"Where are we going?" asked Katsuki, he looked out the window of his car and saw that they had reached the Manhattan area.
"the place we are going is not here. We will arrive soon," replied Shouki while focusing on driving.
"I'm not asking for an answer like that, I'm asking about where are you going? What place do you want to go to?" asked Katsuki.
"I don't need to answer, later you will find out for yourself what place it is," Shouki replied.
"You are annoying, you are so stupid. Can you answer other people's questions with the right answer? It's only natural that in a peck member meeting they are reluctant to talk to you," Katsuki sneered at Shouki.
Katsuki didn't look at Shouki, but he glanced slightly out of the corner of his eye. Even though he was sitting in a position that was deliberately away from Shouki, but still he was in close proximity to Shouki. Shouki's expression could be seen clearly at that very moment.
Shouki's eyes looked more sad, after hearing Katsuki's words about the habits of other people who always kept their distance from Shouki seemed to make Shouki sad.
Is it possible that Shouki is also someone who has no friends in his life? but if you look closely, everyone around you seems to be obedient to Shouki. No one seemed hostile towards Shouki.
Or maybe it was just Katsuki's thinking?
"But you're a nice person. Maybe they don't want to talk to you because they don't like you. I mean, they're---"
Katsuki hadn't finished his sentence and he stopped. He heard Shouki who was laughing softly. Her face looks so happy. But Katsuki instead of feeling happy, he even felt annoyed with Shouki who suddenly laughed like he was playing a prank on him.
"What do you mean laughing like that?" asked Katsuki.
"No, I just feel that you really care about me. Gosh, you're having a hard time finding words. Why are you suddenly like that?" Shouki asked.
Katsuki gaped in disbelief, the attention he had shown was in vain. In the future Katsuki won't care anymore if Shouki looks sad, he can just pretend.
But looking around, Shouki didn't seem to be lying about his expression. He must be hiding something.
"Why did you bring me here?" asked Katsuki.
"Realizing your dream, you want to be a model right? Anyone will be fascinated by you who are very sweet and beautiful. You don't need to be a gigolo anymore to become a person who is adored by many people, you will become a famous model," said Shouki . He always talks a lot when with Katsuki. It was very different when he was with other people, he would definitely only talk briefly.
"You're like a kidnapper offering a good job. I'm afraid you'll sell me to a deep web with psychopath." Katsuki was just joking, but his face didn't show that he was joking.
"Don't worry, you will become a famous model. I don't---"
"You don't need to do that, I also don't want to make it happen anymore," said Katsuki. He didn't want to be indebted to Shouki. He doesn't like feeling indebted to other people.
"Why? It's never too late to show our will while we are still alive in this world. You have the potential to be a successful model, you are very attractive and--"
"You don't think so? Have you forgotten that I am a former gigolo? Even though I have a good body and face, and also have abilities or talents, my reputation is still bad," said Katsuki.
"That's easy business, you think the models who strut around on the red carpet and cover fashion magazines are all people with a clean reputation? No, Katsuki. Some of them, even half of them are people who have been in the world of nightlife whose reputations are even worse than yours. This world has no more holy people except for newborns, remember that."
Katsuki gasped, he lowered his head and pondered over Shouki's words. A path to success in achieving his goals is very close.
"You've done too much good for me. I'm a new person in your life, I'm someone you just met. I don't even love you. You have to remember that, I don't love you. It's useless. Stop, just stick to our agreement. I don't want you to overdo it."
"This is part of our deal too. I do my part my way, and you do yours your way."
"But I don't like the way you do it," said Katsuki. But as much as he could hide his face when he spoke like that.
"Me too, I don't like the way you do it. You refuse and stay away from me, that's not what I expected. Therefore, let me carry out our agreement in my way," said Shouki.
Silence for a moment, Katsuki was completely at a loss for words. He was silenced by Shouki's words. It all sounded so sincere. Not only heard, but also clearly shown by Shouki. Not in the form of sweet promises full of persuasion and seduction, but shown with real evidence. Shouki really struggled to prove his sincerity, he was playing the role of a lover figure for Katsuki even before this agreement existed.
Katsuki lose.
But his heart remained hard and did not care about all the happiness that Shouki gave him.
Even though Katsuki's logic has forced Katsuki, so far Katsuki has never told anyone that he has started to think that Shouki is the right person to be a life partner.
But the heart still can not obey the wishes of logic. She had been fooled by her unfading love for Eijiro. Can he live as someone who shows hatred towards Eijiro?
While Katsuki was still having an inner debate, a hand grabbed Katsuki's hand. Holding it gently, a touch so smooth and full of warmth. Even Katsuki's chest immediately throbbed when touched like that.
Similar to the touch Eijiro had given him all those years ago.
"Don't push yourself if you're not ready. Do what you can do. Aren't you the one who wanted to make Eijiro Green's partner? You know what you have to do."