After Baekhyun finished getting ready for his first however many other dates, he was exceptionally giddy. The fact that their first date had taken place at a carnival was different, fun, and exotic.

"He sure does go all out . . ." Baekhyun mumbled with a small smile.

He made it to the subway station with five minutes to spare, and as he walked around, glancing at the nearest faces, he didn't spot Chanyeol anywhere. He was beginning to worry that maybe he went to the wrong subway, and quickly grabbing for his phone he sent a message to Chanyeol, saying:

To: Channie 😘❤️
From: Baekkie 🌸💕

I think I'm lost. I can't find you.

From: Channie 😘❤️
To: Baekkie 🌸💕

You're not supposed to find me, yet. Just board the subway, Bunny, you'll see me soon.

After reading the message, Baekhyun sighed in relief. At least now he knew he wasn't lost.

He followed Chanyeol's instructions and got onto the subway. Nearly every seat was occupied except one in the far back, next to a man dressed in all black. His head was leaning back against the seat and his eyes were closed, and Baekhyun couldn't see his face. Baekhyun felt a strange tugging in his gut as he slowly walked towards him. He took a tentative seat while tall, dark and handsome removed his hood.

Baekhyun gasped, "Chanyeol!"

Chanyeol grinned and reached out to pluck the Nike hat off Baekhyun's head as he murmured, "In your locked away memories, Bunny, you don't know me yet. So, shhh!" Chanyeol whispered before placing the hat over his face, covering the small smile that upturned his lips.

Baekhyun was instantly irritated as he tore it away and cried, "Stop being rude!"

Chanyeol's eyes flickered open as a small smile fluttered across his lips; Baekhyun's predictability right on point —- then he wiped it away as a smirk began to curve the corner of his mouth. He leaned forward to quietly mutter, his voice husky when he said, "This is the part where I chase you for taking my hat . . ."

Baekhyun gasped, and then acting on a strange instinct, he jumped from his seat and cried, "I'd like to see you catch me first!"

And then he began to run. Chanyeol soon chasing after him.

In Baekhyun's mind, it was as if his past lost memories and the present where colliding together as images began to blur together.

Arms wrapped around my waist. Chanyeol's arms wrapped around his waist. I was pulled close against his chest so I wouldn't fall. Chanyeol pulled him close against his chest so he wouldn't fall. I pulled out of his arms and turned around with a sheepish smile as I reached up to place the hat back on his head. Baekhyun pulled out of Chanyeol's arms, his gaze curious and his smile small as he reached out to lay the hat back on his head.

He gazed down at me with a furrowed brow before pulling off the hat and telling me, "You can keep it. I'll just buy another one." Chanyeol gazed down at him with a small smile, his eyes soft as he reached up to take off the hat before placing it on Baekhyun's head as he softly said, "I let you keep this."

"Why?"

"Why?"

He smiled sadly before softly muttering, "Because I'll probably never see you again, and I want a part of you to remember this . . ." Chanyeol smiled lovingly he softly replied, "Because I was already smitten by you and didn't want the beautiful boy I met that night to forget about the tall, darkly dressed man he met that night."

"That's beautiful."

"That's beautiful," Baekhyun said just as the conductor came over the sound system to say their destination.

"This is my stop . . ."

"This is our stop."

He smiled a sad smile as he replied, "Mine too. Do you want to walk together until . . ."

"Until we say goodbye," Baekhyun whispered.

I smiled weakly and nodded as I replied, "Yes, I'd like that."

Baekhyun smiled and had to hold back from throwing his arms around Chanyeol's neck and kissing him as he softly said, "But we won't be saying goodbye . . ."