Baby Steps Chap. 11

[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.
















Chapter 11



It’s been a few days. Chanyeol and Sehun have been very worried over how Kyungsoo is doing. Their short friend is sad most of the time, barely eating anything, and doesn’t have his full focus in anything.

“Soo? Do you want to eat something?” Chanyeol asks, caressing Kyungsoo’s head. He is trying his best to help Kyungsooin nursing his heart back healthy. Sehun is caring too, but he is more like cursing Kyungsoo’s boyfriend whenever he thinks Kyungsoo can’t hear him. Chanyeol sends his friend a glare because just a quick mention of that name, Kyungsoo is sad again.

“No, I’m fine.” Kyungsoo whispers, curling in his bed. Kyungsoo has been avoiding in going back to the apartment he is staying at and chooses to spend his sleepless nights in their dorm with both Chanyeol and Sehun.

As soon as they finish their class earlier, Kyungsoo dumps himself in Chanyeol’s bed and curls under his blanket. This is the worst heart break ever for their friend. Chanyeol doesn’t even know what to do and he honestly has run out of idea.

“Eat something, Soo. You haven’t touched the sandwich yet.” He frowns, holding an unwrapped sandwich from the container. Kyungsoo shakes his head. “I’m okay. You eat it, Chan.”

“Soo.” He sighs when Kyungsoo ignores him and then he decides to let it go for now.

They go silent for a while and Chanyeol puts the sandwich back to the food container. After a while, he doesn’t expect Kyungsoo to peek from under the blanket and speak up for a while.

“Chanyeol? Didn’t you say you have a date with Baekhyun today?” He croaks out.

Chanyeol stops drinking his water for a moment, before he nods, “I will just reschedule it to another day. I’m sure he can understand. There is no way I would leave you alone like this.” He says, appreciating the fact that he has such an understanding boyfriend. He is sure Baekhyun will understand the whole situation. Right?

“Just go. I can be by myself.” Kyungsoo mutters at him, pushing him by his arm. Chanyeol shakes his head no, frowning. “A no is a no, Soo. Baekhyun will understand. Don’t you worry. Now go sleep.” He says.

“I’m not tired.” Kyungsoo grumbles like a kid.

Chanyeol narrows his eyes at him. “Your eyes show everything. You are sleepy so now go sleep. I will wake you up when Sehun is back.” He mutters. Kyungsoo huffs in defeat and closes his eyes to sleep. Chanyeol sits on the bed and softly caresses Kyungsoo’s head to lull his friend to sleep.







“Oh.” Baekhyun whispers weakly, listening to Chanyeol telling him that he would like to cancel their plan today. “…t-that’s okay. Um, sure. Bye.”

His phone falls back to his bed and Baekhyun hangs his head low in disappointment. He can’t help but to feel this way, since it’s been a while since he spent some private time with his boyfriend and he really misses Chanyeol.

He feels bad because there are some voices in his head that are blaming Kyungsoo, but he can’t do that. It’s not right, because it’s not even Kyungsoo’s fault. Kyungsoo is the victim of this heartbreak and it’s only right for Chanyeol to be by his friend’s side and console him, seeing that they have been friend for so many years.

Baekhyun rubs his face and decides to wash his face, and then maybe he can do his assignment. He should focus now that he doesn’t have the… distraction. Or maybe this can serve as the distraction itself, he doesn’t know.

It’s not like he won’t see Chanyeol again. He will see him tomorrow.







Baekhyun sits nervously in his seat. It’s supposed to be the only class he has with Chanyeol and truthfully speaking, he is kind of afraid that Chanyeol won’t show up. It’s been two days since he has properly seen his face and he really, really misses his boyfriend.

The lecturer comes into the class and then closes the door behind him before starting the lecture in a second. Baekhyun deflates in disappointment, knowing that his boyfriend skips his class again. Without even telling him.

He grabs his book and pen, copying down the notes while pouting.







He sends a text to Chanyeol, telling him about the assignment that they should do that is due next week. He tells his boyfriend that he is in library if they can meet for a while, and also to tell Kyungsoo that he should feel better soon.

Baekhyun sits in the library, writing down his assignment while glancing to his phone again and again. He can’t even find it in himself to concentrate, because he is worried for the lack of news from Chanyeol.

As if it’s a destiny, his phone vibrates from a new text and Baekhyun scrambles to tap it open. His smile drops almost instantly when it’s only a message telling him that they won’t be able to meet up because Kyungsoo has been crying again and Sehun is nowhere to be found. Baekhyun bites down his lip and types back a text to tell Chanyeol that he hopes Kyungsoo will get better soon.

He sighs and dumps his phone into his bag, before grabbing his glasses and telling himself that he should focus on his assignment.







Baekhyun stares in happiness at the sight of two concert tickets lying on top of his desk. His roommate, Jinki hyung, grins to him. “You like it?”

“Hyung, I love it! Thank you so much!!” He squeals, reaching to hug the older boy to thank him for the tickets. Baekhyun cries in happiness because he gets free tickets for the concert that he has been dying to watch.

“It’s nothing! I hope you will enjoy watching it!” The older boy pats his head before heading to the bathroom to shower. Baekhyun stares at the tickets in between his fingers, squeaking because he can’t wait to watch this with Chanyeol! They had talked about this a month ago and he can already imagine how happy his boyfriend to know this!

He dials his boyfriend’s number and, excitedly, ignores the fact that it goes to the voicemail. “Chanyeol! Guess what? I got the tickets! It’s for tomorrow!! I’m so excited and I’m sure you are too!” He babbles into the phone, swinging his legs like a kid while thumbing along the corner of the precious tickets.

Chanyeol will come. Of course, he will. This is the concert they are looking forward to. There is no way Chanyeol will miss this.







“I’m sorry, Baekhyun,” Chanyeol’s voice resonates on the next day.

Baekhyun gulps back the bile in his throat. “What’s wrong?”

“I don’t think I can go to the concert. I just…” Chanyeol sighs into the phone. Baekhyun grips onto his favorite scarf, the one that Chanyeol said it suited him the most.

“That’s… that’s okay. Yeah, that’s okay.” Baekhyun says cheerfully, trying to smile and blink away the upcoming tears. Chanyeol sighs and mutters another apology to him, before he then answers to some call from Kyungsoo or Sehun from behind.

“We can go on another day of the premiere, okay?” Chanyeol proposes softly and Baekhyun closes his eyes.

“…okay.”

“Bye, Baekhyun. I will talk to you later.”

“By—” The call is disconnected before he could finish his bye. Baekhyun drops his scarf down to the floor, sniffling his tears while trying his best to keep a positive mind. That’s okay. It’s not that important anyway. They can just… go to another day—

Baekhyun stares at the written date on the ticket. Today’s the last day of the premiere. There is no more another day.

“I-It’s okay,” he whispers, putting the ticket into his pocket as he thinks that he can go all by himself. As he bends down to take his scarf, he doesn’t rise up and instead he crouches down on the floor, burying his face into his arms.

“It’s okay, Baekhyunnie. O-Okay. You are okay…”

It’s straining; their relationship is straining. And truthfully speaking, it’s getting tiring.







Baekhyun sits on the bench late night on the next day, because according to the forecast a week ago, tonight’s moon will be very beautiful. He saw the news a week ago with Chanyeol and they promised to see the moon together today. He wonders whether Chanyeol will remember it.

He sits there on the freezing bench while humming to a song, being alone, and cold. Seated beside him are two cans of coffee to accompany him. They are for himself and for Chanyeol, of course. The two of them could see the big round moon while snuggling for warmth and sipping onto the coffee.

The promise was made a week ago, to be there seated on the bench by seven pm.

It’s nine pm.

Baekhyun holds his head up, staring at the moon alone while trying to fight back his tears.

Chanyeol forgets their promise again. Baekhyun feels somehow very disappointed to know that his boyfriend keeps forgetting about their dates and plans, like… like he is not important at all.

“Hic,” he tries his best to tell himself to not cry, but it’s been days and he has been doing his best in holding back. Maybe he can let it go for once.

Silent tears slip out of his droopy eyes and the sight of the moon is not longer clear while he cries softly. The weather is very cold but it’s still not as cold as how his heart feels right now. Baekhyun wonders where he did wrong. Is he not good enough?





“Baekhyun? Is that you?”

He yelps and quickly brings an arm up to wipe his tears with his sleeve. As he sniffs his snot away, he pales when he finds out that the one calling for his name is Sehun. Before the boy could see his state, Baekhyun quickly wipes his while face with his hands.

Sehun looks surprised to find him there, his mouth hanging slightly open.

“What are you doing here?” He asks. Baekhyun glances here and there, trying to come up with an excuse, “I… I was just… just watching the moon.” He says softly. Sehun doesn’t look convinced but the boy goes to sit beside him on the bench.

“Shit,” Sehun curses, flinching, “this bench is so damn cold! How could you sit on there?”

Baekhyun forces a smile. “It’s okay to me. What are you doing out here tonight, Sehun?”

Sehun shrugs. “I forgot my book on the lunch room, getting it back.” He answers while lifting a notebook. Baekhyun sends him a silent smile before bending his head down to hide his probably flushed face and swollen tears. Sehun doesn’t miss it, of course.

“Seriously, Baekhyun. What are you doing here alone? You can’t be here just to watch the moon, while there are two cans of—”

He stops talking when he takes a hold onto one of the cans. With wide eyes, Sehun looks up to him. “How long have you been here?” He asks silently.

Baekhyun fiddles with his fingers. “Um,”

“Baekhyun, answer me. Do you know how fucking cold this coffee is? How long have you been here, sitting on this damn freezing bench?” Sehun grits his teeth. Baekhyun gulps, but eventually his tears betray him and he is sobbing.

Sehun sighs and drops back the can to the bench, listening to how heavy it sounds clanking to the wood due to the coffee being frozen already.

“Baekhyun, it’s so fucking cold! You can’t be possibly here—”

“I was waiting for Chanyeol.” Baekhyun cuts him off silently. “I still am waiting for him.”

Sehun says nothing for a moment, too surprised to even respond. Baekhyun sniffs, his shoulders shaking as he cries lowly. It takes a moment but then he feels Sehun’s hands on his arms and then his face is on the boy’s shoulder. Baekhyun can’t take affection while he is sad, because it will make him cries harder than he intends to.

“It’s okay. I’m sorry that my friend is a dumb forgetful person.” Sehun says softly.

Baekhyun shakes his head. “…it’s not your f-fault. It’s not the first time.”

“What do you mean?” Sehun asks, leaning away to look at his face clearly. He is frowning.

“Nothing, I was just—”

“Baekhyun.” Sehun’s frown gets deeper. Baekhyun bites his lip. “Chanyeol, he… he just… forgot a lot of things, I guess.” He smiles, trying to show Sehun that he is okay, but it seems like Sehun doesn’t think that way.

“You mean that he forgets your plans you two made together and this is not the first time? Has he done it before?”

Baekhyun chokes on his tears, nodding. Oh, he can’t hold it back anymore. His silent cries turn into loud wails and poor Sehun because that boy has to calm him down.

“Gosh, Baekhyun. Don’t cry! Oh my God, I don’t know you are such a crybaby.” He says, grumbling.

That works as a joke because Baekhyun is giggling while crying, such a weird feat. Maybe he has gone insane already, who knows.

Sehun pats the back of his head while he grips onto the boy’s jacket, trying to stop himself from embarrassing his state any further. When he deems like he is calm enough, he leans away from the hug with his face flushed in red.

“Sorry about that.” He mutters lowly, wiping his face. Sehun sighs. “Why didn’t you tell him about it?”

“Um… he is just… busy, I guess.” Baekhyun says, fiddling with his fingers. Sehun frowns. “Then why didn’t you tell me?”

“You are his friend. I don’t want to… bad mouth him.” He sniffs.

“I will talk to him an—”

“No!!” Baekhyun lifts his head up, yelping. Sehun blinks in surprise. “Why?”

“This is… a trouble in our relationship and, and if there is something who should be talking to him, then it’s me. I want to finish this trouble by myself. I don’t want to drag you into this, Sehun.”

“But Chanyeol is so fucking dumb and he—”

“Please?” Baekhyun gives him a pleading look, “Don’t tell him anything, please? Please, please?”

Sehun opens his mouth to say something else but Baekhyun is still pleading, so he ends up sighing. “Alright. I won’t tell anyone. But,” he lifts a finger to warn him, “but if you guys still don’t talk about it by the end of the week, I won’t stand still. Understand?”

Baekhyun smiles sadly. “Okay.”

Sehun sighs again. “Dumb and dumber.” He grumbles softly.

Baekhyun gazes down to his lap. “How is… Kyungsoo?”

“Still the same, broken hearted and crying. Chanyeol’s been a nurse by his side 24/7.” Sehun says, not noticing the effect of his words. Baekhyun bends his head lower, feeling betrayed and sad. “Oh.”

He is going to cry again. Oh no. He doesn’t want to dislike Kyungsoo. It’s not even Kyungsoo’s fault or Chanyeol’s fault, but he feels like he is betrayed by the two of them.

“I… I’m going back to my dorm. Thanks for listening, Sehun. You should go back before you catch a cold.” Baekhyun says quickly while rising up from the frozen bench, noticing how cold it is since he forgets his jacket.

Sehun scoffs. “Look at yourself, Baekhyun. Your fingers are freezing, I bet. Go and warm yourself. I will see you tomorrow.”

Baekhyun nods and runs away, trying to tell his feet to run faster because he is on the verge of crying again.

Chanyeol has been by Kyungsoo’s side for every second. Why does it hurt him when he heard that? Those two are best friends, it’s only right that Chanyeol is there for his friend who is in need. Baekhyun is no one; they had just known each other in no more than months.

But you are his boyfriend; said the voice in his head.

Baekhyun slams the door to his dorm open, alerting his roommate.

“Baekhyun? Where have you been?” Jinki hyung scolds him, but upon seeing his flushed face and the tears in his eyes, the older boy gathers him in a hug.

“What’s wrong? Why are you so cold?”

He shakes his head, crying, again, into his roommate’s embrace, because as much as he wants to deny it, the voice was right.

He is Chanyeol’s boyfriend, right?









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A/N: I love this part and I will love the next part more ;) Hehe thanks for reading! ^^