Loving you | Chanbaek

- Thirteen

Something has definitely changed. It's not only the Sehun's attitude towards Chanyeol, also the fake smiles which appear on his friend's lip here and then. Sehun is different, but why?

Chanyeol frowns, looking over at his friend who stares at the front towards their professor, his eyes kind of emotionless. He has never seen him like this before. He bites on his pencil, drifting into his crowded thoughts. What's going on with his friend? Is it still because of the incident with Baekhyun?

He supports his head with his hand as his phone vibrates all of the sudden, capturing all his attention.

Baekhyun: Morning^^ I hope you slept well.

A chuckles leaves his lips, his eyes looking at the clock on his phone. 11am. Well his university hasn't started yet, lucky. He slowly leads his fingers to the screen, typing a reply with a wide smile on his lips.

To Baekhyun: Morning, it was fine. Wbu?

His pencil touches the surface of the table in front him, drumming the melody, which is swimming in his head since this morning while his eyes are still fixated on his phone screen.

Baekhyun: I'm glad. I didn't sleep well to be honest.. I got sick during the night :(

He frowns, the smile vanishing from his face. He's sick? The brunette bites his lip, his mind suddenly filled with all kinds of questions. Is he fine?

To Baekhyun: Get well soon. Have you already taken any medicine?

The pencil touches the surface of his table as the phone is clenched in his hands tightly, nervousness creeping through his body. Stop being so damn nervous, what's wrong with you?

Baekhyun: Thank you ^~^ Yes, my roommate even made some soup for me, so I'll be fine soon! (:

He smiles, imagining Baekhyun's voice in his head while reading it. Cute. A loud thud suddenly echoes in his ears, his eyes immediately drifting to his best friend, who's laying on the table with his head, totally ignoring what their professor is saying. What the fuck? That's not usual for his friend.

"Are you alright, dude?" Sehun glances at Chanyeol before letting out an immense sigh. "I'm fine, just amazing. Don't mind me." Okay? He frowns in confusion as Sehun closes his eyes.

He's definitely not fine.

"Look, if it's because of the Baekhyun thing then-"

"No, I'm just tired. It's nothing." Chanyeol glances at his friend strangely, but nods anyway before looking back at his phone display with a smile on his lips.

To Baekhyun: Okay, look after yourself please.

He bites his lip again, his eyes still fixated on his phone as his breath seems to be harder than before.

Baekhyun is typing..

Baekhyun: I'm already feeling so much better! :) Don't worry please ^^

Of course I worry about you — We're friends after all, right? Chanyeol stares at the message with a wide smile before the course ends and the students leave the hall loudly, voices hitting his ears from all possible sides.

"Sehun? Come on, let's go to the dorms. You can sleep there."

***

"Why are you here Tiffany?" A smile, feminine body make its way to Chanyeol's bed, her baby-blue skirt rolling up when she lands on his soft bedsheets. "I missed you, Channie. Can't I just visit you?"

Chanyeol glances at her perfect features, smiling lightly. "Of course, I'm sorry. Just don't wake Sehun up." Her eyes drift to the other side of the room, glancing at Sehun's sleeping figure. "We'll talk quietly."

"Okay." He sits down next to her, leaning his head on the headboard of the bed. "So what do you want to talk about?" She blinks, twirling a strand of her raven-black hair around her finger. "So what are you up to these days? You seem kinda.. busy?"

"Oh.." He chuckles, pushing the glasses back on his nose properly. "It's just studying and stuff, you know how exhausting it can be."

"Of course, but you seem so distant lately."

"I'm sorry. I haven't noticed."

A hand lightly touches Chanyeol's as the brunette stiffens, glancing over at Tiffany, who smiles at him before leaning her head on his board shoulder. "I missed you a lot. I've been shitty to you, right?"

What? What has gotten into her? Chanyeol opens his mouth but gets interrupted by the ringtone of his phone, grabbing it in an instance.

"Hello?"

[Hey, it's me Baekhyun. I hope I'm not disturbing you.. I can also hang up a-]

"Oh no, it's totally fine." Chanyeol chuckles, feeling how Tiffany looks at him strangely. ".. How are you feeling?"

[I'm fine, honestly.] A soft giggle drowns his ears, conjuring a smile on his lips. "Okay, I'm glad.." He leads his finger to the Hoodie he's wearing, playing with it nervously, an awkward silence appearing. Should I say something? "Why.. Why did you call?"

[I- I don't even know to be honest. I felt like it I guess. It's really dumb I'm sorry.. Feel free to hang up.]

"No, it's fine. I like talking to you." He suddenly hears a sound ghosting through the room, noticing that Tiffany had just left the room. Oh shit, is she going to be mad?

[Really? I'm glad.. So what are you doing?]

Chanyeol glances at Sehun's sleeping figure before looking back at the wall. "I'm just sitting in the room.. doing nothing."

[Sounds interesting.] He chuckles, Baekhyun's voice echoing in his ears. "What about you?"

[I just watched a series on Netflix and it literally destroyed me. I'm such a cry baby.] A smile find its way on Chanyeol's lips while the image of a crying Baekhyun pops up in his mind. So cute. "Sick people should rest instead of watching series."

A giggle hits his ears, forming an even wider smile on his lips. [Oh, really dad? I've already said that I feel better now.. unfair.]

"Why do I feel like you're pouting right now?"

[Maybe I am..] Chanyeol laughs before a quiet groans enters his ears, his sight immediately drifting to Sehun's sleeping figure, who's rolling to the other side. [You're really unfair Chanyeol]

"Why's that?"

[You're just frustrating me.. that's all.] he's acting strange. What's the deal? He furrows his eyebrows in confusion, silence surrounding him. Everything is so confusing lately..

[Just forget what I said. My headache starts again, I'll just sleep a little bit, okay?]

"Oh, okay.. but call me when you feel better."

[.. Okay] The other line dies as Chanyeol looks on his phone for a moment of silence. What just happened? He bites his lip in frustration, a thousand of thoughts swimming in his crowded mind. What's up with everyone? Sehun's acting strange, Tiffany's acting strange and even Baekhyun is acting strange.

He runs a hand through his hair, laying down on his soft pillow and staring up to the ceiling while stripes on sunshine make their way to his skin. I'm acting strange as well.. I'm having those strange thoughts I've never had before.

.. about a certain blond with a wide smile and cute, small brown orbs. His voice plays in his head in a loop, but it's just because he spends so much time with the tiny boy, right? It'll go away.

It'll definitely go away — Chanyeol is sure about it.

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It's my birthday today :') wow.. I'm already 19 fucking years old.. I'm getting old guys.

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Lots of love.