~published on April 24, 2020~

A/N:

I was arranging my works into reading list and then stumble upon this story. I decides to reread this and then after chapter 01 I was like... "What?!!! This is it?!"

I hate when I read an unfinished story and left hanging. And then, wait... this is my work.

I hate myself to stop right there.

I continue this work because of that.

It's nice meeting you here. Means that you still following this story.

*

Ming brings Phana another glass of iced latte the next day during Moon and Star gathering. He put it in the table where Phana is reading his book while waiting the gathering to start (again). "It's not a bribe." He says before Phana even says something.

Phana chuckles. "I was going to say 'thank you'." He says.

"Owh." Ming sits down beside Phana. "Still having quizzes?" he asks.

"No." Phana says as he drink the iced latte and continues reading.

"Then why are you studying?" Ming asks.

"I have nothing to do while waiting." Phana says. His eyes are still on the book.

Ming blinks. He looks at how Phana pays full attention to the book in the table. And then he looks at the auditorium. There are Moons and Stars who are yet to arrived. The people who already here are killing time by playing with their phone—randomly brosing or playing games, or chatting. "You can chat with us."

Phana blinks. His movement in reading stopped. He turns to Ming. "Chat?"

Ming nods.

"With who?"

"People."

Phana looks at his book again. "I am boring. I don't follow gossip, news or even sport. I will ended up talking about the competition and they thought this is still off work hours."

Ming blinks. "Then chat with me."

Phana blinks. Slowly he turns to Ming. "About what?"

Ming shrugs. "Anything."

"Like what?"

"How was your quiz yesterday?" Ming asks while smiling.

"Uhm... g-good." Phana frowns. "I think I will just get A minus tho. It wasn't great." He is worry.

"A minus is still an A. But if you want the minus to go away, you could ask the professor for some help. Couldn't you?" Ming says. "We sometimes did that in Engineering, our seniors thought us that. The time is running out if we had to retake the subject while we can't keep any Ds on the grade."

"Professor Aunty is scary. I didn't think she would let me. She could have reduce it to B plus instead." Phana says in worry.

"Then you have to settle with the A minus, if it will be really an A minus."

"I don't want to."

"Then talk to your professor."

"She is reeaaally really scary." Phana insists.

"You want me to send you to meet her?" Ming offers.

"Huh?"

Ming looks at Phana deeply. "Hm?"

Phana is thinking. And then he frowns. "You can't enter the professors' office in another Faculty tho."

"I can wait in front of the office. I'll just make sure that you didn't chicken out." Ming says. "How about that?"

Phana nods.

"Cool. I will be on your Faculty just before lunch. If everything goes smoothly, you can treat me lunch. If everything goes wrong, I can treat your lunch."

"It will go wrong?" Phana is worried.

Ming chuckles. "It will not. Gosh, have some faith on yourself, will you?"

"Ah." Phana nods. He drinks his iced latte.

***

Ming walks to the Faculty of Medicine the next day. He smiles seeing Phana sits on one of the tables there. He meet Phana on the lobby.

Phana looked nervous.

"Hey, P'...." Ming greets him while still having both his hands on his pocket. "Calm down. Take a deep breath."

"I don't want my A minus turns B plus if she didn't fond of what I am going to say." Phana says.

"Starts with: 'My humble apologizes, profesor... it was unfortunate for me that my lack of expertise in managing tine between university's activity and my quiz is lacking. I will work harder and let me start with anything I need to do as long in your class—my favorite class, I can get an A plus instead an A minus'...." Ming says smoothly.

Phana makes a 'wow' witb his lips movement. "Can you do it for me instead?"

Ming laughs. "Come on, P'... show me the way." He says as he pushed Phana lightly with both palm on his back. "You got this."

"Ah."

*

Ming leans in front of the profesors' office while Phana is inside. Not long after Phana walks out the office with a bright smile.

The kind of smile that beyond his usual polite smile.

Ming chukled seeing how Phana is glowing with happiness. "Did I earn my free lunch?" He asks.

Phana nods happily. "You do, Mingkwan!"

"Do you mind riding my car, P'? I will send you back here." Ming offers.

"Sure. Wouldn't be a problem."

*

"Tell me about your freshmen week on Engineering." Phana says when they already sit in nearby nice cafe. "It's though, isn't it? I remember how Forth was exhausted between his SOTUS and the Moon competition back then."

"Well... give or take. But P'Forth is a big help. He doesn't want to repeat the same mistake, while I am taking part in this Moon competition, I can skip the first week of SOTUS. I will join in the second week and the closing ceremony. But... if I failed this, I have to run 100 laps." Ming says.

"Really? That harsh."

"That's how it is in Engineering. But it's fun."

"I think you'll make it." Phana says. He is so sure about it. His face turns super serious. He mean it.

Ming chuckles. "You're so cute na, Phana...."

"Ah."

Ming blinks. "Ah, sorry. I mean... P'Ph...."

Phana chuckles. "Ah, drop it. We just have a year gap and I am not into those seniority things unlike in your Faculty. Phana is fine."

Ming smiles. "Really?"

"Hm." Phana nods while smiling.

*

Ming sends Phana back to his Faculty. When Phana already gets off of his car, he realized that Phana left his phone on the pasanger seat. He takes the phone.

"Phana!" He calls out of him.

Phana turns around.

"Your phone." Ming says.

"Ah. Thanks." Phana takes it. Just then two students with green tie approaching.

"Pha~, I thought you were meeting with prodesor Aunty." The one with dimples on his cheek asks.

"How is it going?" The one who looks like just come from heaven asks.

Ming blinks.

"It's great. She gave me additional assignment so I can change the A minus to A plus." Phana says.

"I still think that an A is stil an A. But good job, Pha~!" The dimple says.

And then two of the turns to Ming.

"Ah, he is the first year Moon of Engjneering, Forth's junior." Phana says. And then he turns to Ming. "They are my friends, Kit...." he points at the one with dimples. "... and Beam...." he points at the onw who looked line he just come from heaven.

Ming blinks. He just glances a second to Kit. Ah, a cute boy like Wayo. But when he looks at Beam, he looks at him from head to toe. "Nice to meet you, P'." He says politely, but he shot dagger to Beam.

Beam blinks. Was that hate on those eyes? What did he do?

"See you at the gathering on the afternoon then, ...." Ming says to Phana.

Phana nods. "Hm."

Ming walks back to his car and then drives away.

"He looked promising to be the next Campus Moon." Beam says.

"You said that last year about Forth, and yet, Pha won." Kit says.

"Pha was lucky." Beam says grinning.

Phana smacks Beam's head. "So that's why you don't want to give support to me during the gathering? You were too shy to meet with your crush?"

Beam smacks back at Phana. "Shut up!"

Kit just laughs.

*

At the end of the Moon gathering, Phana is walking from the back storage room to put some properties when he saw Ming running towards him and then gets in to one of the locker in the side.

Phana looks at Ming confusedly.

Ming put his index finger on his lips before closing the locker.

Just then Forth is runing closer. "Pha! Did you see Ming?!"

Phana points at the dirrection to his back.

Forth runs toward that dirrection.

Ming opens the locker door. "Ah. Thanks, Phana. You saved me. I owe you dinner."

"What was that about?"

"I will tell over dinner." Ming says.

"I have to go back to my Faculty first to pick up my juniors' lab report. I was assisting the lab." Phana says.

"Then I'll pick you on your place." Ming says. "Text me the location."

"I don't have your number." Phana says.

"Ah. Give me your phone."

Phana gives his phone.

Ming types his number and then makes a call to his own phone.

RRRIIINNNGGG.

CLICK.

"There. My number." Ming gives the phone back to Phana. "How about 7 PM? Sounds good?"

Phana nods.

"See you then, Phana."

*

"What was this matter about this afternoon with Forth?" asked Phana when she and Ming were sitting face to face in a quite famous steakhouse for dinner later that night.

"I haven't decided what to show for the final show." said Ming. "I might show Muay Thai. But I don't know how yet. If P'Forth knows I haven't finalized the concept, I could be killed."

"Owh." Phana nods in understanding. Forth can be very cruel when it is related to the pride of their Faculty. "Why not try it like an action movie? You can fight bad guys or something."

"Ah! You were right! Why didn't I think of it before?"

Phana smiled.

"I will perfect the concept and submit it to P'Forth tomorrow morning." said Ming. "Thanks, Phana. You're a great help."

"Don't mention it. It's actually nice talking with you. You are very friendly. Usually I didn't get along this fast with someone I just met. I don't know how to keep the conversation." Said Phana.

"You can start with what you were doing, what you are doing or what you will be doing." Said Ming. "Like how I asked about your quiz." He adds. "And then you can make plans together if you already comfortable. Like us, dinner tonight. ... and maybe hang our more later."

"Ah." Phana nods. "I should've take a note of it. Thank you, Mingkwan."

"Don't mention it." Ming smiled.

*

Ming sends Phana back to his room after dinner. He insisted. He did not want to just take Phana to the dorm lobby.

Phana opened the door to her room. "Thank you for the dinner."

Ming smiled. "Really, just 'thank you'?" he asked teasingly.

"Ah." Phana blushed.

"You can invite me for a coffee." Ming adds.

*

"... Eggghhh.... Mmm...hh-hhh...."

Ming licks his upper lip while keep digging deeper into the warmth. He is soooo close to reach.

He enjoys how the perfect façade of the Campus Moon turns flustered underneath him.

Moreover his lips keep moaning his name lustfully.

"Mingkwannn... ahhh...."

***

A/N:

Thank you for your support readers. It's nice knowing you still following this story.

And once again, nice to meet you....