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Prompt: Kahar and Fakhri getting lost during a hike
Kahar never wanted to go on this stupid trip. Like why would he spend a perfectly good weekend sleeping in a tent with 4 other males and surrounded by wilderness? It makes zero sense.
Alas, after persistent pestering from Hakeem, Zahrin and Fahmi, he folded. They joined KUDRAT’s annual camping trip to Ulu Yam.
Somehow, like every other thing in his life these past months, nothing ever goes as planned and thats why now, he had gotten lost in the wilderness with the one person he loathed the most.
“Woi, cepat la, lembab ah kau ni”
Fakhri roared as he, once again, stopped to wait for his senior.
“Kau laju-laju ni kau sure ke tu arah yang betul” Fuck, Kahar cannot show Fakhri how out of breath he is, they’ve only started about 1 hour ago. (And somehow got separated from their group within that hour)
“Aku tahu la, tadi instructor cakap jalan keluar ke north, kalau matahari naik dari east, maksudnya north ke sini la” Fakhri explained further but honestly all Kahar could hear was “bla bla bla im fakhri so smart bla bla bla”
So annoying.
“Dah la, banyak cakap lak, cepat” Kahar quickened his pace to pass the younger boy,
walking to where he assumed was his north.
In his haste and tired state he didnt realise the root slightly jutting out of the ground, his feet caught upon it and –THUD
Pain flooded him as he hear Fakhri’s laugh fill the air.
Can his luck get any worse?
After sobering up from laughter, Fakhri asked “Sakit tak?”
“Sakit la, soalan bodoh apa tu” The only thing that was bruised was his ego. Sitting up and dusting the dirt of himself, Kahar let out a big sigh.
“Bagus” Fakhri teased earning a side eye from the senior.
Despite that, he held out his hand, offering it to Kahar.
“Lain kali, hati-hati.”
Nursing his bruised ego, he slapped Fakhri’s hand away, earning another laugh from the younger boy.
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They’ve been walking for hours and it seems like they’re going in circles. The day has gotten darker and dark clouds had slowly cover the sky.
Kahar jumped when he heard a thunder strike “Nate sungguh”
Fakhri stopped in his tracks, gaze switching from the startled Kahar and the darken sky. He sighed “Hari nak hujan, kita cari tempat berteduh dulu”
Though he doesnt really care for Kahar but the obvious discomfort on the other boy’s face pulled on his heartstrings.
Kahar didnt reply, just nodded tiredly as Fakhri lead the way.
To their luck, they found a small cave, just big enough to for them to take cover from the rain.
“Kau tunggu sini jap, aku nak kutip kayu sebelum hujan” Fakhri instructed.
“Eh, takkan aku tinggal sini kot. Aku ikut” Kahar protested. He took a look around the small cavern. It was dark. Dirty. Possibly filled with creepy crawlies.
Nope. No way he’s staying there alone.
“Pehal? Takut ke?” A teasing smile crept up Fakhri’s face.
“Siot. Mana ada. Aku cuma nak tolong je” Flustered that Fakhri could see through him so easily, Kahar turned away.
Fakhri let out a small laugh but let the conversation end there, more interested in the task at hand.
They did their task in silence, grabbing as many dried sticks and leaves as they can and only going back to the cave when the first drop of rain touched their skin.
Going back to the cave, they settled down, lumping their pile at one place.
“So, kau ada bawak lighter ke nak start api?” Kahar asked, eyeing around the cave. It was getting darker by each passing minute and dread grew inside.
“Tak jantan la guna lighter. Tengok ni” Fakhri took two decent sized sticks, putting one on the ground while the holding the other in his hand. Then he proceeded to pile up dead and dry leaves around the stick that was on the ground. “Bismillah” he recited as he put the stick in between his two palms and started twisting it against the other.
Kahar watched, unconvinced, as Fakhri kept on rubbing the two sticks together.
It took a few minutes, but just as Kahar was about to turn away, he saw sparks.
Fakhri took the dried leaves and put it on the embers, blowing on them softly. Soon enough, a small fire started. A smug smile formed as he turned to Kahar. “Amacam? Power en?”
Kahar scoffed, but he cant deny that it was impressive. Who knew the young brash short tempered Fakhri was quite skilled in survival. “Mana kau belajar?”
“Dulu aku selalu la gi camping ngan bapak aku. Dia ajar aku ni. Tak sangk pulak berguna.”
Fakhri sighed, exhausted from the walk along with the constant movements just now. He sat on the ground, slowly nursing the small fire.
Kahar was still crouching, not eager to sit down on the dirty cave floor.
Quietly, he took off his small back pack, pulling out a water bottle. There was still more than half in there.
“Nah, minum.” He passed to Fakhri.
A small grateful smile was all the reply Kahar got as Fakhri drank from his bottle.
Kahar couldnt helped but stare.
Maybe it was the exhaustion, maybe he was truly impressed on how Fakhri had been acting these past few hours. Whatever it was, it’s making Kahar’s chest tight.
Fakhri raised his eyebrows as he realised Kahar’s eyes never left him.
“Kau okay?”
His voice was soft, unlike the many times they interacted.
It wasnt helping the feeling in Kahar’s chest.
“Aku risau. Aku penat. Aku tak suka camping. Aku nak balik” Kahar blurted out. Instead of focusing on the strange emotions Fakhri was causing, he shifted towards how uncomfortable this situation was overall.
Kahar was looking ahead now, out into the pouring rain.
Fakhri didnt reply. Kahar sighed again.
Damn, why does he feel so vulnerable all of a sudden.
He heard Fakhri moving and before he knew what was going on, he felt Fakhri’s presence next to him. Close. Their shoulders just barely touching.
“Jangan risau. Mesti diorang cari kitanya.”
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The rain continued to pour, and the two of them stuck to their spot. Still sitting close to each other.
“Kau masih benci aku ke?” Fakhri asked out of the blue, snapping Kahar out of his thoughts.
Hate Fakhri? For what? The high council fiasco?
“Benci tu, teruk sangat kot. Aku tak benci pun kau. Cuma, takde sebab aku nak berbaik ngan kau” he explained.
Yeah, they weren’t in the same circle of friends. They only knew each other for a short time and in a few months, Kahar would graduate.
No, it wasnt hate anymore. Just indifference.
But sitting in a cave with Fakhri, Kahar has a feeling that something will change.
“Bagus la. Sebab kalau kau benci aku, aku sedih.” This made Kahar turned his head completely to face Fakhri.
He expected to see another annoying smile on his face but instead, Fakhri was genuine.
He let out a sigh before continuing “Aku rasa bersalah atas apa yang terjadi antara kita. Yeah, aku benci high council but kau pun mangsa keadaan. Ngan bapak kau lagi.”
Kahar flinched at the mention of his dad.
“Aku mintak maaf, Kahar.” This time Fakhri put a hand on Kahar’s shoulder. It was light, filled with hesitation.
“Takpe, benda dah lepas.” Kahar shook it off, the tight feeling in his chest was coming back.
“Kahar,” Fakhri spoke again, but nothing followed.
They were staring straight at each other now. Faces dimly illuminated by the fire behind them. Despite the loud sound of rain and the forest, Kahar can only focus on Fakhri.
His eyes followed Fakhri’s adam’s apple as he swallowed his own saliva.
“Fuck this,” Fakhri said but mostly to himself before diving straight into a kiss.
Kahar stilled. His brain not sure how to react to such unfamiliar feelings.
Fakhri’s lips. Fakhri’s hands now both on his neck. Fakhri’s heat and the smell of his cologne mixed with his sweat.
This was all too much, but Kahar welcomed it. He kissed back.
They continued to make out for a while before breaking apart.
“Dah lama ke kau pendam tu?” Kahar asked, earning a chuckle from Fakhri.
“Yeah, sejak kita manifesto. Aku rasa kau handsome”
Kahar gave Fakhri a playful shove, not knowing how to react to such cheesy admission.
“Geli ah” he said beaming. The tightness in his chest had bloom and exploded into thousand of butterflies.
“Acah la geli. Kau baru cium aku tadi” Fakhri shot back. “So, uh, nak sambung sampai hujan berhenti?”
Fakhri was such a cheeky piece of shit.
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A/N: Thank you for reading!! Im planning to post more short drabbles likes this if i find more cute prompts. If you guys have any request, send em my way!!
Also this is cross posted on AO3 under the same username.
