Jongdae's POV

I was wondering around the supermarket, list in hand, trying my best to find these damn ingredients. Baek and I were going to cook up a special dinner and invite a couple people over to join us. Not for any special occasions– but just out of the goodness of our hearts. We are wonderful caring human beings so why not? (Just kidding I only suggested it to give baek something to do instead of whine and shout)

Baekhyun was also at the supermarket with me but I lost him. He said that he would be right back and that he's saw something really cool. So now it was just me looking for what we needed. Thanks.

I was now down at the meat counter where I could choose anything of my choice without my best friend to interrupt.

"Chen?"

I snap my head to the side to see my neighbour looking straight back at me.

"Xiumin?" I question back although I clearly knew it was him.

"Yeah, hey" he smiled sweetly before shaking his head. "Sorry just didn't expect to see you here. Strange" he began to walk away.

But then I realised out of all the people we invited (which wasn't many) xiumin wasn't one of them.

I raise my hand as if that would get his attention even though he was facing the complete opposite direction. Idiot. "Wait a second—Xiu—" before I could finish his name, the boy looked over her shoulder. I decided the meat could wait and skipped out the queue towards him.
"I was just wondering..." I say, the ends of my mouth slowing turning up. "..how would you like to come over for dinner tonight?"

Baekhyun's POV

"I have. Got. To. Buy. This." I said picking up a naruto plushie I found. Ok so it was in the kid's section but who cares? All adults are secretly children at heart. "Ohmygod! There's more characters! Naruto or Minato??? Can I afford them both?"

'It's not like Chen would let me buy it anyway..'

I put the toys back in place, with a pout on my lips. I knew that even if I pleaded the whole way home, my best friend would still say-

"absolutely not" Chen says ignoring my pleading stare and picks another item from a shelf and checks the label.

"but whyyyy?" I whine as I tug on his jacket (like a child I know. See- child at heart)

"because you packed enough goddamn teddies in your suitcase. I don't care how cute they are we aren't buying them." he puts the item back and picks up another. "buy what you want when you've got a job"

I let go and send insults to him through my mind. "you're the Number 1 worst friend ever"

"why thank you. At least I finally rank 1st in something" he replies with a flat tone although the ends of his mouth were curling up.

Chen puts the item in his little basket he found and wondered off down another isle. I stay put, testing if he'd come back to me and maybe, just maybe, give in and buy the plushie for me.

"of course he won't" I say to myself and roll my eyes.

I begin to walk down the same isle instead of following Chen (he will be another 2 hours yet picking the right ingredients) and surprisingly this was the isle with small section of  cds and movies. The plushie is now forgotten as I happily stand by the music and search for my favourites. I pick up a cd from one of my most loved artists and hold it close to my chest as if I could just soak up all the talent just like that.

"maybe he'll buy this instead?" I giggle to my self before spinning on my heels and start strutting back up the isle to find Chen.

However I almost trip when I suddenly see a tall slim figure with bright flaming red hair walk past the isle, looking as if he should be on a runway instead of at a supermarket. Of course the giant didn't see me, even if I nearly just made a fool of myself by tripping over air. I swallow; my throat had suddenly became dry. Then I weigh up my options: 1) ignore him, go find chen and whine at him even more until he buys me this cd or 2) leave it and... follow chanyeol. My brain suddenly decides, on it's own, that it thinks we should do no.2 and so I rush back and put the cd back in it's place before peeking around the corner of the isle. Chanyeol was still walking through the middle of the supermarket and looked like he was heading for the very end.

It was very easy to spot him when he must be the only guy in South Korea to have that hair.

I began to follow Chanyeols steps until I was only so far away from him and I was correct, the boy turned the corner at the very end- that's when I quickened my pace so I didn't lose him.

'Why am I doing this?' I ask myself but I honestly didn't have an answer.

Slowing down at the corner of the last isle, I take a deep breathe before peeking my head round.

"alcohol?" I blurt out. Quickly covering my mouth, I'm glad this supermarket is packed with people otherwise the red head would have heard. "why am I even surprised? I know he has a stash full at home?" I question myself again but in a quieter tone.

Chanyeol stood looking at a couple of bottles of some kind of liquor for another 5 minutes. Unfortunately that's when Chen had to ruin it.

"what are you doing?"

Of course, me being me, I spun around, squealed and took exactly three steps back, clumsily tripping over one of my feet and hands in the air as if I was about to use my rusty hapkido skills on someone. A very embarrassing way of getting attention- something I really didn't want right now as I was literally spying on Chanyeol.

Chen paused for a second before he burst out laughing. "Chill" He said holding his stomache.

"aishhhh! I think I just died right then! I had a mini heart attack and I think my heart stopped beating! ais- what did you that?!"

"I'm sorry, How else would you like me to approach you? back hug you? no thanks."

"oh.. oh shut up" I take a deep breathe in and recover from my trauma until I realised.... this was bad. Very bad.

I gulp and slowly turn my head to the side to see the tall figure staring straight back at me. His lips were parted and I could see his chest inflating up and down. His hair actually looked messier than it did when I last saw him, not neatly brushed and kept in place, more just like he scraped his hand through and ruffled it up. His eyes looked as though if he tried hard enough he could burn through my skull.

Suddenly I heard Chens voice next to me "oh" was all he said as he now stood looking down the same isle. I couldn't seem to look away from Chanyeols gaze. It felt like if I did he would charge at me and I might just have to run for my life. I'm not good at running.

Despite being annoyed with him, I sort of wished the guy would just do something, say something to me. I somehow wanted to spend another night with him, even if he was a complete jerk.

I hear Chens voice again. "um hey, baek, I think we still have a few more things to... to uhm get. lets go yeah?" Although he's saying it to me it sounds more like hes directing it at Chanyeol as he raised the volume of his voice. Suddenly Chen grabs my arm and pulls me away. Even as I was being dragged away, I still kept my gaze, as did he. Once he was out of sight, I tug my arm free from Chen and stare at mine and his feet as we walk away.

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Sorry for the slow update yikes