The sound of the air-conditioning condenser that was positioned between the car's grille was the only sound you could hear inside the car. The quiet atmosphere makes Leansei uneasy.
The lavender-vanilla scent that circulates gives a dispersible effect that can calms his nerves. But the scented air freshener wasn't enough to make Leansei remain seated comfortably.
The car stopped at the tall and middle-class condo. Leansei furrowed his eyebrows and glanced at Xerchin, who didn't mind anything.
"Where are we?" Lean inquired, peering out the window to take a look at the surroundings. The area has two buildings facing each other. The atmosphere was quiet and peaceful. There is a small playground and a garden nearby. The place was really good for living alone.
"Your condo," the baritone voice of Xerchin said as he held the steering wheel. Leansei was unable to speak and glanced at Xerchin to know if he was joking around, but it seemed like he wasn't.
' Did Kean buy a condo? How did he know Kean had a condo? So Kean and Xerchin knew each other? But Beidhen said—'
"What are you still dazed about? Do you want to sleep in my car? " Xerchin's baritone voice was heard as he looked at Leansei with a serious face.
' But I don't have a key nor do I know the password for Kean's condo.'
Leansei doesn't have a choice but to climb out of the car.
"The key card is in your wallet." Xerchin said. Leansei took his wallet out to see if Xerchin was telling the truth, and he was right. The dark blue card made him wonder.
' How did he know? How did he know I had a condo? '
Leansei coughs, "T-thank you for treating me. I'll repay you as I can."
"You will? What will you repay me? "Xerchin said, with a mischievous smirk on his lips, staring intently at Leansei. Lean gulp, then look away.
' Why does he look attra--I mean, why does he need to look at me like that? I'm a guy! I'm straight! But to think this bastard has everything means he is rich, he has money, and even a car. What can I repay him? Should I get my money in my bank? I'll can't just spend Kean's money, ' Leansei said when the thought occurred to him.
"I'll pay for your food tomorrow or... ask me anything. " He didn't think it through and said it unconsciously.
"Are you sure?" Leansei nodded as Xerchin's eyes glowed in the moonlight. "Okay then."
Leansei gave a deep breath in relief and started to walk away, but stopped when Xerchin's voice called to him.
"Mooncalf." He said this as he climbed out of the car and took something out of his truck. He walked towards Leansei with a big paper bag.
Leansei looked at him as he just realized how Xerchin looked so fine and attractive. Aside from his goddess complexion, he has a matured fit body, taller than Leansei (Leansei is only Xerchin's chest, that's how tall he is). He was attractive enough in the way he walked and dressed. Leansei wonders if he is like a son of a deity that was sent to earth.
Xerchin walks towards Leansei and hands over the paper bag. Leansei came back to reality and looked at the paper bag in Xerchin's hands, making a confused look.
"Mom said I should give you this." Leansei blushed as he heard that. Leansei felt a warmth in his heart. He is glad and excited at the same time. He never got anything from anyone except from Grandma Delin.
Leansei carefully takes the paper bag with a jovial face. "Tell her thank you and it is very much appreciated." Leansei said as he looked inside the bag. There are a few packages and tupperware inside the paper bag, and it smells good.
Xerchin stared at Leansei for a few seconds and then walked towards his car to drive away. Leansei waved at him before turning his back and going to his condo.
When he got inside Kean's condo, the place was neatly arranged. The condo was too big for Leansei to afford. There are two bedrooms, a set of dining tables, and a kitchen on the left side, and a balcony and living room on the right side.
Leansei put the paper bag in the living room and walked towards the beige-colored door; it was bigger than Leansei's one-room apartment. He walks inside and puts his bag on the bed.
He glances at the desk and sees a table with a set of books and an open journal notebook. He ambled towards it and read the notebook.
It was a kind of journal notebook of Kean's. It has a small note at the end that says, "To this day, I totally regret it. There was too much to handle, too much to think about, and too much pain. The only thing I knew was that I tried and loved him so much. But can't I rest? Can't I sleep through the clouds of darkness? I just want to rest. " As Leansei read it, he felt a different set of emotions. The letter has an emotional sensation; it's like he is bidding a goodbye.
' But who does he love? Who is it? Wait, it's not Xerchin, is it? But this letter arrived on the same day I met the old lady on the train--isn't that a coincidence? '
Leansei wonders if it's all because of the old lady. That's why he transmigrated into this body. But now he thinks that Kean must have lived his life miserably since just now he realized that Kean doesn't have a good family, a good high school life, or even a love life. Leansei couldn't even know if he was lucky to be able to live again with a stable financial life or if he was still living a terrible life again.
Leansei flinched as a vibration rang in his pocket. He took the phone and answered the call.
"Hello?"
[Son, it's me, your mom.] Leansei looked at the name of the caller and instead of mom was written, it was Mrs. Ferech.
"Why did you call me M-Mom?"
[ Thank God, Mr. Vcheroi took care of you. I heard what happened.] Leansei looked down as he was left with no words to say. Leansei couldn't just say he was being bullied and beaten by some thugs.
"You did?"
[Yes, they said you had a fever, but I know Vcheroi's son isn't bitter about what happened. They said you're fine.] Leansei was dazed when he realized that Xerchin didn't say what really happened; instead they said he got sick. Leansei smiled unconsciously as he was thankful that Xerchin and Beidhen hadn't told Mr. and Mrs. Ferech.
[You should go home instead of staying there in your condo. You might get sick again. No one will take care of you there.] A worried tone from Mrs. Ferech in the line.
"I'm fine. Don't worry. I'll come home the next day or next week. "
[ Okay, me and your dad are busy this week. I told your brother to check up on you. You still need a lot of rest. Then I'll hang up now. ]
"Yes, thank you, m-mom."
[Okay, bye, I love you] And then the call ended. Leansei gently rubbed his neck and looked at Kean's screen phone.
' Does Kean hate his family? "
Leansei stared into the phone as he was preoccupied with his thoughts.
Leansei was confounded and came back to reality when he heard the doorbell. He immediately walked towards the door as he was holding his stomach since he hadn't fully recovered yet.
He opened the door and became stupefied as he looked at the person who was standing at his door. He was sweating in his shirt and trousers. He was holding a plastic bag while looking at his phone.
"Tyvan." A low voice of Leansei came to mind as he was taken aback while looking at him. Leansei didn't expect that Tyvan would know Kean's condo too.
He smiled, "Hey Kean, I came because I heard what happened." A worried voice from him Leansei couldn't imagine he would get to talk to him and see him again. "May I come in?"
Leansei couldn't say no since Tyvan helped him last time. He opened the door wider to let him in and closed the door afterwards. Tyvan walked towards the living room and stared at the paper bag.
Leansei goes to the kitchen to give him water, at least, but he doesn't know where the utensils and water glass were placed.
"Who gave you this?" Tyvan said, and sat on the sofa as he looked at the big paper bag on the living room table.
Leansei looked back and saw what Tyvan was referring to. "It's from Mrs. Vcheroi." Leansei said while looking for the water glass. It took him a while to look for the glass. He took one and poured water into it.
"Oh, how come you were with Vcherois?"
Leansei walked towards him and put the water on the table and took the paper to the dining table.
"It's a long story. They helped me, so I stayed there for hours. Anyway, what are you doing here? "
Leansei was amazed at the food in the paper bag. There were tasty macarons in the paper bag; a chicken curry and food that Leansei had never tried before were in the cute small tupperwares.
Lean looked at Tyvan with a look of confusion. "I came because I thought you were very ill, so I bought medicine for you and your favorite coffee nut ice cream. " Leansei glanced at Tyvan as he heard it. Leansei felt bad when Tyvan exerted his efforts like that on Kean and also felt bad about the ice cream he bought. Leansei does not eat coffee nut ice cream because it is not one of his favorite flavors.
"Thank you. You shouldn't have, " Leansei said as he put the foods inside the refrigerator.
"Right.. you don't remember anything until now?" Leansei stopped as he closed the refrigerator. Lean couldn't even find his words to speak. In the first place, he really doesn't have amnesia, since it's not his own body, he doesn't know anything, even Kean's memories. It was totally blank.
Leansei walks toward Tyvan and takes the plastic to look at what he brought for him. They were pills, vitamins, and fever patches. "I can't recall since the day I woke up. Maybe I won't be able to remember all the memories. "
Leansei stood up and smiled at Tyvan. " That's good—I mean you should rest more. I should get going now. See you in school." Tyvan said, and walked towards the door. He gave a deep sign before locking the door.
Leansei collapsed on the soft mattress of the rose-scented bed. Many things have happened to Leansei since he awoke. He got to meet different people with a mystery life and relationship with Kean. Leansei also got to know some of Kean's problems before the accident happened.
Leansei opened his eyes when he remembered Xerchin. He lay down on the bed and stared into the ceiling. Leansei couldn't forget the blue murcial eyes of Xerchin and the same deep-toned voice of Xerchin from the first day they met.
' Why does he call me Mooncalf? What does that mean? '
Leansei turned to the left side as he thought deeply of what Beidhen said about the embarrassing conflict between Kean and Xerchin. The unimaginable scenery couldn't be compressed into Lean's mind. Lean still couldn't figure out why Kean did that xerchin.
' Is it because he loves him? Or does he want his attention? '
Lean turned to the right side as he thought of Xerchin's knowing about Kean's life. He wonders that they might have had terrible conflict, but they must have had some relationship before that happened. Whether Lean thinks that Xerchin is somewhat special to Kean in any case or not,
In annoyance, Leansei climbed out of bed and walked towards the desk as he opened the laptop. It doesn't have a password, so it's easy to access.
He searches for information about the Ferech family, Vcheroi's family, Devon family, and being transmigrated into another body. He may often use gadgets, but he isn't that dumb to not know how to use them.
He did everything he could to know about everything. He spent hours researching it.
' I might get something out of this crap. '
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