" Ze Shou" "OI! "ZE!" " SHOU!" Ze Shou, who was startled out of his daydreaming by his loud classmate. " What, Tang Young? Man, I was just getting to the good part." Tang Young can be considered Ze Shou's one and only friend and his deskmate from high school with his orange eyes, dirty blonde hair, bushy eyebrows, and a smile that carried a bit of sunshine. Tang Young's somewhat tall statue, standing at 185 cm, with a lean body with suntan lines from outdoor activities he participated in, from a soccer club to the triathlon club. Ze Shou, who took a look at Tang Young. Spotted a perverted look in the other's eye as Tang Young squinted his orange eyes and started to show a goofy grin thinking something dirty from the remarks Ze Shou just made.
"What were you just about to put it in? Who was it? The class flower, Ne Yan? Or the schools Male God Go Fung?" Tang Young, while flashing his usually goofy smile. Anyone who said this aloud would be looked at as weird by anyone if they heard the nonsense coming from this guy's mouth. Ze Shou, who just looked at him with his usual deadpan expression, didn't even recognize the name mentioned and was distracted again from the conversation, completely derailing the tempo Tang Young was trying to establish with his usual nonsense.
Tang Young's smile stiffened as he gave a hollow laugh, grabbed his bag, and pulled on Ze Shous' clothes, trying to pull him out of his daze and seat. " Come on, my slow and zombified friend; the day is sunny. Also, practice is canceled today. How about we grab ice cream by the river while we walk on our way home, hmm?" Tang Young tried to Please his lethargic and Zombiefied friend to go on a walk with him, so he doesn't get on the bus again and end up in a different city because of his daydreaming like the last time.
Ze Shou, the culprit of people's worries, claimed he was daydreaming and accidentally fell asleep on the bus and forgot to set the alarm. His parents ended up at Tang Young's house crying because they couldn't find Ze Zhou until they got a call from him at Tou Ba City, a two-hour drive from their city, Long Hei City. Since then, Ze Shou's Parents asked Tang Young to watch their brain-dead son and promptly bribe Tang Young with frozen sweets every time he drops Ze Shou off at his home.
As Ze Shou stood up, Tang Young, who was leaning in close, couldn't help express as he looked at Ze Shou, " did you get prettier? Are you sure you're a guy? Here pull down your pants and let me check hehehe" Tang Young, who suddenly got sticky fingers bending down towards Ze Shou's waistband, was promptly smacked on the head with a biology textbook with a loud "THWACK." " let's go. " Ze Shou said, leaving his monkey friend who was shedding Crocodile tears and covering his head with both hands.
Tang Young couldn't help but admire that short, slim figure with ear-length dark black hair like onyx and purple eyes like amethyst, thin lips with a tinge of red showing he has blood flowing through his pale jade white body, he looked fragile like a Porcalean doll teetering on the edge of the shelf just a little push would break him to pieces drawing those who looked at him wanting to give the small doll their love and protection or just stuff him in a titanium box where nothing can hurt him not even the Sun.
Tang Young couldn't help the dark thoughts swirl in his mind turning his emotions chaotic. But knowing his fragile zombie friend, romanticism is the farthest thing from his mind right now. Tang Young putting an end to his crying act and returned to his usual happy expression grabbing his bag that fell to the floor chasing his zombie friend, but he didn't have to go fast as his friend was walking very slow almost near a snail's pace "... come on slowpoke," Tang Young said, putting a little pressure on the small back of Ze Shou pushing them outside the school.
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Leaving Campus and walking a windy path towards the river, the two young men arrived at the ice cream stall ordered some ice cream from the stall. The two young men in high school uniforms sat down near a river close to the ice cream booth. Ze Shou and Tang Young, sitting in their usual spot looking West over the river. Seeing the Sun getting tired and starting to tip off the curve of the planet. Tang Young couldn't help but ask his zombie friend next to him. The question he asks every time he sees this view. "Ze Shou. What are you always daydreaming about?" waiting to hear the answer he anticipated the most. In a voice that seems so melancholy and sweet, full of sadness and also full of some hope, Ze Shou turns to Tang Young with a slight smile where the Sun perfectly covers his face and highlights his dimples, one in darkness and one in the light. "life."
Ze Shou says the same answer whenever anyone asks him. When they ask for more reason for Ze Shous' thoughts, he just gives a slight smile without any explanation turning his head away going back to his daze to ponder forever on the meaning of that one word that seems to haunt people for their entire lives. Some come up with possible answers. Some do not. The solution you want it to be can only be decided on when it's right under your nose and just on the tip of your tongue.
Tang Young couldn't help smile back, enjoying the peacefulness. Sometimes there doesn't need to be an answer to a question. Just let it ponder forever. Tang Young couldn't help but wonder if that was the answer to his own "life's Question." But then again, he couldn't help but ask for more even now, what the answer was. Maybe this action was because his taciturn friends' voice was beautiful and reassuring, or he wanted to know more. Tang Young just couldn't calm the swirling thoughts stirring in his head as if he didn't ask now; he would never know what his zombie friend was thinking.
"What about it?" Tang Young blurted out, realizing his blunder. He looked over to his friend again. This time instead of silence, Tang Young received a shocking blow. Ze Shou receiving a follow-up question in his mind went into a tornado as his thoughts couldn't decide an answer to give, but one seemed to come out of the storm that seemed to be the best thing to say to his one and only friend who pays such care to him even if he's a little slow.
Ze Shou purses his mouth before opening it, giving probably the longest sentence he ever said in a while. " Well, life seems strange were here but nowhere else, but we really can't be sure that we're here. We look a little fake." Ze Shou said while tilting his head in a manner wondering if his words came out right, portraying his thoughts correctly, "do you understand what I mean?" Ze Shou finished with an inquisitive glance.
Tang Young, shocked and silly, still heard his zombie friends' words, but he couldn't understand them. Thinking of what he said made no sense whatsoever, but I support you kind of look in his eyes. Looking at Ze Shous' face, Tang Young put on a look of understanding and just nodded while patting Ze Shou's Shoulder like any other good brother. To the forever slow Ze Shou, Tang Young just looked like a happy-go, lucky friend.
Looking at the time, they realized it was getting late, and both turned to go home. Suddenly Tang Young turned a corner as if absent-minded, looking to his left as if someone was there. Ze Shou, who heard an extra pair of footsteps disappear and what replaced his friend, was what seemed to be a woman in her early twenties with shoulder-length straight dark hair, red glasses, a gray suit, with a knee-length skirt a little taller than Ze Shou, who was about 178Cm tall. Carrying a clipboard with a name tag with the letter printed on it ADA.
In a voice that seems to but a little ice-cold but carries some trace of feminity. "Hello, Ze Shou. My name is ADA. I'm here on behalf of the Bureau to relieve you of your vacation; please hold steady as we are moving," she said with a somewhat forced smile, then things swayed and turned, then flipped inside out then inverted before going all white.