The Sound of Rain

3 - Given up

She shaded in his eyes, switching her colored pencils to the gold and brown tints. Carefully she added every single color she had seen in him. From the light hues that appeared when the sun shone, to the dark ones that appeared when it was a cloudy day. He always seemed happier when it rained. He would leave class early with an umbrella and a smile on his face.

His smile- it always lit up the classroom, his laugh too. Ever since she met him her drawings had gotten better. He had become a muse to her; so to speak. Whenever he was around, her heart would beat wildly. Was it love? it was too soon to tell. All she knew was that he was special to her, he had become someone she looked forward to seeing everyday. He had become someone she wanted to draw every day.

One time it didn't rain for three weeks, his mood had gone down. He was less talkative than usual. He would stare at the window, wouldn't even talk to her. That's when she started liking the rain, it changed him into the person she had grown to like.

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Baekhyun looked up at the sun "Again!?" he yelled up at the sky, it had been a while since it rained. He was dying to go practice again. Chanyeol, would he be there even though it was sunny? No he wouldn't. He only went when it rained.

Two months had passed since they made the deal and he knew they weren't supposed to get involved in each others personal lives. But Baekhyun couldn't help be curious though. Chanyeols attitude always changed, acting lime he lived a double life. Sometimes when he showed up, Chanyeol would act like he had just come from the worse of the two lives.

Baekhyun would notice the calluses on his fingers, they looked like they hurt but he had said it was because of the guitar playing, that it was normal. There were also days where his face was drained of all life, eyes sunken in,

He wanted to ask him all sorts of questions. In the end Chanyeol would just end up reminding him of their agreement. He even asked if they could switch numbers in case one of them couldn't meet up.

"I don't have a phone" He imitated Chanyeols deep tone. What person didn't have a phone at this day and age? He was probably just lying. Chanyeol probably didn't want to have anything to do with him except on rainy days. Baekhyun dragged his feet along the sidewalk annoyed now, Next time he'll ask him...and be more persistent.

"Baekhyun-ah!" Chen yelled at him, Baekhyun grinned walking up to Jongdae, wrapping an arm around his friends shoulder. "Me and Xiumin are gonna eat something, come with me." Baekhyun nodded, "Okay! Let's go!"

"Who doesn't have a phone by the way?"

"Huh?"

"Earlier you said, I dont have a phone? but you were doing that mimicking thing you do."

Baekhyun laughed, shaking his hand in front of his face "No, its no one. I was just- It was something Interesting heard on T.V"

Chen looked at him suspiciously, then shrugged. They walked to the urban cafe they always went to, Baekhyun saw Xiumin wave at them from the other side of the glass window. "Xiumin hyung!"

"Baekhyun!"

Baekhyun ran over to him, sitting down beside him. The past two months he's gotten closer to both him and Miyoung. She was always willing to help him, Miyoung had taught him how to erase excess lines perfectly so it wouldn't show in the final work. She really was amazing. While Xiumin had taken on a brotherly role with him. They joked around like they've known each other for years now.

"Did you tell him?"

Chen grinned at Xiumin and shook his head "Not yet, I wanted you to be around too, in case he decides to slap me"