The Ghost of the Past (OhmFluke AU Fanfiction)

Chapter V

It is a peaceful Saturday morning. A group of people are at the front lawn, enjoying the view of the sunrise and how it bathes the garden.

It started as Boun's idea that got implanted in Fluke's mind and Ohm made come true. Boun commented in a passing how he has already been living outside the city for almost three months but he hasn't watched the sunrise yet.

"You kept on telling me the view is beautiful up there."

"Yes, the view is beautiful on the roof." Fluke said, nodding rapidly.

"What?! I thought you were talking about the view in the balcony."

"The view is also beautiful in the balcony, I can imagine you sitting there while sipping your coffee. Ah~ the image is relaxing." Fluke said, smiling. Then he happily added, "Maybe one of these days, when the both of you have a free weekend we can wake up early then laze around the whole day!"

But another month has passed and they never had the opportunity to have a lazy weekend until Ohm proposes to Boun that they should go home early on Friday.

Too early in fact that Boun wasn't even yet done with his work. But because, for the first time, Ohm was in a hurry to get home, he let him go.

When Ohm arrived at the house, he expected Fluke to greet him at the door as usual. But he didn't see him, so he looked for him upstairs. He was about to open the door to their room when it was suddenly opened inside, surprising the both of them. The younger jumped in fright seeing another person in front of him but the frightened expression changed to a bright one upon recognizing who it is.

"Ohm! You are home!" Fluke greeted, giving his housemate at the same time roommate the customary hug. "By the way, why am I not hearing Boun's loud voice?"

"He didn't come with me. He said he'll go home later but he called and told me he is going to visit grandma, says he needs to catch up with her. I bet grandma will throw him out though. He always nags at her." Ohm said, laughing.

Grinning, Fluke commented "The both of you are very much fond of your grandmother. I am certain she is a lovely person."

"You are right." He replied, adding "I am lucky Boun is my cousin because I have been blessed with grandparents like grandpa and grandma. Though I am not directly related to them because I am Boun's cousin from his father's side, they like me more than Boun." Laughing, he added "Don't tell Boun I said that."

Carefully walking down the stairs, Fluke asked Ohm. "I am quite curious because Boun kept on mentioning his grandmother to me, what kind of people are they?"

"Hmm.." Ohm thought about how to describe them while glancing at Fluke, making sure he won't suddenly trip. It already happened before, thankfully he only scraped his elbow and palm. But just because he only had minor injuries doesn't mean he cannot order Fluke to stay put beside him and not to go downstairs alone. The younger sulked at him that time especially because his team were there and are grinning at them but he didn't care about the audience. "Grandpa is a kind and quiet person. He is the kind of person who will protect you from people who will bring you harm. Grandma is a jolly person and she loves to talk. Put the both of them together and they will bicker. They actually love bickering that I was convinced grandpa was not really a quiet person in nature but he only become a quiet one because of his age. Grandpa died years ago so we only have grandma now. Boun may not say it, but he loves his grandparents so much. That's why he kept on checking grandma's well being."

"He is a good grandson. We'll never know when they are going to be taken from us so he must seize all the time he can have with them." Fluke commented, now dragging Ohm by the hand towards the living room couch.