University High (Yizhan Fanfiction)

Chapter 32: Stage

It was dusk by the time they arrived at the bar. There was not any customers yet since the place only officially open in half an hour.

It was Xiaozhan's second time there. Yibo held Xiaozhan's hand and led him to a seat near the stage.

"Hey Yibo! I see you brought a friend."

"Hi Mingjue ge, this is Xiaozhan my boyfriend. Zhange, this is Mingjue ge, the owner of this place."

*cough*cough.. hi Yibo's boyfriend. Its the first time he brought anyone here. Order anything. Its on the house." The tall man said eyeing him. 

"Okay Thanks." Xiaozhan said.

Soon, the crowd gathered. Yibo held the black microphone in his head and began his first song. His voice was slightly husky and had a deep undertone. When he sang, Zhan had butterflies in his stomach. He leaned against the table and watched him closely.

He recalled the first time he met Yibo was also like that moment. The first moment he was attracted to him. He did not know it was love. But slowly, the boy from that time made his way into Xiaozhan's heart and never left. Fate somehow led them a detour round the whole block before letting them be together. He often wondered what they would be like if they had not met in school. Nevertheless, he could not help but feel thankful for his presence in this life.

Mingjue came and gave him a blue cocktail and a platter of finger foods.

"So Yibo's boyfriend?"

"hahaa.. you can call me Xiaozhan."

"What do you think of his performance?"

"Not bad I'd say."

"Yibo's really talented. He seldom came for rehearsals yet he picked up the pace really quickly. A friend of mine worked in entertainment biz, he wanted me to talk Yibo into joining the circle since he was rejected by Yibo many times. He's so young and singing here is such a waste of his talent. Maybe you can talk to him about it. Here is his business card."

After Mingjue left, Xiaozhan stared at the business card in front of him. Yibo, becoming a singer? The concept was something completely new to him. He had trouble processing it. He looked up at the stage and Yibo who glanced lovingly at him.

"*ahem, this next song is dedicated to the love of my life. I just wanna say when we are together I am very happy. I hope we can stay this way for a long time."

The girls in the audience squealed and some even sounded disappointed.

Xiaozhan's face turned completey red. He picked up his cocktail glass and drank the liquid trying to mask his flustered face. How could he say such things so openly in public?!? Nevertheless, the words that rang in his ears made his heart beat a mile a minute.

Xiaozhan gazed lovingly at the guy who owned the stage. When he sang, he was in his own world. His voice magnetic, drawing people in to him. His presence glowed around him. Xiaozhan marvelled at the beautiful boy that the other girls in the room were staring at. He could fully understand their feelings and excitement for he too felt the same, or maybe more.

A girl sitting by herself stood out amongst the crowd. She was wearing a peach tank top covered in leather jacket and had on a short skirt and leather boots. Her long silky hair reached the top of her skirt. A few guys were eyeing her and that made her feel uncomfortable.

She noticed Xiaozhan sitting alone and looked pretty harmless. He was staring at Yibo and Yibo was glancing back at Zhan occasionaly. She walked up to Zhan and sat next to the empty chair beside him.

"Hi uncle, I'm Yoona. Can I sit here?" Without waiting for Zhan's reply, the young girl sat.

"Uncle?!? how old are you to be calling me uncle young lady?"