Baby Steps Chap. 4

[kumo_is_kumo]

Title: Baby Steps

Pairing: Chanbaek

Genre: Romance, Fluff, Smut

Length: Series

Summary: Don’t call Baekhyun as a stalker, because he is not. You can call him a puppy, but he is sure this is not a puppy love. He is just too much in love with Park Chanyeol from the next class.
















004



“Ma?” Baekhyun peeks into the living room where his mother is currently vacuuming the floor.

The woman glances to her son, stopping the machine to be able to hear him clearer.

“Yes?”

“I… can you… can you help me a bit?” The boy whispers softly under his breath, unable to look into her eyes.

“What is it?” She asks while putting down the machine and then goes closer to the boy.

Baekhyun stays silent before he grabs his mom by her arm and drags her to his room. Once inside, the woman stares in disbelief at the messy room because Baekhyun is always the neat kid. It’s surprising to see his whole closet is like a war zone.

“Baby, what’s wrong?”

“I… I need your help. What should I wear?” Baekhyun points onto three different sets of outfits lying on top of the bed.

The woman sends him a look, “Where are you going?” She asks as she sits down on his bed and touches the shirt her son very rare to wear.

The boy fiddles with his fingers, a light pink starting to paint his face. She watches him with interest and she starts to understand where this is heading. She just needs to hear it from his mouth.

“I’m… I will be going to a date…”

The words are being whispered so soft, that she could have missed them, but she hears them very clearly. It’s not every day her son says that he is going out for a date. This is the first, actually.

“You are going to date? Seriously, Baekhyun? My little shy bun-pup?”

Baekhyun grunts embarrassedly, one foot stomping down onto the floor. He hates it when his mom calls him that. She loves teasing him, saying that he is a mix of bunny and puppy. He just can’t understand the way his mother thinks.

“Maaaa!”

She laughs, oh sweet boy.

“Okay. You tell me first. Who’s the lucky person?”

The boy stills again and chews down on his bottom lip. She can’t help but to let out a fond sigh. He is so big already, but he still acts so cute like a kid. How could she let him go to the university?

“It’s… it’s C-Chanyeol.”

Wait. The name rings the bell in her head. She hears that name way too often.

“Your forever crush? Baekhyun, you are dating him?”

“No!” Baekhyun shakes his head quickly to deny it, “W-We are friends and, and he- he says he wants to take me out for a… date.”

“Baby,” she coos at him, pulling him closer to hug him, “I’m so happy for you. Be good, okay? Wait, it should be him to be good to you.”

Baekhyun huffs into her shoulder but he hugs her back.

“I’m so nervous, Ma.”

“Why, everyone will be nervous on their first date. Take deep breathes and think about Mongmongie.”

Baekhyun laughs at the mention of his puppy now sleeping on the kitchen floor. That little lazy but cute puppy.

“What if I messed up, Ma? He will hate me.” He mumbles.

“Why would you mess up? Are you going to throw soda to him? You plan to push him into the fountain? No, right?” She pats his head. Baekhyun snuggles into her shoulder.

“What do I do when I don’t come up to his expectation? He won’t want to hang out with me anymore.”

“Baekhyun, you are my big boy. You are more mature than this. Think smarter, you have the brain, baby.”

Baekhyun grunts into her shoulder and nods his head.

“Now, you wear that red sweater and the black jeans I just bought you.”

“What? But that sweater looks so old, Ma!”

“It’s not old, excuse you. You look cute in it. Now, chop, chop.”



Baekhyun ends up standing in the middle of the living room, wearing the red sweater that fit him on the torso but not for his arms because they are hanging more than his fingers. He keeps glancing at the clock hanging on the wall, as it’s nearing ten.

“Ma, give me more power. I won’t mess up, right?” He questions nervously.

The woman rolls her eyes, “No. Don’t doubt yourself. You are my child and none of my child is a chicken.”

“But I’m your only child, Mama.” Baekhyun stifles a laugh at her.

The door bell rings and he freezes on his spot. His mother sends him a grin and she walks to the door.

There stood Chanyeol with a gentle smile on his face. He bows to her.

“Good morning, Mrs. Byun. Is Baekhyun ready yet?” He asks politely.

The woman smiles back, “Why, hello. Such a polite young man. You must be Chanyeol, right? Baekhyun talks a lot about you.”

“Ma!” Baekhyun’s alerted voice is heard from the inside of the house, making Chanyeol laughs softly.

“I’m flattered that you know me. Yes, I am Chanyeol and I would really like to know what Baekhyum has been talking about me.”

Baekhyun runs to the door with a pout, “Ma, don’t- H-Hi, Chanyeol.”

The tall boy grins at him.

“Hey, Baekhyun. Are you ready?”

The boy shyly nods his head and glances at his mother. The woman gives his back an encouraging push before she waves him bye.

As the door is closed, Baekhyun bends his head down to avoid having any eye contact with his crush.

Chanyeol smiles amusedly at him, before he bends his knees to look at his face.

“I’m right up here, Baekhyun-ah.”

The boy yelps and mutters a soft sorry, before stuttering jumble of words. It makes Chanyeol laughs fondly at him.

“So, let’s just go or we will just remain here in your porch.”

Baekhyun nods his head, walking a few steps behind Chanyeol. He stares at the way Chanyeol is dressed, as he doesn’t want to over dress himself.

Chanyeol is wearing a similar kind of sweater, just in the color of navy blue, with dark brown pants. He just looks so amazingly handsome.

The tall boy stops walking all of sudden, making Baekhyun bumps into his back and whines.

“Stop walking behind me and walk with me, Baekhyun.”

The boy nods and Chanyeol gives him a soft smile.

“So, I want to tell you that you look even cuter than usual today.”

Baekhyun feels his breathe hitches in surprise at the compliment and he looks up, only to find the taller boy staring at him intently. The stare is so heavy and Baekhyun couldn’t help but blushes red.

“T-Thank you... You look handsome just like you usually do, Chanyeol.”

Chanyeol’s eyes twinkle.

“Oh, you think I’m handsome?”

Baekhyun’s face burns. Chanyeol laughs at him. Gosh, this boy is so adorable, he can’t help it.

With a bubbly laugh, the taller boy wraps an arm around Baekhyun’s shoulder and pulls him closer.

“I want you to be more comfortable with me, Baekhyun. Just say what you want to say. Do what you want to do. Don’t hold back.”

Baekhyun looks up to him, taken aback. Chanyeol smiles at the sight of the shorter boy staring up at him with curious, innocent round eyes. He is so cute, oh my goodness.

He reaches forward to poke Baekhyun on his button-like nose.

“Be more confident. This is our first date, so let’s have fun. Okay?”

Baekhyun parts his mouth for a second before a small smile is gracing his mouth.

“Okay.” He whispers softly.

Chanyeol grins and maneuvers the boy under his arm to walk faster.



They get into a cafe where they order some food and to chat around.

With two plates of waffles, a bowl of cookies, and two glasses of milkshake, Chanyeol starts the day with light conversation.

It’s really refreshing to talk to Baekhyun. There are expressions of the shorter boy being happy where his eyes disappear into crescents. When he is frowning, his nose twitches. When he is holding back a laugh, he bites down on his bottom lip. When he is thinking, his eyes dart here and there.

Chanyeol puts his chin down on his palm as he listens to the story of Baekhyun trying to find his lost puppy in the park. The boy is telling the story with an excited tone, his eyes twinkle as he mentions his pet, and his little fingers make gestures to reenact the scene.

It makes Chanyeol smiles in delight. Baekhyun is such a sun. He shines so bright and he makes him feels so warm in his heart.



“Chanyeol? Is it boring? I’m so sorry,” Baekhyun mutters as he realizes that the taller boy is barely listening to him but instead just stares.

He fiddles with the strap of his milkshake as the glass is empty from the drink.

“No, it’s not like that. I just... You are just so cute, Baekhyun.”

Okay. Chanyeol admits it. He is staring.

But how can he not? When all Baekhyun does are talking, smiling, simply being cute, and now he is blushing.

Chanyeol grins and pokes the shorter boy on his red cheek.

“You are warm, Baekhyun. We need ice to cool you down,” he teases.

Baekhyun gives him a pout but the pink on his cheeks remains. The sight is just so cute.

“I don’t need anything to cool down! I just-”

He stops when his eyes catch the sight of the thing the waiter is bringing to the other person just a few tables away. Chanyeol glances at what he is staring at and a chuckle leaves his mouth.

“You want that ice cream, Baekhyun?”He asks.

Baekhyun has this dreamy gaze in his eyes. He looks at Chanyeol hopefully, like a little kid begging to his mother.

“Can we have that? I promise to share!” He begs. He practically begs, with his sad puppy eyes.

Who is Chanyeol to say no to him?

“Sure.”

Baekhyun smiles so brightly and he does a small yes with his fist.

Yep. Cute, indeed.



Chanyeol watches as a happy Baekhyun blabbers about the delicious ice cream they have just shared a moment ago. As they walk along the street, Chanyeol can’t help but to think how this date goes way very entertaining and exciting. They may have not done anything in particular other than eating and talking, but every second he spends with Baekhyun feels so important.

He wonders whether Baekhyun feels the same as him.



Baekhyun skips on his steps as he walks beside Chanyeol, still very much loving the vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce and very much more comfortable now to act as he usually does.

He yelps however, when Chanyeol grabs his hand.

As he looks up in shock, the taller boy is grinning at him.

“No date is perfect without holding hands, don’t you think so?” Chanyeol says with a teasing grin, but Baekhyun can see the slight tint on his cheeks.

Sure, Chanyeol might seem to be so attractive and gentle and perfect, but he is very much a clumsy dork and a cute young man. Baekhyun knows this after years of stalking, ah no, observing.

He knows that Chanyeol is easily flustered when he is being teased by his friend. He is also clumsy and bumps his head here and there. He sometimes also is an awkward turtle who makes weird jokes.

Despite him being all those, Baekhyun knows why Chanyeol looks so perfect when he is with him. Because Baekhyun is easier to be flustered than him, clumsier than him, and more awkward than him. Baekhyun is just more weird than Chanyeol.



“Hey,” Chanyeol twists his wrist so that their fingers are tangled together.

Baekhyun is too lost in his thought that he doesn’t realize when Chanyeol is leaning down tohim.

“Stop being a blank puppy and pay more attention to me.” Chanyeol pouts.

The sight makes Baekhyun blinks and he is very happy because this is the first time Chanyeol shows him that cute pout.

So, instead of blushing, Baekhyun lets out a soft laugh.

“You are pouting, Chanyeol.” He points it out while laughing softly, his eyes disappearing again.

The taller boy stills at the sight of the other laughing. He should have pouted more often to see this laugh!

Chanyeol fakes a grunt and tugs their tangled hands forward to continue walking. None of them realize when they have stopped.

“You are so going to get it for laughing at me.” The taller boy says, faking his face.

Baekhyun keeps laughing at him, his free hand coming up to cover his mouth.

Ah. Chanyeol sighs in content. Such a cute boy he gets as his date.

With a smile gracing his lips, Chanyeol tightens their holding hands. He wants to do something, but he is not sure whether it is proper or not.

But... Whatever.

So, with a determined heart, he dips low enough and presses a soft kiss on Baekhyun’s forehead. It stops the shorter boy from giggling and now he stares up with wide eyes at Chanyeol, who is having a red face after he does it.

“C-Chanyeol...?”

The tall boy huffs, glancing away.

“You are being too cute. I can’t help myself.” He mumbles to hide his embarrassment.

Shit. He can feel how warm his face is. He has been doing his best to hide his dorky self from Baekhyun ever since he knows him but now after he finds out just how fond he is towards the shorter boy, Chanyeol can’t help but to show his clumsy real self. He just hopes Baekhyun will still like him.



Baekhyun blinks before he bends his head down, gaze coming to lock onto his shoes.

Chanyeol has just given him a kiss. A simple but very surprising one.

A soft whimper unconsciously escapes his mouth. He still can’t believe the fact that he is having a date with his crush, then they are holding hands, and now he also gets a kiss.

Just how lucky he is?



Chanyeol notices the puppy-like whimper coming from Baekhyun. He can see the shy boy turns even shier and gosh, he wants to hug him close and gives him everything he asks for.

“Cute.” He whispers with a chuckle; his fingers tightening their links with Baekhyun’s.

Let’s just say it is the best first date ever.









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A/N: This story has such a special place in my heart. We are getting into the main plot, guys. Hope you like this. ^^

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Oh, boy! I can't have enough of their fluffiness. :D