The Special One : TaeTen

Chapter 4

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Over the next few weeks, Ten started dropping by New Culture's nearly every other day, when he could manage it; whenever the restaurant was slow - and he most definitely tried to find the most unpopular times to go - Taeyong would join him, sharing whatever dish he'd made that day for the silver-haired.

Slowly, they got to know each other, and slowly, they flirted more and more; Ten started slowing down a little, as soon as he realized that he was actually serious about this guy, because he could tell how shy Taeyong was - and of all the things he could mess up he did not want to scare him away.

Eventually, the afternoon came when Taeyong refused to give Ten the bill.

"Just... consider it on the house," he mumbled, looking embarrassed.

Ten made a few more token attempts at getting the red-haired man to relent, but he wouldn't, and the silver-haired left that afternoon walking on clouds.

That's gotta count as him buying me dinner. Right? Right! It's totally a date!

It didn't happen every time, but it happened enough, and after another week or two Ten decided he was going to try to at least get an answer as to whether or not the chef was single - although he was relatively certain that was the case.

He spent the morning trying to figure out how to ask without being too obvious; when he finally got to the restaurant, however - a late dinner, this time, thanks to work - it turned out that it didn't matter.

They were just sitting down to their shared meal when Taeyong - with an exaggerated cough and a pointed stare at his glass of water - cleared his throat.

"So, uh. You're a pretty big-name producer and choreographer, from what I've seen on the internet. I guess, um... I guess you get a lot of, um... interests?"

The chef was bright red as he said this, and Ten put his fork down, looking amused - and feeling more than a little surprised.

Oh my god, did he seriously just ask what I think he asked? Has he been looking me up online?

Hiding a smile, Ten raised an eyebrow.

"Well, I mean, I do have a lot of people asking for me to produce their albums and choreograph their dances, but I still get to pick and choose which projects I prefer."

"That's not, uh-"

At this point, Taeyong looked as if he was waiting for the ground to open up and swallow him up, and Ten couldn't help but smile.

"If you're asking if I date around because I'm relatively well-known in the industry, the answer is no. I did the celebrity thing, yeah, for about six months - back when Rise first hit her peak - but it dulled really fast." Ten explained. "I'm not saying I don't like people, I would just prefer to pick and choose who I spend my time with."

Ten smiled a bit more at the expression of relief on Taeyong's face.

"As for dating? I tend to be really busy, so it's going to have to be someone I'm really interested in; I'm not looking for cheap thrills and summer kicks. Living that kind of life was pretty lonely; I'd rather find someone I feel comfortable around. You know, like I could just sit down and have dinner with and talk to."

Taeyong looked up quickly at this, and when he saw Ten smiling at him, he turned even redder than he'd already been; there was a smile playing at the corners of his mouth, though, and Ten couldn't help pushing the conversation along.