Hehe, have you guys been waiting— no. Okay... Um, question, what are your favourite songs from EXO's album in order? Can you guys guess what mine is? *wink wink*

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"Baekhyun," Chanyeol began, putting his hands up as if to signal he was harmless. "I can explain."

Baekhyun kept his lips shut, waiting for Chanyeol to say something to somehow clear up whatever was going on in front of him.

"We—um..." Chanyeol tried to find some words in his head that could define what he was doing, but really, there were none.

Kyungsoo gently placed the bucket he was holding onto the ground, walking up to Baekhyun slowly.

"Baekhyun, I'll need you to come with me..." He began, grabbing Baekhyun's arm.

He started dragging Baekhyun away, and only when Baekhyun couldn't see Chanyeol anymore was when he snapped out of his daze.

"Kyungsoo, let go of me! Why are you even here? What is happening!?" Baekhyun exclaimed as he struggled to get out of Kyungsoo's grasp.

"I'm sorry, but this is for your own good." Before Baekhyun could ask him what he was talking about, he was shoved into one of the janitors closets, the door closing in front of him.

"Kyungsoo!" Baekhyun yelled as he heard the door being locked from the other side. "Let me out!" He yelled as he banged on the door.

"Baekhyun, if you stay put I'll let you free."

"You stupid, evil friend! You better come back in two seconds!" After waiting for a bit, Baekhyun just sighed in defeat when he heard Kyungsoo's footsteps going away.

He put his back on the door and slid down onto the ground, thinking about what he saw in the gym.

He tried his best to think about what they could have been doing, with mysterious objects all over the floor and lighters in their hands...

And they had obviously burnt something, if not, why did Kyungsoo need to take it out with water?

He didn't know how long he sat there thinking, but he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps again.

"Listen, stay quiet and stand still when I open the door, alright? Or I'll never tell you what's happening," Kyungsoo's voice warned on the other side of the door.

Baekhyun groaned and stood up. "Alright, alright..."

"Close your eyes too," he mentioned and Baekhyun held back another sound of dissatisfaction.

The sound of the door unlocking made Baekhyun close his eyes, and once he was sure the door was open, he felt material being placed on his eyes and being tied around his head.

"Really, Kyungsoo?" Baekhyun asked and Kyungsoo didn't say a word, only grabbing Baekhyun's arm and dragging him back down the hallway.

He was effectively blindfolded, and even if he opened his eyes he could only see darkness.

Kyungsoo pushed Baekhyun into what he guessed was the gym, because he heard the familiar sound of the door closing behind him. He didn't feel Kyungsoo's presence anymore and concluded that he left Baekhyun alone.

Baekhyun decided that since Kyungsoo wasn't there, he wouldn't need to know that Baekhyun took off his blindfold.

He reached up to the cloth and slightly pulled it a snitch off, seeing darkness and a hazy yellow light. He guessed that the lights in the gym were off and the door's windows were blocked off. Before he could fully take it off, a hand grabbed his wrist from behind him.

Baekhyun recognized the touch almost immediately and he stopped with whatever he was doing, only listening to the sound of his breathing. The person behind him put the blindfold back on, making sure it wasn't too tight.

"Chanyeol?" Baekhyun questioned when the hand began gently pulling him further into the room.

He was almost 100% sure that he was standing in the middle of the gym now, and with Chanyeol in front of him too.

He wondered what it looked like, just them standing in the darkness of the gym accompanied by the weird light he had seen earlier.

Baekhyun didn't know what to do other than stay standing in the same exact spot, not moving whatsoever.

Chanyeol briefly left him standing there for a moment before Baekhyun felt the giant take his small hand in his own, giving him something.

Not knowing what it was, he held it carefully, feeling his hands suddenly becoming warm. The object he was holding had a smooth texture and he knew it was solid.

He looked down at what he was holding—as if it would help him figure it out, but with him being blindfolded, it was kind of impossible.

Chanyeol's hands were suddenly on his, helping him hold whatever it was. The warm feeling spread all throughout his body like fire and he felt himself burning up.

It suddenly all clicked together.

The texture, the warmth, the light...

He was holding a candle.

He began remembering that time when he told Chanyeol that he liked fire, about how he always wanted to touch it but was afraid, and Baekhyun felt a small smile slip onto his face.

Did Chanyeol remember?

"Baekhyun," he began, and Baekhyun knew he was melting faster than the wax because of Chanyeol's voice saying his name. "I'm sorry."

The silence filled the room as Chanyeol grasped at the last bit of sanity he had left, needing to say the words that threatened to spill out of his mouth every second of the day.

Baekhyun, on the other hand, could only wait with his breath caught in his throat, wondering what Chanyeol would say next.

"I'm really sorry for everything," Chanyeol stated.

Finally. Finally, Chanyeol was able to say what he wanted to. "I know that you heard me and Dara—I know that you think what I was saying was what I felt but... I was just scared. You were right about me, you know..." Chanyeol took in a deep breath. "All I ever do is lie and honestly, I'm getting sick of it. I've tried for a while, pretending to not be bothered by things and smiling with my friends but when I met you... When I met you I found myself actually laughing, smiling, and enjoying the life I was given."

Why did Baekhyun feel like crying?

He didn't know.

"I know it may seem dumb that I'm saying all this stuff after I messed with you and hurt you, but this is what I feel. You make me so happy all of the time, and without knowing it, you make me smile, cry, and feel angry. I don't know how it happened, but you somehow put some sort of spell on me..." Chanyeol was going to say it. "I think I've said a lot of things that have either helped you or put you down... But there's one thing that I know... It's that—"

"—I love you," Baekhyun cut in, and Chanyeol's eyes widened in surprise. "I love you, I love you, I love you," he took in another breath, smiling. "I love you."

Chanyeol was awestruck.

He was supposed to be the one apologizing, the one who asked for Baekhyun's love, but here he was, standing in front of someone who already gave him everything.

It was an intense feeling, hearing those words directed at him.

Never did he expect the small little puppy who joined his basketball team to say this to him.

Never did he expect himself wanting to say it back either.

And Chanyeol felt so happy, hearing it for the first time; it sent a smile onto his face, just like he had said before.

"I love you, Byun Baekhyun."

The candle was still burning brightly, and maybe the wax could've dripped down and burnt their hands, but none of them minded it...

Because god, Chanyeol loved him so much.

The way Baekhyun smiled without knowing his surroundings, the way Baekhyun said the words without a filter, the way Baekhyun's hands felt against his... It was everything and so much more.

Baekhyun was everything Chanyeol needed, and he was so glad that Baekhyun was willing to give himself to Chanyeol.

"I love you, Chanyeollie."

Yes, Baekhyun had already given everything to Chanyeol, and so now it was his turn.

"Again with the nicknames," Chanyeol scolded and Baekhyun laughed, so ethereally and so familiarly.

He just wanted to kiss Baekhyun, and he knew there was nothing holding him back so Chanyeol looked down at the candle flame and blew it out, slightly surprising Baekhyun.

"Wha—"

Chanyeol took the candle and threw it to the ground lightly, putting his hand on the back of Baekhyun's head and moving in, planting his lips onto Baekhyun's.

It was the same gestures as last time but it felt completely different, like a current was running through Baekhyun's body, shoving everything else out of the way and making Chanyeol's lips and touch the only thing on his mind.

Of course, it was different because they were both sure now, that even if the fire did burn them, they'd be there together.

Chanyeol's hands fumbled and untied the blindfold, letting it slip off of his head and fly to the ground.

When Chanyeol cupped his cheeks with his hands, it sent an indescribable feeling in Baekhyun's heart.

It was nothing like lust or desire, it was just pure adoration, and it was only a primal instinct when Baekhyun's hands wound into Chanyeol's hair.

The two completely lost themselves in each other, forgetting all about things they always had on their minds as their emotions and sensations tangled together in something that seemed so complicating but was simply a kiss.

Once they pulled away, face flushed and insides fluttering, Baekhyun opened his eyes and all he could see was Chanyeol.

Maybe he was supposed to notice the multiple candles on the ground, forming a heart around where they were standing... Maybe he was supposed to notice that the candle they were holding earlier fell onto his shoe and the wax ruined it, but the only thing he could concentrate on was Chanyeol.

Chanyeol, standing in front of him in the poor light, out of breath and flustered, was beautiful.

"I love you so much, Chanyeol," Baekhyun stated once more, pulling in for a short and sweet kiss. His hands rested on Chanyeol's neck, his body slightly leaning into Chanyeol's warm touch now on his back.

"You stole the words right out of my mouth," Chanyeol responded.

"Are you saying you love yourself too?" Baekhyun scoffed, staring at him incredulously but playfully.

Chanyeol rolled his eyes and didn't reply, instead giving Baekhyun his answer by pulling him in for another heart-stopping kiss.

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Oh dear goodness I'm so sorry I didn't update in hmm, long days?

Things have been sorta difficult for me, eh.

Yes, this was sappy. Deal with it, I know you secretly like sappy Chanbaek... Because I sure do hehe

And god, this update was short but at least now I feel like writing more! I'll publish another chapter soon, don't worry it's not the ending yet :)

Huhuhu they made out two times, fun fun fun :p

I'll C you guys later!