Title: Innocent Baekhyun
Pairing: Chanyeol/Baekhyun
Rating: G
Genre: Romance

Summary: Baekhyun doesn't know how to properly confess to Chanyeol, but it's okay Chanyeol likes him ayway.

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"Park Chanyeol, I really really like you!"

Chanyeol turns his head towards the voice echoing throughout the hallway. He stops his pace when his eyes lands on the panting boy, arms over his legs, who's smiling brightly like the sun. He clutches the straps of his backpack and faces around fully to the boy-- his senior, Byun Baekhyun.

Short judging glances by the students are thrown at Baekhyun, but their attention at the scene fades after a while. Well, it's quite a normal thing for the school body to see Baekhyun confess to Park Chanyeol witnessing it the seventh time around during the month.

Chanyeol released a light sigh when Baekhyun is finally in front of him, still smiling ear to ear.

"What is it this time, Baekhyun?" Chanyeol asks with a little hint of annoyance-- but not much, because who would get pissed off to a cute boy like him? innocence plastered all over his pretty face?

"Uhm, I like you!" Baekhyun says, his feet springing to the ground, and his eyesmile is clearly emphasized that Chanyeol wants to pinch the cute.

"I already knew that Baekhyun, since it's the eighth--

"Seventh!" Baekhyun corrects, still smiling like it's permanently etched on his face.

"Seventh time, rather, that you said you like me. Right?" Chanyeol forms a half smile. Baekhyun's smile is contagious, Chanyeol notices, that anyone who'd see him would surely smile for no reason.

"Yes!" Baekhyun answers and Chanyeol wants to laugh because of Baekhyun's enthusiasm. Sometimes, he asks himself if Baekhyun is really 21 when he looks and acts like a 12 year-old.

"Why do you like me?" Chanyeol questions Baekhyun. He admires the growing flush on Baekhyun's cheeks and the fluttering of his eyelashes when he blinks, while he plays with his fingers and thinks for an answer.

"Because you are tall! And I like tall people because I'm short," Baekhyun answers with a pout as he mentally compares his shorter legs with Chanyeol's long lean ones.

"You said that reason the other day, Baekhyun."

"Oh."

Baekhyun then remembers that he said that already. He concentrates for a while, his hand under his chin while stroking his imaginary beard. Chanyeol thinks it's a cute sight so he waits for him patiently.

"Ah! Because you have nice teeth!" Baekhyun answers with too much energy. "I like your teeth, it's white and clean and shiny."

Chanyeol smiles showing his white, clean and shiny teeth, according to Baekhyun. He ruffles Baekhyun's hair and Baekhyun's smile gets wider when he feels Chanyeol's warm hands on his scalp.

"You said that yesterday, Baekhyun."

"Oh."

Baekhyun slowly frowns for the first time this day. His shoulders drop and he refuses to look at Chanyeol in the eyes. Chanyeol feels something tug in his chest like he committed a big crime.

"Why do you like me Baekhyun?" Chanyeol repeats calmly. "You just can't like a person by how tall he is... nor how his teeth looks like. I mean, some people are also tall too, and they also have nice teeth. Not only me, I guess," Chanyeol explains as elaborate as he can for Baekhyun to understand, but Baekhyun only looks at him with wide questioning eyes.

Chanyeol lets out a small chuckle, though actually, there's nothing so funny to laugh about. "Ugh, how do I explain this..."

Chanyeol scratches his neck while thinking of words Baekhyun would easily understand.

"I.. I don't k-know," Baekhyun says after a few silence. "I-I don't really understand."

Chanyeol thinks that Baekhyun will cry any minute from now by the way the older is hiding his face low from Chanyeol's gaze.

"Baekhyun."

Baekhyun hears him, but he's too shy to look at Chanyeol. He tries his best to reason out why he likes Chanyeol and how can he properly confess to him, but he's having a difficult time thinking of anything and it's too hard.

Chanyeol lifts Baekhyun's chin gently with his thumb and index finger to look straight into Baekhyun's now glassy eyes.

"Baek--

"Chanyeol, I.. I don't... really know why I like you.. I-I just.. like you because you are Chanyeol. And I don't like other kids because they are not Chanyeol. And, and sometimes I forget why I like you... but, I know that I like you very much because I want to see you always.. and I-I'm kinda sad if you don't look at me and you don't smile at me... when you're with the girl.. the pretty girl," Baekhyun says, almost out of breath, "And when that happens, I can't breathe.. and, and it hurts right here." He points at his left chest. "And I'll cry on my room.."

Chanyeol can feel his heartbeat suddenly stop at Baekhyun's words. It's the very first time he's hearing something long.. and reasonable from Baekhyun.. and something that he can understand. He definitely understands Baekhyun's feelings that he wants to hug him because, dammit, he doesn't know Baekhyun was hurting and he mentally curses himself from doing so.

Baekhyun finishes with a sole tear dropping from his right eye, down to his soft cheek. Chanyeol's thumb is quick to wipe the tear away and he cups Baekhyun's face.

"Why are you crying? Did I do something wrong?" Chanyeol wipes the next tears flowing from Baekhyun's eyes.

Baekhyun shakes his head quickly while his face is still caught within Chanyeol's hands. It's uncomfortable, Chanyeol thinks, so he drops his hands to his sides and Baekhyun internally mourn for the loss of warmth.

"Why are you crying then?"

"Because I-- Are you angry with me? Are you tired of me following you around? Am I... Do I annoy you too much?"

"No, no, no Baekhyun, no. It's not-- Ugh, come here." Chanyeol tugs Baekhyun's wrist as they head to the garden at the back of their classroom.

The walk is quiet. Baekhyun is following behind while his hand is tightly held by Chanyeol. He can't see Chanyeol's face and he wonders what he looks like upfront.

Baekhyun sits at the bench while his eyes observe the new place he is taken to. He smiles when he sees different colors of flowers and butterflies. His tears are completely dry on his cheeks but his eyes are still red and puffy.

Baekhyun is easy to smile, Chanyeol thinks, and he likes that part of Baekhyun. He is innocent like a child, simple, way mentally younger than his physical age, but Chanyeol doesn't care a bit.

Chanyeol keeps on staring at Baekhyun like he'll miss something, when suddenly Baekhyun catches his eyes. Baekhyun is beautiful, very beautiful.

"Why... why are you looking at me?" Baekhyun asks, a flower caught in his beatiful hands.

Chanyeol wants to kiss Baekhyun, then and there, but he's too afraid Baekhyun will break. He's afraid Baekhyun will run away and hide. He likes Baekhyun so much that he's afraid that Baekhyun would not understand everything. So maybe a kiss, just one kiss...

"W-what is it, Chanyeol?"

He stands in front of Baekhyun and he holds his shoulders with both hands. Baekhyun looks up at Chanyeol curiously, bottom lip caught between his teeth.

"C-can I kiss you?" Chanyeol asks. He inches his face lower to Baekhyun's level, their lips are centimeters away.

"Baekhyun, I like you. Very very much. Will you let me kiss you?"

Baekhyun thinks for a while and it makes Chanyeol nervous. What if he said was not right? Maybe Baekhyun would think he's a pervert or--

Chanyeol pauses his trail of thoughts as Baekhyun slowly nods. Baekhyun's arms find its way to Chanyeol's neck, as Chanyeol gently touches Baekhyun's soft lips with his own, almost feather-like, and he can feel electric shocks creeping to his spine.

Baekhyun tastes sweet, like some mint and honey, so Chanyeol kisses him again while Baekhyun is steady as a rock, unmoving. Baekhyun's lips are being kissed and touched, once, twice, thrice, without him responding to it.

"I-it tickles... and burns," Baekhyun finally says after his first kiss with Chanyeol. Chanyeol presses their foreheads together, his warm breath fanning across Baekhyun's face.

Chanyeol smiles, and he kisses Baekhyun on the forehead after he swats Baekhyun's fringe.

"I-I.. think I have a heart problem, Chanyeol... My-my heart is beating so fast!" Baekhyun clutches his chest with his hand as he looks up to Chanyeol with frightened eyes. "It's scary!"

"That's normal, Baekhyun," Chanyeol says. "Me too. I feel the same."

"Really!? Is it okay?"

"Yes. It's really okay, as long as it's for me." Chanyeol laughs and Baekhyun tilts his head with confusion.

"I don't know, Chanyeol. I might see a doctor. We should go together!" Baekhyun says, his enthusiasm is once again back and Chanyeol makes a mental note to explain things to Baekhyun little by little from now on.

"Okay then. Only if you hold my hand on our way back."

Baekhyun grabs Chanyeol's hand like it's going to be taken away from him. He entwines his slender fingers to Chanyeol's big ones as he smiles widely to himself.

"Are we together now?" Baekhyun asks while playing with their linked hands.

"Maybe, if you kiss me back this time."

Chanyeol kisses Baekhyun again, slowly, when suddenly, he feels Baekhyun's lips shyly moves in sync with his.

Chayeol smiles, and he thinks, Baekhyun is really perfect just the way he is.

END