Donald Na X Gravy [And Other Short Stories]

(Not) Fake Dating

"Where's Hyunjin?" Sangman asked. "Usually he's here by now,"

All of a sudden, the practice room's door was kicked open. Hyunjin was exhausted, sweaty, and panting heavily. "Gerard!"

"I didn't do anything!" Gerard claimed. 

"You're not in trouble," Hyunjin staggered over to the couch and collapsed onto it. "I just need you to help me with something,"

Everyone knew that Hyunjin rarely asked anyone for help. If he did need help, he'd ask Jinwoo or Sangman, but he'd never ask Gerard.

"What's wrong?" Even though they always argued, Gerard was very concerned over his friend's strange behavior.

"Go on a dinner date with me,"

For a brief moment, the room was silent as the three boys tried to process what Hyunjin had just said.

Hyunjin was dead serious. "My parents said that if I don't bring my boyfriend or girlfriend over for dinner, they'll take it as a chance to put me in an arranged marriage. I need you to be my date,"

"Sure," Gerard agreed.

"We'll stop by your place after practice so you can get ready and then we'll head over to my house," Hyunjin said.

XXX

"Hey Jinwoo," Sangman asked after Hyunjin and Gerard left. "We both know that those two have huge crushes on each other, right?"

"Yeah,"

"And Hyunjin just asked Gerard on a date?"

"Yeah,"

"He never specified that it was a fake date and Gerard didn't hesitate to accept,"

"Yeah,"

"So...they're dating for real?"

"I'M SO CONFUSED MAN! I THOUGHT WE'D HAVE TO PUSH THEM TO CONFESS BUT HYUNJIN SUDDENLY CONFESSED OUT OF THE BLUE!? I DON'T GET IT!"

Sangman patted his friend's back. "Let's go get some coffee,"

XXX

"Mom, Dad, this is my boyfriend, Gerard," Hyunjin introduced. "Gerard, these two are my parents,"

"Hello sir, hello ma'am," Gerard greeted. "I'm Gerard Jin,"

"Oh, you're that boy from the subway!" Dad Cha recognized Gerard. "You're a very brave young man. If it weren't for you, that little boy would've gotten into a fatal accident,"

"It was nothing," Gerard said. "My body just acted on its own,"

Dinner was pleasant. To see if they were really dating, Mom Cha and Dad Cha asked both boys several questions about each other and to both Hyunjin and Gerard's shock, they both got every question correct. 

XXX

After dinner, Hyunjin offered to walk Gerard home. "It's fine," Gerard declined. "I can protect myself if I get into trouble,"

"I insist," Hyunjin motioned to Gerard' broken ring finger. "If you get into a fight with your finger like that, you'll make the wound even worse,"

"Then I'll just run away instead of getting into a fight," Gerard claimed. 'If I do get into a fight, especially since I'm sure that Jeongmu Choi bastard would want revenge, I don't want Hyunjin getting caught in the middle of it,'

"I insist," Hyunjin repeated. 'I'll protect you if you do get into a fight,'

In the end, Hyunjin could not be dissuaded and he walked Gerard home. On the way, Hyunjin started to hum a bit of a song he had written for personal reasons instead of for Slam to sing.

"That song sounds nice," Gerard commented. "You know, you didn't have to walk me home. I know you don't actually consider me a friend and only put up with me for the sake of the band,"

Hyunjin stopped walking. "Gerard, I do consider you my friend. I just don't like it when you fight because I hate it when you get hurt,"

"You actually care about me?" Gerard also stopped walking. 

"Obviously," Hyunjin looked away with a slight blush. 

"Wait, you asked me out on a dinner date, not a fake dinner date," Gerard recalled. "Are we dating!?"

"Do you want to date?" Hyunjin's blush became even darker. 

"I mean..." It was Gerard's turn to blush. "Do you want to date?"

"I asked first,"

"And I asked second,"

"You, me, this restaurant," Hyunjin texted the address to Gerard. "Dinner after practice tomorrow,"

"I'll be there," Gerard said.

"Then yes, we are dating,"

I'm gonna also write a Yandere Hyunjin X Gerard one shot.