Dare (A Kaisoo Fanfic)

Twelve

Kai

As the days went on and we spent more time together, I could almost feel Kyungsoo and me growing closer. We went on more dates and, when we felt comfortable enough, told all of our friends about us, although most of them had figured it out by that time. Gradually, his friends became my friends and my friends became his friends. Chanyeol still hadn't completely warmed up to me yet, but he was usually too preoccupied with Baekhyun anyway. Three months had gone by quickly yet blissfully and I never wanted it to change. 

"So do your guys' parents know yet?" Xiumin asked me at lunch one afternoon as I was sitting with him, Luhan, Tao, Sehun, and of course, Kyungsoo.

"I-I haven't told my parents," Kyungsoo said as he shook his head lightly and nervously. "I don't know if I will...I don't know what they'd do if I did."

"I would either be away at some conversion therapy camp or dead," I interjected, putting another spoonful of rice into my mouth. 

"That seems a little dramatic," Sehun said as he took a sip of his drink. "They can't really be that bad. I've met them and they seem nice."

"Oh, it's not dramatic. They may seem like good people on the outside, but they, like many others, have been possessed by hateful and hypocritical Christianity. They'd kill me if I told them now."

"Does that mean you're never going to tell them? I mean, no offense, but you guys aren't exactly subtle when it comes to your feelings," Luhan said. Kyungsoo and I looked at each other briefly.

"I will...once I graduate and find my own place. I've been saving up money from chores and my part-time job, so as soon as I graduate, I'm moving out. I'll tell them right before I leave for good. That way, they can't force me to go to some program or financially blackmail me. I won't have to deal with them anymore."

"You really think you can cut them off? Just like that?" Xiumin questioned with raised eyebrows?

I sighed as I looked at him. "I think I'm gonna have to," I said, my voice lower. "They'll never accept this part of me, no matter how much they claim to love me." The table went quiet for a moment and I felt Kyungsoo grab my hand from under the table, which made me look up a little and smile faintly. 

"I'm sure everything will work out the way it's supposed to," he said, turning his head to Xiumin toward the end of his sentence. I laced our fingers together and gave his hand a little squeeze. It wasn't too long after that that Chanyeol walked up to the table and joined us.

"Hey Yeollie," Kyungsoo said, prompting Chanyeol to wave at him. He turned around for a moment right as he was about to sit down, letting out a loud groan.

"Baek, come on. I already told you they don't bite all the time," Chanyeol said as he walked away briefly. He came back over seconds later, gripping someone's wrist tightly in his hand. I was surprised to see that it was Baekhyun as Chanyeol forced him to sit next to him while Chanyeol sat next to me.

"Guys, this Baekhyun and he is kind of shy, so please don't eat him alive," Chanyeol said, mostly talking to Luhan and Tao across the table. They just looked at each other as if they were totally oblivious, which made me chuckle.

"Hi Baekhyun, it's nice to finally meet you. I'm Kyungsoo, but feel free to call me D.O," Kyungsoo greeted, acquiring a timid smile from him in response.

"He doesn't even know I exist," I said, quoting Baekhyun. Baekhyun just scowled at me and I laughed.

"What? Did I miss something?" Chanyeol questioned, looking back and forth between us.

"No, it's nothing," Baekhyun said frantically before I jumped in. I laughed and just waved my hand at Kyungsoo, telling him not to worry about it.

"So are you guys officially dating yet?" Kyungsoo asked excitedly as he leaned on the table and looked at them. Baekhyun and Chanyeol exchanged shy looks, Chanyeol letting out a small laugh as Baekhyun's cheeks turned red.