Honey Rhythm

Chapter 4

The rest of the crew didn't arrive at the venue for another hour, and by then, Chanyeol had already gone through five sticks. He watched Baekhyun get out of the second van that pulled in at the back, arms occupied with some bags with contents unknown to the musician. Staff members went out of their way to help the coordinator with the boxes, but Chanyeol turned his back and went inside the designated green room.

Baekhyun walked through the door of the waiting area a few minutes after, fixing the earpiece on him, the one that gave him that signature look Chanyeol liked (and hated). His hair was tousled like he had been doing some physical work before arriving at the venue. That or he had been moving around excessively.

Chanyeol was lying on the couch, guitar on his torso as he strummed its delicate strings. His eyes glanced over at the doorway only to look the man up and down before going back to his own business.

"How long have you been in here?"

The musician almost snorted. Between them, greetings were hardly a thing. "A while."

Frowning, Baekhyun glanced around the room. "Shouldn't you be outside rehearsing?"

"I am rehearsing," Chanyeol said. "Here. On this couch."

"Mr. Park-"

"Come here." Bending his fingers, Chanyeol motioned for the coordinator to approach him. Reluctantly, Baekhyun did. "Sit down."

"I'll stand."

"I insist." Moving his legs, the musician made room at the end of the couch. "Now sit."

Sighing, Baekhyun drew his eyes down on the area and gave in, sitting away as far as he possibly could. After just a moment, he shook his head and dryly laughed. "What the hell am I doing right now, honestly?"

Chanyeol grinned. "Sitting here with me. Lucky you."

"Really." Baekhyun hung his head, looking down at the floor. Then the grip on his clipboard tightened and he turned to face Chanyeol. "I need to tell you someth-"

"Are you scared of me or are you scared of my reputation?" Watching the brunette carefully, Chanyeol cocked his head. "What happened between you and Mr. Do? Tell me."

Drawn back, Baekhyun narrowed his eyes, forgetting all about the topic he attempted to bring up. "How do you know about him?"

"He and I used to be a duo until we had a severe disagreement and we both went solo. Now we're rivals..." Chanyeol paused. "Don't tell me you're my fan when you don't even know my history, you little runt."

Baekhyun rolled his eyes, exhaling a breath. "I know your history together. I was asking how you knew about us."

"Oh...Let's just say I heard it from someone-"