8: VENTING WHEN HE'S ASLEEP

..."What promises to yourself,...

...do you still need to fulfill?"...

...ΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩ...

...Khaelles Kruss...

"Out clubbing again?" I asked Khaelus when I saw him enter the house at 3.

I don't know what happened to him, ever since we came back from our trip to Hong Kong last month, he started distancing himself from us— no, only me to be exact. I told mamá about this but she didn't seem to mind. She said it was normal for Khaelus to be like that.

I approached him so we could talk about some stuffs but he walked straight to the kitchen without stopping.

"Khaelus" I called out and he stopped midway "Is something going on?" I asked but he didn't say anything. He continued opening the refrigerator's door and pulling out what seem to be an alcohol.

I hurriedly stopped him and put it away, that's when he looked at me, clearly confused.

"Give it to me" he whispered but I didn't move

"I will give it back if you tell me what's wrong." I calmly said

He furrowed his brows and tried to steal it from me.

"Khaelus!" I yelped and pushed him "Stop it will you?! I'm just worried about you" I added as he messed with his hair "Do you think your mom will like it if you do this?" I asked

He looked at me with frustration in his eyes.

"Please.." he begged

"You are already drunk and you still want to drink?" I questioned him again.

"Stop doing that. Stop acting as if I'm someone important to you... ——" his words became muffled when he started sobbing

I was shocked. This is the first time I've seen him cry like that.

"Hic—"

"Khaelus..." I slowly wrapped my arms around him hoping it would make him feel better.

I mean, that's what he did to me when I went through bad days. It always makes me feel better.

"I... Really need to stop this" he whispered before passing out

Stop what? I don't understand

"Why do you always leave me hanging Khaelus" I sighed before carrying him to his room.

I removed his shoes and socks, unfastened his belt, removed his necklace, unbuttoned his shirt, and removed his pants before leaving to get a wet towel to wipe his body.

He reeks of alcohol. He hates that. Even if he has a whole room filled with alcoholic beverages, he never really tried it himself. He said that he hated the smell of liquor and nothing can make him drink it.

"Is Khaelus home?" mamá asked. She probably heard us earlier but didn't butt in.

"Yes, but.... I don't think he's alright" I said

She sighed and nodded.

"I really don't know what's going on inside his head"

"I'll go now mamá"

"Sure. Please sleep after this"

I smiled in response and continued walking to Khaelus' room.

When I entered the room, I closed the door and walked towards Khaelus who's in deep slumber. I placed the small basin on top of his bedside table and dipped the towel in the water. After that, I took off his shirt and started wiping his body with the wet towel. He has a really nice build. Deserved to be praised. His chiseled abs and broad shoulders are really eye catching. Everyone would probably want to have him. I trailed my way to his lower part, just above his sword.

"I don't need to wipe that, right?" I asked myself "No, I really shouldn't. That's crossing the line but then again, I'm just helping him out. He really hates the smell of alcohol after all"

"What if he gets mad at me tomorrow though" I sighed "Don't get mad at me Khaelus.."

After a lot of thinking, I successfully wiped his whole body— including that because he's a neat freak— and changed him with a new set of clothes. I carried the basin of water and left it in the kitchen then, went back to Khaelus' room again. I fixed his comforter and coverd half of his body. When I'm finally satisfied, I turned around but Khaelus' hand stopped me from leaving.

He was gripping so tightly, like he doesn't want to let go. He was also talking in his sleep but I can't understand anything so I laid beside him and stroked his hair.

"Please..... Don't.." he mumbled

Don't what?

If I hadn't known him for years, I would probably assume that he suffered from abuse especially if he's acting like this.

"I don't know what happened to you but I promise, I'll try to make you feel better. I mean, I don't know how so I hope you could tell me what's bothering you. I really want to be of help to you. You were by my side when I was going through some hardships and I'm hoping I could do the same but how can I do that if you keep on pushing me away?" I vented. Though I know that I won't receive any response from a half dead man.

"I really like it when you were always trying to make me feel like I'm your brother so when you started avoiding me. I don't know— I just... Uhh.. Panicked? I mean, you made me get used of your presence that when you're absent it's not the same anymore. Yes, I'm blaming you for this" I added which made me giggle "It's really weird to talk to you about this things even if you're asleep" I whispered before leaning towards him

"Please.... Don't go" he mumbled again which I clearly heard because of the distance we have now. A few more inch and we'll kiss but that didn't matter.

"Don't worry, I won't leave you. I'll stay until you're better" I responded

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...My adopted brother and I...

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