A Reason to Fight

Bonus CH3- Meant To Be

Baekhyun stared out the window at the stars, a feeling of calm coming over him as he gripped onto Sehun's hand. He had always hated going to outer space, but now that the war was over and Sehun was sitting safely beside him, he was able to finally let it go. It would still never compare to the Earth, but Baekhyun was beginning to appreciate the beauty of space as well.

Sehun leaned over to kiss his cheek, realizing that leaving Earth was hard for him. There was only one reason that would bring them back here, and that was to visit Baekhyun's family. After getting engaged, graduating, and moving into their new home, Baekhyun decided it was best to finally go back home and let his family know the he and Sehun were together.

Baekhyun had removed his engagement ring for the time being, not wanting his family to see it before he told them. It made him nervous to think about it, knowing that his mother wasn't going to be exactly receptive to the idea of him getting married at such a young age. It wasn't going to be easy to explain to her.

"I can't wait to show you my old home."

Sehun smiled down at him and squeezed his hand, "You mean castle?"

Baekhyun laughed, "Well yeah."

"I'm excited to see it."

Baekhyun paused for a long moment, looking back out the window, "...Me too. It's been so long."

Once they arrived on colony V-08744, they came down the escalator to see Dongwon waiting for them. He was surrounded by a group of bodyguards, all of them were tall and dressed in a nice suit. Baekhyun gave Dongwon a hug as he approached him, smiling at him warmly.

"I'm so glad to see that you're both all right."

Dongwon looked up at Sehun once Baekhyun backed away, and patted his shoulder lightly.

"It really is a blessing that you survived."

Sehun smiled and nodded, holding out his arm as Baekhyun came back to his side. Dongwon noticed Sehun wrap his arm around Baekhyun's waist, and paused for a moment staring at it.

He whispered quietly to them so that the guards couldn't hear, "Are you finally going to tell mother that the two of you are together?"

Baekhyun smiled, "Yes. Please try to help me explain to her, she won't understand."

Dongwon took a deep breath, giving Baekhyun a comforting expression, "I will."

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They rode in a limousine to get to Baekhyun's home, it was the first time Sehun had ever been inside one. Baekhyun on the other hand was rather used to it, he had spent a lot of his childhood being shuffled around in one.

Dongwon sat across from them, sipping on a drink as they enjoyed the long ride, "Mother was really excited to hear you are bringing Oh along with you. Of course she only knows him from the war. She wants to hold a parade for you both, to honor you for your heroic deeds."

Baekhyun was busy looking out the window at the colony, and spotted a few banners hanging from light posts as Dongwon spoke. Dongwon figured Baekhyun would notice them, and brought it up before he could ask. Baekhyun could see both his name and Sehun's name printed on them, and he looked back over at Dongwon in surprise.

"The whole colony is really excited about it." Dongwon continued, smiling at his younger brother, "Everyone really idolizes you two. The colony threw a huge celebration when we announced Oh was alive."

Baekhyun reached over and grabbed onto Sehun's hand to squeeze it. He bit his lip as he leaned closer to whisper to him, "They're all going to be really shocked to hear the news."