"Oh, Xian babe! I'm jealous, I thought I was only your Baby." Out of nowhere that Gio said causing MJosh to punch his left arm.
"Why? Are you jealous too, Sweetie honey bunch?" Gio continued speaking and he even went nearer to MJosh' position and was about to kiss his cousin but MJosh distanced himself that fast away from Gio and that sight was really funny. "So grumpy," Gio complained.
I saw some students were laughing too at the sight of Gio and MJosh and some were even gossiping while looking at them and I noticed the stares of girls towards Xian too.
'Why does he need to be that handsome for the people around to stare at him?'
I admit that he was really dashing while wearing the Senior High School uniform but why? And well, MJosh was so handsome too, same as his cousin. Well they had the bloodline of a good looking person and both of their parents was one of the living proofs.
Let's say ten years from now, would they be more handsome than they are now? Especially Xian? Does Xian, will look more intimidating like his Dad and my Dad and my brothers? Same as the two Reyes here, will they be more handsomer and intimidating too, to the point that girls and even boys will run over them and ask them to impregnate them or have a s*x with them? Or have them as their boyfriend or girlfriend? Because even now that we are still young, a lot of girls are swooning over them already.
"Can we join then, Babe Princess?" MJosh asked and I don't know if it's just my imagination or what else because I suddenly saw how Xian's eyes become bloodshot when I glanced at him.
"Sure, come on let's order our food then. Because maybe the lunch we'll be over after a few minutes." I asked and motioned the ordering foods area directly to the counter.
"And well, you two would treat us with Xian." I teasingly uttered while I pointed them using my fingers and they just laughed.
Most of the students are directly starring the three men with me that cause me to feel that I do not belong. Because I am just surrounded with jealous looks, that's why I slightly distance myself away from them, especially from Xian. But to my surprise, he pulled me with my arm and gently guided me to the counter and we heard Gio laugh when he high five with the Junior high school boys and he glanced at me.
"You want us to treat you guys? Why? Does poverty already hit you?" He jokingly said and I laughed, I heard Xian's chuckled as he was still holding my arms. I suddenly noticed MJosh stare at it and he immediately looked away.
"It's not that!" I defensively answered to him but Gio just winked at me.
"You don't have to do that Lejione haha," Xian uttered and he looked at me before he spoke. "You want free food huh? Why didn't you say it earlier huh, Baby?" He whispered and I don't know why his small gestures like that made my heart flutter.
"Come on guys let's order the delicious foods already!" Gio insisted as we reached the counter and he even pulled his cousin who was nearly on my right side while Xian was on my left side holding my arms.
While they were ordering food, my mind was floating with a lot of thoughts and problems regarding what I should do first. Is it about our report presentation on science which our topic is about the Big Bang theory?
Or the other way around which is about the approaching events like the intramurals and founding anniversary, or the press-con competition?
Why would I have problem things like this? I'm stressed already. My gosh! My beauty might fade!
Joke.
"Leiva Baby, are you listening?" Xian asked what caused me to be awake again.
"H-huh?" I said cluelessly.
"You are spacing out again hmm," he said and he bowed down again to whisper in my ear as he said words like, "is that because of 'that' Reyes' presence? Is that because he was near to you?" He said and his voice from being gentle, it turned already to a cold as his expression went stoic too.
I immediately shook my head as sigh that I denied his accusations and I slightly pouted my lips. "No, something just crossed my mind. Let's order our food already," I whispered back and I don't know why he showed his boyish grin before we decided to order food for our lunch.
I even clung my arms on his like I am doing to my friends sometimes which caused him to stiffened and glance at me surprisingly while ordering our food. I was about to remove it but he held my right hand and snobbishly let my arms on him.
He just let go of my arm when he needed to get some cash from his wallet and he even stopped me from paying.
Am I that assuming if I will give a double meaning to his acts? Like does he have a crush towards me?
And does he even always feel jealousy earlier because of his thoughts that I might be thinking about MJosh that's why I spaced out?
When we already bought the foods that we want, we are now finding a perfect spot to sit while eating. And I saw an empty table and groups of chairs near the window but the scenery that you can see there is not like where we stayed earlier with my friends where you could have a perfect view of the soccer field.
I immediately went there while holding the container that consisted of the foods that Xian paid for. We left the two Reyeses on the counter because they were currently arguing about something and I did not give them time to ask what it was about.
I walk towards the direction of that spot where you can have a view and feel the fresh air from the trees since the doors were open, this spot can give you an access to see the mini forest which was taken care by the organization of Economist here in school. It's kinda relaxing feeling the fresh air and some sounds of the singing birds, the area was only open once in a week so you are lucky enough if you have this spot since this area was on the side balcony area of this cafeteria.
Yeah, you need to be here on the balcony and not just only from the windows and the air conditioners are open. I suddenly felt a short time of relaxation and I felt Xian's presence as he sat beside me, he followed me then that's why he's here that fast.
"I noticed, every time we ate together, you preferred a space when people can't immediately see us. Are you trying to hide our closeness?" He asked and that made me laugh but he just frowned so I stopped laughing.
But well, he is literally right. Sometimes if we two were only eating, I was the one who always chose where we would sit. Sometimes here, or near the window, or there's even a one time that I invited him to eat on TsikenSy, the chicken foodhaus, that the Chleo and Chelo's family owns.
I don't know but I preferred us, to be alone only and for the other students to not see how handsome he is. But that can't be avoided because still, they always stared at him.
Do I just act like a possessive and territorial girlfriend? Of course no, right?
"Hey, Leiva Grace." A voice said my name and when I found it who was the owner of it, I saw Gio holding the container that consisted of foods too and MJosh behind him while they were approaching us. "Eat this okay? I bought this for you," he said as he put a plate that had an egg pie on it.
"And why the hell that I will eat this?" I asked in a bitchy tone.
"That egg pie consists of a lot of protein that can make you tall. So eat that so you still have a lot of chance to be taller, huh?" He said and instead of saying my thank you or any gratitude words, I gave him a sharp look. "Why? Your height was still for a grade 8 student, you need to level up, 'Ms. EIC'". He continued emphasizing the word Ms. EIC.
"So… that explains why you bought an egg pie? I thought it's your way to silently kill yourself or a suicidal acts?" MJosh said bluntly that made me and Xian chuckled.
And from a teasing look, Gio gave MJosh a middle finger as the universal sign for 'fck you' as he sat in the chair that was facing us.
"Yeah boy, compare to you…" Gio answered but he did not continue and MJosh sat beside him too.
"Whatever Gio whatever, and nice, I know you are allergic to eggs and chickens and I am glad that you make an effort to buy food for 'my Babe Princess'." MJosh uttered and I don't know why Xian choked while chewing the food he ordered.
I immediately got him the bottle of water that he bought and opened it for him and slightly caressed his back. When I glanced at the two men in front of us, I saw worriedness of both of them but MJosh stares hits so… differently. And I don't know why.
Is that the expression of what they called 'jealousy?' Of course not, because why the hell would he be jealous? Is he jealous because I was holding Xian's back?
And is he jealous because I was too near to the… guy that he liked? Does he really like Xian that much? Or I was just overreading about BL series books?