★~Chanlix// With Me~★

"Congratulations."
"Stray Kids will debut as nine."

The silver-haired boy widened his eyes, his whole body trembling at the surprising announcement. He looked at his fellow members. All of them were sparkling with joy, laughing and hugging each other. Then his eyes moved over to Minho and Felix, the members who were previously eliminated. A huge, proud smile formed on his lips as he saw how joyful and relieved the two boys were. As his eyes locked with Felix's, his heart suddenly stopped as he smiled brightly at the leader. It felt as if someone, maybe armour, shot an arrow right through it, causing it to bleed a sweet, pinkish liquid. Chan chuckled at this thought. 'How cheesy', he mumbled to himself.
Quickly he was brought back into reality when the MC mentioned his name.
Then his memories faded.

Back in the dorms, all nine members simultaneously let their tired bodies fall on the couch.  One by one they let out deep sighs of happiness and relaxation.
It was quiet for a while, sweet tranquility, until the leader rose to speak: "Guys, I'm so glad.", he said, leaning back and closing his eyes.
"Glad that we can debut together." The sentimental leader opened his eyes to look at this members, everyone was smiling kindly. Suddenly he felt a hand patting on his back. Turning around he realized it was Felix. Once again his heart began to sting, seeing Felix's big smile. 
"Hah, it was obvious! We're unbeatable as nine!" he cheered.
"Yeah! The most charming!"
"Just perfect!"
"Our teamwork is the best!"
"Exactly! We don't work with just seven members!
"We are nothing if we aren't nine!"
"Don't worry Chan!"
"Nothing can take us apart!"
Soon everyone was cheering their leader up and he found himself buried between his members, his mates.
"Hey, I didn't say I didn't believe in us!", he chuckled wholeheartedly.
"I just wanted to thank you for the great time."
"Well, then let's celebrate it!", The remaining eight members shouted, jumping up to prepare a great spontaneous party.

After the, indeed very great, party everyone jumped into their pajamas and quickly hid under the blankets, soon finding their way into dreamland. However, in the middle of the night Felix heard tapping. Footsteps? Now water drops. Curious he got out of his bed and quietly left the bedroom.
"Hello?", Felix whispered into the dark hallway. He had to hold back a chuckle, thinking about how this seemed like a cliche horror movie scenario. Thankfully, Felix didn't have to search for long, since soon after the lights in the living room went on. He tiptoed along the hallway and slightly peaked around the corner into the living room. There he saw, sitting on the couch: "Chan?", he said in a worried voice. Said person looked up and as he saw the owner of the voice, he almost choked on his water.
"Oh, hey, Felix.", he cleared his throat.
"Couldn't sleep, huh?", Felix asked, sitting down besides Chan.
"Yeah. I'm still trembling.", he answered, looking down on the glass of water in front of him.
"Trembling?", Felix looked down at Chan's hands. They really were trembling strongly.
"The show was just really exciting. The performances, the results. Everything was so overwhelming.", Chan sighed, shifting his eyes to the side.
Awkwardness filled the room as the both of them didn't exchange a single word for several minutes. Seeing Chan like this made Felix nervous. Without thinking he put his hands into his own. They were warm. Their warmth spread over his whole body until finally reaching his heart. Confused Chan looked up and tilted his head to the side. "Ehm, Felix?"
"Woah, sorry Chris!", realizing what he had done, Felix swiftly pulled his hands away, holding them up in the air as if he was guilty of a crime. "Sorry, sorry! I'm sorry!", he apologized over and over again, his cheeks turning a bright red.
However, Chan didn't answer. At least not with words, that is. He gently grabbed Felix's arms, pressed them down and embraced him. He just buried his face into his shoulder and said nothing. Just savoring the moment. Felix was speechless. Out of all the members he didn't expect the leader, Chan, to be this... Affectionate.
"I'm sorry. I'm just so glad you're still with us... With me.", Chan finally opened his mouth. "I don't think I could go on without you."
"Chris, you're tired and exhausted. You have to rest.", Felix comforted his mellow leader, petting his back.
Looking up, Chan saw it again. That beautiful, relieving smile. His heart was beating faster and louder at the sight of it. From now on, he only acted blindly by his feelings. Softly he touched Felix's cheek. It was burning hot. He stared into   his deep brown eyes, surprised that he didn't resist. His face drew closer to Felix's face, until their noses almost touched. Gently Chan placed his lips onto Felix's lips, completely indulged in the moment. The kiss wasn't passionate. No, it was sweet and loving. Filled with Chan's thankfulness. As soon as the kiss was broken, the boys realized what has actually happened.
Bashful they ran into their own bedrooms, not sure on how to deal with what they had done. But one thing is for sure, this night they had the sweetest of dreams. 

The next morning everything went as usual. Chan prepared breakfast and they were feasting together. Just one thing was most certainly different. The lovey-dovey smiles Chan and Felix would occasionally give each other.