Chapter 89 - Party

The next day came and went by quickly. Eventually, Sato went for his first Taekwondo training. There, he met his seniors and students that joined recently. The physiques of the people inside the club varied greatly. There were taekwondo practitioners that were as stick-like as Sato. There were even students that were very chubby and plump in size and yet, willing to learn and improve themselves. It was the perfect place for someone like Sato who used to not exercise much.

At the end of the training, Sato was tired and beat from the workout. Although it wasn't as exhausting as the hike up that mountain to Master Choi's residing, he felt drained from his first day in the club. Senior Terence squatted down beside Sato, who was lying on the ground and patted his shoulder.

"You did great today, Sato. Keep it up!"

"Really? I felt rather lacking in the physical aspect." Sato smiled back at Terence's praise as he wiped his sweat off his face with a small towel.

"Yes I'm serious! If you ask any of the seniors that were watching you practice the steps and forms, they would describe you as devilish!"

The reason why Terence spoke so highly of Sato was due to two reasons. The first is that after being shown the steps and moves once, Sato could perfectly mimic every strike and movement. He was like a mirror to the seniors that demonstrated for him. The second reason was that Sato had an unyielding strength within him. Regardless of how tired he was during practice, he would force himself to get back up to practice the moves once again. The culmination of talent and hard work would always win the praises of anyone.

"I guess, thanks for the compliment." Sato was shy when people say nice things about him. He didn't know how to react.

"No problem man! You deserve it!" Terence stood up and went to the middle of the training hall to give out an announcement.

"Alright guys, I have some great news to share with everyone! This Friday, we will be going for dinner, alongside the Karate Club members at Happy Notes Bar. We will be celebrating our gold medals that we received during our championships. So be sure to clear out your schedule and come along!"

When Sato heard the announcement, he got rather excited. This was the first club outing he ever had. He would definitely not miss out on this.

Of course, when the young man got home, he couldn't wait to tell Gray about his day. Gray had reached home only minutes before Sato and so he had not change out of his attire. Today, Gray had to attend an opening ceremony that was located in the training camp in the suburbs. As a result, he didn't have time to change into his civilian clothes.

Seeing how excited Sato was when he told the story to him, Gray's tired look was refreshed. Sato was too pure and innocent for an adult.

"So, so, when we got to the end of today's practice, Terence, our captain announced that we would be having a celebratory party! I cannot wait to go for the group meal with all my club members! I wonder what it would be like?"

"Alright, enough talking for now, young man." Gray chuckled. He pointed to the clutter of food on Sato's plate that was not touched. "Eat finish your food first. I will continue to listen to your story after you are done."

"Fine." Sato pretended to pout, before he wolfed down his dinner. His famished body, coupled with the delicious meal that Ms. Paula cooked up, resulted in the boy finishing up his dinner in 5 minutes.

"You gotta chew a little more, Sato. Besides..." Gray reached over the dinner table, leaning closer into Sato's face. Using his clean white handkerchief, he gently wiped the side of Sato's mouth. He couldn't help but laugh when he saw how Sato looked. "Look at how messy you are. You got sauce all around your mouth."

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After their dinner, the two sat at the living room sofa and chilled. Gray had taken off his military suit and was wearing his white Button-up shirt that tightly stuck to his body. His muscles were deeply defined by his attire that could make any girl go crazy. Sato too, couldn't help but take a look at Gray's figure.

Since it was cold outside, the fireplace was on, with cedar firewood being burnt. The natural oils in cedar resulted in the house smelling pleasant and fragrant. Not only that, it provided warmth for those that sat around the fireplace.

Even after Sato finished talking about his story, Gray and Sato continued to converse. They wanted to get to know each other better. Especially Gray, he wanted to know more about the times he was absent.

From the beginning of their meeting, Gray knew that Sato was definitely born under an unlucky star. Even before Sato lost his memory, he was already unlucky enough. Only when he was around Gray did his luck get better.

"So have you ever fallen in love with anyone after your car accident?" Gray looked at Sato with a serious expression.

This burning question was something that Gray wanted to know the most badly ever since he left Sato. When he was further studying, there would be many questions that revolved in his head.

How are you Sato? Where are you now? Have you been eating well Sato? Have you grown any taller? Are you being bullied anymore? Has your heart been taken up by someone else? That last question ached him the most throughout his studies and now, he would be able to relief himself.

"Ah?" When Gray popped the question at Sato, he was rather surprised at first. But afterwards, he recovered and just shook his head. "Sadly no. Just like how I was telling you about my bad luck, it seems like I am unable to find anyone that is for me. In fact, I am sure if this level of bad luck continues, I would probably be single for the rest of my life."

The answer that Sato gave, allowed Gray to breathe normally again. Any other answer would've probably blown his head off. He could not imagine anyone else being with Sato. Only he himself would be able to have this sweet cute looking boy.

"Well, you never know, Sato." After talking with Sato for several hours, Gray stood up and headed to shower. The first few words were heard clearly by Sato. However, what came next were just a string of mumbles from Gray's mouth.

"The person you love may have been right in front of you all this time."