Chapter 23

After Theodore's unexpected encounter with his friends in their clubroom, Rain and Paris teased Theodore the entire day. It was forgotten right after that, and the days went by quickly.

Before they knew it, it was already Chesca's birthday. It was a school day, so they did not skip school, unlike Chesca. The girl asked her parents to allow her not to go to school so she could prepare for her birthday, though she really just didn't want to go to school because she felt lazy.

Chesca asked Paris to accompany Yuri on the way to her house, and Paris gladly agreed. She intentionally did it because she knew Yuri likes Paris.

Right now, Yuri is preparing to leave his room. He took a look in the mirror and lightly brushed his fingers against his hair to style it a bit.

"Should I push my hair back a bit and make it a little messy? Or should I just wear my hair down?" he mumbled to himself as he tried styling his hair.

In the end, Yuri ended up making his hair look a little messy. Although it would have looked like a total mess if someone else were to style their hair like that, Yuri made it look fashionable.

Yuri was wearing a white shirt rolled up to his elbows underneath a gray knitted vest, a black pair of pants, and white shoes. He wore a black watch that he bought from the mall last time and plain simple ring that he got from his cousin as a birthday gift last year.

"I think I look okay," the omega smiled in the mirror. "No, I look great," he beamed.

As he was about to say some more, he remembered how Theodore heard him talking to himself last time. Yuri cleared his throat and decided to just quietly look at his reflection from different angles.

After checking if he was all set, he grabbed his gift for Chesca and went out of his room. He took his phone from his pocket, and a smile was plastered on his face as soon as he saw Paris' contact number on his screen.

A soft happy expression was reflected on his face as he stared at his phone. He felt his heart flutter as he got all excited about contacting Paris for the first time.

Right after Chesca told Paris to accompany Yuri, Paris gave the omega his number so they could contact each other. Yuri was so happy to receive Paris' number that he was on cloud 9 for two days in a row.

As Yuri stared at his phone happily, Paris suddenly called, making him jump. He was startled because he didn't think Paris would contact him first.

Yuri cleared his throat and swallowed hard. With a sweaty palm and shaky thumb, he answered the call.

"H-Hello?" Yuri said, his voice cracking a bit. 'Damn it. So embarrassing...' he thought as he felt his face heat up.

Paris laughed on the other line as he heard Yuri's voice crack. For a moment, he forgot to be like a prince and just acted like how he usually acts with his friends.

He cleared his throat upon realizing what he did and said, "Hello, Yuri?" Paris still had a smile on his face, still finding it funny how Yuri's voice cracked as soon as he answered the call.

"I'm already done, Paris. Will it be alright if I wait for you at the dorm lobby?" Yuri asked, pretending that he didn't embarrass himself just a moment ago.

"Yeah, sure. I'll head there soon. Please wait for me," Paris said as he tried to suppress his laughter as he remembered Yuri's hello.

Like a little kid, the so-called prince laughs at the smallest things even if it's not that funny. Although Yuri felt embarrassed that Paris heard his voice crack, he still felt happy that he made his crush laugh.

The way Paris laughed was so beautiful and pleasing to the ears that Yuri felt like he was melting.

A little bit out of it, Yuri's mind went blank and he didn't even know how their conversation went. The next thing he knew, their phone call had already ended and he was already in the lobby.

As he waited for Paris, he couldn't help but feel restless in anticipation. He was curious how he would look when he was all dressed up.

Paris told him he'd stop by at his home for a while to change his clothes. His house isn't too far from the school, so his trip isn't that long.

A message notification from Paris suddenly popped on Yuri's phone. He clicked on it and read what Paris sent him.

From: Paris

I see you.

Yuri's brows lifted as he read his message. With a thumping heart, he raised his head and saw Paris walking towards him.

He was wearing a black turtle neck underneath a dark gray blazer, a black pair of pants, and an I.D tag pendant necklace. Paris looked like a model out of a magazine. With his muscular and tall stature, he pulled off his clothes really well. Not to mention, his skin color especially looked great with his clothes.

The omega felt like his heart would burst just from watching Paris step closer and closer towards him.

"You look cute in that," Paris showed a princely smile. Yuri, who was already blushing, felt his face heat up some more.

"Thanks... You look great, too," the omega said in a small voice, feeling embarrassed because of the compliment he just received.

"Hey, Paris! Why are we still stopping here? You don't even live h—" Theodore, who was following Paris, stopped in his tracks as soon as he saw who Paris was talking to.

After the lunchtime incident, he started avoiding Yuri as much as possible. It's already been a few days since the last time he saw him, and now that he's seeing him again, the weird feeling that he always tried to brush off resurfaced once again.

Thump.

Thump.

Thump.