Her head was hanging low as she tried so hard to calm her heartbeats and her cheeks to not to feel flushed. Knowing the towering figure close to her seemed to observe everything about her.

"It's only the two of us here, Ying. I hope you know what I mean." She looked up and saw his serious facade.

She felt nervous and confused. "I- Is there anything wrong about that? Are we hiding from something?"

She saw Fang giving a small smile and she jolted when his touch landed softly on her cheeks. "Ey, Shrimp. Are you pretending to be dense?"

She doesn't like the idea of him being close to her, much as even touching her. She hated why sometimes he makes her feel nervous and confused. She threw him scrunching brows, "Get your filthy hands off me, Spikehead."

"And where should I put them, hmm?" His fingers landed on one of her pigtails. "You know... It made me wonder what would you look like if you let your hair down sometimes just for me."

She gulped the nervousness inside her and averted her face when he inched his. It was then she realized that her back was slumped on the cold metallic walls and the area they were in was so quiet. Inside, she was starting to get anxious at how he was treating her. He was usually cold and arrogant but today seems to be like the other rare days when his aura would seem to radiate... warmth and perversion. And she hated feeling that.

"Fang. If you won't stop, I will report you to the Admiral and Captain Kokoci." She bravely faced his teasing face, which was a few millimeters from hers, "I will report you to Captain Kaizo. I will report you to your very own brother."

"Oh, he knows it already, my dear. He even supported me."

She tried to push him away from her but he resisted her force. "Aww. Touché. I understand that you can't resist me, my dear."

"Excuse me. Get a hold of yourself."

"Come on. I know you like me too."

"Fang. Please."

"Just say it."

"... Don't make me start a fight with you." She hissed, clearly annoyed at the passing second. They stared at each other for a moment until Ying decide to break it with an annoyed groan.

Fang chuckled. "Awww, Ying. Did anyone told you how beautiful you are?"

"My mom." She averted her eyes and crossed her arms.

"I have to agree. I just couldn't get a hold of myself sometimes."

"Fang. Your jokes are getting out of hand. Can you please let me go? I have better things to do."

"Don't be cold to me, Ying when I decide to show you my love."

She snorted, "Excuse me? Can you even hear yourself?"

Fang gave her a grin, "I'm confused why you are stupid yet smart."

The Chinese woman started praying to extend her patience. "Okay. Can you tell me now because I don't have any slightest idea what you wanted to say." She sighed and looked at his red eyes.

They changed into something she can't make out. She was shocked when Fang's raven hair brushed on her neck. "Ying... I couldn't stand looking at you talking to other guys."

She tried pushing him away from her, "What the heck, man!"

Fang bravely snacked his long arms on her tiny waist for the first time he wanted to die. He heard Ying gasped. "I am jealous when you give other men your smiles and laugh. They're supposed to be mine. I... Wanted them to be only mine."

He could feel her pulse racing as he heard her stuttering to herself. "P-P-P-Please let go of me!" When he faced her, he saw her flushing red cheeks.

"How cute..." He mumbled, mesmerized by the radiant aura he was seeing. He couldn't understand why he was attracted at her quivering lips and without a thought, he inched close to her face.

But Ying slapped him hard making him aware on his surroundings. He looked back at Ying's teary eyes and he could feel her shaking in fear. He noticed his arms were wrapping on her waist and he paused. He detached himself away from her in just a blink of an eye. He stuttered, "I- I AM SORRY, YING!"

Ying left him without a word and he could hear her sobbing. He called her attention, "Y-Ying, wait!"

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"Yes. What she said were all true." Looking at the metallic floor, he couldn't lift his head to meet the gazes of the Commander and the Admiral. He heard Ying trying to stop her sobbing and it made him loath his self.

There was a moment of silence to everyone until Admiral Tarung spoke, "Being a man sure is hard especially around the woman that he likes--"

Fang and Ying's head perked up and protested.

"N-No, Admiral! I am not!"

"He doesn't!"

"AS I WAS SAYING," Tarung gave them both glares and proceeded, "All these appeals will be heard and we will let Captain Kaizo know about your misdeeds, Private Fang."

Fang replied in a sad tone, "Yes, Admiral."

Kokoci added, "And there will be an immediate cancellation for both Ying and your team. Therefore, you are not allowed to go 5 meters near her. Any complains will hereby nullify your position and shall be brought upon by court for further punishment."

"Yes, Commander."

Ying was accompanied by her best friend, giving a glare to Fang whenever Yaya would meet him.

Fang, on the other hand, expected for a good beating or lecture from his brother, but instead, he just gave him a chuckle. "I know you couldn't resist her."

One time, Boboiboy and Gopal were accompanying him around and he is glad that they didn't feel awkward when they heard the issue. Gopal gave him a wide and knowing grin as he tackled him in a teasing way, "Ey! You stupid Mushroom Boy! You just have to learn to get a hold of yourself!"

He glanced at Boboiboy who was beaming innocently, "I heard Ying said that she can't stand her teasing you like that, so she snapped."

Fang gave him an annoyed pout, "Look who's talking. You're a dense idiot who can't even notice when a girl likes him."

Still beaming, he gave him a dark look, "At least I never touch a girl intimately."

Gopal had to laugh when the alien sulked on the corner of the room, clutching on his legs, rocking himself back and forth as he cried silently. His body radiated a depressed aura and mumbled, affected at Boboiboy's snide yet innocent comment, "I know. I hate myself to the point that I wish Gempa would swallow me whole."

His two friends were laughing and sat near him. Gopal patted him, not caring if his belly fat was bulging. "Hey you guys. I think that's just normal for us to feel that way, right? I mean, I also don't understand why I sometimes feel, you know."

Boboiboy interrupted with a grin, "Tok Aba said that it's lusting."

Two pair of surprised and confused eyes were landed on him.

It was Fang's turn to give him a judging look, "Don't tell me-"

Gopal cut him off, "Why do you know that! You're a dense human being!"

They saw Boboiboy pouting and fidgeting his fingers, after a while, he gave them an embarrassed chuckle, "You can't know the answer unless you haven't experienced it."

A chorus of gasps filled the silent area they were in.

"You f*cking idiot!"

"With who?" Gopal screamed like a helpless fanboy.

The orange capped boy scratched his head shyly, "With Yaya."

Another chorus of gasps almost made him deaf as he heard them. "I knew it!"

Boboiboy comforted Fang, "You're not alone, Fang. I also feel the urge to..." He paused, confused as to what to describe what he felt.

"Kiss her? Touch her?" Fang suggested and he nodded, "I almost did that to Yaya countless times." Boboiboy stared to space and blushed.

"OOOOOOOOOOOOH!" Fang gasped like a fish out from the water, hands clasping on his own cheek. Gopal and him fanboying about the revelation.

Suddenly, they heard someone cracking their knuckles. The three stood in horror when they saw Ying loathly looking at them, clenching her now burning fists. Yaya was there, starstruck at the conversation she just heard.

"WHY DID YOU UGLY ROACHES SURVIVE THE BLACK DEATH? THANOS SHOULD'VE JUST SNAPPED YOUR PERVERTED ASSES!" Ying said, jaws clenching in deep anger.

Fang went near her, forgetting the five meters he was instructed not to go near her, "Wait, Ying. I can explain!"

"DON'T--- YOU DARE TOUCH ME WITH YOUR FILTHY HANDS, SPIKEHEAD! YOU ARE A PERVERTED ALIEN WHO COULDN'T CONTROL HIMSELF! LOOK! YOU HAVE CLEARLY INFECTED BOBOIBOY!" Ying hissed at his towering figure.

That hurt the alien boy's feelings, he snapped, arms crossed arrogantly in front of him, "If you call yourself smart, you can understand that what boys would feel for girls are natural."

"You ain't a boy, you're an alien."

"I have my own feelings too, like any of you!"

Gopal sweat dropped when he noticed a spark of argument started but what interests him was that Boboiboy and Yaya were locking their eyes, not in a surprised way, but as far as he assessed and believe, both radiated with shyness around. They just stared at each other in wonder and haven't uttered a word. Meanwhile, the two bickering teens were throwing snide comments at each other.

"You know, I sometimes wonder if you're actually a human, Ying because you are just plain stupid. You are more stupid and more annoying than Boboiboy!"

Before the Chinese girl could give her setback, she was cut off by Yaya's quiet hush from beside her.

Yaya calmly announced, "Commander Kokoci wanted to speak for the three of your presences in your next mission now."

Ying and Fang both give a loathed glare to each other as Ying took Yaya's hands, "Come on, Yaya! We don't have any business for these sinful boys anymore." She shot Boboiboy a warning glare, "Let's go before something might happen," And then she gave the three boys a more deadly glare as she guided Yaya protectively.

They heard her asking out of the blue, "Do you sometimes wonder why there is no female TAPOPS high ranking officer here, Yaya?"

"No, Ying. Why?"

"Let's tell this to the Commander and Admiral! I demand a female senior, other than Shielda!" She pulled her friend close as they run away from the boy's sight.

Fang hit his head, "Why did I even liked that annoying Shrimp?"

Boboiboy chuckled, "Tok said that being in love is seeing and accepting the flaws of them." He stared to the floor as he remembered Yaya's calm expression and blushed, "He said that if your feelings can withstand a test of time, that is not a mere feeling anymore, it is love."

Gopal muttered, "My... I should go to Tok Aba and ask love advises too, don't you think Fang?"

"Whatever, Gopal. You are big enough to do things on your own." Fang looked at the empty space Boboiboy was looking and was convinced that his friend is in love.

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A chapter about exploring their feelings I think we can all relate.

Don't feel awkward, admit it.

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