He's Dreaming

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Chanyeol's POV

After that day we met in the swimming pool, we meet each other every Wednesday and Friday to teach him to swim. At first, I don't know that he is that 'bad' at swimming because he said that he used to be good at swimming before the accident happened. I guess that left a really deep scar on him.

"Ch-Chan, Chanyeol-ssi," he said trembling.

"Chanyeol. Just Chanyeol please."

"Ch-Chanyeol, I-I can't do this. I-I'm afraid. What if I'm drowning again? What if I can't swim to the surface? I-I can't," he says walking away. I grab his hand and turn him around.

His hand, soft, the slim fingers are just fit to mine. It feels familiar. I look at his hand. That hand! The boy on my dream!

"Chanyeol, why? What happen? Why are you suddenly stop speaking?"

"Y-you..."

"Me? Why? You can't teach me again? No problem Chanyeol. Many teachers have given up before. I used to it."

"You are the boy in my dreams," I say softly so he can't hear me. But I'm wrong.

"What dream?"

"Ah, nothing. Baekhyun, I will teach you no matter what. Please, just trust me. You will never sink under my supervision. I'll help you if you can't. First, let's do our basic training. Let's get you sink your feet to the pool," I grab his hand and pull him to the edge of the pool.

He is trembling, "nothing to fear, Baekhyun. I'm hear. I'll hold you tight. All you need is just sit here and let your feet drown to the pool," I say while grabbing his shoulders and lead him to sit down.

After he sits down, I sit down beside him. Giving him a look, then I put my feet inside the pool. "See, this is what you have to do now. I will hold your hand so you won't get drown."

He is sighing. His left hand then grab my arm, holding it tightly and try to put his feet to the pool. I see that he is hesitating. He looks at me, asking for courage, "you can do it. I know that. I'm here."

He takes a deep breath and slowly put his feet in the pool. Finally, both of his feet are in.

"Chanyeol, I put my feet in the pool! I can do it! Look!" he said excited.

"See, this is not as hard as you think. Okay, let's start with kicking you legs here while sitting. I'll be in the pool, facing you and help you move your legs."

An hour of teaching him how to paddling and all, and in a day he is showing much progress. I think the trauma doesn't really hit him that hard. He is maybe just need someone to encourage him.

"Thank you Chanyeol for today. I can't say anything but thank you."

"No problem, Baekhyun. I like swimming and you need someone to teach you. We both are in benefits."

We are walking out from the building. It's already dawn. The orange color of the sky that mark the changing of day this evening is beautiful. We are walking in silent, a comfortable silent for us, admiring the sky and the birds that flying back to their home.

"Isn't it beautiful, Chanyeol? The sky, I like it," he says pointing to the sky and smiling. He is really ethereal. He is really the boy in my dreams.

"I like it when the day is changing to night. I like the process of it, it calms me down. I like to go to a land of flowers too. I like how the wind hit me slowly."

"I find you. Finally," I say grabbing his hand and turn him around.

"You, you always come to my dreams lately and I don't know who you are. You. You are the one that I'm searching for. You are that boy," I say looking at his eyes. "Finally, I can see your eyes clearly, I can really feel your hand on mine, I can clearly see you beautiful smile," I stroke his cheeks.

"Y-you, you are the one who is in my dreams too, Chanyeol," Baekhyun say looking down.

"What do you mean?"

"Before and after I move here, I always dream going everywhere I like with a boy. A tall man that have unique ears, large hand, and deep voice. It's you. It really is."

"Our dreams are connected. I know it sounds crazy, Baekhyun. But I'm in love with you since the first day I dream of you."

"But, I can't. It's too fast, Chanyeol. Would you mine to give us a little time to get to know each other?"

It breaks my heart a little. He doesn't feel the same for what I feel. Yet. "I will give all the time in the world for you if you want, Baekhyun. We can. We can take it slowly. Love can wait, I can wait. For you I can do anything. I'm just happy to see you by my side, finally fins you in real life is enough for me."

"Thank you, Chanyeol. You are sweet even in real life," he says and smiling sweetly.

His smile, his alluring smile looks so much real now.