《Kill the Lights》 Chapter 1 part1 Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang Vick¡¯s face when he met him after two weeks was half the size. Honestly, even before now, when Mason had seen his chubby stomach, he thought it would be better for him to lose some weight. But still, he didn¡¯t want him to be so thin. ¡°...The filming is....¡± Vick mumbled like he was going to cry soon. Mason said, ¡°Mm,¡± and made a sorry face. Because he thought if he say sorry, Vick would start crying for real. But even for a sorrowful expression, Vick¡¯s eyes gathered some tears. ¡°The season was... you know, it was all green, but ... a lot of them fell....¡± ¡°Yeah probably.¡± Actually outside the window, the trees were still green, but Mason nodded his head and agreed with him. ¡°Yesterday night I had a dream... The snow was falling from the sky. The snow piled up, and the tree leaves have all fallen... Like that, the shoot gets postponed to next year... I was so scared that I woke up and cried.¡± ¡°....I see. It¡¯s definitely scary.¡± Mason made a face like he agreed strongly. ¡°Director.¡± Chase, who came to visit with Vick, said, ¡°You said you were not gonna be like this,¡± and scolded him. ¡°What if Haley feels pressured and it slows down his recovery?¡± Vick said, ¡°What did I do....?¡± with a depressed face. ¡°I didn¡¯t say it to slow down your recovery.¡± Mason shrugged his shoulders at Vick¡¯s apology and smiled. ¡°...But will you be able to get discharged by next week? How about we shoot a scene that doesn¡¯t require a lot of walking.¡± Vick knew it was too much, but still asked in a hopeful tone, and Chase strongly grabbed his shoulders. ¡°Director, seriously... Running around with a gunshot wound can only happen in a movie. What do you mean next week? What if he gets a sequ* (a condition that is the consequence of a previous disease or injury)? ¨CActors are not expendable!¡± ¡°What do you mean expendable? I didn¡¯t mean like that...¡± ¡°This is not something that can be done without one or two months of hospitalization.¡± ¡°But it¡¯ll snow for real after two months!¡± ¡°That¡¯s not true. L.A. is not like that, Vick.¡± How can it snow in a warm city where four seasons are warm? Chase scolded him like treating a child, and Vick said, ¡°...But. I want to film! I want to film Haley!¡± in a childishly adamant tone. ¡°The other guys have started to eye him!¡± ¡®But I found him first though!¡¯ Vick grabbed his hair in frustration, afraid that someone would snatch away Haley. ¡°However... If Haley is doing well, the movie will do better too...¡± ¡°But still, I have to film the movie whether it¡¯ll be good or not. Think about it, if it snows, everything will...¡± ¡°There¡¯s no way it¡¯ll snow, but even if it snows! We can shoot when he gets better!¡± ¡°I know, but... but...¡± ¡°What ¡®but¡¯?¡± Chase said seriously and excitedly at Vick, who did not listen at all, and Mason, who thought about it for a moment continued, ¡°But.¡± ¡°Do you think a scene that doesn¡¯t require any running will be possible from tomorrow?¡± ¡°Uh?¡± ¡°Pardon?¡± Vick and Chase turned around to Mason, and Mason was finally able to say what he¡¯d wanted to say ever since they stepped into the hospital room. ¡°I¡¯m getting discharged today.¡± ¡®It would¡¯ve been better if you guys contacted me first before getting here.¡¯ Tony, who just walked in after filing for a discharge, looked at the three people with a puzzled expression, and Mason awkwardly smiled at Vick and Chase who were looking stunned. Actually, two weeks of rest for just a gunshot wound meant he had beenzing around enough. When he was a mercenary, if he had a lot of time, he would rest for may be 10 days, but if he didn¡¯t have any time, it wasmon for him to get some stitches and get stationed for the next mission right away. Of course, this body was weak and its recovery was unbelievably slow, but Mason couldn¡¯t stay in the hospital because he was itching to get out. Since he hurt his leg, he couldn¡¯t exercise, and he was sick of only reading books. His bones were aching, and he felt like he was going to get sick if he stayed any longer lying down on the bed. He even felt depressed. He finally convinced Tony, who was concerned that it was too soon to get discharged, to take him back to his house. Since no one probably believed that ¡®Haley,¡¯ who got a gunshot wound, would be discharged from the hospital in two weeks, it was really empty in front of the hospital and as well as his house. Thinking about how the paparazzi had caused amotion earlier by breaking into the hospital room, this was a good thing. It was definitely a good idea to get discharged now. Mason looked at the bright side and sweetly said goodbye to Tony, who drove him up to the front of his door, and got off. He refused Tony, who offered his help to get him inside the house, and walked inside the front gate on his crutches and noticed his messy garden. ¡°Mm...¡± Right, Noah turned my garden into this. Mason remembered the incident, which he hadpletely forgotten. His garden looked like a city, a month after a war. It was like a ce where new life forms were growing after the traces of humanity was erased; nts were growing haphazardly all over.... In other words, it was too hideous to be called a garden. That broken tree and dug up grass. I have to do something about those shattered rocks. Mason thought depressingly and got rid of the micro-cameras and bugs in front of his door. ¡°Why are there so many?¡± Mason, who came in after removing eight of them from outside his front gate, got annoyed while getting rid of cameras attached noticeably to his front door and windows. After having saved Noah, Haley¡¯s reputation has probably changed and strangely, the quality of the cameras has gotten nicer too. What are they doing to a person who led a routine life? He woke up early every morning, took a walk, drank a cup of coffee, ate, and then took lessons in coffee making and acting, and at the end of the day exercised, showered and finally went to sleep. Mason struggled to enter the ess codes with his two hands full of cameras and entered his house. ¡°.....¡± Looking at his messy home, Mason thought, ¡®should I call a cleaningpany? But probably I have to get rid of those bugs and cameras again....¡¯ and felt depressed again. Since he was lying on the hospital bed without moving, his stamina, which had been improving, went down a lot, like air escaping from a balloon. Again justing back home, made his body feel heavy, like soaked cotton. ¡®How can my strength run out so fast like this? Maybe my body became worse than before.¡¯ Mason thought logically and bitterly climbed onto his bed. I have to wash up and then go to sleep. It¡¯s annoying to wrap up the bandaged leg with the stic wrap, but first, I¡¯ll just take a short nap... It was very easy to fall asleep. ¡°Hah.¡± Mason breathed heavily and closed his eyes. Noah was deeply sucking on his lower body. He didn¡¯t know how many dreams he have had like this. When he first had the dream, he couldn¡¯t hide the depression and the feeling of guilt, but now that he¡¯d dreamed so many times, it was easy to be like, ¡®Just do whatever. At least it is only within a dream.¡¯ Of course, he still nursed a tiny amount of difort, but how to put it, since it was not by his will, he could let himself go. ¡®...But still, it¡¯s a little...¡¯ Mason mumbled an excuse and stroked Noah¡¯s cheek as he looked up at him. Noah rubbed his lips on Mason¡¯s inner thigh and nibbled. When Mason¡¯s waist flinched, Noah smiled slightly and said, ¡®You¡¯ve a really vulgar body,¡¯ as if insulting him. ¡®Do you know how many times you came just from sucking you a little? How does this dick even work?¡¯ Noah stroked Mason¡¯s penis and lightly grabbed and pressed on the testicle with one hand. Due to dripping pre-cum and cum, it was slippery and stimted the erogenous zone. ¡®Ugh. Sto... Noah.¡¯ ¡®Ahhh. Okay.¡¯ ¡®You are saying that I should put it in fast.¡¯ He whispered like Mason is uncontroble. ¡®So lewd...seriously.¡¯ Noah took a deep breath, swirled his finger once in the anus that was already loose and approached with his forbiddingly erect penis while stroking it. Mason shivered at the sensation of a bite on his shoulder, and as a hard object opened his hole, he screamed, ¡®Hiiiit...!¡¯ Soon his body opened up, and a heavy thing pushed its way inside. ¡®Hah, ah...! Ugh. Ah....!¡¯ Mason hugged his shoulders when a spark ignited in his head and felt like it was going to explode. Mason¡¯s hands that held Noah¡¯s sweaty back kept slipping, and so he held onto anything that he could. When he panted grabbing onto the wet bedsheet, st, Noah slightly withdrew his penis that tightly filled the inside and thrust it back in. ¡®Fuck what am I gonna do if you keep asking for it even though I put it in already.¡¯ Noah grabbed both of Mason¡¯s nipples and thrust with all his might. St, st. The slow and deep sensation was not satisfactory, so Mason moaned and raised his back, and Noah held his waist and strongly hit on the inside. ¡®Hiit, ah....!¡¯ Because of the sensation that made his eyes blur, Mason tried to shake his waist, but before he could Noah grabbed his waist, opened Mason¡¯s thighs wider and strongly thrust inside. All the hair on his body stood up, and he started to shiver. ¡®Hah. Hah.¡¯ Noah¡¯s harsh breath touched Mason¡¯s neck, and Mason strongly shook his head and cried. ¡®No. More-....¡¯ He knew this was a dream, but he thought his head was going to burst. Not only did his whole body feel electrified, it also started to hurt. ¡®Mason.....Mason.¡¯ Noah bit his neck and whispered. Mason felt his sight turning ck. Noah deeply pushed his penis, like he was piercing through the inside. Mason thought his stomach was going to rip and stopped breathing. And Noah¡¯s thing that thrust deep inside him got bigger and soon poured out a warm fluid. At the unfamiliar feeling of his insides getting wet, Mason shivered and also came, and Mason realized he was actually ejacting and opened his eyes. ¡°......¡± Mason opened his eyes and moved his lips at the air, which unlike his dream was cold. ¡®Ah. Seriously...¡¯ Mason frowned and touched his wet thighs with his hand. His underwear and even his pants were wet. Please it can¡¯t be just a normal wet dream? He didn¡¯t wish for something big. Mason sighed and stood up to the side where it wasn¡¯t wet. ¡°....-Scary. Really.¡± When he awkwardly sat on the bed and opened his pants, his underwear was a mess even though he probably never touched it and was only dreaming. He pulled out some tissue and opened his brief with an anxious heart; he saw the sticky cum that messed up his underwear. It was understandable that Noah had insulted him in his dream, saying how does this dick work. ¡°.....¡± Mason opened his brief with some tissue to wipe the insides and took a moment to reflect, as he scratched his cheek. Now that he thought about it, he stayed in the hospital for the past two weeks and didn¡¯t properly relieve himself. ¡®Of course¡¯, he thought, ¡®but still, this is too much.¡¯ Mason lightly clicked his tongue and grabbed his penis. The wet dream was so amazing that his body had literally shivered and so, he felt that the reality was morecking and unsatisfactory. ¡°.....¡± His hand was wet and felt a little unpleasant, and Mason spread his legs and sat down and moved his hand up and down. Even though he had poured out this much, he got hard right away, and his face started to blush a little. ¡®Ah. Of course, I feel somethingcking a little.¡¯ Mason tasted something bad in his mouth and sighed. Now he couldn¡¯t be satisfied anymore with a pinup star like Julia¡¯s AV. That doesn¡¯t mean that he could think of Noah to masturbate.... ¡°.....¡± Mason felt his hand tingle slightly from remembering Noah¡¯s erotic face and frowned. ¡®But, it¡¯s not so wrong¡¯.... Mason thought, and right at the moment when he started to movie his hand a bit faster, ¡®Drrrrr...¡¯ Mason startled at the sudden noise and raised his head. Near the bed, the phone that he took out before sleeping was vibrating. Shit, who could it be? Mason looked at the screen, full of annoyance. -¡®Noah Raycarlton¡¯ Mason was shocked and swallowed the spit collected in his mouth. Just now he had moved his hands while thinking about Noah unconsciously. He swallowed the saliva and halted. He stared nkly at the ringing phone for a while and soon the vibration stopped. The notification of a miss call popped up. ¡°.......¡± -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi guys! Finally the sidetrack! I hope you guys enjoy it~ I got a new job, so I¡¯m still getting used to the new schedule... BTW thank you so much of helping and supporting me! It helped me a lot... Without you guys, I wouldn¡¯t know what to do... I¡¯m sooo happy that I have readers like you guys... You guys are freakin¡¯ awesome.... Now that our blog is copy-proof, it¡¯ll be little harder for them to just copy and paste... Again thank you so much! Love you guys... <3 P.S. I think Vick¡¯s name spelling was Big.... If you see the picture... it says Big... Whaaaat... Continue to Part 2 Chapter 1 part2 Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang Mason just realized that he didn¡¯t tell Noah when he was getting discharged. When Noah came to visit yesterday, Mason did mention about getting discharged, but then Tony walked and the topic had changed. ¡®Did he call because he found out that I¡¯ve been discharged?¡¯ Mason gently smacked his lips while rolling his eyes. ¡®First I want to finish masturbating, wash my hands or take a shower and then call him back in a clean state. I feel guilty, as it is to use him for masturbation, not to say anything about answering his call like this... Mason slowly started to move his hand again and bit his lips, as his ears turned red. ¡°....-Noah.¡± Mason quietly mumbled and stroked his slippery penis. The phone rang again. Mason felt the urge toe growing closer and thought, ¡®Can¡¯t he think that I¡¯m asleep or something?¡¯ and kept working his hands, while ignoring the call. The phone kept ringing and after a while fell silent. Mason nced at the notification of missed calls and moved his hands faster. ¡®I should quickly finish this, wipe my hands and call him back.¡¯ Even as he was thinking, the phone rang again. ¡°.....¡± Mason stared at the phone and sighed quietly. Then he suddenly thought, ¡®what if Noah thinks that I got discharged without telling him and now purposefully ignoring his calls?¡¯ Mason used his clean hand to hold onto the phone and pressed the call button, in time before the ringing stopped. [Were you sleeping?] ¡°Ah. Yes-....¡± Mason answered while looking around and listened to Noah¡¯snguid voice. I put the tissues somewhere around here... Mason breathed heavily trying to snatch the tissue that had somehow ended up on the floor and failed. [I went to the hospital, but you were already discharged. -Are you at home?] ¡°You went, you went to the hospital? I was about to call you, but then the director and Chase suddenly burst in...¡± Mason started to shed cold sweats and nced down at his drenched hand. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I couldn¡¯t tell you beforehand.¡± [No, now that I think about it, I did hear something like that yesterday. ¨CPerhaps, are you somewhere else other than your house?] Noah stopped for a second like he was doing something and asked. ¡°No. I¡¯m home....¡± Mason felt slightly nervous for some reason and hesitantly stood up. When he turned towards the door in an awkward pose, with his pants still stuck around his knees, he was positive that he heard a rustling sound from outside. [Are you in your bedroom?] ¡°Um. Perhaps. Maybe-...¡± Mason felt the cold sweat flow back and forth, behind his back and over his sodden hands and groin. He turned away from the door and was about to ask, ¡®Perhaps, are you inside my house?¡¯ But Noah beat him to it and said, [I¡¯m inside your house.] Even though he¡¯d entered someone else¡¯s house without pressing the doorbell or asking permission, Noah continued in a polite voice. [Are you awake? I want to see your face and say hi....] ¡°No. If you wait in the living room for a second...¡± Mason heard some footsteps outside the room, so he moved as if to run and lock the door. What failed him was that he forgot about his pants stuck around his knees and his injured legs. His pants wrapped around his ankles, and his legs that didn¡¯t have any strength left just gave away. Bam! Mason lousily fell on top of the carpet. ¡°....¡± [......Mason?] He heard Noah¡¯s puzzled voice very close to the door. A cold sweat drenched his whole body, and Mason forgot about his pain and stood up to lock the door again. Right at that moment, the door opened. [..............] ¡°.............¡± ¡°.............¡± A cold breeze ghosted around his groin. ¡°...............¡± Mason thought, this very moment is what I consider to be the most foolish in my life. What should he say, what kind of expression should he make, what kind of action should he take, he couldn¡¯t think of anything. ¡°............¡± Noah, who was holding the phone in one hand and standing in the doorway, stared at Mason¡¯s face with an indecipherable expression. He slowly lowered his gaze to stare at Mason¡¯s dangling, naked penis, his legs and the pants stuck around his ankles and then moved up again to intensely stare at his wet groin. ¡°............Um.¡± ¡®Could you please close the door?¡¯ Mason could barely manage to process his next words and opened his mouth to speak, when Noah, who had been staring at Mason¡¯s shrunken penis, moved his gaze back to Mason¡¯s face. Mason was struck dumb with amazement by the icy edges of his stare. Noahughed shortly, ¡°Haha,¡± and pressed the end call button on the phone he was holding. ¡°It seems like I¡¯ve ruined your good time.¡± Mason blushed and tried to awkwardlyugh it off, ¡°Haha.¡± He wanted to joke around like, ¡®Why do you have to enter someone else¡¯s house unannounced ande across such a sight?¡¯ But he couldn¡¯t open his mouth, because Noah¡¯s eyes were glued to him. ¡°Sorry. I came in without permission.¡± Noah stood still, apologizing, and stared openly in between Mason¡¯s legs. At the end of his observation, despite it being a strange and crazy thing to see for the first time in his life, Noah couldn¡¯t take off his eyes. ¡°Um. If you could please close the door....¡± Mason covered his groin with the hand holding the phone and blushed as he requested awkwardly. ¡°Ah. Right.¡± Noah closed the door. But, unlike how Mason had imagined, he didn¡¯t politely apologize and leave, closing the door after him. Mason was sweating as Noah took a step into the room, closed the door and moved in front of him, effectively blocking him. ¡°No. Um.¡± Not that, you have to go out.... Ignoring a panicked Mason, Noah asked, ¡°Why?¡± He crossed his arms and tilted his head, as he pointed at Mason¡¯s groin with his chin, and asked- ¡°Why don¡¯t you continue? I won¡¯t interfere.¡± Noah probably caught something in Mason¡¯s expression. He smiled politely, ¡°It¡¯s okay¡±, he repeated, ¡°Just think that I¡¯m not here.¡± ¡°.........¡± How can I treat such a big existence to be invisible? Mason forgot his embarrassment because of Noah¡¯s crazy words and grabbed the waist of his pants. He thought that, after putting on his pants he would run to the bathroom and wash his body and meanwhile, it would be nice if Noah left. ¡°Oh no.¡± When Mason tried to pull up his pants, Noah, who was leaning on the door with his arms crossed, uncrossed his arms and approached him while untying his tie. He grabbed Mason¡¯s hand that was holding his pants¡¯ by the waist. ¡°It seems like the mood was ruined because of me, but please continue. I feel like I¡¯m gonna be really sorry if you stop like this.¡± ¡°.....Do you even realize what you are asking?¡± Mason couldn¡¯t understand what this man was going on about and Noah replied, ¡°Ah, honestly, I don¡¯t know either,¡± andughed. ¡°I can¡¯t think of anything, except for continuing to watch that vulgar lower body of yours.¡± Noah smiled like an airhead and Mason tried to step back. Noah, who was stroking his waist, dug into the open pants and grabbed his wet groin. ¡°Ht....!¡± He felt his penis that was all withered flinch when Noah touched it. Mason noticed that Noah¡¯s hand, which was stroking his penis, was covered in cum as it emerged from his pants and his ears turned red. Noah stared at it with an indecipherable expression. Mason hesitantly stepped back and tried to escape to the bathroom, but Noah grabbed his shoulders first and pushed him on the bed. Ugh, Mason rolled over on the bouncy bed. ¡°Take off your pants.¡± ----------------------------------------------------- Will the next part be the part you guys have been waiting for??? I was trying to make it longer, but... then I wouldn¡¯t be able to make on Monday.... Continue to Part 3 Chapter 1 part3 Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang Noah took off his jacket. Lying on the bed, Mason swallowed the spit as he watched Noah unbutton his shirt and climb over the bed. ¡°No, why are you doing this?¡± Noah grabbed Mason¡¯s trousers and peeled them off in a single motion, then threw them to the floor. His cold hands, wet with cum, pulled down the underwear awkwardly hanging on his bum and revealed his drenched lower body. ¡°Mason.¡± Noah called, as he ogled Mason¡¯s wet bottom. Mason felt his mind grow hazy as he answered, ¡°...Yes.¡± It simultaneously felt hot and cold between his drenched legs. ¡°Hm... No matter how I look at this, its just twitching like it wants me to thrust... Okay. Let me ask you something keep in mind that I¡¯m not thinking straight.¡± Noah stroked Mason¡¯s twitching lower body and asked. ¡°Did you masturbate while answering my call?¡± ¡°No. That¡¯s not...¡± ¡°Did your dick get erect listening to my voice? Did youe?¡± Noah¡¯s hands toyed with his bottom. Mason tried to block his arm, but Noah¡¯s hand grabbed the diamond piercing, and Mason flinched. ¡°While touching here... Whom did you think of?¡± Noah licked his lips as if his mouth was dry, and twisted the piercing. It tickled and Mason held his breath, as he stuttered, ¡°Um. Ju. Julia.¡± ¡°Julia? Ah. The AV actor you like?¡± Noah pulled the piercing and asked again. ¡°How about me?¡± ¡°...Pardon?¡± ¡°You didn¡¯t think about me?¡± ¡®You didn¡¯t think about me even once?¡¯ Noah asked disbelievingly. Mason moaned, ¡°Heet!¡± and raised his bum, as Noah pulled the piercing firmly. ¡°How is it?¡± Noah moved closer and bit Mason¡¯s neck, as he askednguidly. ¡°...How many times did you release thinking about me?¡± Mason¡¯s sight grew blurry at the warm breath touching his neck and he twisted his body. Noah said, ¡°This...¡± as he rubbed the cum smeared up to his thighs and asked. ¡°Did you empty everything imagining me thrust into you?¡± ¡°Ah. No. Eut.¡± Mason was scared that his skin will tear off, and his thighs trembled. ¡°No?¡± asked Noah and sneered at him. ¡°Actually, I heard you calling my name from outside.¡± Noah leaned against his neck and whispered like he was telling a secret. ¡®Noah.¡¯ Mason¡¯s eyes opened wide as he remembered calling Noah¡¯s name while he was masturbating until a moment ago. Noah let out a subduedugh at Mason¡¯s expression. ¡°...As expected.¡± ¡®You called my name,¡¯ Noah lightly sucked on Mason¡¯s parted lips as if inpliment. ¡°......¡± He¡¯s just testing me. Mason blushed and Noah sat upright with a gentle smile. ¡°Is it not unfair? You¡¯ve masturbated a lot like this, and I can not.¡± He wasn¡¯t sure what was unfair, but Noah grabbed Mason¡¯s closed thighs and murmured. ¡°Me too....¡± Noah unbuckled his pants and confidently pulled out the erect penis from his briefs. Startled, Mason slid backwards, but Noah put his arms over his shoulders. He pushed Mason down, effectively encaging him, and began rubbing his erection with one hand. ¡°........¡± Mason breath hitched as he watched Noah masturbate in front of him. Noah¡¯s beautiful face was lewdly flustered. Squinting open, his eyes had a suggestive vibe, and Noah¡¯s upper body beneath the shirt that he had already taken off was beautiful like a sculpture due to exercising. With a perfect face and a body, Noah stroked his big and dark penis. That look was unspeakably embarrassing and shocking. ¡°You.... your nipples are erect, may I suck them?¡± Noah¡¯s sticky voice took him by surprise and Mason reflexively said, ¡°N,n,no. No,¡± shaking his head. Noah licked his lips, disappointed at Mason¡¯s refusal, and panted. Seeing him slightly frown, Mason blushed. His head was so hot that he could hear his own heartbeat thrum in his eardrums. Noahughed gently and approached him very closely as if to lick his neck. He said, ¡°Your expression.... I¡¯m about toe.¡± Eut. Mason frowned at Noah¡¯s hot breath falling on his neck. Noah lifted himself up and moved his hand as he looked at Mason¡¯s face. Noah¡¯s golden hair was stuck on his cheek from the sweat dripping on his forehead. He stroked his penis and stared straight into Mason¡¯ eyes without any embarrassment. His lips moved, ¡°Call my name....¡± ¡®I want to do it too while listening to your voice.¡¯ Noah said in a sticky voice, and Mason just moved his lips to take a deep breath. He couldn¡¯t believe how shameless a person can be. As he watched it all unveil, it was so embarrassing and shameful that Mason¡¯s eyes got blurry, but Noah justughed obscenely and tilted his head. He clicked his tongue in disbelief that Mason neither let him suck his nipples nor call his name. He just kept staring at Mason and moved his hands. He heard something wet, and Noah frowned slightly. ¡°..........¡± ¡°.....Mason.¡± Noah called in a hoarse voice. Mason covered his mouth with his hand, because the heat was overwhelming, and kept swallowing his saliva again and again. Noah soon panted softly and poured out his cum for a long time on his hand. ¡°........¡± Mason pressed on his chest. His heart was beating fast, and his body was so overheated that he screwed up his eyes. There is a limit to how lewd it can be. This surpassed the limit, where it got scary and shocking. Noah didn¡¯t stop rubbing his thing even after he came. ¡°...As expected, something¡¯scking...¡± Noah licked his wet lips and looked at his still erect penis and said, ¡°Hm.¡± He looked at Mason¨C ¡°Want to do it?¡± He was eyeing Mason¡¯s crotch. Mason covered his eyes with an arm. They were so hot that he couldn¡¯t stand it. His penis felt full enough to burst. Noah was too sexy. Blond haired like how Mason favored. And the way he acted impudently, despite his innocent face... Aside from Haley¡¯s horny body, Mason couldn¡¯t hold his own natural desire. After all Mason was human too. Because of all these sensations that made his head feel weird, Mason swallowed the spit that was collecting in his mouth and thought, ¡®Whatever.¡¯ His imperceptibly nodded his head. Noah smiled brightly and pressed down on Mason¡¯s shoulders. But not even five minutester, Mason regretted nodding his head. ¡°Heet. ¨CUght!¡± Mason swallowed and gasped, as Noah stubbornly bit and sucked his nipples like he was releasing his anger from getting rejected a moment ago. While Mason had said yes because he too wanted to do something to Noah¡¯s pretty face and body, it was bing impossible for him to withstand Noah¡¯s actions. Noah rubbed Mason¡¯s sensitive waist with his wet palm and grabbed his trembling butt. Mason bothered to hold his breath away and begged, ¡°Wa, wait...¡± ¡°Let me take a bre, ht...¡± He became so sensitive that he thought he was going nuts. Noah smiled like ¡®what are you talking about¡¯ and rubbed Mason¡¯s thighs. He spread Mason¡¯s legs apart and licked his penis that was wet with his cum. He bit and sucked on his inner thigh that was sensitive. ¡°...Ugh, ah!¡± Mason bit his teeth in order to hide the weird and lewd soundsing from his throat, but his mouth kepting undone. Out of nowhere, Noah¡¯s finger touched his inside, and Mason moaned and lifted his back. He felt Noah¡¯s teeth biting his piercing. ¡°Euh, hugh, just.¡± It wasn¡¯t like regr sex where there was kissing and a little caressing, before putting it in anding. It was all sticky and obscene. Mason felt his waist tremble and tried to push Noah away. If this continued, it will be no wonder if his head turned weird. No, it¡¯ll definitely be weird. Noah licked the area surrounding the anus, lightly caressed it with his tongue and put his finger in and shoved around stickily. At the same time, he grabbed the run away waist of Mason and anchored it down. He grabbed both of Mason¡¯s legs and spread them apart. He pulled them straight up, lifted his waist high and straight away pushed his penis into his anus. ¡°Heeek-....!¡± Mason held his breath. Something enormous split his body and pushed inside. Slowly his insides opened up, and his whole body was drenched in cold sweat. Unlike the finger, Noah¡¯s thing was too big and hard. Mason couldn¡¯t breathe well and panted, but Noah cruelly pushed ahead as if to rip him apart. ¡°Ah,.....Euh!¡± He felt a horrible sensation like his intestine might rupture. Noah¡¯s thing tightly burrowed inside, and Mason was quivering in shivers. Noah sucked Mason¡¯s parted lips as if to cate him. ¡°Mason.¡± Noah called him in a sweet voice. Mason couldn¡¯t hear anything or see anything. It was already too much of a struggle to keep from fainting in pain. ¡°Euh....¡± It was different from the dream where he coulde right away after Noah put his thing in. As he experienced the pain of his intestines getting crushed, he felt a very faint tickling sensation. He trembled at the feeling of his piercing pressing against his skin. Noah licked Mason¡¯s damp eyes. ¡°Does it hurt?¡± ¡®Perhaps it hurts?¡¯ Noah asked, as he moved slightly and thrust inside. ¡°.....Ugh, it, it hur....¡± Mason panted and Noah demurred. ¡°Acting like a virgin.¡± ¡®I know how slutty this body is.¡¯ Noah started to move his back a little by little and licked Mason¡¯s neck. ¡°Heek, euh, ah!¡± Noah¡¯s penis dully rubbed his insides, and he got goose bumps on his neck. Noah sucked Mason¡¯s ear like he was going to chew on it and whispered, ¡°Mason.¡± ¡°Euh, heut, eut!¡± Mason felt an extreme pain whenever Noah moved and the rubbing on his insides turned dull and tight. Whenever Noah moved or pocked a certain point, he felt a sharp sensation hit his body. ¡°Heek, euht!¡± Mason bit his lips and covered his mouth with his hand to hide his sweet moan, but Noah didn¡¯t leave him alone. He licked the back of his hand with his tongue and gnawed the tips of his finger, while thrusting his hips harshly. He felt Noah¡¯s testicles and pubic hair crash on his butt, and the wet sloshing sound whenever their skin made contact was extremely erotic. ¡°Ah! Ah! Euk. Ugh!¡± Mason panted and moaned. His vision was shaking strongly and sometimes it got bright or blurry, and his skin was tingling. Noah kept thrusting deeply and maliciously, rubbing the inside, where Mason felt the most. ¡°Haaah-......It¡¯s chaotic. Your inside.¡± Noahughed in a sexy voice at the trembling of Mason¡¯s insides. Mason flexed his shaking legs and twisted his body. He couldn¡¯t think straight; his whole body felt like one big penis. From head to toe, he got all red and bumping. He didn¡¯t be like this even when he took drugs. He thought it waspletely different from the dream. When pleasure poured in a sharp sensation after the pain that had ripped through the body, he couldn¡¯t withstand it. Mason, who was struggling to push Noah away as best as he can, grabbed his arms, but then hesitated and stopped. It was because he touched the bandage wrapped around Noah¡¯s arm. Mason couldn¡¯t push him away and instead, held his breath and started to shake again. Noahughed quietly. He knew why Mason hesitated. ¡°Mason....¡± Noah called him softly and hugged his shoulders intensely. Mason panted and breathed heavily, since he couldn¡¯t think straight, and his body was shaking, on the verge of copse. Mason hesitated, as he loudly heard Noah¡¯s heart beats, but he wrapped his arms around his back. Noah touched Mason¡¯s forehead with his forehead and stared at his face withnguid eyes. Feeling his burning body, Mason held his moan and trembled, and Noah kissed Mason¡¯s cheeks and lips. ¡°You are awfully quiet today. Not moaning.... Call my name.¡± Noah pestered him, while still lightly thrusting. When Mason said, ¡°Heet,¡± and clung onto him, Noah whispered in a tempting voice. ¡°Yes? Quickly. Call out who is inside of you.¡± Noah continued while thrusting in. Because of Noah¡¯s movements, Mason felt a pleasure that, for a second, made his body shiver. ¡®Heek, ah!¡¯ Mason came while trembling. Noah didn¡¯t let him go even when Mason wasing and stickily thrust inside him. Mason felt like his head was about to explode and screamed. ¡°....ah, No, ahhht!¡± Mason wanted to run away from Noah, but at that moment, there was nothing to hold on to except for Noah, so he called out his name and clung to him. ¡°Just like this... You make me feel desperate.¡± ¡®Fuck really... huh?¡¯- Noah cursed and started to thrust strongly. He held Mason up and made him sit on his thighs, and Mason struggled because of how Noah¡¯s big penis felt like it could thrust all the way up to his neck. ¡°Heut, euht.¡± Mason penis that had only just emptied, still had some liquid to spill. Noah embraced Mason¡¯s shoulders and thrust his hip. After thrusting deeply, he made Mason lie down again and strongly bit Mason¡¯s neck. The pain on his neck and a hot breath made Mason scream and shake, and Noah greedily sucked on Mason¡¯s lips. He felt Noah, who was deeply seated in him,e. Mason sighed as a hot and slippery liquid poured inside him like water. Mason weakly answered, ¡°Yes....,¡± when Noah gently called out his name whileing and closed his eyes. ¡®Mason, Mason.¡¯ Noah kept on calling him, but he couldn¡¯t answer him no more. The world was turning blurry. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Sorry! I ignored you guys for two weeks.... I was too scared to see thement section lol Here is the moment you guys have been waiting for! Did you guys like it? Did it hit your expectation? or Was it better than your expectation? Haha so happy that I can finally release this part! Continue to Sidetrack 2 Chapter 1.1 01That day was somehow weird.My body was heavy ever since I opened my eyes. It was like something was pressuring my shoulder. Maybe a cold ising. Mason Taylor didn¡¯t think anything weird.Actually it is weird if my body was light. It¡¯s already been two months since we started our mission. So, for two whole months, I don¡¯t want anything big I just wanted to sleep in a ce with a roof.¡°I¡¯m seriously gonna quit after this job.¡±One of the team members named rk said something simr what Mason was thinking. Masonughed. For three years, that guy said exact same thing every time they were on a mission, but he¡¯s still doing this job.¡°I¡¯m serious. I even wrote down my letter of resignation to send it right after this job. Do you want to read it?¡±This stupid bastard was saying how he wanted to be a writer, so he wrote this really well like poetry. And Mason said "Why do you have to write letter of resignation well?¡± and frowned.¡°I told you my dream was to be a writer. Didn¡¯t you have that kind of a dream, Team leader? Any dreams?¡±¡°Of course I do. Who do you think I am.¡±¡°Team leader has a dream?¡±A guy who is so dry? This bastard said it rudely, and Mason nodded and said,¡°Ah. This instant, I want to take a hot bath, drink warm milk, and sleep till I¡¯m not tired on a dry bed.¡±It couldn¡¯t get any better. Just to imagine that scene made him feel really heavy and tired.¡°.....ah seriously...¡±Why are you like this Team leader? ¨CThat bastard said it like he¡¯s sick of it, and Mason checked his watch and said, ¡°Why are you like this? In front of the enemy¡¯s territory.¡± They look rxed, but they are in live or die mission. When they get ready, they will intrude the enemy¡¯s hideout in the bunker and either kill the target or get killed.¡°What do you mean?¡±Ashley who was applying mascara behind them asked and rk asked, ¡°Sis, don¡¯t you think our Team leader is very dry?¡± to get some agreement.¡°He said his dream is to take a hot bath and sleep on a dry bed.¡±¡°That sounds good....¡±Fred who handed lipstick to Ashley murmured it like he was daydreaming, and Ashely smacked rk¡¯s head.¡°Don¡¯t you think you are too clinging? What kind of mercenary will read this kind of poem?¡±¡°What about poems? I¡¯m really going to quit this. This dry job. People in here think it¡¯s embarrassing to read books. And their brains are filled with muscles...¡±¡°Who are you saying this muscle to? Do you think how disgusting it looks a guy who looks like a gori carrying around poetry book and cries over it?¡±He got smacked again. Masonughed looking at him crying holding his poetry book and teased him, ¡°Did you even pay off your credit card debt?¡±¡°This team is so rxed. ¨CAre you guys ready?¡±Aaron who was guarding outside asked looking inside. Three months ago, he got dispatched to Mason¡¯s team, and after they decided the n, he looked very nervous. He looked like if anyone touches him, right away he will say, ¡®actually this mission is to kill weapon merchant Alta.....¡¯He disagreed strongly when they said they will enter the enemy¡¯s territory disguised as prostitutes. He agreed that this is the only way to kill the target who never came out of the bunker for like two months with only 12 team members. But he still didn¡¯t like this n.¡°Do you want to stay here?¡±When Mason asked, Aaron¡¯s pride got hurt and said, ¡°I don¡¯t need it¡± and frowned. Mason saw Ashely looking at Aaron secretly. Ashely felt Mason¡¯s stare and smiled awkwardly.¡°Hm.¡±It¡¯s none of my concern, but he is not a good man. Just likemon mercenary, he is amon trash. But she probably knows that too.Mason was checking his weapon. He put Taurus PT 22 on his ankle because it has a small frame, so it¡¯s easy to hide. He checked his watch.¡°If we¡¯re toote, they¡¯ll suspect us. We should get going.¡±Mason looked at two actual prostitutes and guards. They were shivering next to guards who were tied up and fainted. Both of them were blonde with pale skin. He¡¯s hiding like a mole and has specific preference. Well, that made his job easier.Mason smiled at them, so they don¡¯t get scared too much.¡°About... 30 minutester. I think you guys can go home.¡±Alta¡¯s penis will die like its owner soon. Because he has a scary face, they started to cry. He left them behind and took their Jeep with Ashely.Mason fixed his ghutra behind his ears, and Aaron just looked at him with displeased face. He looked like he was saying you need to hide your face what are you doing?¡°I have an American face so what¡¯s the point covering?¡±¡°.....Do you take this as a joke?¡±He replied sharply. rk tapped him and said, ¡°Hey, what¡¯s wrong?¡± to stop him, but Aaron¡¯s face didn¡¯t get any better.¡°This kind of crappy n.... It¡¯s only you who has a cheap life, why do we have to get treated same as you?¡±He tried to make him mad, but Mason just ignored it.¡°If you are that scared, I told you to stay.¡±¡°It¡¯s not like that. Fuck, don¡¯t we at least have to rehearse!¡±¡°Ah, I told you, if you don¡¯t make that kind of face, we¡¯ll be fine.¡±Mason knowing that saying this will make him worse but said it with his hand waving at him. He said, ¡°You are the one who should read the poetry book¡± to insult his delicacy. His face got really red and his eyes were burning like me, but Mason was just getting the sandy breeze and looking at approaching bunker entrance.Usually Mason says they¡¯ll be fine, and he¡¯ll take care of everything to make them feelfortable, but today he didn¡¯t feel that great. His shoulders were getting heavier, and now it feels like a big rock is on his shoulder.Do I have some grudged ghosts? I¡¯m sure I have a lot of them. And I¡¯m going to have another one soon.There was Alta¡¯s bunker entrance very close. Mason stopped Aaron from talking and jumped out of the Jeep and called out the guards in front of the gate.¡®Hey! Hey!?¡¯Mason shouted and the guards were pointing their guns at them. ¡°Who are you?!¡± They shouted at them. Bingo. It¡¯s good enough that they didn¡¯t shoot right away.Mason hid his happiness and approached them. They looked surprised that this unarmed American is approaching them.¡®I brought women that you guys told me to, but I have some problem....¡¯Mason was wiping his sweat off from his forehead and spoke with his poor Arabic. The guards were curious and approached him with their guns pointing at him.Ashely pretended to faint just like she was told to, and Mason was carrying her on his shoulder and spoke desperately.¡®This bitch took some drugs. Ah fuck, do you have some water??¡¯¡®Hey, what are you?¡¯¡®Ah, do you have water?!¡¯Mason shouted like a crazy man. Because of his force, the guards all startled and so did Aaron.¡®Do you how much this bitch cost... Water, where¡¯s water??¡¯He said it like he was going to cry, and one guard came and checked on her and another one gave water. Mason purposely dropped the water and shouted at them ¡®Ah, fuck... are you kidding me?!!¡¯A guard who was checking Ashely thought it was weird that she looked fine, but soon Mason pped her face and screamed at her ¡®Bitch! Wake up!¡¯ and the guard backed away. They startled because of his loud voice.¡®Do you have a doctor inside??¡¯¡®What??¡¯¡®Do you guys have a doctor?! Are you guys gonna take responsibility if she dies?!!¡¯When Mason shouted at them, they were just staring at him like ¡®what the hell is wrong it him.¡¯ He had this really red face like he was going to die. He was crying ¡®Fuck, she was so expensive... if she dies, I¡¯m going to be bankrupt!¡¯¡®Don¡¯t you guys have a doctor? I¡¯ll pay.¡¯He was begging to save her, and the guards were confused and talked to each other. Mason urged them, and one of them talked on the radio.¡®What¡¯s going on??¡¯The bunker opened and a guy who looks like a doctor came out. Mason saw him and followed him carrying Ashely to him saying ¡®Thanks, thanks!¡¯ Everyone looked confused, but no one was able to stop Mason from following the doctor. Aaron quickly followed him, and Mason was urging the doctor for a bed.They didn¡¯t know what was going on, but Mason was smiling behind the doctor.Gosh, thanks for getting fooled. Mason looked at Aaron, and he was murmuring, ¡®What the... this kind of...¡± He looked very displeased. He thought that ¡®this kind of n¡¯ wasn¡¯t going to work at all, and it worked without any mistake. He was little annoyed because of that. If you think back, this was a crazy n. People would definitely say they are crazy for doing this. It was too reckless.Mason asked the doctor, ¡®Where is Alta??¡¯¡®Hey. Ah, is this the woman that he called??¡¯The doctor pointed at a room without thinking, and Mason smiled wiping his sweat. After they took a turn, he saw there wasn¡¯t any CCTV. He hit the doctor¡¯s neck. The doctor couldn¡¯t even scream and fainted, and Aaron put him in the empty room.¡°Wake up Ashely.¡±It¡¯s so heavy. Masonined to Ashely, and she got annoyed and said, ¡°I¡¯m not that heavy¡± and got off.¡°Let¡¯s finish this fast and go home. I feel heavy.¡±Mason said while he was tapping his shoulder, and Ashely was looking at him like ¡®don¡¯t be childish¡¯ stare.¡°What is it a cold?¡±¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±¡°-Why do you get annoyed at me.¡±She was ring at him, and Mason was rubbing his cheek with beard and looked around. In front of coward Alta¡¯s room, there were four men guarding the door.¡°....Tsk.¡±That¡¯s like a jail not a hideout. Actually there weren¡¯t that many number of guards in Alta¡¯s bunker. But if the door was locked from inside, unless you bring a cannon, there was no way to open the gate. And this ce was famous for lots of unknown pathways. Right when they open the gate with a cannon, he will definitely run away.This is the only thing we can do in this kind of situation....Mason smiled and said hello.¡®I brought the wo...¡¯He was trying to say it brightly, but he paused and his expression got solid. It was for a second, but he felt some chill behind his back.¡®-What??¡¯They approached to Mason because he stopped, and Ashely tapped his shoulder. Mason showed servile smile and said,¡®I brought the woman. They were eating outside, so they just told us to go in.¡¯He saw Ashely was sweating cold sweat, and Mason smiled morefortably.He paused for a second, but after passing through the first guard, the second one is nothing since they will just think that we are already verified. These guys didn¡¯t care about them and said, ¡®What are they eating at this hour?¡¯The door opened. Mason put Ashely first and went inside. Mason quickly checked inside the room. Alta was doing some paper work on his bed. Mason told Aaron to locked the door, and Alta looked at them.Very skinny and pale face. Alta who looks like a mouse asked, ¡°Ah, woman? I called them for two. Why is there only one?¡±¡°!¡±Ashely quickly ran to him and punched his mouth. He couldn¡¯t even scream and copsed on his bed. She punched his bloody mouth again. He was trying to escape, and Mason grabbed his hair and blocked his mouth and said, ¡°I¡¯ll kill you if you scream.¡±¡°Wha, what...¡±Mason showed his dirty smile. Purposely he undue the gun safety gear slowly and aimed at him. He was massaging is shoulder while Ashely was tying his wrist and blocking his mouth. Alta was ring at Mason, Mason smiled back. This kind of smile really helped during this situation.¡°You. You know where we¡¯re from right?¡±His eyes were shaking. That means he knows. Right, if he didn¡¯t know, he wouldn¡¯t hide in a ce like this.¡°You have some gut to steal a blueprint from Zii.¡±Mason smiled and asked him, and he was shivering and shaking his head. What do you mean no....Two months ago, a mercenarypany Zii where Mason work was guarding Alta and weaponpany BS¡¯s deal. Is was a simple task, they just had to get money from BS and handed to Alta and get the blueprint from Alta and handed to BS. But Zii 14 team leader Becky, who had a job to move the blueprint, ran away with it.Stupid Becky. America¡¯s biggest mercenarypany Zii did get some back stabbing before but never missed any traitor. Of course, Becky got caught in four days and before all of her arms and legs got cut off, she told who was behind this. If she told them earlier, she could¡¯ve at least save one hand.....Anyway the name that she told was expectedly Alta.Zii sent Mason¡¯s team only with 12 people to get the blueprint back. And even though there wasn¡¯t any direct order, they said, ¡®You can kill Alta if necessary.¡¯ this means to kill him.Alta was shivering and made weird noises with his blocked mouth. Mason got in front of his face and asked,¡°The blueprint. Where is it?¡±Alta¡¯s eye lids were vibrating. I don¡¯t think it will take a long time before him to spit it out. He was the owner of a big weapon merchandise, and he was very calctive. He¡¯s the person who would stay in this kind of a ce to save his precious life. It was stupid of him to betray Zii, but he wasn¡¯t stupid enough to think whether Mason was actually going to torture him.He was crying, and he pointed to a wall.¡°......¡±Mason looked at a ce where he pointed and smiled.¡°You know... if you scream right? That door won¡¯t even open anyway.¡±This coward will never use a door that will be easily opened from outside. Mason removed a handkerchief from his mouth. He was rolling his eyes.¡°Be..be...behind the frame...¡±Mason nodded to Ashely, and she removed the frame from the wall. There was a small safe door.¡°It¡¯s inside there...¡±Alta said it with a shivering voice, and Mason looked at him and the safe back and forth. Ashely desperately asked, ¡°Passwords?¡± and he said, ¡°463788....¡± As soon as Ashely hummed and tried to open the door, Mason saw Alta¡¯s eyes were sparkling. Right away he hit his head with his gun.¡°Ashely! Don¡¯t touch that.¡±¡°-What?¡±Why, what¡¯s wrong? She asked with surprise, and Mason grabbed Alta¡¯s head from the floor.¡°Wha, what..¡±¡°Stand up. You open it.¡±After Mason said that, he saw Alta swallowing his dry throat. Ashely took her hands off right away.¡°What the... bluffing?¡±¡°Pretty sure... A guy like him will never put his 10 million dor in a ce like there.¡±Just by looking at his reaction, probably there is a bomb instead of the paper. If the bomb goes off, he will probably roll under one of those bomb protected table.¡°Do you want to open it with your hand, or actually take it out?¡±Mason smiled and asked. Alta was rolling his eyes and asked,¡°Are..are you gonna kill me?¡±¡°I don¡¯t know. Upper people said ¡®eliminate if you need.¡¯¡±Because what Mason said, his face was pale due to anxiety. He seemed to know ¡®eliminate if you need¡¯ is same thing as ¡®kill him.¡¯¡°Le..let¡¯s make a deal.¡±¡°A deal?¡±¡°Underneath my bed there is the safe that has the blueprint of the missile and the bank ount key from Swiss bank that has my whole fortune. I¡¯ll give you everything so spare me.¡±Mason signaled Ashely, and she removed the mattress. She frowned because there was nothing there, but he said to open the bed. Underneath the bed there was a small gap, and she put her finger in it and removed the cover. An adult body size hexagonal shape safe came out.¡°It¡¯s about 50 million dor.¡±There was a sound of Ashely and Aaron swallowing after this guy said about the money, but Mason frowned. When he looked at Aaron, Aaron was looking at Ashely.Fifty million dor. That¡¯s a lot of money. Alta probably felt Ashely and Aaron¡¯s agitation, so he looked at them carefully.¡°If, if you spare me, I¡¯ll tell you the safe number.¡±¡°How do we know if you are telling the truth?¡±That was Aaron who asked, and he approached him.¡°......¡±Mason was about to warn them not to think anything stupid, but he closed his mouth. Probably because of his heavy shoulders, he didn¡¯t want to bother them. Anyway they can¡¯t even do anything else with the money.¡°Do... you thing I¡¯ll cheat with my life?¡±I know my life is precious. He said it, but Masonughed. A guy who knows his life is precious betray Zii and BS.Mason actually didn¡¯t have to know if he was telling them the truth and didn¡¯t have to make the deal with him.¡°I...I¡¯ll tell you the password if we¡¯re out.¡±¡°Never mind.¡±Mason shrugged and loaded the gun. His face got really pale and Mason was thinking, ¡®My shoulder is too heavy¡¯ and stared at him without any expression.¡°I¡¯ll just hand that to Zii just like that. The upper smart people will get the password.¡±Giving them the whole safe is to annoy the superior who sent only 12 people to do this difficult mission. As a person who took care of many safes before, that safe looked very fucking difficult to open up.¡°Wa,wait, it¡¯s 50 million dor. Wait, I¡¯ll tell you the passwords! They need my iris and fingerprint scanned!¡±¡°Still, no.¡±¡°12, 36.5, 37...¡±Alta desperately crawled and poured out the password, and Mason frowned putting his finger on the trigger. If I hear everything, I need to report it to the superior, and I don¡¯t want that. If I tell them the password the director, Berretta, will smile as always and give him these fucked up kind of job againter.¡°Wait, Team leader!¡±Behind him he heard Aaron calling for him, but Mason didn¡¯t hesitate to pull the trigger. He saw Alta shivering and breathing hisst breathe and saw he was saying thest number but pretend not to see it.¡°!!¡±A gun with the silencer shoot a bullet through Alta¡¯s chest. His coughed out blood and kneeled. He was heavily breathing and frowned and Mason was....¡°....Wha, what are you doing! Aaron!¡±Ashely screamed.¡°.....¡±Mason felt warm sticky blood dropping down middle of his forehead. He didn¡¯t have time to understand what was going on. The heavy air that was pressuring his shoulder since the morning pressed his whole body like apressor.Mason blinked and Ashely was calling, ¡®Tea, team leader... Team leader...¡¯ but he couldn¡¯t answer.He didn¡¯t even realize something hot was dripping down from his forehead and to the ground, and he fell on the cold floor. He was trying to breathe for a second, but blood came out from his nose and mouth and wet the floor. His whole body was shivering and convulsing. It happened so fast.The light in his eyes was getting small really fast and blurred. A cold feeling started from his forehead spread quickly through his body. He began to lose his sense started from his fingertips.¡°What the hell are you doing?¡±Ashely shouted like she was screaming, and Mason saw Aaron was approaching him with his dimmed eyes. He grabbed Alta, who was either already dead or dying, head and pointed a gun to Ashely and said something. He seemed like he was offering something, but Mason couldn¡¯t hear it anymore.¡°........¡±Because he already had hisst breath.A dark energy that was pressing on Mason¡¯s shoulder since the morning suddenly swallow him right away.Inside of death¡¯s stomach was cold and dark. Chapter 1.2 Ch. 1 Part 2 ***At the simr time in a house in LA.An expensive house looked pretty gloomy probably because the lights were turned off, or it is probably because the house is in a secluded ce maybe because of the white moon. The house was so quiet that it seemed like no one was living there.But deep inside the house in the basement. A small storage down the stairs. Inside the wooden door, the sound of a small machine and water never stopped. But suddenly stopped a whileter.The wooden door opened and a man with a tired face came out. Something probably happened in there. The man was sweating cold sweat and came out of that basement. He opened the basement door little and stared at the wall outside with his blood shot eyes. There were many shiny camera lenses pointing at him.Those damn paparazzi... He could see those people over the wall trying to take a picture. He pressed a button, and all the blinds in the house covered the windows. The living room was filled with cold atmosphere. He identally kicked a pile of newspapers on the floor.His manager Tony Bridget brought these in the morning. Those newspapers were filled with provocative headlines.¡®....Haley, confessed to Raynoah?!¡¯¡®Did Hollywood¡¯s scapegrace Haley Lusk actually confessed to American sanctuary Raynoah?? ¨C Last night there was a shocking news that Haley Lusk confessed his feeling to Raynoah.¡¯And on the paper full of ridicule and criticism there were some crappy picture of the man.¡®Oh my god. Haley! Proposes to Raynoah. Finally crazy?¡¯ On the provocative headline they used a picture fromst year when the man climbing the wall of rehab to run away. On the paper where it says ¡®Haley Lusk vs. Noah Raycarlton,¡¯ there was a picture of him falling down holding a cup of coffee after a trial of drunk driving. He hated that picture.The man turned around stepping on the newspaper.In the living room, unlike the picture in the newspaper, there were many pictures of a beautiful man. Everything was when he was a child.He was a child actor. When he was little, he used to be popr actor, but after his parents died, he destroyed himself quickly. Drinking, smoking, doing sex, and getting high was everything he did. Cute lovely face dropped to gloomy and normal face.His parents¡¯ money and the money that he earned was uncountable, but these gold digger cousins and his extravagance life made his finances nearly to bankrupt. The ountant agency warned if this kind of life continues, he¡¯ll definitely go on bankrupt in one year, but he didn¡¯t care.Because in his eyes, he still looked cute and lovely like he was when he was a child actor. He thinks that the pictures that paparazzi took are all malicious pictures, and the pictures that he sometimes take for modeling looks bad because the photographers hate him. He still thinks that if he takes care of himself little bit he will definitelye back in a short time. And he will have all the ads and movies to earn a lot of money.He went to the kitchen and took out an Evian water from the refrigerator and turned on the answering machine.Beep- soon there were 27 messages pouring out. Out of 27 messages two of them were from his manager Tony. ¡®Liz? Liz. Why aren¡¯t you answering? Are you serious? Don¡¯t you know you have schedules tomorrow?¡¯ He skipped his wining messages and deleted. ¡®I¡¯m seriously gonna stop being your manager!¡¯ He erased all 25 messages indifferently. ¡®Hi, Haley.¡¯ There was a gentle man¡¯s voice. ¡®I¡¯m Lauren.¡¯ He always thought he was annoying, but he decided to listen.¡®Haley. I heard that you still collect those weird stuff? Rachel told me you used 300 thousand dor on those weird stuff. You¡¯re kidding right? Your ountant said you¡¯re nearly on bankrupt.... Do you even have the money to pay your fine that Raynoah sued you for defamation?¡¯ The man was listening quietly and after his ridicule, he said, ¡®bitch¡¯ and deleted the message. This guy was an asshole. He got mad and pressed a button to hear another message. This time it was a woman.¡®Hey, lovely Liz~ Honey. I¡¯m Rachel. Did you use the thing that I gave you? How was it?¡¯ He frowned that she called out his nickname. He murmured to the answering machine, ¡®I did use it, but I don¡¯t think there is any effect. Honey.¡¯ She answered like she heard him saying, ¡®you are not gonna get the effect right away. But hold tight. I do understand that all the other things I sold you didn¡¯t work, but that one is different. I brought only three from Japan. Honey, you know my friend Billy? Next day he used that, Ang came to his house and went straight to his bed. They are getting married next month. ¨Cactually, ¡®doing that¡¯ is little scary and nasty, but the effects are guaranteed.¡¯ She said with a sweet voice.¡®You just wait. Your wish wille true soon.¡¯After she said that, he was like of course it¡¯s worth 300 thousand. It needs to work. And he smiled. He was about to drink another slip.¡®Oh yeah, honey. I told you this right?¡¯He dropped his water bottle. The bottle was rolling and water was spilling everywhere. Instead of looking at the bottle, the man was holding his chest. His eyes were wide opened.¡®After doing that, you need to be careful on everything you do. The wish alwayse true, but sometimes the spirit enters and something goes wrong. Haha... but it¡¯s probably made up story right? It still creeps me out because doing that is little weird.¡¯Aughing voice wasing out from the answering machine, and the man was hardly breathing. His big opened eyes looked at the window behind the blind and saw the white moon.Bang... there was a sound of heart dropping. It wasn¡¯t a mistake. The man frowned and grabbed onto his chest. He felt pain like his heart was going to rip apart. For a second, he saw a desert and a man. He had ck hair and eyes and looked normal, but even though he never saw him before, he knew who he was.The heart, head, and the body was shaking. The voice of Rachael was saying something through the answering machine, but he couldn¡¯t hear anything. Something went wrong, but he couldn¡¯t turn back anymore.He heard his heart stopping and soon he copsed on the floor. Cold spilled water was wetting him, and the man had his eyes opened widely and took hisst breath.His world was shaking and copsing, and it started to build again.This different world was a desert and there was a man that he saw a second ago. His ck hair was like a soldier¡¯s, and he woke up with a tired face. As soon as he woke up, he took his gun and looked around. And he took care of his team members. He looked over his shoulder, and Haley felt like they had an eye contact for a second.Mason Taylor...He murmured his name and the two ovepped worlds gotpletely separated.Few hourster, Tony Bridget who was mad at the person who didn¡¯t receive the call went inside of Haley Lusk¡¯s house. And saw him on the kitchen floor with his eyes wide opened.He wasn¡¯t breathing and his heart was stopped. Tony called for the police right away, and the police verified that he was dead. Right when Tony was sobbing and saying ¡®What about next week schedule?¡¯ Haley coughed. Everybody stopped working and looked at him. And a young police that was standing closest to him startled little bit and put his ear to his heart.There wasn¡¯t any sounding from him.¡°....Did I misheard?¡±Is there a cat in this house? When he was thinking that.¡°---?¡±He felt a small breathing. When he thought he heard something wrong, he definitely heard a small heart thump this time.¡°Ahhhhhh!¡±¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±The young police screamed and stepped back, and the other police asked. The young police got paled and said,¡°He, he, he¡¯s alive...¡±He¡¯s alive, this! He shouted and Tony who was standing stupidly ran towards him and checked his heart.He wasn¡¯t lying. His heart started to beat again.Like a miracle.That was the start of changes. Chapter 1.3 Ch.1 Part 3 ***And during that simr time in New York, there was a movie ¡®Shutter¡¯ premiere at a hotel, and the ce was loud with the camera shutter sound in front of this one man.Bright shutter lights were shing everywhere.¡°Mr. Raycarlton! Look here!¡±¡°Tell us something! Mr. Ray...¡±¡°Here! Here!¡±A blonde guy who looked better than any celebrities looked little difficult due to all these reporters surrounding him.¡°Mr. Raycarlton! What do you think about Haley proposing it to you? You can be honest! No one is going to me you even if you say you were offended!¡±Because of what this one reporter said, everyone started tough. The blonde guy looks really handsome with the ck suit named Noah Raycarlton. He made an awkward face.Two days ago. The official Hollywood bitch, Haley Lusk was at the after party of this one fashion show. There was an incident where he waspletely drunk and confessed to Noah. Even if he was sober and said, ¡®I¡¯m your fan. I like you,¡¯ people will be mad at him for liking him. But Haley stopped Noah in front of everybody in the party and said.¡®Excuse me. I do that really well.¡¯ Spitting out all these vulgar stuff and he said, ¡®Sleep with me for once. Yes?¡¯ and clinging on to him. ¡®If you sleep with me once, you¡¯ll never forget about it.¡¯ And then ¡®Marry me.¡¯ And shouted, ¡®I really love you!¡¯ and of course he said, ¡®I¡¯ll die if you don¡¯t go out with me!¡¯Oh my god Haley. Everyone at the party sighed and what happened on that day quickly spread through SNS and newspapers.If it wasn¡¯t Noah Raycarlton or Haley Lusk, this wouldn¡¯t be this big.But Noah Raycarlton who is Raynoah. His grandfather was the owner of a big petroleumpany in 1900¡¯s. He was called Midas¡¯s hand George Raycarlton. Noah¡¯s mother side was a famous politician family, Kelly¡¯s. Edgar Raycarlton who established a biggestw firm in US and the best actress Reba Kelly¡¯s only child. America¡¯s thorough bred. That is Noah. Currently he¡¯s helping his grandfather to invest in many cultures, defense, environments, and etc. He invested in manypanies that helped the world, and everything he touches turned into jackpots, so he was able to gainrge sum of money.And there is Haley Lusk... He was a famous child actor and caught many American¡¯s eyes, but just like many other children actors, before they became an adult, they ruin themselves with alcohol, drugs, luxury, and sex. He became one of those typical children actors. He barelyes out in the newspaper for dirty scandals, and only thing he has is the little bit prettier face than the average people. But stillpare to Raynoah, he was nothing.It was like a street whore confessing to a prince. And everyone thought that it was disgraced.¡°Please say something!¡±¡°Mr. Raycarlton!¡±The reporters were like the hyenas trying to get any kind of information from him. But Noah Raycarlton just apologized with courtesy and modesty and passed by the reporters with his secretary Phil Hepson. Even if that person was a trash, it wasn¡¯t like Noah if he said something nasty about him.¡°Mr. Raycarlton. I think it¡¯s best for you if you leave for today.¡±Phil looked around the hotel entrance and frowned. He was ought to go to the movie premieres since he was the biggest investor, but the situation wasn¡¯t good.Many people couldn¡¯t enter the hotel because all the reporters were blocking their way. And people who were about to go inside the hotel stopped to see Noah¡¯s face.He had a difficult face and looked around. When he looked around, many reporters were amazed. His beauty even surprised them even though they saw many other good looking celebrities.Raynoah is famous not only because of his family background, but also because of his famous incident where he got kidnapped when he was a child, and people say that his business skill is way better than his grandfather. And he shows gentle personality and manner to everyone. Every day there are tens of paparazzi following him, but his private life never gets revealed... There are many reasons why he was so famous. But people who actually saw his face in real life will know the biggest reason why he is so famous is because of his beautiful face.His beautiful figure was like just popped out of a painting. His fancy blonde hair, mysterious green eyes, perfect sculpted beautiful face, tall height, and beautiful face and model body shined brightest when he was smiling. There are probably less than a handful of people who would not fall for his sweet beautiful smile.The reporters woke up after they were nkly stared at his look. They started to press the shutters. The shes were everywhere, and the man sighed and said, ¡°We should go back¡± to Phil.Phil called the car that was ready and a ck Rolls-Royce stopped in front of the hotel entrance. The body guards made the way to the car. The reporters started to take pictures like crazy because those were the only thing they could have. Because of the reporters whining, Noah apologized to them saying. ¡°I apologize. I don¡¯t have anything to say.¡± But as soon as he was about to get on the car.One reporter grabbed his shoulder through the body guards¡¯ guard. Noah startled and looked at the reporter.¡°Ah, excuse me....¡±The reporter stuttered. Before he grabbed his arm, he had something already in mind to say. If Noah shows his awkward smile, he was about to say, ¡®What¡¯s so hard to say a word? Please say a word!¡¯ But when he saw Noah¡¯s expressionless face, he froze. His cold green eyes stare gave him cold sweat. But soon Noah smiled like that expression was his imagination. He let go of his arm and smiled nicely. Because of his smile, the sh shutter sound was getting faster.The guard pushed the reporter away. He was looking at Noah with nervousness, but himself didn¡¯t know why he was acting like this.Phil opened the back door, and Noah got on the car. And right before the door was about to close.¡°What? Haley?¡±Among the sound of the sh lights, there was a man¡¯s voice pretty loud. The man who was answering the phone closed his mouth and looked around. Did something happen to Haley Lusk? The reporters were staring at him like hyenas. While their focus was on that reporter, Noah¡¯s car door closed and left the scene.All the reporters were looking at the reporter who said it out loud and quickly ran into their cars and called some ces.Noah looked outside of the window. Few cars followed him, but many other cars went different direction.¡°Haley Lusk died.¡±Phil heard thetest news through his radio and told him. Noah looked at Phil, and Phil said, ¡°His manager found him dead in his house. They don¡¯t know the cause yet. But they think it¡¯s because of drug overdose. It also might be suicide.¡±Noahughed instead of being surprised that the guy who said, ¡°I¡¯ll die if you don¡¯t go out with me!¡± actually died.¡°He does many things.¡±He was rather annoyed than interested in him or sympathize him because of that the guy who was involved with his scandal for two days. Heughed saying, ¡°I should just stay home for a while.¡± It was obvious to him that bunch of sympathizing articles for Haley wille out, and the reporters are going to get to his house like bees to hear how he feels.Noah was indifferently thinking, ¡®Should I go to a warm southern country for a while?¡¯ This is not a bad chance to give an excuse for it. It is better for his image if he stays in the house acting sick than not taking any days off. Until that guy disappears from people¡¯s memory. ¨CIn about three of four days there will be another scandal, and people will be like ¡®Haley? Who is... ah, that dead guy?¡¯ There are many different kinds of celebrities in Hollywood.Anyway he kind of felt empty that the person he was about to crush down died before he could do so.¡®I¡¯ll die if you don¡¯t go out with me!¡¯Two days ago. Noah was just waiting for the security to arrive after that crappy line. That dirty rag was angry and said, ¡®don¡¯t regret.¡¯¡®You¡¯ll regret that you disregarded me today.¡¯He was controlling his face expression, but he ended upughing after hearing that. The man, who was so drunk that his eyes were out of focus, froze, and Noah bend down, so only he can hear him.¡®Mr. Lusk, you¡¯ll end up filming dirty porn rest of your life.¡¯Noah smiled kindly and looked at Haley, and he was just frozen from hearing his vulgar way of talking.¡®So, why don¡¯t you worry about your hole than mine?¡¯It¡¯s probably already too lose. ¨CHe actually said it like he was worrying his close friend¡¯s health, and Haley¡¯s face slowly turned ckish red.Noah shook off his clothe where he grabbed him and turn him around. Behind him, he was screaming, ¡®You..you are gonna regret this! Just watch!¡¯ but Noah didn¡¯tugh this time.¡°....Did he meant by I won¡¯t be able to crush him down?¡±He murmured to himself. Regretting just because I wasn¡¯t able to destroy that person, I do have that kind of personality, but I¡¯m not a sadist...Noah just stared at the window.¡°...-Hm.¡±Or did he actually think I¡¯m going to regret just because he died? ¨CSince he didn¡¯t know his ce, it is possible that he thought it like that. Probably, even if that trash like guy dies, of course he or the world won¡¯t care.Noah was neither regretting nor showing sympathy to the guy. He was thinking, ¡®It would be better for him if he dies now.¡¯ He wasn¡¯t kidding when he whispered he¡¯ll live filming porn rest of his life. That kind of thing was easy for him. Destroying that kind of dirty rag to hell since he invested about tens of millions every year to movies, dramas, and other entertainment businesses.He was stupid and only thing he could do was to throw tantrums, so in half of year, he¡¯ll end up filming bestiality or gore porn films. Even if he was alive, he¡¯ll probably die from either drug overdose or intestinal rupture from putting something dangerous inside of him. Thinking about those made him think it was better for him to die like that.It is definitely better for him to die now. He was thinking that, Phil frowned after answering the phone.¡°What?¡± He checked the information again and looked at Noah. He talked on the phone for a while and hung up. And he told him with bewildered face.¡°Mr. Raycarlton. Haley Lusk seemed to be still alive.¡±Haley Lusk is alive. He definitely got atest message that he¡¯s been dead for about one or two hours, but the message has been overturned. Haley Lusk is alive and now he¡¯s heading to the local hospital. Phil checked if the message was misinformation, but it wasn¡¯t. It was true that he actually stopped breathing, and rigor mortis was already happening, but he suddenly revived ording to the police.¡°No, he was definitely dead but revived.¡±It wasn¡¯t like he revived right away. His body became cold, but his heart started to beat. ¨CPhil was surprised about that, but Noah was just indifferent about it and just slightly frowning. Chapter 1.4 Ch. 1 Part 4 ***....Beep- Beep- Beep-There was a sound rhythmicallying from a distance. And somewhere there was a sound of air pumping. No..... It sounds like it¡¯sing from very close distance....Mason couldn¡¯t move and was thinking what these sounds were while he was half asleep. I think I heard this somewhere, but I can¡¯t remember. No, I can¡¯t think because my brain is echoing. It sounded simr to the heart monitor and respirator in hospitals, but there is no way. Because I¡¯m definitely dead.I didn¡¯t think I would miraculously survive and came to the hospital at all. It was my back of my head where I got shot. I could tell that my left part of forehead flew away even though I didn¡¯t see it. Of course the world is big, so there are probably some people survive the gun shot from their head, but he wasn¡¯t that people. The one who shot him was Aaron in the middle of the enemy¡¯s territory. It¡¯s hard to survive even if you get shot in the hospital, but the ce where he got shot was middle of the desert in the bunker. 120 km (74.6 miles) away from any hospital. And there was one fake doctor who fainted. It was obvious for Mason to die. It¡¯s an obvious thing but.....Between the sounds of the machine, there were voices. I don¡¯t think it¡¯s only one person.¡°-------¡°¡°.......so embarrassing, seriously... I can even show my face.¡±There was an annoyed voice close by. It sounded like disturbed radio frequency.¡°Did you guys see the newspaper yesterday? The media was talking bad things how Hollywood¡¯s worst scapegrace flirted to America¡¯s sanctuary. They said he doesn¡¯t know his ce.¡±¡°It is true. This guys is a dirty rag and obsolete.¡±After hearing their sharp tongues, a womanughed. There was a sound of someone sitting on a chair.¡°And suicide? Does he actually thing somebody¡¯s gonna sympathize him?¡±¡°What are you talking about? He¡¯s so stupid that he can¡¯t even kill himself well. Don¡¯t you see he¡¯s still breathing?¡±It¡¯s probably because he was too high not a suicide. A heart attack isn¡¯t even a suicide said the woman thinking he was pathetic.¡°Liz was always like this. Singing like he¡¯s screaming and whenever he goes out on a talk show, he always shuts his mouth, and when it opens, he always says something stupid. ¨CAnd all he did was acting, but he can¡¯t even act. And because he¡¯s so stupid, he can¡¯t even memorize the lines.... Only thing good about him was his face, but now because of drugs, he looks normal now he¡¯s just amon junkie. But he was doing well making troubles like any other stars. So here I thought he was gonna leave all of his fortune and die from a heart attack...¡±¡°Ahh.¡±¡°I know.¡±Everyone agreed after hearing this woman¡¯s honest words. For a while people were sighing and didn¡¯t talk. Everyone was looking at each other, and one guy started to talk.¡°¨CLiz won¡¯t wake up right?¡±Everyone got mad at him.¡°No way! Dr. Joe already said it¡¯s a miracle that he¡¯s alive right now. If the heart stops for five minutes, the brain stops functioning. This guy is very very stubborn.¡±There is no way he¡¯ll wake up. ¨COne woman said it baldy, and everyone agreed with her. But one woman said it nervously.¡°But, but what if.... he really wakes up?¡±I need to renew to house interior, but if Liz doesn¡¯t die, that means I need to do it with my own money. ¨CHer thoughtless words made everyone nervous.¡°....¡±Mason tried to open his heavy eyes. What are they saying? Hearing the sound of heart monitor and respirator is already confusing enough. I don¡¯t think they are the voice of the angels. It wasn¡¯t really devil either because it was too snob to be either of them. I¡¯m so confused.I¡¯m definitely dead, but what are these secr stories? Do people die and always fall in this kind of world? Mason frowned and tried to open his eyes. He couldn¡¯t move a muscle like he was in a scissor locked. Well, I¡¯m already dead, so it¡¯s obvious that I can¡¯t move. But something felt ufortable, and if I try to move little bit, I think I can move.¡°.....I think I¡¯ll be little sad. If Liz disappears, I can¡¯t sell any of his articles for my pocket money..-¡°¡°Who would buy his article? He did so many things that even if we give them his sex video, it¡¯s probably not even worth $500¡±¡°Sorry, Liz¡±We¡¯ll definitely use your fortune in good use. Her voice didn¡¯t sound sorry at all. Her voice was right next to his head. Mason breathed deeply and tried to move his finger. While his focus was at his finger to move,...¡°....!¡±Someone¡¯s hand approached to his face andnded on his oxygen mask. Carefully the mask that was providing the oxygen got removed. Cold air hit his face. Small breath came out and finger that had all of his strength started to move, and the body that felt heavy like a rock started to loosen up. There was a small lighting in between his eye lids.¡°.....¡±White ceiling and people standing around the bed. Beep- Beep- slow and stable heart monitor sound and respirator sound.....So it was a hospital?Mason nkly stared at the ceiling and looked around. It was full of realistic scene. What the, am I.... still alive? Why am I alive? He slowly blinked his eyes. It was dark for a second and the bright world was definitely a reality.¡°Why isn¡¯t this turning off? Doesn¡¯t he supposed to die making beeeeep- sound?¡±Ites out like that in dramas. The woman who was smiling looked at Mason holding his mask. Is this machine broken? said the woman and she looked down and saw Mason nkly staring at the ceiling. At first she startled and screamed.¡°Ah!¡±¡°Uh, uh?¡± ¡°Oh my, oh my, oh my!¡± There were sounds of people¡¯s surprised tone. Mason blink to adjust his blurry eyes. When he got used to the light, slowly the world got clearer.Little cold atmosphere hospital room. Everyone looking at this ce with surprised look.¡°Oh, my god, Liz...?¡±Liz? Mason frowned at what they are calling him and rise up. It was little dizzy and stiff, but it wasn¡¯t bad enough that he couldn¡¯t move. Mason blinked and stared at people looking at him and carefully touched his forehead. There was no hole. There wasn¡¯t even a bandage wrapped around.Am I really alive? Mason was blinking while looking around the room. The outside of the window on the right a breeze and warm sun light wereing it. It didn¡¯t look like the world after dead at all.¡°Oh, oh my.... are, are, are you, okay?¡±A woman asked stuttering. You¡¯re right. Am I alive? Mason tried to ask back but stopped. He saw skinny pale hands. For a second, he thought they were someone else¡¯s hands, but they were hands that are properly attached to his arms.¡°Uh....¡±What¡¯s wrong with my hands? Mason nkly stared at his hands. The shape of his hands and palms were all new to him. He was 6 feet tall mercenary. He was an orphan and grew up in a slum. There were no harsh things he didn¡¯t do. When he grew up, he became a mercenary and everyday under the hot sun, he shoved, shot, fought, and more. He never rested his hands. His hands and palms were full of calluses, small scratches, and he skin was dark tanned. But right now his hands that are attached to his arms are very new. This hands had blue vessels underneath the pale skin and had long fingers instead.¡°........¡±Mason nervously looked somewhere else. The silhouette of his legs that was showing on the nket looked very thinpared to his. He got nervous, and his heart was beating like crazy.¡°...Liz? I¡¯m asking if you¡¯re alright!¡±This middle aged woman was screaming at him and a pixted middle aged man coughed loudly and went out the room. Young man said, ¡°I¡¯ll, I¡¯ll call the doctor.¡± And ran outside. Mason was just nkly staring at his hands and was looking at the woman who looked mad.¡°What, what are you looking at?¡±¡°....who¡¯s Liz?¡±Little dry voice came out. It was dry, but the voice sound was very light. It was strange, but he tried to think it¡¯s because he just woke up. It¡¯s all in his head that his hands looked strange and, his arms and legs looked way skinnier than before. It¡¯s all because he never paid attention before and now because he suddenly realized that¡¯s why it looks weird. ¨CMason tried to avoid this reality, and the woman looked little surprised that Mason asked her that question. But soon she frowned.¡°Okay. Sorry for calling you Liz, Haley. You don¡¯t have to be rude. We know we disowned each other. Even so I ran all the way here because I was worried that you were gonna die.... You are insolent as always. I shouldn¡¯t havee.¡±She roughly took her purse from the table and said it. Haley? Worry? Disowned? Mason frowned from hearing all these words he didn¡¯t recognized, and the woman was mad and went out. The door mmed loudly and there was a young woman behind that woman. She was looking around nervously and smiled at Mason.¡°She got used to your nickname. You were pretty close with her when you were a child. Aunt Anna and you.¡±¡°....I was close with that woman?¡±After Mason asking that, she awkwardly smiled and said, ¡°You, you don¡¯t seem to feel good today. You look healthy, so I¡¯ll be going.¡± And ran out the door like she was running away. There was no time to stop her to ask what was going on.¡°.........¡±Mason was left alone in the hospital room. He stared at the door for a while and stared at his hands again. This thin hand looked like it never did any work. He slowly got off from the bed. There were many wires attach to his chest, hands, and everywhere. He put them off one by one butter got annoyed with them and took everything off at once. Somehow he felt edgy. With his wobbly legs, he stopped at the front of the restroom door.He turned the door knob and took a deep breath. He doesn¡¯t know why, but he felt nervous. There will be a mirror right when I open the door and, as usual, there will be a nonchnt face like my usual self. He slightly swallowed his dry mouth and turned the knob and opened the door. And he froze right away.¡°!!¡±Right across from me, the face that the mirror reflect wasn¡¯t my face. In the mirror, instead of little fierce looking normal face and normal ck hair and tall man, there was a pale young man with tinum blonde hair who¡¯s about to faint any minute.What is this? Mason swallowed his dry mouth. What is this. What happened? Who is that? Mason stared at the mirror like he was nailed there. He took a step back right then the door opened, and a doctor and nurses hurried in the room. The guy who said he¡¯s gonna called the doctor didn¡¯te back, but I guess he actually told them.¡°Oh my, Mr. Lusk! You can¡¯t get up like that!¡±You took out all the needles! Two nurses said it with little annoyed voice. They pressed his arm where blood was dripping down with a cold alcohol cotton. They glimpsed at him, and he looked he was high little bit. Mason looked at the nurses treating back of his hand and looked at the doctor who was looking through the chart.¡°Are you awake little bit? Do you know what happened? You came to this hospital because of heart attackst night. And your heart stopped for few minutes. I don¡¯t know how you are still alive, and why you were walking around blood dripping all over the ce. You don¡¯t go to church right?¡±He¡¯s not the type that will have a miracle. ¨CThe doctor said like he was insulting him, Mason sweated cold sweat. Heart attack?¡°I came here because of the heart attack? Not a gun shot?¡±¡°....-Haley. It¡¯s pretty serious if you can¡¯t tell the difference between the reality and hallucination. I¡¯m pretty sure you know that.¡±The doctor was looking at Mason like he was the worst junkie he ever saw. Mason turned and saw the mirror again. In the mirror, there was the blonde man trembling. Are my eyes crazy? I tried blinking few times, but that man was still standing there staring at here. I was stupidly blinking because I didn¡¯t know what was going on.¡°Haley? What are you doing? Go back to your bed.¡±¡°-Who¡¯s Haley?¡±Mason stuttered and asked¡°Is that man Liz, Ha, Haley?¡±Mason pointed at the mirror that was reflecting himself. That made the doctor and the nurse looked at him with surprise and whispered something to themselves. What is he doing? What¡¯s wrong with him? Isn¡¯t it because of the drug? Maybe he¡¯s embarrassed that he survived when he thought he was dead. ¨CHe touched his face hearing some of the things they were talking about. The man in the mirror moved exactly the same. He blinked, and the pretty man in the mirror blinked his eyes at the same time as he did. He saw the man in the mirror moving his lips, and he touched the lips and felt dried lips and small trembling.¡°...-Is that, me?¡±His voice was hoarse. That, that strange man in the mirror is me? I¡¯m that man named Haley? Mason asked with fear in his face. The doctor and the nurses stopped and looked at him and themselves.¡°What are you talking about Haley?¡±The doctor asked with surprise. Mason looked at the mirror once more. The mirror was still reflecting the tinum blonde young man.¡°Haley? ¨CAre you okay?¡±¡°......¡±No. No, I¡¯m not okay.... What is happening? Who is that? No, who am I? There were many thing in his head, but Mason couldn¡¯t say anything. His neck was getting cold due to cold sweat. Chapter 2 part1 Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang ¡®I¡¯ve been watching you. I know well how pure and kind you are. Only I do. Noah Raycarlton and you don¡¯t match well, so please break up. My heart is already burned, ripped, and shredded. Every day is like hell, and my soul is burning.....¡¯ Mason scanned around 12 pages of A4 sized paper and put it back inside the envelope and threw it straight into a trashcan. ¡°Isn¡¯t that a letter?¡± When he turned around hearing a voice behind his back, Chase was staring at the envelope that had disappeared into the trashcan. Mason said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing,¡± and looked at the loud filming set from afar. ¡°By the way, is it still like that?¡± ¡°Ha ha.¡± Chase said, ¡°Yeah,¡± and looked at the filming set along with Haley. After the kidnapping incident, Mason joined the filming set in 16 days and was targeted by reporters from all over the world. In the hospital, thanks to the Raycarlton Family, he was able stay quiet andfortable, and Mason, who went back home until yesterday in rtive peace, couldn¡¯t get used to this explosive situation and stared at the filming set like it was none of his business. ¡°How many times do I have to tell you, if you guys are loud, the noise will be recorded too?¡± ¡°Please be quiet!¡± Gloria and the staff were almost fighting with the countless reporters. The reporters were screaming, ¡°If other people are taking pictures, why can¡¯t I?¡± as they took pictures and screamed at Haley asking him toe out where they can see him well. ¡°Isn¡¯t it better for you to just do an interview? This is like....¡± Ashton, who has been waiting for a long time but left because the situation didn¡¯t seem like they can film, said in an annoyed voice to Mason. Mason smiled regretfully, and Tony, who came out of nowhere, also said in a very sorry and sullen voice. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. He did do the interview for a short time, but it was getting endlessly long.....¡± ¡°It¡¯s not Haley¡¯s fault.¡± Chase said sternly and stopped Tony from apologizing. ¡°He saved a person and it is obviously something that everyone has to endure together. Also thanks to Haley, the investors are pouring in, and if we endure the loudness for a short while, everything will get better.¡± Just like how Chase said, after Haley saved Noah Raycarlton¡¯s life, it was overflowing with people who wanted to invest in the movie ¡®Real¡¯. Of course, their biggest investor, Raycarlton¡¯s NLC, also provided endless support such that, not only was the cost of the dy covered, but they also had money left over even if the part-time crew stayed in fancy hotels. What Chase said was correct, but Ashton frowned and stared at Chase. ¡°It was like thisst time too, Chase, you are like Haley¡¯s knight.¡± He was saying that because really, Haley didn¡¯t look like he cared, but whenever someone was badmouthing Haley, Chase got excited. Chase blushed a little at what Ashton said and asked, ¡°Does it really look like that?¡± ¡°No, what....¡± He was definitely being sarcastic, but seeing Chase happy, Mason slurred his word, and just then Gloria appeared with an exhausted face. ¡°Ah, seriously.... I¡¯m sorry that you came all the way here with your injured body. Haley, I don¡¯t think it¡¯ll work out at all. I think today¡¯s filming is not possible.¡± ¡°No, I¡¯m the one that¡¯s sorry.¡± Mason apologized to Gloria, who had a dark expression. From afar, Vick was looking at the reporters with hate, annoyance, and anger. Even though he knew he was overworking Haley, he was anxious, and now he was happy that he could finally film a few scenes, but because of those bastards, he couldn¡¯t film at all. ¡°Haley doesn¡¯t look well either, so we should wrap it up for today and rest.... I think we should film in the studio for now.¡± If the reporters were prohibited from entering the venue, they would have to block only the choppers passing through the window. She sighed, and Mason just bitterly smiled because he didn¡¯t know what to say. To Mason, Hollywood was still a distant and iprehensible ce. He couldn¡¯t understand why they were acting so chaotically. Mason had stayed away from the spotlight even two decades ago when he saved Noah and now, even though Haley was an entertainer, he still couldn¡¯t understand the reporters who were acting like fanatics. ¡°Definitely you don¡¯t look well. Are you going to be okay for tomorrow¡¯s shoot?¡± ¡°Ahhh... Well.¡± Mason awkwardly smiled at Chase¡¯s worried question and furtively gripped his waist. In fact, it was difficult to stand still. But he cannot voice his predicament to others. Yesterday, Mason, who had either slept or fainted after having sex with Noah, was forcefully woken up not too longter. ¡®Hhh....¡¯ Mason opened his eyes spitting a moan. He couldn¡¯t sleep because his body was too hot. Somebody kept shaking his body. A face appeared in front of the blurry ceiling, through his slightly opened eyes. ¡®Hah, did you wake up?¡¯ Mason opened his eyes wide at the wet voiceing from above his head, and that moment, Noah deeply prated him. ¡®No,..Noah!¡¯ ¡®Ah, since you¡¯re awake, your insides are.... it¡¯s definitely different how it eats me up.¡¯ Noah lowlyughed and thrust in. Mason moaned and even before he could figure out the situation, he grabbed the sheet and held onto it. Noah made Mason lie down sideways and lifted one of his legs and thrust in deeply. ¡®Euh, ugh, euh-....¡¯ Mason moaned and trembled. Already after the wet dream he came until his testicles hurt, so he couldn¡¯t ejacte even a watery semen, yet his body was hot and felt electrocuted as if he wereing. ¡®Sto...hugh.¡¯ Mason begged. His mouth kept spitting out moans and he couldn¡¯t even form aplete word. Noah said, ¡®I can stop if you let me go,¡¯ and strongly grabbed Mason¡¯s butt. His lower body was a mess. The amount of cum, sweat, and body fluid that Mason spilled was not even a joke, but things that Noah poured out was scarily overflowing. He was even afraid of asking how much he did while he was passed out. Biting and sucking. All the parts of his body that he could see were colorful. Afraid to look at the mirror, Mason noticed his stinging skin and moved his body to push Noah away. Noah pped Mason¡¯s butt and held it, pulling down by his waist. ¡®Heet, that.... Please.¡¯ Mason panted and begged. Every time Noah was so deeply inserted, Mason felt like dying. And he could not bear it because he was afraid of a deep sense of flooding as his insides opened like it was going to split up. He thought he was good at enduring tortures, but he couldn¡¯t take this anymore. He didn¡¯t know since when he started crying, but because he was aroused, his tears kept shedding. ¡®Ahhh.¡¯ Noahid Mason down on the sheet and grabbed his waist. Mason shivered at the creepy feeling of the penis slipping out. If he coulde, he definitely would¡¯vee a bucketful. Mason trembled because of the empty feeling after Noah left and the strangeness of his insides. Also the feeling of a thick fluid spilling out from inside gave him goose bumps. The scariest part was that his body received the whole sensation as pleasure. ¡®Really, since it¡¯s asking for it this much, I couldn¡¯t stop at all.¡¯ Noah put his finger inside Mason¡¯s twitching anus and swiped away a huge load of cum. ¡®Even though I inserted only a finger ....it¡¯s squeezing so much, as if asking for a dick, nibbling it like this.¡¯ Noahughed briefly and dropped the semen on Mason¡¯s cheek and said with pity, ¡®It must be difficult for you. Having a body that likes fucking so much.¡¯ Masony on the bed, panting and trembling. He couldn¡¯t get mad or curse at his choice of vulgar words. Because, just like Noah said, his body wanted Noah¡¯s penis. Mason gnawed on his lips, feeling ashamed and annoyed at his body that ejacted until he got dehydrated, but kept craving for more pleasure. Noah seemed to understand his inner thoughts andughed and kissed him as if to soothe him. Once, twice. He sucked on his lips like pecking and asked, ¡®How about you?¡¯ ¡®.....Pardon?¡¯ Mason couldn¡¯t understand the question and asked again drawing a deep breath. And Noah kissed him again, but this time sucked a little longer before replying. ¡®This body likes it... but how about you?¡¯ ¡®Doing this with me. Do you hate it?¡¯- Noah seemed troubled and smiled a bit. Mason looked up at Noah. ¡®......I don¡¯t know.¡¯ Mason mumbled, breathing out a sigh. This was his third time with Noah, if he counted feeling up, sex and other small things. But to be honest, should he say that Noah¡¯s taste in sex was a bit, no, a lot rougher? Or even vulgar? He couldn¡¯t stand it. Leaving aside the fact that this was Haley¡¯s body, Noah¡¯s approach was stubborn and perverted. Seeing that he enjoyed himself with a fainted person stands to prove this. After replying, ¡¯who knows....,¡¯ Mason closed his mouth and stared at him. Noah smiled like he couldn¡¯t help it. Like, ¡®too bad, even though it feels difficult there is nothing I could do....¡¯ Mason still thought that his sweaty, smiling face looked very innocent and pure, so he sighed. ¡®I think.... I like it.¡¯ In reality he thought, ¡®This is a little too much. It¡¯s tiring and painful. Sex shouldn¡¯t be torture...,¡¯ but instead, Mason gave him a lip service. The sex wasn¡¯t to his taste, but because it was Noah... Noah stared at Mason, slowly bent his eyes and smiled. ¡®Me. You mean.¡¯ Noah had caught up quickly, and Mason thought Noah¡¯s smile looked very sweet. The sex in his dream wasn¡¯t like this. It was simr but different. Noah still said mean things and moved his waist exactly the same way, but looking at Noah smile while their wet skin slid over each other, a naturally sweet sensation arose. The emotion bloated up even more. Whether it was connected to sexual desire or not, he liked this man. The hot and sweaty body. Soft skin. Powerful flexible muscles.... He could feel himself getting satisfied just by this man being alive. ¡®Mason.....¡¯ ¡®Mason, Mason.¡¯ Noah kissed Mason¡¯s lips, his eyes, and cheek. Noah pushed his penis into the wet hole again, as he kept kissing and Mason sharply inhaled and closed his eyes. Noah licked his ears and whispered Mason¡¯s name, again and again, in a voice sweeter than sugar. His body slowly and soon harshly started to shake, and Mason started to pant again, holding onto him. He kept hugging Noah until he lost his consciousness once again. --------------------------------------------------------------- Hi guys! Long time no see! I kept the schedule date thanks to Kaima! I promise I¡¯ll be more active after this semester! Anyway from thest part, did you guys catch how Noah knew Julia was Mason¡¯s favorite porn star? How...how did he know... lol stalker... BTW! There¡¯s long way to go with the sidetrack, so don¡¯t worry! P.S. does anyway know how to restore files from the external hard drive? I identally did something, and everything go erased... I¡¯m nning to go see theputer shop.... :( Continue to Part 2 Chapter 2 part2 Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang ¡°Are you okay? Your face is red...¡± ¡°Ah. Sort of like that.¡± At Chase¡¯s worried question, Mason was brought back from his reverie and slurred his words. Tony, who was awkwardly standing next to him holding a crutch, disappeared, saying that he would bring a cold drink. ¡°You really care about him.¡± Ashton nced at Chase with a sour face. He turned around to face Mason with a very displeased expression. ¡°You are staying at Mr. Raycarlton¡¯s house today too?¡± Mason bitterly answered, ¡®Yeah. Well,¡¯ at Ashton¡¯s sickening voice. Last night, sleeping totally exhausted after an incredibly long sex session, Mason woke up to the sound of loud wind. When he raised his head, he was sleeping inside a helicopter and using Noah¡¯s knees as a pillow. Mason raised his body with a puzzled look, and Noah pressed on his shoulders. Then he kissed his cheek and whispered, ¡®It¡¯s okay, sleep some more.¡¯ ¡®The garden...¡¯ when Mason whispered bitterly, Noahughed brightly, saying, ¡®it certainly shook less this time.¡¯ ¡°......¡± Mason didn¡¯t even have energy to say what are you doing to my garden; just like Noah said, he fell asleep. It was a relief that Haley¡¯s body was used to sex. If not, he couldn¡¯t have arrived at the filming set even if he¡¯d crawled. Even though the sky was still yellow, his back was tired, his thighs were throbbing in pain, and his insides were stiff enough to die. ¡°You said you guys aren¡¯t dating.... It seems like it¡¯s working out well now?¡± Ashton asked trying to figure out Mason, and instead of answering, Mason smiled perplexedly. Dating or not, he never talked about this with Noah, and also no matter what he said to the twisted Ashton, he¡¯ll just hear it as bragging. He probably understood something from Mason¡¯s smile and sneered. ¡°Wow... I¡¯m so envious.¡± His expression said, ¡®used to y promiscuously and dirtily, but then pretended to fix yourself for a moment and got yourself a man with money and made your life better.¡¯ While living like a scapegrace in Hollywood like no one ever could be, suddenly he got lucky and grabbed a rich man and got himself a jackpot movie and even got treated like a national hero. In the point of view of others, it was notpletely wrong, so Mason said, ¡°Mm. Yeah,¡± and agreed with him. ¡°I was lucky.¡± ¡°That¡¯s it.¡± Ashton, who felt a little better after Mason¡¯s modest reply, was about to ask ¡®Right?¡¯ but Chase stopped him. ¡°That¡¯s not true. The lucky one would be Mr. Raycarlton, who he saved. You saved his life. Don¡¯t you think so?¡± Masonughed, ¡®Haha,¡¯ and gave just enough reaction to Chase¡¯s passionate defense. Chase already bore an overwhelming liking towards Mason, but after the kidnapping incident, his affections have reached a new high. It wasn¡¯t like love or anything sexual. How to put it? It was like a big loyal dog in front of his owner. Also it was like a rookie who wanted to be his boss¡¯s right hand man. He was used to guys withck of backbone just following him since a long time ago, but this situation was giving him a difficult time. And as expected, Ashton¡¯s face had turned bright red and filled with annoyance and anger. ¡°Ah. Seriously.... I can¡¯t stop it. Chase¡¯s love for Haley.¡± Ashton said it twistedly and took a step back. ¡°Then I¡¯ll go and just keep waiiiiiting again. You are still not well. If you keep this up and faint, Chase¡¯s heart will crash. So why don¡¯t you go home early, Haley?¡± It might have sounded like a joke but Ashton meant it. He turned away and Mason said, ¡°Yes, yes,¡± simply smiling and waved his hand. Nothing good came out of twisting a child like that. -He wished nothing annoying would happen in the future and turned around to face Chase. ¡°I really have to go. It¡¯ll be a big problem if Gloria passes out due to high blood pressure.¡± ¡°Do you think you can leave? They are camping out in the whole area.¡± ¡°You might really have to get inside a trunk.¡± -Chase said worriedly, and Mason shrugged his shoulders. ¡°I¡¯ll trust Tony¡¯s skill. Well. I don¡¯t have anything to do, so it¡¯ll be okay to stay in the car for a while.¡± Mason saw Tony running towards him and said, ¡®He brought a bottle of coke.¡¯ It was an item that you can use preciously when you are trapped in somce for a long time. ¡°Liz! Liz!¡± Tony ran to him urgently and quietly said, ¡®Come here,¡¯ and pulled at his wrist. ¡°?¡± Tony, who took Mason to a corner to avoid the reporters¡¯ eyes, looked around with a slightly pale face. Mason looked curious at Tony¡¯s panicked eyes rolling aimlessly. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± When he asked, Tony swallowed his dried spit and panted and said. ¡°So... somebody sshed blood on our car!¡± ¡°I, I, I think it¡¯s a crazy bastard!¡± Tony replied in a shaking voice, and Chase, who was guarding from a little afar, looked back. ¡°Blood on the car?¡± However, unlike Tony¡¯s shocked ims about a crazy bastard sshing blood on the car, the liquid turned out to be red paint. Since the car was ck and the paint red, it looked like blood. Definitely this was more effective than sshing actual blood. Mason rubbed the paint with his fingers and checked that it wasn¡¯tpletely dried yet and noticed a can of paint roll on the floor. It didn¡¯t look like the culprit identally spilled the paint because it was written ¡®My heart is burning¡¯ on the side. It seemed like it was the same guy who put the threatening letter in between the script. ¡°Do you have anyone in mind?¡± Chase asked with a serious expression, and Mason said, ¡®Who knows,¡¯ and looked inside of the car. It didn¡¯t look like the culprit had gotten inside, but still he felt ufortable. He opened the car¡¯s hood and asked Tony, ¡®When was thest time you opened this?¡¯ and Tony had to think for a while. ¡°From the look on your face, it must not have been in the past few weeks. Then I think it¡¯s better not to ride in this car.¡± When he opened the hood, he saw that a certain part was touched. He had to see it in detail where that person had touched, but there were a lot of traces on the brake system. Looking at the paint can and the traces under the hood, he doesn¡¯t seem to be a careful guy. ¡°Is, is that so? Then what should we do?¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Mason wondered whether he should take out his phone from his pocket or not and frowned. There was no decent helicopter plot nearby, so when the reporters let their guards down, he arrived at the filming set in Tony¡¯s car. The reporters will attack like they were going to break the car, so it wasn¡¯t good to hire a rental, and unlike before, it wasn¡¯t easy to escape by himself. He was bound to be caught since he was using the crutches. He thought it was a good idea to borrow a car from Noah, who doesn¡¯t even know how many cars he had, but then thought if he called, Noah might try toe directly, so he didn¡¯t want to do that either. If Noah arrived in this situation, he won¡¯t be able to go back to his house. ¡°How about riding in my car? I¡¯ll take you home.¡± ¡°Wouldn¡¯t it be a scandal if he rides in your car?¡± When Chase made the offer like he had been waiting for this moment, a voice from nearby interrupted him. ¡°Even if it doesn¡¯t, I¡¯m sure he¡¯ll run into it.¡± The man walked around Tony¡¯s car, which had red paint all over it, like it was interesting. He remembered seeing the man in the movie, ying a minor role. His name was...-The man turned around to meet everybody¡¯s gaze and opened his mouth ¡°I¡¯m Tim Daniel. Haley. Too bad, it was a good car.¡± He said hello to Tony and Chase, and Tony bitterly said, ¡®It¡¯s, it¡¯s okay. I can paint it to red at this point...¡¯ ¡°Can¡¯t you ask for a car from Mr. Raycarlton? I heard he has dozens of them. ¨CI even heard he has a Ferrari 250 GTO, is that true?¡± ¡°Who knows. Does he?¡± When Mason asked him back, Tim smiled and said, ¡®I¡¯ve only heard rumors. He¡¯s very mysterious.¡¯ ¡°I think it¡¯s better for me to take you. If you crouch a little inside my car, we could get out easily. Reporters are not interested in me. Even if I go out and dance, they won¡¯t take a picture of me, so you don¡¯t have to worry about catching their attention.¡± ¡®Who knows, if I get naked-¡¯ Tim spoke while ncing at the note ¡®My heart is burning¡¯ on the trunk. ¡°No. My car is okay too....¡± ¡°Like in the trunk...¡± Chase mumbled like it was too bad and said again sadly, ¡®No. Your injured leg will be ufortable in the trunk...¡¯ Mason tapped his shoulder and said to Tim. ¡°Then can I be in debt to you?¡± Tim shrugged and opened the door of his car, which was parked right next to them, with his car key. He held the passenger door open with good manners and gestured for him to get into the car quickly. ¡°Ta, take care, and I¡¯ll contact you tomorrow right after getting your schedule.¡± Tony said, still with a nervous face, and Chase said goodbye too. ¡°See you tomorrow.¡± Mason smiled and put the crutches in the back seat and got onto the passenger seat. Tim said, ¡®Take this. Cover it with his,¡¯ and put some clothes on his shoulder. ¡°Ah. Don¡¯t, don¡¯t you need to.... report this to the police? Tony asked in a hurry, and Chase agreed, ¡®Yeah. This looks pretty dangerous.¡¯ ¡°Not really. If you report it right now, those very small amount of reporters who are not here yet, will also get attached to Haley.¡± ¡°Then the filming will be hampered for real.¡± Tim made it sound like why are these men so innocent and shortsighted. ¡°If you¡¯re fine with it, then it¡¯s okay to report... A few stalkers are like essories to a popr celebrity. Doesn¡¯t Chase have them too?¡± ¡°Like sending nude picture or something like that.¡± Chase¡¯s face got really dark at Tim¡¯s question. It looked like bad memories were reviving. ¡°Then...it¡¯s not something harmful yet, so let it be for now.¡± Mason said after ncing at Tony¡¯s horrible car. When he leaned on thefortable car seat, his leg started to throb, and he was so tired that he wanted to get back home fast and lie down on his bed after a quick shower. With Haley¡¯s weak body, injured leg, and longsting hard sex... Honestly it wasn¡¯t weird for him to pass out right now. Seeing his tired face, Tony and Chase waved their hands like for him to go home fast. Tim got on the driver¡¯s seat, and Chase and Tony moved away from the car. The car didn¡¯t hesitate and left the parking lot right away. ¡°These days, this kind of thing happens often...¡± Tony mumbled like he was not used to it. Chase, who was watching to car leave with a too bad face, asked in a curious tone. ¡°Was there another incident recently?¡± ¡°No. It wasn¡¯t bad. It was like a minor joke... Liz, Haley wasn¡¯t a celebrity with many fans, so I¡¯m not used to it.¡± Everyone recognized him, but most of them were anti-fans or people who enjoyed Haley¡¯s gossips. He was a child actor that had very few older fans, so everything was very new to Tony. Like incidents when obsessed fan letters kepting in, his things kept disappearing, or a nude photo shopped picture of him in their car. Right after he debuted, when his poprity was sky rocketing, there were perverts as fans as well... ¡°I can¡¯t believe there wille a day when I have to worry about Haley¡¯s poprity.¡± Tony said emotionally. The moment he had dreamed when he first met Haley was getting closer. He was turning into a man who did not grab people¡¯s attention by causing trouble, but a man who brought out other people¡¯s emotions and controlled them. When he stood in front of the camera, there was a strange light that showed up from time to time. It was clearly visible to Vick¡¯s eyes as well as Tony¡¯s watching from behind the camera. It wasn¡¯t the sh of stars that were already outstanding and shining every minute, like Chase, but ¡®maybe...¡¯ Tony thought. If his eyes weren¡¯t wrong, maybe Haley might be a bigger star than him. A star that even the manager himself cannot see well, an incredible star that had never existed in the world before... Right now, that glow was tightly wrapped around Haley, but in front of the camera, it was already oozing out a little. Like a light that was so big that it cannot be manipted. ¡°....Tony? What are you thinking about?¡± Chase¡¯s face was blushed like something exciting was happening and called out to Tony, who was still staring at the spot where Haley had left. ¡°Ah... No, just thought that ever since Haley got popr, these things keep happening. And I feel restless.¡± Tony shook his head and said it was nothing in reply to Chase¡¯s question. Of course, that light might nevere out. The Haley right now, when they first met had been sparkling, but he had to wait for 16 years to barely turn out like this. Yes, he might be on the verge of exploding, or he might not be. I shouldn¡¯t expect too much. No matter how the amnesia-miracle had happened, that kind of blessing may not happen again. If he expected too much and Haley regained his memories, then it would be a big disappointment. Tony trembled at a thought that suddenly came up in his mind and turned around to face Chase. ¡°But why do you have that kind of expression?¡± He looked like something was bothering him. Chase replied like it bothered him but it might be nothing. ¡°No, I think I saw something on Tim¡¯s car....¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Chase slurred the words, and Tony blinked his eyes. ¡°I think I saw a red mark....¡± Chase¡¯s tone was cautious like, ¡®Am I mistaken?¡¯ but still a bit unconvinced. A red mark? Tony just stared at him like what was he saying. At that moment Gloria arrived, widely waving her hands. ¡°Tony! Did Haley go back already?¡± She was holding the schedule chart and saw red paint poured on Tony¡¯s car and screamed, ¡°Oh my!¡± and covered her mouth with her hand. ¡°Oh my, what kind of maniac would do this.... You have a dashcam right? We do have a CCTV up there.....¡± ¡°We don¡¯t have a dashcam.....¡± Tony mumbled. Haley, before he lost his memory, didn¡¯t know when, where, and with whom he would be having sex with, so he couldn¡¯t install a dashcam. Gloria opened her eyes wide at Tony¡¯s reply and soon nodded her head. ¡°Mm, okay. Let¡¯s check the CCTV first. But did Haley go back? I got his schedule for tomorrow....¡± She inquired how he was able to get out amidst this chaos, and Chase replied. ¡°Haley just left in Tim¡¯s car.¡± ¡®Can¡¯t just you tell him the schedule through phone?¡¯ Gloria wore a puzzled look and asked, ¡®Tim? Tim Daniel?¡¯ ¡°But Tim does not have a shoot today?¡± --------------------------------------------------------------- Hi guys! I¡¯m back! Thank you for waiting! So let¡¯s start investigating who the stalker is.... Is it Tim Daniel or Chase? It might be someone else that didn¡¯te out. I finished my semester, and I was catching some sleep. Now that I¡¯m kind of back on track, I¡¯ll try to post it regrly like before~ UPDATE on my hard drive... So I paid $120, but they were able to retrieve only like 20% of my files... FML Chapter 2 part3 Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang ¡®Tim, came to the set today?¡¯ -She asked, ¡®Why?¡¯ Chase and Tony just nkly stared at her. **** Drops, bright red blood fell on the table. Arge amount of blood drenched the documents, and Noah said, ¡®Ah. No,¡¯ and slightly frowned. ¡°Are you okay?¡± Phil quickly handed him a tissue, and Noah pressed it on his wound. ¡°Sorry. Could you bring me new copies of the soaked parts?¡± Phil picked up the phone and said, ¡°Call Stewart,¡± to Sophie, his secretary, who was waiting outside. ¡°Why are you calling a doctor for a paper cut? ...Ah, right.¡± Noah grabbed the phone from Phil and spoke to Sophie, ¡°Never mind Stewart, bring me some bandages. Yes. That¡¯ll be enough.¡± After he hung up, he noticed Phil looking at him with a perplexed expression. ¡°What?¡± ¡°The documents, are you not going to bring them?¡± Noah gave him a questioning nce and Phil spoke as if there was something he had wanted to say for a while. ¡°I think you are neglecting your health these days.¡± ¡°...Do I have to hear that just because I didn¡¯t see a doctor for a paper cut?¡± ¡®That¡¯s extremely unexpected.¡¯ ...Noah said, tilting his head, and Phil shook his head. ¡°That¡¯s not what I was saying... I mean, you needed to rest for at least two months with that injury on your arm and should not be discharged from the hospital like this. Weren¡¯t you massaging your arm all day because it was sore? If you are overdoing it just to forget the horrors of Mason¡¯s death or the abduction, then I¡¯ll have to leave your schedule open for Robert....¡± Phil sounded like he had been troubled for a long time, and Noah opened his eyes wide and said, ¡°Ah, Robert,¡± as if he remembered something. ¡°I think we can fire him now.¡± Robert was the psychiatrist who listened to Noah¡¯s story this whole time. Noah cheerfully said, ¡®Just build him a hospital,¡¯ bending his eyes and Phil asked in return, ¡°.......Pardon?¡± ¡°Are you saying you want to change your doctor? Don¡¯t you think someone familiar will be better for your mental health?¡± ¡°No, since I don¡¯t need any more medication. -Ah, of course, even the consultation. I didn¡¯t really like the consultations anyway.¡± Noah dismissed it like it was nothing. Sophie brought an ointment and a bandage, and with her help Noah wrapped the tip of his finger with the bandage and noticed a little bit of blood smeared on the it. ¡°I¡¯m not trying tomit suicide, so don¡¯t worry.¡± ¡°Then why are you doing this?¡± Phil asked looking scared, and Noah sat on the chair again. ¡°Because I¡¯m in a rtionship.¡± ¡°You know it too, right?¡± Noah smiled brightly. Phil couldn¡¯t talk back and simply stared at him. Noah said, ¡°Hm,¡± and stared at the cut that was wrapped with bandage. Would Mason worry? He didn¡¯t think it was a big injury, but still, won¡¯t Mason give him at least one concerned nce? Noah rememberedst night when Mason had hesitated at the bandage wrapped around his arm and felt sweetness on the tip of his tongue. ¡°And the reason why my arm is like that is because, yesterday.... Mm. Its because I was too persistent, so don¡¯t worry about it.¡± It was true that his wound hadn¡¯tpletely healed, but there was no need to worry about sequ or recovery. As he had been supporting Mason, who was asleep, while thrusting in, the wound had reopened slightly. Otherwise it was recovering so well that even the doctor was surprised. Phil couldn¡¯t understand Noah and frowned. ¡°I¡¯m still feeling a little listless.¡± Should I drink a strong cup of coffee? Noah, who was worried for a moment, cutely thought that he would rather feel a bit more rxed than keeping his mind sharp and started to check the documents again. ¡°What are you doing? Should I print out the new documents?¡± Noah questioningly raised his eyebrows and Phil said, ¡°No.¡± He wanted to say something more, but was stopped by a knocking sound on the door. ¡°Come in.¡± When Noah gave permission, Sophie, who had left, entered again. ¡°Mr. Haley Lusk seemed to have sent you a bouquet of flowers.¡± She checked the card and showed him a bouquet of red roses. ¡°He did?¡± Mason did? Noah tilted his head with a questioning look and stood up from his seat to walk over and receive the flowers from Sophie. There was a strong odor of roses. ¡°And this came along....¡± She gave him a small man envelope. Noah said, ¡°Mm,¡± and received it with a perplexed face. He thought something was off and indifferently opened the envelope to feel a sudden, sharp pain. ¡°Oh my!¡± Sophie screamed in surprise. A lot more blood dripped on the floorpared to the paper cut. The envelope in his hand fell upside down and its contents spilled out. Four small razors and pictures of Haley fell out. Noah frowned slightly, bent down and picked up a picture. Haley was smiling at someone and the picture was wet with blood. *** Mason, who fell asleep right away after getting in the car like a sick person, woke up when he felt the car stop suddenly. He looked around with a nk face and wondered where he was. The realization came slowly; it was a street below Beverly Hills where his favorite caf¨¦ was located. The problem was, this street didn¡¯t lead to Noah¡¯s house. ¡°I think you¡¯ve got the wrong way.¡± This was in the opposite direction and if he continued, they¡¯ll leave Beverly Hills and go all the way to West Hollywood. Mason spoke while holding in a yawn and Tim nced at him like what was he talking about. ¡°No.... I¡¯m going to the Raycarlton mansion on the 12th street, didn¡¯t I tell you?¡± ¡®I thought I told you before leaving....¡¯ Mason tried to ask if he gave him the wrong address since he was feeling sleepy, but at that moment something caught his attention. At the end of Mason¡¯s sight, between his legs in the front of the passenger seat, there was a red paint mark. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Drawn by BAMyouhaveCancer I always love when you guys send me fanart! You can totally tell who is who...while...I¡¯m drawing crooked stick figures... JEALOUS! Continue to Sidetrack 3 Chapter 2.1 Ch. 2 Part 1 02 Now Haley who is the Hollywood bitch and trouble maker¡¯s debut movie was called ¡®Dreaming for the Sea.¡¯The movie was about murder happening in a town near a beach. Except for thest two cuts that Haleyes out, that movie had nothing to see. The movie obviously failed. One critique even said, ¡®First movie I ever watched that made me think it was wasting a film.¡¯ Except for this one critique, no one seems to have watched this movie. That¡¯s how horrible the movie was.Haley was known because of the next movie.The movie called ¡¯27 hours¡¯ by Director o. ¨C27 hours is about Noah Raycarlton, Americans also call him Raynoah with love, getting kidnapped when he was little.A child followed his mother who is a famous actress to her working ce, and a jealous nameless actress kidnaps the boy. The movie goes like he was trapped for 27 hours and rescued dramatically. Haley yed the role Raynoah.The movie was sessful because of poprity of Raynoah and pretty Haley. The movie was yed after 3 years of the incident. His father, Edgar Raycarlton who was the famouswyer, and his mother, Reba Kelly protected him. He didn¡¯t appear on the media at all, so all the attention went to Haley.It was about that time when Tony Bridget met Haley. He was pretty well known manager back then. He remembered vividly when he first met Haley.It was in front of the agency¡¯s big window and all the sunlight wasing in. The child was shining like the sunlight was too dark for him. His shiny blonde hair was like honey, and blue eyes were like sea. He caught everyone¡¯s eyes because of his white cute and his doll like face were very lively. He couldn¡¯t take his eyes off him while the boy was talking.This kid is gonna be a top star. Tony was sure. This kid is gonna be a top star. Not those mere stars. He will be the star that will make the whole world cheer.He couldn¡¯t be a star himself, but he was sure of his skill to see the right person. It was only Raynoah that didn¡¯t be a famous celebrity after 10 years from the people he chose. ¨COf course Raynoah was already famous even though he wasn¡¯t a celebrity.I can manage this child. Tony thought finally he has a sunshine in his life. God thank you. I can finally hold on to a diamond not a rock. That¡¯s what he thought.Only small w that he had was he was not smart. It took him to say 14 times to memorize that easy name Tony Bridget to the boy.....He thought it was a very small w. Until he found out that Haley was so stupid that he couldn¡¯t even tell the difference between flour and heroine.¡°.....¡±Tony Bridget who is Haley¡¯s manager for 16 years looked at Haley who was just nkly staring at the reflection of himself in the mirror. Tony remembered in the past when he thought that Haley would be the top starHis eyes were definitely crooked that time. What sunshine... Tony realized that the diamond he thought was actually amon ss marble. That shiny was only that time. Recently for few years, it has been glowing like a street light on a foggy weather.Thanks to his pretty outer look and messy life style, some jobs were stilling in. And thanks to the troubles he caused, he bes a hot news every day. It wasn¡¯t Tony¡¯s idea to make him into amon trouble maker, but he was still okay. He is still a celebrity.But recently for 1, 2 years, nobody cared what Haley did. Even this incident, if it wasn¡¯t Raynoah, it wouldn¡¯t even havee out in the newspaper. It has been long time since Haley came out in the front page of a newspaper for what he did....Of course it¡¯s not something we should happy about. It¡¯s like Haley¡¯s life as an actor has ended. He dared to touch Raynoah. Haley already had a bad image, but this made it worst. It¡¯s been one week since Haley survived his suicide attempt or heart attack. Nobody was even sympathizing him. People were saying he is a public harm for bargaining with his life. This made the whole world to hate him. There are people who didn¡¯t care about Haley, but there aren¡¯t any people who liked Haley.¡°............¡±Tony took a glimpse at him.¡°So.... Should I get you some water? Do you want to drink water?¡±He asked Haley who was stupidly staring at the mirror, and he replied, ¡°No, no. It¡¯s okay. I¡¯ll bring it myself.¡±If it was usual, ¡®Do you thing I¡¯ll drink hospital water? Why are you even asking? Go and buy Evian Water!¡± He will scream, but right now he is just looking at the mirror with a serious face.¡°............¡±Is it because of the amnesia? Haley¡¯s shine seems to be gloomier today. He lost all his ability to be a star, but thanks to his unique personality, there was something sharp about him in the atmosphere. Today he didn¡¯t even have that. He looks rounder than usual like a normal person. Like he will just blend in with extras in the scene. Like colorless and odorless nk white paper.Actually he didn¡¯t recognize Haley when he came to hospital hearing Haley has amnesia because of his calm atmosphere. Of course it was just for a second, and it was probably because of his tacky patient clothes... Tony was keep glimpsing at Haley who looks very different than usual.¡°......¡±Haley, actually Mason who has the look of Haley, was keep looking at himself in the mirror. Every time he sees the mirror, the appearance didn¡¯t change.It is obvious that it hurts when you get shot by a gun. It hurts when you get shot on your arm or leg, but he got shot on the head, and that pain was unexinable. It was only for a second when he actually felt the pain, but it was deadly. .....So maybe it hurts so much that my body shrank. The pain was unbearable. ¨CMason stared at his thin arms and legs and thought about it for little bit.No way. Even though the pain was unbearable, you can¡¯t turn pretty, blonde, soft hands, or different eye color. And...Mason looked at the middle aged man who was keep glimpsing at him. He awkwardly smiled at Haley.Toney Bridget. He hastily appeared while he was filming the MRI and introduced himself as his manager.¡®This guy.... No, I¡¯m an actor?¡¯He didn¡¯t think he was an athlete due to his skinny body. And Tony was astounded and said, ¡®It¡¯s true. He actually lost all of his memory.¡¯¡®You can say you forgot everything because you have a bad memory, but you even forgot what your job is....¡¯Even in your sleep, ¡®Do you know who I am? I¡¯m Haley! I¡¯m a star! How can I do that? Do you know how many dramas I came out in?¡¯ Tony said that and tears were in his eyes.Because of Tony¡¯s no intention to offend him, Mason wanted to say ¡®I¡¯m a different person. I didn¡¯t lose my memory!¡¯ for a second to Tony. He doesn¡¯t even understand his situation right now who is he going to exin this to? It was perfect to get treated as insane person. Actually Mason wasn¡¯t sure if he didn¡¯t go insane.Haley Lusk aka Liz. 24 years old. He started his career when he was seven years old for 17 years. He is pretty famous actor. Tony was trying to bring back Haley¡¯s memory, so he said all the dramas and movies that he filmed.Mason looked like he still didn¡¯t know, so he said some of the incidents he caused. He tried to escape from the rehab and fell and broken his leg, and he was caught drunk driving twice. He was high smoking pot, so he ran the streets half naked. Many other dirty scandals and recently he flirted with Raynoah and got kicked out. Later heart attack either because of attempt to suicide or overdose. He told him everything.¡°.......¡±Mason looked at the mirror again and looked at his hand where it had the needle mark.Is it something like... magic? Or did our modern technology get this better? Who made it like this? Many thoughts came up and soon disappeared. Even if I think this is impossible and try to think realistic, the situation doesn¡¯t change. Chapter 2.2 Ch. 2 Part 2 Mason, who lived a rough life fighting in the Afghan, died and now became a Hollywood scapegrace star who flirted with Raynoah and attempt to suicide. Every time he tried to close and open his eyes, this was the reality.He felt little bit relieved realizing some reality while feeling greatly confused. He started to think it¡¯s not a bad thing at all. No, it¡¯s definitely a good thing.He looks weak, but he looks pretty and tall. I think it¡¯s better than before body. I was living dirty and poor and now I¡¯m a ¡®Hollywood Star.¡¯ ¨CI think this guy is getting hated by everyone though, still- This is like turn around in my life. At least I don¡¯t have the bullet in my head, and no colleague will point a gun at me.¡°......¡±Mason took his eyes off the mirror and looked around. Tony was looking outside the window and murmuring to himself. Those disgusting paparazzi. Those demons. He was cussing at someone, and Mason just stood up. They said I was overdosed or attempt to suicide, but my body wasn¡¯t bad at all. He felt his body was little bit heavier than before, but it wasn¡¯t that bad.¡°Excuse me, Mr. Bridget.¡±Tony got surprised that Mason called him and turn to him.¡°Ju, just call me Tony.¡±Mason thought about it little and said it informally, ¡°Okay, Tony.¡± He looked at him little awkwardly, and Mason smiled.¡°I want to get discharged.¡±¡°A, already?¡±¡°My body is already fine, so there is no need for me to stay here. Haley, no, I, don¡¯t even have my memory, so I have to think of a way to earn money.¡±Mason said it while he was stretching his body, and Tony screamed.¡°You are gonna retire?¡±¡°No don¡¯t say it too fancily... I can¡¯t even act anymore right?¡±He never even participated in any of Christmas shows in the orphanage. All he ever worked was tough jobs so just because his body changed, he can¡¯t work as an actor normally. Of course he doesn¡¯t want to be a mercenary either. He never really had a time for himself to think about what he wanted to do, but he knew wanted to do something if he was born again.¡°Wa, wait. Quit? What if your memoryes back tomorrow?¡±¡°If my memorye back, I can be the actor then.¡±¡°Do, do, do, do you think bing an actor is a piece of cake?! If a celebrity is forgotten once, then that¡¯s it!¡±Tony screamed with desperate, but Mason calmly replied, ¡°Is that so?¡± If the memory is back, then that means this will not be me, and after that is none of my business. I felt little sorry for this body¡¯s owner Haley, but I can¡¯t wait forever for him toe back. And I don¡¯t even know this guy, so I can¡¯t waste my bonus life sympathizing him. I don¡¯t know how this life started, so I don¡¯t know how to end it. I might have few days or few hours.Mason tried to calm Tony down.¡°Still there is nothing I can do. I can¡¯t even act.¡±¡°No. What do you mean you can¡¯t? You can do it. No, you might not have memory of this, but you are actually...¡±Tony was trying to convince Mason holding his clothes and looked at his vibrating phone. He stuttered to answer the phone, and Mason gave him a sign to answer the phone. He answered, ¡°Yes, yes. This is Tony.¡± He was answering the phone subserviently. Mason left him alone and started to dig the closet. He was looking for the clothes that he wore when he wasing to the hospital, but there was nothing.¡°No. What do you mean died?! He didn¡¯t die. He is already awake. Liz! Don¡¯t go out!¡±Tony ran to Mason to stop him. Mason was trying to get discharge from the hospital. Tony grabbed Mason in front of the door and talked to someone on the phone with desperate voice.¡°No, it¡¯s not that. He ran because he wanted get to the filming set fast as he can... Huh? No! Of course. We will definitely be there even if we die.¡±Yes. I know. Yes. Of course, Director. Tony was obsequious for a while and hung up right away he turn to Mason with a scary face.¡°You must be busy. If you tell me the address.... I¡¯m not a homeless right?¡±¡°You said you are fine right? You want to be discharged?¡±Mason didn¡¯t think it was weird if Haley was a homeless, so he asked Tony. But Tony asked questions instead of answering the question. His eyes were like a soldier in a middle of a war. Because of his atmosphere, Mason stuttered a little bit.¡°Huh? Ah yes....¡±I¡¯m fine.... Right after he said that, he grabbed Mason¡¯s arm and ran outside of his room.¡°Why? What¡¯s wrong? What are you doing?¡±Mason staggered little bit, but Tony was keep running and pulling Mason. He was breathing heavily with his chubby cheeks and put Mason in the car. He heard people with cameras appearing everywhere shouting ¡®It¡¯s Haley!¡¯ ¡®Over there!¡¯¡°Huk, huk, Tony?¡±This body was so weak that he barely ran that much, and it was already out of breath. It was really crowded with people charging at them with sh and pounding the windows.¡°What the, you should at least exin what¡¯s going on...¡±Mason was wearing the hospital¡¯s patient clothes and slipper. He calmed his breath and asked him. He stared at the paparazzi with scary eyes and stepped on the gas. Mason automatically grabbed on to the seatbelt tightly.¡°¡ªwill kill you if you don¡¯te right away.¡±¡°What?¡±¡°If you don¡¯te to the shoot today, they told me they will cut your role!¡±Tony screamed desperately and turn the handle dramatically and charged at the paparazzi. Somebody looked like he fell on the ground, but Tony avoided all those people strong and fast like artistically.It was a skill that he learned after being trouble maker Haley¡¯s manager for 16 years.¡°What the...¡±Mason saw the car¡¯s wheel avoided a person¡¯s head by 1 cm. He looked at Tony with shock, but Tony had more serious face than before. It was like he was protecting a princess whose life is in danger.¡°¡ªhold on tight.¡±Tony told him with his teeth closed, and Mason, instead of asking why, held the handle with his life. And after that, the car went like a bullet.It was like fast and furious. Chapter 2.3 Ch.2 Part 3 With a speed that made my spine chill and a fancy drift, he managed to distract all the reporters and parked the car in the some kind of abandoned ce. He breathed like he was dehydrated and told Mason something shocking.¡°What are you saying... You¡¯re kidding, right?¡±Mason asked again with a shocked face. What did you just tell me? Mason asked like he wanted he heard it wrong, but Tony didn¡¯t care about his desperation and repeated what he just said.¡°You are gonna go in and film a drama. ¨CDid you memorize the lines?¡±Memorize them fast. It¡¯s hard to see during make-up.¨C He gave Mason the script and rushed him. Mason automatically looked at the script and looked at him right away.¡°Wha, what film, what acting suddenly? Didn¡¯t I just told you I¡¯m gonna quit?¡±¡°Even if you are quitting, you need to do your schedule! Are you seriously gonna let them fire you? Even though you don¡¯t have your memory... Oh no, the time.¡±Tony didn¡¯t even exin well to Mason. He just rushed him to get out of the car. Mason got pulled out of the car by him but still stepped back.¡°Wait, wa, wait, Tony. Wait.¡±This middle age obese man without any muscle, if it was my actually body, I could¡¯ve just pushed him away, but what¡¯s wrong with this body? Every time he used his strength, he just got dragged. If I try like throwing somebody like usual, I think I¡¯m gonna break my wrists.¡°Wait, huh? What acting? I can¡¯t do that this sudden. Think again...¡±Mason was getting dragged and tried to convince Tony. Is this how Aaron felt when I went inside the Alta¡¯s bunker? At least I didn¡¯t ask him to do anything. I just told him to stay shut.Acting in front of the camera. I didn¡¯t think there will be anything more absurd then waking up in a different body, but now I think I need to change that thought in six hours.Tony seemed like he didn¡¯t care that Haley lost his memory, but it was not same just because the face was same. ¨CIf it was an actual amnesia patient, well, he might get his memory back by standing in front of the camera and act naturally but not me. I was always busy with my life so never even watched any proper drama. There is no way I can do this.¡°It¡¯s okay. It¡¯s okay. It¡¯s not even that long.¡±¡°Long or short. I can¡¯t do it. Of course I can¡¯t do it. It¡¯s not something anyone can do? An, and I don¡¯t think I feel well suddenly.¡±Urghh, Mason held his head and pretended that he was in pain, but Tony didn¡¯t even look at him and just pushed his back.¡°If you are able to walk, then it¡¯s okay. And you weren¡¯t even good at acting before you lost your memory so don¡¯t worry about it.¡±¡°Does that even make sense?¡±I¡¯m getting dragged like a cow in a ughter house. How can I not worry? Is he saying it like that because it¡¯s not his situation? Tony was keep saying it¡¯s okay, and Mason frowned and screamed at him, but Tony said it seriously.¡°No, nobody is expecting a great act from you. Just show them your face and read the lines.¡±They just want a hot issue and pretty face in the camera. The drama that they are filming right now is currently on season 10, and it¡¯s an investigation drama that airs in the whole country. This is the only job he has right now. Even this is just a drama that he filmed since he was little, other jobs were all fired.There was one time he had to save his sleeping and eating time and did 6, 7 schedules in one day, but that¡¯s all old days.He is not even good at acting and causes trouble and has a bad personality, and the only good point about him was his face, but now it is fading away. Since his images are bad, nomercial modeling jobe in, and almost all the jobs that wereing in were either semi-nude shoots or interviews about the gossips.And he became nationally hated.He can never lose this job. Since he is alive, he needs to hold on to this to live. Money is money, but he lived his whole life as an actor. It must be painful to be forgotten by the audience. Right now he is justfortably saying, ¡®If my memoryes back, I can work then.¡¯ But if his memoryes back and people have forgotten about him....¡°......¡±Tony bit his lips and shivered. He can see how he will make a mess and be hysterical. It won¡¯t be weird if he¡¯s trying to chew and swallow Tony.¡°Spare me. Huh? It¡¯s not hard. You just have to say this to this line looking at the camera.¡±Please, I beg you. Tony begged him with his teary eyes like he is about to kneel, and Mason just sighed and scratched his head. Seriously...¡°Really, really I just have to look at the camera and read the lines?¡±He was wondering if it¡¯ll be that easy but still asked. If I just need to read the lines, I think I can just close my eyes and think of it as one of the mission in Zii. He felt embarrassed that he needs to do something that he usually does secretly in front of the cameras, but once will be somehow... Before Mason tried to convince himself, Tony grabbed his wavering heart.¡°Yes, yes. It¡¯ste, so we should go in first. Once you are in there you won¡¯t think as a big deal.¡±Tony was like it¡¯s nothing. He told Mason he just has to read few lines and grabbed Mason¡¯s wrist and dragged him to the filming set. Haley¡¯s habit is to lock himself in his room whenever he¡¯s in a bad mood, and he¡¯s been Haley¡¯s manager for 16 years. It was easier for Tony to take Haley to the filming set than chewing a gum.They were middle of filming a shooting scene. Cut! Hold that thing well! People were screaming everywhere, and it seemed little busy.Mason winced little bit looking at a new environment. Tony left him in front of the entrance and ran to the director. Big man with a ck sunsses took a glimpse at Tony and quietly red at Mason.¡°Uh, the hospital said he needs to rest more. They stopped us because he was not ready to get discharged. That¡¯s why we¡¯re....¡±The director waved his hand like he didn¡¯t want to hear it, and Tony was acting subserviently.¡°Wait, Tony. The script changed.¡±An assistant director who was standing behind the director stopped Tony who was keep saying excuses and gave him the new script.¡°The script changed? Why suddenly?¡±¡°What do you mean why? Just do it as it changed. ¨CWe¡¯ll start right away after getting ready. How about you check it and let him memorize it first? It¡¯s probably too long for him.¡±¡°....¡±Mason looked around while Tony was checking the script.There were some people acting in front of the director that Tony was talking to before. He couldn¡¯t hear their voice very well because he was pretty far away, but about four of the cameras were filming them very closely and some other cameras were filming from a far. A man holding a strange board and a man holding a stick with fur and more. Many people moved around carrying something heavy centering there.Mason catches things pretty fast. He quietly pay attention to the filming set. He kind of get how things were working, but more things were strange and new to him. Only cameras that Mason meets are reporters¡¯ camera, CCTV, or small spy cameras.It would have been better for him if he watched some movies or dramas asionally, but he didn¡¯t have that kind of hobby. I should¡¯ve watched some... At least pay attention to Clerk who likes to talk about back stories of celebrities. Then I could¡¯ve understand some atmosphere around here.¡°Oh my, Look at how he wore the patient¡¯s uniform here. Is he protesting that he¡¯s sick or something...¡±¡°It¡¯s probably all faking. There is no way he can look like that after he woke up from the heart attack.¡±Mason turned around hearing people whispering, and women carrying props looked at him like what are you looking at. It wasn¡¯t only those women. Many staffs and actors in the filming set were frowning noticeably whenever they saw his face and whispered to each other. Somebody even said, ¡°He didn¡¯t even die and came out again¡± loudly. Cold stares and whispers. He could clearly sense a sharp atmosphere surrounding him.¡°....¡±Mason took a glimpse at them and looked at the filming scene with an indifferent face. People were whispering, ¡®He¡¯s even more acting cool today¡¯ but it didn¡¯t even tickle his ears. Mason lived around people who just shoot at people if they are in bad mood, so this wasn¡¯t even a light joke for him.Mason felt more in trouble and ufortable because he had to act in front of all those people and cameras. Think of it as a mission. Mission. Mission. Mission. He did lot of acting during the missions. Actually it was more like a trick than acting, but Tony said its okay. It wasn¡¯t hard to read already prepared lines. This is part of a mission. He was keep saying it to himself to hypnotize himself.¡°I heard you were dead. Why are you here?¡±He heard an indifferent voice next to him. He turned and saw an old male actor even Mason saw sometimes on the TV. ....What¡¯s was his name? Simon?¡°....I know. Why am I here.¡±Mason stared at him little bit and sighed. The one who is most curious why he was here was Mason himself. This was not a ce where I should be. What acting. What drama. He felt like Tony wille back soon and say, ¡®Surprised? It was a joke.¡¯Simon gave him a confused look looking at Mason¡¯s bitter look, but soon he smirked.¡°It was a show huh?¡±¡°...What?¡± ¡°You pretended youmitted suicide because of the Raynoah incident. Right? And that didn¡¯t work, so you came out like this. Of course. There are some actors whoe out even with their severe heart problem but... not you right?¡±You came with a heavy hangover during the time you were supposed toe. ¨CHe said it to taunt Mason. Mason just shrugged his shoulder and said, ¡°Who knows.¡±¡°What do you mean who knows?¡±¡°Can¡¯t you just think whatever you want?¡±Mason took a glimpsed at him and looked at the scene again. Actually, Mason didn¡¯t know if Haley was trying tomit suicide, or it was for a happy dream and overdosed. I wasn¡¯t at a state where I can justfortably say something just because it was other person¡¯s problem, but I didn¡¯t need to struggle and make an excuse for a something that I didn¡¯t do. I wasn¡¯t gonna do this job for a long time anyway.Simon looked at Mason strangely because Mason was too indifferent. He drank his coffee that he was holding. He held his word few times, but he asked.¡°So... -Were you actually sick?¡±Haha, No right? ¨CHe smiled like he was be careful, and Mason waved his hand.¡°Don¡¯t worry. I probably came because I can walk.¡±To be exact I was dragged, anyway. Because I was nervous that I have to act soon, I said it very simply, and Simon frowned.¡°What, what¡¯s wrong? Did you get a deadly disease? Did the doctor say you are gonna die soon?¡± ------------------------------------------------------ It¡¯s finally back! Chapter 2.4 Ch. 2 Part 4 ***Simon¡¯s eyes turned red like he was going to cry. Mason questioned back ¡°Pardon?¡± with surprised, and Simon pressed his eyes with his hand and said it angrily.¡°If that¡¯s not it, then what is it?¡±¡°What?¡±¡°You cried for an ambnce when you just got a scratch on your hand while filming, and now you said you are okay! Don¡¯t you remember you fainted because your few strands of hair got cut? You were in the hospital for a month because of your broken finger nail... And you said you were okay. What must be it if it¡¯s not a deadly illness?¡±¡°....¡±Mason wasn¡¯t sure if this man was offending him, or if Haley was actually mentally ill. He just stayed quietly. Simon thought about something how Mason was acting and covered his mouth and cried, ¡°Oh, god, god, god.¡±¡°How long do you have? Three months?¡±¡°No, I¡¯m really ok... No, well, I do feel little weak, but it¡¯s not that serio....¡±¡°Wait, you don¡¯t even have three...!¡±Simon screamed, and Mason blocked his mouth. The director screamed with annoyance, ¡°Don¡¯t you know we¡¯re filming?!¡± People were ring, and Mason bow his head.Mason blocked Simon¡¯s mouth, and he felt something wet and looked at him.¡°Seriously, I¡¯m okay. Ah, why are you crying?¡±¡°Mmmm, mm...!¡±Mason took his hand off right away seeing Simon crying with his mouth blocked.Tony and this guy. They cry so well. He couldn¡¯t get used to it because usually he lived with very tough and stiff men that even have brains made out of muscles.¡°It¡¯s not like I liked you, no, I didn¡¯t like you. Still we saw each other for 10 years.... Oh my god, you look like my son.¡±I didn¡¯t like you more because you resemble that weak, childish, and stupid guy. Simon confessed out of nowhere and covered his eyes with his hand. People were looking at this ce. Mason slightly put him into the corner to cover him crying and tried to stop him from crying.¡°...I¡¯m not gonna die.¡±¡°Then you will be alive after three months?¡±¡°No that...¡±Mason stuttered. He should¡¯ve sure that he is going to be alive after three months, but suddenly he came in thought ¡®No, I¡¯m not sure if my eyes are gonna open right tomorrow.¡¯¡°Well, of course I will be alive right?¡±Mason said it littlete, but Simon pressed his eyes again and bit his lips to hold his tears. Mason touched his forehead.¡°Liz? Liz, wait I...¡±Mason was wondering how to calm him down but heard someone calling for Haley. Tony was standing pale holding the script. Mason talked to him brightly.¡°Good that you are here, Tony. Can you tell him that I¡¯m not going to die?¡±¡°No, you are gonna die.¡±Tony said it like he was going to burst out tears and replied coincidentally, and Simon leaned his head on the wall taking a deep breath saying ¡°of course....¡± Mason looked at Tony confused.¡°Tony?¡±¡°Simon, I have something to say to our actor...¡±Tony pulled Mason and said it with a sad tone, and Simon shook his hand like he understood and bit his lips like he was holding his tears. Tony¡¯s head was facing the ground and took Mason to the corner of the filming set.¡°Tony. What death? Why did you say that? He was already misunderstanding... He¡¯s crying, that man.¡±Mason said it like he wasining, but when Tony put his head up Mason stopped. Tony¡¯s wrinkled eyes were filled with tears and tip of his nose was red.¡°....What?¡±Mason asked with hesitation, and Tony suddenly hand him the script that he was holding.¡°What is this?¡±¡°Look. ¨CThat , Dan is your role.¡±Mason looked at sobbing Tony and looked at the script ufortably. The name Dan didn¡¯te out for a while, so Tony had to turn the page for him to see the scene.# 42. Behind the building (N)There was a gun sound, and Dan ran in the rain with bare feet.Dan (shiver with coldness and shout) Amy! Amy! (finds Amy¡¯s shoe on the ground. Dan is painful) Amy...! (picks up the shoe and looks up)(Gun sound)(Dan looks up with tears all over his face and looks at Alfred)Alfred (smiles dirty) My, I¡¯m sorry about this. This time I was faster.Dan (looks at Alfred with surprise and looks down his smoking chest. Covers the spot and it starts to bleed. Coughs out blood.) Where is Amy...? (Copse forward)¡°...It¡¯s a dying scene.¡±Mason indifferently looked at the script and said it. This is what he was talking about minute ago about dying. Tony felt sadder because of what Mason said. He bit his lips and held his tears.¡°Mmm... I think the writers decided to cut you off.¡±Tony was shivering like the world was ending and saidst month present Chanel bag payment didn¡¯t even start yet how can they do this to us. Mason sparked his eyes saying ¡°Really?¡±¡°This is the only work these days... How are we gonna live without even this...¡±¡°I can just quit being an actor and do something else.¡±Like working in apany or opening a shop. Like normal jobs. Mason smiled lightly. He was actually thinking of quitting and just in time the job drops. Continuing from where he came back alive, it was a perfect timing like god is helping him.¡°Working in apany? Opening a shop like a normal job?¡±Tony said, ¡°Like you will able to do it¡± with the tone of amnesia is such a scary illness and sighed. He was a precious body who never even bought a single water bottle with his own hand. Working in apany? Opening a shop? It suited more if he said he¡¯ll film AV. (Adult Video aka porn)¡°....¡±Tony sighed quietly looking at Haley just smiling like he doesn¡¯t have anything in his head. If he had his memory, when he gets this script he will, ¡®they are gonna kill Dan? And what is this? Running in bare feet? What if I get hurt? I¡¯m not doing it! Not doing it! Not doing it! Fuck Cougar bastard, I¡¯m gonna kill him!¡¯ It¡¯s good that he is not jumping in anger and just smiling calmly, but he felt bitter thinking he was stupid but got stupider.¡°But if I¡¯m gonna die like this, can¡¯t I just say I have amnesia and quit?¡±¡°No. Never. Who¡¯s gonna believe that? It¡¯s not like there was something wrong with the MRI image.¡±Nobody even believes that he had a heart attack. It was not like hemitted a crime, but he wasn¡¯t brave enough to say that in front of the reporters. He freaked out imagining the situation where he announce Haley has an amnesia. His image was already on the ground. Few days ago he flirted with Raynoah and got dragged out and went to the ER right after and surprised people but now amnesia. Can¡¯t add images of liar or mentally ill on top of slut and druggie.Mason scratched his cheek looking at Tony trembling thinking about something.¡°But it¡¯s true. I can¡¯t hide it forever. You said I filmed this for 10 years. I probably have many people close... Won¡¯t they know right away?¡±Won¡¯t they know within a few word? Mason asked, ¡°Isn¡¯t it weirder if I get find outter?¡± Tony sighed like his head hurts.¡°You don¡¯t have close people.¡±Tony said it with the tone of ¡®you actually have amnesia¡¯ and sobbed.¡°You usually don¡¯t remember people and ignore them well. Those people... think you are just being fickle whenever you talk. Don¡¯t mind them.¡±¡°......¡±They won¡¯t even notice that I lost memory. I was think if that really made sense, but Tony didn¡¯t seemed like he cared about that. He looked more worried about something else and looked at the script.¡°What?¡±¡°No...nothing.¡±He shook his head like something wasn¡¯t clear. Mason was about to ask what happened, but assistant director annoyingly shouted, ¡°Haley, are you done getting ready? I told you we are gonna film the next scene right away.¡±¡°Get ready. ¨CKelly! Can you fix his hair?¡±¡°Since you are gonna get wet, hair is fine, but you need to change your clothes.¡±A woman who looked like a staff looked at Mason. Mason panicked and said, ¡°No, I didn¡¯t even memorize the lines yet....¡± But Tony and Kelly stripped him and gave him new clothes and took away his shoes. It was so fast.¡°We are ready!¡±Kelly shouted to the director. Mason shout back, ¡°No, no, not yet!¡± but Tony carried him straight up and took him in front of the camera.¡°Sorry, Liz.¡±Tony whispered. What are you talking about, what are you doing, why are you sorry, when he was about to say these, he was already in front of the camera.He looked around, but unlike few minutes ago, the area was very quiet, and everyone had their eyes on him. They are like we will criticize you for whatever you do.Gray hair old director was sitting on the chair just staring indifferently.He moved his finger and soon cold icy water started to fall on my head. One staff came and closed the te to announce the scene was starting and walked away.Mason fidgeted his body feeling the cold water on his head and frowned. The director opened his mouth.¡°Ready, action!¡±Cold cue sign was sent. The red light meant the film started and the ck lens was pointing at him like a gun prepared to shoot him. Chapter 3 part1

[BL NOVEL] Kill the Lights (Sidetrack 3 Part 1)

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang Mason stared at the red paint stain between his legs on the car seat. ¡°Sorry, looks like I identally got some paint on your seat.¡± Mason thought that the paint from his fingertip had stained the seat. Tim nced between Mason¡¯s legs. ¡°I¡¯ll change the seat cover andter request a reimbursement from Tony.¡± ¡°Never mind, I¡¯m afraid I must¡¯ve spilt some earlier.¡± Mason said, ¡°Pardon?¡± and Tim checked the traffic signal before replying with a puzzled face. ¡°I went out to buy some condoms and after I got back I noticed what happened to you car. I was looking at it, and maybe got some of it on me too.¡± ¡°......¡± ¡°Ah, sorry. Did it get on your pants?¡± At Mason¡¯s stare, Tim, who was going to turn the car around, quickly took out some tissues and stretched his arm towards Mason¡¯s crotch. Mason flinched and pulled back, but Tim indifferently wiped in between Mason¡¯s legs. He threw the tissue outside the window afterwards. Mason stared at Tim, who was waiting for the signal to change. Is this the guy who poured paint on his car? Is he the stalker who sent the letter? He thought about it for a second, but no, it can¡¯t be. Tim didn¡¯t smell like paint. He seemed like a guy who was actually just looking around. But still, he can¡¯t be sure.... Because of Mason staring at him, Tim felt suspicious and screamed, ¡®Ah, what. I did not do it!¡¯ ¡°Am I crazy. Why would I do that?¡± Mason slowly scanned the man, whose tone had strangely changed. This man definitely was not the stalker. Compared to the height from where the paint was poured and the graffiti written on his car, Tim¡¯s height did not match up. He was a little taller than Haley, probably 6.2 feet? Based on the height of the graffiti, there was a greater chance that the culprit was smaller than Haley. Since the stalker did not strike him as a careful person, he probably painted on a spot, which wasfortable for him. Mason looked at Tim and quietly sighed. Then this man is.... ¡°You. Your number has changed?¡± Tim started to talk in a very sarcastic tone. Mason said, ¡®...Mm right,¡¯ and rolled his eyes. Tim red at Mason¡¯s unsure reply. ¡°Since you¡¯ve got Raynoah now, you¡¯re discarding all of your past men?¡± ¡°.......¡± Tim wasn¡¯t the stalker. He was just one of the people Mason thought he should¡¯ve met any time now. ¡°Are you having fun with that son of a bitch these days?¡± Haley¡¯s ex. -Or one of the sex partners. *** ¡°Check if the razor had any germs or poison on it, right away.¡± Phil, who was ghastly pale, quickly picked up the razors that had cut Noah¡¯s finger and urgently sent it to theb through Sophie. Noah picked up the pictures with his blood-dripping hands. ¡°Don¡¯t touch them! We don¡¯t know what had he done.¡± Phil hastily held Noah¡¯s hands, but Noah said, ¡®I don¡¯t think there¡¯s anything wrong with the pictures, so stop being overprotective,¡¯ and pped his hand away. ¡°It was weird when she said it was from Haley....¡± Noah said tossing the bouquet of roses on the floor. ¡°No matter how happy I am, as if I¡¯m dreaming, I shouldn¡¯t have done this.¡± If Mason was a romantic and sweet man who sent bouquet of roses to the partner he had sex with the previous night then it¡¯ll make sense, but that was not true. He wasn¡¯t that kind of a person; just look at how he left to the filming set with a pasty face. He would never do that. Noah knew this and yet he opened the package without thinking. Noah gave his injured hand to Phil and looked at the pictures using the other. Mostly they were pictures of Haley. Noah threw, one after another, pictures of Haley flirting with another man on the floor. Haley, Haley, Haley. It was all pictures of Haley. Noah had been able to recognize the differences even before he knew that Mason was inside Haley¡¯s body and now, he was amazed at howpletely different those two looked. ¡°They have the same body. It¡¯s really weird....¡± ¡°.... Pardon?¡± Phil, who was pressing on Noah¡¯s bleeding hand, raised his head at Noah¡¯s murmurs. Instead of answering, Noah just kept staring at the pictures. Amongst twenty-something pictures, only thest picture was of Mason. It wasn¡¯t just his look or the clothes he wore that were different. The habit of moving his eyebrows or eyes, the way he moved his facial muscles, the way he talked, the way he walked, his hand gestures... Everything about the way he used his body was different. Those natural and stern movements made him look so much like Mason. ¡°...These are pictures of Haley. Do, do you think Haley¡¯s stalker sent them to you?¡± It seemed like the bleeding had barelye to a stop and Phil, who just recovered from his panic, wiped his sweat and stared at the pictures that Noah had thrown away. Those were pictures of Haley meeting another man, kissing him, and having sex with him inside a car parked in a secluded ce. It wasn¡¯t even explicit; it was like watching a porn scene. Phil remembered Noah saying with a smile that he was in rtionship only a moment ago. So he carefully asked, ¡°Are you okay? ...This is all in the past, so don¡¯t worry...¡± Everyone in the world knew that Haley lustfully and promiscuously messed around, but still, there was no way that someone would feel okay after seeing these pictures of their lover. At first Phil thought, ¡®Why is it Haley Lusk, why must it be that kind of a man...?¡¯ But it was true that Noah¡¯s condition had gotten a lot better. At first Phil thought Noah was going overboard to forget Mason¡¯s death and the horrors of abduction, but if not that... -If not that, then he had really made some progress. Any person who not only saves Noah¡¯s life, but also fills the vacuum left behind by Mason, may it be Haley or even a dog, Phil will serve them with all his loyalty. And also, once he actually met Haley Lusk, that guy was pretty likeable. He wasn¡¯t flirty, and his personality was manly and clean. He was aware that Haley was a slutty guy who had dirtily rubbed himself on Noah, but when actually having a conversation with him, Phil couldn¡¯t resist feeling refreshed. He thought that, after he came back alive Haley had changed a lot... but still, when he saw these pictures he had to reconsider. Phil considered about Noah¡¯s feeling and wondered how he should cover up the pictures, but Noah interrupted his thoughts. ¡°Ah. I don¡¯t care about those pictures. The one I¡¯m interested in is this.¡± Noah held a picture with his fingertips and waved. Phil looked at the picture with puzzlement. That picture also had Haley, with crutches and a slightly tired face. He was getting into a car owned by the same man with whom he had secretly met and had sex with in the former pictures. ¡°And this is what I should take care of.¡± Noah looked at the back of the picture. ¡®He is having an affair. Break up with him. You can¡¯t handle him.¡¯ It seemed like the words were written in red paint, the same color of a previous picture that had red paint poured over Haley¡¯s car. He¡¯s having an affair? Leaving Noah? Phil stared at the picture and blinked and looked at Noah, who was actually smiling as if he heard a funny joke. Noah flicked the picture back to look at Haley getting into the car and murmured, ¡®He¡¯s gotten careless.¡¯ Well, he did tire him outst night. He probably would get into not only his ex-lover¡¯s car that he didn¡¯t even know about, but also the stalker¡¯s car. Still it was a relief that it was not as dangerous, because he didn¡¯t get in the car without unknowing that it was the stalker¡¯s. ¡°That man having an affair...¡± Noah, who mumbled and threw the picture on the floor, lightly said, ¡®We¡¯veughed and rested for a bit. We should quickly get back to work now.¡¯ Because of his not only cool but insane reaction, Phil stuttered ¡®Uh, Huh? Yes,¡¯ and picked up the pictures on the floor and cleaned up the blood on the floor. Noah sat down on his seat and remembered the sentence behind the picture and chuckled. Mason having an affair, with a man, while feeling it so much that he wasing until his lower part was drenched wet, he was a straight man who naturally resisted that kind of pleasure. But still he had said, ¡®I like it¡¯ instead of ¡®dislike or awful¡¯. Because he had said it indifferently, very much like Mason, Noah felt more desperate. He was already blindly obsessed thinking that if Mason was alive he didn¡¯t need anything, but what is he going to do if this feeling got bigger? Noah realized with surprise that his feelings had gotten deeper already andnguidly leaned on the chair holding the documents. ¡°Um, there¡¯s something inside the bouquet of flowers...¡± Phil, who was cleaning the floor, removed a hand-sized ck machine from amongst the roses and showed it to him. ¡°...It looks like a receiver.¡± A listening device, which doesn¡¯t show where it was nted, equipped with a receiver. -Noah stared at that thing with hisnguid eyes and smiled bending his eyes. ¡°Since we got it, should we listen?¡± He said as if he was expecting to hear something interesting this time and rested his chin on his sped hands... *** ¡®Are you having fun with that son of a bitch these days? At Tim¡¯s question, Mason thought about it a little and said. ¡°.... Yeah, it¡¯s good.¡± Tim frowned at Mason¡¯s answer and chuckled, ¡®Hah,¡¯ like he was speechless. He parked the car on the side of the street and turned around to Mason. Mason looked at him with an indifferent expression. ¡°Do you like money so much? You are doing well these days, huh?¡± ¡®That son of a bitch is fully sponsoring you, isn¡¯t he?¡¯ Tim asked a little excited, and Mason answered, ¡®Yeah, I like that part too.¡¯ Tim probably didn¡¯t expect Haley to admit it so easily and looked at him like he was a bit sick of him. ¡°Why? You told me to ask him for a car.¡± Mason asked with the boldest face possible. Tim scanned Mason, from top to bottom, and said. ¡°I heard you changed a lot, but you haven¡¯t changed at all.¡± He took out a cigarette and lit it and deeply inhaled it. He opened the car widow and exhaled the smoke. Mason thought about the cigarette he had quit for Haley¡¯s sake and smacked his lips. Tim probably felt his stare and handed him a cigarette, but Mason said, ¡®No thanks, I quit,¡¯ and refused unconvincingly. Tim looked at him with what the heck face and sneered, ¡®Haley Lusk quits smoking? Why don¡¯t you tell me you quit drugs too?¡¯ ¡°Mm. I don¡¯t do drugs too.¡± When Mason said indifferently, Tim looked at him like he couldn¡¯t believe him. Mason rolled down the widow and let the smoke escape and indifferently averted his eyes. ¡°Hah, you, seriously! Do you know how fake your acting really is? It is giving me goose bumps. When you pretended not to know me a while ago, your eyes didn¡¯t even shake.¡± Because I didn¡¯t. Mason hid his sigh and replied with a little annoyance. ¡°We don¡¯t even know each other that well.¡± Thinking about Haley¡¯s personality, it was obvious what kind of rtionship he would have had with his man. Either Haley clung onto him and relied on him or just simply used him as a sex partner. Seeing Tim¡¯s reaction, those two were probably somewhere in the middle. ¡°Haley. Hey.¡± He called him like that was enough. ¡°The fact that you got on my car, doesn¡¯t that mean something? Why are you ying so hard to get? Are you saying that you really got on my car because you were annoyed at those reporters and their cameras?¡± Instead of answering him, Mason showed an indifferent face. Tim couldn¡¯t believe Mason¡¯s reaction and said, ¡®Bullshit!¡¯ ¡°Raycarlton gives you a lot of money and treats you nicely, but sex with him was probably shitty. Do you think I don¡¯t know your lower body¡¯s business? Spit it you honestly, if we go to my house and bang, it¡¯ll be good for both of us. Why are you acting like this? Did I ask you to break up with Raycarlton?¡± Even before Mason could answer, Tim asked again. ¡°You followed me because his dick was small, isn¡¯t it?¡± ¡®Huh? You missed my big thing, right?¡¯ Tim stroked on top of his crotch and Mason nced at his penis that was etched on top of his pants. ¡°That loser gets kidnapped. Your greedy anus must have twitched, asking for more, but he probably got worn out. No, did you guys even do it?¡± ¡®That thing, maybe he has erectile dysfunctional?¡¯ Tim smiled with a proud face. He was probably confident in his sexual prowess and continued. ¡°Good for both of us. You know, I¡¯m not asking for you do date me? Just like how it used to be, let¡¯s just solve our lower body parts¡¯ businesses. You are probably dying because it feels empty these days. Aren¡¯t I right?¡± Mason looked at Tim¡¯s face that was smiling with his teeth showing and looked at his penis that was sticking out and assessed it. Mason knew very well what kind of talk could hurt him as a man and make it easy for him to chase him away. ¡°There was a misunderstanding.¡± Mason noticeably stared at Tim¡¯s penis and said, ¡°I really just wanted to borrow your car.... Sorry, but Noah¡¯s dick is much better.¡± ¡°.... What?¡± ¡°Longer, thicker, and really hard.... Ah, honestly it¡¯s not even a joke.¡± Mason looked at Tim¡¯s and thought of Noah¡¯s big and scary looking penis as he said, ¡®Hm.., about this big?¡¯ Mason showed the estimated size with his hand, and Tim wrinkled his face. ¡°Don¡¯t lie. That son of a bitch is that big?¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Instead of arguing that he is right, Mason pretended to taste it with his mouth. At his expression, Tim¡¯s mouth gaped open. ¡°When he puts it in, my inside gets really tight. Like it¡¯s gonna rip. Because it¡¯s so big, even if he doesn¡¯t move, I go crazypletely. Hah.¡± Mason stopped his sentence as if saliva got collected in his mouth. With some truths, he simply added what Haley would say and trembled to show his excitement. ¡°In the end, I couldn¡¯te anymore, so I begged him to stop in tears. -Well, honestly, you weren¡¯t like that.¡± Mason pretended to be an airhead. Tim¡¯s face got red. Mason showed a doleful expression and said after a sigh. ¡°Sorry, rather than his money or support, I¡¯m seeing Noah because I like his dick. You know what kind of a person I am.¡± ¡®Didn¡¯t you see an article about how I clung onto him in order to borrow his dick?¡¯ Mason purposely emphasized on the word ¡®dick.¡¯ ¡°But if I do it with you right now, I think my bottom is gonna feel too empty.¡± ¡°Fuck you. Hey!¡± ¡°Ah, why are you shouting?¡± Mason acted annoyed and looked around. It seemed like there was no paparazzi following them. After rifying his rtionship with Tim, he¡¯ll never talk to him again. ¡®All men are the same.¡¯ Mason gave a final shot to get rid of all his feelings. ¡°Are you really not gonna give me a ride? It¡¯s really hard to catch a cab in this kind of a ce....¡± ¡°You, really!¡± Tim lifted his hand like he was going to hit Mason, and at that moment, Mason¡¯s phone rang in his pocket. -Noah Raycarlton What an impable timing? Mason thought about it for a second, before answering the phone, at the same time warily keeping an eye on Tim. ¡°Ah, Noah?¡± ¡°I¡¯m heading there now, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Before Mason could say that, Noah bet him to it. [Don¡¯t ride in a cab. I¡¯ll send you a car. Ride back on that. -Where is your current location exactly?] ¡°...Pardon? Here. An intersection going to West Hollywood...¡± ¡®But how did you know I was going to hire a cab?¡¯ Mason blinked and heard his voice say on the other end, ¡®...Pardon? Here. An intersection going to West Hollywood...¡¯ with a small dy and opened his mouth. [Sorry. I wasn¡¯t nning to eavesdrop, but someone gave it to me as a gift.] [I listened only as a consideration to their thoughtful gift....] Noah¡¯s voice was mixed withughter. ¡°Uh, that... perhaps...¡± Mason rolled his eyes with a shocked face, and Tim, who was smoking, nced at him. ¡°Why?¡± He could clearly hear his voice ¡®Uh. That. Perhaps,¡¯ and ¡®Why?¡¯ Tim¡¯s annoyed voice through the phone. Mason gasped and dug through Tim¡¯s car. He didn¡¯t have to look long for it. When he opened the air conditioner fan with a bit of strength, a ck listening device dropped out. ¡°What is that?¡± Tim dropped his cigarette in surprise and asked. A secondter, a slightly clearer voice asked, ¡®What is that?¡¯ through the phone. Seemed like Mason had found out the bug, Noah thought. Mason heard himugh at the other end. [The talk about my dick, I hope you can tell me in detail when we meet... Is that possible?] ------------------------------------------------------------ Jokes on you guyssss! It¡¯s not Tim hehe Sorry that I¡¯mte! But this part was long~ BTW I changed the mobile version to web version... It can be temporary or permanent depends on if I find a way to stop taking our work... Continue to Part 2 Chapter 3 part2

Kill the Lights (Sidetrack 3 Part 2)

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang Noah¡¯s tone wasnguid; Mason moved his lips to speak but dropped his eyes. The red paint stain.... He now knew how a trace of the stalker could have gotten on the passenger seat. Mason felt like a sinner sitting in front of the stalker¡¯s paraphernalia; the letter that Tony got out of the trashcan, a CCTV video, Haley¡¯s pictures and razor des and the receiver that Noah had, and finally, the bug he found in Tim¡¯s car. Phil simply wore an indifferent expression but his eyes were like ¡®Really? Is that what happened...?¡¯ as he glimpsed at Mason. Noah, on the other hand, had a mysterious face and was watching the CCTV video. ¡°Watching this, it¡¯s not easy to recognize who could it be. He¡¯s in the blind zone, also he has covered himselfpletely.¡± They tried to zoom in multiple times on the CCTV video, but couldn¡¯t figure out who poured paint on the car. ¡°Do you have anyone in mind, Tony? -This ce isn¡¯t a somewhere a reporter could enter easily, so it must be an insider. How was he able to put the letter inside the script?¡± Tony shivered like he was grateful for Noah¡¯s question and said, ¡®I, I¡¯m not sure.¡¯ ¡°His height seems to be around.... 5.4 feet. He is quite small for a man. It could be a woman. She can secure bugs, but obviously is careless...¡± Noah proimed while watching the video and from the evidences ¡°the stalker¡± had left behind. Tony only mumbled; he appeared to want to reply, but may be didn¡¯t have anything to say. ¡°It looks like he¡¯s been watching Haley for a long time. These pictures, and expecting you to have car sex with Tim Daniel...¡± ¡®That¡¯s probably why he sent a receiver to me saying you are having an affair, am I right?¡¯ -Noah looked at Mason as he said it. ¡°...Mm¡± Mason quietly avoided the question and turned his face, and Noahughed quietly. ¡°Anyway...okay. Looks like he¡¯s having a problem with Haley¡¯s behavior these days. The scandal with me has garnered people¡¯s attention, and everyone likes you, it turns out. The star, who was once only for him, became a star for everyone. Mm.... It¡¯s probably something hard to handle.¡± Noah nodded as if he understood the stalker. ¡°Well, let¡¯s take this slowly. It doesn¡¯t look very dangerous, seeing what he¡¯s been doing so far.¡± The razors they sent for a checkup did not have any germs or toxins. If the stalker was brave, he would probably have gotten some AIDS virus and rather than pouring paint on Tony¡¯s car, he would¡¯ve set it on fire. He couldn¡¯t stand this situation, but at the same time, he didn¡¯t want people to focus on him and start an investigation. ¡°Maybe it was a celebrity, so don¡¯t leave out any possibilities and pay close attention. Haley, I was already thinking of having some bodyguards apany you. Since it turned out to be like this, please have some bodyguards around you from now onwards.¡± ¡°Ve, very sensitive and kind.¡± Tony expressed his gratefulness at Noah¡¯s generosity. His looked as if he couldn¡¯t believe that Noah Raycarlton was sitting across him and talking softly to them. It wasn¡¯t their first time meeting. They have already met several times, but he was like this every other time. Noah smiled prettily at Tony. Tony nked out and tapped Mason as if to show, ¡®Look, Noah smiled at me.¡¯ ¡°.......¡± Mason looked at Noah like stop teasing Tony, and Noah rushed to talk to Mason as if he has been waiting for this chance. ¡°And I think you have something to tell me.¡± ¡°........¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think you want to say it in front of other people.¡± Noah nodded his head like he understood and asked Phil and Tony to leave. ¡°I have something to talk to him, so would you guys kindly step outside?¡± Phil said, ¡®Mm...¡¯ and stood up with an ufortable face, and Tony stood up with a disappointed face and said, ¡®I, I see.¡¯ ¡°No... I really don¡¯t have anything to talk about with two of us...¡± Staying alone with Noah in this situation- Mason couldn¡¯t stand his embarrassment. So he stood up quickly, and Noah tilted his head to say- ¡°Really? Then should we talk in front of everybody?¡± Noah said, ¡®I don¡¯t mind,¡¯ and opened his mouth saying, ¡®So, how did my dick look...¡¯ Mason flinched and pushed Phil and Tony¡¯s by their shoulders out of the room. ¡°............¡± Bam. He closed and leaned against the door so that they couldn¡¯te in and stared at Noah with a slight blush on his face. Noah smiled like he knew this would happen. ¡°Have a seat. Your legs must be ufortable.¡± He sat on the table in front of the sofa and said kindly. Mason quietly sighed and dragged his legs once again to sit on the sofa. Tiredness poured in. ¡®If only I copsed right now, then I don¡¯t have to bear with this situation.¡¯ Mason was tempted, but he couldn¡¯t get off that easily. ¡°Don¡¯t have that serious expression. It was just, fun... I know why you said that to Tim Daniel. There was no better strategy than talking like that to chase a man away.¡± ¡°....Thank you for understanding.¡± Mason rubbed his slightly flushed forehead. Noah said, ¡®It must¡¯ve been difficult for you,¡¯ and asked. ¡°Was it your first time meeting Haley¡¯s ex-partner?¡± Mason nodded his head. He could¡¯vee across somebody that he didn¡¯t know about, but this was the first time someone came right up to him. ¡°If you meet people like that in the future, are you thinking of chasing them away using the same method? Saying that my dick is so big you can¡¯t help but love it?¡± ¡°.... Who knows? It¡¯s something I¡¯ll think about then...¡± Mason simply blurred his reply. Actually no one would want to talk with that handsome man about his dick. How can I good-naturedly make my escape? Mason rolled his eyes and suddenly noticed the bandages wrapped around Noah¡¯s fingers. ¡°.... Those fingers...¡± Noah looked at his hand, since Mason was staring at it and said smiling, ¡®Ah. Paper cut and razors- You weren¡¯t paying attention this whole time, huh? I¡¯ve already told you about this.¡¯ ¡°The razors didn¡¯t have any germs. They were just clean cuts. It¡¯s good that you worry, but it isn¡¯t a major injury.¡± ¡°.... I see.¡± He thought it must¡¯ve been painful, looking at the blood smeared on top of the bandages. But saying that out loud would seem overprotective, so he kept quiet. ¡°Hm.¡± Noah squinted his eyes and stared at Mason, until Mason looked up cautiously. ¡°....Why are you looking at me like that?¡± When Mason asked, Noahnguidly tilted his head and said. ¡°Just thinking, what kind of expression did you wear.... When you said that you liked my dick?¡± Mason¡¯s face suddenly froze, and Noah said, ¡®Ah. Of course, I know you were trying to chase that man away,¡¯ and stared at Mason. ¡°With what kind of expression did you say how it felt to have me in you? How would you have talked abouting with a lewd expression... I¡¯m endlessly imagining.¡± Noah scanned Mason¡¯s face in detail with piercing eyes, and Mason quickly stood up. Noah pulled his arm and made him fall back and lie down on the sofa. Mason frowned as his back touched the sofa. ¡°Are you unpleasant because of this situation?¡± Noah ttened Mason¡¯s frowning eyebrows. ¡°Noah, I¡¯m...¡± ¡°Honestly, my mind is split. Half of me is thinking that this situation is funny and pleasant, but the other half is going mad, imagining you making lewd expressions in front of another son of a bitch. - Imagining what kind of face you made, has my dick erect, but that son of a bitch probably was also stimted, which is making me mad.¡± Noah smiled as he repeated himself and touched Mason¡¯s ck hair spreading on the sofa. He grabbed hold of some and lightly kissed it. ¡°Of course, I know I¡¯m not in a position to be jealous...¡± Noah blurred his words and smiled slightly as he leaned his forehead on Mason¡¯s chest and let out a low sigh. Mason tried to move away worrying that his heartbeat could be heard by Noah, but Noah grabbed his clothes as if clinging to it. ¡°I¡¯m extremely happy right now, just the fact that I can be next to you, I¡¯m so happy that I could die.¡± ¡®I can even touch you. You said you liked me¡¯, Noah whispered with the sweetest voice. ¡°Why do I keep getting greedy? I don¡¯t know why myself....¡± Mason quietly sighed at Noah¡¯s voice that tickled his heart. Mason felt like being on an emotional rollercoaster because of Noah¡¯s opposing actions. At one point he would tease him with lewd words, but immediately act heartbroken as if he¡¯s done nothing wrong. It would be different if he could harshly reject either of them, but that was not so easy. Haley¡¯s body responded to the lewd Noah and Mason felt whipped around by the heartbroken one. Noahughed lowly at Mason¡¯s sigh as if this was inevitable. ¡°I¡¯m stretching out my legs because you keep giving me space.¡± He said sweetly and bit Mason¡¯s chest and nipples on top of his clothes. Mason startled and tried to shrug him off, but Noah raised his head, kissed him on his lips. The kiss was sticky, lewd and persistent. Noah got Mason¡¯s lips to open and made him stick out his tongue such that, saliva started to drool down. ¡°No, I have a shoot tomorr...¡± Mason, who moved his head trying to avoid it, barely seeded in separating their lips before he spit out the words. Noah already had his hard thing pressed against Mason¡¯s and said. ¡°So.... How was this again? Didn¡¯t you say that you came right away with this thing inside of you?¡± ¡®You were definitely like that yesterday.¡¯ Noah chuckled recallingst night¡¯s escapade. Mason felt sweat pouring down his forehead and said, ¡®That, I...,¡¯ and avoided eye contact. ¡°I feel like you based it based on some truth. It¡¯s hard to trick someone with a 100% lie. Yours probably had some modicum of truth. How much truth did you mix it with? 50? 80? May be 100%?¡± Noah erotically rubbed his penis. He was about to take his pants off and shove his penis in, and Mason turned pale enough to copse right away. If they had sex like yesterday, he might not able to get to the shoot even if he crawled. ¡°.....¡± He wanted to push Noah away and say no, but he felt hisher regions grow hotter and panted. His body, which had figured out how Noah¡¯s penis moved and what kind of pleasure it could give, was getting excited as soon his penis rubbed his lower part. His mouth was already filling with saliva. No, I really shouldn¡¯t be like this... Noah¡¯s finger nudged between his lips, even as he was panicking. ¡°Try to suck it.¡± Noah whispered in a wet voice, and Mason hesitated and puckered his lips. No, his heart hesitated, but his lips hastily licked Noah¡¯s finger. ¡°Wonder if you said it with this face.¡± ¡®That you like my dick¡¯ -Noah said quietly and stared at Mason¡¯s face that was licking his finger. Noah lingered on his face a little while longer before asking- ¡°Are you worried about the shoot tomorrow?¡± The finger left his mouth, and Mason nodded, feeling the saliva drip out of his mouth. Noah touched Mason¡¯s hair as if he were a bit puzzled. He petted his hair that was slightly drenched with sweat and mumbled happily, ¡®Yes, this body seemed weak.¡¯ ¡°Then do you want to do it with your mouth?¡± Noah asked while covering Mason¡¯s lips with his. His tongue darted out to lick his cheek. ¡°I want to see, how deliciously you¡¯ll eat it.¡± ¡®You even sucked my finger so deliciously¡¯. Noah raised his body that was leaning on Mason and unbuckled his pants, disying proudly his erect penis. ¡°.......¡± Mason covered his mouth with his hand and swallowed the saliva that had already collected aplenty. Just like yesterday he thought that it was a disgusting and a horribly huge thing, but also felt that it somehow looked sexier today. Mason, who realized the difference, closed his eyes and moaned unconsciously. Because of that expression, Noah spit out a curse like he couldn¡¯t hold it in anymore and pulled Mason¡¯s hair and dragged it to his crotch. A lewd smell suddenly filled his senses. ¡°Huh.¡± Even before he could feel repulsed about sucking another man¡¯s thing, Noah¡¯s huge prick pushed into his mouth. ¡°Don¡¯t, use your teeth...¡± Noah¡¯s voice was coarse. His head got hot, and his vision grew blurry. He felt like the thing inside his mouth was sweet. He rubbed the shaft with his lips and lifted his head to suck it. He knew it in his head that he couldn¡¯t possibly take the entire length into his mouth, but his tongue, which was looking for something sweet, licked his thing, even as his lips tried to swallow it. ¡°It¡¯s a mess.¡± Noah mumbled quietly, and he was right. Sucking or not, it was a mess. The thing was so huge that even with only half of it inside his mouth, his jaw felt like it could get disced, and he was drooling nonstop. He had never sucked another man¡¯s penis and didn¡¯t ever imagine doing it, but he couldn¡¯t push the chunk out of his mouth. It was a pathetic situation, where he could neither spit it out nor suck it properly. Noah pulled Mason¡¯s hair that he was holding. The penis fell out of his mouth and his saliva spilled. ¡°You got so wet, just from sucking my dick?¡± Noah told him to look. His voice was heated, and Mason bit his lips because his ears were blushing. ¡°I was trying to gain satisfaction from a blowjob, but if it is like this, I cannot hold it in.¡± Heid Mason on the sofa and ripped off his pants. His drenched underwear dropped on the floor in an instant. Mason wiped his lips with the back of his hand and shivered. Paradise came beckoning, as Mason grew sleepy and closed his eyes. But imagining Noah¡¯s penis entering him, he felt his waist shiver and got goose bumps all over his body. ¡°I¡¯m going crazy, seriously....¡± I should be the one to say that -Mason thought what on earth was going on? No matter how men can get erections just with energy to lift a spoon, this was too.... ¡°Ht...¡± He couldn¡¯t think for long about the shock. Noah¡¯s penis, which was slicked with his own saliva, slipped in right away. His inside, which had that thing until dawn, stretched tightly and received the penis as Mason panted. Noah sucked on Mason¡¯s nipples and started to move his hips. Mason closed his eyes at the feeling of the nearing climax. He couldn¡¯t even think, ¡®What should I do with the shoot tomorrow...¡¯ ------------------------------------------------------- Hello! It¡¯s still Monday here! hehe Continue to Part 3 Chapter 3 part3

[BL NOVEL] Kill the Lights (Sidetrack 3 Part 3)

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang ¡°....Are you okay? How are you doing?¡± Tony asked in a desperate and worried tone. Mason, who held a cold towel on his closed eyes, moaned and insincerely answered, ¡®I don¡¯t know.¡¯ ¡°Ugh, my back is ringing...¡± Mason sniffled to himself. His back was ringing, and his insides were throbbing and his body was burning with no energy whatsoever. Because he cried so much, his throat was hoarse and his eyes were swollen. Especially the injured leg; the wound seemed to have reopened and it was as painful as when he got shot. Since it was ate afternoon shoot, he was able to crawl out, but his condition was intolerable. He put a cold towel on his eyes and a medicated patch and hot towel on his back. His face has recovered somehow, but his body was still aching. Honestly, yesterday and today were his first time experiencing the aftermath of sex, so he didn¡¯t know how to treat this. ¡°......¡± Yesterday was.... He didn¡¯t know why he acted like that. Mason tended to be a little loose in his former life, but he was always a professional when it came to his job. He had to be to avoid death, anyhow. He was definitely not a person to suck a man¡¯s dick and forget about tomorrow¡¯s work. If this was a battlefield, he would be dead already and his eyeballs would be rolling on the ground. Of course, this was not a battlefield, but while epting 110 thousand dors, he couldn¡¯t even take care of his body condition and caused everyone trouble. Also, the reason why he became like this was sex, Mason thought; he was stupid and pitiful to have lost himself in sexual desirest night. Drrrr, the cellphone vibrated in his pocket, and Mason slipped his hand inside and slowly pulled it out. When he didn¡¯t even check who it was and answered, ¡®Yes,¡¯ he heard a low voice say, [Mm...] on the other side. [Are you okay?] The main culprit who shook himst night, Noah, asked in a sweet voice, and Mason moaned and answered. ¡°Ah..... Well, maybe I should have taken it slow.¡± Noah wasn¡¯t the only one who couldn¡¯t hold back, so it wasn¡¯t something that he should resent him for, yet he couldn¡¯t help it. He answered back with a slightly depressed tone, and Noah¡¯s quietughter tickled his ear. [That¡¯s true. Honestly I didn¡¯t think you would really go to the shoot.] ¡°I thought I told you that I have a shoot.¡± [That¡¯s right, but.... Since you have not fully recovered yet.] Noah sounded worried. In fact, the media raised concerns about Haley, who returned to the scene without even taking a break of 20 days. They were saying the movie wasing up well and the job consciousness was good, but it¡¯ll be a big problem if he suffered from a sequ on his leg. [I understand that your body is itching, but if you run around like you used to after receiving a stab or a gun shot wound and resting for only one or two weeks, I don¡¯t think your body can handle it.] ¡®Apart from sex, it looks pretty weak, that body.¡¯ -Noah whispered, sounding like he kind of liked it. ¡°Um.... I took it for granted.¡± Mason said pressing the towel on his eyes. While grumbling about Haley¡¯s body being weak, it was definitely his fault for moving around like in his former days. ¡°Still I said I would do it.¡± Since he said he would do it, he had to do it well. But if there were a situation where he cannot, then that would be too bad. ¡°Anyway, if you are not busy, can you keep talking to me? I think hearing your voice through the phone is very.... rxing and nice.¡± Is it because it¡¯s sweet? Strangely after hearing Noah¡¯s voice, he felt like his shoulders that were a little stiff had loosened up. [......] ¡°If you are not annoyed, of course.¡± ¡®If you are busy, we can stop.¡¯ Mason said while thinking quickly, ¡®Did I annoy him too much?¡¯ and Noahughed a whileter. [No, I¡¯m neither busy nor annoyed. -So, what should I talk about? Is there anything you want to hear from me?] ¡°.... How¡¯s your body?¡± Mason asked quietly closing his eyes. Noah was worrying about his health right now, but Noah was also shot. Mason stayed in the hospital for at least two weeks, but Noah didn¡¯t. After getting the wound treated, he visited the hospital once every two or three days, but barely took a break. Mason suffered the worst aftermath of sex, but he did worry about Noah¡¯s injury. Noahughed lowly at Mason¡¯s question. [I¡¯ll be okay as long as I have you.] ¡°.... That¡¯s not what I asked.¡± Mason said feeling his cheek under the towel getting warm. [It might be strange, but I meant it. My oldest and stubborn illnesses from my head. Insomnia, narcolepsy, seizure, stress... Those threaten my health.] ¡°......¡± [If you meant the other wounds, they are healing well. It seems like I¡¯m producing a lot of endorphins. The doctor was amazed at my healing ability. Four days from now, on Saturday, I¡¯m going to unwrap the bandage, and it¡¯s already not bothering my daily life.] ¡®Of course that includes sex.¡¯ -Noah addednguidly in a sultry voice. ¡°..... It does seem like it.¡± Yesterday and the day before yesterday, it definitely weren¡¯t the actions of an injured person. Mason, who answered with a little bit of a sigh, moved his lips and asked. ¡°Now.... Can you sleep well?¡± Could Noah¡¯s old illness really be cured just by him staying at his side? When he was 17, he stayed with him, but at that time Noah was in an extremely bad situation. [Mm.] Noah dragged the word like he was thinking. [Who knows? I can¡¯t say it ispletely cured, but it¡¯s getting better.... It¡¯ll be even better if you sleep next to me.] Noahughed slightly and made it sound like a joke. Mason took off the towel on his face and opened his eyes. ¡°That is...¡± When Mason tried to open his mouth, Gloria shouted, ¡®We¡¯re going to start soon! Haley, get ready!¡¯ from behind his back. It seemed like the previous shoot had ended. ¡°Uh.....¡± Mason hesitated, and he heard Noah¡¯sugh lowly over the phone. [I forgot that the person who¡¯s busy is actually you and not me. Go. We¡¯ll talk more when you get home tonight.] ¡°No, wai... -Huh, okay.¡± Mason, who was about to stop Noah, looked around and just nodded his head. Sophie and other staff were waiting to do the makeup that got pushed over in order to soothe Mason¡¯s face. ¡°Later then...¡± Mason bit his lips as he said it, and Noah replied, ¡®Don¡¯t overwork, just do a passing job,¡¯ in a un-sponsorly manner and hung up the phone. ¡°Makeup, can I start?¡± Sophie asked smilingly. Mason hesitated, clutching the turned off phone and said, ¡®Sorry.¡¯ ¡°It¡¯s okay. After this scene, we¡¯re going to film under water, so I¡¯m not gonna apply a lot of makeup. Your skin is nice anyway.¡± Sophie put down the makeup equipment and started right away. While she was cleaning up the redness around his eyes, Mason put on the ck contact lenses. ¡°You seemed to have some fever... Are you okay?¡± Sophie asked because she could feel the heat over the sponge. ¡°Ah, it¡¯s okay.¡± He wasn¡¯t sure whether it was because of Noah that his cheek got hot or if his body was just unwell, but Mason replied it was all right anyway, waving his hand. ¡°You have to run in the rainter, your legs are not good, and add to it the fever, whew... Because the Director is too desperate, you must feelpelled.¡± ¡®Since it got postponed, we can rx a little,¡¯ Sophie said and Mason smiled perplexedly. ¡°While you weren¡¯t here, the Director kept babbling ¡®Haley, Haley¡¯.... He was getting unbearable, as if he was the one who got shot.¡± Sophie said that he wasining so much that she wanted to shoot him. ¡°Is that so?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t even mention it. Today his face is bright, as if he could fly.¡± ¡®And yesterday he was acting like the sky had fallen¡¯. Sophie spoke as she tapped the makeup on Mason¡¯s face. ¡°Of course, I like putting makeup on you, Haley.¡± Sophie said smiling, ¡®Your skin is nice, your face is small and it is over so fast that I feel sad.¡¯ ¡°After listening to a gentle lip service, I feel like I¡¯m really back at the set.¡± ¡°Oh my, it¡¯s not a lip service!¡± Sophie giggled and put down the equipment. Mason nced at the mirror. His eye area that was red, were definitely covered up. ¡°Thank you. Thanks to you, I won¡¯te out like a carp on the screen.¡± ¡°How can such a beautiful face look like carp?¡± If that facees out like a carp, the Director has to close down his business. She said gently and cleaned up the equipment. Right then, Gloria approached them. ¡°Are you done? -Mm, good. That looks passable. The swelling went down just like that? It¡¯s a good face to do stic surgery.¡± With an enviously animated smile, Gloria said, ¡°Well, there¡¯s nowhere to be fixed,¡± and turned away causally. ¡°......¡± Mason, who looked at the mirror in confusion, thought, ¡®I¡¯m already used to it. It looks so much like my face. Is it because of the eye and hair color?¡¯ and turned around. ¡°Good. They are ready to go, so let¡¯s get started right away.¡± Gloria said, checking Mason¡¯s clothes, hair, and makeup in detail. ¡°.....¡± Mason saw Vick, who was looking at him with a face full of expectations. He straightened up his back that was slouching slightly. As he took a brief breath, Gloria, who was checking the script, turned around to face him. ¡°Are you nervous because it¡¯s been a while?¡± Has it been 16 days? At her question, instead of answering, he simply smiled. He was indeed nervous. Not because it had been a while, but because whenever he stood in front of the camera, he grew nervous little by little. That strange feeling of bing another person, who was unfamiliar to him and moved like something possessed him; those things made Mason nervous. Gloria probably understood something from Mason¡¯s smile; she swiped away the dust on his shoulders and said. ¡°I said something useless. You¡¯ve lived in front of the camera your whole life.¡± ¡®And look at you smiling so rxed right now.¡¯ -She smiled brightly and pushed him lightly to go and stand in front of the camera. Mason walked to the camera and stared at the lenses recording him. Soon, the filming started. --------------------------------------------------------------- Hi guys! On time this time! Continue to Sidetrack 4 Chapter 3.1 03Director Ryan Cougar who directed the drama ¡®Clue¡¯ for past 10 years indifferently looked at the man in front of him. Liz. Haley Lusk. Haley, that scapegoat... Cougar didn¡¯t like Haley when he first met him.10 years ago. Acquaintance of his rmended Haley because he was pretty, and more people will watch it if hees out. He said if he¡¯s not good at acting, they can teach him, so what¡¯s the big deal? Cougar didn¡¯t like it, but he still gave him the role.That time Cougar did think of it easy. Well, he wasn¡¯t a good actor, but he was still good looking. He had to admit his look matched perfectly with the character¡¯s image. He thought acting will improve once he learns.In result, Haley¡¯s acting was horrible since the beginning of the drama 10 years ago. Unbelievably.No matter how long they taught him, only expression he can do was open his eyes wide and act pretty, and his lines were always unclear. When he screams at his manager to bring a cigarette, he talks like a news anchor, but whenever he is in front of the camera, he talks like half of his tongue is gone.He had some personality. Among all the actors Cougar experienced ¨Ceven actresses- he had the most fickle and dirty personality. He sucked at acting, but his pride was very high. He was jealous of everything and had strong desire, so he alwaysined and wanted the best treatment.On top of that, his only good thing, his face, disappeared over 10 years, and now his rough skin can¡¯t even get covered by the make ups, and they can¡¯t even do the close up for a long time because they were worried if his unclear eyes due to drugs will show on the screen.He was thinking of cutting him, but Haley held a pretty important role. It wasn¡¯t easy for him to fire him, so every season he had a hard time....¡°......¡±Two days ago, when Cougar saw the news headline, he thought he could finally fire Haley without any hesitation.It wasn¡¯t because he was mad at Haley like other writers. Cougar thought the incident with Raynoah is just a private life. Many Americans think Raynoah as their son or as their boyfriend, but there are many other people who think he is just a stranger.Well, Haley did fall pretty low, but not all lovers are on the same level. Andpare to that man, everyone will be too low for him.It¡¯s another reason why Cougar decided to stop Haley froming out in the drama.Noah Raycarlton is the precious grandson of the majority shareholder of IBC, and he himself is the biggest sponsor of the drama ¡®Clue.¡¯ If an employee flirted with the boss and got rejected and caused an incident aboutmitting suicide, even if there was no direct order from the boss, a middle man should fire that employee automatically. If the boss doesn¡¯te because he is ufortable and stops from sponsoring, then it¡¯s a big problem.Today too.Raynoah decided toe to the scene today. I definitely thought Haley wouldn¡¯te today so brought him in, but when they called him to check, Tony desperately said they were on their way.We tried our best to stop them from meeting, but this dying guy came during very awkward time. Cougar had to call Noah¡¯s side toe next time. Blocking a sponsor that we are supposed to look good to is not good at all. That hated guymitted a terrible mistake.But this visiting time is a little awkward time, it¡¯s unlikely to visit during the middle of a season. Assistant director, Penny, was nervous that we might have a problem with their production budget. Right now because of the contract, we won¡¯t have a big problem, but next season we might some problem.Cougar got really annoyed thinking about that. He sat slouched and looked at Haley.Especially today he looked very poor like a normal person. If he was usually like a sharp broken ss, today he was very round. He didn¡¯t know where to focus the camera because he was like amon pebble. It looks like the camera director thinks the same. His face was rotted.He¡¯s doing everything. They said he woke up from dead. It looks like he left his celebrity feeling in the underworld. Cougar didn¡¯t want to even film him, and now Haley looks like some kind of news screen. Cougar swallowed the word ¡®get out¡¯ and thought.I will fuck you up.Cougar thought if he says anything like ¡®I can¡¯t do it because it¡¯s too cold!!¡¯ he will scream get out and exin his death with narration or with other character¡¯s line. I¡¯ll do all those interviews from broadcasts and newspapers and announce all his disrespectful attitudes, so I can put a big rock on top of his already buried grave. So forever, he won¡¯t be able toe back up.It was already so obvious that he won¡¯t even stand 10 minutes. That sensitive Haley getting wet from a cold rain right aftering out of the hospital few hours ago, it¡¯s good if he¡¯s able to stand even 30 second.Cougar gave a signal to the watering person and soon the filming set started to rain. Cougar saw Haley getting wet in instant and gave people a cue sign that¡¯s to cut him off. Chapter 3.2 Mason frowned at the feeling of cold rain drops and looked at the Director side. He gets how ready action means to start but has no idea what to do. What was my first line? No, the line only was ¡®Amy!¡¯¡°Amy....¡±Mason said it awkwardly, and the Director shouted ¡°Cut!!!¡± through the megaphone like he was waiting for it.¡°Hey, you didn¡¯t see the script? Can¡¯t you do it well?¡±Mason was about to honestly say he wasn¡¯t able to look at it well, but Tony came running with a towel and said, ¡°Please hold it for today. Huh? Today is thest day.¡± Mason closed his mouth.¡°There, we are gonna start right away. Come out.¡±Because of the Director¡¯s shout, Tony couldn¡¯t even open the towel and went out carefully.¡°He looks stupider today. What¡¯s wrong with him, like a newbie?¡±¡°He was like that whole 10 years why do you care suddenly? He¡¯s the guy who forgets the lines when he wakes up.¡±Ah, right. Derisiveughs wereing from everywhere. Simon gave them a sign, and it became quiet soon, but the whispering stares were still there.A man with a cap came and insincerely said, ¡°Run to that side and shout¡± and left. Again, Mason got the cold stares from the people and the camera.The Director gave them a sign, and the water started to pour out.Ready action! The Director gave him the cue sign, and Mason ran and shouted, ¡°Amy! Amy!¡± Soon the Director waved his arm and shouted cut.¡°Cut! Hey, Haley. Are you looking for a neighbor¡¯s dog? Faster, look around more desperately!¡±He stood up and shouted loudly with the megaphone.¡°Got it?!¡±The voice was asking for an answer, and Mason said, ¡°Yes¡± and nodded his head.¡°....What?¡±The Director asked back like he didn¡¯t hear it.¡°Uh... I said I will run faster and more desperately.¡±Is it something wrong? Mason answered it clearly, and the Director looked at him with a weird expression for a while.¡°....Director?¡±The Director focused again hearing someone calling for him soon he bit his lips. He had an expression like I won¡¯t leave you alone and called out ¡°Action!¡±¡°Am...¡±Even before Mason was able to say the word Amy, the Director shouted ¡°Cut! Cut!!¡± He shouted at the watering machine that the rain was too weak, and soon a strong rain started to pour out like pouring with a bucket.The Director saw the pouring rain and looked at Mason triumphantly. His expression was like ¡®How is it?¡¯ but Mason calmly asked, ¡°Should I start again?¡± His expression changed to frowning.¡°......¡±Mason pretended to touch his face and sighed. He felt the Director¡¯s ill intention from the beginning, but when he was caught off guard on purpose, the Director seemed madder than before. If he tells what he wants, it will be better, but he properly won¡¯t say it.In the past in Zii, Mason had a superior who didn¡¯t like him like that Director. In Zii superior case, Mason didn¡¯t catch off guard, so the superior applied lead in his gun that Mason was trying to take it to the battle field. Luckily he found it beforehand and after he came back, he beat that bastard, so he can¡¯t get up for six months in the hospital.After that his colleagues or superiors told themselves not to offend him too much.But this time, I had no idea how to make him feel better. If I just do whatever they tell me to do, those mercenaries whose heads are filled with muscle will feel better, but when I just nod at what he¡¯s saying, he looked worst.Actually Mason didn¡¯t get why the Director is making such a triumph face just because he was running in bare feet in the rain. It¡¯s not like pulling out finger nails or toe nails. It¡¯s just walking a few steps under the cold rain.He did feel like his body temperature was going down, but it wasn¡¯t serious. Many other times when he had to hold his shivering and breath to wait for the target in the rain,pare to those time, ¡®shivering from the cold¡¯ is not just a stage direction, and it¡¯s something very natural reaction.No matter how strong the rain drops are, those are not even a bullet there is no way there can be a damage from it.But the Director thinks the rain is some kind of a great weapon, he waved his arm and made it stronger.¡°¨CAction!¡±After the cue sign, Mason started run and shout ¡°Amy! ....Amy!¡± He pretended to run desperately without knowing who this Amy is. This time a script flew right next to his head. He unconsciously dodged it and looked at the Director. The Director¡¯s face was bright red.¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡±He quickly bowed, and the filming set became really quiet.¡°....Should... I cut?¡±Somebody with the camera asked the Director, and the Director shouted ¡°cut!¡± little bitte. The Director looked mad like something wasn¡¯t going as he nned. Tony came running with a big towel.¡°Are you okay? Cold right?¡±¡°Well, it¡¯s not that bad.¡±Mason shrugged his shoulders, and Tony twitched like he was shocked.¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±¡°No, no. It¡¯s not that bad to lose your memory.... I just go emotional by myself so don¡¯t worry.¡±Tony had a crying face and carefully dried Mason¡¯s face and trembled.¡°Who is Amy anyway?¡±He asked wondering who this Amy is, and Tony said ¡°Hm?¡± and looked around and pointed ¡°It¡¯s her.¡± There was a small person behind Simon who¡¯s looking at this way with a worried face. It was a small red hair girl.A little girl? Mason looked at the girl with a curious face and turned his head when the Director called, ¡°Haley!¡±¡°Think about it. Who is Amy? Is it a sex partner you metst night?¡±¡°No.¡±That small girl can¡¯t be a sex partner he metst night, so he answered no. The Director screamed, ¡°Yes it¡¯s not! You lost your daughter in this rain where a serial killer is roaming around. How can you act so calm?¡±A daughter? ¨CMason frowned little bit, and the Director was still nagging. Tony was keep saying, ¡°Sorry. It¡¯s gonna be over soon. I don¡¯t know what¡¯s wrong with the Director today.¡±Mason looked at the girl with a set expression who was looking at this way behind Simon¡¯s leg.¡°Tony. I don¡¯t want to do this...¡±¡°Uh, what, what? ¨CAh, Director, our actor is ready. Let¡¯s start right away!¡±Mason said it with dislike expression. Tony got surprised and pretended he didn¡¯t hear it and hurried the Director. He ran away and hid behind the staffs, and the Director said it like he was warning him again.¡°This is yourst chance, Haley. How long are you gonna make us film only your part? Can¡¯t you see other actors are waiting?¡±Mason took a nce of that little girl named Amy. The girl looked little annoyed because of his stare.¡°......¡±Mason sighed. That child¡¯s role is... a daughter that I lost... I really wanted to say I don¡¯t want to do it, but before that he heard the Director¡¯s cue sign.¡°Action!¡±Mason bit his lips and ran in the rain. A camera followed him right behind him, Mason pant as much as he can like the Director asked and shouted, ¡°Amy.¡± Somehow I felt like my throat was choking. Mason purposely shouted louder.¡°Amy!¡±Between the rain and the wind, part of his past passed by. He felt like the rain that¡¯s smearing into his lips tasted bitter. Chapter 3.3 Mason used to have a daughter. It was a child between him and a woman he met in a bar when he was 20. It wasn¡¯t like he specially loved that woman, but he was pretty happy when they got a child. He was always feltcking in family because he grew up as an orphan.The child was like a cotton candy. She was small, sweet, and sparkling. She was like a blessing in Mason¡¯s tough life. He made a family, and when that child grew up a little and smiled, he felt like he could do anything. He worked whatever he can to earn money and luckily during that time he got a job as a police. He felt like only happy life was waiting for him.But the child and the wife couldn¡¯t live long. It wasn¡¯t because they were weak or sick. The thing that took away his child and his wife was a rapist he caught before.Unfortunately it was the day when the child turned two.That day was raining really heavily. His work ended little bitte, so he was walking little bit fast holding a small cake and a doll as a present. He didn¡¯t have an umbre, so he was covering the doll with his body, so it doesn¡¯t get wet. When he ran to his front door, inside the dark house, he smelled something fishy. Somehow he had a bad feeling.His memory buried deep inside startede up because of the simr situation. When he bit his lips and looked up, Tony was waving his hand like ¡®Do you line! Line!¡¯¡°....Amy,¡±Mason murmured like he was breathing. Because of the coldness or the memory, his body started to shiver.He pressed the bell twice, three time, but no one came out. Mason opened the door with his key and went in. His hand with the key was trembling so much that he quietly murmured ¡®What¡¯s wrong....¡¯His hand missed the key hole twice and by the time when he got in, the doll was drenched wet from the rain. A wet doll fall on the floor, but he couldn¡¯t pick it up because in front of his eyes, the living room was messy with blood, flesh, and hair.¡°Amy...!¡±Mason screamed because of the sudden revive of the memory of the time of chilling sensation. He frowned feeling he was getting naked in front of the people. And that time the Director shouted, ¡°Cut!¡±The water stopped, and Mason took a deep breath and looked up. The Director was checking the scene probably because he got an okay scene to use. The assistant director came and exined the next scene.¡°.....¡±Mason wasn¡¯t listening. He rubbed the goose bump on his cheek.In the past, always, when he remembered his dead daughter and wife, he just stayed expressionless and kept his mouth closed. When he felt sad, he felt better when he went to a quiet ce by himself. Because he was always like that, Mason thought he was pretty good at hiding his feeling. No matter what he felt deep inside, he can justughter and think about something else.But when he pretended he was sad and desperate and screamed, he couldn¡¯t hide his feeling. It¡¯s just reading a line, but since the situation was simr, it was harder to hide his feeling.A short acting during his mission had a clear goal. Like few days ago, lying to someone and sneak in or stealing confidential information. If he adlibbed and pushed that person, that person got confused and got tricked easily. He didn¡¯t have to put his feeling in and didn¡¯t have to retrieve his memory like this.Acting. It¡¯s more annoying than I thought. Mason panicked a little and frowned.¡°If there is a signal..., are you listening?¡±He turned because of a sharp tone, and a man with a cap was looking at him with an annoyed face. He looked at Mason like he really hated him and gave him a capsule.¡°Keep this in your mouth and if there is a signal, bite it. One streak of blood. Got it? ¨CI heard you died once yesterday?¡±I heard your heart stopped then you should be good at acting dead. ¨CHe said it twistedly and even before Mason tried to say something, he ran away. The cold rain started to pour again. Even before he was able to calm his emotion, the Director sent a cue sign.¡°Amy....,¡±Mason found a small shoe and kneeled down in front. Looking at a small shoe with water collected inside, a bad memory passed by. When a wet teddy bear fell on the ground, water from the doll spread on the floor and got mixed in with the blood in front of the door.Once a memory from past came out, every small evidence made easier to remember. Mason couldn¡¯t hide or let out his frowning expression. He just held the shoe with a trembling hand.-Click.He heard a gun getting loaded. Bang! Soon there was a gun sound, and Mason looked up to see the person. A man with a ck clothes who was waiting said,¡°I¡¯m sorry about this. This time I was faster.¡± Because it was dark and raining, he could only see his white teeth. It actually felt like a smoke wasing out from the gun. Instead of Mason saying a stupid line ¡°Where is Amy...,¡± he just red at the man and bit his lips. It was his first time seeing the man, but at that moment Mason felt like that man was the murderer who killed his wife. He felt like that man was Aaron who killed him, too. He didn¡¯t know how actual actors act, but that moment, he couldn¡¯t take the job businesslike.The feeling went overboard. Without him realizing, he bit his teeth and sticky liquid spread in his mouth.¡°.....¡±When a sweet vor different from actual blood taste spread in my mouth, my conscience came back.That man is not that bastard. It can¡¯t be that bastard. Because Mason already killed that bastard.When his wife and his child died, instead of catching him and put him in a jail, Mason quit being a cop and joined the biggest mercenarypany in the United States, Zii.After he signed the body disimer contract, the first thing he did was to find that rapist and shoot him until his body turned into a bee hive and stabbed him into pieces. Until the police came and hand cuffed him, Mason was still shredding that bastard¡¯s intestine.Zii got him a very expensivewyer that he can¡¯t even afford with a debt. He came out from the court with three months of probation. After that he worked in Zii since then. That was already more than 10 years ago.¡°.....¡±Once his conscience came back, acting was bit easier.When he opened his mouth, the blood that was in his mouth burst out. Just like that staff said, Mason knew death very well. How the breath runs out when you get shot, how the body convulse, and after that the body gets really heavy and how thest breath goes out.He saw the death many times, and that¡¯s the death he actually experienced.He pant cing his cheek on the wet ground and moved his eyes to look at the guy who shot him. He saw the man, and the man looked surprised. He jolted back, and Mason took a breath. When the breath was going out, his throat made a wheezing sound, and his eyes were filled with tears.On his face, he felt the rain falling on his eyes and closed his eyes. Everything stopped. Chapter 3.4 (Raining sound)¡°...... .....¡±Mason felt the rain falling on him and wondered how long he has to lie down like this. Did something went wrong? No, I didn¡¯t do thest line. It¡¯sme little bit but should open my eyes and say ¡®Where is Amy....¡¯ right now? Mason thought he really didn¡¯t want to film this scene again.While he was lying dead on the floor, everyone looked bewildered and kept their mouth closed.Tony murmured with impatient voice ¡°Excuse me, doesn¡¯t Liz actually look dead? Can I go check?¡± And other staffs were just standing there like what did we just see?Cougar stared at the lying man with a stupid expression and blinked his eyes.What is this? This was not Haley Lusk¡¯s acting that he saw for 10 years.Haley acting like this?Actually the scene before wasn¡¯t that bad. Maybe because of the rain, it wasn¡¯t a usual act acting pretty type of act. The scene came out pretty well. Running breathing heavily and calling for Amy with his sudden frowned face, that had little bit of feeling that can move people¡¯s heart. He admitted it was pretty good.But the scene after... The part where he got shot and copsed....¡°.....¡±Cougar felt anxious. What is this? This is Haley¡¯s acting? Cougar frowned. He had goose bumps on his arm.He didn¡¯t even call out cut and took the camera that was filming close up of Haley¡¯s face and checked the scene again. And he froze and stared at Haley.There was a strange feeling when he picked up the shoe. His tremble was different from coldness, and his detail shivering had a power that drives people attention.Haley¡¯s face wasn¡¯t ¡®crying¡¯ like the script said when he was holding the shoe. He wasn¡¯t crying. But under the heavy rain, his panting pale face was trembling like it would or wouldn¡¯t show his emotion. Soon his sadness close to despair showed up in a very short time. That moment, probably even the camera director couldn¡¯t hold it, and he closed up Haley¡¯s face little bit more.Cougar felt another chill because of Haley¡¯s stare when he got shot and convulsed. His teary blue eyes looked shocked and widely opened and realized who shot him and stopped. His eye areas were trembling and stared at Alfred.From there it was unbelievable. He slowly copsed and pant and tear came out of his eye. His blood shot eyes had full of feelings. The timing of bursting out blood was very exquisite, and trembling like he¡¯s taking ast breath gave him a chill.Cougar soullessly stared at lying dead Haley.The man he thought today was like a pebble disappeared, and Dan from the drama ¡®Clue¡¯ was lying there dead.A man who¡¯s beautiful and cold but turns very passionate when something is rted to his daughter was Dan that Cougar thought 10 years ago.He couldn¡¯tugh when Tony freaked out and said, ¡®I think Liz is actually dead!¡¯ Cougar thought if he was actually dead too.There is no way Haley Lusk has that kind of acting skill. He saw his acting skill for 10 years, but he didn¡¯t show that kind of natural looking acting. His acting was even more awkward and tackier than a kindergartener trying to get allowance from his dad. That was Haley¡¯s acting skill over 10 years. No, since he debut until yesterday he acted like that.But the acting just now was different. Maybe I saw it wrong. He was suspicious since it was dark and rainy, it might have looked like he was good at acting. That¡¯s how perfect his acting was. ¨CHe even thought he might have died once before! No, if it¡¯s Haley, he can¡¯t even repeat that....How was this kind of scene able toe out? Is he actually dead? It wasn¡¯t only Cougar or Tony who thought like that. Johnny who yed Alfred role was backing away.Haley acting like this? Making other people believe it, ¡®he¡¯ does that? No way. This must be a coincidence. He thought like that, but Cougar still couldn¡¯t take his eyes off. All the people who justughed at Haley stood there without any word. It was like the time stopped. No, except for the rain sound, every else stopped.¡°....Cut. Don¡¯t you have to say that?¡±Until there was a gentle voice behind him. Cougar was just nkly staring and said ¡°what?¡± and turned around. And soon he was surprised and stood up quickly. Nobody cared that the Director¡¯s chair fell back.¡°That man, he looks like he really wants to get up.¡±He looks cold. Cougar got shocked at that beautiful blonde man, and that man jokingly said, ¡°Cut? No cut?¡± and made a scissor shape with his two fingers.¡°....Ray, Mr. Raycarlton?¡±Cougar called out his name with panic and just like he¡¯s answering, he smiled very innocently. Chapter 4

[BL NOVEL] Kill the Lights (Sidetrack 4 Part 1)

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Editor/Proofreader: Hwarang The camera close up on Haley¡¯s face. His cold face, thatbeautiful face suddenly had a change. His ck pupil shook a little. ¡°Cut! -Very good!¡± Vick stood up like this is it, and Mason rxed hisserious face and raised his head. Vick looked happy and checked the scene oncamera, and Mason said, ¡®ow ow¡¯ and grabbed his knee. ¡°Sophie!¡± Gloria called Sophie, and she ran and quickly put powderon Mason¡¯s face. ¡°You are sweating cold sweat, are you gonna be okay withthe next scene?¡± Gloria asked like she¡¯s worried, and Mason said, ¡®Goodthing it¡¯s a raining scene,¡¯ and smiled. ¡°Haley!¡± Vick, who was watching the screen, called Mason. Masonslightly limped his leg and went to him. Tony quickly handed him the script andput a hot pack on his knee. Mason moaned and sat on the chair, and Vick movedaside for him to stretch out his leg and said. ¡°Mm, are you okay?¡± ¡°Wow, are you worrying about me?¡± Mason said it like he was twisted. He wasn¡¯t really gettingmad at him, and Vick smiled showing his teeth. ¡°Sorry, still I¡¯ll let you rest for a while after today.Also after the filming, this burning desire of mine will get released a little.¡± He said he couldn¡¯t help it because his desire to createwas burning. ¡°But, are you gonna be okay with the next scene?¡± Chase, who was drenched wet because of the scene underthe rain just now, changed his clothes and was drying his hair and butted in. ¡°Under the water, and also you have to run? You are justfilming one scene, but that one scene is like this.¡± Chase said it like he¡¯s scolding Vick, and Vick slightlyavoided his eyes. ¡°Won¡¯t, won¡¯t it be okay if we can go in one take?¡± From there running to here, it, it¡¯ll be okay, right?It¡¯s only 1o yards. -Vick asked, and Mason pressed on his knee and said. ¡°Well, I can run for a little bit.¡± I might limp a little, but I can do it without showingit. Before when I was working as a mercenary, I often worked while pretendinguninjured. ¡°You don¡¯t know how many takes we might have....¡± Chase said it like he was worried, but Vick shook hishand, ¡®No way, Haley barely makes any mistakes.¡¯ It looked like he didn¡¯t haveanything in his mind except to film this part. Chase sighed like he can¡¯t stophim, and Masonforted him. Just like how Vick said, it¡¯s only running a fewyards. It wasn¡¯t like his leg waspletely broken, so that was fine. ¡°But....¡± ¡°You are really worried about useless stuff. It lookslike Chase is Haley¡¯s manager now.¡± Ashton, who was getting ready to film the scene together,couldn¡¯t stand him and butted in. ¡°The person himself said it¡¯s fine... right?¡± Mason carefully looked at his all twisted face. ¡°You are fine, right? Are you not okay?¡± Mason thought what he should do at his aggressive toneand soon replied. ¡°I¡¯m okay.¡± Let¡¯s not make a kid angry. It¡¯s annoying. Mason thoughtone more time and smiled at him. ¡°See. He said it¡¯s okay. Chase.¡± Ashton said it like now stop it and went back to hisce. Chase nkly stared at Ashton, who suddenly came and scolded him, and soonhe had a mad face. ¡°Ah, Chase. Perhaps you have another towel?¡± Mason asked Chase, who was about to follow Ashton to getmad, and Chase said, ¡®Uh, pardon?¡¯ and Mason said. ¡°I¡¯m gonna get wet soon, but it seems like Tony onlyprepared little bit of towel. I was just curious if you had some extra...¡± ¡°I think the equipment team will have it...¡± ¡°Ah, then¡± When Mason tried to stand up, Chase stopped him and madehim sit down again. ¡°I¡¯ll bring it for you.¡± Before Mason could say anything, Chase ran to theequipment team like a wind. ¡°Why are you like that?¡± Vick asked Mason, who was looking at the next scenescript. ¡°What?¡± ¡°Ashton. Why are you letting him go? You purposely sentChase away just now.¡± Because he was about to argue with Ashton. Vick looked athim strangely, and Mason shrugged his shoulders. ¡°Just, well.¡± What¡¯s the point of arguing, he said it like that, andVick asked again. ¡°He¡¯s doing that because you are going easy on him. Well.If you tell Noah, not up to fire him, but if he says something, Ashton will juststop. Why are you going easy on him?¡± Vick remembered what Mason did to Melisa in the past andsaid it. ¡°Honestly you are not that kind-hearted?¡± He is sharp, but since he¡¯s indifferent to others, hedoesn¡¯t consider other people that are outside of his line. He is quick to attach andcut ties, and he is an easy and simple person. Very dry type than people think.-Haley Lusk that Vick saw in front of his eyes had that kind of personality. Actually,when he ran to save Noah, Vick was surprised a little. ¡°We are gonna work together anyway, so I just don¡¯t wantany trouble. Well. -That kind of type is annoying to bother.¡± ¡°I get what you are saying... But in my eyes, I think italready got annoying.¡± Mason raised his head and looked at Ashton at Vick¡¯smurmur. He was staring at this side with all twisted eyes. Ashton Keet has beenacting for 7 years. He was already 32 years old, and his roles were fixed toweak personality supporting roles. It wasn¡¯t like he had an outstanding look orgood at acting, but since his character was fixed, he never stopped working. Ofcourse, just because he was keep working, it didn¡¯t mean that he was popr.Ashton knew he was B rated. Amongst countless Hollywood stars, he was an actorthat could be reced anytime. Sometimes he would say, ¡®It¡¯s good this much.Being able to stand in Hollywood this much, I¡¯m very sessful,¡¯ to put hispride up, but still, he was amon Hollywood person that would get jealousseeing popr stars. Want to be a star. -There was no celebrity who didn¡¯tthink that. He wanted to be praised, respected, and worshipped. Working a samejob but getting tens of million dors made his few ten thousand earnings likenothing. He knew he was asking for attention, but honestly, he was envious oftroublemakers that get spotlight for causing trouble. If he faints or break hisleg while filming, he wouldn¡¯t even get a half of page of the celebrity newsarticle, but those kinds of guys just had sex like dogs or pigs in random publicrestrooms, but their facese out in the celebrity news for 3 straight daysand decorate the first page of the newspaper and evene out in the actualnews, after that, their body gets expensive, so they hold expensive brand bagand receive paparazzi camera shutters like fashionistas. He was envious of them, but at the same time he couldn¡¯tdo those kinds of things, so he hated them. He cursed them that they are lowsluts. When he heard Haley, who came in as a short role, got into the director¡¯s eye and got promoted to leading role, Ashton thought Vick was crazy.Haley? Using that scapegrace as the lead role? Had he not seen his acting? Hethought if Vick needed a pretty face male actor, he was better than him.Pronunciation or vocalization, he didn¡¯t have the basics and also his faceexpression or movement, a gay that just whine from beginning to end as thelead? When he heard that the rumor was true, Ashton felt like his organs weretwisting. Still he thought Vick was going to regret his stupiddecision, so he pretended like it was nothing. He thought, ¡®What kind of movieis he going to film with this hated scapegrace, this time Vick¡¯s movie is gonnafail.¡¯ But the situation wentpletely opposite of what Ashton had thought.Haley¡¯s acting wasn¡¯t bad. No, honestly it was pretty good. Also, theatmosphere on the set was brighter than when Melissa was here. Chase sparkledhis eyes looking at Haley even though he was ten times, no, way more popr.Everyone all liked him and even Noah Raycarlton said he likes him. The man thatcrawled under him and made living with his scandal, suddenly became a nationalhero in a day and came out to the set with calm face like he was that kind of aperson from the beginning. He was holding his jealousy, but Vick was keep whining how he wanted to film Haley. Chase just praised Haley. ¡®I¡¯m okay.¡¯ Ashton thought of Haley¡¯s face that was smiling likecalming a child and Chase¡¯s face that was bright red. ¡°He himself said it¡¯s okay... who does he think he is.¡± Is he really volunteering to be his knight? Every time hesays Haley, Haley, -Ashton, who had an immense pride ining out in VickProcter¡¯s movie with Chase Viller, waspletely upset. Ashton took a nce atHaley, who was sitting next to Vick and reading the script. He had his leg stretched out and wasmassaging his knee and calf like his knee was sore. ¡°.....Hm.¡± Idiot who can¡¯t even control his own condition. It wasbasic that as an actor he perfectly has to make his body into the character andnot even make a single scratch whiling filming. His actual job isn¡¯t even abodyguard, hurting his leg while saving a person? That was a nonsense. How ishe going to film with that body.... ¡°................¡± Ashton startled and stared at Haley¡¯s leg for a longtime. For a long time until his manager asked what happened. He said it wasnothing and turned away, but his face was slightly brighter. ¡°Let¡¯s forget about that, just tell me this. -Is this areality?¡± Mason, who took a glimpse of Ashton, waved his handbecause everything became annoying and just asked about the script he wasreading. Because of characteristic of the movie ¡®Real¡¯ that reality intersectswith virtual reality and twist endings were keep happening, he couldn¡¯t understand ascene well. Vick, who watched Ashton¡¯s twisted face like it¡¯s funny, nced atthe script and said. ¡°You don¡¯t have to know. Just think everything is thereality.¡± ¡°Everything is the reality?¡± ¡°Only the audience has to tell if the movie scene is areality or virtual reality. We just have to film like everything is thereality. It¡¯s not like the virtual reality is different, when we are filmingeverything is real anyway.¡± And it¡¯s my job to make it easily distinguishable, Vick said itlike a director. He had been seeing him only whining about wanting to film, buthe wasn¡¯t used to seeing him being serious. Mason looked at the script again.The scene was about Mason¡¯s role ¡®Closure¡¯ is chasing after Ashton¡¯s role¡®Paul¡¯ and shoots and kills him in the dead-end alley. Ashton¡¯s role ¡®Paul¡¯ waspretty an important, so he was curious if the scene of him dying was real orvirtual, but Vick was right. Who cares. It¡¯s a movie anyway. It was littledifferent from what Vick said, but Mason looked through the script and took aglimpse of Ashton. Somehow Ashton looked better than before. Mason didn¡¯t think of it as a big deal and turned the script page. Soon Stylist Jasper came andfirmly wrapped around his leg and injured areas with stic wrap under the clothes.While filming under the rain, it was a big problem if the bandage or wound gets wet. ¡°Haley. Don¡¯t you have fever?¡± Jasper, who wrapped and cleaned up the pants fit, tiltedhis head and asked. ¡°Is it only on the wounded area? Why is your body so hot?¡± ¡°Ah.¡± Mason slightly frowned, and Jasper touched his forehead. ¡°Oh my, you have some fever. Are you okay?¡± ¡°You have a fever, Haley?¡± ¡°No, I feel slightly sluggish... but one scene will befine.¡± Everyone came to the set and prepared just to film ascene, it was funny to go back just because I had little bit of fever. My bodywas definitely not good, but it wasn¡¯t up to the point I couldn¡¯t handle it,and I wanted to finish this fast and go back and talk to Noah about what wecouldn¡¯t finish a moment ago. ¡®....If you sleep next to me, it¡¯ll be better.¡¯ Sleeping next to him... that means... Vick cut what he wasthinking and asked. ¡°Are you really okay? If you are sick, we can film itnext time...¡± ¡°Talk to me when you are not crying.¡± Mason tapped Vick¡¯s, who was about to cry, shoulder andstood up. ¡°Haley....¡± Vick called him like ¡®you are freakin cool,¡¯ and Gloriacame just in time and said, ¡®We are done preparing, Vick. -For you Haley, justwalk with your subordinates chasing after Ashton, and when there¡¯s a signal,you can start running.¡¯ Vick said it like he has been waiting for this time. ¡°Okay. Let¡¯s finish it in one take.¡± Mason smiled and followed Gloria and walked to where thecameras were waiting. Ashton also slowly came and smirked at Mason. ¡°You are walking better than I expected.¡± ¡°Yeah, well.¡± ¡°You¡¯re not even limping much... Since you are filming arunning scene, I¡¯m starting to wonder if you really got injured.¡± Mason took a nce at him. ¡°No well. Just. I¡¯m just saying you are walking well.¡± ¡°............¡± Mason thought he doesn¡¯t go well with these kinds of guys atall and looked at Vick from afar. ¡°Action!¡± He sparkled his eyes and shouted, and a te man calledout the scene number ¡®Roll 72 Scene 1 Take 1.¡¯ Snap! A ringing sound burst out,and the rain started to fall as Ashton started to run first. Mason put strengthon his calves and walked after him. Soreness of the leg made his back heavy,but he didn¡¯t show it. When he thought of catching Ashton in front of his eyes,his walk started to get little faster, and the men in ck walking behind Masonstarted to walk faster also. Ashton turned the corner, and Vick signaled withhis finger. Mason started to run, and the men in the back started to run too. The rainfalling was cooling, and he didn¡¯t even realize his leg was hurting untilAshton stopped in the dead-end alley, and he blocked him. Mason took out a gun under his jacket from the shoulderholster. Ashton trembled and slowly turned around, and ¡®ssh ssh¡¯ Mason purposely stepped towards the puddles andwalked to him. He felt like he really caught the prey he¡¯s been waiting for andgot little excited. Mason waited for his line. It was the time Ashton had tosay, ¡®How did you know where I was?¡¯ but he stayed still. ¡°...............¡± Perhaps, Mason moved his lips and in that moment, Ashtonturned to Vick and waved his hand. ¡°............-!¡± Vick, who was watching Mason¡¯s act with sweat on hishands, stood up from his chair. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. -I forgot the line.¡± ¡°Cu, cut! -Cut! Cut!!!¡± Vick shouted out ¡®cut¡¯ like he¡¯s going to lose his breathafter what Ashton said. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I¡¯m really sorry.¡± ¡°Ugh!¡± Vick, who was about to scream at him, moaned, ¡®...oh my,¡¯and touched his forehead and sat down again. ¡°Oh my....¡± Oh my, oh my.... Vick, who lost the precious cut, moanedlike he was about to cry, and Ashton couldn¡¯t raise his head. ¡°.......¡± Mason looked at his leg that started to get sore againand turned to Ashton. He saw his lips going up. ¡°......hah.¡± Mason got a bad feeling and sighed and touched hisforehead. He felt his fever has gone up from running under the rain for a brieftime. His leg and back felt heavier also. ¡°Again, let¡¯s do it well this time! -Let¡¯s take it in one go!¡± Vick said it in an annoyed voice, and soon just as Masonpredicted, a long filming had started. ¡°Cut! Hey! Ashton!¡± Vick had a face like he wanted to kill that son of abitch. It¡¯s been 7 times already. Ashton fell, couldn¡¯t act out expression, orforgot his lines. The scene wasn¡¯t even that long. ¡®How did you know where I was?¡¯ Then Mason would say, ¡®I asked while killing your olderbrother,¡¯ and dirtily smile then he would tremble in fear but scream in anger. ¡®Shut up, that¡¯s not real. There¡¯s no way that¡¯s real!¡¯ And Mason would say, ¡®It¡¯s real, unfortunately,¡¯ and putthe gun on his chest and pull the trigger. -The lines were short and the scenewas simple except that it was raining and he had to run under it. Vick wantedto film this in one take, so Mason had to run under the rain seven times withhis sore leg. This time Tony ran out bringing a nket. ¡°Liz, are you okay? Are you okay? ....Bring us a chairhere!¡± Tony had a face like he was going to cry and coveredMason¡¯s shoulder with the nket. When he sat down like copsing on thechair that a staff had quickly brought, the ceiling was spinning. ¡°Hey! Youe here!¡± Vick called Ashton like he was really mad. Vick shout outcurse words and criticisms like a crazy person. ¡°................¡± Mason felt his shoulders shivering and drank the hot cupof water that Tony had brought. Ah, that son of a bitch seriously... Masonnced at Ashton, who was despicably apologizing to Vick and the staff. Whilehe was making seven NGs, he had never came once to Mason to apologize. Masoncould feel his fuck you intention to his bone. If it was another time, Masonwouldn¡¯t mind if the other actor make countless NGs, but now the yellow skybecame ck, his patience was running out. ¡°Haley! Are you okay? Wow, seriously!¡± Vick came running with the face ¡®I can¡¯t kill thatbastard and can¡¯t even rece him with a new actor. Driving me crazy.¡¯ Ashtonwas wiping his tears on the spot where Vick got mad. His face was like hedidn¡¯t know what to do because of the guilt. He¡¯s that good at acting, thatbastard, -Mason looked at his face that was saying ¡®I don¡¯t know what¡¯s wrongwith me today¡¯ and deeply sighed. ¡°Are you okay? ......Ah, I told you it¡¯s gonna beannoying.¡± Vick said it like he didn¡¯t know what to do. Mason said,¡®Mm,¡¯ and bitterly smiled and put down his head. He didn¡¯t even have energy tosay something back. Vick saw Mason¡¯s pale face dripping down cold sweat anddeeply sighed. ¡°I waited this day for so long.¡± Vick red at crying Ashton with a mad face. You, son of abitch. I¡¯m going to edit your parts as much as I can. He decided like that, buthe needed Ashton in this scene. He wanted to scream, ¡®I know you arebullshitting just to fuck Haley over so now stop it, you son of a bitch!¡¯ buthe didn¡¯t have any evidence. Vick, the bitterly smiling pale Vick¡¯s muse, and thatdespicably crying Ashton all knew about that. ¡°Ashton!¡± Vick annoyingly signaled Ashton with his hand, and Ashtonhastily ran to him. ¡°I¡¯m really, sorry.¡± Ashton put his head down to apologize to Vick, and Vickjust red at him and said. ¡°Haley, Today.... Let¡¯s stop for today and rest. I¡¯ll giveyou a week break... No, will five days, no, four days... three days work?¡± Two days is too short, right? You won¡¯t recover in thosedays, right....? Vick stupidly said it, and Gloria said, ¡®Next week, here... I¡¯llmark that,¡¯ and took out her PDA. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Ashton, who put his head down to Vick, looked at Masonwith enjoying eyes, and Mason moaned. Ah, I gotta kill my temper... Because ofthis temper, my life gets short and injured. Mason sighed and said. ¡°Mm, let¡¯s go one more time.¡± ¡°Liz!¡± Tony, who was trembling in worry and saying, ¡®Our Liz!Our Liz!¡¯ grabbed Mason¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Don¡¯t push yourself. If you copse...¡± Gloria said it in worry, and before Mason couldn¡¯t evensay ¡®it¡¯s okay,¡¯ Ashton bow down his head. ¡°Then I¡¯ll go and prepare! Thank you!¡± He didn¡¯t care that people were looking at him what theheck and ran to the area where the scene starts. Soon he was waving hishand like he was ready. ¡°Ah, that bastard seriously...¡± Vick frowned at Ashton who was acting detestable. Does heknow what kind of thought he had when he said go rest to Haley? He felt like he was going to vomit blood and had stone in his system, but that son of a bitch isfucking hundreds of staff and actors, and the director just to make himself feelbetter. If Chase didn¡¯t go to a nearby mall to buy some towels, definitelythere would have been a fight. ¡°Never mind, since it¡¯s like this, it¡¯s not good to justleave without anything.¡± ¡°Haley... I really want to film it, you know how I feel,right? I¡¯m going crazier than when my wife attacked me naked on our firstnight, but your condition is. Really....¡± Vick, who was saying it maturely, covered his eyes andcried, ¡®Ah, I don¡¯t know. I want to film it. I want to be the thoughtless andheartless person who doesn¡¯t care about the actor¡¯s health.¡¯ ¡°Director, if Haley dies because of that, you are gonnago to jail.....¡± Gloria tapped his shoulder. ¡°Haley, really. Don¡¯t push yourself. It¡¯s better for usto film you when you are all recovered and in a good condition. You can haveprofessional spirit when you are alive.¡± You¡¯ve already showed your fighting spirit. ¨C She said itseriously to Mason. Mason took a nce of Ashton, who was pretending to do irrelevantthings, and said. ¡°I¡¯m not really doing this because of the professional orfighting spirit.... I think once will be enough.¡± ¡°Once? ...Will that be enough.....¡± Vick looked at Ashton with exhausted eyes. ¡°If we get another NG this time, then really..... mm, mighthave to film it next week.¡± Mason showed them a light smile. Vick, who was ring atAshton, said, ¡°Huh?¡± and turned to see him. Of course, if there¡¯s NG, they¡¯llhave to film it next week, but there was something strange about his words.While Mason was looking around to find the person in charge of props, he said,¡®Ah, but.¡¯ ¡°I can improvise.... a little right?¡± Well, it¡¯s not a lot, just a little. A little bit. -Masonasked for a permission and calmly smiled. ¡°Liz, if your memoryes back because you are pushingyourself, then....¡± Tony shivered and followed him and said it. Mason justlet that slip and wiped cold sweat with back of his hand. Fortunately it wasthe raining scene, so his sweat was getting covered with rain. Mason looked forsomething in his bag and took out something from there, and Tony, who waswandering behind him, questioned him, ¡®Why that? Isn¡¯t that real? Why do youhave that?¡¯ ¡°Ah, because.¡± When Mason tried to exin, a staff came running tothem. ¡°Haley! You are looking for this, right?¡± ¡°Ah, thanks.¡± The crew gave him a revolver and asked, ¡®Why do you needthis?¡¯ and Mason just smiled. Mason put the gun that he gave on his waist. ¡°? Aren¡¯t you taking that out from an inner pocket?¡± Tony questioned him, and Mason briefly answered, ¡®Here ismorefortable for me.¡¯ ¡°Later, if Vick is trying to cut the scene, cover hismouth once.¡± ¡°Cover his mouth? Vick¡¯s?¡± ¡°Secretly stand behind him and must cover it.¡± Tony frowned, but Mason repeated with a tired face. Since Vick is not a mercenary, he probably doesn¡¯t know how to shut his mouth. Ashton waslooking at this way. Mason tilted his head and red at him with cold eyes. ¡°........Liz........?¡± Tony startled and called Mason. ¡°Wha, what¡¯s wrong?¡± You look like you¡¯re gonna kill someone. -Weak heartedTony asked with his eyes opened widely, and instead of answering him, Masonlimped and stood on the starting point. Ashton pretended to look away and saidwith an enjoying voice like he was talking to himself. ¡°Ah.... Really, everyone worries too much.¡± Mason wasn¡¯t sure if Ashton wanted to provoke him or wantedto make an excuse to think what he¡¯s been doing was nothing, but he was keep mumbling. ¡°Don¡¯t you think so? It¡¯s obvious for an actor to takecare of himself. Just because of few NGs, everyone is....¡± ¡°Hey.¡± Mason called him with low and annoyed voice. Ashton, whoturned around with ¡®Why, you want to fight?¡¯ face, startled at Mason¡¯s coldexpression. ¡°Wha, what....¡± Do you want to fight for making few NGs? He backed awayand asked, and Mason licked either sweat or rain drop on his lips and breathedout and said. ¡°You better stop ying around and start acting seriously.¡± ¡°I¡¯m doing it serious....¡± Mason cut his word and looked at him with sharp eyes. Mason,who was looking at him like he was looking at an annoying bug, said. ¡°The gun that I¡¯m gonna use now is real.¡± ¡°......What?¡± Mason saw his face frowning with shock and panic andbreathed out. ¡°...I don¡¯t think you know how painful getting shot by agun.... Really, it hurts like you want to shoot someone.¡± ¡°What are you saying right now?¡± Ashton chuckled like did the fever do something to yourhead, and Mason didn¡¯t care and continued. ¡°So if you are bullshitting one more time, I¡¯m going toshoot you. -Since you are an actor, you¡¯ll probably think anything can help youto act, right?¡± Mason wished his eyes to look he¡¯s serious. And Ashton¡¯sbrown pupils shook a little. ¡°................¡± Bingo. -Mason hid his mile and waited for the cue sign.Vick, who was sitting from afar, raised his hand and soon a signal that he waswaiting for came. The cold rain started to drop on his head. Even with thecue sign and the sound of the te, Ashton hesitated. A real gun... What kind ofnonsense is he saying... Ashton, who had a face like Vick is about toerunning here, made an unpleasant face and started to run. Ssh, ssh, ssh, the sound of dress shoes running on thewater echoed the quiet filming set, and he felt the camera finder was chasingafter him. A real gun, did he get shot in his head not his leg? Ashtonmocked him. -He probably briefly saw a real gun and just blurted out, HaleyLusk can¡¯t even properly pull the trigger of a gun for defense. -Swallow ¡°........¡± Ashton was bothered by his expression and eyes. Hisexpression was fully of annoyance, but his eyes were dull like stic marbles.It looked like he didn¡¯t have any emotions. Is it because he has a fever?Ashton ran while feeling ufortable. When he looked back, he had an eyecontact with Haley who was chasing after him. Seeing his wet eyes, somehow gavehim a chill. What is this? The set was weirdly quiet. It¡¯s obvious since it¡¯sfilming, but that gave him more chills. ¡°...........¡± He felt his pride was hurt and felt unpleasant the fact thathe felt like that, but his pace got faster and soon he reached to the alley. ¡°..............¡± Haley was already close to him. ¡°..........!¡± Ashton got surprised and backed away and dropped on thefloor, and he asked. ¡°You mean how I knew you were here?¡± Haley said it like he¡¯s exining something annoying anplicated and approached him. Huh, that¡¯s my line.... ¡°What are you.....¡± Why isn¡¯t Vick giving NG sign? Ashton tried to look at Vick,but Haley was already in front of him and whispered into his ear. ¡°That day, abductors that died in the storage..... Do youreally think theymitted suicide?¡± His voice was low and husky. He felt like the creepy tonecame in through his ear and struck his spine. Ashton, who made his backstraight hastily, moved his lips. What, are you saying right now? ¡°I killed him.¡± And asked. -Haley skillfully changed the line and saidit. He wasn¡¯t sure if Haley was acting or telling him the real thing. Haleystared at him with ss-like ck pupils. Ashton felt his body started totremble. It was because looking at his eyes, he wasn¡¯t sure which side he wassaying. Killed the abductor? He even murdered? ¡°Lies... It¡¯s a lie, right?¡± Haley answered simply and took out the gun from theshoulder holster. He nodded his head and raised the gun. nk, the sound of the gun loading rang the air. Ashton looked atHaley¡¯s indifferent face. His innocent looking face looked scarily beautifulwhen it was wet with rain. ck pupils... That face did not have a single strandof emotion. ¡°That is, that is-. It¡¯s not real! That¡¯s fake.¡± That¡¯s a fake gun, right? He definitely saw him getting amodel gun from a crew. But before Ashton could scream, Haley said. ¡°Everything is the truth.¡± His slightly lifted the jacket and showed him another gunon his waist. ¡°............!¡± Two guns? Which one is the gun that the crew gave? Onehe¡¯s holding? One on his waist? No way. Probably holding one is the fake,right? Just to threaten me, who messed around with him this whole time, holdingthe fake.... Ashton gasped and backed away, but suddenly he looked down at hisgun. Ashton also followed him and looked at the gun. ¡°..................¡± The detail, the weight of the gun, and the color of thegun were different. When he realized that, he got chill all over his body andgasped. ¡°It¡¯s unfortunate.¡± Haley smirked. It was the first expression he made eversince. The gun that he was holding pressed on his chest. His finger slowlypulled the trigger and the small clicking sound rang like it¡¯s going to rip hisheart. He wanted to scream, but he couldn¡¯t make any sound just opened hismouth. Haley¡¯s cold hand covered his mouth. The scream that just burst outdisappeared under his hand, and his sight became ck thinking ¡®I¡¯m dying likethis.¡¯ It was that moment. ¡°-Cut!!!!!¡± Vick loudly shouted like a thunder and stood up from hisseat. -------------------------------------------------- NG- No Good Sorry for neglecting you guys for so long! I had some business to deal with... As an apology I tranted the whole sidetrack 4! Haha it was shorter than I thought, but wayyy longer than usual. This one Kaima couldn¡¯t edit it... I guess she hasn¡¯t checked her email yet! If shees back, I¡¯ll edit it once more! Continue to Sidetrack 5 Chapter 4.1 ¡°I¡¯m sorry that I interrupted. I knew you would get surprised, but I got the cancetion notice when I got here.¡±He said it very sweetly with his voice, and the Director didn¡¯t know what to do and apologized for noticing itte.The Director said cut after Tony desperately said, ¡°Are you gonna film a dying scene or actually kill him?¡±¡°Liz! Liz!¡±Tony ran to Mason who was pale and shivering and wrapped him around with a nket.¡°Don¡¯t die, don¡¯t die...¡±¡°Who¡¯s gonna die with this?¡±He said it like it doesn¡¯t make sense, and Tony just blinked his eyes in shock. He acted crazy like he was dying with a small cut, and he was under a cold rain but said, ¡®who¡¯s gonna die with this?¡¯¡°If I knew losing a memory was this incredible thing, I would¡¯ve hit your head with a frying pan sooner.¡±Tony was amazed how good amnesia is, and Mason just sighed saying, ¡°...That would definitely kill me.¡±He drank a hot cup of coffee that Tony gave him and looked around. People were gathered in one ce, and he saw a tall man surrounded by them. Twinkle twinkle, he was a beautiful man who was sending out sweet atmosphere. He was a person Mason knew very well.¡°....It¡¯s Noah?¡±Why is that man here? Isn¡¯t he not an actor? Mason asked quietly, and Tony twitched and asked.¡°You, you remember Raynoah?¡±Are you getting your memory back because of him? Tony asked nervously, and Mason remembered the incident where Haley flirted with that man and got dumped.¡°Ah.... No. Well, Raynoah is a famous man, and it¡¯s like amon knowledge. I lost my memory didn¡¯t be stupid....¡±Mason made an excuse that it¡¯s not weird to remember him just because he¡¯s an amnesia patient. Actually Raynoah is like amon knowledge to the Americans though Tony suspiciously looked at Mason. His stare was full of suspicion. Mason dried his face with a towel and asked.¡°Why?¡±¡°No just.... You don¡¯t look like you are looking at him like a stranger. You, you¡¯re memory really didn¡¯te back?¡±He asked nervously, and Mason stopped for a second andughed.¡°If I remember, I would¡¯ve told you. There is no reason for me to hide it. Of course that man doesn¡¯t feel like a stranger. It¡¯s not a face that you can forget that easily right?¡±Mason said it like it was nothing, and Tony looked at Noah Raycarlton behind Mason¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°....That¡¯s true...¡± If he can make him into a celebrity, Tony could sell his soul.Mason saw Tony looking at Noah like regretting, and Mason also took a nce of Noah.Definitely his face was something people couldn¡¯t forget easily. Handsome and pretty faces are everywhere, but he¡¯s very special. Sparkling blonde. wless skin. Sweet smile and gentle voice. He was shining whenever he moved and whenever he smiled, people felt the air was getting fresher.Of course Mason remembered him not because of that.Actually Mason saw him in his previous life. Was it 10 years ago? It was when Noah was 17 years old, and Mason¡¯spany Zii got asked to be his body guards. That time he was at the branch in the United States, and he was his body guard about a month.It wasn¡¯t that long, and they didn¡¯t really be close. Probably Noah can¡¯t even remember him, but Mason had a deep impression. First it was his first time guarding someone that pretty, and he had different atmosphere that time. That time he didn¡¯t have that kind of sweet atmosphere it was....¡°......¡±Noah probably felt Mason¡¯s stare and turned around this way, and they met their eyes together.He stopped for a second and had a perplexed expression and looked other way. People saw Noah¡¯s expression. Mason heard people whispering looking at his way. Why is he staring at him like that? Mr. Raycarlton, are you okay? Noah sighed at people talking and turned to Mason and lightly bowed his head.Instead of awkwardly saying hi, he smiled.After he woke up from dead, he was pretty surprised that Haley flirted with him and tried tomit suicide. When he didn¡¯t know if he was at the same world as the past, Noah¡¯s name made him realize ¡®It is reality¡¯ and at the same time gave him more feeling about this unrealistic reality because in Mason¡¯s life, contact with Noah was very brief, and soon he became a person from a totally different world.He didn¡¯t think he would meet him again, and he even flirted with him seriously it¡¯s something ¡®you learn when you live long.¡¯ (I don¡¯t know how to trante this part...)¡°Do you still like that man?¡±There was a voiceing right next to me, and Simon was awkwardly standing there. His expression was half sympathetic and half pitiful, and Mason just shrugged his shoulder.¡°No. Well, I do think he¡¯s handsome, but I think the taste change when youe back alive again.¡±Unlike Haley, Mason is a total straight. Since there weren¡¯t that many women in the field, some guys were solving their urges by themselves, but Mason couldn¡¯t understand how they can feel with a person who has the same thing as his. He shook his head like he has no attachment, but Simon thought he was pretending, so his sympathetic feeling became deeper.¡°Re, really? The huddle is too high for that man....¡±¡°Yeah. And he is too tall.¡±Mason indifferently answered. He likes smaller, cute, and one who stirs up the protective instinct. Simon looked confused like if Mason was joking or talking nonsense. Mason just drank the hot cup of coffee.Even though he was holding a warm cup of coffee and wrapped around with a nket, he was still shivering. Just like he felt when he was dragged by Tony, except for his look, there was nothing good about this body. It¡¯s such a weak body. If it was his actually body, he can just get 2, 3 hours of rain and cup of warm coffee will warm him up right away, but Haley¡¯s body still had chill deep in his bone and his lips were trembling even though he¡¯s almost done with the coffee.¡°Shoot didn¡¯t end? Do I have to film it again?¡±Since the character is dead, that scene probably is the end of it, but Tony didn¡¯t seem like he was gonna leave. Is it because I couldn¡¯t say the line? When he was on the ground pretending to be dead, people¡¯s reactions were weird. It was like... everyone quietly looked at me with weird faces. They looked surprised or looked dumbfounded. Was it ¡®what is he doing¡¯ stare? ¨CIt was little bit like that too.If he has to film it again..., he will do it since it¡¯s the job that was given, but he really didn¡¯t like it.¡°Shoot again? What do you mean?¡±¡°Shoot again? Why?¡±When Mason said if he has to shoot again, Tony and Simon burst out.¡°No, I couldn¡¯t do the line....¡±It didn¡¯t mean he wanted to film again, but Tony said something nonsense, ¡°You don¡¯t have to do that kind of line!¡±¡°You, you did that kind of act...!¡±Tony even said with his cracked voice. Chapter 4.2 Tony was Haley¡¯s manager for 16 years. It was long time ago that he gave up on Haley¡¯s acting skill. How many night did he cry and pray for Haley, so he can have a memory that can memorize even a few line. Did I overestimate him too much? Can¡¯t he just ignore few line? Even Tony thought like this recently.But today¡¯s acting was different. Tony gasped when he looked at this way in front of the camera. He saw Haley for 16 years. Every day he saw him many hours a day. How Haley looks like, how he talks and makes expression, Tony can remember him clearly like a girl that he has crush on.But the person who stood up in front of the camera wasn¡¯t Haley he knew. That stranger looked simr to Haley, but he was totally different. The line wasn¡¯t that particr, but Tony couldn¡¯t take his eyes off from Haley because of a strange energy he had. He even rubbed his eyes thinking he saw the light that he saw when they first met.It wasn¡¯t an act that anybody could do. It was definitely an act that couldn¡¯te out from Haley. To Tony, the amnesia was same word as a miracle.Because Tony was full of vigor, Mason backed away little bit and agreed, ¡°Ah... I don¡¯t have to film it again? Then that¡¯s good...¡± He meant if he can go home now, but those two jumped.¡°You act that kind of an amazing act. Why do you have to film it again? Unless it¡¯s to harass you.¡±Simon said it loudly, so that other people can hear him, and he asked, ¡°Right, Director?¡± From far away. He was talking to Noah with his body lying low, he turned and looked at Simon with surprise. This whole time he was screaming ¡®If you are gonna act like that then quit!¡¯ Cougar looked at Mason once and Noah once with a panic face.¡°No, no well...,¡±¡°I got chill. It was amazing right? You were so shocked that you couldn¡¯t even say cut.¡±Simon was smiling and said it with his hand waving, and Cougar looked at him like what the hell is wrong with that bastard. Of course, Haley¡¯s acting was amazing, but how can he praise him in front of Noah. If his mood gets bad, then it¡¯s over.But Noah was smiling like he didn¡¯t care much, and he wasn¡¯t that petty person. Cougar felt uneasy with his nervous face. He said he won¡¯t film it again and waved his hand like saying go away.¡°So Mr. Raycarlton, how was it?¡±But Simon friendly asked suddenly first. Asking that person about how was the act from the man whomitted suicide because he got rejected from him, people surrounding him were more shocked than the person who¡¯s actually involved. They all shut their mouths and careful with Noah. He had odd face for a second and looked at Haley.¡°.......¡±Because the atmosphere suddenly became weird, Mason stopped drying his hair with the towel and looked at Noah. When their eyes met, he smiled saying, ¡°....I don¡¯t know.¡±¡°I came in prettyte, so I couldn¡¯t see it well. I guess it was a fantastic scene.¡±¡°....Couldn¡¯t see it?¡±¡°Yes. When I came in, he was already on the ground... I missed that fantastic scene, too bad.¡±I should definitely check it outter in TV. ¨CHe gently answered, and Simon had a suspicious face but soon shrugged his shoulders and said, ¡°You should definitely watch it.¡±¡°.....¡±Noah¡¯s starended on Mason for little bit longer but got off like he didn¡¯t care.Tony and the Director noticed Noah and asked Simon, ¡°Are, are you okay? What¡¯s wrong?¡± People were saying why he¡¯s annoying Noah, and actually Mason was thinking that too. He felt grateful that he cared for him, but Noah didn¡¯t do anything to Haley and just because he is a popr man, he doesn¡¯t have to go through this difficult situation.But Simon said it like, ¡°No well...,¡± and glimpsed at Noah.¡°Well definitely....,¡±Noah said he couldn¡¯t see it because he waste, but Simon definitely saw Noahing in during the beginning of the scene and looked at Haley¡¯s act. He looked surprised, and when Haley¡¯s act was about to end, he had a strange face. Just like all the people in the filming set was like, Simon thought Noah was amazed at Haley¡¯s act. He thought Noah would say at least one praise word, and other people would start praising him.¡°Definitely, what?¡±Definitely...., he slurred the end of his sentence. He didn¡¯t say anything just glimpsing at Noah, and Tony felt frustrated and asked. Simon looked puzzled looking at emotionless Haley, and Noah talking to the Director brightly.¡°.....Is it not?¡±Wasn¡¯t it an amazement? Simon remembered Noah¡¯s expression that appeared for a second. In front of the scene where everyone lost their word, Simon thought that expression was definitely an amazement, but soon he said ¡®uh...,¡¯ and stopped. The emotion that passed inside Noah¡¯s green eyes was little different. It was way colder. It wasn¡¯t an amazement it was more like...¡°Simon?¡±¡°....Did I see it wrong?¡±Simon tilted his head and muttered to himself. It did seem like he saw it wrong. It was very quick and in that moment Simon understood as an amazement. It was weird to think back that that emotion was negative, too. Even if it was hate or annoyance, that seemed more like misunderstanding because he¡¯s not the type of person who would show his feeling to other people.Noah was just standing there smiling gently like his usual self. Chapter 4.3 ¡°......¡±Actually Mason doesn¡¯t care what he wears. He¡¯s the type who wears worn out clothes or any other things and because of his work or the environment, most of the time he wore the military uniform or clothes that are given out by thepany for several years. He is an easygoing human that could wear something that has at least shape of a clothes.But Mason sighed at the clothes and underwear that Tony brought while heading to the restroom.¡°This looks like some kind of punishment game....¡±The clothes that Tony gave him to wear were simr to women¡¯s clothes that were given for the punishment game. It was small, fancy, and ripped everywhere. It had so many jewels or studs that it hurts my eyes. A pair of baggy pants that shows thighs to knees and a shirt that neck hole is wide as the hole that he puts his body in, so the inside shows clearly, and those were okay. An underwear that stuck out of those clothes made me chuckle.He assumed Haley was a gay since he heard he flirted with Noah. But even if he didn¡¯t know, if he saw this underwear, he probably couldn¡¯t think of other thing except, ¡®This guy is gay.¡¯A pair of hot pink briefs with cheetah pattern and the size of his palm, and the fabric doesn¡¯t even stretch.¡°.....¡±Mason thought if he can even breathe with this on. When he was going inside the restroom, he bumped into something and fell backward.¡°Ow...¡±The clothes that he was holding spread on the floor, and Mason rubbed his bumped shoulder and hurried picking up the clothes. The floor was wet with mud because of the rain scene that he filmed. Even this clothes are like women¡¯s, it¡¯s better than drenched wet clothes. This weak Haley¡¯s body was shivering that he could get a cold anytime soon.Maybe because of his body changed, his attention and reflexes became dull. His usual self can avoid it before he bumps into something, and even if bumps into something, he wouldn¡¯t have end up silly like this. Of course he was little out of his mind because he was shocked to see Haley¡¯s pair of briefs....Mason stopped while picking up his clothes. A very expensive shoe was stepping on to his neon cheetah pattern briefs.¡°Following me to the restroom. I don¡¯t know what you are thinking.¡±Don¡¯t you think this is a little disgusting act? ¨CMason heard a gentle voice above his head and slowly looked up. Very tall Noah was standing there smiling gently and tapping his clothesMason was dazed for a second and said.¡°....This is a public restroom.¡±Isn¡¯t this a ce where anyone cane? Mason said it indifferently, and soon Noah said, ¡°Ahhh, yes,¡± like it¡¯s ridiculous and smirked.¡°......¡±Mason tried to directly say he didn¡¯t follow him but shut his mouth. He didn¡¯t look like he will believe him, and he was littlezy to say all those excuses because of Haley¡¯s debauched life. Changing clothes was more urgent than anything else. It looks like Haley doesn¡¯t have an ability to control body temperature. His pale skin turned into blue now.¡°Please move your foot. My..., anyway, you are stepping on it.¡±Mason said it pointing at his briefs that Noah was stepping on. He probably can¡¯t wear that since it was stepped on a muddy floor, but this is too inappropriate, so he needed to clean it up. If this palm sized neon cheetah pattern briefs roam around on the floor, it would be a problem if an old person sees this and get a heart attack.Noah took a nce of the briefs that his shoe was stepping on and frowned like he¡¯s unpleasant. When he removed his foot, the briefs dirtied with mud appeared. Mason quickly picked it up and hid in between his clothes.Noah seemed like he wanted to say something about Haley¡¯s difficult and weird underwear type, but soon he walked away like he doesn¡¯t even want to meddle with Mason.¡°......¡±Mason turned and looked at Noah. It¡¯s because he heard a sigh passing by him. His sigh sound like he¡¯s sick of it, and Mason unconsciously called him.¡°Noah..., no, Mr. Raycarlton!¡±It was only a short time that he was his bodyguard but because he was so popr, there were many stalkers and groupies. He wasn¡¯t even a celebrity or a sport star. He was merely a high school boy. That time Mason sympathized him, and it was very unlikely for him to call him like that.He stopped because he got bothered by hearing the word ¡®Noah.¡¯¡°I don¡¯t like Mr. Raycarlton anymore, and I... I won¡¯t bother you from now on.¡±He wasn¡¯t sure how Haley was like before, but he said it sincerely.Noah turned. He slowly looked at Mason like feeling unpleasant and smirked. He said it like bullshit.¡°How thankful.¡±He said he really wants that and bow his head slightly and walked to the filming set.Mason looked at his back for a second and turned around saying, ¡®I should change.¡¯¡°....?¡±When Mason tried to go inside the restroom, he stopped. In front of the restroom entrance, there was a white medicine bottle on the floor. When he was just trying picked it up without any thinking, Mason frowned and turned around again and looked at Noah. He couldn¡¯t see Noah. It seemed like he already went inside the filming set.Mason clicked his tongue and picked up the white medicine container on the floor.¡°He¡¯s still taking these....¡±Xanax. It was tranquilizer. Chapter 4.4 ¡°Do you have any other schedule tonight?¡±¡°Let¡¯s have dinner together, Mr. Raycarlton~¡±In the crowd of female actresses, Noah smiled kindly and refused.¡°I¡¯m sorry. I have bunch of schedule today... Phil is looking at me with scary eyes that I might say yes to that invitation.¡±It gives me cold sweat. ¨CNoah took a nced at Phil like he¡¯s actually sweating. Phil was looking at Noah from behind looking at his watch.¡°See? I live like this.¡±He shrugged his shoulders and had a depressed face. Everyone had a disappointed face and sighed.¡°You¡¯ll have dinner anyway..., is there any way?¡±But, still, maybe, everyone looked at him with begging face, and Noah looked at Phil. He thought it was his timing toe and block them, but he didn¡¯te.¡°....?¡±In front of the entrance of filming set, Phil was talking to someone. Wet blond hair and skinny body. It was a man wearing ragged clothes. He looked at Haley talking to Phil with cold eyes.What a clothes. His clothes were very frivolous clothes that his wet clothes were much better. The fancy underwear that was under my foot was just like Haley Lusk¡¯s style.Unpleasant. Noah thought while looking at Haley holding the clothes. He was the man he didn¡¯t like, but today he was more bothering Noah.When he came inside the filming set, he saw Haley under the rain and for a second he thought he was someone else.Well, he didn¡¯t really look at him carefully before, so not able to notice him wasn¡¯t a big deal, but the person who ovepped him was the problem.¡°Mr. Raycarlton? You really can¡¯t? Even if you are busy, you should eat dinner. I won¡¯t take away lot of you¡¯re....¡±One female actress hugged his arm and pressed her breast against him. Noah had perplexed smile, and Phil finally came.¡°Mr. Raycarlton. It¡¯s time for your next schedule.¡±¡°Phil. Take Noah¡¯s dinner time off. He¡¯s this young and handsome, but you are making him so busy that he can¡¯t even make a girlfriend. Isn¡¯t it too much?¡±Assistant Director Penny started, and all the people surrounding him shouted, ¡°Right!¡± They attacked Phil like they¡¯re going to eat him, and he looked at his watch and said it without any change of his expression.¡°I¡¯m sorry, but you guys are the one who taking away Mr. Raycarlton¡¯s dinner time. Six minutes have already passed. Now he has 14 minutes of his dinner time. He can eat anything during that 14 minutes, but it¡¯s hard to eat it with other people.¡±Now 13 minutes left. ¨CHis cold attitude made people go nk, and Noah smiled jokingly like he can¡¯t help it.¡°Hah, that¡¯s what my scary secretary says. If I want to eat something at least, I have leave right now before I inelegantly steal some food from the set. See you next time.¡±Noah kindly said goodbye to people who were froze. There were some disappointed sound, but he didn¡¯t turn back.¡°What did you talk about with that guy?¡±Noah pointed Haley with his eyes and asked. He meant it by what did that bastard do, but instead of answering him he gave him a white medicine bottle.¡°He told me to give you this. You probably dropped it in front of the restroom.¡±Noah stared at the bottle little bit and opened it. Noah checked if he did anything to it, but the pills were same as when he checked during afternoon. If he actually did something to it, he would have probably gave directly to Noah not Phil.¡®I don¡¯t like Mr. Raycarlton anymore, and I... I won¡¯t bother you from now on.¡¯He remembered what Haley shouted behind his back a while ago. Is it real? Noah took a nce of Haley who was talking to his manager.¡°Mr. Raycarlton?¡±Phil said it like if he had a problem, and Noah took his eyes off Haley and smiled. He didn¡¯t care what he said was true or not.¡°Ahh. It¡¯s nothing. Let¡¯s go. I¡¯m hungry.¡±Noah said, ¡®But is it real that my dinner time is 13 minutes? It was a joke, right?¡¯ and smiled brightly.Noah turned back once more while he was going out of the filming set, but that didn¡¯t really have any meaning to it. Chapter 5 part5 Trantor: Qiuqiu-chan Editor: Karma Doyle ¡¯Flop¡¯ Noah took away the hand that was reaching out to take the bag¡¯s strap and the bag fell to the wet floor. Startled, Tony tried to grab the bag before it got wet and immediately dropped it in surprise while yelling, "Ouch!" "Wha... what is this?" Tony quickly pulled his hand away and yelled at the bag¡¯s strap that had fallen. On the inner side of the strap, which rests on the shoulder, a piece of ss was stuck on with glue. Noah lifted his head searched the area. With astonished expressions, everyone looked to see a man running from the middle, hastily escaping from the site. Small build, brown hair, the colour was simr to that of the stalker who had sent the hidden listening device. Noah clicked his tongue in regret. Because he was holding Mason, he was unable to chase after that person. "I, really." Noah nced at the wet bag on the floor and clicked his tongue quietly. Receiving a confession more passionate than a proposal, fainting due to overwork, and as if it wasn¡¯t enough that he had been preparing to leave at any time, an intolerable stalker was hanging on to him. What on earth were you running around doing... Noah nced down at Mason¡¯s cheek with a face filled with annoyance. With a peaceful face, unaware of what was going on in the world, Mason¡¯s calmly sleeping appearance made him unable to do anything but let out a low sigh. Someone was petting his hair. The tips of gentle fingers tickled his forehead and Mason who was feeling good,ughed. The fingers stopped and Mason, who was still lost in sleep, let out a little "Mmm.", smacked his lips, then furrowed his brow. It would feel good to be touched again....while thinking that, the fingers started moving again. ¡¯Pat, pat¡¯ he felt happy. ¡°...............No-." "Noah........." Mason called out the name of the person whose fingers were touching his forehead and hair. Once again the fingers stopped, a whileter he felt a low sigh blow across his cheek. ¡°Mason .....¡± In a pleasant sounding voice, Noah called his name. "Mason, Mason..." Hearing his name being called in a sweet voice, Mason felt as if his heart was being lightly tickled. ¡°...........-name, will get worn out. Mason slowly opened his eyes while saying that, and Noah let out a low chuckle. "Are youing around now?" "If it1 could be worn out, it would have disappeared by now." said Noah, who was sitting near the head of the bed. Mason looked up at the not unfamiliar ceiling in contemtion. "This ce..." Stylish floor tiles, hanging lights, and high ceilings.... it was Noah¡¯s house where Mason had stayed for a few days.It wasn¡¯t Haley¡¯s house but Noah¡¯s, it seems like he was talking about his own house when he said they were going home. "Truthfully, considering your body¡¯s condition, you should have gone to the hospital, but I thought you might be tired of the hospital." "If word about you copsing goes around, the paparazzi will act like you are doing marijuana." -at Noah¡¯s words, Mason turned his gaze to the back of his hand and looked at the connected IV drip. Didn¡¯t know how many times the IV was reced, there were more than one or two needle marks. "Your leg injuries were quite heavy, you may have to worry about after effects. Your temperature went up to 38 degrees, I had to inject you twice with fever reducing medicine. You were asleep for two days, I was thinking about making the decision of getting rid of that movie you were filming. "....the filming itself, is not the problem...." In the first ce, it was a problem that he had hurt his leg while saving Noah and then with his weak body he had extreme jealous sex with him, the damage was great. "I¡¯m sorry. 1- If it (Mason¡¯s name) could be worn out, it would have disappeared by now. ? I¡¯m sorry. Actually, I finished sidetrack 5. The reason I¡¯m not putting it out, is because it takes a while to format and also because I wanted to talk to Doyle-san about certain parts that have been bothering me. I¡¯m also trying to go to bed early, heh heh. College sses are starting up again soon. (*?????) Chapter 5 part6 Trantor/Editor: Qiuqiu-chan Editor: Karma Doyle "....the filming itself, is not the problem...." In the first ce, it was a problem that he had hurt his leg while saving Noah and then with his weak body he had extreme jealous sex with him, the damage was great. "I¡¯m sorry." However, instead of saying, "Isn¡¯t this all your fault?" Mason apologised instead. It was because both saving Noah and sleeping with Noah, were all his own choices. They were the top priority and everything about the film and Ashton were his own desires. ¡°..................¡± At Mason¡¯s apology, Noah shut his mouth and looked at him. Noah¡¯s pupils trembled and he soon closed his eyes. "....-that¡¯s right. I also was too extreme yesterday, even though I knew you weren¡¯t well." "No, well, both of us-." Mason looked away, feeling his face start to heat up. Noah wasn¡¯t the only one at fault for being unable to restrain himself. When the wild disorderly sex they had in Noah¡¯s office came to mind, the rising heat1 made Mason try to change the topic. "You said I was asleep for two days.... -worrying. I really made you do a lot. Noah shrugged his shoulders after hearing those embarrassed words. ¡°Worrying about you is my everyday routine, so it¡¯s okay to not pay any mind to it." After hearing Noah¡¯s nonchnt answer, Mason turned to look at his surroundings. Documents were loosely scattered on a table that had been dragged closer to the bed, even the seat top was covered. It seemed that Noah had been working, while also taking care of Mason. Noah arranged the documents that Mason was looking at and spoke. "I wasn¡¯t trying to wake you up, but without thinking I touched you.... I¡¯m sorry. I think you still have a fever, get some more rest. ¡°.....?¡± Mason stared, bewildered. Somehow, there was a strange sense of d¨¦j¨¤ vu.... by any chance, was he angry? About his health? Mason watched Noah get up from his seat with a nk face. "Ah, by the way." He pointed to the foot of the bed. "Tony gave me your bag." At Noah¡¯s words, Mason¡¯s eyes blinked and he slowly sat up to see the bag. Don¡¯t know where it must have rolled, there was a lot of dirt staining it. "Oh...." Mason muttered quietly. ¡°Since your stalker glued on pieces of ss, even if you want to pack in a hurry, it would be good if you didn¡¯t recklessly pick it up. After seeing Noah¡¯s expression and words, Mason answered back, "Yes?" It was because the look in Noah¡¯s eyes was strange. There was irritation in his gaze but he also seemed to be half resigned, however his eyes and mouth were smiling like usual. "Also, while you were sleeping, your stalker sent a lot of this and that. There were a lot of interesting things.¡± Noah spoke as if he had looked only once out of boredom and then nced at the items that were piled next to the bag. "Rest, I¡¯m leaving." ¡¯Bang¡¯ Mason stared at the door Noah had walked out of and blinked his eyes... ¡°.............¡± Without a doubt, something was oddly different than usual, but it was a little too subtle to be considered anger. 256p. ~ 257p. omission......... the scene where Mason thinks while looking at the notes from his stalker.2 [Mmm. Nevertheless, I truly didn¡¯t know that I would not be allowed to visit.] Vick spoke in an extremely sullen voice. "Haha." Masonughed vaguely. It was because Mason himself was unaware of the fact that Vick and Chase had been rejected visits. Who rejected their visit? Even without thinking long, you would be able to know. [Is it that bad?.... -no, truthfully, even though your body is your own body (not Noah¡¯s), it seemed like Mr. Raycarlton was very angry that day.] "Is that so?" As expected, he was angry? Mason rubbed his lips, wondering. Mason had not taken care of his health and he had gotten upset over something unreasonable, Noah saying "Take good care of your health." and getting angry would have been normal. Instead, Noah was very subtle. Nevertheless, he had only acted that way on that day, the next day as if nothing had happened, he had looked calm. [Ah, that day. After you fainted, he red so coldly at me. I really thought my head would be split apart.] The sound of Vick¡¯s shaking voice came from far away through the phone. "Haha." "Why to that degree." Masonughed. [I¡¯m not joking, really.] Vick said seriously. [See, at night I even dreamed that the production fees were withdrawn and that I was sued. "Naturally, why would he do that sort of thing to such an extent?" Of course, it was true that Noah said that he had thought of getting rid of the film, however it wasn¡¯t that much different from a joke. [I¡¯m saying this because I sincerely treasure you. Haley. -it would be better if you knew a bit more about what type of person your lover is. Of course, you¡¯re not the only one who doesn¡¯t know about that man.] Vick spoke as if he were aware of something frightening. Instead of answering, "I knew that man, since he was a seven year old with a dripping nose." Mason moderately cut his words. ¡°................¡± Also, somehow the question, "How did you and Noah meet, and what is your rtionship?" became jumbled and all over the ce. Actually, he had been nning to ask Noah after the filming had finished, but with him fainting and recovering, it was a bit hectic. [Anyways, say something good to me. That way I can quickly go out to the filming site and show my brilliant inspiration.... hm? By any chance, are you outside?] Vick, probably having heard the surrounding noises, suddenly asked. Mason answered ndly, "What are you thinking, outside with this leg? It¡¯s because the TV is on. [True, it did seem as if Raycarlton wouldn¡¯t let you move a muscle. For the time being...] [Tying you to the bed, until you¡¯re all better... No. If said this way, it seems rather erotic, though that isn¡¯t the meaning. Of course, it doesn¡¯t mean that it isn¡¯t that way either. That is....] -all of a sudden Vick started talking, dragging on and on for a long time. Mason took the phone away from his ear and looked at his surroundings. [-I mean, what I¡¯m trying to say, Noah, I have to film the next movie together-. Are you listening, Haley?] "I¡¯m sorry. The cell transmission isn¡¯t good...¡¯ [Is that right? It seems as if you just weren¡¯t listening?] Vick pointedly said, Mason easily nodded his head. "Actually, that¡¯s right. I¡¯m tired, so I¡¯ll be hanging up now. Film the movie well. Vick." [Huh, what? Haley! Hal.] Mason coldly hung up the phone on Vick who was longingly calling his name, then turned off his phone. If the phone rang again, it would entirely ruin his shadowing. Mason raised his head to confirm the location of the man walking ahead of him. Mason was tracking the stalker. 1- When the wild disorderly sex they had in Noah¡¯s office came to mind, the rising heat (embarrassment/arousal) made Mason try to change the topic. ? 2- 256p. ~ 257p. omission......... the scene where Mason thinks while looking at the notes from his stalker. ((*¨R¨Œ¨Q) author-san decided to write this short scene description instead of writing the scene itself)? And that is the end of sidetrack 5. I will start on sidetrack 6 as soon as I can. Quick question, do any of you get notifications if I update previous posts? If you do, I¡¯m sorry. I keep going back and finding tiny things that I want (need) to edit. Chapter 5.1 ¡®Be quiet. Be quiet. Be quiet. Quiet....¡¯Noah looked up because of a constant voiceing from above his head. It wasn¡¯t like he was able to see it because he was squatting in a big luggage case with his mouth blocked and his wrists and ankles tied.Noah held his breath and killed his sound. He didn¡¯t even talk and held his breath, but ¡®Be quiet. Be quiet,¡¯ sound kepting in. A small gap that only a needle size lightes in came in with the woman¡¯s voice.Be quiet. Be quiet. If you make a sound, I¡¯m gonna throw this bag to the road and kill you. Be quiet. Be quiet. She knew Noah can hear her voice.Crazy bitch... Noah thought she was a crazy bitch. He wasn¡¯t cursing. She was actually out of her mind. If she was sane, she wouldn¡¯t tell Noah who¡¯s already quiet to be quiet like ying a broken CD. ¨COf course, before that she wouldn¡¯t kidnap a boy and put him in a bag.The ground was pretty bumpy, so the wheels of the bag was rocking a lot. If he wasn¡¯t empty stomach for the whole day, he thought he was going to throw up. He couldn¡¯t even move a finger because of motion sickness and dehydration. Even if she didn¡¯t tie his wrist, he was sure that he can¡¯t do anything.Only thing he can do was just quietly wishing for someone to find him before that crazy bitch kills him.Chances were very low. New York was the neighborhood where people think minding other people¡¯s business are embarrassing thing, and no one will be that creative enough to think a young woman with a traveling luggage has a child in it. Perhaps even if someone thinks it¡¯s weird, that person won¡¯t ask a passing by person to open up her luggage.Still maybe somebody will rescue me. People are probably looking for me. Maybe somebody will think of this crazy woman suspicious and grab the bag and ¡®tada¡¯ rescue me. Even right now. Eventer...Ah, no one will rescue me... He thought about this after some time has passed. In this dark. From that woman. He thought no one will rescue him from the fear of dying. ¨CForever.¡°...carlton. Mr. Raycarlton? Are you alright?¡±Noah who was sleeping back seat of the car opened his eyes because of Phil¡¯s voice. His heavy and blurry eyes got slowly clearer. A dark world that looked like a hallucination disappeared and a cold air was touching his cheek.Phil was frowning outside of the car door. Noah lightly blinked his eye and smiled like it was nothing.¡°Ah. Aaah... ...What was our next schedule?¡±Phil sighed and answered Noah¡¯s slow question.¡°......Nothing. Go home and rest.¡±Noah felt his cold sweated forehead and smiled saying ¡°Tomorrow will be busy.¡± The schedules that got pushed to tomorrow will make tomorrow very busy that he can¡¯t even use one minute, one second mindlessly. Tomorrow 13 minutes of his meal time won¡¯t be a joke, but there is nothing he can do. Just like Phil thought, Noah wasn¡¯t in condition where he can work.¡°Don¡¯t you have to go to the hospital? Or, should I call Robert?¡±Phil said he¡¯ll call for the doctor, and Noah shook his head.¡°Aaah, don¡¯t. Even if it¡¯s Robert, well, will there be a special way? He will probably give me a stronger medication. ¨CIt¡¯s nothing. Don¡¯t worry.¡±All the modern day people have it right? ¨CNoah lightheartedly waved his hand, and, ¡°But Mr. Raycarlton, right now....,¡± smiled brightly at Phil who was trying to say something more.¡°You are being presumptuous, Phil.¡±Underneath his bright smile, Noah¡¯s green eyes were cold. Phil swallowed his dried throat and bowed.¡°....I¡¯m sorry.¡±Noah waved his hand at bowing Phil and said, ¡°Go home.¡± Phil looked at thepany building where piles of work are still unfinished, but instead of telling him he can¡¯t leave because of work, he said bye.¡°Then, I¡¯ll see you tomorrow.¡±He politely closed the car door, and Noah smiled and waved hand cheerfully like he never stared at him coldly. Phil bowed his head, and Noah¡¯s car headed to his house.¡°.....¡±Noah leaned on the back again and closed his eyes. He moved his finger to loosen up his tie, but he felt his fingers were trembling. He smirked. It¡¯s already 20 years ago, but his body is still reacting to it.What¡¯s so big deal about that? Noah chuckled and sighed. ¨CIt was actually made into a movie, but the story wasn¡¯t that dramatic. Just one woman turned crazy because of jealously towards his Mother, Reba Kelly, and kidnapped young Noah. She took Noah everywhere to escape, but coincidentally Noah got rescued. Usually child abduction ends up with child¡¯s death, but he was unusually lucky and was able to go home safely.The movie was a happy ending, and the actual story was simr to the movie. The things happened after were small things that public didn¡¯t have to know.Noah put his hand inside his jacket pocket and took out a medicine bottle. Xanax. He¡¯s been taking these since long time ago, so the effect was very minor. He¡¯s taking Xanax because he didn¡¯t want to change the medicine, but his doctor Robert was constantly offering other tranquilizer. Even Noah himself thought he should stop being stubborn and take other medicine, but today he had no choice. Maybe because of the cebo effect, it was better than not taking anything.When he tried to open the bottle, he saw a small mud stain and stopped.¡°.....¡±Instead of taking these medicine, he just stared at that stain. It was the stain that he got when he dropped the bottle a while ago.When he went inside the set, everyone was quiet. There was one man at the end of everyone¡¯s sight. Noah thought the man that was shivering under the rain was somebody else not Haley. A man who cannot be at that ce.When everyone was shocked, Noah was breathing heavily and blinking his eyes.How can I think of that man from him. There was nothing simr between Haley and that man. Haley is the most frivolous person among the people Noah knows, and that man is....Noah remembered vaguely about that man¡¯s face and closed his eyes to remember him more clearly. In that moment.Trrrrrrr-Noah¡¯s phone rang loudly. It was a call from Phil. Noah thought about it for a second and answered the phone. If Phil calls him even though he knows Noah¡¯s state, it must be an emergency.Noah sighed and even before Noah was able to ask him what¡¯s going on, Phil answered it first.[A new report about Mason Taylor just came in.... It says he is currently missing during the mission. ¨CI¡¯ll send the details through your fax at home.]What should I do? Do you want to track him? Phil asked with a careful voice, and instead of answering, Noah moved his eyes and looked at Xanax bottle. This is certainly the point where a stronger tranquilizer is needed. Chapter 5.2 ¡°What is all these?¡±In the living room where sunlightes in, Mason sat on the sofa and asked like what is this nonsense.¡°It, it¡¯s the financial status documents you asked me to prepare for you yesterday. I asked your personal ountant, Loren, and he gave these to me crying.¡±Asking if you finally got interested in your financial status. Tony stuttered, and Mason scratched his cheek and thought ¡®Men in this neighborhood cry so well.¡¯ Simon, Tony, and this time a guy named Loren who he doesn¡¯t even know. His face cry so well that he can¡¯t handle them. And those reasons were all stupid.¡°No..., I get how this is the financial report, but this, this, this, and this, and this whole thing. What are these money going out?¡±Haley¡¯s wealth vaguely divided into two kinds. Big money that he earns by himself, and small money that was left over by his parents with the house. And the money that he earned and money from his parents were going out so much to somewhere that currently his status is nearly negative. If he excludes the house, it was already negative.The money that were going out were few thousand to few hundred thousand, but those weren¡¯t because he bought something. Of course there were some extravagance, but mostly those were transferring money.Because of Mason¡¯s question, Tony had a weird face and said, ¡°Ah, that...¡±¡°Very on top is your aunt, Anna¡¯s, living expense. You were giving her four thousand every month. Right below is the money that you send it to your uncle and his wife. That four thousand and twenty thousand is Anna¡¯s hospital bill. Below that is Joy¡¯s living expense, child care nanny¡¯s sry... Below that is the money that you lend it to your cousin, Joy.....¡±Tony exined about the money and said you probably didn¡¯t even remember them even before you lost your member. This is Jordan¡¯s living expense, that is Sandra¡¯s moving expense, that.... Mason asked looking at this endless history.¡°....Why give rtives their living expenses?¡±And didn¡¯t Haley and Aunt Anna disowned each other? Mason couldn¡¯t say a word at Haley spending twenty thousand dor every month to his rtives who were trying to take his oxygen mask off.¡°Huh? Well....? You just told me you have to give them the money. I don¡¯t know the details...¡±¡°Are these people disable?¡±Mason asked is that why they can¡¯t earn their own money, but soon he said, ¡°No, even if they are disable, I don¡¯t have to support them,¡± and looked into the documents. Disable or poor it¡¯s the country¡¯s job to take care of those people not disowned nephew.¡°From here to here. Cut all the money that are going to my rtives. Child care, hospital bill, everything.¡±Mason said it emphatically. There is a limit to be a pushover. Giving all his money to his trash-like rtives until his bank ount goes to negative. Unlike Haley, Mason doesn¡¯t even think of acting like that.Tony got surprised by Mason¡¯s word.¡°Are, are you sure? That suddenly... I mean I don¡¯t want you to give your money those trash, but if you cut if off this suddenly, they will make a fuss...¡±¡°What fuss?¡±Mason was dumbfounded and asked. Tony said it with fear, ¡°Calling anding... Telling they are gonna spread rumors about you or sue you.¡± Mason looked at him up and down.He can know little bit why Haley grew up like this. Without parents, all of his rtives are trying to rip him off, and his only helper is this weak. Every month he was dumping twenty thousand in a trash can like an idiot. Just because he¡¯s afraid of getting called, he asked, ¡®Are you sure?¡¯ This is the environment where it¡¯s weird if this kid grew up well.¡°I think I¡¯m the one who have to sue them. This. The money that I lent. The due date passed long time ago.¡±This is why ountant agency is there for. Luckily there are notarizations. Some small amounts like under 3, 4 thousand didn¡¯t have IOU, but even if he didn¡¯t take care all of those, other money was way too big.¡°My ountant... Was it Loren? Tell him to send reminders to them. And if the money doesn¡¯te in by next month, seize their property or sue them.¡±¡°Can, can, can, can I really do that?¡±Tony asked like he was scared but happy at the same time. Mason was turning the pages of the thick IOU and indifferently answered ¡°Yes.¡±¡°If my memoryes back, well I don¡¯t know how I¡¯ll change but still do it like that.¡±Mason didn¡¯t have to care if Haley was trying to make his life like a pushover. They were strangers, and Mason didn¡¯t like nosy people. Mason just didn¡¯t want to be a pushover while he was living in Haley¡¯s life.His indifferent figure made Tony bite his lips like he was touched. He was keep repeating, ¡°I like amnesia. Amnesia rocks¡± and took out his phone to call Loren.¡°Ah, and.... Is this Tony¡¯s sry?¡±Mason saw 2,400 dor going out every month. Tony gasped and carefully nodded his head.¡°Why? Is, is there a problem...?¡±Tony asked carefully, and Mason smiled.¡°Are you managing other celebrity except for me?¡±¡°No, no. You don¡¯t like me managing other people...¡±Four days ago job as a normal actor like supporting actor or extrapletely stopped.It kind of showed signs before, but incident with Noah was the direct hit. Everyone didn¡¯t give him a job, and even from the ce where they sent out a script said, ¡°We won¡¯t use Haley.¡±It wasn¡¯t like Noah said anything to Haley, but everyone was noticing Noah by themselves. They are like Haley doesn¡¯t even have a special charm, so they don¡¯t want to risk using him.¡°Right now is little free, but when they air the scene you filmed yesterday next month, it¡¯ll be an issue, and everyone will try to hire you!¡±Tony was sure, but Mason said insincerely, ¡°Really?¡± Tony was keep praising Mason¡¯s acting probably because he is afraid that Mason might quit being an actor, but how good can a newbie be? Even if the acting was pretty okay, because how Haley lived until now, it was obvious how things will turn out. Mason halfheartedly listened and asked, ¡°Anyway, I don¡¯t have a job right now, right?¡°That.... Something like that...¡±Tony answered discouraged, and Mason nodded his head saying, ¡°Okay.¡±¡°Let¡¯s have a due date. From now on three months.¡±¡°Due date?¡±¡°Yes. And this...¡±Mason got Haley¡¯s check and signed his sign that he practiced since the morning and gave it to puzzled Tony.¡°Six, six thousand?¡± Chapter 5.3 Tony¡¯s eyes got wide, and Mason calmly nodded his head and said,¡°Until August, I¡¯ll give it to you like this for three months. From now on, even though I don¡¯t have any acting job, help me out a little for three months.¡±I need someone beside me to tell me about me. Haley¡¯s friend rtionship or family rtionship even a smallest secret that he needs to know in order to live as Haley from now on. ¨CHe wasn¡¯t stupid to go out to a battle field without knowing anything. Because of what Mason said, Tony had a puzzled look.¡°What, what about after three months?¡±Helping him for only three months. What is he gonna do after that? Tony blinked his eyes like he didn¡¯t get him and asked him, and Mason scratched his cheek and smiled.¡°Well..., if I don¡¯t have a job in three month, it¡¯ll be hard to live... Anyway isn¡¯t it better for you to look for another celebrity for yourself? Not like me who is falling.¡±¡°What, what falling....... What, what are you saying.....¡±¡°Isn¡¯t it true?¡±Tony made a face that he didn¡¯t know what to do at Mason¡¯s indifferent word. It is true, but Haley was always self-conceited, but now he¡¯s saying, ¡®I¡¯m an outdated celebrity.¡¯ Even if Haley said ¡®I¡¯m over!¡¯ crying, Tony would¡¯ve been sad, but Haley said it indifferently, and that made him sadder.He felt like tears were about to pour out, but Tony pressed his eyes with his sleeves and held his tear. Thinking Haley would be sadder saying those words, so he couldn¡¯t cry.Mason didn¡¯t care if Haley was falling star or rising star. He was just looking at his physical exam result. It wasn¡¯t as bad as the financial status, but his healthy was almost in bankruptcy. In some part, it was worse than the financial status.¡°-What is this?¡±Tony turned around to hide his tear and blew his nose. When he was about the throw away the tissue, he stopped and asked. It was because the trash can was filled with white bags.¡°Ah those...¡±In the physical exam result, Mason checked all the things that Haley got addicted to ¨C alcohol, cocaine, marijuana, ecstasy and others- and scratched his head.When he woke up in the morning, he pulled out his heavy body and looked around the house. Last night he was too tired, so after he arrived his house, he just went straight to the room that Tony pointed at and slept like he fainted. He didn¡¯t have any energy to look around the house. Last night he thought he was going to die just by washing himself, and he crawled to the bed. His neck and shoulders were very stiff, and his legs were shaking, and his stomach felt sick and even had a headache. He even thought a human can die without getting stabbed or shot.Sleeping in a ce where he didn¡¯t even check if it was safe, it never happened to Mason who was a mercenary for more than 10 years. But he couldn¡¯t control Haley¡¯s weak body.Even when he woke up in the morning, his legs were shaking, but he stood up and looked around.Haley¡¯s house is in the middle of Beverly Hills expensive mansions. His mansion isn¡¯t that big, but the interior design was well done. Mason walked back inside shivering at the Beverly Hills atmosphere where it¡¯s very rxed and quiet unlike when he had to take care of security and safety.In front of the gate, swimming pool, and garden, he found some small unknown cameras unrted to the CCTV, but looking at how they hid it, it was too innocent and not threatening. He turned the camera lenses to little bit different direction and came inside and looked around the house.The house had two bedrooms, one guest room, a bathroom with a Jacuzzi and a small restroom next to the bedroom, modernized pretty kitchen. The 2nd floor even had a big dressing room and a fitness room.This beautiful celebrity¡¯s house looks like a healthy life is possible, but once you look into it, it was ¡®anti-healthy.¡¯A refrigerator looked like two healthy men can fit in only had beer and Evian. In the cab, it was full of wine, cognac, whiskey... he didn¡¯t even have a cheese to eat it with. The fitness room looks like he never even opened it because dusts were covering everything. He had all different kind of machines, but because he didn¡¯t use it and didn¡¯t take care of it, everything was very stiff and even got rusted. Food and exercise was the problem in this house, but there was a bigger problem.Mason looked at the frames hanged in the living room. From seven feet tall ones to hand sized ones, it was all when Haley was little and pretty.Instead of looking at the picture that was sending off narcissistic energy everywhere, Mason took out some of the pictures. Sure enough, behind the frames that didn¡¯t collect dusts, bags filled with white powder dropped on the floor. It was obvious. No one hides sugar behind the frames.Mason found each bag from underneath the stairs that go up to the 2nd floor and behind the toilet. Some ces gave him thoughts like did he have to hide it like this. Mason found some more at behind the ceiling where Haley made a small hole and put the drug bags and covered it with a tile. Only cocaine was like that. Marijuana was at a closet, drawer, underneath the bed, and more. Seriously it was everywhere.He just started to collect all the drugs hid in the house, and soon the trash can was filled with drugs that he can even open a shop for those. When Mason was trying to go to the basement where he suspect the most, Tony came in with the financial documents and physical exam result.¡°Where did you hide all... No, do you remember where you hid them?¡±Tony asked with surprised looking at a pile of cocaine and marijuana.¡°Ah... I did remember these.¡±Mason thought it was weird to exin how he found every single thing, so he just answered simply. He avoided Tony¡¯s eyes looking at him like you really did love drugs and checked his physical result.Addicted to all different kinds of drugs and alcohol, and because Haley lived very irregr life-style, 24 year old Haley¡¯s body was like in 50s. It wasn¡¯t even a red light; it was about to go off.His strength was all out just because he looked around the house. He stood up massaging his shoulders. He thought he needs to exercise suitable for his poor body. If he did any harsh exercise, this body will die from heart attack.Tony stupidly asked seeing Mason grabbing a towel and a water bottle, ¡°What are you gonna do? By, by any chance exercise?¡±¡°Yes. Ah, you don¡¯t have to say bye when you leave. I¡¯ll call you when I need something.¡±Have a good day. ¨CMason waved his hand at Tony who was standing pixted and went up the fitness room.¡°Ex, exercise? He¡¯s gonna exercise?¡±Tony rubbed his eyes looking at Haley going inside the fitness room that he have never been in after he moved to this ce. Because he hate to move around, except for go buying a coffee from a ce where lot of celebrities go there to get a coffee, he never even try to move. That Haley trying to exercise.¡°Oh my gosh.¡±Haley¡¯s back going inside the fitness room ovepped with someone else¡¯s shadow just like yesterday when he was acting.Even if he¡¯s amnesia, can a person change that much? He looks like he became a totally different...¡°-Oh yeah.¡±Haley came back outside the fitness room. Tony stopped his thought and looked at him still pixted.¡°I didn¡¯t do anything that makes me not able to go on an air ne, right?¡±He asked because he thought if it¡¯s Haley it¡¯s possible, and Tony asked back.¡°An air ne? Wh, where are you going?¡±Except for Malta Air, everything else is fine. Last time you..., no, anyway. ¨CTony murmured, and Mason bitterly smiled.¡°-To New York.¡±Tony looked at him like why New York? But Mason didn¡¯t say anything just smiled and waved his hand at him and went inside the fitness room again.New York 119th Street. Mason Taylor, it was where his actual home was. Chapter 5.4 When Noah met her for the first time, it was that day morning. Seven year old Noah who followed his mother, Reba Kelly, to the filming set followed this one depressed looking woman because she said his mother was looking for him. Usually he didn¡¯t act this stupid, but that day he really wanted to go home. It was nearly the time his mother promised.Noah¡¯s Mother, Kelly who is born as an actress, enjoyed other people¡¯s attention. She liked to go around with baby angel like Noah and enjoyed bragging about giving birth to this lovely child.Noah didn¡¯t care abouting out in the camera since he did it when he was really young, but it is a tiring thing for a child when peoplee and talk to him like in the filming set. Because of that, Noah really didn¡¯t like talking to people in the set by himself sitting down unlike other ces, but Reba promised that they will go on a two weeks of summer vacation if he waits for her for two hours. He didn¡¯t think it will only take two hours, but it was very boring waiting for her so long that¡¯s why he followed her when that woman said his mother is looking for her.She took him to a secluded parking lot. When he thought it¡¯s little weird, she took out a stun gun from her bag, and in a second his sight became dark.The ce he opened his eyes was at her basement. Noah woke up in a cold and dark ce, and first thought he was dead. He couldn¡¯t see anything and couldn¡¯t move an inch. The woman paste tape all over his body. Except for his nose, his face, arms, and legs were tied with tape, so he couldn¡¯t move a muscle.How long was he shivering in that dark? A very long time has passed. During that time, Noah fell asleep and woke up and fell asleep again. Some time has passed, he woke up from a sound of a heavy door opening. Somebody came in.Noah held his breath and didn¡¯t move a muscle lying down. A person who came in moved around like looking at Noah, and Noah held his breath more. He felt something was approaching him, and he felt a warm breath on his ear.¡®I know you are awake.¡¯The hot breath breathing in front his nose had a disgusting smell. Noah held his head up and hit her chin really hard. With a big sound, she fell backward screaming, and Noah... couldn¡¯t move anymore after that. It didn¡¯t work like a movie where a main character sessfully runs away. His arms and legs were tied up and couldn¡¯t see anything. The woman stopped little bit but grabbed his hair and pped his face nonstop.¡®You cocky brat. You are same as that bitch. That bitch acts like the world can¡¯t even touch you.¡¯His ear was ringing, and he was nose bleeding. He also tasted some saltiness in his mouth. Her giggling sound sounded like his ear was covered with something.¡®If you die, it will be something to see on her face, right?¡¯She said it trembling like she¡¯s crying.¡®You thing somebody will save you, right? Because you are the main character. Because you are the special person, you think you won¡¯t die like this.¡¯She was panting like sheughed too much. The woman said to young Noah like she¡¯s talking to herself.¡®I¡¯m sorry, but the police already came by. I acted like I was worried to hear that you disappeared, and they just left. ¨CI¡¯m good at acting.¡¯Not evenparing to your mom. She murmured with weak small voice. I¡¯m way better in acting than her. The faces are all simr because of stic surgery. Why can¡¯t I do it. Why me. It¡¯s because she¡¯s rich... because her family is wealthy. No, she probably rubbed that big boobs of hers to the PD. That trashy bitch. Dirty, dirty, dirty. ¨Cmurmuring. She said it very fast.¡®I am the main character in this movie.¡¯She whispered with her smelly hot breath.¡®The movie where the main character destroy that bitch who looks down on people and makemon people like me feel better....¡¯She slowly took off the tape that was covering Noah¡¯s eyes. There was a slight lighting in, and he could see her face. She had amon face, but he couldn¡¯t take his eyes off her face. Her eyes were shining weirdly. She was smiling with craziness and virulency in her eyes. He saw she had a big kitchen knife in her hand.¡®Trembling? You are trembling, right?¡¯She murmured, ¡®Haha, I¡¯m so happy...¡¯ looking at young Noah¡¯s body and eyes shivering.¡®Good. Even you who were born with everything is a normal person. Let¡¯s show the world that everyone dies if they get stabbed.¡¯She said it happily and rose the knife. That knife was big and sharp enough to break a small child.In that moment when Noah held his breath and closed his eyes...Ding dong. ¨CDing dong. Ding dong. The bell continuously rang. She was trying to stab Noah with the knife and got mad and went up the stairs. She went up stomping and when she disappeared, Noah tried his best to move his body.He thought he should grab people¡¯s attention by breaking something, but she came back before that. She had a nervous face murmuring ¡®Why did theye back? Why?¡¯ and red at Noah with scary eyes. There still was the bell sound from the outside. She quickly grabbed Noah and pushed him inside a dusty traveling luggage. He tried to refuse to go in, but because he was wrapped in tape, he couldn¡¯t do anything. Noah squatted in the luggage, and she closed the bag. For a second, between the gaps, he saw her thinking if killing him and taking him in a trash bag is better. But she probably thought about the summer weather and just closed the bag.In the middle, she rode like a taxi, but most of the time, she walked. It seems like she is looking for a ce where she can hide the corpse. Noah was nervous whenever she stopped dragging the bag.Did she arrived somewhere. If that happens, I might really die this time. That kind of fear pushed him down.For hours, she dragged Noah along. Noah lie down like he was dead sweating cold sweat in the bag where it was slowly warming up. He couldn¡¯t even open his eyes very well.He heard the siren sound asionally, but they couldn¡¯t find Noah and passed by. Even when a hot afternoon passed and became a little chilly night, the siren sound passed by him. Noah didn¡¯t get disappointed anymore and breathe heavily.His arms and legs were numb for a while. Hot, thirsty, dizzy, and stuffy. His conscience was continuously going off.Maybe she¡¯s thinking of killing him this way.Noah moved his two hands tied behind him. Because the blood didn¡¯t go through, he couldn¡¯t feel anything, but his finger nail made a scratching sound with the bag. Scratch, scratch, scratch. He didn¡¯t mean to make a particr sound, but it made a slight sound. But soon he felt a big shock. It looks like she kicked the luggage.Dying this way, dying that way. Noah didn¡¯t care about it anymore and scratched the bag few times more. Soon bam! Bam! Bam! He felt the shock on top of his head and his rib side. The luggage fell on the floor, and his head was ringing.¡®....¡¯Noah moaned little bit. The luggage was lifted and quickly dragged again. Bang! Bang! The luggage was bumping into ces, so his body was shaking. His head was ringing, and Noah closed his eyes, and he was shaking everywhere.Smell of urine came in between the gap. Ziiip! The luggage finally opened with annoyed sound, but Noah didn¡¯t look up. He didn¡¯t have energy to raise his head. Dirty tile and toilet. He thought this ce was a stall in the restroom.¡®Fuck..., does this make sense? Were there this many cops in the United States?¡¯When I reported my boyfriend was beating me, do you know how many cops came? No one. The cops said they were busy... it seems like they aren¡¯t busy when it has something to do with rich people. ¨CShe bit her nails like she¡¯s little agitated. She probably thought in no time she¡¯ll get caught.¡®If I¡¯m gonna get caught, I thought I should kill you before I get caught.¡¯Noah heard her voice and thought ¡®I see, I¡¯m gonna die.¡¯ I¡¯m gonna die, now. He thought the whole time in the dark about when he¡¯s going to die, so it wasn¡¯t that shocking.¡®But. A woman who has everything thinking about the son who died. It looks some kind of like a tragic main character.¡¯Noah looked up slowly. She grabbed Noah¡¯s face with one hand and rose the knife.¡®But how ¡®bout taking care of her disable kid forever?¡¯That isn¡¯t that romantic, right? ¨Csheughed opening her eyes wide. Trembling, her hands were trembling, too. The woman who is cornered made Noah¡¯s half closed eye to open up wide.She saw Noah¡¯s beautiful green eyes shaking and felt anger and stabbed directly. The knife pointed at the eyeball missed probably because either she was shaking too much or because Noah turned his head. The knife just scratched his forehead.The blood fell on top of his eye, and the sight became red because of the blood. He saw she was putting up the knife again. And in that moment.Creak- she stopped putting her arm up hearing a small sounding from outside. There was sound of footsteps. Somebody came inside the restroom.Gulp. She swallowed her dry throat. For a second, she moved her eyeball around and put Noah back in the luggage and zipped up the bag. She probably thought Noah could make a sound.The footstep got closer and soon, knock knock, somebody knocked on the restroom door. Knock knock. She knocked telling the other person that someone¡¯s in here. But there was a knock again.¡®There is a person inside.¡¯Her body was shaking, but her voice was very calm. It even sounded like she¡¯s little annoyed. It sounded like you can use another stall.Noah closed his eyes hearing her voice. That person will use another stall because of her calm voice and leave. No one will save me because this is not a movie. In reality, there is no hero or a rule about happy ending. She was right, and Noah knew it too.Noah opened his eyes. Because she didn¡¯t zipped the bagpletely, he saw the dirty ceiling.He was breathing and was blinking his eyes. If I can, I wish I can just die like this. Blinking his eyes and in some point not opening his eyes. The knife looks painful, and the ce where he got slight cut felt hot like burning in a fire. Blink. His opened eye¡¯s sight was shaking. His body was shaking. Dying was actually really scary.Knock knock. The person knocked the door once more for some reason. She stood up like she¡¯s mad, and somebody said something.¡®You know you can¡¯t kill a person here?¡¯The voice wasing from the top. She was surprised and looked up. On top of the restroom door, somebody was looking at her.Noah looked at that small head between the zippers. The person in front of the restroom light was a ck hair man. Little younger to be called man. Between boy and man¡¯s age guy looked inside the gap of the luggage.Noah thought he had an eye contact with him.Expressionless ck eye was directly staring at him.¡°Mason Taylor?¡±Noah blinked his eyes and replied like he¡¯s asking something obvious.¡°Who knows? Probably he¡¯s dead?¡±¡°...Do you really think he¡¯s dead?¡±Phil asked ¡®Mason Taylor is gone missing. Where do you think he is?¡¯ and now he asked back little bit in panic. Noah tilted his head andughed and said lightly.¡°Missing in Afghan during a mission. It means he¡¯s dead.¡±He said it very easily like it was obvious. But Phil argued, ¡°But it¡¯s not like his death was reported. They couldn¡¯t even find the corpse. ording to the report, the chances of him living is pretty high.¡±The information that Phil and Noah received from the informant was like this: 1. Mason went inside the weaponry merchant Alta¡¯s bunker with two of his team members. 2. About ten minutes after they went in, Alta¡¯s bedroom exploded. 3. Because of that explosion, the scene became very messy, but they found suspected to be Alta¡¯s body. And they found a body badly destroyed, so it¡¯s unrecognizable, but it looked like Aaron Green, one of the team member. 4. Alta¡¯s safe disappeared.From these information, it¡¯s right to analyze that another disappeared member, Ashley Suy, and Mason ran away with the safe.¡°A person who worked in Zii for more than 10 years, run away with the safe betraying his team members?¡±Oh no. You are saying something stupid today. Noah lightly criticized him with a rxed tone. Getting betrayed by the members and got killed and med sounds better. Mason wasn¡¯t a reckless man.¡°But, 50 million dor will make a saint turn his eyes.¡±Noah smiled with a bored eye like Phil¡¯s reply was little annoying. Under his smiling eye lid, his eyes were very ideal and cold. He crossed his legs and put his hand on his knee and leaned deeply on the chair.¡°Let¡¯s stop talking about this subject. He¡¯s probably dead anyway.¡±Noah said it conclusively. Noah¡¯s act was showing Phil is talking something useless, but Phil hesitated little bit but said,¡°I... think he¡¯s alive. He was continuously in danger, but he managed to survive.¡±I think he¡¯s alive this time as well. Phil didn¡¯t think that man was dead. He was prettypetent mercenary, and he seeded on even a harder mission. There is no way that man died that easily. Phil who watched that man for a while thought he is alive somewhere.Phil thought, Noah has a pretty good sense, but he was always little pessimistic about these. Just as expected, when Phil said he thinks Mason is alive, Noah smiled and looked outside the blue sky.Phil took a glimpse of Noah¡¯s face reflecting on the window. He was bright as usual but looked little tired.¡°...If you think he is already dead, then why are you taking an action?¡±If he is trying to check if he is dead, he could¡¯ve hired a person and wait for the report. Phil asked but instead why did you cancel all that heavy schedule and took an action, but Noah didn¡¯t say anything. He just took a nce at him.Phil realized he asked something stupid and apologized right away, ¡°...I¡¯m sorry.¡± He closed his eyes like he¡¯s sleeping, and Phil didn¡¯t talk to him anymore.How long did the time passed. After a few minute, there was a message from the cockpit.[We have arrived. We arending soon. ¨CIt will shake little bit.]Phil looked outside the window hearing Pilot Luiso. Noah¡¯s charter ne was entering New York JFK airport¡¯s runway. Phil looked at Noah who was closing his eyes. There is no way this sensitive man didn¡¯t feel the vibration. Either because he doesn¡¯t want to open his eyes or he really doesn¡¯t know, but his eyes were still closed.¡°Mr. Raycarlton. We have arrived at New York.¡±Phil carefully woke him up, and Noah very slowly opened his eyes. His eyes were even colder than usual.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Whew I¡¯m littlete... Well but it¡¯s longer! Chapter 6 part1 Trantor: Qiuqiu-chan Mason, who after more than 30 minutes of aimlessly staring out the window, had been stretching his stiff body when by chance he saw a man in a ck hat and raincoat peering around his surroundings suspiciously. No, saying it was by chance wasn¡¯t true. For the past few days, due to the measures Noah took to make him reflect, Mason had been quietly recovering. Besides watching a movie or television, there was nothing else to do. ¡®As a diversion, let¡¯s look for that stalker that has slowly be more of a nuisance every day.¡¯ He stood, staring darkly out the window, while looking in the location that the stalker would most likely appear. Originally, lying in wait for targets was not a livelihood where you could say ¡®how easy¡¯. But right now, it wasn¡¯t as if he was waiting outside for four nights or underground. He¡¯d be willing to wait for a year for the target. It had been a simple and uneventful couple of days, staring out the window. But the moment he had seen a man in a ck raincoat snooping around Noah¡¯s mansion, Mason had thought, ¡°So he is that lowlife.¡± Actually, it wasn¡¯t just that man who had been snooping around Noah¡¯s house. Persistent paparazzi with no fear, and of course, fans that love Noah. Mason had noticed him because of the strange paper envelope he carried that made him stand out. A small build and brown hair, while hiding his face. Mason¡¯s keen instincts were working quickly. Before the security guards could chase the stalker off, Mason rushed down to the lower floor. On the way, Mason ran into Noah who was in the middle of entering the house. However, Noah did not try to grab and stop Mason who was hurriedly running out. He only asked ¡°Where are you going?¡± Mason answered, ¡°Just taking a walk.¡± and rolled his eyes. ¡°With that leg?¡± Noah narrowed his eyes and scoffed. ¡°It is rehabilitation. It wouldn¡¯t do to have any aftereffects1 .¡± Mason retorted andughed in his face. Mason ran out like the wind to look for the man in the ck raincoat. ¡®It¡¯s not even raining, what sort of clothes is he wearing?¡¯ While thinking that he ran out, but the raindrops lightly began toe down. As soon as ck raincoat saw the security guardsing towards him, he turned and at a quick pace he ran away in the opposite direction. Mason followed after him. ¡®I¡¯m just going to take a look at his face.¡¯ thought Mason. All he wanted to do was confirm who his opponent was. He would leave catching that lowlife to the hyungnim2 bodyguards with strong bodies. Making someone so annoyed! What sort of lowlife is so like a poop fly in the way that he acts. Mason was curious, if it really was a staff member or an actor on the inside, perhaps it might be the face of someone he knows. Of course, he was also curious as to who the hell was the enemy that had injured Noah¡¯s beautiful fingers. After thoughtlessly cutting off the unfortunately timed phone call of Vic¡¯s and turning off his phone, Mason firmly pressed a hat down on his head and disappeared into the crowd. 1- It wouldn¡¯t do to have any aftereffects (from his injury). ? 2- He would leave catching that lowlife to the hyungnim (can mean ¡®boss¡¯ or ¡®respected older brother¡¯, used by younger males to older males that may not be rted) bodyguards[¡­] ? ¡î*:.?. o(¨R¨Œ¨Q)o .?.:*¡î Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! A good present for Thanksgiving day? A very short chapter with a small cliff hanger at the end after a long period of inactivity. Don¡¯t you just love your trantor? Hue hue hue~ please don¡¯t kill me Chapter 6 part3 Trantor: Qiuqiu-chan This has not been edited, please excuse the mistakes and phrasing. Mason let out a small sigh and then knocked on the door. ¡®Tok tok¡¯1, a sharp knocking sound, but he couldn¡¯t hear any noise from inside. Mason rapped on the door again, gave up, and opened it. ¡°......If there is no answer, noting in would be the polite thing to do.¡± From within, a slightly subdued voice was heard. Mason answered, ¡°I know.¡± admitting his rudeness. ¡°You didn¡¯te eat.¡± Mason said, while feeling slightly nervous. Apanied with a small sigh, the voice was heard again. ¡°I sent Phil. To say, ¡®eat alone, today¡¯.¡± ¡°Mm. You did.¡± Mason walked across the dark study towards where the sound of that voice came from. Noahid inside on a sofa, covering his eyes. He was pressing on the corner of his eyes with his hand, Mason carefully asked, ¡°Are you hurting somewhere?/Where does it hurt?¡± Hurts. Noah swallowed a breath and Mason stretched out his hand and felt his forehead. His head hurts? Whether it was a lie or not, Noah¡¯s forehead was drenched with sweat. ¡°Are you alright?¡± ¡®Should I call a doctor¡¯, Mason removed his hand and tried to get up. With great force, Noah dragged on Mason¡¯s arm and pulled him onto his own body. Then he lifted himself up and hugged Mason whoy hesitantly across his body. ¡°Mason.¡± Noah spoke in a slightly choked, wet voice. ¡°Mason.... answer me. Mason.¡± ¡°......-yes¡± Mason answered. ¡®koong, koong2¡® Mason felt his heart, beat slow and heavy. ¡°Mason....¡± Noah swallowed a breath and his shoulders flinched. His shoulders trembled slightly like he was afraid. Mason answered again. ¡°Yes. Noah.¡± Mason felt the clinging on Noah¡¯s back rise and fall in a sigh. Noah took a deep breath, let out another long sigh. ¡°....this is real. Noah muttered with a small smile, as if he had just realised. Noah, who had showed a smile full of gratitude to the Mason sitting in his embrace, suddenly pushed him away and got up. When Mason, who was puzzled from being pushed away, saw Noah had gotten up and was trying to leave to avoid him, he was confused and taken aback. No, rather than leaving, he opened the door and looked at Mason. As if asking, ¡®leave now¡¯. ¡°Noah.¡± ¡°Did I ask you toe in?¡± Noah asked if he had given permission. To his tired face, Mason did not know how to react. Looking at Mason¡¯s flustered expression, Noah supported his head and sighed. ¡°That¡¯s not....I¡¯m not trying to make you feel embarrassed. Right now, I am clearing up this confusion.¡± His head feeling like it was about to burst, Noah wet his lips and spoke with difficulty. ¡°Me being by your side would be better....¡± When Mason spoke the words that he had saidst week on set during their phone call3, Noahughed quietly. ¡°Usually, it is. It¡¯s like a mental illness is caused by your absence. However, today this confusion is caused by you. Being alone would be better to take care of this.¡± As if asking for understanding, Noah smiled slightly. ¡°Fine. Me going out would be fine as well.¡± Noah, who shrugged after seeing Mason standing frozen, said ¡®good night¡¯ and turned to leave the study. Mason hurriedly grabbed his arm. ¡°Noah, I.¡± To stop Noah, Mason had the resolve to say anything, but did not know what to say. ¡°...if you keep stopping me, I may lose my temper at you.¡± ¡°Be angry.¡± Getting angry seemed to be better. In the elevator, in the hotel room, the Noah who had gotten angry at him was much better than the current Noah4. In answer to Mason¡¯s words, Noah spoke, ¡°And if you get tired of me and leave, who is it good for5.¡± thenughed bitterly. ¡°Noah.¡± Mason gently called, Noah let out a small sigh. Seeing that really tired face with a set mouth that showed dislike, Mason handed over his long-nned apology. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± ¡°What for.¡± ¡°During the day, for making you worry....¡± At Mason¡¯s words, Noah cut him off, ¡°It¡¯s alright. Since it¡¯s a typical urrence.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve already said, worrying about you is my everyday routine." Even while saying it was fine, Noah did not seem to be. He lowered his gaze andughed lowly. ¡°I know you were originally the type to carry around and throw your life away like a piece of toilet paper. From the time you voluntarily went to that dangerous ce (Afghanistan), and the fact that you¡¯ve never once refused a dangerous mission given by that moronicpany (Zii), I knew you were that type of of person. The type of person who feels no regret, no matter when they die. Because it was possible every day.¡± Noah spoke slowly and calmly, as if talking about any topic. Mason blinked and looked at him. Noah was not speaking about recent events, but rather of those from 10 years ago. ¡°Therefore, my nerves were split and torn apart strand by strand, -since I didn¡¯t know when you would die-. Every. Day.¡± As if he wasn¡¯t going crazy enough, day after day. Tomorrow, Mason might die. Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, whenever Noah thought those type of thoughts, he went a little crazier. Although I wanted to immediately take you out of that shittypany, drag you away from the battlefield, and lock you up in a safe ce... although I thought that every day, I was unable to do so.¡± Noah lifted his head and looked at the frozen Mason. When Noah saw those sea-blue eyes without lenses, heughed. ¡°Why, because you and I have no rtionship to speak of.¡± ¡°Noah....¡± Hearing Mason groan-like call, Noah let out a short sigh. He pulled off the hands Mason used to hold onto him, ¡°You¡¯re telling me to get angry.¡± he said in a self-deprecating tone of voice. ¡°I am....very well aware I have no right to get angry.¡± To worry every day to the point of being angry, does not mean he obtains the right to meddle in his (M) health. Whether it is his health, body, or life, Noah had no right to meddle. Every day he went crazy wanting to gain that right, but Noah still was unable to gain that right. Mason had kept that ck bag on hand as if he was ready to leave at any moment, and Noah was unable to say even a single word about it. ¡°I know that I have no qualifications. Right now, like this, I should be satisfied.... Compared to back then when I couldn¡¯t even see your face, being able to be by your side, I¡¯m happy beyond belief. I shouldn¡¯t be greedy, I¡¯ve thought that tens, hundreds of times every day.¡± Noah spoke earnestly in order to not appear as a young whining child. ¡°In fact, I wanted to have the desire to give up. Although giving up wasn¡¯t easy, it wasn¡¯t hard to pretend to give up.¡± ¡°At first, I thought just by hearing you didn¡¯t die and were still alive and existing, would make me happy. After you saved me, of course I thought it would be better to die like that, however...¡± Noah let out a lowugh. It was the type ofugh that was self-deprecating. He stared at Mason¡¯s hands for a long time. When those hands had touched his body, unlike what he had thought, things did not go back. ¡°............¡± Mason looked at Noah, who was staring at his empty hands. Staring regretfully, although he had been the one to remove his hands, with eyes that looked like they were about to tear up, Mason held back the urge to hug him. Noah opened and closed his mouth several times, as if trying to choose his words. ¡°....truthfully.¡± He suddenly whispered, as if he was about to tell a secret. ¡°Until recently, although I disliked you being hurt, on the other hand I liked it.¡± For him (M) to do so much for himself (N), it seemed as though he (M) valued him (N) that much. Whenever Noah saw Mason¡¯s leg limping or being in pain, inwardly his heart felt sweet. Noah wasn¡¯t stupid enough to think ¡®I should get more severely injured¡¯ whenever he got injured, but it¡¯s true that the concern in Mason¡¯s eyes whenever he (M) saw his wounds, put him in a good mood. ¡°For a short while, I had forgotten what type of person you are. For you everything is easy, for the sake of shooting a couple scenes for a film, for the sake of catching a miserable stalker, jumping headlong into danger, that was the type of person you originally were....¡± Noah spoke almost as if it were funny. ¡°So the fact that you are here, confuses me. I¡¯m happy, I¡¯m delighted, I¡¯m ovee with a feeling of satisfaction that even if I were to die right now I would be fine with it. On the other hand, I want even more, I¡¯m miserable that you would do the same for anyone else....¡± ¡°So miserable that I didn¡¯t have an appetite.¡± Noah murmured and watched Mason¡¯s frozen face, trembling eyes, and helpless hands, then let out a sigh. And then sighed once more. One more time... he lifted his hands and covered his eyes and bit back the scream that was about to burst out. ¡°...that face, that expression causes me to delude myself.¡± Mason approached Noah, who was breathing heavily to hold back from screaming, and hugged him. ¡°Noah. -Noah.¡± Swallowing as if he were struggling to breathe, when Mason hugged him, he stopped and said, ¡°....Mason.....¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Mason answered and hugged Noah even tighter. Noah¡¯s shoulders were shaking slightly. ¡°Feels like I¡¯m going to go crazy.....¡± Noah spoke in a voice that sounded as if he were about to cry, and Mason said, ¡°It¡¯s alright.¡± andid his forehead on his shoulder. ¡°It¡¯s alright if you¡¯re crazy. No matter what you are doing or where you are, I will save you again...¡± Whether it¡¯s Noah¡¯s mind or body, it would not be left in dark or dangerous ces. They were words that had no reason and didn¡¯t fit the situation, but Mason still said them and could not but help hug Noah¡¯s shoulders. Noah disentangled Mason¡¯s arms, pushed him against the wall, and sucked his lips as if he were trying to bite them. ¡®Koong.¡¯ At that moment, his shoulders were stiff from impact, but he was unable toe to his senses. ¡°Hht.....!¡± Noah grabbed hold of and removed the shirt Mason was wearing. Mason knew the rough motion would cause a wound, but he bit his lips and held onto him. Soon his pants were unzipped and dragged off. Mason felt his back be drenched in cold sweat, in fear of theing pain. ¡°....say, ¡®that¡¯s enough¡¯.¡± Noah bit his neck hard enough to cause a sharp pain, and spoke in a low enticing tone. ¡°If you say, ¡®that¡¯s enough¡¯.....I¡¯ll stop right here.¡± It wasn¡¯t just about not doing it. Both feelings and hoping, stopping it at this time here. Mason, instead of telling him, ¡®enough¡¯, ced his lips on his (N) beautiful lips. Noah let out a small sigh and Mason a little more sweetly, sucked on his lips. ¡°....fuck.¡± Noah pushed Mason against the wall, seized his shoulder hard enough to break it, and urgently pushed his penis between his (M) spread legs. ¡°.........!¡± No matter how familiar Haley¡¯s body was with sex, with no stretching or lubricating, in this situation it was impossible for it to ept thatrge penis. However, Noah¡¯s thing urgently pushed in and stretched open his body6. Mason turned visibly pale in pain and clung to Noah. No longer able to stop, Noah lifted his (M) leg, spread them wider, and went in deeper. Standing on one leg, Mason clung even closer to Noah, and in turn, Noah thrust even deeper. ¡°............¡± As if drilling into his stomach, it was inserted deeply. It jerked inside, as if it were going to go off. ¡°Mason.....¡± Mason swallowed his breath, while bearing the pain, ¡°Ye...yes¡± answered him. ¡°........¡± Noah smiled painfully at that answer. Really did not know what to do. ¡°.....do it.¡± You¡¯re allowed to do it. Noah, who was about to say something, shut his mouth and kissed Mason¡¯s trembling lips. Noah began to move slowly and Mason closed his eyes. Obviously his face was pale and his entire body was drenched with cold sweat due to the pain, but at that moment Mason thought it isn¡¯t bad. When he opened his eyes, it was on Noah¡¯s bed. Unable to tell how much time had passed, but the sun seemed to be vaguely shining. Mason nkly sat up, rubbed his eyes, and looked around. Noah was quietly watching him. ¡°.....like a ghost, what are you doing?¡± Mason swallowed in surprise and asked, Noah answered, ¡°Dangerous thoughts.¡± bent his eyes andughed. ¡°.................¡± Mason nced at the head of the bed. He moved his hands to check if there was a new gun, but Noah raised his body and spoke. ¡°You¡¯re quick witted.¡± He had mentioned that he was having dangerous thoughts, and it was as if he had read his thoughts. Mason stopped and stared at him. The totally nude Noah, stretched as if after a good night¡¯s rest and got up. ¡°......why.¡± Mason grabbed hold of him and stood up, Noah stared at the hand Mason had used to grab hold of him, as if it were something sweet. ¡°I was just thinking about it. In their heads, everybody thinks of various things. Don¡¯t bother about it.¡± Noah grasped Mason¡¯s hand and while kissing the back of it, heughed. ¡°Are you able to move? Yesterday, I was a bit....I¡¯ll go bring you a meal right now. Eat, then sleep a little longer.¡± ¡°Noah.¡± Mason took hold of his hand and sat down. Noah bent his eyes andughed, ¡°Is it still not enough for that lower part?¡± without loosening his expression, Mason studied him. ¡°Due to you not throwing me awayst night, my misunderstanding and delusion once again deepened. It¡¯s because I am afraid of that being shattered.¡± ¡°What misunderstanding, what delusion.¡± Why, what exactly are you so afraid of. Mason swallowed his distress and asked. Noah was not someone who had a lot of fear. While being kidnapped, he was the type of person who, as if he was out of his mind, would provoke the kidnapper. But only towards him, was he frightened speechless. As if preparing for a miserable future, he acted and thought pessimistically. ¡°..............¡± ¡°What misunderstanding, what delusion...¡± the muttering Noah raised his eyes and looked at Mason¡¯s cheek, then slowly raised his hand and softly stroked that cheek. ¡°You are Mason, but this body is Haley Lusk¡¯s.¡± Frail enough to break, sick, and also a lewd body, Haley¡¯s body. Noah carefully stroked that body, that in his eyes waspletely Mason. ¡°Everybody calls you Haley, because no one knows you are Mason.¡± No one knows. The drama director who had filmed for 10 years did not know, his rtives, his friends, and even the manager who had been looking after him for 16 years, didn¡¯t even imagine that he was a different person. ¡°Do you know? Calling you Mason is a bad thing.... in this world, no one besides me knows that you are here.¡± Noah whispered, kissing the back of Mason¡¯s slim hand. The only one in the world who knows of your existence, is myself. Everyone else was looking at Haley Lusk, the only one who saw Mason, was himself. ¡°You can¡¯t even imagine how sweet a feeling this is.¡± To you, that wouldn¡¯t be a good thing... from that healthy and beautiful body to this trouble-ridden body that everyone calls Haley. There¡¯s nothing to be d about in this situation. Noahughed bitterly. ¡°Therefore, I keep feeling as if I were special, by myself. -Although, what happened to me was because you were special.¡± I noticed you, hanging on to you and persisted in calling you Mason....so it turned out like this. Noah spoke in a matter of fact tone. So you should be satisfied with this, so you won¡¯t be disillusioned, like that 19 year old, when Mason left. ¡°Just as you are the only one for me, so am I the only one for you....when I thought like that, it was so sweet and blissful, I didn¡¯t want to break free from it. Whether it were a dream, my imagination, a misunderstanding, or a delusion.¡± The sole special and unique existence in this world for each other. Noah kissed the lips of Mason, who was looking at him. Unique and special. Mason repeated those words and stared at the face of Noah who had just kissed him. Wanting to ask him something since a few days ago, Mason carefully opened his mouth. ¡°Are we dating?¡± In fact, it seemed as if Noah and himself were dating. The people of the world were waiting for the official announcement of their rtionship, and Tony and Vick were already thinking that the two of them were dating. But these two had never discussed anything about it. Whether they liked or loved each other. Mason had mentioned liking in passing, but it had never been a directment. In the meantime, they were already having sex. Mason was always meaning to ask what this rtionship meant. ¡°......who knows?¡± Noah responded to Mason¡¯s question with another question. ¡°I¡¯ve been saying all along that I would like that, so why are you asking me that now?¡± You¡¯re the one who makes the decision... Noah spoke wildly and stared at Mason¡¯s face. Noah waited nervously, like a convict on death row waiting for the count down. ¡°You¡¯re the one holding the knife.¡± The one who cuts off or ties together the rtionship, even his own life, he was the one who controlled it all. ¡°To me, how far are you going to allow me to go?¡± When should I step on the brakes. Being greedy when things seemed good, if Mason happened to leave, he would lose everything. ¡°I.....how much of you am I allowed to have?¡± Mason looked at Noah, who was asking in a quiet voice. His lips were slightly trembling and the hand he was touching was in a simr state. ¡°.............¡± Noah¡¯s miserable to death, beautiful face was in fact extremely tasteful. A fair, pure face. A person who I want to protect...Mason seemed to realise where his ideal type came from andughed a little. He had never thought of it, because he wasn¡¯t gay or a pedophile. Mason sat up, grabbed Noah¡¯s hand, and said, ¡°What you said was correct.¡± If asked whether the feelings rted to Noah were sexual, the answer would be unclear. He wasn¡¯t gay, neither had he ever thought about loving a man no matter how the body looked. No matter how beautiful and his ideal type, sex with Noah still felt ufortable and strange to him. ¡°To me....the only one who calls me Mason, who thinks of me as Mason, you¡¯re the only one.¡± Mason also felt nervous and slightly trembled. To say that it was also sexual wasn¡¯t easy, however this person was a special case. Throughout Mason¡¯s life, there was no one who was that special. Since the moment he had heard that small sound from that bag twenty years ago, till this very moment, at every crossroad Mason had chosen Noah. Whether it was his choice or not, Noah had always been first for Mason. When he had left him ten years ago,pared to when he had wept over his dead wife and daughter, his eyes were more wet. He did not know how to exin this attraction of the soul. In the world, if you said the greatest emotion in a rtionship would be love, then this was truly love. There was no one else who could shake Mason¡¯s feelings, Mason¡¯s life like this. To him, Noah was a unique and special existence. ¡°Since there is no one but you....¡± Mason reached out, hesitated as ifing to his senses, and touched the edge of Noah¡¯s beautiful green eyes. ¡°Whatever you wish to choose, will happen.¡± If he wished to have it all, he could have it, was what Mason said. Noah blinked. Blink, blink, as if trying to figure out what he had just heard, the beautiful pupils disappeared and reappeared. And then, from those eyes, transparent drops of tears fell ¡®plok, plok¡¯7. ¡°...if I¡¯m dreaming.¡± ¡°...it is reality.¡± Mason watched the tears rolling down Noah¡¯s cheek, instead of wiping them. His heart felt sorrowful, but it was also very sweet. ¡°It it is a dream.........as soon as I wake up, I¡¯ll feel like shooting my own head.¡± Don¡¯t wake up forever, Noah spoke and . A face that did not show happiness, but rather fear of waking up from a dream, Mason carefully kissed it. ¡°That gun, I removed it.¡± That revolver Python at his bedside.....he took it and made use of it. ¡°Noah.¡± Mason murmured with his lips touching his face and Noah closed his eyes. As if it were too sweet. Mason hugged his shoulders and Noah kissed Mason. To that special and unique person, he had also be a special and unique existence. More than a dream, more than imagining, more than misunderstanding, more than a delusion, reality was so much sweeter. Noah no longer thought of wishing to die. A/N: It¡¯s finally over... Jangryang ¡®Kill the Lights¡¯ Sidetrack, was a work I enjoyed so much, despite so much writing, I enjoyed it all the time^^.. Typos up to this point(?) please try to interpret them^^ 1¨C Onomatopoeia knocking sound. 2¨C Onomatopoeia heartbeat sound. 3¨C I don¡¯t remember which chapter this scene was in. To anyone who does remember, please drop ament. 4¨C This is referring to the elevator scene in chapter 7 and the hotel room scene in chapter 14. 5¨C If Noah loses his temper at Mason and Mason gets fed up with it and leaves, it would be Noah who loses out after venting his anger. 6¨C Wow boi, slow down. 7¨C Onomatopoeia dripping sound. T/N: Kill the Lights is nowpletely tranted (unless there are more raws lurking around). Hooray! o(*>¦Ø<*)o Thank you for being gentle with me, especially with that snu-snu scene w.w Thank you so much to Karma Doyle for editing these sidetracks! m(_ _)m I thank you for your patience, Karma-nim. Help! Does anyone here know how to mark KtL asplete on Novel Updates? Please do tell! Remember to read my ~ shameless self promotion Chapter 6.1 06There were many people getting off at the Jetblue domestic flight exit from LA to New York.Stewardess Jaime came out little quickly among the people. It was because one passenger left his sunsses. It was already annoying to walk on these new pair or heels, because of that damn service and since she was the newbie, she had to look for the passenger.An idiot who left this new Gi S/S sunsses was a man who sat all the way in the back in a window seat. The man who deeply wore a cap and slept putting his head down. Jaime remembered the really pale side of his face....How did he look like? Just in jeans and white shirt. Because of his in atmosphere, she couldn¡¯t remember how he looked like at all. I remember people¡¯s face pretty well... Jaime just didn¡¯t think too much and looked for the man in the cap.¡°Excuse me!¡±Jaime shout out to that man with a cap from far away. That man didn¡¯t stop, and Jaime shout out louder, ¡°Excuse me! Your sunsses!¡± When she thought, not even only stupid but he¡¯s also deaf, that man turned around. He looked puzzled but soon saw the sunsses on Jaime¡¯s hand and slightly smiled.¡°Ah. Oops, I¡¯m sorry. I forgot about this.¡±He apologized with a bright tone, but Jaime froze in surprise looking at the man getting the sunsses from her. She just stared at him.¡°You are that slut, no, Haley...¡±Jaime murmured in shock and that man, Haley, didn¡¯t even get mad at her calling him slut. He just chuckled and waved his hand at her and walked away.Until her colleague brought out the luggage asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? You didn¡¯t find him?¡± Jaime just stood there for a while with a stupid expression looking at Haley¡¯s back.¡°Did you know, that guy was Haley?¡±¡°Haley? That delinquent slut?¡±Did he swear at you? That crazy bitch. He walks around well with the thing he did. Her coworker cursed at him.¡°How was he? He¡¯s not good, right? He was pretty when he was little, but these days he¡¯s so rotten.¡±The coworker asked like she expected Jaime me to say, ¡®Yeah. He was totally the worst. He looked like he¡¯ll smell like drugs!¡¯ but Jaime still had the stupid expression stuttered a little and said, ¡°No, no well...¡±¡°Still unexpectedly....¡±¡°Huh?¡±¡°No, well, I, I thought he¡¯s still a celebrity...¡±When he smiled, something was sparkling.... ¨CJaime covered her blushed tip of her ear with her hand and glimpsed at the direction where Haley disappeared.Haley wore the sunsses while getting out of the crowd. He usually didn¡¯t wear sunsses unless it was too sunny, but he realized why Tony prepared a sunsses for him.But calling a person slut in front of his face. While catching a taxi in front of the airport, Mason thought he wasn¡¯t sure if it was Haley¡¯s fault for living dirty, or if it was public¡¯s fault for being rude.¡°Please go to 119th Street.¡±Instead of leaving right away, the driver looked at Mason through the rear view mirror.¡°I feel like I saw you somewhere... Are you perhaps a celebrity?¡±¡°I did hear I look alike with Simon Wayne.¡±Mason smiled and jokingly said it, and the driverughed.¡°Simon? You are way younger and handsome, what are you talking about?¡¯The taxi driver shook his hand and left the airport feeling happy. He was keep glimpsing at Mason probably because he looked familiar, but because he was wearing a sunsses, he couldn¡¯t figure it out and soon stopped his interest.Mason put down the window and felt the wind. A warm breeze of New York air softly passed by his cheeks. When the taxi went over the bridge, he smelled wet water. Because of the sun, the water was sparkling. A song from the taxi radio gently hit his ears. ¡®Don`t ask me why I`m crying.... cause when I start to crumble you know how to keep me smiling. You`re gonna save me from myself. From myself, yes....¡¯ (Christina Aguilera: Save Me from Myself)He leaned on the window thinking it¡¯s pretty good to be alive. With a good feeling, he pushed his hair waving by the wind to the back and felt a stare on his cheek. When he raised his head, the taxi driver was looking at this direction and got surprised andughed.¡°Because your atmosphere was so soft, I didn¡¯t even realized it....¡±Are you really a celebrity? He tilted his head and asked, and Mason put his sunsses up and just smiled.The taxi dropped him off at the entrance of 119th Street. He paid with cash and got off from the taxi. He walked to the alley and looked up the building where his house is. His house was two block away from Harlem, and it was a small apartment located in 7th floor. This building was built around when Haley was born, so it was old, but it was cheap and manager was crappy. For Mason who rarely goes back home, it was a pretty good house.Mason grabbed all the mail from the mailbox in the entrance of the apartment and pressed the elevator button. The elevator came down with a loud machinery sound. Mason went up to the 7thfloor and looked around the inside little bit. While he was looking if there was any new cameras installed, he tilted his head thinking, ¡®....Don¡¯t I not have to do this anymore?¡¯ He thought about it and realized Haley didn¡¯t have anyone who would abduct or assassinate him, and Mason who¡¯s already dead doesn¡¯t have it anymore.¡°This life is toofortable. I can¡¯t get used to it....¡±Mason murmured to himself. He felt scared that Haley¡¯s life was toofortablepare to when he had to fight for his life. Who cares if somebody he doesn¡¯t know call him slut. It¡¯s okay even if people didn¡¯t like him. He doesn¡¯t even know those people anyway... The elevator stopped by making a loud sound, and he got off and murmured, ¡°What did I do in my previous life that made my life suddenlyfortable?¡± No, if this present life is Haley¡¯s life, then the previous life would be Mason¡¯s life? .....It was definitely not a blissful life....Mason felt like wives who get beaten all the time. He went to his house feeling nervous about his sudden peaceful andfortable life.Located at the end of ¡®?¡¯ shaped hall way, room 719. Mason stood in front of the grey door and touched a small gap on top of the door. Luckily Haley wasn¡¯t that short, so he felt something cold on his tip of his finger. Click. As soon as he opened the door, he saw a familiar house with cold air.Mason somehow felt strange and stepped inside. Just like how he felt when he met Noah, but right now he felt a stronger d¨¦j¨¤ vu. Looking at a ce where he used to live with another person¡¯s body.¡°......¡±Mason turned on the light and scratched his head. He did talk bad about how Haley lived, but this side wasn¡¯t that great either. Since he came to his house in two month, the ce was covered in dusts.Mason skimmed through the mails and threw everything in the trash, and he opened a drawer. Among the rusted keys, he took out a small key and went to his bedroom and opened a safe under the table. In the safe, there was a handful of small keys, and Mason took two keys out. With the one of the keys, he opened thest safe in the closet.Inside the safe, there were few fake passports he used during the missions, little bit of gold, dor, euro, yen, etc. He hand a bundle of money from each countries. And there was another key. A key that he took out under the table and this small key was from J.P. Morgan Chase bank in New York safe. ¨CThe things that actual worth something are in there.Even though he live this kind of ce, Mason didn¡¯t earn that little money. Mercenaries are the representation of an extremely dangerous and extremely high pay job, and he was a veteran who worked for more than 10 years. He earned higher than a pretty well goingwyer, and since he didn¡¯t really use money, he had an outrageous amount of money in his ount.Mason dreamt of opening a small caf¨¦ if he was born again since a while ago. There was a small caf¨¦ when he was going through a worst time, and the owner and his wife looked very happy and gentle. They argued a little time to time, but he could clearly see they were treasuring, loving and respecting each other. He was so envious.As a mercenary, he made a bunch of enemies, so that kind of peaceful life was actually a dream. This wasn¡¯t something he could tell people, but he thought this will be possible for Haley¡¯s life. Obviously can¡¯t be like that couple....¡°.....¡±Mason bitterly rubbed his lips. He thought probably he¡¯ll live by himself for the rest of his life. He was really happy when he got married, and he felt fulfilled and satisfied when he had a child. But when he lost all of those, the shock was unbearable, so he couldn¡¯t even think of meeting a new person.Of course, if he meets a woman he likes, he might change his mind. Mason¡¯s type is a woman who¡¯s small and weak like she¡¯ll break. Type that he can protect and secure....He took out magazines and DVD that he put under his bed. It was his favorite porn star.Money, porn, and among the guns he put in his drawer, he picked Glock 17 that won¡¯t distress Haley¡¯s weak wrist and Colt M1911 that he enjoyed using for a while.Did I pack everything... Mason looked around and realized he forgot something very important and went out to the living room. He packed his wife and his child¡¯s picture that was on the table in front of the sofa.¡°......¡±For thest time, he looked around the area indifferently. He didn¡¯t waste too much time and opened the door feeling lighthearted.¡°......¡±¡°......¡±When Mason tried to walk out the door without hesitation, he froze holding the door opened. It was because somebody unexpected was standing in front of the door.A bright blond hair and a beautiful face. Tall like a model and perfect body and luxurious suit that fits perfectly. Sparkling atmosphere that he was born to exin the word ¡®luxurious.¡¯ A man that did not even look like he saw this kind of old apartment was standing there.It was Noah Raycarlton.-------------------------------------------------------------------The song is called ¡¯Save Me from Myself¡¯ and it¡¯s from from Christina Aguilera! I liked it hahaDid you guys liked this chapter? Mason and Noah finally meet by themselves! What will happen to them~? What do you guys think? Hehehehe Chapter 6.2 Why is this man standing here....? Mason nkly stared at him, and he was staring back at him with the same expression as Mason¡¯s.¡°....uh.¡±There was a long silence between those two, and when Mason tried to say something, the man, Noah¡¯s face turned very cold. Mason nkly thought, ¡®it¡¯s amazing¡¯ that his pretty face can turned into that cold. But at that moment, he grabbed Mason¡¯s cor and roughly pushed him to the wall.¡°-!¡±Because it was too unexpected, Mason bumped into the wall half avoiding it.¡°Excuse me,¡±¡°-What are you.¡±Noah¡¯s face approached very close to his face. He was so mad that his eyes seemed like showing a blue me. Mason just nkly blinked his eyes at Noah¡¯s angry words. What do you mean ¡®What are you.¡¯ He couldn¡¯t understand what he meant by asking that question. Since he knew Haley already, probably not asking who I am, then he¡¯s probably asking why am I here. But actually that¡¯s the question Mason has to ask. When Mason opened his mouth to ask him then why are you here, that moment.¡®-He¡¯s not even stupid. There no way he came to his house, right?¡¯With footsteps, there was a sound of peevish talking.¡®I know. But fuck. Why are hell is he living in a ce like this with all those money he earns?¡¯Mason stared outside the door in surprise hearing familiar voices.¡°Uh....¡±Someone ising this way, and Mason knew those people. They were Zii mercenaries. Why are those guys here? What do they mean by there is no way I came to my house? Do they think I¡¯m still alive? ¨CMason¡¯s head thinking busily or not, Noah opened his mouth saying, ¡°Who are....¡±¡°!¡±Mason quickly blocked his mouth and closed the door without making any sound. He wasn¡¯t sure what¡¯s going on, but he didn¡¯t feel good about it. He felt really bad.Mason grabbed Noah¡¯s shoulder and hand before he screams what he was doing and ran inside of the house. He grabbed the bag that he dropped and looked for the ce to hide in this small apartment. He heard those military boots sounds and sweated cold sweat.Noah dragged along nkly because of Mason¡¯s weird action, but soon his conscious came back. He pped his hand away and grabbed the back of his neck and pushed him to the bed. Because Mason was busy looking for a ce to hide, he swallowed his breath because of a sudden attack.¡°This... What the hell are you doing?¡±He heard a voice that sounded like ice will drop anytime soon from on top of his head.¡°Wa, wait, I¡¯ll apologizeter so.....¡±With Haley¡¯s weak strength, he couldn¡¯t push away Noah¡¯s arm. Of course he could¡¯ve hit his wrist and slightly crack his bone, but he didn¡¯t want to do that to him, but.... We don¡¯t have time to do this....! Mason¡¯s eyes moved around quickly, and he heard footsteps stopping right outside of the apartment door.They were looking for a key that the outside was little loud, and then they heard, ¡®Just break it?¡¯ Mason felt his heart pumping fast and looked at Noah. Noah heard the outside sound and was staring outside the bedroom also. In that moment, his strength got weaken a little. Mason didn¡¯t miss that timing and at the same time he pushed him away, he grabbed him and blocked his mouth and dragged him to the terrace. In front of the terrace, right after he closed the curtain, the door opened within a second.¡°What the. It was opened?¡±¡°I think someone came in already.... Didn¡¯t that bastard not have a woman dating?¡±¡°There is no way he has one. He worked so much. He probably went to his house like 10 days in a year? If he has a woman dating in that situation...... I¡¯m really gonna respect him, that son of a bitch.¡±Mason killed his breath hearing themughing and joking around. His heart was pumping so fast at this unexpected situation, but he tried to keep his cool.There are three men. They didn¡¯t take out their guns, and unless they are idiots, they won¡¯t harm Noah. The problem was me. I don¡¯t know what was going on, but even it¡¯s a worst situation, I think can escape when they put their guards down. Good thing I packed the guns be.... Mason realized he didn¡¯t have his bag with him and startled. He looked behind the curtain.Under the bed, there was the bag fell on the floor. When Noah grabbed back of his neck and threw him to the bed, he probably dropped it that time. Ah.... Mason bit his lips and swallowed his breath. There was a voice from the living room.¡°What the. This son of a bitch came home?¡±¡°Hey, his safe is opened too. Wow, this guys is insane. He took off with 50 mil and came back home to rob his safes?¡±How much does a person have to be crazy about money to do this? They said it with augh. Crazy about money? Took off with 50 mil? Who? Me? Mason rolled around his eyes and listened to them.¡°Still if it¡¯s 50 mil, it¡¯s something you can risk your life.¡±Fuck, how much is that. Even I would go crazy. Somebody said that, but another guy smirked at him.¡°Do you want to die? It¡¯s because it¡¯s Mason that why he¡¯s able to run away like this. If it was you, you¡¯ll get caught on that day and have a hole in your head.¡±¡°Well, that¡¯s that, but this son of a bitch is too greedy. Beretta said there¡¯s no way Mason would do that kind of thing, and since Aaron¡¯s body is like that, it might be Aaron who¡¯s disappeared. But if it¡¯s like this, then it¡¯s that guy who took the money.¡±Mason swallowed his dry throat. Understanding the situation was in a second. So Aaron, that son of a bitch killed me and even med everything on me and took off with the safe. For that guy, he had no other choice other than doing this. If he took off with the safe truthfully, it will limit his range of movement, and he will get caught soon.After Mason died, he didn¡¯t really thought about Aaron that much. First, it was because living as Haley was pretty busy, and he thought Zii will take a revenge on Aaron.¡°......¡±Mason was deeply in thought and realized Noah who Mason was holding and blocking his mouth was raising his hand. He quickly let go of his mouth.¡°........¡±Noah stood up from an ufortable position and red at Mason with an irritated face rubbing his mouth. His face was like since he doesn¡¯t understand what¡¯s going on, so he¡¯ll be quiet, but he also had a face he¡¯s thinking about handing him to those guys.Mason awkwardly smiled and pay attention to outside. He checked those guys went outside and reached out his arm from the veranda. The arm was barely not reaching to the bag.¡°This guy seems like he was pretty in hurry. He¡¯s not the type who would leave this kind of stuff.¡±Mason heard them digging through the mails inside the trash can.¡°Maybe somebody left it on purpose. Isn¡¯t it weird toe back to this ce?¡±¡°This... it looks like it¡¯s not been that long since he visited his house.¡±Somebody said it probably because he checked the dust mark where the frames were. There was a sound somebody releasing the safety guard of a gun.¡°Heh. Maybe he¡¯s nearby?¡±¡°He might be still in the house.¡±Looking at the opened door and spilling all these stuff.... Because of the sounding from outside, Mason held his breath and reached his arm out more. One guy came in the bedroom again. Mason quickly removed his arm and swallowed his dry throat.He was thinking so hard what to say if he gets caught. He can¡¯t say, ¡®know Mason somehow.¡¯ Those guys won¡¯t hesitate to lock him up to know Mason¡¯s whereabouts.If he can tell them everything, that¡¯s even better. He couldn¡¯t tell those guys who have their brains filled with muscle, ¡®My body is dead, but my soul came in to this body.¡¯ Even if he says it, they won¡¯t believe him.The guy looked at the closet, restroom next to the bedroom, underneath the bed, and finally grabbed the curtain to check for the veranda. A long shadow attacked Mason. When that curtain opens, run and push that guy away and pick up that bag and.... It was when Mason¡¯s head was spinning like crazy.¡°Hey. There are some footprints outside. The dusts are still fresh.¡±A voice came in from outside.----------------------------------------------------------------------------OH NO Aaron that bastard med everything on Mason!I listen to my readers haha. Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! What will happen to them?? Will they get caught? Will they go out alive dun dun duhhh! Chapter 6.3 ¡°Hey. There are some footprints outside. Dusts are still fresh.¡±Someone called him from outside. The man hesitated little bit in front of the curtain and went out the room. There was a sound of those guys talking from outside. They probably concluded that Mason had already left the house. They left the house making rustling sound.¡°.....¡±Mason checked the sound of the door closing and footsteps going away and exhale the breath that he was holding. Ahh fuck, Aaron that bastard until the end.....It would have been a big trouble if he was careless thinking they already took care his death. This time he was really lucky. If he was littlete to hide or if those guys were little more detailed, he probably couldn¡¯t pass it like this.Since his body is already dead, it¡¯s none of his business if Aaron and Zii does something. Whether Zii and his superior Beretta go through a shitty situation or not able to catch Aaron, it became totally different world business to Mason.Of course, Aaron is detestable, and he felt bad at his colleagues who are barking up the wrong tree. And he felt little ufortable that he became an idiot who ran away because of the money to those guys who were pretty close with him.But because of this situation and Haley¡¯s weak body, he can¡¯t just jump to do revenge, and it¡¯s a stupid thing to do telling Zii that the person who¡¯s alive is Aaron not Mason.It¡¯s like throwing away one and only chance of living peaceful life in a mud puddle.Why would I do that kind of stupid thing? This is the chance that he earned by dying once. The only thing that Mason has to do is leave this house and go straight to the bank and get the money and nevere close to this ce.While he was calmly organizing his thought, Noah stood up. Mason noticed him and turned his head to him. Noah went out the veranda and picked up the bag with a cold face. He took a nce at Mason with rxed eyes and flipped over the bag.¡°Uh... No!¡±Bundles of money, gold, passports, guns, explicit porns, and frames poured on the floor¡°Ah damn it, what are you....¡±Mason stood up right away and bent his back to pick up the picture among the broken frames and behind his back Noah¡¯s hand grabbed back of his neck. No, he couldn¡¯t grab it this time. In front of the door once, on the bed once, and this attack. He wasn¡¯t na?ve enough to get attacked three times.Mason avoided Noah¡¯s attack, and with his repulsive force, he strongly pulled Noah¡¯s arm and made him fall on the floor.¡°-!¡±He held the floor, and Mason stood up in that time. Mason tried to ask why are you attacking me, but he startled.¡°......¡±It was because Noah¡¯s white hand was bleeding from the broken ss.¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡±Mason unconsciously apologized seeing dripping blood. When he had an eye contact with frowning Noah, he felt moreplicated. His kind looking eyes looked little surprised, and he was little pale. He felt like he¡¯s bullying a weak person looking at his soft hand without any callouses bleeding. Actually the weak person would be himself who has Haley¡¯s poor and weak body.... No, but he was a pro who hurts people for more than 10 years. Although it wasn¡¯t on purpose, still... Mason panicked unlike his usual self and kneeled his one knee down.¡°No, so why did you attack... Are you okay? There must be a first aid kit. Hurry and your wound...¡±Where did I put it? Was it in the living room drawer? Mason was thinking about his dusty first aid kit and tried to look at Noah¡¯s injury, but he fell backward.-Bang!Noah who had a weak face like he¡¯s going to copse any second strongly pushed Mason like he wasn¡¯t hurt at all and sat on top of Haley¡¯s body pressing on his shoulders.¡°-ugh,¡±Mason swallowed his painful moan and bit his lips. A sharp pain came through his back because of those broken sses.Soon his sight was sparkling. (p!) Noah pped his face coldly looking at him like he¡¯s looking at a file paper. Once, twice, he got pped so many times that he lost count.When Noah¡¯s hand stopped, Mason tasted some salty taste of his blood and cursed inside, and Noah was panting like he got beat up. He has some hand. To think of it as just letting a fragile young master from the past memory p me, it was pretty painful.¡°....Excuse me, Mr. Haley Lusk.¡±Mason opened his eyes and looked at him hearing his calling with his deafen ears. Noah¡¯s beautiful face was right in front of his face. His eyes were slightly opened and had a strange face, and he was breathing heavily to hold his anger.¡°You probably have to answer my question well. If you lie or babble something I can¡¯t understand.... I¡¯m not sure what I¡¯m gonna do? With your stupid head, you probably can¡¯t imagine what I¡¯m gonna do.¡±I¡¯m an amateur in this, so I can¡¯t control it. ¨CNoah slight smiled, and Mason nodded thinking, ¡®Beating someone up first and then asking a question, you are totally a pro.....¡¯Noah thought what to say with his cold eyes. He had the face that he doesn¡¯t know what to ask first.¡°This house... How do you know Mason?¡±Noah asked with a little slow tone.He came to this house to check if Mason is actually dead. If it was Mason he knew, he must be dead for sure, but by any chance, if he¡¯s alive, he thought one item from this house would be gone.A picture of his wife and his child. If he actually took off with the safe that has 50 million dor in it, either that action was impulsive or calcted, that picture wouldn¡¯t be at home. He never really gets obsessed with physical things, but that picture was different. He is the man who if it was calcted, he probably took it along with him before the mission, or even if it was impulsive, he probably came back home to take that with him.Actually when Noah arrived at New York and stood in front of the Mason¡¯s door, he was little dozed off. He thought Mason was dead, and it was time for him to check that. It was a simple task if the picture was at home or not. He knew that in his head, but Noah stood still for a while looking at the door.Did Mason really die? ...He¡¯s probably dead. What happens after I check that? Will I be crying? Or just like usual, ¡®See. Of course, the world never works like in a movie¡¯ and nod my head and live like usual? Or.... ¨CNoah was keep thinking about stupid things with his head keep getting nk.A cold wind blew to his chest. His breath was getting tighter little by little like someone¡¯s choking him. nkly he thought he¡¯s going to die. He thought he wanted somebody to save him, but now, really, no one can save him anymore. It was the time that again he realized that.The door opened from the inside, and a face he didn¡¯t even think of popped out. Noah forgot about the thought about he¡¯s going to die and opened his mouth like an idiot. Rather if Mason¡¯s spirit popped out, he¡¯ll be less surprised.Haley Lusk. Noah thoroughly looked at the man who came out from Mason¡¯s house.¡°How are you, in this house?¡±At first, Noah thought Haley knew that he was going toe to Mason¡¯s house beforehand and came here first. That was an obvious thought. Haley is the type of person who would do those, and other than that reason, no other reason came up. But when Noah saw him hiding in the veranda from those Zii agents, he thought coldly.How did this son of a bitch know information about Mason? If he followed him, he couldn¡¯t be already in the house, or if he heard the information from somewhere else, the only informant can Phil, but there¡¯s no way he would do that.Besides Haley wasn¡¯t standing in front of the door, he came out from the inside. That means either he had the key, or he knew where the key was. Along with that, when he saw the items he packed in the bag, he thought he had to know what¡¯s going on.Noah pressed down Haley¡¯s shoulder and sat on top of him. He tilted his head and looked at him. Behind his shoulder, it was a small amount, but he was bleeding. And his lips were cracked and had blood on them. If it was Haley he knew, he would definitely start screaming or crying acting all crazy, but he had a calm face with his mouth closed.Noah was the one who felt shaken. Very little. ¨CIt wasn¡¯t much that he¡¯s expression would change, but his eyes shook a little.What is this feeling of d¨¦j¨¤ vu. Something bothered him inside of his chest. Noah half opened his eyes and raised his hand slowly. When he was about to hit this bothering man once more, he who had his mouth closed with indifferent face asked him.¡°Then how about you?¡±Haley asked with his eyes properly opened.¡°Why are you in this house? What¡¯s your business?¡±Noah frowned. He strongly grabbed and pulled Haley¡¯s cor and smiled saying, ¡°I never told you to ask a question.¡± Haley twitched his cheek like it¡¯s tickled and sighed.¡°Mm... But I can¡¯t tell you anything until you tell me why you came here.¡±He said it calmly, and Noah picked up a gun on the floor because of his impertinent words. Glock 17. Noah put that on the man¡¯s finger and said.¡°It¡¯s not good to get toofortable that you have ten fingers.¡±Noah unlocked the safety guard and loaded the gun. He pulled the trigger half way and observed Haley¡¯s expression. Haley just had a little perplexed face not the reaction he was expecting. What is this bad feeling of disharmony.¡°.....¡±Noah bit his lips and pulled the trigger. Bang! The bullet went in between Haley¡¯s index and middle fingers. Haley didn¡¯t even flinch that a bullet went in between his fingers. He wasn¡¯t moving not because he was scared. Composed blue eyes were directly staring at him.The eyes that staring directly at him. Noah felt his heart was pumping really fast.¡°What are you.¡±Click. Noah loaded the gun again and pointed at Haley¡¯s head.¡°What the hell are you.¡±Noah actually don¡¯t know about Haley very well. It was obvious because he didn¡¯t care or didn¡¯t want to care about him. But even still, he knew this man is different from the time when he got drunk and caused ruckus. This man is Haley Lusk? That slut junkie? Noah felt goosebump on his cheek and stared back at him. He didn¡¯t know himself why he¡¯s keep thinking of Mason from this moron, but Noah was already feeling several d¨¦j¨¤ vu.Noah bit his lips. He put the gun point closer and ced his finger on the trigger. He didn¡¯t know himself what he was doing, but he didn¡¯t care. Pulling the trigger felt very natural.¡°Excuse me.¡±He was slightly frowning because he was bothered by the gun on his forehead.¡°...By the way, you can¡¯t kill a person in this kind of a ce.¡±A voice that went through Noah¡¯s ear made him stop breathing.He felt dizzy like he went back to the someday in the past. Chapter 7.1 07¡°.....¡±While Mason was going down in the elevator with him, he glimpsed at him. Noah had a little sluggish face and was putting his hair back. His green eyes were little dozed off.¡®You can¡¯t kill a person in this kind of ce.¡¯When Mason said that, his felt littleplicated. Noah was pointing the gun at him, realized or not, the gun was shaking. His pretty eyes were burning. He put his white finger on the trigger, and Mason thought this is not a threat anymore he¡¯ll really shoot. He thought saying something will be better, so when he said think about the ce, soon Noah¡¯s face crinkled terribly. Because of his stiff face like he heard something extremely scary, Mason had to make an excuse.¡®No, these walls are thin. That gun sound just now, the next door probably heard it, and you are a famous person so.... And somebody might have seen youing in here....¡¯So, so can you spare me? Mason asked servilely. When Mason looked at Noah like he¡¯ll answer any kind of question if he asks once more, Noah slowly blinked his eyes. He blinked his eyes several times like he¡¯s observing the other person.¡®Ah....¡¯Ah. Ahh... There¡¯s no way... -He murmured to himself, but somehow his face was pale. Mason took a glimpse at below his foot. The strength that was pressing his shoulder was weakened, and finally the Colt got caught by his foot.Masonid down rxing his body and pushed him with all his strength. Bang! A bullet from Glock that Noah was holding made a hole in the ceiling.Wow, fuck. He really meant to shoot. Mason shivered and picked up the Colt next to Noah and pointed at his gun at Noah¡¯s temple.Mason breathe heavily holding the gun. Because his strength is poor, he was already out of breath. Noah sat at an angle and stared at the floor with indifferent face like he doesn¡¯t care anything.¡®Put down that gun.¡¯Mason said tapping his temple, but Noah didn¡¯t move.¡®Excuse me? I can shoot you?¡¯Can¡¯t you hear me? Mason asked once more, and he slowly put his head up. He tilted his head and said to Mason with indifferent eyes.¡®Just shoot then.¡¯¡®............Pardon?¡¯What....? Mason stupidly asked, and Noah¡¯s hand slide down his face sighing like he¡¯s tired. He murmured something quietly. He thinks he said why the fuck is he asking again, so annoying.¡°Mr. Ray, Raycarlton?¡¯Mason called him in little bit of panic, and Noah threw the gun away and stood up. He stood up with very irritated, tired, and annoyed face and asked.¡®Why aren¡¯t you shooting?¡¯¡®......¡¯Asking why not shooting. Mason didn¡¯t know how to answer, so he closed his mouth. He didn¡¯t mean to shoot anyway, but still saying ¡®I¡¯m not going to shoot¡¯ was little weird. Noah looked at him like he¡¯s pathetic and picked up the picture among the broken ss on the floor. He asked with little irritated and sluggish tone.¡®I¡¯ll ask one question. .....I need to confirm. ¨CIs Mason dead?¡¯.....Or is he alive? It seems like you know. ¨CBecause of what Noah said, Mason twitched his lips. Why are you asking that, why are you asking for my state with that expression. Those questions roamed in his mouth. Mason gulped looking at the eyes of waiting to get confirmed that he¡¯s dead.There are replies that Mason is set to say, and those were all negative answers. I don¡¯t know. You don¡¯t have to know. Or I heard he¡¯s dead. ¨CWhatever he will say it wasn¡¯t ¡®he¡¯s alive.¡¯ He couldn¡¯t say that. It¡¯s not true, and the life as Haley might be in danger. A person who knows about Mason¡¯s whereabouts. Zii who¡¯s trying to track him will drool.He has set things to say, but Mason couldn¡¯t say it just moving his lips.¡®Ah, Well.... Never mind. I think I get it.¡¯Noah saw Mason¡¯s difficult face and cut his word. Yeah I knew it was going to be like this. Noah murmured it like this and took a nce of outside through a window. He put the picture on the table and went out the bedroom like nothing happened.Mason stared at his back little bit and packed up the picture and his stuff. After he packed everything, he locked the bag. He stood up and saw the blood stain on the floor and scratched his head.¡®.....¡¯Seriously what business did he have with this house? Definitely he came to this house knowing this is Mason¡¯s house. What could be his business?And what was the strange stare and expression?I was curious about many things, but that man didn¡¯t seem like he¡¯ll telling anything to me who has the body of Haley¡¯s.¡®.....¡¯Something felt ufortable, but since he can¡¯t ask him directly, he has to forget about it, but that listless eyes kepting up in his head.Anyway he¡¯s the young master that quite grabs my attention.... I don¡¯t interfere with other people¡¯s business at all, but that man I asionally thought about him.I think it was like this 10 years ago too.... Mason thought about that time and sighed once deeply and went out the house.I turned around the hall way, and in front of the red door elevator, a tall man was standing there. Noah went out a while ago.¡®....?¡¯I thought the elevator was broken, but it was already stopped at 7th floor. It looked like no one got on or got off. It was just stopped. Why is he not getting on?¡®You aren¡¯t going to get on?¡¯He pressed the button and asked, and the man slowly raised his head and checked Mason. He didn¡¯t say anything just turned away his head and looked at the opened elevator. He just got on the elevator without saying anything.¡®.......¡¯Mason stared at the man in the corner of the elevator who didn¡¯t even press the button. He went inside the elevator. After he pressed the 1st floor button, he looked at the elevator going down one floor by one floor and took a glimpse.¡°......¡±Noah was putting up his hair and was breathing quietly. Somehow he looked very fragile and at stake. Isn¡¯t it little dangerous if he walks around that dozed off? He doesn¡¯t look like he¡¯s that kind of type. What¡¯s wrong with him? Mason was glimpsing at him. It¡¯ll be fine if he has his secretary or body guard down stairs, but if he¡¯s by himself..... no is it useless interference? When Mason was thinking this.ng-Suddenly the elevator stopped making a heavy sound and the light turned off. Psssh. There was a sound of A.C. turning off, too.Ah, this is bullshitting again. Mason sighed at the usual elevator¡¯s malfunction that happened frequently when he was alive. It¡¯s the house that hees not even 20 days a year, but during those time this always happens once or twice.Mason checked his pocket and realized he doesn¡¯t have a cell phone or a lighter. He thought he would die by breathing if he smokes with this body, so he thought of quitting since he was born again, but now he regrets little bit. Ah, so shallow. Mason clicked his tongue and looked at Noah¡¯s side. Because he wasn¡¯t used to the darkness, he knew he was there, but he couldn¡¯t see him.¡°Excuse me, do you have a phone or a lighter?¡±He doesn¡¯t look like he would smoke, but if he has anything, he asked him to turn it on. But Noah didn¡¯t say anything.¡°...... .....¡±When Mason was able to see his face, because he made annoyed face, he thought he could still hear him, but now that it¡¯s dark he thought he¡¯s talking to a wall. Mason touched the wall and went to the button side. It was here somewhere.... He felt something popped out and pressed it, and soon he heard a connecting sound.¡°.....¡±It seems like the manager Jordan has left the spot. No one was answering the call. It is a dinner time soon. Mason quietly sighed and went back to his spot touching the walls and sat on the floor. He was sitting down on the floor quietly and slowly his eyes were getting used to the dark. Mason looked at Noah¡¯s side and thought if he should care or not and said to him.¡°......I don¡¯t know how long we¡¯re gonna stay here..... You should sit down.¡±Jordan was an unbelievably slow eater. If it hasn¡¯t been a long time since he left to eat, they might have to wait at least one or two hour.But even with Mason¡¯s kind word, there was no respond.¡°......¡±Mason apathetically thought ¡®Sure. It hurts your leg not mine¡¯ and scratched his cheek. The ce where he got pped was keep irritated and itchy. Haley even has a weak skin. Why is this guy a man? No, if this body was a woman, I would be in trouble.... Mason had nothing to do, so he was just thinking useless thought to waste time. All of the sudden, he turned to right where Noah was standing. He heard his breathing sound and raised his head up.¡°.....?¡±He didn¡¯t know when that kind of sound started, but Noah¡¯s breathing sound was getting rougher. Mason hesitantly stood up. Noah was bending down little bit holding his chest with both of his hands.¡°.....Mr. Raycarlton?¡±This time too he didn¡¯t reply, but Mason carefully approached him. He got used to the darkness, but he couldn¡¯t see it well. Closer. When he went right in front of his face, he was able to see him.His eyes were wide opened. It looked like he was looking at something, but his focus was totally off. His forehead, cheeks, and neck was wet with sweat like he got rained. He was panting and his breath was cracking like he¡¯ll scream soon.¡°Noah?¡± Chapter 7.2 Mason got surprised and called him. Usually that man would say ¡¯we are not that close enough to call each other¡¯s names,¡¯ but he didn¡¯t respond. It looks like he can¡¯t even hear Mason¡¯s voice.¡°....hugh.¡±Actually Noah wasn¡¯t himself even before he got on the elevator.Mason is dead. He already knew it, but when he admitted that and came out of the house, something felt distant.When Noah thought about how absurd it was to feel d¨¦j¨¤ vu from Haley, he thought, ¡®Mason is actually dead.¡¯ When he thought about that, he started to feel the rtionship between Haley and Mason is not important anymore. Everything felt annoyed and futile. Who cares? Mason is dead already. He¡¯s probably getting all his keepsakes. And who cares if it¡¯s just a robbery?After Noah came out from the house and walked towards the elevator, his head was definitely functioning reasonably. He couldn¡¯t just cling on Mason forever, and whenever he hears Mason is going to that rubbish ce like Afghan or Yemen, he prepared himself that this was going to happen. He thought of reasonable thoughts like, ¡®So this is nothing, and since this happened, live light hearted.¡¯ It¡¯s fine. It is fine. I think I¡¯m finer than I thought. Noah continuously murmured to himself. It¡¯s fine. It¡¯s fine. ¨CIf he kept thinking about it, he thought he will be fine. His body felt heavy like it¡¯s drowning under the ocean, but he thought he¡¯s fine.But when the elevator stopped and the light turned off, his body started to shiver. It was like he went back to 7 year old self when he was shoved in the bag. He couldn¡¯t breathe, it was hot and cold, and he felt like he¡¯s going to go mad. His body was trembling, sweating cold sweat, and breathing was heavy.He thought he wanted someone to rescue him, but there was no one.Mason is dead. Now no one will take me out of that traveling luggage case. I won¡¯t be able to get out of that bag forever. Noah wanted to scream that his one and only savior have died, but he couldn¡¯t move his lips like someone had sewed his lips.My throat is choking, I can¡¯t breathe, it¡¯s painful like I¡¯m going insane, but there is no one. No one or nothing will save me. No one will save me. Continuously. Continuously. Until I die.Noah held his breath because of this rushing fear. That moment when his mind was getting nk.¡°.......¡±(Swipe) A little bit of air blew and Noah met a pair of eyes that was looking at him. And,(p!)There was a sh. p! p! p! The sound of pping continued. With an indifferent face, Haley¡¯s face was right in front of my nose. He was countlessly pping my two cheeks with his two hands.¡°.... ....I am, awake, ....hey...¡±Noah tried to talk with his mouth that was not moving. It was still shing. Haley knew Noah was awake, but he was continuously pping his two cheeks. Like he¡¯s avenging what happened in the house.¡°Are you okay? Huh? Well, it looks like you¡¯re still not okay.¡±Mason was staring directly at the eyes of Noah that wereing back to focus, but he ignored them and kept pping his face. Noah murmured, ¡®This fucker....¡¯ Noah forcefully moved his frozen arm and roughly got rid of his hand.¡°Ah... Now it looks like you got better.¡±Mason¡¯s hand got forcefully taken off and smiled like nothing happened putting his hand up. Noah red at him like is this son of a bitch ying around? But Mason just asked back with his eyes wide opened.¡°Why? Well, I was really surprised too. Suddenly you held your chest and panted. I couldn¡¯t even carry you out so to make you wake up, I unconsciously. ¨CWell, you don¡¯t have like asthma, right?¡±While he was hitting him, Mason pped him few more times with some feeling in it. He emphasized it was ¡®inevitable choice¡¯ and yed the innocent. Noah knew the truth, but he wasn¡¯t in a situation where he canin about that. He bit his pale lips and said.¡°....I just have a light fear of being in a narrow and dark ce.¡±¡°Really? It didn¡¯t look that light though.¡±ustrophobia, is it something like this? Mason purposely said it indifferently, and Noah frowned and red at him. His eyes were like, what is this bastard? But in this kind of situation, the one who he needs is not a scrupulous non-professional just an indifferent idiot, so Mason pretended not to know and asked.¡°Do you not have your medicine?¡±¡°.... I was trying to change the medicine that I was taking....¡±¡°Xanax? You don¡¯t take that anymore?¡±¡°.....¡±This time he didn¡¯t answer his question. He had a face ¡®why am I talking useless thing with you.¡¯ He frowned and bit his lips, and it looked that the previous questions were answered because he was not right in his mind.Mason scratched his cheek. His expression got better, and both of his cheeks got swelled so it looks like he has some color, but he was still not normal. Although he got better, it waspared to before when he couldn¡¯t breathe. His breathe was still heavy and sweated cold sweat.¡°.....Should I hold your hand?¡±They didn¡¯t have any medicine and didn¡¯t know when they will be going out. He won¡¯t like it, but Mason asked. Noah looked at him like he heard something crazy.-----------------------------------------------------------------I¡¯m BAAAAACK guys! Thanks for waiting! Did you guys noticed? I changed the cover picture of Kill the Lights! I think the picture on the left is Noah Raycarlton and picture on the right is Mason Taylor and Haley Lusk And did you guys noticed the previous pictures too? What¡¯s the difference? *UPDATES* Ah! I forgot to mention it! These pictures are NOT from the novel! These are separate pictures by Ya-he Audio! They make drama CD and make pictures of the characters! Usually Korean BL books don¡¯t have characters on the book cover (not that I know of...). If you press ¡¯Jangryang¡¯ or any authors on the TAG, you can see the actual book cover! I like how they did it... If you are secretive about reading BL, Korean BL book covers are way to go! LOL No one will know those books are BL unless they read it, and they are pretty too! Hahaha. Yeho, Kill the Lights, Monsieur Park... all of their pictures are from the audiopany like Ya-he or ACO. Except for ck Butterfly... because they didn¡¯t make that into drama CD...:( I hope they do someday.... Chapter 7.3 ¡°.....Should I hold your hand?¡±They didn¡¯t have any medicine and didn¡¯t know when they will be going out. He won¡¯t like it, but Mason asked. Noah looked at him like he heard something crazy.¡°If you hold something, it¡¯s less scary.¡±¡°That¡¯s when the other person is reliable.¡±Relying on you? Noah turned his head like don¡¯t talk to me because it¡¯s annoying, and Mason shook his hands.¡°No, I as well...., frankly I¡¯m not saying this because I like someone who ruthlessly pped my cheeks and shot at my face with a gun.¡±¡°-The cheek, -no, never mind. Since there¡¯s nothing good for each other, don¡¯t talk to me.¡±Noah opened his mouth to quibble over you hit me too, but soon sharply said it like he doesn¡¯t even talk to him. Mason stared at Noah¡¯s swollen chubby cheek and looked at his sweaty neck. His shoulders were lightly shivering and arms and neck were all tensed up not able to move.Mason rubbed his lips. He told me to not to care why am I nosily caring. He turned thinking ¡®I¡¯ll pretend not to know.¡¯¡°......¡±¡°.....¡±¡°............¡±And there was a small silent. Some minutes have passed. Mason nced at Noah. Actually he¡¯s been peeping at him. Noah who got little better after getting pped looked like he¡¯s getting worse again. He was panting heavily and leaning his head on the wall of the elevator closing his eyes. Even in this dark ce, Mason was clearly able to see how pale and precarious state Noah is in right now.¡°......¡±Mason scratched his head for a while and sighed quietly. He approached him and quietly embraced his shoulders. He felt Noah¡¯s small flinch.¡°¨CWait for a second.¡±Mason quickly said it before Noah say something.¡°I don¡¯t like you, and I know Mr. Raycarlton doesn¡¯t like me either. I know, I¡¯m saving a person in a battle field, no, anyway. I¡¯ll act like I don¡¯t know you when we go out so just think of me as a body pillow and hold it for a while.¡±Seriously you, you look like you¡¯re gonna die. ¨CAfter he said that, Mason held Noah¡¯s shoulder little tighter, so Noah can¡¯t push him away. Noah tried to stand up because he didn¡¯t like it, but he didn¡¯t even have that energy and soon he murmured ¡®Fuck...¡¯ and leaned on him.¡°....If we go out, I¡¯m going to sue you for a sexual assault.¡±Noah breathe heavily and said it in his embrace, and Masonughed.¡°You are even thinking of going out here alive?¡±¡°Who dies for getting locked in an elevator?¡±¡°.....¡±He talks well even though he¡¯s shaking in my embrace like he¡¯s going to die soon. Mason sighed at Noah¡¯s drenched wet hair on his shoulder, cold neck, and nonstop shivering shoulder.Because I¡¯m holding him like this, it feels like I went back to 10 years ago. Back then this wasmon for Noah. On a regr day, he looks fine, but asionally he is vacantly sitting there. Or when he¡¯s sleeping quietly, he wakes up screaming with a pale face and looks around. He looks around with fear in his eyes for a while, and when he has an eye contact with Mason who was dozing off under the bed, he gets relieved and goes back to sleep.Sometimes Mason thought he was overreacting, but he looked at sleeping Noah and once in a while stroke his hair. Still it wasn¡¯t for that long.....¡°..... That. Hair..... Don¡¯t do that.¡±Mason raised his head at a voiceing from his embrace. Noah was frowning with his eyes closed. Mason was unconsciously stroking Noah¡¯s wet hair and carefully asked, ¡°....Does it feel bad?¡± That time I thought he went to sleep well when I did this to him....Noah didn¡¯t answer Mason. Mason wasn¡¯t sure if he didn¡¯t like it but didn¡¯t have energy to say something or didn¡¯t not like it. He just touched his hair more slowly. He heard Noah sighing quietly.¡°.....Hey, Mr. Raycarlton.¡±Mason yed with his hair for a long time all of a sudden called him. Noah didn¡¯t answer or raise his head, but Mason continued to ask.¡°Seriously why did youe?¡±How did he know this house, why did hee, and why is it important for him to know whether I¡¯m alive or not. I was curious about these.Actually since I¡¯m living inside of Haley¡¯s body, it was better for me to forget about these kind of curiosity. Without asking that person anything, I just have to get out of this ce and go to the bank and after I get the money, the life as Mason ispletely over. There was some sadness and lingering feeling, but I¡¯m not delusional. I am dead. My head flew away andpletely died and with that that life had ended. It wasn¡¯t reincarnation likemonly thinking. It was a great luck that I¡¯m able to live in the same time period continuing the time I lived, so I¡¯m able to take my safe.Mason definitely understood that and no matter how weird the situation was, if it wasn¡¯t Noah, he might have just passed it.¡°Perhaps... Do you have some business with Mason?¡±But Noah get in my sight too much to be ignored. I didn¡¯t think that it is a great destiny that we are locked in the elevator, but still it is true that I see this man¡¯s weakness especially often.It was like this when I first met Noah. ¨CThe story is not 10 years ago.-----------------------------------------------------------------I LOVE this new picture! I coincidentally found it online I didn¡¯t know they had this picture... I have some more! I¡¯ll change the cover picture againter~ Chapter 7.4 When Mason first met Noah, it was a ce that didn¡¯t suit this man at all. It was a smelly old women restroom. That time Mason didn¡¯t live next to the slum he lived in the slum. It was a street where lots of Hispanics were there, but there was a white woman walking with a weird expression dragging a big luggage. If it was usual, he wouldn¡¯t care whether someone was carrying or dragging a luggage, but she was little strange. Her expression was total off, and she was reacting very sensitive to police car siren sounds and walked faster looking around the area.The reason why Mason followed that woman was purely a whim. That day he was especially bored, and he was free until his part time job. He thought if she goes too far, he won¡¯t care anymore, but unexpectedly she went inside a close building restroom. That restroom was a very old and smelled rotting. It was a ce where not too long ago two drag queens overdosed and died. After that the building owner kept the doors locked and watched for people, so there weren¡¯t that many people using it.Inside the stall, there was some rustling sound and murmuring sound. Should I go in or not? Outside of the restroom, Mason thought about it for a short time. A person who has a knife whether it¡¯s a woman or old person it is dangerous. I refuse to get involved in it, but.....¡®Whew.¡¯A small sound that I heard while following her lingered in my ear. A weak scratching sound that came out from inside of the bag. It seemed like I¡¯m the only one who heard the sound, and if I ignore that, I won¡¯t be able to sleep peacefully tonight.When he went inside the restroom, the veryst stall from the three stall was locked. Mason didn¡¯t hesitate and knocked on the door.¡®There is a person inside.¡¯Along with the rustling sound, there was a calm voice from inside. It was so natural that if I heard it without knowing anything, I would¡¯ve thought I made a mistake. Wow. This woman is amazing. Mason smirked and knocked on the stall again.She knocked back and said, ¡®I told you there¡¯s a person inside.¡¯ End of her voice was little shaking. Mason thought about it little bit and went inside the next stall. He went up the toilet seat and looked inside.A woman drenched in sweat covered the bag and looked at Mason. Mason clicked his tongue. If you are trying to hide it, you should¡¯ve hide the knife first, youdy.¡®You know you can¡¯t kill a person here?¡¯Mason glimpsed at the knife and the bag. Inside the luggage, something shook in between a small gap. Was it my imagination that I met my eyes with a child¡¯s teary eyes?She screamed and wielded the knife, and Mason took his hands off. She tried to open the stall that Mason was in, but she realized she couldn¡¯t and hurried left.¡®What an amateur.¡¯Either kill the witness too or shouldn¡¯t even have tried it. Mason murmured, but he didn¡¯t follow her instead he jumped off the toilet and came out from the stall and went inside the stall where she was in. A big luggage bag was standing in front of the toilet.Mason felt his heart was trembling little bit. What do they call this? Fear? Thrill? He didn¡¯t know what it was, but Mason slowly opened the bag with a strange feeling.¡®......¡¯When the bag was half opened, Mason suppress his exmation and felt anxious. Inside the opened bag, a young pretty boy was shivering and looking at him. Six? No, he looks like he¡¯s like seven years old. The child¡¯s pure blond hair was wet due to sweat and little bit of blood. His face looks like he got beaten up because it was swollen and messy, but Mason thought the boy was the prettiest person he¡¯d ever saw.Did she steal him because he¡¯s pretty? If it¡¯s that, I think I could understand. ¨CThe child was sparkling pretty that made him think of something stupid. If the child¡¯s sneaker brand wasn¡¯t Gi, Mason probably seriously thought he is a fallen angle.Mason carefully undid the green tape from the child¡¯s mouth. After taking out a cloth in his mouth, the child sighed and took out his tongue.¡®..........¡¯¡®Are you okay?¡¯Mason thought he asked something useless. The child¡¯s face did not look okay at all. Mason took out the child who was so dehydrated that he couldn¡¯t even cry and panted harshly from the bag and untied his arms and legs. He took off his shirt that he was wearing and wrapped it around the boy.The child raised his shaking arm like to hold him, and Mason hesitated little bit and held him. He smelled a child¡¯s smell and saltiness of his tears. Mason felt weird hold hot and sticky child. Is it because he saved a person? Mason calmed his shivering heart down and said, ¡®It¡¯s okay now.¡¯¡®It¡¯s okay now. Everything is okay.¡¯Mason pat and awkwardly murmured, and the child cling on to him more breathing heavily. The child couldn¡¯t even put strength, but he tried his best to cling on him. Mason thought about it for a while and put the child down. The hospital was too far to walk. He thought it was better to go to a public phone and call for an ambnce or a police first.But when he put down the child and said, ¡®Wait for a second. I¡¯ll call for people,¡¯ Mason couldn¡¯t move.¡®....Don¡¯t...here.¡¯Don¡¯t leave me here. It was because the child clung on to him with a hoarse voice. The child was holding desperately onto his pants and crying continuously. Mason moved his lips like he was about to talk but instead held the child again. The child¡¯s body was extremely hot and shivering like he¡¯s going to die soon. He thought he have to call hospital as soon as possible, but he couldn¡¯t leave him here and go. If he put him down, he thought the child is going to die soon, so he couldn¡¯t put him down.Losing this pretty child. I wonder how the mother feels right now. Because Mason is an orphan, he didn¡¯t believe in maternal love, but if someone lose this kind of pretty child, unrted to maternal love, anyone would feel miserable. This kind of expensive shoe to a child, there are people who spend money in this crazy way? They should¡¯ve given that money to me. He always had this kind of mind, but because the shoes on the child¡¯s feet were very pretty and suited well, he thought it worth the money.¡®......¡¯The child got dehydrated that he couldn¡¯t hold it for long and fell asleep. Mason put the child down on the floor and carefully stood up. It¡¯s probably okay for a short time. He couldn¡¯t run to the public phone with the child. It was too far, and it will shake when he runs. It a problem if the child gets worst.¡®...I¡¯ll be back soon.¡¯Mason was little hesitant but stood up and ran to the public phone. It was pretty far, but he ran fast as he could and reported. When he came back to the building, it didn¡¯t even past 3 minutes.Three minutes. It was a very short time, but he couldn¡¯t hold the child¡¯s hand again. The police have already caught the kidnapper and already put the child in the ambnce after they rescued him.It was wayter until he found out the child¡¯s name is ¡®Noah.¡¯ For a while, the world was pretty loud because of the kidnapping incident. That time Mason was pretty interested, so he bought few newspapers. But after he found out the child was recovering fast but lost his memory because it was a big shock for him, he didn¡¯t care about it anymore.While thinking, ¡®It is better to forget about that kind of horrible memory. It¡¯s good. I hope he lives well.¡¯And he didn¡¯t have contact with him at all after that. Mason was 27 and Noah was 17, it was all when he guarded him for about a month. That was all their connection. It wasn¡¯t even a month. Ten years and ten years again, during those 20 years, Mason sometimes thought about him. That¡¯s how much Noah was in his mind.Noah slightly opened his eyes. He felt strange seeing Noah¡¯s longshes slowly went up and his wet beautiful eyes appeared.¡°....You call him like you¡¯re very close.¡±---------------------------------------------------------------------------Yay~ Noah and Mason¡¯s past! Chapter 7.5 To that man. ¨C Noah looked at him like what are you and moved his dried lips.¡°What if I have a business? Are you gonna give him my word?¡±He wasn¡¯t quibbling over about it. It was like he didn¡¯t even have energy to do that. He just sighed lowly and slightly smiled.¡°He¡¯s dead anyway, that man.¡±¡°......¡±Mason closed his mouth. Noah just stared at that Mason andughed like sighing. He put his head down and grabbed his two arms.Mason got grabbed by him and flinched.¡°......Um, Mister, Mr. Raycarlton...?¡±¡°Why?¡±He replied with calm voice, and Mason was nervous.¡°.....¡±No, um, I think you are crying.... Mason couldn¡¯t say it and just turned his eyes away. Noah said, ¡°Ah....¡± He just realized tears wereing out from his eyes and released Mason¡¯s arm. The tears seemed toe out without his control. He had a perplexed face seeing his tears falling on his hands and sighed quietly.On the beautiful face, tears wereing out like it¡¯s unrealistic. Mason looked at the tears falling on his smooth cheeks for a second and wiped his tears with his hands.¡°Are you okay?¡±With Mason¡¯s awkward question, Noah didn¡¯t answer. Mason feltplicated because of Noah¡¯s endless tear. Noah looked like he¡¯s going to get dehydrated. Bunch of sweat and even tears, they were joking around like who dies getting trapped in the elevator, but that bizarre person mighte out from here.Mason saw ovepping of Noah who¡¯s crying in his embrace with a nk face with a small child clinging on to him long time ago in a small restroom stall.¡°I don¡¯t know what¡¯s wrong but.....¡±Mason hesitated little bit and said it. He didn¡¯t know why Noah came here, but he doesn¡¯t look like he¡¯s going to cause harm or trouble. No, he might do that but easefully thought first that ¡®I might able to get away if the situation actuallye. Who would think Haley is me?¡¯ Anyway the people I¡¯m worried about are not people who might noticed me, it¡¯s the people who can break my peaceful life saying, ¡®You know where Mason is, right?!¡¯¡°......So if it¡¯s Mason, I think he¡¯s alive.¡±To stop a child from crying, who cares if it¡¯s little bit of lying? Noah stopped with his tearful eyes wide opened, and Mason continued the word.¡°Of course with some problem, he is not living as Mason.¡±Mason said it ambiguously. If it¡¯s like this, then it¡¯s not even a lie.¡°....He¡¯s not....dead?¡±Noah murmured blinking his eyes. Whenever he blinked his eyes, his art-like tear fell.¡°Yes. So if you are worried about his well-being....¡±Mason blurred his word. If he¡¯s crying because his ustrophobia got worsen not because of worrying about Mason¡¯s safety, then my safety is in danger. Actually there is no reason for this man to be worried about me? It was when he was thinking about this.¡°-!¡±Mason frowned avoiding to back. Noah who was calming crying with a nk face suddenly reached out to Mason like he¡¯s going to grab him. When Mason looked at him, he slightly smiled.¡°....Haley.¡±He always coldly called Mr. Lusk suddenly called his name friendly.¡°You, you know where Mason is? ¨CYou sound like you know...¡±Can you tell me? Noah smiled sweetly like he¡¯ll melt a person. Teary eyes and innocent eyes about to be, but Mason didn¡¯t get fool this time. Definitely a moment ago, he had a startled look after he fail to attack. If Mason didn¡¯t avoid it, he would definitely grab again and question after he pped his face.¡°-That¡¯s little difficult.¡±¡°Why? You think I might harm him?¡±Noahughed like he¡¯s talking nonsense, but instead of answering him, Mason fidgeted and stayed back. He got one step closer. Unluckily, this small elevator didn¡¯t have a ce to get away.¡°I wouldn¡¯t harm him at all. I just.... Yes? Haley? I just... want to know where and what he is doing....¡±No, you are already trying to harm him. Mason swallowed his lingering word in his mouth and tightly leaned against the elevator wall. A weak crying ustrophobic man disappeared and in front of him, it was a man with a violent eye. ¡®Mason is alive.¡¯ Must have been a magic spell.Noah put his hands next to Mason and trapped him. He got really close to him and asked.¡°....Were you lying, perhaps?¡±Should I say it was a lie? Mason thought about it for a short time and thought if he¡¯s going to tell him that, he should tell him when they are outside. If he says that Noah¡¯s health problem is second, the thing that he¡¯s most concern is his safety.Noah¡¯s eyes were dangerously glowing. They are probably like that because of the tears a short while ago, but Mason watched out for Noah¡¯s fist that looks like it might fly at him any time and asked, ¡°....It¡¯s not a lie. But you, didn¡¯t you say you are ustrophobic?¡±¡°I told you I have light fear.¡±Noah¡¯s eyes were smiling. Mason glimpsed at his arm again. He did get better like it can look as a slight fear.....¡°I told you it doesn¡¯t look that light.¡±Noah looked curious for a second and tried to grab Mason¡¯s cor saying, ¡°You are changing the subject.¡± Before Noah was able to grab Mason¡¯s cor, Mason moved his head to his embrace and strongly pushed him with his head.Bang! Noah m into the wall and the elevator strongly shook. Mason didn¡¯t miss Noah¡¯s arm slightly shivering like he¡¯s fine. Noah was frowning and Mason hold on to his arm. Although Haley is weak, somehow do something to this full of fear and shivering man might....¡°Ugh!¡±Mason changed his thought ¡®might be possible.¡¯ With Haley¡¯s weak and fragile arm strength, he won¡¯t be able to block a seven year old child. Noah easily shook away Mason¡¯s arm and threw a punch, and Mason sloppily avoided and clung onto his arm. Even though he clung on to him with all his strength, it took a second to get pushed away. Did not know fighting with weak strength was this tiring. Noah pushed him like he¡¯s annoyed at him keep running away, and Mason pulled and rolled on the floor. And quickly flipped his body. If he gets topped by Noah in this situation, he won¡¯t be able to escape and will get pped until his cheeks burst.He fell on the floor and bumped his head on the elevator door. Mason went on top of him and grabbed his cor and pushed him down so he can¡¯t get up. During that short time, he¡¯s body was covered in cold sweat.¡°....!¡±On top of Noah¡¯s body, Mason¡¯s body shook. He used his long arms to choke Mason¡¯s neck with incredible power. Haley¡¯s thin neck fit perfectly to the man¡¯s hands, so in a second, he couldn¡¯t breathe right away. Mason sweated cold sweat and strongly pressed his elbow area.¡°......¡±Instead of weakening his strength, he smiled, and Mason gulped in nervousness. His pretty eyes were seriously dangerously glowing. It was full of emotion ¡®don¡¯t care about ustrophobia I will kill this annoying bitch.¡¯¡°Wait, Noah, Mr. Raycarlton!¡±Mason called him with desperate voice him pressing on him with all his strength. The strength is not everything while fighting, but in the situation where you got caught, strength is everything. Noah grabbed Mason¡¯s two wrists that were pressing on his shoulders. In that moment...Bang! Bang! Something banged the elevator, and there was a sound of air going out. Mason put his head up and with a sound of screeching sound, a light came in in the dark elevator. ¡°Mr. Raycarlton, are you..... Haley?¡± Noah¡¯s secretary Phil and the manager Floke was standing outside of the elevator door and staring at them with rotten faces. Oh my god, somebody murmured, and Mason stared at them with a stupid face and dropped his head. Underneath Mason, Noah was smiling with a strange face. On top of a man who is sweating and looks weak, Mason moaned quietly. Chapter 7.6 It probably looked like a scene where a crime might just happen. Actually Mason thought himself that he hit Noah too hard because Noah¡¯s cheeks were swollen and his clothes were all messy. Mason too has swollen cheeks and ripped lips, but that didn¡¯t give that much an impact as clearly marked hand print on Noah¡¯s wless skin.Assaulting and attempting to harass Raynoah? Mason thought his life opened up a hell gate worse than life as Mason, but that didn¡¯t happen. Noah who was smiling suspiciously like he¡¯s going to me me for assault and attempt to harass didn¡¯t say anything. He held Phil¡¯s hand and stood up and smiled like a gentleman.¡°Thanks to this person I was able to wake up.¡±Of course it hurt a little. He said it jokingly and Mason pretended like he was sorry and said, ¡°I was in panic.... I think I put too much force into it.¡± Noah smiled, and Mason shrugged his shoulders.Phil and Floke had suspicious faces, but since Noah himself had a normal face, they just red at Mason didn¡¯t do anything more.¡°........¡±Mason stroked his pretty soared neck and stood up carrying his bag. It was a trip tougher than he thought when he just came to New York with lighthearted to rob a safe that lost its owner ande back rxed. Of coursepare to endless missions he¡¯d been through this was like a kid¡¯s ying, but probably because of Haley¡¯s health, he was especially tired.Mason glimpsed at Noah who is the start of his tiredness. Noah was organizing this hair and clothes with a much better face. Mason stared at him for a while and carried the bag and turned around. I don¡¯t have to say bye to them. We are not even in a good term. He thought about it like that and when he walked few steps, he heard a voice from behind.¡°Mr. Lusk.¡±He turned around and Noah who was standing in front of the elevator walked to him. He stopped right in front of him and question with his rxed voice.¡°What you just told me.... It¡¯s not a lie, right?¡±Is he talking about, ¡®So if it¡¯s Mason, I think he¡¯s alive¡¯?¡°Well, it¡¯s not a lie.....¡±Mason looked at him slowly. I think it was my mistake to think that tear was because of me. Why would he crying for a person who he just met for a month of his life 10 years ago. I¡¯m just guessing it¡¯s probably because of Zii or weaponry merchant Alta.¡°I don¡¯t know in detail.¡±Noah smiled at Mason¡¯s reply. He smirked at Mason¡¯s awkward reaction and glimpsed at this bag and murmured, ¡°Okay. Good enough.¡±He slowly stared at Mason¡¯s cheeks and swollen neck and gave him his hand.¡°....What is this?¡±Mason looked at his hand and asked sourly. Noah smiled like an art.¡°I¡¯m thankful for multiple things that happened today. You aren¡¯t.... that much of a trash than I thought.¡±I thought you were hopeless. Noah said he thought him as a trash right front of his face and asked for a hand shake. Mason stared at Noah¡¯s white and pretty hand and face back and forth, so he held his hand little bitte.¡°You ask for a hand shake in a weird way.¡±¡°Not as your proposal.¡±Noah brought out Haley¡¯s confession when he said, ¡°I¡¯m really good at that,¡± and he smiled. Well, while Mason was reading the article about ¡®Haley¡¯s analects,¡¯ he himself thought it was a propose that cools down even a thousand year love.He lightly shook the hand and turned around. He felt Noah was turning around too.¡°.......¡±Mason stop for a second and took a glimpse of Noah.Well, he will probably live well. I¡¯ll quit being actor soon and next time we see each other can be another 10 yearster. ¨CBecause it seems like the time period meeting that man is every 10 years.¡°Well, of course this can be thest....¡±A coincidence won¡¯t go on forever, so this is most likely will be thest time, but if I ever meet him again someday. ¨CI hope he is strong enough so that he doesn¡¯t need anyone to save him anymore or has someone else who can save him.Mason stared at the back of the grown man that somehow looked pitiful for a short time. He turned around and started to walk again.¡°......¡±Noah felt the stare on his back gone and slowly turned around and stared at Haley¡¯s back. He was walking lightheartedly and took out a cap and wore it. Underneath the baseball cap, his pale neck had some hand mark.¡°Hm.¡±Noah coldly smiled.¡°Are you really okay? Your cheeks...¡±Phil looked at Noah¡¯s injured cheek and asked. Phil knew Noah is not the type who would quiet get beat up but in a dark enclosed ce is exceptional. Haley hit Noah in a ce where it makes him into a seven year old child, and he was even sitting on top of him when the door opened. If he thinks about Haley¡¯s well known character, there is nothing wrong with him thinking Haley was about rape Noah.¡°Ah.... I hit him first.¡±Noah chuckled. Phil still thought Haley probably caused it, but Noah shook his hands.¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. If I didn¡¯t get hit, I could¡¯ve died.¡±¡°...Pardon?¡±Phil asked again like he didn¡¯t understand, but instead of Noah replying him, he stared at Haley who was already far away.In the dark and enclosed elevator was like that small traveling luggage that he was trapped in when he was seven years old. He didn¡¯t have time to think the space and the situation was totally different. He just felt he was choking and felt like he going to die. The fact that Mason who was his only savior died was like a death sentence to him, and Noah was so much in fear that he was about go crazy. I¡¯m gonna die. As soon as he thought like this, a small breeze came in. A pair of eyes was right in front of his face.Noah¡¯s conscious already came back even before he got pped by Haley.¡°Mr. Raycarlton?¡± Phil called Noah who was looking at where Haley disappeared with a strange face. Instead of looking at Phil, Noah said it.¡°Mason seems to be alive. I¡¯m not sure it¡¯s true or not.... But for now contact Zii.¡±¡°Mason?¡±Phil looked much better and replied, ¡°I see. Okay.¡± Noah continued on.¡°Make Zii stop interfering with Mason and hire other ce to find him, so he doesn¡¯t feel threatened. If they find him, except for reporting to me tell them don¡¯t do anything to him just secure his safety.¡±¡°Yes.¡±Phil thought about several other organization that can move more secretly than Zii and nodded. If needed he can move government power. The name Raycarlton is enough to do that.Noah who was just staring at the direction where Haley disappeared and turned around and said, ¡°And...¡± and looked at Phil.¡°Investigate Haley Lusk.¡±What happened few years ago to very minimal things. ¨CPhil had questioning face but soon nodded his head.Noah looked at the direction where Haley left once again. How does that man know Mason, why did hee here, why did a person just change like a different person ¨Cand what is this familiarity. I will find out soon.Noah frowned because somehow he felt little bothered but soon came back to his original face.The sun was setting. Chapter 8.1 08Getting the key was the hard journey, but after that, everything was easy. When I was making the bank ount, it was my biggest luck that I didn¡¯t put biometric lock because I waszy. Mason promised that he would never do any iris or finger print scanner lock and opened the safe with the two keys he took from the house.In front of the bank, there were around two Zii agent looking men, but they couldn¡¯t find any connection with Haley and me. They just glimpsed at me like staring at a celebrity.Mason went inside like nothing¡¯s wrong with his specialty pocker face and took out a bearer bond, stocks, and more and left New York lightheartedly. He thought now he won¡¯t be facing his past life anymore. ¨CHe felt like he solved all the hard problem that the life gave him, and now he has easy ones left.He headed to his home riding a taxi from LA airport. He felt little ufortable that he doesn¡¯t have a license because of few DUI, but it was still fine. He felt little ufortable that he just traveled LA to New York, but this body became really heavy like it just traveled the world. For a second, he respected and amazed at Haley living in this body for 24 years. With this poor body, he lived a hard life like going to club all night and doing drugs and drinking alcohol and doing sex. ¨CMason thought Haley might be an amazing guy than he thought. He got off from the taxi with his heavy body.And in that moment, someone came out from the Ferrari that was parked in front of the house and called out, ¡°Liz!¡±¡°Liz! Liz!!!¡±When Mason turned around, a woman who looked little familiar hesitantly ran to him with a very angry expression. Where did I see her, when I thought about it, I remembered right away. When I first opened my eyes in Haley¡¯s body, it was the woman who tried to take off the oxygen mask. Behind her, there were few other rtivesing out from their cars with angry expressions.Mason indifferently looked at them. He knew his rtives would run towards him after cutting their money, but he didn¡¯t expect them toe this soon. It was totally obvious oue that he wasn¡¯t even surprised.¡°Liz, what is this?¡±His cousin Joy ran to him with an angry face and showed him few letters. Mason nced at what she was holding. Loren&Casey, it was a letter sent out from Haley¡¯s ountingpany.¡°It¡¯s a reminder.¡±Mason said it like it was something, and she screamed.¡°Do you think I¡¯m asking because I don¡¯t know?!¡± ¡°You want us to pay back the money we borrowed?¡±Haley¡¯s rtives already stood in front of him and asked him with angry faces. Aunt Anna, Uncle Jason, Uncle Jordan, Cousin Sandra, Colin, and a guy named Ford that Tony doesn¡¯t exactly know what the rtionship between him and Haley was, but he borrowed two thousand dors from Haley.¡°Do you think we have enough money to pay you back? You are cutting our living expenses too? You rascal! How can you do this to us?!¡±¡°Do you know how embarrassed I was in the mall when my credit card didn¡¯t work? Pay you back? Mack is going to study abroad to Vienna. You can¡¯t even support him you are asking for money?¡±¡°Who is it. Did someone tell you to do this? Is it Tony? Did that idiot tell you to do this? Who tricked you into doing this?¡±Many words were pouring into my ear. Mason blocked his ears and said,¡°If you don¡¯t say one person at a time, I¡¯m just gonna go in.¡±Because of Mason¡¯s sternness, the rtives stopped for a second and screamed louder.¡°What? What are you saying? Don¡¯t you get what we are saying? Don¡¯t you get you are giving your family a hard time?¡±¡°Such a cocky bastard, we even took care of you who didn¡¯t even have a parent.¡±¡°Liz! Seriously why are you doing this! I already apologized for what I did on Twitter!¡±What about the Twitter. Mason blocked his ear with one hand and waved at them with another hand, and he walked to this front gate.¡°Liz!¡± ¡°Haley!¡±When Mason was trying to go inside adamantly, they tried to grab him like they are going to eat him. Mason avoided their hands and asked, ¡°You guys are gonna hit a person in front of the CCTV?¡±¡°It¡¯s better not to do that. Trying to attack a person for the money, isn¡¯t it like a robbery?¡±Well I guess that charge can apply. ¨CMason didn¡¯t really say to provoke them. He just said it indifferently, and Uncle Jason who tried to grab him frowned. Mason held the gate and stared at each one of them.¡°I¡¯m listening to you guys because I thought I have to do this once anyway. If you guys aren¡¯t going to talk one person at a time, go back.¡±¡°What? You bitch-¡°Mason shrugged his shoulders at a curse word and closed the door. Right before the door closed, a foot came in.¡°I¡¯m, I¡¯m going to say it first!¡±It was his cousin Joy. People were saying why did you interfere, but Mason looked at her. ¡°Liz~¡± She called him with a lulling voice.¡°Liz. Why are you suddenly like this? Huh? Are you seriously not gonna give this month living expense? You are gonna even cut Eric¡¯s baby sitter¡¯s sry, you are kidding, right?¡±She said it like I know you are mad, but let¡¯s get along well again. The rtives around her didn¡¯t look pleased, but they didn¡¯t stop her because they thought this was the better way. Mason slowly checked her out.¡°And suddenly a remainder. How, how am I gonna pay this much money? I don¡¯t even work....¡±¡°Why aren¡¯t you working?¡±¡°What? Be, because I don¡¯t have ability, and I can¡¯t even do office works....¡±¡°So you are not capable of doing anything than normal people?¡±She blushed her face little bit at what Mason said and hardly replied, ¡°Ye, yeah, that¡¯s what I meant.¡± Mason said, ¡°Then go to a center. There are many programs for people who can¡¯t work normally¡± and smiled.¡°The money that you borrowed, first sell the house you are living in and that Ferrari and the rest sell those nice heels and dresses, and if that¡¯s still not enough, sell your organs to pay me back.¡±He said it like it¡¯s nothing. Actually to Mason, it was not a big deal. She is riding Ferrari and wearing high-end brand watch that Mason even knows, and she can¡¯t pay back the money. In the neighborhood where Mason lived, they don¡¯t just nicely say ¡°sell your organs¡± they just take the person and chop them off and send it to China, Philippines, and everywhere around the world.¡°Wha, What? How can you say that to me?! I¡¯m your cousin!¡±¡°Who said you don¡¯t have to pay back the money that you borrowed from your cousin? If yourwyer said that, you should fire him at once. And you don¡¯t even work, but you hired two baby sitter. Is one of them to help you since you are not capable of doing anything?¡±Even though it¡¯s not, I don¡¯t have to care. Mason shrugged his shoulders and said it. Joy screamed ¡°Liz!!!,¡± but he looked to the far left woman, Aunt Anna. She was biting her lips to hold her anger and said it in a calm voice.¡°Haley. Isn¡¯t my hospital bill different? I don¡¯t know about other but cutting my hospital bill, you want to me die in pain?¡±¡°I don¡¯t know. You have your kids. Why are you asking me?¡±Mason picked his ear and said it insincerely, and Anna asked like she couldn¡¯t believe it.¡°Be is earning money so hardly. How can I ask her to give it to me? How can I do that! What kind of person......¡±¡°My money is easy to earn so share some?¡±Anna looked little in panic, but soon she turned shameless.¡°It¡¯s, it¡¯s not like that, but, you have more money...¡±¡°You should ask Raynoah? He has way more money than me.¡±¡°How can I ask Noah there¡¯s no rtionship between us? You really,¡±Mason cut her word and asked ¡°Why?¡±¡°You and I there¡¯s nothing. You say this well. ¨CIt seems like you don¡¯t know what the word disowned means. If you call your daughter, Be, who¡¯s earning money hardly, then she¡¯ll kindly exin it to you. ¨CAnd you.¡±After Mason made Anna pale, he looked at Jason.¡°You took care of me even though I didn¡¯t have a parent? I¡¯m sorry, but you should¡¯ve done a better job instead of thinking of selling a picture of me on the ground drunk.¡±What? ¨CMason ignored Jason screaming and looked at the next woman. Cousin Sandra. She was pale and trembling her lips.¡°Support Mack¡¯s studying abroad? ¨Cbullshit, seriously.¡±Mason got annoyed andzy at talking nicely.¡°You don¡¯t have ability to teach a kid, but you want to send him to study abroad and want to shop in a mall. A cousin who¡¯s born pretty needs to even sell his AV to satisfy your desire?¡±Mason saw many trash in his life. He couldn¡¯t even put these people in a trash category. There were far more son of a bitch people in his life. If you look little bit weak or rxed, they steal everything away literally even people¡¯s organs. There were countless people kidnapping little kids and feed them drugs to do prostitution, and there was a guy who enjoyed scamming poor people so that they end up hanging themselves. Mason survived middle of people like that. Well, he ended up dead at the end, but still. Anyway this wasn¡¯t even an appetizer to him.¡°Look. Isn¡¯t there anymore to take it away? Good pocket money? You know even if you sell my sex tape, they won¡¯t even give 500. Do you really want my inheritance?¡±Mason looked at them like he¡¯s looking at world¡¯s worst people. They frowned that Haley brought out what they were talking about in the hospital room.¡°You, you, you, you¡¯re so selfish.....! You earn that much money, and you can¡¯t even use some for your rtives? If you act like this, we have ways too!¡±¡°We are gonna bury youpletely. You think we can¡¯t do it? If I sell the dirty little secrets you have to the reporters.....¡±Mason smirked. He was tired, and people in front of his eyes were very boring. He thought of what he should do and took out a Glock 17. Click, he instantly took off the safety guard and turned around to see them. I should have just done this in the first ce. This kind of thought came inte.¡°Wha, what are you doing?!¡± ¡°Kyak! Liz!!¡± He didn¡¯t even point the gun at them he just showed them the gun, but the rtives were all in panic. Bang!!! In front of them he shot the gun in the air and said, ¡°Listen carefully.¡±¡°Before trying to ruin my life, you should hire a body guard. Pretty expensive ones too.¡±Mason smiled brightly in front of the pale cousins. His goal was to look crazy and looking at the rtives faces it seems like it worked. Chapter 8.2 Mason smiled at the pale white rtives enough to look vicious and went inside the gate. He was going through the garden but suddenly stopped. He remembered one ce he couldn¡¯t look after looking everywhere to find every kind of drugs. ¨CThe basement. Mason stared at a blue wooden door that goes to the basement for a short time. He struggled between a rational thought of go in to clean up and restter and an instinct of ¡®want to go straight to bed and lie down.¡¯¡°......¡±It¡¯s not like it¡¯s going to explode if I don¡¯t clean up right now. ¨CIt¡¯s not like I¡¯m busy, so I think I can do it after I sleep. Mason thought about it and walked faster. He felt like since his stamina is not good, he¡¯s gettingzy, but with this weak body, if he lives like he used to, he would die of a heart attack in one day. Resting enough and exercising is best for Haley¡¯s body.Mason filled the tub with hot water and went inside. After finishing two jobs that was in his mind, dipping his heavy body into the hot water made him feel sleepy and rxed.Ugh, good, so good. Mason moaned at his happiness rushing in and leaned deeply on the tub. Some situation happened in New York, but well, it wasn¡¯t bad. I cleaned up the house and got my fortune from the bank. If I sell those, it might be little hard, but I¡¯ll be able to build a pretty nice caf¨¦ not too far from Beverly Hills. It looks like people in this area like expensive coffee, so I¡¯ll get the best coffee beans and sell it with the price like golden kes are in there then I¡¯ll sell well. Of course it¡¯ll look different from those couple from caf¨¦ in front of the house in New York.¡°Hm, hm.¡±Mason was enjoying the bath humming but suddenly looked at his lower part of the body. It¡¯s his thing, but technically it¡¯s a stranger¡¯s thing at the same time, so he didn¡¯t really look carefully. But something is....Mason felt behind the testicles, and soon he frowned.¡°.........¡±Something felt strange. Behind the testicles, a secret ce where I can¡¯t see, something small caught my finger. Behind the testicles, front of the anal, a small diamond piercing was there.What is this gay kind of thing... Mason frowned but realized that Haley was a straight gay and clicked his tongue. He should respect his taste but to a normal middle aged Mason, it was a nasty thing to do. For a second, he tried to take it out, but he didn¡¯t know how to take it out, so he just left it there. Who cares. It is not like it¡¯s ufortable, and no one will see it for now. He gave up right away and dried his body and headed to the bedroom all tired.He took out a gun and a porn from the bag he brought from New York. Rest of them were money and little bit of jewel and gold, passport, and etc. He nned to put them in a new bank near his house, so he put everything in the bag and put it under the bed. He put hisfortable Glock 17 near the bed and opened a big cab near the bed.¡°.....¡±When I first opened this cab, I thought I was already amazed enough, but it is still amazing. In the closet or other ce, he wasn¡¯t good at organizing at all, but this ce looked like he put a lot of effort into it.From top to the third space, the gay porn he collected were organized into country, genre, and name categories. Mason found out even Iraq makes gay porn through this cab. The fourth section had condoms, colorful gels, and sex toys piled up. And from fifth section, from toys that Mason knows to horrible looking things that he has no idea how to use and hundreds of things that a gay sex store would sell were disyed artistically.¡°......¡±When Mason saw this for the first time, he was so surprised that he dropped all the drugs. He heard he was gay and suffered from sex addiction, but this was out of his imagination. He found out sex can be a really big part of a person¡¯s life.He doesn¡¯t lose his cool usually, but even he was in panic when he saw this explicit inner side. He even thought to clean these up after cleaning the drugs. Of course that was too harsh for as a same guy to do, so he couldn¡¯t do it. ¨CHe wasn¡¯t sure when Haley wille back to this body, drugs are drugs, but throwing away his precious collections was too cruel for a human to do.But still this is too much. He looked at a neon green dildo that¡¯s a size of a child¡¯s arm (it was too big that it was hard to believe it goes inside a person body, but the shaped looked like a dildo) with a sick face. He put down three magazines in front of that and opened the DVD cover that he brought and took out a CD.¡°......¡±Three magazines and one DVD. He never really thought about it, but once he saw Haley¡¯s cab, he felt like he was too inactive sexually.¡°No, I didn¡¯t really go back home.....¡±Mason shook his head and erased his thought. He went back home few days a year. He did not have time to look at those porn magazines.He murmured to himself and convinced himself. He put the CD in a yer connected to arge TV in front of the bed. He looked at the remote and touched few things and soon a sma TV big as a theater turned on and yed the first part of the DVD.Actually Mason was curious about something.When the body and mind¡¯s sexuality is totally opposite, which side wille out stronger? Or is being gay affected by the body or is it because of the mentally preference?.....To simplify this. Can I put it up watching a porn where a womanes out? Mason believes he is a perfect straight, and he lived like that, but since Haley¡¯s gayness is too strong, he started to worry little bit. Some people despise men but still raise it only for the men. He believes sexual desire is strongly affected by physically than mentally.Since I look boobs first when I see women, I don¡¯t think that¡¯s true. I still think I¡¯m straight, but there was what if since this body passionately satisfied sexual desire.Mason started to focus on the womaning out in the screen. He was sleepy and tired, but because of that it seems like the pleasure is enhanced.¡°........¡±I didn¡¯t really need to take off any clothes since I came out from the shower naked. Mason leaned on the bed head and slowly rubbed his penis.The womaning out in the screen was Julia. Julia wasn¡¯t an extremely sexy or popr porn star. She dyed her hair blonde, put on a thick make-up, and wore inappropriate clothes to try her best, but she looked normal and calm type. She was thin and small, so she looked good in fragile atmosphere, but her breasts were still pretty big.Mason looked at her breasts bouncing. He felt good and sexually charged. He wasn¡¯t used to the penis, so there was some difficulty. But because Haley¡¯s hand was like a woman¡¯s, it probably felt even better.¡°........¡±His lower body felt heavier, and Mason wet his dried lips and moved his hand. His ears and cheeks were getting hotter and the breath was getting heavier. Mason glimpsed at the harden thing and moved his eyes back to the screen. In the screen full of skin color, Julia sexily screamed. He imagined her thin waist and scarce pubic hair and white butt sensation on himself instead of the man in the screen very fast. The man forcefully thrust into fragile Julia. Usually he felt little ufortable at this AV¡¯s feeling, but especially today that shaking butt was strangely erotic.¡°.....Huhg.¡±Mason slightly bit his lips. It was little faster than usually, but he definitely felt like he¡¯s going to cum. He inhaled deeply and swallowed saliva collected in his mouth. He felt his sweat dripping down on his cheeks. Mason took out tissues on the table next to the bed and put that on the penis and came.¡°....Hah....¡±Mason shivered at the cumming sensation. His body lost all his strength, and his forgotten sleepiness came out. He wrinkled the tissue that has his semen and threw it anywhere and glimpsed at Julia in the TV. Her moaning sound was getting into climax.Thanks, Julia. Thank goodness that I can erect to you. Mason smiled at her well-fit body happily. I did live as a straight until now, but Haley¡¯s gay mental was pretty scary, so I was little worried. But after I masturbated, it felt better right away.Definitely a person is physical than mental. If I think about it, after I became Haley¡¯s body, I never really thought of men sexually, so my worry was useless.¡°Hah....¡±Mason deeply yawned and got a nket and covered his body. Tiredness, feeling after cumming, andfortable thought made him fall asleep right away. Chapter 8.3 ¡®This must be a dream¡¯, Mason thought lightly, because his pin-up star Julia was approaching him. The setting was a normal hotel room and the atmosphere was pretty calm. She was shaking her boobs that were bigger than in the AV and sweetly called, ¡®Mason!¡¯ ¡®I was really thankful for before, and now you even appeared in my dream¡¯. ¡®Today the service was awesome¡¯, ¨CMason said it, and she smiled back at him. In the film, she was always busy screaming, so she didn¡¯t smile that much. But now she was smiling widely, just the way he liked. ¡®Mason....! Mason....!¡¯ She called him again, a little too desperate and Mason, without any hesitation, pushed her on the bed, down on her stomach. Since it was a dream, Mason knew he won¡¯t get pped on the face, but still he wanted to treat her gently. Her smooth white butt was shaking softly. Mason slid his hand inside her clothes and gently clutched her breasts. ¡°Ah, ahng, Hahng! Nhhhg...!¡¯ After touching her breasts, he moved his hands beneath her skirt and Julia readily flushed hot, as he stimted her clitoris. Mason lifted her skirt, way up until he caught sight of her cute, damp underwear and pulled it down. Watching her leak, sweet love juices, Mason licked his lips. Somehow, something wascking.... even as he held that thought, Mason was not about to dwell on it. ¡®....?¡¯ Julia threw away her underwear and suddenly turned around. ¡®Why? You don¡¯t like this position?¡¯ Mason asked her. But instead of answering him, sheid him on the bed and started to caress his whole body. She began to tenderly kiss his lips. After she slightly sucked and licked at his lips, she gently licked his tongue. She really is an AV actress. Her skill is not a joke. Mason felt himself panting heavily at her sweet kisses. He closed his eyes and held her waist. ¡®.....?¡¯ As he held her tiny waist, it strangely felt strong. Mason opened his eyes, surprised. But then Julia sucked deeply under his neck and Mason shrugged his shoulders and held his breadth. The small of his back suddenly got stiff and his bottom started throbbing, as if it would fall off. Before he knew it, her blonde hair was swaying over his chest and she was caressing his nipples. Mason swallowed and tried to break away. A sense of danger overtook his body. Something was quite strange. ¡®Hhk-..., euh.., ...aah!¡¯ Mason blushed, hearing himself moan like a woman and tried to block his mouth with his hand. But every time her hand touched him, his body trembled to such a degree that he didn¡¯t like it. He felt his erection harden, and there was no strength left in his body thanks to her skillful forey. He wanted to push her on the bed and thrust his penis deep into her hole. But not only could he not push her, he couldn¡¯t even put strength on his lower body. His thighs trembled and opened wider on their own ord. The hands caressing him stealthily moved past his thighs and touched the gap bridging his legs. The wet hand that felt a little rough stroked the area around his anus and kept moving higher up. Click! There was a sound as that wet hand got caught by the piercing behind his balls. ¡®Ha!.... Such a slut!...., You¡¯ve nailed it pretty well here.¡¯ ¡®Fuck, do you like getting hurt that much?¡¯ ¨CShe said sucking his neck, no, ¡®he¡¯ said and grabbed his balls as if he was going to pop it. Mason groaned in his throat and ¡®he¡¯ licked his lips with his tongue and smiled prettily. ¡®Uh.....¡¯ As he screamed like a fool, in intense pleasure, Mason frowned at the person who was on his body instead of Julia. *** ¡°...z! Lizz!!¡± Hearing Tony¡¯s desperate voice, Mason got up screaming, ¡°Hugh-!¡± ¡°Arrrrgh!¡± Tony followed suit and shrieked wildly, which startled Mason awake and he looked at Tony. ¡°....? Tony?¡± ¡°I, I got scared. What¡¯s wrong? Something happened? Did you have a nightmare?¡± Tony anxiously asked Mason who was drenched in cold sweat. Mason blinked his eyes for a second and stubbornly shook his head. ¡°No, it¡¯s nothing.¡± He looked so determined that Tony just murmured, ¡°...Yeah? Your face is red and sweating like crazy.¡± However, Mason snapped again, ¡°I told you it¡¯s nothing.¡± ¡®Doesn¡¯t look like nothing¡¯, Tony thought and looked at him. Mason was panting as if he had experienced something scary, and his expression was rotten. In addition, there was this oddly sweet atmosphere.... Tony, in his haste, had initially failed to notice a few things. Mason¡¯s blushed ears and neck, his naked body covered in a nket, a small ball of tissue underneath the bed, and a big sma TV next to the door, showing skin colors. Haley masturbating wasn¡¯t particrly a big deal, so Tony just frowned a little bit and watched the muted porn ying on the TV. ¡°Huh? It¡¯s not gay?¡± ¡®What¡¯s this, is it a transgender woman?¡¯ Tony wondered. For all the world, the main character looked like a real woman. Tony blinked his eyes and voiced his thoughts. Mason frowned. ¡°What¡¯s going on? You came running in a hurry.¡± Mason wanted to change the subject as fast as he could. Tony pped his hands as if he just remembered. He made a fuss, ¡°Quick! TV, The TV!¡± and found the remote control nearby. ¡°Did you see it? Well, that man. He talked about you in an interview-!¡± ¡°Which man?¡± Mason didn¡¯t care about the showbiz and so he asked indifferently, wiping his cold sweat with the back of his hand. ¡°That man!¡± Tony screamed at a high pitch and pressed the remote button. Tick, with a quiet sound, the porn disappeared on TV, and a man¡¯s face filled the screen. ¡°--!¡± Mason flinched back at the face that floated up on the TV. That man, Noah Raycarlton, was ncing at his side. He was probably staring at the camera lens, but Mason felt as if he looked straight at him. ¡°Where is the mute canceling button, -? ¨CLiz? What¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°Are you sick? You face is red¡±. Mason bit his lips, hearing Tony¡¯s questions and frowned. He felt his ears getting hotter. Only a moment ago, Mason had dreamed of having sex with that man. It was a very rough and dirty sex, and when he woke up, his crotch was damp and his erection, half-up. Chapter 9.1 ¡°Ah.... You mean Mr. Haley Lusk?¡± Noah gave a perplexedugh at the reporter¡¯s question. It was a pretty tricky question, asking what he thought of Haley Lusk. The rumor, that Haley attempted tomit suicide because of him, had spread across the country. Until today, Noah had restrained from talking about it and had made noments. Instead he¡¯d let people imagine whatever they wanted to. They either said it¡¯s not worth talking about a trash like Haley or how Noah was amazing for being polite towards that kind of a guy. Everybody had a slightly different opinion, but most agreed that Haley Lusk was a piece of trash. People thought Noah would pass the question this time too. Even the reporter was not really expecting anything. However, before long Noah erased his awkward smile and said ¡°I heard that his health was very critical recently. I hope he gets well soon, so that he can film good dramas and movies.¡± ¡°....Huh? No, no. Mr. Raycarlton. You know that is not what we want to hear?¡± ¡®Like that incident.... how did you feel when you heard the news about his attempted suicide?¡¯ the reporter asked him excitedly. Noah had always made noments and today wasn¡¯t supposed to be anything different, but suddenly he had decided to cooperate and not just pay lip service. Finally, it seemed, he was in the mood to say something. Inside the reporter¡¯s head, an exclusive sign was shing, and she enthusiastically thrust the microphone onto Noah. Noah looked embarrassed, for real this time. ¡°Well, that is private. I¡¯ve already had a personal conversation with Mr. Lusk, about his proposal. But expecting me to talk about that to strangers.... I¡¯m not sure. Isn¡¯t that a bit childish?¡± ¡°Oh, no, nobody will think like that. Everybody knows what a filthy mouth Haley has and you ask me! He is not a kid anymore and yet, he threatened with his life.... Is it wrong to criticize the reprehensible actions of a public star?¡± Noah smiled slightly at the reporter¡¯s fierce reaction. ¡°Attempted suicide... I was told it was a heart attack.¡± ¡°And did you believe that? Oh my!¡± Dear all, who would have thought that Noah was so na?ve? the reporter bbered in front of the camera. Noah waved his hand. ¡°Ah, but that doesn¡¯t mean it was impossible. And it is way more realistic than an attempted suicide.¡± ¡®A lot of Hollywood stars die from heart attack, you know,¡¯ Noah said in a gentle and kind voice. ¡°It¡¯s true that he is rough and uncontroble, but I know he is not a bad person. ¨CThere are several people in this world, who don¡¯t like me. So I appreciate it, to rather have someone that at least likes me¡±. Noah smiled with his eyes bent, and the reporter shut up for a long time, in shock. Finally, she rubbed her eyes and said ¡°Oh my! I just hallucinated a pair of wings, growing on your back, Mr. Raycarlton. How could you say that? We are all sick of Haley, just watching him from the side.¡± Noah frowned a little bit and then smiled. He probably felt ufortable with her overly donepliment. He stared at her and the camera and said after a short pause. ¡°.....When my mother found out that he got addicted to heroin, she really felt sorry for him. I kinda felt sorry too. The Hollywood is a harsh ce for a child actor, and so it was for him.¡± Noah was smiling now, but with bitterness. The reporter wanted to point out that Haley earned a lot of money in return and that it was cold and harsh everywhere in this society, and not just in Hollywood. But she didn¡¯t say it. Talk about Hollywood¡¯s brutality, they cannot leave out his own childhood story. Raynoah¡¯s kidnapping incident from 20 years ago always came up, whenever they talked about the upational hazards of Hollywood. A nameless actress, who got jealous of the leading actress, kidnaped her kid and kept him stuffed inside a traveling luggage for 27 hours. She assaulted the child and attempted to murder him. The incident garnered so much attention that it was made into a movie. ¡°Oh, that reminds me, was it ¡¯27 hours¡¯? Haley was really lovely when he debuted in that movie¡±. The reporter naturally thought about the movie and sighed. People, who thought that no other child could rival Raynoah¡¯s loveliness, couldn¡¯t take their eyes off the screen. He wasn¡¯t perfect like Noah, but Haley was very cute in the movie and yed the role like a charm. Back then; Haley was definitely a lovely and an innocent child. May be it was not wrong to say that the one who changed that child was Hollywood. After the scheduled interview was over, the reporter had to let go of Noah with an awkward feeling. She had secretly asked if he was free tonight and Noah had avoided by saying, ¡®You should¡¯ve seen my cold-hearted secretary telling me that I don¡¯t have time today for lunch or dinner so should eat only sandwiches in between....¡¯ In fact, Noah already had other schedules lined-up, with no time to blink his eyes. Inside the limo, Noah flipped through some documents as he chewed on a sandwich that Phil had gotten him. Phil, who was sitting next to him, typing on aptop, suddenly asked. ¡°Did Haley really say that Mason was alive?¡± Noah stopped chewing the sandwich and looked up. He slowly chewed on, swallowed the food inside his mouth and then said tilting his head. ¡°Mm, not sure. If you think about it, I wasn¡¯t in my right mind at that time and so, I cannot confirm it.¡± Thinking back, it wouldn¡¯t have been weird if he¡¯d actually seen or heard any hallucinations. ¡°It¡¯s a bit strange too. Mason and Haley, eh?¡± Noah wiped the sauce on his lips with his thumb and smiled. ¡°Still, it¡¯s true that I saw the man getting outta there. There has to be some kinda rtionship between them. ...-Oh! I¡¯m not the only one who saw Haley there, right?¡± Noah asked half-jokingly, and Phil answered, ¡°No. I couldn¡¯t even imagine meeting Haley in that ce....¡± When Phil first saw Haley in the elevator, he had believed that he was stalking Noah. Except for that reason, there was no way that Haley could have been there. In addition, not only did he ride in the elevator with Noah but was also sitting on top of him, when it stopped. There was only one thing that Phil could think of...¨CHaley, that trash, had gone insane. Noah was not as gentle and kind as people thought. Wings of an angel? A gentleman? Noah was just an amazing actor, who could smile and put on airs, ording to his own calctions. In real life, he was a pragmatic, high-ss, son of a bitch. No, the upper crust among the upper ss-sons of bitches, he was especially evil. He definitely had the blood of a politician, an actress, a conglomerate, and awyer, all mixed together. He had everything he needed to destroy a person, and it came very naturally to him. Compared to the elevator incident,st week¡¯s proposal was stupid enough to be suicidal. Had he shot himself in the head, it would have been much cleaner, thought Phil. Mason had gone missing at the same time as the scandal and Noah was going crazy. But, now that he knew Mason was alive, Haley would die, after spending a life lesser than a pig. However, it hadn¡¯t been that simple. Haley¡¯s full story turned out to be beyond the limits of Phil¡¯s understanding. ¡°I was surprised too. But frankly, it would be more surprising had he intentionally nned it, because Haley didn¡¯t want to talk about Mason¡¯s life.¡± Noah said with a listless face, while flipping through the pages. Phil nodded, ¡®If you looked at the details, you would know that it was definitely unintentional. Which is why it¡¯s even weirder.¡¯ ¡°My..... what a strange coincidence!¡± He knew that such coincidences doesn¡¯t exist. But he didn¡¯t want to argue either. If not a coincidence, then what was it? You can¡¯t use a big word like ¡®coincidence¡¯ for a rtionship between Haley and Noah. Noah chuckled at Phil. ¡°Mm-... Did you get the report about Haley? What does it say? Did it exin how such an ¡®amazing coincidence¡¯ happened?¡± Noah raised his head and swallowed thest piece of the sandwich and stared at Phil expectantly. Phil looked at hisptop. He had read everything on Haley¡¯s report, but for the contact log. He had searched the data until his eyes turned red, but couldn¡¯t figure out where Haley could have met Mason. Haley and Mason¡¯s tastes were so different that they didn¡¯t even share the same shoe brand. He reread the whole report, just in case he had missed something and used his imagination. But try as he might, there was nothing connecting the two of them and the house without an owner. ¡°Honestly, I¡¯ve no idea. There is no solid evidence connecting them. It¡¯s as if they used telepathy.¡± ¡°Telepathy? ¨CWow, is that so?¡± Noah looked through his hooded eyes and smiled as if having fun. Phil handed over Haley¡¯s file. Noah put down the files he was holding and took it from him. ¡°There was no evidence to find Mason?¡± Noah asked looking through the file and Phil nodded with a disappointed face. Mason was definitely a skillful mercenary and a veteran, so he didn¡¯t expect to find him that easily. However, not being able to find even the smallest clue was disappointing. ¡°It certainly does seem like there was no connection. Just like I thought, but....¡± Noah murmured, tapping the paper with his fingertip and bridled up. ¡°Was there anything else other than this data rted to Mason?¡± ¡°Pardon? Ah. Yes. I have it.¡± He had done a thorough investigation, but hadn¡¯t looked for anything other than finding a connection between them. In a panic, he took out the other file that he had put under the seat. Patter! Haley¡¯s materials slipped from his hands and spilled on the limousine¡¯s floor. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Noah offhandedly listened to Phil¡¯s apology, while picking up a few pages of the Haley¡¯s report. ¡°By the way, are you interested in Haley himself?¡± Phil picked up all the papers and asked carefully. Noah smiled and frowned slightly. Phil had a hard time guessing his mind and so, he closed his mouth. Come to think of it, usually he ignores any questions about Haley, but in today¡¯s interview he had given pretty positive answers. ¡°Are you thinking of using him to find Mason?¡± Noah didn¡¯t answer but continued to thumb through the pages indifferently. There were countless data on troubles that Haley had caused; bunch of addictions, dirty rtionships with men.... Haley was a dirty and stupid human being, just like he thought. Whenever he was in heat, he had pocked everywhere; he was rude and a low life. He didn¡¯t need anyone to ruin his life. Even if they had left him alone, he by himself would have fallen into a puddle and died. ¡°......¡± But he had looked totally different then. Last week, he was definitely the pathetic Haley that Noah knew: the one who got drunk and grabbed him and said some nonsense like, let¡¯s date. But in Mason¡¯s house or in the elevator, he didn¡¯t seem anything like the ¡®old Haley.¡¯ When was it, since he started having this strange feeling? ¡°.....¡± Noah thought about the drama ¡®Clue¡¯s¡¯ film set. Haley was definitely different back then too. No, if he thought about it, he had been different since then. Noah frowned slightly and pressed on his heart. When he thought of Haley standing in the rain in that set, his heart started to beat nervously. What¡¯s wrong with him? Noah ignored the iprehensible feeling and halfheartedly thumbed through Haley¡¯s report. ¡°Isn¡¯t there any recent file? Like.... After he had the heart attack.¡± ¡°Ah, that¡¯s the one in the bottom.¡± ¡®Yeah, here it is,¡¯ Phil pointed at a red file, wedged between a thick wad of papers and when he tried to grab it, something fell onto his foot. It was a picture of Haley. ¡°Oh, I¡¯m sorry. That¡¯s from another file.¡± Phil tried to pick it up hastily, but Noah beat him to it. ¡°This... This is a recent photo, right?¡± Phil gave him a questioning look. ¡°Yes, this was taken today, not so long ago.¡± How the hell did he know, Phil looked amazed. Noah smirked and murmured, ¡°Today, huh-?.¡±He was definitely different, Haley, from before the heart attack and after. He could tell from just one picture. He wasn¡¯t talking about stic surgery or a needle. Noah tapped at the picture. Things that changed were very minor. Instead of wearing something that screamed ¡®rape me,¡¯ the new Haley wore a muted T-shirt, covering up to his neck. His jeans were less ripped. His hands and neck that usually dripped with all kinds of essories, now only revealed a little bit of scarred, fair skin. People said he was always drunk or high or both, but now he just looked tired, as he bought a cup of coffee. Noah was staring at the picture and then snapped out of it, before he tossed it aside. ¡°Were there any noticeable changes recently?¡± Noah asked while turning the pages of the file that was on hisp. Phil slurred his words as he replied, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. This is the most recent, yet....¡± Noah gave a nod and continued looking through the file. Until a week ago, before his heart attack, Haley wasn¡¯t any different from his past. Drinking alcohol, going to promiscuous clubs.. ¡°.....?¡± Noah looked at one point of the document and frowned. Underneath the pictures taken on the night of his heart attack, there was a testimony of a police official. ... His face was pale, as if he saw something terrifying. He had no pulse and did not breathe. His heart hadpletely stopped and there was no doubt about it. There had been a few incidences in the past, where people came back to life, after getting a heart massage under five minutes after proimed dead. But in case of Haley, rigor mortis had already set in. He had been dead for an hour and another 20 minutes had passed during the investigation. All that was left was to carry the corpse away. That¡¯s when we heard a small coughing sound, and it was surprisinglying from Haley. .....? Noah read through the novel-like testimony. Come to think of it, he faintly remembered hearing this story from Phil. Like rising from the dead? Died and came back to life again. ¨CThere was a nagging feeling that bothered him, Noah frowned and read through the file. ¡°Oh, it reminds me!¡± Phil eximed suddenly, as if he remembered something. ¡°I heard Haley¡¯s been saying something like, he¡¯s going to quit being an actor. This was from his own manager.¡± Noah removed his eyes from the file and looked at Phil as if he¡¯d said something strange. There were a great number of Hollywood entertainers, who wouldn¡¯t survive not being a celebrity, and Haley especially, was in the middle of them; he would rather die than not being a star. Him? Wanting to quit his job? ¡°He says he¡¯s going to build a caf¨¦. ¨CThis is a rumor though.¡± Recently, he¡¯d been drinking a lot of coffee, from the nearby coffee shops. Noah slightly furrowed his brow at Phil. Chapter 9.2

Monday, February 22, 2016

[BL NOVEL] Kill the Lights (Chapter 9 Part 2)

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Trantor: Love Hwarang Editor/Proofreader: Kaima ¡°Thank you.¡± Mason smiled at the clerk and picked up his coffee. The sales clerk seemed to recognize whom Mason was, but didn¡¯t venture to talk to him. In Beverly Hills, stars like Haley probably existed in every other household. However, the sales clerk did turn around and steal a quick nce at Haley. Mason exited the caf¨¦, thinking that it would be a good idea to build a coffee shop nearby. Even though it was nearly saturated with caf¨¦s, if he looked carefully, he might find a good location in the vicinity. This neighborhood was so expensive that, if he did avish interior decoration like he had originally nned, there was a danger of loosing half of his fortune. But still, there was nowhere better than this. Mason did think about searching other neighborhoods more suitable for his budget, however, considering Haley¡¯s image, if he went to a rough neighborhood there would be a lot of idiots attracted to him. Mason had taken care of idiots before, but that didn¡¯t mean he had to continue living like that. He liked this neighborhood where nobody seemed to care about celebrities. No one was paying attention to Haley. ¡°Oh my, Liz? Liz!¡± Hearing somebody call his name, Mason turned around feeling embarrassed at thinking, ¡®I like how no one here doesn¡¯t care about me.¡¯ A hippie-looking woman, with huge breasts, smiled brightly at him and pulled him into a hug. ¡°¨D!¡± Mason was squashed against her breasts, as he hugged her in a momentary confusion. She had a faint scent of musk on her. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you contact me? Huh, didn¡¯t you get my messages? You said you were going to contact me-¡± Mason flinched, as she gave a friendly smile and grabbed his hands. Of course she wasn¡¯t someone that Mason knew. What could be her rtionship with Haley? She sounded as if they were dating, but Haley liked men and so, that can¡¯t be it. Was she a friend? How were they rted? This woman wasn¡¯t among all the people, he had heard about, from Tony. While Mason was spacing out, the hippie-woman must have thought that he was upset, because she giggled and tried to act cute. ¡°Honey, what¡¯s wrong? Are you mad, because ¡®the item¡¯ didn¡¯t have a strong enough effect?¡± ¡°What item?¡± Did she buy and sell from Haley? Perhaps Haley¡¯s regr drug dealer? Mason eyed her suspiciously. But the woman was oblivious to Mason¡¯s reverie and started to make some excuses. ¡°You know, even if it was not potent enough, don¡¯t you think its effect is already manifesting? Did you watch Raynoah¡¯s interview yesterday? He was verrrry friendly,¡± she said in an exaggerated tone. Mason frowned when Raynoah¡¯s name popped up suddenly. ¡°Honey, just wait three more months. I¡¯d say, I¡¯m already feeling it! Coming¨D He ising! I saw you and Raynoah in my dreams today, being all lovey-dovey.¡± ¡°-... Is that so?¡± Mason chuckled in response and she mumbled, ¡°No, well, the dream wasn¡¯t vivid.... Anyway just wait for three months, okay?¡± ¡°Fine. I¡¯ll contact you in three months.¡± Mason gave a vague reply. He had a pretty good idea what she was getting at, guessing from her rambles so far. She looked happy at Mason¡¯s reply and pulled his ears down, whispering as if she was sharing a secret. ¡°Oh, a new item just came in. Do you want to buy it? It¡¯s a talisman, and this one also came from Japan. I heard, if you used it along with the item that you boughtst time, the effect would be immediate. ¨DWell? Are you interested?¡± ¡°I only have two, so you need to decide fast.¡± She made it sound as if only Mason was privy to this special offer. Mason smiled bitterly and told her that he¡¯ll take a rain check, since he didn¡¯t have any money. He left the woman, still arguing that she¡¯ll give it to him for a cheap price. He crossed the street, sipped the coffee and clicked his tongue. It was easy to figure out the rtionships, Haley had with other people. People like Noah, who didn¡¯t want to use him, openly despised and avoided him and, people who wanted to suck everything out of him, approached him with smiling faces. Mason sipped the coffee and stopped by a big mall on his way home, to pick up some supplies. A chemical to drain the sewer, a detergent, a rag to erase stains, a shovel and a small bag of cement. After buying some more, he caught a cab back home. Once inside, he climbed down the stairs and reached the basement. His arms were shaking from carrying all the purchases, but he couldn¡¯t ask anybody for help. He threw the supplies in front of the basement door and wiped the sweat across his forehead. When he opened the basement door, there was a faint smell of something rotting. Yesterday, when Tony woke Mason upte in the afternoon, he had been in a state of panic. Mason was flustered and had felt absurd. He had dreamt of sleeping with Noah. He¡¯d have been weirded out, even if it had only been a dream of them holding hands tonically. But in that dream, Mason has had sex with Noah. The smuttiest and most vulgar sex, he had ever known. So, did the mind not control the body? Mason had slept satisfactorily after getting erect to a woman; but the lewd and dirty gay sex dream, had made him feel as if his soul was flowing out of his mouth. It had felt as if the Gods were whispering in his ears, to not take his life as a joke. Telling him to shove it up his ass, unless otherwise. Noah had been chatting on TV and smiling prettily and as soon as he saw his face, Mason had remembered Noah¡¯s pretty lips from the dream. ¡®How do you want it? Do you want me to poke you and tear it to rags down there? Yeah? Fuck, tell me.¡¯ Wild and vulgar words had spilled from those lovely lips. When Tony had worriedly asked him if he was sick, Mason had answered ¡®Yes, I don¡¯t feel well¡¯ and had hurriedly tucked his legs under the nket. Because, justying his eyes on Noah in TV, had been enough for hisher regions to throb embarrassingly. Since they were both men, sporting a morning wood wasn¡¯t so embarrassing, but the burning sensation Mason had felt in a subtly different position, had left him flustered. The spot in the inner part of his butt, where Noah had thrust deeply in his dream as if to rip it apart, a spot that he was embarrassed to talk about, had been trembling. After sending Tony away, whose only business had been to tell him that ¡®Noah was talking about you!¡¯ Mason wondered about his dream and reyed Julia¡¯s DVD on the t screen. Mason watched her and hastily rubbed himself. Since it was already semi-erect, he was able to cum quickly. However it had felt weird and Mason frowned at a feeling of loss. It waspletely different from the crazy pleasure he had felt during the dream. He stood up and went straight to shower, and after that he had started to clean up the house. While showering, the diamond piercing had started to get on his nerve, a lot more than before he had fallen asleep. But it was still not easy to remove, and his back had started to ache from all the bending and so, he had given up. Mason went down to the basement and wishing to avoid the reality, he had thought embarrassedly, ¡®Well, whatever, it¡¯s not as if someone would know ¨D.¡¯ He tried to organize his mind, ¡®so what if he felt a bit guilty, he could do nothing about it. Everybody had a perverted side and this was nothing. It had been just a dream and he didn¡¯t even actually try to do it. And it wasn¡¯t illegal. A dream cannot be controlled by a person¡¯s will, and there was no way he would have that dream again. At least once in their lives, people have dreams about having sex with someonepletely unexpected. One time, Mason had dreamt of having sex with his neighboring widow, Mary. Thinking back at how bad the rtionship had been with Mary, it was understandable of him to dream about Noah. Noah was pretty and ¨D.¡¯ While nonsensical and rational thoughts have been spinning back and forth in his mind, Mason had opened the basement door and stood frozen. ¡®...¨D ¡® It had been a perfect decision to clean up the basement, in order to calm his head. As soon as he had opened the basement door, thoughts about Noah erotically licking his lips and murmuring coarse curse words had flown away from his head. Inside the basement, there was a faint smell of something rotten. It was an awful smell, something that Mason was very well familiar with. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Yay! the basement! Chapter 9.3

Monday, February 29, 2016

[BL NOVEL] Kill the Lights (Chapter 9 Part 3)

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Trantor: Love Hwarang Editor/Proofreader: Kaima I really want to meet and ask him. ¡®Seriously, what¡¯s the matter with you?¡¯ ¨CMason murmured, while pushing the things he bought inside the basement with his foot. Even if he had met Noah alive, they would¡¯ve acted like strangers and not talked to each other. But still, he really wanted to ask him, ¡®what were you thinking? I mean, do you even think?¡¯ Click. When he switched on the light, the same scene greeted Mason, like that of a few hours ago. ¡°.....¡± When he checked Haley¡¯s financial situation, he had noticed considerable money being spent on items likes ¡®totem¡¯ and ¡®talisman¡¯, so he¡¯s had his suspicions. Well, he hadn¡¯t cared since Haley did not spend it on his rtives and had used it by himself. But he should have paid attention, what if any of those ¡®items¡¯ were this kind of nightmare. Mason considered he was very lucky to have found this early on and nced around the basement area. In a corner of the basement there was an unusual sight, something that one could only have seen in a fictional story. There was a magic circle, surrounded by many molten candles, and there was blood rotting in the middle. There were traces of something having been ground in a mixer on the table, and it was hard to tell if the hairs on the floor were human or animal. Mason could only just guess, what Haley did in that ce. It looked as if after having done some dangerous ritual, Haley had ground all the products he had used and dumped it in the drain. To be honest, the spectacle wasn¡¯t so bad that he couldn¡¯t look at it. It wasn¡¯t as if there was a corpse, and even if there had been, Mason wouldn¡¯t even flinch. He had been a mercenary, who ran around the battlefields, hired to do all kinds of dirty work. Of course he had killed a person before, and the first person he killed was chopped up enough, to be frowned upon by a veteran police officer. So, he was confident that even if Haley had done something involving a corpse, he wouldn¡¯t even bat an eysh. There was no corpse here, and in this the era where people joke around about having at least one hidden corpse in their basements; it wasn¡¯t even a big deal. But the problem was, he should¡¯ve cleaned it up properly, after doing something like this. ¡°Whew....¡± ¡®If this kid was my underling, I would¡¯ve given him some very sound training.¡¯ Mason glimpsed at the drain that was clogged with flesh and congealed blood and put on a gas mask and disposable rubber gloves. He sighed slightly as he poured the chemical he had bought into the drain. He was trying to imagine if this guy led a very hard life, but after looking at the dirty mixer and sorcery tools that were not even washed, he got a headache. Using a detergent to erase the magic circle that stinked of blood, Mason murmured. ¡°I¡¯ve been told that I¡¯m a very indifferent person, but....¡± He had heard manyints from his former team members, for executing dangerous missions without any ns, but even he was a little sick of Haley¡¯s easy-going attitude. Unlike others, if one had to deal with paparazzi standing in front of their door, every day, to catch any of his ws, how could he have thought about dying without cleaning up behind him? Mason erased every mark that Haley had left behind. He poured whatever was left of the chemical, in order to leave no residue and wiped all the ces wherever the blood had sshed. He pulled apart the mixer and washed it with water and the cleaning liquid and stashed it deep inside storage. He repainted the table that had bloodstains. He moved pretty quickly, but it still took three to four hours. After finishing everything, Mason waspletely exhausted. Maybe this life wasn¡¯t sofortable after all.... Mason thought btedly and crawled back upstairs. When reached upstairs Tony, who had left earlier, was back again. He eximed, ¡°What did you do down there?¡± Tony had thought that Mason was not home, but then he saw him dragging himself up from the basement. ¡°Cleaning. By the way, what¡¯s up? Didn¡¯t you go home already?¡± Mason inquired, but before Tony could reply he said, ¡°No, wait¡± and shook his head. ¡°I think I¡¯m going to die right now, so if it¡¯s not important, can you tell meter?¡¯ The soreness he felt was rming. Haley¡¯s body was fragile and delicate, and trying to use it like his old self again and again had caused it to overload. Actually Mason had already cleaned up the basement, even if he had found about it only yesterday. It looked like this body that was drenched in drugs and alcohol took longer to heal. ¡°It is important!¡± Tony said in a confident voice and put a few books and files in front of Mason, who had copsed on the sofa. ¡°....What are these?¡± Mason slightly frowned, and Tony smiled as if his chubby cheeks were going to burst. His cheeks were sparkling, and he clenched his fist saying, ¡°You¡¯ve got new job offersing in!¡± ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°I think it¡¯s because Raynoah said he doesn¡¯t dislike you, in the interview yesterday! I went to the office this morning, and suddenly there were movies and dramasing in right and left, no, of course not all of them were main roles.... But this one is a leading role!¡± Tony hesitated a bit before picking up the script. ¡®War on Drugs.¡¯ ¡°.....¡± Mason stared at Tony, and Tony rolled his eyes in order to avoid eye contact. One by one, he picked up another manuscript and handed it over to him. ¡°How, how about this one? I read it, and it was simple and eptable. The role is about some sort of a prodigal gay....¡± It looked like it was a story about an easy-going, promiscuous gay guy. Tony said in a bit of an exaggerated tone. ¡°The main role is Brick Womun, and you will have a bed scene with him! You¡¯d wanted to sleep with him.¡± ¡°It¡¯s good, right? Well, of course, you wouldn¡¯t actually be doing it, but if everything goes well during the filming, you might actually sleep with him after the shoot!¡± ¨CTony probably thought Mason would definitely pick up this script because his eyes were all sparkling as he stared at him. Mason said in an indifferent tone. ¡°Did I say that? I don¡¯t remember.¡± ¡°Oh yeah! You do have amnesia. But don¡¯t you still have those feelings?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll tell the director to have some hot scenes¡±, said Tony and Mason¡¯s hands slid down his tired face. ¡°Is there anything else?¡±, he asked. ¡°You, you don¡¯t like it?¡± ¡®Why doesn¡¯t he like this?¡¯ Tony was tilting his head with an awkward look on his face and handed over several other manuscripts. Mason made a huge effort to stay awake and took hold of the scripts. ¡°But why did these suddenlye in? Didn¡¯t you say I don¡¯t have a job anymore?¡± Noah¡¯s few words on television were that of a big deal? Of course, I knew how incredible Noah was, but he didn¡¯t even directly say that he¡¯ll take care me or push me. He just said ¡®I don¡¯t dislike him.¡¯ Not one or two, but several jobs hade in at the same time. ¡°Well....? It, it might be jobs that were about toe your way, but didn¡¯t, because of Noah?¡± Tony didn¡¯t seem think there was anything unusual. Mason wondered for a second if Haley was that kind of an actor, who was wanted for different sorts of roles; but looking at the movies offers that hade in, they were either prodigal gay roles or ¡®War on Drugs: Heroin and Marijuana.¡¯ So, Tony might be right. Anyway, why would Noah do that interview..... Mason slightly sighed and thought about how to politely decline all these roles. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- No corpse! HAHA fooled you guys! Chapter 9.4

Monday, March 7, 2016

[BL NOVEL] Kill the Lights (Chapter 9 Part 4)

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Editor/Proofreader: Kaima It was not that Masonpletely hated acting, it was more like he was ufortable doing the job. It was okay to pretend like a drug addict or a prodigal gay, not only in front of the camera, but also in real life. When he was a mercenary, Mason had done that much; until the verge of his death, when he had gone inside Alta¡¯s bunker, he had pretended to be a servile pimp. He was very skilled in pretending to be different people. However, one cannot just ¡®pretend¡¯ to be a professional actor. The camera points threateningly at you like a gun, the director watches and monitors your every move, and worse, you cannot escape even when it is not your scene. When Mason stood in front of the camera, as if anchored at the ankles, and concentrated, emotions had hurtled out of him naturally. Mason had felt strangely unpleasant, embarrassed, and ufortable by that experience. It was probably because he wasn¡¯t used to showing strangers, a glimpse of his life. There was another crucial reason; roles of a drug addict and prodigal gay were not at all helpful for the image of a caf¨¦ owner. His image as a junkie and slut were already solid, and we don¡¯t want to add to that. The other roles, in the scripts extended by Tony, were no different. ¡°Anything else? If that is all, then I don¡¯t really care for....¡± He felt sorry for Tony, but Mason opened his mouth to decline them. Tony stuttered in shock, saying, ¡°Why? Why? You don¡¯t like them?¡± ¡°I¡¯m done with the drug addict image.¡± Who would want to drink coffees made by a junkie-slut? Of course the world already knew Haley¡¯s morbid love for drugs and men, but still he was not willing to do it. Because of what Mason said, Tony hesitantly took something else out of his bag. ¡°I, I do have something like this....¡± Tony sounded as if ¡®this won¡¯t probably do either, but still....¡¯, and handed him the synopsis of a script. [Real] ¡°The director is Vick Procter, so it will be a box-office hit without a question but, ¨D¨D¡± ¡°...But?¡± Tony left the statement vague, and when Mason copied his words, he scratched his cheek, as if wrestling with a tough decision. ¡°Well, the role is more like an extra than a supporting character. And because it is that of a killer, there are many action scenes, and the director said to just get lost, if you were to use a stunt double... To be honest, you are not an action star and there is no reason for you to do that.¡± Tony made it sound as if he was worried, but his eyes were full of want. Mason indifferently read through the synopsis. It didn¡¯t even look particrly impressive.... Even though Mason thought that showing his killer side would sell more coffees than a bitch or junkie image, it still was not enough to satisfy him. Tony asked, ¡°Are you interested?¡± falsely assuming that Mason might be interested because he was reading the synopsis. ¡°No, not much. No good guy roles hade in?¡± Mason already knew the answer, but he still asked, and Tony awkwardly nodded his head making an excuse, ¡°ying viin is a trend these days.¡± ¡°But doesn¡¯t a good guy always win?¡± ¡°The winning side is anyhow the main character¡±, Mason said indifferently, and Tony nodded his head, as if acknowledging the truth. ¡°Yeah, but I wanted you to do it only because the director is very famous. In fact, they don¡¯t even pay you much. Well, your character would probably be cut and the filming period is also very short, so there¡¯s no helping it.¡± ¡°Oh, really? How much do they pay?¡± Mason put down the synopsis and asked without thinking much. Haley did earn good money, seeing how he threw away thirty thousand dors for things that could¡¯ve ruined his life. ¡°Huh? Was it fifty thousand dors?¡± ¡°I need to check the contract, but I think it was around that much,¡± Tony said with a sorry face. He thought the money was too little, but Mason flinched. ¡°For how many month are they filming?¡± ¡°Max two days? Ah, are you talking about the total time they would be filming this movie?¡± ¡°I think it¡¯d be three to four months¡±. Mason flinched more at what Tony said. ¡°Fifty thousand, for two days?¡± ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°You are not even killing a person for real; neither are you torturing nor getting tortured.... Fifty thousand, for two days?¡± Mason asked again. It was as if he wasining. Mason, who was leaning on the couch like a gum, slowly stood up as if he was going to attack Tony. Tony stepped back saying, ¡°Yea...h, it¡¯s too little right? Iined, how they could treat you like that, but.¡± ¡°What are you talking about?¡± Mason picked up the synopsis and the script, he had previously put down. ¡®Fifty thousand, for two days.¡¯ Mason looked at the script and slightly frowned. ¡®Fifty thousand, for two days. Fifty thousand, for two days.¡¯ Mason had actually been a well-paid mercenary. It wasn¡¯t strange for the Zii bastards to spit out, ¡®The son of a bitch earns good money, but why does he still live in a ce like this?¡¯ That was how much he made. However, he had worked for as much as he earned. He had stayed underground for two months in order to ambush and abduct a person, had run with a bomb on his chest and a single gun into the middle of a battlefield, sometimes he got caught by the enemies and was tortured. Such things happened quite a lot. In return for paying him a great deal of money, Zii had used Mason like a rag. They used him to wipe all kinds of dirty stuff... They used the rag until it was all tattered. Of course, Mason had already signed a body disimer contract and threw away his life for Zii like someone crazy, so there was no helping it. Anyway, for getting arge amount of money, Mason did things that people won¡¯t even do for 10 million dors. It wasn¡¯t because he wanted some money, but because he thought his work was worth it. ¡°Fifty thousand, for two days....¡± When he murmured it to himself, he saw Tony all tense up. Mason controlled his emotions. ¡°This role is a killer? An amazing director¡¯s movie?¡± He hadn¡¯t worked for the money nor had many earthly desires, but that didn¡¯t mean Mason cultivated himself morally. They were ready to pay fifty thousand for two days, even without him having to throw away his life recklessly like Aaron. He would be an idiot, not to do it. Coming from the backstreet slums, you¡¯d be lucky to get thirty thousand dors for killing someone. He won¡¯t be ying a big part in this movie, after working for only two days, and honestly, Mason thought he could manage a killer role. Fifty thousand dors in two days. Mason thought to himself, ¡®If I were to work like this, I will have enough for my retirement even if I had to close down the caf¨¦ and rightfully so.¡¯ ¡°Should I give it a try?¡± Mason nced at Tony and asked, and Tony burst into tears. ¡®Amnesiaaaa¡¯, that was what he said at the end of his sad and happy cry. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yay he¡¯s going to act! Chapter 10.1

Monday, March 28, 2016

[BL NOVEL] Kill the Lights (Chapter 10 Part 1)

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima Two weekster, when the day of filming arrived, the weather had already taken a turn for summer. Mason settled the sunsses on his head and looked around the streets, where the sunlight was pouring. The streets, where people were preparing for the shoot, looked so familiar. The buildings and streets, and the people observing the staff preparing for the shoot, everything, of course, looked familiar. ¡°I¡¯m back here again, so soon.....¡± Mason mumbled, with a sigh. Today¡¯s filming location, of the movie Real, was at the 120th Street, New York, a block away from his old apartment. ¡°Huh? What did you say?¡± Tony, who was following him from behind, holding an umbre, couldn¡¯t hear him well and asked him again, and Mason said waving his hands, ¡°No, I was just talking to myself¡±. He had felt so embarrassed about his past that, he¡¯d said good-bye to this ce, thinking he¡¯d never see it again. ¡°Ah, it¡¯s pretty scary near the slums, right? The director wanted to film it very realistically, so....¡± Mason had an ufortable face, and Tony thought it was because he was scared. So he shivered his shoulders and acted as if he was scared too. ¡°Still, there are so many people around. So it¡¯ll be alright, right? Just don¡¯t walk around alone....¡± Mason shrugged his shoulders. People still lived in ces like this, so there was no need for such exaggerations. And this ce wasn¡¯t even that dangerous. Of course there would be some thieves trying to rob anyone who were walking alone, but well, was there any ce that wasn¡¯t like that. Mason looked around the area. A woman, who was at the side of where they were preparing for the shoot, felt Mason¡¯s stare and ran towards him, providing a greeting. ¡°Ah, Tony, you came? Haley, nice to meet you. I¡¯m the producer, Gloria Sue. Do you guys have a hotel to stay?¡± ¡°Not yet. Where is a good ce?¡± ¡°Not sure. It¡¯s better to take a car and drive a bit farther, before booking a hotel. You need to go at least three blocks away, to find a ce where cockroaches don¡¯te out from under the bed.¡± She sounded sick of saying it. ¡°But since you didn¡¯t arrivete.... It¡¯ll be hard to say, since it¡¯s an action scene, but if you can work untilte, we might be able to finish it in one day.¡± Actually there weren¡¯t many scenes. She looked sideways at Mason thinking, ¡®this can¡¯t possibly be, though¡¯. Her eyes glittered when sheid her eyes on him and she soon grinned. ¡°Hahaha, we came a little early, right? This guy is a big fan of Director Vick. I told him it¡¯ll be a nuisance if we go here too early, but he insisted that he wanted to see the director-¡± Tony tapped Mason, who was standing still, and Mason looked around indifferently, smiling back at her. ¡°Hahaa..., really? Who wouldn¡¯t be his fan? If they have eyes.¡± Gloria smiled freshly and took them to a ce under the shade. ¡°Unfortunately, the director didn¡¯te in yet. I¡¯ll introduce you to the actors, who will be filming together.¡± ¡°The.., there are actors who came earlier than us?¡± Tony, who acted triumphantly like ¡®a manager whose actor came the earliest¡¯, asked in surprise and Gloria had a proud face like ¡®a producer who picked up the world¡¯s best actor.¡¯ ¡°Oh my, of course! Didn¡¯t you check who is ying the lead role in this movie? He is at-, oh my gosh!¡± She looked around the area, with a lively face, to look for the leading actor, but she was startled and ran to a very tall man. He was walking, carrying a big luggage, like the other staff members, on his shoulders. ¡°Chase! Oh my, gosh! I told you not to do this. What if you get hurt? Joe, I told you, not to let Chase do this, didn¡¯t I?¡± ¡°Oops, Gloria! When did you get here?¡± A tall male actor dropped the luggage like it was hot and brightly smiled at her, showing his teeth. ¡°Wow.... It¡¯s Chase Viller.¡± Tony mumbled in amazement, and Mason frowned a little and backed away. The man named Chase, who was smiling as if the words ¡®good man¡¯ was written on his face, looked his way. ¡°Don¡¯t you remember Chase? When a rumor leaked about him having a sex video, you didn¡¯t evene out of your room.¡± To masturbate.... Mason shook his head, at Tony¡¯s bitter words. ¡°Not sure.¡± He may have seen his face a few times on a poster, when passing by. But he didn¡¯t know his face that well, and..... Because a very handsome man was smiling brightly, showing his teeth like that, for some reason Mason felt repelled, a little bit. The man, who was listening to Gloria¡¯s nagging, rolled his eyes and found Mason, just standing awkwardly and shouted, ¡°Hello!¡± ¡°Are you the new actor who¡¯sing today? Ah...? ¨CHaley Lusk?¡± He looked slightly surprised, but soon smiled brightly and approached him. Haley wasn¡¯t so short, but when the man came close with his tall healthy body, he looked like a big bear and gave him his hand. ¡°Wow, you look prettier in person. Nice to meet you, I¡¯m Chase Viller.¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t the cameras used by the paparazzi, really strange? Mr. Viller, you look better in person too.¡± Mason smiled and properly held his hand. He managed to look a little surprised and shook with both of his hands. ¡°No, really. This is seriously unexpected. The atmosphere about you is pretty good and actually, I¡¯m quite surprised right now.¡± He put his hand on his chest, like he was being honest and said with a serious face. Mason just smiled, while Tony gasped, with his eyes wide open, at the top actor¡¯s lip service. He seriously was not getting used to Hollywood¡¯s amicable atmosphere. ¡°No, wow-.. This is- amazingly,¡± Chase didn¡¯t let go of Mason¡¯s hands and his gaze was fixed on Mason¡¯s face, with an amused expression. ....This wasn¡¯t a lip service, was it? Mason started to frown slightly, when he heard the crowd erupt into a loud noise. In front of the filming set, a beautiful woman with a bold red hair alighted from a pink Ferrari. ¡°Ah.....!¡± Chase, who was holding Mason¡¯s hand, looked upon the new arrival with a little dislike. She waved her hands calling, ¡°Chase!¡± The man sighed quietly and greeted her with a little bit more toned down voice. ¡°Hello, Melisa. You are early today.¡± ¡°Oh my, it was only that one time when I camete.¡± Melisa greeted him and smiled as if she didn¡¯t notice Mason or Tony. She lifted her sunsses up and as she got closer, she finally saw Mason and Tony. She frowned a little bit and blocked her nose. ¡°Oh no, don¡¯t you smell a rag?¡± ¡°Look at the set, seriously!¡± ¨CShe nced at Mason as if annoyed and went on, disappearing towards the shade, in a rapid pace. ¡°That, that, that bitch...!¡± Tony mumbled in anger. He then took note of Chase and blocked his mouth, smiling perplexedly. ¡°Don¡¯t worry too much, Haley. She is a little....¡± Chase said, a little gloomily. He was a man like a hot sun, but like the clouds on the periphery of a hot sun, where the darkness is deep, he seemed to be getting stressed by her, a lot, despite having a happy and beautiful life. Mason was about to say that he didn¡¯t really care, but then she¡¯d settled on a chair, underneath the tent, with her legs crossed and started yelling, ¡°Chase! Excuse me!¡± ¡°Will you see this?¡± She said, while waving her script. Chase rolled his eyes, like he didn¡¯t like it, but went on to meet her as if he was being dragged. Chase seemed like he didn¡¯t really like her, but because of his polite and gentle personality, he good-naturedly answered all her useless questions. ¡°That bitch! She couldn¡¯t even look at your facest time, but now, because of that one movie which hit a jackpot, she acts all-¡° Tony cursed at her and chewed on her. Mason indifferently said, ¡°Who cares?¡± and tried to calm Tony. Mason looked around for a minute, to gauge the situation. This time he had enough time, before the shooting, to prepare himself. He had researched and studied and now he was able to understand what was going on. The producer did say that the director hasn¡¯t arrived yet and so, everybody was getting ready at a rxed pace. Mason asked a staff member where the restroom was. He stopped Tony who wanted to follow him even though it was just the next building. Behind him, he heard Melisa¡¯s voice saying, ¡°Chase, don¡¯t talk to the rag. He thinks all men wants him just because they talked to him a little.¡± Maybe she got her boyfriend jilted away by Haley. Mason did not care at all and went to the restroom. He was in hurry because he had been sleeping in the airport and hadn¡¯t yet relieved himself. ¡°......¡± Mason stood in front of the urinal and took out his package and urinated. Looking at his listless urine stream, he was thinking ¡®I need to take that piercing out... Do I have to go to a piercing parlor? It¡¯s so embarrassing to ask.¡¯ But then he felt something behind his back. ¡°.....¡± Feeling a stare in the men¡¯s restroom while urinating? Mason glimpsed beyond his back, where a young man was standing, in front of the restroom door, with a serious face. ¡°?¡± Is he homophobic? Mason stared back at him indifferently sending vibe that he is not going to attack him. He shook off the urine, closed his zipper up and flushed. The man kept staring at Mason with a strange look, while Mason finished urinating, closed up his pants and flushed and washed his hands. ¡°Do you have some business with me?¡± Was it someone Haley knew? Mason asked indifferently, and the man shook his hands. ¡°No, no. I don¡¯t.¡± He said he didn¡¯t, but he was checking out Mason more obviously, from top to bottom and from side to side. In the end, he squinted his eyes. Mason passed by him, and the man followed. ¡°I don¡¯t sleep with men anymore.¡± Mason said to the man behind him. It was the obvious reason for a man to send out a sticky stare, inside a men¡¯s restroom. For a second he remembered the dream about sleeping with Noah, but didn¡¯t show it on his face. The man following behind him giggled and said, ¡°Really? I don¡¯t sleep with men, too.¡± Mason thought about what to say, but got annoyed and left the man alone. The man continued to question him, from behind his back. ¡°Did you do some exercise?¡± ¡°Do you take good care of your skin these days?¡± ¡°Did you change your coordinator?¡± ¡°Botox?¡± ¡°Cosmetic surgery?¡± ¡°Ah! Did you get a nose job?¡± Instead of answering, Mason picked on his ear and went back to the set. While pondering on how to get rid of the son of a bitch, Gloria ran into him. ¡°Oh my, you guys already met?¡± ¡°I was trying to introduce you guys to each other.¡± Mason turned around and looked at the man. ¡®Introduce him?¡¯ Mason had a questioning look, and the man had a carefree smile. ¡°Yes, you said you were a fan. What do you think of meeting the director?¡± Gloria asked Mason, and Mason quietly moaned, ¡°Ah!¡± The man, Vick Procter, smiled as if he was having fun. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Happy bted Easter! I hope you guys had a good Easter~ Today¡¯s long~ since I skipped a week and there¡¯s nothing really big going on haha enjoy! Chapter 10.2 [BL NOVEL] Kill the Lights (Chapter 10 Part 2) Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang Vick Procter. He was a talented, greedy, young director, who¡¯d swept countless awards, including the one for the Best Director two years in a row. He had established new box-office records and broke those again, with his own works. He was the most famous uing director. This year¡¯s movie that everyone¡¯s been focusing on, ¡®Real¡¯, was of thriller-action genre. A genius geek who graduated from MIT but lives like a crook, coincidently touches a secret organization¡¯s confidential information and ends up getting chased by them. This was the basic story line. Mason¡¯s role was that of a gloomy killer who tries to kill the protagonist. A killer who dies in the hands of a nerd that had never even held a gun. Mason thought that, for a movie titled ¡®Real,¡¯ it wasn¡¯t all that realistic. ¡°You met the director in the restroom?¡± Tony asked, opening his eyes widely. ¡°Did you greet him well? What did you say?¡± Mason didn¡¯t know what to say to Tony who was looking at him with full of expectations but decided to be honest. ¡°.....I told him that I don¡¯t sleep with men anymore.¡± ¡°What, why? Why did you say that?¡± Tony was aghast and Mason moaned quietly. ¡°Just.... I don¡¯t know either.¡± Mason ignored Tony¡¯s eyes full of question marks and nced at Chase and the director who were discussing the script. He made a mistake; since Vick Procter has made a bunch of box-office hits, Mason had imagined that he would be an old director. The director seemed like he was in Noah¡¯s age group. He looked maybe thirty, and he was young and unique. ¡°Hey, Haley!¡± The director, who was talking to Chase about something, summoned Mason. Tony grabbed Mason and hurried to him. ¡°Hey... Here, pose something holding this.¡± ¡°.....¡± Mason caught the gun that was thrown at him and stared at it. Desert Eagle. The weight was a little lighter than he knew. Is this a model gun? Pose something holding a gun? They were asking for such a weird thing. Of course, for fifty thousand dors, he would do this anytime. Mason effortlessly unlocked the safety guard of the gun and pointed it around holding with both of his hands. ¡°Wow!¡± Chase sounded a little surprised, looking at Mason¡¯s sharp moves. ¡°Whoa.... Did you practice? The movement of your hands loading the gun looked pretty good. Try to shoot with one hand.¡± The director made it sound like it was just fiddling around. Mason frowned put down the gun and said, ¡°I can¡¯t shoot this with one hand¡±. ¡°Why can¡¯t you?¡± Are you kidding? Doesn¡¯t everyone know that if you shoot Desert Eagle with one hand, your shoulder will pop out? No, it might not be amon knowledge among regr people, but don¡¯t you have to study a little bit about guns if they were gonnae out in the movie? Mason didn¡¯t answer and just stared at him. The director seemed to understand and waved his hands. ¡°Who cares about what¡¯s real? This is not even a real gun. Hurry and use it with a single hand.¡± ¡®Can¡¯t you do it like this? Loading while you are holding it in your mouth?¡¯ The director giggled and Mason looked at him for a while and slowly pointed the gun to his head using only one hand. Tap. The tip of the gun touched the director¡¯s forehead, and Mason asked. ¡°Like this?¡± He put on dull act, and the director was startled. Tony rushed to Mason¡¯s side and grabbed his cuffs. ¡°Hey, what...¡± ¨Cthe director stopped Tony, who was trying to apologize, and shook his head. ¡°No. Don¡¯t hold it straight. Try to turn your wrist. Yes, to that side.¡± The director told Mason to shoot the gun horizontally. ¡°.............¡± If I shoot it like this, my aim would be bad because of the shock absorption and my wrist will fly to my face! Mason held in his scream and did whatever he was told to do. If they told me to do this holding a real and not a model gun, I would have shot this guy for real. ¡°Hm. Hm.¡± The director grinned looking at Mason holding the gun. ¡°Have you used a gun before, Haley?¡± Chase¡¯s voice revealed that it was totally unexpected. ¡°Your form doesn¡¯t look so bad.¡± Masonughed, hiding his decaying mood. It was amazing that Chase could deduce his experience with guns, just looking at his unrealistic poses. The director pondered on something for a while. He said, ¡°Haley, hold that again with both of your hands. The target is.... that.¡± After Mason held the gun with his right hand and supported it with his left, the target that he pointed at was Melisa, who was sitting on her chair with legs crossed, and whining about the heat. The director¡¯s lips twitched as if tingling to say to shoot right away. ¡°That¡¯s funny. Somehow, this looks more realistic and¨C, strong?¡± The director marveled at Mason who¡¯s aura got sharper by holding the gun with both hands, properly trained on a target. ¡°But is there a scene like this?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think I saw anything like this on the script¡±. He asked what kind of rehearsal was this, and the director smiled saying, ¡°No, I just wanted to see you do it¡±. ¡°....Really?¡± Mason said and smiled back. What is this, son of a bitch? Mason felt his old boss, Beretta from Zii, who was a total freak and this guy are very simr. ¡°The real thing is this. ¨CHey!¡± The director called out for someone from the props side. A man hurriedly came running carrying a big bag. ¡°Should I start now?¡± The man asked carefully putting down the bag and wiping his sweat. The director shook his head. ¡°No. Teach him how to assemble it.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°I want to film the bust shot all at once using Haley.¡± The model is unexpectedly okay. ¨CThe man looked surprised, and Mason chuckled at the gun case that the man put down. ¡°Do you use a real gun while filming?¡± ¡°Who cares? It¡¯s not like we are really aiming at a person. A person¡¯s sharpness is different depending on whether they are holding a real gun or a fake one.¡± The director smiled indifferently. ¡°What are you waiting for? Teach him!¡± The man frowned at the director. ¡°Th, this is not a pistol that a civilian can learn easily. A sniper rifle is a very sensitive thing.¡± Wasn¡¯t it amon knowledge that people don¡¯t usually disassemble or assemble a rifle, the manined. The director shook his hands at him and called Gloria and an assistant director to prepare for the shoot. ¡°It¡¯s not like you know a lot yourself. You are a civilian too. Were you in the military? ¨C Don¡¯tin before you even teach him. This shot is prettier in whatever way I look at it.¡± The director said so holding both of his thumbs and index fingers in the shape of a screen. The man hesitated, wanting to say something more, but the director waved his hands and cut him short. The set moved quickly. ¡°Ah, that frigging, son of a bitch-¡° The man, who was left with Mason, cursed and looked him over as if there was no way this would work. ¡°Have you even touched a gun before? Not the ones used on a set, a real gun.¡± The man asked arrogantly, and Mason smiled bitterly and stared at the gun bag that the man had put down. ¡°..... Not really. I never had a chance to use a real gun before.¡± ser MOD 93 LRS2 Tactical. That was the name of the gun inside the bag. ¡°This is MOD 93 LRS2 Tactical, from ser. Have you seen this before? It has been used in quite a lot of movies.¡± ¡°All guns look the same to me.¡± He answered vaguely, and the man sighed, ¡®Of course!¡¯ ser MOD 93 LRS2 Tactical. Effective range 900 m, weight with a scope 5.45 Kg. It was a straight-pull bolt action style gun. It was a pretty good model, but notmonly used inbat. It had a strange shape and the popr opinion was that, it was a little ufortable. To Mason, ¨Che pretty liked it. It wasn¡¯t sensitive for aiming, but had a high safety rate and with that kind of uracy rate, it coulde handy. Honestly saying, this gun was too much to kill a nerd, who only exercised he had was when he was clicking a mouse in his room. The man bbered on everything he knew about the gun, while teaching Mason, how to assemble the gun. ¡®Mr. Lusk didn¡¯t really know about this, right?¡¯ The man ended his sentence with that, every time he finished a story about a gun. Mason patiently listened to his story. He couldn¡¯t stand him, taking forever to assemble a gun. His hands were clumsy and so, some of the parts were about to break, but Mason didn¡¯t have to care about that. I can earn the fifty grand, so easily; Mason halfheartedly listened to him and yawned. ¡°¨CGet it, now?¡± Four or five minutes have passed with him struggling with the gun. The man wiped the sweat on his forehead and asked, and Mason said, ¡°I think I understand¡± and smiled. The man rolled his eyes, as if to say, ¡®like you¡¯d know anything¡¯. ¡°Watch it one more time. I¡¯ll dissemble it again.¡± The man started to dissemble the gun, still sweating. If his subordinates had been like that, Mason would¡¯ve smacked on the back of their heads, until it made a hole. Of course, this guy would never have passed the Zii entrance examination. Mason looked around while the man was dissembling the gun, sweating a lot. He made eye contact with Melisa, who was watching him. She noticeably frowned and said, ¡°Oh my, I think they are done with getting ready. Let¡¯s start the shooting,¡± in a loud voice. ¡°Ah, no, wait! I only showed him how, only once.¡± The man, who had been teaching him about the gun, was in a panic, but the director, who had been loitering around with a bored face, came running back excitedly. He asked with a child-like spark in his eyes. ¡°You¡¯ve already learnt how to use this? Wow, Haley! ¨CHow was it? You think you can handle it?¡± ¡°Not sure. Not yet... I think it¡¯s hard to do it, in such a short notice.¡± Mason paused a little and the director¡¯s face fell. ¡°Re...ally? ....I guess the shoot will take longer, after all.¡± Gloria, who was walking around, heard the director and glimpsed around, looking for Tony. ¡°Tony? Did you book a hotel? I think it¡¯s for the best to book it, right now.¡± Tony, who had been putting a drink in an icebox for Mason said, ¡°Really?¡± and nonchntly took out his phone. Mason raised his hand. ¡°Wait. I¡¯ll give it a try, at least once.¡± Mason thought it¡¯s a waste to drag this for two days when the work can be done in a single day. Mason said so, while putting his hands up, and the director¡¯s face brightened. However, the man in charge of the props frowned. ¡°I told you, you can¡¯t do it just by watching the demo once.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think I can do it well either.... But you¡¯ve exined it to me so well that I think I¡¯d remember some.¡± Mason wondered, how much he¡¯ll need to do, to look like a pretty good amateur. They¡¯d all probably think it was weird, if he did too well, wouldn¡¯t they? Should he make some mistakes? Of course, nothing will happen even if they thought it was weird, but still it¡¯ll be for the best to go unnoticed. ¡°They are wasting the film.¡± Melisa, who had put on her sunsses while walking over, said and the prop man sighed like he agreed. The location of the shoot was on the rooftop of a building nearby. They were already done getting prepared, so Mason soon ended up standing in front of the camera. ¡°First, let¡¯s rehearse it a few times.¡± The director sat on his chair, holding the script. Mason had thought that he was just a fluttering freak but looking at him now, poised like that, he had to revise his previous opinions. ¡°So, after you assemble the gun, aim at something and bang! Just shoot once, in that direction.¡± ¡°You see the target?¡± He asked, and Mason stared at the scope that the director was pointing to and asked, ¡°Do I really have to shoot?¡± ¡°Yes, you need to shoot for real.¡± He nodded his head like ¡¯you need to know how to do all those things to make a good scene.¡¯ Mason sighed lightly and started to assemble the gun in front of everyone. It was pretty bothersome to pretend to be bad at something, in which you are actually good. Mason acted like he was stuttering, and the prop man mumbled the order of the parts. This was so boring. Mason clumsily assembled the gun and took a very long time to look through the scope, and aimed at the target, using the gun sight and acted as if to pull the trigger. When he raised his head, the director looked unsatisfied and said. ¡°Hm.... Can¡¯t you do it faster?¡± ¡°You can only do that much?¡± The director sounded disappointed, and Melisa, standing on his side mocked, ¡°Director, don¡¯t you know who he is? Haley Lusk! Why don¡¯t you just split the scenes?¡± ¡°If it¡¯s sleeping with men, you can do it faster than anyone, can¡¯t you?¡± She was smiling, when Mason nced at her. ¡°Oh my, look at that fierce look!¡± Mason indifferently considered the fuss she was making and noticed that everyone around her closed their mouths with perplexed faces. She was scarily pretty and had huge breasts, but nobody in the set seem to like her. That usually didn¡¯t happen, unless if you had a ready bad personality. Mason ignored her and asked the director. ¡°Should I give it a try, one more time?¡± The director seemed to consider it a bit. ¡°First, let¡¯s give it a shot few more times and if it really doesn¡¯t work out, let¡¯s film the hand and face shots, separately.¡± Melisa smirked and told the director, ¡°I¡¯m telling you, it¡¯ll be a waste of time.¡± People around her seemed to dislike her, but Melisa waspletely oblivious, which made him pity her. Haley¡¯s image had been like that too, and hers wasn¡¯t any lower than that. Mason assembled the gun that the prop man had hardly dissembled. He assembled it a little faster this time, but the director still looked a little dissatisfied and shouted to repeat it once more. ng, ng, ng! Mason assembled the gun faster than before. He thought this was pretty good for an amateur, but when he looked up, the director sighed. And before Mason tried to say anything, he shook his fingers, meaning to do it again. Mason frowned a bit and assembled the gun, even faster, for the fourth time. And again when he raised his head, the director was frowning at him. ¡°.....¡± ¡°.... Should I do it even faster?¡± Mason asked looking around, and the director blinked and said, ¡°Yes, do it faster.¡± Mason wondered, where was the limit for a good amateur and dissembled the gun, before putting it down. He hesitated and looked up. ¡°......¡± Mason, who had unconsciously dissembled the gun at his usual pace, realized that the surroundings had gone quiet and moaned inside. Everyone was staring at him like, ¡®who¡¯s this son of a bitch?¡¯ and the prop man¡¯s eyes were bulging so much that, they might pop out. Melisa was trying to say something, but Chase blocked her mouth with his hands. Among the staffs looking at him with surprise, only the director was staring at him with me in his eyes. ¡°Haley. ¨CFaster.¡± He said, firmly. Mason quietly stared at him and scratched his cheek. He put his head down and started to assemble the gun again. nk, nk, a barrel, a magazine, a pistol grip, a delta ring, an upper receiver, an alignment pin, an upper cover, a lower receiver... after he finished the assembly, in the right order, he even aimed at the target outside the window, and when he tried to lift his head, he heard the director¡¯s voice whispering. ¡°No, just pull the trigger.¡± ¡®Pull the trigger¡¯. Mason inhaled deeply and stopped his breath, out of habit, and took an aim. Pull the trigger? They probably blocked the roads, as soon as they started to film, but it¡¯s still a rehearsal. It doesn¡¯t make sense to pull the trigger, towards the road. He ced his index finger on the trigger and frowned, but only for a moment. There was a bird passing through the telescopic lens, and Mason pulled the trigger as if he got bewitched. Bang-! The bird flew higher up, with few of its feather dropped, and Mason let go of the breath he had been holding. This time when he lifted his head, and made an eye contact with the director, he was making a strange face. The director squinted and said, ¡°Hm¡± and smiled. ¡°¨CCut-!¡± Cut? Mason lifted his head up, a little higher, when he heard the director, and the staffs behind the camera started to breathe again. It was at that moment he realized that, the camera they were holding had the red light on. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Awesome skill! Chapter 10.3

[BL NOVEL[ Kill the Lights (Chapter 10 Part 3)

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang ¡°That director.... gives me a bad feeling.¡± Mason mumbled and Tony, who was biting into a sandwich, lifted his head up, "Huh?" ¡°Why? I like him. Isn¡¯t he unique and cool?¡± ¡°Cool?¡± Mason looked at Tony like he dislikes it. ¡°He¡¯s totally a genius. All the movies he¡¯d filmed ever since he was twenty-two, have been sessful. ¨CHe is a little weird, but normally geniuses are a little.... different than normal people.¡± Tony stared at the director from afar, who was filming something else, with sparkling eyes. He probably thought, even that kind of weirdness was cool. Mason had felt this before, but it seemed like Tony was a much bigger fan of Director Vick Procter. A moment ago, Mason had gotten carried away. He had never spent plenty of time, pointing the gun in the air, without a target, and so he¡¯d ended up pulling the trigger, unconsciously. Actually if he had done such a pointless thing, while at work in his past life, his colleagues would have red at him. Would he be doing such stupid things, from now on? That bastard Aaron did kill Mason, but he didn¡¯t normally let his guard down, so easily. While living as Haley, and when standing in front of the camera, he¡¯d often felt like something inside him was being dissected. ¡°......¡± Maybe he was just imagining things, simply because he was not used to the cameras. Mason glimpsed at the busily working cameras with displeasure and took a bite of his sandwich. ¡°Haley, am I doing this correctly?¡± He suddenly heard a voice and turned around to see Chase, standing there with eyes sparkling and holding a gun. ¡°Pardon?¡± Mason chewed on his sandwich. ¡°Ah, you are in the middle of eating. Is the sandwich good?¡± ¡°Do you want some? I thought you ate lunch already.¡± Mason pointed at the generous amount of sandwiches, that Tony had prepared. Chase smiled in a friendly manner, with his teeth showing, ¡°Give me one, please,¡± he said and sat next to him. Tony stuttered, ¡°You, you would eat this kind of food? Are you really okay with that?¡± Mason chuckled and stuffed ¡®this kind of¡¯ sandwich into his mouth, and Chase replied with a perplexed expression. ¡°What do you mean ¡®this kind of¡¯? Haley is also eating this.¡± ¡°No, no, I didn¡¯t mean it like that.¡± Tony sported a queasy expression, as if he was having butterflies in this stomach and at the same time, he kept ncing at Haley. Mason pitied him and said, ¡°Bring me some cold coke, Tony¡± giving Tony a chance to look at Chase from a distance. ¡°Wa, wait a moment. I¡¯ll be right back.¡± Tony stood up, as if he had been waiting for this and ran over to where they kept an icebox. Mason watched him digging through the icebox, sweating and turned around. Chase was staring at him. ¡°-Have some?¡± Mason quietly handed him a sandwich again, and Chase gaped at him. ¡°You are very, very different from the popr opinion.¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± Mason replied unconcernedly. Chase looked at him with eyes full of admiration and goodwill. ¡°Yes. No, actually I had been prejudiced. I know this is rude, but I used to think that, those journalists wrote novels instead of articles. And that, you might not necessarily be as promiscuous; but at the same time I¡¯d questioned that maybe there was a little.... I used to have thoughts like that too, but now, in person, I see that you are actually totally different.¡± ¡°No, well, I am a little like that actually.¡± Mason said humbly. Based on what he¡¯d heard from Tony, most of Haley¡¯s articles were ¡¯unexpectedly¡¯ true, unlike how other people thought. If it wasn¡¯t for the bad credibility of that yellow paper, on which those novels had been printed and sold, and without people¡¯s belief that, ¡®Even though this is Haley, he¡¯s also human and he definitely wouldn¡¯t do this much,¡¯ Haley would¡¯ve already been buried deep. ¡°No really, I didn¡¯t expect at all for you to be so calm and charming. You are very thoughtful and patient ..... Of course, you are also very handsome, and your aura is really¨C¡± ¡°Excuse me?¡± Mason cut through his praises and smiled awkwardly, but Chase still managed to say something very cheesy in the end, ¡°You are fantastic!¡± ¡°Haha.... Thank you! But I think you have misunderstood something....¡± ¡°No, I trust my intuition. There is no doubt that you are way more amazing than what is known. I really wanted to p during the shoot a while ago. ¨CDid you learn separately, perhaps?¡± He asked secretly, and Mason chewed on the sandwich to avoid the question. ¡°Your skill in handing the gun..... My shooting coach is a retired soldier, but I think you are better than him.¡± He wore an excited expression and Masonughed awkwardly. He had been on active duty, just a month ago and so, it was obvious that he was better than a retired soldier. He had only wanted to look like a pretty good amateur, but the director had sneakily inched him on and pushed him to go with the flow. His hands had moved on their own volition. Even if it wasn¡¯t a big risk, that had still been an oversight. Mason jokingly said, ¡°Really? I guess, I¡¯ve got some talent after all,¡± with an innocent expression. ¡°You¡¯ve seriously not studied it? If that¡¯s so, how about learning it properly? I¡¯ll introduce you to my coach-¡° Chase was getting too close to Mason forfort and the moment he tried to refuse, a long shadow approached the top of his head. A sweet, sour smell attacked him. Ssh-! Mason unconsciously stood up, trying to avoid it, but the liquid falling on top of him, was faster. He got drenched from head to neck. He blinked his eyes, a little irritated and looked up. ¡°-Oh my! What should I do?¡± Melisa stood behind him, with her eyes wide open and shaking a cup. Mason stuck his tongue out a little to taste the liquid. The smell was strongly sweet, sour. Was it lemonade? ¡°I poured it, because I smelled something bad while walking..... and I was right, it was the rag. It turned out to be good, because I don¡¯t have to feel sorry after all.¡± Sheughed, covering her mouth. Chase stood up shouting, ¡°Melisa, what-¡± Tony, who had been watching Chase with eyes full of a fan¡¯s heart, shouted, ¡°Liz!!! Liz!!!¡± and came running. ¡°Why did you do such a childish thing?¡± ¡°Did you just scream at me?¡± Chase was mad at Melisa, and she looked at him with tearful eyes. He was about to burst upon her detestable face, but stopped, biting his lips, because his upright character did not allow him to. ¡°Hey, there-! What¡¯s going on?¡± Filming was stopped briefly, because of the fuss they made, and the director watched them from a distance. Mason waved his hands and said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing¡± and turned to Melisa. Looking at Mason¡¯s impassive face, Melisa¡¯s lips trembled. ¡°-Hmph, why? Looks like even the director has taken to you. Why don¡¯t you go, suck his dick and tell him to cut me off?¡± ¡°Me¨C, Melisa!¡± A normally well-mannered Chase was shocked by her explicit and foul words. He stopped her, but she red at him with anger. ¡°Why? Did you fall for this rag too? When I offered my lunch, you said you were full, but now, you are eating this cheap thing. How can you do this to me? I¡¯m really dumbfounded¨C!¡± ¡®How am I worse than this rag?¡¯ said her facial expression, when Mason turned around to look at her. He stared at her big breasts for a second and said. ¡°Melisa.¡± She red at him angrily, daring him to say something. Mason slowly wiped off some of the liquid and said. ¡°You probably feel it a little, it¡¯s not that people like me, it¡¯s more likely that they hate you.¡± ¡®You¡¯re an idiot if you haven¡¯t realize that already. Don¡¯t tell me that you haven¡¯t?¡¯ ¨CWhen Mason finished talking, Melisa looked taken aback, ¡°Wha, what did you say?¡± Her face turned red. Instead of repeating himself, Mason graced her with a smile full of pity, turned around and headed to the restroom. Soon afterwards, he heard a horrible shriek and a mixture of insults. He did not look back. ***** ¡°Ah, really....¡± Melisa was Mason¡¯s type a little, since she kind of looked like Julia, but he hadn¡¯t expected her personality to be so fierce. The curse words that Melisa spewed on his back, surprised even Mason, who¡¯d spent his entire life on the low ground. Tony seemed to be dealing with the film set that Mason had ruined, so he didn¡¯t follow him. In fact,pared to throwing lemonade at people¡¯s faces, what Mason did was less serious. He knew Melisa would go insane if he told her that, but he still did it. Well, off-the-wall if something did go wrong, he just wouldn¡¯t receive the fifty thousand dors. Losing it would be regrettable, but it can¡¯t be helped. Wrapping up his thoughts readily, Mason continued to wipe down his wet clothes. His clothes weren¡¯t so wet, since he mostly got hit on his face, but how much syrup did they put in? The sweet, sticky feeling refused to disappear. ¡°Tsk!¡± After agonizing for a while, Mason took off his clothes and washed the sections, where the lemonade had sttered, with soap. He squeezed it to get rid of excess moisture and shook it. Although cold and damp, it was better than being sticky. Anyway the sun outside was nice and the clothes will dry soon. Also, it was a little on the hot side, and now it¡¯ll be cooler. Mason wiped his wet hands on the knees and left the restroom. He shuffled out of the building and started walking. Melisa was probably still excited and teed off, so he thought it wouldn¡¯t be a good idea to go back to the set right away. Gloria already told him that there was a lot of time left before the next scene. And..... Fidgeting with his cor, Mason studied the surrounding, moving only his eyes. It wasn¡¯t his original intention, but since he was here, he couldn¡¯t help but look around. He wondered if the men from Zii were still around; evidences left behind by them, were still visible. A camera lens aperture glinted in the sunlight, from a window in the building, right across his old apartment. Flowerpots with cameras nted in them, had been ced at the florist¡¯s, in front of the building entrance. The products used weren¡¯t Zii favorites, at any rate it proved they were still looking for his appearance. ¡°Tsk.....¡± Mason clicked his tongue. He guessed they still haven¡¯t caught on to Aaron¡¯s trail. Had they found a single evidence of Aaron being alive, they¡¯d have easily guessed that the destroyed corpse wasn¡¯t his. ¡°No, well, actually I don¡¯t have to care....¡± It was somebody else¡¯s work, but he still felt pity for his colleagues, who were wasting their time. Stupid bastards. Mason had instructed them several times to move their bodies more if they weren¡¯t smart enough, but they were still the same. Of course, he was also to me for leaving behind a few traces in his old apartment. The sun was strong and his clothes dried fast. There sweet, sour smell still lingered but somehow his mood brightened. Should he start back to the set? Mason checked his watch and the moment he tried to move his feet, he felt bothered by something. He nced across the street, froze and rubbed his eyes. ¡°Why is that guy there again.....?¡± Mason muttered like a moan. Across the street, a familiar man, who Mason knew, was surrounded by tough looking men. It was Noah. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Yay! Noah! Noah! Noah! Noah! Chapter 11.1

[BL NOVEL] Kill the Lights (Chapter 11 Part 1)

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang Mason thought that the world was very small, scratching his head. It wasn¡¯t as if the guy showed up wherever he went, but he had met him several times in a month already, that too in the most unexpected ces. It would make more sense if Mason had met him in Beverly Hills. Did Noah have work around here toe and go frequently? But he had never met him before, in front of his old apartment, when he lived there for the past 10 years! ¡°......¡± Mason stared at the man for a while and murmured, ¡°No, just ignore him.¡± Even if he were to talk to him, Noah would coldly say, ¡®Didn¡¯t you say that you won¡¯t talk to me after we get off from the elevator?¡¯ Noah wasn¡¯t a small seven year old or an unstable seventeen year old, anymore. The guys surrounding him looked pretty dangerous, but they cannot just touch ¡®the Raycarlton¡¯, much less beg for money or do something. That man had enough money to pour it in a swimming pool and swim in it, so he¡¯d probably be okay. ¡°Huk....¡± But right afterwards, Mason gasped. Mason had to admit that he had underestimated the street robbers, because, just then, one of them had taken out a gun and pointed it at Noah. *** The director of the movie Real, Vick Procter, picked at his ear and apathetically said, ¡°Yes, yes. He was too harsh.¡± Melisa Ain was a one of the hottest female actors in Hollywood recently. Not long ago she¡¯d undertaken a deaf psychic role in a drama, which at the end of its screenings had left an already quite well known Melisa, with five hefty CF mercial films). People say that it was the merit of the role that she yed, but this was Hollywood, where however amazing a role it was, if an actress cannot y it well, she¡¯ll disappear just like how so many others did. Whether because of the role or not, Melisa seized the moment and jumped in to be the new, hot actress. How long can she keep it hot that would depend on her ability, but at any rate there were many ces eager to have her. Vick had picked her from a list that was rmended by the productionpany. She wasn¡¯t that bad, and Vick thought her image would fit just right. Actually an actress wasn¡¯t so important for this movie. Vick would just have to please her a little and shoot an okay scene. Turns out, he didn¡¯t exactly love her. Actually he disliked her, but this was a work and he was a pro. As long as she gives a good performance, he wouldn¡¯t care even if she were a murderer. There were countless actresses with bad personalities, and the ones with nice characters were so few and far between. It was not like Vick casted those rare nice actors. What use does an actor have for a good personality anyway? Doesn¡¯t matter if they were rags, junkies, or mad; as long as they shined through the camera¡¯s viewfinder, Vick can film anybody. The problem was in fact Melisa wasn¡¯t shining that much. Everyone in the set had given that impression. Chase, who was unbelievably bright and gentle for a Hollywood actor, was sick of her and because he couldn¡¯t ruin the mood in the set, he was patiently listening to all her whines. The staff were either unnoticeably avoiding her or leaving her out, ignoring herpletely. The only one who didn¡¯t know any of this was Melisa, who had be famous overnight like Cindere and had lost her sense, indulging in narcissism. ¡®It¡¯s not that people like me; it¡¯s more likely that they hate you. You¡¯re an idiot if you haven¡¯t realized that already. Don¡¯t tell me that you haven¡¯t?¡¯ When Haley had said so with an indifferent expression, Vick, who was standing up from his chair and looking over at them, hadughed loudly. Heughed so loudly that soon everybody was staring at him. ¡°Ugh... Director, uh, really that, hck, hck, that rag, uggggh...¡± ¡°Huh? What did you say?¡± Vick pretended not to understand and asked her again. She held in her cry and said, sobbing ¡°Director- Director likes that rag better too, right?¡± ¡°Huh? Me?¡± ¡°That¡¯s why you,ughed, hughhh,¡± She said sobbing her heart out and Vick rubbed his cheeks that were sore fromughing too much. Actually it wasn¡¯t Vick¡¯s decision to cast Haley. Few weeks ago, the biggest sponsor had asked for a role like that of a gangster, and Vick had fought back a little, but threw a role that any unknown actor could have yed. And next day when he¡¯d heard from Gloria that the person who got casted was Haley Lusk, he had been pretty surprised. Haley Lusk? He¡¯d never met him, but Haley had been publicized so frequently in the third-rated magazines that Vick enjoyed to read that of course, he knew him. Most of the articles bearing his name were mostly dirty or stupid, and whenever Vick saw these articles, he clicked his tongue and used to think, ¡®Wow, what is he gonna do after this...¡¯ When Vick saw the recent Raynoah incident and read about the attempted suicide, he had murmured to himself, ¡®He¡¯s doomed for real this time¡¯. And not so surprisingly, Haley was recently fired from the television series that he had worked on for the past ten years. He¡¯d never wanted to film him. ¡®A gay guy with a rag¡¯s image?¡¯ Vick wasn¡¯t an art house director; he was a public movie director. People didn¡¯t like him... and Vick himself did not find Haley attractive too. ¡®It¡¯s just an extra role, I should give it a try,¡¯ Vick had thought but not so enthusiastically. He felt that Haley had poured filth on his movie; so to be honest he was a little upset. ¡®A killer with such an image? What¡¯s this?¡¯ He¡¯d thought. ¡®Were they trying to turn my movie into aughingstock?¡¯ So he hadn¡¯t been keen to go to the set that day. He woke up on time and when he couldn¡¯t push it anyter, he arrived at the film set, still dragging his feet. A killer role yed by a promiscuous gay? He wondered if there was any other role and went inside the restroom only to find Haley Lusk there. Haley, now that they¡¯ve actually met, was.... Well. He was very different from what he had imagined. A few profile pictures he¡¯d seen were honestly that of amon junkie, who one coulde across in an alley. Skinny, poor, and eyes blurry like a dead fish. But the Haley in flesh was very different. First he looked like he exercised a little, and his skin was oddly clear. Exercise and skin care. He got it up to there, but couldn¡¯t figure out the next bit. Had he done any stic surgery? Did he get botox? Filler? He thought about several other things, but the changes in Haley¡¯s appearance weren¡¯t particrly of that of his facial features. What did he do to change his aura sopletely? Vick thought. If Haley were this kind of a person, he would give him a try as an extra. He had imagined a guy, to whom the word ¡®gun¡¯ brought an image of a dick, but unexpectedly, really unexpectedly, Haley had managed to stimte Vick¡¯s creative curiosity. How would this man look if he held a gun? Vick had an idea about the image that will emerge. Vick, his heart throbbing a little, told Haley to hold a gun. And when Haley held the gun with his both of his hands and aimed at some far away spot, ¡®Oh my gosh, Director, this....¡¯ Chase, who was standing next to him quietly, slurred his words, and Vickpletely understood what he meant to say. This was different. This was totally different from what he had thought. The man, who Vick thought wouldn¡¯t be suitable at all, turned into aplete professional when he held the gun. The angle of his arm holding the gun, his stare, direction of his chin, and his whole vibe turned sharp all of a sudden. Haley was different from all those models, who¡¯d held a gun like a lovely prop and acted all cutesy, whenever he¡¯d asked them to pose for something with a gun. How would he look through the camera¡¯s viewfinder? Will this scattered shininess show through on film too? ¨CVick felt himself growing impatient to film him as soon as possible. He knew it was a little too much but still asked Haley to assemble the gun and pull the trigger aiming outside the window. Honestly Vick didn¡¯t care if the gun was actually getting assembled or not, not as long as he got a pretty good shot. Haley can just pretend to be an expert and they can always edit itter and make something out of it. But Haley¡¯s hands that were assembling the gun attracted people¡¯s attention from the very beginning. They were a little slow but at the same time smooth. He didn¡¯t stutter or anything and got all the pieces right, screwed the screws and connected the parts, until the parts be a gun; it was like watching a documentary. Vick secretly told his staff to turn on the camera. ¡®Pull the trigger, Haley.¡¯ When he whispered, he wasn¡¯t in his mind either. Bang-! Because of the silencer, the shot rang quietly inside the room and everybody stared quietly at Haley. They needn¡¯t check the shot they¡¯d just filmed. They knew that a moment ago an amazing scene was born. ¡®I should¡¯ve given Haley a bigger role.¡¯ ¨CVick, who¡¯d thought he didn¡¯t want to use Haley even as an extra only this morning, was already regretting his decision. Actually that killer¡¯s role was not at all important, and since it would be a waste to not use this scene, it will still go into the movie, but stand out of ce. Those idiot film producers, who don¡¯t even have eyes, might try to cut the scene without even realizing that it was the only thing good in the whole movie. While filming other scenester that afternoon, Vick kept thinking ¡®Too bad. Too bad.¡¯ The scene that he wanted to film or the scene that transpired better than he imagined, cannot be used: what a damned situation. While he kept shooting, unfocussed and thinking about Haley, a fuss broke out on the other side of the set. Haley, drenched from head to shoulder, was standing without showing any expression. In front of him there was Melisa and standing next to him was Chase, sporting an angry expression. He knew Melisa, who had sharp ws, would do something to Mason, but what he couldn¡¯t predict was Haley¡¯s reaction. He didn¡¯t get mad or cry or cursed. He just gave her advice as if stating the obvious, ¡®it¡¯s not that people like me, it¡¯s more likely that they hate you.¡¯ Vick knew it wasn¡¯t right, but burst outughing when Haley asked her ¡®Are you an idiot?¡¯ He thought he was watching a dramaticedy. ¡®I shouldn¡¯t haveughed like that for the sake of the left over scenes.¡¯ ¨CVick regretted a little bitter, but he wasn¡¯t confident he wouldn¡¯tugh again if he thought back to that incident. ¡°Hugh, how can he just say that- Isn¡¯t he an extra, and I, the main character? If people didn¡¯t like me, why would they hire me as a main character?¡± Melisa wasn¡¯t even crying now, but she kept talking like she was very sad. Vick had kept repeating ¡®yes, yes, you are the best and he¡¯s not that good.¡¯ ¡®Ah! I want to run away now.¡¯ Vick nced at Chase, but he seemed to be really mad this time and wasn¡¯t even looking at them. ¡°Even Chase- He took that rag¡¯s side. Isn¡¯t it obvious that I¡¯m sad? Don¡¯t you think so, Director?¡± Melisa actually had quite a crush on Chase. If Chase helped him out, it¡¯ll be easier to calm Melisa down. Vick made another signal towards Chase, to tell her a single word, ¡®sorry¡¯. But instead of apologizing, Chase turned around and walked away. ¡®Aigoo, my head!¡¯ ¡°H.... ugggh, Directorrrr!¡± Vick sighed quietly when Melisa started to cry again. Actually Vick didn¡¯t even like her, so he wondered if he really needed to go through this. ¡°Yes, yes. I understand everything. Right now Chase is a little shy and he¡¯s not that mad. Later, after you calmed down a little bit, Chase will probablye back and apologize. You know, he may look like that, but Chase is a very shy guy, so he can¡¯t say what he wants to say.¡± Vick kept talking but he didn¡¯t even mean to calm her down, and she wiped her tears and mucus and said ¡°Really, my pride is hurt, and I¡¯m so upset that I can¡¯t shoot my scenes. How can he do this to me? What so if I poured some lemonade? Do you know what he poured on mest time?¡± She was sobbing sorrowfully and cursed at Haley as much as she wanted. ¡®Just a while ago, he probably practiced for several days and nights and then pretended like he didn¡¯t know anything, only to move swiftlyter, like a fox. Just looking at that crazy bitch was scary and insidious,¡¯ she chewed on him for a while and at the end she finally said. ¡°Director, can¡¯t you cut him off?¡± ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°He¡¯s not even that important, right? Doesn¡¯t matter who ys the role, right? Don¡¯t you agree? There are many good rookies in my agency, it¡¯ll be good if one of them is cast-¡° At this juncture, a good answer would have been, ¡®Oh, should we?¡¯ or ¡®Of course, just as you say.¡¯ But Vick unconsciously said, ¡°Huh?¡± and startled. She opened her eyes wide. ¡°Why? Don¡¯t tell me Director, you don¡¯t want to cut him off? I¡¯m telling you, I can¡¯t do this movie if he acts!¡± ¡°Ah, that....¡± Vick hesitated, and she stood up with an angry expression ¡°Oh my gosh!¡± ¡°Is it gonna be me or him? Choose! If you like him so much, why don¡¯t you just make him the main character and shoot!¡± Vick couldn¡¯t bring himself to say, ¡®Of course, I want you!¡¯ Because he ended up thinking, ¡®Ah, Haley as a main character, now that¡¯s a good idea.¡¯ Vick¡¯s insincere reaction made Melisa to bite her lips. She turned around, with a bright red face and yelled for her manager, ¡°Ellie!!¡± She took her manager and walked out of the set, trembling, without giving anyone the time to stop her. ¡°Melisa. Melisa!¡± Vick called after her. Haley, as a main character? Of course filming Haley was more fun than expected and the movie might turn out to be good, but he cannot afford do that. Haley was not an actor that can help the movie in the box-office. Not only would it be unhelpful, but people might also start boycotting the movie, and the investors probably will hate him. Well, of course, the one who pushed him was indeed the biggest investor, NLC, but still.... Vick didn¡¯t understand why he kept organizing his thoughts around making Haley the main character. What cannot be done cannot be done. Also what about the scenes that were already filmed? Using a top actor like Chase, a leading female actress, and a leading male actor? The story and the flow of the movie will have to changepletely. ¡°Hey, Melisa? Melisa!¡± Vick desperately thought of reasons why he can¡¯t use Haley. He didn¡¯t have to think hard. A long list reasons unrolled in his head, like a toilet paper. ¡°Melisa....¡± She was stalking out at an amazing pace for someone wearing heels and Vick grabbed her shoulders in order to stop her. She was crying so much that her face was a mess. Vick was trying to say, ¡®How can I use Haley instead of you? Does that even make sense? The only person that will make Chase shine in this movie is you.¡¯ He obviously had to say something to calm her down and bring her back to the set. That¡¯s the duty of a professional director. But he did not do so and the reason was because of a situation unfolding right across the street. Haley was running somewhere, in the direction of some thugs holding a gun and at the end of it was, Raynoah. --------------------------------------------------------------------- So Vick Procter likes Haley too now huehuehue... Chapter 11.2

Monday, April 25, 2016

[BL NOVEL] Kill the Lights (Chapter 11 Part 2)

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang ¡®Well, I don¡¯t think I have to get myself involved¡¯ ¨CMason had definitely thought as much, but when he heard the threatening click of the safety guard being turned off the gun held by the burr fellow, he¡¯d bolted unconsciously. ¡®What the hell am I doing? Why does Noah so often have to experience such life-threatening situations? Why? Why is that so. How dangerous is his life for incidents like this to happen even around me?¡¯ ¨CMason ran like the wind, thinking, and even before the robbers could react ¡®wha¨C¡¯, he was kicking the wrist of the guy holding the gun. ¡°Who are you, son of a bitch?¡± The bastard holding the gun shouted. Mason quickly caught the gun that flew out of his hands and struck the head of the guy, standing closest to Noah. Click. Hearing the sound of the gun being loaded the robbers, who were preparing to attack Mason, hesitated. ¡°... -Haley?¡± Noah, who was standing in their midst, looked at him, slightly astonished and Mason, instead of looking at him, turned around and slowly scanned the area. There were three men. All three were young and healthy Hispanics, but the guy biting his lips because his wrist got kicked, was fat, and the guy, who had his hands up in front of the gun, was a little skinny. Amongst them, the tallest and scariest looking guy asked frowning, ¡°what are you?¡± and looked ready to throw his fist anytime soon. Mason tried to pant inconspicuously and frowned. Poor Haley¡¯s body was already panting only after a short run, even in this situation. ¡°Hey, don¡¯t you guys think I should be the one asking questions? Fuck, how dare burrs ask for my identity?¡± ¡°What, you son of a bitch?¡± ¡°Are you guys close?¡± Mason suddenly asked. And the guys looked at him like ¡®what is this fucker talking about?¡¯ So he kindly exined the situation. ¡°Do you want me to kill this bastard?¡± Mason asked while unpleasantly tapping the skinny guy¡¯s head with the gun. They shared a signal, and the tallest guy chuckled as if he was dumbfounded. ¡°What¡¯s he saying...¡± ¡°Hey, you¡¯re Haley Lusk, right? Fuck, how can a whore dare to meddle when us, oppas, are talking? Bullshit, hugh!¡± Mason raised the hand holding the gun and struck from behind the head of the skinny guy who was bbering. Bam! With a loud sound, the guy fell on his knees and stopped breathing, and Mason properly pointed at his head again and asked coldly, ¡°What?¡± He grabbed the hair of the guy who had copsed and ¡®Ugh¡¯, made him raise his head. The other guys began to turn an angry red. ¡°Fuck, you can¡¯t even shoot, bitch.... You watched something somewhere and dare to bullshit us now?¡± ¡°Do you want to test whether I can shoot or not? Mason¡¯s grin was driving them mad. The tall guy hesitated for a second and mockingly said. ¡°Look at this? ....Hey, are you trying to pretend right now? Because that¡¯s an empty gun you¡¯re holding, you know?¡± The tall guy tried to convince him that the gun was not loaded, and Mason looked at them with mock astonishment. ¡°Really? Then can I shoot?¡± Mason pretended to pull the trigger at the skinny guy¡¯s head, and the other guys looked startled. Mason smiled and slightly rolled his eyes and ¡®Bang!¡¯ shot the gun. Not at the skinny guy¡¯s head. ¡°Hee, heeek....¡± What got pierced was the fat guy¡¯s sleeve that was trying to sneak a knife out of his pocket. The fat guy, who tried to hold Noah as a hostage, grabbed at his wrist that was burned by gunpowder and copsed on the floor. The knife dropped from his hand and rolled over on the ground, and before the tall guy could grab it, the gun went off once again and shot the knife away. The loading and shooting happened, all at once. Bang! At the same time when the gun was fired, the handle of the knife spun and it went flying. ¡°Oh no. You said there were no bullets in this?¡± Mason saidposedly andughed. He obviously knew there were bullets in the gun as soon as he¡¯d held it. A gun with and without bullets weighed differently. ¡°Wha, what are you?¡± Mason nced at Noah, who was looking back at him with a strange expression. ¡®He doesn¡¯t look hurt...¡¯ while Mason was assessing him, Noah¡¯s nice forehead crumpled a bit. ¡®Uh oh,¡¯ just when he was thinking, Mason heard a gun click from down below. ¡°......¡± Mason looked down at the skinny guy, who had been kneeling and was now pointing a gun at him. Turns out, the bastard was hiding a gun too. What a relief. Mason truly believed it was a relief that the skinny guy was pointing the gun at Mason instead of Noah. Because if he¡¯d pointed his gun at Noah, gambling or talking, no matter what, Mason would¡¯ve thrown his gun away and held up both of his hands. ¡°Drop your gun, you slut.¡± The guy shouted with arrogance, and Masonughed bitterly. He showily slowly loaded the gun that was aiming on the guy¡¯s head. Mason didn¡¯t care if the guy shot at his stomach or not; he pushed the gun closer to him and bent down to get even with his height. There was a smile on his lips. ¡°-Hey,¡± Mason called him. ¡°Wha, what? I¡¯m, I¡¯m gonna shoot?¡± The skinny guy frowned, and Mason looked directly into his eyes and asked in a whisper. ¡°You, never have killed a person, right?¡± Mason questioned with his eyes smiling and the guy closed his mouth, without answering. Mason continued. ¡°I¡¯ve killed before. ¨CQuite a lot.¡± Mason noticed the robber¡¯s pupils getting bigger. Mason saw his own brutal expression, clearly reflected on them. Mason slightly raised himself up and coldly stared at him from a distance. He noticed that the guy¡¯s frozen body was shivering. He couldn¡¯t even open his mouth and continued to tremble. The tall guy chuckled, unbelieving. ¡°Ha-, haha-..? What is this son of a bitch saying? Are you saying you killed some people in the dramas?¡± The tall guy, who had taken out his knife too, held it ready, to swing towards Mason. Mason stared at him, smiling slightly. ¡°Pell, stop it!¡± The skinny guy screamed at him, and the tall guy hesitated. But Mason¡¯s trigger didn¡¯t stop. Bang!! A loud shot rang through the street again. ¡°....-This, cra, crazy-,¡± ng, -the tall guy dropped the knife he was holding and hesitantly stepped back. ¡°Heeek, heek-¡° Mason looked down at the skinny guy, who was trembling and cowering, with both of his hands over his head. Some of the burn marks, still remained on his temple. Mason nodded to the fat guy who was still sitting down on the ground, just watching the scene, wide-eyed. ¡°Take them away.¡± Mason said coldly. The fat guy took hold of the skinny guy who¡¯d slightly wetted his pants and the tall guy and ran away to an alley in the next street. Mason watched them until they disappearedpletely and turned around to Noah. Unlike a man who had been in the middle of a life or death situation, Noah was staring at Mason with a quiet and calm expression. Mason handed over the gun to him. ¡°Don¡¯t you think it¡¯s not safe for you to be walking around alone in this neighborhood? The seemingly expensive watch, shoes, suit and all.¡± Noah blinked at Mason¡¯s remarks and smirked. ¡°Of course, a little. But don¡¯t you think you interfered in a pointless situation?¡± Noah nced behind him, and Mason looked over his back. There were men wearing ck suits, ready to pop out from everywhere. ¡°Because of your shooting, my bodyguards are all pretty riled up.¡± He wasn¡¯t lying, all the tensed up bros were looking at him with scary faces. ¡°.......I¡¯m sor...¡± Mason slightly bowed his head from afar towards the men, who looked pretty tense. He hadn¡¯t thought of him being nosy, but what if, he wondered. What if.... Come to think of it, Noah probably wouldn¡¯te to this kind of a ce by himself and no matter how crazy those robbers were if they valued their lives, they would¡¯ve just taken some money and not try to shoot or kill Noah. So he couldn¡¯t understand why he¡¯d rushed over and butt in. What was he, a justice apostle...? Noah was scanning a sheepish-looking Mason and paused for a second when he stared at Mason¡¯s wet cor and said. ¡°Well, I did have some business with you...¡± Business? Noah, with me? Mason blinked and was about to ask what kind of business when he heard a voice cursing from behind, ¡°Fuck, what¡¯s going on-¡° Mason turned around and about a dozens meters, standing away from him were director Vick, looking as if he was going crazy and an ashen-faced Melisa, who was biting her lips. ¡°Fuck, oh my gosh, God. How can they do that-¡° The director was panting as if he was going to faint any time soon. ¡°.....Director?¡± Mason carefully called out to the gasping director who, instead of answering Mason looked at Melisa. ¡°Melisa.¡± Melisa startled and looked at him. ¡°No way, director, you-¡° She stepped back hesitantly and the director asked. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say you were going home?¡± ¡°Wha, what are you ying about?¡± She looked at him as if ¡®this son of a bitch is going crazy!¡¯ She faltered and felt something different about Vick¡¯s crazy-eyed expression. Vick tapped on her faltering shoulders and said. ¡°Yes, if you want to go home, then you go home. Of course.¡± He didn¡¯t need to stop someone who will not be rted to the movie anymore. Vick waved his hands saying, ¡°Get home safely. Move, quick.¡± ¡°What....! Director, are you crazy!?¡± She screamed. Director Vick wasn¡¯t listening to her, he insincerely said, ¡°Okay, okay, I got it. I¡¯ll contact youter¡± and stomped off to Haley, who was just standing still. ¡°Director! Direc, ... Hey!!!¡± Melisa was screaming like a crazy bitch, but inside Vick¡¯s ear, he could only hear a crescendo of angels¡¯ trumpets. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Melisa getting firedddddd ouch! If you don¡¯t know what *oppa means, go to TERMS. I have all the word there. Chapter 11.3

[BL NOVEL] Kill the Lights (Chapter 11 Part 3)

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang ¡°Oh my god, how can you do this to me?¡± He thought that god was always on his side, but this time he was trying to betray him. No, no. The one who betrayed him was himself. Failing to recognize god¡¯s good intentions and in his own arrogance, he had disappointed him. Was it perhaps one of god¡¯s arrangements for him to be standing there, at that moment? Yeah, it might be so. No, it most certainly was. Otherwise, there was no way that he left in the middle of filming and ended up witnessing such a scene in the middle of the street. When Vick saw Haley running across the street, towards the robbers, he had a premonition. ¡®Something. I will see something amazing.¡¯ His whole body¡¯s senses came right to a halt. Like a sixth sense that only geniuses can feel. Just as expected. ¨CHaley urately kicked the burr¡¯s hand and caught the gun, which flew into the air. Oh, fuck! Vick felt goose bumps on his spine. Click, Mason aimed the gun at the little skinny man and talked like a low life, whileughing. It was pretty impressive to watch him strike at the back of the bbering guy¡¯s head. His perfectly sharp movements were unprecedented, something he had never seen even the martial art directors do. What is this? Vick¡¯s shoulders quivered in a sense of thrill. Vick scarily red at a screaming Melisa, hoping to shut her up and looked back at Haley again. When one of the guys grinned and said, ¡®That¡¯s an empty gun,¡¯ Vick swallowed a dry spit. One against three¨C Even if that Raynoah, who was standing to the side with a cold expression, helps him, it¡¯ll still be two against three. It was a situation where either he should help them or call somebody else, but Vick didn¡¯t move an inch. Holding his breath, Vick was curious to know how Haley would evade this situation. ¡®What are you gonna do holding that empty gun, Haley?¡¯ Vick kept watching as if it was an exciting movie scene, his sweaty fists clenched tight. Haley said grinning, ¡®Really?¡¯ and right away, bang! He heard a gun shot. Vick¡¯s eyes opened wide in surprise as he watched them. What Haley shot at was the sleeve of the fat guy, who had been trying to take out a knife from his pocket. He wasn¡¯t sure if he did it on purpose, but not only had he urately shot the sleeve, in an instant he had loaded the gun again and shot the handle of the knife on the ground. The knife flew like a spinning dagger and dropped near Vick¡¯s feet. Haley didn¡¯t flinch, not even once. He loaded the gun right away and pointed at the skinny guy¡¯s head, as if nothing had happened. ¡®God......¡¯ Vick felt that the word ¡®god¡¯ was involuntarily spilling out of his mouth. Chilling. Vick hugged both of his shoulders and shivered. Haley smirked at the guy who was pointing a gun at him. With that pretty face, he smiled like the most despicable bastard in the world; Vick look at him, with his eyes wide open. ¡®I have killed before. Quite a lot.¡¯ Haley¡¯s expression when he was whispering was not in view. But the eyes of the skinny guy, who heard it, were shivering and trembling. Vick could imagine Haley¡¯s expression from those terrified pupil and the image had him thrilled. This was a scene in his movie. It was Real¨C the movie that he had to film. He felt like the title Real, which he made-up without thinking hard, was indeed the arrangement of god. ¨COh, god. This was fate, Vick felt. He walked up to Haley. Small angels were circling overhead. ¡®Congrattions¡¯, ¡®the best movie of his life¡¯ and ¡®jackpot¡¯, rang the fanfare of joy. He even felt a halo just standing behind Haley. This is mine. He felt desperate that other directors might find out about Haley and snatch him away. The reasons for why he shouldn¡¯t use Haley as a main character unrolled like a toilet paper, but Vick rolled it up again, put it in the trash and burned it. Vick tried his best to look less crazy and school his expression before grabbing the hands of Haley, who was just standing there and pulled him aside. ¡°Haley!¡± ¡°Oh, Haley...¡±¨C The director called him in a trembling voice. Mason frowned a little and took half a step back. Something was strangely unpleasant, but the director kept stepping forward and called ¡°Haley¡± again, making it more burdensome. His expression was all excited, like a man proposing, and Mason felt chills and shrugged his shoulders. ¡®Ah, guess I¡¯m not gay after all.¡¯ Even as Mason was having this very scary thought, the director grabbed both of his hands firmly. ¡°Won¡¯t you make a jackpot with me?¡± The director asked excitedly as if he meant, ¡®Won¡¯t you make a baby with me?¡¯ and Mason was taken aback, ¡°Pardon?¡± Melisa, who stood at a distance, was crying and frantically struggling as if to charge at them, but her manager dragged her away to the car. Even in the midst of all that, the director kept gazing only at Mason. ¡°Let¡¯s film a movie.¡± ¡®What do you think? Good, right?¡¯ He asked with his eyes sparkling, and Mason scowled. What¡¯s wrong with this guy? Did he eat something wrong? ¡°What are you talking about? Didn¡¯t we just finish filming?¡± ¡°Ah, yes. Yes. We were indeed filming. I¡¯m talking about while you are at it, why not make the scenes longer?¡± The director was full of excitement. ¡°We¡¯ll make the scenes longer and go with more doped characters, what do you think?¡± ¡°....Why?¡¯ ¡®Why would I do that?¡¯ Mason asked with a displeased expression. Making the scene longer means it¡¯ll take more than a day, and Mason knew this technique very well. His superior at Zii, Beretta, that son of a bitch, was always like this. ¡®Mason, there¡¯s a job that will finish within a week, do you want to do it? Mason, this time it¡¯s really simple. Mason? You trust me right, Mason?¡¯ ¨CVick was scarily simr to that disgusting bastard. Before long Mason would get persuaded into agreeing, ¡®Perhaps, may be only this time...¡¯., and soon he would be forced to think ¡®Ah fuck, not again.¡¯ ¡°Why? You don¡¯t want to? You would like it, with a dope character let¡¯s make you into a big star and me, a rich man. Yeah?¡± ¡°Top actor? Wealthy?¡± Mason narrowed his eyes and stared at Vick, who was talking exactly like Beretta. Vick shouted, ¡°Yes!¡± with a confident tone and took out his phone. ¡°Oh, look there. Where¡¯s your manager? That fat guy who stares at me with sparkling eyes? No, will it work if I talk to your agency? What¡¯s the number?¡± ¡°Hey, wait a minute.¡± In Haley¡¯s agency, Haley was the boss and Tony was the only employee. Mason felt queasy, and the director called elsewhere. ¡°Hi, Gloria? Send Haley¡¯s manager here immediately. We are right across the street.... Yes. Stop the shooting.¡± Vick was burning with passion to do something, so he immediately jumped into action. Mason tried to interrupt him, ¡°Director? Hello? Excuse me.¡± ¡®Calling Tony and stopping the shoot?¡¯ It was obvious what Tony would think. Just thinking about poor Tony, carefully looking around the area and running to their side, gave him a headache. The director hung up the phone and put it in his pocket. He started to talk in earnest. ¡°Now then, since the biggest investor is here, let¡¯s talk properly, yeah?¡± He said so while looking at Noah, who was standing there with listless eyes. Noah had been watching their conversation with amusement, and smiled upon receiving the attention of the director. ¡°I don¡¯t know. It¡¯s not what I came here to talk about.¡± Noah nced at the suave leather watch on his wrist. ¡°If you want to talk to me, please make an appointment, Mr. Procter.¡± Noah smiled gently, but firmly said so to the director, who in turn frowned as if being hit by cold water while in a good mood. ¡°Hey, excuse me. We are talking about a person who saved your life?¡± ¡°No, um, Director.¡± I didn¡¯t save his life... Mason stepped up to stop him. He more or less interfered in another person¡¯s business rather than save a life. Noah sneered at the part of ¡®saving life¡¯ and said. ¡°Anyway, about the movie, please write a new report and send it to my secretary. Tell me how you are going to make a movie where Haley Lusk gets a bigger role and how the movie will seed and repay the production cost.¡± ¡°Ah.... Write a report?¡± The director asked with a smile, and Noah smiled back. ¡°Who knows? Honestly, I think it¡¯s crazy, but I can at least hear about it.¡± The director grinned at Noah, who was smiling very politely. The director¡¯s expression said that at least Noah realizes what a crazy thing he was about to do and having understood that, this was a very positive feedback. ¡°......¡± They were talking about him, but strangely he couldn¡¯t find a ce to join them. Mason glimpsed at Tony who was running towards them from afar with a terrified expression. Tony had a face like he was thinking, ¡®what the hell did he do now. Of course, he got into trouble again. Amnesia is just an illness, not a cure-all that solves everything. I was having a good dream, only for a short while.¡¯ The director walked up to Tony, who was ready to bow on the ground and beg for forgiveness, even if he didn¡¯t know what Mason had done. Mason saw Vick talk pretty importantly to Tony, while holding his shoulders, and turned around to look at Noah, who on the other hand had been avoiding his eyes until now. ¡°Um, you said you have some business with me?¡± What business would Noah have with me? Mason asked carefully, and Noah smiled with his eyes bent. Mason felt that beneath his eyelids, Noah¡¯s eyes looked cold. His gaze slowly travelled from his head to toe, and Mason rolled his eyes. ¡°I did have some business-...¡± Noah paused for a little bit and tilted his head again looking at Mason. He looked into his eyes as if searching for something, causing Mason to frown. Noah smiled inscrutably. ¡°This is all for today. I fear too much time has passed because of the unnecessary fuss.¡± Noah said while looking at his watch and sure enough, a ck limousine stopped on the side of the road as if it had been waiting. The car door opened and Phil, wearing a navy colored suit, climbed out and stood by. Noah squinted tiredly andughed, and Mason quickly averted his gaze, after ncing at his lips. Saliva collected in his mouth and glided down his throat. ¡°See you.... next time.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± See him next time? Mason blinked at the banal goodbye, and Noah smiled with his eyes half-closed. Shortly thereafter he walked to Phil, who was waiting for him and got into the car. Mason stared at his back as if bewitched. Until Tony fell forward in a faint after talking to the director and he had to catch hold of him. --------------------------------------------------------------- What is Noah thinking now? Hmmmm..... and poor Tony... he fainted lol BTW almost half passed through the novel~ I can¡¯t wait to finish it! I hope I can finish it by this year... I have so many other novels I want to trante! Chapter 12.1

[BL NOVEL] Kill the Lights (Chapter 12 Part 1)

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang A man in ck staggered in to the rain. It was pouring, but he didn¡¯t even have an umbre or shoes. The man ran like he was out of his mind, looking for someone calling ¡®Amy...¡¯ The drenched, wet and pale man raised his head. ¡®Amy!¡¯ The man looked around. He didn¡¯t see anything in the pouring dark street. He had an indifferent expression unlike his actions, and on his face, there was but a slight show of nervousness. That man, Dan Haihen, was a very rational person. Just like those genius types, he couldn¡¯t understand other people very well and was emotionally dry. He was smart in catching criminals, but very dull in understanding the feelings of the criminals or the victims. When his colleague got killed, rather than being sad, he was focused on catching the killer, which had gotten him cold stares from all around. No matter how big the business was, he would just say, ¡°Why so loud?¡± with a stern expression. But the same rational guy couldn¡¯t do anything in this situation. His one and only daughter, Amy Haihen, had disappeared where Taken, the murderer, appeared in the street. Taken had a personal grudge against Dan. Three months ago, Taken¡¯s daughter found out that her father was a serial killer and tried tomit suicide, and Taken had tried to stop her. Reading Taken¡¯s mind, Dan had arrested him in the middle and because of that he couldn¡¯t stop his daughter frommitting suicide. Dan tried to stop her suicide too, but he was a littlete, and when the FBI got to her house, she was already turning cold. Taken got sentenced to 320 years and while he was being transferred, he had smiled at Dan. ¡®This time I waste, but next time it will be you¡¯ Taken had left Dan who was frowning and walked inside the jail. Ten dayster, it was on the news that he had escaped. Dan knew what he meant. Taken couldn¡¯t save his daughter and wanted Dan to suffer the same fate as his. Dan heard that Taken had escaped, but he purposely ignored it. On his way home with his child, he had opened his wallet to buy some bread for dinner and breakfast. During that short interval, the child, who was looking around the cakes beside his legs, had disappeared without a trace. The child was standing there a moment ago, but nobody saw the child leave and didn¡¯t know who took the child. ¡®But next time you¡¯ll bete.¡¯ Taken¡¯s voice passed through Dan¡¯s mind. Logically, he was alreadyte. Dan knew that, Taken did not hesitate with his target and by now everything was probably over. He knew that, Amy was not alive. Dan, who never lost his judgment, couldn¡¯t do anything at that moment. Nothing could have happen. There¡¯s no way something had happened to her. He could only think over and over again. ¡®Amy....¡¯ Dan frowned after murmuring her name. His cold and solid eyes shook and trembled. And soon Dan ended up finding it, what Taken had left there to see, a child¡¯s small shoes. Dan saw the shoes drenched wet in rain, and his hands started to tremble. His face cracked horribly. He knew he had to ept the fact that his child was dead, but he couldn¡¯t. Dan¡¯s cold face, which had never shown any fury, was now distorted in horrible pain. Click, he heard the cold sound of a gun loading and soon following it, ¡®bang!¡¯ he heard the gun shot. Dan raised his drenched face to see the person. From there, everything started to move very slowly. Just like how death would be. ¡®I¡¯m sorry. This time I was faster.¡¯ The man, Taken, smiled. Dan didn¡¯t notice the blood oozing out of his chest. He just stared at Taken. His face, full of murderous intent, grew bigger in a close-up. ¡°Oh my....¡± Ashley, who was watching the drama ¡®Clue¡¯ with a small 17-inch TV screen, unconsciously covered her mouth and muttered. She didn¡¯t really enjoy watching TV, but since she suddenly became free, she started to watch the shows that she used to watch irregrly. This one was a little boring, but it was still watchable, and as expected it was mildly entertaining. And just now, she opened her mouth and stared at the screen. Haley Lusk? Ashley knew Haley. Even those, who didn¡¯t really care about gossips, knew about him. Hollywood¡¯s famous slut, who wasn¡¯t even good at acting or singing, but still caused a lot of trouble and used that to earn money. Ashley had thought about him as much. In fact, most people thought of him in such fashion, and recently everybody had started thinking, ¡®This guy won¡¯t do....¡¯ On the screen, Haley Lusk appeared again. He bit his lips in the rain and red at the other person, and dramatically frowned. What is this, was he that pretty and cool? Ashley didn¡¯t get why she thought Haley drenched wet in rain was pretty, and innocent, and sensitive looking. Haley¡¯s face that was zoomed in and huge, in a close-up, was inspiring an emotion. That fierce re at the killer, teary eyes, and with blood wetting his entire lips¨C Ashley felt a sudden chill. Haley threw up some blood and breathed out heavily, inhaled with convulsions and exhaled. And then he fell forward and the screen shook a little and moved in for a big close-up. Underneath his trembling eyelids, either a rain drop or a tear gathered, and soon his eyes lost its liveliness. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Long time no see! It¡¯s been about a month? I think? My friends came in townst week, so I was busy with them haha. Here is the first part of the chapter 12! and I¡¯ll be posting part 2 this week! (since I was on break for too long...) Chapter 12.2

[BL NOVEL] Kill the Lights (Chapter 12 Parts 2)

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang ¡°What is, he....?¡± Ashley murmured. Apart from the creepy acting skill that can¡¯t be Haley¡¯s, that stare felt like something she had seen before..... Click. Before Ashley could figure out where she had seen that stare, the screen that was showing pouring dark rain with a solemn music, was turned off. ¡°What? ¨CI was watching that!¡± It was an important scene! Ashley shouted and stood up and looked at the man behind her, who had clicked the remote. The man was looking at her with dislike. ¡°Is it the time to be watching a TV show, right now?¡± ¡°Then what should we do? Should we go out and turn ourselves in to Zii?¡± Ashley asked him coldly, and the man, Aaron, frowned. ¡°That¡¯s probably better, right? If Zii finds us first, just getting shot in the head won¡¯t be enough.¡± ¡°Shut up, Ashley.¡± ¡°Then why did you kill Mason, you idiot!¡± She said it in a resentful way, and Aaron who bit his lips, shouted loudly, ¡°Fuck!¡± ¡°Because that son of a bitch was trying to shoot Alta!¡± Aaron admitted he had acted crazily. Shooting Mason had been a spontaneous reaction. He hadn¡¯t acted rationally like he should have. It had happened without him knowing. Right afterwards, he realized why. Mason was trying to shoot Alta and as if someone had held his hands, he had pulled the trigger and it had happened unconsciously. Aaron thought that Mason Taylor was a very annoying man. When he was first transferred to Mason¡¯s team, he has had some expectations. Of course in Zii and even in other corporations, Mason was famous for being an outstanding mercenary. An incredible Veteran who had executed many missions that was seemingly impossible to seed and had survived. His team was famous for getting dangerous missions, but he had been optimistic about being able to watch such amazing skills put to action. But the real Mason was not so amazing. Hepleted the missions like a moth, rushing towards the fire. He wouldn¡¯t have said anything if Mason didn¡¯t have the skill. Even though there were safer ways to execute a mission, Mason acted ignorantly that propelled their opponents into sudden panic and shook them and run towards them with a knife. Aaron thought, ¡®Isn¡¯t it enough to only put himself at risk?¡¯ What made Aaron more annoyed was that, Mason never failed even with such risky strategies. Like that time, when they went inside the war profiteer, Alta¡¯s, bunker. That kind of idiotic move had worked once again, and right at the moment, when they were about toplete the mission, Alta told them that he would give 50 million dors. Fifty million dors! It was that kind of money, which when you hear about, you don¡¯t even realize how huge it is. Mason had indifferently aimed his gun at Alta, even though he had offered them money, which even if they divided among themselves¨C Mason, Aaron and Ashley AND their children¡¯s grandchildren, there would be plentiful. Aaron got annoyed at Mason. Motherfucker! He was acting as if he was the only cool guy there. Looking at the steady gun aimed at him, Alta said the password with a frozen face. 12, 36.5, 37....., and right before thest number came out his mouth, Mason pulled the trigger, unhesitatingly. At that moment, when the 50 million dors disappeared in front of his eyes, Aaron couldn¡¯t not pull the trigger. He couldn¡¯t think of anything else except to stop Mason. ¡®What are you doing! Team Leader...!¡¯ He found out what he had done after Ashley screamed. A dark red hole appeared on Mason¡¯s forehead, and blood gushed out from behind his head. He was staring at him in wonder, ¡®wow, what a pathetic bastard,¡¯ and soon he copsed. From that point onwards, there was no turning back. Alta was trembling on the ground with a shot to his chest, and Aaron pulled his hair to raise him up. And he said while pointing the gun at Ashley. ¡®Do you want to die or open the safe and be on the same boat?¡¯ Ashley knew he wasn¡¯t kidding about killing her, so she slowly nodded. Aaron dragged a shivering Alta and put him in front of the safe, and he was forced to unlock the iris recognition and fingerprint scanners. 12, 36.5, 37, -But before he could say thest number, Alta stopped breathing. It was such a shitty situation. If he identally pressed a wrong number and the password got reset, he would have to start from iris recognition all over again. No matter how many times he put the dead Alta¡¯s eyes in front of the locker, the password will never be solved. There was no other choice. Aaron, along with Ashley, damaged Mason¡¯s corpse and made it look like himself. Fortunately their heights and size were simr, and he destroyed his facepletely so that it cannot be recognized even with dental records. After that, they put the corpse in front of the bluff safe and shot the safe to make it explode. Alta¡¯s bedroom had several secret passageways and those two ran away with the safe. They erased their tracks and got a shelter in a pretty safe ce, but that was it. They still couldn¡¯t open Alta¡¯s safe, and Zii¡¯s chase was choking them every minute. They contacted a pretty well known safe worker, but they only got shitty news that a bomb was nted in the locking device and if they press the wrong numbers several times in a row, it would explode. Just like Ashley said, the only thing they could do was either watching dramas or order pizzas. Even so, they won¡¯t be able to continue for long because they didn¡¯t have much money left. ¡°I told you, right? Team Leader was not an idiot. Do you think he wouldn¡¯t know about this?¡± Ashley looked like she was sick of it. Ashley had worked with Mason for three years. Mason mostly worked recklessly and sometimes she thought he was really crazy, but she knew after having worked with him for three years that he was strong in times of danger, quick on the draw and had a natural talent of being able to dig through other people¡¯s inner circle. If there was genius and mediocrity amongst the mercenaries, he was a genius. Mason seemed clumsy, but he never misjudged the circumstances. He¡¯d never failed anything that he said would work and never seeded anything that he said wouldn¡¯t work. Aaronined that Mason was an idiot, but Ashley knew it was Aaron that was the idiot. Also love, was their enemy. Ashley knew that this personality of hers would one day get her killed. ¡°It¡¯s 50 million dors!¡± Aaron tried to remind himself, and Ashley snapped, ¡°It¡¯s just trash if you can¡¯t open it.¡± Aaron red at her and said, ¡°What did you say?¡± but Ashley didn¡¯t even flinch. ¡°It can be trash even if we did open it.¡± Ashley said with cold eyes. It hit the mark, and Aaron couldn¡¯t hold in his anger. He threw the remote that he had been holding, at her. Crash! Because Ashley tilted her head a little bit to avoid the remote, it flew over to the TV, crashed in to the corner and shattered. Ashley frowned. ¡°Aw fuck, now I would want to kill myself because I¡¯m bored....¡± ¡°Think properly, you idiot, if you don¡¯t want to die.¡± Do you know what kind of ce Zii is? Even if they luckily open and put their hands on the 50 million dors, there would be no ¡®happily ever after¡¯ for these two. Whenever and wherever, Zii wille after its traitors. Aaron bit his lips and red at Ashley. Their ring match ended when Aaron¡¯s phone rang in his pocket. Aaron urgently took his phone out. There was one person who knew his temporary phone number. Fred Rector. They were Mason¡¯s team members together in Zii. When he told him that he would give one million dors from the safe, he had asionally given them insider information. Aaron answered the phone hoping that he would get some positive news this time. On the other side of the phone was a rxed voice. [Hey, you alive?] ¡°Don¡¯t say something useless. Just tell me the situation fast. Don¡¯t tell me we have to move our shelter?¡± Aaron asked sharply, and Fred chuckled. [You¡¯re too tensed.] He sounded like it was no big deal. [Zii is not looking for Mason anymore.] ¡°....What are you talking about?¡± Zii is not looking for Mason anymore? Did Zii find out that the corpse was Mason and not me? Ashley heard the voice from the phone and swallowed as her throat ran dry. [The top tier people gave an order, and Zii will not care about this incident anymore.] ¡°Won¡¯t care?¡± [They don¡¯t care if it is you or Mason that took the safe. They will consider this to never have happened.] Fred said something that was unbelievable, and Aaron turned around to look at Ashley. She looked surprised too. Zii hadn¡¯t even caught the traitors, but they¡¯ll let this one go and consider that it never happened. That can¡¯t happen. Ashley, who had been listening, took away the phone from Aaron¡¯s hands and put in on a speaker. ¡°Why?¡± Her question was full of suspicion. ¡°You want me to believe this nonsense?¡± Maybe Fred betrayed them and was trying to fish them out? Even if that was true, this was too noticeable. Fred talked like he understood. [You know, this is just a rumor.... Do you know Raycarlton? They are saying that Noah Raycarlton is looking for Mason personally. That¡¯s why he told Zii to let go.] ¡°Why would he?¡± ¡°Did they have any personal connection?¡± Ashley asked, and Fred answered like it was obvious. [Who knows? Perhaps he¡¯s interested in the safe?] His tone suggested, ¡®what other reason could there be?¡¯ Yes. What else can it be? Mason probably didn¡¯t have any connection with Raycarlton, and even if he did, there was no way that he would use his power on Zii, based on just that connection. Ashley looked at Aaron who had his eyes wide open. His eyes were full of expectation. Fred hung up the phone, wishing them well, and Ashley put the phone down on the table and looked at Aaron. This can probably turn out to be better than they had expected. Of course, they would live and might even be able to sell that safe off. ¡°No, if he has that much interest, he will definitely buy the safe.¡± They didn¡¯t have to know thest number of the password. Raynoah was a man who could call the professionals that made the safe to open it. They didn¡¯t know what was inside the safe, and it may be not 50 million dors like Alta had said. But one thing was for sure; whatever was inside the safe was not trash. ¡°See. I was not wrong.¡± Aaron murmured while thinking of the dead Mason. Well, he was dead anyways and he didn¡¯t have to prove that Mason was wrong, not him. They started to look for a way to meet Raynoah secretly. For a second, Ashley was reminded of the actor¡¯s stare in the drama that she had been watching, but only for an instant. She got busy suddenly and forgot about whatever that she saw. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hoot Hoot! Two in a week~ It¡¯s like when I first started to trante this haha Continue to Part 3 Chapter 12.3

Friday, July 22, 2016

[BL NOVEL] Kill the Lights (Chapter 12 Part 3)

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang The DBS televisionwork aired a program called ¡°The Inside¡±, which usually broadcasted news and scandals about Hollywood stars. Their first story this week was about Vick Procter¡¯s new movie. The show host, who was wearing a fancy red dress, waved her hands and said. ¡°Wow, what did Vick Procter do, for the news about his new movie to be aired very first today, instead of scandals about the Hollywood¡¯s bitches? ¨CWhat is it, Danny? Is it a story so surprising and provocative that it had to be first in the queue?¡± The man called Danny proudly nodded his head. ¡°Indeed. This is a very shocking news. Listen to it first.¡± He slightly covered his lips as if whispering and said. ¡°First Vick Procter, he made Melisa cry.¡± ¡°Who-? ¡®The Melisa Ain¡¯? Oh my god, he made someone, who¡¯s really hot right now, cry? Why?¡± ¡°That is- don¡¯t be surprised. Wow. It¡¯s because of Haley.¡± He said it like wan¡¯t it surprising, and the host looked concerned at his lucidity. ¡°What? Haley? Is it Haley you are talking about?¡± ¡°Yes, ¡®the Haley¡¯.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t believe it¡±, Danny continued. ¡°Everyone knows how Vick recently cranked in a movie? Chase Miller is the main character and Melisa Ain, the supporting actress. So everyone was expecting another big hit.¡± ¡°Who wouldn¡¯t? I mean with Vick and Chase, there might be a few question marks, but then there is also the budding rookie, Melisa!¡± ¡°Yes, yes. That¡¯s right.¡± He waved both his hands in order to cate her. ¡°Everyone expected a fantastic triple y, but sadly, Melisa dropped out of the movie. She announced that she didn¡¯t even want to hear Director Vick¡¯s name, from now on.¡± ¡°Oh my, why did she do that? It was probably a great chance to be a top actress. Dropping out of Vick¡¯s movie that was guaranteed to be a hit and cinematic value...¡± ¡®It wouldn¡¯t happen unless it was something big, right?¡¯ Danny replied to her question in a secretive tone. ¡°Actually, rumor around the film set was that, she didn¡¯t drop out, but got fired! ¨CLike I said, the Director made Melisa cry.¡± ¡°Cutting out Melisa, why? Perhaps-¡° ¡°Yes, that perhaps.¡± Danny said sternly, and she shouted back in shock. ¡°He fired Melisa because of Haley?!¡± The host spun her head like she got punched. ¡°There is more surprising news. Not only did Vick send Melisa away and appoint Haley in the main supporting role, but he¡¯s also going to throw away all the parts he had filmed until now and make a whole, new story.¡± ¡°Oh my god!¡± ¨CShe mumbled and asked. ¡°Did Vick actually go insane?¡± ¡°Vick is not even gay. I know he loves his wife a lot.¡± It would make sense to her if Vick were gay. Danny just shrugged his shoulders. ¡°ording to Vick, he fell in love with Haley¡¯s realistic acting skills.¡± ¡°Pardon? What? Excuse me, Danny?¡± ¡®Can you repeat it one more time? Yes?¡¯ She asked. ¡°It¡¯s been 16 years since he debuted, and to him, who still disys a very shabby acting, he said that he fell in love with his acting? Is Vick crazy or gone blind?¡± ¡®Does he need a new pair of sses?¡¯ ¨CDanny nodded, at her disbelieving expression. ¡°Your reaction is obvious. At first, I thought so too, but did you seest week¡¯s episode of the show ¡®Clue¡¯?¡± ¡°Ah-, the scene when Dan dies. I saw that too.¡± She waved her hand, signaling to not say anything more. ¡°The scene has been an issue this whole week. People around me were making such a fuss, I¡¯m so sick of hearing about Dan.¡± ¡°Why? Wasn¡¯t it a pretty good scene?¡± ¡°Not sure. I don¡¯t want to admit it. Its only an issue because, Haley is usually so v-e-r-y bad at acting. It wasn¡¯t even special.¡± Danny chuckled at her stubborn words. ¡°Ahh, you are a Raynoah fan, right?¡± She said, ¡°Who isn¡¯t?¡± and shrugged her shoulders, and Danny asked if she knew this. ¡°Do you know who is the biggest investor of Vick¡¯s new movie? It¡¯s NLC. That is Raynoah¡¯s investingpany.¡± ¡°Hah?¡± She gestured as if her head was going to burst, and Danny said¨C ¡°No matter how Vick wants to use Haley, if there is no Raynoah¡¯s approval, it will be impossible. Vick was able to make this surprising turn of events because he had that beautiful man¡¯s approval.¡± The host touched her forehead to stop her head from spinning, hearing what Danny said. This whole information was a big deal. She spun her fingers as if she didn¡¯t know which way to pinpoint and after a while said¨C ¡°He really meant it during that recent interview, didn¡¯t he?¡± ¡°Interview... The one full of sympathy? You mean the interview where he said Haley was pitiful?¡± ¡°Yes... That one... I think Noah really thought that Haley was pitiful.....¡± ¡®How can he do that? Is he really an angel, that man¡¯ ¨C she said with feeling, and Danny smiled pitifully at her. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Surprise! Something good just happened to me today.... so I¡¯m sharing this happiness to people who were waiting so patiently! P.S. I think Vick¡¯s name supposed to be Bick.... the author wrote B as his first letter.... Oh well toote to fix it! Chapter 12.4 Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang ¡°......¡± Mason was holding a coffee cup and walking by an electronics store, when he paused to watch a TV screen inside, ying something. Then turned his head and continued walking down the street. While strolling on the street, he felt people¡¯s strange stares following him wherever he went, which he hadn¡¯t felt untilst week. Whether he was falling or had fallen, Haley had always been under the scrutiny of other people. Once there was a time when he was world famous, but afterwards when he wasn¡¯t popr anymore, he still managed to film dramas or movies, just to show his face. And did he invite many troubles? Of course he did, and it was hard for those who lived in Beverly Hills to not know him. And so, wherever he went there were still some stares following him, not just because he was a celebrity, but also out of dislike, hatred and annoyance. Sometimes people who looked like they were gay would stare at him with interest, but most of the gaymunity hated Haley. People always didn¡¯t hide their unpleasantness, and Mason received those cidly. What about the intense stares? When he went to war, everyone looked at each other like that too. Even the bullets flew back and forth, and exchange of stares were just only affectionate and warm. And Mason was the type that didn¡¯t care about other people¡¯s stares. He was an insensitive and indifferent person. But even he had started to care about the stares he was receiving these days. Well, maybe not as much, but how people looked at him had definitely changed. It happened after the drama ¡®Clue¡¯ had aired, which he had filmed one month ago. Tony brought some popcorn and pizza so they can watch the drama together, but he couldn¡¯t watch most of it because he was dozing off after a work out. Mason was just worrying ¡®when will this body get healthy, what if healthiness is just what you were born with, and Haley¡¯s body will never get healthy, do I have to live forever in a body that feels like it¡¯s going to die after a work out?¡¯ He had dozed off but woke up with a start to Tony pping loudly. Tony cried and mumbled, ¡°God, thank you. Thank you!¡± He was moving his hands in a strange fashion that neither looked like a prayer nor a praise. Mason thought Tony was just overreacting as usual, but the next day the director of ¡®Clue¡¯ called. He said he was sorry and asked him to appear in his next drama. After he hung up on that call, Mason got few more calls from ces he didn¡¯t know. He didn¡¯t know them anyway, so he didn¡¯t answer, but Haley¡¯s acquaintances, who didn¡¯t even call after Haley woke up from dead, sensibly felt something about yesterday¡¯s drama and started to contact him. Real¡¯s director, Vick Procter, acted more desperately after watching that drama. He kept nagging Mason to sign the new contract as if someone was going to steal him right away. ¡°I found you, didn¡¯t the director from ¡®Clue¡¯ already fire you?¡± He held out his hands almost like begging and handed him the contract. Tony was nagging too, next to Mason and asked with an almost crying face, ¡®Why wouldn¡¯t you want to do it?¡¯ ¡®Didn¡¯t you say I¡¯m gonna be filming only for two days, for fifty thousand dors?¡¯ ¡®Didn¡¯t you say it might evenst only a day?¡¯ Mason couldn¡¯t understand why he was asking such an obvious question. If they filmed more for what was supposed to be a fifty thousand dor deal, didn¡¯t it mean he is less than what they bargained for? He agreed because of the tempting offer, but now they wanted to extend the scenes. For Mason, who didn¡¯t want to be a sessful celebrity, it was not a pleasing deal at all. Didn¡¯t Vick say, ¡®You¡¯ll be a top star, and I¡¯ll be a rich man¡¯? ¨CDoes that even make sense? Mason wanted more to be a rich man than a top star. What can you do being a top star? ¡®Will they give me more money if I film more? How much more would they pay?¡¯ Mason sounded like he was nitpicking. Based on his calctions, if he films for a month, he will make 750 thousand dors. It was impossible to earn that much money with any kind of work. Just as expected, Tony and the Director¡¯s face got a little dark. ¡®No well...., of course we can¡¯t give a lot....¡¯ ¡®Liz, your name is.... not like before.....¡¯ Mason thought of course, so what if his name was not like before? It¡¯s not as if they were going to pay him a million dors? On the other hand, Vick was counting with his fingers and asked, ¡®but if you calcted like that, wouldn¡¯t a million be okay too?¡¯ ¡®Look, if it¡¯s 50 thousand for two days and say, we cram the filming within a month, then it¡¯ll be 750 thousand dors for a month, right? But if you want one million then it¡¯s... No. I¡¯m sorry....¡¯ ¡®Of course this kind of calction doesn¡¯t make sense...¡¯ Vick made a disappointed face, unlike Mason who asked¨C ¡®Give me how much?¡¯ Mason suspected his own ears and asked again, and Vick answered back, ¡®Huh?¡¯ ¡®Did you say one million? In a month?¡¯ Mason asked again, and Vick scratched his cheek. ¡®No.... it might be a little more than a month.¡¯ Vick said, ¡®But hopefully it won¡¯t take that long.¡¯ ¡®My movie, it still it has arge sum of money invested in it and so, if it takes longer toplete, the project will incur extra few hundred thousand every time.¡¯ ¡®Soing back to the topic... You will pay me one million for a month?¡¯ Mason¡¯s expression looked like he was hearing a boring joke, and Tony mumbled, ¡®Liz.... One million dors is a lot for us.¡¯ Mason turned around to face him. ¡®One million dors?¡¯ ¡®....Sorry. The investors said they can¡¯t pay more than that....¡¯ Vick wore an apologizing expression. ¡®I¡¯ll even put my own money to match up, so let¡¯s make a contract first. Yes?¡¯ ¡®....Really gonna give me one million dors?¡¯ Mason didn¡¯t pay attention to what Vick was saying and nced and checked the contract that had been in front of him already. ¡°$1,100,000.00¡± No, it was not one million dors? It was one million and one hundred thousand dors. In front of him, both Vick and Tony were saying, ¡®After this, there will be somemercial offers.¡¯ ¡®If that¡¯s a hit, the next movie can earn you 10 million dors,¡¯ but Mason couldn¡¯t hear anything. He had rolled and crawled, gotten hurt in the desert, and had sold and bought lives. He went through all kinds of hell, and the ie he received was 420 thousand. He considered getting a lot in Zii, but he had to work under extra harsh and dangerous conditions than other people in order to earn it. But one million and one hundred thousand dors, in a month¨C Never mind the unrealistic story about earning 10 million dors, the big number in front of Mason eyes struck his heart. He held the pen and signed the contract like he was bewitched by the march of 0s in front of his eyes. He noticed how desperate the other two were and so, bore an expression like he was signing the contract because he got pressured, but actually his hand was slightly trembling. His hands weren¡¯t even shaking when he was signing the body disimer contract, but well. Fifty thousand dors not withstanding, it was now a million dors, a month. It would be weird if his hands weren¡¯t trembling. Seriously, this life was very unexpected. It felt like, he had woken up in a whole new world. Chapter 12.5

Friday, July 29, 2016

[BL NOVEL] Kill the Lights (Chapter 12 Part 5)

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang ¡°......¡± Mason looked away from the TV and wondered how many times his new life has changed in little over a month. Before he died, he was just a normal mercenary, but after he woke up, he became Hollywood¡¯s troublemaker. That by itself was a big change, but it hadn¡¯t been the end. A month was short but could be long at the same time. Mason¡¯s life had changed a lot and kept changing during that month. First, he hade to ept that the face appearing on TV was not that of a stranger¡¯s. He understood that, ¡®this is my face.¡¯ In the beginning, he felt his face was that of a stranger¡¯s and was startled every time he looked at the mirror, in the restroom. Compared to that, this was a great change. ¡°Um, Haley? ¨CCan you sign this paper for us?¡± He heard the voice and turned around, and saw two young girls standing with their eyes sparkling. This was one of the things that have changed. Mason took the pen she offered and signed on her notebook and smiled slightly. He returned the pen and notebook to the two blushing girls and bid goodbye. He heard the girls cheering afterwards. Still, he mostly received the cold stares that spoke of annoyance and hatred, but there was definitely a small change. Though rare, a few fans or people with goodwill started to appear. Although Mason was indifferent to other people¡¯s stares, he thought that ¡®like¡¯, rather than dislike, was obviously better. There was no job for him then, so he was about to quit being an actor, but he became an actor who was nagged into signing a contract by the director and his manager even though he was being offered a million dors. When he woke up in Haley¡¯s body, during that shocking moment, even Mason, who was always optimistically thought ¡®Isn¡¯t living same everywhere. No, this is a new chance¡¯ had felt dizzy at this sudden shift in reality. Mason couldn¡¯t even predict how this life will change, up to what extent? He finished his ¡®today¡¯s schedule of drinking one cup of coffee from every caf¨¦ nearby and looking around the interiors.¡¯ He bought some ingredients for dinner and went back home. He walked around a little to observe the streets in between the caf¨¦s and the poption around there, but once again he failed to find the spot he sought after. Mason thought, ¡®Well, I need to film a movie first, so I can¡¯t even build a caf¨¦...¡¯ and looked ahead and noticed someone squatting down in front of his house. It seemed like that person noticed Mason too, stood up and widely waved at him while walking up to him. ¡°-Liz!¡± Mason frowned slightly. It was Haley¡¯s cousin Joy. She was standing there without any makeup on and a little bit skinnier than thest time he saw her. ¡°Liz, have you been well?¡± She walked stiffly up to him and asked. He saw her awkward stare and instead of looking at her coldly, he smiled brightly. ¡°Yeah. What¡¯s going on?¡± Joy¡¯s face got a little brighter after Mason smiled. Her expression was like ¡®Did this idiot finally feel better?¡¯ She carefully approached him and gave a servile smile. ¡°Um, can we talk inside? I have something to tell you...¡± ¡°Just say it here.¡± Mason smiled and said firmly. She, who looked bright for a second, flinched, and Mason continued. ¡°Why did youe?¡± He was smiling, but the tone was obvious that he just wanted her to get to the point. ¡°Liz.... Seriously, why are you being like this? Are you still mad?¡± She sobbed and suddenly cried. ¡°I told you, I¡¯m sorry. How can you be still so mad?¡± ¡°Mad? I¡¯m not mad.¡± Mason said calmly. There was no reason for him to get mad. Haley¡¯s family ripping him off was just another stranger¡¯s business. Of course he thought those people were like bugs, but that¡¯s because it was against Mason¡¯s principles. ¡°Liz..- Please forgive me. Everything is my fault, hm?¡± She cried with a pitiful face. A pretty face, which kind of resembled Haley, but messy and wrinkled. ¡°It¡¯s not the problem with money. I was too harsh, right? I was justpletely dependent on the money you gave and didn¡¯t even say thank you. Sorry. I¡¯m really sorry. If you can forgive me, I¡¯ll do anything. Please. Please, Liz¨C¡° ¡°Forgive me¡±¨C She suddenly kneeled down and clung onto Mason¡¯s leg. She cried, full of regret and reproach, saying everything was her fault and to forgive her. Mason looked down at her and asked. ¡°You need my forgiveness?¡± Mason said while tapping her shoulders and she looked up, crying. ¡°I got it. I don¡¯t know what I have to forgive, but I¡¯ll forgive everything, so you may leave. I have to eat dinner and read a script.¡± Tony said he was going to bring the script today. Four days after getting the new script, they will start filming. The day will end after eating dinner, reading the script and exercising for one hour. He¡¯ll probably knock out right away after exercising. Mason shook his leg free from her grasp and dusted the pants. She looked stunned that she got his forgiveness so easily. ¡°Th, then you are gonna pay my living expenses again? I don¡¯t even have to pay back the debt?¡± ¡°Why should I?¡± ¡°You, you said you¡¯re gonna forgive me?¡± Mason thought for a second whether including Haley, if everyone in this family was not smart and said. ¡°I¡¯m forgiving you because you asked for it. I told you I¡¯m not doing this because I¡¯m mad? ¨CGo back, Joy.¡± Mason waved his hands and told her to go away, and she bit her lips and cried even more. ¡°Liz, are you really gonna be like this? It¡¯s enough already. I got a distrainment because I didn¡¯t pay back your money. I¡¯m about to get kicked out of my apartment next week!¡± ¡°If I get kicked out from my apartment, how am I gonna live with my kid? After I got divorced, I didn¡¯t even have money. You know, I don¡¯t even have enough and have to eat less because I have to save up on food?¡± Sheid out her poor situation. ¡°What does that seriously have to do with me?¡± Mason sighed lightly and asked. ¡°What? What does that have to do with you? You, you don¡¯t even have sympathy? How can you?¡± ¡°Why do I have to feel sympathy towards people who tried to kill me? Did you forget that we made eye contact while you were trying to take off my oxygen mask?¡± She hesitated when she heard that and said, ¡°That was just.... Jo, joking around!¡± The excuse was not even smart. Masonughed with a dumbfounded expression. ¡°Wow, what a freak? The person you should be grateful for, for paying your living expenses is dying next to you, and you y around with his oxygen mask?¡± ¡°Tha, that is just....-¡° ¡°Anyway I¡¯m sorry¡±. She clung onto Mason¡¯s leg because she didn¡¯t have anything else to say. ¡°You are not in a good rtionship with other rtives but not so with me Liz, yes? If it¡¯s too much for you to provide all of their living expenses, you can... Can¡¯t you at least spare mine? You can, right? Other people arefortable how they are. I¡¯m the only one who came to you like this, didn¡¯t I?¡± ¡°Pleas, Liz. It¡¯s really hard....¡± She said it while clinging, and Mason made a smile that implied he was really sick of it. ¡°I don¡¯t know how all of you sound the same. Indeed, blood is thicker than water, huh? Anna, Jason, Sandra, and even a guy I didn¡¯t recognize, called me and asked to help at least themselves.... I don¡¯t know how Anna found out, but she followed me to my film set and clung onto me and acted violently, so she got arrested by the police. You didn¡¯t hear the news yet?¡± ¡°What, what...?¡± ¡°I¡¯m saying you are thest, you idiot.¡± Mason said while pulling his leg free from her weakening sp. ¡°The guy who said, ¡®Okay, I got it this time, but please do well next time,¡¯ and lived like a pushover when you cried and apologized, is dead. You remember, right? You took off the oxygen mask.¡± Mason thought why she was still clinging on a hot day like this and walked past her and went to the gate. ¡°Liz! Liz! Lizzzz!¡± She clung onto him crying, and Mason ignored her with an indifferent expression. Mason was pretty weak for crying people, but that¡¯s only if they didn¡¯t use their tears. Like Tony, or Noah..... He pushed her away to close the gate, and she grabbed the gate and bit her lips and red at him. She figured out that crying was not going to help, so she said with a vicious stare. ¡°Are you abandoning your family because you are going well? You think that the one movie of Director Vick¡¯s will change your life?¡± Mason looked at her indifferently. ¡°A celebrity can get ruined by a single scandal. How long do you think this is gonnast?¡± Mason smirked. ¡®Bullshit¡¯. He stared at her, and she flinched and trembled. Mason got rid of her and closed the gate. ¡°Watch out! You¡¯ll regret this!¡± ¡®Just watch!¡¯ Her scream trickled through the gate. Tony, who was already inside the house, came running to see what was going on, but Mason walked inside with a neutral expression like he cannot hear any curse words. ¡°You slutty bitch! Just watch!!¡± Joy shouted every kind of curse word at Haley¡¯s receding back, peeking through the gate. Haley walked inside without a single nce back at her, so she bit her teeth and screamed, ¡°Aaaaaaack!¡± like a crazy bitch. Purposely in this hot weather, wearing dirty clothes and not even any makeup, she had been squatting down in front of the gate and waiting for him. It¡¯s been 10 years since Haley¡¯s parents died. She¡¯s been living off of him, thinking that he was an ATM machine that spouted cash if you tap it once; because he earned this money back easily. Just for posing in front of the camera, ten thousand dors, and one movie earned him one million dors, easily stacked into his bank ount. He appeared on a talk show and kept his mouth shut like a m, but still the next day, his fans sent him a high-end bag for working hard. Since it was easily earned money, it should be natural for him to help out his rtives, like Joy, who was living a hard life. Haley will probably feel embarrassed if his rtives were poor. Her life was seriously hard. She had always struggled with the small amount of money that Haley gave. She couldn¡¯t even think of buying an expensive Hermes purse, so she just used what she always had. Haley, he always wore a reluctant expression when she asked for a bag, even though he bought whatever bags or shoes he wanted. When the money that Haley gave ran short, sometimes she sold his private life to the magazines to earn some pocket money. Because Haley was stupid, if she coaxed him a little, he would spit out who flirted with him, whom he liked, and how the masturbation toy he bought was too big. He didn¡¯t know what was shameful, and such stories became a kind of life support for Joy. She didn¡¯t feel guilty because celebrities were meant for gossip. She never sold something that didn¡¯t happen. Haley had cried, ¡®Joy! How can you be like this?¡¯ with an angry face, whenever she sold him out for some pocket money. He did say he won¡¯t pay her living expenses anymore, but every time that happened, Joy seeded in coaxing him. She had apologized and begged that she won¡¯t do it again, convinced him how she didn¡¯t have a choice because she really wanted those shoes, get angry that this wouldn¡¯t have happened if he bought the shoes for her in the first ce. If she moved him up and down with tears and snots, he would grow sullen and understand her. She thought it would be the same this time. Something was different when he had sent a reminder, but she assumed that he was madder than usual and will feel better soon if she sweet-talked him. But Haley had said that she was an idiot in a cold tone, unlike his usual self, took out a gun from a bag and pointed it in the air and gave a scary smile. ¡°Eeek....!¡± That time Haley was very scary and annoying, so she got angry and thought she could survive without receiving the usual living expenses. But after the house got an attachment and the babysitters quit because they didn¡¯t receive their sry, she had to go back to Haley. Joy thought that trying to sweet-talk and smiling was a mistake and so this time, she cried and clung to him pitifully, thinking it would make him feel some sympathy. Haley easily fell for a little bit of affection. But it was a mistake. Haley didn¡¯t get angry but instead wore an indifferent and cid expression. His eyes did not have any emotion. ¡®The guy who said, ¡®Okay, I got it. Please do well next time,¡¯ and lived like a pushover when you cried and apologized, is dead. You remember, right? You took off the oxygen mask.¡¯ Just like he said, Haley who lived like a fool seemed to have disappeared at the same time the oxygen mask got off. If this continues, she might have to sell all the bags and shoes she possessed. It was no joke that the very next week, the apartment and the Ferrari were going to be sold in an auction. Joy bit her lips and held her anger and screamed, ¡°Aaaack!¡± again. She red scarily at the door where Haley had disappeared into and turned around. ¡°This is not going to end easily like this, Haley.¡± ¡®Just watch¡¯ ¨CShe murmured viciously and bit her fingernail. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- She is a BIATCH I feel bad for Haley.... I think Haley just wanted rtives¡¯ love that he couldn¡¯t get from his parents by giving them the money.... OR he¡¯s just a stupid pushover. Chapter 13 ¡°You are gonna wear that?¡± ¡°Really?¡± Tony asked again in wonderment. Mason looked at the suit he¡¯d picked and frowned slightly. ¡°Ah, as expected it¡¯s too fancy, isn¡¯t it?¡± All the suits inside Haley¡¯s closet were either sparkling, hot pink, or imed to be of post-modern style with strange shapes. So he picked up the least loud of them and yet, the fit was strange, sticking close to him. Thest time he wore a suit was when he worked as a bodyguard, about 10 years ago and since it¡¯s been a while, he couldn¡¯t get used to the feel of wearing suits. ¡°Fancy?¡± ¡°What? Where?¡± Tony eyes widened as he asked. Mason looked at the suit he¡¯d picked. Tony¡¯s expression said, ¡®I¡¯m not sure whether you genuinely asked me if it¡¯s too fancy or just being sarcastic.¡¯ ¡°In fact, I was wondering when did you even own such a sensible suit. You always liked fancier things.¡± Tony said, ¡°You once said that, for your next ¡°crank-in¡± movie party, you would wear this¡± and took out a hot pink suit. ¡°Do you want this?¡± ¡°....I¡¯ll just wear this one.¡± Mason suddenly felt tired and went inside with the suit he¡¯d picked. Tony shouted from outside, ¡°We need to go to the salon too, so get ready fast!¡± ¡°A salon?¡± Mason asked in a loud voice while putting on his pants. A salon? What salon? ¡°You need to do your hair and makeup.¡± ¡®We really don¡¯t have time!¡¯ Tony screamed, and Mason tucked his shirt under the pants and put on the jacket. Ah, this is really strange. Mason looked at his own reflection at the mirror. The suit was unexpectedly not a tight one. The width was small, so it had some tightness to it, but because his body was very thin, it was also a bit roomy. However, whether it was on purpose or because Haley wore this when he was little, the pants were a bit short and his anklebones were sticking out. And also he couldn¡¯t pinpoint it, but the overall look had an erotic vibe. Was it because of the high quality navy cloth or how it contrasted with Haley¡¯s pale skin? ¡°You need to be fast. Are you done?¡± Tony burst into his room and asked, and instead of looking at him, Mason was looking at the mirror and replied to him. ¡°No, I¡¯m not going to a salon. What hair and even makeup...¡° ¡°What¡¯s wrong with blow drying your hair and....¡± Tony opened his mouth, as if to say ¡®you should still dress up,¡¯ but stopped. Mason shook the dust off the cor of his jacket and looked back at him. ¡°Huh?¡± When he turned around, Tony¡¯s eyes were wide open and he was staring at him. ¡°Do I look weird? Should I wear something else?¡± ¡°Would I be able to find something more sensible than this? Can¡¯t I wear just a shirt and pants?¡± Mason asked, and Tony shook his head like it was going to fall off and said ¡°No.¡± With his eyes sparkling, he said ¡°No. Perfect. It¡¯s per-fect!¡± He said ¡®there is no need to touch up anymore¡¯ and, ¡°Not going to a salon. Why should we go to a salon, when you are this handsome?!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go and get some camera massage.¡± Tony said, ¡®You look so handsome, you should arrive early and get a lot of pictures taken¡¯. He held Mason¡¯s hand and dragged him to the car quickly. Tony¡¯s Porsche headed to the Wilshire Grand Hotel¡¯s banquet hall. And a ck truck followed them secretly. *** ¡°Wow, who is this?¡± Vick greeted Mason with an exaggerated tone. He already looked a little buzzed. Mason bitterly smiled at the director who was moving towards him saying, ¡®Ugh, my eyes hurt.¡¯ ¡°You really didn¡¯t get anything done? How do you look so nice?¡± ¡°You shouldn¡¯t do that anymore, director. Do you know there¡¯s a rumor that you are gay?¡± Because Vick was talking so much about Haley in the media, some people even started to say that he might have dangerous feelings towards Haley, for real. They knew that he loved his wife a lot, so they called it a joke, but anyway Vick was so into Haley that the rumors were beginning to spread. ¡°And there¡¯s a rumor that you are not gay these days.¡± Vick was sipping the champagne, and Mason shrugged his shoulders. It seemed like, because he wore more sensible clothes than was usual and acted calmer, such kind of talk was going around. But they knew that Haley was totally gay and again, they were just joking. ¡°I was actually worried about what kind of clothes you were gonna wear..... You know, there¡¯s a magazine I enjoy reading and it had a full page of your suit collection and about your fashion¡± Vick shivered even thinking about it. Mason understood his shock. Vick had only seen Haley¡¯s cloth collection on a magazine page, but Mason had actually opened the closet and seen them only a moment ago. When he saw the rainbow colored suit, he was seriously worried whether Haley had a problem or not. After parking the car, Tony went somewhere and walked into the hall with his nose held up high. ¡°All the reporters outside are only talking about you.¡± Tony got closer and said in a very excited tone. Vick offered a champagne ss to Tony and said, ¡°Understandable¡± and nodded his head. ¡°Our Liz was once well known as a model.¡± ¡®He has a good body, so the suit fits him well,¡¯ Tony seemed unable to close his mouth about how cool Haley looked. He poured so many praises that if someone else heard it, they would think he was haughty. And to top it off, Vick agreed with him, ¡°Right? I have good eyes.¡± Mason indifferently watched the two chatting and sped a ss of champagne. He thoughtlessly took it to his mouth, but somebody tapped his shoulder and asked. ¡°Can you drink alcohol now?¡± ¡°Ah, Chase.¡± When Mason turned around, a man who was tall like a bear smiled brightly showing his teeth and said ¡°You look really nice today, Haley.¡± ¡°Wow.... Did everyone n this? What¡¯s wrong with everyone?¡± Since they¡¯ve only ever seen Haley wearing a rainbow colored suit or a hot pink suit or the one showing belly button, it seemed like they were not used to him wearing a normal suit. Actually Mason wasn¡¯t used it either. ¡®Why are this neighborhood people¡¯s reactions so strong? Just hear them talk with sparkling eyes?¡¯ Everybody acted as if his face had changed dramatically, even though what changed was on the inside. Today, the party was happening in LA, at the Wilshire Grand Hotel and it was a ¡°crank-in party¡± for ¡®Real.¡¯ ¡°Crank-in¡± parties happened when the first scene of a movie was filmed and everybody usually went out and partied afterwards. But the ¡°crank-in¡± party for ¡®Real¡¯ already took ce a month ago, so they decided to have a simple party instead. They said they were going to keep it simple, but recently the media got interested in it and so, it got a little loud. ¡°But seriously can you drink champagne?¡± Chase asked again, and Mason said, ¡°Ah,¡± and stared at the champagne ss that had yellow liquid in it. Come to think of it, he didn¡¯t know what Haley¡¯s limit was. Since Haley had a history of being an alcoholic, even when he wanted to drink a can of beer after a work out, Mason couldn¡¯t have any until the body was detoxified. ¡°Won¡¯t it be okay today?¡± Mason hesitated holding the ss, and Vick, who already drank a lot, coaxed him, and Tony agreed with him. ¡°We are gonna be very busy tomorrow, so just y however you want, at least for today. When you are done, just don¡¯t drink and drive and just sleep here.¡± Tony took out a hotel key like he¡¯d already prepared it. ¡°Aaah.¡± Mason chuckled and received the keycard and stared at it. What did he mean ¡®do whatever, just don¡¯t drink and drive?¡¯ Tony was a real nice guy, but definitely not a person who could control Haley. It¡¯s forbidden to say drink however you want to a person who had a history of addiction. Mason put the champagne on a table and the card key into his pocket. ¡°You are not gonna drink it?¡± ¡°A little bitter. I want to stay sober for a while.¡± Mason said jokingly and looked around. Definitely, they got in through somewhere. Earlier, while driving to the hotel in Tony¡¯s car, there was a car tailing them all the way. They probably saw it somewhere because they had let a car in between them, changednes and kept following them. But in Mason¡¯s professional eyes, he could see clearly that the car was just following him. The paparazzi already knew he wasing to the hotel, so they didn¡¯t have to secretly follow him. It¡¯s probably Joy or other rtives. They said to watch out, so probably they were trying to catch a weakness. Mason felt indifferent at their obvious intentions. It wasn¡¯t even child¡¯s y; he wasn¡¯t stupid enough to make a mistake when he knows them very well. Not drinking was one of the reasons. If he gets drunk and makes a mistake, it¡¯ll get difficult. If he doesn¡¯t let them catch anything after several tries, they will figure out that handing out newspapers is more profitable than tailing him. Chase just said hello and got rushed over to the other side by the other actors and moved to a different table. Tony said a funny goodbye, ¡®Please take good care of Haley¡¯ to Vick and left. He had too bad a face, but then he¡¯d told Mason a few days ago that it was his wife¡¯s birthday. He probably felt disappointed that he couldn¡¯t stay long in the world¡¯s most perfect ¡°crank-in¡± party, with the likes of Vick Procter, Chase Miller and his own actor. But he said he didn¡¯t want his wife to be in a party where she doesn¡¯t know anyone and would have to blend in with the wall. Mason stopped Tony when he was trying to leave the hall. ¡°Tony. I almost forgot. There¡¯s a shopping bag in the trunk, ¨Cgive it to your wife.¡± Mason smiled and said, ¡®You can even say that you bought it.¡¯ Tony blinked and closed his mouth. Mason saw his eyes were slightly getting red and told him to leave quickly. ¡°Tha, thanks!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t give Chanel bags only to the writers ¨CSpend a good day with your wife too.¡± Mason mentioned the incident where Tony had bribed some writers with Chanel bags and sent him away. Tony looked as if he was moved, and he kept looking back several times. Mason felt a stare right next to him and turned back to find Vick. ¡°Hm. Isn¡¯t giving a Chanel bag to a manager¡¯s wife too much?¡± Vick asked while sipping the champagne, and Mason stared at Tony for a while and said ¡°But he was the only one who didn¡¯t leave me, when I was having a hard time.¡± While living as Haley for about a month, Tony didn¡¯t turn away from him, and he was the only person who didn¡¯t hate Haley. Since he was the only one he could trust, this was worth it. Vick said, ¡°He does look like a nice man. But so-so as a manager¡± andughed. Mason chuckled and drank a punch without any alcohol in it. ¡°By the way, isn¡¯t it better for you to go to another table? If you are with me this much, the rumor mill will get worse.¡± ¡°Are you really gay? The gay men around me are all sticky, but you are-¡° Vick looked at Mason, from head to toe, and said ¡°You look like, you like women with big breasts.¡± ¡°.......¡± Mason drank the punch instead of answering. Vick mumbled aimlessly, ¡°When you saw Melisa, you looked at her boobs first, like a man. Actually, even I couldn¡¯t do like that.¡± Do they call geniuses, a ¡°genius¡± because they can see everything that others can¡¯t? Mason held his breath at Vick¡¯s sharp observation. Vick, who was sipping the champagne, changed the subject like he didn¡¯t care whether Mason was gay or not. ¡°By the way, what¡¯s your rtionship with Raynoah?¡± ¡°Who?¡± Mason asked unconsciously at the name popping out of nowhere. ¡°Not much? What kind of rtionship would I have with Noah?¡± ¡®Ah. Because I flirted with him?¡¯ Mason asked back, and Vick ¡®hmmed¡¯ and closed his mouth. ¡°That¡¯s right. What kind of rtionship would you have with Raynoah? Even if there was, it¡¯s just you following him around.¡± ¡°Well, yes.¡± Mason didn¡¯t have anything to feel bad about and nodded his head. To have a rtionship with Noah as Haley, or even with the actual body of Mason... something felt off-bnce. It wasn¡¯t like he was self-deprecating, but Noah¡¯s side was too high ss and there was no helping it. At Mason¡¯s calm reaction, Vick tilted his head. ¡°Then why did he put you in my movie?¡± ¡°Put me?¡± ¡°Yeah. It was NLC that pushed you for the killer role, in the beginning. I just put you there, even though I didn¡¯t want to, only because the biggest investor said so.¡± ¡®And they were the only investors who were positive and backed me up this time.¡¯ At what Vick said, Mason questioned¨C ¡°Who knows... Did you see Noah¡¯s interview? He said he sympathizes me.¡± ¡°Is that it?¡± Vick sipped the champagne and questioned. ¡°What else can it be?¡± Vick said, ¡°That¡¯s true¡± at Mason¡¯s cid and boring reply, and lifted his head. His stare was fixed at something behind Mason¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Then if it¡¯s not even because of you, why did that mane here?¡± Mason turned around to look at where Vick had been staring. People were chatting and through the banquet hall door, a tall, blond man walked in. The man, who was wearing nothing special, but a ssic ck suit and clean red striped tie, stood out among the rest who were all dressed up nicely. He really was handsome. Mason stared at the beautiful man walking in with a bright smile, Noah, and looked back at Vick. ¡°Because he is the biggest investor? ¨CIsn¡¯t it obvious for him to show up?¡± ¡°There are so many things that Noah is investing in. He¡¯s probably sponsoring countless events. How can he appear in everything? And he doesn¡¯t evene to this kind of events often.¡± Vick said while sipping from a new ss of champagne. Mason nodded, ¡®I see,¡¯ even though he didn¡¯t think that Noah came to specifically see him. ¡°Anyway, isn¡¯t it better for you to stop drinking more champagne?¡± Mason asked Vick, whose face was starting to get red, and behind them another voice interfered, ¡°That¡¯s right, it seems like others seem to have started now.¡± When he turned around, Noah was standing right behind him, smiling. ¡°Originally, the director needs to get wiped out for the party to proceed smoothly.¡± Vick said smiling, and Noah replied, ¡°Indeed. You are even considering the staffs¡¯ feelings¡± and held his hand out. ¡°We couldn¡¯t properly greet each otherst time ¨CI¡¯m Noah Raycarlton.¡± ¡°I was worried you might not make it since you are so busy, I¡¯m grateful. I¡¯m Director Vick. This¨C you know Haley, right?¡± Vick dragged Mason, who was standing farther away and smiled, and Noah turned around to look at Mason while holding Vick¡¯s hand. Mason swallowed the punch he was drinking and looked at Noah. ¡°You¡¯re not drinking today?¡± Noah asked smiling, and Mason felt stares from everywhere and said, ¡°....Thanks to you.¡± It implied that, ¡®because I got drunk and misbehaved with you, I quit drinking,¡¯ and Noahughed quietly. Now the whole attention was focused on Raynoah, who had suddenly appeared in the party, and on Mason, who formed an ufortable rtionship with him. It was no mistaken that their surroundings got quiet. In that ufortable atmosphere, only Vick and Noah had normal expressions. Even Mason could barely manage a calm look. ¡°Ahh. The director is leading like this, but the main character is not drinking. What a waste.¡± Noah told Vick, and Vick nodded his head. Wasn¡¯t the main character of this movie, Chase Miller? Mason just smiled with the flow and kept his mouth closed ¡°If Mr. Raycarlton gives in, won¡¯t everyone appreciate it?¡± The actual main character, Chase, handed Noah a ss of wine with a bright smile. Noah smiled apologetically. ¡°Ah, I have to meet a business partner in this hotel a whileter. Thank you for the offer, but I¡¯m pretty weak at drinking.¡± Noah politely declined Chase¡¯s ss and turned to Vick. ¡°Since this movie is the strangest process of work among other movies I¡¯m investing in, I¡¯m expecting a unique and fun premiere from you.¡± Vick shrugged his shoulders, and Noah smiled with his eyes and continued. ¡°I don¡¯t have that much time left, so I have to leave. I feel bad, just showing up for a short time. I¡¯ll pay for the cost that goes into this party so don¡¯t worry about the cost and just enjoy.¡± Woahhhh! There was a cheering from the staffs and actors who were eavesdropping their conversation. Afterwards Noah smiled at Vick, who had a puzzled look, then turned around and walked into the elevator in the banquet hall that Phil was holding open. Indeed, he set an excellent example for an honorable superior; generously paid for everything and left quickly. ¡°..... He¡¯s too cool and I don¡¯t like it at all.¡± ¡®I don¡¯t like him, that man¡¯. Vick murmured, and Mason stared at Noah¡¯s back and nodded. Noah didn¡¯t look this way and went inside the elevator and disappeared, and Mason felt a little disappointed but forgot about it soon. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today is very long... I didn¡¯t know where to cut. Since it¡¯s just some conversation I just put up the whole thing haha. Crank-in means when the movie started to film for the first time. I don¡¯t know the term in English... I don¡¯t think Americans use it. I looked up if there¡¯s any term, but I couldn¡¯t find it... If you know, please tell me! Chapter 13.2 Soon after Noah left the banquet hall people suddenly started drinking like crazy, either because Noah was going to pay for the banquet or maybe it was usually like this. And not just champagne, extremely expensive drinks started to pour in, and in the end everybody was having drinks such as Royal Salute, Macan and Glenfiddich. People in the movie industry were really scary. Mason thought that when your superior says, ¡®Order anything you guys want,¡¯ it usually meant, ¡®order the cheapest, and eat very little.¡¯ However, here it had the atmosphere of pure festivity and ¡®let¡¯s all drink something that we can never buy with our own money.¡¯ Producer Gloria and even the polite and outgoing Chase were drinking excitedly. Vick, who was sipping one or two champagnes, couldn¡¯t even taste the expensive alcohol and got heavily drunk and walked very unsteadily and ended up falling on a table and spilled the drinks. ¡°......¡± Mason, who was standing on the side, thinking ¡®uh, that looks pretty unsafe....¡¯, ended up smelling strongly of alcohol, even though he didn¡¯t drink Macan or even a ss of champagne. Because Vick fell down pushing the table, all the champagne sses on the table fell on top of him. Mason, who came to the party all dressed up, was now drenched in champagne from chest to waist and red at Vick. But Vick was already not in his right mind. He didn¡¯t even apologize. He was just crawling under the table like he didn¡¯t know if he was a human or a bug. Mason nced at Vick, who was in a ce perfect to get stepped on and ying around with people¡¯s legs, and looked around. He walked over to Producer Gloria, who always took good care of him, and told her, ¡°I don¡¯t think Vick is in his right mind....¡± She put her ss down and looked at Mason. ¡°That guy is always not in his right mind.¡± ¡°....That seems about right, but....¡± Mason looked at her loose eyes, wishing she was just tired, but she said honestly, ¡°Just chuck him away, that guy,¡± and held her ss again. Mason searched the party hall to find a person who he could hand over Vick to, but he couldn¡¯t find anyone. They were all drinking like they were out of their minds except for him. Everybody was drinking like there was no tomorrow, worse than the mercenaries who could actually die any day. Mason stared at them with respect and called for Vick from under the table. He wouldn¡¯te out and so Mason grabbed a handful of his hair and pulled. Vick groaned, ¡°Ughhh...,¡± and was pulled out. Mason made Vick, who was way heavier than him, stand up and supported him and walked to the elevator that Noah rode a while ago. His clothes were slightly wet and the alcohol smell was strong. Dragging Vick for about ten meters drenched him in sweat. ¡°If I knew this would happen, I should¡¯ve drunk too.¡± It would¡¯ve been better if he¡¯d let go of his conscience, but it was toote for regret. He pressed the elevator button and while waiting for the elevator, Vick murmured, ¡°Big hit-.... Big hit..., my big hit....,¡¯ in a moan. Mason seriously thought he wanted to abandon him and leave, but he just sighed. Ding! At the sound of elevator arriving, Mason got hold of Vick and pushed his head up. And froze just like that. He felt his heart drop. Inside the elevator were Aaron and Ashley, standing right there in disguise. Wearing wigs and hats. sses and freckles. Because they¡¯d used exaggerated front teeth, they looked likepletely different people, but Mason knew for sure. It was them. *** ¡°Aren¡¯t you gonna ride?¡± Aaron nced at him and asked. ¡°Ah.... Sorry. Because of our alcohol smell.¡± Unlike his panicked head, his mouth spit out a proper excuse. Mason swallowed his dry throat and fixed Vick and went inside the elevator. He took two steps into the elevator that felt very long and narrow. Mason made Vick lean on one side and rolled his eyes while holding onto him. Aaron and Ashley. As soon as he saw Aaron, very much unlike him, Mason¡¯s brain stopped working as if it had evaporated. His heart rate that had dropped now started to beat very fast. It was a natural reaction when you meet the man that killed you. Mason felt his body tense up, in meeting the two very unexpected people, at a very unexpected ce. It was hard to tell, whether his body was shivering because of fear, or anger. Mason held his breath and controlled his expression. He felt himself automatically school his facial features into indifference, but he couldn¡¯t be sure. Mason lowered his head, such that his eyes were only on Vick, as much as possible. But he felt a stare and raised his head. Ashley was ncing at him. Because of that ¡¯I know you¡¯ stare, Mason panicked for a second, but remembered he was Haley now and a celebrity and smiled brightly. He saw Ashley¡¯s face slightly blush. Aaron looked at her and soon asked Mason. ¡°Should I press it for you?¡± He was talking about the elevator button. They probably thought Mason looked ufortable because of Vick, so they put their hands on the buttons. ¡°Ah. Thank you. Seven...... teen.¡± Mason noticed that the 12th floor button was already pressed. ¡®12th floor? What¡¯s on the 12th floor?¡¯ When he checked the floor diagram chart on the wall, it said suites and VIP business room. Mason tried to figure out what their business was. Ashley and Aaron shouldn¡¯t be out walking around right now. Not sure about Aaron, but especially Ashley. Compared to trying to find the unidentified corpse of Mason, it was natural to conclude that Ashley, who¡¯d just disappeared, was also a target and so, the whole area must be crawling with agents hunting her. ¡®You guys might get caught even in a crappy room eating pizzas, but why are you walking around like this?¡¯ Even if they disguised themselves, the level of disguises were very noticeable to people who knew them. They probably know it themselves, and they looked pretty tense. What was their business in this hotel? There was no way that they were trying to secure a ce to stay. They can¡¯t be in a ce full of CCTV like this. ¡®What are they up to, seriously?¡¯ Mason quickly worked his head. ¡°.....-¡° There was one person who came up in Mason¡¯s mind, but that didn¡¯t make any sense. ¡®9th floor, 10th floor, 11th floor....¡¯, the elevator went up to their floor and Mason, biting his lips, suddenly turned towards Vick, who he was supporting and asked, ¡°What did you say?¡± ¡°All of a sudden, a restroom? No, wait. Don¡¯t act like this, Director.¡± ¡®You can¡¯t do it here!¡¯ Mason desperately shook Vick and shouted, and Vick, who was dozing off, groaned ¡°Ughhh....,¡± and got painfully shaken. As soon as the elevator reached the 12th floor and its doors opened, even before someone could say something, Mason dragged Vick and stepped outside, ahead of Ashley and Aaron, saying, ¡°Ah, not the big one! Don¡¯t you have any social decency and pride as an adult?¡± He pretended that he¡¯d dropped Vick in front of the elevator and put him on the floor. During that time, Aaron and Ashley came out too and went somewhere. ¡®Director, Director!¡¯ Mason quietly called the director and paid attention to their movements. ¡°Are you sure Raynoah is really here?¡± He heard Ashley ask Aaron in a slightly annoyed voice. Mason, who was pretending to p Vick¡¯s cheek, was startled. ¡®Looking for Noah? ¨CWhy?¡¯ Mason looked back at them and at the same time he saw an old man and Noah, walking out from the direction of the lounge. ¡°......¡± Mason looked at Aaron and Ashley again. They didn¡¯t hesitate when they found Noah. Mason saw them walking towards him with slight nervousness and swallowed his dried throat. When in the elevator, he was thinking about why those two came to the hotel and only one person came to his mind. ¡®Noah¡¯. But he¡¯d thought, ¡®This is a hastily drawn conclusion and it could be any of the several people staying in the hotel and so, it can¡¯t be Noah,¡¯ and stopped pondering about it. But those two were indeed approaching Noah. It seemed like Noah was finishing his talk with the old man. He said goodbye and walked to the elevator by himself. Mason¡¯s eyes roamed quickly and noticed that there were no hidden bodyguards today. Even Phil, who was always with Noah, was not there. Mason bit his lips. Ashley and Aaron¡¯s faces and eyes were worse than he thought. You can easily tell that living on the run hadpletely exhausted them. They did it because they were tempted by big money, 50 million dors, at that moment, but now they couldn¡¯t do anything with it. They probably couldn¡¯t even open the safe. Mason remembered how he¡¯d pulled the trigger when thest number of the password wasing out of Alta¡¯s mouth and bit his lips. They, who were getting chased by Zii while not able to do anything and chased to a corner, were now trying to meet Noah. ¡®What should I do? Should I just let it be?¡¯ Mason was caught in a conflict. ¡°-....¡± Mason bit his lips. ¡®Let¡¯s just ignore it. Didn¡¯t I just hear that I was nosy, during ourst meeting? I don¡¯t have to interfere. I¡¯m not even certain that they are actually trying to abduct Noah and take him as hostage, in order to solve their situation or not¡¯. They might actually have some personal business with Noah. Mason ignored his drying lips and tried think hard, and he saw them getting closer to Noah and frowned. His heart was beating heavier than when he¡¯d met Aaron a moment ago. ¡®You don¡¯t even know what¡¯s going on, but you¡¯re trying to interfere, Mason Taylor? Are you out of your mind?¡¯ Mason asked himself, and in that moment Ashley touched the back of her waist, like she was trying to find something. That¡¯s where she always put her gun, and when he realized that, Mason stood up. Mason pulled Vick up, pushed him inside the elevator and pressed any random floor and dispatched him away. He ran as fast as he could. ¡®Fuck, after all the effort I¡¯ve put into protect him.....¡¯ He¡¯d already tasted cold death bearing down from the gun, Aaron¡¯s gun, when he let his guard down in Alta¡¯s bunker. He couldn¡¯t let that happen to Noah. He couldn¡¯t let that child whom he¡¯d released from a dark and painful luggage bag suffer like that. ¡°Excuse me....,¡± When Ashley tried to talk to Noah, Mason snatched Noah and dragged him in a rush. ¡°Haley?¡± Noah asked, surprised, but instead of answering him, Mason looked back. A startled Ashley was standing there as if in a shock, and he made eye contact with Aaron. ¡°Get him.¡± He saw Aaron murmuring and his steps got faster. Ashley shouted something at Aaron, but he ignored her and started to run after Mason. Mason heard Noah getting mad, ¡°Hey, you,¡± but he didn¡¯t listen. He urgently dragged Noah and searched inside his pocket. The room number that Tony gave him was definitely... -Number 1218¡± ¡°-!¡± Mason held his breath at the room number that showed up right in front of his eyes and quickly inserted the card. He opened the door and pushed Noah into the room as if he was kidnapping him and forcefully shut the door. The troubled faces of Ashely and Aaron disappeared right away in front of the door. Mason quickly bolted the door and inhaled deeply. He thought his heart was going to get out. Mason felt cold sweat behind his back and panted. It was very close, and they werergely lucky. If the room number that Tony gave weren¡¯t 1218, they would¡¯ve definitely been caught. Ashley and Aaron, who were properly trained mercenaries, were not the same as the gangsters they metst time. He probably couldn¡¯t have saved Noah from them. Mason breathed fast and listened to the outside noise. Outside it was quiet, but he noticed strange tension was there. ¡®What should I do now...¡¯ Mason was wiping the sweat off from his face and felt a stinging stare behind his back and raised his head and turned around. ¡°.....Ah....¡± Noah, who got dragged in without knowing anything, was staring at him very coldly. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Hahahaha Mason said don¡¯t poop in the elevator to Vick lolololol Chapter 14.1 ¡°Ha....., Haha. Oh my gosh, Liz.¡± Haley¡¯s cousin, Joy, wasughing as if she couldn¡¯t find her words. On the camera screen was the image of Haley, forcefully dragging Noah¡¯s arm into a hotel room. She zoomed in on the picture using her fingers, and Noah¡¯s cold expression was evident. ¡®Should I touch this up a little? Should I make it such that he wears a more perplexed and panicked expression?¡¯ ¡°No. This is already perfect, so I don¡¯t need to touch up and end up in trouble.¡± Joy murmured quietly andughed. At first she thought she wouldn¡¯t acquire anything useful. Haley was neither drinking like his usual self, nor was he flirting with other male actors. He acted like he already knew she had her camera quietly pointed at him. She waited for several hours, but there was nothing to capture. When Raynoah appeared halfway through, she thought she would finally get something, but once again nothing happened. The two talked as if their rtionship wasn¡¯t bad, and Raynoah didn¡¯t seem unpleasant. It seemed more like he was enjoying it. Damn it. Joy cursed andmented at the fact that she was wasting her time. The banquet hall was loud and chaotic, and it looked like Haley was the only sober person. Today didn¡¯t work out. She thought this could keep happening every time and felt exhausted. She put the camera back in her bag and prepared to go home, but was startled and hesitated upon seeing Haley taking Vick over to the elevator. Of course there was a tacky rumor that something was going on between those two, because of Vick¡¯s recent behavior. The rumor went around like this; since Haley was a prodigal gay who flirted with any guy, he sucked the director¡¯s dick in order tond the role. Ten years ago, even when Haley¡¯s parents were alive, there was such a rumor too. Indeed the rumor has spread once again, but it was not as bad as usual. One of the reasons was that, Vick was unquestionably straight and loved his wife very much, but the biggest reason was because he was already famous for creating several big hits. No matter how good you are at fetio, if you could get chosen for the main role simply because you are great in sucking dicks, then why was Melisa suddenly fired? Since she was also pretty well-known for that. Anyway, a picture taken of just throwing the drunken director into a hotel room and exiting would be useless, no matter how misleading the picture was taken. Plus with this many witnesses, the very next day after the picture is publicized, countless number of staffs will testify how drunk the director was and who was the only person that didn¡¯t drink. Refraining from drinking in such a kind of party would only improve Haley¡¯s image. Joy bit her fingernail and hesitated whether she should follow them or not. Joy thought that unless those two kiss in front of the door, the picture would be useless. She moved to look for indemnification, since her whole day¡¯s work was in vain. She already found out the hotel room key number that Tony had given Haley. Room 1218. Joy rode another elevator, next to the one that Haley went up on, and got off on the 13th floor and then went down to 12th floor via the stairs. She looked for a ce to hide near Room 1218. It¡¯ll probably take some time for him to drag the drunken Vick. Joy hid behind a flowerpot and yawned. After she set up the camera, Haley was seen running in the hallway with a scary face. And the person, who was being dragged by him behind his back, was surprisingly not Vick. A man and a woman ran after them and tried to pry open the door, but they couldn¡¯t. Joy just stared at them for a second and thought ¡®they must be another paparazzi¡¯ and turned away. They weren¡¯t carrying a camera and she was the only person who captured this perfect moment. Joy turned off Raynoah¡¯s picture. Dragging this handsome man to a hotel room, you sly bastard. Will he remember this night even after his life gets destroyed? No, maybe Raynoah, who got back to his senses, will walk back out and nothing will happen. But the important thing was that she took a picture of something that worth a lot of money. And it was also the picture that could put Haley¡¯s life in a trashcan. ¡°Haha...., I told you to watch out, didn¡¯t I?¡± She smirked and took out her phone and started to contact some of the reporters she knew. Chapter 14.2 Noah recently had some positive feeling towards Haley. There were some unreasonable and ufortable feelings and some unpleasantness that still existed, but that was only because of his sense of d¨¦j¨¤ vu, not because of Haley. The new Haley was quite eptable, without any ws. He kept receiving reports from Phil that Haley was living a very regted life, which made it hard to believe that he even was the same person as before. Every morning, Haley wakes up early and takes a walk nearby; goes into a decent looking caf¨¦, buys a gossip magazine or a newspaper and reads them diligently, as if he were studying. After going around for two hours like that, he takes two hours of barista lessons in the morning, eats lunch at a decent ce and then goes back to his house to get acting lessons from a teacher he¡¯d hired. He spends his whole afternoon studying and practicing acting. Then he eats dinner and either goes back to take a walk or works out at the fitness center in his house. After that, he watches a movie or studies more and goes to sleep early. He didn¡¯t go to any club or gathering and there was no sign of him drinking or doing drugs. There was also a report about previous Haley¡¯s life: He woke up around four or five in the afternoon, ate fast food that his manager had bought or just starved and drank a can of beer. After that, he nkly watched TV, and if he started to wake up, he washed up and went inside his dressing room, where he would spend one to several hours picking clothes. After he wore the clothes he¡¯d picked and had decorated himself, the time would already have passed 9 PM. Around that time, he would whip out his cocaine and lightly snort it before going out of the house. There were times when he went out after getting calls, but usually he just went out without anything on his mind. Aftering out of the house like that, he went to bars or clubs to y and drink, and sometimes he hooked up with a man and went to his house or a hotel. And again the next day, he would wake up around four or five in the afternoon, throw up the alcohol that he drankst night and start yet another day. Sometimes he met his friends and a woman, presumably his cousin, but he didn¡¯t have anyone useful. It was more like, ¡®trash gathers some more trash¡¯. Noah spent a long time in front of the previous report that made him hateful and annoyed, but then there was the recent one¨C The recent report on Haley and the previous one. He put the report about Mason in between those two after a long thought. Noah had missed themonality of the date and approximate time that Mason went missing with the date that Haley woke up after being pronounced dead for an hour or two. It had been in front of his eyes, but he didn¡¯t connect them. Leaving behindmon sense, it was still impossible. The thought didn¡¯t even make sense. But he couldn¡¯tpletely overlook it. The Haley that Mason knew; Haley and Mason. The only thing inmon between those two had been that date and time and nothing else. Ignoring his busy schedule, Noah stared at those reports for very long, up until Phil worried about his next schedule; then he left those on the table as they were and headed to the Wilshire Grand Hotel. The meeting had originally been at another ce, but he¡¯d changed the location. Even after knowing that the director will make a ¡°Why are you here?¡± expression, Noah still went to the party. He couldn¡¯t understand himself, why he was doing it, but Noah realized something after he saw Haley looking at him with an indifferent expression. He wanted to meet him, the one who had the same stare as Mason. Noah slowly regarded Haley, from top to bottom. If you are a human, with eyes and the ability to think, you can immediately tell how different Haley and Mason were, in detail. Their heights, face, size, clothes and even the shoes were different. Just like Haley and Mason¡¯s reports, there was nothing inmon between Mason that Noah remembered and Haley. But still, Noah thought about Mason while looking at him. He thought his calm expression with a smile, whenever he got slightly panicked, was very simr. He had worn that very same expression, the day they parted ten years ago. Noah thought he was going crazy and decided to leave the banquet hall. He still had some time left before the next schedule, but felt like if he stared at Haley any longer, he might seriously scream something crazy like Haley is actually Mason, He went to the party because he wanted to see him, but turned back because he was afraid his feelings would grow deep. Noah chuckled the whole time during his meeting with the client, thinking it was funny how he acted as if he had fallen in love. Definitely, the emotions he felt towards Haley were not negative. In the elevator and afterwards, when they met the muggers on the street, Haley was nosy, but he did save Noah. Just like Mason. Noah faintly thought, ¡®maybe.¡¯ Maybe-.... And when he came out of the business room and walked to the elevator to meet Phil, who said he would wait for him downstairs, Haley appeared again with a strong scent of cheap champagne and snatched him. He was caught by Haley¡¯s desperate expression and before he could resist him, they were already standing inside a hotel room. Noah breathed heavily and stared at Haley, who was firmly holding the doorknob, with a loss for words. Earlier he had smiled like Mason, holding a ss of red punch as if he didn¡¯t drink alcohol, but not even two hourster, he was sporting a strong smell of alcohol that even gave Noah a headache. Even before he came running into the hotel room, Mason¡¯s clothes were messy, his neck smelled of sweat, and his cheeks were flushed. Noah bit his lips, looking at Haley who was giving off a full on erotic vibe. He thought this kind of man ¡®might be¡¯ Mason. Noah knew he had been thinking nonsense, but it was possible for him to think like that because Haley had changed a lot recently. The man who turned around to meet Noah¡¯s cold stare was ¡®that¡¯ Haley. The very man who had once appeared in front of him with a strong smell of alcohol and acted like, ¡®I only have thoughts about having sex.¡¯ ¡°......¡± Mason received Noah¡¯s cold stare and awkwardly smiled. Mason, who was the master of acting nonchnt whenever he got panicked, couldn¡¯t help but panic at that moment. ¡°I want to hear an exnation about this.¡± His stare was very cold and also his voice. Mason moved his lips, but didn¡¯t know what to say. ¡°Um.... If I say, ¡®I thought somebody was trying to harm you and that¡¯s why I brought you in here....,¡¯ you won¡¯t believe me, right?¡± Hearing what Mason said, the cold eyes of Noah¡¯s eyes got even colder. ¡°Somebody tried to harm me. ¨CWho?¡± Noah asked like he would at least listen, and Mason smiled awkwardly. It¡¯ll be good if he could honestly say it was ¡®Aaron and Ashley,¡¯ but he couldn¡¯t. He couldn¡¯t exin who Aaron and Ashely were to Noah. Mason shut his mouth and smiled perplexedly, and Noah carefully scanned him with his cold eyes. It was like trying to figure out ¡®if this son of a bitch did drugs or drank alcohol.¡¯ ¡®Why isn¡¯t there a perfect excuse for this moment. Indeed, there is no way there is an excuse to convince him for abruptly dragging a person into a hotel room. If there was such a thing, no one will get arrested for raping.¡¯ Mason rolled his eyes and slur the word ¡°That is...,¡± and Noah squinted his eyes. Mason definitely knew how must look to Noah. It hadn¡¯t been long since he became trash to ¡®better trash than I thought.¡¯ Just a few months ago, the man who said he didn¡¯t like him, not only kept meddling with his business, but also suddenly went out of his way and pushed him in a hotel room and couldn¡¯t even give a proper excuse. Mason hesitated, and Noah smiled coldly. ¡°If you don¡¯t have anything to say, I¡¯ll think whatever I want to.¡± Noah said frigidly and after looking at him with hostility walked past Mason standing in front of the door and tried to open it. ¡°Wait, please wait, Mr. Raycarlton.¡± Mason desperately pulled him away from the door and held him. Aaron and Ashely might still be outside. He didn¡¯t hear any footsteps walking away. Noah frostily stared at him as if saying, ¡®why are you holding me¡¯, and Mason sighed. It was not good to sigh at that point, but he couldn¡¯t help himself. ¡°You¡¯re right. I think I¡¯m horny.¡± Mason replied in aplicated tone, and Noah looked at him like, ¡¯Is this son of a bitch joking?¡¯ ¡°I know I made a mistake, but just stay with me. Ten minutes-, no, five minutes is good enough-....¡± Mason carefully paid attention to the sounds outside the door. He definitely heard something move. They were still outside¨C Aaron and Ashely. Mason looked up at Noah, who they were waiting for and Noah hailed him slowly in a tone that was very unpleasant. ¡°Haley. No, Mr. Lusk.¡± Because he felt a little closer to him, Noah had called him Haley, but now he fixed his mistake and smiled. Mason was startled by that bright smile. ¡°The smell of your cheap champagne is disgusting.¡± ¡°Did you do drugs? You definitely did, didn¡¯t you?¡± ¨CHe asked coldly and frowned. His expression showed how unpleasant he felt as it is. ¡°Right now, I am feeling very unpleasant at how I deluded myself, and your very existence is making me sick.¡± Noah¡¯s tone showed that he was seriously sick of him. Mason moved his lips. He wanted to say something, but he didn¡¯t know what. He clearly saw disappointment and grievance in those smiling eyes, but he didn¡¯t know why he wore that expression. What is he expecting from me, no, Haley? Noah scornfully looked at Mason¡¯s unbuttoned shirt and pushed him in front of the door and held the doorknob again. Actually Mason wanted to let him go. He didn¡¯t like Noah¡¯s hatred, and his inexplicable grievance bothered him. But he couldn¡¯t. He clearly knew who was standing outside, so how can he let him go? Mason held his arms and bit his teeth. He turned around holding off his annoyance. Mason¡¯s eye made contact with those beautiful green ones and he swallowed, wetting his dry throat. He wasn¡¯t crying, but the reason why he felt like he was crying was because he had a weakness for this man. He wasn¡¯t sure telling him this would work, but there was no other choice. ¡°Five minutes, no, if you stay with me for ten minutes, I¡¯ll tell you about Mason. So, Mr. Raycarlton....¡± He couldn¡¯t finish saying, ¡®don¡¯t go out for the moment,¡¯ because Noah had kicked him right away in the stomach. Mason rolled away into the room, and Noah held his forehead like his temperature was rising and let out a huge breath. ¡°Ugh-¡° Looking at Mason, rolling away with a moan, Noahughed and put his fingers on the tie knot in order to loosen it. ¡°Ahhh. Fuck, seriously-...¡± He murmured low and took off the jacket he was wearing, dropped it on the floor and walked over to him. Mason covered his stomach and startled, he looked up at Noah, who proceeded to grab his hair, made him stand up and threw him on the bed that was on the side of the room bearing a clean sheet. The mattress dipped as Mason copsed on it. He tried to get up right away, but Noah was faster. With his strong arms he pushed the back of Mason¡¯s head on the bed and called him. ¡°Mr. Lusk.¡± His low voice sounded very dangerous. Mason swallowed his dried throat, even though he couldn¡¯t move an inch, as Noah¡¯s voice slowly inched closer to his neck. His hot breath touched the back of his neck, and soon he heard his cold voice say¨C ¡°Really.... You can¡¯t hold your rut that much?¡± ¡°Ray, ugh-,¡± Noah¡¯s hand shoved past Mason¡¯s armpit and grabbed the slightly ajar shirt cor. Right away he ripped open the shirt. The buttons fell out, and the stitch of the clothes got ripped too, and the shirt was torn open in a mess. Noah¡¯s lips were very close, almost touching Mason¡¯s neck as he whispered, ¡°Okay.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s see the fucking that you are so good at.¡± Chapter 14.3

Monday, September 12, 2016

[BL NOVEL] Kill the Lights (Chapter 14 Part 3)

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang Aaron was speechless when the door shut close right in front of his face. What, was that? ¡°What, was that just now?¡± Ashely who came running behind him chuckled, and Aaron closed his mouth and stared at the door. The closed door obviously did not open again, and they weren¡¯t in a situation where they can just break open the door. They didn¡¯t know how this happened, but the situation was simple. They missed Noah right in front of their eyes. Their one and only hope, to get rid of the safe and save their lives, was snatched away by someone else. ¡°What¡¯s this?!¡± Ashely yelled, and Aaron frowned. He was anxious that something had gone wrong. It was already a close call to vacate their hideout in order to find Noah. It seemed like Noah was very cautious because he was never without his bodyguards. They obviously couldn¡¯t figure out his personal contact information. They found out about this hotel through his business partner¡¯s schedule. They didn¡¯t know when such a chance would ur again, so they had abandoned their hideout in a hurry. Since they ventured out of their hideout, they knew they were in extreme danger, but they thought if things went well with Noah, it would work out in the end. And actually they were right about their choice to talk to Noah, who turned up without his bodyguards, about the deal. A blond man suddenly came out of nowhere, grabbed Noah and dragged him without saying anything. While he was dragging Noah, he looked back and made an eye contact with Aaron. The man looked at him like he knew what they were about to do. Aaron¡¯s heart trembled anxiously, and he chased him by instinct in order to catch him. It was right then, when he got close to stretching out his hand to either catch the guy or Noah, that the blond guy opened a door right after turning a corner. He pushed Noah inside, followed him in and closed the door. When he remembered the two eyes that he met right before the door closed, it gave him a chill. ¡°Don¡¯t you think we have seen him before?¡± Ashely looked at him askance. ¡°What are you saying? That was Haley Lusk.¡± The rag, who even attempted suicide because he liked Noah. Ashley murmured while biting her fingernails, and Aaron blinked his eyes a little bit and stared at the closed door again. Is that so? Am I used to him because he¡¯s a celebrity? Aaron still thought it was a bit weird, but he couldn¡¯t put a finger on it. While the two hovered around a little, just in case Noah would walk out, they got a call from Fred, who was their informant in Zii. [What are you guys doing over there? Team members are gathering there, so get out fast.] [Even if Zii had let you guys off the hook, but still... Tsk!] Fred clicked his tongue in irritation and Aaron and Ashely turned pale and hurried to exit the hotel. They had to make another n to meet Noah, some other day. *** Noah felt a heat climbing up to his face and looked down at Haley, who was lying underneath him, his pale neck. It was trembling and had started to sweat a little. Noah thought, ¡®this man knows very well how to make me extremely mad¡¯. It was as if someone had taught him, ¡®If you did this, Noah will get mad like crazy.¡¯ If he stayed with him for ten minutes, he would talk about Mason? Noah felt like his head would explode, as if it contained explosives. Noah already had a bad headache because he felt annoyed and hatred at himself feeling Haley was like Mason, and because of a feeling of a hostility towards the man. Ten minutes. It was obvious that the ten minutes that a slut like Haley was talking about wasn¡¯t just holding hands and having a friendly chat. If not, he wouldn¡¯t have pushed Noah into this darned hotel room. Ahhh. Noah really hated this cheap man. Noah felt even more aggravated because, for a short while, he felt Haley was pretty okay. Haley knew about Noah¡¯s weakness very well and had used it when Noah got weak. Noah couldn¡¯t let go of Haley¡¯s trashy offer. He would spend not just ten minutes, but ten days even. He would willingly make time, if he could hear a single clue about Mason. Of course, Haley won¡¯t be having the kind of good time that he was expecting. ¡°.....Hm.¡± Noah looked down coldly at Haley¡¯s neck, trembling either due to fear or expectation, and pulled down his navy colored jacket, holding the back of his cor. ¡°Excuse me, please wait, wa,¡± Haley tried to raise his face, but got shoved back onto the sheet again. Noah pulled him up by his shirt cor and slowly lowered his lips to Haley¡¯s sweaty neck. ¡°Heek!¡± he inhaled a breath, and Noah slowly barred his teeth. ¡°-!¡± There was a gruesome sound of skin and muscle meeting the teeth, and Haley¡¯s shoulders frozepletely. Noah smiled cruelly, stuck out his tongue and licked the blood on his lips. Mason bit his lips and tried to hold back the pain, which making him go nk. He felt a warm liquid dripping down his neck. ¡°......¡± He was used to bearing a lot of pain, but probably because this was Haley¡¯s body, it seemed too sensitive to pain, and he felt his whole body tense. ¡°Wai, -ht,¡± Because of a frightening sensation, Mason tried to slip out of Noah¡¯s grip using all his power, but this time it was different from when they had met previously at his house. Back then, Noah had was little off, he even pped Mason hard on his cheeks and shook him a little by holding his cors, but he couldn¡¯t focus on those properly. And there¡¯s nothing to mention about their little episode in the elevator. At that time, Noah couldn¡¯t even pull his strength because he was shivering from a panic attack. However, now, Noah was different. The strong muscles pressing on his shoulders and the back of his neck didn¡¯t allow Haley to raise his arms, even when he used all of his strength. ¡°Well okay.... Yes. I really hate you but,¡± Noah murmured close to his ears with augh. His soft lips were close like they were going to bite. ¡°I am little curious. ¨CHow good can you be.¡± ¡°Remember? What you said the day before you got a heart attack? You said you are good at this?¡± ¨CNoah licked as if he was going to bite the bottom of Mason¡¯s ear and said it. Mason held his breath. He couldn¡¯t imagine how things hade to this. Even though he had said, ¡®I am probably horny,¡¯ or ¡®Stay with me for only ten minutes,¡¯ he didn¡¯t imagine it would turn out to be like this. All he thought that, first he would obviously struggle to say something and spend some time bumbling and then when the sound of movements disappeared outside, he would apologize to Noah and hint at going around with his bodyguards and finally leave. Mason bit his lips and inhaled deeply, when Noah moved to take off his jacket and firmly tie his wrists with his torn shirt. ¡°Wait, I didn¡¯t mean it like this. Mr. Raycarlton, please stop.¡± ¨CHe wanted to blurt out something, but he couldn¡¯t. Noah¡¯s cold hand touched his belly button and went up to his chest. He touched his nipple and soon grabbed it, and there was a sound ofughter. ¡°Ahh.... Right. You were this kind of a rag.¡± Noah murmured, at a loss for words, when he sensed that Mason¡¯s nipples were already erect, even though he didn¡¯t do anything. Mason felt his ears blush and bit his lips. His ripped neck was in pain and he was sweating cold. But the situation of him being underneath Noah and at the receiving end of his caresses made him in panic like crazy. But what made him panic even more was his own reaction to those caresses. ¡®You were this kind of a rag.¡¯ He didn¡¯t have anything to say when Noah sounded like he was sick of him. Mason sweated a lot just from holding on to his highly sensitized body and his moaning whenever Noah¡¯s lips touched his body. ¡°.....Hmph!¡± Mason held his breath. Noah touched his lower body as if he was checking down there was erected too. Noah grabbed Mason¡¯s erected penis with his hand. He felt the hardness even on top of the clothes and sucked Mason¡¯s ear. ¡°Maybe I am fortunate that you are this kind of a man.....¡± He quietly whispered in his ear and made Mason, who flinched, to lie down facing up. Mason blushed at having to suddenly face Noah. ¡°No, um.....¡± He thought he would be looking at a Noah, sporting a cold and contemptuous stare, but Noah¡¯s eyes held an unexpected heat. He looked at Mason¡¯s neck that was turning red and licked his lips that was still stained with Mason¡¯s blood. Mason swallowed and stared at Noah¡¯s red lips as if he was bewitched. Gazing into those heated eyes, Mason remembered a dream that he once had. Buttons and zipper were pulled apart and down went the pants, very fast. His thighs that suddenly met the cold air shivered, and Mason said, ¡°Wa, wait-,¡± to stop Noah, but both of his wrists were tied up with his shirt, and he couldn¡¯t move his two legs well because of his pants that were only half way down. Noah grabbed Mason¡¯s chest using his nails and scratched him. He bit his armpit area. It seemed like Noah enjoyed leaving behind his mark. He had already made several bite marks or hickeys on his body. From armpit to chest, and even nipples have been touched by Noah¡¯s lips, and Mason held his breath and crouched his body. Those pretty and soft lips, and hard and clean teeth, biting and sucking, made his belly button area tense. He wanted to hold his thighs from opening wide, but Noah took off his pants and stood between his legs. His touch slid behind Mason¡¯s knees and he pulled them up and reached out to take off his briefs. Mason¡¯s penis was already erect and was spilling pre-cum and wetting his briefs. ¡°Ugh....¡± Mason wondered if this was all a dream. His dream from before had been scarily real. It had been very vivid; the neck that Noah had sucked and licked in the dream was sore when he woke up. However, these vivid touches and the wetness, the sexual feeling was all the more clear, better than the time when he had the dream, but still, still this might be a dream. This is reality? Mason was dumbfounded. ¡°Heuh, euh,¡± Noah took off his sticky wet briefs and put his finger into Mason¡¯s mouth. ¡°Suck it.¡± (He said it formally) Noah said in a bit deep voice. Mason tried to spit out his finger, but the cold finger just stirred inside his mouth, which was full of saliva and heated up Mason¡¯s tongue. Mason closed his mouth trying to swallow the saliva that was drooling out of his mouth. Noah gaped slightly and smiled like, ¡®of course you would.¡¯ Because his eyes were to erotic, Mason held his breath. Noah took out his wet finger and touched between Mason¡¯s legs. With the liquid on his finger, he rubbed on Mason¡¯s anal. While he was rubbing around the area, his touch found something. Click, Mason flinched at the sound of a nail touching something. Noah also flinched. His eyes rolled down and stared between his legs. ¡°Wa, wait-,¡± Noah pushed Mason down, who was trying to get up and pulled up the back of Mason¡¯s knees. His legs were opened wide. Noah looked at the spot between Mason¡¯s testicles and anus and chuckled. Mason¡¯s face turned bright red. Noah¡¯s expression, which was looking at him, was the same as when he had appeared in his dream. ¡°You slut like.....¡± He murmured, at a loss for words. His fingers grabbed a small diamond piercing that was behind Mason¡¯s testicles. ---------------------------------------------------------------- BTW guys... Koreans have formal and informal ways to talk and other Asian countries. It¡¯spletely different from English way of talking formal and informal. In this conversation, Noah used both formal and informal ways to talk, and Mason used only formal. And OMG sometimes reading this kind of things using formal or informal totally changes the mood. I LOVE IT. I wish you guys can know it too.... P.S. juzme you guessed it right! Congrat! LOL Chapter 14.4

Monday, September 19, 2016

[BL NOVEL] Kill the Lights (Chapter 14 Part 4)

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang ¡°....You seem to like pain quite a lot.¡± Noah licked his dried lips and murmured. Haley¡¯s face turned bright red like it can¡¯t get any redder. It got red down to his chest, and it looked like he was embarrassed. Noah held his breath. Haley, this lustful man, was even more lewd and erotic than Noah had thought. Not bothering to caress, Noah thought of just shoving it in and thrusting until he came, like a Dutch wife. But ncing at Haley¡¯s pale and sweaty neck, he impulsively bit it. After it started to bleed Noah, with a cruel heart, sucked on top of it and ripped the clothes Mason was wearing. He licked Mason¡¯s jaw-line that flinched upon his touch and chewed on Mason¡¯s lips, leaving a red mark on his pale skin, enough to grab attention. When their eyes met, Mason¡¯s face turned bright red. Just like a virgin. Even though he was a rag, who had slept with countless men. He was acting absurdly coy, but his wet and erotic eyes grabbed Noah¡¯s attention. He observed Mason¡¯s white teeth that were chewing on his lips because he didn¡¯t know what to do with his moan and his wet neck that was panting. Noah felt his throat strangely dry up. His eyes got heated and his lips grew parched. ¡°No, it¡¯s not me.......¡± Haley stuttered an excuse, when Noah noticeably grabbed and pulled the diamond piercing near his anus. Noah squinted and scratched a figure eight, round and round the diamond piercing and the anal opening, with his nail. He said, ¡°Oh, I suppose. To pierce into ces like this, obviously somebody else have to do it. How did he do it? Did he put his thing into this lewd hole and pierced it while thrusting?¡± ¡®Oh, no,¡¯ Haley¡¯s expression grew dismayed at the end of Noah¡¯s diatribe and his legs bent double in agony. It seemed like Haley was spending quite a bit of energy to not spread open his thighs. But his body was so lewd that when Noah grabbed his butt, he lost his strength in an instant and his butt trembled. Haley said, ¡°Please stop... yes?¡± like he was about to cry, and Noah quietly clicked his tongue. Noah wasn¡¯t sure if he meant, ¡®please stop doing this¡¯ or ¡®please stop making me desperate and put it in¡¯. Seeing how his legs were trying to close, it was likely to be the former. But seeing also how he moved his lewd lips, he might be trying to make Noah desperate. Noah hooked his nail on the diamond piercing and slightly pulled it and grabbed his testicles. ¡°Euh, sto, Noah....¡± Haley held in his moan and cried out the name in a heated voice. Noah somehow felt his ears burn and swallowed his dried spit. After stroking him a few times, Noah felt Haley ejacte quickly on his hand. Haley¡¯s face creased as if he was going to cry, and Noah stretched out his hand to lightly hold the back of his head. Haley parted his lips slightly that he had been biting, and Noah lightly sucked on his bottom lips. Haley stared at him, with his eyes wide open, as if he was surprised. Noah felt an extreme thirst at that stare. ¡®As expected, he resembles him¡¯. Noah had felt hostile towards the man for thinking they resemble; but when their eyes met, he still thought about Mason. When Noah recalled how Haley resembled Mason, the heat suddenly got to his eyes. Noah sucked hard on Haley¡¯s lips, as if he was going to bite it off and fused their tongues. Noah felt him flinch and hold his breath at the passionate kiss, but he kept on biting and swallowed his saliva. ¡°Hht¡±, Noah licked and swallowed his quiet moan. He murmured on his lips, ¡°....Name, call my name.¡± ¡®My name¡¯, Noah moved his lips while still kissing Haley and gently gnawed on it. He slowly moved his tongue, badgering Haley¡¯s lips. After Noah rubbed his chest with the hand that was soiled with cum, he pulled on his nipples and kissed him. Mason held this breath and closed his eyes. ¡°....ah, Noah....,¡± Noahughed thinly, hearing his name leak through a rough breath. He bit Haley¡¯s neck and licked the blood dripping down the corbone. He bit on the chest, which was so thin that it showed ribs. Then, as Noah licked his belly button, Haley shuddered and held on to him. When he left a dark teeth mark on Haley¡¯s thigh, he shivered and grabbed on to Noah¡¯s shoulders. His testicles were trembling, as if ready to shoot. Noah licked the erotic diamond piercing with his tongue and rubbed his anus, which was already blushing, with his fingers. He tried to slightly slide his finger in. ¡°Wa, wait, Noah, -ht!¡± Haley tried to get up, when he felt something strange inside his anus. Noah slid his finger deep and pressed on the inside of the piercing. ¡°Wait? ¨CShould I not do it?¡± Noah asked, while lustfully pressing on the inside, and Haley¡¯s waist trembled. His eyes moved nervously and his lips shivered. Noah smiled, bending his eyes and took his finger out and licked his lips. He noticed Haley¡¯s eyes open wide, when he unbuckled his pants and whipped out his erect penis. ¡°Wa, wai, wait, um that¡¯s...¡± ¡®That¡¯s too bi...¡¯ ¨CWhen Noah rubbed his penis on the anus, Haley stopped talking and inhaled sharply. Right at the moment when Noah bit on Haley¡¯s neck and started to push his penis into the anal pucker, ¡°TRRR-----!¡± Inside the hotel room, which until now had been filled with sticky sounds, a bell rang. The ringtone brought Mason back to his senses. Startled, Mason tried to push Noah with his shoulders. ¡®What was I doing?¡¯ ¡°Answer the pho...¡± Mason couldn¡¯t finish the sentence and drew in a sharp breath. Because Noah, who he thought would definitely back out, had started to forcefully push the tip of his big penis inside him. A pain, sharper than when Noah had chewed on his shoulder, shot through Mason¡¯s waist. ¡°St...., Sto...¡± Mason bit his lips. ¡°TRRR--!¡± the phone rang like crazy. Mason was drenched with cold sweat in an instant and pushed Noah away. Because of the phone¡¯s insistent ringing, Noah nced at his jacket that was tossed on the floor. ¡°-....¡± Mason was panting and stared at Noah. He tensed, thinking Noah might ignore the phone or the caller might hang up. Noah slowly gazed at Mason¡¯s tensed cheeks and eyes and soon stood up. ¡°Heet....¡± Mason moved his waist and moaned at the feeling of a heavy object being pulled out of him. Noah quietly clicked his tongue, bent down and took out his phone, which was inside the inner pocket of his jacket. Mason noticed Noah picking up the phone and hastily stood up. Noah hadn¡¯t even thrust his thing all the way inside, but Mason already felt like his bottom was going to fall out. His legs were shaking and, because his hands were tied behind his back, he took some time to take it off, but he was still fast. Mason pulled on his underwear and hastily wore his pants that were inside out. He roughly shrugged on his shirt, whose buttons had all fallen out. He picked up the crinkly jacket and slid on his shoes, which were lying far apart from each other. He nced at Noah, who was talking about something on his phone with a rxed face after having intercourse. ¡®What did I just do with him....?¡¯ Mason felt his ears blush and grabbed the doorknob. He wanted to get home fast, take a hot shower and forget about everything. ¡®Why didn¡¯t I get drunk today?¡¯ He regretted it deeply and opened the door. At that moment, another hand wrapped on his fingers that were grabbing the doorknob and closed the door shut. Mason raised his head when a shadow approached him suddenly. Noah was standing there holding his phone. ¡°You are running away like a rat?¡± ¡°-You seemed busy.¡± Mason said, avoiding his eyes. Noah put one hand on the wall and moved like encaging him. ¡°It is now more than ten minutes after we got into this room. ¨CSo, didn¡¯t you say you were going to talk about Mason?¡± Mason moaned, recalling the story that he had totally forgotten and leaned tightly on the door. ¡°You said he was alivest time. Then why don¡¯t you talk about where and what is he doing now?¡± ¡°No, that¡¯s a bit¨C ...¡± ¡®What was I thinking when I bbered that excuse?¡¯ Mason groaned to himself and stared at Noah. ¡°It¡¯s hard to tell you where he lives. He is managing so-so, but his life is way happier than before.¡± ¡®...Of course, he¡¯s still faced with trouble sometimes¡¯ ¨CMason said, while holding the shirt cor close to his throbbing neck. Noah squinted his eyes and stared at him. This probably won¡¯t do... Noah wasn¡¯t an idiot. There¡¯s no way he will say, ¡®Ah, is that so,¡¯ and move on after hearing that. But Noah, who looked like he was going to throw cold vitriol, didn¡¯t say anything for a while. There wasn¡¯t even a, ¡®Is that it?¡¯ or ¡®Are you joking?¡¯ Noah was staring at him with a thinly veiled re, and after a while Mason moved his lips, feelingpelled. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. Um, that side is living a new life, so.....¡± After Mason apologized, ¡°....You don¡¯t even have a thing to say, but you were just bluffing,¡± Noahughed lowly. ¡°A new life-¡° He murmured questioningly, and Mason scratched his cheek, saying ¡°If you are looking for Mason, it¡¯s better you stop. Probably.... You won¡¯t be able to find him.¡± ¡°.... I won¡¯t be able to find him, is that what you¡¯re saying?¡± Mason raised his head at the low, threatening voice. Noah was staring at him with a strange look. Mason stared at his red lips and answered, ¡°Probably.¡± Noah smiled lightly. ¡°Never mind about other things, but let¡¯s make sure of one thing. ....Is he, really alive?¡± Mason looked at him and nodded lightly. ¡°Good.¡± He let go of the hand that was leaning on the door. Mason stared at Noah, who was now retreating. He straightened his clothes and opened the door. Mason, who was about to get out right away, suddenly looked back. Noah was still looking at him. Mason called, ¡°Excuse me.¡± ¡°By the way..... Why are you looking for Mason?¡± Last time, he had asked something simr in the elevator, but Noah didn¡¯t answer. He was just panicking and crying. Hearing the question, Noah looked quietly at Mason for a while. ¡°Ask him directly. Since you can contact him, you can just directly ask him what our rtionship was, right?¡± He smiled and Mason swallowed. ¡®It¡¯s because I don¡¯t know why that I¡¯m asking you,¡¯ he thought. Mason simply nodded his head. He felt like he¡¯ll never know why Noah was looking for him. ¡°Right. When you get back, please try calling your secretary and bodyguards.¡± ¡°It¡¯s a dangerous world these days.¡± Mason added one more time, bowing to him. He closed the door and left. ¡°.....¡± nk. The door got locked. Noah stared at the door for a long time after Haley had left. He brought the phone that he was holding back to his ear and asked. ¡°The thing you said earlier, tell me one more time, Phil.¡± [....Are you okay?] Phil asked carefully, and Noah said, ¡°Ahhh.¡± He answered briefly and sat on the bed that smelled sticky. [That is...., Aaron Green and Ashely Sui were witnessed near the Wilshire Grand Hotel.] Phil voice didn¡¯t sound well. Aaron Green and Ashely Sui. Ashely was the female team member that was known to have disappeared with Mason, and Aaron Green was the man known as the owner of the corpse, which was found in the bunker. Noah nced at the hotel door once again, through which Haley had left and asked. ¡°What does that mean?¡± He knew it, but still asked. Phil swallowed and continued as if murmuring to himself. [....Aaron Green, who was believed to be dead, is actually alive; therefore, the male corpse, which was found in Alta¡¯s bunker would be...., it¡¯s presumed to be Mason Taylor.] ¨CMason Taylor was confirmed to be dead. Phil said, heaving a slightly rough breath, as if every single word was hard to pronounce. ¡°....Okay.¡± Noah nodded his head slightly and answered. [Are you okay?] Hearing Phil¡¯s voice full of worry, Noah said, ¡°Mm....,¡± andughed deeply. ¡°Who knows ... For now.¡± Noah closed his mouth after saying ¡®for now.¡¯ Phil learnt that Noah was in the hotel room; he said he¡¯ll pick him up and hung up. Noah threw the phone on the side, after he hung up and stared at the door once again, where Haley had disappeared. ¡®Probably...., you won¡¯t be able to find him.¡¯ ¡®Probably¡¯. ¨CNoah thought about what Haley had said and chuckled. ¡°What do you mean probably? ...I¡¯ve almost caught up.¡± ¡®You arecent, too.¡¯ Noah murmured quietly. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hehe they didn¡¯t go all the way.... right? Chapter 15.1

Kill the Lights (Chapter 15 Part 1)

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang ¡°Huh? No, they were doing it in front of me like they wanted me to see it.¡± Joy exined the situation again to her uncle, Jason, who didn¡¯t believe her and had asked, ¡®How can that be?¡¯ ¡°There was also a couple who tried to take a picture of the same thing. But they seemed like rookies, they couldn¡¯t get a proper picture just hovering around the door.¡± Joyughed at them for a long time. [So? Where are you gonna sell them again?] ¡°I¡¯m still bargaining. I¡¯ve asked the Sunday and the INSIDER, if they wanted to buy them exclusively, and they all had positive responses. There¡¯s only adjusting the price left.¡± Joy said in a triumphant voice. Of course, this is how it should be. The pictures that she took were worthy. They were of the kind that any newspaper will desire. People wanted to see the Hollywood child actor, who shined, fall. They might think that they are better, but articles about the Hollywood child actor escaping from a rehab had sold more copies; much more than the article about the same Hollywood child actor going to the rehab. This article would definitely be a big hit. The other party concerned was Noah Raycarlton, who had publically shown him mercy. And exploiting it, Haley was trying to make aeback. If the article gets released, people will attack Haley as if he were a trash, without any pity. Jason, Anna, and others were all excited, waiting for the article¡¯s release. Joyplimented herself for not leaving there at that moment and snickered. ¡°Ah, I¡¯m getting a call. The Sunday is calling first.¡± She checked her phone and put Jason on a hold. ¡°Hello. Did you think of a price?¡± Joy asked in an arrogant tone, and the other person said, [Ah, that is...] [I don¡¯t think our side can buy those pictures.] ¡°Huh?¡± Joy was expecting to hear 100 thousand or 200 thousand dors, but she was taken aback by the unexpected reply. ¡°What did you say?¡± [I¡¯m sorry. That is, I think you should look for another newspaper.] The Sunday¡¯s female reporter, who always gave her a good price, replied in a slightly perplexed and urgent tone. And before Joy could say anything else, she hung up. ¡°Hah?¡± Joy frowned and stared at the phone. ¡°Wha, what is this? Do they think I don¡¯t have options other than them?¡± Joy was full of annoyance, when the phone rang again. This time it was the INSIDER. ¡°Ah, reporter? Did you think of a price?¡± Joy asked in a slightly gentler tone this time. [Price? No. I called to tell you that we¡¯re not gonna buy them.] ¡°What are you saying? You¡¯re not gonna buy these pictures?¡± You are not gonna buy this incredible article, which is gonna sell all your magazines in two hours? The article is about Raynoah, whom people like and Haley¡¯s downfall. You think they are not gonna buy that? [Joy. You should get a hold of yourself. Stop thinking about sucking all the juice out of your younger cousin who had paid for your living expenses and a Ferrari. Don¡¯t you think Haley is pitiful?] ¡°Wha, what did you say?¡± Joy asked, at a loss for words. What did he say? When she called an hour ago the same reporter had said, ¡®Wow, Haley? Ah that trash.... He doesn¡¯t change.¡¯ But suddenly he has taken on a preaching tone? Joy could feel her blood pressure going up. [Anyway don¡¯t live like that.] After saying so, the reporter hung up on her. Joy held the phone and stood there, with her face all red for a while. ¡®What¡¯s happening?¡¯ Joy bit her lips at the situation¡¯s absurdity, at the turn of the tide. [How much are they paying? A 100 thousand? 120 thousand? ...Don¡¯t tell me, 200 thousand?] When she answered Jason, who was on hold, he asked excitedly. ¡°No. Neither Sunday nor INSIDER are willing to buy the pictures! How could they....?¡± [What?] Jason asked in disbelief, and Joy scratched her head. ¡°Why? Haley did such a crazy thing... and the other party was Raynoah!¡± ¡¯You know it, right? Everyone¡¯s dying to know that man¡¯s private life.¡¯ ¨CJoy¡¯s voice was rough. Jason replied, [Does that make any sense? Did you call it too high?], he started to me Joy, but she wasn¡¯t at fault. ¡°I couldn¡¯t even mention the asking price. They all said that they were not gonna buy it, right after I answered their calls.¡± [What? Does that make any sense?] ¡°The chief reporter of the INSIDER even told me to not to live like this.¡± Joy murmured as if she couldn¡¯t believe it, and Jason screamed, [Not buying the ¡®Uncovering of Raynoah¡¯s private life¡¯, are they all crazy?] ¡°Yes, it is Raynoah....., Could it be that... perhaps his side had blocked it?¡± Joy flinched and murmured. Jason asked again, [Does that make any sense?], but Joy rolled her eyes. If she thought about it, everyone in the world was curious about Raynoah¡¯s private life. What he eats, whom he meets and what kind of sexual preference does he have; they are all focused on his every movement. If there were a magazine about his sexual preference, even she would buy it. Hollywood would buy and sell anything, even if it is the hair from a star that screamed, ¡°I¡¯m really going crazy!¡± and chopped it off. Raynoah was not a celebrity, but he was someone who had more poprity than a celebrity and obviously articles about him must¡¯ve poured out every day. Yet, the only news about Raynoah was about his public appearances or about what happened in the presence of other people. Joy knew how shitty the paparazzi were. They were crazy bastards, who in order to take one picture could jump in front of a car everyday. But why didn¡¯t those bastards take pictures of Raynoah? ¡°Hah....?¡± Joy frowned. Perhaps, but it doesn¡¯t even make.... There¡¯s nothing in the world that can block a paparazzi bastard¡¯s mouth. If there is, why couldn¡¯t Princess Diana stop her car in the freeway? [Joy?] ¡°...Does this make sense?¡± But rather than being upset that the Sunday and the INSIDER had rejected her incredible pictures, Joy was more shocked about how she has never seen a single paparazzi picture of Noah. How can that be? Noah wasn¡¯t even a Buddhist monk. There was no way that he never met anyone of his age. No, even if he wasn¡¯t seeing anyone, it was normal to have at least an embarrassing article titled ¡®Why isn¡¯t Noah seeing anyone?¡¯ ¨CBecause, the public wanted to know such things! [Did you contact any other newspaper? Should I try? Probably because you called the price too....?] Joy, annoyed, hung up on Jason who still couldn¡¯t get this incredible fact and talked about useless things. She gnawed on her fingernails. She checked the picture of Haley and Noah that she had saved in her phone. She thought it was going to be a big hit, but she was at a situation where she won¡¯t be able to make a single penny. No, rather than the money, I thought I could totally bury Haley, and in front of that indifferent face, I thought I could say, ¡®I told you to watch out, didn¡¯t I?¡¯ and smile arrogantly.... Joy gnawed on her lips and rolled her eyes. She couldn¡¯t ept defeat like this. She didn¡¯t want to. She had taken this incredible picture and yet couldn¡¯t buy Haley. Himself was a rag, but he¡¯d looked at her, who asked for living expenses, like a bug. She wanted to tell Haley that if he didn¡¯t pay for her living expenses, it¡¯ll always be like this; that he¡¯ll be hated by the world that he is a crazy son of a bitch who not only flirted with Raynoah, but also dragged him into a hotel room. She gnawed on her lips and touched her phone. Exactly it was that moment, -Ding dong. Ding dong, Ding dong. Someone was there to meet her at her apartment. Joy frowned and checked the clock. 11:00 PM. It wasn¡¯t the time for a casual visit. ¡°Who is it?¡± Joy asked, a bit nervously. Could it be Haley? Last month, when she went toin about the demand note, Haley had looked a little insane. With ring eyes, he¡¯d pointed a gun at her and smiled dirtily. That scary face with which he said, ¡°if you are going to ruin my life, you should hire a bodyguard first¡±, had appeared several times in her dreams and made her shiver. It seriously isn¡¯t Haley, right? She felt nervous and slightly opened the door. A very tall man appeared through the gap. ¡°I am sorry for thiste hour. I¡¯m Phil Hepson.¡± He handed her his business card through the gap. On one side of the neat and luxurious card was written, ¡®Raycarlton¡¯ in an elegant cursive. When she flipped the card, she saw his name, ¡®Personal Secretary, Phil Hepson¡¯. ¡°I am Mr. Noah Raycarlton¡¯s personal secretary. I came here to talk about the picture you were going to sell to the Sunday and the INSIDER.¡± Joy swallowed her dried throat. She unlocked the chain and opened the door. It was indeed that famous secretary, who always was standing behind Raynoah. He hade to talk about the picture? ¡°Come in.¡± Joy gave him her permission, and he bowed his head and entered. Joy made him sit on a sofa and asked. ¡°You came here to buy the picture? How much is he thinking?¡± Joy asked, hiding her excitement. She thought she couldn¡¯t touch any money because the newspapers weren¡¯t buying at all, but if Raycarlton¡¯s side was interested, she thought may be she could get some more. Of course, if that happens she cannot bury Haley, but she can take his picture again. That side will spill a lot again. ¡°We don¡¯t negotiate. What we offer is, for recovering the data, we will not do anything to you.¡± However Phil said something different from what Joy had expected. ¡°What are you saying? Recovering?¡± Will not do anything? Joy was at a loss after hearing Phil¡¯s cold words. ¡°Yes, Ms. Joy nk. You will not be able to sell that picture to any newspapers. No newspaper will buy, sell, or even mention Raycarlton¡¯s private life.¡± ¡°That is the rule¡±. Phil said calmly and took out a document. ¡°You guys are controlling the media? You guys are doing such a thing?¡± ¡°Yes. But only about his private life.¡± He was saying as they could do more, but they weren¡¯t. Joy crooked her lips and stared at him. Phil pushed the document forward, which he had pulled out earlier. ¡°This is the price for handing over all the data and remaining silent.¡± ¡¯The price for handing over all the data and remaining silent: No harm will be done to Joy nk.¡¯ That was the only sentence on the document. Joy trembled and stared at him. ¡°Are you saying that you will take the data without any profit for me? Don¡¯t tter yourself, this is my picture!¡± ¡°Ms. nk.¡± Phil nced at the watch on his wrist and said, ¡°I did note here to negotiate. I came here to threaten you.¡± His eyes were honest. Joy looked at him for a while; frowned and then stepped back. ¡°Hah-... Haha!¡± ¡°I can¡¯t even say a word....¡± ¨CJoy murmured. She fumbled and grabbed the phone, which she had kept next to theputer desk. ¡°You guys are that amazing....¡± Phil eyebrows slightly creased. Phil stood up and watched herugh like a crazy bitch, holding her phone. He tried to stop her, but her palely smiling was faster. She leaned on the desk as if going to sit and showed her phone¡¯s ¡®sent list¡¯ to Phil. ¡°These days, my rtives are pretty mad at Haley. Since I can¡¯t sell it to a newspaper, it¡¯s probably okay to watch and enjoy among ourselves, isn¡¯t it? This is my private life.¡± On her list of sent messages were the phone numbers of around seven people, who recently couldn¡¯t get their usual living expenses from Haley. Especially Anna¡¯s, who got arrested for acting violently, was on the very top of the list. Phil frowned. Joyughed at his slightly perplexed stare. ¡°These two people disgustingly like to write about their own private lives on the Inte.¡± ¡°Ms. nk.¡± ¡°Oh my. Sandra has already left a Twitter post.¡± Joy shouted excitedly after checking out her phone. One, two... the post was already spreading. ¡°Give up. Even if you have the power to block all the media in the world, it will be useless. Even the God cannot stop this.¡± Through her messages and through SNS, 22 people already had re-posted the picture on their ount. Joy definitely knew the picture would spread in a blink of the eye to the people all over the world. At Phil¡¯s indifferent expression, Joy snapped her phone shut. ¡°And isn¡¯t this not bad for Raynoah? He¡¯s probably annoyed at Haley.¡± Using this chance, he might be able topletely shake off Haley. She crooked her lips and smiled. Phil took out his cellphone and called someone. ¡°Yes. No. Yes. ¨COkay, I got it¡±. Phil talked on his phone, received some orders, and eventually hung up. He then stared at Joy, ¡°You were right, Ms. nk.¡± Phil agreed with her. The SNS (Social Networking System)- where hundreds and thousands of people could watch in instance, even Noah cannot control it. Sometimes he might have ended up doing things that even God couldn¡¯t do, but still this was impossible. ¡°But you better keep this in mind. The God cannot stop your life from getting destroyed also.¡± ¡°So, there¡¯s no need to pray hard." He put the paper inside his bag and stood up. ¡°You, and the rtives who got your message, everyone will lose a lot for the price of a short chat. It could¡¯ve been better, if you knew the reason why the media was keeping silent. It wasn¡¯t because they loved Noah, but because they are afraid of him.¡± ¡°What-...¡± ¡°If you think you don¡¯t have anything to lose, you will find out soon; that how much you had.¡± Friends, family, wealth, and of course such as social status, pride,passion, from all kinds of humane hearts to humanity ¨C even the most basic awareness of being human. In the end, they will lose everything. Including their will to live. ...Phil, for the first time, smiled slowly at Joy, who was frozen. It was with derision towards someone, who picked the worst of all choices that a person could choose. Chapter 15.2

Monday, October 3, 2016

[BL NOVEL] Kill the Lights (Chapter 15 Part 2)

Kill the Lights by Jangryan Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang Mason knew this was a dream. Clearly, dreams and reality were different. It was because, no matter how many times he told himself, ¡®this feels so real,¡¯ in his dreams, the reality was far more rming. The actual sensation of Noah stroking his waist with his cold, hard fingers, and sucking his nipples with his soft, pretty lips.... When Mason had experienced those things for real, just imagining them made him tremble. It was so amazing that his brain was seriously turning into a mush. But it wasn¡¯t that he couldn¡¯t distinguish between a dream and reality; the reality was indeed way more amazing. But Mason couldn¡¯t stop biting his lips. ¡®Uh-...Ugh,¡¯ A small moan slipped through his lips, embarrassingly like a woman¡¯s. Even when he bit his lips and covered his mouth, the moaning sound escaped. It was because of Noah; he had pushed his fingers into Mason¡¯s anus and kept pressing the inside. Noah pressed on the inside where he could feel the piercing with his finger, and every time, the throbbing sensation made him shudder. Mason¡¯s penis was already standing up. Lying between his wide opened legs, Noah sometimes licked the area surrounding the anus, and Mason would shiver and grab onto his hair. The feeling of soft blond hair on his hand made him remember the time when he had actually touched it. That innocent moment started to get stained with lust. The movement of the fingers wrapped around Noah¡¯s hair wasn¡¯t kind or gentle, it was the movements of a man unable to reign in his desires. ¡®Uh, no, ah-, ah....,¡¯ The fingers that were making his insides wider, increased from one to two, and now there were four inside him. He, who had put two handful of fingers into him to widen his inside, now grabbed Mason¡¯s penis, which was already ejacting. ¡®You don¡¯t have patience.¡¯ He pressed the penis as if to stop the ejaction, and the movement made Mason cum without leaving any drop. Noah frowned and smiled prettily. It was a pretty face. His hair was wet with sweat, and his cheeks were a little red. His stare was filled with a glimmering heat, and his eyes were erotically red. His wet and soft looking lips were a little more swollen than usual. Ordinarily Noah had a pretty face, but the Noah during sex was unquestionably pretty and erotic. Mason felt his face blush and bit his lips, and Noah made him lie on the bed. He then unbuckled his pants and took out the penis from his briefs. ¡®No, no wait....,¡¯ Mason stood up even though he was all prepared to do it. This part was different from the sticky and promiscuous sex he had in his dream before. It was a part newly reflected from the reality, so it was very troublesome. Noah¡¯s beautiful face and nice body, and that dangerous looking penis did not go away. ¡®No, this wouldn¡¯t do. I don¡¯t like this¡¯. Mason murmured and stepped back, but Noah grabbed Mason¡¯s two ankles and pulled him back. And pushed his penis into Mason¡¯s wide opened inside. ¡®Hah....,¡¯ He opened his pretty lips and breathed out. Mason held his breath and held onto his arm. His big penis was heavily pushing inside. ¡®Everything will go inside right now, so stop tightening, huh?¡¯ He sucked his ear and erotically whispered. Mason trembled and moaned. He wanted to shake his head and say, ¡®No, please take it out,¡¯ but only a heated moan escaped his lips. Even he thought it sounded like he was begging for it. ¡®Ah, uhht, eung,¡¯ ¡®Fuck, so erotic....¡¯ Noah rubbed Mason¡¯s penis that was already standing high, even though he¡¯d only slid half inside, and murmured. Mason was holding onto his shoulders now and bit his lips because he didn¡¯t know what he wanted to do. On the other side of wanting to stop, he had a shallow thought of how this was a dream anyway. And while Mason was wavering, Noah opened Mason¡¯s legs wider and slid inside deeply. Continuously, it was continuously entering him. When his hard penis entered himpletely and when Noah¡¯s pubic hair and testicles were touching his butt, Mason¡¯s whole body was drenched in sweat and his erect penis was already spilling out semen. ¡®Heuh, uehh, uet...,¡¯ Mason trembled at the feeling through his waist and hugged Noah¡¯s back. Noah slowly thrust his hip. With a lewd sound, Mason tightly closed his eyes. Because he felt like he was going to fall, just like that. Noah bit his lips and moved his hip, and Mason panted, crying or moaning, and held onto him. ¡°Ahh, ah, heut, heut...¡± He heard a lowugh along with his moans. ¡®Do you like it that much, this?¡¯ ¡®Is this cock that tasty, Mason?¡¯ ¨C He asked in aughing voice. Mason widely opened his eyes at the mention of his name and stared at Noah. Those green eyes were sparkling and staring back at him, as if in amazement. ¡°......¡± Mason was sitting on the bed with a nk face. Outside the window, the birds were chirping. It was morning. ¡°.....¡± With a nk face, he nced at his not wet, but drenched lower body. He swept his face with his hand, unable to distinguish whether he hated the reality more or the dream. Already he has had two wet dreams about Noah. ¡®Why does it have to be that guy?¡¯ Mason murmured and soon told himself, ¡®No, it can happen.¡¯ Last night, Noah was really lewd. He wondered what Noah¡¯s been doing, for his skillful caresses and kisses has made, even if his body wasn¡¯t Haley¡¯s, a normal, straight dude to tremble. And imagining that beautiful face on the bed, already felt like cheating, whether straight or not. ¡°.....¡± Mason, who tried the ¡®it¡¯s not my fault¡¯ excuse, soon asked himself ¡®but why Noah?¡¯ He closed his mouth and looked down at his lower body. He thought he would be awake when he does it once after a wet dream, but this, this was seriously... For a while, Mason spaced out and wondered about human desires, the body and soul. He didn¡¯t even know what he was thinking about. He slowly stood up. He already had no time to soak the bed sheet in water before Tony arrived. Today was the first day of filming of the movie ¡®Real.¡¯ *** ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Phil apologized bowing his head. ¡°Twitter, right? These days they use these.¡± Noah quietly murmured and skimmed through a bunch of morning newspapers and web articles on his desk. The released pictures were 5 in total. They had been taken continuously. The pictures were of Haley grabbing his hand and urgently opening the hotel room door, pushing him in, and then him going in and closing the door. There was a picture of them zoomed in and erged. The headlines underneath were all criticizing with exmation marks. [Haley¡¯s done it again!] [Haley Lusk should apologize to Noah!] [Became the worst bitch. How could he?] [Seriously, uncontroble! Will he drop out of the movie ¡®Real¡¯ that he partied yesterday?] Noahughed lowly at the provocative headlines about Haley. Too scared to blow it up because it concerned Noah¡¯s private life, but sensible enough not to ignore an explicit picture on Twitter. So it seemed like everyone were pointing their arrow towards Haley and wrote their articles. ¡°I¡¯m slightly disappointed. You couldn¡¯t block even this much?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Instead of making an excuse, Phil bowed his head more deeply, and Noah sat in front of the desk and bobbed his finger. ¡°No, well. It might turn out to be good...¡± Noah murmured quietly, and Phil raised his head up hearing what he said. ¡°Hm. How¡¯s our schedules today?¡± Noah asked as he pushed the newspapers to one side and grabbed the schedule nner underneath. His question was not about what kind of work was scheduled in the foreseeable future. Since he always handled his entire schedule businesslike, he never asked about it. What he meant was, if he could shake off that day¡¯s work. ¡°You don¡¯t have anything especially important today.¡± ¡°-Really? Then cancel everything until today evening.¡± Phil thought Noah would just ask to cancel the schedule for two hours or so, nevertheless he nodded at his request to cancel the whole thing and asked ¡°Where are you nning to go?¡± Hearing Phil¡¯s question, Noah smiled brightly as if he was expecting it. ¡°Going to collect a butterfly?¡± ¡°..-Pardon?¡± ¡®Come again?¡¯ Phil thought he¡¯d heard it wrong, so he repeated the question. But Noah simply put down the nner and said, ¡°It¡¯s a metaphor.¡± ¡°First I¡¯m thinking of holding him next to me and talk.¡± ¡®It¡¯s okay to do the final confirmation slowly¡¯. ¨CHe said something more nonsensical and smiled brightly. Phil, who had announced the death of Mason yesterday, stared at the Noah now, who looked strangely in a peppier condition. Suspicious... He thought Noah would have worn a strange smile and possessed a vibe as if it won¡¯t be weird if he died that day. But today Noah didn¡¯t look very different from usual. No, he looked better than usual. Noah, who nced at the picture of Haley again, turned his chair and stared outside the window and said in a leisurely tone. ¡°Oh, it seems like today¡¯s weather will be good. Should we set a yacht afloat?¡± Chapter 15.3

Thursday, October 6, 2016

[BL NOVEL] Kill the Lights (Chapter 15 Part 3)

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang ¡°Haaaaaah-....¡± After Mason let out a long yawn, blinking at a heavily trafficked road, Tony asked, ¡°Did you drink a lot yesterday?¡± Mason scratched his cheek. ¡°If only I had consumed the alcohol...¡± If they behaved like that under the influence of alcohol, it would have been fine. But what happened was, both sides werepletely sober and so it was more ufortable. Well, on one hand he tried to convince himself, ¡®it can happen, it¡¯s only human¡¯. But whatever he told himself, it felt like he would only think ofst night if he saw Noah¡¯s face again. ¡°No, we might not see each other again.¡± Well, they don¡¯t have to worry about meeting each other in their rtionship. Hearing him murmur Tony asked, ¡°What? See what?¡± and Mason shook his head. ¡°It¡¯s nothing. ¨CAh, but aren¡¯t wete?¡± ¡®I heard the filming starts at 9:00 AM¡¯. ¨CMason asked staring at the clock, which already showed 8:52 AM and Tony replied while looking at the heavily trafficked road. ¡°I think we¡¯ll be a few minuteste... I don¡¯t know if anyone would arrive at 9 AM sharp. Didn¡¯t they all get drunkst night?¡± ¡®Did the director even wake up?¡¯ Tony asked suspiciously, and Mason was now worried about whether Vick got back home safest night. Since he was not a pretty girl, nothing would have happened if he fell asleep outside. But yesterday, he had shoved him into the elevator just to save Noah and pressed whatever floor button and had sent him away. ¡®Oh well, an investor is more important than the director, you know¡¯. Mason murmured an excuse to himself and as if on perfect timing, Mason¡¯s phone beeped. It was Vick, one of the not so many people saved in his cellphone that Tony had bought himst week. [Where is this ce?] Mason typed a reply [How should I know?]. Beep, beep. The reply came soon. [You threw me away yesterday, didn¡¯t you?] [I think you were dreaming]. At Mason¡¯s insincere reply, the other side went quiet for a while. But another reply arrived [I dreamt about you pping my cheek saying that I can¡¯t pee here.] ¡°-....¡± Mason kept his mouth closed for a short while and stared at that message. He then turned off the phone screen and put it inside his pocket. More beeps came from his pocket indicating a new message, but he pretended not to hear it. ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Did something happen?¡± ¡°....It¡¯s nothing. There is something that might get me fired from the movie.¡± No way are they going to fire him just for that, but since he didn¡¯t know for sure, he told Tony and Tony trembled, ¡°What?¡± ¡°Did you cause any trouble?¡± ¡°It really is nothing. You don¡¯t call it a trouble for throwing the director into an elevator, do you?¡± ¡®What did they consider it around here?¡¯ Mason mumbled, wondering about the Hollywood life that he had not been privy to. Tony asked in a surprised voice, ¡°You threw the director into the elevator? Vick?¡± ¡°How... Why did you do that, Liz?¡± ¡°.... That... He was trying to pee in public.¡± Mason replied briefly. Tony said, ¡°Uht...,¡± and closed his mouth. His face was like, ¡®Really? Then you can¡¯t do much about it,¡¯ but then he said, ¡°Still...¡± and clicked his tongue. Around 9:20 AM, after passing through the heavily trafficked roads, they finally glimpsed at the entrance to the movie set. ¡°....Uh? Why are there so many people?¡± Tony turned slightly at the wheel; his facial expression said there must be some kind of a mistake. And the moring people, who were standing in front of the movie set¡¯s entrance, all turned to look their way. All of a sudden, every camera started to sh like crazy. ¡°Haley! Haley!¡± ¡°Tell us one thing! Haley? Haley!¡± ¡°What were you thinking, doing that? Were you drunk? Or was it cocaine this time too?¡± People pushed their cameras into their faces, shing out of control, and shoved their microphones. Mason fumbled and took out a pair of sunsses from the car¡¯s glove box and put them on. Even if he wore the sunsses, the shes were still too bright and left traces in his eyes. Tony asked in a scared voice ¡°Li, Liz, what have you done yesterday...?¡± ¡°.....¡± Mason frowned slightly. Even if Hollywood was a strange ce, this didn¡¯t seem likely to be happening just because he abandoned the director inside the elevator. Maybe plotting that the director was going to pee in public was something that people criticized about? ¡°Can we even get inside the set?¡± Mason asked while pointing at Chase and the staff, who were waving their hands, and Tony replied, ¡°If the reporters look that determined, we can¡¯t even move a centimeter.¡± His expression was grim. ¡°They look like they would cover the article even if they get hit by the car.¡± Mason clicked his tongue. Right about that time his phone rang and Mason, who was about to ignore it, saw Gloria waving her hand and received the call. [Haley? What¡¯s going on?] ¡°I answered your call because I would like to know that too.¡± [Oh my gosh. You are standing there without knowing anything? ¨CDoes Inte work on that phone? Quick, check it!] Mason hung up and turned on the Inte on his phone. When he typed ¡®Haley Lusk¡¯ on Google, arge amount of articles popped up, after loading for a bit. There were even pictures of him checking the Inte right now. ¡°-...Ahhh.¡± Mason mumbled, ¡®This is it,¡¯ seeing all the article titles and the pictures. ¡°Wha, what? What is it?¡± Tony asked with a shocked face, and Mason scratched his cheek. ¡°This is aposite picture, right? Yeah? Don¡¯t tell me you actually dragged Noah forcefully into that hotel room?¡± ¡°Ah, that ... ...It isn¡¯t aposite picture.¡± Mason replied and tried to avoid his stare. ¡°You walked out right away, right? The pictures may have been taken like this, but you went in because something happened and came out right away without anything happening, right?¡± ¡°.....¡± Instead of answering, Mason scratched his cheek. The pictures were indeed very exquisite. If you just looked at them, it really seemed like he was dragging Noah and forcefully pushing him into the room. He could guess who posted it on the SNS. Mason knew Joy was following him everywherest night. He knew it but-... He had remembered until when he was escorting Vick to go to the hotel room, but then he saw Aaron and he didn¡¯t have time to think, at all. Afterwards, what happened with Noah drove him more out of his mind. But still, it wasn¡¯t like hepletely forgot to think about it. But honestly, he hadn¡¯t thought it would blow up this big. ¡°Well, we just went inside the hotel room, why are they making such a big fuss?¡± ¡°Forcefully dragging is the problem!¡± ¡°Well, do you know how good that man is at hitting?¡± He meant to say, he did drag him forcefully but didn¡¯t rape him or anything, but Tony asked with shocked eyes. ¡°You, did you get hit by Noah? What on earth did you do?¡± ¡®What on earth do you have to do for that angel-like man to hit a person?¡¯ Tony was trembling and Mason shut his mouth. Still this atmosphere was too serious. Noah wasn¡¯t a virtuous, young, 20 year old. It did look like Noah was being forcefully dragged, but it wasn¡¯t as if Mason had a gun or a knife. Also the one who got attacked was he. ¡°......¡± Mason wondered while rubbing his still throbbing neck, and suddenly the camera shes decreased. When he turned around, Director Vick was exiting from a taxi, looking hung over, in front of the movie set. Vick, who looked as if he was about to run over to Mason and quibble about abandoning him, was now sporting a bewildered look upon facing the crowd of reporters. He approached Mason looking mortified, really believing that he had peed himselfst night, and the reporters divided, making a small room for Tony. Tony saw his chance and stepped on the gas pedal to drive away to the filming set, but the car still couldn¡¯t make it far and had to stop. Because the reporters managed to surrounded the car once again. They probably thought it was better to have a word from Mason¡¯s side, rather than Vick¡¯s. Mason sighed and looked around, and at that moment, the one person who could really make these people leave, appeared. From afar, a white Mercedes-Benz, SLR McLaren, was rolling in this way. Someone mumbled ¡°It¡¯s Noah!¡± and the reporters, who were blocking the road like crazy, suddenly parted like the ebbing tide. Tony thought now was the chance and pressed on the gas, and the car lurched forward a little and stopped, still unable to avoid hitting the strays. It was already getting to 10 o¡¯clock. ¡°If this continues, the sun will set before arriving to the filming set.¡± Mason sighed, thought quickly and got off from the car. ¡°Liz!¡± Tony shouted in panic, but Mason closed the car door and waved at him like he will be fine. It felt a little unfair, but he couldn¡¯t just forgo filming because of the problem he made. Of course, he felt sorry for Noah, for diverting those devil-like reporters towards him. ¡°Haley. Why on the earth are you bothering Noah?¡± ¡°Haley! Haley?¡± ¡°Do you even realize that youmitted a shameful thing to Noah?¡± Mason thought of replying ¡®it wasn¡¯t really that shameful¡¯, but just scratched his cheek and stared at the reporters surrounding Noah¡¯s car. The car door opened and Phil, who alighted first, held open the back door. While the shes continued on like crazy, Noah just sat there for a short while with an unreadable expression. No, it did look a little unpleasant. ¡°......¡± Because he sat there for a long time, at one point the amount of shes started to drop and calmed down a little. Exactly at that moment, Noah got out of the car. Because he got off from the car and stared at Mason, the reporters made way for him, like the Red Sea parting, between him and Mason. ¡°Mr. Raycarlton, are you finally going to say something to Haley?¡± ¡°Can you say a word about what happened yesterday, to the public who are curious?¡± ¡°How do you feel? Don¡¯t you think the one who spread the pictures was Haley?¡± ¡°What are you going to say to him first? As expected, did youe here to get mad?¡± Everyone thought Noah would get mad at Haley or publically embarrass him. It doesn¡¯t matter what kind of peaceful words he says. The reporters were ready to make up any provocative scene or words to add to that. A really hot article was brewing. The reporters were organizing the article¡¯s storyline in their heads starting with, ¡®Noah, who appeared at the filming set, had a very unpleasant expression from the get go¡¯. They gued Noah for some answers. Noah sighed quietly and replied. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. This is a personal business.¡± He declined all the microphones that came his way and walked towards Mason. Mason stared at Noah, who stood right in front of him and said, ¡°Mm,¡± with a perplexed expression. First, he should apologize. Anyhow the person who took the pictures and spread them was Haley¡¯s cousin. Physically she was still his cousin and Haley¡¯s fame didn¡¯t even exist from the beginning. However, it seemed like this thing has hit Noah pretty hard. It was also true that it was he who dragged Noah into the hotel room. Even though the reason was to save his life, it was still not his call to make and so he shouldn¡¯t put the me on someone else. Anyway will I be dropped out of the movie? I didn¡¯t really have any lingering regrets about being an actor, but 1.1 million dors was too good to lose. ¡°Uh.....¡± He was trying to apologize to Noah, who was standing right in front of him, but Noah smiled brightly bending his eyes. ¡°Haley.¡± He gently called his name and pulled Mason¡¯s hand and said. ¡°I came here to pick you up.¡± ¡°.....Huh?¡± Huh? Mason blinked at what the man said, after approaching him as if he was going to curse him, and the mumbles surrounding them suddenly grew quiet. Came to pick him up? Noah, for Haley? Is he taking him to the court or a police station? Everyone¡¯s expression said so, and even Mason felt like that. In the middle of the entire ruckus, Noah, who was smiling brightly by himself, turned to Vick, who had been awkwardly pushed to the side, and asked. ¡°It seems like today¡¯s filming isn¡¯t going to happen. I can take him away, right Vick?¡± He asked, holding up Mason¡¯s hand that he had grabbed. After observing the people¡¯s stares and the situation, Vick inquired with puzzlement, ¡°Huh? Huhhh? Why Haley?¡± ¡°Because the wind is nice, I set my yacht afloat.¡± ¡°......¡± ¡®¨C So?¡¯ Everyone was thinking it, when Vick asked- ¡°So?¡± Noah looked like, ¡®what do you mean so?¡¯ ¡®Why are you asking me something so obvious¡¯ and replied ¡°Of course, it¡¯s because I want to eat lunch with Haley on the yacht. How about you, Haley? Perhaps, you don¡¯t like being on a yacht? I did reserve a restaurant, but since the weather is nice...¡± ¡®I mean, so why do you want to eat lunch with Haley? Why are you even trying? Not only a yacht, but also reserving a restaurant; all to make Haley like you?¡¯ Everyone stared nkly at him, as if they had a scary math problem that no one could understand. Vickughed awkwardly, ¡°Haha...¡± and asked again. ¡°Having a meal on a yacht, that.... is like a date?¡± Noahughed. ¡°You are saying something strange.¡± Everyone rxed when he said that. They thought they could¡¯ve made a mistake because suddenly he was talking about yachts and restaurants, with such a sweet voice, but Noah kept going. ¡°Of course, it¡¯s a date.¡± ¡¯It isn¡¯t ¡®like a date,¡¯ but ¡®it is a date.¡¯ Noah tightly grabbed Mason¡¯s hand and smiled. A date with Haley...., everyone had to ruminate for a while. The person who couldn¡¯t understand the most about what Noah said, was actually Mason himself. Noah turned to Mason and smiled sweetly as if honey would drip. Mason frowned slightly, gazing into his eyes. It was even more dazzling than when he was facing the camera shes. ¡°-Then, it seems like everything is okay. Should we go?¡± ¡°-....¡± ¡®Huh? What was okay? Where are you guys going?¡¯ Nobody could speak out. With his hand held by Noah, Mason was dragged along and got inside the Mercedes. Even the professional reporters and paparazzi, who never forgot to press their camera buttons, were left standing frozen when the two of them left the filming set. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ It¡¯s not ¡¯like a date,¡¯ but ¡¯it is a date.¡¯ Chapter 16.1 Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang [I don¡¯t know how to share this news so that it¡¯s less painful for our hearts.] The reporter¡¯s lips were shivering. There was no way of knowing if it was because of a strong wind, or a shocked heart. Just like when she reported the death of a star she liked due to a heart attack, she now wore a grievous and terrible face. Her lips moved [Viewers of The Inside,] ¡®Viewers of The Inside,¡¯ she held her breath after saying that. She crooked her lips like she was about to say something that she really didn¡¯t want to and continued. [just a short while ago, in the filming set of the movie ¡®Real,¡¯ Raynoah asked¨C yes that troublemaker, Haley for a date] ¡®And in a public ce full of reporters!¡¯ ¨CShe then burst into a cry of agony and a scene captured by the cameraman showed up. Riding in a white Mercedes-Benz, like a prince on a white horse, Noah appeared and separated the reporters who were attacking Haley and approached him. And then he said something that made everyone turn into an ice sculpture and left the scene, holding Haley¡¯s hand. ¡®Of course, it¡¯s a date.¡¯ When the voice of a brightly smiling Noah was heard, the scene became all quiet, and people just stared at them, like they¡¯d lost their words, until they left. Unlike the movie ¡®Notting Hill,¡¯ smart reporters taking pictures of two main characters didn¡¯t happen. Everyone were all just blinking wearing nk expressions. [Where did those two go, after freezing everybody?] The reporter pointed to a far ce as if she was using, and the camera moved, following her. It was on the blue ocean where it met the sky and where a big and a beautiful yacht that was like a liner was afloat, looking as small as a fingernail at the end of the beautiful sea. It was Noah¡¯s yacht, ¡°Lachesis.¡± The two, who had left riding the Mercedes, rode a helicopter that was waiting in the nearest heliport and embarked on that luxurious yacht. [We can¡¯t film any closer, because of the anti-paparazzi system.... Damn the paparazzi protection! Why, why is it shooting aser whenever our camera gets closer?] The woman, who was standing dangerously close to the helicopter door with strong winds blowing, had a resentful stare focusing on the luxurious yacht and didn¡¯t seem to care about her safety. [What is the government doing? They should quickly make a paparazziw and make that anti-paparazzi thing disappear!] ¡®What private life!¡¯ ¨CShe roughly murmured as if she had lost her mind and gnawed on her lips. Her eyes were quivering like she wanted to jump onto the yacht any time soon. No, she was actually willing to do so, but the stupid helicopter pilot did not want to take her down near the yacht. She just had to watch the yacht leave to the far away seas. [Seriously, I¡¯m gonna go crazy with curiosity.] ¡®Too bad,¡¯ she said while staring at the yacht, with a depressed expression. [I wonder what on earth are those two doing on the yacht?] [Are they really on a date? Really?] Every American was just wholeheartedly curious if Noah Raycarlton, the one who was loved the most by America, and Haley Lusk, the one who was hated the most, were really on a date. *** ¡°-What are you doing, not getting off?¡± Mason heard the question from in front of him and raised his head, surprised. Noah was looking in his direction with anguid expression. ¡°Ah, perhaps I need to hold your hand?¡± Noah asked, as he brushed his hair that flew in the wind to the back and smiled, his eyes slightly opened. Mason answered quickly, ¡°No, no,¡± and shook his head. Mason¡¯s eyes swept around for a short while and hesitantly got off from the helicopter. When he set his foot on the white deck, the sight of a blue sea greeted him. The sunlight sparkled white on the moving waves. In front of the helicopter, men and women wearing white uniforms were bowing their head, and Phil and Noah were looking at him. ¡°......¡± The sea, the clear blue sky without any clouds and the beautiful blond man. There was no doubt, it was the most ecstatic view one can have on a luxurious yacht, but instead of admiration, Mason inhaled sharply and looked around. Open sea. Just like the world. They were in the middle of the sea where there was nond at sight. Not so long ago in the filming set, he had been surrounded by a sea of reporters and was in the middle of listening to their enmities, ¡®Are you crazy, Haley?¡¯ ¡®What kind of drug was it this time?¡¯ ¡®Why did you do that? What¡¯s your intention?¡¯ But why am I suddenly standing on a white deck of a giant yacht, in the middle of the ocean. Mason was nkly staring at the iprehensible situation right now; it was just like when he woke up as Haley. ¡°Give me something simple to eat. ¨CAh, except for a sandwich. Starting tomorrow, Phil will once again get me only sandwiches for every meal and make me ve at work.¡± Noah teasingly smiled and ordered to a man, seemingly the chef, who now looked around to Mason. ¡°How about you?¡± ¡°....-Pardon?¡± ¡°I mean lunch. What do you want to eat?¡± Noah looked like he meant Mason could ask for anything, and he will get it. Mason replied, ¡°No, I¡¯m not really....¡± ¡°It¡¯s better for you to eat something. We don¡¯t know when we¡¯re going to get off.¡± Noah walked down the deck and warned in a normal tone. Mason, who was standing on the deck, stared at Noah¡¯s back and awkwardly turned to face the chef, who was smiling with a gentle face. ¡°We are always prepared to serve high quality meals up to one week.¡± ¡°A week?¡± Mason rolled his eyes and mumbled, ¡°Uh, then I will also have something simple....¡± but soon changed his words¨C ¡°No, it¡¯ll be better if it¡¯s of high calorie kind.¡± ¡°Pardon?¡± ¡°So..., I canst longer if I fall into the water.¡± He didn¡¯t think it would happen, but Mason was preparing himself to not be surprised if Noah suddenly threw him overboard. So many unpredictable events had happened, he felt like he was acting like an idiot. Mason thought this life would be morefortablepared to his previous life. It felt like he was standing in a garden with a gentle breeze, but he shouldn¡¯t have beencent. It wasn¡¯t like there were bullets flying around, but far from being predictable, this life had more variety than his previous life. No, definitely not. Compared to publically receiving a date request from Noah Raycarlton, getting shot and dying in the middle of a desert was normal. The chef looked at him questioningly and tilted his head, but soon said, ¡°It¡¯s a good weather for a swim. I¡¯ll prepare it right away.¡± He smiled and went inside. ¡°¨C...Should I prepare a swimwear and oil?¡± Phil asked with an indifferent expression. He was standing on the stairs through which Noah had gone down and was staring at Mason. When he moved closer to Haley, he could sense some of his emotion, ¡®Swimming in this situation? I¡¯ve heard rumors that he doesn¡¯t have a brain, but I didn¡¯t know it was this bad.¡¯ ¡°If I fall into the waterter, just throw me a rescue tube.¡± Mason said, waving his hand. Phil looked at him strangely, turned around and left via the same stairs. Mason followed him and climbed down from the deck. The yacht, which he thought was pretty tall looking from the ground, turned out to have four luxurious floors. Underneath the fence, the lowest floor had a big swimming pool, with wavespping above beautiful blue lights. It was a private swimming pool with a beachhead and a pavilion, which looked like it was floating on the water. There was a proper bar with alcohol bottlesid out. Well, the yacht had two helicopternding pads; a swimming pool was nothing. He did hear there were luxury yachts like this, but it was his first time riding one, so Mason was reveling in its sights. The money indeed was good. Mason murmured and followed Phil to walk inside the ship. The inside was morefortable than the deck. On one side there was a window, so it didn¡¯t look too stuffy, and instead of the humid ocean air, the wind here was cool and sweet smelling. The floor had a soft carpet that sunk up to his ankle, and the walls were decorated like a ssy gallery. ¡°It¡¯s a very nice yacht.¡± Mason murmured looking around. It looked more like a hotel than a yacht, and Phil nced at Mason and answered. ¡°Mr. Edgar Raycarlton specifically custom ordered this from HDW Nobiskrug and a famous architect, May Bermon, to celebrate his son¡¯s 18th birthday. The heart of a father, who wanted his son to be always healthy and happy, can be felt everywhere on board this yacht.¡± ¡°.....Is that so?¡± Giving a yacht as a birthday gift, he wasn¡¯t sure where he could feel his heart, but definitely the father¡¯s heart was big. If he thought about it, 10 years ago, Noah¡¯s parents seemed little extreme for his taste. All of their focus was on Noah. They were worried as if he¡¯ll fly away if there was a strong wind or disappear if they hold him. Well, they were even careful and paid attention to Mason, who was a mere bodyguard. Of course, at that time Noah was someone that anyone would want to overprotect and dote upon. Noah was still beautiful, but now...., what should he say, Noah had a vibe as if he materialized out of a temperamental and perverse French novel. A beautiful boy, so marvelous that he is alive and moved, when Noah was pale and shivering, Mason, who heard from people that he was dry, couldn¡¯t stop himself from moving his wet hair to the back and patting his shoulder. ¡°.....¡± Even yesterday, he didn¡¯t have to do that, but Mason remembered him when a kid, so... He did think he was being nosy, but Mason couldn¡¯t regret what had already happened. It was better to prepare for what is going to happen in the future but-, Mason glimpsed at Phil. ¡°But isn¡¯t Mr. Raycarlton busy?¡± ¡®Whenever I met him, in a filming set or any other ces, I don¡¯t think he ever stayed for more than an hour¡¯. Mason asked, and Phil looked at his watch out of habit and replied. ¡°He ordered to cancel all of today¡¯s schedule.¡± ¡°It¡¯s going to be all day.¡± Mason nodded as if he wasn¡¯t surprised. Noah ordered to cancel the whole day; it was definitely a good idea to have ordered a high calorie meal. ¡°While he¡¯s busy, he took off a whole day, do you think he has an important business with me?¡± Mason asked elusively, and Phil stopped in front of a door. ¡°Who knows? I was not privy to that information.¡± Phil held the doorknob, as he turned around to survey Mason, from head to toes. His stare was filled with curiosity. Phil opened the door for him and said. ¡°Then have a good time.¡± The door opened into a nice interior with a good view of the blue sea. And in the middle was Noah, looking at the ocean. He turned to Mason, his hair wavering in the wind. ¡°You can go in.¡± Phil said to Mason, who was standing by the door startled. Mason felt strangely nervous as he walked in. He wasn¡¯t sure if the metaphor was correct, but it felt simr to walking naked into an enemy¡¯s territory full of booby-traps. When he took two or so steps inside the door, he heard the door close behind him. Noah was staring at him with an indifferent expression. Mason slightly scratched his head and walked to a chair and asked as cidly as possible. ¡°I just looked for a short time, but the yacht is awesome. How do you feel getting this kind of a thing as your birthday gift?¡± ¡°It¡¯s annoying and bothersome. I don¡¯t even have time to ride in this.¡± Mason, who wasn¡¯t expecting up to ¡®I think, I¡¯d rather fly,¡¯ but expected some soft words like, ¡®its not bad,¡¯ said vaguely, "-...A yacht is indeed annoying and bothersome." ¡°Do you like this yacht?¡± ¡°I think it¡¯s only Mr. Raycarlton who doesn¡¯t like this thing.¡± While he was walking, he had seen a spa, a theater-room, a pool table, and even a putting filed. Even if he was locked in this ce for three months and ten days, he won¡¯t die of boredom. A symbol of pleasure, for not just going towards the sea, but also had leisure facilities. He felt respect towards Noah, who could call such a thing as annoying and bothersome. Noah shrugged, ¡°Not that I don¡¯t like it.¡± ¡°They said it¡¯ll take some time to prepare until lunch. I don¡¯t think we¡¯d be hungry anytime soon, so I asked them to prepare the meal a bitter, is that okay?¡± Mason nodded his head. Noah didn¡¯t seem like he was going to throw him to the ocean. At least not for now. ¡°There are several things we can do before food arrives.¡± Noah pointed at a table with his finger. When he looked below the table, there was a small drawer. He pulled the drawer open, and several things to simply pass the time, appeared. Chess, cards, Jenga and a few condoms. Noah, who moved close to him before he¡¯d realized, stretched out his arm and picked up a silver condom package. Taken aback, Mason rolled his eyes, and Noah tossed the condom that he picked up like he didn¡¯t care and took out the cards and chips. ¡°You probably know how to y cards, at least?¡± Mason inhaled his breath in surprise and said, ¡°Little bit,¡± and quickly closed the drawer. Noah sat on a chair in front of Mason and skillfully mixed the cards. ¡°What should we bet on?¡± He asked in a casual tone, and Mason asked, ¡°From 20 dors?¡± He thought that even if they upped the stakester on, it¡¯ll be better to start small, but Noah instead said, ¡°Since we are betting, its better to ask for something what each other wants.¡± He kept mixing the cards, as if he was giving it an actual thought. ¡°How about this? If I lose, I¡¯ll give you this yacht.¡± ¡°..........It seems like you really don¡¯t like this yacht.¡± Or nning to bankrupt me from paying the anchorage fees, maintenance cost and what not. Mason moved his lips and bared his teeth, and Noah chuckled. ¡°Are you good at cards? I might win.¡± ¡°.....That¡¯s true too.¡± Mason slurred the words. Of course he could win, but the chances weren¡¯t that high. Because the one who taught Noah, how to y cards 10 years ago, was Mason. He didn¡¯t know how much Noah had practiced during the past 10 years, but the 17 year old Noah wasn¡¯t that talented in card games, and Mason was someone who earned dinner money with cards whenever he was drew short from his wallet. ¡°But I don¡¯t really have anything to give you. I can¡¯t give you my house.¡± ¡°What am I going to do with your house?¡± Selling and taking care of it will be annoying. Noah tly rejected as if someone told him that they will give him trash and scanned Mason from head to toe. ¡°Well, the bet should be of equal terms¡±. ¡°I¡¯m no phnthropist¡±. Noah said, looking at him with a dissatisfied stare. ¡°Well, we¡¯ll talk about itter, after I think about what I¡¯m going to ask if I win. If you don¡¯t have what I want, I might not even get it.¡± Noah sounded confident, like he was going to win anyway and smiled, bending his eyes. ¡°Aren¡¯t you taking this too lightly?¡± Noah was showing off while mixing the cards, for Mason¡¯s benefit. ¡°Who knows? It¡¯s not even that great a bet. ¨CA simple entertainment before a meal to add a little bit of thrill.¡± Noah sounded like he won¡¯t lose. But even if he didn¡¯t win, losing several of this kind of yacht was nothing but a bit of thrill for him. ¡°So?¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to pick up the cards?¡± Noah asked and Mason slightly wondered if he were at a disadvantage. Actually such a tempting game, with seemingly good conditions, had a high chance of being a trap. But soon Mason said, ¡°Hand me the cards,¡± tilting his neck and putting both hands together, as he started to stretch his body. Noahughed lightly, like from 10 years ago, and started to handout the cards. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mason is still hung up to 10 years ago. He¡¯s keep thinking about 10 years ago.... Hmmm suspicious... Chapter 16.2 It¡¯s true that Noah¡¯s skills had gotten better. Ten years ago, in contrast to being smart and sly, Noah wasn¡¯t good at poker. But now he had a sizeable amount of chips stacked in front of him. ¡°It seems like luck is on my side today.¡± Noah looked at the cards on the table and said easily. Mason had a perplexed face and swept his forehead. ¡°Ah, definitely.¡± Mason watched Noah¡¯s hand as it scraped away the stack of chips, feigning pity and secretly stowing the card that came out as triple, back into the stack. It was true that Noah¡¯s skill had gotten better, but it didn¡¯t mean he was amazing. He was good at hiding his expression, but not well enough since he haplessly raised the betting money after winning a few games in a row. While Mason was plotting how it¡¯s better to win at least a small sum in the next game, in order to simte Noah¡¯spetitiveness, Noah asked him as he handed out the cards. ¡°You don¡¯t seem that curious what the people outside are going to say.¡± ¡°They are probably talking how Mr. Raycarlton is crazy? Or thinking you¡¯re getting threatened by me.¡± Like ¡®What kind of picture did he take?¡¯ ¨CMason said cidly as he checked the cards he got. Noahughed lowly. ¡°Don¡¯t you need to worry about yourself instead? My image was already on the ground, more like drilling through the ground.¡± It did get better recently, but even still Haley Lusk was introduced discourteously as the Hollywood¡¯s Bitch. Because of the scandal with Noah, everybody in the country became an anti-fan. But Mason was someone, who originally was good at sleeping around with the enemies holding guns and knives, and he didn¡¯t really mind if he couldn¡¯t be an actor anymore. 1.1 million dors may be a huge amount and it¡¯ll be too bad to lose it, but unless he had a hard time living, it¡¯ll be fine. Even if he was desperate for money, how hard could it be to earn some, with a perfectly fine body, for only himself? ... Of course you can¡¯t really say Haley¡¯s body was perfectly fine, but, anyways. ¡°An image isn¡¯t needed for my job. ¨CAre you going to bet some more?¡± After Noah checked his cards, he asked. Mason added four chips and said, ¡°You won¡¯t probably have trouble eating and living, but you didn¡¯t have to fling mud on your good image....¡± Mason murmured and nced at the cards that Noah was covering with his hand. Mason¡¯s hand was a two pair. It wasn¡¯t the best hand, but it wasn¡¯t bad either. Noah checked his cards one more time and thought about it for a short while and added four more chips. If he checked like that one more time, it meant the cards were not that great. ¡°Should we turnover? Or do you want to bet even more?¡± Mason asked, and Noah shrugged his shoulders and tossed his cards on the table. ¡°Did I lose this time?¡± Noah asked in a cid tone, and Mason flinched a little bit and said. ¡°No. It seems like today is not the day for me.¡± Noah¡¯s hand was the same two pair, but the numbers were higher than Mason¡¯s. It was really unlucky this time around. ¡®Did I let myself lose too much?¡¯ Mason briefly counted the chips with his eyes and when he thought it is getting dangerously low, Noah shuffled the cards again. ¡°When I was little....,¡± While he was handing out the cards, Noah spoke like he just remembered something. ¡°There was a time, I had something I really wanted but couldn¡¯t get it.¡± Mason checked the cards he had and asked, ¡°You?¡± Noah was brought up preciously; he received a luxurious yacht for his birthday present after all and said it was annoying and bothersome. Mason chuckled at hearing that there was a time, when he had something he wanted, but couldn¡¯t get it. ¡°Did you want something like a small ind country?¡± ¡°If it was something like that, I could¡¯ve just bought it. But no, it wasn¡¯t-...,¡± Noah, who was looking at his cards, raised his head and stared at Mason. Noah¡¯s green eyes had a strange glow, and Mason was startled. He studied Noah and felt ufortable, like his clothes got stuck somewhere. ¡°It wasn¡¯t like I couldn¡¯t just snatch it away against its will or forcibly hold it in my hands; but it was so precious that I couldn¡¯t even imagine doing it. Can someone like me have it? What if it gets hurt? If I insisted on having my own way, I might¡¯ve distorted it and that¡¯s uneptable.¡± ¡°-....Mr. Raycarlton?¡± ¡®Should I even be hearing something like this?¡¯ Mason questioned and called him. Noah moved his stare and looked at the cards on the table. ¡°I thought I couldn¡¯t handle it if I was hated.¡± Noah mumbled. To him, Mason was the only god to him. The one and only savior, who wasing to his rescue. 10 years ago, to Mason, Noah was the owner and the employer. But to Noah, that rtionship was the opposite. Noah was a survivor, who was waiting to be rescued from a mud puddle, and the one who could save him was the one and only person in the world. The man who took him out from that small bag and held him, it was Mason Taylor. By himself, he could never get out of that mud even if he dies, and only Mason could save him. In other words, if Mason didn¡¯t lend his hand, it meant that Noah would be thrown back into that dark, suffocating hole, and stay there forever. He couldn¡¯t stop Mason who was leaving to Afghan in front of him. He couldn¡¯t even think of a way to lock him or threaten him from leaving. Back then, when Mason turned around to leave, Noah thought he was going to go crazy, so much that he wanted to cry loudly and stop him. But he didn¡¯t, because he thought Mason might think of him as weird. ¡°Um..., are you talking about a next door dog?¡± Mason read his countenance a little and asked. Noah flipped one card apathetically and said, ¡°You know usually...¡± ¡°¨CUsually isn¡¯t it easier to think about it as a person?¡± ¡®What do you mean, a dog?¡¯ Noah looked at him like ¡®is this time for a joke,¡¯ and Mason flipped a card and said, ¡°No, I mean, if it was a person-...., I thought it wouldn¡¯t be easy to reject, if you hold on desperately and treat them preciously.¡± Mason definitely thought so. Don¡¯t know about a regr Joe, but this is Noah Raycarlton who was talking. Money and power, he was standing on top of the world¡¯s pyramid. The personality was a little..., no, pretty bad, but that sensitivity and vulnerability, that aloof and pointy personality, if you get to meet that in person, there was indeed some charm to it. There was nothing to say about his looks. Your type or not, everyone will admit that he is a beautiful man. Mason, who was always weak when it came to Noah, could never reject him. He could only think, ¡®If it was a person, they obviously had a weakness for Noah.¡¯ Hearing Mason¡¯s opinion, Noah just stared at him for a while and smirked like, ¡®Can¡¯t believe you said that, it¡¯s funny.¡¯ ¡°So anyway. There is one thing I learned during that time.¡± Noah checked his cards and said. Mason also checked his three cards and asked, ¡°What did you learn?¡± ¡°What I learned was-...,¡± Among the three cards, Noah flipped 2 of spades and gave a new card to Mason and said. ¡°If I have something I want, dig a hole first. A hole so deep and spacious that, it would walk into it by itself, and still not realize if it was a trap or not. ¡°...That¡¯s a little dismal.¡± ¡®To think like that, just because he couldn¡¯t get what he once wanted?¡¯ Noah looked at Mason, who was thinking he doesn¡¯t get people who have got everything, with his chin on his hand and smiled. ¡°I became an adult.¡± Mason glimpsed at Noah¡¯s smiling eyes and agreed, ¡°Well, it can be interpreted like that too,¡± and checked his cards. Before thest card was spun, Mason had three same numbers in his hand. It was a good hand and if thest card were a 6 of diamond, it would be a four card, or if it¡¯s not, it can at least be a full house. Noah¡¯s flipped some cards, a 2 and 4 of spades and an ace of diamond. He didn¡¯t know which cards Noah was hiding, but the only chances of him possessing a higher hand than Mason would be if he had a straight flush. Mason glimpsed at Noah. He was thinking of checking Noah¡¯s expression before thest card was revealed. At that time, there was a knocking sound from the door. Noah said toe in, and a woman wearing a two-piece suit appeared. ¡°The meal is ready, should I bring itter?¡± ¡°-What should we do?¡± ¡®Should we make this as thest game?¡¯ Noah turned to Mason and asked, showing the stacked chips on the table, and Mason shrugged with an indifferent face. ¡°Bring it 10 minutester. It¡¯s going to end soon.¡± The woman politely bowed and left. It was then that, Mason¡¯s stare, which returned from the room¡¯s door to the table, saw Noah¡¯s hand tapping the cards. It was nothing outrageous, so Mason diverted his stare and clicked his tongue with an indifferent expression. Ten years ago, when Mason was teaching Noah about cards, there were a few cute tricks that he taught him. One of them was a simple one; hide a card in hand by cing it on top of the stack and then swipe another from below. It was a flimsy trick, but could be useful if one was skillful- however, Noah was a little inexperienced with tricks, and more importantly, he picked the wrong opponent. Noah divided thest set for both sides. Mason checked thest card, out of habit. Six of diamond. ¡°Since it¡¯s thest game, should we bet everything?¡± Mason observed Noah¡¯s eyes. They had a strange glow. It was as if he was expecting or looking for something. ¡®What should I do?¡¯ He could¡¯ve just pointed out Noah¡¯s trick. If he guessed that Noah had flipped the cards and talked about the trick, instead of getting mad, Noah was the kind of person who wouldnguidly smile and hand over the yacht. Or, end this game and ask to do over it again. He won¡¯t do the trick in the next round, and that round could be the actualst round. ¡°Mmm, all in?¡± But Mason made an unpleasant face and tossed his cards on the table, facing down. ¡°Ah-, you totally win. The goddess of victory seemed to have abandoned me.¡± What yacht? Mason said, ¡°I never won this kind of a prize in my life,¡± and sighed and stood up. Just like the 1.1 million dors, Noah¡¯s yacht was pitiful, but it wasn¡¯t like it was hard to give up. If you think about it, paying anchorage fees and maintenance fees would really have bankrupted him. Then he would¡¯ve to wait for another rich guy toe and buy it, but this beautiful yacht really suited Noah. Also about Noah, who wanted to win using such tricks, he didn¡¯t want to make him lose. He stood up and turned his gaze and stretched his body. He noticed that the sky, which was blue, had started to drop thin strings of rain at some point. At the horizon, a ck rain cloud appeared. Mason walked over to the fence. He saw a clear borderline of blue sky, but the dark clouds were moving fast. It looked like it was moving towards the ship-, Mason tried to point that out and moved his lips, but heard Noah¡¯s voice murmuring, ¡°What do you mean you don¡¯t have luck-,¡± behind his back. ¡°Even throwing away your four cards?¡± Mason flinched and turned around. Noah was checking Mason¡¯s cards that were lying face down. ¡°It seems like you knew what kind of cards I held?¡± He raised his head and stared at Mason and smiled squinting his eyes. Noah¡¯s green eyes were glowing sharply and coldly. When Mason moved his lips trying to make an excuse, Noah flipped his cards. Spades 2 and 4, hearts 7 and 8, an ace of diamond, a 9 and Jack of clubs. It was a hand that didn¡¯t even have one pair. Mason stared at his cards, swallowed his dried throat and raised his head. ¡°....-I was not confident that I can pay the anchorage fees.¡± ¡°Ahhh-, yes, of course.¡± Noah said lightly, as if meaning ¡®yeah, for sure¡¯ and smiled, bending his eyes. Mason kept staring at Noah¡¯s sweet green eyes, which was bent as if in satisfaction; he slowly looked back. ¡°.....¡± The raindrops, which had been falling sparsely around the ship, had grown a little stronger at some point. The ck clouds from far away had already moved in on them. He saw waves bing scarily high, and ck things move as though alive and cover the blue sky, ready to devour it. ¡°Oh no. It seems like there¡¯ll be a storm.¡± Noah said in anguid voice, and Mason tasted something bitter, watching his indifferent face. He remembered how when he entered this room, he¡¯d felt like walking into an enemy¡¯s booby-trap, naked. Unfortunately, it seemed that feeling wasn¡¯t wrong, and Mason realized he had fallen into a trap. He knew he was trapped, but didn¡¯t know what kind of trap it was, and how it¡¯ll impact him. The only thing he could do at this point was to just stay calm and hunker down until the other side reveals itself. Just like when you meet a storm on a ship and hope that it¡¯d be small and wait for it to pass soon. ¡°I see.¡± Mason said inly and shrugged his shoulders. The whole sky was covered in ck clouds. It was a storm. Chapter 16.3 It was raining inside the city too. A Cadic, bearing Noah and Mason, rode by a dark street at high speeds. It wasn¡¯t like amon Ford, nondescript and easy to escape during a chase. Maybe it was the strong rain, but there seemed to be no cars following them. Mason, who was sitting in the back seat, kept receiving messages and missed calls, nonstop on his cellphone that couldn¡¯t reach him on the yacht. ¡°You¡¯re quite popr.¡± Noah said in a cid tone, and Mason replied while checking his messages. ¡°My manager worries too much.¡± The calls were mostly from Tony, and the messages were mostly from Vick. [What are you doing?] [Is it an actual date?] [Do you really know any of Noah¡¯s weaknesses?] [If that¡¯s it.... tell me, please.] [I won¡¯t tell anyone. I swear on my daughter.] [... Sorry. Not my daughter.] The short messages were pouring in nonstop. Amongst those were Chase¡¯s kind messages, worried and caring, and there was also a message from their producer Gloria, asking if they can push the schedule to tomorrow. It seems like I am not fired. Well, it¡¯s weird to get fired after having a date with the sponsor himself. He sent a reply to Gloria that tomorrow sounded good, and Noah, who nced at it,nguidly smiled and said, ¡°Tomorrow? Do you think you can even get to the filming set?¡± ¡°Paparazzi waiting in front of the door won¡¯t let you pass. No, you may not even be able to get in the house.¡± Noah then said that hotels won¡¯t even ept him and asked¨C ¡°It¡¯s okay to stay at my house. It will be easy to escape in a helicopter from the paparazzi and there will probably be lesser paparazzi in front of my house.¡± Noah¡¯s expression said, ¡®You are going to face some difficulties,¡¯ and at his suggestion, Mason replied, ¡°...If it was me, I¡¯ll be more curious about Mr. Raycarlton¡¯s thoughts,¡± looking back at him. Letting me borrow a room during this situation? Of course, Noah probably owned more than one or two houses, and each house probably had several rooms, so it¡¯ll be okay to show some kindness to a poor homeless person. But the reporters and media were out for blood and didn¡¯t really care. They were making a ruckus just for going inside a hotel room and for having a date, and if word got out that they were living together... Mason felt a headacheing on just from thinking about it and looked over at Noah. It seemed like he wanted this scandal to grow rather than calm down, and Mason couldn¡¯t catch up with what the man was thinking. Him flirting with Noah ¨Cwhether he meant it or not ¨Cfrom the outside, it seemed very normal. But Noah flirting with Haley was strange. Even in Hollywood, it was rather strange and out of the norm. Does he have somebody he wanted to protect using this scandal? Since Mason has been used as bullet shield before, these were his immediate thoughts, but still he couldn¡¯t figure out the truth. Since the Hollywood paparazzi were vicious and stubborn, maybe they will publish about Noah¡¯s intentions next day? Mason looked slightly expectant at Noah, who in turn just shrugged his shoulders. ¡°They are probably curious of what I think, but they will refrain from following me around.¡± ¡°If they wanted tost longer as a reporter in the United States¡±. Noah had a gentle face like he won¡¯t even kill an ant, but said something very despicable and smiled. Mason thought it was too bad. Well. Don¡¯t know about the Raycarlton family, but Noah¡¯s mother, Reba, was from a well-known politician¡¯s family. Their private lives were so confidential that even Mason¡¯s neighborhood felt ufortable. They wouldn¡¯t let Noah, who grew up preciously, get attacked by a group of paparazzi just because of a scandal. ¡°Anyways... thank you for the offer. But right now, time is short and I have something to take care of as soon as I can. I also have to look at the situation in my house.¡± There was something he had to do before the reporters started following them. It¡¯ll be good to check out the situation in front of his house too. Noah said, ¡°I think it¡¯s a little reckless but¨C,¡± at Mason¡¯s refusal and smiled bending his eyes. ¡°Well, it¡¯ll probably be okay. Getting bothered by the paparazzi is one of the jobs that celebrities have to handle. ¨CIf you need help, call.¡± When Noah said that, Phil, who was sitting in the front, handed him two business cards. One was Phil¡¯s and another one was Noah¡¯s. ¡°All of these are direct numbers. If you leak them, you will definitely be sued. So be careful.¡± Phil said coldly, and Mason, who was looking at the cards, simply scanned them with his eyes and memorized the numbers and gave them back to him ¡°.... You¡¯ve memorized them?¡± Phil asked disbelievingly and Noah, for some reason,ughed lowly. Mason, who unconsciously had treated those as confidential material, held in his sigh and said, ¡°Oh right, I thought I could memorize them, but I already forgot,¡± and took the cards back again. He wondered if should really bother with Haley¡¯s idiot character, but looking at Phil¡¯s eyes full of disbelief, it seemed likely to be morefortable to act like an idiot. ¡°Ah, drop me off at the next block please.¡± Mason said, pointing at a faraway building. ¡°It¡¯s quite far from Beverly Hills.¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s good. I have something to do around here.¡± Mason looked around the area and checked the location. Definitely her address was somewhere around here... Noah looked questioningly, but he doesn¡¯t seem to care either way and so the car came to a stop. Phil got out first and opened the door, holding an umbre above him. When he stepped out onto the street full of water, he finally heard the rain, which he hadn¡¯t inside the car. ¡°Are you sure about this?¡± Phil asked one more time, and Mason waved his hand and said, ¡°I¡¯m not even ady, you know.¡± Mason looked inside the car and said bye to Noah. ¡°Anyway, I survived thanks to you. I thought I was going to be eaten outside of the filming set by the hyenas.¡± He didn¡¯t know what that man was thinking right now, and thanks to him his life probably got more difficult in the future. But he was still thankful that he saved his life at that moment. Noah smiled sweetly like when he did at the filming set. ¡°See you again. ¨CVery soon.¡± At his gentle stare, seemingly expectant of their next meeting, Mason awkwardly nodded, ¡°... Yes, well.¡± ¡°You can use that umbre.¡± Phil politely said goodbye and got into the car again. Mason wiped his cheek and looked around the area. Westwood Vige was close to the Venice Beach. It was a pretty good ce to live in and expensive too. Mason stretched his other hand out of the umbre and checked the rain. It was still raining so much that he couldn¡¯t see what was in front of him. There were fewer people on the streets, and it was a weather that the paparazzi hated to carry around their expensive cameras. In this kind of weather, the rain would bury even the sound of a gunshot. It was a good weather to do something in secret. Chapter 17.1

[BL NOVEL] Kill the Lights (Chapter 17 Part 1)

Milo, a frence paparazzi sincest year, had worked for the gossip magazine publishers for a total of 5 years and 8 months; 3 years at the weekly magazine ¡®Who Knows¡¯, 2 years in ¡®The inside¡¯ and a year and 8 months in ¡®Hollywood Premium¡¯. He was very good at this. More days were spent in hiding in front of the celebrities¡¯ houses than going back home. And he watched more celebrity car license tes than his own daughter¡¯s face. It was he, who first released the pop star, Amy Masterson¡¯s, affair and pregnancy and he, who almost ended up in jail for sneaking around Milovan¡¯s property. He knew very well where he needed to hide such that the celebrities will let their guards down; which angle would look hical and provocative, how many days he needed to wait before a celebrity would cause a scandal, and what kind of rumors he needed to make for it all to work. And Haley Lusk gave him so much news that he basically paid off Milo¡¯s livelihood. He provided new articles every day, as if his dick would fall off if he didn¡¯t cause any trouble. Throwing up in front of a church because of drunkenness, sleeping on a bench, getting high on drugs, urinating in public, a hit-and-run,ing out of the court, and more¨C Milo had taken several pictures of him. Sometimes he got so sick of writing these articles that he even ignored some. To Milo, Haley¡¯s house was familiar like his own bathroom. He knew what was where, how to stage something for the camera, the warmest ce to hide at night, and which restaurants tasted good nearby. When everyone else said that they had nothing more to write about Haley, Milo would regrly visit his house, once every few days, and take pictures of him. Thanks to that, he was the first person to publish about Haley¡¯s suicide attempt. Milo stared at Haley¡¯s house in the rain. After word got out that Haley and Noah had disembarked from the yacht that evening, the area surrounding Haley¡¯s house began to turn into a street market. Everybody felt ufortable reporting about Noah Raycarlton, so they decided to take the easy way out by reporting about Haley. It seemed like all the paparazzi in the United States were gathered there and Milo, who had done this for several years, knew half of the faces but didn¡¯t know the other half. Half past 11. Haley, after getting out of the yacht, hasn¡¯te back to his house yet. Noah returned to his house even before the word got out about their return from the yacht, but Haley, who was an easy prey to the paparazzi, had gone missing. If he went to a hotel or a friend¡¯s house, the word would probably have spread by now, but it wasn¡¯t like that either. Maybe I should start going around the clubs. While Milo was thinking that, suddenly he smelled something tasty next to him. Underneath a raining streetlight, a man held his umbre on his shoulder and was eating something in an ufortable position. ¡®Seven Star Burger¡¯ ¡°......¡± Milo swallowed his saliva. ¡®Seven Star Burger¡¯, he noticed the hamburger shop¡¯s paper bag; one of the biggest reasons why Milo didn¡¯t care about staking out in front of Haley¡¯s house. Sandwiched between the soft burger buns was a thick, juicy patty with a crispy outside, tasty cheese, not too much or too little fresh vegetables, and Seven Star Burger¡¯s special chili sauce. It seemed simple but was close to a perfectbination. There was no mistaking that it was a taste worthy of all the seven stars. The man, whose face was deeply hidden by a cap, took a big bite of the thick burger and chewed on it. And another bite¨C Milo somehow felt pitiful, staring at him and salivating. Seven Star Burgers always closed at 7 pm, so even if he ran right now, it will be toote. While he was swallowing his saliva and watching pitifully, the man noticed his stare and nced at Milo. ¡®Oh, no. I¡¯m staring at someone who¡¯s eating¡¯. Milo med himself for his discourteous behavior and moved his eyes away, at the same moment when someone called him, ¡°Hey¡±. ¡°I¡¯ve one more hamburger left, ya want it?¡± The man asked showing the paper bag he was holding in the other hand. Milo replied, ¡°Really?¡± and he slightly shook the umbre he was holding. ¡°Instead, here, hold this for a sec. My neck is so ufortable that I can¡¯t even taste the vor.¡± It really looked like the big umbre was about to fall on his head. Milo said, ¡°That¡¯s good for me,¡± and held his umbre. The man sighed like he felt lighter and handed the warm paper bag to him. Milo hugged the bag with an ecstatic face, and the man started to eat his hamburger again. ¡°I¡¯m Milo. I¡¯m a frencer. Where are you from?¡± ¡°I¡¯m...,¡± he started and then chewed on the burger and swallowed before he said¨C ¡°I¡¯m Donny Evelyn. I¡¯m from a small newspaper ¡®Hot Issue Plus....¡¯ Ah, fuck, our editor is a bitch who would even lick Raynoah¡¯s ass.¡± The man, Donny, sucked the sauce on his fingers and said so. Milo looked at him sucking his fingers and wiping them on his shirt underneath his raincoat with dislike and asked, ¡°Hot Issue Plus? Where is that?¡± ¡°You don¡¯t know? ¨CNo, you obviously don¡¯t. It¡¯s a shitty ce that¡¯s going to close down soon. It probably can¡¯t even afford to be used as a hobo¡¯s nket because it smells.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to go that far....¡± He was guy with a rough mouth. His face, slightly showing from underneath his cap and the sses looked normal, but he wore an upset expression while eating the hamburger and continued with his dissatisfaction andints. Milo felt like he¡¯d seen his slightly visible chin somewhere.... A guy using Kansas ent with an upset expression, he couldn¡¯t remember where he¡¯d seen him at all. ¡°I¡¯m really sick of it, ya know? ra, that bitch doesn¡¯t know the limit. She¡¯s a bitch that only has big boobs.¡± Donny crinkled the hamburger wrapper with his oily fingers and threw it on the ground. He then spit on the ground. Ugh, Milo slightly moved away from him, and the man looked at Milo. ¡°Why are you backing away? I¡¯m getting wet.¡± ¡°I did finish eating¡±. He took away the umbre from Milo¡¯s hand. Milo opened his umbre again and said, ¡°Hold mine, too.¡± ¡°Wait. But when is this troublemakering back? I¡¯ve already been waiting here for 4 hours.¡± He asked, checking the time with his phone, and Milo shrugged his shoulders saying, ¡°I haven¡¯t seen my daughter in a week.¡± Rather than Haley, who might note in tonight, he was more worried about his hamburger getting cold and soggy. But instead of holding his umbre, Donny felt through his pocket and said. ¡°Perhaps, he¡¯s already inside?¡± ¡°How can he possibly get in? Do you realize what these people are guarding here?¡¯ Milo knew Haley¡¯s house¡¯s back door or small opening better than Haley himself. The Haley that Milo knew was probably going around the clubs or looking for a ce to stay among the men he knew. ¡°Oh, don¡¯t ya think somethin¡¯ moved in there?¡± ¡°I can¡¯t see anything. What are you talking about?¡± Milo got slightly annoyed, and just like how Donny had been doing, he put the umbre between his neck and shoulder and took out the hamburger first. Donny mumbled nonsense like, ¡°I¡¯m tellin¡¯ ya, somethin¡¯ moved,¡± and approached the house¡¯s front gate. ¡°What kind of useless act is this?¡± Even if, but there was no way that Haley was in there. Just because he knocked and rang the bell, doesn¡¯t mean Haley would appear and say, ¡°Wee.¡± Guess he really was dying, waiting in front of the door. Milo didn¡¯t care whether Donny was doing something stupid or not. He just took a bite of the warm hamburger. Seven Star Burger¡¯s delicious, juicy patty and the sweet and hot sauce soft spread in his mouth. As Milo ate the hamburger, Donny actually walked up to the front gate and pressed the bell. The other paparazzi, leaning on the gate wall and dozing off, looked at him like what was this guy doing. Beep. nk. Except for the rain, among the people who were quiet, there was a strange sound, and Milo looked up while taking another bite from the hamburger. He saw Donny opening Haley¡¯s house¡¯s gate and walking inside like it was nothing. He walked inside, very naturally and confidently, as if he were the owner of the house and then pushed the gate close behind him. ¡°Uh......¡± Milo opened his mouth and made a stupid sound. What was that? What just happened? Why did he go inside? No, -how did he get inside? Other paparazzi in front of the gate all had faces like Milo¡¯s and stared at the door. Donny, who went inside, took off his hat and shook his pressed hair, and his bright blond hair dropped to his neck. He nced behind him. He smiled at Milo like he was thankful, and Milo just blinked with a stupid expression. And after a while, he spit out the hamburger piece that was in his mouth. ¡°Ha, Haley?¡± Haley Lusk. The scapegoat, that Milo followed around for seven years in order to take pictures and get an interview, whom he saw more than his wife, was shaking his umbre inside the gate and moving into the house. Milo stared at the hamburger bag in his two hands and then again at Haley, who on the other hand was opening the house door, taking off his raincoat and walking in. He stared at the hamburger again. ¡°Uh-....,¡± As if he had just witnessed a nerd next to him transformed into a superhero and disappeared, Milo was standing there with a dumbstruck expression for a long time. Chapter 17.2

[BL NOVEL] Kill the Lights (Chapter 17 Part 2)

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang And when morning arrived, Milo turned really spiteful. Since he hadn¡¯t recognized Haley and missed him right in front of his eyes, his colleagues¡¯ sneers towards him mixed withints. Not only did he fail to get a proper picture when Noah asked Haley out for a date because he had been out of his mind, but he also missed all the pictures of Haley going inside his house. It wasmon for paparazzi to miss out on one asion, but missing yesterday¡¯s pictures was such a stupid thing to do. Also the process of how it happened scratched Milo¡¯s inside. While Haley handed him the burger and introduced himself as ¡®Donny Evelyn¡¯, spitting out nonsense, he was too focused on the hamburger and kept drooling. He didn¡¯t even recognize that the one sharing his hamburger was none other than Haley, for whom he had been waiting over eight hours. It sounded like an excuse, but there was a reason why he was fooled. The man who bbered in Kansas ent and had an upset face did not look like Haley at all. ¡®Donny¡¯ wasn¡¯t shy, even when he was cursing; he looked in and his existence was blurry. If he didn¡¯t continue talking while holding a tasty-smelling hamburger, Milo would never have known that there was a person there. No one knew since when had he been hiding amidst the paparazzi. As if possessed by a ghost, all of them saw Haley take off his cap, turn around and sh his sparkling smile; still they just stood there, stupidly wondering why that guy was there. Not only had their noses got cut off while their eyes were open, but also their ears and lips. (¡°Nose got cut off while one¡¯s eyes were opened¡± means something bad happened so fast even though one was paying attention.) Just as if mocking Milo, Haley went inside the fitness room, which disyed his silhouette and exercised for about an hour, and after that, he disappeared for a round of showering and then turned on his bedroom light. And it seemed like he lied down on the bed right away, because it was not even 30 seconds before the lights were turned off, and it didn¡¯t turn back on again. Milo couldn¡¯t believe how, even after he turned the world upside down, Haley just exercised, which he never did, and went to sleep like he had no worries. Milo, who thought about it, got pissed and pressed the doorbell like crazy at dawn. But it seemed like Haley had already unplugged the bell because he couldn¡¯t hear anything from inside. And when dawn broke, it made sense that Milo was very spiteful. ¡®I¡¯ll definitely take pictures even if I have to make him trip. I¡¯ll take dozens of pictures and pick the ugliest and the funniest looking one and post it on the front page of the newspaper and on the web.¡¯ Unlikest night, Haley would be the only one walking out of the house today morning and so he won¡¯t be able to pull an act. The house was so protected from spiteful paparazzi that not even a single ant could get in. There was a young man delivering their breakfast, but Milo, who got very sensitive, took off his hat and carefully examined him. It was now 9:45 AM. They heard Haley had a movie schedule at 10 AM, but he hadn¡¯t moved a single step out of his house. He was probably not confident enough to go through all these paparazzi. Milo predicted Haley would definitely check out through the window, so he waited with his telephoto lens attached camera focused closely on the window. When he was checking whether Haley was peeping outside, he heard someone mumbling, ¡°Why isn¡¯t heing out? Perhaps, he had left already?¡± Milo smirked. How can he get out? Dozens of paparazzi were guarding his front door. That bastard cannot possibly slip out. ¡°He definitely cannot get out, of course.¡± Yesterday he missed him because he had let his guard down, but not today. Right when Milo murmured a promise to himself that, ¡®Never, he can never get past us,¡¯ he looked up at the sound of the earth shaking. From somewhere, a helicopter slowly flew and passed on top of their heads. Instead of passing them and disappearing, the loud noise grew and the chopper stayed on top of Haley¡¯s house. Because of the sharp, loud noise and strong winds, Milo frowned and covered the camera lens with his hand. ¡°No way. ¨CNo way¡±, that¡¯s what he thought. It can¡¯t be that. This is a residential area, and even though Haley¡¯s mansion was luxurious, it wasn¡¯t spacious enough to have a helipad. Milo¡¯s mouth dropped open as he stared at the helicopternding and its propeller sound hitting everywhere and whipping up a huge gust: dirt, small tree branches and pieces of grass blew everywhere. Just like a star appearing in the middle of dry ice smoke, he saw the helicopternd trampling down on Haley¡¯s garden. ¡°.......¡± Because of the loud propeller sound, which could break the ss windows, Mason ran outside and frowned at the chaotic looking garden. The flowers were all cut off by the wind, the tree branches were snapped off and the tree leaves were falling, leaving them naked and shaking. And the grass and bushes were dug out by the helicopter¡¯s ski shapednding gear, so only the ground was showing. The helicopternded just like that, in his garden. Mason annoyingly swatted at the flying grass pieces and dust. He definitely knew who would do this kind of insane thing. It was Noah Raycarlton. This morning, Mason woke up from his sweet sleep that didn¡¯t even have a dream and saw a bunch of zombie like paparazzi guarding his front door with their cameras. He thought about it for a minute and took out his phone and called Phil. ¡®Mr. Hepson? I¡¯m Haley.¡¯ Mason greeted brightly and over the phone as he heard a cold voice, [Yes, tell me.] ¡®I¡¯m just asking in case, can you send me a car?¡¯ [A car, you said?] ¡®Yes. I have to get out of my house, but the paparazzi are not leaving. I know Mr. Raycarlton is not a person with a lot of time, but if he has a spare car, I would like it if it can be parked outside my back door for a short time.¡¯ ¡°If you can, let it be a car that he rides often.¡± ¨CHe knew that he can¡¯t trick all the paparazzi, but if they got distracted for a little while, he¡¯ll have room to escape. If the were the enemies surrounding him, he¡¯ll either throw a bomb or throw something that can grab their attention and look for a gap. But for the paparazzi, Noah will be stronger than a bomb. Phil said, [Wait a minute], and then he couldn¡¯t hear his voice for a while. Mason, who put the phone on speaker mode, began pulling on his clothes. He wasfortably thinking, ¡®Since he said he¡¯ll help, he will at least let me borrow a car.¡¯ Noah probably had more than two cars. [Are you trying to lose the paparazzi in front of your house and go to the filming set?] At the voice he suddenly heard, Mason, who was putting on his pants, lifted up his head and looked at his phone. It was Noah¡¯s voice. ¡®Ah, yes.¡¯ Mason¡¯s answer was dyed. Noah¡¯s phone voice was a little bit lower and sweeter than his real voice. Mason walked over to his phone, turned off the speaker mode and put it near his ears. ¡®Because more of them are gathered in front of my house than I thought.¡¯ Mason pretended toin that, he didn¡¯t know whether this ce was a homeless shelter or a refugee camp, and he heard a small chuckle over the phone. [Get ready and wait. I¡¯lle pick you up.] ¡®No-, I¡¯m not saying to pick me...¡¯ Even before Mason could finish his sentence, he heard the call ending beep- sound. ¡®......¡¯ ¡®What does he mean pick me up? He¡¯s not saying he¡¯lle personally, right?¡¯ What Mason wanted was people to get tricked that Noah hase in person and after turning their attention away from him, he nned to escape from there. He didn¡¯t want Noah to actually escort him. Even if Noah came personally, he can¡¯t ride that car. The paparazzi will surround Noah¡¯s car and not only can¡¯t he get to the filming set on time, but also will be forced to model for the paparazzi¡¯s cameras until their batteries ran out. The fact that even he, who was ignorant about Hollywood, knew meant that Noah knew it too. ¨CMason thought that even if Noah did arrive in person, he wasn¡¯t going to take him. He thought so like that. ¡°.......¡± Mason, who was ready to run out to the other side of the street once Noah¡¯s car stopped nearby, covered his ears and stared at the helicopter, which was destroying his garden. The same garden that Mason took care of little by little whenever he had the time ever since he became Haley. The big chopper flew in proudly and stopped its propeller with a loud sound. And soon its door opened. ¡°.... I don¡¯t think you understand. I don¡¯t have a helipad in my house. That¡¯s the garden.¡± Mason said with an indifferent face to Noah who took off his headset inside the helicopter. He had felt nervous when Noah said he was going to pick him up, but he didn¡¯t know he would appear in this absurd and ignorant fashion. At Mason¡¯s critic, Noahnguidly smiled. ¡°Yes, so it was a little shaky when itnded.¡± ¡°Wouldn¡¯t it be better to build a helipad?¡± ¨CHe made it sound like, ¡®how can you live so ufortably,¡¯ and instead of answering, Mason frowned and turned away. He of course noticed the paparazzi outside of the gate and even the passing by neighbors, who hade out to watch what was going on. He thought that he even heard a police siren from far. ¡°-Get in. We won¡¯t have any traffic on the way, but we don¡¯t have that much time left.¡± Noah¡¯s tone suggested that if they had enough time, he would like to have a cup of tea, and Mason sighed and walked a little faster as he approached Noah¡¯s helicopter. He felt embarrassed in front of his neighbors, and just like Noah said, he really didn¡¯t have much time. ¡°Always, meeting with you is uproarious.¡± Yesterday and also today. It wasn¡¯t just uproarious, it was like an armed protest saying, ¡®look here, hurry up and look.¡¯ ¡°My mother said a helicopter is a good way to escape from the paparazzi. I didn¡¯t mean to make amotion.¡± ¡°....I see.¡± Saying that he didn¡¯t mean to make amotion by bringing a helicopter to a residential area andnding on other people¡¯s garden, Mason predicted it wasn¡¯t healthy for him to talk to Noah about that matter. Noah gave Mason his hand, and Mason hesitated for a moment before grabbing it. While he was climbing in, holding his hand, he turned around and saw people looking at him with stupefied expression, and noticed the paparazzi, Milo, whom he had met yesterday. He still had that exact same expression likest night. When he chuckled, Milo looked surprised and then as if by ident, pressed the shutter. The same time when the sh burst, Noah pulled Mason¡¯s hand and let him in. The paparazzi, who finally regained their senses, started to take pictures, and the helicopter¡¯s propellers started to spin loudly. Phil, who was sitting up in the front, gave Mason a headset, and Mason quickly put it on. ¡°If wend a few more times, I think we can use it as anding field.¡± He heard Noah¡¯s usual voice, through the loud noise of the propeller, saying that if theynded two or more times, it won¡¯t shake as much. Mason closed his mouth and gazed through the window at the garden that had be more of a mess than before. When the helicopter lifted and made half a circle, few more trees got sawed off by thending gear. He wasn¡¯t sure if he could use it as a helipad, but he definitely couldn¡¯t use it as a garden anymore. ¡°How long is the filming?¡± ¡°....Around two months.¡± Hearing Mason¡¯s answer, Noah smiled like he heard some good news. ¡°We have enough time to turn it into anding field.¡± ¡°.......¡± Just like he said, after two months, the garden will only have dirt leftover, nicely beaten down by thending gear. However the house ss windows won¡¯t be safe. Mason thought that if he came once or twice depending on the situation there wouldn¡¯t be any trouble. But because of Noah¡¯s entric behavior today, the paparazzi were bound to multiply and that was the problem. ¡°...I heard you have a helipad at your home....,¡± Mason moved his cold salty lips, and Noah answered as if he was waiting for that. ¡°Call me in the evening. I¡¯lle pick you up.¡± It¡¯ll be better if you call me instead of Phil. Through the headphone, a sweet voice rang and tickled his ears. When Mason stared at him, he smiled brightly as if everything was working out fine. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- So....... Noah¡¯s threat worked? Continue to Part 3 Chapter 17.3

[BL NOVEL] Kill the Lights (Chapter 17 Part 3)

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang ¡®Haley Lusk, saved by Noah¡¯ Is a new Hollywood couple born? It is true that the story of a youngdy dirty with ashes in love with the prince is a symbol of dreams and hopes in many people¡¯s hearts, but the actual reproduction is not so beautiful. "Today (19th) 10 AM: There was no space because of the reporters waiting in front of Haley Lusk¡¯s house, but a helicopter bearing the Raycarlton family symbol, made a shadow on top of everyone¡¯s head and surprisingly....?¡± ¡°... This picture is editorial, almost.¡± Chase said while checking an Inte article on his tablet PC. Mason, who was taking off his make-up, nced at the picture that he showed. He was climbing on the helicopter holding Noah¡¯s hand and was disying a charming smile towards the camera. It was a little bit mysteriously bragging expression. ¡°The picture is taken very exquisitely.¡± Because of Noah¡¯s thoughtless actions, Mason was annoyed during the whole visit, but he briefly caught sight of Milo¡¯s expression, which was funny, and Mason had smiled. And that smile had unfortunately appeared in the picture. ¡°It¡¯s a natural liking face, why?¡± Ashton, the supporting actor who was passing by, interfered, and Mason said, ¡°The situation was hard to be unnatural,¡± and took out the ck colored contacts out of his eyes. Mason¡¯s new role was that of a viin who had a very bad rtionship with the main character. It seemed like he was going to sidle with the main character in the end, but he still confronted the main character during the whole movie. Tony¡¯s expression looked worried about Haley. He was worried that Haley might not want to do the role because it was a viin role, but actually Mason feltfortable ying the viin. He wasn¡¯t a kind man from the start, and he didn¡¯t like pretending to be kind. The role that Chase chose was a personality that Mason hated the most. An inflexible type, who was kind and ethical, and no matter what the situation was, only says the right thing. In reality, Chase wasn¡¯t that inflexible, but he fits the role. ¡°Haley, are you dating Mr. Raycarlton, really?¡± Ashton asked, ¡°That¡¯s not true, right?¡± like he couldn¡¯t believe it. ¡°What do you think? Do you think we are dating?¡± Mason closed the contact lenses case and asked while giving it to the person who was in charge of the props. Ashtonughed. ¡°I don¡¯t think you guys are dating, honestly. You know, he¡¯s ¡®Raynoah¡¯ afterall?¡± ¡°Him, and you?¡± Ashton scanned Mason from head to toe andughed a little rudely, and Chase nced at Ashton and said. ¡°I don¡¯t think like that. I don¡¯t think there¡¯s anything weird about Mr. Raycarlton and Haley dating and...¡± ¡°No way, honestly man, it really is weird.¡± Ashton asked Gloria, who was passing by, ¡°Don¡¯t you think so, Gloria?¡± ¡°No well, that...- Mr. Raycarlton hasn¡¯t had any past scandals and despite his poprity, he doesn¡¯t appear in the media a lot. So it¡¯s a little....¡± It seemed like she was paying attention to this side also because she carefully expressed her opinion. ¡°Why? That man haspletely fallen for Haley.¡± It seemed like Vick was free for the moment from filming and decided to interfere. Vick interjected saying that Noah saw Haley¡¯s awesome side and no way that he wouldn¡¯t fall for him. Ashton replied, ¡°No way, Director,¡± waving his hands as if to calm him down. Like to say something reasonable. ¡°But if that¡¯s not it, why did he ask Haley for a date in front of all the reporters, almost like bragging?¡± ¡°That, well.... Wait, Director, then are you saying that, that person truly loves Haley?¡± Vick shrugged his shoulders and said, ¡°Doesn¡¯t men want to spread the word around when they are in love?¡± standing next to Chase. ¡°Putting Mr. Noah Raycarlton in the normal ¡®men¡¯ category is bound to break all women¡¯s fantasies.¡± Another supporting actress, Lizzie, interfered. Because of his role, Mason had dyed his hair ck this morning. He ced a hat on the top and nced at his crew talking from the sideline like a spectator. ¡°Aren¡¯t you guys being rude? Haley¡¯s a nice person. A person that can date anyone who gets enough respect,¡± Chase told everybody, and once again someone else interjected. ¡°But Haley, didn¡¯t he get turned down by Mr. Raycarltonst time already?¡± "He wasn¡¯t turned down. It was noments." ¡°That is same thing as that, but think logically!¡± ¡°But logically, if they are not dating, why would Mr. Raycarlton do that? The one who asked for a date was not Haley but the other person.¡± ¡°No well, for whatever reason, rather than ¡®like¡¯...¡± ¡°What are you talking about, right to his face?¡± ¡°Now, now, Chase, calm down.¡± Vick stopped Chase, and Tony, who came running toote, asked, ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± to Mason. Mason shrugged his shoulders and gestured that he doesn¡¯t know. ¡°Chase, did you let Haley borrow some money? Or perhaps you like Haley?¡± Ashton got mad and asked while quibbling over, and Chase confidently replied, ¡°Of course, I like him. How can you hate someone like him?¡± Ashton¡¯s face creased. ¡°You guys don¡¯t look good together either!¡± Even if not like ¡°holier than thou¡± Noah, Chase Miller was an amazing actor who got paid in dozens of million dors for each movie. He was healthy, responsible, and behaved gentleman-like to everyone. It meant that he wouldn¡¯t look good with someone like Haley who had a slutty image. ¡°Hey Ashton, watch your mouth.¡± Vick stopped him, and Tony, who started to interfere at some point, agreed and said, ¡°Yes, you¡¯re being too harsh.¡± Ashton¡¯s words, even if not wrong, were too harsh. While people gathered and chatted loudly, Mason thanked and said goodbye to the person in charge of props and the person in charge of makeup. ¡°They are not dating. There¡¯s no way.¡± ¡°If they are not dating, then why would he say something like that?¡± ¡°Even if they are dating, they would do it secretly. Why would he openly say that? What¡¯s there to brag about? It should be because they are not-¡° While people were debating among themselves, Mason looked for a chance to ask if he could go home. ¡°Um... it looks like my parts are finished, can I get going?¡± Mason went behind Gloria and asked carefully, and people, who were chatting loudly, stopped and all stared at him. They seemed to realize, how useless it was to debate in front of the person concerned. ¡°So.... How is it? With Mr. Raycarlton.¡± ¡°Are you guys going out?¡± This time too, Vick bit the bullet and asked. Everyone focused on Mason¡¯s mouth, at what he was going to say, with eagle eyes. Mason shrugged and simply said¨C ¡°No. We are not going out. Why would he go out with me?¡± Mason nced at Ashton with a cid expression, and he tactlessly agreed, ¡°That¡¯s what I¡¯m saying!¡± Vick and Chase frowned at him, but Ashton looked confident that he was right. ¡°Then why would Mr. Raycarlton act like that? Asking for a date and even drop you off this morning.¡± That morning, everyone gave up on Haley making it on time and were talking about filming the next scene, when suddenly someone said, ¡®They¡¯re saying that the garden in Haley¡¯s mansion was attacked?¡¯ They showed a picture of the destroyed garden on his phone. At the same moment, a helicopter flew over the top of their heads. It didn¡¯t even ask for permission andnded on the helipad in the filming set. The doors opened and from inside, Haley exited with an apathetic and unsatisfied expression. On the other hand, Noah had a bright and sweet smile. ¡°Of course, I don¡¯t know why Mr. Raycarlton behaves like that towards me.¡± His goal might be to try and make his life harder because he didn¡¯t like him so much. ¨CMason remembered the destroyed garden from that morning and mumbled. Vick asked, ¡°Huh? What did you say?¡± and Mason just shrugged his shoulders. ¡°Anyway we are not dating or something.¡± Mason said firmly and turned back and asked Gloria again, ¡°My schedule ended, right?¡± ¡°Today¡¯s schedule ended after that scene. You may go back, Haley.¡± Gloria checked the PDA* (Personal Digital Assistant) and looked at Mason with still a curious expression, but Mason simply said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll go back,¡± and said bye to Vick and everybody. People, who were all heated up by the debate, reacted lukewarm. ¡®Of course,¡¯ and ¡®...Really?¡¯ and scattered or remained roaming around. ¡°Since you are done with your work, should we go drink at a pub? I know a good pub nearby. They have a lot of non-alcoholic beverages.¡± Chase seemed like he wanted to make Mason, who heard some bad things in the crowd, feel better and asked kindly. ¡°Ah, I want to, but I have to move my house today, so I can¡¯t bete.¡± ¡°Are you moving? To where?¡± ¡°No, not moving exactly. I¡¯m just going to stay at another person¡¯s house for a while...¡± ¡®Now that I think about it, do I really have to tell Tony that I¡¯m staying at Noah¡¯s house?¡¯ Mason stared at Tony who was packing the props. ¡°Are you staying at a friend¡¯s house because of the paparazzi? Is it nearby?¡± Chase meant to ask if it wasn¡¯t hard going back and forth, and Mason dragged the words, ¡°Not sure....¡± Noah probably had more than one or two houses, and maybe he was going to lend him an entire house near the filming set, but he wasn¡¯t sure where that would be. Only thing Mason knew was that, it would have a helipad. Ashton, who was looking around the area said, ¡®Wow,¡¯ and got a little excited. ¡°Haley, the paparazzi are covering the whole front and back of the filming set. It¡¯s even more than when Natalie Kisse announced that she¡¯s going to give birth to a politician¡¯s illegitimate child." ¡°Oh my! Seems like, more of them are gathered now because of what happened this morning. You have a shooting tomorrow in the morning too; do you think it¡¯ll be okay? We can give you a ce to sleep on the set....¡± Gloria asked with worry, and Chase came forward, ¡°Then,¡± ¡°If your friend¡¯s house is far, how about staying in a hotel or staying at my house?¡± Chase seemed to make the offer on an impulse, but soon he made it sound like he had a good idea. ¡°Yeah. I have an empty room, and it¡¯s very close to the filming set, so it¡¯ll be easy for you to go back and forth.¡± ¡°We can learn shooting together and talk about movies....¡± ¨CChase said a little excitedly, ¡°Let¡¯s drink beer together, handle some guns and watch movies together¡±. At his expression of expecting to have a good friend whom he could y men¡¯s game with, Vick, who was sitting down on a chair, stood up quickly and said, ¡°What, wait.¡± ¡°Are you two gonna stay together right now? Perhaps... it¡¯s not like you guys are gonna watch Die Hard series together, is it?¡± ¡°If I press our DVD yer¡¯s button, Bruce Willis¡¯s face will appear.¡± ¡°....Is it one or two?¡± ¡°From one to four, it ys in order.¡± Chase sounded like it was obvious, and suddenly Vick said with an impatient face. ¡°... I have something important to talk about this movie, today, and it should be the three of us.¡± When he asked if he could join them too, Chase nced at Vick with a thoughtful expression. At Chase¡¯s calcting stare, whether it was suitable to invite another member for their men¡¯s night together or not, Vick straightened his shoulders and tried to look good to him. ¡°Three of you guys are gonna hang out today? Can Ie too?¡± ¡°Sorry, but I only have three rooms.¡± When Ashton tried to join, Chase firmly rejected him. When Vick heard he has only three rooms, he wore a triumphant expression, and Ashton felt let down. ¡°How is it, Haley? If you are okay, how about staying at my ce until the movie ends? You like Die Hard, right?¡± Chase¡¯s eyes were sparkling at the prospect of binge watching Die Hard 1, 2, 3 & 4 starting today ¨CMason smiled, crinkling his lips a little. He didn¡¯t really watch any movies or dramas but had watched that movie before. He didn¡¯t remember which series it was, but a long time ago, a subordinate, who just became a mercenary, said it was his favorite movie and yed it during a free time on a mission. The FBI were idiots, the SWAT were little girls, and LAPD were dimwits. The main character survived way too long, and it was an unbelievably exaggerated movie. Watching that series not once but four times? Vick and Chase were excited, with their eyes sparkling at the prospect of watching the movies all night, drinking beer and eating hot wings. Mason didn¡¯t feelfortable staying at Noah¡¯s ce. It¡¯ll only get worse if there was a living together rumor, and it wasn¡¯t good for Noah¡¯s image. Maybe it was a better choice to stay at Chase¡¯s ce but.... ¡°What do you say? If the two of us drive in the front and Haley covers himself with a nket at the back seat, I think we can get out easily.¡± Chase, who was the main character in countless action movies, said excitedly, and Vick asked pointing towards Mason, ¡°Isn¡¯t it an open car? Won¡¯t we get caught? How about a trunk? I think that¡¯ll be alright?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not sure. I don¡¯t think it¡¯s a good.....¡± Mason answered with a sigh. For Chase and Vick, it was a fun adventure, but to Mason, who had to continue his life by doing that, wasn¡¯t a joke. The trunk is a cramped space, dark and will shake like crazy; so it was a good ce to give a ride to someone you wanted to fuck with, not a ce you willingly get into. If he thought rationally, staying at Chase¡¯s house was better, but when he saw Chase¡¯s and Vick¡¯s sparkling eyes, Mason automatically felt tired. With Haley¡¯s sucking stamina, being bothered by the paparazzi, filming a movie with action scenes, and watching Die Hard, all four series continuously, all night¨C Just the thought of it made him depressed. ¡°Is the trunk too much? Why? I think it¡¯ll be fine?¡± ¡°Ipletely don¡¯t think it¡¯ll be fine.¡± The one who answered Vick wasn¡¯t Mason. ¡°Cramped, dark, and shaky.... It¡¯s neither thrilling nor fun. And it¡¯ll be embarrassing if it gets known in the media.¡± Mason turned around at thenguid voice behind him. No one knew when he¡¯d started to listen. Noah was walking towards them with a bright smile on his face. ¡°Rather than that, isn¡¯t a helicopter much better?¡± Looking at the expressions of difort, Noah stood right next to Mason and asked. ¡°(Gasp) Mr. Raycarlton?¡± ¡°How, how did he get here....?¡± Noah¡¯s sudden appearance stirred up the filming set and Vick simply stared wide-eyed. Producer Gloria was running from a distance with a desperate face, and Mason was scratching his cheek. ¡°I don¡¯t think I called you yet.¡± Didn¡¯t he say call him after I¡¯m finished? If he gets all the attention every time he appears, it¡¯ll be too much. Noah said, ¡°That¡¯s true but,¡± and smiled perplexedly at Mason¡¯s question. ¡°I thought other people were going to snatch you away like this.¡± Noah meaningfully nced at Chase and Vick. The stare clearly had the desperation and jealousy of a young man, who fell in love. Vick was surprised and scurried to make an excuse. ¡°Ah, um, the ce you were going to stay at was Mr. Raycarlton¡¯s? Oh no, you should¡¯ve said so! We didn¡¯t know and acted dimwittedly-¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. We almost acted dumbly.¡± ¡°Hahaha¡±, Chaseughed awkwardly, and Vickughed saying, ¡°Hahaha, Die Hard....¡± His voice was full of disappointment, but Vick acted like he was okay, ¡°Yeah. The helicopter will be better than a trunk. Of course, yes.¡± ¡°Haley, are you staying at Mr. Raycarlton¡¯s house? Didn¡¯t you say you guys are not dating?¡± Ashton, who was quietly standing on the side after getting rejected by Chase for the men¡¯s night, asked a little bit puzzled at Noah¡¯s appearance. Noah stared at Mason as if asking, ¡®Did you say that?¡¯ ¡°.....¡± Mason rolled his eyes and looked around the hall full of stares. The atmosphere wasn¡¯t very good to say ¡®It¡¯s true though.¡¯ ¡°We aren¡¯t dating, indeed.¡± Instead of Mason, Noah answered. He observed Mason appearing a little perplexed and had replied. ¡°Of course, I want to be in that rtionship though.¡± He added in an incoherent mumble, but everyone on the spot clearly heard Noah¡¯s voice. Even Mason. ¡°.....¡± ¡°....¡± ¡°..... .....¡± People stared at Mason like they didn¡¯t know what to say, but even if it was him, there was no way he had something to say at that situation. To say, ¡®What are you doing, are you crazy?¡¯ or ¡®Ah, that¡¯s a funny joke,¡± or ¡®Are you ying with me?¡¯ the timing was little off. ¡°Ah, shall we go now? You are tired, right?¡± Noah, who looked at Mason gently, asked in a caring voice. ¡°...Yes, I really am.¡± Really. A lot. ¨CWhen Mason answered, Noah said he had parked the helicopter nearby and took hold of him. ¡°.... Chase, you said you have three rooms right?¡± After the two left, a long time after, Ashton asked again, and Chase stared at where Mason had disappeared and replied¨C ¡°.... Now that I think about it, the DVD yer is broken.¡± Vick and Chase had disappointed faces and droopy shoulders and went back to their own houses. That day, the men¡¯s night didn¡¯t happen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 17.4 ¡°Was it impolite of me to interfere? Did you want to go to Chase Miller¡¯s house?¡± Noah sounded normal as he walked ahead towards the helicopter. ¡°No, I didn¡¯t really want to-....¡± Mason mumbled and stopped walking. He got scared about having to watch Die Hard, all four series in a row, and was going to decline the offer anyway. But instead of that- Noah looked back as he sensed Mason stop. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Behind the helicopter, the sun was setting, and Noah was smiling, with the sunset as a backdrop. Mason stared at his delightful face and said. ¡°Now, I think it¡¯s about time you tell me why you are doing this.¡± Yesterday, today morning, and until a moment ago, Mason has been swept away by Noah¡¯s actions without knowing anything. Yesterday, he was saved from a crisis, and today morning too; whatever the method was, it was Mason who asked for help, so he didn¡¯t make anyints. He wondered, ¡®Did he necessarily have to go to such great lengths?¡¯ but just left it alone. However, when the same thing happened three times in a row, he couldn¡¯t help asking- ¡°I think you are hoping to cultivate this scandal... Am I mistaken?¡± Even that he wanted a scandal involving Haley was strange. Mason looked up at Noah with his head down. He could not figure out what Noah was thinking. Did he really need a bullet shield that bad to divert the attention? Noah was not really surprised by Mason¡¯s question. Instead, henguidly kept his eyes half-open andughed. Mason frowned a bit at Noah¡¯s gleeful expression; the story was finally going toe out. ¡°Who knows.¡± He slowly scanned Mason, and said in a gentle voice. ¡°You dyed your hair.¡± His long, beautiful fingers reached Mason¡¯s ck hair. Mason flinched, but stopped. Noah brushed his hair and tucked it behind his ear. ¡°It suits you, better than I thought.¡± Noah pursed his lips for a moment as if he was thinking about something. Mason felt all of his senses were gathering where the fingers stopped and touching his ear. Mason raised his hand to remove that finger, when¨C ¡°Haley,¡± Noah called in a low voice. When Mason paused, he leaned forward as if he was going to whisper something in his ears on which he had piled Mason¡¯s hair. His breath felt warm on his ear. Feeling a chill, Mason bit his lips and tried to retreat, but Noah¡¯s hand held his shoulder. Heughed in a low voice and whispered sweetly, ¡°What are you gonna do,¡± ¡°-if I know who you are.¡± He whispered secretly, drawing himself up and staring directly into Mason¡¯s eyes. Noah slowly bent his eyes and smiled. ¡°If I knew you were not Haley Lusk .... ... What are you gonna do?¡± The green eyes under the eyelids were not smiling at all. ---------------------------------------------------------- O.O Whaaaaaaaat..... Man I didn¡¯t think the next part was this short.... So I¡¯m posting this sooner! I had to bother Kaima again... haha Chapter 18.1 All staff members were watching Mason, holding their breath. Mason, who had entered the storage facility, lookedpletely different; ck suit, dark hair and eyes, and a frighteningly indifferent expression. It didn¡¯t feel weird to call him an actual agent working for a secret organization. A rustling sound could be heard from inside and Mason¡¯s sharp eyes slowly scanned the area. Chase, who was hiding inside the storage, held his breath when he heard the footstepsing closer. The sound of shoe heels stepping on the ground was especially loud. The footstep echoed from the isle next where Chase was hiding, and that moment¨C A small vibrating sound rang through the quiet storage. Mason frowned and took out his cellphone to answer the call. ¡°...-No, wait outside a little longer. I think a rat had snuck in.¡± He said lowly and walked a few more steps. ¡°I don¡¯t know where it is except it is still inside.¡± Chase stiffened and swallowed at the footsteps sounding very close to him. A woman¡¯s voice could be heard from Mason¡¯s phone, [Do you need backup?] Masonughed lightly. ¡°No.¡± Chase rolled his eyes as if thinking, ¡®Should I rush out and attack the opponent now?¡¯ and suddenly his eyes stilled. Click, a cold sound echoed through the still air. ¡°.......¡± Chase slowly turned his head. Mason was looking down at him from above with a cold expression. ¡°.... Have you ever seen me miss a rodent?¡± Mason replied indifferently and cut off his cellphone. Chase stared at him even as his breathing stopped. *** ¡°¨CCUT!¡± Vick shouted with a very satisfied face. Mason raised his head, and Chase wiped his sweat and panted. Mason held out his hand so that it was easier for him to stand up. ¡°Prepare for the next scene right away! We are starting in 5 minutes!¡± Gloria and the staff prepared the next scene and put together a series of breakdowns. ¡°Ah, I really felt like I got caught while hiding.¡± Chase showed the goose bumps on his arm and Masonughed appropriately. Chase drank something that Tony had given him and cautiously added¨C ¡°Yesterday-... I¡¯m really sorry. I didn¡¯t know you were going to Mr. Raycarlton¡¯s house and acted so recklessly.¡± ¡°Ah. No, thank you... For even saying that.¡± If he didn¡¯t say let¡¯s watch Die Hard, all four series in a row, he would probably have gone to his house. In fact, Mason was a bit regretful now. << ¡®If I know you aren¡¯t Haley Lusk...., what are you gonna do?¡¯ When Noah whispered, Mason¡¯s head stopped for a second. When he had asked ¡®why are you doing this to me,¡¯ he had no idea at all that he¡¯ll get, ¡®I know who you are,¡¯ as an answer. ¡®Are you crazy?¡¯ Mason hid hisplicated thoughts and asked. Noah tilted his head like he was puzzled, and stepped back and smiled. ¡®You speak like you didn¡¯t know.¡¯ Noah said, ¡¯Didn¡¯t you see me shivering in the elevator,¡¯ like a joke. Mason called him, ¡®Mr. Raycarlton.¡¯ ¡®You are not serious, right? I¡¯m not Haley Lusk?¡¯ Mason pointed at himself with his finger. However you see it, he was Haley Lusk; there was no denying it. He may have dyed his hair for the moment so it was not blond, but the pale face, well-rounded eyebrows, skinny and tall appearance, and also the beautiful hands; there was nowhere that wasn¡¯t Haley Lusk. But Noah replied as if he was wondering¨C ¡®Why? You don¡¯t yourself think that you are hiding it properly?¡¯ ¡®You did not even try too hard to hide, didn¡¯t you?¡¯ ¨CNoah pointed out to look at himself. ¡®......¡¯ What Noah said wasn¡¯t wrong. He himself thought he was totally different from Haley. He didn¡¯t go to the clubs, do drugs or drink alcohol. He wore clothes that Haley won¡¯t even look at and kicked out Haley¡¯s rtives and cut his ties off with his junky friends. In fact, he did not n on living as Haley Lusk. From the beginning, Mason thought he was going to start a new life and not be loutish like Haley. He may have identally ended up filming a movie, but he still had the dream of starting his own caf¨¦ and living in ease. ¡®Hiding or not-.... I really don¡¯t know what you are talking about.¡¯ Mason said while looking a little annoyed. ¡®Usually, don¡¯t people think that the person¡¯s personality has changed? You are really imaginative. ¨CWell, are you saying that I killed Haley, underwent stic surgery and is now acting like him?¡¯ ¡®Like in a movie?¡® ¨CWhen Mason questioned, Noah smiled strangely instead of answering him. ¡®Yesterday and today, did you act weirdly because of that reason? Because I seemed like a different person?¡¯ Mason scratched his head saying, ¡®I really don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on.¡¯ ¡®I really don¡¯t know how that can be the reason. I¡¯m just an amnesiac.¡¯ ¡®Ever since I died and came back to life, I have been trying to live properly.¡¯ ¨CMason sounded perplexed and Noah smiled like he expected that answer. ¡®You talk too much. Though there was no need.¡¯ Noah turned around and walked towards the helicopter. ¡®Don¡¯t be scared. I didn¡¯t say that to scare you. I just answered since you were curious about why I¡¯m acting like this.¡¯ He said airily as if nothing had happened. ¡®Don¡¯t think too much. ¨CIt would indeed be nice, to continue pretending that you don¡¯t understand.¡¯ Mason stared at Noah¡¯s back. Several dozen steps ahead, Phil was waiting for them inside the helicopter. Noah walked up to the helicopter and turned back to look at Mason, who was still standing at the same spot. ¡®.....¡¯ Mason stared at Noah. The glow was darker than a while ago. Mason looked back towards the filming set. He was sure Noah knew something. He wasn¡¯t sure how much, but it wouldn¡¯t be weird if he knew everything. He had met him before at his house, and sometimes he had made a crap out of himself. Working as a mercenary, Mason had learned while walking into a life-or-death crisis that if he didn¡¯t feel good about something, it was best to cut the tail right away and run away. Nothing could possibly go wrong, but he thought turning around right now and running away could be hisst chance to lead a peaceful life. ¡®.......¡¯ When he turned around again, he caught Noah staring at his profile. He didn¡¯t say, ¡®Come here or hurry up¡¯. He just pressed his lips together and stared at him. Exactly like the stare he gave him when Mason had quit the bodyguard job ten years ago. << ¡°... I shouldn¡¯t have gone to that side...¡± Mason mumbled, and Chase asked, ¡°Pardon?¡± Mason shook his hand to denote it was nothing. Yesterday, Mason thought it would be dangerous of him to follow Noah, but he got on the helicopter anyway. He didn¡¯t know anything yet, and it wasn¡¯t easy to throw away everything and run away in that situation. Especially when it was nearly impossible to cut through all the paparazzi that were surrounding the area. It wasn¡¯t as if he couldn¡¯t do it if he wanted to, but it wouldn¡¯t be easy. And......., his feet didn¡¯t move for a second. Just like 10 years ago, when he¡¯d left Noah and the mansion behind. Ten years ago, Mason wasn¡¯t in his right mind. It was right after he¡¯d lost his wife and daughter and had chopped off the murderer, who had killed them both, into pieces. He had lost everything, but the revenge ended too quickly. The only thing Mason could do at that time was to either destroy himself or destroy someone else. Mason was about to leave for Afghanistan when he got an opportunity to work as a bodyguard for a month. That¡¯s how he met Noah again; the small child he once saved in a dirty restroom. The one-month passed very fast. Ziii and Noah¡¯s parents offered an extension, but Mason firmly rejected it. Because, in that one month when he was taking care of Noah, Mason had forgotten about his dead wife and child. Mason had grown weak towards that beautiful boy. He wasn¡¯t his family or a lover, but he wanted to take care of him and pat him. When he saw him sweating from having nightmares, his hand unconsciously reached out to him. When he wiped the sweat and brushed his hair, Noah had quietly opened his eyes and soon went back to sleep with relief, which had felt good. The fact that Mason can be someone else¡¯sfort, gave himfort, but it soon turned into guilt. Later, he would forget about his wife and child and move on with his life, but it was too early then. He felt like he should be sadder and more in pain. It was easy to decide to quit the bodyguard job, but it was not as easy to say goodbye to Noah when the actual time came. He said goodbye and left the room and as he walked down the second and first floor stairs, and finally left the mansion, passing by the garden, his steps grew heavier and harder. He was not the only person who could protect Noah; there were probably plenty of people who wanted to protect him. ¨CHe knew it rationally, but Mason felt like the 17-year-old Noah was still the seven year old kid, who held his clothes asking not to leave. ¡®An existence that could die if he leaves.¡¯ ¨CWell, it was a thought if Noah finds out, he might not onlyugh but also get angry, but back then that¡¯s how he felt. And now Noah was not 17, but 27 years old, and he was not only healthy but also threatening Mason¡¯s peace and happiness. But yesterday, in front of the helicopter, Mason had felt like he had travelled back to 10, 20 years ago. ¡°That stare probably didn¡¯t hold such a profound meaning.¡± Mason murmured ndly. Not sure about 20 years ago, but neither 10 years ago nor yesterday, it was not Noah who held him back. There was no usible reason, and it wasn¡¯t a delicate situation. But somehow he felt sure and suddenly felt pitiful towards Noah. Mason couldn¡¯t understand why at that moment he had such an absurd thought. ¡°Haley? Are you okay?¡± Chase probably thought that Mason was being weird, mumbling to himself. ¡°Ah, I don¡¯t feel well today. I think I¡¯ll be fine if I take a break for a moment.¡± Mason just wanted to quietly think by himself, but Chase looked worried. He looked around and gently asked him¨C ¡°Perhaps... Are you having a hard time because of those people?¡± ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°Those anti-fans or prejudiced people that like Mr. Raycarlton-... Everyone is making a fuss, so it¡¯s obvious that you are having a hard time. But still, it¡¯ll calm down soon.¡± ¡°The truth always works.¡± Chase proimed seriously. Mason just stared at him like what was this man talking about, and at that moment his phone rang. [Die, you slut -666] When he checked, there was a curse waiting in his inbox that arrived through an anonymous number. [Break up with Noah immediately] [A bitch like you would even sleep with his dad.] The messages kepting, so fast that he couldn¡¯t keep up. ¡°Oh, oh my gosh. How can this happen! Haley, erase those immediately! No, let¡¯s track the numbers and report them!¡± Chase, who read the messages along with him, got really mad and Mason chuckled and moved his finger and turned off his cellphone. ¡®666,¡¯ it was so cute that it was idiotic. The part where it talked about sleeping with his dad was sensitive enough to think about Haley¡¯s sexuality. ¡°Never mind that. Why go so far as to track them just for these.¡± It was okay to change the phone number or live without a phone for a while. He was receiving information about the movies through Tony anyway, and it wasn¡¯t like he had any friends. Mason looked around to find Tony crouching at a corner of the filming set holding his phone. Since he couldn¡¯t get used to livingfortably because of Haley¡¯s amnesia, Tony had been volunteering for the crew. Even today, it seemed like he was carrying something in a box that was lying in front of his knees. His expression looked weird though and as he approached him, Tony started hupping with a pale face. Curse words wereing out of the phone he was holding. ¡°Hup, hup.¡± Mason took away the phone from Tony¡¯s sweaty hand and pressed the ¡®end call¡¯ button. ¡°Li, Liz?¡± ¡°Why were you listening to this?¡± ¡°You could¡¯ve just hung up.¡± Mason looked at him with exasperation as Tony wiped his cold sweat. ¡°I¡¯m, I¡¯m okay!¡± ¡°Of course you¡¯re okay. You don¡¯t have any injuries.¡± Mason sounded normal and so, Tony wiped his sweat and said, ¡°Ah, ri, right...?¡± as he smiled awkwardly. He was so scared that he was about to have a heart attack, but since Haley acted indifferently, now he just felt embarrassed and also a bit relieved. Mason handed Tony a drink that he had been carrying, and Tony was so thirsty that he gulped it down. ¡°Did you receive a lot of these calls?¡± Mason held up Tony¡¯s cellphone, which was ringing again. Tony, who drank like something was stuck in this throat, carefully looked at Mason and replied¨C ¡°Ah, since yesterday, all of a sudden.... You had a lot of anti-fans before, but they didn¡¯t directly curse or threaten like this-, uh, what should we do? Should we call the police?¡± ¡°Liz, they were keep saying they are gonna terrorize you...¡± Tony took another gulp like his lips were parched. ¡°A terror threat, isn¡¯t it better to report?¡± Chase said with a serious face, and Mason thought about it for a moment too. Threatening to terrorize, it definitely might not be something to be ignored. It wasn¡¯t a battlefield where bullets and bombs were flying around, but a person can easily get killed with just a knife. There were a lot of celebrities who got murdered by their anti-fans or stalkers. ¡°Is the harasser just one person? Do you suspect someone who might have leaked your number?¡± ¡°Not sure, we are using the phone number as thepany¡¯s contact number.... We put up the number on Facebook...¡± Tony said hesitantly and Mason frowned slightly as he stared at the cellphone. He answered the phone that kept ringing and Tony, surprised, blurted out, ¡°Liz!¡± [Did you pass my word well? I can fucking burry a bitch like Haley any time.] Mason frowned at the voiceing through the cellphone. It was a young voice, may be a middle school or a high school student. He hung up and when he answered another call that came right away, the voice was thin and that of a woman; [Is this Haley¡¯spany? I¡¯m Noah¡¯s lover. Because of Haley, I¡¯m in a difficult situation now, did you know?] ¡°......¡± The next call was a parentining about how Noah and Haley¡¯s scandal was not good for children¡¯s education. Mason hung up the third call and looked at Tony. ¡°First change the phone number.¡± ¡°Change the phone number? What if a new job offeres, like advertising? What if we miss the job because they couldn¡¯t contact us?¡± ¡°Who knows? Do you think we will get a new job in this situation?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think so?¡± Mason cut him short. Every time he went to the filming set, reporters and paparazzi were swarming it. Going to work anding back home was only possible in a helicopter. Forget about getting a new job, as a celebrity who was disliked and got terror threats he might even get fired from the current job. ¡°Bu, but, I keep getting calls from reporters as well. If I don¡¯t answer, they might get mad and write some weird articles.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. They will write weird articles even if you answer the calls." Mason shook his hand telling him not to worry. Tony still looked nervous, but Mason patted his shoulder saying, ¡°If you get a new number, send me a text.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t search the Inte and get hurt and don¡¯t care if you hear a curse. It¡¯s not like your ears hurt from hearing curse words.¡± He seemed like a timid man, if he cared too much about every single incident, tomorrow an article heading, ¡®Haley Lusk, just like how he did, his manager today was also rushed to hospital for a heart attack...¡± might pop out. ¡°Yeah, I will.....¡± Tony answered with a glum and listless face, and Chase said smiling bitterly, ¡°That¡¯s what my manager always says.¡± Tony, who was the biggest fan, asked in surprise¨C ¡°Oh my, Mr. Chase Viller has anti-fans?¡± ¡°That.... Yeah, they said my smile makes them unpleasant...¡± ¡°Is it really true?¡± Chase asked him inwardly, and Tony said, ¡°No way!¡± and jumped. Mason, who originally thought when they first met that Chase felt a little unpleasant, slightly avoided his eyes. ¡°Anyway I don¡¯t think that the threats right now mean anything, but also let¡¯s not rush into reporting to the police or hiring a bodyguard issue.¡± Since he was going back and forth, riding a helicopter with Noah, he didn¡¯t necessarily need more guards. And reporting to the police was the same as bbering to the media that he is getting terror threats, and that wouldn¡¯t be fun. ¡°Are you okay, Liz?¡± Tony asked, wondering how Haley could look so indifferent when before, he would throw a fit and cry at even a single meanment. Chase also looked worried, and Mason nced at his surroundings. ¡°Well....¡± Definitely, except for Vick, Gloria, and Chase, other people¡¯s stares weren¡¯t pleasant. It was just like when he got dragged into the filming set of ¡®Clue.¡¯ Of course,pared to back then he now noticed moreplicated and subtle but dangerous emotions like jealousy or envy. ¡°I¡¯m okay. Anyway, it¡¯s not like I can do anything.¡± The one who started the game was Noah, and the one who was moving the pieces was also Noah. He didn¡¯t know what he wanted, but what Mason could do was film the movie as best as he could. Surviving efficiently as possible in a game that someone else started was very simr as to what Mason did in the past. ¡°You are brave, really.¡± Chase said in amazement, and Mason just shrugged. Rather than being strong, he was just toozy to think too deeply, but he didn¡¯t say that out loud. ¡°But Haley, are you gonna change your number too?¡± ¡°What¡¯s going to be your new number?¡± Chase asked nervously, as if expecting Mason to tell him his new number. ¡°Ah. No. I am going to change it, but I have a call that I¡¯m waiting for, so not right....¡° Mason said, ¡®now that I remember...¡¯ He took out his cellphone from his pocket and turned on the power. Messages and missed calls poured in, and Mason uselessly thought ¡®I feel like I am popr now,¡¯ and checked the numbers. 666, 0000, 13, he saw the number he had been waiting for among the anonymous curses. It was Mason¡¯s old colleague and a private detective, Pitzroy¡¯s number. ------------------------------------------------------------- Whew that was long! d we could upload this on time! Chapter 18.2 A few days ago, when Mason got off from Noah¡¯s yacht, he went to the Westwood Vige where it was still raining. And Haley¡¯s cousin Joy lived there. It was Joy who took the picture of Mason going inside the hotel room with Noah, and it was Sandra who posted it on Twitter first. And after that, Anna, Jason, Colin and everybody had shared the picture among themselves adding, ¡®Fuck you.¡¯ If Noah hadn¡¯t held his hand and did something crazy like asking him out for a date that morning, Mason would¡¯ve been seriously fucked. He did me himself for being careless even when he knew that Joy was following him, but it wasn¡¯t going to end up with him pping and saying, ¡®You fucked me up, that¡¯s amazing!¡¯ He went inside a big mall and bought new clothes and a cap, a pair of gloves and a raincoat, and a scary looking kitchen knife. It was easier to kill a person with a gun, but there was nothing else better than a knife to put a person in fear. Mason wore the ck clothes and the cap underneath the rain coat and went to Joy¡¯s house. Because it was a pretty nice condominium, CCTV was installed in many different ces. However, it seemed like a professional didn¡¯t install them because there were a lot of blind spots. He pressed the doorbell and waited, but there was no sounding from inside for a long time. Did she know he wasing beforehand and hid or pretending not there? Mason mumbled, ¡®Joy can¡¯t be that smart¡¯ and thoughtlessly turned the door knob. The door opened very easily, and Mason frowned. This wasn¡¯t in his agenda. He cautiously peered over the edge and opened the door widely, to be confronted with chaos. Mason slowly scanned the inside. It could be a thief¡¯s or a robber¡¯s handiwork, but he knew it wasn¡¯t. First, neither was there a bloodstain nor a knife or a bullet mark anywhere. Emptied closets, opened safe and a non-existent travel luggage. It was messy, but it wasn¡¯t like someone went through the area. She had run away. ¨CMason blinked in surprise and licked his lips. She was probably scared of causing the problem, but instead of hiring a bodyguard she just ran away? It was weird that she¡¯d packed her stuff hurriedly like that and left. With a nagging feeling, he left Joy¡¯s house and went to Aunt Anna¡¯s house four blocks away. It was the same there too. Uncle Jason, Jordan, Sandra and everyone; nobody answered Mason¡¯s call. To be more urate, their phone numbers were erased. Mason thought about it a little and called Pitzroy Greenham, who worked with Mason three years ago at Zii, and who was now a private detective in LA. ¡°What?¡± Mason asked Pitzroy again. Pitzroy patiently repeated his message. [Joy nk first went to her friend¡¯s house in Santa Monica. About two hourster she got chased by someone out of there, went to a small motel and abandoned her two kids there. -Ah, the kids are being sent to a shelter tomorrow. -After abandoning her kids, she was seen leaving the motel following a group of people wearing ck and, disappeared, nowhere to be found. She could be anywhere]. Mason frowned. He had requested Pitzroy to find Joy, Jason, Anna and others. ¡°What does that mean?¡± [Are you gonna keep asking me? If you are gonna do that, I¡¯m gonna have to bring a recorder]. [That will tell you instead of me]. Pitzroy sounded annoyed, and Mason realized that it wasn¡¯t a simile or a metaphor. All the traces have been erased, as in ¡®disappeared¡¯, so that Pitroy couldn¡¯t track. ¡°All of them?¡± [Finally, we are talking]. Pitzroy asked, [Are they good people?] [I smell something very dangerous. You¡¯ll have a hard time looking for them.] He said, [¡®You have to give me more money for this,¡¯] and licked his lips. Mason thought about it a little and cleanly said, ¡°No, it¡¯s okay.¡± [It¡¯s okay? You are not gonna look for them?] ¡°No, I¡¯m not. I was not looking for them because I¡¯m close to them. He just wanted to check if they were nning to cause any new trouble, or if they had something to cause any more problems. Pitzroy said, [Wow, cold-] and blew a whistle. [Those people, they might be dead.] ¡°So?¡± Mason added indifferently. ¡®Why should I bother?¡¯ They weren¡¯t his rtives; also even if they were blood rted, he didn¡¯t care. The other person licked his lips, knowing he had lost an opportunity to earn more money. [True. I also felt dangerous doing this job. It¡¯s good to stop here but...] [Mumble, mumble]. Pitroy seemed to hesitate, as if he felt he should finish the job he started and mumbled and acted annoyingly. [Ah. But you... Who did you get a rmendation from, before contacting me? It was Mason, right? Your way of talking is like that son of a...¨C] ¡°Good job. I¡¯ll deposit the money to the ount number I know.¡± Mason cut the other party short and after spewing all those words, he hung up. That son of a bitch was always too quick. Of course, if he wasn¡¯t so quick it¡¯ll be hard to make a living by investigating other people in secret. He always talked a lot, but he was good at what he did, and he still seemed to be the same. Mason stared at the public telephone¡¯s receiver, hanging by getting caught in a hook, for a while before sighing and turning around. ¡°Did you finish your business?¡± Phil, who was waiting a few steps behind, asked. Mason stared at him checking his watch with an indifferent face. He briefly had an idea, but it seemed likely that the reason why all of them disappeared was because of this man¡¯s words. Or to be urate, Noah¡¯s words. It isn¡¯t easy for a person to disappear suddenly without any trace, and if it¡¯s more than two, it gets harder. The one who could do that was either someone powerful or with a lot of money. But if say a person had both, then it¡¯ll be very easy. ¡°There¡¯s no Mr. Raycarlton today.¡± Instead of asking, ¡®What did you do to my rtives?¡¯ Mason asked, ¡°Is he busy?¡± ¡°He¡¯s always busy.¡± Phil coldly replied and raised his head. Mason chuckled at his piercing stare. ¡°You don¡¯t seem to like me.¡± Anyone was free to dislike him, but Phil was very bad at controlling his facial expression, especially since he was ¡®the Noah¡¯s¡¯ secretary. Of course, he might be thinking it wasn¡¯t worth hiding his expression. Phil seemed like he didn¡¯t know Mason would ask such a question and frowned. ¡°I am just-, .....wondering what Mr. Raycarlton is thinking. I cannot tell.¡± ¡°Ah, that¡¯s the same as me.¡± ¡®Who wouldn¡¯t be curious¡¯. -Mason said ndly, and Phil sighed and walked away to open the car door. Just like saying shut up and get in. After Mason closed his mouth and got inside the car, Phil closed the door and climbed onto the passenger seat. The car started smoothly, and the security guardpany¡¯s cars surrounded the area. The paparazzi that were waiting obviously followed them. Mason let out a long yawn and stared outside the window. The paparazzi were honking or dangerously changingnes or sometimes threw a can to make him look their way. Mason had been suffering only for three days, but he already thought that he hated those paparazzi as much as he did Zii¡¯s boss, Bereta. He was about to turn away when, ¡°-!¡± Bang! Mason startled and tried to stand up and ended up bumping his head on the car ceiling. Ugh, Mason held his head but still looked outside. ¡°What¡¯s going on? Are you okay?¡± Phil asked in surprise, and instead of answering, Mason shouted, ¡°Stop the car! Quickly!¡± Screech! The car stopped at Phil¡¯s hand motion, and Mason opened the car door and looked at the point where he had been looking. ¡°Haley? What¡¯s wrong?¡± Phil called him because of his serious expression, but Mason bit his lips and red at the street where the reporters were everywhere. ¡®I didn¡¯t see it wrong. Definitely, underneath that street light, those two were standing holding the cameras. Aaron and Ashley. They were hiding among the reporters looking for someone. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Whew... Long time no see guys! I¡¯m finally back! Thank you for waiting patiently~ Chapter 18.3 Mason noticeably stared at Noah who was sitting on the opposite side of the table and elegantly cutting the steak. Just like an educated, wealthy young master, there was no mistake in his table manners. He used the fork and knife in order, held the ss neatly, cut the meat and chewed on it. Those movements didn¡¯t seem forced. It was very natural and exuded a sweet charm, which was typical to Noah Raycarlton. Mason, being just a mercenary, simply ripped the meat apart as he wanted and consumed it; at the same time watching Noah dine like a movie. ¡°Are you watching a monkey in a zoo eating a banana?¡± Noah put down the fork on the te, raised his head and inquired with an apathetic expression. Instead of denying it Mason said, ¡°Please eat more,¡± and pushed the sd towards him. Noah smirked and grabbed the tongs in the sd bowl. ¡°Were you busy today?¡± Mason asked while chewing on the steak. It was past 11 PM when Noah came back home, and because of that, they were eating the meal nearly at midnight. Noah, who was pouring the dressing, tilted his head like he was curious and smiled. ¡°Why? Were you disappointed that I sent Phil instead?¡± ¡°Huh? Ah, sure, well.¡± Mason glossed over as Noah kept smiling sweetly, like a real lover. He chuckled and said, ¡°It wasn¡¯t something urgent, but my parents called me. I haven¡¯t seen them in a while too.¡± He defiantly rested his arm on the table and shook his fork while saying, ¡°To y a son is very tiring.¡± ¡°-...I can see why.¡± Mason nodded, feeling sympathetic towards Mr. and Mrs. Raycarlton who probably were shocked by their son¡¯s scandal. If the media, which were irrelevant, were acting so crazy, then how would the parents feel? Their precious son got involved with the infamous, vulgar druggie. ¡°They said they want to meet you some day.¡± ¡°....Me?¡± Mason asked, ¡°Why?¡± with a puzzled look. ¡°Probably because you are the person I¡¯m seeing?¡± Noah questioned back and ate the sd again. Mason¡¯s lips were creased and stared at his mouth chewing on the sd and said. ¡°So, did you exin to them properly that it¡¯s not true?¡± ¡°I told them that I¡¯m going to introduce youter.¡± ¡°Can you give me a date when you won¡¯t be filming?¡± -Noah asked, smiling sweetly and Mason changed the subject saying, ¡°....Ah, today¡¯s sd is very fresh.¡± Noah shrugged and held the ss to sip some wine. Only the utensil nking sound could be heard from the table where the two sat. ¡°.....¡± Mason lifted his eyes again and nced at Noah chewing on the meat with a coy face. Not so long ago, on his way back to Noah¡¯s mansion, Mason had seen Aaron and Ashely on the street. They were mingled with the paparazzi and loitering along the side, as if looking for someone and then disappeared quickly. It was clear the person they were looking for was Noah. Fortunately, it wasn¡¯t today, but what would¡¯ve happened if Noah came to pick him up like he did for few days now. They probably couldn¡¯t do much in the midst of his bodyguards and dozens of cameras. But nobody knew what they were going to do because they were helplessly cornered. It was unusual for them to have appeared where they did, to begin with. Mason stared at Noah¡¯s clean cheeks and asked like he just remembered. ¡°But...., do you take your bodyguards around these days too?¡± ¡°...? -I usually do. Why? Is someone trying to harm me again?¡± Noah used the same excuse that Mason had used in the hotel room a few days ago. Swallowing his words, ¡®Yes, that¡¯s it,¡¯ Mason cut the potato with an impassive expression. ¡°Because these days the paparazzi are very vicious.¡± ¡°That¡¯s true.¡± Noah clicked his tongue like Mason was worrying uselessly. Mason drank some water and said, ¡°I even got terror threats. It¡¯s not wrong to be cautious.¡± He tried to pass it off as a casual remark, but he was pretty worried. ¡°...You¡¯re worried about me?¡± Noah swallowed the wine and asked tilting his head. Mason moved his lips, ¡°That is.....¡± ¡°That is?¡± Since Mason tried to gloss over again, Noah encouraged him squinting his eyes. ¡°......¡± ¡®Asking if I am worried, what is he saying? His body is healthy; he got money and power that can even make a few people disappear. There¡¯s nowhere for me to worry about, but....¡¯ Mason thought it was ridiculous and frustrating, but surprisingly he WAS worried about him. It was not at a concerning level, but asionally Mason did throw away his own peace of mind and well being into the gutter to worry about him. He thought what kind of idiot would act like this and tried to stop thinking about it, but the truth couldn¡¯t be denied. In the elevator, in the slum next to the filming set, at the hotel, and even until now, Mason was stupidly concerned about Noah. Should he seriously think about why is he like that? Mason murmured, ¡°...I¡¯m really worried about myself,¡± and drank some water. Noahughed quietly and drank his wine. ¡°Why?¡± Mason asked what was funny and Noah slightly shook the wine ss and said, ¡°Just....¡± ¡°How should I put it? I thought it¡¯ll be nice if you worried about me.¡± ¡°Do you need my worries?¡± Because of his unnecessary concerns, Mason, who doubted his own mental health, frowned and asked. Noah said, ¡°Ah, of course. Of course! I really do need it,¡± and drank the rest of his wine. ¡°Worrying about someone means there¡¯s affection.¡± Worrying about someone means there¡¯s affection. ¨CHearing Noah¡¯s words, Mason moved his lips. ¡°Yeah, well-..., to ask for that is a little extravagant¡±. ¡°I¡¯m just saying it¡¯ll be nice if it was like that¡±. ¨CNoah mumbled and smiled and lifted the wine bottle. He licked his slightly wet lips with his tongue and poured some fresh wine into the empty ss. Mason stared at the red liquid pouring into Noah¡¯s ss and said. ¡°....I think you¡¯ve been drinking a little too much.¡± I think I heard that he was weak at drinking. When Mason asked, Noah said, ¡°Huh?¡± and checked the almost empty bottle. ¡°Ah, that¡¯s true. I thought we drank together, but I ended up drinking everything. One bottle for myself is a bit too much. -You don¡¯t drink wine?¡± ¡°But, didn¡¯t you drink some yesterday?¡± Noah asked, and Mason closed his mouth. Noah said, ¡°Why don¡¯t you have a ss? Do you have filming early in the morning?¡± and shook the bottle. ¡°No. It¡¯s not like that, but alcohol is a little...¡± Mason panicked and waved his hand. Noah said, ¡°Just a little?¡± and asked what Mason was about to say, to which Mason began picking his words. ¡°That is, I thought a ss of wine was okay, but after drinking some yesterday, I¡¯ve changed my mind.¡± ¡°Why?¡± At Mason¡¯s panicked expression, Noah seemed like he wanted to tease him. He licked his lips and asked,¡°...-Because you got horny?¡± Noah¡¯s eyes ended up on the edge of the table, where Mason¡¯s thighs rested. Noah chuckled like he remembered something in between Mason¡¯s legs, and Mason dropped the fork and knife on the table. ¡°Mr. Raycarlton.¡± At Mason¡¯s firm voice, Noah put both of his hands up. It meant ¡®I know you are ufortable, but since it¡¯s a joke, you don¡¯t have to be so serious.¡¯ ¡°But still, do you want to have a drink now?¡± Noah was smiling as he tapped Mason¡¯s ss with the wine bottle he was holding, as if ready to pour. Mason bit his lips and stood up from his seat. Noah looked at him a little surprised, but Mason avoided his eyes and said, ¡°Then,¡± ¡°It seems like both of us are done eating, so I¡¯ll leave.¡± At Mason¡¯s decisive reply, Noah said, ¡°We are done eating-... and it¡¯s not ¡®I¡¯ll leave¨C,¡¯ you¡¯re already leaving?¡± Noah blinked and stared at him. He scolded Mason that it was not proper etiquette in any town. ¡°I got tired suddenly. Have a good night.¡± Mason didn¡¯t wait for Noah¡¯s reply and left the cafeteria as if running away. Noah stared at the door, through which Mason had disappeared, with a surprised expression. Blinking, he turned his gaze to rest on the table, where Mason¡¯s te and wine were left unfinished. ¡°...-Ahhh.¡± Noah drank the wine with an apathetic face and poured the rest into his ss. Quite a lot of wine flowed into his ss, and he licked his lips. ¡°I told you, one bottle by myself is too much.¡± Noah mumbled and chuckled as he drank the rest of the wine. Chapter 19.1

[BL NOVEL] Kill the Lights (Chapter 19 Part 1)

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang He didn¡¯t know what kind of health status that other people had. Mason Taylor¡¯s body had been pretty much in good shape. He naturally had good stamina and strength, and also liked exercising: of course if his health were on the bad side, he wouldn¡¯t be able to do a mercenary¡¯s job. His sexual desire was also on the normal side, just like any regr, healthy man. Or maybe it was a little stronger. But, since he wasn¡¯t there where women worked in the surroundings, or that his job was tiring, a lot of the times he only yed with his hand or just skipped it altogether. But Haley on the other side..... ¡°How¡¯s this guy like this?¡± Mason, who left the cafeteria as if running away from Noah when he offered him some wine,ined and stared at his lower body. ¡®Because you got horny?¡± Noah was mischievous, but Mason wasn¡¯t a child. The joke wasn¡¯t up to where it made him stand up, but he couldn¡¯t stay there any longer, because the joke had turned out to be true. The previous night, Mason had feltplicated about Noah¡¯s notions. And also, since he hadn¡¯t drunk in a while, he thought it would be fine and picked up a ss of wine from the table. He didn¡¯t even drink a lot. It was only a ss. Some people drink a ss like medicine. After finishing the dinner, Mason had fallen asleep and woken up inhaling deeply, feeling hot. His body was getting warm, and the thing between his legs was pulsating, tickling his insides. Mason got annoyed, thinking what kind of body was this, and quickly used his hand toe. But s, he frowned at the penis that rose right after ejaction. It wasn¡¯t even a drug; just a ss of wine was like swallowing a whole container of Viagra and his thighs were trembling. He sat in the bathroom and after masturbating four times in a row, his arms were hurting, his dick was burning, and his whole body was tired. He felt extremely exhausted, but surprisingly his body was still throbbing and his lower body was heavy and felt like something was missing. Mason got fretful and ran away to the fitness room. Mason had run for two hours on the treadmill with a body that usually tires out in an hour and had slept as if he¡¯d fainted afterwards. However, he still woke up in the morning and sighed at his underwear that was drenched wet. Before Mason knew it, Noah had be a regr in his dreams. ording to Mason, it was pertinent that if one had bad stamina and poor health, one should also have poor sexual appetite. And if one uses his stamina on exercising, he should be able to pass a day without masturbating. And if there¡¯s a day filled with sexual desire, one should be able to sleep well after masturbating once or twice. He thought all people were like that. But Haley¡¯s body wasn¡¯t like that. For someone who got worn out after an hour of running on the treadmill, Haley¡¯s sexual desire exploded everyday like a starved hyena. Still, usually if he exercised like crazy for an hour and wear out the body, it never got up to the point where he couldn¡¯t go to sleep because his butt was itching. However, add a ss of wine and he couldn¡¯t get hold of himself. He didn¡¯t know if it was only because of wine or if other alcohols affected him too, but it wasn¡¯t something he wanted to experiment on. He was afraid that his body would be weird and start feeling strange and lewd sensations. A piercing between his anus and testicles, a wall full of porn, and a huge dildo besides his bed; all of this was not normal. After he treated the alcohol addiction, it was his small wish to drink a can of beer on his day off and lie about his house. Maybe it was a wish that could nevere true. Mason walked into the fitness room with a depressed and bitter feeling, but someone called him from behind. ¡°-? Mr. Hepson?¡± It was Phil. He showed Mason his phone with a tired expression and asked, ¡°Did you tell anyone my number?¡± ¡°Ah.¡± Mason took the phone from Phil¡¯s hand and apologized to him. ¡°Ah, it¡¯s Tony. -I¡¯m sorry, my phone was getting too many calls.¡± ¡°You could just get a new one.¡± Phil sighed, saying he was on an important call, and Mason replied, ¡°....I was about to but,¡± and stared at him. Phil seemed to have forgotten that after the filming came to an end, he didn¡¯t even let Mason say proper goodbyes to everyone and had red at him to get into the car. Mason even had to ask his permission to call Pitzroy thatsted for only 2 to 3 minutes. There was no way that he had the time to get a new phone. ¡®It¡¯s all this man¡¯s fault that Noah Raycarlton is using his time in minutes for eating a sandwich¡¯. Ten years ago, Mason had thought that he was a shy, quiet, young man, but who made him into this? Phil waved his hand like, go ahead and answer the phone. [Liz?] Just like he¡¯d expected, Tony¡¯s voice emerged from the other end. ¡°Yeah, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Tony started to make a fuss, [Who was that man? Why is he so scary? Is he a teacher or something?] ¡°Ah...-, you know, the time iste. So, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Mason turned around with his back to Phil and asked again. [This is the new number. Write down. And I got a new phone for you too.] [It¡¯s so pretty. You¡¯ll like it!] Tony sounded excited. Mason prayed, ¡®please just not be a hot pink colored phone¡¯ and asked. ¡°And?¡± [Ah, because of the other actor¡¯s schedule, we are not filming what we had nned originally. It¡¯s going to be another part, but... ¨CAh, its not a part that you have to practice, so don¡¯t worry. Just...] ¡°I don¡¯t need to practice?¡± [That¡¯s because...] Tony bbered on a little bit before saying, [Ah, right.] like he suddenly remembered something. [The things that you asked me to bring.] ¡°Things I asked you to bring?¡± Mason asked, ¡°You mean the picture?¡± Two days ago, after he suddenly relocated to Noah¡¯s house, he had asked Tony to bring the picture of his wife and daughter from his house. [Yeah, a picture and a ck bag? There was no such thing there] ¡°There was no picture? It should be under the bed in my room.¡± [Ah, yeah. I looked near and under the bed, but it wasn¡¯t there. Are you sure you put it there?] Tony said he had even looked around the guest room bed. Mason blinked and asked again, ¡°It wasn¡¯t there?¡± [-Liz?] ¡°No, there¡¯s no way that it¡¯s not there-¡° Did the paparazzi take it? There was no way. Even if it was the paparazzi, there was no way that they can just easily go into someone else¡¯s house with so many eyes watching. Also not sure about the bag, but the picture wasn¡¯t that important. ¡°How about the safe?¡± [The safe? There was no problem there either. It didn¡¯t look broken in... What¡¯s this all about? Are you sure you didn¡¯t put it elsewhere?] [You are forgetful]. Tony asked him to reconsider it carefully, and Mason started to protest, ¡°Look again carefu....,¡± but stopped short when he turned back around. ¡°-Mr. Hepson.¡± Phil wore a perplexed expression and sighed as Mason called him. ¡°Tony, I¡¯ll call you back.¡± [Huh? Okay, don¡¯t bete tomorrow....] Mason pressed the end call button even before Tony finished talking and returned the phone to Phil. ¡°It seems like you know where my stuff are.... Is that not true?¡± Phil took the phone back and sighed again before answering, ¡°Yes, I do know.¡± Mason closed his mouth and looked at the man. Phil checked the time on his cellphone for a while and said, ¡°I¡¯m notpletely sure but,¡± like he was making an excuse for someone else. ¡°He probably didn¡¯t mean to not give them back.¡± ¡°He just took care of it for you.¡± When Phil tried to reason with him, it became pretty clear to Mason who took his things. Phil sighed again like he was having a pretty hard timetely and said, ¡°Well, it was Mr. Raycarlton, after he took you to the filming set in a helicopter-....¡± Chapter 19.2

Chapter 19 Part 2

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang ¡®Mr. Raycarlton did stop by your house for a short time. It seemed like he brought something out...¡¯ Mason remembered what Phil had said to him and thought about it for a long time as he stood in front of the door to Noah¡¯s room. Should I go in or should I not? Should I knock, or should I turn back? It seemed like he¡¯d guessed right; it was Noah who took his stuff. Mason wasn¡¯t sure if Noah took anything else, but it was apparent that he got the two things that didn¡¯t belong to Haley, the picture and the bag. ¡°How far does he know.....¡± Originally Mason thought that it wouldn¡¯t be strange for Noah to know everything. But in reality he felt quite in panic when faced with the prospect that Noah knew everything. ¡°No, it¡¯s too early to judge.¡± Those things, he¡¯d poured them in front of Noah once in New York. So there was nothing wrong in picking them. If there were no problem with your attention, it would not be difficult to pick out his stuff in that fancy house. Well, then the question is, why did he take it- ¡°.....¡± Mason bit his lips. From there on his thoughts were blocked as if even a needle couldn¡¯t go through. As if someone was pulling from behind and he couldn¡¯t go any further. Every time Mason met Noah with Haley¡¯s body, a question of ¡®why?¡¯ kept adding on. Mason never did know. ¡®Why is Noah standing in front of my New York house?¡¯ ¡®Why is he attacking me?¡¯ ¡®Why is he asking if I¡¯m alive?¡¯.... He¡¯d thought maybe Noah had something for him to do. Still, the questions he couldn¡¯t exin kept increasing, and he couldn¡¯t think of anything else. Mason was used to working without knowing the reason. Either in a war, or in a mission, it was rare for higher ups to tell him the reason. Mason also knew himself that knowing in detail would give him a headache, so he never asked for a reason. ¡°.....¡± So Mason wondered, standing in front of Noah¡¯s room. If he knocked on the door to look for his stuff right now, could he face the countless questions that he had been avoiding? ¡®Do I really need to take those stuff back?¡¯ Mason thought sullenly. ¡®I can just make a new passport even though it¡¯ll be difficult; actually it will be nearly impossible to use a fake passport with my new face. My fortune is too bad, but at least I can earn again, and my wife and daughter¡¯s picture is....¡¯ Mason bitterly thought about what happened. It had been 10 years since they both died. It was only a month before going to Afghanistan that he had a hard time and felt sad because of their deaths. His body was tired like crazy and many people had died. After seeing families murdered every day, more cruelly than his wife and daughter, he couldn¡¯t think of anything else to do but to simply survive. Keeping the picture was Mason¡¯s apology. Sorry for forgetting, pretending to be oblivious because he was busy surviving. He was afraid of forgetting them, so he stared at the picture every day to remember. And it had been 10 years. Also he had been dead once. No one was calling him Mason anymore. Wasn¡¯t it better to cut the ties like this? ¡°....No, that¡¯s not right.¡± Mason sighed one more time. He didn¡¯t feel right about abandoning it like this. If he himself had thrown the picture away it¡¯d be okay, but this felt like being taken away by force. On the other hand, there was no reason for the picture to not be taken away by force... Mason was tired of muttering to himself in front of Noah¡¯s door like a crazy person. ¡°.....¡± ¡°Ah, I don¡¯t know. No way that I¡¯m gonna get killed. If Noah really does try to kill me, then it¡¯ll be easier to grasp the situation and move ordingly. But then, can I? Don¡¯t know. I really don¡¯t know.¡± Mason reined in hisplicated thoughts and knocked on the door. -Knock Knock. ¡°-....¡± Mason waited for a sound from the inside after knocking on the door. Is he sleeping? Already? The time was indeedte. It was past 11 when they ate dinner, so it wouldn¡¯t be weird if he were sleeping already.... -Knock Knock Mason knocked on the door again. Is he not in his room? Mason waited a little bit more and knocked on the door again. -Knock Knock. This time he put his ear on the door. .....There was a small rustling sound. ¡°.....¡± Mason wondered a little bit and carefully turned the doorknob. The room was dark, and somebody was lying down on the bed. There were strands of brightly lit hair on the nket. It looked like Noah¡¯s. ¡°.....¡± Was he sleeping? Mason looked around. No one noticed him. CCTV was running, but it was not like he was going to kill him, so it didn¡¯t matter. Mason carefully entered Noah¡¯s room. Mason depended on the moonlighting through the big window and looked around the room. If he didn¡¯t really exin to Phil, he probably tossed it somewhere in his room. The picture and some money, those were probably not that important to Noah.... Mason nced at Noah, who was sleeping curled up with nket all the way up to his head. Mason carefully passed by his side. ¡°....¡± He saw a ck bag on the right side of the bed, next to the table and underneath the chair. Mason recognized his bag at once. He moved a little faster and got hold of the bag. He nced at the pile of nkets that he suspected was Noah. It seemed like Noah was deep asleep, and Mason carefully checked inside his bag. When he opened the zipper slightly, he noticed that the picture, passport, and the bundle of money inside were quite untouched. Just like Phil said, it seemed like Noah would just have returned it to him.... Mason clicked his tongue, shouldered his bag and turned around. Anyhow Noah took something that was not his, so even if he noticed the bag¡¯s disappearance it¡¯s not like he couldin or anything. Compared to wondering in front of the door for a long time whether to bump his head or to run away, the situation got resolved quite easily. Mason thought he could now carefully get out of the room and close it and then pretend to not know anything about this. ¡°....-hugh,¡± If only he hadn¡¯t heard that small sound. Mason was passing by Noah¡¯s bed when he heard a sound from the pile of nkets and turned his head. Mason hadn¡¯t noticed it before, but once he did, he kept hearing the small sound. Mason thought that may be Noah was awake and turned around with a frozen face. ¡°-...., ....,¡± But he wasn¡¯t awake. When he turned around, there weren¡¯t any cold eyes staring at him. Instead, something strange was... ¡°....Perhaps.....¡± Mason mumbled and carefully approached Noah. When he lifted up the canopy, he could see Noah¡¯s hair spilling out from under the nkets. Mason touched his hair. Just as he thought, the blond hair underneath the nket was drenched wet with sweat. ¡°......¡± He could hear the small sound clearer. It was a painful breathing sound mixed with sobbing. The body underneath the nket was trembling. Mason sighed quietly. ¡®Should I just leave, pretending not to have seen it?¡¯ When Noah acted like this, it wasn¡¯t something Mason could do anything about anyway. It wasn¡¯t something he should care about, and also he was in the owner¡¯s room in secret without permission. ¡°......¡± But even as he thought that he should just ignore it, his hands were already carefully pulling down the nket. Noah¡¯s beautiful face appeared, huddled between his arms. The face was drenched wet with sweat and extremely pale. Tears were streaking from his eyes, and his pretty lips were closed but panting heavily. ¡®Save me, rescue me, help me please¡¯, Noah was begging while crying. He was murmuring endlessly to save and rescue him and begged in fear. It was no different from ten years ago. No, because he has grown so confident, generous and beautiful, Noah seemed smaller than from 10 years ago. ¡®Do I have an illness. Why can¡¯t I just leave?¡¯ Mason clicked his tongue lowly and stretched out his hand. Noah¡¯s wet and soft hair wrapped around his fingers. When he removed his hair from his warm forehead, a side of Noah¡¯s face appeared, both pitiful and beautiful. ... He is indeed pretty.... Mason sat on the bed and touched Noah¡¯s hair. Rather thanforting, what if he was simply fulfilling his desires? Mason thought it was somewhere in between and kept fiddling with Noah¡¯s soft hair. ¡°Has a lot of money, is smart and pretty.... I wish he could live well too.¡± ¡®How can he live without knowing that the world is a scary and a vicious ce? I hope he eats and lives well enough to make everyone jealous,¡¯ Mason mumbled while touching his hair. He had been unlucky only once. And probably because of dissociative amnesia, he can¡¯t even remember the details, and it had already been 20 years. So why was he in so much pain like this? Mason felt that, Noah who was having a nightmare still looked like a seven-year-old child trapped inside the luggage. Mason felt so pitiful and sympathetic that he tasted bitterness in his mouth. ¡°....It¡¯s nothing. It¡¯s nothing.¡± ¡®Bad things have all passed, and there is nothing to be scared of anymore¡¯, Mason murmured in a low voice. He didn¡¯t think Noah would be listening and so he went on. ¡°So....¡± ¡®So don¡¯t cry like this by yourself¡¯, Mason was about to murmur, but Noah¡¯s lips, wet with tears, moved. ¡°.....¡± Mason stared at his eyes dripping with tears. ¡°....don¡¯t.¡± ¡®Don¡¯t go. Don¡¯t leave me¡¯, Noah was saying. Mason swallowed his dried spit. ¡®Don¡¯t go....¡¯ He remembered another desperate voice. It was the voice of a child who stopped him after he rescued him out of a travelling luggage and was about to call the ambnce. And begging hands that were scarily hot with fever. ¡°.....¡± Mason stared at Noah¡¯s big hands and before he knew, it was grabbing onto his clothes. Just like when he was a child, earnestly and desperately. Instead of hugging Noah just like thest time, he touched his forehead, which was sweating cold sweats. ¡®Indeed, he is difficult¡¯, Mason thought while staring at Noah¡¯s hands grabbing onto his clothes. It was difficult and dangerous. If he had grabbed onto it stronger and hit him, he could somehow manage to escape, but he couldn¡¯t shake off this trembling hand grabbing onto it. He wanted to sit down and hug him right away. ¡°.....¡± Mason bitterly thought that it would¡¯ve been better if they hadn¡¯t met again. Instead it would be better for him to think once in a while that, somewhere, Noah was eating and living well. Of course, except for having a nightmare like this sometimes, it seemed like he did eat and live well, but after seeing him in this state, Mason couldn¡¯t feelfortable. Mason stared at Noah¡¯s hands and sighed. He said, ¡°...It¡¯ll be all right.¡± Just like how other people rescued him when Mason left Noah to call an ambnce with a heavy foot, Noah will be okay. Thoughts of, ¡®It can¡¯t be if it¡¯s not me,¡¯ ¡®I want to save him,¡¯ made Mason feel annoyed and troublesome in his head, but he tried his best to think rationally. Mason removed Noah¡¯s hand that was trembling as he held him. The hand that was drenched wet with cold sweat came off very easily and dropped on the bed. Mason sighed quietly. Why does he feel unhappy even though it was him who removed the hand? Mason worried about himself, about how easily he turned into a retard if it was anything rted to Noah and stood up. ¡°.....going, ...-son,¡± ¡®I should just leave quickly¡¯, Mason thought he should just run away but was startled when he heard a quiet begging voice behind his back and turned to look at him. ¡®... Did he just now call Mason, me?¡¯ -Mason blinked and peered at him. Noah was panting and biting his lips. Mason stared at his face, which was crying like he was sad, mad, and painful at something and clicked his tongue and turned away again. ¡®I just heard it wrong¡¯. Mason worried if he was actually started to go crazy and picked up the bag he¡¯d left on the floor. ¡°-...ason, Ma...,¡± Mason, who had turned away, looked at Noah again. This time he definitely wasn¡¯t hearing things. ¡®Did he really just call out my name?¡¯ Mason moved his lips and gasped. Mason paused, stopping to breathe. Noah, who was sleeping, had opened his eyes. He blinked and opened his green eyes wide in surprise as the tears gathered in them dropped onto the bed. ¡°No, ....Mr. Raycarlton.¡± ¡°Will you please let it go?¡± Mason said, pointing to his wrist that was caught firmly by him. Noah¡¯s left hand that Mason had just removed was strongly and painfully grabbing onto Mason¡¯s right wrist. Blink. Noah blinked his eyes one more time. The wet, longshes looked dramatic. ¡°...Where are you going...?¡± ¡°Pardon? What do you mean....,¡± ¡®He wasn¡¯t even asking why I was here but asked where I was going¡¯. Mason wondered what kind of question this was and answered, ¡°My room....,¡± then with a strong pain in his arm, the world spun. ¡°-!¡± Mason inhaled a moan and curled his body. Very quickly his back was touching the bedsheet. Noah had pulled down and tossed Mason, who had been standing, on the bed. Mason¡¯s breath stopped at the shock and he raised his head frowning, ¡°What¡¯s this...?¡± ¡°....,¡± Noah was looking down at him, expressionless. ¡®Hup!¡¯ Mason gasped and turned his head to see that Noah had caged him in with both of his arms. ¡°Um, Mr. Raycarlton.....,¡± ¡®The position looks very strange, and you are scary... ¡®, Mason stuttered, and Noah asked slowly, ¡°Why....¡± ¡°Why are you here?¡± ¡°Ah, that is...¡± Mason rolled his eyes and said, ¡°I thought this was my room, so I came in.¡± ¡°You want me to believe that...-, -Aha.¡± Noah moved his eyes and saw the ck bag lying on the floor. He nodded his head inprehension. ¡°You came to take your bag.¡± Noah said it gently than he¡¯d have imagined. Like, ¡®Yes, that can happen.¡¯ ¡°I was going to return it right away. I forgot about it yesterday, and today too... I remembered in the afternoon, and I thought of giving it to you after dinner, but I forgot about it once again.¡± ¡®I wasn¡¯t going to keep it.¡¯ Mason nodded when he heard Noah¡¯s quiet exnation. There wasn¡¯t any item that he would want in it anyway. To a man who said that the yacht was annoying, there was no reason that a few bundles of money, fake passports and the picture of dead people were important. ¡°I didn¡¯t misunderstand or anything. Also you are not that kind of a person...¡± Mason was about to just smile and stand up. He thought he could just apologize for scaring him and leave the room amicably after Noah naturally moves to aside. ¡°....Can you move your arms?¡± Noah nced at his arms and returned, ¡°Arms?¡± Mason thought, ¡®Something is weird. Why is he acting like an idiot...?¡¯ Hearing Noah¡¯s unconvincingly guileless tone Mason tried once again. ¡°Yes. I¡¯m trying to stand up, but your arms are blocking me.¡± Noah stared at Mason¡¯s face and looked at his arms again. ¡°Ahhh!¡± He murmured quietly as if got Mason¡¯s point. ¡®Why is he like this. Is he not fully awake?¡¯ Mason smiled at him slightly and Noah, who had been expressionless, smiled slightly too. ¡°Then now,mon,¡± Mason held Noah¡¯s shoulders to move his arms, but Noah turned expressionless again and said. ¡°I don¡¯t want to.¡± ¡°....Huh?¡± Mason thought he heard it wrong and asked again. Noah stretched out his arms and grabbed Mason¡¯s hair and pulled it lightly. ¡°Ugh,¡± Mason got up as his hair was pulled, and Noah whispered into Mason¡¯s ears. ¡°Where do you think you are going?¡± His knee firmly pressed between Mason¡¯s legs. Mason felt goosebumps and looked at Noah with a frozen expression. He tilted his head like he was puzzled and said. ¡°When you¡¯ve wet your lower body dirty like this?¡± Chapter 20.1

[BL NOVEL] Kill the Lights (Chapter 20 Part 1)

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang Mason stood still, unable to breathe, watching Noah cry with eyes that seemed to shatter soon. Noah¡¯s beautiful face was mess of tears. ¡°-...Noah,¡± As Mason stuttered, Noah slowly stood up from under his feet. ¡°It¡¯s okay. If you just think of it as showing mercy to a dying person.¡± ¡®Don¡¯t you think so?¡¯ Noah spokefortingly to Mason. Even though the person needingfort was not even he. ¡°Mr. Raycarlton,¡± ¡°No-,¡± Noah grabbed his hand as if afraid to hear Mason¡¯s words. Mason swallowed his dried spit because Noah¡¯s hand was trembling subtly. His sweaty hand was cold. ¡°This is it for today. Because of alcohol-..., I¡¯m not in a good condition.¡± Noah slowly let go of the hand that he was holding. ¡°You¡¯re probably thinking that you¡¯ve experienced something horrible, but I hope you understand that it was a smallpensation considering what could¡¯ve happened foring into a sleeping person¡¯s roomte at night.¡± ¡®I could¡¯ve shot you.¡¯ Noah spoke lightly and pointed to his bed. The muzzle of a revolver protruded from under the pillow. ¡°Since you¡¯ve alreadye in, you go to bed. If I sleep like this, I¡¯ll have another panic attack anyway... I¡¯ll just go and finish some work that I couldn¡¯t do earlier.¡± ¡®Phil will love it.¡¯ Noah offered with an expressionless face and left the room leaving Mason alone. Mason could neither stop him from leaving nor speak out. ¡°....-,¡± Mason blinked and looked down at the palm of his hand. The feeling of Noah¡¯s trembling hands and the texture of sweat still clung to him. ¡°....-,¡± ¡®What was this about? Why did Noah tell me those things? Why cry and hold onto me?¡¯ Mason couldn¡¯t understand anything, but swallowed up a dry spit and stared at the door where Noah had disappeared. His heart was racing horribly fast. *** ¡°Liz? Liz!¡± Mason, who was dozing off, woke up with a start when Tony called. Ahead of him, Sophie who was doing his makeup stood with a perplexed face. Mason saw the contacts in her hand and quickly apologized. ¡°Ah..., I¡¯m sorry. I didn¡¯t open my eyes.¡± ¡°It seems like you are a bit nervous because it¡¯s been a while since you¡¯ve filmed outdoors?¡± Gloria, who was passing by, said with an extremely tired face. Mason smiled bitterly and looked around the area that was filled with reporters. Due to the sudden changes in Lizzy¡¯s schedule, an actress whom Mason was shooting with today, an outdoor shoot postponed to next week was now pulled forward. However, the spirited paparazzi and reporters were thankful. They sat close to the filming set and waited for Haley, who had shut his mouth about an incredible scandal, to say at least a word. Of course, Mason didn¡¯t know anything about this scandal, though. Mason, wearing ck contact lenses, rubbed his eyes and yawned long. Tony looked at him with a puzzled face and asked, ¡°-What¡¯s wrong with you today? Didn¡¯t you sleepst night?¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s not like that.....¡± He did lie down to sleep, but couldn¡¯t sleep. In fact, how many people can go to sleep after experiencing that? ¡°Why? Perhaps...., did something happen with Noah?¡± Tony stared at Noah, who was holding an interview in front of the fountain for Mason. ¡°-....¡± Something did happen.... Mason looked at Noah too. Just like any other day, Noah had dropped Mason off in his helicopter on time. When the filming was dyed due to the gathering of journalists around him, Noah even kindly helped out by saying he was okay with a few interviews as long as they didn¡¯t bother the shooting. In front of the reporters who seemed to have a crush on him, Noah was quietly interviewing with his usual bright and friendly face. ¡°.....¡± ¡®Is this the guy who cried and beggedst night?¡¯ Mason thought he had been dreaming even if saw it with his own two eyes. Of course, Noah was beautiful and charming even yesterday, but now.... he seemed like a total stranger. He probably felt Mason¡¯s gaze, Noah slightly raised his head and looked up at him. He widened his eyes as if caught by surprise but soon smiled sweetly. With a bit of bustle, the shes popped from all directions. ¡°Please refrain from using the sh!¡± Gloria and the crew were running around, screaming with a deathly expression. Mason still scratched his cheek with a perplexed air. Why did Noah act like that yesterday, Mason thought all night. The only thing usible was that, Noah remembered what happened when he was kidnapped at the age of seven. Actually, it was 20 years ago and they barely met for a very short while, but still. He couldn¡¯t think any other reason why he was so special to Noah. If that is the case... Mason rubbed his rough cheek. ¡®Please say that you are Mason. -Otherwise, I¡¯m afraid I¡¯ll shoot my head.¡¯ ¡°.......¡± Mason unconsciously took Noah¡¯s gun, which was under his pillow. Noah probably didn¡¯t mean anything and if he really was trying tomit suicide, then this cannot be the only gun. However, Mason couldn¡¯t leave that gun alone because it kept popping into his eyes. Did Noah really think so specially of me? If that¡¯s true, then all those weird incidents since their meeting in New York were mostly exined. What was not exined was he thinking of Mason as special. He would understand, somehow, if he had a little affection, but he couldn¡¯t understand Noah thinking of him as being special enough to cry about. Yesterday, Noah¡¯s words were more or less begging than an entreaty. He begged, if not for love, at least for sympathy. Mason rolled his eyes again and stared at Noah. His eyes were dazzled by the bright smile beneath the fountain. ¡°...A man like that is hanging his neck for me. This is a misunderstand, right?¡± Mason asked, and Tony replied in a curt voice, ¡°...Wh, well, what¡¯s wrong with you?¡± ¡°Either it¡¯s a definite misunderstanding or he¡¯s nning something else....¡± ....Probably not. Whatever was his purpose; there was no reason for Noah to show himself to Mason. May be there was something else. That¡¯s why it was so simple and unbelievable. Mason tried to mumble to himself, but Noah was so intense yesterday that he could not tell what he was talking about. He knew that Noah was mentally weak, but he never imagined Noah would look like that. Also, he held Mason, who had Haley¡¯s looks, and said those kinds of things.... ¡°I don¡¯t know. I don¡¯t know.¡± Mason moaned. Looking at Noah¡¯s clean and beautiful face, everything felt unrealistic. But the fact that he was filming a movie with Haley¡¯s body already didn¡¯t make sense. What if this whole thing was something that he was fascinating while being dead? Yes, this whole thing could be a dream-, ¡°Haley! Check out the line! We are gonna shoot right away!¡± Gloria shouted from afar, waving her hands, and Tony tapped Mason¡¯s shoulder and encouraged by saying, ¡°Get a hold of yourself. Okay?¡± ¡°.....¡± Mason stood up staggering and looked around. An amazing director, Vick, and a well-known actor, Chase, who earned tens of millions of dors per movie. Countless staffs were waiting for him and people were watching. Noah stood at the end. Mason felt a prick in his heart seeing Noah¡¯s bitter nce on his sweet expression. Definitely this is the reality... I don¡¯t know, really. Mason sighed long and said, ¡°I¡¯m going. Going,¡± and stood up. ¡°..._?¡± ¡°Liz? What is it?¡± When Mason paused, Tony asked puzzled as he took care of his jacket. Mason waved his hands, ¡°Ah, no. It¡¯s not a big deal.¡± ¡°Haley!¡± Gloria screamed again, and Mason nced back again. Definitely, it seemed like he saw Fred¡¯s blue jumper, the one who worked with Zii. But then at that spot, there were only reporters wandering around. ¡°...Did I see it wrong?¡± He was probably mistaken. He couldn¡¯t be the only one wearing that jacket; it was an ordinary ready-made product. And what if it was him? This was a park, and a ce where anyone coulde. Mason thought he was seeing things because he was feelingplicated and approached Gloria with a quick pace. Chapter 20.2 Noah nced at Mason, who was moving about with a nk look. Noah grinned lightly at his signature indifferent expression. ¡°You keep staring at Haley. -Do you like him that much?¡± A female reporter, whose turn it was to interview, asked in a tone that said she was jealous. Noah bent his eyes and smiled at her. ¡°You are Reporter Sculley from Mild Type? The one who wrote a good article about mest time? Nice to see you again. Hm, what was the question again? Ah, do I like him that much-.¡± He asked the female reporter, who was blushing because of the fact that Noah recognized her. ¡°Right. It¡¯s not easy to take my eyes off him. -I like it when he makes that expression.¡± Noah stared at Mason again and the female reporter noted, ¡°...It just looks like a sour expression,¡± as she stared at Haley too. If someone heard it, they would think he had a cute and lovely expression, but Haley was just listening to a producer¡¯s exnation with an indifferent and sleepy face. ¡°Who knows? To my eyes, he looks-... a little bit in panic.¡± The female reporter looked at Haley again after she heard Noah, but she seemed to have no clue. Noah had a bitter but sweet face. What happenedst night was out of Noah¡¯s expectation. Though he himself had made it happen, it was not what he wanted. When he opened his eyes, there stood Mason and seeing that he was about to leave, Noah thought he should stop him. Honestly, Noah didn¡¯t desire Mason in a sexual way. He had dreams of him ever since he was young, but he had never sexually desired him. ... ¡®No. But did I really have not have it?¡¯ Noah stared at Mason with a bit of a weird feeling. To Noah, Mason was purely a desire. He always wanted to see him and touch him. He wanted to have him and wanted him to turn around and see him. He had never desired anything more or had wanted to do in the world, but Mason was the only one that sparkled. He felt it every time he touched Mason. He realized it the moment he touched his skin that he waspletely famished and didn¡¯t even know he needed it. That the one whom he wanted to swallow was he. It was the same Haley¡¯s body that he never wanted toe in contact with, but when he thought he looked like him, when he thought he was Mason, his head got hot. He even thought of wanting to voraciously bite and swallow and consume him instantly. The heat reached his head, and Noah wanted to hold Mason right away, ending up doing what happened yesterday.... Thanks to that, now everything was about to be over. ¡°Amidst the crew, they say Haley and Mr. Raycarlton aren¡¯t dating, is that true?¡± A reporter asked while checking his PDA. Noah answered lightly, ¡°Ah, that¡¯s true. Actually, because of that I wanted to avoid any sensitive questions.¡± ¡°I¡¯m in a position of waiting for his reply.¡± Noah smiled bitterly. Actually, he wasn¡¯t about to wait for his answer. He was about to just grab him and announce in front of everyone that Mason was his, making it impossible for him to go anywhere. Everything was going well. -If it wasn¡¯t for the small funny hope of wanting a piece of his heart. Now the other party had the whole sword. Each of his word could kill him. Mason could even go far away, saying he didn¡¯t want to see him at all. If he took Mason¡¯s personality into consideration, he could very well say that they should live separately. Everything was about to end, but Noah wasn¡¯t feeling that bad. ¡°Oh my gosh! If it were me, I¡¯ll shout, ¡®Yes!¡¯ Um, so what kind of reply do you think will be given?¡± ¡®What kind of an amazing answer do you think it will be?¡¯ The reporter got mad saying, ¡®how dare that Haley could make Noah wait¡¯ and nced at Haley. Noah justughed a little¨C ¡°Who knows? Perhaps-..., it is a gentle rejection?¡± Noah looked at Mason, who was ncing at towards him, with sweet eyes. The situation was over, but this kind of a thing was still good. Those panicked eyes and expressions were purely his. He made that happen by shaking him up. I was afraid of the moment when he would leave me, even though I begged and begged such that I couldn¡¯t even beg anymore. But now that it got to this point, no matter what happens, at least this moment will remain sweet. I was happy that Mason was thinking about me and was panicked and confused. The thought of Mason¡¯s head being consumed by him at that moment made Noah excited. As a result, even if everything ended with a gentle and a warm rejection, may it be so. ¡°What do you mean a rejection, are you being modest? Isn¡¯t it a fact that Haley likes you? He¡¯s staying at your house right now, what do you mean a rejection!¡± ¡®How can you say that?¡¯ All the reporters were talking, and Noah politely smiled at them. ¡®Well, he had abandoned me twice already¡¯, Noah thought, ¡®this time isn¡¯t any different.¡¯ After everything ends, wouldn¡¯t it be better to justmit suicide? If he just had a little bit of pity that will be fine too. Noah thought gloomily and looked at Mason again. He was practicing a little bit of physical contact with an actress. ¡°Ah, I heard today they are going to film a kiss scene-...¡± A reporter slurred his word and asked after seeing Noah¡¯s expression. ¡°A kiss scene for a person you like. Since you are the sponsor, can¡¯t you just tell them to take it out of the movie?¡± Noah moved his eyes slightly and looked at the reporter who asked the question. ¡°We are going to start! Please be quiet!¡± Gloria shouted, and Noah looked at Mason again. With the queue sign from Vick, Mason acted like he became another person. He said scary lines and pointed his gun at a person with a stony expression. The reporters, who were talking loudly about Haley, little by little started to shut up their mouths as if hypnotized and stared at him moving. Haley was faster and shaper than what everyone thought about him. It was not the same person who was always sluggish because of drugs and alcohol abuse and the one who acted slutty. ¡®Sharp moves and expression.¡¯ He looked coldhearted like a scary agent who worked for a brutal and secretive group. ¡°...-He, he looks like a different person.¡± Someone murmured, who had apparently heard about Haley¡¯s newly improved acting skills but didn¡¯t realize it was to such an extent. ¡®ck hair and eyes, and a pale face.¡¯ He waspletely different from the Haley they knew. ¡°A different person-...¡± Noah mumbled what the reporter had said andughed lowly. Just like he said, he was acting like apletely different person, but to Noah¡¯s eyes, he looked like Mason without any question. Haley held the actress¡¯s cheek, as she sat on the ground and whispered something. She was shivering and soon tears started to fall. He wiped the tear with his thumb and looked startled for a moment. ¡°......¡± He slightly lifted his head, and Noah stared into his ck eyes. He shortly clicked his tongue and pulled the actress¡¯s long hair, causing her to extend the neck, before quickly connecting to her lips. ¡°...-,¡± Noah chuckled. He could feel the conflict in Mason¡¯s eyes. Well, with Mason¡¯s personality, don¡¯t know about the actress, but kissing with Noah would make him care too much. Noah looked at the actress trembling as if she got electrocuted and mumbling, ¡®Ahhhh.¡¯ Sure enough, Vick called for a cut and said, ¡°Let¡¯s film only the kiss scene again! Lizzy, don¡¯t react too much,¡± and the scene started. Mason held her cheek again and kissed her lips. ¡°....¡± I shouldn¡¯t have kissed with him. I shouldn¡¯t have tried to bite, lick, and hold him. Noah wasn¡¯t sure if he couldpletely give up on him now. If Mason gently rejects him, what if he goes crazy and rapes him andmits suicide? ¡®His lips were very sweet.¡¯ -Noah thought with a gentle expression and looked away. ¡°Um, Mr. Raycarlton?¡± A big man wearing a blue jumper, who looked like he was waiting for Noah to look away, handed him a small note and said. ¡°A moment ago, one person asked me to give you this.¡± ¡®Over there.¡¯ That big man pointed towards the street corner, where there was a tree, with his eyes. ¡®Is it a reporter?¡¯ Noah opened the note indifferently. ¡°....-¡° Noah, who saw the short note, lifted his head and stared at the tree. [We have Alta¡¯s safe.] He couldn¡¯t see the faces of those who sent him the note, but Noah definitely knew who they were. Chapter 20.3 ¡°Now, you guys can kiss deeply but don¡¯t get into it too much. Haley, you did fine right now so just repeat it.¡± Vick said with a serious expression, and Lizzy quietly apologized to Mason with her face blushing. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, because of me¡ª,¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s all right.¡± Mason smiled and waved his hands. Yesterday, Tony wouldn¡¯t say which scene Mason didn¡¯t have to practice, turns out it was a kiss scene with a woman. Unlike Haley, Mason, a straight guy, would¡¯ve been happy for the chance to kiss this beautiful actress if only he didn¡¯t have that kind lewd kiss with Noahst night. Mason felt his lips go dry as he stood in front of a Lizzy, who was shivering and crying. He remembered Noah, who was crying in front of him, and when he grabbed her hair and kissed, he remembered what Noah did that to him. He remembered that chilling sensation of the kiss he gave, how he licked his lips and how he used his tongue. Mason unconsciously shifted his eyes to where Noah was standing, and made an eye contact with him. He shortly sucked Lizzy¡¯s lips and thought, ¡®This is not it.¡¯ Even while sucking on a pretty actress¡¯s lips, he thought about Noah and sought him out; this did not bode well at all. The shoot, which was halted because of Lizzy¡¯s NG (not good) scene, started once again. ¡°Now, let¡¯s redo the kissing part only.¡± Vick called ¡®Ready-,¡¯ and Mason took a deep breath. He tried his best to erase Noah¡¯s face from his thoughts that was gettingplicated. ¡°Action!¡± Mason pretended to wipe the tear on Lizzy¡¯s trembling cheeks, pulled her hair and kissed her right away. She stopped breathing and Mason licked her bottom lip, like how Noah did to him, and lifted his eyes. ¡°...-?¡± Mason¡¯s gaze, as he unconsciously stared at Noah, stopped, as it fell on the guy wearing a blue jumper standing next to Noah. ...-Fred? Because the kissing stopped, Lizzy panted and grabbed Mason¡¯s arm, and Vick shouted, ¡°Cut! -Haley!¡± ¡°Hey, where are you paying attention?¡± ¡°Ah, sorry-...,¡± Mason awkwardly apologized and stared at Noah asking for his leave to the reporters and leaving. Noah¡¯s expression was serious. Where is he going? Where are his bodyguards? Mason swallowed his dried spit as he watched Noah leave urgently and walk out onto the tree-lined street. ¡°Haley?¡± ¡°Ah, wait-...,¡± Mason stuttered, slurred his reply and walked past Lizzy. He had to know what Fred said to Noah that made his expression so serious. He wasn¡¯t sure what was going to happen, but a bad idea ran through his mind. It was what he thought when he died in Alta¡¯s bunker; someone could¡¯ve helped Aaron and Ashley to run away after destroying his corpse. There was a high chance that it could be rk or Fred, especially, Fred. His skill set was good and he liked the money. If that were really true, then whomever Noah was going to meet right now, would no doubt be¡ª. ¡°Haley? What¡¯s wrong? Hey, where are you going?¡± ¡°Haley?¡± Mason, who had been filming perfectly, suddenly walked away, looking out of his mind. Vick, his staff and Tony, all looked at him in surprise. Is he urgently going to the restroom? Everyone looked at him with curiosity, but Mason didn¡¯t stop and ran towards Noah. ¡°Noah!¡± Noah, who was standing at the end of the tree-lined street, turned around. He had a cold and scary face that Mason had never seen, so he swallowed his breath. ¡°What are-...,¡± Even before Mason could say, ¡®What are you trying to do now,¡¯ Noah turned around again. Aaron and Ashley were already standing in front of him. *** Noah, who received the note, told the press, ¡°Something urgent came up,¡± and left right away. He wasn¡¯t interested what was in Alta¡¯s safe, but he knew the people who had it. Aaron Green and Ashley Sui. They were the people who killed Mason. When he went to the end of the tree-lined street, a man and a woman covering their faces with caps and a pair of sunsses were waiting there for him. They were carrying a camera bag and looked likemon reporters. Noah scanned them slowly. They were the same people from the files Phil gave him. It seemed like they went through a bad time, because both of their faces were ruined. The woman, Ashley, spoke up after seeing Noah¡¯s face. ¡°You, it¡¯s very hard to meet you.¡± She sighed and spoke cautiously, as if she found the surrounding cameras burdensome. ¡°We want to go somewhere quiet. We already prepared the ce so,¡± ¡°Why?¡± Noah sneered and asked. ¡®Why do I have to go to a quiet ce with you guys?¡¯ When Noah asked as if it were a joke, their faces hardened. After observing their expressions for a moment, Noah said, ¡®Only to these humans...¡¯ and was about to sigh. ¡°Noah!¡± He heard a desperate cry. ¡°What are....,¡± He saw Mason running towards him desperately, his gaze was locked on Aaron and Ashley. Oh, no. Noah lowly clicked his tongue. People were staring at them from behind Mason. The filming was suspended, and the reporters were staring at what was happening. He saw bodyguards, who were spread apart, taking out their guns and saw Phil¡¯s face go pale. And it was almost at the same time that, Ashley and Aaron took out their guns and aimed it at the surrounding and at Noah. They probably didn¡¯t have any other choice. The reporters were taking pictures out of curiosity, and Noah¡¯s bodyguards were starting to run while pointing their guns at them. Even the Zii team that was chasing after them had caught the man in the blue jumper, who was hiding amongst the reporters. ¡°Ah-...¡± Noahughed low at the cold muzzle touching his head. Mason, who was standing a few feet away, had a funny expression. How to put it...? It had gonepletely pale. He looked scared, even though he was the type of person who wouldn¡¯t even blink if there were a gun pointing to his head. ¡°Why do you look like that?¡± Noah asked Mason, who had gone pale blue. ¡®Is it because he is worried about me?¡¯ Noah wanted to hear his reply, but couldn¡¯t. Ashley, who was pointing her gun at his head, pulled at his arms. ¡°-Don¡¯t move!¡± She screamed frantically, and the bodyguards and Zii agents stopped their movements. However the reporters¡¯ shes started to burst like crazy. Aaron opened his mouth with a ragged face, ¡°Don¡¯t take any pictures!¡± It wasn¡¯t him who shouted, it was Mason. Aaron, who was trying to scream to the reporters to not to take any pictures, startled and stared at Mason. Mason red at the reporters with a scary expression and looked at Aaron and Ashley again. ¡°...-What do you want?¡± Mason knew how easy it was for Aaron¡¯s bullet toe out. Despite how he looked, Aaron was very hot-blooded and impulsive. He could pull the trigger even before he thought about what kind of result it could bring. They looked they were extremely cornered, and they were nervous in that situation. Mason swallowed his dried spit. ¡®Calm down Mason¡¯, he reminded himself. ¡®Calm down. Calm down. I said calm down, you idiot.¡¯ Mason couldn¡¯t calm down at all and gnawed on his lips until it turned pale. Noah was standing a few steps away, and he had a gun pointed to his head. If it were any other time, he would have said some boring stuff and tried to confuse them. And before they noticed it, he could have suppressed one of them, taking their gun away and aiming it on another opponent. Just like how he rescued Noah in the New York streetsst time. But that couldn¡¯t happen now. Aaron and Ashley weren¡¯t amateurs like those guys, and these two could actually shoot Noah. Because of the single reason that Noah could get shot, Mason couldn¡¯t even move an inch. ¡°What do you want?¡± Mason didn¡¯t drag the time or anything. There was nothing more important than Noah¡¯s life. To Mason, rescuing Noah was more important than catching them, he didn¡¯t care about anything else. He knew thinking like this wasn¡¯t a calm judgement, but he couldn¡¯t do anything. ¡°-I¡¯m asking, what you want!¡± Those two looked at Mason, who had Haley¡¯s face, like, ¡®What is this son of a bitch?¡¯, but soon Aaron said. ¡°Fir, first let go of Fred.¡± It wasn¡¯t what they had intended, but they couldn¡¯t stop this hostage act. There was no other way to live except for holding Noah as a hostage in front of all the reporters. Mason looked back. The Zii agents were looking at Aaron and Fred back and forth with a difficult expression. ¡°Let him go.¡± Mason said curtly. Amongst the agents holding Fred there was a guy who looked like their superior and felt familiar to Mason. He looked at him one more time and said, ¡°Let go of him.¡± He flinched and waved to his subordinates. Fred, who was being suppressed, was released, and he slowly stood up. ¡°Fred,e here.¡± When Aaron called, with an awkward posture and expression, Fred looked at Zii and Aaron, back and forth and said. ¡°-...Can¡¯t you take me out on this?¡± ¡®I don¡¯t think this is a good idea....¡¯, Fred said cunningly, and Aaron red at him with an angry face. Fred said, ¡°I don¡¯t want to live being chased forever,¡± with a sorry expression. ¡°Your friend seems clever.¡± Noahughed lowly and mumbled, and Aaron, who bit his lip, smacked Noah¡¯s head with the gun he was pointing. ¡°Noah!¡± Mason saw him bow his head, because he got hit by the hard part of the gun and blood was dripping beneath his hairline. Zii and bodyguards pointed their guns at them again, but the only gun that made the loading sound was Aaron¡¯s. Aaron ground his teeth and pointed his gun at Noah and said. ¡°You don¡¯t think I can kill you?¡± Aaron¡¯s hand holding the gun was shivering as if he was going to pull the trigger anytime soon. Ashley worried if he would do something again, mumbled, ¡°Aaron, please.¡± If Noah dies, everything was over for those two people and for Mason. ¡°What else other than Fred? -Like a car?¡± Mason asked quietly in a slightly slow tone. He cannot excite Aaron, nor can he get excited himself. Mason covered his shivering fist with his hand. When he saw a giggling Noah lift his head and red blood drip down his cheek, he felt like his sight was getting red but tried his best to withstand it and asked. ¡°Do you have any more people to contact? How much money do you need?¡± ¡°...-What, are you?¡± Aaron asked with his eyes all heated. Why an actor, who wasn¡¯t even the police, Zii, or the bodyguards, negotiating? ¡°Is it important, who I am? -If you want to talk to the police, then do it. You can call anyone right now.¡± Even if he wanted to talk to the president of the country, if he had a gun on Noah¡¯s head, it¡¯ll be possible in 10 minutes. Aaron rolled his eyes. Ashley calmed her breath and said. ¡°Fi, first prepare a car. -If you try to do something funny, I don¡¯t know about killing, but I¡¯m going to blow up this son of a bitch¡¯s arms or legs.¡± She grabbed Noah¡¯s hair and said while putting her gun to the back of his head. Even before Mason said something else, Phil called elsewhere, and soon a ck Bentley rode into the park. ¡°Leave the key and step away.¡± Aaron said coldly, and the driver, who brought the Bentley, quickly stepped out and mixed into the crowd. ¡°If I see people chasing us, I¡¯ll think that you wanted us to kill this son of bitch. -Get it? We are already prepared to die.¡± Ashley said with her voice all shaken up. Her hands holding the gun were pale. While working countless missions with her in the past 2 years, this was his first time he saw her get so scared and nervous like this. She and Aaron pushed the gun towards Noah¡¯s head more threateningly and looked around the area. They scanned the Zii and bodyguards, and even Phil¡¯s face and nodded their head, and they quickly went inside the car using Noah as a shield. ¡°...-,¡± Mason bit his lips. More than that he was not pale but bleeding. ¡®Can I send away Noah like this?¡¯ There was no other way, but-. Mason watched Noah getting into the vehicle, getting dragged. Noah, who was closing an eye because he was bleeding, made an eye contact with Mason and smilednguidly. And that moment, Mason felt goose bumps. A tensed feeling started like from when he felt a sensation in front of Alta¡¯s bedroom door, and it continued to grow with Noah¡¯s hazy smile. Mason felt his chin tremble. Chances are Noah might die if he was sent off like this, and the moment he thought about it, his body started to move. ¡°? -You, what are you, you son of a bitch?!¡± Mason ran and grabbed the car door that Aaron was about to close. Mason didn¡¯t care about his hand that was bleeding from getting jammed between the car door and said, ¡°Wait, wait.¡± ¡°-Haley!¡± ¡°Liz! Liz!¡± He heard Vick and Tony desperately call him from behind his back, but Mason ignored them and said to Aaron. ¡°-Isn¡¯t it better to have two hostages?¡± Mason opened the door and went inside before they said anything. Next to Noah, so whatever happened he could protect him. ¡°If someone must die, I¡¯ll be less of a burden than Noah.¡± ¡®If anyone survives, they could still continue the negotiation. Don¡¯t you think so?¡¯ Mason said like asking for their agreement. Aaron and Ashley exchanged eye contact at this unexpected situation and soon nodded their heads. And the car started to move right away. ¡°Liz! Liz!! Lizzz-!¡± He saw Tony running and crying and soon getting far away. A panicked Vick and Chase, staff, the reporters and Zii agents, and the face of Phil standing at the end passed by. The car went out of the park quickly. ¡°...-¡° When the trees disappeared, Mason moved his tensed up neck, due to his nervousness, to face Noah, who was staring at him. A pale face drenched wet with blood and shivering lips. Mason stared at Noah¡¯s trembling pitiful eyes and sighed quietly. Chapter 21 part1

[BL NOVEL] Kill the Lights (Chapter 21 Part 1)

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang The ce they took Mason and Noah was an abandoned storage about an hour away. They took them to a small room that seemed like they used it as an office and firmly tied their hands and legs with tape. Mason nced at the dark surroundings. There were a few chairs and a small television, sleeping bags and breadcrumbsid out around them. Mason¡¯s eyes stopped at the corner of the room, which was sending off a musty and desperate aura. ¡°.....¡± He was wondering why they didn¡¯t request a helicopter or a ne, but instead requested a car and came back here. They couldn¡¯t have given everything up. Then he noticed Alta¡¯s safe lying at the corner of the room. Mason lowly clicked his tongue. Well, everything started from there. No way would they easily give it up. But if they did and asked for money or valuables from Noah¡¯s parents and left to a third world country, they would have higher chances of surviving. ...No, actually the chances of survival was close to zero, but was still better none. Not only did they betray Zii, they also held Noah Raycarlton as a hostage. It was worse than throwing your life away in a trashcan. They only had one path left and it was the worst way to go. It seemed like those two thought the same because their expressions weren¡¯t good. They¡¯ve probably realized by now that, too much greed brings ruin. Mason quietly sighed and moved his eyes to Noah, who has been staring at him the whole time. ¡°...-.¡± Mason bit his lip looking at Noah¡¯s pale face. There was a cut on his handsome and clean forehead and Mason was so mad and annoyed that bitter bile rose in his throat. He should¡¯ve kept quiet, why did he have to say something useless and-... No, the problem was that he went out to see those dangerous guys all alone. Who does he think he is to see those guys without any bodyguards? ¡°Why-...,¡± Mason lifted his tied hands and touched Noah¡¯s forehead that was drenched in sweat and blood. Look at this. The forehead that looked smooth like china, when he saw it while kissing, was now ruined with a bloodstain. As Mason checked the cut with a mad expression, Noah smiled slightly. ¡°...-How could you smile right now?¡± ¡®Looking like this?¡¯ Mason demurred and Noah bent his eyes as his smile deepened. He said very sweetly- ¡°Because I like it.¡± ¡°...Like it?¡± Mason asked because it didn¡¯t make any sense, and Noah replied, ¡°Ah, I can even die right now.¡± ¡°.....¡± Mason stared at him for a moment, and touched Noah¡¯s forehead with the back of his hand. Just like he thought, Noah definitely had a fever. ¡°Excuse me! Do you have any medicine? A fever reducer or antiseptic...,¡± Mason turned back and asked, and Ashely red at him with a scary eye. Mason hid fragile Noah and carefully said, ¡°He has a fever....¡± ¡°You think our situation is funny, we are-!¡± Ah, fuck! She hit the wall with the hand that was holding the gun, and the wall coating turned into dust. Mason waited quietly until she calmed down. She was angry for a long time and sat on a creaky chair and took out a cigarette. Her tears fell, and she covered her eyes probably because of this hopeless situation and once again said, ¡®Ahh, fuck!¡¯ and sighed. Aaron, who came back after looking around outside, saw her and got annoyed at her saying, ¡°Why the fuck are you crying?¡± He made Mason stand up and threw him into the wall and brought a chair to make Noah sit down. ¡°Mr. Raycarlton.¡± Noah, who was smiling sweetly while looking at Mason, lifted his head with an indifferent expression as if he just got sshed with cold water. Aaron slightly bent his body towards Noah and said. ¡°It must be ufortable, but please listen. -We didn¡¯t want to abduct you.¡± ¡°Ah, sure.¡± ¡°My forehead hurts, my arms and legs are ufortable because they are tied, but yeah. Okay.¡± -Noah answered sarcastically. Aaron looked panicked because Noah, who was famous for being kind and gentlemanly, had reacted like that. Even Mason, who had only known that kind of Noah, frowned. Those two are already nervous, and there was no reason for him to irritate them more. Aaron asked with a frozen expression- ¡°Did you see the note I sent through Fred?¡± ¡°Ah, about a safe or something.¡± Noah tilted his head andughed like it was funny. Aaron¡¯s face, hardened. ¡°We heard that Mr. Raycarlton was interested in that safe. We were thinking of selling it to you-...,¡± Mason looked back at Noah when he heard Aaron. He was interested in the safe? Noah? -But Noah was chuckling instead. ¡°Well-..., I don¡¯t even know what that safe is.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t? -I definitely heard that you were trying to get hold of the person who ran away with the safe from Zii...,¡± ¡°Ah, yes. I was.¡± Noah nodded. He chuckled shortly as if this situation was funny and sighed lowly. Soon his face set into a cold, hard expression. ¡°I wasn¡¯t looking for the safe though, but for Mason.¡± He nced at Mason, who was lying on the ground at a corner, as he said it. Ashely stood up and Aaron stared at Noah, dumbfounded. ¡°...For Mason?¡± Mason swallowed hard under Noah piercing stare and only dared to glimpse at Aaron and Ashely¡¯s expressions. ¡°No, Noah. Don¡¯t irritate them.¡± It was very dangerous for Noah to irritate someone who was already in a hopeless position. Please act more obedient, he wanted to grab him and say that, but Noah started talking before he could. ¡°I didn¡¯t want to meet you guys because of a mere safe. I wanted to see your faces. I wanted see the people who killed Mason, slowly-...¡± Noah looked at Ashely¡¯s face, which was frozen and drenched wet with tears, and looked back at a pale and frozen Aaron. He smilednguidly. ¡°Ah, right. I wanted to see you guys make exactly those expressions.¡± Aaron¡¯s face slowly creased horribly. He realized what Noah was talking about. Mason quickly moved to block Noah¡¯s mouth after seeing Aaron¡¯s hand grab for the gun in his waist holster. ¡°The expressions that shows the only choice you guys have is hopelessness-...¡± But he was too far away to stop Noah and his vicious words flowed without any interruption. At that moment Aaron lifted his gun with a scary expression. ¡°No!¡± Mason screamed, but no one would listen to him. Bang-! A creepy explosion deafened their ears. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Yay made it in time~ Another fan art~ Drawn by Heart of Ice Chapter 21 part2 {...for this unfortunate incident, LAPD is prioritizing the safety of Noah Raycarlton and Haley Lusk, who are held as hostages....} {The negotiating team is in the middle of trying to contact the abductors but...} {...We don¡¯t know why Haley Lusk suddenly ran to the captors¡¯ car yet. The authorities are trying to find out whether he is one of the aplices...-} It was their story on television all the time... {Raycarlton and Reba issued a joint statement on this. The two families won¡¯t ask for any punishment if Noah and Haley were retuned unharmed. But if the abductors hurt a single strand of their hair, they will do whatever they can and cruelly avenge them....} On another channel, a video was released of Noah¡¯s mother, Kelly Reba, crying and screaming, ¡®Leave my son alone!¡¯ She was going through the incident a second time that which others normally don¡¯t experience even once and ended up fainting. Edgar Raycarlton held her and shouted at the cameras to move away with a scary expression. The whole world was aze about this horrible incident. They all hoped Noah Raycarlton, who was beloved by the Americans, would return safely. Just like 20 years ago. ¡°...-Turn off the TV.¡± Said Aaron. Ashley looked at him like she didn¡¯t even want to answer and simply unplugged the TV cord. She took in a breath, wearing a devastated expression. Why did things turn out to be like this? She always lived dangerously, like a mayfly, but she never thought of being caught in a situation where she can¡¯t do anything. It wasn¡¯t her intention from the beginning. When Aaron killed Mason and told her to choose a side while pointing a gun, Ashley realized that this path was predestined for her. No one survived after betraying Zii. Killing a superior and stealing an item that the Zii was looking for, was as good as abandoning any thought of dying peacefully. But maybe, she thought, maybe they will have a way to survive if they could make a deal with the Raycarlton household. If they had the thing they wanted, then maybe, they could survive. ¡®Ah, right. I wanted to see you guys make exactly those expressions. The expression showing that the only choice you guys have got is hopelessness-...¡¯ Ashley¡¯s vision turned blurry when she heard Noah¡¯s cruel words. It was not as if she wanted to be in this situation. Ashley went pale; she nced at Aaron and turned away. Noah was in Haley¡¯s embrace, his eyes closed, as he copsed. Red blood was spreading on the ground, wetting it. *** The first thing Noah noticed after he got shot was that Mason was screaming painfully. Wow, God. Within a moment his body was trembling in pain, like getting struck by a lightening, but Noah only thought sweetly, ¡®Am I dreaming? If so, I hope I don¡¯t wake up.¡¯ When Noah¡¯s condition was the worst, he didn¡¯t dream about getting abducted or a repetition of Mason leaving him. Contrary to his condition, which was very bad, his dream was very sweet and happy. In his dream, Mason didn¡¯t leave or die, but stayed with him. Noah was lying down with a fever and Mason touched his forehead and asked, ¡®Are you okay?¡¯ He was next to him sporting a worried expression. Knowing that it was a dream, Noah was anxious and afraid during the dream, and when the borderline of dream and reality became hazy, he woke up. As much as the dream was sweet, the reality was miserable and horrible. So Noah worried what if this reality was a dream. If it was, he wanted to die, so he doesn¡¯t have to wake up forever. Mason held him and was desperately calling, ¡°Noah, -Noah!¡± with a pale face. ¡°Ugh-...,¡± Noah pretended to be in more pain and moaned lowly. Mason frowned like he was going to cry soon. ¡°Noah, wake up. Are you okay? Noah!¡± Mason¡¯s hand, which embraced him, shuddered. Enwrapped in that hot heat, Noah gulped down and leaned his cheek against Mason¡¯s arm. ¡°...-,¡± As he pretended to be weak, holding his breathe and let his body tremble, Mason bit his lips like he can¡¯t even say a word. ¡°-Why did you....?¡± It seemed like he was asking why did he agitate them. Noah burrowed deeper into his arms and mumbled, ¡°....It hurts.¡± ¡°Are you kidding....,¡± Of course it hurts when you get shot, do you have to get shot to know that. Mason got shot multiple times. Most of them weren¡¯t critical, but no matter where it was, it hurt like hell. The gunshot wound in the middle of Noah¡¯s arm wasn¡¯t critical, but it was dangerous. This ce was too dirty and humid and moreover, they weren¡¯t in a situation to run to a hospital right away. Mason kept huffing and puffing as he watched Noah, who was soaked in sweat, pouring out his blood. Mason was the type to turn cold when faced with a bad situation. His brain spun better under a critical situation, and thanks to that, he had made severalebacks and saved several lives. He didn¡¯t have to try to be cold; he was naturally that way. But now, Mason was trying to detach himself from this situation. He forcefully calmed his shaking arms and pressed on Noah¡¯s shoulder. There was a limit to how much blood he could stop with just his hands, and a scarilyrge amount of blood was pouring out. ¡°Please untie us.¡± Mason asked Ashley and Ashley, who was sitting down on the floor, nkly stared at Aaron before she got up to untie Mason and Noah¡¯s arms and legs. ¡°-What are you doing?¡± Aaron stood up and pointed his gun at Ashley and she just red back at him. ¡°What am I doing? I want to live at least one or two more hours. Do you know it¡¯ll all be over if this man dies right now?¡± ¡°We have one more hostage.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be stupid,¡± Aaron said threateningly, and Ashley sneered. ¡°One more? Will that man¡¯s household also think like that? If they confirm that he is dead, the Raycarlton household will bomb this building right away.¡± Ashley replied coldly and cut the tapes that were tying Mason¡¯s wrist and legs with a knife. Aaron shook with rage, kicked a chair and stepped out. ¡°-...,¡± Mason took off his top right away after she untied his wrist and pressed it on Noah¡¯s shoulder. Ashley brought an emergency kit that had some bandages and antiseptic and tossed it to him. She sat down on a chair with a tired face and turned on the T.V. {...-ording to Fred Ralph, who was caught on the scene, the criminals did not n this before...,} Mason just glimpsed at the T.V. that was telling their story and turned back to Noah again. Noah, who was drenched with blood and cold sweat, was breathing faintly and digging deeper into his embrace. Mason sanitized a small pair of scissors in the emergency kit with fire and poured the antiseptic on Noah¡¯s wound. ¡°Ugh...¡± Mason pushed a part of his clothes into Noah¡¯s moaning mouth and murmured, ¡°It¡¯s going to hurt.¡± He pushed a knife into his wound. He quickly found the bullet and pulled it out and put a cotton pad on the wound and bound it tightly with the bandage. After the first aids treatment was done, Mason took out the piece of cloth in Noah¡¯s mouth and checked his forehead. Mason confirmed that the blood had stopped on Noah¡¯s, whose eyes were half closed, forehead, and calmly measured how long he could withstand. About 30 minutes? Could he stand it that long? I don¡¯t know. He looks okay now, but if he doesn¡¯t get the blood transfusion right away, he¡¯ll go into shock and after that I can¡¯t imagine what¡¯ll happen. ...-He could even die. I¡¯ve seen many people die of simpler causes. Mason stroked Noah¡¯s, whose eyes were closed, cheeks as he panted lightly. ¡°....Hug me.¡± Noah asked in a small voice like a child and Mason stared at his face as he smiled faintly. He was definitely a bigger man than himself, but Mason felt heartbreaking sadness and pity as he embraced his shoulders. Unlike when he was a child, the smell of blood was strong. But warm and wet.... he felt a heart beating slowly. A fragile creature that will die soon if you let go. ¡°.....¡± Mason inhaled deeply. He felt like he knew why he was acting like this in front of this man. He felt like he knew why he was always on his mind. Mason mostly didn¡¯t realize it himself, but it must have been a very touching moment for him to save Noah. There was long stirring in his chest when he had found a dying Noah inside a small bag, after having lived all his days dry and indifferently. A small child who couldn¡¯t be if it weren¡¯t him. It was only him who heard the heartbreaking bag scratching sound amongst many people on the street. Only he delivered Noah out of that small bag and held him like this. Was everything predestined? Mason stared at Ashley, who was watching T.V. with red-rimmed eyes and then looked at Noah. Here was Noah, who only could be saved by him, and then there was Aaron and Ashley, who had killed him. And now, Aaron and Ashley were trying to kill Noah. They never had any interaction, but they, who had no reasons to meet, were all brought together up to here. Can all of this really be a coincidence? Maybe the reason why he transferred into Haley¡¯s body was because it was going to turn out like this. He never med destiny while he was alive and never believed in the existence of God, but even Mason thought that this moment might be the God¡¯s will. If not, how did Noah end up in his embrace so fast? Mason pressed his lips on Noah¡¯s cheek. A wet and soft cheek touched his lips, and Noah slightly opened his eyes. And closed it again probably because he didn¡¯t have any energy. ¡°....Don¡¯t fall asleep until you meet another person outside.¡± Mason quietly whispered to Noah and raised his head. He called Ashley, who was looking their way. ¡°Bring him in, Ashley. I want to negotiate with you guys.¡± She opened her eyes wide, and Mason smiled bitterly. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Okayyyy what are you gonna do Mason?!! Chapter 21 part3 Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang ¡°Turn off the T.V., Ashley.¡± Aaron, who came back after looking around the area, said it roughly. Ashley pulled the plug with a face like she¡¯s sick of it, and Aaron breathed a sigh. He looked back at Haley who was embracing Noah. ¡°-You want to negotiate?¡± He sneered. Negotiate? At first, he did think he was bullshitting seeing him getting in the car, but it was getting funnier. ¡°You are gonna negotiate with us?¡± Aaron also knew who Haley was. Actually, who wouldn¡¯t know? Unless it was someone like Mason, who was indifferent to everything, there was no way to not know who Haley Lusk was. He was a slutty bitch that spread his legs to any guy, a scapegrace who was addicted to alcohol and drugs and caused trouble; a person to whom the word ¡®troublemaker¡¯ was not enough. ¡°Mother fucker, how dare you-,¡± Aaron ground his teeth and took out his gun. He didn¡¯t like him from the start. If this son of a bitch didn¡¯t get in that hotel room, if they had only met Noah then, it would be a better situation than it was right now. Not sure if that bastard did it knowingly, but it was his fault that the situation got so tricky. When he pointed his gun at the man, he sighed quietly. Aaron felt the ck eyes staring at him and suddenly felt a chill down his spine. ¡°Why? Since an actor got mixed up in this kind of incident, you think you actually became the main character in a movie? You never dreamed of having a hole in your head, did you?¡± Aaron hid the feeling of chill and put his gun on Haley¡¯s forehead. ¡°I even shot Raynoah, do you think you¡¯ll be safe?¡± Aaron mumbled, wondering at the same time whether he should pull the trigger or not. He kind of felt like he wanted to shoot and kill Haley, kill Noah, kill Ashley, and thenmit suicide. Actually, that was the only path in front of Aaron right now. ¡°Don¡¯t be an idiot, Aaron.¡± Haley said in an indifferent tone. Aaron opened his eyes wide and stared at the man. Aaron? Did I ever mention my name? Did he hear it from Noah? While Aaron was startled for a second, Mason continued. ¡°You are thinking that everything will end if you died, right? As soon as you kill Noah, the lives of your sister and mother in Berlin will be over too.¡± ¡°You know what I¡¯m saying, right?¡± Haley chuckled quietly and stared at Aaron. Aaron was at a loss for words and only moved his lips. What did that son of a bitch just say? ¡°You too. You couldn¡¯tmit suicide because of your six-year-old daughter, right?¡± Haley turned to Ashley. She has a daughter? Aaron, surprised, turned around to face Ashley, who flinched and stepped back. Bang! Aaron pulled the trigger with his finger, and the bullet shot through the muzzle, passing right next to Haley¡¯s cheek, and embedded into the wall. ¡°What are you? How did you know? Did you investigate about us beforehand?¡± Aaron asked threateningly with his eyes wide open, and Mason slowly bored into his eyes. ¡°That bullet, if you don¡¯t want it to be embedded in your head, you would better listen to me.¡± Mason thought it has to be a taut message that would agitate them adequately, but without provoking them. He prayed to God to help him for this once for his strategy to work in this situation where it¡¯s not surprising if the finger on the trigger pulled it towards his head. ¡°Let go of Noah.¡± Mason said in his coldest possible tone. He must make them let go of Noah by themselves. Fighting with them here would just put Noah in danger. Mason fixed them with his cold gaze, while feeling his hand that was holding Noah grow cold. ¡°Negotiate with the cops waiting outside and for exchange receive a helicopter or a private ne--..., A private ne will be better since you guys have to go far away.¡± They won¡¯t be able to get everything they wanted. If they ran away after receiving the money for kidnapping Noah, chances are, a second and third abductor will be born in the future aiming at Noah. ¡°Leave far away anywhere to third world countries. In the mean time, hold me as a hostage, which will be enough to block them from chasing after you guys.¡± ¡°Fuck, I asked you who you are!¡± Aaron smacked Mason¡¯s head with the gun. Mason wiped the blood dripping down with the back of his hand. It wasn¡¯t bad that he just hit him with his gun instead of shooting him. It means that they are shaken up, and that confusion could make this dangerous ploy, which might be thest in his lifetime, work. Mason smiled as leisurely as possible. ¡°Asking who I am. ...-How long are you nning to pretend not to know?¡± ¡°What?¡± He looked straight into the eyes of Aaron, who wore an idiotic expression. His face was being reflected in Aaron¡¯s big pupils. It was akin to the moment when he saw his death; Mason frowned slightly and said. ¡°12.¡± Ashley questioned, ¡°What?¡± at the sudden outburst of a number, and Aaron startled like he had recalled something. Mason noticed his shoulders shake and smiled slightly. As usual. ¡°36.5, 37.....¡± ¡°You....-, don¡¯t tell me..¡± As Mason continued to recite, of course Aaron and even Ashley stared at him with a pale face. ¡°Don¡¯t lie!¡± Ashley screamed, and Aaron pointed his gun again. This time his hand was shaking. Mason inhaled deeply and exhaled. ¡°That day, it was only me who heard thest number from Alta¡¯s mouth, right?¡± Right? Aaron and Ashley¡¯s faces turned blue at what Mason said. *** ¡°Ha..., haha.¡± ¡®Ha ha ha,¡¯ Aaron opened his mouth a long while after andughed. He keptughing and soon, his face froze in a cold expression. ¡°-Don¡¯t bullshit me. Who¡¯s gonna believe that?¡± Mason shrugged like think whatever you want. Aaron spoke with his gun closely pointed at him. ¡°Why. Are you gonna say some bullshit like you are Mason?¡± Instead of answering him, Mason stared at him. Aaron felt like those ck eyes reminded him the moment when Mason died and bit his teeth. Dark ck, annoying pupils. That cold stare was smirking at him, even when he got shot and copsed. ¡°What are you nning?¡± Aaron even pulled the trigger halfway down as if he were going to shoot if Mason did something wrong and red at him. He calmed down better than before, but his hand was still shivering. Mason stared at that hand and said, turning his gaze. ¡°I told you, let¡¯s negotiate.¡± Mason slowly stood up holding Noah. The angle of Aaron¡¯s arm that was pointing the gun also went up. Mason¡¯s nerves were tapered to its limit and felt like it would snap soon, as he sensed Noah¡¯s body temperature fall slowly. Feigning hisposure, Mason said. ¡°Even if you guys fall into a third world country, you would need money, right? You know that the Raycarlton family won¡¯t guarantee you a wealthy future.¡± It may look like they are promising that kind of a future now. But no matter how much these guys held onto Noah¡¯s life, their opponents were like a violent beast. As soon as they handed over Noah, the other side would change and reveal their true nature to them. The more the abductors demanded, the more Raycarlton and Reba¡¯s revenge would be extreme and cruel, and the only thing they would tolerate is their immediate escape. However they will never forget, ande after them even after a few years. That was their way. Aaron and Ashley certainly knew that. Mason stared at the muzzle with a frosty expression. ¡°-Aaron.¡± Ashley held Aaron¡¯s arm that was pointing the gun. Aaron turned around to her with red eyes. ¡°Mason is dead.¡± Aaron spit out. ¡°We blew up the body with a bomb and burnt it, but now, a dead person hase back alive? Also in another person¡¯s body? How can I believe that bullshit?¡± Alta, Mason, Ashley and Aaron, were the only ones who knew what happened in Alta¡¯s room. Among them, Alta and Mason died, and they confirmed with their own eyes that the two were dead. If they couldn¡¯t believe the person in front of them was Mason, that meant one of them had betrayed the other. Since it was easier to doubt each other than believing in soul swapping, Aaron red at Ashley who was holding his arm. ¡°-Aaron!¡± At Aaron¡¯s cold stare, Ashley screamed as if she was betrayed. Aaron looked back at Ashley and looked at Mason again. Mason scanned them with cold eyes. ¡°I don¡¯t care what you guys think or who you guys think I am.¡± Mason said, pulling Noah closer and urged him not to go to sleep, even as he let himpletely lean on his shoulder. ¡°Release Noah. If you don¡¯t want to die altogether, gamble on where you have a little bit of a chance to survive.¡± Aaron looked at Noah, who was pale blue, drenched in cold sweat and had his eyes closed, and turned around to Ashley again. ¡°-Ashley.¡± She opened her eyes narrowly and looked at him. Aaron screamed, ¡°Take that man and go out,¡± and pointed with his face. Ashley, who followed that movement, saw Noah and looked at him a bit puzzled. No doubt, Aaron must be suspicious of her too. He must be watching her, because if she goes out with Noah, she could sell him off and run away by herself. However it was unexpected of him to send her away. ¡°...Okay. I¡¯ll ask for a private ne.¡± Ashley said, biting her lips. She didn¡¯t know how it¡¯d turn out, but she felt the desire to desperately be alive if it meant they could survive together. ¡°Give me Noah.¡± Mason nced at Noah. It felt like he slightly grabbed onto his clothes, but he wasn¡¯t sure. He made Noah, who had lost his consciousness, lean firmly against her shoulder and held his cold hand for a second. It was very sad when that cool and damp hand left his. (Door closing sound) Ashley supported Noah and left the room. Breathing low, Mason listened to the back door closing. Now, once they walked out, the negotiators and medical team waiting outside would check on Noah¡¯s condition and try to make the deal as quickly as possible. That¡¯ll be enough. He might suffer some side effects because of his arm, but definitely, he¡¯d survive. Mason was okay as long as Noah was alive. Just like how he was like that to him. ¡®Please, don¡¯t say you are not in this world.¡¯ Perhaps, though not sure, he was more likely to die. Maybe they won¡¯t even leave a body behind to pretend like they still held him as a hostage. And it was more likely, since they thought he was annoyingly mimicking Mason. ¡®Otherwise, I might shoot myself in the head.¡¯ ¡°.....¡± Noah¡¯s face came to mind, crying, and Mason had a bitter taste. ¡®Even if I die, I hope he doesn¡¯tmit suicide or something¡¯.... -Mason thought bitterly and raised his head. Aaron was pointing the gun at him. ¡°Definitely, it¡¯s that bitch Ashley¡¯s nning, but-..., those eyeballs are as annoying as that bastard Mason¡¯s.¡± Aaron said with a cold face. Mason stared straight at him. ¡°Aaron, you greedy bastard,¡± Mason thought. He was a little lucky because Aaron was this kind of a man. If he hadn¡¯t forsaken his desire for the safe until the end, then all four of them would probably be rolling on the ground as corpses. It was the right to think that, as long as he had the greed for the safe, as long as he thought of the 50 million dors, he¡¯d do his best to survive, and that will save Noah¡¯s life. ¡°So, what is thest number?¡± Mason moved his lips. Because he took his time, Aaron said coldly. ¡°Tell me on the count of three. If you cannot say it, I¡¯ll shoot you and run to that Ashley bitch right away and kill her too.¡± Mason quietly sighed and replied before Aaron started to count. ¡°-7.¡± Aaron squinted his eyes and stared at Mason. He shook the gun he was holding and said. ¡°Open it.¡± Just in case he had told him a fake number, Aaron ordered Mason to open the safe. Mason smirked, ¡°He still has a lot of doubt,¡± and approached the safe. Suddenly he thought of pressing random numbers and make the bomb inside to explode, but Noah¡¯s pleasing face caught his eye. ¡®Probably I¡¯m gonna die, but still...¡¯ -If he had even a small shot at living, he wanted to live. ¡®Because I don¡¯t want to make him cry like that again.¡¯ Mason remembered the face of Noah drenched with tears and thought about it bitterly. ¡®Now that I think about it, I didn¡¯t tell him that I am Mason. It¡¯s not something amazing, I should¡¯ve told him before. It is toote now for regrets, but still....¡¯ ¡°...-.¡± Probably because of the bleeding, Mason tasted extreme bitterness, and when he pressed thest digit, crank, there was a sound of the safe opening. And at that moment, Aaron¡¯s hand appeared and grabbed Mason¡¯s hair and pushed him away. ¡°-Ugh!¡± Thud! Mason rolled on the ground and saw Aaron looking inside the safe with red eyes. He looked as if bewitched by a ghost. He peeked over his shoulders and saw piles of gold and documents. ¡°Hah-...,¡± Aaron, who was looking inside the safe like he couldn¡¯t believe it, turned around and stared at Mason. He asked, squinting. ¡°...-You, really are Mason?¡± Mason just stared at his shaky eyes. In front of the man he had killed, Aaron once again pointed his gun and panted. ¡°You are, really-...,¡± Really Mason? He couldn¡¯t finish his sentence. It was because at that moment, a gunshot rang from the outside. -Bang! Because of the gunshot echoing through the building, both Mason and Aaron opened their eyes wide and turned to look outside. There was no noiseing from outside the closed door. Except for that gunshot everything was silent, as if the time has stood still. ¡°...-What is,¡± Mason moved his suddenly dried lips. The gunshot sounded very close to the door. Noah was unconscious and Ashley wasn¡¯t the type of a woman tomit suicide because of her daughter. -He didn¡¯t have to think too long to figure out who was shot and who made the shot. ¡®No way, it couldn¡¯t be. I heard it wrong,¡¯ Mason thought, but his body moved faster than his mind. ¡°Noah!¡± When Mason was about to run, Aaron grabbed him from behind. Mason grabbed Aaron¡¯s arm that was holding his shoulder, twisted it and hit his jaw with his elbow. Aaron stepped back and grabbing his chin, seemingly unable to imagine that the weak Haley could demonstrate such a quick reflex. Mason took the chance to run away again and open the door, in order to check whether Noah was copsed on the ground. Bang! The bullet shot from behind his back, prated Mason¡¯s thigh. ¡°-!¡± Mason fell forward and ¡°Heek!¡± inhaled a sharp breath. Tears were pouring out, either from the pain of the pierced bullet or at the thought of Noah being dead. ¡°Fuck...-, there¡¯s no way you are Mason.¡± Aaron said, wiping the blood dripping down from his lip. ¡°Are you saying that the guy, who ran away without thinking just because someone got hurt, and cried because he got shot by a bullet, is that stubborn bastard?¡± That son of a bitch didn¡¯t even blink a single time when he was dying. Mason was famous for not even blinking once or screaming during vicious tortures. Aaron thought he almost got tricked and breathed heavily. Yeah, there was no way that could actually happen in real life. Aaron stepped on the man¡¯s shoulder, as he crawled forward like a bug. ¡°¨C,¡± Mason bit his lips and emptied the first-aid kit with his other arm. While the other guy was surprised and gasped, he quickly grabbed the scissors and stabbed his ankle. Aaron quickly evaded it, but it still left a pretty deep cut on his ankle. ¡°-Ugh, you fuck!¡± Before Aaron pulled the trigger, he quickly stood up, grabbed his arm and dug into his embrace. Haley¡¯s body was physically weak, but if he used the opponent¡¯s strength, he could properly throw him. -If only his leg was fine. But the leg that was shot couldn¡¯t withstand the weight and bent forward. Cold sweatpletely drenched him. While buried under Aaron, Mason swallowed the pain of his leg getting cut off and stabbed his back with all his strength. He felt the scissors pierce through skin, but it didn¡¯t feel like the abdomen. It was more like the thigh or somewhere like that-. Bang! Mason felt that his eyes were blurred by the impact on his forehead. Aaron grabbed the back of Mason¡¯s hair and pinned it straight on the ground. ¡°-...Ah,¡± Noah. Mason tried to stand up with his shaking arms. Rather than thinking about the pain or his weak body, the only thing in Mason¡¯s head was Noah, who might be copsed on the ground outside the door. He might be dying outside, I can¡¯t be lying around like this. He¡¯s already bled a lot, if he got shot once more, it¡¯d be really dangerous. If it wasn¡¯t a ce like an arm or a leg, he might really die. -Is he dying alone like that? Is he dying on the cold floor with no one to rescue him? I really hate that-.... ¡°-....,¡± Mason tried his best to regain his consciousness, but there was another shock from behind his head. He tried to open his trembling eyes, but his consciousness dimmed. It waspletely different from dying, yet somehow simr. Just like that, everything turned white. ¡°..-Hah, hah-.¡± This fucker-. Aaron spit out a curse and pressed on his thigh that was bleeding. That rat-like guy was trickier than he thought. If he didn¡¯t have to use him as a hostage, he would¡¯ve just killed him right away. When he crawled to the door even after getting hit on his head at the end, that stubbornness really felt like Mason¡¯s. Whether he was Mason or not, if he escaped to a safe ce, he definitely nned to kill him. He was thinking of shredding his body into pieces more than that Mason, such that nobody could find even a trace of him. Thud! Aaron angrily kicked the fainted Haley and limped away, pressing on his wound. He didn¡¯t know why Ashley shot Noah, but what made him more curious was why it was too quiet outside. He thought maybe Ashley didn¡¯t shoot Noah, but instead abandoned an unconscious Noah andmitted suicide. ¡°Ashley, that bitch, perhaps -¡± Aaron mumbled, inhaling deeply and opened the door. ¡°Ugh,¡± When he opened the door, a pale white light poured in and Aaron raised his arms to cover his eyes. He frowned and shouted, ¡°What is this?¡± but froze on the spot when he realized that a red spot had passed by his line of sight. As the eyes became ustomed to the light, he raised his head and noticed red things crawling all over his body. The red spots gathered on his forehead and chest were reddish like a big pupil. ¡°-...This is, .....¡± Aaron lifted his head with an absentminded look. In front of his eyes, the Zii¡¯s ck army was lined up, and dozens, no hundreds of sniper riflesers were pointing at him. As if they will all fire at once. ¡°....-.¡± No one asked him to do so, but Aaron threw away his gun and raised both of his hands. What was going on? Did Ashley really betray me? The Zii¡¯s army doctors went inside, passing by Aaron who couldn¡¯t move at all. They inspected Haley who was on the ground, and soon piggy backed him, passing by Aaron again and reported to someone. The reported man stroked Haley¡¯s pale cheek and immediately sent him out. Aaron saw the man who was watching Haley leave. That blood drenched blond hair- looked familiar to him, and when he turned around, he stared at Aaron with a scarily cold eyes. ¡°Who are you looking for?¡± The man, Noah, said, ¡°Ah, perhaps this woman?¡± and threw the brown hair he was holding. Thud, with a brutal sound as a dark red chunk fell on the ground. Noah pushed it with his foot, and the dark red thing¡¯s face showed. ¡°...-Ashley....,¡± Aaron mumbled like moaning and turned around to Noah. He was smiling as if nothing had happened. ---------------------------------------------------------- Sorry we arete.... Sorry I couldn¡¯t reply all thosements lol BTW some people asked me if the chunk is her head. It is not her head! It¡¯s her body... Chapter 21 part4 Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang Aaron stared idiotically at Noah, who was smiling innocently, and suddenly saw the gun hanging from his fingers. It was Ashley¡¯s gun. ¡°Ah, this.¡± At Aaron¡¯s stare, Noah smiled brightly and looked at the gun he was holding. Noah, who had left the room supported by Ashley, opened his eyes not long after the door closed. He rolled his eyes to look around, lightly breathed out and leaned on Ashley, who was walking and supporting him like he was heavy. It seemed like the bleeding was pretty bad, such that his body felt heavy. But it wasn¡¯t so bad that he couldn¡¯t move. Noah nced at the holster at back of Ashley¡¯s waist. ¡®?¡¯ Ashley felt something below her and looked at Noah, whom she was supporting. Did he gain his conscious? ¡®It¡¯d be easier to negotiate had he fainted¡¯, even as she was thinking Noah¡¯s arm wrapped around Ashley¡¯s waist. ¡®-!¡¯ Ashley touched her holster. The gun that should definitely be there was missing. The gun that was supposed to be in her holster was pointed at her. ¡¯-..What are,¡¯ Noah held the gun, with his finger on the trigger, as if he was going to pull it anytime soon and said. ¡¯Why? Did you guys think you kidnapped a seven-year-old child?¡¯ Noah smiled lightly. Mason was enough to think that he was a weak little child, trapped in the luggage bag 20 years ago. If Mason was protecting him, Noah wasn¡¯t afraid of anything. If he had him, everything felt like a child¡¯s y to Noah. ¡¯....-No way,¡¯ Ashley mumbled as she staggered. No way. She thought there was no way he will pulled the trigger. No matter how incredible Noah Raycarlton was, he was just a civilian and a celebrity. It wasn¡¯t easy for a normal human to kill. It doesn¡¯t mean that, simply because he was holding a gun, he would shoot, and if he showed any signs of hesitation, Ashley was confident that she¡¯ll be able to steal the gun away from him. She was a pro and he wasn¡¯t even an amateur or even a beginner. That¡¯s what Ashley had thought. ¡¯Loading-...,¡¯ ¡¯Did you load the gun?¡¯ As she tried to distract Noah, Ashley looked at her chest, because suddenly her ears were deafened, and she couldn¡¯t hear anything as her body shook. ¡¯...-, hugh,¡¯ There was a red hole pierced through her chest, which was exploding with blood. She hastily tried to block it with her hands, but the blood was pouring out between her fingers. ¡¯You loaded it a while ago.¡¯ ¡¯It seems like you can¡¯t remember. It doesn¡¯t really matter now though.¡¯ -Noah replied and watched her slowly copse with his cold eyes. He searched her body, took out a phone and turned it on. The phone rang very soon, and Noah, who pressed the call button, talked before he could hear the other person¡¯s voice. ¡¯-How much did I invested in Zii?¡¯ [...Perhaps, Mr. Raycarlton? Ray,] ¡¯I¡¯m very disappointed.¡¯ Noah pronounced it insincerely; cut it short and hung up the phone. And the time it took the Zii army to fill the storage room was only two minutes. ¡°Keeping a gun in her back while handling a hostage was stupid of her.¡± Noah shortly criticized and smiled. Aaron panted and stepped back. At that moment, bullets pierced through the air and both of Aaron¡¯s knees were shot. ¡°Ugh,¡± Aaron sat on the ground, and he heard a cold tone through the megaphone, [We¡¯ll shot if you move.] Aaron was trembling in pain and fear and raised his head. Again, he saw red lights pointed at his face, chest, arms, legs, and his whole body. Before he knew it, his body was drenched wet with cold sweat, and Aaron put his head down and swallowed his dried spit. ¡°...-,¡± The footsteps got closer, and a shadow loomedrge above his head. When he slowly looked up at the shadow that was creepy like a death, Noah, with a gun, was standing right in front of him and looking down at him. ¡°How do you feel right now?¡± Noah slowly pressed the gun on Aaron¡¯s forehead. ¡°Are you scared?¡± Aaron looked at Noah¡¯s face in terror. It was undoubtedly a beautiful face, but Noah, who was squinting, did not look beautiful. Definitely, it was the weak and pitiful young master, who had been held hostage until a while ago, but he lookedpletely different now. The man, who was smiling while pointing his gun, was overwhelmingly brutal. ¡°...-Yes. I was also very scared.¡± Noah stepped on Aaron¡¯s knee and whispered to him as he screamed in pain. ¡°You killed Mason with a gun like this.¡± Aaron, who was struggling in pain, crouched and panted. ¡°My god...¡± ¡°You killed my God.¡± -Aaron frowned, as his body drenched in sweat. It was not the story that the kidnapping was scary. Noah was talking about Aaron killing Mason. ¡°You cannot even imagine how scared I was.¡± To Noah, this was not a substitute for Mason¡¯s revenge. This was his revenge. Fear of death? Noah has gone through it many times. In reality, and in dreams that were more realistic than reality, he had experienced it several times. Noah knew that sensation of trembling skin, leaking tears, and actual suffocation. It was an extreme fear, but it was nothingpared to Mason¡¯s death. It was better to die than experience the fear of living, in a world where Mason was dead. ¡°Wha, what-...,¡± Mason is Noah¡¯s God? Aaron could not understand what Noah was saying at all. ¡°It¡¯s okay if you can¡¯t understand.¡± Noah smiled, ¡®what are you gonna do after knowing?¡¯ He said, ¡°Just that....,¡±and trailed out. Noah looked at the red light touching Aaron¡¯s forehead. Aaron felt pain on that part and breathed heavily. ¡°Are you afraid of the sniper¡¯s pointer?¡± Noah asked like ¡®it doesn¡¯t even hurt.¡¯ ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry. They won¡¯t shoot you.¡± Aaron moved his lips at the calming voice and looked at Ashley, and then at the Zii army again before finally focusing on Noah. ¡¯They¡¯ won¡¯t shoot you. -The ck hole on Ashley¡¯s chest wasn¡¯t Zii¡¯s handiwork. ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Noah affirmed, put his finger on the trigger and pointed the gun at Aaron¡¯s forehead. Even though smiling, Noah¡¯s eyes were creepily cold. He couldn¡¯t feel anything humane like sympathy or hesitation from him. Aaron felt his whole body grow cold, from head to toe. A ck thing twirled, climbing over his body and trying to pull him down. Aaron¡¯s eyes, which realized what it was, were clouded with fear. ¡°...-,¡± Aaron tried to say anything, but before any sound came out of his mouth, the finger moved. Bam, it sounded like a watermelon cracking, and Aaron, who had his mouth open, just copsed backward. St, blood bloomed in a circle around his head. Noah felt a ssh of warm blood on his cheek and smiled satisfactorily. ¡°Ah..., I wanted to do this all this time. Seriously.¡± Ever since he heard Mason was dead. Noah watched Aaron¡¯s face as he opened his eyes wide and died. Until all short spasms that urs after death stopped. Noah, who watched Aaron until he wasn¡¯t able to move a single hair, slowly stood up and looked around. All the Zii agents that filled the ce were watching him. ---------------------------------------------------- Mason: No...Noah? Is...is that really... you? (I thought he was just a child....) Dayum! He got his revenge! Too bad he didn¡¯t torture him enough... but I bet Aaron felt all the fear in the world... BTW next part is thest part! (wink) Continue to Part 5 Chapter 21 part5 Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang ¡°This is in front of the secluded storage in Temple City where Noah and Haley were held hostage. Few moments ago, we heard that Noah and Haley were safely rescued-, Ahh, wait! The storage door is opening! Wonder who it is! -Is that Haley?¡± The reporter said urgently not caring whether the camera followed her or not and ran close to the yellow line. Just like she said, the storage door soon opened and from inside, paramedics emerged with a ck haired man on the stretcher. Countless reporters and cameramen were covering it, so it was unclear, but the white face was pretty familiar. ¡°Haley! It¡¯s Haley Lusk! Haley is rescued!¡± The reporter shouted at the camera, and the cameras started shing like crazy. Hundreds of cameras were busily taking pictures of Haley being carried over to the ambnce. ¡°He¡¯s being carried in a stretcher, did he get hurt? -Pardon? A gunshot wound?¡± The reporter, who overheard the other reporters that was standing near the ambnce shout, opened her eyes wide and asked back. ¡°A gunshot wound, oh no! What happened in there? Is Noah okay?¡± As she spoke to the camera, there was a loud cheer from behind her. The cheers that sounded amazed and happy made her turn around with excitement. ¡°Oh, God!¡± ¡®God, God, thank you!¡¯ she cheered. Just like she predicted, Noah Raycarlton emerged from the storage with the help of his secretary, Phil Hepson. Just like how the world wanted, Noah was walking out into the people¡¯s embrace, alive. Noah, who walked out with a bandage wrapped around his arm, was pale, but he didn¡¯t look frightened. He was drenched in sweat and blood, but Noah was still beautiful and appeared sleek. His mother Kelly Reba ran to him and hugged him, and there was Edgar Raycarlton and George Raycarlton. His grandfather on his mother¡¯s side, who was a minister, and countless other people who loved Noah were waiting to greet him. ¡°Noah! Are you okay?¡± ¡°What happened to the criminals?¡±, ¡°Is that a gunshot wound on your arm?¡±, ¡°What does Haley have to do with this incident?¡± ¡°Is it your mother that you want to see the most?¡± ¡°Noah! Look here! Mr. Raycarlton!¡± When he walked out to ride the ambnce, reporters swamped him with questions and shes. The bodyguards blocked them, but they were stubbornly throwing questions and took pictures nonstop. ¡°Noah! Please say one sentence!¡± They knew Noah wasn¡¯t in a situation to given an interview, but they were all desperate to publish an article from his words. And during all this, a man was pushed past the yellow line by the reporters behind him and ended up standing in front of Noah. ¡°...-,¡± As soon as that small-time reporter trespassed the yellow line, everybody fell silent and soon the police and bodyguards approached him to push him outside of it. ¡°Uhh,¡± That reporter probably felt like he had to say something while being pushed by the bodyguards and waved his hands at Noah. ¡°No, Noah!¡± Because of the voice anxiously calling him, Noah, who was climbing into the ambnce, stopped and turned around. The reporter didn¡¯t miss the opportunity and asked desperately. ¡°Noah! Is your body okay? Mm., many people are watching the T.V., worried about you-...,¡± When Noah stopped, the bodyguards also stopped pushing him. Noah smiled lightly at the reporter. ¡°Thank you for worrying about me. I am very fine.¡± Because of that smile, the reporter forgot to ask the next question and hesitated. Again the bodyguards started to push him, but he struggled and said. ¡°It, it looks like you have a gunshot wound, is that right? Was there a fight with the abductors? How did you get out?¡± ¡®What happened?¡¯ The reporter cried out, and Noah smiled like a sigh. The reporters murmured because of that smile, which was like he felt coincidental but at the same time relieved. Soon Noah opened his lips. ¡°He saved me.¡± Continued Noah, ¡°He saved me from the abductors and got shot.¡± ¡°Wha, what do you mean he? Who are you talking about? Perhaps...-,¡± Everyone thought of the face of a man with a gunshot wound, being carried away on a stretcher in an ambnce. Murmur, Haley Lusk saved Noah? People reacted strongly. ¡°That¡¯s right. If it wasn¡¯t for him, if it wasn¡¯t for Haley, I¡¯d probably be dead.¡± ¡®Ah, I¡¯d definitely be dead.¡¯ -Noah mumbled and raised his head. The reporter, who was being pushed away by the bodyguards, got tossed outside of the yellow line, but managed to ask. ¡°Lastly, one word. Anything will be fine, so...¡± Noah scanned the crowd that was confused by his statement that, ¡®Haley Lusk saved Noah and got shot.¡¯ At his gaze, the countless reporters, who were anxiously waiting for a word that could be the next headline, stopped the bustle. ¡°-..right now, I want to see him very much. ¨CI finally feel like I¡¯m alive.¡± Noah gave a pained smile and got into the ambnce. Bam, the ambnce doors were closed and the vehicle left, with its siren on. Everyone who had a camera burst into shes and yelled at Noah for one more word; they were moring at what had just happened. Zii that came in very first and the police who came a step behind and as well as Noah¡¯s secretary, Phil, organized the area. Soon the briefing began. *** {...Following the joint briefing by Zii, the police and the Raycarlton family, we¡¯ve confirmed that the criminals found themselves suicidal after missing their chance with Noah and Haley. In the absence of a perpetrator, the cops have no choice but...-} Noah pressed a button and changed the channel where the briefing was being continuously aired, making him sick. {Wow, who would have thought? He, who was the scapegrace of Hollywood, is now no different than a superhero!} There was a screenshot of Haley following Noah and forcefully getting into the car to save him. There was a close-up of his hand getting jammed between the car doors, followed by him talking to the scary abductors without even caring about his bleeding hand. The abductors looked panicky and Haley was holding Noah¡¯s hand in the car. ¨CAlthough it was a blurry video, what happened in front of a dozen cameras, was being broadcasted on television and news, as if it were edited like a movie, to thest detail. {¡®-...Right now, I really want to see him. ¨CI finally feel like I¡¯m alive.¡¯} Including Noah¡¯s earnest and tender confession. -It wasn¡¯t even a movie, but the ending was more moving than that of a movie. {Of course, movies, dramas, CFs, and fashion masters as well as countless industrial representatives were sending love calls to Haley. Unfortunately, he is admitted in the hospital with a gunshot wound on his leg and hasn¡¯t regained his consciousness yet..} Noah changed the channel several more times and turned off the T.V. He turned around. In front of him Haley, no, Mason was lying on the bed with his eyes closed. Noah stared at him for a while then lifted his hand that was holding Mason¡¯s and stroked it on his face. ¡°...-Wake up soon.¡± ¡®Because I miss you.¡¯ Noah mumbled and saw Mason moving his eyebrows as if in reply and smiled sweetly. When he opens his eyes, it will bepletely different from the lonely life of ¡®Mason Taylor¡¯ who lived as Zii¡¯s tool or the life of scapegrace ¡®Haley Lusk¡¯ who was treated like a rag; a new world will open up to him. ¡°So wake up fast.¡± Wake up and answer me. Noah whispered lowly, beseeching him. ¡°Mason-...¡± Mason. Mason-... Just as if in reply to Noah¡¯s call, his eyshes trembled softly, and slowly his eyes opened. * * * Opening my eyes, I felt simr to waking up in Haley¡¯s body, but only better. A fresh breeze softly swayed my hair, and I heard a quiet sound from afar. The feeling of wrong radio frequency was worse than before. However, this time, there was a noiseing from a television for real, but it was soon turned off. Mason, who had closed his eyes in agony imagining that Noah had died alone in misery, now felt the fresh smell of grass and breeze on his cheeks and thought, ¡®I really am dead.¡¯ He didn¡¯t miss it. Had he survived after Noah dying like that, his body would somehow thrive, but not his heart. Just like thest time, he might have left to Afghan after taking some medication.... Going to Afghan with Haley¡¯s weak body? Even if he didn¡¯t die from getting shot, he would be dead in four days because of some other reason. Good, it turned out like this then. -Mason calmly epted the world after death and was lost in thought when he felt a warm and soft sensation on back of his hand. Wake up fast. He felt Noah¡¯s sweet voice caress his ear. .... There was no way. Did we meet in the afterworld, since we are both dead? ¡°.....Mason.¡± Mason slowly opened his eyes when he heard Noah¡¯s call. For a moment, the world appeared blurry, but as he frowned, it soon came into focus. The first thing he saw was the beautiful Noah¡¯s face. ¡°...-,¡± Mason slowly looked around. A luxurious room, he couldn¡¯t tell if it was a hospital room or someone¡¯s bedroom. White sunlight and a soft breeze were pouring in through the window. The warm smell of sunlight and grass¨C He couldn¡¯t tell if it was real or the afterworld or may be even a dream. Mason slowly looked up at Noah, who was looking at him like he was going to cry anytime soon. Why does he have that kind of expression? Is it because he died while feeling lonely by himself and got scared again? Mason raised his hand, feeling pity and sadness. He wanted to stroke Noah¡¯s cheek, but before that, there was another hand holding his. Noah was holding his hand. ¡°...-.¡± Mason saw the trembling back of Noah¡¯s hand and gasped. Ahhh. This is real. Noah was alive. He couldn¡¯t tell what happened, but he was sure of that one thing. No matter what else, Mason was okay after knowing that. Damn everything else, he felt good. ¡°-...Mason.¡± Mason lifted his head again at the trembling voice of Noah. He called for Mason not Haley. Mason saw a tear roll down from Noah¡¯s beautiful eyes and smiled slightly. ¡°...-Yes.¡± ¡®Yes, Noah.¡¯ -The voice was a little hoarse, but this time he could answer. It was the answer he had wanted to give for a while. --------------------------------------------------------- Ha. Ha. Ha. guys.... this is finally the end! Did you guys notice I changed the cover picture? I think the blond guy is Aaron... Anyway! Did you guys enjoy it? I had a lot of fun tranting this.... Now it¡¯s time to say goodbye.... Just kidding. This is not the end lol Those of you who read thements would know. I only answered it to people who asked about how much the story had left :) There are sidetracks of this story! I am going to trante that right away~ I personally love the side story better than main one hehe Side tracks are going to be about Mason¡¯s life as an actor and some little trouble with Noah. Can¡¯t wait! Continue to Side Track 1 sidetrack 3 part1

[BL NOVEL] Kill the Lights (Sidetrack 3 Part 1)

Kill the Lights by Jangryang Proofreader/Editor: Kaima, Hwarang Mason stared at the red paint stain between his legs on the car seat. ¡°Sorry, looks like I identally got some paint on your seat.¡± Mason thought that the paint from his fingertip had stained the seat. Tim nced between Mason¡¯s legs. ¡°I¡¯ll change the seat cover andter request a reimbursement from Tony.¡± ¡°Never mind, I¡¯m afraid I must¡¯ve spilt some earlier.¡± Mason said, ¡°Pardon?¡± and Tim checked the traffic signal before replying with a puzzled face. ¡°I went out to buy some condoms and after I got back I noticed what happened to you car. I was looking at it, and maybe got some of it on me too.¡± ¡°......¡± ¡°Ah, sorry. Did it get on your pants?¡± At Mason¡¯s stare, Tim, who was going to turn the car around, quickly took out some tissues and stretched his arm towards Mason¡¯s crotch. Mason flinched and pulled back, but Tim indifferently wiped in between Mason¡¯s legs. He threw the tissue outside the window afterwards. Mason stared at Tim, who was waiting for the signal to change. Is this the guy who poured paint on his car? Is he the stalker who sent the letter? He thought about it for a second, but no, it can¡¯t be. Tim didn¡¯t smell like paint. He seemed like a guy who was actually just looking around. But still, he can¡¯t be sure.... Because of Mason staring at him, Tim felt suspicious and screamed, ¡®Ah, what. I did not do it!¡¯ ¡°Am I crazy. Why would I do that?¡± Mason slowly scanned the man, whose tone had strangely changed. This man definitely was not the stalker. Compared to the height from where the paint was poured and the graffiti written on his car, Tim¡¯s height did not match up. He was a little taller than Haley, probably 6.2 feet? Based on the height of the graffiti, there was a greater chance that the culprit was smaller than Haley. Since the stalker did not strike him as a careful person, he probably painted on a spot, which wasfortable for him. Mason looked at Tim and quietly sighed. Then this man is.... ¡°You. Your number has changed?¡± Tim started to talk in a very sarcastic tone. Mason said, ¡®...Mm right,¡¯ and rolled his eyes. Tim red at Mason¡¯s unsure reply. ¡°Since you¡¯ve got Raynoah now, you¡¯re discarding all of your past men?¡± ¡°.......¡± Tim wasn¡¯t the stalker. He was just one of the people Mason thought he should¡¯ve met any time now. ¡°Are you having fun with that son of a bitch these days?¡± Haley¡¯s ex. -Or one of the sex partners. *** ¡°Check if the razor had any germs or poison on it, right away.¡± Phil, who was ghastly pale, quickly picked up the razors that had cut Noah¡¯s finger and urgently sent it to theb through Sophie. Noah picked up the pictures with his blood-dripping hands. ¡°Don¡¯t touch them! We don¡¯t know what had he done.¡± Phil hastily held Noah¡¯s hands, but Noah said, ¡®I don¡¯t think there¡¯s anything wrong with the pictures, so stop being overprotective,¡¯ and pped his hand away. ¡°It was weird when she said it was from Haley....¡± Noah said tossing the bouquet of roses on the floor. ¡°No matter how happy I am, as if I¡¯m dreaming, I shouldn¡¯t have done this.¡± If Mason was a romantic and sweet man who sent bouquet of roses to the partner he had sex with the previous night then it¡¯ll make sense, but that was not true. He wasn¡¯t that kind of a person; just look at how he left to the filming set with a pasty face. He would never do that. Noah knew this and yet he opened the package without thinking. Noah gave his injured hand to Phil and looked at the pictures using the other. Mostly they were pictures of Haley. Noah threw, one after another, pictures of Haley flirting with another man on the floor. Haley, Haley, Haley. It was all pictures of Haley. Noah had been able to recognize the differences even before he knew that Mason was inside Haley¡¯s body and now, he was amazed at howpletely different those two looked. ¡°They have the same body. It¡¯s really weird....¡± ¡°.... Pardon?¡± Phil, who was pressing on Noah¡¯s bleeding hand, raised his head at Noah¡¯s murmurs. Instead of answering, Noah just kept staring at the pictures. Amongst twenty-something pictures, only thest picture was of Mason. It wasn¡¯t just his look or the clothes he wore that were different. The habit of moving his eyebrows or eyes, the way he moved his facial muscles, the way he talked, the way he walked, his hand gestures... Everything about the way he used his body was different. Those natural and stern movements made him look so much like Mason. ¡°...These are pictures of Haley. Do, do you think Haley¡¯s stalker sent them to you?¡± It seemed like the bleeding had barelye to a stop and Phil, who just recovered from his panic, wiped his sweat and stared at the pictures that Noah had thrown away. Those were pictures of Haley meeting another man, kissing him, and having sex with him inside a car parked in a secluded ce. It wasn¡¯t even explicit; it was like watching a porn scene. Phil remembered Noah saying with a smile that he was in rtionship only a moment ago. So he carefully asked, ¡°Are you okay? ...This is all in the past, so don¡¯t worry...¡± Everyone in the world knew that Haley lustfully and promiscuously messed around, but still, there was no way that someone would feel okay after seeing these pictures of their lover. At first Phil thought, ¡®Why is it Haley Lusk, why must it be that kind of a man...?¡¯ But it was true that Noah¡¯s condition had gotten a lot better. At first Phil thought Noah was going overboard to forget Mason¡¯s death and the horrors of abduction, but if not that... -If not that, then he had really made some progress. Any person who not only saves Noah¡¯s life, but also fills the vacuum left behind by Mason, may it be Haley or even a dog, Phil will serve them with all his loyalty. And also, once he actually met Haley Lusk, that guy was pretty likeable. He wasn¡¯t flirty, and his personality was manly and clean. He was aware that Haley was a slutty guy who had dirtily rubbed himself on Noah, but when actually having a conversation with him, Phil couldn¡¯t resist feeling refreshed. He thought that, after he came back alive Haley had changed a lot... but still, when he saw these pictures he had to reconsider. Phil considered about Noah¡¯s feeling and wondered how he should cover up the pictures, but Noah interrupted his thoughts. ¡°Ah. I don¡¯t care about those pictures. The one I¡¯m interested in is this.¡± Noah held a picture with his fingertips and waved. Phil looked at the picture with puzzlement. That picture also had Haley, with crutches and a slightly tired face. He was getting into a car owned by the same man with whom he had secretly met and had sex with in the former pictures. ¡°And this is what I should take care of.¡± Noah looked at the back of the picture. ¡®He is having an affair. Break up with him. You can¡¯t handle him.¡¯ It seemed like the words were written in red paint, the same color of a previous picture that had red paint poured over Haley¡¯s car. He¡¯s having an affair? Leaving Noah? Phil stared at the picture and blinked and looked at Noah, who was actually smiling as if he heard a funny joke. Noah flicked the picture back to look at Haley getting into the car and murmured, ¡®He¡¯s gotten careless.¡¯ Well, he did tire him outst night. He probably would get into not only his ex-lover¡¯s car that he didn¡¯t even know about, but also the stalker¡¯s car. Still it was a relief that it was not as dangerous, because he didn¡¯t get in the car without unknowing that it was the stalker¡¯s. ¡°That man having an affair...¡± Noah, who mumbled and threw the picture on the floor, lightly said, ¡®We¡¯veughed and rested for a bit. We should quickly get back to work now.¡¯ Because of his not only cool but insane reaction, Phil stuttered ¡®Uh, Huh? Yes,¡¯ and picked up the pictures on the floor and cleaned up the blood on the floor. Noah sat down on his seat and remembered the sentence behind the picture and chuckled. Mason having an affair, with a man, while feeling it so much that he wasing until his lower part was drenched wet, he was a straight man who naturally resisted that kind of pleasure. But still he had said, ¡®I like it¡¯ instead of ¡®dislike or awful¡¯. Because he had said it indifferently, very much like Mason, Noah felt more desperate. He was already blindly obsessed thinking that if Mason was alive he didn¡¯t need anything, but what is he going to do if this feeling got bigger? Noah realized with surprise that his feelings had gotten deeper already andnguidly leaned on the chair holding the documents. ¡°Um, there¡¯s something inside the bouquet of flowers...¡± Phil, who was cleaning the floor, removed a hand-sized ck machine from amongst the roses and showed it to him. ¡°...It looks like a receiver.¡± A listening device, which doesn¡¯t show where it was nted, equipped with a receiver. -Noah stared at that thing with hisnguid eyes and smiled bending his eyes. ¡°Since we got it, should we listen?¡± He said as if he was expecting to hear something interesting this time and rested his chin on his sped hands... *** ¡®Are you having fun with that son of a bitch these days? At Tim¡¯s question, Mason thought about it a little and said. ¡°.... Yeah, it¡¯s good.¡± Tim frowned at Mason¡¯s answer and chuckled, ¡®Hah,¡¯ like he was speechless. He parked the car on the side of the street and turned around to Mason. Mason looked at him with an indifferent expression. ¡°Do you like money so much? You are doing well these days, huh?¡± ¡®That son of a bitch is fully sponsoring you, isn¡¯t he?¡¯ Tim asked a little excited, and Mason answered, ¡®Yeah, I like that part too.¡¯ Tim probably didn¡¯t expect Haley to admit it so easily and looked at him like he was a bit sick of him. ¡°Why? You told me to ask him for a car.¡± Mason asked with the boldest face possible. Tim scanned Mason, from top to bottom, and said. ¡°I heard you changed a lot, but you haven¡¯t changed at all.¡± He took out a cigarette and lit it and deeply inhaled it. He opened the car widow and exhaled the smoke. Mason thought about the cigarette he had quit for Haley¡¯s sake and smacked his lips. Tim probably felt his stare and handed him a cigarette, but Mason said, ¡®No thanks, I quit,¡¯ and refused unconvincingly. Tim looked at him with what the heck face and sneered, ¡®Haley Lusk quits smoking? Why don¡¯t you tell me you quit drugs too?¡¯ ¡°Mm. I don¡¯t do drugs too.¡± When Mason said indifferently, Tim looked at him like he couldn¡¯t believe him. Mason rolled down the widow and let the smoke escape and indifferently averted his eyes. ¡°Hah, you, seriously! Do you know how fake your acting really is? It is giving me goose bumps. When you pretended not to know me a while ago, your eyes didn¡¯t even shake.¡± Because I didn¡¯t. Mason hid his sigh and replied with a little annoyance. ¡°We don¡¯t even know each other that well.¡± Thinking about Haley¡¯s personality, it was obvious what kind of rtionship he would have had with his man. Either Haley clung onto him and relied on him or just simply used him as a sex partner. Seeing Tim¡¯s reaction, those two were probably somewhere in the middle. ¡°Haley. Hey.¡± He called him like that was enough. ¡°The fact that you got on my car, doesn¡¯t that mean something? Why are you ying so hard to get? Are you saying that you really got on my car because you were annoyed at those reporters and their cameras?¡± Instead of answering him, Mason showed an indifferent face. Tim couldn¡¯t believe Mason¡¯s reaction and said, ¡®Bullshit!¡¯ ¡°Raycarlton gives you a lot of money and treats you nicely, but sex with him was probably shitty. Do you think I don¡¯t know your lower body¡¯s business? Spit it you honestly, if we go to my house and bang, it¡¯ll be good for both of us. Why are you acting like this? Did I ask you to break up with Raycarlton?¡± Even before Mason could answer, Tim asked again. ¡°You followed me because his dick was small, isn¡¯t it?¡± ¡®Huh? You missed my big thing, right?¡¯ Tim stroked on top of his crotch and Mason nced at his penis that was etched on top of his pants. ¡°That loser gets kidnapped. Your greedy anus must have twitched, asking for more, but he probably got worn out. No, did you guys even do it?¡± ¡®That thing, maybe he has erectile dysfunctional?¡¯ Tim smiled with a proud face. He was probably confident in his sexual prowess and continued. ¡°Good for both of us. You know, I¡¯m not asking for you do date me? Just like how it used to be, let¡¯s just solve our lower body parts¡¯ businesses. You are probably dying because it feels empty these days. Aren¡¯t I right?¡± Mason looked at Tim¡¯s face that was smiling with his teeth showing and looked at his penis that was sticking out and assessed it. Mason knew very well what kind of talk could hurt him as a man and make it easy for him to chase him away. ¡°There was a misunderstanding.¡± Mason noticeably stared at Tim¡¯s penis and said, ¡°I really just wanted to borrow your car.... Sorry, but Noah¡¯s dick is much better.¡± ¡°.... What?¡± ¡°Longer, thicker, and really hard.... Ah, honestly it¡¯s not even a joke.¡± Mason looked at Tim¡¯s and thought of Noah¡¯s big and scary looking penis as he said, ¡®Hm.., about this big?¡¯ Mason showed the estimated size with his hand, and Tim wrinkled his face. ¡°Don¡¯t lie. That son of a bitch is that big?¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Instead of arguing that he is right, Mason pretended to taste it with his mouth. At his expression, Tim¡¯s mouth gaped open. ¡°When he puts it in, my inside gets really tight. Like it¡¯s gonna rip. Because it¡¯s so big, even if he doesn¡¯t move, I go crazypletely. Hah.¡± Mason stopped his sentence as if saliva got collected in his mouth. With some truths, he simply added what Haley would say and trembled to show his excitement. ¡°In the end, I couldn¡¯te anymore, so I begged him to stop in tears. -Well, honestly, you weren¡¯t like that.¡± Mason pretended to be an airhead. Tim¡¯s face got red. Mason showed a doleful expression and said after a sigh. ¡°Sorry, rather than his money or support, I¡¯m seeing Noah because I like his dick. You know what kind of a person I am.¡± ¡®Didn¡¯t you see an article about how I clung onto him in order to borrow his dick?¡¯ Mason purposely emphasized on the word ¡®dick.¡¯ ¡°But if I do it with you right now, I think my bottom is gonna feel too empty.¡± ¡°Fuck you. Hey!¡± ¡°Ah, why are you shouting?¡± Mason acted annoyed and looked around. It seemed like there was no paparazzi following them. After rifying his rtionship with Tim, he¡¯ll never talk to him again. ¡®All men are the same.¡¯ Mason gave a final shot to get rid of all his feelings. ¡°Are you really not gonna give me a ride? It¡¯s really hard to catch a cab in this kind of a ce....¡± ¡°You, really!¡± Tim lifted his hand like he was going to hit Mason, and at that moment, Mason¡¯s phone rang in his pocket. -Noah Raycarlton What an impable timing? Mason thought about it for a second, before answering the phone, at the same time warily keeping an eye on Tim. ¡°Ah, Noah?¡± ¡°I¡¯m heading there now, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Before Mason could say that, Noah bet him to it. [Don¡¯t ride in a cab. I¡¯ll send you a car. Ride back on that. -Where is your current location exactly?] ¡°...Pardon? Here. An intersection going to West Hollywood...¡± ¡®But how did you know I was going to hire a cab?¡¯ Mason blinked and heard his voice say on the other end, ¡®...Pardon? Here. An intersection going to West Hollywood...¡¯ with a small dy and opened his mouth. [Sorry. I wasn¡¯t nning to eavesdrop, but someone gave it to me as a gift.] [I listened only as a consideration to their thoughtful gift....] Noah¡¯s voice was mixed withughter. ¡°Uh, that... perhaps...¡± Mason rolled his eyes with a shocked face, and Tim, who was smoking, nced at him. ¡°Why?¡± He could clearly hear his voice ¡®Uh. That. Perhaps,¡¯ and ¡®Why?¡¯ Tim¡¯s annoyed voice through the phone. Mason gasped and dug through Tim¡¯s car. He didn¡¯t have to look long for it. When he opened the air conditioner fan with a bit of strength, a ck listening device dropped out. ¡°What is that?¡± Tim dropped his cigarette in surprise and asked. A secondter, a slightly clearer voice asked, ¡®What is that?¡¯ through the phone. Seemed like Mason had found out the bug, Noah thought. Mason heard himugh at the other end. [The talk about my dick, I hope you can tell me in detail when we meet... Is that possible?] ------------------------------------------------------------ Jokes on you guyssss! It¡¯s not Tim hehe Sorry that I¡¯mte! But this part was long~ BTW I changed the mobile version to web version... It can be temporary or permanent depends on if I find a way to stop people from taking our work... Continue to Part 2 sidetrack 5 part1 Side track 5 - Kill the lights (pp. 1-2) Trantor/Editor: Qiuqiu-chan Proofreader: Karma Doyle ________________________________________________________________________________ "Cut!" Vick yelled while jumping out of his seat. Despite Vick¡¯s yelling, everything was still. The staff were motionless, while the rain poured down. Ashton, who was lying (on the ground) in front of Haley, was also frozen stiff. The only one who moved was Haley. "Tony ..." Haley wasn¡¯t able to move, but instead called out to him. Tony, who was standing on the sidelines (in the background), grabbed a nket and rushed over to Haley while calling out, "Liz!" At the same time, as if a magic spell had been broken, everyone started moving again. The rain stopped. Tony wrapped the nket around Haley¡¯s shoulders and supported Haley as he (Haley) copsed against Tony¡¯s shoulders. "Liz! Are you alright? Hurry, hurry, (please) call an ambnce!" Tony worriedly raised a fuss, but Haley waved his hands in refusal. Ashton, who was sitting on the ground, with a red-hot face stared at Haley who was being held in Tony¡¯s arms. "............" Vick, who had ran over to review the scene that was just filmed, copsed into his chair, dumbstruck. "Exactly what did I just film?" a quiet murmur came from his lips. "Wow!" Ashamed, Ashton jumped up as if to shout at Haley, (but) one of the staff said in loud voice, "Wow, I just got goosebumps (in reaction to the scene)! "Just then (during the scene), your (Ashton¡¯s & Haley¡¯s) passionate confrontation left me feeling as if my soul had been drained." "Me too, Haley, you are really awesome!" Another staff shouted, and Haley waved his hands again. The two people who showed such a great performance earlier, were loudly cheered by the staff. "Ashton, you can act this well, why did you do that before? (NG several times) "Ah, as I thought, actors are truly on another level!" "Now I understand why the director was always calling ¡¯Haley, Haley¡¯¡¯ Everybody kept voicing their praises, but from among them Vick yelled, "Everyone, shut up!" The cheering staff all turned to look at him with round, wide eyes. That scene just now, even a foolish person that knew nothing of acting or movies would have gotten goosebumps from how amazing it was. Haley¡¯s ruthless expression, his gestures, and Ashton¡¯s frightened face, ¡¯ahh¡¯........There was an intense feeling of pressure as if it was really happening in front of their eyes. No way, just because the script was messed up (by Ashton), that (amazing scene) happened? Everyone was silent and looked at Vick. He was the greatest producing director in Hollywood, Vick Procter. An amazing scene filled with artistic talent & aesthetics that anyone could see, how could he not have noticed (how good it was). Vick stared hard at Haley. Haley, who had been leaning weakly against Tony, straightened up and stared back at Vick. "Haley." Vick, almost as if he was going to run, walked up to Haley. While feeling like the sky was turning round and round (dizzy), Mason saw Vick¡¯s serious expression, and furrowed his brow. Ashton will absolutely refuse to refilm the scene again. Even just now, Ashton was angry and had gotten up to yell (at Haley), but because the staff were cheering and pping, he was unable to do so. "Haley" Vick called out once more and came close with a serious expression, "Yes?" Mason answered heavily. If the scene just now doesn¡¯t work, we won¡¯t be able to finish filming it today. I really feel like I¡¯m going to die, Vick... was what Mason was going to say, but Vick spoke before he (Mason) could, "Haley ...... Haley ...... Haley ... My Muse ......." "......." The formerly stiff and rigid Vick, desperately grabbed hold of Mason¡¯s cold & wet hand, trembling, as if he had just found a lost precious treasure. Mason tried to pull his hand away, but Vick more firmly & securely grasped it while asking with passionate eyes, "Have you decided what movie you are doing next? Won¡¯t you film one more movie with me?" "......." "Please shoot your next movie with me...... no, also the movie after that..... no, please film your movies with me forever." Mason attempted to remove his hand from the proposing Vick¡¯s, but Vick would not let go. Vick knew exactly what had just happened in front of his eyes. He was a genius, a producing director that everyone sang praises about. He could tell from the beginning that the scene happening in front of him was amazing. Of course, he wasn¡¯t able to understand everything that was said (during the scene), but still. The one who had lead Ashton to show such amazing acting was Haley. Once again, Ashton would have tried to show horrible acting and made everyone feel like their guts were turning inside out, but Haley had forgotten the boundaries between reality and acting (so his mercenary side kicked in). Vick wasn¡¯t quite able to catch what was being whispered, but Ashton who had heard the words "I killed him." acted ording to the script, as if a reaper was dragging him into hell by the nape of his neck. Haley¡¯s creepy gaze, strange expression, and scary voice... even the minor role actors behind Haley, with intent gazes and gestures, moved like they were really characters in the movie. In a dark street with the rain pouring down, to the chaser & the chased, Closure (Mason¡¯s character) & Paul (Ashton¡¯s character), the camera had been forgotten. - at that moment, everything was reality. "Haley, why have you only appeared (in front of me) now? If you had acted in my previous movie, in the previous movie before that, I would have been even more famous." Of course, the previous movie and the movie before that were both masterpieces, but they could have be even more amazing masterpieces! Vick sighed in regret and held tightly onto Haley¡¯s hand, while saying with an affectionate voice, "Haley.........." "Um, my hand...." With an indifferent face, Haley furrowed his brow while trying to get his hand free, but Vick shook his head and held even more firmly onto his hand. "Why, are you trying to go somewhere, huh?" Vick spoke like a greedy miser. Why would he release Haley¡¯s hand? This was the very rope that God has sent down to pull him up to heaven, rather than the sound of angelic trumpets, it was God smiling kindly & reaching out his hand to pull him up. "Director, you and I have not even decided what movie to shoot next, so what are you talking about?" TBC... ________________________________________________________________________________ T/N: I found this novel two weeks ago and I read all of the tranted chapters in one sitting. I was quite sad when I found out it wasn¡¯tplete and hadn¡¯t been updated in 9 months. I am not fluent in Korean, but I will try my best. If you find anything that confuses you, pleasement, I¡¯ll try to exin as well as I can. If the original trantor Hwarang (Korean Novels) does not like the fact that I am tranting this, I can take it down. Previous chapters can be found at their website in the external link below. Thank you for helping me Doyle-san! And thanks for reading everyone! sidetrack 5 part2 Side track 5 - Kill the lights (pp. 3-4) Trantor/Editor: Qiuqiu-chan Proofreader: Karma Doyle (my current taskmaster, no whip unfortunately) ____________________________________________________________ "Director, you and I have not even decided what movie to shoot next, so what are you talking about?" Gloria shouted at Vick, startling Chase who had appeared out of nowhere while carrying a towel. Chase stared at the monitor screen, looking as if the sky was falling down. To have missed such a scene, it was worse than if he had fallen asleep and woken up after the Super Bowl was over. He kept muttering over and over with a mournful face. "Now that the scheduled scenes are finished, it¡¯s okay to go and rest. The helicopter that Raycarlton sent for Haley, has just arrived. Gloria spoke gently, Mason bowed to her and then turned to look at Vick, who was still holding his hand. "If you don¡¯t want me to die1, then let¡¯s talk about the movie next time. "Haley......" So we are going to talk about this next time, right? Right? Tony and Gloria had a hard time pulling Vick away, who was acting like he wouldn¡¯t let go until he had a definite answer. Haley¡¯s body reached its limit and finally overloaded, it was a total mess. This wasn¡¯t a joke, he could truly die. His whole body was hot and his head was throbbing. "His whole body is feverish!" Tony supported Liz, who seemed as if he were at death¡¯s door, and tried to walk him all the way to the helicopter that was located near the filming location. But Ashton, who was standing with a red face, called out, "All of it..... All of it was a lie, right?" Mason, who was about to faint and was leaning on Tony, heard the voice from behind him and furrowed his brow. "Is that right? Haa, you.... what do you want? "You killed a person? The gun was real?" Ashton raised his voice to show that he wouldn¡¯t let the matter drop just to keep the atmosphere pleasant. Mason opened his eyes and looked at him. "......" "What, what is it? Even after telling such a lie, you still have nothing to say?" Mason swept aside his cold sweat damp hair and spoke slowly, while staring at Ashton with Closure¡¯s eyes. ".....not all of it is a lie." "What....." Mason limped closer to Ashton, leaned onto his shoulder, and while looking into his eyes he whispered quietly, "just one of them...." If you say that either killing someone was a lie or that the gun was fake, then that would mean it was true that someone was killed and that the gun pointed at him was also real. Ashton pushed him away with a frightened face. "What.... you." Ashton turned pale in fright and stared at Mason, Mason sighed heavily and then meaningfully nced at his crotch. "Also... since you¡¯ve let it all out, shouldn¡¯t you stop now?" Mason smirked andughed, with his eyes full of meaning. Ashton¡¯s face turned blue and then red when he realised what Mason knew, a while ago when he had been quivering in front of the muzzle of the gun, he had urinated a little. "......" Ashton trembled quietly, unable to say a word, then turned and disappeared into the filming set. Vick turned to look at Mason, "....you, what exactly did you do?" Vick, who had resolutely decided ¡¯if Ashton, this jerk, keeps talking back I¡¯ll beat him¡¯ blinked his eyes in surprise with how dully the game had ended. Mason shrugged his shoulders, "Just, you know, if he keeps being stubborn, he would be killed in that2 way." Mason spoke as if it wasn¡¯t a big deal, and Vick looked at him with eyes that said ¡¯that¡¯s it?¡¯. Mason smiled ndly and stared at Ashton¡¯s disappearing back. "......" Truthfully the fact that it wasn¡¯t a big deal, wasn¡¯t true. Because he had believed that Vick would move the way he thought he would, Ashton really had almost died. Mason had thought that Vick would stop the scene at the beginning, because Ashton¡¯s lines and his own lines were slightly different than what was scripted. Therefore, he had asked Tony to block Vick¡¯s mouth so he would be unable to end the scene, but Vick had not tried to stop shooting at the part Mason thought he would. So the moment Vick had to really shout ¡¯cut¡¯ was the moment that Mason would have pulled the trigger of the gun that was pressed against Ashton¡¯s chest, but Tony¡¯s hand had blocked his mouth. The gun Mason was holding was the real revolver that he had stolen from Noah¡¯s bedside. Until Vick tore Tony¡¯s hand off of his mouth and wildly yelled ¡¯cut¡¯, at that moment Mason, with the gun pressed to Ashton¡¯s chest, had nearly pulled the trigger without realising that he be immersed into his character. "Earlier...... why did you just let the scene keep going?" Mason asked, and Vick looked at him as if to say ¡¯what are you talking about?¡¯ Mason asked again, "It was different, with a little ad lib." He was curious as to why Vick acted differently than he expected. "What are you saying? I obviously knew that it was going to be an amazing scene, why would I stop it?" Vick spoke lightly, as if it was no big deal. Even if the gun had been real, he would have wanted to film the shooting and killing. Mason looked at him with slightly wide eyes and thenughed. He had looked down on Hollywood¡¯s genius director, Vick, a little too much. The scene that Vick was watching, he absolutely knew what type of scene it would be. He even knew instinctively, what woulde next. "...? Why are youughing?" Vick asked and tilted his head, Mason wiped the cold sweat trickling from his forehead and answered, ".... just, it was a little funny...." TBC... ____________________________________________________________ 1 - "If you don¡¯t want me to die (because of the cold), then let¡¯s talk about the movie next time. 2- "Just, you know, if he keeps being stubborn, he would be killed in that (Paul¡¯s death) way." T/N: Yay, an update! QAQ please don¡¯t get used to fast updates, this is not normal!! I was really hyped from all thements. I know my trantion isn¡¯t 100% urate, but I¡¯m d to hear that it is readable. Thank you again for helping, Doyle-san~ When I was tranting this update, I kept thinking of a lot to say in the T/N... but I forgot all of it. (?_?) Once again, the previous chapters can be found in the external link below. If you don¡¯t understand anything, please ask! I¡¯ll try to answer as quickly as possible. sidetrack 5 part3 Side track 5 - Kill the lights (pp. 3-4) Trantor/Editor: Qiuqiu-chan Proofreader: Myself. QAQ. (Doyle-san has been offline for some time, wuuuu.) _____________ ¦Å=¦Å=¦Å=(¥Î*¨R¦Ø¨Q)? _____________ "...? Why are youughing?" Vick asked and tilted his head, Mason wiped the cold sweat trickling from his forehead and answered, ".... just, it was a little funny...." Mason knew that he changed in front of the camera viewfinder. He showed the sides of himself that he didn¡¯t want to be seen and he also moved like a different person. He did this without knowing why, as if he were possessed by something. At first it was definitely an unpleasant feeling, but it wasn¡¯t bad when someone recognised it1. In fact, it was quite interesting. "I also wouldn¡¯t mind shooting a movie with you, director." Mason smiled slightly, Vick while blinking repeatedly, made a face as if he was about to cry, and suddenly hugged him. "............Haley......!" "Kek" Mason made a noise like a frog being squeezed while being hugged, "Haley, my love. My muse. Let¡¯s film movies together for the rest of our lives. You will get big money, even if I have to take from my own expenses." Vick hung on like crazy. Because of the sudden and violent shaking when Vick grabbed hold, Mason, who was already feeling like the sky was turning round and round, underwent the experience of his spirit vanishing. As the sky became dark and overcast and the mind became nk, "...so I¡¯m saying, don¡¯t over do it and just shoot rxedly." at that very moment, Vick¡¯s constant hug was thrown off. "Aigoo!" Vick¡¯s speech was cut off and he tumbled to the ground. Mason tightly grabbed hold of thest threads of his consciousness and raised his head. The constant smell of water in the nose was instead reced with the scent of flowers, someone was securely holding him. "Noah........." Mason swallowed his dry spit and muttered Noah¡¯s name. Noah, with his beautiful face, wrinkled his brow as if talking to someone foolish and said, "What exactly...... were you thinking, I can¡¯t even imagine" Noah spoke coldly and sarcastically. Filming the movie until his body was in this sort of state, if someone saw they would surely think that he was a newbie actor. "M...Mr. Raycarlton!" Mason was not the only one who was surprised by Noah¡¯s sudden appearance. The filming staff stared with wide eyes at Noah, who had arrived without anyone knowing and suddenly embraced Haley. "The shooting environment is quite terrible. I¡¯m sure it¡¯s not because that there was not enough to support the production cost, Vick." It was not too little. There is plenty. The amount left is overflowing. There is enough money that I could even use it as my toilet paper. Vick who was sitting in a shallow puddle of water, stared up at Noah with a panicked face, "Ah, that is...." his eyes bulged out. "........" While Vick watched, Noah looked gently at Mason who was soaked and dripping sweat and clicked his tongue. While the fever was going up and the face turning red, what everyone was doing and why they had just left it alone, he had no idea. "I was unaware that you had such a foolish personality." In answer to Noah¡¯s usation, Mason quietly agreed, "Yes, I did." Without knowing the reason for Ashton¡¯s infuriating actions, he had run around in the rain. When he saw that jerk¡¯s frightened expression he had felt excited, but after everything had passed all he had left was a high body temperature and dizziness. Mason¡¯s bitterughter made Noah furrow his brow and then sigh. "... get some sleep, we¡¯re going home." he whispered softly and covered Mason¡¯s eyes with his hands. TBC... _____________ ¦Å=¦Å=¦Å=(¥Î*¨R¦Ø¨Q)? _____________ 1 - "[...] but it wasn¡¯t bad when someone recognised it 1(his acting skills)." T/N: eh-heh. It has nearly been a month since I¡¯ve updated. eh-heh. ???£¨>©n<£©??? ...wahhhh, I¡¯m sorry! Please don¡¯t kill me. Doyle-san is such a nice taskmaster, so I took advantage of their kindness and procrastinated and I felt guilty each time I saw thements thanking me and votes on the chapters and so I finally tranted some but I was toote and now Doyle-san is offline, this chapter was not proofread, my phone is dying, and I have no milk in the refrigerator. ?o¡¤(? ????????? )?o¡¤? sidetrack 5 part4 Trantor/Editor: Qiuqiu-chan Mason¡¯s bitterughter made Noah furrow his brow and then sigh. "... get some sleep, we¡¯re going home." he whispered softly and covered Mason¡¯s eyes with his hands. When the faintly spinning world turned dark, Mason who had been barely holding on, fell asleep as if hypnotised. Noah looked around at everyone as he held the unconscious Mason in his arms. Noah¡¯s cold eyes made everyone draw in a sharp breath. "No... that is...because..." Gloria was flustered and eximed incoherently, " We did it... he said to..." she tried to make excuses, while Vick just stared at the ground and pretended to be somewhere else. ¡°Ah. Is that so? Yes, it must have been." Noah, who felt Mason¡¯s hot body temperature,ughed. Just because an actor said he could and would do something, didn¡¯t mean that they should just leave it. The sarcasm from Noah made everyone unable to lift their heads from shame. Actually, even if it was the first take, everyone knew that filming the scene was too unreasonable. "Without a doubt, the director was too much." Chase, who was in front of the monitor standing out of the way, muttered. Noah nced at him. Chase nced at Mason, who was being held in Noah¡¯s arms, and showed a look of regret that he could not help. "Carrying him must be heavy, do you want me to help? Perhaps, a stretcher......" Instead of answering, Noah slightly wrinkled his brow and stared at him. Vick furtively reached out and firmly grabbed hold of Chase, Noah turned towards Vick and said, " Mr. Vick Procter." "...Yes. Mr Raycarlton." Vick was unable to meet his eyes and lowered his gaze. As if it wasn¡¯t enough that he made Haley¡¯s bodye to that state, he had also hugged him and confessed to him, "My love, my muse, let¡¯s film movies together for the rest of our lives. Haley, please!" Letting Noah hear those proposal like words, he had only himself to me. Even though Noah wouldn¡¯t have any strange misunderstandings, it didn¡¯t mean that he felt good about hearing it. "When is Haley¡¯s next schedule?" "............four days......no, one weekter,......no..." While looking as if he would cry, Vick tried to sweet talk. Noah stared at him with frigid eyes and said, "Contact me once an exact schedule has been decided. I will be the one to let Haley know." At Noah¡¯s order to first report to him, Vick¡¯s lips trembled while he made a face as if he had been struck by lightning. Because of his greed,1 Haley might not be able to shoot for 2, maybe even 3 weeks. No one could know the correct schedule that would satisfy Noah. "Then, from now on, I¡¯ll be carefully watching." After saying that, Noah turned his gaze towards Chase and then gave Gloria onest nce. Everyone shut their mouths and looked down like sheep, as if there was something valuable on the floor. Noah sighed briefly, then re-positioned Mason in his arms again. "Excuse me, will you be taking him to the hospital?" Tony hastily asked from behind and Noah stopped abruptly and stared at him. "Ah, at the hospital the paparazzi will...." "Going home." Noah said coldly. Tony wanted to ask again if that home he was talking about was Noah¡¯s house or Haley¡¯s house, but Noah¡¯s expression was that of someone who would not answer. ¡°Wait." Tony stopped Noah and ran to a chair that was behind the cameras, with the name ¡¯Haley Lusk¡¯ written on it. He brought the bag that was lying on the chair and offered it to Noah, despite the short distance2 he was out of breath. "This is Haley¡¯s bag...... he carried it around with him." "......" Noah looked at the ck bag that Tony had and furrowed his brow. It was because he knew what type of bag it was. It was a bag that Mason could easily carry along his valuables and take care of. This bag, he was still carrying it around... Noah nced at Mason who was being held in his arms. Mason¡¯s attitude of being ready to move where he stays whenever, really made Noah feel as if he had enough. He let out a small sigh and took the bag that Tony was holding out. No, he tried to take it. ".....? What, why....." ¡¯Flop¡¯ Noah retracted the hand that was reaching out to take the bag¡¯s strap and the bag fell to the wet floor. Startled, Tony tried to grab the bag before it got wet and immediately dropped it in surprise while yelling, "Ouch!" "Wha... what is this?" 1- Because of his greed (in wanting to continue filming),Haley might not be able to shoot [...] ? 2- [...] despite the short distance (to the chair) he was out of breath. ? sidetrack 6 part2 Trantor: Qiuqiu-chan To avoid some confusion in this chapter, italicized paragraphs are shbacks. Remember to hover over (not click) the coloured numbers in the text. If nothing appears, you may just have to scroll to the end of the chapter. Inconvenient, yup. ¡¥\_(¥Ä)_/ When Mason is interacting with others, the author tends to use the name ¡®Haley¡¯, even when it¡¯s in third person. But when Mason is interacting with Noah, the author uses the name ¡®Mason¡¯. A fact, I found both interesting and slightly annoying when tranting. After thoughtlessly cutting off the unfortunately timed phone call of Vic¡¯s and turning off his phone, Mason firmly pressed a hat down on his head and disappeared into the crowd. The man in the ck raincoat walked quite a long distance. Mason¡¯s legs were slightly numb, and due to the light drizzle his clothes were damp, which caused his body to feel cold. ¡®It¡¯s so annoying, should I just call out loudly to check his face?¡¯ Mason contemted doing so for a bit, but it was obvious that doing it that way would be much more troublesome. It would be dangerous for him to run up and grab the man¡¯s shoulder. If it was his original body, before they even took a few steps, he would have already grabbed that lowlife and pinned him to the ground. But this type of activity would be too difficult for Haley¡¯s body. However, thinking about it, the opponent has a small frame, it might be possible..... ¡°..........¡± It would be a stupid thing to do...... Mason licked his lips. Living as Haley was much morefortable and easier than living as Mason Taylor, but there was so much difference between the physical abilities that there were a lot of restrictions on behaviour. ¡®What to do.¡¯ While pondering over it, Mason kept following the man. The man disappeared into a slightly deserted road. ¡®Perhaps he got wind of being tailed.¡¯ Mason thought. But that wasn¡¯t it, the man went into a small shop and bought a packet of cigarettes and some alcohol. ¡®So he¡¯s a lowlife that does all bad things.¡¯ Mason started tailing him more closely than he had in the beginning. After all, whether the man was staff or an actor, wouldn¡¯t it be possible to casually go up and say hello like acquaintances? Pretend to have met by chance, exchange greetings, identify his face, say, ¡°I¡¯ll see you again on set.¡±, and then leave. There was a possibility of being thought weirdly of but it wouldn¡¯t be bad. However, it would be troublesome if the man wasn¡¯t staff or an actor.... The lowlife walked into an alley. Just as Mason walked a bit faster and tried to follow him into the alley. ¡°....-!!¡± Someone grabbed him from behind by the shoulder and pulled him back. ¡°Hup¡±, without realising he let out a gasp of surprise. Arge, cold hand firmly blocked his mouth. No way, he was being tailed? Mason felt cold sweat running down the back of his neck, he raised his head and the cap he was wearing caught on the other person¡¯s chin. That person slightly furrowed his brow. ¡°No....¡± Noah. Mason¡¯s lips soundlessly formed1 the name of the man who had appeared from behind and embraced him. Once again, with a face full of frustration, Noah was standing behind him. ¡°Noah, this ce.¡±2 Before he could finish saying, ¡®How are you here, at this ce.¡¯ Noah grabbed Mason¡¯s wrist and with a cold face, roughly dragged him away. Phil and a bodyguard were waiting in front of a car parked by the side of the road. Because of those two¡¯s appearance, people who were passing by nced at them and stopped walking. ¡°Ugk.¡± Because of Noah¡¯s fast paced walk, Mason¡¯s leg throbbed and he let out a groan, Noah came to an immediate halt. The wrist that was grabbed also had red marks appearing on it. ¡°Noah, how on earth are you here at this ce?¡± Mason panted, out of breath. Noah took a deep breath, swept his hair up to the side, and slowly turned. Mason rubbed the wrist that he had let go and looked up at him. ¡°What am I doing here, you ask.¡± Noah bent his head down to look Mason in the eyes. ¡°That¡¯s a question I want to ask you. Didn¡¯t you say you were going out for a walk?¡± A walk? To this distance? Noah sneered andughed. Mason, who was going to insist that it was a walk, instead shut his mouth. No matter how you look at it, Noah¡¯s face was that of one who would refuse to just let it go. ¡°You went after the stalker yourself...... I can¡¯t even imagine what on earth you were thinking.¡± Noah said, as if he were genuinely curious. Mason licked his lips. Since when and where did Noah start following him, that his senses did not even catch it. Was he following from the beginning? No matter how focussed he was on the stalker, it wasn¡¯t enough to not have noticed that. ¡°Why. Did the stalker seem small and short enough to be easy to catch?¡± ¡°I, it wasn¡¯t that.... the face, I just wanted to identify it.¡± Mason tried excusing himself by saying it wasn¡¯t like that. It wasn¡¯t that he didn¡¯t think about how it would be good if he caught the stalker. However, he didn¡¯tpletely forget about his body¡¯s condition. Noah replied, ¡°Oh, is that so. How fortunate. How great. That you didn¡¯t do it.¡± however, his face became more infuriated. ¡°And after identifying, what then? That person would also know that you¡¯ve identified him. After that whatever will be, will be?¡± ¡°No, that isn¡¯t....¡± ¡®I¡¯ve been contemting on what to do, so I came all the way here....¡¯ Mason trailed off the rest of his sentence and secretly looked around at his surroundings. The current hottest Hollywood couple with very rare media exposure, the Haley couple. Not only did they appear on the streets, but the atmosphere around them was sharp and like that of a fight. People were stopping and staring or holding up their cell phone cameras. Although his own image was originally that of a troublemaker, Noah the amiable gentleman getting upset on the street, it would be shocking in the eyes of everyone. Mason grabbed Noah¡¯s wrist and turned towards Phil. He opened the car door and Mason led Noah to the car. Before the paparazzi could do anything, the car had already left. ¡°...........¡± The pupils of Noah¡¯s green eyes shook with suppressed anger and annoyance. Mason licked his lips and carefully choose his words. It felt as if he should say something, but other than stupid excuses, he couldn¡¯t think of any line to say. After following the stalker and identifying his face, honestly, he hadn¡¯t thought about what to do at all. In his past mercenary years, his reckless actions during operations were because he was confident in his ability of escaping bad situations. Mason thought he had been conscious of Haley¡¯s delicate body, but in retrospect he hadn¡¯t. He had been pretending to think rationally, while his body had actually been acting upon his emotions. ¡°.....I¡¯m sorry.¡±3 Noah¡¯s green eyes were shaken, simr to a few days ago when he apologised after fainting on set and angering him. However, this time he didn¡¯t say, ¡°That¡¯s right. I also, was too extreme.¡± He merely closed his mouth and faced forward again. ¡°I have to eat alone today?¡± Mason, who had gone down to the restaurant4 during dinner time, asked Phil to repeat himself. He had known that Noah was angry earlier in the afternoon, but he didn¡¯t know that he would actually refuse to eat together. It was because when he stayed at Noah¡¯s house, no matter how busy they were, they had always eaten dinner together. ¡®When we meet during dinner time, I should apologise again.¡¯ Mason, who had thought that from the bottom of his heart, showed a face with an expression that said he had no idea what to do, the longer that Noah didn¡¯t appear. He rubbed his forehead and asked, ¡°Very.... he must be very busy?¡± Whether he was too busy to eat or if he was skipping the meal because he was angry, Mason tried sounding out by asking Phil. Phil said with a curt face. ¡°Same as always.¡± ¡°....I see.¡± He must be very angry. Mason sat back down with a bitter taste in his mouth. An empty and lonely dining table. Noah¡¯s empty seat was quite unpleasant to the eye. Mason firmly grabbed hold of Phil. ¡°What about you?¡± ¡°Yes?¡±5 ¡°Are you not going to eat?..Since you¡¯re going to eat anyway, let¡¯s eat together.¡± ¡°No, I will separately....¡± ¡°I know that you dislike me, but wouldn¡¯t it be alright if we had at least one meal together?¡± Even though he knew he was giving Phil a difficult time, he still held on tightly. He was anxious and frustrated due to making Noah angry, so he was in the mood to bother someone. ¡°.... I clearly told you before, that I do not dislike nor hate you.¡± Phil answered with a calm face, then sighed and sat down. Right away, the maids brought in the food. There was nothing but the small sound of tableware ttering. Instead of peeling the shrimp, Mason stared at Phil. Just like Noah, Phil quietly ate his meal. ¡°Did the two of you grow up together since childhood?¡± Mason tacitly inquired. Come to think of it, ten years ago, Phil had still been at Noah¡¯s side assisting him. Back then it wasn¡¯t this much of a professional secretary feeling, however from a young age Phil had received training to be Noah¡¯s assistant. ¡°Yes. -did Mr. Raycarlton tell you about this?¡± ¡°Well.... something along those lines.¡± Mason nodded his head lightly. The Phil from back then had left a very vague impression. He remembered work matters from 10 years ago, yet the only thing he remembered about Phil, was when he came to see Mason the day before his one month of work was over. At that time, Phil was a young man in his early twenties and he had made all sorts of offers and propositions he could to Mason. Houses, cars, an exclusive contract, as long as he remained in the States, anything possible would be done for him. When Mason asked curiously, ¡®Why are you doing things to this extent?¡¯ ¡®Just for a bodyguard from a mercenarypany, for one person, why are you doing this much?¡¯ Phil answered, ¡®From a young age, I¡¯ve been receiving training to be Noah¡¯s assistant.¡¯ ¡®I¡¯ve been taught my entire life for that reason alone.¡¯ ¡®If you do not protect Noah, won¡¯t my lifelong duty disappear?¡¯ The Phil from that time was a child that gave of the smell of freshly cut grass.6 Mason acted in a business-like manner, but he had some difficulty speaking. ¡®Whoever it is.... a bodyguard that is more skilled than me, will be able to protect him.¡¯ ¡®There is also someone like you by that child¡¯s side.¡¯ Due to Mason¡¯s words, Phil¡¯s face which always had a professional expression, crumpled and he made a tearful face. Back then, Mason couldn¡¯t understand at all why he had shown such an expression, why he had said that sort of thing. But thinking back now, he could understand the meaning of that sentence. ¡°I¡¯m d that you didn¡¯t lose your job.¡± ¡°.....pardon?¡± To Phil, and of course to Mason, the fact that Noah was alive was an extremely joyous thing. In answer to Phil¡¯s curious face, Masonughed as if he didn¡¯t mean anything and speared some shrimp and vegetables with his fork. Hmm, anyway, what to do. Mason contemted with some difficulty. For the time being, going to meet Noah and apologising, ¡°I won¡¯t do it again.¡± and, ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡±. Would that be the best thing to do. Truthfully, he wasn¡¯t confident that he wouldn¡¯t ever do such a thing again. He didn¡¯t want to be the type of man who was all talk, but when he thought about the furious Noah, ¡®let¡¯s try to get out of this situation for the time being¡¯, that type of feeling took hold of him. Even though he wanted to be a bad man, there was no helping it. ¡°....-today, on the streets, for stopping Mr. Raycarlton, thank you.¡± ¡°Pardon?¡± ¡°Nowadays, personal phones and the inte has developed so much, that there isn¡¯t much different between regr people and the paparazzi. If Noah Raycarlton had been filmed having an argument on the streets with his lover, it would have been so noisy that we likely wouldn¡¯t have had the time to have a meal like this.¡± Although there are a couple small, discordant rumours going around, they are currently being stopped.- Phil said in a slightly tired manner and Mason chuckled with a smile. ¡°Well, the fact that Noah can get angry, people would be surprised.¡± Most likely, no one will believe that Noah was getting angry on the street with his lover, but rather that Haley Lusk had made a big problem again. Of course, this time he had been in the wrong-...Mason once again let out a big sigh. ¡°...What do you think about Mr. Raycarlton?¡± ¡°What?¡± Mason tacitly and carefully inquired while lifting his head. ¡°What I think of him... much more short-tempered and sensitive than what people think and see of him.... handsome, has a lot of money, and seems as if he has some bad taste.¡± As Mason¡¯s emerging thoughts started flowing out, Phil said, ¡°Ah, no.¡± and stopped talking. He made a slightly embarrassed face. ¡°....I was talking about emotionally.¡± ¡°However, you seem to know quite well.¡± he said. Mason looked, with the stoicism of an interviewer, at the staring Phil. ¡°Is that so.¡± Mason put down the tableware that he was holding. ¡°I don¡¯t think that¡¯s a matter that you should be meddling in.¡± He had asked for a meal, not to air out the depths of his heart. Phil let out a small sigh at Mason¡¯s t words. ¡°It¡¯s not that I dislike or hate you, rather I am ufortable and worried.-You have that sort of aspect.¡±7 This man was simr to someone Phil knew. Phil was ufortable and worried due to that. At first, anything weird or doubtful about Haley Lusk, he had thought ¡®it must be because he¡¯s a different guy in reality¡¯, and so he became careless. He wouldn¡¯t care about someone who stayed within boundaries, but for a person who stepped out of line, there was no mercy. If you liked someone, it¡¯s natural to try to look good to people around that person. Everyone who had tried to approach Noah, had attempted to look good in front of Phil. But when they tried to ask one more question about Noah, they had no idea what to do if Phil made an expression of inconvenience. He hadn¡¯t received that sort of treatment from Haley. Even while saying ¡®I know that you don¡¯t like me.¡¯ or ¡®I¡¯m aware you hate me.¡¯ Haley had never attempted to change anything. At the base of the matter, that type of cold feeling made the words ¡®although I invite you to have a meal, don¡¯t cross the line.¡¯ unnecessary to be said. He was indifferent and dismissive to others. He was simr to the man who had left to Afghanistan, the man whose mind would not be changed, despite many people trying to keep hold of him, whether it was the Raycarlton husband and wife or Phil. ¡®Why do you only like these type of people?¡¯ While thinking about how Noah¡¯s tastes were as strange as always, Phil stared at the man in front of him. ¡°Mr. Raycarlton is a man who is mentally weaker than he looks. It¡¯s not that I¡¯m attempting to meddle, but rather it¡¯s because I am truly worried for him.¡± Phil ced the tableware he was using down, drank water, and finished up eating saying, ¡°That person, is someone who depends highly on others. How high8..... basically everything. To me, the fact that he is alive and living like that, I¡¯m amazed and due to that, every single day I am nervous. Truthfully, the fact that you were able to grab his attention and are together like this, there are many times when I can¡¯t believe it.¡± Due to carefully choosing between words that he shouldn¡¯t say and words that he should, Phil wasn¡¯t sure whether he was able to convey his meaning properly. Haley wore an indifferent face, while he listened halfheartedly. Phil let out a small sigh. ¡°....that person, he isn¡¯t angry, he¡¯s scared.¡± When Phil hesitatingly said that, Haley lifted his head. ¡°Because a man that he held in regard as very precious, quite recently died.....¡± Phil said this, while worrying that it might make Haley¡¯s mood bad and cause the two of them to have a bigger fight. He knew he was presumptuous speaking on this subject, but there was no way he couldn¡¯t. Just like 10 years ago, when he forwardly propositioned and tried to hold onto Mason, Phil was now holding onto Haley. ¡°...............¡± At his words, Mason licked his lips and rose from his seat. He let out a short sigh and Phil felt nervous. ¡°Where is Noah right now?¡± Haley asked, Phil hesitated and then answered, ¡°He is in the second floor study.¡± Sighing and wearing such a calm face, there was no way to know what he was thinking. Whether he was going to argue because he was in a bad mood, Phil was utterly unable to tell. ¡°Continue eating .¡± Haley patted Phil¡¯s tense shoulder and walked out of the restaurant. Phil sat stiffly for quite some time, before letting out a long sigh and rubbed his face with both hands. After contemting for a while, ¡®did Mason already know about Haley¡¯..... although the thought came to mind.... it wasn¡¯t something that mattered. Mason stood in front of the second floor study door and contemted for a bit. As soon as he had heard Phil¡¯s words, his first thought was, ¡®As I thought, I should go see Noah.¡¯ However, contrary to what he thought, when he stood in front of the door, he felt slightly nervous. ¡®....that person, he isn¡¯t angry, he¡¯s scared. Because a man that he held in regard as very precious, quite recently died.....¡¯ the dead person who Phil spoke of, Mason knew quite well who they were. It was himself. Mason let out a small sigh and then knocked on the door. ¡®tok tok¡¯9, 1¨C I¡¯m not 100% sure on the uracy of this part. I couldn¡¯t figure out what the author was trying to say. Very roughly, ???? could mean ¡®shake, move slightly¡¯, and with the context I would say he was mouthing Noah¡¯s name. However, ???? could also mean ¡®licked/licking/smacking¡¯, if I went with the second definition, that would mean Mason was attempting to lick Noah¡¯s name... l¨¦ scream. I don¡¯t know. ¡¥\_(-_-)_/¡¥ Korean can be a pain in the ass. So much sentence-context based meanings. 2¨C ?? means ¡®here/this ce¡¯. However,?? which means ¡®girlfriend¡¯, was originally in the raws. The trantion would then be, ¡®Noah¡¯s girlfriend¡¯... it¡¯s a typo. 3¨C I¡¯m not sure if I¡¯ve mentioned thisst time, but Mason is using the very formal way of apologising. Quick Korean Lesson!: ????? = very formal and respectful ????? = formal ???? = polite ???? = polite ??? = informal ?? = very informal, equivalent to saying ¡®Yo, my bad.¡¯ 4¨C Yes, the raws said restaurant. I guess Noah is just that he rich? Is it really a restaurant if it¡¯s only for one person tho? 5¨C Phil is using the respectful way to say ¡®yes¡¯. 6¨C Someone who is young and inexperienced. Simr to the expression ¡®wet behind the ears¡¯. 7¨C Phil means that Mason is a person who gives him a feeling of being ufortable and worried. 8¨C Is his dependence. 9¨C Onomatopoeia knocking sound. This is roughly half-way through sidetrack 6, which is thest sidetrack of ¡®Kill the Lights¡¯. I didn¡¯t pay that much attention to how easily things flow, I was tranting rather quickly, so it may be a bit rough around the edges. Let me know if you find any mistakes or if anything is confusing. sidetrack 6 part3 Trantor: Qiuqiu-chan This has not been edited, please excuse the mistakes and phrasing. Mason let out a small sigh and then knocked on the door. ¡®Tok tok¡¯1, a sharp knocking sound, but he couldn¡¯t hear any noise from inside. Mason rapped on the door again, gave up, and opened it. ¡°......If there is no answer, noting in would be the polite thing to do.¡± From within, a slightly subdued voice was heard. Mason answered, ¡°I know.¡± admitting his rudeness. ¡°You didn¡¯te eat.¡± Mason said, while feeling slightly nervous. Apanied with a small sigh, the voice was heard again. ¡°I sent Phil. To say, ¡®eat alone, today¡¯.¡± ¡°Mm. You did.¡± Mason walked across the dark study towards where the sound of that voice came from. Noahid inside on a sofa, covering his eyes. He was pressing on the corner of his eyes with his hand, Mason carefully asked, ¡°Are you hurting somewhere?/Where does it hurt?¡± Hurts. Noah swallowed a breath and Mason stretched out his hand and felt his forehead. His head hurts? Whether it was a lie or not, Noah¡¯s forehead was drenched with sweat. ¡°Are you alright?¡± ¡®Should I call a doctor¡¯, Mason removed his hand and tried to get up. With great force, Noah dragged on Mason¡¯s arm and pulled him onto his own body. Then he lifted himself up and hugged Mason whoy hesitantly across his body. ¡°Mason.¡± Noah spoke in a slightly choked, wet voice. ¡°Mason.... answer me. Mason.¡± ¡°......-yes¡± Mason answered. ¡®koong, koong2¡® Mason felt his heart, beat slow and heavy. ¡°Mason....¡± Noah swallowed a breath and his shoulders flinched. His shoulders trembled slightly like he was afraid. Mason answered again. ¡°Yes. Noah.¡± Mason felt the clinging on Noah¡¯s back rise and fall in a sigh. Noah took a deep breath, let out another long sigh. ¡°....this is real. Noah muttered with a small smile, as if he had just realised. Noah, who had showed a smile full of gratitude to the Mason sitting in his embrace, suddenly pushed him away and got up. When Mason, who was puzzled from being pushed away, saw Noah had gotten up and was trying to leave to avoid him, he was confused and taken aback. No, rather than leaving, he opened the door and looked at Mason. As if asking, ¡®leave now¡¯. ¡°Noah.¡± ¡°Did I ask you toe in?¡± Noah asked if he had given permission. To his tired face, Mason did not know how to react. Looking at Mason¡¯s flustered expression, Noah supported his head and sighed. ¡°That¡¯s not....I¡¯m not trying to make you feel embarrassed. Right now, I am clearing up this confusion.¡± His head feeling like it was about to burst, Noah wet his lips and spoke with difficulty. ¡°Me being by your side would be better....¡± When Mason spoke the words that he had saidst week on set during their phone call3, Noahughed quietly. ¡°Usually, it is. It¡¯s like a mental illness is caused by your absence. However, today this confusion is caused by you. Being alone would be better to take care of this.¡± As if asking for understanding, Noah smiled slightly. ¡°Fine. Me going out would be fine as well.¡± Noah, who shrugged after seeing Mason standing frozen, said ¡®good night¡¯ and turned to leave the study. Mason hurriedly grabbed his arm. ¡°Noah, I.¡± To stop Noah, Mason had the resolve to say anything, but did not know what to say. ¡°...if you keep stopping me, I may lose my temper at you.¡± ¡°Be angry.¡± Getting angry seemed to be better. In the elevator, in the hotel room, the Noah who had gotten angry at him was much better than the current Noah4. In answer to Mason¡¯s words, Noah spoke, ¡°And if you get tired of me and leave, who is it good for5.¡± thenughed bitterly. ¡°Noah.¡± Mason gently called, Noah let out a small sigh. Seeing that really tired face with a set mouth that showed dislike, Mason handed over his long-nned apology. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± ¡°What for.¡± ¡°During the day, for making you worry....¡± At Mason¡¯s words, Noah cut him off, ¡°It¡¯s alright. Since it¡¯s a typical urrence.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve already said, worrying about you is my everyday routine." Even while saying it was fine, Noah did not seem to be. He lowered his gaze andughed lowly. ¡°I know you were originally the type to carry around and throw your life away like a piece of toilet paper. From the time you voluntarily went to that dangerous ce (Afghanistan), and the fact that you¡¯ve never once refused a dangerous mission given by that moronicpany (Zii), I knew you were that type of of person. The type of person who feels no regret, no matter when they die. Because it was possible every day.¡± Noah spoke slowly and calmly, as if talking about any topic. Mason blinked and looked at him. Noah was not speaking about recent events, but rather of those from 10 years ago. ¡°Therefore, my nerves were split and torn apart strand by strand, -since I didn¡¯t know when you would die-. Every. Day.¡± As if he wasn¡¯t going crazy enough, day after day. Tomorrow, Mason might die. Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, whenever Noah thought those type of thoughts, he went a little crazier. Although I wanted to immediately take you out of that shittypany, drag you away from the battlefield, and lock you up in a safe ce... although I thought that every day, I was unable to do so.¡± Noah lifted his head and looked at the frozen Mason. When Noah saw those sea-blue eyes without lenses, heughed. ¡°Why, because you and I have no rtionship to speak of.¡± ¡°Noah....¡± Hearing Mason groan-like call, Noah let out a short sigh. He pulled off the hands Mason used to hold onto him, ¡°You¡¯re telling me to get angry.¡± he said in a self-deprecating tone of voice. ¡°I am....very well aware I have no right to get angry.¡± To worry every day to the point of being angry, does not mean he obtains the right to meddle in his (M) health. Whether it is his health, body, or life, Noah had no right to meddle. Every day he went crazy wanting to gain that right, but Noah still was unable to gain that right. Mason had kept that ck bag on hand as if he was ready to leave at any moment, and Noah was unable to say even a single word about it. ¡°I know that I have no qualifications. Right now, like this, I should be satisfied.... Compared to back then when I couldn¡¯t even see your face, being able to be by your side, I¡¯m happy beyond belief. I shouldn¡¯t be greedy, I¡¯ve thought that tens, hundreds of times every day.¡± Noah spoke earnestly in order to not appear as a young whining child. ¡°In fact, I wanted to have the desire to give up. Although giving up wasn¡¯t easy, it wasn¡¯t hard to pretend to give up.¡± ¡°At first, I thought just by hearing you didn¡¯t die and were still alive and existing, would make me happy. After you saved me, of course I thought it would be better to die like that, however...¡± Noah let out a lowugh. It was the type ofugh that was self-deprecating. He stared at Mason¡¯s hands for a long time. When those hands had touched his body, unlike what he had thought, things did not go back. ¡°............¡± Mason looked at Noah, who was staring at his empty hands. Staring regretfully, although he had been the one to remove his hands, with eyes that looked like they were about to tear up, Mason held back the urge to hug him. Noah opened and closed his mouth several times, as if trying to choose his words. ¡°....truthfully.¡± He suddenly whispered, as if he was about to tell a secret. ¡°Until recently, although I disliked you being hurt, on the other hand I liked it.¡± For him (M) to do so much for himself (N), it seemed as though he (M) valued him (N) that much. Whenever Noah saw Mason¡¯s leg limping or being in pain, inwardly his heart felt sweet. Noah wasn¡¯t stupid enough to think ¡®I should get more severely injured¡¯ whenever he got injured, but it¡¯s true that the concern in Mason¡¯s eyes whenever he (M) saw his wounds, put him in a good mood. ¡°For a short while, I had forgotten what type of person you are. For you everything is easy, for the sake of shooting a couple scenes for a film, for the sake of catching a miserable stalker, jumping headlong into danger, that was the type of person you originally were....¡± Noah spoke almost as if it were funny. ¡°So the fact that you are here, confuses me. I¡¯m happy, I¡¯m delighted, I¡¯m ovee with a feeling of satisfaction that even if I were to die right now I would be fine with it. On the other hand, I want even more, I¡¯m miserable that you would do the same for anyone else....¡± ¡°So miserable that I didn¡¯t have an appetite.¡± Noah murmured and watched Mason¡¯s frozen face, trembling eyes, and helpless hands, then let out a sigh. And then sighed once more. One more time... he lifted his hands and covered his eyes and bit back the scream that was about to burst out. ¡°...that face, that expression causes me to delude myself.¡± Mason approached Noah, who was breathing heavily to hold back from screaming, and hugged him. ¡°Noah. -Noah.¡± Swallowing as if he were struggling to breathe, when Mason hugged him, he stopped and said, ¡°....Mason.....¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Mason answered and hugged Noah even tighter. Noah¡¯s shoulders were shaking slightly. ¡°Feels like I¡¯m going to go crazy.....¡± Noah spoke in a voice that sounded as if he were about to cry, and Mason said, ¡°It¡¯s alright.¡± andid his forehead on his shoulder. ¡°It¡¯s alright if you¡¯re crazy. No matter what you are doing or where you are, I will save you again...¡± Whether it¡¯s Noah¡¯s mind or body, it would not be left in dark or dangerous ces. They were words that had no reason and didn¡¯t fit the situation, but Mason still said them and could not but help hug Noah¡¯s shoulders. Noah disentangled Mason¡¯s arms, pushed him against the wall, and sucked his lips as if he were trying to bite them. ¡®Koong.¡¯ At that moment, his shoulders were stiff from impact, but he was unable toe to his senses. ¡°Hht.....!¡± Noah grabbed hold of and removed the shirt Mason was wearing. Mason knew the rough motion would cause a wound, but he bit his lips and held onto him. Soon his pants were unzipped and dragged off. Mason felt his back be drenched in cold sweat, in fear of theing pain. ¡°....say, ¡®that¡¯s enough¡¯.¡± Noah bit his neck hard enough to cause a sharp pain, and spoke in a low enticing tone. ¡°If you say, ¡®that¡¯s enough¡¯.....I¡¯ll stop right here.¡± It wasn¡¯t just about not doing it. Both feelings and hoping, stopping it at this time here. Mason, instead of telling him, ¡®enough¡¯, ced his lips on his (N) beautiful lips. Noah let out a small sigh and Mason a little more sweetly, sucked on his lips. ¡°....fuck.¡± Noah pushed Mason against the wall, seized his shoulder hard enough to break it, and urgently pushed his penis between his (M) spread legs. ¡°.........!¡± No matter how familiar Haley¡¯s body was with sex, with no stretching or lubricating, in this situation it was impossible for it to ept thatrge penis. However, Noah¡¯s thing urgently pushed in and stretched open his body6. Mason turned visibly pale in pain and clung to Noah. No longer able to stop, Noah lifted his (M) leg, spread them wider, and went in deeper. Standing on one leg, Mason clung even closer to Noah, and in turn, Noah thrust even deeper. ¡°............¡± As if drilling into his stomach, it was inserted deeply. It jerked inside, as if it were going to go off. ¡°Mason.....¡± Mason swallowed his breath, while bearing the pain, ¡°Ye...yes¡± answered him. ¡°........¡± Noah smiled painfully at that answer. Really did not know what to do. ¡°.....do it.¡± You¡¯re allowed to do it. Noah, who was about to say something, shut his mouth and kissed Mason¡¯s trembling lips. Noah began to move slowly and Mason closed his eyes. Obviously his face was pale and his entire body was drenched with cold sweat due to the pain, but at that moment Mason thought it isn¡¯t bad. When he opened his eyes, it was on Noah¡¯s bed. Unable to tell how much time had passed, but the sun seemed to be vaguely shining. Mason nkly sat up, rubbed his eyes, and looked around. Noah was quietly watching him. ¡°.....like a ghost, what are you doing?¡± Mason swallowed in surprise and asked, Noah answered, ¡°Dangerous thoughts.¡± bent his eyes andughed. ¡°.................¡± Mason nced at the head of the bed. He moved his hands to check if there was a new gun, but Noah raised his body and spoke. ¡°You¡¯re quick witted.¡± He had mentioned that he was having dangerous thoughts, and it was as if he had read his thoughts. Mason stopped and stared at him. The totally nude Noah, stretched as if after a good night¡¯s rest and got up. ¡°......why.¡± Mason grabbed hold of him and stood up, Noah stared at the hand Mason had used to grab hold of him, as if it were something sweet. ¡°I was just thinking about it. In their heads, everybody thinks of various things. Don¡¯t bother about it.¡± Noah grasped Mason¡¯s hand and while kissing the back of it, heughed. ¡°Are you able to move? Yesterday, I was a bit....I¡¯ll go bring you a meal right now. Eat, then sleep a little longer.¡± ¡°Noah.¡± Mason took hold of his hand and sat down. Noah bent his eyes andughed, ¡°Is it still not enough for that lower part?¡± without loosening his expression, Mason studied him. ¡°Due to you not throwing me awayst night, my misunderstanding and delusion once again deepened. It¡¯s because I am afraid of that being shattered.¡± ¡°What misunderstanding, what delusion.¡± Why, what exactly are you so afraid of. Mason swallowed his distress and asked. Noah was not someone who had a lot of fear. While being kidnapped, he was the type of person who, as if he was out of his mind, would provoke the kidnapper. But only towards him, was he frightened speechless. As if preparing for a miserable future, he acted and thought pessimistically. ¡°..............¡± ¡°What misunderstanding, what delusion...¡± the muttering Noah raised his eyes and looked at Mason¡¯s cheek, then slowly raised his hand and softly stroked that cheek. ¡°You are Mason, but this body is Haley Lusk¡¯s.¡± Frail enough to break, sick, and also a lewd body, Haley¡¯s body. Noah carefully stroked that body, that in his eyes waspletely Mason. ¡°Everybody calls you Haley, because no one knows you are Mason.¡± No one knows. The drama director who had filmed for 10 years did not know, his rtives, his friends, and even the manager who had been looking after him for 16 years, didn¡¯t even imagine that he was a different person. ¡°Do you know? Calling you Mason is a bad thing.... in this world, no one besides me knows that you are here.¡± Noah whispered, kissing the back of Mason¡¯s slim hand. The only one in the world who knows of your existence, is myself. Everyone else was looking at Haley Lusk, the only one who saw Mason, was himself. ¡°You can¡¯t even imagine how sweet a feeling this is.¡± To you, that wouldn¡¯t be a good thing... from that healthy and beautiful body to this trouble-ridden body that everyone calls Haley. There¡¯s nothing to be d about in this situation. Noahughed bitterly. ¡°Therefore, I keep feeling as if I were special, by myself. -Although, what happened to me was because you were special.¡± I noticed you, hanging on to you and persisted in calling you Mason....so it turned out like this. Noah spoke in a matter of fact tone. So you should be satisfied with this, so you won¡¯t be disillusioned, like that 19 year old, when Mason left. ¡°Just as you are the only one for me, so am I the only one for you....when I thought like that, it was so sweet and blissful, I didn¡¯t want to break free from it. Whether it were a dream, my imagination, a misunderstanding, or a delusion.¡± The sole special and unique existence in this world for each other. Noah kissed the lips of Mason, who was looking at him. Unique and special. Mason repeated those words and stared at the face of Noah who had just kissed him. Wanting to ask him something since a few days ago, Mason carefully opened his mouth. ¡°Are we dating?¡± In fact, it seemed as if Noah and himself were dating. The people of the world were waiting for the official announcement of their rtionship, and Tony and Vick were already thinking that the two of them were dating. But these two had never discussed anything about it. Whether they liked or loved each other. Mason had mentioned liking in passing, but it had never been a directment. In the meantime, they were already having sex. Mason was always meaning to ask what this rtionship meant. ¡°......who knows?¡± Noah responded to Mason¡¯s question with another question. ¡°I¡¯ve been saying all along that I would like that, so why are you asking me that now?¡± You¡¯re the one who makes the decision... Noah spoke wildly and stared at Mason¡¯s face. Noah waited nervously, like a convict on death row waiting for the count down. ¡°You¡¯re the one holding the knife.¡± The one who cuts off or ties together the rtionship, even his own life, he was the one who controlled it all. ¡°To me, how far are you going to allow me to go?¡± When should I step on the brakes. Being greedy when things seemed good, if Mason happened to leave, he would lose everything. ¡°I.....how much of you am I allowed to have?¡± Mason looked at Noah, who was asking in a quiet voice. His lips were slightly trembling and the hand he was touching was in a simr state. ¡°.............¡± Noah¡¯s miserable to death, beautiful face was in fact extremely tasteful. A fair, pure face. A person who I want to protect...Mason seemed to realise where his ideal type came from andughed a little. He had never thought of it, because he wasn¡¯t gay or a pedophile. Mason sat up, grabbed Noah¡¯s hand, and said, ¡°What you said was correct.¡± If asked whether the feelings rted to Noah were sexual, the answer would be unclear. He wasn¡¯t gay, neither had he ever thought about loving a man no matter how the body looked. No matter how beautiful and his ideal type, sex with Noah still felt ufortable and strange to him. ¡°To me....the only one who calls me Mason, who thinks of me as Mason, you¡¯re the only one.¡± Mason also felt nervous and slightly trembled. To say that it was also sexual wasn¡¯t easy, however this person was a special case. Throughout Mason¡¯s life, there was no one who was that special. Since the moment he had heard that small sound from that bag twenty years ago, till this very moment, at every crossroad Mason had chosen Noah. Whether it was his choice or not, Noah had always been first for Mason. When he had left him ten years ago,pared to when he had wept over his dead wife and daughter, his eyes were more wet. He did not know how to exin this attraction of the soul. In the world, if you said the greatest emotion in a rtionship would be love, then this was truly love. There was no one else who could shake Mason¡¯s feelings, Mason¡¯s life like this. To him, Noah was a unique and special existence. ¡°Since there is no one but you....¡± Mason reached out, hesitated as ifing to his senses, and touched the edge of Noah¡¯s beautiful green eyes. ¡°Whatever you wish to choose, will happen.¡± If he wished to have it all, he could have it, was what Mason said. Noah blinked. Blink, blink, as if trying to figure out what he had just heard, the beautiful pupils disappeared and reappeared. And then, from those eyes, transparent drops of tears fell ¡®plok, plok¡¯7. ¡°...if I¡¯m dreaming.¡± ¡°...it is reality.¡± Mason watched the tears rolling down Noah¡¯s cheek, instead of wiping them. His heart felt sorrowful, but it was also very sweet. ¡°It it is a dream.........as soon as I wake up, I¡¯ll feel like shooting my own head.¡± Don¡¯t wake up forever, Noah spoke and . A face that did not show happiness, but rather fear of waking up from a dream, Mason carefully kissed it. ¡°That gun, I removed it.¡± That revolver Python at his bedside.....he took it and made use of it. ¡°Noah.¡± Mason murmured with his lips touching his face and Noah closed his eyes. As if it were too sweet. Mason hugged his shoulders and Noah kissed Mason. To that special and unique person, he had also be a special and unique existence. More than a dream, more than imagining, more than misunderstanding, more than a delusion, reality was so much sweeter. Noah no longer thought of wishing to die. A/N: It¡¯s finally over... Jangryang ¡®Kill the Lights¡¯ Sidetrack, was a work I enjoyed so much, despite so much writing, I enjoyed it all the time^^.. Typos up to this point(?) please try to interpret them^^ 1¨C Onomatopoeia knocking sound. 2¨C Onomatopoeia heartbeat sound. 3¨C I don¡¯t remember which chapter this scene was in. To anyone who does remember, please drop ament. 4¨C This is referring to the elevator scene in chapter 7 and the hotel room scene in chapter 14. 5¨C If Noah loses his temper at Mason and Mason gets fed up with it and leaves, it would be Noah who loses out after venting his anger. 6¨C Wow boi, slow down. 7¨C Onomatopoeia dripping sound. T/N: Kill the Lights is nowpletely tranted (unless there are more raws lurking around). Hooray! o(*>¦Ø<*)o Thank you for being gentle with me, especially with that snu-snu scene w.w Thank you so much to Karma Doyle for editing these sidetracks! m(_ _)m I thank you for your patience, Karma-nim. Help! Does anyone here know how to mark KtL asplete on Novel Updates? Please do tell! Remember to read my ~ shameless self promotion The Novel will be updated first on this website. 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