First Encounter

"They are my friends. They also stay here with me. So this is how my life usually is. But you suddenly came here" Mark said in a low voice.

"Friends? You never said you had friends. Why do you have to hide it?" Noah was just confused by his explanation.

"It's just nothing special. I - '' It was like Mark had no answers. Noah felt that he had no reason for doing that. But when he saw Mark was looking at the guy who opened the door with a helpless face, Noah suspected that something fishy was going on.

"Brother! You know I will never break my promise. I won't tell mother. Tell me the truth" Noah was so sincere. But he had no intention to be that sincere. But his voice made Mark trust him and reveal everything.

"Haa... They are my friends. It's true" He confirmed again.

"Then what about that guy?"

Noah pointed at the guy who opened the door. He had a well-built body and a handsome appearance that could attract anyone's eyes towards him. But that was not the point. The point was he was totally his brother Mark's type. So Noah had to investigate the matter seriously.

"He also-"

Before Mark completed his sentence, the guy came in front and talked to Noah.

"I am Luke. His boyfriend" The guy said with a poker face as if it was nothing special.

"Really? But why do you have to hide it?"

Noah asked.

"It's not the time yet. I am looking for a better chance to tell this" Mark was in a hurry to explain everything to his little brother who was annoying him.

"Okay, then... Then do I still have space to stay here?"

Noah asked, surprising everyone. They thought Noah would make a fuss. But Noah was not that annoying. He didn't want to infer in his brother's affairs. But he still had to think about himself.

"Don't worry, I already cleaned the guest room for you. You can stay there and I will clean this mess now"

Mark, who was excited by his answer, quickly started to clean the mess with the other boys. All of them quickly put on random clothes and helped Mark. Noah who was watching this felt a little warmth by seeing how happy his brother was with friends.

Because Mark used to be lonely. He was called a sissy when he was at his school. Some people even bullied him without knowing his family background. But when Mark was at his limit, he used his family and came over this trouble. So when Noah saw he had a boyfriend and friends who really cared for him, he was sincerely happy for him.

Mark's boyfriend, Luke lead the way to the guest room. On the way to the room, Noah spoke first, breaking the silence.

"I am sorry for before. I called you a pig head."

Even though Noah said it with an apologetical voice that was still kinda like joking. He used the word pig head directly at his brother's boyfriend.

" It's okay." Luke only said that. Noah's first impression on him was pretty good. So Noah didn't want to annoy him anymore. But he had to tell him something special.

"Since you and my brother are in a relationship, I hope you will take care of my brother. If you dare to make him sad, don't forget I will give you an unforgettable lesson."

That was a threat from Noah. Luke just nodded and agreed with him. Seemed like he was not a talkative one. That was also good.

When Noah entered his room, Luke excused himself and left to Mark.

" Did he ask you something?"

" Mm..."

" What is it?"

"He threatened me telling that I should take a good care of you"

"....."

"Yeah, That was a threat. Your brother is a little cruel."

"He really did? No way! Even though he had changed a bit- '' Mark suddenly stopped talking since he remembered something.

Mark always kept in touch with Lia. So Lia had already told everything which happened at the party. So when Mark suddenly remembered them, Mark was surprised too. But also proud inside because his brother wouldn't be called as a weakling as others called him. So he just decided to change according to his changes and not to ask anything.

"Is something wrong?" Luke hugged Mark from behind and kissed Mark's neck which was sweating because he was cleaning all the time.

"Nothing. Hey! Get away. I smell of sweat." Mark pushed Luke and collected a bag on the floor.

" It's okay." He hugged him again.

While they were cuddling with each other, other boys were also working hard to impress their friend's expensive young brother. When they saw Mark and Luke, they went past them as if they were invincible because that scene was too familiar for them.

'They are at it again!'

'They are flirting again!'

They just ignored and did their work. When the house was super clean, they gathered together to have a discussion.

"I have class today, After the class, I won't be here tonight. I decided to stay with my girlfriend today," one guy said.

"Same here," the Other one next to him also said.

"If your brother needs any help, tell him to ask us. We are in 24 hours service" One guy said.

"Haha... Okay." Mark said and decided to make lunch for them. He went to the kitchen and it only took him half an hour to finish cooking their lunch. They called Noah and sat around the table.

While they were eating, eventually Noah got familiar with them and felt like they were his friends too. So like that Noah and they became one team. When the day ended with a lot of new things, the next day was his first day at the campus.

He was supposed to take a degree in business management, and at the same time, he wanted a degree in art. He loved to draw, paint and express his feelings through a drawing. But learning art was always at the bottom of his preference. However, it came up as if it was his fate to learn art.

He knew learning art was not what everyone usually does. But he decided to leave business aside and learn art. His parents also agreed with him, because they trusted that learning something with their whole heart will help them to improve themselves in what they do.

Noah's parents had no intention to force him to learn what they wanted. They let him select what he wants. So in the end, Noah chose to learn art.

The next day, he went to the campus with his friends. Not only his but also his brother's. They became Noah's friends too...

Noah thanked them for everything and wanted to walk around the campus since he had more time before the lectures. He visited everywhere on campus. That was such an attractive place. He really loved that. He used to be a useless one since he had no ambitions before. But now there were new hopes for him in this new place.

'I will change my fate. It's not gonna be like my previous life' Noah decided to himself and left to find his class.

When he found the class for him, he was kinda nervous. Even though he didn't feel that much unfamiliar with his brother's friends, here it's totally unfamiliar for him. He took a deep breath and relaxed himself. Then took his first step into the classroom.

He was expecting everyone to ignore him and kept going on with what they were doing. But his heart thumped a little when everyone looked at him. He silently took a seat next to a boy and ignored the gazes from everywhere.

Noah panicked thinking he had done something wrong and that's why the glares kept falling at him. But he didn't know he was so attractive, that others couldn't take their eyes off him. Sure enough, he was someone who was born with a golden spoon in his mouth. He lacked nothing. He had money, love, family, beauty, knowledge and more. If he didn't get the attention of others, then the world must have gone on the wrong path.

Eventually, he felt familiar and comfortable when the gazes were stopped. He took out his notebook and waited for the professor to come to the lesson. While he was waiting the boy next to him was drawing something. That was a sketch for a drawing. Even though Noah looked at it, he couldn't recognise what it was. Unknowingly his head turned to the person who was scratching on the paper as if he was not aware of the others around him.

A handsome face actually! Lightly pale white skin, round glasses which were about to fall from his nose, and the focused dark eyes which were behind the glasses made Noah keep staring at him.

"What are you looking at? I lost my focus from your glare"

Noah was startled when he suddenly turned to him and met his eyes. For a moment, Noah was unable to take his eyes off his eye contact. But Noah quickly ignored his eye contact because he felt so embarrassed.

"I am sorry if I have disturbed you"

Noah politely apologized to him and tried to act normal as if nothing happened.

"You broke my focus and now apologizing? How bold!"

He took off his glass and leaned closer to Noah.

"...."

Noah knew how important the focus on the work when they are working on a drawing. So he felt guilty and admitted his guilt. He wanted to apologize sincerely.

"I am really sorry about that."

"What are you apologising for? Can you complete this? I am done. Haa..." Seemed like he lost all his things just from this sketch.

"Forget it. It's okay. I am sorry for being rude. Is it your first day?" The boy put his glasses on and asked Noah again. Noah was kinda relieved seeing he has calmed down a bit.

"Yeah, I am really sorry."

"It's okay now. Since it's your first day I can help you. We can be friends" He said with a charming smile. When he smiled Noah realized that his handsomeness could only be seen from the side. Surprisingly, he was a totally nerdy type when took a look from the front. But Noah didn't mind it. He accepted this very first friend request and was already happy.

"I am Noah"

"I am Michel"

Both of them introduced themselves as the first step of their friendship, without knowing their fates were already meant to be together.