Ardor Chap. 5

[kumo_is_kumo]

Title: Ardor

Pairing: Kaisoo, implied!Chanbaek

Genre: Soul mate!AU, Romance, Fluff, Angst, Smut

Length: Series

Summary: People are going to meet their soul mate at the age of twenty. Kyungsoo thinks he has lost his soul mate even from the beginning. Jongin thinks he has found his soul mate, but turns out he has not. Weird things happen and chemistry strikes before they meet their true soul mate.













Poster by: ░ spearmint ░ graphic shop









Chapter 5



“Hey, Kyungsoo?” Chanyeol calls as they both lay awake in their own bed.

Kyungsoo glances towards his roommate, trying to stare at him through the darkness in their room.

“Yes?”

“I’ve never asked but I’m curious.”

“What is it?”

“Do you have a soul mate?” Chanyeol whispers his question and it makes Kyungsoo stills.

“I… do.” He answers softly.

He can hear Chanyeol shifts on his bed. “Where is he or she?”

“It’s a he, actually,” Kyungsoo shifts as well until he lies on his side then Chanyeol lights up his phone so they could see each other. Chanyeol is sporting the same pose with him and Kyungsoo smiles to him.

“Oh. Where is he?”

“He is… still at my old town.”

“Do you still have contact with him? I mean, did he try to hold you back before you come here? I heard that soul mates are heard to be separated.” Chanyeol points out a question.

Kyungsoo hums. “He didn’t know that I was going here.”

“Ehh? Why’s that?”

That curls a tiny sad smile on his lips and Kyungsoo glances to his roommate. “He didn’t like me.” He grins to Chanyeol and the taller boy blinks his huge eyes.

“He what? Is that even possible?”

“Yeah, he… he likes someone else. He didn’t see me more than a friend, so… that’s it.”

Chanyeol says nothing for a moment before he clears his throat. “I’m sorry, buddy.”

“It’s okay. You are just curious.” Kyungsoo smiles to assure him that he is not affected by the question. Well, not that much affected, at least. It’s like his heart has slowly healed and now all he can feel is the numb feeling. No more piercing pains like before. Just the thought of healing himself makes Kyungsoo smiles.

“How about you, Chanyeol? Do you have a soul mate?”

Chanyeol glances away. “I don’t know.”

“What do you mean?”

“The day when the annual ritual happened, I opened my eyes and I found no one.” Chanyeol answers silently with a trace of sadness in his gaze. Kyungsoo stares at him.

“Chanyeol…”

“When I was little, I heard so many good stories about soul mate. Maybe that was the reason on why I was so hung up upon having a soul mate. I dreamt a dramatic meeting with my soul mate and a happy future with them. At the ritual, I found no one in front of me and that took a toll on me.”

Kyungsoo slips down from his bed and pads towards his roommate. He sits down on the floor and pats Chanyeol on his head. His roommate is surprised by his sudden act but then he leans more to his hand.

“I think my soul mate had died already.” He continues again. Kyungsoo hums softly.

“You can’t be sure.”

“I mean it. I don’t think I will meet them anytime soon.” Chanyeol admits softly.

Kyungsoo says nothing and keeps patting his head, eventually lulling his roommate into a good night sleep.











“Kyungsoo, will you take the register spot for me? I think I will just take on the delivery spot today.” Chanyeol says as they put on their apron.

“Why?” He ties the knot on his waist before they walk out of the locker room. Chanyeol gives him a sheepish smile.

“It’s boring standing there. Can I just drive around the town today while delivering?” He grins. Kyungsoo laughs and nods.

“Okay. Go ahead. I will take register.”

“Yes! Thanks, Kyungsoo! You are the best!” Chanyeol gives him a side hug before he rushes out.

They have been working part time in the café near the college building and Kyungsoo thinks this is the best job he has had for his entire life. The payment is not that big considering that they only work part time but the surroundings are so beautiful and positive. Everyone is so kind and friendly. Even the boss is a kind old man.

“What’s with him today?” Sehun comes to his side while they watch a gleeful Chanyeol wiping around the table.

Kyungsoo shrugs with a smile. “Just being his usual self, I guess.”

Sehun narrows his eyes. “By making a fun of himself?”

And Chanyeol stumbles over his shoelaces. They both wince.

“It’s okay. As long as he is happy and he makes us happy by watching him.” Kyungsoo says with a soft laugh. Sehun shakes his head in disbelief, “You are infected by him because you are his roommate. Hang around me a bit, I will bring you back to normalcy.”

Kyungsoo laughs when Sehun forces him to walk towards the register cash.











“Chanyeol! Another delivery!” Kyungsoo calls for him and the tall boy stumbles out of the staff room with a helmet on his head.

“Okay!”

After Kyungsoo gives him a thumb up, Chanyeol grins at him and goes towards the counter to grab the delivered goods. Sehun waves him off when Chanyeol says he is going.

“You shouldn’t be too cold to him,” Kyungsoo says with a laugh to Sehun who is currently wiping the counter form the drop of latte.

“It’s fun teasing him. His laugh is contagious.” Sehun admits with a hidden smile on the corner of his lips. Kyungsoo blinks before he steps closer to him.

“Oh, Sehun, you become soft to him!”

Sehun scoffs. “Chanyeol makes a bad effect on you.”

Kyungsoo laughs and they hear the bell above the door chimes. He then goes back to his spot on the register to greet the new customer.

“Welcome to Moon—”

His words die on his tongue upon finding the customer.

“Kyungsoo,”

Oh well, he doesn’t expect to meet him this fast but it’s okay. Kyungsoo regains himself back and smiles.

“Hey. Baekhyun.”











It’s his ten minutes break and Kyungsoo shuffles into a booth with Baekhyun with a cup of drink in each of their hands. No one says anything for the first minute as Baekhyun is staring intently at him while Kyungsoo is sipping onto the warm tea while looking out of the shop.

“Kyungsoo, how… how are you?” Baekhyun starts softly, his eyes give him an apologetic stare.

Kyungsoo glances back to him with a smile. “I’m fine. I feel so good here. How about you, Baekhyun? How come you are here in this town?”

Baekhyun fiddles with the cup, his pretty fingers making unidentified circles on the surface.

“I went out to relax and take a break for a while. I also hope to be able to find you.”

“How’s everyone?” Kyungsoo smiles to him. Baekhyun stares up at him from under his long eyelashes.

“Kyungsoo, you are… not mad at me?”

The question surprises him. “Why would I be mad at you?”

“About Jongin…”

Oh that name. It’s been a while since the last he had heard that name. Kyungsoo smiles to him.

“Baekhyun, I’m not mad at you. I would never get mad at you. Don’t worry.”

“Then, why did you leave?” Baekhyun looks like he is in the verge of crying, judging by the pool of tears in his pretty eyes. Kyungsoo puts on his cup on the table and reaches forward to thumb the tears away.

“Because I wanted to. I wanted to change, Baekhyun. I needed a change. I’m happy here. I’m accepted here. It’s not because anyone that I left.” He smiles to assure him. Baekhyun sniffles, his nose twitches a bit, before he nods his head. Kyungsoo laughs and pinches his nose.

Baekhyun seems to be taken in surprise to see him act this carefree and touchy.

“Kyungsoo, you really changed.” He says softly. Kyungsoo tilts his head, smiling to him.

“Is it good or bad?”

Baekhyun smiles to him. “It’s good. Really good. You are shining right now. I like this better.”

Kyungsoo grins to him. “Me, too.”











“Was that your friend earlier?” Sehun asks when he gets back to register cash after waving bye to Baekhyun.

“Yes, kinda.” Kyungsoo smiles to him.

Sehun narrows his eyes. “And you made him cried.”

Kyungsoo splutters. “I did not.”

“You did.”

“I did not. He cried by himself.”

“But he cried because he saw you.”

“Sehun.”

“Hey, guys! What did I miss?” Chanyeol comes barging from the staff door and rushes towards the register to greet them. He is grinning and his hair is in the shape of something weird because of wearing a helmet. Both Sehun and Kyungsoo laugh at him.

“What? What?” Chanyeol glances from the both of them, looking down to his body to find something out of order.

“Nothing.” Sehun smirks to him, then he goes back to the coffee maker.

Kyungsoo shakes his head, still laughing. “It’s okay. Go to the restroom, Chanyeol.”

“Uh, okay?” The tall boy waddles away to the restroom.











“Hello, Kyungsoo.” Baekhyun greets again as he stands in front of the register for once again. Kyungsoo smiles in surprise.

“Hey, Baekhyun. You come again today. Your trip hasn’t finished yet?” He greets, leaning forward across the register. Baekhyun smiles shyly and shakes his head.

“I’m hoping that you can hang up with me today.”

Kyungsoo thinks. “Sure. I will get off in around an hour or two. Do you mind to wait?”

Baekhyun shakes his head before he orders for a drink and goes to sit on a table. Kyungsoo continues his work while keeping an eye on Baekhyun to make sure that he is doing alright. Sehun nudges him on his rib with his elbow and Kyungsoo winces.

“You only have bones in your body, Sehun.” He comments.

Sehun rolls his eyes. “Your friend comes again. Are you going to make him cry again?”

Kyungsoo pinches his waist. “Stop fooling around and go do your job.” He laughs at him.

It takes them around another fifteen minutes before Sehun pokes him again.

“Where’s the hyper boy?”

“You mean Chanyeol?” Kyungsoo asks back while holding back a smile.

“Who else?”

“He is out on delivery.”

“Again?”

“Mmh.”

Kyungsoo pushes Sehun away with a laugh before he announces in taking a five minute break. Sehun waves him off with a scowl.

Baekhyun smiles up to him when he comes joining him on his table.

“Are you bored? You are just watching me work.” Kyungsoo asks. Baekhyun shakes his head.

“It’s fun watching you do your work, Kyungsoo. It shows me, once again, that you have changed for good. I’m happy for you.”

Kyungsoo nods, propping his chin with his palm up.

“How do you think about this town?”

“It’s nice. Very nice. I have a tiny envy towards you for being able to stay in this town for the past two months already.” Baekhyun jokes with a laugh. Kyungsoo laughs as well.

“I know, right. Here is good. I got friends here.”

“I can see that,” Baekhyun says as he glances to a working Sehun, “you can’t even stop laughing during working, Kyungsoo. I haven’t seen you without a smile on your face for the whole time.”

Kyungsoo grins, glancing to Sehun as well. “I have other friends. He is my roommate. I will introduce you to everyone later. He is fun to be together with.”

“I can’t wait. Your friends must be wonderful.” Baekhyun responds with a smile.

“So… where do you want to go today?” Kyungsoo offers him.











They chat for a moment before suddenly the door opens and enters Chanyeol with a loud laugh, heading straight towards the register.

“Sehun! You wouldn’t believe what I saw! Where is Kyungsoo?”

Sehun points towards the table and Chanyeol spins around, grinning like a mad man, yet the smile falls off his face when his eyes shine in the color of violet upon landing at the sight of the guy across Kyungsoo.

Kyungsoo sits up in alert, shocked to suddenly see Chanyeol’s eyes shine as if he is in an annual ritual, as if he just finds his soul mate—

“What?” He breathes out, snapping his head towards Baekhyun who is currently having the same color in his eyes.

Baekhyun is frozen on his seat, he can’t even take his eyes off the tall boy who has just entered the shop with a loud cheery laugh. Kyungsoo rises up from his seat, Sehun comes out from behind the counter.

“C-Chanyeol,” Kyungsoo calls to wake him up, because the tall boy seems like he is in a trance. Chanyeol doesn’t budge as he keeps staring at Baekhyun like it is the last thing he could do.

“Chanyeol!” He calls and Sehun goes to tap his shoulder. The tall boy flinches and Sehun covers his eyes to stop the eye contact.

Kyungsoo goes to tap Baekhyun on his cheeks, as the boy doesn’t seem to be breathing. Baekhyun takes a sharp intake of breathe when their eye contact is disconnected, coughing heavily. The violet color dulls before disappearing back to their original color.

“Baekhyun, are you okay?” Kyungsoo kneels down in front of him, patting his face. The boy nods, gasping for air.

Kyungsoo glances back at Chanyeol who is stood frozen on his feet, unable to move. He hasn’t said anything yet and no one tries to force a word from him because they know this must be shocking for him.

Chanyeol parts his mouth, his voice comes out in a whisper. Sehun furrows his eyebrows as he holds a hand around Chanyeol’s arm.

“Come again?” He asks for repeat.

Chanyeol gazes back onto the gasping Baekhyun before he mutters, “I think I’m going to faint.”

And faint he does.









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A/N: Chanbaek meeting up! Hehe
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