First Love | EXO Fanfiction (#Wattys2016)

Chapter 6

Pale yellow light met Mina's eyes the next morning along with the sight of an unfamiliar bedroom. The house was cooler than she wanted it to be, the sheets slightly softer than the ones back home, and the man next to her smelled different than the one she slept with every night.

"Mimi," he whispered her name softly, almost on cue.

Mina curled away from Baekhyun's touch, bringing the white sheets closer to her face to stop him. Mina always hated how he would whisper her name across the shell of her ear until she woke up. It tickled, and was the most unsatisfying feeling so early in the morning.

"Baekhyun stop," she whined, earning giggles from him until she turned to face him.

"I forgot how cute your morning face is." His grin was contagious. "How your hair is all messy..." He reached out to ruffle her hair. "And how you used to always look at me like this."

Mina gently slapped his hand away, narrowing her eyes despite the growing smile on her face. She too missed waking up to Baekhyun in the morning. There was never a moment when he didn't stop smiling, and he made her feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside. Mina knew the feelings she experienced with Baekhyun were true love.

"Don't be shy. And don't act like we've never done this before," he sang, wiggling his eyebrows as he leaned over to peck her forehead. "Good morning, love."

"Good morning." She allowed him to wrap his arm around her as she cuddled up against his chest.

She laid against him for a moment, listening to his heartbeat as Baekhyun traced patterns against her skin. The rising sun's light seemed to move faster than usual across his bedroom, making Mina's heart sink. Why can't time just stand still?

"You're going to have to leave soon, right?" Baekhyun's voice was a soft whisper, echoing her previous thought.

She sighed, not wanting to agree with him. She wanted to lay here like this with him forever, but she knew he probably had a schedule today and she needed to get back home to Sehun.

Sehun... Her heart lurched at the thought of seeing him within mere minutes. I hope he didn't try to stay up waiting for me, and I hope he didn't wake up early expecting me to be back by now.

Baekhyun didn't say another word as he kissed her forehead again, cradling her in his arms as if he didn't want to let her go.

He's so quiet. Is he thinking about Sehun too? And what we both have to go back to? She wanted to look up at his face, but from this angle it was impossible.

"What do we do... about Sehun," he asked seconds later. "What are we going to tell him?"

"What do you mean?" She pushed away from him and sat up on her elbows. "We're not going to tell him anything-"

"Mina, Sehun isn't as dumb as he looks." There was pain written all over Baekhyun's face. "He's going to find out about this sooner or later."

The silence between them was unbearable as the situation they were in dawned upon them. Mina didn't regret sleeping with Baekhyun last night, and she knew he didn't regret it either. This was going to be a continuous cycle, and there was no way she was letting go of Baekhyun now that they were together again.

"Just... we'll figure it out later." She decided on, watching as Baekhyun frowned at her. "We'll just play it cool in the meantime. And this is a secret, just between us."