Be With You

Chapter 4

10am-- you were all ready and you left home to visit Baekhyun's house for a practice. You hadn't been there for quite a while, and you were excited to hang out at his basement once again. You were smiling as you walked down the streets and greeted your neighbors. A few more steps and you could already see the gates of his house. You saw Baekhyun leaning against the posts waiting for you. You smiled at him. He flashed you a gentle smile as he opened the gates for you. As you entered, you noticed that a lot of things changed in his house. The living room walls were now full of Baekhyun's school pictures. When you turned to your right, you saw a picture of you two during middle school displayed on the desk. You smiled at it. You shifted your gaze to Baekhyun who was just coming out of the kitchen. He brought you some snacks and drinks to munch on while practicing. You helped him out to bring the stuff downstairs. When you reached the basement, your eyes widened in awe as you saw how his basement looked WAY different from before. He now had a piano on one corner, and on the other were stand mics and stereos.

"Oppa your basement looks more like a studio now." You stated.

He chuckled, "I really worked hard to get these things for myself. I was originally planning on making a mini-studio down here."

"Really? I think that would be really cool!"

"Yep, and then we can start composing our own songs," he smiled. "Shall we start practicing?"

"Sure." You said as you plopped down the couch. As soon as he walked towards the stereo, he tripped over the extension cord and landed on top of you. His body was only supprted by his arms leaning against the backrest. Your faces were so close, you could feel his breath on your face. Both of you widened your eyes and froze at the situation. Suddenly, Baekhyun shifted his gaze to your lips. He tilted his head and leaned closer. He was so close that his breath tickled your face. Your lips were almost touching.

Before anything happened, you gently pushed him away and said, "o-oppa." He quickly stood up and pretended to fix his shirt. You looked away, and your faces were now flush red. "W-we should start practicing now."

"Y-youre right." He cleared his throat and started preparing the stereo and microphones.

You both decided to sing "Breath" for the audition. The day went really well, and you continued meeting at his basement to practice.

A few weeks later, the day of the audition came. Baekhyun picked you up, as always, and you greeted him with a nervous smile as you straightened your dress.

"Are you ready?" He asked with a smirk.

"Y-yeah I guess," you gave him another nervous smile.

He chuckled. "Don't be nervous. We can do this together, okay?"

You nodded as he shrugged your shoulders. When you arrived at the place, there you saw your friends, Sehun, Neesha, and Chen who were also auditioning for the school. There was a huge LCD screen in the waiting place, and there you watched your friends who happened to be numbered before you. You cheered out for them, and you felt proud as they all did a very great job. While you were waiting for your turn, a very tall guy who seem to be a foreigner came up to you and Baekhyun.

"Is it my turn already?" He asked. He was so tall that both of you felt scared and intimidated.

"W-what is your number?" Baekhyun questioned as he pretended not to be scared.

"125," he replied.

"You'll be the next one then." You uttered.

"Oh, then I'll get ready now. Thanks!" Then he winked at you. You were flustered while Baekhyun rolled his eyes.

It was already your turn. He gave your hand a squeeze as he knew you were nervous. Both of you went up stage with your hands clasped together.

"Annyeonghaseyo, Choi  __ imnida!"

"Annyeonghaseyo, Byun Baekhyun imnida!"

You introduced yourselves. As the music started you both sank into the song and gave your all. In the middle of the performance, your nervousness disappeared unconsciously as you were so into it. Baekhyun was looking at your eyes the whole time, and so were you. Your performance was exceptional, and you had unexplainable feelings. You didn't know if it was a good feeling because you felt confident, or because of the fact that you did it with Baekhyun. You smiled at each other at the end of the performance. You bowed to the judges, and once again you were holding hands as you went off stage.

A few days after the audition, the results were out. You went to the school once again to view the results posted on the board. You saw Chen, Sehun, Tao, and Neesha's names. You were all smiling and doing high fives. Now you all scrolled further through the huge list of names. Not too soon and you found your name next to Baekhyun. You all passed. You all did a group hug and jumped in excitement. You and Baekhyun made an eye contact, and before you knew it, he pulled you into a tight hug. He was so happy, and seeing his eyesmile was so precious. You put your arms around him and hugged him back. Your heart was beating fast, and you couldnt explain why. It felt like you had butterflies in your stomach. As he pulled away, he made another eye contact, flashing his cute eyesmile at you, which made your face turn into a slight pink.

"Congratulations," he said.

"Congratulations to US!" You smiled at him. He put his arm around your shoulders as he turned to your friends.

"Hey guys! C'mon, let's celebrate!" He waved to them.

"YEHETTTTT!" Sehun uttered his trend word. You all went to a near resturant to celebrate passing into a prestigious school.

The night was over, and baekhyun walked you home. Both of you were in a good mood, and you were giggling in the streets as you walked. You both paused in front of your house.

You had your usual final chats, and he said, "By the way. . ."

"Mm?" You tilted your head.

". . . Im really happy we'd be in the same school again." He smiled.

"Me too." Before you knew it, he already held your shoulders and gave you a sweet, damp kiss on your forehead.

"Good night." He said.

"Nights." You smiled.

The moment his lips touched your skin gave you butterflies. You felt his soft, warm lips, and it gave you goosebumps. He smiled at you before he turned to walk. When he was a few steps away, he turrned back and waved at you. Then, he continued walking as he found his way home. You eyed him walking down the streets and questioned yourself. "Why does my heart beat so fast at the simplest touch he makes? Why do I get butterflies from his words? Or even from his smile? Why do I feel this way? He's my best friend. Are these feelings even normal?" Then you realized, "I think I love him, not my bestfriend, but him."