NEW LIFE : A SECOND CHANCE

Xing Han was staring intently at Kyle.

"What?" Kyle asked, deliberately not looking at Xing Han as he flipped through the magazine.

Xing Han scooted over to Kyle, who was sitting on the bed and leaning back on the headboard. He stared at Kyle seriously, not even blinking.

"What's up with you?" Xing Han asked suspiciously.

"Nothing," Kyle said.

Xing Han narrowed his eyes.

It definitely was not 'nothing'.

When Kyle had exchanged positions with Edward, Xing Han had noticed it then. Kyle was acting rather unusual. At first glance, it may appear normal, but no. Xing Han could tell but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

He was laughing and joking as per normal, but there was just ... something.

And now?

Now he was actually reading a magazine? And come to think of it, he had been sporting this 'turtleneck sweater/shirt' look for quite some time. Sure, he looked really dashing and all that, but it was so 'not Kyle'.

It confirmed something was wrong.

They were already on the plane, in their lovely hotel-like room in a plane space ... and Kyle was still fully clothed?! He's usually so relaxed since he, in his own words, was human on the plane.

Xing Han pushed the magazine out of the way, put both of his hands on Kyle's cheeks and made him face him, "You're not acting normal, Kyle. Come on, out with it."

Kyle sighed inwardly.

He should have known Xing Han would have noticed something eventually, but he had hoped it would be much, much later - after the lovebites had faded away. As it was, right now, it was still rather bluish, like a bruise.

He counted them, too.

30 bites. Thirty!! That Randall surely was an animal indeed.

Kyle couldn't help the smirk that came from thinking about it, though.

He had done all that he could in those two days to lessen the marks. However, since he couldn't start the 'treatment' immediately after being 'marked', the effects were much less. A lovebite is like any other bruise: it's a bruise underneath the skin.

A typical love bite would take 5-12 days to heal, if it's left alone. To quicken the process, one could do several things like massaging the affected area to improve blood circulation or place an ice pack/cold compress on it for several minutes, several times a day.

The problem was, Randall's lovebites were quite intense. It wasn't just the amount, it was the fact that he really had made a deep mark. The darker the colour, means that the 'bruise' was more and it takes longer to heal.

Randall obviously had wanted to mark Kyle as his, and his possessiveness could be seen from the amount of lovebites and its location. He even had several along the main pulse points, which only meant the mark was even darker.

At least Kyle managed not to get too many on his neck. The two there was bad enough, though.

Right now, Kyle looked innocently at Xing Han, smiling sweetly as he said, "No, I am serious Xing Han. I'm fine. Nothing is up."

Xing Han pouted and squished Kyle's cheeks.

"Fine, fine," he said after he satisfied himself with the squishing and the pinching of cheeks, "If you say it's nothing, then I won't ask anymore. Just one thing, though."

"What?"

Xing Han grabbed the bottom of the sweater, "What are you hiding under here?!"

Kyle quickly threw the magazine and grabbed onto Xing Han's hands.

"You wouldn't want to go there," he said with a drawl.

"Oh yeah?" Xing Han countered, narrowing his eyes but grinning nonetheless, "I DO TOO!!"

And so, the normal horsing around started.

Kay, at the side, was giggling while Sam just rolled his eyes and continued his work.

Kay watched her brother and his best friend having the time of their lives. Xing Han sitting on top of Kyle's legs, trying to pull up his sweater while Kyle was effectively shielding himself, protecting his chastity - (as if).

Both of them were quite dishevelled by now, their hair and clothes all messed up. Xing Han's face had this frustrated look as he had one hand on Kyle's shirt and another just on his naked stomach while Kyle was looking up at him, laughing.

Kay snapped a picture and posted it on Insta with the heading, 'Boys Horsing Around'.

In Country Tz, Nitocris heard a 'ping' sound, indicating a new picture had been posted on Kyle's insta. Eagerly, he clicked on it, hoping it would be a picture of his little puppy.

He loved being able to see his little puppy. The way Xing Han enjoyed the sightseeing at Country I made Nitocris want to bring him around once they get together.

When he saw the latest pic, however ...