You've got to be kidding me. Chanyeol thought, looking Baekhyun over.

This... This midget wants to join basketball?

"Nope sorry," Chanyeol denied, turning around to walk away.

"Wait..." He called out, stopping Chanyeol in his tracks. "Can I just get a chance to show you?"

"Show me what, your ballet dances?" Chanyeol asked, turning around and crossing his arms. Baekhyun blushed slightly and shook his head.

"The paper said tryouts were today... I don't see anyone else so can I just try?" Baekhyun asked and Chanyeol looked at his friends for consent.

"Sure. But I'm warning you that your small body won't be able to take it," Chanyeol stated, making Baekhyun glare at him. Chanyeol didn't even know Baekhyun and here he was, making up random assumptions.

"Try me," Baekhyun said, taking a step closer.

"Oh I will, Princess," he taunted, taking another step closer so that Baekhyun had to crane his neck up to look at Chanyeol in the eyes.

"Alright, break it up. Let's just do this," Sehun said, pushing the two away.

"You can start with the ball, midget," Chanyeol stated, motioning to Sehun to throw the ball over.

Baekhyun grabbed the ball and stood there for a moment. "Can I at least change?" He asked, gesturing to his tight dark jeans, jacket and grey T-shirt. Okay, so that was his way of dressing up. On other days he'd be comfy in his big sweaters and nicely fitting jeans.

"Nah, you told me to try you, and so I will. Play in those clothes. We're doing a one on one and whoever scores the first point wins," Chanyeol said and Baekhyun scowled. Of course Chanyeol just had to turn his words on him.

Earlier, Baekhyun had wanted to talk to the captain and get to know him. But now? He just wanted to beat the guy's face in.

Baekhyun walked to his side and bounced the ball a bit.

"Okay ready?" Sehun called out. "Three, two, one... Go!" He blew his whistle that he randomly had, and Baekhyun dropped the ball onto the ground, dribbling it.

He took a few steps forwards and saw that Chanyeol wasn't taking him seriously. The giant was just standing there with a bored look on his face, probably tempted to yawn in Baekhyun's face.

Fine, if you want to be that way, be that way!

Baekhyun begun his attack as he stepped over the half line, watching as Chanyeol's eyes finally sharpened a little.

The taller held his arms open a little, a weak defence against what Baekhyun had in mind.

Baekhyun started moving forwards and Chanyeol didn't move from his spot. Purposefully, the smaller looked to the left for a split second, luring the giant into his bait. He took two steps left and Chanyeol followed right away, just as Baekhyun wanted. But before Baekhyun fully ran left, he passed the ball to his other hand and turned his foot, pushing to the right.

Chanyeol had tried to follow the smaller's movements, and he totally thought he had Baekhyun in his grasp when he predicted his movements... But Chanyeol was wrong as Baekhyun took off in the opposite direction, causing Chanyeol to try and follow but his feet tangled and he had to catch himself, granting Baekhyun a few more seconds.

He watched Baekhyun, dumbfounded as to how the short guy had tricked him.

Chanyeol felt anger pass through him for a second and he grit his teeth, running towards Baekhyun who had randomly stopped.

Chanyeol slapped the ball out of a surprised Baekhyun's hands and he took it into his own, running down the court.

He was about a meter away from the net before he jumped, dunking into the net and showing Baekhyun that with his short legs, doing what Chanyeol had just done was impossible.

He turned around with a look of victory, mocking Baekhyun.

Baekhyun's lips were pulled slightly down and his hands were clenched at his sides. Baekhyun thought that he was definitely going to be able to join but now that he was basically just rejected, he felt sadness course through him. It was so short, also. Baekhyun didn't really even get the chance to show anything at all.

"So, Chanyeol wins this round," Sehun stated, walking up to Baekhyun and patting him on the back. "He was going easy on you, also."

"I was going easy on him too," Baekhyun muttered.

"What?" Sehun asked but the shortie just shook his head. Baekhyun looked Chanyeol in the eyes one more time before he sighed, going back to grab his stuff and leave.

When Chanyeol saw Baekhyun's expression, he felt like he had just kicked a puppy—which he basically did. He felt guilty for some reason, even if he didn't particularly like Baekhyun.

"Wait," Chanyeol called, clearly not wanting to do this but he did it anyways.

Baekhyun turned around with another frown on his face. "If this is your way of rubbing it into my face, I don't want any of it."

Chanyeol shook his head and sighed. "Go change, then we'll rematch."

Baekhyun took a few seconds to process this information, but then his eyes immediately lit up and a smile slipped onto his face. "Really?!"

"Go before I change my mind."

Baekhyun ran to his spot on the bleachers, grabbing his bag. He then proceeded to change in the change room, bouncing in his shoes.

Maybe Chanyeol isn't that much of a jerk.

When Baekhyun left, he saw Chanyeol sitting on the ground, waiting impatiently.

When Chanyeol spotted Baekhyun, Baekhyun thought he saw Chanyeol's lip twitch up into a smile but it disappeared just as quick.

"Let's start again. First point wins. You start again."

The game started again and this time, Chanyeol took him a little more seriously.

Chanyeol knew that Baekhyun was good at tricking people, and so he didn't try to read his movements too much. But Baekhyun succeeded once again except this time, while trying to follow him, Chanyeol fell onto his butt.

He heard horse laughing from the side lines and glared at Jongin and Sehun who almost had tears in their eyes.

When Chanyeol recovered, Baekhyun had already scored a point, causing Chanyeol to roll his eyes at his friends who were yelling "Chanyeol just got beat by a midget."

Baekhyun turned around with a smile on his face, catching Chanyeol off guard as usual.

"I win!"

Stupid Baekhyun, of course he had to rub it in my face. Chanyeol thought bitterly.

But, alas, Chanyeol had made the choice to give him a second chance, which meant this was partially the captain's fault also.

"Congrats Baekhyun, you just joined the basketball team," Xiumin smiled at Baekhyun and he returned it.

"But is that really all? Nothing else?" He asked and Chanyeol nodded, picking up the ball and shooting it a couple of times.

Now that Chanyeol was thinking about it, why did he give Baekhyun a second chance? Chanyeol knew that Baekhyun lost the first round because of his jeans, but he could have just brushed it off and said 'goodbye'...

I am way too nice, even to people who annoy me. Chanyeol thought to himself.

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[A/N]

Um I'm very very sorry. Yes I understand. That chapter was legit trash and not the good kind like me. It was stinky trash, gross but I can't seem to change it eheh.

I know. It's boring. Plz stick with me. Maybe it gets better... Why am I asking this myself lmao?

Okay I know you hate long A/Ns so imma leave it at this.

I'll C you later.

(P.S if you haven't listened to Chanyeol's 'You Are' GO. NOW. GET AWAY FROM HERE AND LISTEN TO IT omg it's beautiful tears in my eyes.)