fall [EXO fanfic]

chapter 11: seven

The next two months or so went just normal.

Yixing found another job at some chocolate factory and, as the weather was still nice (augusty-weather/warm & summery) on fridays Baekhyun & Yixing spent their afternoons on cafe terraces, carelessly sipping away on different kinds of healthy juices and herb teas.

The first time Baekhyun had awkwardly shoved the money for their drinks into the waiters hands, and when he returned to his seat Yixing quickly adressed the issue and they agreed he would pay from now on and Yixing would dance with him.

Ever since he told him about what happened on stage at the concert, he insisted he'd try dancing again.

"if you weren't good, they wouldn't have been that interested, now would they?!" he argued, but yixing had always muttered something related to 'tired', 'no' or 'maybe they were mistaken'.

With this agreement he finally got him as far, and he was very proud. "oh you'll love it" he said and yixing merely nodded and took a lil sip from his mint tea.

The wind blew softly, making baekhyun's hair playful and ruffly. yixing kept looking at it until he snapped him out of it.

"yixing..." he muttered, frowning as he looked at something behind him

"what?"

"ok, don't look directly at it but there's something behind you..."

he turned his head but a sharp pain in his leg made him jerk back. his friend had kicked him.

"i said don't look directly at it, pabo!" he hissed

"then how am i suppo-"

"shop window!" baekhyun snapped and yixing blinked

he searched for the window, but mentally slapped himself when he saw it literally a few meters away from him. stupid yixing.

Behind him was nothing, yeah a lot of people in the shopping street, but none of the bears or giant snakes he had in mind.

"i don't see-" he started, but he stopped abruptly when he recognized something, or someone.

behind him was someone with dark hair, a mask (the ones against the smog idk) and sunglasses. but then no sunglasses anymore, he had taken them off. those eyes. eyes.

He and some others were approaching them and Yixing's heart started beating faster and faster. He wasn't looking at Yixing though, but the whole world started going slower and slower the closer he came to their table. His throat started slowly clenched shut and he started having breathing problems. his vision became blurry and he could only see him getting closer and closer. step by step.

And then he passed their table, his hair jumping up and down as he walked off.

Baekhyun gasped audibly but Yixing hadn't processed it yet.

He kept staring at the guys shouders as he walked off into the distance. his heart slowly returned to its normal pace and he could breathe normally again, but now he had the next issue...baekhyun

"yixing?" he asked slowly, "what was that about"

"well i mean..an idol just passed by...and no one noticed-"

"don't bullshit me, you had no idea who he was before that concert, why should they. no, i'm talking about you so don't change the subject!"

"what?!" yixing bit his lip and looked at his thumbs

"don't think i didn't see what just happened. don't tell me he just happened to walk through here when he had aaaaall that space!" he exclaimed, but yixing just shook his head

"coincidence" he said decisively

"-i think not" baekhyun added and he chuckled

"yah!" yixing pulled a face and concentrated on his tea. but what if...aish, no.