After The Dance

❁24❁

Yeosang sighs as he checks his wrist watch. He had already checked his suitcase in and held his passport along with his ticket. He knew that his friends' Graduation party had ended a while ago, so he was waiting whether they would show up before he could get to his gate.

He had about a few minutes left before he would enter the other part of the airport where the people who aren't going on a flight weren't allowed to enter. After waiting for another five minutes, Yeosang decided that he needed to go. Getting up from the connected metal chairs, he wore his backpack on one of his shoulders and began walking towards another security checkpoint.

Just as he was close to the line, he heard someone yell his name. Turning his head around, he spots the person he was waiting for. Jongho ran to his hyung, not caring if he was wrinkling his Graduation clothes. The rest of their friends were behind him but gave the two some privacy by staying back a bit.

The younger stood in front of the babysitter panting heavily. Yeosang allowed him to catch his breath, not moving from his original spot. Once Jongho had found a steady rhythm in his breathing, he faced his hyung.

"I'm sorry I kept you waiting" He offers his hyung a small smile. His words containing a second meaning to them and the older took notice of it. The male returned the smile.

"It's okay. I made you run across the airport while screaming my name, I think that's payback enough" Their giggles were music to the other's ears. Eyes remained locked with one another as they stepped closer. Soon they were inches apart.

"How many times have we been in this position?" Jongho asked. His hand slowly making its way around his hyung's waist to pull him closer.

"A lot. Though, I hope this time nothing ruins it" Yeosang said just as playfully. His own arms wrapping around the younger's neck.

"I think I can help with that" Jongho whispered as their noses touched.

"How?"

"With this"

Then their lips finally met. Soft and plush just how they imagined it to be. Emotions began mixing in as the kiss was becoming more passionate and deep. The two had no intentions of escalating the kiss than what it already was since they were still in public, but they made sure to convey the right emotions before parting. Their forehead connected like a magnet on a fridge, their eyes staring at each other while also giving small glances at the other's lips. The two smiled as they continued to hold onto each other before the airport's intercom annouced that Yeosang's flight was ready to accept its passengers.

"I have to go" The older's voice barely came out as a whisper.

"Okay" Is what he said, but Jongho gave no effort to move from his spot. When the babysitter tried moving from the other male's hold, the hands around him made him stay still. He knew that if didn't start to move he would be late to his flight. So he ended using drastic measures. Closing the gap from their faces again, Yeosang kissed the younger while his hand maneuvered to get Jongho's hand off from his waist. Releasing their lips, he giggles at the younger's pout.

"I'll be back soon" Jongho kissed the older one last time.

"Promise?"

"I promise" The babysitter began walking backwards. Their fingers slowly slipping away from each other before they let go. With one last wave to the younger and his friends, he disappears further in the airport.

-

"Hyungie!" Sungho exclaimed as he held onto the side of the pool while he talked to the older, splashing the outer pavement and turning it into its darker colour.

"Hey bud! How's the pool?" Yeosang asked as he kept walking while he talked to the younger on the phone held by Jongho.

The babysitter has been gone for five months as of now and not a lot has change. Yeosang and Jongho both agreed that they would wait for the older to come back home before they made things official between them, leaving them to play the waiting game. Their friends and the youngest were all accepted to the same university since none of them wanted to leave each other. And Yeosang's cousin, Eunhui, became Sungho's new babysitter after the male left.

It took the boy about a day or two to warm up to the girl since it has been a while since the last time she babysat him, and that he would sometimes cry because of how much he missed his original babysitter. But, after learning the ropes from Yeosang through texts and calls, things were eventually smooth sailing between the two.

"It's nice! Hui noona taught me how to float on my back and I can do it now!" The kid swam back a bit and did the trick for the older. His smile never leaving his face as he swam back closer to the edge.

"That's amazing cub!"

The friend group along with their families were currently in a vacation home to celebrate the Choi couple's anniversary. Jongho showed the older where everyone was by using the phone's back camera. The fathers were near the barbecue grilling different meat while talking about the latest sports news, the mothers were inside setting the table and getting ready for dinner, their friends were either in the pool or sat at the edge to dip their feet. Everyone was enjoying themselves while they waited for dinner to be served.

After showing what everyone was doing, Jongho had slipped back inside the home to talk to the older in private.

"So, how's the states?" The younger had to stare at the older's jaw because of how the phone was angled.

"Fine, I feel like it's a tad bit busier here than there but I can manage"

The male wore earphones so that Jongho couldn't hear the bustling world that was happening around, but instead hear the sound of his mic bouncing quite often.

"Well hopefully that's a sign to come back home" If the younger was able to teleport the older to where he was he would have done that a long time ago. But unfortunately, the world didn't work that way so he had no choice but to wait.

"Hmm, yeah. Hey listen, I need to go, I'll text you later!" Then their call ended. Jongho found it weird how the other's voice drifted at first but didn't gave it much thought in the end.

All of them were now gather back inside. Jongho and Sungho got the honour of lighting their parent's anniversary cake. Once the couple had blew them out everyone congratulated them, wishing them good health and for their relationship to last. It was then that as they began eating all of them heard the doorbell ring. Almost all of them paused on the spot. Eunhui who held onto her empty paper plate volunteered to open while the rest resumed grabbing food for themselves.

"Hey Eunhui, who was at the door?" Mingi noticed the girl coming back, that got the others attention.

"A guest arrived late" All of them were puzzled by her words. However, before they could think of who should be arriving at the time. The person entered the room.

"Hyung" The word slipped out of Jongho's mouth as a whisper, not believing that the person in front of them was actually Yeosang who -according to him- wasn't supposed to come back until another month. Yet, here he was.

"What? No hug or anything?" He giggled as he stretched his arms out more. That was when the younger dropped his plate on the table and went to the older. Instead of a hug, he connected their lips. The feeling was both foreign and familiar to them. Warmth spreading to both of their chest as they parted to stare at each other.

"I told you I would be back"