-I Remember-
The bus cringed as they roundad another corner, Chanyeol managed to stay still and keep his body in a straight line before he leaned his head against the window. He corrected his earplugs which were scraping against the inside of his ear.
- I will never buy this cheap shit again... Chanyeol mumbled to himself and tried once again make the plexiglas window into his pillow. After failing too many times to make himself comfortable he gave up and let his gaze sweep over the nearest pairs of seats. The bus was rather empty at the area where he sat except for the lady in front of him and the tall guy on the opposite side of the path in the middle of the bus. He was extremely tall, now that Chanyeol had gotten himself a closer look. Taller than his own past 180 centimeters atleast he concluded. Due the lack of hot girls nearby his seat on the bus, Chanyeol decided to pause his iPod and let his eyes absorb each of the tallers features.
His naturally black hair where pulled into a ponytail with a few strands left out to counter his face and his thick bangs covering his forehead. His nose were perfectly pointing downwards just like the corners of his lips, but he didn’t look grumpy. His nicely angled eyebrows were knitted in a frown as he were tapping the screen of his smartphone,as if he were nervous.
The observer shook his head and decided he should aim his attention to something else, not creep on someone else like that. In the lack of other interesting things to oogle he decieded to let his eyes follow the raindrops which poured down outside.
The pearls of water looked like teardrops as they hit the window and left longtrails after them as they rolled down the flat surface. Some of them bumped into eachother and melt into another bigger drop as some continued down their own path alone. He followed a new one as the last had gotten out of his sight and probably continued along the side of the bus, nowhere to be seen.
His forehead were growing cold against the chilly surface and he leant his head back against the headrest instead, which were almost to low for him and he knew from earlier experiences in his life that he’ll only hurt his neck by doing this.
Chanyeol tried to figure out if he maybe could rest his head against the seat in front of him if he leans forward a bit, he quickly dropped the idea. The lady in front of him will feel bothred and he himself would look like an idiot doing that. The best option was to just stand still... or maybe sneak his feets out of his shoes and place them on the seat next to him while resting his back against the window? If he did it would look like he was tying to get he perfect view of the guy he were observing before, he glanced at the other male who at the moment were resting his chin is hand with his elbow on the arm-supporter with his eyes closed. Chanyeol dropped his earlier idea and decided to follow the strangers example and pretended to be asleep for the rest of the bus ride through Seoul...
Chanyeol couldn't remember the day the teachers had informed about the opportunity to volunteer as a host for the Chinese exchange students who'd arrive this week.
The awaiting guests where the hotest topic of the school and Chanyeol got his previous question answered by a laughing Baekhyun, It was announced a day while Chanyeol had taken a nap during math class, which could have been any day for that matter. Baekhyun picked up his chopsticks and returned to eating his food still chuckling over his sleepy friend on the other side of the lunch table.
- Why would anyone want to babysit some foreigner anyway? Chanyeol grunted while chewing on a piece of kimbap, making his hyung wrinkle his nose.
- Chanyeol-ah, you'd better take that back, you know that the hosts get to visit China next year and stay with the one they were hosts for,right? Visiting China would be awesome, that's why I signed up.
Baekhyun smiled a tiny smile while resting his chopsticks to his lips, he somehow managed to keep that smile even after getting halfchewed grains of rice on his face from his spluttering dongsaeng.
- Why didn't you tell me sooner? Then I'd sign up too, I want to go abroad as well! Chanyeol muttered the last part and wiped his lips with the back of his hand and closed his lunchbox while offering his hyung a napkin, he had lost his apetite.
- I'm sorry Chanyeol-ah~ Don't be too grumpy okay? I'll introduce him to you on Thursday.
Bakhyun gladly accepted the piece of paper and wiped his face.
- Who?
The younger asked as Baekhyun wrinkled the napkin into an ball and started to gather up the leftovers of his rice at the bottom of his lunchbox with his chopsticks before he answered.
- The Chinese transfer student I'll be taking care of, You moron.
Chanyeol furrowed his eyebrows and the older popped his last bite of rice into his mouth.
- How do you know it's a guy?
Baekhyun made a move with his hand to demonstrate he wanted to finnish chewing before he answered.
- I've heard they are from an all boys school, so the student will most likely be a male,right?
The younger seemed to look like he thought things through as he took a sip of water from their shared bottle, making sure to not let his lips touch the opening. He then bit the inside of his cheek to surpress a laughter and earned a suspicious glare from his hyung. Chanyeol leant a bit forward and whispered.
- I bet you'll be happy to have a sexy Chinese man all to yourself at your house hyung~
Chanyeol snorted with laughter as he the older dropped his chopsticks in surprise. Baekhyun took a quick glance around to make sure no one heard before in a low voice scold his dongsaeng.
- Yah! Haven't I told you to not mention that? What if someone heard you? I'd kill you! You know I'll be dead meat if anyone knew!
Chanyeols shoulders were still shaking by laughter but he pressed his lips together, Baekhyun gave him a serious glare before he stuffed his mouth with the last bite from his lunch box and sealed the lid while finishing it. He motioned for Chanyeol to hand him the water, the dongsaeng obeyed and Baekhyun gulped down the remaining content of the bottle.
Chanyeol followed his hyungs example and started to pack his stuff to and before they left the table Baekhyun leaned closer over the table and whispered.
- Besides, I didn't sign up for that reason, you know that I want to improve my Chinese, only a fool would not take this chance!
- Whatever you say hyung~
Chanyeol replied with a teasing smile and they left the cafeteria together.He still remember the day Baekhyun confessed to him that he was into boys, it was actually in this very corridor that they passed right now.
- The problem is... I...I'm into boys.
Chanyeol blinked and looked at the stuttering,nervous and unfamiliar side of Baekhyun in front of him.
- I don't see the problem in that, now tell me the real problem instead, you've found someone you like,right?
Chanyeol actually had a problem to deal with it at first, no one had ever trusted him with such a big confession before. He also couldn't help but wonder if his friend were checking out every person who's passing by was kind of frightening. After a week of almost exploding of curiosity he asked abut the things he was curious about. He was waiting for the reply with his hand awkwardly his own neck . Baekhyun stared at him for what felt like a minute answered with a question instead.
- Chanyeol, do you check out every single person you see? Do you imagine all of them naked, and want to have sex with them?
The younger knitted his eyebrows before he answered.
- No? Why would I?
- See? then why would I do that? Moron. Baekhyun flicked his dongsaengs forhead and walked passed him towards the cafeteria.
After letting it sink in Chanyeol laughed at his own stupidity an followed his hyung.
Chanyeol never knew what happened but after a few months Baekhyun told him he was no longer crushing on that senior he'd been head over heels for earlier. Chanyeol were curios to ask if the older was still into boys but didn't want to seem dumb so he remained silent. He also realized he didn't need to ask because he got it confirmed later when he caught Baekhyuns gaze lingering a bit too long on some passing juniors ass. Chanyeol grew to accept his hyungs sexuality and they remained friends. They are born in the same year, Baekhyun being a couple of months older, and some centimeters shorter than Chanyeol. He still called him hyung since Baekhyun had skipped a year and was one year above Chanyeol.
- Do you really need all those papers hyung?
Chanyeol eyed the pile of sheets the older were jotting down notes on at the other side of their table in the students lounge. The younger had forgotten his lunch at the kitchen table at home and were snacking on his hyungs leftovers while he was trying to keep up with his English novel he had as home assignment, nose almost touching the pages due the lack of his reading glasses, which were accompanying his lunch box at home. Baekhyun chuckled and answered that he were currently trying to learn some basic Chinese lines. Though he hadn't made much progress he added while laughing half heartly.
- Aren't those Chinese students here to improve their Korean skills? speaking in Chinese with them won't help them make any progress hyung. Chanyeol asked, eyebrows knitted as his eyes were scanning the pages of foreign words in the novel he was currently holding.
- Maybe you're right, actually I think you are alot smarter than I thought you'd be-
Baekhyun cut himself of as the younger closed the book angrily and let out a frustrated sigh.
- Why do we need to study English? I don't get any of this shit!
Chanyeol barked and motioned to the book before he muttered that everything hell ever be interested in in English will be available with Korean translation anyway. The younger pouted and scratched his frizzy lightbrown colored short locks in frustration and looked up as he heard the laughter of his hyung.
- You know, I was about to say that you're smarter than I'd thought you'd be, good thing I didn't finnish the sentence since then I would have to take it back. Baekhyun clapped his hands together and started laughing again.
Chanyeol started playing with the worn cover of the book he earlier had taken out his anger on as he pouted and let his hyung finnish laughing at him. When Baekhyun had calmed down were the laughter replaced the clicking of his hyungs mechanical pencil as the older were pushing the button at the back of it to force out more kohl. With a silent smile on his lips, Baekhyun started to rewrite a few of the Chinese characters he'd learned on the paper laying close to him, Chanyeol sighed and let his hyung be, the exchange students will be arriving tomorrow after all.
Chanyeol's now vibrating cellphone told him it's time to head to class and he started to gather his things and made himself ready to leave.
- Thanks for the food hyung~See you tomorrow if I don't bump into you later okay? Chanyeol beamed and the older smiled and returned to his volunteer studying as the younger left the table.
Baekhyun were lying sleepless that night,excited about tomorrow, still unaware of the fact that he soon will be laying sleepless for a completely different reason...
part II- http://mallakit.livejournal.com/6610.html