Chanyeol was standing in line awkwardly among hundreds of fangirls.  Well, he could see some guys, but they were obviously gay and into .  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 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 mangaka signing event in Japan which would explain why he was currently holding a 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 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 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?"     "y, 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 ed 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 .  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 manga."     "So?"     "It's a not-so-subtle way of saying that I'm gay."     "Exactly! You're a mangaka, not a .  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 erted... 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 w