A certain male ran on the side of the road as fast as his feet could carry him.

With a cup of coffee in hand, he managed to slip pass the crowd of people on the sidewalk. He ran as fast as he could until he passed the gate of a prestigious university, AFF University.

He made a hasty walk to the classroom, not noticing the environment around him, as his heart race. From the run, and from the fear that he’ll be scolded for being late. He opened the door with hesitation, only to find the classroom filled only with three students or less. He took his phone out and looked at the time.

07:42

’48 minutes early... give me back my 48 minutes....’ he thought as he sighed.

Minseok was not the type of person to come early, especially school and university. He sighed once again before taking a seat on the middle row. He inhaled deeply and exhaled to regain tempo of his breathing. Still with phone in hand, he began texting

‘Where are you? I’m at uni’ he tapped ‘send’

Not long, a small ‘ding’ rang from the phone

‘Am driving. Wait’

The boy then placed his phone on the table and took a sip on his warm coffee.

After not really a while, a black haired male entered the classroom. It was Kim Jongdae. His best friend slash classmate.

“Took you long enough” he said as he eyed the male, who is grinning at him

“Hey, don’t blame me you’re early”

“My alarm clock was set one hour early. Remind me to smash that thing when I get home” he mumbled as he folded his arms and use it to pillow his head.

“You still managed to get coffee, though” Jongdae said as he picked Minseok’s glass of coffee up, and took a sip, sticking his tongue out at the bitter taste of the liquid

“There’s always time for coffee” he reasoned, earning a chuckle from the other

--

The class was soon filled with students and chatters echoed all around the room.

Suddenly, silence filled the room as the class went quiet, and Minseok just knew who had entered the class

Professor Lu Han.

“Good Morning everyone” he said in a stern voice as he placed his stuff on the desk in front of the room

He then passed a piece of paper to one of the student

“Pass this around, and fill your name, then sign it. If you don’t, I’ll mark your name for ‘skipping class’, unless, you informed me the day before or before class started. But trust me, you don’t want that to happen in my class” he said as he began to write on the white board

When the paper reached Minseok, he wrote his name, and added a small heart on the end, the signed next to his name

“The , Min?” Jongdae chuckled quietly as he wrote his name

“What? I want him to think that I’m cute” he said, which Jongdae replied with a gagging act

“But you do know that he’s in his early 30 right?”

“Who cares? He’s hot. Look at those eyes... and that jaw line...” he said as he traced his gaze on the professor’s features, letting out a small dreamy sigh.

“..And to think I had a crush on you in high school”

“Hey~ you still love me!” he giggled as he punched the other’s shoulder playfully.

Apparently, the voices of the two were caught by the none other than Luhan, who was in the midst of writing on the white board. He sighed internally. He knew the voices all too well

“Minseok, I will not tolerate disturbance in my class. This is your first warning” the elder said sternly, his back still facing the said male

Minseok’s eyes widened at the mention of his name

“Yes, Mr. Lu” Minseok said like he regrets what he did. But while the professor doesn’t see it, he smiled dreamily at the professor’s direction

--

After a few hours, the class session finally ended. Just when Minseok and Jongdae was about to leave the classroom, they were halted by a voice

“Minseok” Luhan called with a stern voice

The said male looked at the direction of the voice, his eyes widened a little as he noticed the caller

It was Professor Lu. Professor ing Luhan. Senpai finally noticed me.

“Yes Professor Lu?” he said with a small hopefully unnoticeable smile

The elder didn’t answer. Instead he beckoned the younger to come near him

“Care to explain this?” Luhan said as he held up the attendance paper, pointing at Minseok’s name with a small heart on the end

Jongdae was about to burst out laughing near the door, but kept it cool.

“Ah... that... well...”

. . . .

“Jongdae drew that as a prank” he smiled a small smile, hoping the elder would buy the lie.

“Mr. Kim, I’m hoping this won’t happen again next time” Luhan said as he glared at Jongdae, who stiffened up

“Y-yes Professor Lu” he answered stiffly as he then glared holes at Minseok’s back

“That ‘Mr. Kim’ also goes to you, Minseok” Luhan shifted his gaze on the petite male, who immediately brushed off his smile. “And please try to keep your voices down. I will not tolerate students disturbing my class. If you did, you’ll have to face punishment”

Luhan then gathered his stuff and stood up from his chair, before making a brisk walk to the classroom door.

After he made sure there’s no one in the room besides him and Jongdae, Minseok squealed like a fan boy.

“He’s so hot when he’s serious~” Minseok squealed at Jongdae, who rolled his eyes and chuckled

“And I’m guessing your reconsidering about his ‘punishments’?” Jongdae said with a hint of sarcasm in his tone

“Maybe~” Minseok chuckled

“You’re messed up, you know that right?” Jongdae chuckled at the smaller

“But you love me” Minseok looked at Jongdae, who then sighed with a laugh, then ruffled his hair

“Course I do”

Minseok slid open the door, but then spotted a piece of paper trapped between the doors

He took the pale yellow paper, then smoothed it.

His eyes trailed every word printed on the piece of paper

­‘Seoul’s Enchantment, a ball to remember

Come and dance the night away in the magical enchantment under the gilded night sky

Reserved for: Mr. Lu Han’

“Jongdae! It’s Mr. Lu’s!” Minseok said with an exaggerated multiple smacks on the other’s arm

“Ow ow! Stop hitting me! Just give it back to-“ before Jongdae could even finish his sentence, Minseok was already running off to the doe eyed professor

When Minseok had arrived in front of Luhan’s office door, he took a deep breath and fixed his posture. He then knocked on the door, smiling when an audible ‘come in’ came from behind the door

Luhan took a quick glance at the person entering the room, then back at the paper in front of him

“Mr. Kim, what seems to be your importance?” he asked, his attention still on the paper work in front of him

“I think you dropped this and I’m here to give it back” Minseok said before placing the said object on the desk

Luhan looked at the object, before smiling a simple smile

“Ah, my entry pass, I must’ve dropped it. Thank you for returning it”

“y-you’re welcome” Minseok said with a smile, his heart began to beat faster at the sight of the male’s smile

Then silence filled the room for a few seconds

“..Is there anything you needed?” Luhan asked the petite male, who quickly snapped out from his daydream

“h-huh? O-oh! No, excuse me Professor Lu” Minseok quickly excused himself out from the room.

After he closed the door, he was greeted a sight of Jongdae, who is waiting for him besides the door, his arms crossed, his body leaning on wall

“Jongdae! He smiled at me! He frickin smiled!”

“He’s human, not a potted plant, of course he smiled”

“You don’t get it! C’mon! Let’s go home!” Minseok dragged the taller male to the parking lot, where Jongdae then drove to Minseok’s apartment.

After they were in Minseok’s apartment room, Jongdae immediately threw himself on the bed

“Ah~ so tired~” he groaned out loud as he stretched on the bed

Minseok then sat on his desk chair and logged on to his computer

“Whatcha searchin for? ?” the male on the bed asked, chuckling

“ew, no! I’m searching if there’s still an entry pass left. The ball is a week from now, there must be some still left...” he said as he clicked on the blue links on the screen

“It’s a big ball, there’s little chance you’ll get-“

“Whoot, find it” the petite male said as he clicked ‘reserve’ on the screen

“But you don’t have money” Jongdae said, furrowing his eyebrows a little at the seated male

“I managed to save a little for a new phone case, but that can wait”

“Let me guess, you work at a strip club?” Jongdae asked jokingly

“Again, ew, no! I work at the local cafe... but a strip club sounds like a good idea~” Minseok giggled as he received a pillow on the face by Jongdae

--

Days passed on until it was the day of the ball

“I still can’t believe you did all of this just to meet him there” Jongdae said, he was staring at Minseok, who is standing in front of the mirror to fit on his suit

“Well, it’s currently happening, so you better start believing” the smaller male said before turning around to face the latter “how do I look?”

“Like a spoiled rich brat”

“Perfect. Come on, drive me to the ball!” Minseok giggled, and Jongdae rolled his eyes as he got up from the bed and grabbed his keys

Minseok had a little smile plastered onto his face. He was a little nervous, nonetheless, and the butterflies in his stomach just top the feeling. He just can’t wait to see Luhan there.

“Minnie?” Jongdae called out the latter’s pet name, the name he gave him since they were in high school

“Hm?” the said male averted his gaze from his phone to the younger

“Why are you trying so hard? We don’t even know if he’s into men” Jongdae asked carefully after he stopped on the traffic light. He was softly clenching and unclenching his hand on the steering wheel.

Minseok just looked at the younger, and then a soft smile emerged on his expression

“That’s one of the reason I’m doing this. I wouldn’t know if I didn’t. If he doesn’t swing that way, then a little broken heart wouldn’t be a problem right?” he softly laughed then sighed

“...but if he found out it was you, then wouldn’t it be awkward for you two to meet in class?”

“Ooh, it’ll be awkward as ” Minseok chuckled, which the younger replied with another chuckle.

After that, they fell into a comfortable silence. Minseok was looking outside of the window, as lights passed by.

A little broken heart wouldn’t be a problem, right?

--

After a few minutes drive, Jongdae stopped his car to drop Minseok off in front of the stairs that was leading to the giant door of the building. The building was adorned with decorations. Silky fabric lacing the pillars, flower blooms on the steps, and the red carpet to top it all off.

“If something happens to you, call me immediately, okay?” Jongdae gave the latter a worried look.

Minseok shared a soft smile. He understands the younger’s worries of him, and he loved Jongdae for always being there for him

“Don’t worry, everything will be okay, and if it doesn’t, I’ll call you” He said before stepping out of the car and closed the door.

Minseok turned around after Jongdae sped off to the road. He walked the stairs until he was nearing the entrance. Once he was in front of the giant door, the he took a deep breath, before the door was opened for him

He was a little surprised to see that there was a small room that connected the outside with the grand hall. There, the butler asked him to wear a mask, just like the other attendants. He nodded and picked a baby blue one with silver lining. After he wore the mask, he was led to another door, which when opened, the sight of the ball was revealed

To be honest, it was quite overwhelming. There were people with fancy dress, he could even see a celebrity casually ordering a drink from the bar. But he had to stick to his plan. To find Professor Lu.

He looked around the crowd to find the elder male.

‘Eyes and jaw line... eyes and jaw line... ’ Minseok mumbled quietly as he went on tip toes, earning a few weird look from the ball attendant, but quickly letting it flow. Rich people antics. They thought

He kept looking until he spotted the few particular features.

He was sitting on a barstool, not far from the place he was standing.

There was Professor Lu Han. He was wearing a dark-red suit, and a matching crimson mask with black lining. A sudden smile and blush crept onto his face. The butterflies from earlier were back and tickled his feels.

He made a walk to the bar, before setting himself on the barstool next to Luhan.

“Good evening” he greeted with a soft smile, which earned the elder male’s attention, who raised an eyebrow at the younger. (Not that Minseok could see it anyway though).

“To you too. Can I help you?” he answered shortly before asking

“Nothing in particular. You alone?”

Luhan stared at him for a few seconds before a smile emerged on his face.

“Apparently, yes. How about you?”

“It looks like fate has got us together then” he smiled a charming smile, although he internally face palmed himself for that cheesy line. Although, it seemed to have worked on the elder, because he could see the smile appearing on his face

Luhan didn’t reply, but instead chuckled

“What’s so funny?” Minseok asked with a confused look, yet he smiled

“I’m sorry, but it’s just that, you sound like one of my students” he said with an amused smile.

The younger’s breath was stopped for a second.

. . .

“Really?” Minseok asked as he forced out a smile, trying not to be caught

“Absolutely. My annoying one, as a matter of fact” he chuckled with an amused tone

Minseok ticked. Annoying?!

“Please do tell me more”

“Ah, his name is Minseok. He’s actually quite a bright student. But he talks a lot and often disturbs the class” he explained as he sipped on his drink

“Is that so...” Minseok couldn’t help but to smile as the elder male just kinda compliment him.

They talked for a while, before the music slows down and the lights dimmed softly.

Luhan and Minseok looked around as couples began to slow dance on the center of the room

“Care for a dance?” Luhan said after he stood up from his sitting position, extending his arm towards the younger.

HELL YEAH I DO! Minseok screamed internally

The younger smiled and took the hand, before got lead to the center.

Once they were in the middle of the dancing crowd, Luhan put his hands on the younger’s hips, taking the lead. Minseok put his hands on the elder’s shoulder, and then they began to move. Slowly, their move was synchronized and they danced in a fluid motion, their body moving with the music.

Luhan was staring into the other’s eyes the whole time. Those brown orbs just reminded him of someone, but he couldn’t get a grasp on the image. But he doesn’t mind. He was enjoying the moment with the stranger.

Minseok’s heart was beating fast. He could feel that the butterflies in his stomach could just burst out right now, but that would be horrifying, so he prayed it wouldn’t happen. He was staring into the elder’s eyes. He loved the way Luhan’s expression soften, something that he would never see outside the ball. He was blushing the whole time, hoping the dim light would just cover it a little. But he wouldn’t care if it wouldn’t.

After the music stopped, they decided to go to the balcony.

When they opened the door, a wave of cool air struck them, but the two don’t seem to care.

“Tonight’s been wonderful. I really wish I could know you, and maybe we can meet again...” Luhan said as he was facing the younger, holding him by the waist

Minseok felt a soft pain inside him. He was not sure whether to tell the truth or not.

But before he could say another word, Luhan spoke again

“Please... Accept this” Luhan softly said as he leaned in slowly, closing his eyes

Minseok closed his eyes, and almost immediately, a pair of soft lips touched his lips.

The kiss lingered for a while, the two of them savoring the moment.

Luhan then pulled away, his eyes never leaving the stranger

“Please, let me see your face”

And that’s when it hit Minseok. His breath stopped for a second, and his heart was beating fast. But his hands were moving slowly towards the mask.

With shaky fingers, he took off the mask, then looked at Luhan.

The elder male’s eyes were wide as he saw that the stranger was none other than Minseok, his own student

“M-Minseok! I can’t believe that you did this!” Luhan said out loud. He had this surge of complicated feelings inside him. He was angry, surprised, and possibly, heartbroken?

“T-that’s not what you sound like when we danced and before you kissed me!” Minseok retorted, his cheeks were red, both from embarrassment and the kiss

“I-I... We can’t do this” Luhan said as his expression softens into a hurt expression, but there was also a hint of sadness

“Why?! Why can’t we be together?” Minseok asked with hurt in his tone

“Minseok! Can’t you see?! I’m your professor, you’re my student. Isn’t it obvious enough?!” He snapped at the younger, which made him feel guilty when he saw the younger’s expression. “Let’s... just pretend this never happens. This shall not be mentioned anywhere, and no one will now besides the two of us. Good evening, Mr. Kim” Luhan’s usual stern expression returned as he turned his heels to walk back into the hall

“Are you saying that this was all a mistake?! That this meeting was meaningless?!” Minseok asked out loud, stopping the elder in his tracks.

Luhan’s expression softens for a moment, but returned quickly

“I never said that. And, no, this was not a mistake. It was... fate” Luhan then made a brisk walk into the crowd, leaving Minseok on the balcony in the cool night air.

--

It was the next morning, the class room was filled with students, talking and chatting as usual. And the familiar sudden silence filled the room.

But for Minseok, seeing Professor Lu now, was just not the same. He wasn’t even sure if the elder male would look at him anymore. He was, heartbroken, so to speak.

“Good morning class. As usual, please pass the attendance paper around the class” Luhan said as he gave the paper to one of the student.

“I just can’t look at him anymore, Dae” Minseok said to Jongdae.

“Minseok?”

The voice called the said male’s attention.

It was Luhan’s.

“Please keep your voice down while I teach” he said as he looked at the male.

With a smile plastered to his face.

Minseok was dumbfounded for a second, then a small smile and blush appeared on his face.

“Yes, Professor Lu” He answered with a smile, earning a nod from the elder.

Looks like he was right. Fate has got them together.

A/N: AAAAAHHHH THIS IS FINALLY FINISHED. 3337 words of trash. I’m so sorry for making you guys wait for so long. And I’m really sorry if this fic was just not worth the wait ;; I’m a horrible person, I’m sorry ;; But anyhoo, yeah, this fic went through some changes from the original one that I wrote, explaining why it took a little long. But I hope you guys would like this fic. Once again, thank you so much for waiting and being patient and I would love to see what you guys think (bcs I read every single comment). Love you guys~

-exobabypao99