Coming Home to You - A Tale of Thousand Stars FanFiction

Falling in Deep

Tian held his breath, he felt the cold air weaved among the trees settle on his tingly warm skin, the round eyes waited in anticipation as the rush of adrenaline inconspicuously pumped in his body. A swell of confident smile surged to his lips as he heard the crackling of dried leaves got louder.

"Come out Tian, Surrender naaa, lil' Tiaaan". A stern yet the sweet sound was heard in the woods. 

Two hours Ago at  Pha Phun Dao School,

The village kids gathered around Tian asking questions about his life in America, about the places Tian visited, the type of people he met, they wanted to learn how the culture was different from Thailand. Smiles and chatter filling the place creating a fluffy atmosphere around them.

The Lil teacher patiently answered their questions with a charming smile on his face and with the same enthusiasm. He promised to share a few pictures with them sometime later and the kids looked satisfied.

When Tian returned to the village, Yod and Rang tricked the kids and brought them to school while they complained throughout the way about this unplanned school day.  When Tian surprised them after he returned, the kids leapt at him, falling to the ground, hugging him dearly and dropped a load of questions all at once with a shocked expression on their faces. Now here he was, back again to being a teacher, back again to doing what he started to love doing. The classroom was slightly bigger and more colour and another partition was added with a few benches and bookshelves. 

At present, Ayi was tugging Tian's shirt while hiding behind him from Kalae who tried to catch him for eating his last piece of cashew. Tian sighed and separated them, ruffling their heads. " Ahhh Si Tian" they whined.

"Ah Ayi, Kalae you've been running around and round na, it's making me dizzy, sit down for a while." Tian sighed. Meejo and Inta chimed with laughter

"Ai si Tian (kinda means crayon?), it's not sunny outside lets play." Meejo suggested and the rest joined in, buzzing like bees tossing around ideas even before their teacher agreed to any of it.

"Okie. Even I feel like doing something fun."

"How about my friend over here he's pretty fun?" Dr Nam patted on Chief Phu's shoulder and immediately dogged the hand that came from his head.

The kids naturally assumed that Doc was suggesting that chief Phupha wanted to join them too. The instant buzzing which was paused earlier resumed again as they clustered together to plan among themselves. 

Tian just nodded helplessly at the childishness of the grown-up doctor making such unrequired innuendos in front of kids as he waied to him " Morning Phi" And when he glanced at Chief, an unusual smirk on his face. "Morning Hawhna, Rang" and they cheerfully returned his greeting."Hooo what's happening here?." Dr Nam stepped away from chief Phupha to join the kids.

A hot blush sparked on Tian's cheeks the Instant he saw Chief Phupha. Dr Nam steered the kids and Rang  to settle on the benches a little away from Tian and Phupha

"Hawhna, welcome back."

I'm back"  Both of them shying away from each other only for a moment like a newlywed couple who are still battling the sweet awkwardness fluttering between them.

Tian flashed his honey-like smile at the Chief who stood there adoring his Lil teacher. Tian passed a bottle of water to him. Chief observing that the kids were engaged with Nam, took a few steps forward, confidently touching Tian's fingers wrapped around the bottle. When they touched Tian chest shivered, the gesture was intended to let Tian feel Phupha's presence, his earthly scent made Tian wobble in his feet 'He's teasing me in broad daylight!' he thought. Tracing the edge of Tian's palm chief took the bottle into his hands to take a sip. Tian batted his eyes slowly in exasperation when he realized that he missed him badly within a span of two days. How helpless was his heart? Tian questioned. Now that Chief Phupha became the oxygen filling his heart it became unavoidable to feel this way, seemingly, chief Phupha felt the same.