Between A Yaoi Mangaka and A Photographer
Between A Yaoi Mangaka and A Photographer
Kris/Chanyeol
Chanyeol was standing in line awkwardly among hundreds of yaoi fangirls. Well, he could see some guys, but they were obviously gay and into yaoi. He could see girls looking at him, sighing dejectedly and hearing them say, "Why do good looking guys have to be gay?"
The first time Chanyeol heard that and defended himself about NOT being gay, the girls simply didn't believe him. He tried other ways such as flirting, but it turned out that the girls he had flirted with are either lesbians (who are still fans of yaoi anyway) or had gay guy friends, so Chanyeol would end up being flirted by those gay guys instead.
Right now, he was just exercising his patience by stretching it as far as he can, taking deep breaths, and wishing for all of this to be over. Every time he moves a step forward from the long line makes him happy that he was one step closer to finishing his embarassing moment.
Where exactly is Chanyeol at? He is at a famous yaoi mangaka signing event in Japan which would explain why he was currently holding a yaoi manga. When he finally came face to face with the mangaka, out of all people, it just had to turn out to be someone he knew from highschool.
At the same time, the mangaka looked at Chanyeol in surprise as well.
"Chanyeol!"
"Kris!"
They said each other's names at the same time which earned curious looks and stares from other yaoi fangirls/fanboys. Their minds were instantly forming ideas as to what Chanyeol and Kris' relationship to each other might have been.
"I had no idea you were into these kind of stuff," Kris spoke first.
"I'm not!!!" Chanyeol blushed and defended himself. "I'm doing this for my cousin, Luhan, you know him, right? Well, he's a huge fan of your yaoi mangas... does he even know that you're the mangaka? Well, he probably does since he's such a fan, but anyway, he was supposed to come here but then his boyfriend, Xiumin, got some sort of virus and ended up in the hospital so... you probably don't believe anything I just said just like those fangirls." He ended his explanation with a pout.
"You could try to convince me more later during dinner." Kris signed the manga. "That is... if you're free?"
"Sexy, free, and single." Chanyeol has no added why he just said that.... oh wait, Luhan has been listening to Super Junior lately. He is so going to stay away from Luhan after he gives the signed manga back to its owner.
"Great. I'll see you later." Kris took something from his wallet and slipped in between the pages of the manga before giving the manga back to Chanyeol.
Chanyeol had to move away from the area fast as some fangirls and fanboys were asking him questions about Kris and how they knew each other and he even heard someone asking, "Have you guys fucked each other?" That definitely made Chanyeol trip on thin air. He simply smiled, blushed, and walked away fast, ignoring the questions.
When he considered himself safe in a faraway distance, he opened the manga and took out the thing that Kris slipped in. It was a coupon in some fastfood chain where they would probably be having their dinner later.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"I'm disappointed. You've got hundreds of fans out there but you're only treating me with burger and fries using a discount coupon too!!!" Despite Chanyeol's complaints, he took a large bite of his double cheeseburger.
"If we went to some classy or expensive restaurant, my fans might think we're on a romantic date or they might exaggerate things and say we're lovers." Kris was currently drawing character sketches for his new manga. "So what are you doing here in Japan?" He glanced at Chanyeol a bit before turning his gaze back on the paper.
"Photography. I actually like better being behind the camera than in front of it."
Kris was surprised to know this. Chanyeol had always been known for his tall height especially with playing basketball and modeling back in high school. Chanyeol had shown up in some magazines and has been a ramp model way back in high school.
"I'm only here for a week, just taking some pictures for my blog and for the magazine I work for. What about you? How did you end up being a mangaka? I heard you went to a military school after highschool."
Everybody back in highschool knew Kris came from a military family. His grandfather and his father were generals. His mother was a military nurse. His older brother was currently a soldier. Everybody expected for Kris to become a soldier as well.
"Didn't you hear that I ran away after graduating from the military school?'
"Sorry, but I don't keep myself updated to those who I'm not very close with," Chanyeol said bluntly. "Change topic. I don't want to hear any sob story from you."
Kris paused from his drawing and looked up at Chanyeol. If it had been someone else, they'd probably ask questions and try to get to know more details. Kris decided to keep his drawing materials and sketches in his bag.
"Finally! It's about time you start eating." Chanyeol held out a piece of his french fries to Kris.
Kris smirked before using his teeth to take it. They started talking about other people that they knew in highschool, how those people are doing and what they have become. They shared jokes and laughed until they realized that they've spend 3 hours together.
"When are you going back to Korea?" Kris asked. He knew that the other was only staying for a week, but he didn't know how many days of that week is left. He hoped Chanyeol won't be leaving tomorrow right away. He honestly enjoyed the other's company and would like to see him again.
"In 4 days, but I'll be leaving to Fukuoka tomorrow though."
"I'll be coming with you." Kris didn't even ask if it was okay to come. He just simply stated it.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
They ended up spending 3 days traveling around Fukuoka together. It turned out to be Chanyeol's advantage to have Kris with him since Kris was fluent with Japanese and could interact with other people for directions and other questions. Chanyeol was also feeling relief that he could talk in Korean to someone.
"It's a good thing I came. You don't seem to have any sense of direction and you're Japanese vocabulary sucks. How are you not afraid to travel alone?" Kris asked, watching Chanyeol take a picture of another scenery. No matter how nice the scenery was, Kris would only look at it for a few seconds before looking at Chanyeol who he ended up staring at far longer than just a few seconds.
"If there's one thing I learned from my travels is not to panic when you get lost. It's okay to get lost. I find interesting things and meet interesting people while getting lost. In the end, I would either find my way back on my own or some kind-hearted person would help me out."
"I'm sorry for ruining your chance of findings interesting things and meeting interesting people then." That came out rather sarcastic from Kris.
"I think you're pretty interesting enough." That came out quite sincere as Chanyeol suddenly turned and snapped his camera at Kris.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"You sure you're okay with sharing a room with me?" Kris asked again even after they paid for the room.
"Of course. It saves us money." Chanyeol was very sure of it.
"I'm someone who makes yaoi manga."
"So?"
"It's a not-so-subtle way of saying that I'm gay."
"Exactly! You're a yaoi mangaka, not a rapist. There are two beds in the room anyway. Now, come on! I need to rest my long legs." Chanyeol dragged Kris to their room.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Hey Chanyeol..." Kris spoke as they were both in their respective beds with the lights off but the street lamp was providing a bit of light into their room.
"Hmm?" Chanyeol asked sleepily.
"I'm glad to meet someone from my past who is not disgusted with the way I am today," Kris said sincerely. "The people I met before, it's either I don't tell them what my real job is or when I do tell them, they start giving me some weird looks and accusing stares of being gay and perverted... so maybe I'm actually both, but they make it look like that I'm a bad person and just couldn't accept that I'm like this."
"Don't let it bother you too much. You'll just get wrinkles if you keep on worrying about something like that."
"Are you doing that on purpose?"
"Doing what?"
"Acting like you don't care or not interested much. It sort of makes me feel better."
"Someone told me that I'm an insensitive bastard. It's funny that my insensitivity is making you feel better. You're such a strange guy, Kris. Now, let's just go to sleep before this conversation gets any more stranger than it already is."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Come back to Korea with me."
Those words would have sounded romantic if it was one of Kris' characters in the manga saying it, but in reality, it was Chanyeol, so Kris convinced himself that it wasn't romantic at all. He was sure that Chanyeol held no romantic feelings for him. "Why the heck would I do that? I don't have a life over there anymore."
"I'm not saying that you have to come back and live in Korea. I'm just saying that you should take a visit. Don't you miss your family and friends there?"
"I'm pretty sure that they don't miss me. My family is capable of looking for me even if I'm in another country. They can find me if they want to, but they didn't come looking for me. As for friends... they were just people who my father wanted me to be friends with. I know what kind of people they are. I know they would be disgusted with the way I am now."
"Now that you've mentioned that..." Chanyeol leaned closer and whispered to Kris' ear about a certain someone who has been following them.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Who are you?" Kris placed the flat surface of his switchblade behind the neck of an unknown guy who is wearing all black. "And how long have you been following me?"
"After you came here in Japan, your father hired me." The stranger started talking. "Then I came here in Japan. It took me a week to find you. I've been following you since then."
"You mean... you've been following me for years?" Kris lowered his blade, knowing that the other won't harm him. "My father just paid you to follow me around? Why not drag me back to Korea?"
"He didn't tell me why. I'm merely doing my job. If you want to know, you should talk to him. In my opinion though, I think he cares about you. Why else would he give me such a job?" The stranger's attention turned to Chanyeol who casually approached them. "You sure have a sharp eye. You noticed me within just two days while Kris haven't noticed me for years."
"I'm just your typical photographer." Chanyeol answered casually with a friendly smile. "Hey, you're pretty cute. It's too bad that you have to hide yourself all the time."
Kris looked at Chanyeol in surprise. Was he flirting with his spy?
"So are you going back to Korea with me?" Chanyeol turned his attention back to Kris,
"Yeah."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The spy whose name actually happens to be Tao still continues to do his job which was distancing himself from Kris but still following the other around. He rejected Chanyeol's offer to sit beside them in the plane. He had chosen to a seat 5 rows away instead.
"Do you think he spied me in the showers?" Kris asked.
"Given the opportunity, I would do that too." Chanyeol was smacked on the head with a yaoi manga from Kris.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"So I guess I'll see you around." Kris said, putting the sling of his bag on his shoulder. "I'll call you if something comes up."
"I'd like it if you could call me if a certain part of your body comes up."
Kris hits Chanyeol again with a thicker yaoi manga. "Stop with those perverted jokes!"
"Okay, okay." Chanyeol rubs his shoulder in comfort. He wasn't sure if the hit hurts because Kris used more strength or that the yaoi manga was thicker. "Why don't you just stay at my condo unit instead of going to a hotel? It'll save you money. I've got an extra bed."
"With me being gay and with your perverted jokes lately, don't you think that would be bad idea?"
"Hey, we survived a few nights together in Fukuoka. Besides, you'll probably need a friend to talk and drink with after having some family drama." Chanyeol tried to convince Kris. "Or you could think of this as my payment for acting as my interpreter in Japan."
Kris still had a feeling that it would be a bad idea but agreed to it anyway.
~*~*~*~*~*~*
"You don't have to meet your family today. " Chanyeol talked to Kris over breakfast the next day as he saw that Kris looked quite nervous. "You can use the day to gather some courage and think about what you want to say to them."
"Yeah, I think I'll do that." Kris said, taking a small bite of his breakfast. He wasn't really feeling hungry as he was feeling too nervous about facing his family again. "You're not such an insenstive bastard after all. Who said that you were one?"
"An ex-girlfriend."
Kris was reminded once again that Chanyeol was a straight guy. He shouldn't be thinking of the other as a potential lover... but it's hard considering Chanyeol's perverted jokes and how the other flirts with him jokingly sometimes as well.
"To be honest, I'm the kind of friend who you could have a lot of fun with, but I won't be there to share the pain or the tears. If someone dares to tell me their problems, I could only push them into having a good time like clubbing and drinking. That's also how I handle my relationships. If I happen to have a fight with my girlfriend, I don't bother to try to fix the relationship. I just go out and have fun until my girlfriend would initiate fixing our relationship. The reason why we even have a fight to begin with would always have something to do with my insensitivity or tactlessness."
Kris blinked. He didn't expect for Chanyeol to suddenly open up to him early in the morning and during breakfast too. "Your old self sounds like a complete jerk, but you're less of a jerk now."
"Thanks." Chanyeol shared a small smile to Kris though nevertheless sincere before finishing his breakfast. "I've been trying to become a better person, so I'm glad to know someone thinks I'm less of a jerk now." It was mixed with sarcasm and sincerity, but more with sincerity.
~*~*~*~*~*~*
For the next 3 days, Kris still hasn't gathered enough courage to meet with his family yet. Chanyeol had already went back to work, but Kris would go to Chanyeol's office, so they could have lunch together. Then he would hang out somewhere like in a mall, a cafe nearby, or in a libray, etc. until Chanyeol's shift ends. Either Kris will go to Chanyeol's office or Chanyeol will meet up with wherever Kris was, then they would go home together.
"My coworkers kept on teasing me because of you," Chanyeol spoke. "They keep on teasing me about being gay and that we act like a couple."
"If it bothers you that much---"
"It doesn't." Chanyeol cuts off Kris. "What bothers me is the fact that I'm not bothered by it. Does that makes sense?"
"I get what you mean. Maybe you're not so straight after all?" Kris teased.
"It's your fault for being so handsome." Chanyeol flirted and pats Kris' cheek affectionately.
"You're such a flirt even with someone gay." Kris swatted Chanyeol's hand away, but his wrist ended up being grabbed instead.
"I only flirt with someone I'm interested of. Remember what I said in Japan?"
It was only a few days ago. Kris remembered it very well. "You said that I'm pretty interesting, but you can't mean any of that."
"And why not?" Chanyeol stepped closer.
Chanyeol's intention was pretty much obvious to Kris. "Chanyeol, we're in public."
"I might as well let everybody know who I'm interested of." Chanyeol released his hold on Kris' wrist to cup Kris' cheek instead. "Don't tell me that you're shy about being kissed in public."
"No." The slight tinge of pink on Kris' cheeks said otherwise, but nevertheless, it was Kris who closed the gap between them and initiated the kiss.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"I've finally decided to meet up with my family today." The nervousness was still there but not as much as on the first day Kris arrived in Korea.
"Do you want me to go with you?" Chanyeol asked since he didn't have work today.
"No, just stay here. I'll make sure to come back afterwards and give me a kiss before I go."
"Yes, sir!" Chanyeol enthusiastically kissed Kris and made sure not to touch the other's hair so that it wouldn't be ruined. After all, Kris had an important family meeting to go.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
It turned out that Kris' father just had a weird way of caring for the other. He initially thought Kris was an embarassment and wanted Kris to stay in Japan, but he also wanted to know that Kris was safe, so he hired a spy.
Kris stayed silent the whole time as he listened to his father apologized and explained. Even though Kris was far away in Japan, word still got around that he was gay in Korea, so his father had to deal with those people talking behind his back and such. He almost got into a fight several times because of it. He was just lucky that Kris' mother was always there to stop him. On the other hand, Kris' older brother who goes by the name of Sehun got into a lot of fights. He even got his rank demoted because of it.
In return, Kris apologized as everybody in his family was having a hard time because of him while he was living freely and enjoying himself in Japan.
"There's no need to apologize, darling. You've been hiding your true self and suffering all those years you've lived here with us. We're actually happy to know that you're doing well in Japan. We have surpassed the hardships about you being gay already." Kris' mother was the first to give Kris a welcome home hug.
Kris was relief that no shouting happened or no feelings of anger were exchanged, just forgiveness and the happiness of being reunited.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"I assume everything went great." Chanyeol said as he saw Kris returning in his condo unit with a smile on his face.
"Yeah." Kris hugged and kissed his boyfriend
Chanyeol could certainly feel the happiness radiating from Kris, but there was still one more problem... "When are you going back to Japan?"
"Tomorrow."
"What?! Kris, how could you not tell m---!?!"
Kris shuts Chanyeol up with a kiss. "I'll only be in Japan for a few days to render my resignation. Then, I'll be coming back here and live with my family again. I did think about living with you, but I think our relationship is going way too fast. I wouldn't want to give my virginity up with someone I just met 2 weeks ago."
"We met years ago and... you're a virgin?! How could a yaoi mangaka still be a virgin?! How could you draw all those naughty stuff without actually experiencing it?!"
Kris picks up a yaoi manga and hits Chanyeol's shoulder with it, feeling embarrassed about the fact that he was a virgin. "We may have met way back in highschool, but we've only started getting to know each other 2 weeks ago. Besides, a virgin can be capable of drawing and writing naughty stuff too."
"Hmm... it must be a virgin's way of releasing their sexual frustrations..."
"Yah!!!"
"I love you too." Chanyeol brushed his lips lightly against Kris before putting more pressure onto the kiss with his tongue easily sliding inside a familiar territory which he had been busy exploring last night.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Months later...
"Chanyeol, have you seen Kris' latest work?"
Chanyeol didn't like the smirk on Luhan's face when he asked that question. "No."
"Take a good look at the cover." Luhan raised the yaoi manga up to Chanyeol's face.
"OMIGAWD!!! IS THAT ME?!?!" The character on the yaoi manga definitely looked a lot like Chanyeol.
"There are some explicit scenes inside the manga. Does your dick look like this too?" Luhan turned to a certain page where the character who looks like Chanyeol showed his dick.
"HELL NO!!!" Chanyeol swore to have his revenge on Kris.
Tonight, he shall have Kris' virginity.
THE END
A/N: Sorry to disappoint, but no smut for you =P Or you could try to convince me, but I doubt it since I'm not much of a smut writer. If somebody wants to write smut for this fic, just tell me XD
Despite the lack of smut, I hope you guys liked this~ Please comment and tell me about your thoughts and feelings for this fic ^^