Moon & Stars (Revised)

Section 5. Raininess

A week has passed. That means, it has been a week of studying at Mahardika High School and it has been during that time also the Moon acquainted with the Stars. The relationship between the two is getting closer every day. In addition, there are also Renata and Surya who participate in filling and coloring the gray white period of the Moon. Renata and Surya, two personalities who will never be able to unite. They are like mice and cats, where in one room there they will certainly have a fight between the two of them.

“Month, come!” The invitation-filled speech made the pensive Moon instantly awaken from its daydream. The beautiful girl put on her sweet smile, then climbed on the Star Motorcycle.

Feeling that the Moon was sitting in the back seat safely, the star ran his bike out of the school environment. The smile of the two young men who were in the middle of the kasmaran never faded from his lips.

As always, the Moon is home to the stars today. The guy is like his personal driver who always takes him every day. The feeling of liking that has existed since the first meeting also grew bigger as time went on. However, they choose not to reveal their feelings. It seemed, they were more comfortable with their current status. Companions.

The weather today is not as good as usual. The blue sky that usually looks bright appears dark covered by a cloud of ash.

Cloudy.

One proper word to define the current atmosphere.

Along the way, all that was heard was the sound of the roar of vehicles passing by and a soft ringing coming out of the lips of the girl sitting in the back seat. The Moon is cold, the stars thought.

“Lo ... well done, right, Lan?” ask the Star on the Moon to confirm the girl's condition. His head looked back a little.

“I-iya, g-gue all right, kok,” sahut Moon slightly spaced. Cold effect, maybe. “Bi, ce-speed bit! Entar we rained ..” exclaimed the girl who even sounded soft in the ears of the Star.

And it's true. The crystal liquid grains fell from the sky and began to wet the faces of the two people who were still in a piggy bank position on the motor. The longer, the crystal liquid that dropped was getting heavier and managed to make both of them drenched.

The stars ignore the Moon's speech. The guy was riding his bike fixed at an average speed. Stars don't want to take high risks at the moment. Maybe if Bintang himself, he could have ridden his motorcycle recklessly. But this time it was different. The stars are with the moon.

The man took both hands of the Moon, then dipped them short. After that, it looped into his sixpack stomach.

The moon is treated like that. His soul feels soaring. His heart warmed up immediately. The strange swish again gnawed at his chest leaving an amused mark there.

“Bu-hunting, Bi! G-gue u-already cold, nih!” the Moon with a hoarse voice.

“I-iya... yes, be patient Lannn! This is also again looking for shelter,” said the star panicked when he felt the Moon's body shivering violently. A bit of regret flinched in his heart for not listening to the girl's words earlier.

Then, Bintang stuck his motor gas to increase speed so that it could break through the torrential rain.

Minutes later, the Stars found a stop not far from their current position. The star approached the stop and pulled the bike over on the side of the road.

They got off the motorbike and rushed to the stop to take shelter even though they were already drenched. They sat next to each other on the bench with a look up at the sky. Waiting for the rain to stop.

The star looked beside him. For a while fixated on the condition of the Moon sitting there. There was an indecipherable worried look plastered on his face. The girl was rubbing her arm which was now shivering violently. Do not forget the soft ringing that continues to roar from his lips.

The star took off his wet levis jacket, intending to put it on the Moon.

“You what?!” tanya Moon stroked in panic when she saw the guy take off his jacket. The moon blinks its eyes sharply at the stars as well as standby if the guy to do the no-no.

The star chuckled amusedly looking at the face of the Moon which even looks funny in his eyes. Before saying so, the man floated his sweet smile for a moment. “Udah just calm, I will not be anything, kok!” calm the Stars while wearing the wet jacket to the body of the Moon.

The moon is filled with stars. That guy's too good for her. Her own Netra looked at the guy with a hard-to-understand look. There was a grateful look that the Star caught there.

“Terus, how are you?” ask the Moon after. Although the Moon desperately needs this warm object, but he also does not want the Star that will be the victim later.

My gaze managed to sweep away the stars. His heart warmed with a strange gurgle that spread from his heart to his stomach. Smile thinly, then say, “No need. You are more important than everything.”

Follow-up stars change their vocational vocabulary to me-you. His hand was raised and reflexively rubbed the girl's black mane.

The moon brushed for the umpteenth time. Now his power is much greater. Like there was an electric shock that made him tremble instead of playing. Almost the Moon could not control herself because it was too washed away in the guy's charm.

“Still.” The moon smiled back. Sincerest.

Still with a lip-decorating smile, the Star nodded its head. He lowered his hand from the head of the Moon and again changed his sitting position straight ahead.

After that, things became quiet. Completely silent. No more conversations could be heard between the two. Only the sound of the raindrops flowing so melodiously like a series of melodies that the poet was singing, filled the area.

The star closed its eyes with its head slightly leaning on the back of the bench. He was so enjoying this gripping silent atmosphere. No matter the cold around.

It didn't last long. The star opened its eyes again when it heard a soft ringing sound from the lips of a girl sitting beside it.

The star turned his face to the side. Found the Moon's body shivering violently. Small wrinkles decorate the man's forehead. He thought the Moon would feel warmer after wearing the jacket. But apparently, the prejudice is wrong.

In fact, the girl was still shivering in the cold.

The star breathed a rough breath. The man slightly shifted his body closer towards the Moon. From this close distance, the Star can clearly see the beautiful face of the girl. The star stared at the girl's bead so deeply.

“Need warming, hm?”

The moon looked up as the question was asked. How surprised the Moon when it found its distance with a Star that stayed a few inches.

“Ti-tida—” Just last month was about to answer the guy's question, his tiny body was already in the guy's arms. The star pulled his body at lightning speed.

The deg!

The moon flinched with the man's treatment. Reflexively, both of his eyes were rounded in shock. Deep within his chest cavity, the Moon felt an abnormality in his heartbeat.

In his arms, the Moon looked up and raised its protesting gaze at the Star which was now looking at him as well. The sweet smile that was engraved beautifully on the lips of the man made the pounding on the heart of the Moon even more crazy. Instead of being angry, the girl was wrong. Her cheeks were red.

His gaze turned fixed on the guy. Now, the two men were even locked in a trap gaze they had made. Throwing one another's eyes at each other, as if communicating through the eyes.

Ever heard of the song ‘From Mata’ popularized by Jaz? The Moon and the Stars are experiencing almost exactly the same thing as the lyrics in the song.

From your eyes, your eyes, I began to fall in love

I saw, saw the shadow

From the eyes, you made me fall

Falling, falling to the heart...

Until it was not felt, the rain had subsided. The melodious sound of the raindrop disappeared, leaving a trail of ash fog as well as cold.

It's afternoon. A burst of orange-colored light has begun to appear on the Western horizon. The sun is almost setting a sign that soon the evening will come.

“Ayo, home! The rain has subsided,” invite the Stars when they see the rain subsides. He stared at the Moon, still in his warm embrace.

“A-ayo!” sahut Moon.

The moon turned its face to the side, not daring to stare at the stars. Then the girl got up from her seat, followed by the Star who was now shaking her head because of her funny behavior. Both of them walked towards where the Star motorbike was parked.

The sound of the motor was heard. The Moon follows the star onto the bike and sits in the back seat. Feeling ready, the star launched the bike. It feels like a breeze came hitting the bodies of two people who are still in a wet state. It's so cold.

Secretly, the two men both smiled. A prologue of the story they just made unconsciously.

In the afternoon full of fog, under the light of the sun is increasingly dim to be a silent witness to the story of the Moon and the Star.

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Their journey was so unfeelable. Now, they had arrived before the gate of the Moon house. The moon came down from the bike, took off the helmet it was wearing, then returned it to the Stars.

“Thanks, Bi!” said the Moon while evoking a faint smile.

The star nodded slowly after receiving the helmet from the Moon's hand. “Kalo so, I'm back!” pamit Bintang's.

“Not stop by first?” bargain the Moon with both eyebrows bent against each other.

Stars shake. “Other times,” reject delicate Star. He glanced at his soaked uniform, then spoke again. “Yes times, I entered with wet conditions like gini,” he said chuckled softly.

“Yaudah, deh!” the Moon breathed rough.

The star wears his helmet back. He rang the engine of his motor while gasping it. Before proposing his motorbike away from the Moon's yard, the man turned his head for a moment toward the Moon.

“Gue turning.”

The moon was short. Then his hand was raised upwards waving towards the guy. “Bye, see you tomorrow!”

“CARE-BE CAREFUL!” the Moon cried out to the Star that was getting away from it. It made the stars secretly smile.

After the man's back was out of sight, the Moon turned and stepped onto the porch. Worryingly, the Moon opened the door of his wide house.

Chequek!

There was the sound of a door knob playing. The moon pushed the door in. The door is wide open. The dark, quiet and silent view of the room welcomed the arrival of the girl. The moon turned its head to look at all corners of the room in dim lighting. Really lonely. Looks like, the occupants of the house are on a sleep or again out.

The moon breathed a sigh of relief. Huh, isn't that much better for him?

Then, the girl stepped her feet slowly and carefully into the house. The moon was sniffing around with a watchful gaze going around like a thief.

One thing that the girl feared. Irawan, the father. Do not let the man who is now four-headed know his arrival, especially in a state of soaking wet like this!

The moon can be completely silent. Good thing if only snapped, how about being accused? It could be a long affair, considering the other day the father had warned him not to do things outside the limits.

“Why just got home? Where have you been?”

The deg!

The moon wants to disappear from the face of the Earth at that moment. His footsteps reflexively stopped. The moon had no energy to run from that place. His body suddenly stiffened in place.

The moon turned her face to the side, trying to figure out where the source of the man's distinctive heavy voice came from. In the next second, the Moon took a sip of his saliva when he saw the sturdy back of someone he was avoiding sitting behind him on the sofa. Mucus!

The man got up from his seat and walked towards the Moon. Its broad steps are increasingly approaching towards the Moon like the sound of a second bomb that will soon explode. The sharp gaze he gave made the Moon silenced her to do nothing.

Irawan did not immediately nag or punish him. The man looked at the appearance of the princess only wayangnya from top to bottom first. Through his gaze it was as if he was introgating the Moon. That made the moon bow its head deeply.

“What's with your uniform?” Silent moment. Only the roar of hunting breaths sounded from the man which sounded like he was holding back emotions.

“Why get soaking wet like that, huh?” ask Irawan again in a higher tone.

The moon is still silent, not speaking up. It made Irawan growl stifled.

“MONTHS, ANSWER PAPA'S QUESTION!” the man's snatch was beyond emotion.

The moon grimaced inwardly hearing that scattering. His ear drum seemed to want to break.

“MONTH!!” Irawan snapped again because he did not get a response from the Moon.

“Ba-new home, Pa. Ta-so rained,” revealed Moon honestly.

Irawan squinted his eyes. They seem to lack confidence in the answer given by the Moon.

“Who is that guy?”

The deg!

The moon immediately raised its head and looked at the father with a pale face. Body shakes. Seeing his father's fierce face alone had scared him not to play.

“Di-dia friend Month, Pa.”

“DON'T LIE TO YOU!” Irawan again. This time, it pointed at the face of the moon.

“DIA'S YOUR GIRLFRIEND, RIGHT?! NGAKU YOU!” accusation nonchalantly.

It was reciprocated with a headband by the Moon. The girl has shed tears. Crying without a beat.

“Bu-no, Pa! In-he's just a friend Moon.” The moon is trying to defend.

THE PLAQUE!

A slap landed smoothly right on the Moon's left cheek. It made the Moon cry break. He sobbed while holding his heated cheek.

“ENTER YOUR ROOM! DON'T TRY TO GET OUT!”

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