Title: You and Me Against the World
Pairing: Chanyeol/Baekhyun
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance, Angst

Warning: Homophobia, Slight BaekYeon, Scandal

Summary: Chanyeol knows he's in love with Baekhyun. Baekhyun takes the risk.

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(A/N: As promised, this is the sequel to "It's Okay, We're Bestfriends, Right?" So if you haven't read it or if you forgot the story, might as well read it first before you read this! Enjoy reading!)

Baekhyun knows he loves Chanyeol, he loves him as much as he loves his members, as much as he loves his family. Chanyeol is more than a friend, he's like a brother to him, as if his life is deeply connected to him no matter and whatever happens. Because Chanyeol is his bestfriend, there's no doubt about it.

That's why it hurt when Chanyeol suddenly avoided him, as if he has done something wrong to taint their friendship this much. Chanyeol is one of the most important people in his life, so Chanyeol being cold to him was just very fucking painful that he didn't know what to do anymore. He felt sullen and broken, as if half of his life didn't function. Even Taeyeon couldn't help him as much, because he knew his girlfriend wouldn't understand. She'd never understand.

"Are you going to talk about him again?" Taeyeon asked over the phone once, and Baekhyun already knew that she's getting annoyed judging by the tone of her voice. "Seriously, Baekhyun. I'm tired of this."

"Tired of what?" Baekhyun asked, rolling over his bed, but he didn't seem to find a comfortable position.

"Everytime you call me, you're always talking about him. Do you think I'm not getting hurt?"

"I'm sorry."

"Am I not that important to you?"

"You're important to me."

"Tell me, do you still love me, Baekhyun?"

Baekhyun didn't answer. He ended the call and stared at the ceiling of his room. All he could see was dark, his mind preoccupied with thoughts he didn't know he should be thinking about in the first place.

*

He didn't expect it to say the least, that Chanyeol would confess to him that he loves him. The thought never crossed his mind though, but it did make sense as to why Chanyeol acted things that way. Chanyeol is in love with Baekhyun all along, and Baekhyun didn't know why he was confused. He's confused about getting confused about his feelings. He didn't know what to do anymore, so he asked Chanyeol to stay bestfriends like before. He knew it's the best thing to do. It's the safest thing to do. It's the best for the both of them.

His phone rang.

Baekhyun already knew who it was, but his fingers were weak to press the answer button, or he just didn't have the urge to talk to her. Otherwise, he left it that way. He never answered.

"Are you.. okay?" Chanyeol asked him amidst the dark. Baekhyun thought he's already asleep.

"I can't sleep," Baekhyun answered.

"Me, too."

The time Baekhyun asked Chanyeol to sleep with him on his bed, Baekhyun found the answers to his questions, why his heart was uneasy, why his mind was confused. It was not okay all this time, it was not okay that they're still bestfriends all along.

*

When Chanyeol asked him to hold his hand, Baekhyun answered it was okay, they're bestfriends, right? When Chanyeol asked him if he could hug him tight, he answered it was okay, because they're bestfriends after all.

But when Chanyeol asked him if he could kiss him on the lips, Baekhyun answered it's okay, not because they're bestfriends, but because he wanted to figure out what was it that he's longing for, he wanted to know if what he feels for Chanyeol is beyond what he used to think of.

So, when Chanyeol presses their lips together, Baekhyun closes his eyes. He feels surreal, the sensation is different, causing his heart to beat faster than normal as Chanyeol kisses him like he's giving all the love he has. Baekhyun already knows he has done a thing he might or might not regret in the future, as he's lying underneath Chanyeol while he kisses Chanyeol back, their lips connected in a forbidden kiss under the dim lights of their shared bedroom. Baekhyun brings his arms to wrap them around Chanyeol's neck, his tears starting to fall from his closed eyes as he eagerly responds to Chanyeol's kisses. He gasps to suck air as he cries, so Chanyeol pulls away then, caught off guard.

"I'm sorry, Baekhyun, I'm--"

"Don't be sorry," Baekhyun says, almost whispers, his breath fanning across Chanyeol's cheek. "Never say you're sorry..."

"Are you... crying? Are you okay?"

"Yes, I'm crying," Baekhyun answers, warm tears trickle down his face, his heart heavy. "No, I'm not okay."

Chanyeol wipes the tears on Baekhyun's cheek with his thumb as he intently looks at Baekhyun. "Are you... crying because of me?"

Baekhyun nods silently, staring back at Chanyeol. Although it's dark, he can clearly see Chanyeol's eyes glistening in the pitch black.

"Why?"

"Because I'm confused," Baekhyun says softly between sobs. "I don't know what to do anymore, Chanyeol..."

Chanyeol is suddenly taken aback, but Baekhyun's hand is warm against his cheek so he holds it with his hand, feeling the heat it brings. He knows what Baekhyun is talking about, and he would be lying if he says his heart isn't happy, beacuse actually he is. He is happy, but seeing Baekhyun like this makes him want to blame himself as to why Baekhyun is being confused about his feelings.

"Are you worried about... what they'll say? If they... find out about it?" Chanyeol asks, his voice soft. "I know it's hard.. But now, to me, it doesn't really matter. It's not important to me, Baekhyun. You're the only one who's important to me."

Baekhyun doesn't answer as he rejoins their lips together. Chanyeol kisses him like he's fragile and Baekhyun accepts it wholeheartedly, though there's a part in his heart that is still wondering if he has made the right choice.

But Baekhyun knows, Chanyeol could make it disappear. Gradually.

*

They're dating secretly.

Baekhyun is not new to do this, as he already did it with Taeyeon before. But in the past, he only felt the fear of getting caught, the uneasiness when he meet up with her, the fear if he's doing the right thing. But to Chanyeol, he doesn't need to hide, he doesn't need to be scared. Because once for all in his life, he now knows what is it that he truly wants. And what he wants is to be with Chanyeol.

"We should be careful next time," Baekhyun says, blushing, as he covers his neck with a scarf. "Junmyeon-hyung asked me where I got these hickeys and I--"

"I-I'm sorry, I won't leave marks again!" Chanyeol quickly says, his head ducked down in embarrassment. Baekhyun smiles and walks towards Chanyeol, wrapping his arms around Chanyeol's waist. Chanyeol chuckles as he hugs Baekhyun's smaller frame back.

"No need to get embarrassed around me anymore," Baekhyun says as he nuzzles his nose against Chanyeol's shirt. It smells fresh detergent. "It's okay..."

"I just couldn't believe it, Baekhyun," Chanyeol says with a sigh. "I couldn't make myself believe that what's happening to us is real."

"We're real, I already told you." Baekhyun looks up to Chanyeol, staring at his beautiful eyes. "I already told you I'm... I'm gay for you."

"I don't know whether to laugh or to be touched," Chanyeol jokes. "I'm-- I just.. I thought you like girls."

"I thought you like them, too. You told me you want blonde girls with big tits--"

"Shut up," Chanyeol says with a pout. "I'm fucking embarrassed thinking about that right now."

"I broke up with my girlfriend because of you," Baekhyun says with a sad smile. "What do you think I am feeling then?"

"I'm sorry--"

"Don't say sorry, there's nothing to be sorry about," Baekhyun says as he flashes Chanyeol a smile. "Don't be sorry about anything."

"Did you.. regret it?"

"Not a single bit," Baekhyun replies as he shakes his head, still smiling.

Chanyeol holds Baekhyun's cheek as he kisses the tip of Baekhyun's nose. Baekhyun giggles, Chanyeol's lips tingling against his skin.

"I love you, Chanyeol."

"I love you, too."

*

They're at the car heading to Music Bank for their comeback stage for their new album. Kyungsoo and Sehun didn't ask when they saw Baekhyun sitting beside Chanyeol at the backseat of the car. Jongin didn't ask when he saw Baekhyun leaning his head against Chanyeol's shoulder. Junmyeon only smiled when he saw Chanyeol ruffling Baekhyun's hair with his hand.

But they asked, though only in their minds, when they saw Chanyeol gently took Baekhyun's hand, entwining their fingers together on top of his lap. They asked only in their minds, when they saw on the corner of their eyes how Baekhyun smiled to Chanyeol lovingly, like he's everything to him, like he's the most important person in his life, and how Chanyeol looked back at Baekhyun differently, like he would cherish and protect Baekhyun like he's special, more special than a bestfriend would set eye on his bestfriend.

They leave the question unanswered in their minds when they think presuming over something ridiculous didn't even make sense. They're all friends, they're all brothers after all, and they're a family.

So when Junmyeon sees Chanyeol kisses the crown of Baekhyun's hair at the rear-view mirror of the car, he lets it slide and pretends he sees nothing.

*

Baekhyun got a call from the President, and he already knows it coming, but it came sooner than he expected. Chanyeol shoots him a worried look, but Baekhyun only smiles, stroking Chanyeol's cheek affectionately.

"Will you be okay?"

"Yes, I will."

"Do you want me to come with you?"

Baekhyun shakes his head. "Just stay here. The members will suspect if we're both missing."

Chanyeol sighs tiredly, smiling. "Okay, just. Just take care of yourself."

"I'll call you when I get there," Baekhyun says, wearing his coat over his arms. Chanyeol helps him.

"I'll wait."

*

Baekhyun sighs heavily as he looks at his lap. The President is in front of him, crossed arms, waiting for him to answer the same question he asked himself several times before.

"Why don't you answer me, Baekhyun? My question is very simple. Why did you break up with Kim Taeyeon?"

Baekhyun swallows, his hand clenching and unclenching nervously. He hears the President's shoes clicking against the tiled floor echoing throughout the office, and it doesn't really help in easing the anxiousness in his heart.

"We talked about this before. You even agreed to do this. Don't you know how lucky you are? I even allowed you to date! But what have you done? Why did you break up with her?"

"Because I don't love her. What I felt for her is not enough to call love."

"What?" the President asks in disbelief with an unamused chuckle. He pauses in front of Baekhyun, waiting for his artist to continue. "What kind of ridicule are you saying!?"

Baekhyun closes his eyes and breathes. "I'm in love someone else."

The President nods, he seems to be expecting this so he continues. "So who is she? Is she from another company?"

"No, Sir," Baekhyun answers firmly, his throat dry but he manages to speak. "He's from.. our company."

"W-what?" the President snaps, hearing the pronoun Baekhyun used. He doesn't expect to hear it from one of his artists. "D-did you just say... He?"

Baekhyun nods. "Yes, Sir."

The President chuckles dryly, his brows furrowed as he looks angrily at Baekhyun who's hiding his face low. "Are you telling me you're in love with a guy!?"

"Yes. What you said was right, Sir."

The President shakes his head, unable to process the information is his mind. He laughs, loudly, and Baekhyun has to close his eyes and clench his fist not to feel the hurt. But it's more fucking painful this way, that he's being laughed and mocked at by someone superior and higher than him in a long way.

"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND!!!?" the President shouts causing Baekhyun to wince at the sudden raise of voice. "I didn't train you and raise you for this! I didn't allow you to debut to fool around! Ha, I shouldn't have let you debut in the first place! What will the people say if they find out you're homosexual!? Didn't you think about that!? Didn't you think about EXO's name? DIDN'T YOU THINK ABOUT THE SHAME YOU WILL BRING TO MY COMPANY!!!? "

"I-I thought about it, Sir but I..." Baekhyun says, restraining himself not to cry. He shouldn't break, he shouldn't tremble, he should be strong because he chose this path. The time when he kissed Chanyeol, there's no turning back.

"But what!?"

"I couldn't help myself, I couldn't pretend anymore because I love him so much."

"You're disgusting. You are so disgusting!"

It hurts. The words sting like knife to Baekhyun, but he couldn't do anything but to stay mute and listen. He doesn't have the right to defend himself, to explain his side. Because he knows that the President wouldn't understand, he'd never understand.

"How long have you been like this!?"

"It's been a while, Sir. Since I... realized my feelings."

"Who is he?"

"Park Chanyeol."

The President holds the table for support as he clutches his chest with his hand, he's breathing hard. Baekhyun worriedly stands up and is about to help the President to sit on his chair, but the President swats his hand away.

"Don't touch me," the President says, his judging eyes looking straight at Baekhyun. "Don't even try to get near me."

Baekhyun backs away, his eyes set downcast. "I-I'm sorry, Sir."

"You're one of my best artists in this company. I'll pretend I never heard anything from you," the President says, massaging his head. "Reflect on yourself. Get back together with Kim Taeyeon and break up with this guy or else--"

Baekhyun snaps his head up, his eyes wide in surprise. "Sir--"

"--I'll kick you out from this company."

"I won't break up with him.," Baekhyun says, his fist clenched on his sides. "I'm sorry, Sir.. but I won't do it."

"I'll give you a week to decide. Come back to me when you have an answer."

"My answer will still be the same after a week, Sir."

The President fakes a smile. "Oh. I don't think you will. You don't know what can I do, Byun Baekhyun."

"W-what do you mean?" Baekhyun asks in a wavering voice. The President smiles wider.

"You know what I'm taking about."

*

When Baekhyun kisses him that night, Chanyeol already knows that everything is not okay. He can feel it in Baekhyun's touches when he asks him to make love to him, and Chanyeol is more than willing to oblige, because he loves Baekhyun. Baekhyun is everything and all that he has right now, so he sets aside the worry he feels when Baekhyun lies beautifully underneath him.

They make love on the sheets, quiet moans and forbidden kisses are shared within the four corners of their bedroom. Baekhyun offers his everything to Chanyeol, as he mutters his lover's name in the dark like a mantra, his hand fisting the sheets beneath him in utmost pleasure he is feeling for the first time with a man, with Chanyeol.

Baekhyun doesn't regret everything they shared together within the short time of careful thrusts and passionate kisses, as he finally comes with Chanyeol's name on his lips and Chanyeol's hand on his bare chest, languidly caressing every inch of him as he tells him how much he loves him, and to Baekhyun, everything is more than enough. Chanyeol is all that he needs, he's all enough.

"You're crying again," Chanyeol says, his voice sleepy. He turns to Baekhyun and strokes his wet cheek. "Tell me what's bothering you."

Baekhyun shakes his head and forces a smile. "I'm just happy, is all."

"And why is that?" Chanyeol asks back, he swats Baekhyun's sweaty bangs. "Why are you happy?"

"Because we're now together, and we just made love," Baekhyun says as he stares back at Chanyeol, half of his face is illuminated by the lamp shade beside him.

Chanyeol's lips curve upward into a smile. "You sure?"

Baekhyun nods as he kisses Chanyeol's shoulder. "Yes."

"Don't you really want to share what the President told you?"

"I already told you, he's offering me to be a solo artist and I said no."

"You love EXO that much, hmm?" Chanyeol says as he fixes the blanket over them. He gets up to tuck Baekhyun inside the blanket. Baekhyun hums appreciatively when he feels the cozy warmth seeps into his skin.

"Yeah, I love EXO so much as much as I love you."

"I thought you love me more than everything?"

"Did I say that?"

Chanyeol chuckles. "Silly, you said it yesterday."

"I'm taking it back then," Baekhyun says jokingly. "Forget what I said."

"You're so rude, Baekhyun," Chanyeol mumbles but there's no heat in his words. He finds Baekhyun's hand under the blanket and plays with it. "Can you promise me one thing?"

"What is it?"

"Promise me you'll never leave me."

Baekhyun looks at his boyfriend beside him as he nods, smiling with his eyes, and Chanyeol knows it's real, that Baekhyun is telling him the truth, and nothing but the truth.

"I promise."

So that when he closes his eyes and drifts off to sleep, all the worries Chanyeol has in his heart completely disappear within thin air, because he knows that when Baekhyun promises, he's going to keep it true to his words.

"I love you so much," Baekhyun whispers under his breath but Chanyeol is already asleep to hear him say in a hushed voice, 'I'm sorry'.

*

Chanyeol is wrong.

He wakes up the next morning without Baekhyun by his side. He gets up, his heart beating fast inside his chest as he thinks about Baekhyun leaving him. The side on the bed where Baekhyun vacated is cold, and Chanyeol abruptly picks up his pants on the floor, wearing it together with his once discarded shirt.

"Baekhyun, where are you?" Chanyeol mutters under his breath as he finds Baekhyun's things and clothes already gone. He scurries outside their room only to find the rest of his members huddled in the living room.

And Chanyeol already knows, that something happened that he didn't know.

"Where's Baekhyun!?" Chanyeol asks in a shaky voice as he marches towards the other four members sitting on the couch. "Where is he!?"

Sehun averts his eyes as well as Jongin, their faces crestfallen. Kyungsoo stares at him sadly Chanyeol doesn't know if in hurt, curiosity or judgement, and Junmyeon just stays quiet.

"Why don't you answer me!!?" Chanyeol asks, his voice high. "TELL ME WHERE THE FUCK IS BAEKHYUN!!!"

Silence.

Chanyeol is thinking whether to throw the nearby vase on the ground or to walk out to find Baekhyun himself.

"He left," Junmyeon says shortly. Chanyeol's heart breaks into million pieces. Those two words crush him whole.

"What?"

"He was withdrawn from EXO."

Chanyeol's mouth opens but he says nothing. He couldn't believe what he's hearing because it's impossible. Baekhyun didn't leave, did he? He promised, right?

"Don't talk bullshit," Chanyeol says within the silence. "You're all joking right!?"

Chanyeol gets no reply, and he swears he wants to punch the wall, but his body wouldn't move as if he's numb. It fucking hurts in all possible ways, his heart is bleeding and his mind is buzzing. The members not looking at him adds up to the heaviness he is feeling right now. Chanyeol knows that they already find out the truth.

"The video.. is all over the Internet," Sehun says, looking down the floor and Chanyeol feels a pang spiking through his body, his heartbeat speeds up, his hands are trembling as well as his knees.

"W-what video?"

"Our dorm.. has CCTV's everywhere and the company has the only access to it," Sehun says as if he's going to cry. He looks up to Chanyeol finally, his eyes watery.

"What do you mean?"

"The company purposely released it," Junmyeon continues, still not looking at him, and Chanyeol knows Junmyeon is really disappointed about it. "The video of you and Baekhyun the other night."

Chanyeol's jaw drops.

The events flash back in his mind as he closes his eyes shut, how they made love and how they did it. He doesn't regret anything from it, because to him, what they did was beyond perfect no one can describe, it's not wrong in his eyes. But Chanyeol wants to fucking die. He is angry as hell, like he wants to do all sorts of possible things to stop it from spreading, like he wants to punish the people who are responsible for this.

But it's too late. It's already late.

"T-tell me, hyung. You... you didn't do that right!?" Sehun asks, his eyes scared and doubtful and Chanyeol has to duck his head down to avoid his stare.

"Tell us you and Baekhyun-hyung aren't in that kind of relationship!" Jongin says, his body shaking in anger. "TELL ME YOU ARE NOT ON THAT VIDEO!!!"

Kyungsoo goes to Jongin's side and pats the younger's back, Sehun wipes the tears with the back of his hand while Junmyeon stays silent. Chanyeol wants to disappear in shame and pain, because he fucking forgot about the CCTV, because everything didn't matter to him that time, all mattered was Baekhyun. It's all Baekhyun.

Chanyeol turns his back and the members don't even bother to stop him or ask him where he's going. Because now they simply don't care, and Chanyeol doesn't know what to feel about that. He goes outside the dorm, leaving with his car in record time. He drives fast, wandering in the cold dark streets in attempt to find Baekhyun.

He dials Baekhyun's number repeatedly as he continues to drive, and in the twelfth try, Baekhyun answers.

"WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU RIGHT NOW!!!? WHY DID YOU LEAVE!!!?"

[Chanyeol...]

At the first mention of his name, Chanyeol's heart clenches tight, he's unable to breathe. He is gripping the stirring wheel hard enough to bruise as he cries, tears falling from his eyes blurring his vision as he drives.

"W-where are you?" Chanyeol asks in a weak voice in between sobs. "I want to.. I want to see you..."

[Are you crying?]

"Yes, I am," Chanyeol answers, he is biting his lips with his sharp teeth enough to draw blood. "I'm crying.. b-because of you."

[Please, don't cry, Chanyeol. My heart.. is hurting when you cry.]

Chanyeol gasps for air, he feels suffocated hearing Baekhyun's broken voice over the phone. He closes his eyes shut, letting the tears fall from his eyes as he pulls over the car, causing the vehicles behind him to blow their horns at him.

[W-what.. what happened? Are you okay?!]

"No, I'm not," Chanyeol says, his head is leaning against the stirring wheel of his car, his tears wetting the cold surface of the wheel. "I-I'm not... okay.. Baekhyun, I'm-- I'm sorry. Y-you have to leave because of me. I'm so sorry, Baekhyun. I'm not thinking. I'm sorry."

[Don't be sorry, Chanyeol. It's okay, everything is okay. I don't care.. I don't really care if they found out, and I don't regret what happened that night. So please, don't tell me you're sorry because I... Because I feel like I made the wrong choice.. when you tell me you're sorry.]

"I-I.. I love you so much and it hurts, it fucking hurts very much, Baekhyun," Chanyeol says, he's sobbing right now. "If you'll leave, then I'll leave, too. There's no more reason for me to stay here."

[S-stay there for me, at least one of us will continue our dreams. I'm not... I'm not giving up everything just for nothing.]

"And I'm not staying here if you're not with me, Baekhyun!!!" Chanyeol yells. "The world knows about us right now, so why are we still going to hide!?"

[Because they don't understand!!! They.. they will never understand, Chanyeol... We, we are not like them. We're different. So please, let me leave and make our dreams come true and stay there.]

"I'd rather die than to stay here without you," Chanyeol says, his eyes sting because of the continuous tears falling from his eyes. "W-where are you right now? I want to see you."

Baekhyun doesn't answer.

"Baekhyun, please," Chanyeol begs desperately. "Please. Tell me where are you, please. I want to see you.. I miss you so much. Please."

[I'm.. at home.]

"I'll see you."

*

"Come with me," Chanyeol says as he holds Baekhyun's hand with his both hands. The air is crisp and the skies are dark, the moon shines above them. "Let's go back to Seoul."

"The company already kicked me out," Baekhyun says, his eyes not looking at Chanyeol. "Because I refused the President's order to break up with you. They released the video so that they'll have a reason to expel me."

Chanyeol clenches his fist. He wants to shout and let out his anger. "WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT THIS!!!!?

"D-don't worry, they blurred out your face. The people wouldn't know it's you.."

Chanyeol covers his face with his hands as he turns away from Baekhyun, angry tears flowing out from his eyes as he cursed loudly in attempt to ease the pain, but it doesn't. It's still painful.

"I'M NOT FUCKING WORRIED ABOUT MYSELF!!! I WORRY ABOUT YOU, BAEKHYUN! WHY... WHY DID THEY FUCKING DO THIS... WHY ARE THEY DOING THIS TO YOU!!!?"

Baekhyun hugs Chanyeol even though Chanyeol is squirming within his embrace. Chanyeol cries on top of his lungs, but Baekhyun doesn't. He has ran out of tears to cry, that if he cries, he'll definitely cry blood out of pain.

"Chanyeol, sshh. It's okay," Baekhyun says, patting Chanyeol's back affectionately. "Stop crying, okay? I said it's okay."

"Why didn't you tell me about this sooner!?"

"I don't want you to get worried."

"But Baekhyun!" Chanyeol says almost desperately. "You don't have to do this alone! You don't need to suffer alone! That's why.. that's why I'm here. We should face this together."

"I know, and I'm sorry... for not telling you, and I'm sorry for leaving without a word."

Chanyeol hugs Baekhyun tightly, Baekhyun's face buried against his chest. He finally lets out the last drop of his tears as he grips his boyfriend's coat with his balled fists. Chanyeol presses a soothing hand on the expanse of Baekhyun's back as whispers trails of promises and apologies to Baekhyun's ear. His heart is aching, that all he wants to do is to just give up, but seeing Baekhyun like this makes it hard for him to surrender. He needs to stay strong for the both of them.

"I-I'm scared, Chanyeol," Baekhyun says, his voice hitching as he sobs. "People are looking out for me, the articles are spread all over the Internet talking about me, the scandal is everywhere and I, I'm.. I-I don't know what to do and where to go.. I want to hide and escape but I.. But I don't want to get away from you I.. I don't want to leave you."

"I will never leave you," Chanyeol says, he cups Baekhyun's face with his hands. "Let's get away from here. Let's escape."

"W-where... are we going?"

"We're going to elope," Chanyeol firmly says as he takes Baekhyun's hand. "We're leaving Seoul and go somewhere far, somewhere in abroad where people won't recognize and find us. Will you... will you come with me?"

Baekhyun nods, hugging Chanyeol as he breaks into a sob. "Yes, I'll come with you."

*

Baekhyun packs everything he could bring in his luggage that night, as Chanyeol waits outside his house with his car. Chanyeol looks everywhere and since it's still dark, nobody is around the place. He helps Baekhyun with his things and puts it inside the trunk of his car. They hurriedly leave for an early flight, secretly heading to Incheon Airport with just the two of them with nothing but love.

Chanyeol, covered in black facemask and shades is driving while Baekhyun is beside him who's completely covered as well. Baekhyun is holding Chanyeol's hand for dear life, their heartbeats ringing into their ears with excitement and happiness wanting to break free for once in their lives, their hearts filled with love mixed with uncertainty and fear.

Chanyeol turns to Baekhyun as he smiles behind the facemask, and he knows Baekhyun is smiling too as he squeezes his hand ever so softly.

"I love you, Baekhyun."

"I love you, too, Chanyeol."

The future is a blur, but their love for each other is certain. And they know they just have to hold on and never let go no matter what happens.

*

Fin.

(I'm crying when I wrote this. This is the saddest ChanBaek fic I've ever written in my whole life! Thanks for reading!)