in a  Fancy plain white long sleeves shirt, the first two buttons were out of place. Thereby revealing a slight view of his well-refined muscular chest muscles, a pair of black pants, and sparkling black shoes. On his left wrist was a glittering silver watch that probably cost over a hundred thousand bucks or so.

He looked so breathtaking that any woman would certainly drool at the sight of the walking perfection, even men would not be spared; well, all men except Nero and a few more.

"Where are you going?" Nero asked with delight evident in his voice, it was quite hard to figure out why this fellow was always so happy and in the mood for jokes all the time.

Raymond raised an eyebrow and threw a glance at Nero, clearly annoyed again.

"Do I need your permission before I can leave my own house?"

 Nero felt the annoyance in Raymond's words but didn't think much of it, he coughed confidently "You know that's not what I meant, I was just curious, maybe I could tag along" he said with a matter-of-fact tone.

" No need, I'm not telling you" Raymond replied in a heartbeat, instantly declining Nero's invitation. With that said, he turned to the door and resumed walking.

"That's it, I'm coming along" Nero suddenly got up and followed Raymond.

The latter felt like vomiting blood due to the rage he was suppressing.

"Do you even know where I'm going?" He hissed at Nero.

" Nope, but I will still come, either way, I feel there would be some fun there, hehehe" Nero laughed and patted Raymond's shoulder.

Raymond's eyes turned ice cold and he glared at Nero's hand with fire almost shooting out of his eyes.

Feeling that the temperature around them suddenly dropped, Nero withdrew his hand with an awkward laugh and hastily walked in front.