I'm Not Yours To Protect

Chapter 20

Chanyeol's POV
10th Mah

          Scrunching up my nose, I felt the urge to sneeze. "ACHOO!" I rubbed my nose and thought, "Someone must be talking about me." Anyway, today was our last day of our school break and currently we're having our last dinner here. I was trying to have my meal peacefully but I couldn't thanks to the idiot who keeps playing with his chopsticks stuck in his nose. My eyebrows furrowed into an unamused expression.

          More laughter erupted amongst the girls as they watch Baekhyun making a fool out of himself. My eye twitched at him and I had the urge to snatch the chopsticks and stick it into his eyes. I let out a loud sign and fiddled with my thumbs underneath the table, focusing intensively on them not looking up for a second. "What are we going to do after dinner?" I heard my girlfriend's question.

          I slowly looked up, awaiting the reply. "Since it's the last day here, I was thinking if Baekhyun and I could have some time to ourselves." Taemi asked while messing up Baekhyun's hair . "Sure." My girlfriend and I said in unison.

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Timeskip

          After dinner, we went our seperate ways . Eunhyun and I found ourselves walking along a pathway that was lined up with lanterns that hung above attached to strings. "Isn't this romantic?" I chuckled as I nudged her with my hip. Eunhyun nodded her head and began chewing on her lips.

I noticed Eunhyun biting on her lips, a mannerism she often do when she's hiding something. Wrapping my fingers into hers, I asked her in a calm tone. "You do know that I'm here for you right? You don't have to hide anything from me." She faltered her steps and puffed out her cheeks. "I know."

Tilting my head, I looked down at the shorter girl. "Then what are you hiding from me?" Eunhyun signed and her eyes were frowning, "It's nothing really." Feeling offended by her I let go of her hand, "Do you not trust your boyfriend?"

Eunhyun started panicking when my tone changed and denied the fact of her not trusting me. Giving her a cold shoulder, I ignored her. It's a trick I use to get something I want out of her, "Fine, I'll tell you." and from my experience, it always works. I secretly grin and mentally applaud to myself.

She started, "You're a very popular guy in school Chanyeol and I'm someone that no one notices. What if people start hating on you because you're with me? I can already imagine the number of unhappy girls waiting at my doorstep ready to kill me."

I literally facepalm when she said that. She's doesn't know how popular she is when it comes to the guys. She's smart, gorgeous and maybe not that gentle but still I see the stares she gets from the boys in school. She's dense asf. "I don't care if people starts hating on me or stops being my friend, as long as it's not you it doesn't matter to me." I messed up her hair and kissed her forehead.

She gave me an unconvinced look and furrowed her eyebrows, "You may say that but how would I know you really mean it." I grasp her by shoulders and turned her to face me. Staring into her eyes I said, "Look me in the eye and tell me I'm lying."

That adorable pink blush was painted onto her cheeks and her lips slowly curled up. A long breath escaped her beautiful lips and she grasped my hand into her own. "Fine."

"No more secrets okay?"

"Okay."

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Writer's POV

They continued walking along the pathway until they found themselves in a small clearing that was surrounded by trees. In the center was a river with a wooden bridge elevated above it. They sat down on the bridge, their feet barely touching the water. They were surrounded with countless amount of fireflies. A cold breeze tugged at Eunhyun's bare arms, she placed over them to keep them from shivering. Instantly, a jacket came over her shoulders.

Eunhyun gave a peck on Chanyeol's cheeks as she laid her head on his shoulders. "Have you ever had a girlfriend before me?". Chanyeol raised his eyebrow at her curiosity and replied her with a question. "Why would you want to know that?"

"I would just like to know my boyfriend more, is there a problem with that?" He quickly shakes his head. Taking her hand, he starts to fiddle around with it. "There was this one girl before you, it was at my previous school. I hated her so much I forgotten her name." Chanyeol laughed at his silliness and continued, "Apparently, she got together with me because of some stupid dare she got with her friends. I was kind of a hotshot at school so they thought that she wouldn't be able to get me to like her but she did and she played with me real bad. She broke up with me after she was done and immediately got a new boyfriend right after. Obviously being the idiot I am I got into a fight with him and got kicked out of school The End."

After Chanyeol finished his story, Eunhyun shut her mouth unto a tight line, so tight that her lips were hurting. She hugged chanyeol and clung onto his chest, "I'm sorry." He took comfort in her hold, "What for? It's all over now and I have you, that is enough for me."

His eyes which were filled with passion and love locked eyes with Eunhyun's, "I love you." Eunhyun looked at him with her eyes wide open. Her lips felt dry as she opened them slightly. Her tongue twisted to say the 4 words back but nothing came out of her mouth.

Chanyeol placed his index finger on her lips, "Shh, you don't have to force yourself to say it. Just know that I love you."