Part 12

On Sunday, we had the GMMTV Pocky Idol Final Stage event with many of our co-workers. We were all dressed in red, black, or white; it looked so fashionable and cool. We answered some questions and performed songs between the acts of the event. All Jasp.er members sang together for two songs, and each of us also performed a duet with our partner.

Junior and Mark were at the event too; they sang a song near the end of the show. We were teased a bit, me about the birthday gift Perth had given me and about my new haircut, and Perth because he couldn't take his eyes off me or stop flirting with me in front of everyone, even the managing director and other important people from GMMTV.

Our chemistry on stage was the same as it is at home; playful, flirty, and so in love. And we weren't afraid to show it, even though some people think we're just fan-servicing. The important people knew we weren't. It was so much more than that. We were always servicing ourselves.

"You really told the fans I'm going home with you?" I asked Perth while we were driving home, because I'd seen a video going viral on social media of him saying he was waiting for me so we could go home together.

"I wasn't lying, was I?" he said and winked at me.

"No, you weren't," I said and kissed his cheek.

"Have you ever been in a physical fight with someone?" I suddenly wanted to know.

"Why do you want to know?" he replied with a question.

"So you did," I guessed.

"Have you?" he asked.

"Once, when I was thirteen. One of my classmates was bullying another boy because he looked feminine. Only years later did I realize why it bothered me so much, it was like he was attacking me too, because I already had eyes for boys," I explained.

"My story's similar," he said quietly. "I had a fight with one of the seniors who was making fun of gay people. I was young, impulsive, and angry. That day I went home, risked it all, and told my dad that one day I might marry a guy. And he accepted me." He looked away, hiding his eyes from me and I knew they were full of tears.