"I think heaven will be like a first kiss."

Chula Uni, two months later –

"I will be finishing late P'Phayu. Khap... khap... no no, no need to pick me up. Dad will do that on his way back from the office. Chai, okay Phi, I have to go, the gang is waiting to practice with me," Rain spoke to Phayu on the phone. "Chai Phi, bye, swadee khap!" he signed off. "Can't you stop your sweetness for like two minutes?" Sky asked, rolling his eyes. "It's getting too much now!" he said. Rain laughed. "You can have your own sweetness too, if only you agree to date P'Pai," Yihwa hit him on the head. "Ow! What the hell Yihwa?" Sky said, in his most annoyed tone. "She is right. You need to give that poor dude a chance. He is following you around like a lovesick puppy since almost 2 months. Give him a break," Sig said, laughing as well.

Kirigun House, 2 weeks before –

Almost one and a half months had gone by since Rain had given permission to Phayu to pursue him. They had gone on sweet dates, held hands as they walked on the beach, even a couple of forehead kisses. But nothing below that. Phayu kept himself a bit aloof. Whenever Rain tried to get closer, he would excuse himself and say he was busy the next day and drop Rain off. Finally, a heavily frustrated Rain had gathered his loved ones, including his fathers, Phayu's dads and his friends and Pai and Cho, to name a few, together. They had all met at his house and Rain had clearly announced that he was irritated by Phayu's lack of initiating intimacy. The older men had been by turns appalled and amused at Rain's openness in talking to them, but had decided to give him their whole support.

Ideas had flown back and forth. And Rain had not been convinced by any of them, becoming more and more discouraged. "I have an idea," Type said. He had not contributed anything at all so far, not very accepting of the whole discussion, so Rain was quite interested in knowing his opinion. "Go ahead Pa," he said. "Your birthday is coming up soon lukchay. Let Phayu plan a party and you then know what to do," he said. Rain thought for a while. "Yessss, thanks Pa! I knew you are the best!" he said, hugging Type. Type hugged his son back, his heart still worrying about Rain's seeming fixation on Phayu. But somewhere, he was also relieved that Phayu was, as promised, not taking advantage of his son.

Since Rain and Phayu had started seeing each other, the two families had gotten together and become closer. The friends of both the families had also started connecting. The biggest reason behind this was Rain's constant effort to keep people he loved close by. He was a little ball of sunshine and everyone wanted to bask in his warmth. So he easily ensured that everyone did stuff together, as a family! Even Type, who was not entirely sure of Phayu, found a good friend in Pete, who had a personality very similar to his own. And he tried to understand Phayu as well, who tried to please him a lot. "Pai, you need to take charge of this," Kinn said, looking at his son. "Why me? Phayu should do it," he whined, immediately getting hit on the head by Sky. "What Uncle Kinn means is that you need to tell P'Phayu to plan Rain's birthday! How dense are you?" he said, rolling his eyes. When it came to Pai, that was Sky's constant expression. Rain had once teased him that one day, that his eyes would roll to the back of his head, and never return. Sky had waved in the air in his trademark gesture, making everyone laugh.

"What a smart boy! You should learn from him Pai," Kinn said to his son. "Abuse, and more abuse is all I face," he said, looking sadly at the wall, and wiping an imaginary tear from his eye. "This boy gets your 'drama queen' tendencies Ai'Pete," Porche said, looking at his friend. "I am glad, someone in the family does," Pete said, grinning. "Okay, okay," Rain clapped his hands. "Back to the topic. P'Pai, can I trust you to handle the situation?" Rain asked him, a bit doubtfully. "Of course not!" "Of course Nong!" Sky and Pai spoke at the same time. Pai immediately made his puppy-dog eyes at Sky. "Aww, baby, you don't trust me?" he asked. "Baby? Who is your baby?" Sky glared at him. "Sky!" Fiat said, pulling his ear. "He is your Phi na? Behave ja!" he hissed.

Finally Rain banged the table and stood up! "AAAAAAA!! Yut! Yut! P'Pai? For the love of God! Can you handle this or not? Sky, shut up!" he said before Sky could pass another snide comment. "I will handle it Nong. Although I am pretty sure Phayu must be having some plan or the other, but I will take care of it. Don't worry," he said. "When you say 'don't worry', it worries me more Phi!" Rain said, earning snickers and smirks from almost everyone present, including Sky. 'Way to go Rain,' he muttered under his breath. Pai looked crest-fallen, but he perked up soon enough to say, "I will do it for sure," he tried to convince everyone.

Chula Uni, present –

"Guys, we have been practicing since 9 am! Just one short snack break! I am exhausted as fuck!" Sig said, to the room at large, massaging his hands, as he spoke. He was the drummer of their little band. Por played the keyboard, Nut the guitar, Yihwa the electric guitar, and Sky and Rain were the lead vocalists, and Por rapped. But most of the time, Rain and Yihwa ended up dancing, so the others carried on with the band. However, they had a rule. They always performed together. So most of the time, Rain and Yihwa danced on live music, which made them a popular choice for most functions that happened in the University. While it was great exposure for them, the six friends were actually fed up of the unnecessary stress and pressure that the school was putting on them. But unfortunately, they couldn't say anything. And Rain didn't even dare to tell Phayu anything, afraid he would just storm into the management offices, demanding a respite for them, which would doom them further.

"Let's stop for today," he said. "I will ask dad to send the car to pick us up. We are all tired. And it's pointless calling multiple cabs." "Yeah, good idea Rain. One more step forward, and my legs will be useless forever," Yihwa said, groaning in pain. "How about we take a break tomorrow?" Sky asked. "We are all dead tired, and one day off is not going to make a difference in the grand scheme of things," he said. "I second that," Nut said. "Us too," the others all piped up. "I have an idea," Rain said. "What?" Yihwa asked. "Let's go to my grandparent's resort in Ko Phangan. Our performance is next Friday, which means, since today is Thursday, we can take the next three days off guys!" he said excitedly. "Rain, buddy? Best. Plan. Ever!!! Let's go!" Por said. "We will get good food too," he added, thinking as usual about his stomach. Everyone laughed, and Rain immediately called up his Pa and asked him to do the necessary arrangements.

They all packed up their stuff and went downstairs, to wait for the car that would take them home. "Hello guys!" Phayu was waiting for them. "Phi! What are you doing here?" Rain asked, running towards the older man and hugging him. "I told you not to come. Dad is sending the van to pick us up," he said, still standing in Phayu's arms. "I wanted to see you, that's all. Guys, why don't you all go ahead in the van? I will drop Rain home. Is that okay?" he asked the others, but looked at Rain, who nodded happily. "Okay Phi! We will get going then! What time do we plan to leave tomorrow Rain?" Nut asked. "Let's try to leave by 5? So that we can take the earliest ferry," Rain answered. "Okay, done! Swadee Kha Phi! See you guys tomorrow morning," Yihwa said, and they all left saying their goodnights.

"Where are you going Rain? Leaving your Phi behind?" Phayu asked. Rain was still clinging to him, hugging him tight. "We are going to Ko Phangan Phi. We all decided to take an off tomorrow so that we get three days and go see my grandparents and come back Sunday," Rain said, smiling at the older man. "Can Phi come along?" Phayu asked, kissing Rain's forehead. "No Phi, you can't come. I think you forgot that you have to go to Korat with P'Pai for finalising the design of the resort," Rain reminded him. "But I will miss my Rain na? For 3 days!" Phayu said, pouting cutely. Rain held Phayu's face between his hands. "Phi?" he said. "Yes, my cute boy?" Phayu replied. "Don't be angry na? I want to try something," he said. "Anything you want baby," Phayu smiled at him.

Rain leaned forward and hesitantly brushed his lips on Phayu's. Phayu stilled, feeling shocked. His feet just froze, unable to step back. Rain did it again. But now Phayu, could not take it anymore. He hugged Rain closer, and bent his face towards his, capturing his lips. He moulded his lips with Rain's, running his hands through his hair and holding him by the nape of his neck. But that was suddenly not enough. Rain's soft lips opened up all his crazy desires that he had felt towards this beautiful boy, and he ran his tongue on the seams of his lips. Rain moaned, opening his mouth to Phayu, who immediately captured his tongue. The kiss went from a soft brush of lips to a full blown carnal demand. Phayu softly bit Rain's tongue, eliciting a moan from Rain, that finally brought him to his senses. He buried his face in Rain's neck, both of them breathing heavily. Phayu finally looked at Rain, and seeing his kiss swollen lips, and heavy-lidded eyes, made him want to lose control completely. But he knew this was neither the time, nor the place. "Rain, let's go baby. I will drop you home," he said, restraining himself, by thinking of the promise he had made, not only to Rain's parents, his parents, but also himself, that he will never hurt Rain.

Kirigun house, later that night –

Rain could not sleep. He tossed and turned, thinking of the kiss he had shared with P'Phayu. His body was still feeling the effects of what had happened between them. He had been hoping for this moment since a very long time, and now that it had happened, it felt like he could not get enough. That one kiss had given him an addiction. He could not wait to try it again. He was nearly 19 and all he wanted as a gift was to let P'Phayu know that he was ready to be his boyfriend. He had given a lot of thought to it. And his heart was ready. In these two months, he had seen P'Phayu's caring and feelings towards him. He knew that he was loved, in the same way he loved, and he didn't want to be pursued anymore. He wanted this man in his life, no matter what happened.

Theerpanayakul mansion, at the same time –

Phayu stood at his window, looking at the moonlight bathing the whole lawn. His whole body felt hot and sweaty, inspite of the multiple cold showers he had taken since he had returned after dropping Rain. What had happened between them, was running through his head like an action drama, like a dream, constantly keeping him awake. Every single time he lay on the bed, all he could see and feel were Rain's lips, their shape, their softness, and the moans that escaped them, so he had finally given up on sleep and had stood by the window to alleviate his misery. 'Not again,' he groaned, feeing his cock twitch, irritated as he made his way for his 4th cold shower of the night.