"Pardon?" It took Baekhyun minutes to mutter a reply regards with what Chanyeol said.

"I said we're going to tell Sehun about our relationship the moment I came back to Korea."

"D-don't y-you think it's s-still too early to do that?" He stuttered and started fidgeting.

"No. We're actually doing each other a favor," Baekhyun's breathing hitched. "Don't worry, I'll be at your side that time. There's a big possibility that he'll end up loathing us for the rest of his life. We just gotta prepare for the outcome."

"C-can we postpone it?" And then Baekhyun hears Chanyeol sigh on the other line.

"Baekhyun, listen. The longer we keep this from my brother, it will just prolong his and our agonies. It's better this way. At the end of the day, we still kept a secret from him and we can't save him from the pain. Might as well not prolong it anymore, right?"

Baekhyun is scared. He's scared of the possible outcomes. He's sure that Sehun will be pained and mad at them but he's not sure on the part where will his anger bring them. Up to what extent? To the extent that he will leave the mansion? To the extent that he will stop treating Chanyeol as his brother? To the extent that he will treat Baekhyun like an air passing by again? Or all of the above?

"Hey, still there?"

"Y-yeah."

"I know this is hard for you but trust me, it's harder on my part. I'm torn between saving my brother from the pith of hell or wanting to have a normal and not hidden relationship with you."

"I-I know. I'm sorry. I'm causing a trouble. I-I might be the reason why you two will be separated from each other. Iㅡ" Baekhyun wasn't able to finish his sentence anymore because tears started rolling down from his eyes.

"ㅡshh. Let me handle these things. I just want you to do one thing for me."

"W-what is that?" Baekhyun's tears are traitors. He wanted to stop crying but tears won't stop from falling. He's causing too much stress for Chanyeol this early morning.

"Fight with me. Prove me that you're worth of all the shits may come after we confess to my brother," in some point, Baekhyun felt his feelings being lifted upwards. Chanyeol really knows how to make him feel better. As always.

"I will, Chanyeol. I will," he nodded, as if Chanyeol can see it.

"Stop crying now, baby. It's just making me want to see you more. I miss you a big time, Baekhyun."

"C-Chanyeol. . ." Disregarding his sweet remarks, Baekhyun decided to tell Chanyeol what Sehun said to him yesternight.

"Hmm?"

"S-Sehun. H-he confessed to me last night," and that didn't shocked Chanyeol. He's been expecting that since day one but still, he didn't saw it coming this fast.

"O-oh. Really?" He tried to sound surprised as much as possible. As for Baekhyun, he then nodded and started telling Chanyeol the complete details, even Sehun's complete words last night during their dinner-by-the-sea date. "May I ask you a question?"

"Go on."

"What did you felt when Sehun confessed to you last night?" Baekhyun was caught off guard with Chanyeol's questions. "Answer me with the naked truth, Baekhyun. No sugarcoated words."

"Scared," Baekhyun looked at the crystalline water touching his bare foot. "I'm scared he might be distant on me again. Scared that we might hurt him. Scared that he might leave the mansion and stop treating you as his own brother! I'm scared of his reactions! What if we lose him? What if he leaves us? What if he'll loath us to death? There's so many what ifs surrounding my mind since last night. I barely slept because of this. It bothers me a lot. My conscience is eating me up but I still don't want to tell him about this."

Long silence followed then Chanyeol released a heavy sigh. "Why postpone it then, Byun Baekhyun? Give me a reasonable reason."

"I just feel like it's not yet the right time to tell him about this," Baekhyun looks so expressionless right now. His emotions went blank.

"Then when will be that goddamn right time, huh?!" Chanyeol cannot help but to raise a voice. His sleep was interrupted and then here they are, fighting over their hidden relationship.

"I don't know," Baekhyun shed a tear when the other line went dead. That only means two things: Chanyeol ended the call because he's mad at him and, that's Chanyeol's last piece of straw left for Baekhyun.

"Hi?"

"L-Luhan? S-since when did you arrived here?" He suddenly stopped sulking. Baekhyun's abnormal heart beats will be the cause of his early death for sure.

"Long enough to hear your conversation with Sehun," Luhan tags along with Baekhyun by joining him on sitting in the shore.

"Great. You eavesdropped. Now, you're going to tell him what you heard?" Baekhyun said with full sarcasm and hint of nervousness.

Luhan shakes his head and raised both of his hands on the mid-air. "Your secret is safe with me. Even though I didn't eavesdropped, I still know the real score between you and Park Chanyeol."

"How come?"

"I saw the both of you hugging in the parking lot of SOPA back then," Luhan made sure that no one will overhear their conversation anymore. He begs for Sehun's attention but he wanted to win him in the fairest way without causing harm to Baekhyun and Chanyeol nor any of his friends.

"W-why did you opted not to tell Sehun about it?"

"It's not my secret to tell," Baekhyun didn't know if Luhan's eyes are sparkling because of the crystalline water or it's just normal.

"Thank you so much, Luhan."

"Thank me if I saved your ass from this problem. It's not that big."

"But you did me a favor."

Luhan looked away. "Baekhyun, I know it's hard but I know too, that you have Chanyeol at your back, you have to have bravery and courage to speak this thing to Sehun as early as you can. Don't prolong his agony anymore. I know you love Sehun as a little brother and nothing much more but he sees you the way you see his brother. He likes you or maybe loves you. If you don't have plans on catching him, then shove it into his face. It's either you'll reject him or tell him about your relationship with his older brother."

"Why are you telling me these things?"

"Because I'm willing to be a rebound. I'm willing to catch him and mend his broken heart. I'm willing to heal the wounds you'll create. I know you and Chanyeol are both willing to do so, but he will be needing someone who will fix him again and that's none of you two," when Baekhyun didn't answered Luhan, he asked him the question that's been knocking on his head since this morning. "Are you perhaps feeling something special towards Sehun?"

"W-what are you talking about?!"

"You look confused," Luhan stated before standing up. "If you have formulated your answer, I'm just inside my room. I hope you get to decide before Sehun's feelings for you eat him up, deeper."

"Wait, Luhan!" Luhan stopped from his pace. "I have your words, right?"

Luhan sadly smiled. "I always comply with my words, Baekhyun."

"Please take care of Sehun. Make him feel loved. No, scratch that! Reciprocate his feelings! I know we'll end up hurting him big time, I just really hope you're not going to leave his side. Don't give up on him. He deserves all the love in this entire universe."

"All the love?" Luhan chuckled. "Not at all, he can't have yours anyways. Don't worry, I'll be your magic genie on a lamp. I'll do your orders, Baekhyun. Your wishes are my command."

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At the kitchen of the resort, the two youngest boys were silently moving around.

"Oi, Sehun," Jongin nudged Sehun who happened to be preparing a soup for Baekhyun.

"What?!" Sehun irritatedly asked without pouring the giant bear behind him a glance.

Jongin peeked on the casserole and his nostrils were welcomed by the inviting delicious aroma of the soup, his stomach suddenly growled. "That looks delicious. What is that?"

"Delicious, eh?" Sehun picked up the pack of ready-to-cook soup from the kitchen counter. "I'm expecting it to taste delicious since it's too darn expensive."

"And here I am thinking that you cooked that soup in your own."

"I did," with one last glance, he stirred the soup before turning off the stove. "Can't you see? I'm the one cooking it? Are you blind?"

"I'm not blind. Don't be sassy around me because I always have my ways to make your sassy mouth shut," Sehun inwardly groaned. "You did cooked it. You put the mixture on the boiling water and stir it for how many goddamn times. If you call it cooking, then it's cooking."

"Why are you so mean to me? Is this what you get from sharing a room with Kyungsoo hyung?" Pouted Sehun.

"Maybe," Jongin chuckled. "He cockblocks me most of the time when we're speaking."

"He's just witty and he has too many comebacks on his mind," Sehun took a spoonful of the soup and offered it to Jongin. "Say aaaaah," the moment the liquid touches Jongin's taste buds, he spit it out of his mouth making Sehun's face covered with it. "What the fuck?!"

"Did I just hear someone cuss?" Jongdae entered the kitchen. "Oh my god, what happened to you, Sehun?!"

Sehun reached for the pack of napkin Jongdae offered to him. "Your dickhead cousin just spit out the soup I cooked right in my face! Ugh! Disgusting!"

"I'm sorry!" Jongin surrendered. He's about to cry but when he saw Kyungsoo enter the kitchen through his peripheral vision, he held back the tears trying to escape his eyes and covered his already reddish nose.

"Why are you damn angry, Park Sehun?" Kyungsoo raised a brow on Jongdae, signaling him to explain what's happening in there.

"I-I don't know! I just entered the kitchen not so long before you came,"Jongdae nervously answered then he patted Jongin's back.

"Nothing serious happened. Someone just spit out a damn freshly cooked soup right into my bare face," and that knocked them up. They all looked like they lost all the blood they have on their faces when they saw how Sehun's face is turning into redder one.

"Prepare a car now! We have to bring him to the nearest hospital!" Panicked Jongdae then he went out, probably gonna start the engine of the van they brought there.

"Shit!" Kyungsoo and Jongin said in unison.

"Damn it. Itchy," Kyungsoo walked his way to Sehun to stop the kid from scratching his skin. "It fucking hurts!"

"H-hold t-the fuck up, Sehun! We're bringing you to the nearest hospital, okay?" Kyungsoo rarely panics but when he does, he really panics to the highest level.

"Damn it, Kim Jongin! This is all your fault!" Sehun tried to reach for Jongin but Kyungsoo just slapped his forearms.

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Jongdae has been driving crazily while Kyungsoo is attending Sehun's need. Jongin is just watching his cousin drive himself to death. It's not really like a life and death situation. Just like what was said above, Kyungsoo rarely panics, but when he does, he really panics to the highest level.

"Jongdae, could you please drive faster! We have to reach the hospital! Sehun's skin is getting burned!" Kyungsoo tried to fan Sehun's face to ease the pain.

"Hold the fuck up! It's not that serious! You're just making us too nervous with the way you panic!"

Not so much later, they reached the nearest hospital and a doctor attended Sehun by applying an ointment on the burned part of his face (it's not that big though, Kyungsoo is just so. . .) and then they paid the bill and went home.

"I'm sorry if I overreacted," silenced engulfed the van as they waited for Kyungsoo's next words. "I just can't handle force majeures nor any form of unexpected happenings. It triggers something on me."

"It's okay," Sehun shrugged. "It's my first time seeing you lose your shit, hyung."

"Dickhead."

Sehun grinned. "But you still cared for me."

"Because I'm getting paid for that."

Sehun therefore made his palm face Kyungsoo. "Talk to my hand."