I'll Always Be There for You (If You Want)
Title: I'll Always Be There for You (If You Want)
Pairing: Chanyeol/Baekhyun
Rating: PG-13
Warning(s):[click to open]fail!fluff
Summary: Baekhyun was a top student in his class, or maybe in his school. He was accused of cheating during their final examination when Chanyeol finally came to the rescue.
The clock was ticking slowly, almost to the point as if it had stopped working. The exam hall was quiet too, though there were almost a hundred of students sitting for their final exam. Baekhyun kept glancing at his wristwatch, making sure that the time shown on the wall clock was same as his. He was still struggling in answering the last question of History paper. Although History was his favorite subject ever, he never expected that the final exam’s scheme would be this hard. He relentlessly sighed as he couldn’t think of any suitable answers to be put on the paper.
When he stole a glimpse at his side, Park Chanyeol, one of the misfits in his classroom, was still focusing with his exam paper. At times, Chanyeol coughed a little too loud and exchanged glance with Oh Sehun, another misfit in his class too. Sehun was sitting at Chanyeol’s right side, and he was trying so hard to cover his laughter whenever his eyes met with Chanyeol’s.
Baekhyun noticed all of that. He felt a bit distracted by their furtive actions because the examiners didn’t even realize their attempt of talking or maybe cheating during examination.
Slowly, minutes after, Baekhyun raised up his hand, indicating that he had finished answering the last question. He tried not to feel proud because apparently he was the first one who got up and went to the front to send the question and answer paper to the examiner. The examiner just nodded his head and took Baekhyun’s exam paper before putting it on his table.
Pairs of eyes were eyeing Baekhyun as he made his way out of the exam hall. Baekhyun's lips then curved into a smile because at least he was able to answer all of the questions. He didn’t realize a pair of eyes that was staring at him since Baekhyun got up from his seat, didn’t realize a smile formed on the other’s lips.
Baekhyun was fumbling with his belongings inside his locker when he suddenly heard whispers among the students near the area. Baekhyun could see from the corner of his eyes that there were two girls talking to each other behind him.
“Is this Byun Baekhyun?”
“Yeah, Aya told me that he was cheating during the History paper. That’s why he finished answering the paper way too early.”
“I also heard that he went to the toilet in the middle of the exam. Maybe it was when he did that.”
“I don’t know. Maybe it’s true.”
Baekhyun’s knuckles went white. He gritted his teeth, his body’s trembling slightly as his ears twitched a little at those accusation against him. Baekhyun knew he had almost no friends since most of his schoolmates disliked him for being a genius student. Baekhyun always got the first place in his class and he would never score less than 90 in any subjects he was taking. On top of that, Baekhyun was also the captain of the baseball team and his team had always been the champion whenever they participated in any tournaments. He was like the Gary Stu's of the school, except that he had never acknowledged that in the first place, since he knew he was still a bit lacking at some points. He needed his friends to be with him, to be with him whenever he was happy or sad.
Baekhyun was about to retort and yell at the students because he would never cheat in examination for goodness’ sake, when suddenly a taller boy shouldered Baekhyun’s body aside knowingly, followed by another boy from behind.
“That’s so funny. I’ve never heard anything interesting like this.” The voice was too deep, deeper than the sea Baekhyun would say.
“Chanyeol-” The girls gasped a little at the sight of Chanyeol and his beloved handsome friend, Sehun. Sehun was tucking his hand inside the pockets; eyes never left the girls as he shot a sharp glare at them.
Chanyeol chuckled in annoyance. “Stop saying my name. Baekhyun would never do that in the first place. If anyone would do that, I bet it would be one of you since you’re not really good in your studies, am I right?”
“What?”
Raking his black hair with his fingers, Chanyeol continued. “Yeah and of course you are jealous of him since he is always on top of us, which I don’t really mind whenever I think about it. But seeing you blaming him and spreading stupid rumors all around the school like that is one of the things I do really mind.”
The girls were startled by the sudden attack of words from Chanyeol. “I-it’s not even of your business to start with,” one of the girls was hesitating.
“It’s my fucking business when it comes to Baekhyun,” Chanyeol calmly said. Baekhyun blinked his eyes for countless times. Did Chanyeol just-what?
The girls now decided to back off as they shrugged their shoulders in unison. “Ugh, whatever. Let’s go Minah.” And they left the three of them in the hallway.
Silence reigned and Chanyeol took that chance to look at Baekhyun, who was still dumbfounded by the situation earlier.
“You okay?” Chanyeol asked in a calm voice. Sehun was standing behind Chanyeol and he was hiding his smile, silently praying that Baekhyun won’t see his face.
Baekhyun looked up at the taller boy. “W-why are you siding with me?” He stuttered.
Chanyeol then realized his stupid action. He eventually ruffled his hair, because it was obvious that he didn’t know what to answer in return.
“He doesn’t like it when people talk bad about you,” Sehun interrupted out of nowhere. He had been staring at Chanyeol and Baekhyun as both of them were in brooding silence.
“What?” Baekhyun widened his eyes.
“You heard me. He had been admiring you since you got into the piano class with him,” Sehun added without feeling guilty at all. He ignored the sharp glance Chanyeol gave him, but seconds after Sehun couldn’t help but to laugh his ass off seeing Chanyeol’s blushed face.
“Fuck you, Sehun. It’s not even like that,” Chanyeol snarled. He was going to strangle Sehun’s neck when Baekhyun was away from them. But for now, he had to restrain his action.
Sehun snorted slightly. “Yah, just admit it already. I’m tired of spying him for you ever since you told me about your stupid secret.”
Baekhyun gaped, couldn't believe of what he just heard.
“Yah, Oh Sehun!” Chanyeol shouted, pulling Sehun closer to him by grabbing his shirt. Sehun laughed hysterically when he knew Chanyeol's secret was no longer safe. Baekhyun finally knew everything.
“I don’t hear anything,” Sehun shut his eyes tightly while smiling ear to ear. He managed to free himself from Chanyeol’s grip on his shirt. “Good luck! Baby good luck to you!” Sehun hopped away as he laughed hearing to his own voice while he was singing to that song.
“Yah, Oh Sehun!” Chanyeol was about to go away when Baekhyun softly pulled the taller boy’s arm, making the former’s heart stopped beating for a moment.
“Wait, Chanyeol.”
Chanyeol turned around, his expression was filled with guilty and a bit awkward. “Don’t even listen to him, Baekhyun. I bet Sehun accidentally took some rat poison while he was enjoying his lunch. Don’t mind him, really,” Chanyeol said, trying to deny those statements Sehun had said earlier.
Baekhyun grimaced a little. But he managed to pull a smile later. “No, i-is that true?”
“What is true?”
“-that you like me?”
Chanyeol was astounded. He pressed his lips together, not knowing what to say. Things were not going as he had been expecting. “What? I mean-yes-no-wait Baekhyun I’m pretty sure there’s a bit of misunderstanding here but I assure you there’s no such thing as me liking you. Sehun was just kidding.”
“Really?”
“Y-yeah well, I don’t really know.” Shit. Chanyeol was such a failure when it came to telling lies to people.
That was when Chanyeol was caught off guard. “You’re blushing. See, your cheeks are red!” Baekhyun suddenly chirped.
Chanyeol touched his cheeks, feeling a bit embarrassed. “I am not blushing!” He then felt blood rushing to his face as he said that. He was obviously busted.
Baekhyun chuckled in happiness. He almost jumped excitedly if there wasn’t any stare directed at him at that time. “You really like me, oh my god! Chanyeol likes me! I just can’t believe it!”
Chanyeol had no words to say. He just managed to utter the other boy’s name, as lowly as he could. “Baek-”
“-did you just call me Baek? Only people who are closer with me call me with that name.”
Chanyeol couldn’t hide his disbelief expression. “I was about to say Baekhyun when you cut in.”
“Can I call you Yeol?”
“Yeol? What even-that sounds so weird to me.”
Baekhyun's tongue clicked. “Hey, we can combine our name together! BaekYeol or maybe ChanBaek. Oh my god those names sound really nice to me.”
“Nice? They’re like stupid pet names to me,” Chanyeol scoffed. He was still a bit surprised of seeing how positive Baekhyun’s response was. Chanyeol didn’t expect that Baekhyun would accept the fact that he had been admiring the latter for so long. Well, at least that was what Chanyeol thought.
“You don’t even know what creativity does mean, do you?”
“It is not a matter of being creative here. I mean, what has gotten into you Baekhyun? This is not even you.” Chanyeol had to ask the sudden change in Baekhyun’s reaction.
The Byun Baekhyun that Chanyeol knew was one of the quietest students in their class as he only opened his mouth during the Q&A sessions between the class and the teachers. He only knew that Baekhyun was the one who would keep his gaze fixed at the books, trying his best to ignore every negative comments about him being an introvert at school. The only Baekhyun he knew was the one who would only smile when he got highest marks in class. But the one in front of him at the moment wasn’t the one he perceived. And Chanyeol was really sure about that.
Baekhyun was left speechless the next second. His lips were quivering and his eyes went watery too. “So you don’t like me?”
Chanyeol’s eyes then were even wider than that infamous Do Kyungsoo, their schoolmate who was popular because of his wide orbs that kept staring at people as if they were going to be Kyungsoo’s next victims to be murdered. “What? I mean no, of course I like you-wait what?”
“See, you can’t lie to me. I like you too,” Baekhyun smiled, showing his white teeth which Chanyeol had already noticed for quite a long time.
“D-did you just say you like me?”
Baekhyun nodded slightly. “I know I might sound a bit stupid at the moment, but I’ve been keeping the same feelings too towards you. You don’t even have any idea how much I’m screaming on the inside after knowing that you like me too.”
“A-are you joking?” Chanyeol stammered.
Scowling, Baekhyun replied. “Do I look like I’m even kidding right now?”
“No-it’s because you look a tad energetic. Well, just to let you know because this isn’t like you at all. Maybe you’re just kidding.”
“Oh really? I’m sorry I don’t notice that. I’m always like this to be honest.”
“You’re always like this?” Chanyeol looked at Baekhyun in confusion. “That’s funny. I’ve always seen you drowning into books whenever I see you at the class.”
“It’s because I don’t have anyone to talk to me whenever I’m bored or need one,” Baekhyun replied and his voice sounded a bit sad too.
Chanyeol finally understood. He was feeling a bit guilty later then as he only responded with an “Oh.”
“But really, I’m glad that I found one to talk to right now,” Baekhyun’s face lighted up once again as his eyes rested on Chanyeol’s face.
“And who’s that lucky person?” Chanyeol asked, eager to know the answer.
“Stupid. Of course it’s you,” Baekhyun replied. “No wonder you’ve always got the last place in class.” And he didn’t forget to mock Chanyeol too. But of course, he didn’t mean it in a serious way. He hoped that Chanyeol would get that he was just joking, that he finally got to find someone who he could talk to without feeling uncomfortable or anything related to that.
“Well, excuse me. At least I’m still in the first class like you. And for your information, I’m even cleverer than that Sehun.”
“Stop being cocky, Yeol.”
“I am not being cocky. And stop calling me with that stupid name.”
Baekhyun burst into laughter. “It’s your name, you idiot.”
“Just call me Chanyeol. I prefer it that way,” Chanyeol stressed when he said his name. He loved it anyway when Baekhyun muttered his name, it was as if the syllable was too perfect for him.
“Okay, whatever Chanyeol. Satisfied?”
Chanyeol smiled in satisfaction then. It was later when the thought of Baekhyun’s rumor hit Chanyeol's mind once again.
“So about that rumor-”
“I know,” Baekhyun interrupted. “But I don’t really mind about it either. It’s not something new for me though. People hate me and they talk bad about me, I’ve always noticed that. Thank you for being on my side, really. I do appreciate it.”
“No I mean, I know you’re not doing anything wrong. How can a person like you cheat during exam right?” Chanyeol laughed awkwardly before continued. “But I was wondering too because you went out of the exam hall like real fast. I thought Teacher Han had already told us that History is going to be a real tough one in this year?”
“I’ve studied and revised all scheme of works given by Teacher Han a month earlier. It’s an easy one, Chanyeol. You should be able to answer the paper.”
“If you’re talking about Math with me, then I suppose it’s going to be an easy one. But History is just a no-no subject for me.”
“Why would you cramp your brain for something difficult like Math? I can’t even understand why should we bother counting the numbers when we don’t really use all of the equations in our life.”
“Really Baekhyun? It’s not like History brings benefits to us too. I can’t even get the point seeing you memorizing all those dates and the emperors’ names. Like come on, I’d prefer Math over History.”
“Whatever Chanyeol. Stop expecting that we would have the same opinion on this.”
“I’m not expecting it either, Baekhyun.”
“Well, speaking of Math-” Baekhyun contemplated for a moment.
Chanyeol raised his brows up to his bangs. “What?”
“Would you mind teach me some Math? Math paper is on Thursday right?” Baekhyun said after giving it some thought.
“I thought you’re a brilliant student.”
“I’m only finding a way to get closer to you, Chanyeol. Don’t expect that you’re going to teach me Math. Of course I’m smarter than you.”
Chanyeol was a bit taken aback by the answer. He looked literally calm, but God knew how fast his heart was beating in his chest.
“Can you like talk to my hand? It’s bored right now," Chanyeol replied with a smile.
Baekhyun glared at Chanyeol. He was ready to respond to Chanyeol’s stupid joke as he bent down a bit, face facing Chanyeol’s hand as Baekhyun brought it up. “Hello, Chanyeol’s hand. Just a friendly reminder, can you tell Chanyeol that I’m cleverer than him? Thank you.”
Chanyeol realized he was shuddering at the touch of Baekhyun’s soft hands against his. He gulped nervously, trying his best to cover his awkwardness.
“Yah-”
Baekhyun looked up and stared intently into Chanyeol’s eyes. “What? Do you get the message already? That’s so fast, thanks to your hand.”
“Baek-”
Baekhyun didn’t immediately respond. He took a glance at his wristwatch, noticing that he was already late to do something. “I have to go to the library first Chanyeol. Are you free after school’s over? We can meet for a moment so that we can talk over about my idea later.” He took out two thick books from his locker, which Chanyeol didn’t feel surprised at all seeing those books since that was really the Baekhyun he knew. Books and Baekhyun could never be separated, even if by Death.
“Wait, I don’t even agree to your suggestion. You’re just-”
“See you, Yeol!” Baekhyun waved his hand excitedly before padding towards the library, with two thick books in his hold. He was whistling happily as he walked away, one of the views Chanyeol had never seen in Baekhyun.
Chanyeol smiled as his eyes was staring at Baekhyun’s back secretly until the boy was gone. Sure, he would always be there for Baekhyun, if Baekhyun wanted it.
A/N: Unbeta-ed and eeeeee this is obviously a fail!fluff so please forgive me. :<
Pairing: Chanyeol/Baekhyun
Rating: PG-13
Warning(s):[click to open]fail!fluff
Summary: Baekhyun was a top student in his class, or maybe in his school. He was accused of cheating during their final examination when Chanyeol finally came to the rescue.
The clock was ticking slowly, almost to the point as if it had stopped working. The exam hall was quiet too, though there were almost a hundred of students sitting for their final exam. Baekhyun kept glancing at his wristwatch, making sure that the time shown on the wall clock was same as his. He was still struggling in answering the last question of History paper. Although History was his favorite subject ever, he never expected that the final exam’s scheme would be this hard. He relentlessly sighed as he couldn’t think of any suitable answers to be put on the paper.
When he stole a glimpse at his side, Park Chanyeol, one of the misfits in his classroom, was still focusing with his exam paper. At times, Chanyeol coughed a little too loud and exchanged glance with Oh Sehun, another misfit in his class too. Sehun was sitting at Chanyeol’s right side, and he was trying so hard to cover his laughter whenever his eyes met with Chanyeol’s.
Baekhyun noticed all of that. He felt a bit distracted by their furtive actions because the examiners didn’t even realize their attempt of talking or maybe cheating during examination.
Slowly, minutes after, Baekhyun raised up his hand, indicating that he had finished answering the last question. He tried not to feel proud because apparently he was the first one who got up and went to the front to send the question and answer paper to the examiner. The examiner just nodded his head and took Baekhyun’s exam paper before putting it on his table.
Pairs of eyes were eyeing Baekhyun as he made his way out of the exam hall. Baekhyun's lips then curved into a smile because at least he was able to answer all of the questions. He didn’t realize a pair of eyes that was staring at him since Baekhyun got up from his seat, didn’t realize a smile formed on the other’s lips.
Baekhyun was fumbling with his belongings inside his locker when he suddenly heard whispers among the students near the area. Baekhyun could see from the corner of his eyes that there were two girls talking to each other behind him.
“Is this Byun Baekhyun?”
“Yeah, Aya told me that he was cheating during the History paper. That’s why he finished answering the paper way too early.”
“I also heard that he went to the toilet in the middle of the exam. Maybe it was when he did that.”
“I don’t know. Maybe it’s true.”
Baekhyun’s knuckles went white. He gritted his teeth, his body’s trembling slightly as his ears twitched a little at those accusation against him. Baekhyun knew he had almost no friends since most of his schoolmates disliked him for being a genius student. Baekhyun always got the first place in his class and he would never score less than 90 in any subjects he was taking. On top of that, Baekhyun was also the captain of the baseball team and his team had always been the champion whenever they participated in any tournaments. He was like the Gary Stu's of the school, except that he had never acknowledged that in the first place, since he knew he was still a bit lacking at some points. He needed his friends to be with him, to be with him whenever he was happy or sad.
Baekhyun was about to retort and yell at the students because he would never cheat in examination for goodness’ sake, when suddenly a taller boy shouldered Baekhyun’s body aside knowingly, followed by another boy from behind.
“That’s so funny. I’ve never heard anything interesting like this.” The voice was too deep, deeper than the sea Baekhyun would say.
“Chanyeol-” The girls gasped a little at the sight of Chanyeol and his beloved handsome friend, Sehun. Sehun was tucking his hand inside the pockets; eyes never left the girls as he shot a sharp glare at them.
Chanyeol chuckled in annoyance. “Stop saying my name. Baekhyun would never do that in the first place. If anyone would do that, I bet it would be one of you since you’re not really good in your studies, am I right?”
“What?”
Raking his black hair with his fingers, Chanyeol continued. “Yeah and of course you are jealous of him since he is always on top of us, which I don’t really mind whenever I think about it. But seeing you blaming him and spreading stupid rumors all around the school like that is one of the things I do really mind.”
The girls were startled by the sudden attack of words from Chanyeol. “I-it’s not even of your business to start with,” one of the girls was hesitating.
“It’s my fucking business when it comes to Baekhyun,” Chanyeol calmly said. Baekhyun blinked his eyes for countless times. Did Chanyeol just-what?
The girls now decided to back off as they shrugged their shoulders in unison. “Ugh, whatever. Let’s go Minah.” And they left the three of them in the hallway.
Silence reigned and Chanyeol took that chance to look at Baekhyun, who was still dumbfounded by the situation earlier.
“You okay?” Chanyeol asked in a calm voice. Sehun was standing behind Chanyeol and he was hiding his smile, silently praying that Baekhyun won’t see his face.
Baekhyun looked up at the taller boy. “W-why are you siding with me?” He stuttered.
Chanyeol then realized his stupid action. He eventually ruffled his hair, because it was obvious that he didn’t know what to answer in return.
“He doesn’t like it when people talk bad about you,” Sehun interrupted out of nowhere. He had been staring at Chanyeol and Baekhyun as both of them were in brooding silence.
“What?” Baekhyun widened his eyes.
“You heard me. He had been admiring you since you got into the piano class with him,” Sehun added without feeling guilty at all. He ignored the sharp glance Chanyeol gave him, but seconds after Sehun couldn’t help but to laugh his ass off seeing Chanyeol’s blushed face.
“Fuck you, Sehun. It’s not even like that,” Chanyeol snarled. He was going to strangle Sehun’s neck when Baekhyun was away from them. But for now, he had to restrain his action.
Sehun snorted slightly. “Yah, just admit it already. I’m tired of spying him for you ever since you told me about your stupid secret.”
Baekhyun gaped, couldn't believe of what he just heard.
“Yah, Oh Sehun!” Chanyeol shouted, pulling Sehun closer to him by grabbing his shirt. Sehun laughed hysterically when he knew Chanyeol's secret was no longer safe. Baekhyun finally knew everything.
“I don’t hear anything,” Sehun shut his eyes tightly while smiling ear to ear. He managed to free himself from Chanyeol’s grip on his shirt. “Good luck! Baby good luck to you!” Sehun hopped away as he laughed hearing to his own voice while he was singing to that song.
“Yah, Oh Sehun!” Chanyeol was about to go away when Baekhyun softly pulled the taller boy’s arm, making the former’s heart stopped beating for a moment.
“Wait, Chanyeol.”
Chanyeol turned around, his expression was filled with guilty and a bit awkward. “Don’t even listen to him, Baekhyun. I bet Sehun accidentally took some rat poison while he was enjoying his lunch. Don’t mind him, really,” Chanyeol said, trying to deny those statements Sehun had said earlier.
Baekhyun grimaced a little. But he managed to pull a smile later. “No, i-is that true?”
“What is true?”
“-that you like me?”
Chanyeol was astounded. He pressed his lips together, not knowing what to say. Things were not going as he had been expecting. “What? I mean-yes-no-wait Baekhyun I’m pretty sure there’s a bit of misunderstanding here but I assure you there’s no such thing as me liking you. Sehun was just kidding.”
“Really?”
“Y-yeah well, I don’t really know.” Shit. Chanyeol was such a failure when it came to telling lies to people.
That was when Chanyeol was caught off guard. “You’re blushing. See, your cheeks are red!” Baekhyun suddenly chirped.
Chanyeol touched his cheeks, feeling a bit embarrassed. “I am not blushing!” He then felt blood rushing to his face as he said that. He was obviously busted.
Baekhyun chuckled in happiness. He almost jumped excitedly if there wasn’t any stare directed at him at that time. “You really like me, oh my god! Chanyeol likes me! I just can’t believe it!”
Chanyeol had no words to say. He just managed to utter the other boy’s name, as lowly as he could. “Baek-”
“-did you just call me Baek? Only people who are closer with me call me with that name.”
Chanyeol couldn’t hide his disbelief expression. “I was about to say Baekhyun when you cut in.”
“Can I call you Yeol?”
“Yeol? What even-that sounds so weird to me.”
Baekhyun's tongue clicked. “Hey, we can combine our name together! BaekYeol or maybe ChanBaek. Oh my god those names sound really nice to me.”
“Nice? They’re like stupid pet names to me,” Chanyeol scoffed. He was still a bit surprised of seeing how positive Baekhyun’s response was. Chanyeol didn’t expect that Baekhyun would accept the fact that he had been admiring the latter for so long. Well, at least that was what Chanyeol thought.
“You don’t even know what creativity does mean, do you?”
“It is not a matter of being creative here. I mean, what has gotten into you Baekhyun? This is not even you.” Chanyeol had to ask the sudden change in Baekhyun’s reaction.
The Byun Baekhyun that Chanyeol knew was one of the quietest students in their class as he only opened his mouth during the Q&A sessions between the class and the teachers. He only knew that Baekhyun was the one who would keep his gaze fixed at the books, trying his best to ignore every negative comments about him being an introvert at school. The only Baekhyun he knew was the one who would only smile when he got highest marks in class. But the one in front of him at the moment wasn’t the one he perceived. And Chanyeol was really sure about that.
Baekhyun was left speechless the next second. His lips were quivering and his eyes went watery too. “So you don’t like me?”
Chanyeol’s eyes then were even wider than that infamous Do Kyungsoo, their schoolmate who was popular because of his wide orbs that kept staring at people as if they were going to be Kyungsoo’s next victims to be murdered. “What? I mean no, of course I like you-wait what?”
“See, you can’t lie to me. I like you too,” Baekhyun smiled, showing his white teeth which Chanyeol had already noticed for quite a long time.
“D-did you just say you like me?”
Baekhyun nodded slightly. “I know I might sound a bit stupid at the moment, but I’ve been keeping the same feelings too towards you. You don’t even have any idea how much I’m screaming on the inside after knowing that you like me too.”
“A-are you joking?” Chanyeol stammered.
Scowling, Baekhyun replied. “Do I look like I’m even kidding right now?”
“No-it’s because you look a tad energetic. Well, just to let you know because this isn’t like you at all. Maybe you’re just kidding.”
“Oh really? I’m sorry I don’t notice that. I’m always like this to be honest.”
“You’re always like this?” Chanyeol looked at Baekhyun in confusion. “That’s funny. I’ve always seen you drowning into books whenever I see you at the class.”
“It’s because I don’t have anyone to talk to me whenever I’m bored or need one,” Baekhyun replied and his voice sounded a bit sad too.
Chanyeol finally understood. He was feeling a bit guilty later then as he only responded with an “Oh.”
“But really, I’m glad that I found one to talk to right now,” Baekhyun’s face lighted up once again as his eyes rested on Chanyeol’s face.
“And who’s that lucky person?” Chanyeol asked, eager to know the answer.
“Stupid. Of course it’s you,” Baekhyun replied. “No wonder you’ve always got the last place in class.” And he didn’t forget to mock Chanyeol too. But of course, he didn’t mean it in a serious way. He hoped that Chanyeol would get that he was just joking, that he finally got to find someone who he could talk to without feeling uncomfortable or anything related to that.
“Well, excuse me. At least I’m still in the first class like you. And for your information, I’m even cleverer than that Sehun.”
“Stop being cocky, Yeol.”
“I am not being cocky. And stop calling me with that stupid name.”
Baekhyun burst into laughter. “It’s your name, you idiot.”
“Just call me Chanyeol. I prefer it that way,” Chanyeol stressed when he said his name. He loved it anyway when Baekhyun muttered his name, it was as if the syllable was too perfect for him.
“Okay, whatever Chanyeol. Satisfied?”
Chanyeol smiled in satisfaction then. It was later when the thought of Baekhyun’s rumor hit Chanyeol's mind once again.
“So about that rumor-”
“I know,” Baekhyun interrupted. “But I don’t really mind about it either. It’s not something new for me though. People hate me and they talk bad about me, I’ve always noticed that. Thank you for being on my side, really. I do appreciate it.”
“No I mean, I know you’re not doing anything wrong. How can a person like you cheat during exam right?” Chanyeol laughed awkwardly before continued. “But I was wondering too because you went out of the exam hall like real fast. I thought Teacher Han had already told us that History is going to be a real tough one in this year?”
“I’ve studied and revised all scheme of works given by Teacher Han a month earlier. It’s an easy one, Chanyeol. You should be able to answer the paper.”
“If you’re talking about Math with me, then I suppose it’s going to be an easy one. But History is just a no-no subject for me.”
“Why would you cramp your brain for something difficult like Math? I can’t even understand why should we bother counting the numbers when we don’t really use all of the equations in our life.”
“Really Baekhyun? It’s not like History brings benefits to us too. I can’t even get the point seeing you memorizing all those dates and the emperors’ names. Like come on, I’d prefer Math over History.”
“Whatever Chanyeol. Stop expecting that we would have the same opinion on this.”
“I’m not expecting it either, Baekhyun.”
“Well, speaking of Math-” Baekhyun contemplated for a moment.
Chanyeol raised his brows up to his bangs. “What?”
“Would you mind teach me some Math? Math paper is on Thursday right?” Baekhyun said after giving it some thought.
“I thought you’re a brilliant student.”
“I’m only finding a way to get closer to you, Chanyeol. Don’t expect that you’re going to teach me Math. Of course I’m smarter than you.”
Chanyeol was a bit taken aback by the answer. He looked literally calm, but God knew how fast his heart was beating in his chest.
“Can you like talk to my hand? It’s bored right now," Chanyeol replied with a smile.
Baekhyun glared at Chanyeol. He was ready to respond to Chanyeol’s stupid joke as he bent down a bit, face facing Chanyeol’s hand as Baekhyun brought it up. “Hello, Chanyeol’s hand. Just a friendly reminder, can you tell Chanyeol that I’m cleverer than him? Thank you.”
Chanyeol realized he was shuddering at the touch of Baekhyun’s soft hands against his. He gulped nervously, trying his best to cover his awkwardness.
“Yah-”
Baekhyun looked up and stared intently into Chanyeol’s eyes. “What? Do you get the message already? That’s so fast, thanks to your hand.”
“Baek-”
Baekhyun didn’t immediately respond. He took a glance at his wristwatch, noticing that he was already late to do something. “I have to go to the library first Chanyeol. Are you free after school’s over? We can meet for a moment so that we can talk over about my idea later.” He took out two thick books from his locker, which Chanyeol didn’t feel surprised at all seeing those books since that was really the Baekhyun he knew. Books and Baekhyun could never be separated, even if by Death.
“Wait, I don’t even agree to your suggestion. You’re just-”
“See you, Yeol!” Baekhyun waved his hand excitedly before padding towards the library, with two thick books in his hold. He was whistling happily as he walked away, one of the views Chanyeol had never seen in Baekhyun.
Chanyeol smiled as his eyes was staring at Baekhyun’s back secretly until the boy was gone. Sure, he would always be there for Baekhyun, if Baekhyun wanted it.
A/N: Unbeta-ed and eeeeee this is obviously a fail!fluff so please forgive me. :<