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Narration
"Conversation"
'Thoughts'
( My Ramble )

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Zhan opened his eyes slowly. His head felt dizzy and his eyes are heavy. Even so, he could see that the surroundings were dark indicating the sun had set and replaced by the moon. Don't know how long he was unconscious, but it was long enough until finally the night to arrive.

Zhan blinked a few times to adjust his slightly blurred vision. He felt a slight ache in his head, which he must have had blisters from the tumble scene this afternoon. He hoped that no other parts of his body were injured.

When he was about to get up he felt someone in his arms stretched. And he began to remember if the cause of him falling into this cliff was because of helping Yibo who almost fell and now they instead fell together in that cliff.

Zhan smiled at Yibo, forgetting the pain in his head. He looked at the younger man's face that looked peaceful while unconscious.

Zhan began to move from his position when Yibo frowned. He was a little worried that the other had a head injury from the fall.

It would be a pity if Yibo's white skin was scratched which would leave marks on his face which made him a little jealous when he saw it. Zhan admitted he was quite jealous of Yibo's handsome and sweet face, as if every detail of Yibo's face was a perfect sculpture from God.

Wide eyes , pointed eyebrows, pointed nose, slightly thick and not too thin lips, and slightly filled cheeks that will look red when embarrassed. Thinking about it made Zhan secretly smile shyly.

Zhan blew Yibo's bangs that were covering his eyes, the usually neatly arranged and standing bangs are now falling as Yibo curled up on his chest. Zhan blew it several times hoping the bangs move from their position. But instead of moving bangs, it actually made Yibo wake up and open his eyes.

The first sight Yibo saw was Zhan's lips pursed while staring at him, as if he had just done something. Yibo who felt a little panic if Zhan had taken advantage of him when he was unconscious, immediately moved from his position and pushed the older man to slightly move away from him.

"Hehe. You're awake"  Zhan smiled awkwardly. He felt a little afraid if Yibo thought if he just did something bad to Yibo when he was unconscious.

"Hm"  Yibo answered coldly, he stared in the opposite direction from where Zhan was sitting. Trying to avoid his gaze.

"Are you all right? Are you hurt anywhere or feeling sick?" Zhan asked with a worried look.

"No,"  Yibo said.

"You sure? I'm worried that you don't realize it!"  Zhan asked once more.

"No"  Yibo's repeated, still in the same tone.

"All right. Then we must immediately find a place to take shelter, because there is no way we will spend the night in this place,"  Zhan said as he cleaned his dirty trousers.

Yibo tried to stand up from his position, but who knows why his legs hurt so much when he tried to stand up that made him shake and almost fall if Zhan hadn't caught him. But it made Yibo fall and crush Zhan's body.

"Woah.. woah.. Looks like you want revenge for what happened this afternoon, but I think you can be a little slow when pushing me because my back was already hurting from rolling when it fell earlier" Zhan said, looking at Yibo who was above him, lying on his body.

Somehow, seeing Zhan beneath him, Yibo's face heats up and blushes, but fortunately Zhan cannot see it due to inadequate lighting. Yibo immediately rolled from his position then sat straightened his legs. Zhan too sat up staring at the latter and observed his state.

He watched Yibo when he moved legs he would frown as if he was in pain. You can be sure that Yibo's legs are not okay. Zhan has to check it.

"Let me check"  Zhan said intending to examine Yibo's legs, but Yibo immediately banned him by slapping Zhan's hand so it doesn't touch his feet.

" What are you doing?"  Yibo asked. Zhan smiled at that.

"Of course checking your legs, what else?" Zhan tried to get close to Yibo, but he refused the hand again.

"If I don't examine you, we won't know what happened to your feet, so please just obey this time. Okay?"  Zhan said firmly, which sounded like an order. Yibo who heard it inevitably had to obey him, because he admit he felt his legs very painful when moved.

Zhan began to touch Yibo's ankles, but only a few seconds later, Yibo screeched in pain. Zhan looked at him with pity. 'It must be very painful' he thought.

Zhan was a little confused how to check Yibo's legs seeing that Yibo was currently wearing tight jeans which would be very difficult to roll up. Inevitably, he had to cut it.

Luckily, Zhan always carried Swiss Knife in his jacket. Actually the reason he keep it with him was because he often lose his shirt buttons and had to sew it himself. Zhan took out a small box from his jacket pocket, when he opened it, Yibo immediately widened his round eyes.

" What are you doing?" Yibo asked seeing Zhan taking the weird tool.

"Bo-di.. Forgive me, Zhan-ge has to cut your pants for your own good. I can't lift your pants because I think it will hurt when I force it," Zhan pleaded. Yibo just nodded.

Yibo's response made him smile. Zhan carefully cut the pants below the knee. Once they had cut pants, they both could see for themselves that Yibo's legs were turning blue.

"It seems like this sprained or worst, to this blue. It must be very painful"  Zhan stared at Yibo and his legs in turn. While Yibo looked at his own feet without blinking.

"I'll look for water, wait for a while," Zhan said, but before he stood up, Yibo held the older man's pants  like telling him not to go.

"Hm?" Zhan asked.

"Don't go,"  Yibo said softly, his voice sounded like he don't want to be away from the other man even for a while. Hearing that, Zhan couldn't ignore it.

"Then I won't go. But I have to do something," Zhan crouched near Yibo.

" What?"  Yibo's voice sounded curious but his expression still just looked flat.

Zhan pulled Yibo into his arms, while Yibo, who was still shocked by his behavior, remained motionless.

"Do anything on my shoulders if you feel pain, don't shout because it will invite wild animals" Zhan said ambiguously.

"What do you mean-   Aaaa..."

Zhan stopped massaging his injured ankle for a second.

"I said do anything on my shoulders if you feel pain,"

He could feel Yibo was nodding on his shoulder.

"Fine. I'm starting again"

Zhan started to work on Yibo's ankles. Yibo who felt pain took it out by squeezing his shoulder hard enough that Zhan was quite certain that the next morning he would have fingerprints there.

"Still paining?"

Yibo just nodded again. Zhan smiled, he slowly massaged him again for a few moments until he began to get used to the pain.

"Well, I'm done,"

Yibo who heard it immediately let go of his arms on Zhan's body and shifted his body a few inches.

"Thank you," Yibo said softly.

"It's nothing" Zhan smiled. He checked his shoulders. Sure enough, there are finger marks in red.

Yibo who saw him felt ashamed and awkward at the same time. But somehow his cheeks got hot again when he thought he had just squeezed the shoulders of people as he pleased, even if that person himself told him to.

"Yeah. Now we have to move." Zhan suddenly crouched, his back facing Yibo.

"Uh?"  Yibo was confused by his position.

"Of course I will carry you Bo-di, because there's no way Bo-di will use injured leg. That will worsen the situation of your feet," Zhan still holding on to his squatting position.

Yibo finally moved from his position to slowly climb onto Zhan's back. Once up, Zhan gave his cellphone to Yibo.

"Hold my cellphone. I've turned on the flashlight, so we will be able to see the road more easily"  Zhan tried to stand up holding Yibo on his back.

"Put your hand on my neck, it will be very dangerous if you suddenly fall back"

Zhan pulled Yibo's hand on his neck who looked confused.

Yibo nodded at Zhan's shoulder with his hand around his neck holding the cellphone to illuminate the road in front of them.

With that close distance, Yibo can feel the scent of shampoo or perfume that Zhan was using. A sweet and fresh smell, which smells like vanilla and citrus deliberately mixed together. For some reason the smell was so intoxicating, making Yibo involuntarily smell the aroma unconsciously put his nose on Zhan's neck and breathing in touching the exposed skin.

Yibo's warm breath made Zhan stiffen for a few moments and paused for a moment, he could feel a strange sensation when the younger man touched him directly. He felt a sting which made his body feel like he wanted to retaliate for Yibo's actions, but he tried to control it and let him continue with the activity of kissing the scent on his neck.

"Do you like my scent?"

Yibo snapped out and realized that he was sassyly smelling someone's scent. He immediately moved his face away from Zhan's shoulder.

"Sorry"  Yibo said softly, turning his face.

"Are you sleepy?"  Zhan asked without answering his apology. Yibo just shook his head.

"Then sing for me. I'm getting sleepy, if we don't talk to each other or you don't sing I will fall asleep" Zhan said while still concentrating on the path he was on.

"Sing for you?"  Yibo popped his head to the front staring at the side of Zhan's face.

"Hm. Sing any song"  Zhan turned his head making Yibo accidentally kiss his cheek.

"Ah, I'm sorry"  Zhan immediately turned his face back to front, while Yibo was silent.

As a result of the accidental kiss, they were silent for quite a long time. Zhan concentrated on walking with Yibo on his back, while Yibo was holding Zhan's cell phone carefully while lighting up the path.

"Zhan-ge.. There!!"  Yibo pointed to an old building. Zhan nodded and walked towards that direction.

They both decided to spend the night in that place because there was no way they would sleep without shelter or force themselves to look for residential areas at this time.

The building looked abandoned for a long time seen from the mossy walls and doors that began to be eaten by termites. But of all the places they had found in the forest they had passed, that place was the best.

" We can spend the night here. And tomorrow morning we will find a way out of this forest,"  Zhan said, lowering Yibo from his back carefully, supporting his almost shaky body then sat him on a thin wooden plank.

"Sit here. I will look for some firewood to make a bonfire."

Zhan laid his handkerchief and moved Yibo slowly, afraid that he would hurt him.

"Ah.."  Yibo clutched Zhan's hand tightly.

"Does it hurt too much?"  Zhan asked with a concerned look.

"Mm"  Yibo held back his tears.

"Please bear it for a while"  Zhan lifted Yibo's leg carefully, not wanting to worsen the wound.

He laid Yibo in a comfortable position and about to rise up.

"I'm coming"  Yibo said holding the end of Zhan's jacket.

"Calm down, wait for me." Zhan patted his hand. He finally nodded and let go of his grip on the jacket.

Zhan came after a while with wood and twigs and then made a bonfire using the wood.
( Now, go back and read it again 😜😜 )

"Finally. It's over,"  Zhan sat next to Yibo.

"Thank you"  Yibo said suddenly. Zhan immediately turned his head towards Yibo.

"For?"

"For helping me,"

Xiao Zhan smiled at that.

"That's nothing. We are bros right?"

Somehow Yibo felt unsatisfied with that. He felt a tightness in his chest when he heard those words.

"Hm. I remember,"  Yibo murmured as he closed his eyes.

"Are you going to sleep?"

Yibo just hummed unclearly.

Zhan shifted his body closer to Yibo. His hand reached for the younger's neck and put his head on his shoulder. Meanwhile, the sleepy Yibo has just given up on gege's treatment. They both come close to each other, cuddling each other's bodies.

"Good night,"  Zhan said, closing his eyes.

At the bottom of his heart, he somehow feels very sore. So painful that you feel like crying.

Both of them slept soundly with a faint smile on their faces. Forgetting their problems today, hoping tomorrow morning will be brighter.

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Translator's ramble:

This is a Swiss Knife