My Love That Is Forever (EXO FF)

12: You Can't Be Mine

Kyungsoo unlocked his cellphone to check if he was at the right place. It was a casual dining restaurant, too fancy for the occasion in his opinion, located a few kilometers from the city center.

When his mother had told him about setting him up on a date with one of her friend's daughter, he had been unwilling at first. But he had done this a few times before too, going to the date he was set up on to placate his mother and then politely detaching himself by showing subpar interest in the girl and their surroundings. Most of them didn't mind, having been forced into it themselves and they usually parted amiably. None of them had managed to catch his attention enough to actually pursue. Even if his mother did wonder, why it never worked out with any of the girls, she hadn't directly questioned him about it. This time though, she'd seemed more concerned and hopeful, so he'd have to be careful to not mess this up too much and be as polite as possible.

In other words, it was just another day for him to dine at a fancy place, and go back home to his peaceful - lonely - life.

He tried to find the picture of the girl he was going to meet, that he hadn't bothered opening since his mother had sent it to him as he walked up the steps to the restaurant, and absent mindedly greeted the waiter at the reception. Then he turned to look at the picture.

His heart stopped when he saw the girl's image. It can't be......something must have gone wrong......he couldn't believe what was right in front of his eyes.

He looked up, eyes sweeping the hall he was standing in, looking for the one person he so wanted and did not want to see. And fair enough, he found her siting on a table in the corner of the hall near the glass windows. Even though she had her back to him, he knew at once it was her.

With a ray of hope that his eyes were playing tricks on him, he took heavy steps towards her, his heart beat quickening with each one.

Within touching distance, he reached out his hand and patted her shoulder.

.....................

Taeyeon had dropped Seungwan at the restaurant fifteen minutes before the decided time, so she could make herself comfortable.

"You look beautiful. Just be brave", The slightly older girl had told her with a reassuring smile, before leaving.

Seungwan found the table reserved for them, and fixed her clothes. The waiter came to take her order, but she asked him to come later.

It's okay, you can do this, she tried to calm her racing heart. It's about time you confessed and destiny has given you the perfect opportunity. She smiled and touched her cheeks with her hands, trying to cool them. She had tried her best to look good, Taeyeon and Soojung had helped her a lot and now it was only a matter of her luck how things turned out.

She was still busy encouraging herself, when she felt a pat on her shoulder. She spun around to see the person she had been waiting for.

"H-Hello, Kyungsoo shii", She croaked out and internally slapped herself. Stop stammering!

The guy looked like he'd been dumbstruck. He kept staring at her like he'd seen a ghost, not responding and Seungwan started to falter under his stare. He probably noticed her discomfort and cleared his throat, looking away.

"Hello Wendy shii", he greeted back. "I am quite surprised to see you here"

"Really? Did you-did you not know?", Seungwan was a bit surprised to hear him call her 'Wendy' as he always called her by her real name. Well, not always, considering they'd only interacted what once? Twice?

"No, I-I did, I just.....let's get seated first, shall we?", he asked and went to sit across from Seungwan, loosening his tie. Seungwan frowned. He looked a little bit....disappointed? Angry? She didn't know what to make of the vibes coming off of him, just that they weren't good. The waiter asked them for their order, but Kyungsoo told him away saying they would order in a few minutes.