where the sun sets | cbx

Chapter 43

„Fasten your seatbelts please."

The female voice resounded in my ears and I followed the order and put my wrinkled fingers around the seatbelt and pulled it over my thighs.

It's been a long time since I had been flying the last time and the nervousness I once felt in my stomach now also made me feel a bit dizzy.

I shouldn't have taken this flight...

With sweaty hands I held on to my seat and leaned back, still hoping that te plane wouldn't start at all. Should I just leave the plane again?

But that was too late by now. The stewardess already had closed the entrance and it was impossible to escape.

Sceptically I pouted and leaned back with a magazine, that would hopefully distract me during the flight. Just when I was about to close my eyes, I felt a slight brush over my shoulder and as I turned around I gazed into a pair of dark eyes.

„Excuse me? Can you maybe remove your bag from my seat?"

Curiously I let my eyes wander over his wrinkled skin and the white hair. While taking my bag from the reserved seat I asked:

„Do I know you from somewhere?

All of a sudden, seeing his smile, the scales fell from my eyes.

„Baekhyun?!?"

„Jia?"

„Where have you been all those years?"

„I can't believe it.."

„It's so good to see you."

He hadn't changed much, I realized amused and took his dry hand when he took place next to me.

„I didn't think I'd ever see you again.", I stumbled, holding back tears of joy.

„It's crazy right?"

„Wait... Are you also..?"

„Like in every other april I have spent since everything had happened."

„You really visited them every year?"

„I took care of the grave, if that's what you're asking for."

„I..."

„I actually hoped I'd see you again... I knew you would fly there some day."

„All those years I tried to forget everything... I'm so sorry..."

Embarassed I hid my face in my hands and tried to not look at Baekhyun. I felt this endless regret again and I started asking myself, what it would have been like, if I had visited Bali earlier.

„Don't be sorry. You needed this time. Everyone understood that."

„Everyone?"

Baekhyun just grinned at me with his shining teeth and shook his shoulders.

„Grandpa?"

In surprise I turned around and saw a little girl in a turquoise dress jumping on Baekhyun's lap. Happily I watched the old man brush over the little child's head. His eyes spreaded so much love and he caressed her cheeks like they were made of glass.

Caring and loving. He indeed hadn't changed.

"You had promised me to sit next to the window...", the cute girl pouted at her granddad and crossed her short arms in front of her chest.

„Am I occupying your seat, young lady?", I chuckled at her, which made her bow her shaking head in front of me.

„I'm Jia.", I smiled friendly and offered her my hand, which she gladly grabbed with the small fingers.

„Nice to meet you Jia... I'm Lili."

„That's a really beautiful name Lili! If you want to, you can sit on my seat and I'll just take your seat."

The girl seemed a bit confused by my words but then nodded amd climbed onto my lap where she cuddled down and leaned over to the window.

„Lili? Is that a shortform of Liling?", I took a glance on Baekhyun who just helped another woman take place next to him.

„Her parents named her after her grandmother.", he grinned and all of a sudden I realized.

„Liling!"

„Jia!"

„So you and Baekhyun..?"

„Are married.. yes."

Carefully I lifted the little girl from my lap and stood up to lock her into a long hug. „It's so good to see you.", I whispered into her ear.

Baekhyun and Liling?

I had realized how close they had been, but I never thought of them getting together.

„You need to tell me everything!", I hit Baekhyun's shoulder and watched Liling with big eyes.

„After my husband had heard about Bo's death... He went crazy and didn't talk to me anymore. He never forgave me for not looking after our son. Baekhyun instead tought me how to love myself again and not blame myself for everything the wave had messed up. When my husband left me, I found affection by his side. I realized how I had loved him all this time."

„That's amazing. I'm so happy for you."

„The plane..", Baekhyun interrupted our talk and I quickly stumbled back to my seat, that was now occupied by the little girl. When Baekhyun called his granddaughter, she jumped up and ran over to him.

„The window is boring...", she snorted and snuggled against Baekhyuns chest.

Now I stared out of the window. The buildings outside had started moving and the plane was about to take off.

I still felt a tiny bit of fear when the plane left the ground, but at the same time I felt so safe and secure next to Baekhyun and Liling, the two people with whom I had gone through everything.

Flying shouldn't be much of a problem then...

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Did you ever think of Baekling? :")
I love this ship :3
The story is almost over it makes me cryy T///T
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