Kris rushed out of the school auditorium thinking that he would need to change into his hanbok in the car on his way to picking up Yixing, otherwise he would be late. Trust Kim Jongin to come to him last minute for help in picking out a hanbok for his date, “I’m not even Korean. How the hell would I know,” Kris thought. As he made his way over to the car, the chauffeur opened the door and handed the young master his new clothes. As the car began moving, Kris quickly changed out of his uniform into the hanbok while checking online that he was putting it on correctly. Once he was satisfied, he sat back and relaxed before reaching his girlfriend’s house. As the chauffeur parked outside the gated residence, Kris hopped out of the car and was about to ring the bell when his date popped her head out of the door. She hurriedly walked towards him with a nervous smile on her face.

As she approached him, she whispered “Hey, you look nice. Shall we go?” Kris was perplexed as he thought that he would be meeting Yixing’s parents who he hadn’t seen for a few months. Not wanting to seem rude he looked at her and said “Shouldn’t I greet your parents before we leave? I don’t want them to think that I don’t have any manners.” “Don’t worry about it Fan, they aren’t home” Yixing responded as she fidgeted with her hands. Kris nodded and guided Yixing towards the car barely noticing his girlfriend’s strange behaviour. Yixing glanced back at the house looking slightly guilty. She shrugged it off and climbed into the car, shortly followed by Kris who then secured her seatbelt, like a true gentleman, before they departed.

During the car ride they held hands interlocking their fingers and Yixing was staring out of the window lost in thought. She wondered how to tell her parents that she is back together with Yi Fan. She can already hear her mother’s voice screaming about how he is betrothed to another and that they will bring shame on both of their families if they let this go on. But she was more concerned about what her father would say, her doting father who loves her more than anything. She knows that he would just say “I don’t want you to get hurt.” Because there was still a risk of that, right? Although Kris loves her dearly now, that may change later on or he may think that running his family business is more important and one day still leave her. With these thoughts running through her mind Yixing subconsciously tightened her grip on Kris’ hand.

As she broke out of her daze, Yixing turned to look at Kris and noticed that he was staring intensely at her. “How long have you been staring at me like that?” Kris smirked before replying “Since we sat in the car. You seemed lost in thought and I didn’t want to disturb you.” He leaned closer to her and whispered into her ear so the chauffeur couldn’t hear “You look y when you are concentrating. And in that dress….” Kris then looked her up and down and continued “You are the most beautiful angel I have ever seen.” Before Yixing could respond Kris placed a chaste kiss on her lips causing her to forget what she was about to say. Instead she moved closer to him and rested her head on his shoulders. After a while she tilted her face so she could inhale his intoxicating smell which caused her lips to graze his neck. She whispered “I missed this,” against the nape of his neck. He then shifted their positions so that he could look at her deep brown eyes. They stayed like that for a few minutes and as Kris reached down to kiss her, the chauffeur announced that they had arrived at the school. Cursing the driver’s poor timing under his breath, Kris leaned away from Yixing and swiftly exited the car. He then moved over to the other side indicating to the driver that he would assist his date – partly because he was a gentleman and wanted to help the lady out of the car but mostly because he doesn’t want some other guy getting to close to his baby.

Knowing her boyfriend well, Yixing took Kris’ hand and stepped out of the car. When she saw the huge grin on his face, she simply rolled her eyes at him. He quickly closed the door and took her arm in his and they entered the festival. Yixing couldn’t help but smile because she had to admit they looked so good together. “We must be in sync” she thought because as she looked at both of their outfits it was almost as if they had bought matching clothes for their date. Kris’ hanbok was sky blue with silver embellishment while hers had a light blue top and a navy blue skirt. As they walked through the entrance all eyes were on them. Students began whispering, girls shot glares at Yixing, wondering what made her so special that Kris would want to date her and not them. Kris received death stares from several male students who couldn’t believe that the tall new kid was going to defile their little angel Yixing. They both grew incredibly uncomfortable under the glares and tried their best to walk to a more crowded area where people wouldn’t notice them so much.

As they walked passed some of the food stalls Kris couldn’t help but point at the strange and exotic food that he had never seen before and insisted on trying it all. Yixing just watched her boyfriend in wonder as he eyeballed all of the food like a young child in a sweets shop. Kris bought a traditional Korean pancake and held it out to Yixing, “I’m not that hungry Fan. You eat it. I’m not really a fan of Korean food.” Kris just looked at her and said “No Xing, I don’t want to share. Feed me!” Yixing couldn’t believe what she just heard. Was her boyfriend, strong, tall, member of the infamous Wu family, future CEO of a fortune 500 company asking his girlfriend to feed him? She replied “No. Why should I? You’re a grown man, you can feed yourself.” She always loved teasing him because then she knew that she would get to see his adorable pout. Almost immediately Kris gave her the biggest pout he could muster (made Puss in Boots look like Adolph Hitler) and closed the distance between them so she could feel the true gravity of his sadness. She sighed, leaned forward and placed a slice of pancake into his already open mouth. He beamed at her and then proceeded to place his large hands on her tiny waist. He leaned in to her face and seductively whispered “More.”  Yixing gulped and fed him another slice trying to keep her cool even though Kris hadn’t moved his face away from hers despite being fed. Yixing couldn’t understand how Kris could be so adorable and innocent one minute yet so hot and seductive the next. Being with Kris felt like a rollercoaster ride, she never knew what would happen next, which side of Kris she would get. But she smiled knowing that she loved every version of him.

They stayed in that position until the pancake was gone and Kris groaned in satisfaction “Did you enjoy it Fan?” Kris nodded and responded “I enjoy eating anything if it’s fed from your hands baby.” “How did he always know the right things to say to make me flustered?” she thought. They walked a bit further through the stalls and came across a maze “Wow! Did they build this for the festival?” Kris asked. “No you idiot!” Yixing replied. “The maze has always been here. We just decorate it for the festival and they turn it into a romantic setting for couples to go through together. So I guess it’s kind of part of the festival,” she explained. Kris just nodded along with what she was saying and was drawn to the idea of a romantic walk through the maze with his girlfriend where it was dark…..and they could have some alone time…and it was dark.

“Let’s do it!” Kris said enthusiastically, patting himself on the back for his clever idea. Yixing didn’t protest as Kris ushered her into the maze after paying for tickets. They held hands and silently walked through the narrow winding labyrinth, occasionally stealing glances at each other. Halfway through the maze Yixing noticed that the flowers growing in this part were absolutely beautiful so she pulled out her phone to take a photo. As she stopped, she released Kris’ hand which he barely noticed as he was currently looking for a prime location for them to have their “alone” time. Kris turned the corner, neither one of them realising that they were moving further away from each other.

Yixing was getting frustrated by the poor lighting in the maze and sighed at the 10^th picture she had taken as it was still such poor quality. She then said to her boyfriend “Hey Fan, can I borrow your phone to take a photo of these flowers. I think the camera on yours is better than mine.” When she received no response from her absent boyfriend, she turned around and finally noticed that he was no longer there. Panicking, she stood up and tried to look around for him but she couldn’t see him. She whipped out her phone and dialled his number but she couldn’t hear a dial tone, so she checked the phone and realised that she had no reception. Trying to stay calm, she called out “Fan. Yi Fan. Yi Fan! Kris! Can you hear me?” When she received no reply, she decided to continue walking through the maze in the hopes that she would run into him eventually.

After 10 minutes of searching, Kris concluded that the maze was not the best place for private times as there were cameras everywhere. He rolled his eyes looking disappointed and noticed that the maze was completely empty. He assumed that most people had already left as it was already dark and slightly eerie. Kris then said “Xing. Babe, should we leave? I can’t see anyone else around and I don’t think it’s a good idea for us to hang around when it’s so dark…Xing? Yixing?” He turned to look at his girlfriend and then noticed that she wasn’t there. Panic set in immediately and he went backward through the maze to find his beloved. However, he had taken a different turning from before and ended up in a completely different area. He carried on going and hoped he would find her somewhere but instead he came to an exit. He thought that maybe she had come out of the maze and was also looking for him outside. So he began to run through the crowds in search of her, occasionally calling out her name but to no avail. He was starting to lose hope and considered finding a teacher to help him find her but luckily he ran into Jongin.

“Kris. What’s wrong?” Jongin asked looking at him with a worried expression. “I don’t have time for this” Kris thought but quickly explained the situation to Jongin, giving as little information as possible. While he trusted Jongin, Kris was cautious about telling his best friend about his relationship with Yixing. He recalls the conversation he had with his parents after they found out he was dating Yixing and he didn’t want to run the risk of them finding out again from Jongin. Not so soon anyway. Kris decided to go back into the maze as Yixing hadn’t appeared to be anywhere else after combing through the area. Jongin followed shortly after and they both proceeded to look for Kris’ “date”. He really hoped that saying that wouldn’t come back to bite him later.

Yixing had been wandering through the maze for what seemed like forever calling out for her boyfriend or anyone to come and find her but she had no luck. She set up markers in different parts of the maze so she would know whether she had already been there before. When she saw the same marker three times she despaired and decided to quit. She sat down on the wet grass and clutched her legs closer to her body. “This date started off so well,” she thought to herself. “I should have known better than to think that everything would be perfect like it was before we broke up,” she said aloud as tears started to fall from her eyes. She was scared and alone and in that moment she realised that all she wanted was her Fan Fan, to her hair and tell her that everything would be OK. Because even when things weren’t OK, something about Kris always reassured her and made her feel safe and loved more so than even her parents. Not that she would ever admit to that. She whispered quietly once more “Fan Fan, please don’t leave me here. Please find me,” before resting her head on her knees.

Yixing raised her head from its resting place when she heard a familiar voice shout her name and saw Kris running toward her with a look of worry and guilt on his face. As she attempted to stand up, Kris took over and raised her up checking her for any cuts or bruises. Jongin long forgotten, Kris placed both of his hands on Yixing’s cheeks, wiping away her tears. He then placed a kiss on both of her eyelids, silently pleading for her to stop crying as it was breaking his heart to watch. As she calmed down and her face was no longer as puffy and red, she eventually said “I was s-s-so w-w-worried that you wou-u-uldn’t find m-m-me.” “Baby. I will always find you. Even when you leave me and run off to Korea,” at this Yixing chuckled. He continued “I would go to the ends of the Earth for you. To make you feel my love~~” Kris sang knowing it was her favourite song (Adele- Make you feel my love). She stared into his big black eyes amazed at how he could calm her down so quickly and make her feel happy again.

“Are you some kind of wizard?” Yixing inquired. Kris looked at her perplexed and laughed as he responded “No, what makes you ask that?” Yixing then placed both palms on his face and leaned in to kiss him. As they separated she replied “Because you always fix me when I break.” Kris then hugged her tightly and said “Maybe we should go home. I think we have had enough excitement for one night.” He placed a kiss on her head and she simply nodded inhaling his glorious scent. They stayed tightly bound to each other all the way to the car. As they both sat inside they noticed the fireworks display start behind them. The driver asked “Sir, Madam, would you like to stay for the show?” Kris looked at Yixing and responded “No, we don’t need it.” He then leaned over and kissed Yixing deeply taking her breath away as the driver began to move off. As they approached her house, Yixing waved good night and disappeared behind the big electric gate. Both of their hearts feeling full, they couldn’t have hoped for more.

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Yixing wanted to spend her lunch break the following dat with her boyfriend at least seeing as they didn’t share any classes together. But when lunch came around and she couldn’t find him, she began to worry and decided to drop him a text.

To: My Fan Fan ♥

Hey, where are you? I thought that we made plans for lunch?

Almost immediately, Yixing received a response.

To: Sweet Baby Xing Xing

Sorry Babe. Some stuff came up with my Dad and the company and he thought that it would be best for me to go with him. I’ll try and pick you up after school and maybe we can carry on our date ;)

Yixing sighed. She had hoped to spend some time with her boyfriend at school. She was never usually someone to brag but Kris was the one thing in her life that she really wanted to show off to everyone. Feeling dejected she replied:

To: My Fan Fan ♥

Don’t worry about it. Just focus on work. I love you and I’ll see you later J

She waited for a response but got nothing. She went to the cafeteria and saw her group of friends sitting at their usual table but she didn’t feel like eating lunch with them today. Instead she went to the library and decided to drown herself in some good literature, Pride and Prejudice. As she was enjoying the verbal quips of the ever witty Elizabeth Bennet she heard the sound of the chair next to hers sliding across the floor. She turned to look at the person who attempted to occupy the spot and noticed that it was the new kid from her science class, Jongin. He asked for permission to sit and she happily granted it. He whispered to her “Hey, I just wanted to check on you after what happened in the maze yesterday. How are you doing?” “I’m OK now thanks. Thank you for helping Yi Fan to come and find me.” At this Jongin looked at her in disbelief. “What?” she asked not knowing why he had reacted that way.

“You called Kris by his real name. He hates that. Only his parents call him Yi Fan. How did you know his real name? You guys have only been on one date.” At this Yixing was shocked because how did Jongin know about Kris’ family and his complex regarding his name? “How do you know about that?” she asked. “Because I’m his best friend,” Jongin responded confidently. “But you still haven’t answered my question.” It had just sunk into Yixing that Yi Fan had not told his best friend about her. This made her wonder how much she really knew her boyfriend and how seriously he was taking her. She realised that she had been silent for too long and immediately replied “Uhhhh he told me….during our date….our first date, last night.” Jongin responded “Oh right! Wow he must really like you. He usually hates talking about this stuff with strangers.” That word shot through Yixing’s heart “strangers” and she couldn’t hold back her tears any longer as she began to pale. She turned to Jongin and said “I’m really sorry Jongin. I don’t feel so good. I’m going to head to the restroom. I’ll see you later in English.” Jongin looked perplexed but didn’t question her. He waved at her as she left and hoped that she felt better soon. He was completely oblivious to the trouble he had just landed his best friend into as Yixing ran to the toilets with tears streaming down her face.

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A/N

Chapter 4 is up. I hope you guys like the story so far. There hasn't been much conflict between the characters yet so it is probably really boring but it will pick up soon. 

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