Forever With Me | chanbaek

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The next day the couples began to climb out with a slow laziness from their tents; some of them sore and unused to the fresh nature air so early in the morning. Baekhyun woke up with a small grimace as he squinted around their semi-small tent; his back and hips hurting from sleeping on the ground with only a sleeping bag. He yawned and stretched before scooting towards his backpack.

He riffled through the contents of his things before he found a pair of capris and a simple white T-shirt that said SUPREME written across the middle in red. He changed quickly before slipping outside the tent and—-

"Ahhh!" Baekhyun screamed when someone wrapped their arms around his waist from behind. He gasped and wrenched from their grip as he turned around and smacked their chest. "Are you insane!?"

Chanyeol had to bite back his grin as his hands slide up from around Baekhyun's waist to cup his cheeks. He kissed him quickly yet passionately before he replied, "Sorry, babe. I just saw you coming and I couldn't resist myself . . . Don't be mad?"

Baekhyun huffed and rolled his eyes. "I'm not mad," he grumbled as he twisted away from Chanyeol's embrace to sit between Kyungsoo and Luhan, who were talking happily with Minseok and Jongdae about the new coffee shop they planned on opening.

Chanyeol sighed and decided to talk with the other guys, figuring that after his little stunt it'd probably be best not to bother Baekhyun.

As the day progressed they found themselves along the river swimming and rafting, while Kyungsoo stayed closer to their camp as he cooked their dinner with the help of Minseok.

Baekhyun was peacefully laying in an inner tube when the smell of the cooking meat wafted through the air. He scrunched his nose and muttered, "Aw! That stinks!"

"Are you crazy!?" Jongin cried from beside him. He was relaxing on an inner tube as well and glanced up at Baekhyun as if he was insane or had little dwarfs crawling out of his ears.

Baekhyun pursed his lips and snappily retorted, "No! I just don't find the smell appetizing. It—-" Then suddenly Baekhyun's stomach started to churn and he slapped a hand over his mouth before quickly diving off his floaty. He ran as fast as one possibly could through water —- not wanting to throw up in the river where his friends where currently swimming —- and ran just a few feet into the trees before he had to stop and immediately throw up.

He coughed and threw up again. The nasty taste in his mouth yet again triggering his gag reflex, but he didn't have anything else left to throw up so he just stood there for another minute or so dry heaving as beads of sweat trickled along his temple. He closed his eyes and leaned back against the tree with a shaky sigh. He wiped his mouth and rubbed his eyes before softly muttered, "Ugh! That sucked."

He sighed again and stood up before slowly walking out of the trees back to their campsite. The moment he returned he nearly had to turn back around because of the smell of the meat. He quickly covered his nose and mouth with his hand before quickly retreating into his tent and zipping close all the tent flaps. He could still smell it and recovered his mouth as he desperately dug through his backpack for a mask; he was putting it on just as Chanyeol slipped inside the tent.

"Baek? Are you okay? Jongin said you ran off when he was—-" Chanyeol's eyes finally drifted up and saw Baekhyun sitting in the middle of the tent with a black mask covering his mouth and nose. Chanyeol frowned confusedly as he hesitately asked, "Um . . . Baek? Why are you wearing that?"

"Because the smell of the meat makes me sick," Baekhyun replied back in a muffled voice.

Chanyeol nodded, understanding what he'd said as he asked, "Okay . . . Do you want any of it though? I was also coming in here to tell you it was ready...."

Baekhyun waved off the offer with a smile Chanyeol couldn't see behind the mask as he replied, "No thank you, Chan. I'm good. But is there anything else besides the meat?"

Chanyeol pursed his lips in thought before saying, "I can check . . . I didn't really pay attention. If there is though, what would you like?"

"It doesn't matter as long as there's no meat in it," Baekhyun replied with a soft returning smile.

Chanyeol smiled too and kissed Baekhyun's forehead before he gently replied, "Okay babe, let me go check for you . . ."

Baekhyun softly smiled and leaned back against his pillow. He took a deep breath and was about to sit back up and dig out his toothbrush and toothpaste when his phone started to ring; the caller ID unknown. He frowned as he picked it up, and then with a small gasp he realized it could be the adoption agency. He immediately hit 'accept' as he pulled the mask off his face.

"Hello?" he asked. "Who is it?"

"Ms. Kim from the adoption agency. Hello Baekhyun, I have some news for you . . ."