Friday: Part One (1/2)

<b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;font-weight:normal;">Kai yawns widely as he totters towards the north entrance of the busy station. His hands are stuffed in his pockets and he hunches slightly. He looks up as he hears his name. As he approaches his boyfriend, the color slowly drains from his face.

Fan girls.

Every morning. We’re always surrounded by girls, he scoffs mentally. They’re not the same ones from yesterday either. He looks over at Kyungsoo’s face. His face looks weird today... He was acting strange yesterday too.

Thinking about what could possibly be troubling Kyungsoo, only one name comes to Kai’s mind:

Luhan.

Kai writes the name absentmindedly into his math notebook. Only this person, yup. He feels a tinge of anger and frustration and scribbles the name out vigoriously. Realizing what he’s done, he quickly slams his notebook shut. What the heck was I doing?! He rubs his hands back and forth through his hair, tousling it. This is... a betrayal...

“Kai!”

He makes a face when he hears his name. “What’s with that expression?” Suho questions.

“Nothing!” he responds, exasperated. Suho takes in his friend’s messy hair and condition as he reaches into his pocket.

“Seeing as how you’re so down, I have something for you~” he sings. “Are you free next weekend?”

“Huh?” Kai looks up at his friend through his fringe, curious. “Probably, I guess. What do you want to do? Go somewhere?”

“Nope,” Suho replies, cheerfully. “It’s just that, when I helped my sister carry some things the other day, she gave me this.” He holds out a colorful piece of cardstock. “I’m giving this to you.”

The younger boy looks at the paper, inspecting it. “A special movie preview pass for two?”

“Yup, it’s only valid for that time period but you can ask whoever you want to go with you since I’ve been busy recently.”

Kai’s face lights up with a huge grin. “Really? You’re giving it to me? And it’s free?” He happily stares at the small piece of paper.

Suho eyes him suspiciously. “Do you have a girlfriend now?”

Kai stops, the happy expression disappearing from his face as he quickly wonders if Suho has figured him out. “Huh? Why do you ask?”

Suho tilts his head to one side and brings his thumb up to his lips. “I had a feeling just now... How do I say this... as though you already have someone in mind to invite.” He notices Kai’s shocked expression and snaps his fingers as he pieces everything together. “Aha? I was right then?”  <b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;font-weight:normal;">⥈⥈⥈<b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;font-weight:normal;">His eyes are blank as he stares at Kyungsoo. He lets out a heavy sigh, fogging up a circular portion of the glass enclosing the swimming pool and decides to get closer. He shuffles slowly to the familiar metal benches and breathes in the chlorinated air. Kyungsoo notices him then, waving to the other members he was previously talking with and going over to his boyfriend.

“Is that really okay? Coming over here?” Kai asks, looking up from his seat.

“Yeah, we’re going one-by-one according to the chart so we can move around while waiting for our turn.” He notices the spiral-bound sketchbook sitting on the bench. “Kai, you’re taking art? Wow. You have a love for art then?”

The younger boy scoffs. “If I did then you’d actually have something to be surprised about! I’m only taking this class because there aren’t any exams.” He reaches into his pocket and feels the smooth texture of the piece of cardstock. “Ah, that’s right. Do you wanna go to this movie preview thing?”

“Movie preview... thing?” Kyungsoo tilts his head to the side, confused. Then he points at Kai and back to himself, mouthing ‘you... and me?’

“Yup, I’ve got passes,” Kai replies, smiling.

“Hm, when is it?”

“Next weekend, I think...” Kai looks down at the paper and reads the dates. “Ah, I was right. So, you wanna go?” He looks up from the paper and his heart sinks as he takes in Kyungsoo’s dark expression.

Kyungsoo averts his eyes. “...Uh... next weekend...”