Kit runoff from the park and eventually reach the seashores. He cried his eyes out under the moonlight as he walked by the shores.

The cold wind didn't bother him as he wanders. He has a lot to think about, to decide and, to make choices. Although, he is not ready for any of that.

"How far are you planning to walk, Ai Kitty?" asked a voice from behind him but a bit far.

"Ai' Beam?! What are you doing here? Since when are you following me?" questioned Kit in his hoarse voice.

"Since you got out of the hotel circumstance," answered Beam while smiling softly at him.

Only then Kit realized that he is out of the hotel area that they are staying for tonight.

"Care for an ice cream?" questioned Beam and, he dragged Kit with him to buy it without getting a reply. Kit will follow him anyway.

Both of them return to the shores with an ice cream each.

"What were you thinking that you didn't realize where you're heading, Ai Kit?" questioned Beam gently.

"Nothing serious. These and that, random stuff," replied Kit shortly.

"You know that I could read you, right?" asked Beam with raised eyebrows.

"Don't. Just don't read me this time. These are the things that I'm not ready to face. Yet," answered Kit softly as he looks down.

Beam didn't say anything for a while as he quietly ate his ice cream.

He watched Kit, who was staring blankly. His eyes were focused on the sea while his mind was not.

"You know, Kit, when Forth suddenly proposed to me and asked me out, I was so damn confused. Come on! I was on the campus, Casanova. I had my standards and, He proposing to me was very weird.

However, Ai' Kitty, I felt so alive when he courted me," Beam suddenly said that softly with a smile coloring his lips.

"Then why did you made him suffer, you jerk?" asked Kit while laughing slightly.

"Cause I was scared, Kit. I had so many what's if questions in me. I was worried about my parents, about society and, my feelings and Forth's. I was wondering if it's worth the risk." Beam commented calmly.

"Then what made you chose him despite these thoughts?" asked Kit curiously.

"Simple, because I loved him too. More than I thought. Suddenly Forth become my family and my society.

If loving him makes me gay? Then I don't mind being gay. His love gave me the courage I need to face all of this shit that may happen to us," explained Beam as he looks far into the ocean.

Beam's answers were like the solution he was looking for all this time.

"You guys ditch me for an ice cream!!!" there comes the accusing voice of Phana.

"Pha, what are you doing here?" asked Kit again.

These two friends of his are like a parasite that never leaves him alone. Yet, he loves them so much.

"We only bought two. Want to share mine?" offered Beam.

"And then what? Get killed by your stupid, jealous boyfriend? No thanks!" replied Phana sarcastically as he took a bit from Kit's ice cream.

"HEY! That's mine," screamed Kit as he tried to snatch his ice cream back.

"Unfortunately, you're still single and, you're the only safe option to share now," stated Phana as he didn't bother Kit's nagging.

"What's the situation there? How's the barbecue party coming along?" inquired Kit as he focused his gaze on the sea.

"Apart from the short commotion that happened by the park, everything is completely normal," replied Phana jokingly to lighten the atmosphere.

"Hoi, all of them saw that?" questioned Kit worriedly.

"Hmmm," replied Phana shortly.

"All because of me. It's all my fault. I made Nong feel offended," stated Kit sadly as his eyes were getting teary.

"Ai Kitty, it's not your fault," consoled Beam as he patted the dimpled guy's shoulder softly.

"What should I do, guys? Should I accept his confession? That's the right thing to do, right?" Kit asked them as he also self-talked.

"There's no right and wrong in love, Ai' Kit. It's all about what you feel. If you have feelings for Ming, then go for it or, if you don't want this, it's okay too. Either way, we will be there to support you," consoled Phana as well.

"Thank you, guys. I don't know what I'll be without you guys."

Kit's statement gained him a tight group hug from his best friends.

The three best friends spent a few more minutes by the shores chatting random stuff before heading back to their respective rooms.

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"Guys, does any of you have a Panadol? This headache is killing me," stated Kit from the back seat in the car.

"No, we don't," they both replied at the same time.

They are on the way back to the campus after the closing and also the gear-giving ceremony. Phana is driving them back to campus while Beam is serving the internet beside him and, Kit is resting on the back seat.

"Ai Pha, don't you have any jacket in your car? Ah-coo!" asked Kit while sneezing.

"Why would I wear or have a jacket in this summer, Ai Kit?" asked back Phana as he focused on driving.

"Why did I even get this stupid flu? I didn't do anything. Ah-coo!" whined Kit from the back seat.

"You seriously asking me that? Wear a thin shirt and wander around the seashores at night while eating ice cream, Ai Kitty. I'm sure you will never get flu again," stated Beam sarcastically, which received Phana's laugh and Kit's glare.

"Ai Pha, look at him. He is teasing me. Ah-coo, ah-coo, ah-coo!" complained Kit with a series of sneezing.

"Pha, this won't do. Stop by any gas station. I'll get this stupid some meds. You, Ai Kitty, wear this in the meantime," ordered Beam as he offered a jacket to Kit.

"I don't want to die yet. That is Forth's engineering jacket," whined Kit again.

"Shut up and wear it. I'll save you if Forth tried to kill you," replied Beam as he got off the car in the gas station to get him some meds.

"He is very mean. Ah-coo, ah-coo, ah-coo! OH MY GOD, my head," complained Kit to Phana.

"Why do you turn to 5 whenever you catch a cold? By the way, you sneeze like a puppy, Ai Kitty," teased Phana as well while laughing at him.

"You both are evil, ah-coo! Kit sneezed again.

"Ya-ya-ya," Phana teased him again as they wait for Beam.

"Ai Kitty, take this med and sleep until we reach our campus," ordered Beam as he gave him several tablets.

"This tastes awful," commented Kit after swallowing the tablets for his headache and flu.

"Of course, medicine always tastes awful. Even a kid knows this," replied Beam with a judging look.

"Sleep, for now, Kitty. I'll buy you something sweet when we reach the campus," consoled Phana like he is soothing a kid.

The dimpled guy started to doze off due to the medicine's effect, while the other two tried not to make any sound that could disturb the current sleeping patient.

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The bus reached the campus before the crazy doc gang's car due to a stop at the gas station.

"Ai Kitty, wake up. We have reached the campus," Beam tried to wake the sleepy kitten.

"Ai Kit, why don't you wait by the bench over there? We will return the first aid things to the medical team. After that, we could go back to the dorm or get you some desserts," Phana tried to wake him as well.

"Get me some water on your way back," commended Kit as he sits up to get off the car.

He has slept for almost 2 hours. In other words, he sleeps throughout the whole journey. But still, he felt fuzzy and weak.

"Stay here, alright. We will be back soon," said Beam as both he and Phana walked away.

Kit felt cold despite wearing Forth's jacket. So, he hugged himself as he waited for his friends in the parking lot.

In the meantime, the engineering guys were re-arranging the stuff they bought along to the beach.

"P'Forth, when will the medical team reach here? I want to meet my P'Kit Kat," asked Ming as he tried to hang on Forth's neck.

"Hoi, they will be here soon. Get off me," shouted Forth while pushing the annoying Nong away from him.

"What's going on here?" asked Phana as he and Beam reach the cafeteria after returning their first aid kits.

"P'Pha, where's P'Kit Kat?" questioned Ming immediately as he saw the former.

"He is waiting by the parking lot. We want to bring him back to the dorm," stated Phana.

"He is under the weather today," added Beam.

"Owh, let me take care of him, Phis," requested Ming sincerely.

"It's alright, Nong Ming. Kit will be grumpy whenever he's sick," explained Beam.

As they were having a conversation, Forth noticed the movement of students around him. The third-year students were busy running here and there as they were whispering something.

Some second-year students rushed into the cafeteria while some were making calls busily.

"Ai Forth!!!!!," comes Max as he shouted his name for the whole cafeteria to hear.

"Why? What happened?" he asked, alarmed.

"RIT-RITYA gang is here. It seems like they are here for a fight," stated Max as he tried to catch his breath.

"WTH, Why are they here?" Forth asked, annoyed and angered.

"They are attacking every single engineering student they see. I had to clear our Nongs from the entrance and the classes.

"OHH SHIT!!!" cursed Beam as he was ready to run towards the parking lot.

"Beam, what happened?" asked Forth, holding him back.

"Kit is wearing your jacket and, he is probably still waiting for us in the parking lot. We have to save him," explained Beam hurriedly.

"Is that our engineering jacket?" asked Lam, who just joined them.

"Yes. Even though Kit could take them down by himself, he is not in the right condition to handle a fight today," explained Phana worriedly as well.

Ming doesn't know if he should wait for his senior's order or just run off to save his precious P'Kit Kat.

"Ming!!!!!" June run into the cafeteria while screaming his name loudly.

"Why? Why? What happened now?" he charged, alarmed as well.

"Some outsiders are attacking P'Kit in the parking lot and, Wayo runoff into the fight," he stated in one breathe.

"What!!!" exclaimed Lam, intense.

"Ai Forth, we have to rush there now. Kit could seem small but, he has a black belt in Taekwondo. Where else, Nong Yo is very soft and naive to attack others," stated Phana in worry.

"Ai Ming, why are you just standing? Come on," added June as shake Ming hard to get him back from tense.

"It's not Wayo," replied Ming like a whisper.

"What was that?" asked P'Park as he couldn't catch what his junior just said.

"It's not Wayo that we need to save now!" exclaimed Ming loudly as he took off towards the parking lot to stop Wayo before he kills somebody by mistake.

The others were too confused to understand what Ming said. But, they followed Ming as they rushed to the parking lot as well.

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End of Chap 20.

TBC.

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