[HIATUS] Partners? No way. | ChanBaek / BaekYeol Fanfic |

~ Chapter 2 ~

Slowly opening his eyes, Baekhyun took in his surroundings before remembering everything that happened a few hours earlier. But what he didn't remember was how he moved from the abandoned classroom to a bed in the school's nurse's office. Looking around, he noticed a small pink sticky note stuck to a glass of water on the table beside the bed.

Hello! My name is Zhang YiXing

and I'm a new transfer student,

Class - B. Sorry I had to leave

without properly introducing myself,

but hopefully I'll see you around school.

Have a nice rest of the day! : )

P.S. There are painkillers in the drawer

to the left of the pamphlets.

Slipping the note into his pocket, he ignored the pain that shot up his left arm. Baekhyun quickly grabbed his things using his good arm from his classroom and left the school campus. Checking his phone for any messages, he started walking to his favorite place where nothing could disturb him, Two Cups of Tea. 

Two Cups of Tea was a quiet restaurant that he had recently found a few months ago but was already a regular. It had a comfortable atmosphere where ones anger would evaporate after taking a single sip of their specialty tea. 

Quickly checking the time, his phone suddenly started ringing. Startled, Baekhyun almost dropped his phone but quickly answered with a hello.

"Baekhyun, where are you?"

"I'm... home. Why?"

"Did you forget what day today is?"

Baekhyun stopped walking as he paused to think. His eyes widened. "Minseok-hyung, I'm so sorry I forgot!" A chuckle could be heard from the other line. "I'll be there as soon as I can!"

"Okay, see you soon!" And with that, the call ended.

Running as fast as his short legs could take him, he ended up at the entrance of the hospital in 15 minutes.

For Baekhyun, the hospital was a place where he hated. It always smelled like anesthetics and death, the atmosphere was always gloomy and depressing, and it felt like it wasn't just other people's death, but his as well. A few nurses greeted him too cheerfully before he was in front of Room 99 with Kim Minseok written on the nameplate.

After knocking on the door, Baekhyun expected to see his friend, yet was greeted by another man with high cheek bones whom he didn't know.

"Um, hello, who are you?" Baekhyun asked cautiously, raising his eyebrow.

The man opened the door wider. "Come in. Minseok's been waiting for you."

"Baekhyun, you're here!" Minseok excitedly shouted, running up to Baekhyun with open arms.

"Hyung, you know you shouldn't be running. Your heart--" Baekhyun started.

"Don't worry about it, I've been doing better! I might be able to go to school soon instead of staying here in this blasted hospital," Minseok pouted, unintentionally making Jongdae's heart beat a bit faster. "And we could hang out together every day!"

"Oh, I forgot!" Minseok pointed towards the male with high cheekbones. "This guy here is my friend Kim Jongdae. He's another hospital patient, although he's in a different hospital wing."