rapunzel | xiaodery - henxiao [ ✔ ]

二十九

Xiaojun held the door for Hendery, reaching out his free hand for the other to hold. Hendery held it, thanking Xiaojun for being such a gentleman.

The two males entered the coffee shop, being greeted by the tantalizing aroma of fresh coffee. The inside of the place is aesthetically pleasing, it makes you feel relax, comfortable and at peace.

Hendery told Xiaojun to pick a table for them while he orders, and Xiaojun knows where he exactly wants to seat. He picked the table next to the window, where fake leaves and flowers are hanging. Xiaojun slowly sat down on the soft couch, admiring the place.

"This place is really elegant, right?" Hendery asked him, placing the caramel coffee and a slice of cake in front of Xiaojun He sat down on the opposite side, placing his roasted latte and own slice of cake on top of the table. Xiaojun nodded, he loves how calming the place looks.

"You pick good places." Xiaojun said, taking his coffee from the table before sipping on the mug. Hendery hummed, Ten is the one that introduced him to this place. The elder is really close friends with the owners; Johnny and his other half, Jaehyun. He met them before and they're really nice. Hendery learned that Johnny is from Chicago and Jaehyun lived in America for four years, and they both loves coffee.

"Thank you." Hendery thanked him, he'll surely thank Ten for recommending him to take Xiaojun here when he mentioned earlier that he didn't plan on where to go.

A comfortable silence took over them as they eat their cakes and sips their coffee. "So," Xiaojun started, breaking the silence that's been going on for a while now. "What's your relationship with Lucas?" Hendery placed his empty mug down, looking at Xiaojun with a confused look. He raised his left eyebrow and as he stare more at the other man, he already know why Xiaojun looks like he doesn't like his tall friend.

"Oh you know, we've been friends since we were little so we're really close. We hold hands, we hug, we cuddle, we always eat together, we have movie nights too. We're really comfortable with each other and we spend a lot of time together. He's one of the persons that I can trust the most, and he'll always be there if I need someone, he's like a brother to me." Hendery ranted, wiggling his eyebrows as he look at Xiaojun teasingly. Xiaojun nodded, he felt relieved. He now understands why they were like that earlier.

Xiaojun wants to do all of those things with Hendery too, but he can't. He doesn't even know how to confess, but something pushed him to ask Hendery a question that would either make him sad or happy. "Is there someone that you like?" Hendery's expression changed, he has a small and shy smile now, and he's blushing too.

Xiaojun can feel both of the emotions that was mentioned earlier. but he just hid it. "So it's a yes," Xiaojun hummed, "I wonder who it is." Xiaojun teased him, smirking as he place his chin on top of his palm. Hendery blushed even more, he looked around to look for an excuse and he saw the vintage clock on the wall. "O-oh look!" Hendery pointed his index finger to the clock's direction. "W-we should go b-back to our s-schools." Hendery stood up, his head low and fingers fiddling with the hem of his shirt as he walk out the coffee shop. Xiaojun chuckled, he caught up to Hendery and slid his arm on the younger's shoulders. He might not be sure who's the person that Hendery likes, but at least he has a chance.