Chapter 17 Bullet Train Xing Han (1/2)
The bullet-train boy paused for a while as he took a deep breath when suddenly, there was a slight cough made by the man beside him.
”Oh! OH!” shouted the boy, putting a hand on his mouth, ”Just where are my manners? I'm sorry! So so sorry! I was just so excited! So excited to meet you! I...”
Another discreet cough made the boy stop suddenly, bowing to everyone as he said, ”Hello. I'm Tan Xing Han. ”Nice to meet all of you; Auntie, Big Sister.”
Kyle's lips twitched. This boy certainly was a bundle of energy.
”I'm Kyle, and this is my twin sister Kayla,” responded Kyle, introducing themselves.
”Twin? Twin sister?! OH MY GOSH. THAT IS SO COOL!!” gushed Xing Han, looking at the both of them, peering intently at their faces. ”You don't really look the same though. Are you really twins?”
Kay giggled, ”We're not identical twins, silly.”
”But I thought you'd still look like each other ... just, you know? He would look like the male version of you, and you would look like the female version of him? And if you were to dress up like him, people would think you're him and if he dressed up like you, they'd think he was you?” said Xing Han, genuinely confused.
”What? You think this is like 'You're Beautiful'*?” Kyle asked, his eyebrow raised.
”Isn't it?” Xing Han asked, his eyes wide open.
Kay laughed at that, then shyly hid her face behind Kyle's arm. Xing Han thought that was so cute and was gawking at her actions while Kyle smiled at Kay. It was obvious that she was warming up to the innocent bullet train.
Kyle turned back his attention to Xing Han, and replied, ”No, that's rarely the case. The likelihood of fraternal twins of different genders looking alike is slim. We're like normal siblings, only were born at the same time.”
”Liar,” muttered Kay, ”You came out two minutes before me.”
Kyle rolled his eyes, rubbing her head, ”Fine, fine. I'm older by 2 minutes. Happy?”
Kay nodded then turned to Xing Han as she said, ”You can call me Kay!! You're my first new friend here.”
Xing Han's eyes went wide at that, with his lips in an ”O” position before he took a bow to the amusement of the two again, ”WOW WOW. I'm honoured to be your first friend! You're my first friend too. Isn't it amazing? This must be fate … Wait, no. You're not my first since I talked to Kyle first. So second and Kyle was first. Er .. wait. I just said you're my friend. Are you? You never said! You ARE my friend, right, Kyle?”
Kyle's mouth twitched at that as he watched the boy's many reactions in that short amount of time as he started talking with such speed. First, it was excitement, then joy, then awe, then shock, fear, and then nervousness.
Xing Han was now looking at Kyle with wide eyes, then his eyes darted nervously to the right and left when Kyle didn't answer immediately. He shifted his feet nervously, as he then mumbled, ”Mum warned me about this. She said to slow down. She was right. I should slow down. I talk too fast. I shouldn't assume. I ...”
He stopped when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He gulped and looked up, and locked eyes with Kyle's eyes. Kyle's striking blue eyes were clear, with a tinge of amusement as his head nodded. Kyle then smiled, gave Xing Han's shoulder a few pats while then taking his hand and gave it a firm grip and a shake.
”Yes, nice to meet you, first friend Xing Han,” Kyle replied. Xing Han's face broke into a huge smile, as he clasped Kyle's hand with both of his and started shaking it up and down in excitement.
”Yes! Yes! First friend Kyle!” and then he turned to the man beside him, still shaking Kyle's hand as he continued to say excitedly, ”Look Sebastian! My first friend! Kyle!! I have a friend now, and his name is Kyle!!”
”Yes, Young Master Tan,” replied the stone-faced man, ”Perhaps he would like his hand back now, though, Young Master Tan?”
Xing Han gasped, and dropped Kyle's hand like a hot potato! ”Oh my gosh. I'm so sorry! I was just so excited!”
Kyle waved his worries away, and Kay walked up to him as well, ”Yes, nice to meet you too, Xing Han.”