Dark Purple Rose [YiZhan FF]

Chapter 50 (Final Chapter)

A little over a year later...

Zhan stood in front of the concert hall, pacing impatiently from one foot to the other. It was cold and had started to rain again. He knew that the rain would soon turn to snow. It was cold enough by now. And there had been the first, albeit only very slight, snowfall a week ago. Zhan had only noticed it because he was waiting in vain for Yibo outside the movie theater. They had planned a date night. But as so often since Yibo went undercover as an idol again, Yibo hadn't made it in time. The movie was almost over when Yibo finally showed up. In the end, they simply drove to Yibo's apartment, where he fell asleep on the sofa half an hour later, completely exhausted.

Sia, who accompanied Zhan that evening, was now so cold that she was chattering her teeth. She complained: "How much longer are we supposed to stand here and wait? The concert starts in 20 minutes and it looks like the fans are all in the hall by now."

"I don't know Sia. I was told to show up at the side entrance at 8pm and they would let us in then." Zhan replied and sneezed hard. He hoped that this was not a harbinger of a cold to come. His last cold was only two months ago. And that was a bad cold. He caught it because he didn't listen to Yibo after they were both in a swimming pool and he refused to dry his hair there. Two days later, he was lying flat in bed with a cold and had to endure Yibo's mockery for not listening to him.

"Can't you call Yibo to let someone know we're here?" Sia rattled the door handle again. For the fifth or sixth time that evening. The result was that the door was locked. "Or is there another side entrance here?"

"This is the only side entrance. At least as far as I know. I'll try calling him again." Zhan replied, annoyed. He had already tried a few times but hadn't reached Yibo because he had probably put it on silent. Yibo had once told him that he puts his cell phone on silent before concerts so as not to be distracted.

Just as Zhan took off his right glove for the 7th time to call Yibo, the door finally opened. One of Yibo's bodyguards had come to the door. "Sorry to keep you waiting. There was an incident and so it took longer." The bodyguard explained as he let the two of them in.

"An incident?" Zhan asked in alarm.

"Yes. A stagehand fell when he was replacing a light fixture. During a final light test, he noticed that the spotlight wasn't working. And somehow he fell from above. That caused chaos and that's why we forgot to let you in." The bodyguard explained.

"Oh my God. How is the stagehand?" Zhan asked anxiously.

"He's broken his leg. We already know that much. They'll see everything else at the hospital. Oh, here comes the ambulance already." The bodyguard replied, stepped out of the door and waved to the ambulance, which arrived with flashing blue lights and sirens. Zhan and Sia were then picked up in the corridor by Yibo's assistant. Sia was taken into the hall to a VIP seat and Zhan to Yibo backstage.

When Yibo saw Zhan, he rushed up to him, wrapped his arms around him, stole a quick kiss and asked, "Are you ready baby?"

Zhan shook his head vigorously. "No. I feel like I have to go to the bathroom every five minutes. And my stomach is spinning."

"That's just because you're nervous."

"I'm aware of that Bo. But there's nothing I can do about it."

"But you're still ready to take that step, aren't you?"

"Yeah, sure. If you still want to."

"ZhanZhan. I stand by it. I already came out live to all the media 6 months ago and told them about my boyfriend. It's time for them to meet you. My fans finally want to know who you are." Yibo held Zhan's hands and looked him firmly in the eyes. "They've accepted that I'm gay. And that I have a boyfriend. But now they want to finally get to know my boyfriend. And I want everyone to know that you are my boyfriend. I love you Zhan and I want to show the whole world. And you yourself have said that you are finally ready to show yourself."