To Be Determined

~~Chapter 20~~

Minho

A few weeks had passed. I couldn't believe how long it had been since I had interacted with Jisung. We had kept things strictly professional. Thank god. No one truly knew what had gone one behind closed doors with us. Felix was the only one that I could feel giving me side eyes here and there. What the fuck did he want me to do? Jisung literally told me he wanted space and time to think about things? I love him. I'm still madly in love with him, but what was I supposed to do? Not respect his requests? Fuck.

Today, I was hanging back after practice to put in some solo time. Lately, dancing was the only thing that kept my mind from going crazy. That, and Akira... He knew what was going on of course. He was my only contact currently regarding my lifestyle. I needed someone to talk to. He told me that Jisung had messaged him a few times. He wouldn't tell me about what exactly, which I could respect. I just wished Jisung would talk to me.

Akira and I had made plans to get dinner and just hang out on one of my free days... which was in a couple of days. So at least I had that to look forward to. It helped me keep focused on my dancing. Which today was actually going pretty well for me.

I breathed heavily as I finished up the last song I was practicing. I flopped onto the floor, not just to catch my breath, but to cool down as well. I closed my eyes and relaxed as the cool floor seeped into me. This was the most relaxed I had felt in some time. I almost fell asleep until I heard the door open again. I peeked through one of my eyes to see who had come in. I was actually genuinely surprised. It was Akira. He had never come here before, what was he doing?

I felt the tiredness spread through me. I really needed to get back to the dorm and settle in for the night. Get some food. I glanced over at him again when he didn't say anything to me. He was leaning his back against the door and had his arms crossed over his chest. His head tilted ever so slightly. I raised an eyebrow at him slowly.

"Hi. What are you doing here?"

"Hi Minho. I just figured you could use some company. You've been keeping to yourself a lot lately. I know things have been... tense... but you also haven't been to the club in a while... I mean... I know how you feel about Jisung... but maybe... you should relieve some of that stress?"

Both of my eyebrows shot up. I was surprised... out of all the people that knew what was going on, which right now it was just Chan and Akira. Akira knew my feelings for Jisung. I didn't even think that I would be able to get myself to participate in anything. I then furrowed them.

"Why do you think that I should do that? You know... what's going on..."

My voice trailed off and I sighed softly. I pulled my knees to my chest tightly. I rested my forehead against them and bit my lip firmly. I didn't want to experience these things unless they were with Jisung. I shook my head a bit.

"I can't..."

"I really think you should...and if you decide to, you will definitely understand why I suggested it..."

He then left the room without another word, leaving me completely speechless. What does he mean that I will understand why? I wasn't going to lie. This piqued my curiosity a bit. I stood and made my way back to my dorm. I wouldn't be able to just ignore this, so I decided to go get myself ready for a night out at the club. Let's find out what Akira was talking about.

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I quickly showered and rushed back to my room. I slipped my legs into a pair of tighter black dress slacks, leaving them unbuttoned for a moment as I slipped my arms into my silky blood red button up shirt. It was loose and flowy, but fit me well. I loved the accents of the shirt. Like a buckle on the chest that I left undone.. It gave me confidence. I tucked the ends into my pants and quickly fastened them, adding a basic leather belt after. I slipped my feet into some socks and some nice shiny dress shoes. I always tried to look my best, but also mysterious enough when I went to the club. To top it, I wrapped a thin black scarf-like accessory around my neck, letting it hang down my front a bit, almost like a tie, but not quite.

I kept my hair basic, parted in close to the middle, letting the dark locks frame my face softly. I couldn't lie. I knew it was attractive. I wasn't always afraid to flaunt it either. I quickly applied some light makeup to accent my features and then grabbed everything I needed to head out for the night. Who knew what time I would be back... if I would be back.

It didn't take me long to get to the club. The air outside thankfully was warm, so I took my time getting there. Enjoying the night energy and bustle of the city. I did find peace in it sometimes. As I approached the door, I saw Akira there, almost like he had been waiting for me. He smiled when he saw me and then hooked his arm into mine. I glance at him, still a bit confused.

"It's good to see you here. It's been a while."

"Yeah, I guess it has. Still, why did you think I needed to come?"

"You will see when we get inside."

I didn't like the sound of that. At all.

We slipped through the door together and J-ia was still at the entrance, just as I remembered. Her smile was bright when she saw us. She really was a perfect person to be running this club. I nodded politely to her as we approached the podium.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't Lee Minho."

"Hi J-ia. How are you tonight?"

"Doing pretty well thank you."

Her smile was infectious and I couldn't help but smile back. She checked us in and motioned for us to head into the club. I was still a bit on edge and I am sure Akira could feel it. He tightened his grip on my arm a bit as he headed towards the lounge, which was undeniably my favorite spot to be here. Especially with the way my mind was running today... I really just needed to people watch.

I slid into my usual spot up against the arm of my favorite couch as a drink was already brought to me, as if they knew I was coming. What the hell was going on tonight? Why did it seem like everyone wanted me to be here tonight? I sipped at the drink slowly, my eyes wandering around the club. Finally landing on what I assume Akira wanted me to be here for...

Jisung!?!

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A/N:

Haaai everyone.  It's been a minute again.  I've just been so tired lately I haven't wanted to do much of anything.  Like I haven't even wrote in either of my stories I have going in such a long time that I am going to have to completely re-read them.

I hope everyone is well.  This story is almost over.  I have the sequel started like I think I have said before.  I just don't know when I will start posting it.  I still have a long way to go in it...so we will see.  

My other story is called Time & Tempo.  It's an Omegaverse AU... Chan as the main character... I haven't written very far in that, but I like it so far... 

Anyway... Enjoy and until next time! 

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