Baekhyun was a bit uneasy and fidgety as he was riding a bus towards Viva Polo. He regrets the day he agreed to Chen's invitation for a 'speed dating' event.
As he climbed down the bus, Chen immediately greeted him. "Baekhyun! I thought you'd never come!"
"How could I refuse? You practically blackmailed me." Baekhyun shrugged.
"Hold your horses, brother... I kept your eyeliners safe." Chen's cheekbones were practically popping out of his cheeks.
"Those are not eyeliners but very expensive charcoal pencils, Chen. I need them back later or else I'm gonna kill you."
Chen raised both hands up and nodded in defeat. "Let's go. The girls are waiting!"
A middle-aged lady wearing heavy makeup and really high heels handed them their nametags. "Welcome to V.I.P. Speed Dating event Mr... Chen and uh-...Baekhyun. Hope you enjoy your dates. We'll be starting in a minute."
Chen playfully punched Baekhyun's shoulder and walked towards a booth where a girl with long curls sat.
Baekhyun walked towards the nearest booth where a tanned-skin girl was tinkering with her phone.
"Annyeong Hasseyo. My name's Park Eun Sung. Okay, the rules are very simple. You can start talking with your partners as soon as I ring this bell." Heavy-make-up-organizer called out through a microphone. "You have two minutes to talk to your dates. As soon as two minutes have passed, I'm gonna ring this bell and every gentleman must move clockwise to the next booth. We will do this until all 15 pairs have met."
"After all dates have been introduced, we will give out cards with your names on top. Everyone must write their first and second choices on the space below. We will evaluate your cards and those with compatible choices get a free dinner date courtesy of our sponsor, Viva Polo after the event. Everyone, good luck and enjoy your dates!"
Park-ahjumma rang the bell. A sound enough to make Baekhyun fidget even more.
"Hi." Tanned-girl said in a high pitch and waved her long fingers playfully. "Hyorin." She said confidently. "You are?"
"Baekhyun." He replied with a half bow.
"Hmmm. You seem younger...and shy!" Hyorin giggled.
Baekhyun caught a glimpse of a tattoo in her arms. He could feel his ears turning red.
"Are you blushing?" Hyorin moved her face closer. "That's sooo cute!"
"S-Sorry. I am n-"
"Not used to speed dating?" Hyorin flashed an eyesmile. "That's what everyone in here is gonna say."
Before Baekhyun could dven reply, Hyorin blurted out, "I love swimming, cats and chocolate cake. Hmmmm... I work as a dance instructor aaaaand... my ideal type is Taeyang."
Baekhyun gulped. "Uhh... I see. Uhh... Well... I am an architect..."
He looked at Hyorin and her hands were clasped while her eyes were telling him to go on.
"I learned Apkido when I was younger. Uhmmm... I -"
Ding!!!
"Oh..." Hyorin sat straight. "Too bad. Time's up. Well.. nice to meet you, Baekhyun!"
Baekhyun bowed and moved on to the next booth.
This time, it's a fair-skinned young lady with long auburn hair.
"Hi. I'm Baekhyun." He extended his arm towards her.
"Dasom." She bashfully shook his hand.
There was a pause.
