My Love That Is Forever (EXO FF)

6: It's Been A Long Time Without You

Seungwan ran towards the main building. She had taken Taeyeon to the infirmary right after they left the auditorium. The latter had said she just wanted to lie down for a bit so after she'd been given some Tylenol, Seungwan had left her with Soojung and rushed to collect their things that had been left behind so that they could leave.

What had caused it? That and a number of other questions were running through her mind but she had yet to ask them to her cousin-sister.

Seungwan gasped as she suddenly lost balance, having stepped on uneven concrete in her hurry, and stretched out her hand to brace for impact.

Only, instead of her face meeting a hard rough surface it got buried into wool. Wool that smelled like soap and sea salt. She opened her eyes to the feeling of somebody's strong arms around her, breaking the fall that had almost occurred.

Kyungsoo. Her heart jumped to her throat as her eyes met his and she stopped breathing for second seeing him, in all his perfection, this close.

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For a moment, Kyungsoo felt like everything stopped. His breath hitched seeing Seungwan so close, his heart hammering in his chest as he half hugged her. He gazed into those endless orbs of hers and realized how beautiful she was.

"You okay?", He asked, not breaking the enticing gaze.

"Yeah, I-I'm fine", Seungwan stammered as she lifted herself back up from the cage of his arms, pulling away from him, her face a darker pink than it was a minute ago.

Kyungsoo woke up from the trance he was in as she left his embrace, and looked away. What am I doing?

"Where were you going in a such a hurry, Seungwan shii?", He inquired after a beat, clearing his throat.

"I was just.....going to fetch my bag I left at the auditorium earlier", she paused  "So that I can take Tayeon home"

"How is she?", Kyungsoo asked, concerned about what happened earlier. God knew none of them had expected such a drastic reaction from her in response to seeing Baekhyun.

"She's......better", Seungwan answered uncertainly. "I haven't been able to ask her about what exactly happened"

Oh, so she doesn't know..........Yet.

Kyungsoo could see how worried she was for her friend. Will she start disliking me when she finds out the truth?

"Well, I should get going then", Seungwan stated, having caught her breath.

"Yeah, okay", He gave her a small smile. "Be careful". Seungwan bowed, returning his smile as she walked towards the Main Building.

Kyungsoo stood there for a moment watching her go, and he suddenly wanted to stop her. He couldn't understand why, but he didn't want her to know anything that happened in the past, even if he didn't have a major role in it.

As he walked to the BM block, he kept having flashbacks of how flabbergasted she had looked when he had caught her, her feline eyes, how beautiful she was.

Dude, you're getting way too interested in her. A voice rang through his head and he halted, suddenly self-aware.

What was he doing? He couldn't start doing what, feeling what, he hadn't in years. He had enough responsibility as it was without the added weight of a new relationship. Maybe he'd been far too alone for too long. Get a grip.

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"Here, drink this", Seungwan said as handed the mug of hot cocoa to Taeyeon. They were in their room now at home. Taeyeon had two blankets rapped around herself as she sat up in bed, sipping from the mug Seungwan had just handed her, looking sheepish now that she'd recovered from whatever mental state she'd been in earlier.