[Ikon B.I One-Shot] "Stay"

ONE-SHOT

Melancholy washed over you as your eyes were fixed on the scenery passing through as the taxi was moving faster and faster towards your destination yet farther and farther away from where you want to be.

The sky was blue with white clouds slowly turning grey, warning of a rainfall to come. Maybe it'll rain a little and you'll be on your way for good, or maybe a storm would cause your plane to delay. You felt selfish for wanting the latter to happen so that you could think over your decisions and justify the reason to stay but you knew it would be better logically to just go.

But there was only one thing holding you back, a very good reason. A reason that would probably keep up you crying because you need it so badly. Your anchor that was tying you down emotionally.

Kim Hanbin.

You watched your chest rise and fall as your heartbeat was slowly getting slower and slower as you laid down beside Hanbin, looking up at the sky and letting the grass weave through your hair.

He rolled over and rested his head on his elbow which was making a slight indent in the soil. His index finger poked your skin, "nice double chin."

You rose up after slapping his hand away, "I was just checking my heartbeat!"

Hanbin smirked, "why? Do I make your heart beat race that much?" He shook his shoulders cutely yet annoyingly making you shake your head and chuckle.

"No, you're gross," you deadpanned making his face fall. "Just kidding," you laughed and placed your hand on his chin and kissed his lips quickly so that a smile replaced his frown. "I read online that your heart rate slows when you're around someone you love because your flight and flight instincts drop because you feel more secure."

The corners of his mouth rose, he leaned in closer to your face and whispered. "That means you're in love with me?" Now that his face was only centimeters away from your face your heart started beating faster. You nodded slowly so that your noses didn't collide.

"Do you love me then?" You basically choked out.

"I love you and I'll keep loving you as long as the Earth rotates because you're my Sun, and I can only function when I revolve around you."

"You've arrived at your destination," the driver called out making you jump out of your memories. Wordlessly, you paid the driver before pulling out your suitcase and walking slowly into your terminal.

Your mind was blank as you checked in and as every line you queued in, drained more of your sanity each time because it reminded you that it was one less chance of backing out.

"Oh I'm sorry honey!" An elderly woman said with her hand raised to catch your attention, slightly wobbling because she only had one hand on her wooden cane. "Can you help me with my luggage?"

You tried your best to smile, "yes, of course!" You put your bag next to hers and started to load her stuff on the carrier belt.

She felt uncomfortable with the silence so she chatted you up, "where are you going that you look so sad?" You knew that she was trying to be nice but you gritted your teeth as you recalled the exact moment that you knew that you couldn't stay.

"What are you two going to do?" Yang Hyun-sik said through his teeth with his arm folded across his chest, making his suit stretch out as he clenched every muscle in his arm.

He slapped a picture of you and Hanbin taken from a gossip magazine down on the table in front of you and repeated himself, "what are you going to do?"

You and Hanbin weren't able to look up as Mr. Yang burned his gaze through your heads. "I know," he sighed. "You're leaving," he pointed at you, "and you're going under dorm arrest," he moved his finger to Hanbin.

"Sir, no, there's gotta be-"

"I'll pay for her tickets and enroll her to a different university," he muttered while making his way across the room. "I could just kick her out, so consider this a blessing."

"Oh I'm just leaving for university and I'm going to really miss my friends," you explained to the woman. Your lips were shaking and your eyes were threatening to release a pool of tears until you felt her place a comforting hand on your shoulder.

"Everything happens for a reason," she smiled gently. "Maybe you'll meet new people and everything will be okay, or maybe you really are destined to be here."

You nodded and smiled for real this time, because there was a chance of seeing him again and returning. "Well thank you sweetheart, have a nice flight!"

After you finished checking in and browsing the airport's gift shops, you went to your boarding gate and sat down on a waiting chair, looking at the ring Hanbin at gave you yesterday.

It had been a week since everything had happened and nothing good happened as the news only blew up. For most of the time you and Hanbin stayed in his apartment, dreading the date when the tickets were booked.

Hanbin placed his warm hand on your thigh and moved it across to cup your hands which were resting in your lap. "You're not leaving," he whispered. You looked t him with sadness in your eyes but he was staring at the floor. "I love you so much."

"I love you too," you whispered back, placing your forehead on his. "That doesn't making this any easier though," you laughed bitterly.

He bolted up from your grasp and gripped his hair until you could see his veins bulging, "you're not leaving me, it's not that hard!" You were taken aback and you let the tears rush down your cheeks.

Hanbin frowned as he looked down at your red and wet face. He dropped onto his knees in front of you and put his head down on your thighs, you felt the hot tears drip down your knees as he apologized repeatedly, "I'm sorry, I'm so, so sorry."

After a couple of minutes he lifted his head up and pulled a velvet beige box out of his sweatpants pocket and opened it. "I was going to give you it when it was the right time," he choked out. "But I mean you always had my heart though right?" He laughed and shook his head.

It was a jeweled heart which was placed on a thin gold band and on the back it had both of your initials on it.

You hugged him and cried even more, making his blue flannel dark enough to be a navy. Hanbin pushed you down on to the bed and buried his head into the crook of your neck. Your hands slid down the sides of his face before bringing them down so that your lips so meet his.

He kissed you roughly, pinning your wrists down on to the pillows that you were laying on. He moved both of your hands into one of his and took his free hand and slid it under your shirt. "Are you sure?" You asked, especially after what happened.

Hanbin nodded, "do you want to?"

"Of course I do."

"Will you stay with me in the morning?"

You knew he wouldn't like the answer you had so all you did was bring his lips down to yours once more.

"Shit," you cursed as people started to board. Were you that deep in thought?

You grabbed your duffle bag and got your ticket out of your jacket pocket and handed it to the flight attendant until you heard screaming from behind you.

You turned around to see a bunch of girls with their flashes on the highest setting to take a good picture of who ever they were surrounding. The person emerged from the crowd and walked up to you but froze half way as they saw you about to leave.

Hanbin was still in the clothes he was in yesterday which made you even more guilty for not saying good bye.

He called out in the most vulnerable voice that you've ever heard anyone talk to you in, making your heart break.

"I thought you'd stay with me?"