Chapter 6 (2/2)

“It was so marvelous that I recorded it with my phone.”

“Hey!”

Myohan shook the window, making it rattle. A corner of his lips curled up.

“If you’re trying to say something, say it properly.”

His voice was strong enough to startle Sajun for the first time. Running away wasn’t Myohan’s thing. Yes, he had run like crazy from the man, but now it could lead to even bigger problems. Sajun was in the same school, so he could spread a rumor in no time. Sajun felt the irritation mixed in Myohan’s low voice and flicked a finger.

“Cross over.”

Myohan didn’t hesitate. The window was weak, and it opened widely the moment he pushed. Its chink was damaged but he didn’t care. He stood on the windowsill and jumped. The distance was risky. Anyone else wouldn’t have dared to cross over. Jumping from a small window to another small window. If anyone had seen him do it, he would have thought he was an alien.

He jumped lightly and landed easily, just like a nimble cat would have done. He stood on the windowsill without much difficulty and stared at Sajun. For some reason, he looked quite surprised. Myohan liked that his smile was gone.

“So?”

Myohan went in and approached Sajun. He slowly spoke, narrowing his eyes.

“What do you want to say if I’m a cat?”

But Sajun just looked at him. Myohan’s light hair moved in the wind. He wasn’t panting at all, even after jumping over a long distance. Sajun cupped his chin, thinking he wanted to touch those pretty eyes. Myohan didn’t resist and stayed still. Sajun bit his lips lightly. He let out his tongue to moisten his lips, which made Myohan realize something.

‘He is…’

Now he knew why he had felt danger each time he looked at Sajun’s face.

Jumping from the sixth floor wasn’t enough to make people think of a boy as a cat. Most would have just thought he had extremely good reflexes, or they would have doubted their eyes. Nevertheless, Sajun was calling Myohan a cat.

Myohan smirked and thought about the twelve zodiac animals. His long eyes, thin lips, small pupils of a predator, and the way he looked at Myohan, they all made him recall an animal.

“Hey, snake.”

Myohan couldn’t know what Sajun wanted. He was clearly about to demand something now that he had evidence to reveal Myohan’s secret, so Myohan had to find a similar secret of his to make him shut up.

He wouldn’t have even imagined to do so if he hadn’t seen Jagyeom turn into a rat. He had thought he was the only person who could turn into an animal for his entire life.

“If you keep trying to mess with me, I’ll dip you in booze and make snake wine.”

For a moment, he thought splattering water might work. Jagyeom turned into a rat when he was wet, so Sajun could be similar to that.

“You’re misunderstanding me, I don’t want to threaten you.”

Myohan frowned hard, trying to see what Sajun was up to. He had been talking quite threateningly till now, but he wasn’t threatening?

“I’ve been telling you that I like cats.”

Sajun was still smiling. But then, his face came closer. Before Myohan could realize what was happening, their lips met.

“Why would I threaten you?”

It happened so suddenly that Myohan didn’t have time to get away. Sajun’s hand stroked his face. Myohan blinked in shock, and then he angrily grabbed Sajun by his collar. No, he tried to grab him by his collar.

“You crazy bastard!”

But Sajun easily suppressed Myohan. They were both boys, but they were not equally strong. Although Myohan had good reflexes, he wasn’t that strong. Being unable to get away angered him more than being kissed by another boy. He could feel himself losing temper.

“You really have a death wish, don’t you?”

Myohan twisted his arm to free it and kicked Sajun’s stomach. Sajun quickly blocked the attack, so Myohan couldn’t hurt him as much as he had wanted to, but it was better than nothing.

“I’ve never seen you before, and you just jump out of nowhere and annoy me? Are you crazy? And why did you put out your mouth like that?”

“As you just said, I’m a snake.”

“I know, you bastard.”

“Maybe that’s why.”

Sajun slowly studied Myohan up and down. Myohan could feel goosebumps.

“Whenever I see you, I get to want to eat.”

He had found Myohan out of mere coincidence. He was standing behind the school to enjoy the good weather, but then something nimble went over the wall. At first, he thought it was a huge beast. He was surprised to see a cat as big as a tiger jump over a wall, but what he had thought of as a beast was actually a boy. And the intruder also seemed a little surprised to see him there. The moment their eyes met, Sajun felt a strange sensation. It was hunger.