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"Aaah! I'm losing my mind!!!" Yim exclaimed.
"Sorry to be the to break it to you but, you lost your mind a long time ago." Net said.
Yim glared at Net obviously not in the mood for Net's antics.
"Tutor's birthday is tomorrow and I have no idea what to get him." Yim ignored Net and continued talking about his frustration.
"Just get him a present." Net said.
"I will slap you if you don't stop annoying me." Yim sneered which Net just chuckled at.
"Why are you stressing?" James asked.
"Have you seen his old birthday videos? He's always drowned in gifts from his fans. How am I going to compete with that?" Yim asked.
"You don't have to." James reminded.
"But I want to. I want to give him a gift that would stand out." Yim whined.
"You're his boyfriend. Why don't you..... please him? I'm sure no fan would give that to him as a present." Net said only half joking.
"Why did you bring him?" Yim asked James feigning annoyance.
"You invited me." Net said almost smugly.
"Net is not entirely wrong." James said.
Yim looked at James as if he had lost his mind.
James laughed before he continued "I meant give him something exclusive, something only you can give to him.
"Like your assho—"
The rest of the statement turned to a groan as James elbowed him.
"Something exclusive...." Yim started thinking, not sure what he could give Tutor and Net's suggestive statement wasn't helping things.
"I'm sure just spending the day with him would mean a lot." James added.
"Okay...then, I'll make a reservation at a restaurant and we'll spend the entire day at the amusement park...and also..."
"Won't people recognise him?" James interrupted.
Yim's face fell as if just realising..."Yeah that's true." He mumbled sadly.
James and Net exchanged a look before Net spoke up with more seriousness than earlier.
"It's okay...you can have my restaurant all to yourself tomorrow."
Yim looked up at Net in shock and excitement "really?"
Net nodded, "this way you and Tutor can have full privacy."
Yim smiled grateful to Net, but the seriousness in Net's expression quickly melted away replaced by his usual mischievous one.
"Just don't do it on the table...it's not sturdy enough." Net smirked.
"Do you know that because you tried it with JJ?" Yim retorted catching Net off guard temporarily.
Net tried and failed to hide his flustered face.
James watching the exchange with an amused smile decided to step in "so its all settled then?"
Yim contemplated on it. "I think I should throw him a surprise party at the restaurant."
"That's a good idea." James said.
"Yeah, and it doesn't have to be many people...just my parents and his and if you guys are available..."
"Sure thing." Net said.
"Okay then." Yim smiled as he finally had a plan in motion.
Disaster.... his entire plan....everything wasted.
Tutor was having a fan concert for his birthday, Yim cursed himself for not checking in with Tutor's manager first.
The concert itself ended late but Tutor had to meet all the fans afterwards and they all handed their gifts one by one and by the time everything was done it was already extremely late.
Yim waited outside for Tutor unsure if he should proceed with his original plans. Tutor finally showed up looking absolutely beat but he tried to mask it with a smile.
"Did I keep you waiting long?" Tutor asked.
Yim simply shook his head. He could tell that Tutor was exhausted.
"Yesterday you said you had a surprise for me?" Tutor continued.
Yim didn't know if they could go ahead with the plan, Tutor didn't look like he was in the right state for that but he also didn't want to disappoint him.
"Hmm." Yim hummed his affirmation.
"Then, let's go...?"
Yim nodded and they both got into the minivan. Yim told the driver where to go while Tutor sunk into the back seat relived at the thought of having some relaxation.
Tutor kept his eyes closed and Yim couldn't help but feel sorry for his boyfriend.
Yim quickly opened up his group chat
Yim: SOS how fast can anyone get me a place with hot spring or a jacuzzi?
James: change of plans?
Net: finally taking my advice?
Nunew: I'll check if we have any rooms available.
Yim: yes, fuck off, thank you.
Yim had never felt more grateful for having such great connections.
Not long after Nunew sent him a thumbs up along with a check in receipt.
Yim quickly informed the driver on the change of course, all the while Tutor remained silent next to him.
"Are you mad at me?" Tutor finally broke the silence.
The question took Yim by surprise.
"Why would I be mad at you?"
"It seems like you prepared something earlier and because of the concert, I couldn't make it so I thought you would be mad."
"I'm not mad and you will still get your surprise. We're almost there." Yim smiled excitedly.
Tutor smiled back relieved to know Yim wasn't angry.
After a while, they pull over at a resort. Tutor was shocked to find out Yim had booked a room for them
After checking in, they got to their room, it was large and spacious with a jacuzzi at the balcony.
"Come on, let's take a dip. You must be tired. It's going to help relieve stress." Yim said.
Who was Tutor to say no? Relieving stress sounded good especially since he would be doing it next to his half naked boyfriend.
They both got in the tub and the heat immediately making them both relaxed.
After a moment of silence, Tutor spoke again "I'm sorry things didn't go as planned."
"It's alright, I'm just glad you had a happy birthday." Yim said.
"Being here with you is the best gift I've received today." Tutor said moving closer to Yim.
Yim smiled as his boyfriend pulled him closer by the waist and placed a sniffing kiss on his cheek.
"Why don't we spend tomorrow together? Just you and me." Tutor suggested.
Yim pretended to think about it. "Fine, I'm not busy tomorrow, I guess I can keep you company." He said acting uninterested.
Tutor smiled and placed a kiss on the corner of Yim's mouth.
"Lets go back to the room." Tutor said.
Yim panicked remembering Net's words.
"I- I don't think that's a good idea, if we would hang out tomorrow then I need to be in topmost condition and- and—"
Tutor couldn't help but laugh, "Yim, what are you thinking? I just said we should go to the room so that we can sleep."
Yim flushed blaming Net for putting the idea in his head. "I wasn't thinking about anything..I was just saying...." Yim tried to defend himself.
"Okay then let's go." Tutor said with an amused smile.
Yim couldn't hide his embarrassment as he and Tutor got out of the jacuzzi, drying themselves and getting settled on the bed.
Yim was suddenly self-conscious being next to Tutor, Tutor pulled him closer snuggling him.
"Why are you tense?" Tutor asked.
"I'm not." Yim protested.
"Thank you for tonight." Tutor said gratefully.
"Happy birthday." Yim smiled turning to face Tutor to place a soft kiss on Tutor's lips.
"Is this my gift?" Tutor asked.
Yim huffed. "As if. I'm not that cheap you know... I do have your gift. I was going to give it to you tomorrow but since you asked, I might as well give it to you now." Yim reached out for his bag that was on the side table.
He rummaged through the bag before finding the target item. He brought out a small box, opening it and revealing a ring.
"Since you got me one on my birthday, I thought it would be fair to get you one too so that we match." Yim explained as he took out the ring.
He slipped it on Tutor's middle finger. "There's your promise ring. I promise to be by your side forever."
Tutor was getting really emotional at the gesture and Yim's words. "Thank you." Tears were already forming in his eyes.
"It's not a big deal—"
"It is. This means so much to me. Thank you." Tutor pulled Yim into a hug which Yim happily returned.
"I love you na." Tutor said.
"I love you too."