Don’t Misunderstood! - Chapter 101

“Yeah, sure, doesn’t matter” Calix replied with a shrug, not minding Klein’s sarcastic rebuttal at all

In his eyes, that was simply Klein’s defense mechanism. It was just a resistance Klein wants to make while he was consumed by nervousness

Klein was taken aback at first but he decided that this couldn’t go on. To not open the topic of ‘why he came here’, Klein decided to continue being sarcastic so that he could buy himself some time to escape

“For someone like you, I guess it’s not a surprise that you wouldn’t care since you’re a heartless beast” Klein rebuked. If Calix becomes angry, they would have to go in separate ways, right?

That would cause Calix to let him go and he doesn’t have to confront reality, right?

Unfortunately for Klein, his tactics simply wouldn’t work. “That’s rich coming from someone that is playing and messing my heart” Calix said with a sneer, labeling Klein as a heart player which was a justified title in his eyes

After all, Klein let him kiss him. He also showed various emotions and expressions that people would interpret as him also having feelings for Calix

However, at the same time, he would run and push Calix away from him while also spouting hurtful words

If Klein is not being a heart player right now then what is he?

As such, Klein could only lower his head a bit while feeling guilty. Deep inside him, he is completely aware of what is happening between him and Calix

However, instead of facing the issue head-on, he always wants to run away. Well, it’s not like Klein can easily accept having feelings for Calix

After all, Calix is…

Seeing that guilt, Calix’s heart almost softened. Since Klein also feels bad for the things he had done, Calix should forgive him, right?

At first, Calix planned on doing that as he also can understand that Klein is just really scared. But a demon appeared inside him

If he let go of Klein right now, everything would be back to zero. Instead of easily forgiving Klein, should Calix use this guilt to his advantage?

Before Calix could remove the evil thought in his head, his hand already made a move

He placed his hand into Klein’s cheeks, rubbing it gently. His warmth was transferred to Klein’s cheeks that felt like his temperature rose to an abnormal degree

The scared guy doesn’t know what to do as his mind turned into a mess yet again

“Klein, you’re so evil. Until when will you play with my heart?” Calix muttered softly, displaying a pained expression on his face

That causes Klein to become conflicted. A complicated expression appeared on his face and he don’t know what to answer

‘It’s a success?’ Calix thought in surprise. If things operated like normal he would need to exert quite a lot of effort to force Klein to stay with him. But it seems like the guilt attack was working perfectly

Calix also felt some guilt for taking advantage of Klein’s kindness but he could only grit his teeth at that

“Do you hate me that much that you want to crush my heart into pieces?” Calix continued and Klein immediately shook his head in panic

“N-no! I didn’t mean that!” Klein replied hastily. Although he kind of hate… really hate Calix before it’s more of an annoyance

Calix is like that piece of food stuck in one’s teeth. You’ll try to remove it with your tongue but you couldn’t get rid of it easily. It was a really annoying experience but not enough to make you hate them to death to the point that you want to greatly hurt them

Thus, Klein’s guilt increases. He is still quite kind inside him and he certainly didn’t mean to hurt Calix this much

“You sure you don’t plan on doing that?” Calix asked and Klein instantly nodded his head furiously

It gave Calix an impression of a starving chicken pecking down to grab food as fast as possible

A smile almost formed from his lips but Calix forcefully suppressed that

“Then could you at least stay here with me?” Calix asked again before sitting down on the grassy ground

His eyes urged Klein to sit with him and it was also filled with hope

Without much thinking, Klein immediately sat down

‘Success’ Calix almost smirk, feeling proud of himself. He even starts to think that he might have a future in being a schemer

He deliberately only asks Klein to sit with him. If he asks for a big thing, Klein might not agree

Also, Calix is afraid that if they change location, Klein might ‘wake up’ and realize that he was being kind of well… manipulated

The two sat down, one of them was thinking of the next moved he should take while the other can’t think straight

The moon above them was shining brightly, giving them a little bit of light

It was currently a full moon and thanks to it, despite the dim lighting, they could still see each other clearly

A long moment of silence passed between the two. Neither of them know what to say or do next when Calix turned to look at Klein

The guy that was being stared at had another internal panic and he moved his head a bit to the side to avoid a certain someone’s gaze

Even then, Calix can still see the blush that spreads on Klein’s cheeks, evidence of how flustered he was

This silence is something that Calix wanted to erase and he changed his tactic. This time, he decided to be a bit playful

He used two of his fingers and had them walk in the ground as if they were someone’s legs

His fingers ‘walked’ for a bit until they reached Klein

Calix decided to be cautious first. Instead of making a big move right off the bat, he merely brushed one of his fingers into Klein

It was just a bit of physical contact but Klein already flinched

“Don’t be afraid” Calix said gently

Most people would think that he only said that so that Klein wouldn’t be scared of this much physical contact. However, Klein somehow feel different

It feels like Calix didn’t only mean the physical contact but also…

With how gentle his tone was, Klein calmed down a bit. His tensed muscles relaxed a bit and only after seeing that did Calix continue

He rub his pinky to Klein’s pinky for several seconds and when he saw that the nervous guy don’t plan on running away, only then did he make a slightly bigger move

This time, Calix crossed their pinkies together

Klein visible became more nervous but Calix gave him enough time to relax

Seeing that he was succeeding, Calix became even bolder. This time, he placed his whole hand on top of Klein’s hand

The nervous guy almost run away if Calix didn’t gently rub the back of his palm

Calix did one step at a time, making sure that Klein has enough time to adjust and after a lot of effort, their hands were now intertwined together

The two were sharing each other’s warmth through their palm and fingers. Calix even sat closer to Klein

The two didn’t say anything but it wasn’t the same as the awkward silence that they have before

The atmosphere was warmer and more desirable

They don’t need to say too many things to have progress

‘Soft’ Calix thought as he hold Klein’s tighter than before while also rubbing it using his thumb

After some time, Calix wasn’t able to stop himself anymore. He raised their hands before planting a kiss into the back of Klein’s palm

That action once again turned Klein into a scaredy-cat but Calix’s tight hold in his hand prevented him from running away

“W-w-what a-are y-you d-doing?” Klein questioned while stuttering hard. He almost bit his own tongue just to force out one question

“Admiring your hand” Calix answered as if it was the most natural answer and Klein almost choked

“P-pervert!” Klein grumbled as if Calix displeases him but the way the blush in his cheeks deepened betrayed him greatly

“I’m not being a pervert yet but if you want, I could” Calix replied. He still hasn’t forgotten that he asked Klein to come into the garden if he wants to be kissed

It has been a long time already since he kissed this frightened guy. Calix felt like he couldn’t hold back for long anymore

“H-hmph, d-don’t talk to m-me y-you pervert” Klein continue trying to act fierce but his bark was more like a whimper

“That was not an answer to my question” Calix said and his other hand went to hold Klein’s cheeks again

He even pulled Klein’s face in his direction so that the two of them could face each other

However, Klein’s eyes were doing their best to look at any other thing except for the person with him