Friday Part Two (1/2)

<b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;font-weight:normal;">Time stopped in that moment for Kai. He wasn’t sure what to think, what to do. A slow rush of warmth envelops his body and his heart begins to beat again after a moment of being frozen in time.

...very likeable.

The words are echoing in his head and he can hear his blood pumping in his veins, loudly in his eardrums. A slow smile creeps onto his face as his lips curve upwards. “...Thank you,” he whispers, just barely loud enough for the other to hear. Kyungsoo turns to look at him, his heartbeat also quickening.

Kyungsoo’s thoughts are messy now. When you say thank you... just who are you thanking? What are you thinking right now?

…..It’s scary....

Kai turns to look at his boyfriend’s face and smiles warmly. “I’m glad,” he states.

Kyungsoo, uneasiness pooling up in his stomach, replies, “I-is that so...”

The younger boy continues, “Every single time they realized what I was really like, I’d know it was over. The girls would always walk away with a disappointed look. My friends can’t take it either, always saying that I’m a waste of a pretty face.” He pauses to smile a bit at himself. “This is the first time I’ve been told... that I’m okay just the way I am. Thank you.”

The older boy sighs a bit and looks up at him shyly, responding with, “You’re... as slow as ever.”

“Kai-sshi!”

Kyungsoo and Kai look over to see the swim team’s manager jogging up to them, out of breath. A slight blush on her face. “I... um.. could... I have a word with you?”

“Eh? Ah... now...?” Kai stutters, surprised at the situation. Kyungsoo realizes at once what she has to say to him and averts his gaze.

Kai glances over at his boyfriend and says, “Um, why don’t you go on without me first...”

“I’ll wait for you. I’ll wait for you here.”

Uneasy, he pauses for a moment and looks over at the girl. He tries to say in a light-hearted voice, “Alright then. I’ll be right back.”

All the while he’s following the girl, he can’t help but glance back at where Kyungsoo is waiting, anxiety filling his heart as he notices Kyungsoo’s distressed face looking at him.

Uncomfortable with the turn of events, he keeps thinking about his boyfriend’s face. What was that... I just can’t get his expression off my mind... I should hurry back... he thinks as he’s listening to her confession to him. What am I doing thinking of him at a time like this?

“Unless... no, that couldn’t... I mean, I...” she stutters.

This girl has really gathered up her courage. “Which part of me do you like?”

Shocked, she flinches a bit and nervously replies, “Well... I... uh, when I watch you, sometimes... you’re really... beautiful... and... you’re really tall... It’s just, you give off an air of perfection... and I really-- I really like it! I think you’re my ideal person and--”

It’s human nature to judge by appearance. It’s not just males who are superficial. No one bothers about things they cannot see, like the heart. Rather, it’s all about my face.

“Thank you, but... I’m sorry. I’ll definitely disappoint you,” Kai answers.

“How can that be?” the girl says, upset about his statement.

“I’m sorry. Because... the person that I’m seeing right now... says that I’m okay just the way I am.”  <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;">He’s walking back to where Kyungsoo is waiting, apprehension still oozing from his heart. Huh, I feel so uneasy, he thinks as he clenches the fabric on his chest tightly. As he approaches him, Kyungsoo still has a dismal expression on his face, his hands shoved into his pockets.

“Where do you live?” he asks cheerfully when he arrives.

“Huh?”

“Because you’re always the one sending me home!” The anxiety ebbs away slowly as he looks at his boyfriend.

“Yeah, but... I do that because I want to,” Kyungsoo responds slowly.

“Yup, and now I’m doing this because I want to as well.”

The older boy takes this in and shoots a bright smile at the other. “Let’s go then!” Kyungsoo replies happily, walking away from the staircase with a slight bounce.

Kai, noticing that they’re heading in the complete opposite direction from his house speaks up, “But, the station is that way!”

“I know. My house is this way,” he answers jubilantly.   <b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;font-weight:normal;">⥈⥈⥈