𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝟑

Gemini's POV:

I was resting on the dressing room while using my phone and scrolling through social media. It occur in my mind about Fourth's account, and searched his name on social media right away. I saw his latest post on social media with Prom and Ford, and couldn't help but thinking about the two. My mind went blank out without realizing that I was staring at Fourth's face for a long second and even zooming in.

"Hi love." My girlfriend approaches me with a peck of kiss on the cheek.

I turned off my phone right away and put my attention to her. She sat next to me, "Hi, how's the photoshoot?" I said as I lay my arms around her.

"We're done." She gave me a warm smiled.

Suddenly, our manager came in and approached us to update the schedule, "We have an event tonight at exactly 7 p.m."

"Huh?! I thought they canceled the event?" Mint wondered.

"It's just fake news. The organizers called just now." Ink response.

"I can't go tonight." I quickly said,

"Why? What's wrong?" Her eyebrows met, full of wondering.

"I have a family dinner tonight... Because I thought they canceled the schedule." I excused.

"It's okay, love. I'll handle the event. You should go." Mint said assuringly. I looked at her with hesitation, but she just gave me a smile and nodded at the same time.

"Let's go mint." Ink said it in a hurry.

"I'll call you after the event." She said before I stood up.

"Don't lock your door, I'll spend the night at your condominium." I left a word,

She nodded a little and went after Ink to get ready for the event. I sigh sadly, when Mint left. My mind keep thinking about uncle Quan's proposal, another pressure.

        I went to the private restaurant to meet my parents for dinner. They reserved a private room for us. My fans couldn't help but screaming and waving at me. I have a lot of fans in that restaurant, as I walk down in the hallway, they still approaching me and ask for a picture, autographs, and receiving some gift from them.

The staff walked with me to lead me into the private room they reserved. As soon as I entered the room, I saw my parents looking at the menu to order.

"You're here. Where's Mint?" my mom asked.

"She's not here. Mint handles our event." I answer.

"We paid a visit to your uncle Quan at the hospital." Dad informed me.

"Why? What happened to Uncle Quan?" I worriedly asked.

After the waitress serves our food, we'll wait for the staff to serve us and leave to continue our conversation while eating. "Your uncle had cancer." Mom was straight to the point.

"Huh?"

"That's why he wants you to get married with N' Fourth because he knows you're the only he can trust to take care of his son." Mom answered.

"Oh, so you want me to be a babysitter?" I said calmly, but sarcastic.

"No, you told me that you don't want to be indebted to anyone. We owe a debt to your uncle. He is one of the reasons why we live in Canada. So he wants you to marry his son as compensation, please understand." Mom is trying to convince me.

"Mom, It's so unfair! I also had to take care of-

"I know, but it's your uncle Quan's." He deliberately convinced me.

"Dad, I have a girlfriend."

"Then leave her, broke up with her. We both know that you never loved her, you just can't leave her because of the debt! But it was a long time ago! Maybe she can understand you." My dad blurted.

"Dad! She is the reason why I'm here. I can't leave her." I beg.

"Gemini, this is not what we talked about before. You really exchanged your dignity for that fucking career? We already talked about this, and you already told me you would never care about this career, what happened now?"

"Okay!!" I yelled. I stood up and hit the table with my open palm to counter my dad from resenting because I'm getting pissed off.

I remarks, "Okay, for Uncle Quan's sake, I'll marry him! Is it okay now? Are you done? I'll handle this fucking problem so that you can be reassured, but don't expect that I'll love him."

After I spoke up, I hurriedly left with a slamming of the door. I was triggered that night, so I decided to use the fire exit when I saw my fans waiting for me outside the restaurant. I don't think I can face them, I might say something bad if I insist to face them.

Driving to nowhere, and mind was full of anger issues because of parents. I arrived in Mint's room, and slowly twisted the doorknob, but I noticed it was unlocked. Suddenly, she pulled the door with a force, which made me get along inside the room. Mint pinned my back against the wall and locked the door.

"I thought you weren't coming." Her sultry voice. She sniffed my neck so aggressively while unbuttoning my shirt. I doesn't move at all but just let my girlfriend do anything she wants.

My lover pulled me to the bed and placed herself on top of me. She untied her dress from her back and take it off in front of me. And, then, when she was about to bend over to reach for my lips for a kiss, I pulled her aside and covered her body with a blanket.

"What's wrong?" She asked.

"I'm sorry, I don't think I can tonight... I had an argument with my parents." I refuses her, I loss my mood.

"They still force you?" Her soft voice when she touched my shoulders with an open palm and gave me a massage.

"Yes, they forced me to marry him." I gasp. I feel frustrated.

"Do what they say, I understand." Mint kissed my neck.

"Are you sure? You want me to marry him?" I asked to make sure.

Mint nodded a little and said, "It's just a paper. You love me, right? Then marry him, just for everyone's reassurance."

"Of course, I love you." Gemini assured Mint.

"I love you too." Mint responded with a resounding kiss on my shoulder.

Every day of the week, Fourth visited his parents' house as well as the tree house that we build together. I caught him standing in front of the tree where we built the tree house. The wooden stairs had crumbled a little because of the few rains that had passed.

"Fourth." I called him from distance which he turned to me, and slowly walked closer to stood next to him.

"It's been a long time." My auspicious voice.

"If you came here to talk about what dad said, it's okay if you don't agree... I respect your decision." He smiled at me.

"Let's get married." I drop that word.

He turn around and faced me with a confused gaze, he was dazed at that time while staring directly at my face.

"For the satisfaction of our families, we will get married. Do it for your dad's sake."

"What about your girlfriend? Your career?" Fourth asked.

"I talked to my girlfriend, she understands what we're going to do. And this is another private marriage. It's for your dad... Not for us." Gemini said so clearly.

Eventually, we got married secretly, the only witnesses to our marriage were our parents. As a couple, We lived in the house given by Gemini's parents as a wedding gift. We put our belongings and clothes in the house to prove that they were married.

I got married not because I liked him but because of his father's will. I know it's painful to hear, but I don't think of Fourth as just a brother. Even when we were young, I considered Fourth as my younger brother because I wanted him to feel like he had an older brother. I have a career to protect, I don't want it to be ruined just because of this arranged marriage. So even though we got married secretly, at least I did what her father wanted.

My only responsibility towards him is to take care of him as Uncle Quan's will. I can take care of Fourth but not love him. I didn't want Fourth's family to agree with me, so I followed what they wanted, even if it was against my feelings.

I asked my husband into the living room and sat down, so the two of us could talk about being a couple. "Since we're only married on paper, I have a rule." Gemini spoke quickly, he draw a line.

"What do you mean?" Fourth wondered.

"Don't care about each other. We will only come home to this house when our parents visit us. And no one should know about our marriage. My only responsibility to you is to take care of you."

"Ai' Gem!" Fourth look so disagree.

"Why? You don't want rules? Then... Let's stop this tell your parents you don't want it. I'm easy to talk to." I gazed like doesn't care about it.

"Okay, deal." He let it go but not totally agreed, holding back his anger.

"Get some rest. You have school tomorrow, right?" I said ominously. And, he left the living room as he went straight into our room with the door shut.

     Fourth's POV:

The next morning, as Gemini drove down the wide road, I couldn't help but noticed in my peripheral view that my husband glancing at me maybe it's because of the deafening silence inside the car, while I was just quietly focused on the phone. In a spur of moment, my phone rang with Ford's name appeared on my phone screen, I answered it immediately and put the phone to my ear.

"Ford, why?"

"Are you at school yet?" Ford asked me.

"No. Why?" I asked back.

"Pick me up, I've got a flat tire," he demanded.

"Huh?" I thought twice as I looked at Gemini, who was focused on driving.

"Come on, bring your car. Pick me up! The bus rarely passes here," he still insists.

"I didn't bring my car, I just booked a taxi. Just book a taxi there." I excused.

"Open your camera, let me see if you're in a taxi." Ford doesn't but it.

"Ford, the phone's camera lens is broken... I'll see you at school, bye!" I quickly said, and hung up the call.

"Who called you?" Gemini's voice was serious.

"My classmate." I answered sparingly.

"Why he need to call you? He can't wait for you at school?"

"Where are you going home tonight?" I asked.

"I'll go straight to Mint's condo later, after I send you to your house,"

When we got to the school, before I got off, he looked for something in his bag and took Gemini's hand, placing a key in Gemini's palm.

"I also have one rule...

Please don't let anyone come to our house, not even Mint. None of our rules prohibit jealousy, there's no problem with me if you want to spend the entire night with Mint.

Please respect my feeling, you must be aware that I like you, right?" My voice crashed.

I got out from the car and walk straight on campus when someone jumped behind me, all of a sudden, and Prom put his arm around me, saying, "Who drove you here to school? It looks like an expensive car."

"Ai' Prom, you scared me!" I startled, 

"I saw that." Prom's suspicious voice.

"Saw, what?" I act fool, I removed Prom's hand from my shoulder.

"So, who is that? Do you have a boyfriend? You chose a lover very well, he drives a Mercedes Maybach." Prom continues to teased.

"Yes, I have a boyfriend, and I have no intention of introducing him to you." I answered confidently as I walked quickly.

"Ai' Fourth, wait! Who is that? If I find out who that is, you're dead to me!!" Prom shouted when he left by Fourth.

After class, the three of us planned to hang out after the exam as a small celebration, I immediately texted Gemini when we left school.         

Colorful lights, loud shouting of people, loud sound from the DJ of the club. While the three of us sat on the comfortable couch and drowned themselves in wine, I was not used to drinking alcohol, but I only drank when Prom tossed a wine glass.

"Cheers!!" Prom scream, when he raises a toss with a glass.

It was a mindnight when they got out of the club, Ford and Prom were wasted while holding each other's shoulders outside in front of the club, I stopped walking and said goodbye to the two.

"You go first, I'll book a taxi." I said before we split up.

"You're pretending, you just don't want us to see who's going to pick you up." Prom suspected him.

"Fuck you! Go home, you babbling." I raised my middle finger, and chuckled.

"Did you know Ford earlier... Someone drove him to school, riding in a Mercedes." Prom whispering,

"You said you booked a taxi?" Ford wondered drunkenly.

"Don't believe that, Prom is already drunk, so there's nonsense coming out of his mouth."

"Oh, we'll go first. You can go home alone, right?" Ford make me sure. I didn't answer anymore, instead I just grin and nod,

I was walking on the side of the road while waiting for a taxi to pass by, it was very late at night so there weren't many cars passing by. After a while, I halted as I saw a man who stopped in front of me and blocked my path way, I felt a little nervous at that time because of the man's unpleasant stare at me. I slowly stepped back, I turned to run, but their a man suddenly appeared behind my back and they both intend cornered me.

"Don't move, give me your bag!!" The thugs warm me, as he grabbed his gun to scared me.

"Don't! Please." I please. But, the man still grabbed my bag, I resisted to not to give my things even though the gun was pointed my waist.

"Help!! Help me!!" I shouted loudly. I covered my ears when he fired the gun into the air, I filled a lot of fear and nervousness but I still don't want to give my bag.

"Hey!!" A stranger shouted, who alighted from a luxury car not far away, he was wearing sa hoddie jacket and mask. As the stranget ran to where I was, but the thugs suddenly ran and let go my bag.

"Don't be afraid, are you all right? Did they hurt you?" He asked me and help me to stand up.

"No, I'm alright. Thank you." my voice trembled.

"Are you sure? Isn't there any pain in you? Did they hurt you?" he asked,

"I'm alright, thank you again." I replied as I stepped away.

"Wait." the man quickly held my arm.

I stopped walking and slowly turned around to face the man, "Why?"

"I'm Mark." He introduce as he offered his hand.

"Nice meeting you, Mark. I'm Fourth." I put a smile on my lips. I introduce myself.