This is for @btskiran who's celebrating her birthday today (Jan. 9)! Im sorry if I can't follow the "long shot" concept...

If any of you who has a birthday within this month, please tell me in advance if you want your shots as a b-day gift because it's hard to make a shot in just a short time (I type away even in school).

Thanks for understanding. :(

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"Baek!" I yelled after him, though already struggling to breathe at this point. But instead of stopping, he just stuck out his tongue and continued running away.

"What the-- YAH BYUN BAEKHYUN!!!!"

"If you want me to stop, then you better catch me!"

I wanted to shout a string of curses at him, but my lungs already felt like they wanted to give up on life. I've been chasing him for at least 5 minutes now, but I wasn't even able to reach the tips of his hair even once. This beagle may be my best friend, but I swear I feel like kicking him off a cliff sometimes.

I will never be able to catch up to him this way. I have to be witty to outsmart this smartass.

Then the lightbulb flashed in my head.

"I... I can't do this anymore..." I stopped and rested my hands on my knees, breathing heavily. I didn't have to act much because it was how I really felt. But I added the illusion that I was really, really unable to breath.

"Baek..." I wheezed out.

"Kiran?" He finally stopped running to look at me.

Ha. The fish has been caught in the net.

"Kiran are you ok?" I didn't answer, but I heard him walking closer. As soon as he was near enough, I pretended to sway out of balance. He quickly supported me with his own body.

"Yah... Yah Kiran!" He tapped my cheeks because I was pretending that I already fainted. He sounded really worried. Lol this boy.

When I felt that he was about to take out his phone to call an ambulance, I abruptly pounced on him, making both of us fall down the sidewalk. I straddled him and started tickling him.

"KIRAAAAN!!!!" He shrieked like a girl as he struggled to get me off him. But no, I was determined to give him a taste of my sweet revenge.

"What were you thinking huh? Running away from class like that?"

"STAHP OMG STAHHHP!!!!" He was already shrieking so much that it would have put a banshee to shame. I stood up, unable to stop laughing at how girly he was.

"You sneaky squirrel!" He pinched my cheeks hard. I pinched back.

"Well I had to stop you from running!!!"

"Why can't you stop being so responsible even just once? It's already graduation tomorrow. Today's our last chance of running away."

He said seriously, breaking the bubbly atmosphere. I let my arms fall to my sides as I thought about what he said. He's right.

"Don't you want to go see a special place today? Before we completely separate paths?" His eyes were begging for me to come with him. I've never felt comfortable in doing something rebellious. Baekhyun always tried to pull me out of my comfort zone, but failed everytime. But today...

Maybe today could be an exception.

"As long as we don't go too far..." I mumbled.

"Yes! Finally!!!" He beamed and pulled me in a tight hug. He secured his arm around my waist to make sure I wouldn't run away. I just rolled my eyes as he dragged me towards somewhere. We were silent throughout the walk as we seemed to be lost in our own thoughts. As for me, I was thinking about Baekhyun.

After tomorrow, he'll move back to Korea to chase his dream of being a singer, while I would be left here in our country to prepare for college. Our own little world that we created would be split apart. It's final, and it's inevitable, but I still couldn't imagine how I'd be able to cope up with a day without Baekhyun bugging me.

I'll miss him.

I know I'll miss him so much that it will slowly kill me inside.

"Aaand we're here." Baekhyun announced, twirling around to emphasize the playground we were in. Vibrant children's laughter could be heard from a distance, and it made the place feel so lively. And to add to the nostalgic effect, the setting sky was painted with beautiful streaks of pink and blue. It would probably be the last beautiful memory I'll have with Baekhyun before he leaves.

We sat on the seesaw nearby and started slowly moving up and down. We would have been giggling like little kids now in normal circumstances, but it's obvious in our eyes that we were thinking about a lot of things. I felt like there was a small distance between us, and it sort of suffocated me.

"Will you miss me?" He asked.

"Psh. Of course not." I rolled my eyes. He rolled his eyes too.

"As if. You can't live without me."

I laughed. "You're probably right."

He pursed his lips and looked at me silently. His eyes looked a bit glassy, but maybe it was just the effect of the sky. The he sighed and kicked himself up in the air.

"I'll miss you too."

I froze. I know it was the ideal thing to say, but for some reason, it made me feel... different. Like I wanted him to say it over and over again.

"Come here." He motioned for me to come closer, so I slid to the fulcrum part of the seesaw. He did the same. I just looked up at him, waiting for what he would do.

"Close your eyes."

"No! You're going to prank me!"

He rolled his eyes. "No I won't! This is serious! Come on, just close them."

I glared at him before finally doing as told. I could feel him just staring at me.

"Baek..." I warned.

"Shhh. Wait a minute."

I wanted to question him, but I just held it in. At one point, I felt him shift closer, and closer, and closer...

... until I could already feel his soft breath near my face. My heart started going in an erratic beat. I wanted to open my eyes, but realized that I was too afraid to.

What are you doing, Baek? What are you planning to do?

I felt something lightly brush along my lip, but then it was gone before I can even think of what it was. Baekhyun suddenly flicked my forehead.

"OWWW! What was that for?!!!"

He just chuckled before pulling me to kiss the throbbing part. My breath hitched. I couldn't understand what he's doing.

"Just a reminder that even though I'm far away, everytime you get hurt, I'll still be there to kiss the pain away."

He winked. I glared as I rubbed my forehead.

"But it was you that hurt me."

"It's the same concept." He shrugged and stood up. He offered a hand to help me up. "Come on, it's almost your curfew. I'll walk you home."

"Annoying beagle," I muttered under my breath as I took his hand. We started walking once again, but this time, never letting go of each other's hand.

I'm gonna miss all of this, Baek.

I'm gonna miss you.

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