Only One For Me (A KaiSoo Fanfic)

Part VI

Kai

Things were definitely starting to feel better between Kyungsoo and me over the next week or so. The silent tension between us had eased quite a bit, which made it a lot easier to breathe around each other. I could see a difference in him, too. He went back to being a lot more talkative with me and texted me a lot more throughout the day. Of course, I was smart enough to know that one dinner wouldn't fix all of our problems. It was going to take a lot of work for the tension that had built up between us to completely go away. It would also require me to seriously work on myself so that I could open up to him more since that seemed to be the common denominator in every argument we had.

But as usually was the case, saying it and doing were two very different things and one was much easier than the other.

One weekend, I was sitting on the couch as he scattered around the apartment. The television was on, but I was only half paying attention. He was dressed in a tuxedo that he had come home with yesterday for some work party his parents were hosting. He said he didn't intend to stay long because those parties never interested him, but the way he was running around so frantically made me think otherwise.

"Are you sure this isn't a bigger deal than you said it was?" I asked on his way back from the bathroom into our bedroom.

He stopped for a very brief moment to reply. "Yeah, it's nothing really," he said, waving a hand at me and then continuing into our bedroom. He raised his voice as he began talking again. "It's just some stupid corporate party they have a few times a year to make sure people still like them enough to support the firm. My dad invites a bunch of his biggest clients and shows off my brother and me. I somehow get emotionally manipulated into going every time."

I let out a quiet chuckle, one not loud enough for him to hear from where he was. "You make it sound so exciting," I replied sarcastically.

He hummed and I could almost picture the cute frown on his face. "Let's just say you won't be missing out on anything by staying here," he said. I tried to keep the smile on my face, but it inevitably fell a little after hearing his words.

"So, will anyone you know be there? Chanyeol or someone?"

"Chanyeol maybe, but his dad is actually cool, so he'll probably let him skip it. Suho's friends may be there, but I doubt I'll talk to them." He went quiet for a moment, but I heard the faint sound of keys jingling before he came back out into the living room. "But remember my one friend at school, Hyunsik? I'm pretty sure I told you about him." I thought for a moment, nodding when I remembered that conversation. "Well, apparently, his aunt is also among the rich, so when I was telling him about the party, he already knew about it and was gonna be there. So, he's giving me a ride there because I told him I will most likely be drinking a lot of champagne."

Kyungsoo laughed a little after speaking and I tried to, but I couldn't help but feel a small ping of jealousy in my chest. I tried to push it down, but it must have been easier to read on my face than I thought it was.

"What's that face?" he asked, now turning around to face me fully. 

"What face?" I replied, hoping he'd just let it go.

He narrowed his eyes at me. "That face you make when you have something you want to say but don't want to say it. That's the face you just made."

"Did I?"

"Don't try to act oblivious." 

"Am I doing that, too?"

"Kai," he said, a hint of seriousness in his voice. I just looked at him as he looked right at me and sighed lightly. "Is there something you'd like to tell me? You know, like any certain way you might currently be feeling?"