Antonio watched as his father and brother were flocked by different kinds of influential people.
The moment they set their feet on the ground floor, Christopher was bombarded with birthday greetings.
Alden and Antonio gave way and planned to look for Yuji, who was also invited to the event, but some heirs to big businesses started surrounding Alden for a conversation.
On the other hand, Antonio, who managed to stay away from the suffocating situation where his father and brother were, decided to look for Yuji.
But before he could even take a step, a big hand wrapped around his wrist.
He turned around to see who was holding him.
"Brother Mikey!"
He happily greeted the handsome young man holding his wrist.
Mikhall stared at him quite intensely, admiring his appearance tonight.
Antonio is currently wearing a red tuxedo with elegant patterns embroidered on it.
His shiny black hair that reaches to his shoulders was let down naturally.
The whole appearance of Antonio is a very captivating sight for anyone beholding him.
Mikhall gulped as he felt his throat drying up at the sight of Antonio and forced himself to utter a response to Antonio's greeting.
"Yoyo, it's been a while."
Mikhall said after a while of silence.
He then added after realizing something.
"You've grown taller than last time."
'And more beautiful too.'
He thought as he stared at Antonio's visage.
Antonio smiled at the compliment he received.
Just then, Yuji came from behind Antonio and put his arms around the latter.
"Your brother really is famous, I feel neglected."
Yuji said dramatically as he gazed at the people flocking Alden before looking at Mikhall.
Antonio watched as Yuji and Mikhall exchanged greetings with contrasting expressions on their faces.
One was greeting with a friendly smile on his face while the other is returning the greeting politely but with a nonchalant expression.
The night ended with Antonio spending his time with both Mikhall and Yuji, unaware that the two tall men were looking at every person around them coldly from time to time so that they wouldn't be able to come near Antonio.
. . .
Days flew by in an instant and now, weeks had already passed since Christopher's birthday.
Antonio's admission and enrollment process to the Grand Performing Arts Academy has long been completed.
He is now preparing himself to take his first step in the entertainment world.
He opened a large luggage bag and put all important things that he thought were necessary to bring for his stay in Ondoa City.
As much as he wanted to just go back home after his classes through a jet, he found out that it is better to stay in Ondoa City if he wanted to become a star sooner.
During one of his chats with his aunt, Brigitte, he discovered that Ondoa is the center of the entertainment industry.
All kinds of entertainment agencies' headquarters are there because they are aiming to scout students with high potential from the top academy for entertainment.
Antonio discussed his decision to his father and brother, telling them his reasons.
His two family members agreed to his decision, aware that his mind is already fixed.
That's why right now, he is busy packing his things for he will be going to Ondoa City tomorrow morning.
The start of their class will be on Monday, June 9, 3024.
Today is still the seventh of June, but he needs to arrive at the place tomorrow to unpack his things and sightsee.
He will be staying at a condominium owned by their family, which is only a block away from the academy.
At first, he thought that he will be staying at their house in Ondoa, but upon seeing that it is quite a distance to the academy, Christopher decided to let him stay in their condo, the place they own that is the nearest to the academy.
Meanwhile, in another mansion in Hermania City, Lawrence looked at Mikhall with an astonished expression.
He was about to leave for his business trip but his son stopped him and asked a few minutes from him to talk about something important.
"What did you just say?"
He asked even though he clearly heard what his son said.
Thinking that his father may be suffering from a hearing problem because of his old age, Mikhall repeated his words.
"I'm staying in Ondoa this year."
He looked at his father and furrowed his eyebrows when the latter stared at him as if he was a ghost.
"What's with that expression?"
He asked with slight irritation in his voice.
Lawrence fixed his facial expression and asked.
"Are you really Mikhall Grimmer? You're not an impostor, are you?"
He couldn't help but ask that because in the two years that Mikhall is studying in that school, his son was adamant on not wanting to look for a place to stay there.
Mikhall glared at his father and Lawrence just laughed.
For some reason, Lawrence already had a hunch on what caused his son to suddenly want to stay in Ondoa.
"Is it because of Yoyo?"
He asked with a very curious gaze with his eyebrows moving up and down.
He then saw a very interesting sight in front of him.
Just after he asked, Mikhall immediately avoided his gaze with a flushed face.
"Pfft."
He stifled his laugh.
He can't help but want to tease his son but held back when Mikhall's face turned even redder because of his stifled laughter.
"But where do you plan to stay? We have no house there, for your information."
He asked, wondering if his son already picked a place to stay.
"Yoyo told me that I can stay with him."
Mikhall immediately replied with a bright smile on his face.
Few days ago, he had a talk with Antonio on the phone and he found out that the other was planning to stay in Ondoa.
Upon hearing Antonio, he also said that he will stay in Ondoa, which later led to Antonio asking where he will be staying.
When he answered that he is still looking for a place, Antonio suggested that he can stay with him so that he won't be troubled to look for a place anymore.
Of course he instantly agreed to Antonio's suggestion, which was also permitted by Christopher.
Lawrence raised his eyebrow.
"Really? Does your Uncle Chris know?"
He asked, feeling skeptical about his son's response.
"Yes, Uncle Chris is fine with it."
Mikhall said, which made Lawrence look at his son's face to see if he was really telling the truth.
He then just nodded his head as he didn't know what to say anymore.
'What if my dear son eats my friend's precious son?'
'Why did Chris just allow his Yoyo to stay with Mikey?'
'Can I trust my son to stay put and keep his hands to himself?'
There are lots of questions in his mind that he couldn't help but feel frustrated.
But there's nothing he can do right now, so he just chose to trust his son whom he nurtured to be an upright person.
"Alright, so when are you leaving? Do you need me to arrange a jet pilot for you right now?"
Lawrence inquired and took his phone from his pocket, ready to dial one of their jet pilots.
However, Mikhall shook his head and replied.
"There's no need for that, Dad."
Lawrence looked perplexedly at him.
"Yoyo asked me to go with him together through their private plane."
Lawrence quickly put aside his phone upon hearing his son's answer.
He then nodded his head.
"Okay, have a safe trip tomorrow."
He said as he patted his son's shoulder before standing up and straightening his business suit.
Mikhall also stood up and said.
"Have a safe trip as well, Dad."
. . .
"Contact us when you arrive there, Yoyo."
Alden said as he embraced Antonio, who nodded as a response, in his arms.
After Alden, Christopher also wrapped his arms around Antonio.
He kissed Antonio's cheeks before smiling at him lovingly.
"We'll miss you, Yoyo."
Antonio smiled before saying.
"I'll also miss you, Dad, Brother Al."
He then gave a kiss to each one of them before sitting in the waiting area of the airport.
He was waiting for Mikhall to arrive so that they could board the plane together.
"We'll be leaving now, Yoyo."
Alden said as he saw a familiar person walking towards them.
"Good morning, Uncle Chris and Senior Alden."
Mikhall greeted the two as soon as he arrived in front of them.
Christopher patted Mikhall's shoulder as he said with a smile.
"Please take care of Yoyo for us."
"I already told you to just call me Brother Alden … anyway, we'll leave Yoyo in your care."
Alden also patted Mikhall's shoulder with a friendly smile on his face.
He was friendly with the other after knowing that he is friends with Antonio and a son of his father's long term friend.
Mikhall nodded his head at the two and watched as the other left the airport after giving Antonio one last kiss on his cheeks.
"Let's go, Brother Mikey."
Antonio smiled brightly at Mikhall before he clung his one hand to Mikhall's one arm.
Mikhall smiled as well and they went to board one of the Legaspi family's private planes.
As they entered the plane, a flight attendant welcomed them very warmly after seeing how good-looking they were.
"Welcome aboard, Mr. Legaspi and Mr. Grimmer."
The attendant said with a very friendly smile on her face and Antonio greeted her back.
They then look for a comfortable seat for their one hour and a half flight.
"Let's sit here, Brother Mikey."
Antonio said as he sat on a business class seat.
Mikhall immediately followed and sat beside him.
They thought that they don't need to go to the first class cabin since their flight is not really that long.
They then allowed the attendant to help them with their luggage before leaving to tell the pilot that the two passengers were already aboard the plane.
After a while, Antonio and Mikhall heard the pilot announcing that the plane would be taking off the ground.
Antonio and Mikhall talked for a long time with who knows what they are talking about.
Until their plane landed, the two still haven't finished with their conversation.