wrong step | baekhyun

+eighteen+

IT'S 12AM KST SO HAPPY BLESSED BIRTHDAY TO MY DEAREST BYUN BAEKHYUN ILY FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER EVEN THOUGH IT'S A LOVE-HATE RELATIONSHIP PLEASE HAVE FUN TODAY AT YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY WHERE I'M NOT INVITED 

NARRATIVE 

// present day

"sunmi?"

still looking very dazed, she finally looked up at baekhyun. his eyes were filled with worry as he held her shoulders. 

"is everything alright?" he asked, a visible cloud of his breath forming in the cold weather. as his eyes darted around, searching her face for an answer, she felt something swelling in her chest. without realizing, a lump was already rapidly forming in her throat. she felt suffocated, so suffocated. 

but who wouldn't, to be honest? the man she fell in love with centuries ago was now standing right in front of her and the memories were all flooding back. 

without replying, sunmi threw her arms around baekhyun's waist and buried her face in his chest. she knew she looked horrible when crying. like a broken record, baekhyun repeatedly asked her what's wrong, but her voice was choked with sobs. 

"... i can't stand this anymore. i'm going to read your mind."

she didn't reply. it took only a few seconds before she felt his body tense up. hands made their way to the small of her back, pulling her a little closer. as he lowered his head, she felt his nose nuzzle into the crook of her neck. 

"it's you." hot breath fanned her skin as he whispered. "it's really you." 

sunmi pulled back and used the back of her hand to wipe the tear stains away. 

"of course," hiccup. "it's me-" hiccup. 

as her face reddened, baekhyun couldn't help but chuckle. sunmi was about to retaliate when he pulled her by the arm. as she stumbled into him, she couldn't help but think about their first encounter at the haunted house, when he pulled her in too. 

his arms tightened around her. "i missed you." 

with stinging eyes, she managed to reply, "me too."

"lets just stay like this for a little longer." 

and they did.

//

"are we seriously going to do this?" sunmi groaned.

baekhyun focused on putting his jacket on before glancing at her. "of course we are. hiking is fun, trust me." 

she threw a glare at him but nonetheless, sat on the couch and pushed her feet into a pair of sports shoes. she had no idea how and where baekhyun got these sporting gear from, but at least she didn't have to hike in her prom dress. 

"we are reunited for the first time in over 100 years and you want to go hiking." she muttered in disbelief under her breath as she bent down to tie her shoelaces. 

before she could secure them in a knot, however, baekhyun appeared beside her and kneeled down. his hands reached for the shoelaces and he proceeded to tie them skillfully.

he peeked up for a moment to gauge her reaction. "can't have my princess falling for other guys." he said. 

sunmi took in a deep breath and exhaled slowly. him using cheesy pick-up lines would be the death of her. 

out of nowhere, an unwelcome thought flitted into her mind. damn, she had actually forgotten about it. sensing her silence, baekhyun looked up after he was done. "what's wrong?"