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Chapter 1: I don't need a bodyguard!

Bursting through his Manager's office, Nikolai found his Italian Silver haired friend Andrea, calmly drinking his coffee while scrolling through his phone, giggling at what seemed like videos of cats.

"Niko! perfect timing! have you seen the video I sent you yet? I'm confident in owning a cat now! I'm getting one like that cat in the video!" Andrea said beaming with happiness.

"You are my best friend! how could you do This to MEEEEEEEE?!" Nikolai whined loudly slamming his hands against the desk.

"I think I know why you're upset pretty!" Andrea said Putting down his coffee mug, "I say I will get you a bodyguard, it means I will get you a bodyguard." he added getting up from his chair, he leaned with his arms on the desk, facing his shorter Best friend with a kind smile.

"Nooooooooooo!" Nikolai whined some more while shaking his head, causing his glasses to fall off of his face, "Pretty C'mon! you have no other choice but to accept the reality...I'm surprised this bodyguard guy even accepted the job!

So far, he's the only I could find that agreed to all of my insane conditions regarding the job." Andrea said.

"We should just fire him! I don't need a bodyguard, I have you!" Nikolai said.

Sighing, Andrea went around the desk picking the pair of glasses that fell off, he dusted them off carefully before gently putting them back on Nikolai's face.

Without realizing it, Andrea with his sad silver eyes, ended up staring intensely for a whole minute at Nikolai.

It was no secret from anybody that the 29 years old was so in love with Nikolai, even Nikolai knew that himself as Andrea has already confessed his love for him, long ago.

But it was one sided from the start, and it filled Nikolai with more guilt every single day, making him pray within his heart that he would wake up someday, and be in love with his Best friend, the most kind and gentle man he has ever known.

But you don't get everything you want in life do you?

"You think I am going to forgive you just because you're my best friend Andrea?" Nikolai said pretending to be annoyed, while inside he was grateful that his dark complexion doesn't give that his face is flushed from being stared at by Andrea.

He may not be in love with Andrea, but he can't deny his bestie with the charming devil like smile, is a living work of art.

Standing At 185 cm of height, with a toned body, pale Vampire-like complexion.

Silver eyes, silver hair, Andrea's hairstyle of choice has always been the same, short curtain bangs with bushy eyebrows.

Despite admiring his best friend's looks, he wasn't feeling insecure against Andrea, Nikolai considered himself to be quite the eye candy as well.

At 175cm of height, Athletic skinny body with a dark brown complexion, and Blue eyes, a Rare color for someone of a south Asian heritage to have.

Nikolai's short hair was styled in a Two block with bangs that goes well with his round glasses, And although his real hair color is black, He dyed his hair and eyebrows blond, but the color was starting to fade already.

Going back to reality, Andrea tried to brush off this awkward moment of staring at the love of his life, by flashing his killer smile at Nikolai.

"I don't think such a thing, I Know that you'll forgive me pretty!"Andrea replied confidently before he ruffled Nikolai's hair a bit, "Stop! you're going to mess my hair! i spent an hour styling this." Nikolai whined loudly.

"Cut me some slack, you Know how much I love touching you hair." Andrea said chuckling.

"Cut me some slack as well! it's summer and I didn't get to go to the fucking beach just one day! I'm going to be 25 years old for one time in my life." Nikolai replied folding his arms.

"Well, summer is overrated." Andrea said rolling his eyes, "You're saying that because your fair complexion can't handle the sun." Nikolai replied.

"Sorry if I don't enjoy turning all red from the Sunlight, pretty."

"Either come with me or let me go on my own!"

"Nope! it's too dangerous for you anyways, not after you received those death threats... besides why would I go to the beach when i have a pool in my house!"

"ANDREA...Your have an inside pool!"

"And?"

"Aka no sun at all?... listen homie, if I wanted to use a pool, I would have stayed at your home.

I want the beach! SSS! Sand, Sun and Sunscreen!" Nikolai said, "Did you get it?" he added asking.

"But pretty, we can buy sand and put sunscreen when we swim in my pool?" Andrea replied confused.

Pinching the bridge of his nose, "There's no getting through you." Nikolai said in despair.

"I'm already mad at you! I told you to not leave my house at all pretty." Andrea spoke frowning.

"I miss my home! and I miss going out! I want to party, go to the beach and fall in love with you! is that so much to ask!" Nikolai said pretending to be hurt.

The smile found itself back on Andrea's face "Aw my pretty, I also want you to fall in love with me...but that can't happen if I lose you." he said cupping Nikolai's face in his hands.

"Why do yo keep on calling me Pretty? I'm handsome! Haaaandsome, get it."

"Haha! whatever my pretty says."

"You totally ignored me!"

"I did! how did you know?" Andrea said sarcastically, Sighing "you don't have to be kind to me, not when I bring you nothing but heartache Andrea." Nikolai replied.

"Don't say that! friends are supposed to be kind with each other... besides Niko, I'm happy just being your best friend, so don't say stuff like that again." Andrea said pulling him into a hug.

Suddenly, A knock on the door startled the two men, Breaking the hug "COME IN?" Andrea shouted for the other side to hear.

Quickly, The door slid open, and an Asian man taller than both of them, with long straight red dyed hair, and a bulky body emerged inside, his cluelessness visible in his jet black eyes.

Even though the unfamiliar giant scar over the left side of the man's lips, was something new.

Seeing the man's familiar face alone, made Nikolai's eyes go wide open, he recognized the guy who just walked in almost immediately.

"Ah! Jin! why are you being shy? come in!" Andrea welcomed the guy, "you got to be fucking with me...This day couldn't get any worse." Nikolai whispered in horror as he watched the guy approach them.

"Mister Andreoli." Jin nervously said, "Please drop the formalities, you can just call me Andrea." Andrea replied smiling at him.

"Oh-okay...Andrea."

"Perfect! so, Jin this is Nikolai Parmar, Nikolai this is Jin Young...your new bodyguard." Andrea said introducing them.

it wasn't clear for Nikolai whether Jin recognized him or not, but it didn't matter to him, he wasn't going to just accept this.

"I'm not going to go along with this." Nikolai stated, he noticed how Jin tensed up the moment he said that.

Sighing, "Niko dear, I get it you don't want to get a bodyguard because you don't want anyone to invade your personal space.

But just This time, let it go! until the death threats storm goes away! and I make sure you're going to be fine." Andrea spoke in a concerned voice.

"You don't understand Andrea! this guy over here, I know him!" Nikolai said pointing at Jin.

"Have you two met before?" Andrea asked Jin who glanced at Nikolai and then Shaked his head with a 'No'.

"He's lying! HE'S FUCKING LYING!" Nikolai shouted, "Niko! what's gotten into you?!" Andrea asked him.

"GET OUT!" Nikolai shouted again as he started pushing and shoving Jin in hopes of kicking him out of the office but Jin didn't budge from his place at all.

"Nikolai stop it for god's sake!" Andrea pleaded with him, "Fine Then! if he's not going to get out then I'll get out!" Nikolai said angrily stomping his way out if the office, making sure he slammed the door behind him as hard as he can.

"Goodness gracious! I haven't seen him this angry since the day his mentor died." Andrea said with a frown, he turned his attention back to Jin and noticed the unhappy expression on his face.

"You lied didn't you...did you know Nikolai from before? you didn't tell me anything about this when I agreed to hire you." Andrea asked.

"I'll be...back!" Jin Said quietly before leaving through the door, "Jin!" Andrea called after him but just like with Nikolai, he got ignored.

"This is weird! Niko never talked about a 'Jin' before." Andrea said to himself, he pondered in his head whether he should follow them outside or not.

...Meanwhile...

"Nikolai?! Nikolai?!" Jin called his name but only received the awkward and scared stares that people gave him as he walked through the company, in the end he looked like gangster, with red dyed hair, a scar on his face, all black clothing and a body almost that of a bodybuilder.

He kept searching around for the guy who's supposed to be his client, until he made it to the cafeteria, where Nikolai sat down alone by the glass window, drinking iced tea.

Slowly approaching him, "Niko...I thought you left."

"I thought the same for you too." Nikolai responded.

"Niko..."

"Jin just please...I don't care if you became a good person, I don't care if you left the past behind you because I didn't."

"Niko... I'm really sorry."

"You're not the first out of our class that reached out to apologize to me." Nikolai said sipping on his tea, "I'm not screaming at you now, so take the chance and leave." he added without even looking at Jin, he just kept on staring at the window, hoping Jin would just leave.

"What happened back then... I mean between us, was real." Jin spoke up.

"The bullying or the bet?" Nikolai asked.

"Nikolai you know what I mean...I didn't even think that I liked men, untill you-!"

Nikolai scoffed at him "Hmph, untill what? until you broke my heart? until you and your bully friends had fun making my life hell in highschool?!...gimme a break."

"Nikolai, give me a chance! I will show you that I changed, I promise to make it up to you." Jin pleaded with him.

Finally having enough, Nikolai stood up, he walked over to Jin and said "You want a chance?"

Jin nodded at him, "Kneel down." Nikolai said and Jin did just that.

Andrea who just walked in the cafeteria watched, as Nikolai poured his ice-tea over Jin's head, soaking him up.

"I hope you remember this, because this is a fraction of what I had to deal with in highschool." Nikolai said before walking away.

He passed by a stunned Andrea, "Pretty? Pretty!" Andrea called him but got yet again ignored as Nikolai left the cafeteria.

Confused, Andrea walked up to Jin and helped him up, he gave him his handkerchief to wipe his face.

"Seriously what happened between you two?! can somebody explain to me?" Andrea asked.

"I'm sorry for the trouble, can we go back to the office to talk more about the job?" Jin politely said while drying himself.

"Just go home for today, I'll see if I can get Nikolai to explain this to me, since you're also ignoring me." Andrea said patting him on the back.

"Okay, thank you sir." Jin replied before walking away.

"He Seems like a polite kid to me?" Andrea said tilting his head in confusion as he watched him leave, "Why would Niko get mad at him?...maybe an ex?" he added thinking to himself.