Musi || 백현

+ thirty nine

+ thirty nine

Baekhyun waited at the airport with them until her flight was announced, his arm draped around her shoulders comfortably and his face nuzzled into her neck. Once she had to go, she got on her feet and he took a hold of her hand, not wanting to let her go. But she had to pull her hand out of his hold, telling him that it was necessary and that she had to go. He pouted and told her that he just might cry, seeing her go and thinking about how long he'd have to be without her now that they were finally together again. And he promised he would go to the court and drop the restraining order against her. He would also talk to his manager and Taeyeon to break off their relationship which was dead, even to the eyes of the world. They were hardly seen together anymore and their managers didn't have time to schedule fake dates for them.

But Narda gave him a peck on the lips and assured him that she would return, there was no need to be sad. He watched her walk away, wanting so much to run up to her and bring her back. But he understood that she had to do this. She only needed one more semester at the university to finish up her degree and he was proud of her for it. 

Afterwards he returned to the entrance of the terminal and parted ways with the Orizaba sisters. They had arrived in their own car which was parked in the structure nearby. His eyes widened in remembrance as he recalled that he had left his car in a drop off zone. When he returned outside, there was a ticket on his wind shield, and a parking officer there, a phone to his ear while he called a tow truck. Baekhyun quickly apologized and moved his car, thinking that the ticket was worth it because he got to say goodbye to his love.

He drove back to the dorms where he was met with Kyungsoo. He was sitting on the lounge couch, having something to eat, no doubt before heading off to the hospital to see Nari. He looked up from his food and smiled at his friend as he entered the room. "Did you catch her at the airport?" He wondered with curiosity, though he also had another question in mind. Did Narda know that he was the one who told Baekhyun where she was?

Baekhyun gave a slow nod of his head, a grateful look reflected in his eyes. "Yeah."

"And...?" Kyungsoo raised an eyebrow at him.

"We fixed everything." The other EXO vocalist said simply.

A bigger and more genuine smile formed on Kyungsoo's lips. "I'm glad." Reaching into his pocket, Kyungsoo got out a set of keys and handed them to his friend. There were three in a key ring with a Mexican National Team logo keychain attached to it, as well as a Baekhyun 04 one. Baekhyun didn't have to think twice to guess that it was Narda's. "They're Guti's keys to the building entrance, the apartment, and the laundry room. I have keys of my own and I have Nari's set. But Guti asked me to take care of her keys while she's gone. I think you'd have better use for them."

Baekhyun couldn't help but nod in agreement. Now that he had her keys, he'd no doubt go to her apartment and just sit there, thinking of her, and the times he had visited her. It would fill him sadness, a bit of loneliness, but also happiness. He took the keys from Kyungsoo and stuffed them in his pocket.

"Thanks Soo."

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Baekhyun found use for those keys right away. Some of the other boys had personal schedules to fulfill that day, and Kyungsoo went to the hospital to see Nari. Once he was alone on his dorm floor, he left the building and went across the street to Narda's apartment. He used her keys to unlock the door and pushed it open. There was someone already inside the apartment and they looked up with surprise upon hearing the door open. It was his group mate Park Chanyeol.

"Guti...?" A deep voice asked the question, with a clear sense of hope, but was followed by disappointment when he saw who it was. "Oh."

His dark eyes were red and puffy as though he had been recently crying.