Only One For Me (A KaiSoo Fanfic)

Part II

Kai 

My afternoon class had just ended up, so I decided to use the 30 or so minutes until the next one to clean up the studio a little bit. As I was sweeping the floor, the bell above the door chimed, letting me know someone had come in. I figured it was one of the students coming back because they left something behind, a pretty common occurrence when working with young kids.

"What did you forget this time?" I mused without looking up.

"Nothing, but clearly, you forgot how to respectfully address your elders." The moment I heard his voice, my heart stopped and looked toward the door. He was just standing there with his hands in his pockets as he smiled at me. His was shorter than I remembered it being and he looked he gained some weight. But his smile...his smile was still the same as it had always been.

"Hyung? What...what are you doing here?" I stood up straighter, my heart finally starting to beat again. 

"Visiting you obviously," Taemin replied as he began walking closer. I sighed briefly, letting out a small laugh. "No, I, um, had to come back so I could find a way to tell my parents I dropped out of Yale."

My eyes went wide in utter shock. "What the hell made you do that?"

"Nothing particular really." He shrugged. "I just wasn't happy there and I figured I should at least do my father the favor of being happy at college if he's paying for it."

"Shit. What'd he say when you told him?"

"You mean after the screaming lecture?" Taemin chuckled, removing one hand from his pocket to give the back of his neck a quick rub. "He said he understood, but he didn't agree with it. But surprisingly, he's still willing to help me if I find something he feels will actually get me somewhere in life."

"And what might that something be?" I asked, my arm now propped up on the end of the broom.

"Dance, the only thing I've genuinely enjoyed doing," he said as he smiled again. "Juilliard is the plan, but it's been a while, so I don't feel ready to apply yet. But I heard you have become quite the teacher, so I figured you wouldn't mind helping me out."

"I do believe I can do that," I said, taking on his tone of voice now. "You do have the same learning capacity as the eight-year-olds I usually work with." 

"You're still an ass, I see," he said after letting out a few chuckles. He then went quiet for a moment, the two of us just staring at each other. "I missed you."

I glanced down for a moment but then right back at him. "Me, too."

Kyungsoo

One afternoon after one of my study groups ended, instead of going home like I usually did, I headed to the coffee shop just off campus to meet Baekhyun for lunch. He was in town visiting for the weekend and texted me the day before, asking if I wanted to meet and catch up. Of course, I said yes. I asked Kai if he wanted to meet us there, assuming it had been a while since he last saw him in person, but he just used what was quickly becoming his favorite line, "I'll be busy at the studio."

Through the window, I could see him sitting a table for two on his phone, a small cup and some kind of sandwich in front of him. Smiling, I finished walking to the door and tried to stay unseen as I went up and ordered something for myself. Luckily, there wasn't a large crowd in there, so I didn't have to stand around for too long before I could go over and join him.

"The first time I've seen you in months and you couldn't even wait to order until I got here?" I said as I sat down across from him. He looked up, seeming a little bit startled but laughing anyway.