The room is dark for a moment before the lights suddenly illuminate the white screen. With popcorn and two huge cups of soda, two males share a blanket, moving restlessly in front of the screen.
"Ahhh!" Ezra ducks his head under the blanket, casually cursing under his breath. When he peeks under a soft cashmere fabric, the horror image appears again, making him shriek loudly.
Fa smirks, casually resting while enjoying the movie. As someone who used to see ghosts, that is nothing. He can definitely distinguish between the real one and fictional characters.
And this is definitely a fiction. With that overly makeup, CGI, and grimly dark cinematography... this is nothing like a real one.
Fa sneers helplessly, watching his Omega shrinking in his seat. Inside, he feels relief. Winning the bet is not all about winning, to be honest, he isn't ready to answer any of Ezra's questions.
'It's about something that I found in your room weeks ago...'
Fa dares not to take it risk. Whether it's about something on his PC or the leather diary that he forgot to stash away before he left for class. Both are dangerous to discuss.
That's why he played his best during that game. There's no way Ezra will find out about his existence as Sora in MewMew Land!
"Did you really enjoy this? How can you stay calm and smile, huh?" Ezra grabs Fa on his shoulder from the side, hiding his face behind that Golden Alpha's back.
"Oho, I did enjoy the show..." Fa smirks.
"I almost died! Oh God, what a movie!"
"How can you survive the world when you're afraid of some fictional ghosts?" Fa tucks the blanket neatly around Ezra. "My mom used to talk to the real ghost, you know?"
"Nope! I don't want to hear that!"
Fa laughs aloud. He flicks Ezra's button nose, enjoying his moment as he teases the Omega. "You're a coward..."
"I am not! It's just... they look horrendous..."
"What if there's a beautiful ghost? A female with long hair and no blood splatter on her face?"
"Is she even a ghost?"
"I saw a ghost like that once. That time, I was in my grandparents' house in Hua Hin. We had a hard time chasing her away."
"Please... no more horror story! We finished one horror movie just now and I still have goosebumps!" Ezra unconsciously scoots closer. The gap between them is almost none.
"You can always hug me. I'll protect you, don't worry..." Fa softly coaxes Ezra. But the Omega pushes him a bit away him.
"Tsk! I can't trust you for my safety. The only thing you'll do is take advantage!"
Fa sneers a bit, laughing those words away. Silently, he grabs his cup and drops that empty stainless steel container on the floor. The bang sounds startle Ezra. He shrieks in terror and immediately jumps toward Fa, hiding his face in his embrace.
"It's just my cup..." Fa laughs. Ezra pouts, pushing the male's body away from him. But Fa manages to lock him in a tight hug, pulling Ezra closer; the Omega's body almost hovering over him.
"Let me go!"
"Nope. Unless..."
"Unless what?"
"Give me a kiss."
Ezra pushes Fa away from him. Although the male holds on to him tight, he just smirks and scoots away.
"Good things only happen once," the obnoxious Omega sticks out his tongue before dashing out of the room, laughing. Fa freezes for a moment before he realizes that Ezra is playing coy. But, he can't do anything because he has already been struck by that Omega's charm.
Right now, all he can do is silently lean against the sofa, grinning like a fool.
***
"So, it's a romantic movie date..." Tish teases Ezra. They were having a call, catching updates on each other.
"Not really. I was shrinking and shrieking like a fool all the time. Damn, that male chose the most horrifying movie I ever watched in my life!"
"Did you hug him?" Tish asks in excitement.
Ezra stutters a bit. "Well... I... guess..."
"Wewooooo! How romantic—"
"Shut up, Tish... Nothing that happened last night can erase the thoughts in my head..."
"Come on, Ezra... Are you still thinking about the shortcut icon of MewMew Land on Fa's PC, huh?"
Ezra shuts his mouth for a while, but then bursts into a laugh. "Tish, you do sound so robotic!"
"Shut up! I'm not a high-tech person like you. Plus, I know nothing about games and PC... bla... bla..."
They both laugh away the statement. Yet, Ezra can't dismiss those away from his mind. "Tish, I really wanna know how and when Fa plays that game. MewMew Land isn't a famous MMORPG. So, not everyone plays the game. Whoever is in the MewMew Land can be classified as exclusive members. The community is small and private."
"And what will you do once you find out about it? Burn his PC?"
The question makes Ezra ponder. "I don't know. There's only one thing on my mind. That night when Fa smeared his scent on me and ignited a heat in me, maybe, it's not a coincidence..."
Tish sighs heavily. Trying to connect dots in such high level thinking makes her feel tired. "Ezra, seriously, I can't connect dots. Why does that have to do with Fa playing MewMew Land?"
"I don't know. I just feel it..."
"Listen. Fa perhaps is a geek like you who coincidentally plays MewMew Land. And he appeared that night, maybe he is a friend of one of his teammates. And he liked you the first time he laid his eyes on you. Nothing is connecting here, pal!"
"I just want to know, Tish. If he is not anyone that I know closely in MewMew Land, at least, we have a same ground to talk. We can be closer through the topics about MewMew—"
"And you'll be stupid enough to recall things that you did with Sora, which eventually makes Fa angry at you. Come on, Ezra! Don't initiate the fire that already put off! You're in a best condition with Fa now! Don't ruin it again!"
Ezra shuts himself. Tish is right; there's no way he won't mentioned Sora. Most of his lifetime in MewMew Land was with that female Alpha. That might causes another fight with Fa.
***
Ezra peeks through the door in the bathroom that he shares with Fa. The room is empty and dark. Perhaps, that Golden Alpha is out. So, this very obnoxious Omega tip toeing his way into the room; ignoring the warning that Tish reminded him just now.
He slowly reaches towards the PC, trying his luck just in case if Fa left it on. He moves the cursor and the monitor turns on.
"Okay... time to explore..." Ezra murmurs softly, navigating the cursor to the icon of MewMew Land. He double click it, before the the log in menu appears on the screen.
WELCOME BACK FLOWERWORK1215🤍💫...
"FlowerWork1215?" Ezra tries to recall if he had seen that name before. He clicks around the menu, until he sees a friend list.
"Let see who is your friends..." the cursor clicks on the friend lists tab, and....
Ezra blinks in disbelief. He sees a name; the name that he is familiar with. Every alphabet, every emoji, and even the font!
SoRa1215🤍💫.
What are you doing here Sora? Who is this male to you? Why are you pairing everything with him?
Ezra slams the table in shock. He storms out of the room, feeling discourage in disbelief. His Alpha wife is pairing up with his Golden Alpha mate. What in the world is that?
"Then, why the hell am I here for?" he thumps himself with that question.