Book Store

- Exo - {Baekhyun}

"Hello"

"Hi" I bow in respect to the person at the counter then walk around until a title ot cover catches my eye. I continue to walk around and I see a little pink book in the poems. I walk over but right before I could grab it, someone with breathtaking looks grabs it and flips through the pages and stops at one randomly and scanned over it.

"You know is better luck if you read the very last poem right?" I said grabbing a cutely familiar floral pattern poetry. The boy looks at me and scoffs a bit as I open the box in the middle.

"Then why open and read one in the middle with that one?" I turn to him and smile sweetly.

"I've read this entire book, plus I remember it all, I was just scrolling through it." He then smirks holding out his hand.

"Let me see it real quick. I'll name off a poem name and author and you resite it, wanna play?" I smile and nod and he opens it near the front choosing a page.

"Ok, Lean On The Water by-"

"Kim Hyesoon. That's her book 'Autobiography Of Death', turn it over." I smirk as his eyes widen a bit but he just cleared his throat.

"Site it"

"Day 4. Lean your body on the water and cling to it. Wear a coat woven in the waters hair. I crouched and cover my face. Let's be slant together. let's Fall in bracing each other. After I jump off it'll be your turn to jump. When I throw down the fishing line, please bite on the hook and Bob up. I'll do the same next time. Plead to. the water talks to itself more than you do. It babbles on when it's drunk. So I take the rain home. Water pours in through the window. You're about to lean on it, but the water leans on you even more." he looks at me and shocked and I just smirked grabbing the book from his hands and putting it back on the shelf where I grabbed it.

"How did you-"

"I've read it twice, amazing how I remember it huh?". I smile and he nods in amazement.

"I never remember something like that unless it's about fried Chicken." He says as we both chuckle lightly.

"My name is Heesoo, nice too meet you." I hold my hand out with a bright smile, the boy takes my hands and returns the smile shaking it.

"Baekhyun, but you can call me bacon." He spoke a light chuckle in a bright smile.

"Well, why are you here today bacon?". I smile but hold back the matter of not wanting to giggle or even laugh at the fact that he gets called bacon.

"It's my older brother's birthday in a few weeks, so I'm looking for a book to give him.". the pink book he had in his hands gently gets placed back on the shelf. I look at the books and smile.

"Does he like love poems?" I asked was a small smile but he shrugs causing me I completely lose the small smile and giggle that I had found.

"I don't know, I'm just set on love poems." He said scanning the shelf once again.

"Well, there are some good ones here if you want some recommendations?" He knows without hesitation I quickly grabbed five books I have engraved in me.

"The love of an apple tree by Cho Yoonho, no flower blooms without wavering by Do Jonghwan, even birds leave the world poems chosen by Hwang Jiwoo, everything you're in for: Manhae's poems of love and longing by Cho Francisca, and last but not least flowers of a moment by In Ko." I top of the books on top of each other in his hands and he just smiles.

"You know alot." He says with an awkward chuckle and I laugh a bit.

"I'm in my second year of studying literature. My whole life is books, I better know a lot." He laughed.

"Cute, a bookworm." I smile and nod going to the English novels and in a cute way Baekhyun, even with five books in his hands, waddled behind me.

"Hey Heesoo, you want to grab coffee with me after we buy these?" I hesitate as I've looked at the Stephen King books.

"sure why not? There's a small and great shop somewhere close to here. Sound good?" I said as I grabbed "Bag of Bones" off the shelf.

"You read English literature?" Baekhyun asked as we walk towards the counter.

"Yeah, I learned English and study literature so it helps a lot." A chuckle to myself.

"That'll be 17$" I pull out my wallet and I pay the cashier with a smile. Seconds later she hands me a paper bag with my book in it.

"Thank you and have a nice day, come again!"

"Of course you too, Baekhyun, see you outside." I whisper a bit then walk out the door waiting for Baekhyun to accompany me to the coffee shop.

"Let's go." he smiles quickly and lovingly. I haven't response and off we go walking to the coffee shop around the corner.

"Hi and welcome to board Castle, oh, hey Heesoo." My friend Kim Samuel said with a bright smile.

"Hey Sam Sam. This is Baekhyun." I turn to baekhyun and smile sweetly.

"Baekhyun go ahead and order okay?" He smiled and nodded turn towards Samuel in a quick instant.

"One iced Americano please."

"Okay, and Heesoo regular for you?" Samuel asked and I nodded.

"Pay up bitch." Samuel said and we both smirked.

"Yeah yeah." I pull up my wallet and pay for the coffee, when I turned to Baekhyun he smiles sweetly and leads the way to a small table near the back by the window.

"So you come here a lot?" He asked with curiosity swimming and his beautiful brown eyes.

"Yeah, kinda." I smile and scratch the back of my neck nervously. Baekhyun lets off a soft chuckle and taps the table.

"How about you do me a favor?" I tilt my head and question it.

"Like what?"

"Next Saturday come to the park with me. We can read together there." I felt shocked but a sense of confidence run through me in those two seconds.

"Sure."

-

It's Saturday already and I've acting like an eighth grader on her first date of her entire life. I flipped through every cute outfit and I still felt like it wasn't doing right. In the end though I settled with a bumblebee crop top, Jean short shorts, and yellow checkered vans. Sweet, cute, simple. I hear my phone ringing in those moments I panic and quickly grab it answering it.

"Hello?" I kind of yelled and it stayed kind of silent oh, my nerves then started to tingle until I hear complete laughter.

"Oh my god, Heesoo, are you ok? You sounded scared and excited at the same time, what's going on?" Samuel mocked me causing me only to frown.

"Shut up, and I'm going on a date today." I said in the cocky tone but my smile fell when I dart dear Samuel die of laughter once again.

"Oh my God really?! I hope he leaves in an instant!"

"Samuel!"

"What I'm only speaking my mind!"

"Well it wasn't nice, say sorry."

"Okay fine Mom! I'm sorry." He spoke with a softer voice and I once again smile to myself.

"I accept your apology, now, I have a date and he asked me to it first. Dick."

"Wait what?! Heesoo?!" and right before I could hear much more I hang up in an instant taking a deep breath into peaceful and silent are that surrounded me now that I didn't have to hear Samuel.

"Aw, peace and qu-" I heard a knock on my door and I saw a slouching and groaning as I walk.

"What do you-, oh, Baekhyun..." I flush an embarrassment and amazement at the same time.

"Looks like someone made you mad before I arrived." he lightly chuckles and I let him inside while I grab my purse in the couch and a small sweater just in case.

"Yeah, Samuel called right before you knocked. So I thought you were him, sorry" I laugh awkwardly, but baekhyun stopped me right before we had left my door.

"You have your part book?" I smile softly and laugh a bit.

"In my purse here." I said he smiles as I pull small book out. out enough to where he couldn't see the book, but still enough to where he could tell what it was specifically.

"Ok, let's go then." he walks out the door and I follow him, of course I lock the door. We got into a nice 2017 Chevy car model and off we went.

"You look adorable." Baekhyun said with soft pink resting on his cheeks.

"Thanks, you-" I look at him and actually become speechless. His beauty is to the max. His hair is a little messy making his dark deep brown eyes pop and a cute yet beautiful way. white sweatshirt over a black over fit shirt with blue skinny jeans and some small silver accessories.

"You look amazing." I said still pretty much lovestruck for the boy and he chuckles sweetly even through his Rosy tinted face.

"Thanks, I went through everything in my closet."

"Same actually." I said looking at my lap as my cheeks feel a rise in temperature.

"Well, you picked a good outfit even though You had a small panic. Also your house is cute, thanks for letting me pick you up." Baekhyun piled everything. I'm guessing he's still kind of nervous?

"Thanks, and of course, thanks for the offer." I smiled sweetly and I could feel a bit of his wall of awkwardness crumble to my comment.

"I wanted it to be like a date so I did what most people do in movies and dramas. Pick the girl up, give her compliments, and lastly, try and have a nice time with her." I begin to slowly Google and laugh at how cutely in cliche the boy is.

"Well I'm already having fun." I giggle and lit up in the last bit of awkward wall finally fell down.

-

"Let me lay down so you can read the poems to me." We've been sitting under a tree for an hour reading and sharing lines we liked with each other and Baekhyun stole my book to read some of the poems I've Loved for years, so I'm laying in his lap.

"Have you read all of these?" he asked showing me the book pages. Marks, highlights, some notes on it. I've had that book for years.

"Uh, yeah." He giggled and Pat's my head.

"I should get you to blush more." he pointed to my cheeks and in those seconds reality hit me and I felt the heat kissing my cheeks.

"Start reading!" I yelled and he shot me a face of fake hurt. I laughed and he smiles getting his eyes glued to the book.

I close my eyes enjoying the sounds and tingly feeling I have in the pit of my stomach. the birds singing with excitement and joy allowing them to be completely oblivious of our unreasonably harsh world. The sound of Baekhyun's soft, calm breathing mixed with the sound of pages gently turning made me happy. happy that his breathing in the pages turning meant he liked what he was looking over, but I also counted how many times he turn the pages. I remember each poem on each page.

Page 16- an early winter letter by Kim Yongtak

Page 20- love: making a long distance phone call by Moon Insoo

Page 37- Chanhyang's last words parts 1 2 and 3 by Seo Jungju

Page 43- Natasha, the white donkey, and me by Bark seok

Those were my four favorites. each poem has its own unique story, writing, feeling, and authors. I loved this book. It has collections of great poems from newer authors and authors with such literature talent that they shouldn't be forgotten. Baekhyun then took a stop in the book.

"Page 55, the white martial law by Choi Seungho, next page is 57, the cow by Kim Giteak." I spoke softly and almost stopped breathing as I hear the page turn and soon I felt his eyes land on me.

"You're amazing, you know that?" His voice put out in astonishment.

"Thanks, but go to page 82 and read that to me." His hand softly flip to the page that I requested and he chuckled lightly. My eyes stay closed as they listen to his angelic voice kinda question me and a cute way.

"Physics of love by-"

"By Kim Inyook, first published in 1963." I spoke and he tapped my forehead making me jump up and look at him with offended eyes.

"Let me read it, you asked away." He spoke softly with a playful smile.

"Let me read it with you then, we can both read it." I said and he softly nodded.

"Ok." I layed back down in his lap and closed my eyes once again. When someone reads to me I close my eye and all my attention goes to their voice. When I was little the teacher always thought I was asleep, but I would quite that whole page when they asked. So books were always my 'talent'.

"Mass is not proportional to volume." His voice soft, slow, and calming. Then I go out in my lines.

"A girl as small as a violet, a girl who moves like a flower petal is pulling me towards her with more force than her mass." Baekhyun then softly pets my hair as he continues on.

"Just then, I am like Newtons apple." He stopped and I smile to myself.

"I rolled towards her without stopping, untill I fell on her." And just like that we continued to take turns with book lines.

"With a thump, with a thump thump."

"My heart keeps bouncing between the sky and the ground." I went to see the last line but his voice join mine.

"It was my first love..." I open my eyes and see him staring at me. His eyes filled with some kind of sparkle.

"Hey Heesoo, could you sit up real quick?" I didn't hesitate to move without reason. He just stared that odd sparkle still stuck in his eyes, so I try to question him.

"Baekhyun, what's wrong?" He stayed silent for another minute so I chose to go again.

"Baek-" in an instant his nose was lightly sitting on m cheek and his lips were gently on mine and my only reaction was to close my eyes and kiss back. He was gentle and it seemed like it tasted sweet. After a few seconds that amazingly seemed like a minute he pulled away and smiled as a bit of pink crept up to his cheeks.

"Heesoo, sorry I-"

"It's fine, so u like me huh?" He nodded and looked at my book that he had resting in his hands.

"Well, I like you too." I smiled a bit as I feel flames on my cheeks so I look away so he can't see.

"Then be my girlfriend!" His voice filled with a nervous panic and excitement at the same time.

"Kiss me then." And that's my story. My beautiful love story that all started in a book store.

-Mayji