Strictly Business / Minsung

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It wasn't easy for Minho to focus on his dance practice the next day when the blinding brightness of Han Jisung's smile was imprinted in his brain more than the choreography he was learning. Day dreaming of the beautiful boy's face seemed much more appealing to Minho at that moment than going over the same tiring routine another 20 times. Regardless, the dancer was easily side tracked from both tasks by the ping of his phone coming from his bag.

Displayed on his screen was a message from an unknown number simply reading 'my gf just saw both of you in the studio she works at ??' Minho assumed that the message must be from Ryujin.

'What do you mean both of us ??' he fired back feeling confused at what she had said.

'You're in the dance studio and Jisung is in the music studios' came the reply and Minho instantly felt a renewed sense of energy. He and Jisung were in the same building?

'Wait? Minho and I are in the same building' was the next message to appear in the chat.

'Yes? That's exactly what I said?' Ryujin had responded and Minho could almost hear her fake annoyance through the words.

'Whatever both of you stop being dumb in separate rooms and come and meet me in the dessert shop next door, I have a private room and my gf just got off work <3' Ryujin sent next and Minho decided that eating desserts with Jisung sounded much more appealing than simply day dreaming about him.

Both boys confirmed that they would be there soon and Minho could barely contain his excitement at the fact that he got to meet up with Jisung after less than a day apart. The older could simply not get enough of the younger boy, Jisung was like that one song that Minho loved so much it never became overplayed, he was a dance Minho could perform so many times but he would never get bored of, he was extraordinary. The dancer didn't care that he'd only known Jisung a day, the prospect of having an actual friend (or even more!) who didn't just want him for his money was too exciting to resist.

Minho reached the dessert shop in what seemed like a record time but when he was ushered into the private room, he saw Jisung already sat next to an empty seat. "Hey sorry I took so long," he greeted the group.

"It's okay you didn't," Ryujin spoke, "Jisung just ran here so quickly I'm surprised he didn't break a sprinting world record or something."

"I'm more likely to break a leg," Jisung laughed quietly.

"Anyway," Ryujin giggled, "I'm honoured to introduce you to my girlfriend, this is Yeji," she grinned.

Minho finally looked at the girl sat next to his friend and despite him being completely and utterly gay, he could see why Ryujin was so smitten with the girl. Minho knew little more of Yeji than the fact that she was always polite and kind to him when he checked into the dance studios yet she was undeniably beautiful and Ryujin looked to her as if she had single handedly hung the stars in the sky. He hoped that someday someone would look at him in that way too.

"It's a pleasure to meet you properly," Minho greeted her with a smile.

"You too!" she spoke back, "I see you all the time but I guess I never really knew you until now."

After introductions, their conversation sprung up naturally. Ryujin spoke of how she and Yeji had met at a food festival in town and how they had both been alone and agreed to walk around together. Minho spoke of how he was happy to have their 'gay alliance' group now because he had never had many friends. Jisung spoke very little but it was obvious that he was fully comfortable simply listening to everyone else's stories.

Sat back in his chair, Minho thought Jisung looked happier than he had ever appeared in any of the photos the older had seen him in. From his instagram posts, Minho assumed that Jisung lived the perfect lifestyle, he seemed confident and like he had infinite amounts of friends and people wanting to be with him but the older was almost glad to find out that Jisung wasn't like that. Perhaps it was their similarities that had brought them this close even after having only known each other one day, or maybe it was Minho's blatant attempts to break the ice quickly due to his huge crush on the boy, but whatever it was it had worked. The two boys all but forgot about the existence of the girls across from them as they talked about anything and everything.

"No! I did that too!" Minho had exclaimed excitedly as Jisung finished retelling the story of how he fell in his pool. The boys were apparently alike in every way even in their tendency to be clumsy and fall over their own feet.

The conversation between the two was only interrupted by Ryujin clearing her throat and Minho turned his head to look at the two girls who sat at the other side of the table. Knowing smiles were painted over their faces and Minho couldn't really think of why but regardless they looked fond and happy so there was no need to complain.

Desserts arrived soon afterward and Minho and Jisung quickly discovered that each other's sundaes were much more exciting than the ones they had ordered themselves. When Jisung kept dipping his spoon into Minho's ice cream the older didn't mind one bit, if anything he felt his heart beating fast as he observed the younger boy storing the food in his cheeks and happily chewing on the pieces of cookie dough. Jisung was positively the cutest thing Minho had ever seen and the dancer never wanted to look away.

However, good things always quickly came to an end and Minho knew this well so it didn't surprise him when Jisung announced that he needed to leave not even 5 minutes after they finished eating. The three others sent the boy off with warm smiles and a promise to meet up again, Minho found himself watching his back as the boy padded down the road. It didn't even take a second for Ryujin and Yeji to turn their attention to him and Jisung rounded the corner.

"So how long have you liked Jisung?" Ryujin asked with a smirk as soon as the younger boy was finally out of view and Minho finally looked away.

"I have no idea what you're talking about," he lied blatantly.

"Sure, Yeji even thought you were boyfriends," she laughed and Yeji nodded shyly.

"The look in both of your eyes spoke for itself," the older girl grinned, "but I guess you haven't figured that out yet or maybe Ryujin and I see it more because we know what it's like?"

"Yeah maybe that's it," Minho agreed with a nod before even realising what he'd said, "wait-" he countered quickly.

"You agreed to it!" Ryujin all but yelled, "I don't even know why I'm excited because it was so so obvious but you agreed to it!"

"Fine I do like him," Minho admitted albeit begrudgingly.

"Did you like him from the dinner or did you know each other before?" Ryujin asked with a spark of curiosity in her waiting eyes.

"I didn't know him before but I followed his private instagram so I knew I was physically attracted to him," the boy started, "I guess I was always curious about his personality."

"Why's that?" Ryujin spoke again.

"Well we're supposed to hate each other right? I never did hate him though, I guess I always kinda wished he was like me," Minho almost trailed off, "I wished he was just searching for a friend in the midst of all of this money and status."

"Why is that the cutest thing I've ever heard?" Yeji pouted cutely.

"I know!" Ryujin agreed with a bright smile, "I don't think you need to worry about him liking you back anyway, he looks at you like you're the best thing to ever happen to him."

"He does?" Minho questioned.

"Yeah and if I'm honest, you could well be the best thing to happen to him, his family and my family have met before and he was so shy and it seemed like he was scared of everyone in the room. I'm glad you've been able to open his shell and let him be the person he really is when he's with you, especially as you haven't known each other that long. You could well be perfect for each other," Ryujin offered a genuine smile.

"I really hope we are perfect for each other," Minho admitted. He kept his next thought firmly locked in his mind. It was true though, the thought of being perfect for Jisung sounded like the best thing in the world.

They said their goodbyes not long after. Minho left the shop with the thought of Jisung's bright eyes and chubby cheeks fresh in his mind. Considering just a few days ago, Jisung was nothing more than an interesting side character in the story of Minho's life, the older would be lying if he said the impact the younger had on his life wasn't astronomical. Jisung was his every thought, he consumed Minho's mind constantly but the dancer couldn't bring himself to care. Thinking of Jisung was quickly becoming his new favourite past time.

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