[EXO FANFIC FOR TAO] Coincidences

Part 1

It was mere coincidence, of course, that you happened to be at the airport that day. You were visiting some family and you decided you were old enough to travel by yourself. Navigating through the airport in Beijing was difficult, especially with your amateur Chinese, but you somehow made it out of the arrival zone. Walking around now, you find yourself in a more open area unsure of where to go. This would prove to be a problem. Shit, I should have asked for directions. You think to yourself as you thought back to when you finally found someone who could speak good enough english to tell you you were headed in the right direction. Looking around, you try to find someone who seemed to stand out, even if only just a little. 

You saw someone who looked about twenty years old, wearing all black, staring straight ahead with a rather scary expression. You didn't know what drew you to him, but you walked up and said to him, "Excuse me, but how I do leave the airport from here?" (Yes, you were very obviously lost). 

He turned to look at you, a surprised expression on his face. When he spoke, he sounded shy "Oh...um...well you go this way..." And he gave you directions. As you looked closely at him, you noticed his sharp eyes, the several piercings on his ears, how very tall he was compared to you. His lips had the most charming appeal to them and his eyes, black as coal (they looked that way from here) were also rather charming. He looked kind of scary at first, but in truth seemed a bit scared of you. He was an attractive guy, you had to admit.

After he gave directions, you politely give a small bow with your head and say "thank you" then turn to leave. But as fate would have it, right as you spun around to leave, your foot slips and you find yourself falling forward. Fully expecting to land on your face, you lift your hands to brace yourself. When you realize that you felt no impact, you open your eyes. An arm is around your waist; the arm of the stranger you just asked for directions from. You look at him, unsure of what to say, only to whisper a small "Thank you...um...sir."

"Tao." He says to you. "You can call me Tao. That's...that's my name."

"Yeah," you say, still a little shaken. "OK." You realize his hand is still on your waist and you stand upright, feeling a little embarrassed. "I have to go now." You say, giving another mini-bow. "Thank you again, really. Maybe I'll see you around, um, Tao." Something about him seemed awfully familiar, but you couldn't quite place what it was. But before you can leave, he puts his hand on your arm and stops you. You feel your heart skip a beat, though that could have been for good and bad reasons.

"Wait," he says. He realizes that his hand is still on your arm and he quickly pulls it away. "Um...what's...what's your name?" You're a little shocked, but you give him your name. "OK. I'll, uh, see you around." He says with a little smile that you thought looked kinda cute.  So with that, you turn to leave.

It was the start of a weird vacation. 

You arrive at the house of your grandparents, a nice apartment that was more than enough space for them and you.  You put your backpack down for a second, then noticed something peeking out of the side pocket that was for water bottles. You couldn't remember anything being there before. It was a small slip of paper folded many times. You unfold it and it says this in very messy scrawled writing:

Here's my number: ###-###-#### 

Just in case you ever need someone to hang out with. 

-Tao

It was sweet. And strange. But you thought it was mostly sweet, so you added the number under your contacts list on your not-so-fancy phone. You realized that you really did need a tourguide for this little vacation. Your cousins were busy this year and they didn't have time to hang out with you (which they were sorry for). You were some years younger than them, and they were already getting married so it was to be expected. But without them, you really couldn't find your way around this place. You've been here before a few times, but the streets of the city were much too confusing for someone like you who lived in a simple town that wasn't anything like here.