The lavender scent lingered around the four walls, and the soft crimson mattress boasted of resplendent cashmere, silk, cotton, and wool fillings that were supporting Leansei's flimsy body as he regained consciousness. Like it had been poured into the air and left to settle. He slowly opened his eyes to a ceiling he didn't recognize and a beige-colored high ceiling was the first thing he saw. An exquisite hand-cut pattern strung with round crystal for a touch of delicate beauty manifests in the luxurious room.
He sat up tentatively, clutching his stomach, groaning in pain and soreness all over his body. Leansei knew that Kean's body was fragile in any case. Everything money could buy to keep a body warm. His body—Kean's body—felt like it had been run over. He looked around the room that made Leansei's eyes sparkle from the lavish height and wide room for one person. He compared it to his apartment, but this room covers the whole apartment that Leansei has. In the first place, he knew he shouldn't compare what he has to what this person has.
The room was filled with extravagant things that conveyed a manly son from a wealthy family. The bed was wide enough to sleep on, and the decorations and arrangement showed that it was a man's room. Dark wood, deep blue walls, desk with nothing on it except a lamp and a book. Everything was ordered, organized, and precise so neatly that one hardly thinks if a neat person sleeps here or just because it's hardly slept or used on.
Leansei pushed the the crimson silky blanket off and was dazed as he saw that he was not wearing a slobbish uniform, but instead he was using sleep wear that was too comfortable to sleep in. He took the shirt up to his stomach, and the bandages were wrapped tight around his stomach. He climbed out of bed and walked towards the sliding door. As he opened the door, a cold hit his face and lifted his hair, which he liked more. He ambled towards the railing and closed his eyes to feel the wind that gusted through his skin and hair.
In particular, he couldn't care less where he was, but instead he enjoyed the cold wind since he felt like it comforted him for a few minutes. He even barely enjoyed the wind from his previous life.
"What are you standing there for? Mooncalf. " He flinched as he heard a familiar baritone voice, and he felt the electricity go through his veins and pierce his fragile heart.
'No. No, I'm hearing things. Am I seriously imagining that voice? Get a hold of yourself, Sei.'' Leansei is scolding himself in his mind and shaking his head to shake up his senses.
"Hey, mooncalf." Leansei flinched once more when he heard the voice the second time. He tried to slap his face as hard as he could, but all he felt was pain.
Leansei turned around and perceived that the world slowed down when a captivating familiar face and mercurial blue murky eyes were 3 inches away from Leansei's face. It is unreadable yet tender.
"AHHHHHH!" Lean shouted in surprised. In stun, he raised his hand, which he did unconsciously. He was about to slap the blue murcial eyes, but the guy held his wrist and coldly looked directly into Leansei's eyes.
"Why are you shouting like I'm about to devour you?" Leansei immediately came into reality and yanked his arm back from the blue murcial eyes and pushed at Xerchin's chest.
' W-what, how come I'm here? Why is he here?! '
"What did you do to me? Bastard!" The guy looked at him intently, as if he was trying to see through skin and bone to whatever was underneath. He diverted his eyes since Leansei couldn't stand the weight of that stare.
"Mooncalf," he said, and turned around to walk out of the room.
He leaned against the railing and tried to make sense of it as he looked around the place. It just occurred to him that he was not in a hotel nor a condo, but a luxurious mansion. Outside the glass, there's a wide lawn with different flowers and trees. A swimming pool big enough to drown in.
An attractive man with enticing gray eyes, has attractive smile, clean styled hair, wearing sweater and slacks. The man walked inside the room. Behind him, two maids. One with a folded uniform and one with a tray.
"Oh. Good. You're awake." Leansei straightened. He had no idea who this was or where he is. The man smiled. The kind of smile that made you want to sit down.
The maids bowed and set things down, clothes, his bag, and food that smelled like something he'd never been able to afford.
Then they bowed before leaving the room. The guy gives off a kind aura that will make you comfortable being with him.
The man sat in the chair by the desk. "You're Kean, right?" His voice was warm. Leansei didn't answer. The guy noticed and tilted his head.
"You don't remember. We found you—he found you rather in the alley." A pause. "He doesn't bring people home." Leansei looked down at his hands. Bruised knuckles and bandages.
"Where am I?" Leansei's voice was hoarse.
The man across from him set a book down on the tray table. "My apologies," he said. "I should introduce myself again. I heard you have amnesia. I'm Beidhen Vcheroi.
Brother of the person took care of you. So-so.. " Leansei blinked trying to process everything he's hearing right now. He stood up from his feet and walked towards him.
' Wait, where did I hear that surname? And much more importantly, who took care of me?? That bastard?? '
"You haven't eaten," Beidhen said, sitting on the edge of the bed. "It's already five." and sat on the bed. "Eat," He said, pushing the tray forward. "You'll need it."
' Need it for what exactly? '
The tray was ridiculous since it was made from porcelain, silver, and fancy food Leansei couldn't name. In his last life, he'd counted coins to buy rice. But he didnt touch it. He also thinks that you can't just eat what strangers give you.
Beidhen chuckled and says, "There's no poison in there. Dont worry about all that happened, Ferech and Vcheroi are still on good terms. For now. " Leansei picked up the fork. The food was warm, buttery and it was fancy yet delicious. He was indeed lucky to experience this, while in his past life he barely ate enough to be thrifty with his earned money.
He kept glancing at Beidhen. Questions were crowding his throat but it seems like he doesn't want to bother him.
Beidhen noticed. "Ask me if you need to," Beidhen said, as he stared at Leansei.
Leansei swallowed and asked, "When I came back alive, all I could hear was Xerchin or Vcheroi's sons. What is it about your family?" Leansei's innocent voice echoes and chews the food.
Beidhen laughed into his hand. "First time anyone's asked me that directly." Leansei blinked.
He sobered. "The name Vcheroi is the most powerful and famous old name in history. Vcheroi lives from generation to generation. It was above everything else. But in the 9th generation, Vcheroi gave birth to eldest son. " Beidhen said, as his eyes dropped while saying the last phrases. "The son supposed to live up to the family and the people's expectations. The parents of the Vcheroi son were the founders of your school. That's why it was known throughout the years. " Leansei literally opened his mouth as he was astound by what he had heard. Leansei finally understood why even in Levous City they are quite popular, especially across all the places in Lemous City.
' No wonder the name was everywhere. '
And he'd never known. Because he'd never had time to know anything. He never watched TV, he never got on social media, and he never even had friends at school.
"Can I ask more?" Leansei asked innocently. Beidhen nodded.
"Who is Xerchin and who are you?" It took a few minutes between pauses Beidhen looked out the window before answering. It was as if it was a hard question.
"You should ask Xerchin yourself. But for me, he is the most trusted son in this family. He lives up to the expectations of everyone. He is one helluva cold person. He was hardly approachable. Whether he socializes, whether with status or not, he usually has a conflict with one person." Leansei nodded as he drank the cold water. "And me?" Beidhen smiled. A little too wide. "I'm just Beidhen. I'm not a really interesting person, and it wasn't even needed to know by everyone else. I'm just someone." He said and smiled as if Lean couldn't see through those fake smiles.
' When did I even become this talkative? '
He wanted to ask more about him, but the tone and reply were vague enough to make it private and seemingly not good to talk about. Leansei put his fork down as he finished the amazing, delicious food.
"Who is the person he has conflict with?" When Beidhen laughed at him, Leansei scratched his chin as if it was a joke.
"This is hilarious. It was you. " Leansei looked at Beidhen as he was confused by what he had said. He tried to wait for Beidhen to withdraw the joke, but he didn't.
' M-me? I mean, kean? Why? Is that why he treats him like he is an idiot? '
"Okay, okay, I give up. Since you can't remember, it was around the middle class at that time, and you confessed to him in front of everyone. Everyone and Xerchin thought you were just joking that time, but when a party of students came over," Beidhen shrugged. "you drugged Xerchin--I don't even know how you did that hahaha--anyway you did that and captured a picture with him half naked--" Leansei couldn't take it anymore and grabbed a pillow and buried his face in it to hide from the shameless act of Kean.
Leansei didn't know that Kean was able to do that. He also wondered if it was the reason people gossiped about him or if it was simply because people disliked him.
"S-stop.." a low voice from Leansei
"It went up on every bulletin board in Vcherian." Beidhen said and paused when a maid came inside to take the tray of food. "And that is why half the school hates you."
' But why still save me after all i've done? '
Leansei straightened up, mortified. "I couldn't believe he did that." Leansei said, unconsciously and out of his thoughts.
"Who did what?"
"I-I-I'm going home. Thank you for the delicious f-food and everything. I'll repay it. " Leansei said, and hurriedly climbed out of the bed, but before he do. The door opened. It was Xerchin staring at the two of them with an intimidating look.
"Hey, bro! Starting today, " Beidhen said, and put his arms around Lean's neck. "We're friends." He said, with his attractive smile.
Leansei elbowed Beidhen's ribs, which made him let go of the lean.
"Nonsense," a baritone voice from Xerchin said, and stepped inside. "I'll drive you home at 6, Mooncalf. Go and change."
"What? That fast? We haven't even chatted that long. " A pout from Beidhen. Leansei took the uniform and it was new since the cloth and smell had the scent of unused and new fabric.
"How long was I out?" Leansei asked.
"Almost a day," Beidhen said. Xerchin was straightening a desk that was already straight or was it?
"Oh my god. My work—" Leansei stopped as he realized the fucked up words he had said. He remembered that he wasn't Leansei anymore in this life, but Keans.
Xerchin looked up. "Work?", a dark expression on his face. Leansei diverted his eyes and swallowed his saliva.
"Y-yes, homework and my parents!"
'Shit. Shit. Get it together, Sei.! '
"I notified the Fereches," Beidhen said quickly, smiling. "They know. so you don't have to worry."
"I dont need a ride." Leansei lied. "I can take care of myself. " Leansei said that he lied. He didn't know where he was nor the Lemous city itself, and the pain in his stomach and all over his body is unbearable.
Leansei immediately went towards the bathroom and changed his clothes, but one thing he caught in his eye while looking at the mirror was the eyes.
The body of Kean is still Kean. But the look in its eyes was leansei. He could probably tell since he saw the picture of Kean and Leansei always looking this way since then. He walked out of the bathroom, put on his black shoes, and hung his bag to his neck until they were able to leave the mansion. The Vcheroi mansion was bigger than compared to the Ferech estate.The atmosphere was purely intimidating, colder, quieter and scary.
"Byee, see you in school!" Beidhen said this while smiling and waved his hand as the car pulled out. Leansei felt sweat under his palms and awkward atmosphere inside the car.
' This is awkward! Aargh! I hope Beidhen comes with us! '
Leansei cast sneaky glances at Xerchin, who is focused on the road. In Lean's mind, Xerchin looks very attractive while driving. He is good-looking from every angle. The lips were reddish, kissable lips that looked so soft. The eye brows were enough to make it more attractive, the nose was perfectly aligned, and Xerchin's body was enough to cover Leansei's body in his arms. His biceps and chest screams out to his fitted shirt
"Enjoying staring?" Leansei jerked as he came back to reality. He immediately turned his head into the window to hide the heat in his cheeks. He didn't realized that he stared to much
' I-I wasn't staring! I was just…looking. '
"W-who told you I was staring at you? Tch. I don't stare at bastards." Leansei said with a stuttering voice, as he tried to deny it, but his voice betrayed him.
Xerchin glanced at Leansei and the corner of his mouth curving. Just a little. As his eyes at the road ahead.