3 shots went to 5.. then to 9. Who wasn't gonna get drunk from that huh? Definitely not Kian.
Kian was almost passed out drunk, his face tinted red and he reeked of alcohol. He would say a bunch of ridiculous things that didn't matter or make sense.
Damian was still sober, he had a glass on his hand and would take a sip as he watched his younger brother utter nonsense.
"3 more glasses of Vodka!"
"No no he's done don't give him more" Damian dismisses the waiter as he stands up and pays for all the drink they both had.
He walked over to Kun's side to help him up. Supporting him and placing the boy's arm around his shoulder then helping him out of the bar and into his car.
Damian placed Kun in the backseat of his car and told the driver to drive to Kian's current address.
Damian looks over at his brother as leaned back in his seat. "He must be stressed from school" he says to himself.
Soon they pull up to Kian's place and brings him to his apartment and placing him on his bed.
It was already late so right after making sure his younger brother was comfortable, he left.
The next day Kian was woken up to a throbbing pain on his head. He groaned and got up, grabbing some water and taking some pills. He lived alone, no one would take care of him, no one ever did. He always had to care for himself, always had to deal with his problems alone.
After drinking some water he got himself some cup noddles and boiled up some water for it, only eating that. After finishing it up he got ready for school. He took the bus and walked the rest of the way, being greeted by his friends. They talked while heading to his class. His day happened as usual, nothing out of the blue. After school Kian and his friends decided to head to the mall, they went to a cafe.
Kun got himself a mocha iced coffee as usual and a cheesecake. Smiling happily as he ate and drank.
"End terms are coming up. Have you guys started studying?"
"Mm not yet" Arno replies, sipping on his drink.
"I have, just reviewing some notes" Kian answers.
"How about studying together some time?" The same person from earlier spoke. This was Marshall, another person in Kian's circle of friends
"Sure, I'd love that. Your place?" Arno spoke. Marshall's family was pretty well off so he had a huge house and could accommodate them well.
Marshall chuckles "Sure sure. My parents would love to have you guys" he takes a sip of his drink. "And have you guys heard? Apparently there was a corrupt director from the fell group who allegedly stole designs and ideas from smaller companies. I heard even the Elrod group was mentioned but they didn't make a public statement yet"
"Oh Really?" Kian asks
"Yea! It's all my parents ever talk about since my father works for Senya corporation. Apparently one of the projects my father worked on was stolen by Fell group" Marshall crosses his arms over his chest with a visible frown.
"Yea, it's all over the news! It's a big scandal. People are telling the Fell group to pay them their rights. Some even think the whole company was in on it too" Arno spoke. Kian really had no knowledge of this. It's not like it affected him in any way though.
The group talked for a few more minutes before soon deciding to go their separate ways.
As Kian was left alone, he decided to walk around the mall for a while with his iced coffee in hand, he would take sips from time to time.
He walked passed the stores and went to a bank, inserting his card in to see how much money he still has. To know if he'd have to work part time again to survive. As soon as he checked his balance, his eyes furrowed in confusion, seeing that there was a huge new deposit. He looked angry, he knew who this was from.
He took his card from the machine and threw the receipt, quickly calling his Brother.
Damian answered "What's up?"
"Did you transfer money into my account again?!" He spoke angrily, walking over to a corner.
"Ahh.. well it's the least I could do as you're broth-"
"I don't want it" Kian interrupts him.
Damian sighs heavily through the phone and rubs his forehead, here we go again. "Why are you so stubborn. Don't worry, the money is from me, not the Arsen family."
"You ARE the arsen family" Kian spoke, now frustrated. "Take it back! Or I'll deposit the money back to your account, I've told you many times, I don't want to owe you anything"
Their arguing continued for a while, Kian pacing back and forth as he threw his coffee in a nearby trash can.
Kian was too busy arguing on the phone and tapping his foot frustratedly on the ground to even notice an older male pass by.
"Will you quit it with your tapping?! Your in a public property and your voice can be heard from right across the mall."
Hearing someone shout, Kian quickly turned his head to the person. He was caught by surprise, he didn't even notice there was a person there, but seeing who it was, he visibly relaxed.
I'll be right back, I have to take care of something" he spoke through the phone then hang up on Damian.
Kian quickly apologized to the male, bowing deeply.
"It's alright. I didn't notice it was you. Seems like you were arguing with someone? What did they do?" Arsen spoke softly this time as he looked away.
Kian shook his head "it's nothing.. sorry if it annoyed you" he spoke softly while also looking away awkwardly.
"It's alright.. I guess I'm just on edge" Arsen spoke, turning to look at him and the two fell into an awkward silent.
Kian decided to speak first. "Are you okay?" He had asked, he remembered his friends talking about the Fell group earlier. He hated to admit but he was worried for some reason. He looked at Arsen with worried eyes full of care and sweet innocence.
"Ah.. you know about it too?" Arsen looks away once again. "Don't look at me like that. It's normal for big companies to have scandals. It's nothing we can't solve. How about you? What are you doing here?"
Kian tilted his head, humming in acknowledgment before frowning as the male shifted the question to him. "Not much.. i was just with some friends earlier though they already left." As his uniform, Kian was wearing a white polo,untucked with 3 buttons at the top unbuttoned, he wore a blue and white patterned necktie that was tied loosely, dark blue pants and a pair of black shoes. Originally their uniform would have a jacket on with it but Kian had removed it earlier and left it at school.
"Last night.. thank you for kind of taking my side. I don't know what your relationship is to him. I thought you were a spy but I don't think you mean any harm." Arsen spoke up.
"Ah.. I didn't really do much last night.. I should treat you for taking care of me before" he chuckles.
"Alright"
"What?"
"Treat me. What can you give?" Arsen crosses an arm over his chest, tilting his chin up as he looked down at Kian.
"Ah.. what do you mean what can I give? A meal." He also crossed his arms over his chest. "Not an expensive one! Ah- you probably have high standards for food.. a drink then? Cocktail?"
Arsen chuckles, shaking his head "You offer to treat me but you can't afford what I want.. it's alright. Let's walk around and I'll find something you can give." With that, Arsen began to walk, already expecting Kian to follow behind him.
As Kian trailed behind him, he couldn't help but let his eyes wander off to Arsen's body, observing the fit of his clothes and his body structure. Kian couldn't help but blush, quickly shaking his head and telling himself to snap out of it.
When they started walking to wherever Arsen had decided to go to, Kian looked over at the male, he was hesitant at first before saying "do you want to exchange numbers?"
"…"
clack clack clack
He blushed in embarrassment at what he just said. Arsen didn't respond and only continued walking as if he didn't hear him.
Kian thought that the male might think of it weirdly and differently "I-I mean you know if ever we need a drinking partner or-or.. something"
Kian was looking away embarrassed at his own question, biting his lower lip and Arsen laughs. He just laughs.
.. what the fuck?
"I'm sorry- ahaha I didn't expect you to ask me that. I gave you my number on a piece of paper and even gave you my personal business card and you never called. Now you ask for my number?"
"I lost it.. so.. do you want to or not?" Kian frowns.
"Mm, I don't want to. You lost my card after all. It's disrespectful."
"Disrespectful?! It was an accident!" Kian exclaims.
"It's not an accident. It's carelessness. You clearly don't see what status I hold in this world" Arsen spoke, the two still walking.
"The world doesn't revolve around you. It's not like what you do will affect every single person. You talk as if the world will explode if someone disrespects you"
Arsen stops in his tracks, turning to look at him. "Young one, you really don't refrain from speaking. If I were you, I'd watch that mouth of yours and keep it shut if you have nothing good to say"
"Are you offended with that?" Kian places an arm on his sip.
"No, I'm irritated" Arsen steps closer to him, grabbing Kian's phone from his pocket, facing the screen towards Kian for face recognition so it'll unlock and he inputs his numbers. "You're screen is cracked" he gives it back to him.
Kian furrows his eyebrows. "Stop talking to me as if I'm a child" he suddenly saw a phone right in front of him. "What?"
"You're number. I doubt you'd call me first even though you asked first"