11 Chapter 11
"You said you're okay but it seems unlike it. Is something bothering you?" Jongdae cracked a smile and it lifted my mood a bit seeing someone wanted to comfort me even without knowing the reason.
I shook my head and fake a chuckle.
"It's only natural Dae... It's only the aftermath of my fever. Don't worry, I'll do great!" I sat on the couch first and left Jongdae standing.
"You better should or I might hide all the bacon in the fridge after recording." I grunted as we both ended up laughing until his phone rang in his pockets.
"Min-hyung said to help him buy some snacks for later, do you want to come?" I wasn't in the mood to hang out with them since I'm still concerned of what to do about the photo Chanyeol received.
"Maybe... I'll stay here. I haven't known my parts that much yet. Be careful though." We waved goodbyes as I sighed and leaned back on the couch with closed eyes. Everything was turning great, who in the world sent that freaking photo that turns my mood upside down. We only have an hour left before the producers arrived and start the recording but my head wasn't in the game. I can't focus. Instead, I'm focus on how to find out who the person is behind that photo.
It's all my fault.
I was being careless if only I... Aaaah-
My silent frustrated screaming was cut off by a warmth from a pair of hands on my face and a pair of lips against mine.
My eyes opened and Chanyeol's hair was falling on my face with our lips still connected while his thumb was circling around my cheeks.
Somehow, I felt safe.
"Stop messing with your head or else it might get to you later on while recording." His deep voice rang my spirit and pulled me back from my space.
"But it's frustrating I can't help it. I, I also don't want to disappoint you." I said and as soon as I pouted he pecked my lips one more time before standing correctly in front of me as I looked up at him.
My heart was beating fast and my head was still in a daze. That's his powerful effect against my anxieties.
"That's why I'm here. I'm going to help you."
"What are you talking about? You're not the producer." I said and he smirked after he raised his eyebrow at me.
I scoffed and shook my head.
"Really. You did all that and became our comeback producer?" I stood up against him and he kept his stare at me.
"Ya. Say something... I'm getting nervous here..." I breathed and he smiled.
"You'll have a reward after recording." He winked as if it was his intention to make my knees weak. I know it was because I fell back on the couch after and he chuckled before he sat on the swivel chair.
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"That's good Minseok-hyung."
"Baekhyun you're next."
My eyebrows furrowed at him and he squinted his eyes at me before he winked again. I let out a frustrated sigh and on que, Minseok hyung went out of the soundproof cubicle.
"Why are you two staring at each other? Are you on a fight?" Jongdae asked out of nowhere. He recorded and finished first, now Minseok was finished too and I am the last one to sing.
"No-"
"Baek just loves me so much." Chanyeol butted in and my eyes widened. I looked at Jongdae hyung and he was smirking at me as Min hyung approached him. I glared back at Chanyeol who was suppressing his laugh.
"You're red ears shows how perverted you are Park." I rolled my eyes at him. He was about to retort but I left him and went into the cubicle, shutting the door and putting the headset on.
Damn, I'll smash his reward in his face later.
"You're smashing the reward with whose face?"
I choked after hearing Chanyeol's voice. I peaked through the glass window and all of their eyes were near at bulging out.
Except for Chanyeol.
His eyes could kill. I cleared my throat and shook my head.
"Just... practicing my parts."
"Start with the first verse and after that go directly to the refrain but wait for my que. Let's start." He sounded mad. I shrugged.
He must be offended by the 'pervert' earlier.
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"Stop, stop, stop. Baekhyun, can't you do it a little bit higher? You're getting off tune with that low note. It's not projecting good." I frowned at Chanyeol and looked back at my part. I really thought I was doing it great. Is he being like this because of what I said earlier?
I saw Jongdae discussing something about Chanyeol but he looked like he disagreed with Dae.
What are they talking about?
"I think I did great." I said and bit my lip. I was starting to tremble in frustration.
"You think? No, let's do it again." I sighed heavily and nodded at Chanyeol.
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"nal bichuneun kkaman du nuni tto. naege soksagineun neoye saeppalgan geu ipsuri Yeah"
"Stop."
The instrumental stop and I was near in breaking down. I've been singing this part for almost so many times I couldn't remember it and what is it this time?!
I was trying my best...
This song will be publish around spring on 2018. Why are we even rushing to finish this?
"It's not right. You're lacking energy to it. Why can't you do it properly?" His tone was dominant and intimidating I guess he's all worked up since he's been making me repeat my lines since earlier. I'm also tired from doing it. Can't he notice it?
I stared at him trying to read his mind yet failed.
"Then why don't you do it instead!" I slammed the headset down as I balled myself on the floor feeling my anxiety and nervousness trying to flow my tears out. And they did.
I know I'm not doing it 100% good but I know it's not bad either. I cough, choked at it as I cried damping my sleeves with tears.
My silent cry was interrupted by the sound of the door opened and arms snaked around me pulling me in a warm hug.
Chanyeol was hushing while wiping my face dry and my bangs up.
I felt sated and secured yet at the same time mad at him. Just because he got angry about my clapback earlier it doesn't mean he needed to make it hard for me.
He knew that I'm still stressed out by the photo also.
"I'm sorry Baek, stop crying. I'm a jerk for making it hard for you." His lips lingering on my ears with sweet words that was effectively making me calm. Footsteps followed and my eyes caught a glimpse of Jongdae and Minseok hyung standing a meter away from us. They looked shock and I got embarrassed as I quickly hid my face on Chanyeol's neck.
"Is Baekhyun okay?" Minseok's worried voice was audible in the room and Chanyeol's head turned to them.
"Hey Baekhyun-ah, you like milktea right? We'll get it for you. Just wait- come Min-hyung..." I smiled then sniffed after hearing Jongdae's caring statement. They always look after me and with that I feel conscious on how to treat them back after of what they've done.
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"Dae, you know what I'm thinking right?"
I thanked the lady in the cashier before pulling a straw out for Baekhyun's choco milktea.
I kept silent and stared at him.
I know what's happening around them as well as why Sehun's attitude was getting colder at Chanyeol.
"Normal friends don't do 'that' right?" He added. We went for the stairs because we don't want to encounter much people. I took his hand and he smiled at it.
"Yeah, just like us. Although we're also together, I think it would be better to keep it for ourselves."
He giggled before lifting our held hands and placing a quick sweet kiss on my forehand.
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"You called me pervert."
I frowned and shifted in between his thighs to look at him. He have his limbs wrapped around me, like a valuable item that shouldn't be snatch.
"You're not?" I was suppressing my laugh and he only deeply sighed and gazed at me.
"I'll let you slide since I already got back at you."
"But you embarrassed me also." I added.
His eyes were inspecting and I got a little uncomfortable at it. I quickly tried escaping not knowing what he's thinking but he got his arms wrapped around my waist and legs around me making it impossible to escape. My back fell on his chest and placed my hands on top of his'.
"I need to pee."
"Liar. I know it when you really need to." He retorted and I ran out of words. Is he a stalker? Or just a super very observative person?
"Impossible. You can't know such a thing from a person." I said and he chuckled.
"Try me."
"Not!"
"I also know it when you're lying. I know how to embarrass you, to make you fluttered and to sum it up, I know every inch of you and your body. How you easily get fluttered at my presence, how you get embarrass everytime they tease you about us. How tall you are, how your eyes twinkle everytime you want something but too shy to tell." I swallowed a lump in my throat and pouted at him.
"You're creepy."
"I know I'm a creep." His voice sent vibrations in my body and it reacted to it.
"L-Let's co-"
"I love you." My cheeks flushed and I got weaker after his hands took mine, rubbing my forehands with his thumbs.
"I love you too."
"If only you're a song, I could have play you with my guitar forever."
A lovely silence covered the whole place until his fingers tipped my chin up to the side to catch my lips but as soon as we were about to lip lock, we heard the door of the studio opened and I gasped as he pecked my lips but not before he licked my cheek up and placed another kiss on my forehead.
"You like it when I lick you right?"
"I never said a thing!" I said and pushed him back. However, he took my wrists pulling me closer than how we were earlier.
"It seems like you don't need the milktea anymore." Jongdae's teasing voice came from the door and I know after that, I'll face another wrath of Jongdae's trolling.
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"That's a wrap!" Minseok hyung cheered after the three of us sang the parts the three of us needed to sing together.
While we were happily clapping at each other, I saw Chanyeol through the glass window smiling at me with his head placed on his palm while looking at me.
I beamed a smile at him before Jongdae pulled us out of the cubicle.
"We're going to eat samgyeopsal! My treat!" Minseok hyung shouted from my back as I ran to Chanyeol.
"Can we eat dinner with them first before going home?" I waited for him to reply. He was turning the switches and the computer off and turned to me.
He sent me a wink and I grinned.
"Hey you two, pack quickly I'm hungry!" Jongdae exclaimed from the door and I only rolled my eyes at him. I checked the clock and it was 6 already?
I was about to turn at Chanyeol but he was already in front of me with my satchel in his grip and his backpack on his back while fixing his cap on.
"You look good with a fitted cap on."
"I really wish you did not snatch it from Nicki Minaj's song." He said with a serious face and I frowned at him.
"Even if I did, I really mean it though."
"You did a great job back in there." He said guiding the both of us out of the room. I blushed and uttered a thanks.
"You'll get your reward soon."
