Born to love you.

Chapter 1

I miss you!

Raven hears the alert tone like five times.

Ahh! That ringtone.

Raven stops what he's doing and hangs the brush on the canvas. Chase personally made it and registered it on his phone when he was fifteen. Still, the ring didn't stop. And Raven knew this little brat very well. Once he called him no matter how busy he is, he must answer the call. Placing back the paintbrush to the palette, he wipes his hands with a hand towel to remove the wet paint and dry them with tissue but the ring stops.

He stares at it for a while, he knows it will ring again.

Raven quickly picks up his phone when he hears again the familiar ring tone he has never heard for six years. His heartbeat pounded hard all of a sudden, he wanted to hear his voice. It's Chase. He calms and relaxes before answering the call.

Chase has been like this since he was a kid. He always has his way to corner Raven and get his attention and focus. It's not that he is tolerating Chase's attitude. Raven doesn't understand why he is so submissive to this kid and obeys whatever he asks for. He just can't help once the brat starts acting cutely. As they grow, it becomes his habit and he always gets what he wants from Raven.

"Raven!!!! Surprised!!! Hehe.." Raven's eardrum is about to get damaged because of the scream from the other line

"Chase, you are in China already?" Raven speaks calmly as if he didn't miss the man.

"Just landed, pick me up here right now, please?" Chase speaks with his sweetest voice, waiting for Raven's answer.

Raven checks his wristwatch and just looks at Bella who is still sleeping on the bed. It's Saturday and he is not working during weekends but because he feels bored, he decided to paint. He spends time with Bella and cleaning the house. He just sighed and answered.

"Ok, I'll be there in forty-five minutes, see you." He was about to end the call but Chase spoke again.

"I miss you, Raven," Chase said on the other line, waiting for Raven's answer.

"Bye."

Raven cut the call already, he doesn't want that brat to feel he is nervous right now if he speaks more on the line. His voice is starting to tremble every time he hears Chase's voice on the phone.

Bella, finally, he's back. How can I tell him about you?

Beijing International Airport.

"Chase!"

Chase looked around and searched for the owner of that beautiful voice.

"Raven!"

Chase screams when he sees a tall handsome man waving his hand in the middle of the crowd and quickly runs to Raven's direction who is smiling cutely with his bunny teeth. His heart is pounding hard, beating faster and faster as he goes near Raven. He pauses and stands still, looking at the man intently. Before his tears start to fall, Chase quickly hugs Raven tightly and snuggles his face on the crook of his neck. Ahh, finally, after six long years Raven.

"How's my Chase?" Raven ruffles his long blonde hair and smells it secretly while rubbing Chase's back gently.

"I miss you.."

Chase stares at Raven's face, he can't help but look at Raven's mole under his lower lips.

"You do? How's life in Korea?"

Raven released Chase's body and stared at him.

"Look at you, still childish but handsome,” he said but showed no expression. He doesn't want to put feelings into every word he says or he will be discovered.

"Raven, I want to hear it." Chase keeps insisting on a response from Raven.

"Hear what?" Finally, Raven asked a question to which he knew the answer.

"That you miss me too." Chase pouted.

Raven is not expressive with his feelings when it comes to Chase. As long as he could, he will not speak about his true feelings. He wants to keep it a secret and he keeps it for a very long time already.

"Chase, listen. Action speaks louder than words, do you understand what I mean?"

Chase smiles and thinks of something.

"If you miss me too, then show and prove it."

Raven halted and looked at Chase with the are-you-kidding-me look.

"I picked you here, is it not enough?"

"Raven...I miss you so much, you know that and I know you miss me too."

"Come."

Raven pulled Chase and cupped his face. He gently kisses Chase's forehead and smiles. Chase blushed from the sudden attack of the man he loves secretly.

"Happy?"

"Very...Raven, you are more handsome today."

"I know that already and you are more pretty and handsome, to be exact, you're beautiful." Raven ruffles his hair and smiles.

"Am I?"

"No. Now let's go home. Do they know you will arrive today?"

"Yes, I told them not to tell you because I want to surprise you, are you surprised, Raven?"

"Yes, you always surprised me anyway."

The two walk hand in hand while Raven is pulling the luggage. They get into the car and Raven drives silently while Chase is glancing at him from time to time. Finally, they arrived at Smith Mansion.

"Chase! Ah finally, your home son." Mr. James hugged his son.

"Honey, you looked good in your hairstyle." Mrs. Carmen touched the bouncy and shiny blonde hair of his son and embraced him.

"Mom, dad. I miss you so much."

"We missed you more son, it's been six years. You are a tough son."

"For you mom and dad..I'll do everything."

Raven is just standing watching them when Mrs. Carmen speaks again.

"Raven honey, thank you for picking up this brat, I know he missed you so much and don't want us to inform you."

"Mom..." Chase protested.

"It's okay Auntie, Uncle. It's my pleasure to serve you and pick up your son.

"Raven, we are family here, don't say that ok." Mr. James retorted.

Raven's face turned pink. Since he became an orphan, he has been living in the Smiths Mansion. His mother died when he was five years old and his father is a family driver of Smiths. His father died from a car accident when he was seven.

His dad is going to fetch Mr. and Mrs. Smith from the airport when the car hit and crashed by a ten-wheeler truck. Mr. and Mrs. Smith don't have children at that time yet so they decided to take care of Raven and he treats him as their child until Mrs. Smith gets pregnant with Chase after a year.

Raven was so happy and delighted to have a brother and as Chase grew, Raven learned to take care of Chase since Mr. and Mrs. Smith became busy with their business. Raven plays with him after school and Chase always searches for him if he is not around.

Time flies, when Chase reaches fifteen, everything changes. At that time Raven was already twenty-two and started to work. Raven doesn't know exactly what happened, he just realized he is starting to like Chase.

He thought, maybe because he is always with Chase and the kid always sticks to him like a koala, clingy and cheesy until Raven developed a feeling for the young kid secretly.

Little did he know that Chase feels the same way too. Chase thinks he is just infatuated with his Raven because he is caring and gives him much attention before anything else.

They play together, eat together, and even share the same bed. Chase started to develop his feelings and thought this will be gone soon but the more he is trying to avoid Raven, the more he misses the man.

As parents, the tension between Chase and Raven becomes visible to Mr. and Mrs. Smith. They are not against it. They can read and observe that their son likes Raven so much but he is still young and hoping he will change his feelings someday.

They decided to send him abroad. Chase was against it at first. He doesn't want to be parted with his Raven.

Mr.and Mrs. Smith talked to Raven seriously and asked him to provoke Chase to study abroad. Raven's heart clenches in pain knowing that Chase will be miles away from him.

He knew that Mr. and Mrs. Smith was not trying to separate them but just preparing Chase for a big responsibility in the future.

Raven convinced Chase to study abroad. They parted crying on each other's shoulders. Every month, Chase is making a video call with his Raven until he becomes busier.

The video call becomes a simple message and sometimes no more messages until they stopped the communication without any reason. Raven became famous and many clients want to visit his gallery and paint them. Some are celebrities and models.

He made a lot of cash until he had enough savings. He bought his own house and thanked Mr. and Mrs. Smith and asked permission to live alone. At first, they were against Raven's decision but Raven was already twenty-seven at that time.

He didn't tell that to Chase and has no idea that his Raven is not living at Smith's Mansion at all and now he is living with Bella.

"Let's go to the dining table, the food is waiting." Mr. James finally said.

"Let's call it a welcome gathering for my son, right Raven honey."

"Ah, yes Auntie Carmen. Home sweet home Chase..."

"Thank you, Raven, you're the best!"

They all proceed to the dining table and start to eat silently. Chase breaks the silence. He feels something different. He feels there is something everyone knows except him.

"Raven, finally I can sleep peacefully again. I missed sharing the bed with you and when you wake up my foot is in your mouth. Hahaha!"

"Ahahaha." Raven laughed nervously as he looked at Mr. and Mrs. Smith who are also nervous and don't know how they will react.

"Mom, did you change our room arrangement?"

"N-no son, it's just...."

"Dad, tell me, is our room still the same?"

"Y-yes son, nothing changes, everything is perfect."

"Raven after we eat, show me our room, let me see how you take care of it."

"Ahahaha, C-Chase...."

"What is it, Raven?"

"Ehem..let's finish our dinner first son ok. Later we will tell you something."

"Dad, what is that you will talk about?"

"Later on, come on, eat your food first, it's not good when it gets cold."

Raven releases a deep breath and continues to eat. His eyes glanced at Mr. and Mrs. Smith saying thank you for rescuing him for a moment. After they finished dinner, they went to the living room and continued to chat.

"Mom, Dad, Raven. Is there something I need to know?" Finally, Chase asked the question he wanted to ask during dinner.

"Chase..son..you know. your Raven is busy lately with his work, he comes home late and leaves early almost every day."

"So, he has always been like that since he started to work, right Raven?"

"Chase, listen." Raven nods to Mr. and Mrs. Smith and looks at Chase.

"I will listen carefully, Raven.."

Raven takes a deep breath and starts to speak again.

"Chase, I'm not living here anymore for almost two years now."

"What? Why?"

"I bought my own house already."

"But you promise me you will not leave me!" Chase suddenly becomes angry.

"Chase, calm down, let me explain ok?"

"No. You will sleep here tonight and the rest of your life!"

"I can't. Bella is waiting for me and she's alone now."

"Who is Bella?"

Raven didn't answer.

"I hate you!"

Chase didn't wait for Raven to explain. He stormed out of the living room and ran to his room and cried silently.

"Chase, honey!" Mrs. Carmen tried to call back his son but Mr. Smith stopped her.

"Let him, he is just tired and exhausted and still has jet lag."

Mr. and Mrs. Smith just shake their heads. They knew this day would come and they knew it would happen today.

"I'm sorry Raven, he is still young. Hope you understand. After all, you know him from head to toe." Mrs. Carmen explained, feeling a bit down with their son's treatment of Raven.

"Thank you, auntie, thank you, uncle."

"Let him think first ok, sooner or later he will become ok and he will search for you again, that's for sure." Mr. James is trying to comfort Raven who is feeling guilty right now.

"Thank you for the dinner. I'll be going then. I'm afraid of what Bella is doing right now." Raven bid farewell respectfully and smiled.

"You love Bella so much huh." Mrs. Carmen smiles at Raven.

Mr. James chuckles and thanks to Raven for picking up their son from the airport.

“Take care and drive safely.”

Raven reached his home feeling exhausted and his mind was busy with Chase's reaction. He smiles as he enters his house and quickly snuggles his face to Bella who is still in bed patiently waiting for him.