Yifan came back with a cup of coffee and slid it in front of Zitao. The fact that Yifan was trying to force a smile made Zitao nervous and irritated at the same time. Yifan wasn't the guy to smile all the time but Zitao knew when it was genuine or not.

Yifan started talking straight away. "Ok, so first. I need you to hear me out and not get angry at me... at least not till I've finished." He said. "Because when someone else gets angry at me I get angry at them and it's fricken annoying, I know."

Zitao paused. He nodded. Then once he realised a nod didn't answer anything he spoke. "Ok...I promise"

"Right, that's a good start." Yifan said in relief.
"What I did last night... god, I don't know what went through my head but I just felt like I needed to. Like... like to confirm something... and I'm so sorry I did it so sudden and I felt awkward because I had never done anything in my life like that. So I'm sorry."

"But... but what—"

"Wait, don't talk. I know what you're thinking. Look, I don't know wherever you got that idea from but—what? What in the world were you on about? A test? Seriously, Tao, I would never use you for anything like that, surely you know that? I swear."

Zitao felt guilt seeping into him, he didn't know why he would think that he just did—in the moment he got angry and his mind went straight to that. He regrets it but there was nothing he could do now.
He hates that he should have known that Yifan would do that kind of thing but how was he suppose to know! Yifan wasn't a very open guy!
But then again, 'he's not into guys' Zitao thought 'so it was obvious he wouldn't do anything like that to—Wait.'

"You.. hold on, you said... earlier... to confirm something? Confirm what?"

Yifan swallowed. "Just let me finish, questions after okay? I'll get there"

"Fine"

"I didn't mean to get angry at you either... it's just that you got angry at me and like I said before... it just made me annoyed that you weren't listening to me. If you hadn't of shouted I would have explained to you rather that doing it now."

"So it's my fault?" Zitao said flatly.

"God—no. Tao, please."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry" he shook his head and finally dared to take a sip of his coffee, as he felt at least slightly a bit more relaxed. "I just... want to know why you did it... can you answer my question now? What did you want to confirm?"

Yifan dropped quiet and bit the inside of his cheek. He felt like maybe he would regret saying this... but he know he had already came this far and couldn't go back. No matter how good his lying skills were he couldn't hide this and in fact... there was some part of him that didn't want to hide it.

"That I liked..." Yifan strangely panicked once seeing the expression on Zitaos face. He couldn't read him and suddenly Yifan thought Zitao would somehow be angry at him if he said the younger boys name. So he changed it to a more general term. "Guys..."

For a good minute or so, Zitao sat staring at him like he was processing what the older had just said.

"By guys you mean.... bo—"

"Yes Tao. Boys. Guys. Men. Same thing aren't they?" Yifan sighed. He didn't know whether he felt relieved or what. " are you happy now?"

A Pause. "Can I leave now?" Zitao said with a blank expression and tone of voice.

"What?—"
Zitao stood up and looked down to Yifan, who looked confused and irritated.
"Tao—what are you doing?" He stood up to meet at the same height. "Is that all you've got to say? That you're leaving?"

"I listened to you had to say didn't I? Now can't I leave?"

"What th—? Can't you just stay a bit longer instead of making me look like a fool after I just told you all of that?" Yifan voice was raising again which only made Zitao angry too. And so the cycle goes round again.

" I'm not making you look like a fool isn't that yourself?" Zitao mocked. " why are you always taking it out on me?"

"Because you keep walking off and getting angry when I'm trying to apologise to you, don't you see?"

"No! I don't see! How is kissing me and then telling me that you are gay apologising? Now if you don't mind I'm leaving!"
As Tao stomped away from the table and left out the doors, he saw everyone in the café was staring at him. It was most likely that they heard the whole of their last conversation. Well crap.

Zitaos legs felt weak as he walked further away from the café, faster than he's ever walked before. At this moment he couldn't care less oh how much of a commotion they caused or that everyone in the café now knows Yifan is gay, he was just so angry with him, not to mention slightly heartbroken.

He didn't want to make a big deal when Yifan said he liked guys so he thought just asking to leave would be the best option... but obviously not. He wanted to leave because although Yifan told him the reason why he kissed him... it wasn't the answer he wanted to hear. Selfish isn't it? Zitao knew that.

Zitao would have preferred to have heard his own name but then again... was that asking too much?

Meanwhile, Yifan still stood at his table trying not to get affected by the number of stares and comments he was getting. So he picked up his bag and quickly payed at the counted before he left the café and ran down the street.

He slowed down once he saw Zitao in sight, only a few metres in front of him. Yifan exhaled before jogging to catch up with Zitao.

Yifan gripped Zitaos arm and pulled him around , making him stop.

"I don't want to walk him with you rig—"

"Look, Tao," Yifan interrupted "I don't know what you want me to say! So I'm going to be even more honest— more than I already have been by the way because it's pretty damn honest— and if you try and desert me again I will actually throw my head against a wall."

And before Zitao could even open his mouth a second time—

"I don't like guys. To be honest I never have. I usually just go for girls—but do you know what? I'm confused because when I met you, truthfully, I pretty much hated you, but now.. I feel like I can't let you leave my side. I don't fricken like guys Tao, I like only one. Which so happens to be you. If you hadn't of stormed off in there I might nave told you In a more... in a better way... I don't know. Just, take that in mind. In fact you can leave now if you want to, I don't really care anymore— it'll save me from more embarrassment."

The streets were quiet and luckily no one else was around. Zitao hadn't moved from his spot and neither had Yifans hand—it still had a firm grip on Zitao arm to keep him in place. However, it was slowly loosening, until it eventually dropped to the side of him.

He wanted to say something again, maybe to stop Zitao from speaking but he couldn't think of anything else he could say. Plus, the younger didn't look like he was going to speak anytime soon either. Instead Zitao was slowly nodding his head.

"I'm surprised you're still standing here." Yifan scoffed. "Aren't you going to go home? I'm sure lay and... whoever-the-other-one-is will be waiting for you"

"Ah.. yeah.." was all Zitao said before he turned around and began walking.

Yifan watched his back only before—

He turned back around.

"I'm sorry gege.." Zitaos face looked guilty and sorry.

"Don't say that you're only making me feel worse. Just go" Yifan wafted his hand in the air to get the younger to move.

And so he did. Zitao sighed before he travelled back home alone thinking only one thing: 'what the hell?'

•••

"Come round" was what Luhan heard immediately after picking up his phone. He had more or less only just got out of bed and all of a suddenly Sehun was calling him.

"What? Good morning to you too?" He chuckled despite being slightly confused.

"I said come rounnddd lu~" Sehun whined over the phone.

"I've only just got out of bed. Can't you give me a chance to wake up?"

"Hmmm I could do but what fun would that be? That would mean I'd have to wait longer to see you." Sehun let out a long (very long) exaggerated sigh. "And I can't do that. So come round."

"You're so needy" luhan said even though he is just as bad as his boyfriend. He probably would have called him up too if Sehun hadn't had done it first. "Fine I'll come. I won't be long. See you then!"

He hung up and quickly got a drink before rushing back to his bedroom to get changed. Just when he was about to leave yixing asked: "hey, where are you going? Are you leaving me again?"

They laughed and luhan grabbed his keys. "Yeah, sorry, going to see Sehun. I will be back later! Bye!"

With that Luhan shut the door behind him and began to walk to his boyfriends house.

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Lmao another update finally.

This chapter seemed a bit longer so I hope you liked it plus it was mostly Taoris heheh sorry ;)))))