"JACE?" Gin and Rose warily looked at me, and with the way I kept quiet, I bet they already know what happened.

 Rose clasped her mouth and asked where Elaine is. When I answered, she immediately left both Gin and me. Gin placed his hand on my shoulder.

 "I know you feel bad." Gin said in a hushed tone. "What happened anyway?"

  I shake my head and forced myself to smile. "Nothing." I looked over the group of people who seems a little distant and a little disoriented. It's like I can't see what's happening.

 "I need to be alone for a while," I said. tapping his shoulder as I made my way out of the crowd.

 The moment I got out of the garden, I let out a heavy sigh. I know that being straight and clear about my feelings is the right thing to do, still, I can't help but feel bad.

 After I heard her confession, I rejected her. And even though she asked me to try dating her and see if I could return her feelings, it still felt hopeless. As if I knew that it won't turn out right. We'll just both suffer in the end.

 I just hope that she will let go of her feelings for me and find another person to love instead of me, even though that will be hard.

 I stopped walking when I saw a familiar person in the direction where I was about to go. Kane was leaning against the wall as if he was waiting for someone.

 When he looked at me he just stayed in his position.

 "Why are you here?" I asked because I remembered that I left inside the garden.

 "It's noisy." I nodded. "Then I guess, I should be going."

 I was about to walk past when I felt his hand stopped my wrist. I was taken aback by this so I looked at him, wanting to ask what he wanted or just simply wanted to say to let go of my hand.

 "Come with me." He said.

 I looked at him, "What?"

 "Would you?" He asked again.

 I don't really want to talk to anyone, I just wanted to great him for a while and after that, I'll go straight home.

 "Well, I won't mind-" Before I could finish my sentence, he has already pulled me by my hand. "Kane!"

 I have no idea where he is taking me but the feel of his warm hands holding mind me gave me a comforting feeling. I suddenly felt the urge to tore his hand away from mine just so I could intertwine my fingers with his, but that would be inappropriate so I kept quiet.

 "Umph!" Out of nowhere, my face bumped into something hard. I closed my eyes as I rubbed my face, damn that hurts.

 When I realized it, Kane had already stopped and it is his back where I get my head bumped into. Now, why did he suddenly stop?

 "What's going on?" I asked while rubbing my face with my hand.

 He was looking straight ahead and with an unchanging expression he said, "I don't know..."

 My forehead creased when he uttered those words. I am not sure what he is talking about.

 And again without any emotion on his face, he said, "I don't know where to go."

 I almost raised an eyebrow. What the heck did he ask me to come for?

 I am still a little confused so I said, "What the hell..."

 He faced me and straight on said, "I don't know where you go, so where do we go?"

 I didn't react for a minute and just continue staring at him. 'Is he for real?'

 "Wait, I thought you're telling me to go with you and now you're asking me where to go?"

 He nodded his head. "I won't know unless you tell me."

 I sighed, I can't believe this.

 "I don't want to go anywhere for now."

 "..." He didn't talk for a while. It's like we're back on square one, with that awkward first meeting of silence.

 I was about to tell him that I want to go but when he saw something at my back he quickly held me by my hand once again and dragged me. Now, I don't know how to react,  just going with the flow.

 He pulled me towards a group of laughing teenagers. Now, I don't know what he is thinking when he stopped just inches away from them.

 "Hey," He called the girls who suddenly turned their heads at us.

 All of them stopped laughing as they saw us, they were looking amazed while watching both of us. I am not that innocent, I know those kinds of looks.

 "What's so funny?" Kane bluntly asked that made me looked at him, shocked.

 On the other hand, the girls seemed confused.

 "What?"

 "You guys seem to have fun," Kane said, "Why?"

 Now, the girls are looking at him weirdly. I wouldn't blame them, the way he asked them is really strange, even I would think of him suspiciously. So, I just held Kane by the shoulders and went in to intervene. I think I know what he is talking about.

 "Girls, I'm sorry about my friend if he frightened you," I said with a smile.

 The girls looked at me, and now they are grinning from ear to ear.

 "Excuse me, but are you Jace Beaufort?"

 "Yeah, yeah, the famous photographer?"

 My smile got stuck in my face but still, I kept it in.

"You won't believe me if I said no. So, I'll just say yes." I said with a smile.

 "Really?! Oh my gosh! I can't believe that it's the real deal!" The other one exclaimed happily. "Can we take a picture?"

 I shake my head. "I am sorry but I don't like my pictures to be taken. And I'd rather you keep this a secret, hmm?"

 "Oh, come on just one picture!"

 All of them brought out their phones, ready to take my picture.

 "No, it's really not right-"

 Before I knew it Kane's hand was already on my wrist, pulling me away from the girls. I almost gasped, we're now running away and for some reason, the girls are now chasing us.

 I have never run away from fans before, even if they are almost tearing me apart because they won't stop coming at me one by one. It's always been hard on me so I never tell or announce if I went into a certain place. But I don't wanna spend my time hiding, I want to walk freely as well.

 I smiled while looking at his back. This is a little bit exciting I have to admit. Running away from fans and finding a way to hide.

 "Huh?"

 My smile faded when I saw something flash on my mind. An image of someone's back and it exactly looked like Kane's only that in that image, I wasn't holding his hand.

 We were panting heavily when we stopped in an alley. We finally managed to lose them.

 I leaned on the brick wall while catching my breath. A few minutes had passed in silence. though the sound of our breaths is the only one to be heard.

 When I looked up at the sky, I started laughing.

 "Damn, that was fun." It felt like I was playing hide and seek, and the excitement when I was a kid suddenly kicked in inside of me. "Now, I look mean in front of my fans."

 Still, the idea doesn't seem to bother me.

 When I turned my head towards his direction, I caught him looking at me, intently. My smile faded and for some reason, I became aware of the rapid beating inside my chest as if I had run once again a thousand miles.

 'really this badump, badump thing is killing me!'

 Well, it's not like I don't know anything about this. And I perfectly know that this is because of Kane. Having watched countless cheesy movies as well, I do realize that this is close to those feelings leading to...

 No, it's impossible, we're both guys.

 "What is it?" Kane suddenly talked that almost made me jump.

 "What?" I asked.

 Kane was still looking at me as if he is figuring out what I'm thinking.

 "You seemed down earlier."

 I blinked several times, I looked up at him, "What...?"

 "Your face seemed troubled and you're forcing a smile." He said and it almost felt like I was being exposed even though he didn't know me that long enough. "Why?"

 I don't really know if it's okay to tell him. I mean what do we call this relationship anyway? We're not close to being friends. We don't even have a thing that will keep us seeing each other. Only that we were having these same weird dreams. He was in mine and I was also in his dreams.

 "It's just that I am feeling guilty and sad. I may have broken a friendship that I have been protecting for a long time."

 I looked at the wall in front of me, somehow, thinking of it puts off my mood. I don't want to be depressed about it all the time.

 "Next time," Kane said, "I won't ask about it anymore."

 "Why?"

 "Because you're not smiling."

 I didn't say a word, I mean I don't know what to say. I don't know why he was saying that, as if he cares too much of what I am feeling.

 "Jace," He called. "I can't think of a reason to keep seeing you anymore." He says. "So, I want to say this right now. I want to keep on seeing you from now on."

 The beating of my heart became even louder. I don't even know how it managed to beat that fast. When he walked towards my direction slowly, I felt as if my knees that I was trying so hard to stay still might run up to him so I could close the distance between us.

 "W-what are you even saying? I mean, I'm a guy and you sound like as if you're...interested in me?"

 "I am." He said straightly. And to my surprise, he pulled out my camera from his pocket that I hadn't noticed he had. He placed it around my neck as he leaned closer to my face. His breath touching my neck, sending shivers throughout my body. Then I felt him close to my ear, his hands touching my neck. "And I am sure, you are too."

 My eyes widen in shock.

 When he slightly leaned back, not too far from my face, he looked at me in the eyes. Somehow, there was a huge lump on my throat, I have no idea what to do at the moment.

 But all I know is that I was very conscious of the way his eyes moved, staring intently at me. It is the same look he gave me earlier. Then I realized at that moment, the way his gaze held me, and the way his face moved forward, that he's been looking at me differently the way I do.

 In his face, I saw a change, I even saw an emotion. But that emotion, somehow, it made me tremble. It's as if all the red lights came flashing in every corner, telling me to run away but I know that I don't want that to happen.

 But before his lips completely close the distance between us my phone rang, once again interrupting us.

 I gasped and looked away from him. His hands were still holding my hand while I am trying to catch my breath. I hadn't realized that I have been holding it in.

 I swallowed when he finally let go of my face. And he slowly moved away from me.

 I almost fumbled through my pocket just to answer the phone.

 "Y-Yes?" I answered the phone with a shaky breath.

 "Jace, where are you?" It was Gin. "We have been looking anywhere for you."

 "I-I don't know," I said, my mind still out.

 And when I looked to where Kane is, I realized that he was not there anymore.

 For some reason, I was disappointed but at the same time relieved. The thick atmosphere that I have been feeling earlier was lifted making me feel exhausted.

 "Hey, Jace. Answer me? Are you okay?"

 "I...," I closed my eyes shut when I remembered Kane's face and the way he looked at me with those dangerous emotions swimming in those dark eyes of his. "I don't know."

 "Jace? What the- You don't sound right. Are you sure you're okay?"

 "I don't know."

 But I do know that something is wrong with me.