See You Again (ChanBaek)

iv

Writing in past tense is killing me.

I'm not proud of this chapter.

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Showcase. Showcase. Showcase. Bring violin. Showcase. Showcase. Showcase. Those were the thoughts that occupied Baekhyun's mind on the days leading up to that Friday. Freaking out about the worst case scenario was also among them.

"Baekhyun! Calm down! It'll be okay!" Luhan reprimanded him for the fifth time that day, and it was only third period.

"How do you know!?"

"Well, it won't do you much good to be freaking out, will it?"

Baekhyun slumped back into his seat. "I suppose."

"See? Luhannie knows best." Luhan used the nickname that Baekhyun gave him.

"Luhannie, Luhannie, Luhannie!" Baekhyun laughed joyfully as he watched Luhan pout a little. The brunet reached up to fluff up Luhan's hair, a task that he seldom got away with. Luhan blinked slightly, but didn't move away as the brunet continued to play with Luhan's fluffy hair.

"Alright, enough is enough." Luhan shook his head, throwing Baekhyun's hand off.

Baekhyun leaned back into his chair as his teacher told the class to settle down. The brunet instinctively rested his hand on Luhan's arm, a habit that he picked up.

Luhan didn't mind, so Baekhyun happily scooted closer to the older. As the teacher was,speaking, the class clown busted out a random comment. The entire class bursted out into laughter, and Baekhyun banged his head repeatedly on Luhan's shoulder. The pink haired boy gave Baekhyun's head a few pats, laughing along with the class.

"Luhan!" Baekhyun warned, a smile in his tone, "Calm down!"

Luhan's laugh was really different, a kind of hiccuping laugh that was sharp in a way. Baekhyun liked it, but the rest of the class found it weird. Often times, Luhan would laugh at something, and the rest of the class would laugh too, not because they knew what the pink haired boy was laughing at, but because of the boy's laugh. Luhan's laugh wasn't really quiet either. [AN: This is 100% true. My friends are goons.]

"Luhan!"

Luhan's laugh slowly died down to a mere chuckle, and his face was red with bliss. "Oh man. I'm sorry."

"What am I going to do with you?"

"Mr. Xi? Are you done?" The teacher shook her head disapprovingly.

"Sorry, sorry." He didn't bother adding 'it won't happen again'. The entire class knew it would anyways. "Whoops."

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"Where is your showcase even going to be held?"

"It's the relevant high school to my old middle school."

"Our old middle school."

"Right. Our."

"I'm just excited to see the people from my first high school."

"That's it?"

"I guess. I suppose I'll see other people from different schools too."

"Well, about the karaoke trip, Sehun said it was okay." Luhan's face flushed a little.

"Aww," Baekhyun teased, "someone's in love!"