genre; romance, fluff, slight angst

type; drabble

other mentions; choi siwon, lee hyukjae, (super junior), choi minho (shinee), kyungsoo, baekhyun, jongin, kris, chanyeol, yixing

word count; 5412

summary; sehun's broken heart changed him and luhan wanted to bring him back.

 

 

Luhan was on his way to his next class when he saw his biggest crush since forever, Sehun, was sulking in the staircase, head hang down. He wondered. What is he doing there?

 

He wanted so much to approach the said young man but he couldn't and believe it or not, he never had. Why? Why would he? He's a nobody and Sehun definitely is a somebody to everybody. Who is he to approach someone that high? Well, again, nobody.

 

He sighed. Clutching his books tighter, he turned around to walk away when he heard him sniffed. He turned back to look at him. Is he crying?

 

He took a step up the staircase to take a closer look. A distance of 5 steps won't hurt, right? He took another step and soon, he heard him crying. So he was really crying but why?

 

Luhan's brows met in confusion. Why would someone like Sehun cry? He had good grades, better even. He was famous. And he had a boyfriend, who he dearly love -- the most painful truth for Luhan.

 

But nonetheless, he went to Sehun, who clearly did not notice his presence, as always, and placed his water bottle, which was 3/4 full, in front of him with his handkerchief. When he noticed Sehun was moving, he instantly sped up and ran away. He hid behind the large pillar near the staircase, peeking at Sehun who looked surprise when he saw his water bottle and handkerchief. He blushed when he saw Sehun's soft, slender digits touched his favorite hanky and clutched unto it tightly before wiping the tears that were staining his beautiful, angelic face. He blushed even more when he saw Luhan reached out to his water bottle and his lips touched its rim. He had drank from his water bottle awhile ago, therefore-- We had shared an indirect kiss!

 

And later that night, when he reach home, he was so sure he will have something to write on his diary.

 

 

It has been three days since he saw Sehun crying and it has been three days, too, since he has heard issues about Sehun changing.

 

"Hey, have you heard? Sehun's been acting cold lately.", he heard one girl uttered to another in their classroom.

 

"Yes. They said he's not even attending their basketball practices anymore.", the latter replied.

 

"He has changed. How come the sweet Sehun turned to an ice-cold prince?"

 

"I don't know either. But I've heard it was because of his boyfriend or should I say, ex!"

 

Luhan was just equally surprised as the other girl. They broke up? Was that the reason he was crying?

 

Luhan bit his lips and couldn't help but pity Sehun. He had been broken, twice. And he couldn't help but wonder why. Sehun was definitely the most perfect guy there is. Why would someone break his heart?

 

His trail of thoughts was disrupted when his professor came in. He shook his head trying to throw those unnecessary thoughts away but he couldn't. He couldn't help but worry about Sehun. Is he okay? Is he doing well? Has his heart healed?

 

"Mr. Lu? Are you with us?", Luhan jerked when he heard his professor calling him and immediately nodded him head.

 

"Yes, sir. I'm sorry."

 

"Please focus."

 

He nodded and bowed his head in apology again before jotting down the notes on his notebook. When he heard the bell rang, he immediately kept his notebook on his bag and left the room. It was lunch and like the usual, he went straight to the rooftop and not on the Cafeteria. Well, let's say he never goes well with other people. He was used to it.

With his food in his hands, he pushed the door to the rooftop open with his hips. Just like every day, he'll be enjoying munching on his food alone again. But that's what he thought. On the bench, where he usually sits down and eats, someone was already sitting.

 

Luhan was surprised. Never did he see another student in the rooftop but him. And he had been there since forever-- well, since he was in his first year.

 

He walked nearer and he almost dropped his food when the said person turned around. It was Sehun. He looked surprised, like Luhan.

 

"What are you doing here?", Luhan almost melted when he heard his lovely voice.

 

He panicked. Should he reply or should he not? Should he just run away? But where would he go? Should he just stand there and stare at him forever or should--

 

"Hey! Hey! I'm talking to you.", Sehun was snapping his fingers at him

 

His cheeks instantly warmed up. Two reasons: (1) embarrassment and (2) Sehun was like 5 inches away from him

 

"I-I'm so-so-sorry.", he stuttered, biting his lips in an apologetic look.

 

"Why are you here?", Sehun asked again.

 

"L-lunch."

 

"You're having lunch here?", Sehun asked in disbelief. "But why?"

 

"Well, uhm...", he turned red in embarrassment. "I-I-I don't have any friends."

 

Sehun raised his eyebrow at him, "Are you kidding me?"

 

"NO!", Luhan bit his lips, mentally scolding his self for doing that. "I-I... I really don't have friends."

 

Sehun said no more and just sat back down on the bench.

 

"You can sit beside me if you want.", he uttered, not looking at Luhan.

 

Luhan turned beet red. If you want? Of course I want to! And yes, he did take the opportunity and sat beside the love of his life. Sigh.

 

He placed his food on the empty space between his and Sehun and took out his handkerchief from his bag. Sehun looked at his hanky and at Luhan then back to his hanky which he laid on his lap. He took out the hanky he got a few days ago and compared it with the one on Luhan's lap. It looked the same!

 

"It's you!", Sehun exclaimed, directing his index finger at him.

 

Luhan jerked and stared at Sehun with confusion painted all over his face. Then his attention was diverted to the two handkerchiefs.

 

"You left this handkerchief and the water bottle.", Sehun smiled and it was the first time he did since that day.

 

Luhan's cheeks heated up when he saw Sehun's smile. It was always what he prayed for—for Sehun to smile for him. Just for him.

 

"Thank you.", he turned redder.

 

"Oh, th-that's nothing.", Luhan cleared his throat. "M-May I ask why...uhm...nevermind."

 

"Why I cried?"

 

Luhan nodded shyly, "I-It's okay i-if you d-don't wan-wan--"

 

"I let him go."

 

"Oh, you let him g—wait what?", Luhan looked at Sehun with eyes real wide. "Hi-Him? Ba-Baekhyun-ssi? Bu-bu-but...Bu-but..."

 

Luhan saw the sad look in Sehun's face. He mentally cursed herself for reacting that way. Who is he, anyway, to have such reaction? He wondered the same thing.

 

"I'm sorry, Sehun-ssi.", he mumbled. It was almost inaudible but Sehun somehow had great sense of hearing.

 

"It's okay. I'm already over all those heart aches. My heart had gone numb.", Sehun said coldly before standing up, one thing that Luhan had never heard or seen before.

 

"Thanks for the company. I'll go ahead."

 

Before Sehun could even twist that golden doorknob open, Luhan halted him. "Wait!"

 

Sehun slightly tilted his head and gazed coldly at Luhan, waiting for him to speak up. Luhan gulped. "Do-Don't let the pain overtake you. Y-You can always f-fa-fall in l-love again. Start again."

 

Luhan expected Sehun to soften but he didn't. Instead, he let out a low, bitter chuckle and averted his gaze to the door he's about to open.

 

"What's the point of falling in love when nobody's there to catch you? I'll just end up hurting myself once again and trust me, I've had enough. Way enough."

 

And that was the last thing he heard from Sehun before he heard the door was shut close rather harshly.

 

I'll be there to catch you if you'll just fall for me.

 

 

"Why don't you help him get back up, Luhan?"

 

"How the hell am I gonna do that, Kyungsoo? I'm just a nobody to him."

 

"Well, do something so you would be a 'somebody' to him!"

 

Luhan thought about her conversation with his friend last night and that was when he decided to put things into action.

 

MISSION:

Let Sehun know my existence – well, my name, that is.

Thaw Sehun's now frozen heart

Catch him when he falls.

 

Luhan blushed when he saw what he wrote. Just what the hell? Especially the last line. The first was already impossible enough, what more the third one, right? But like what his friend always tell his –"Nothing's wrong with trying. At least you tried than just sitting there and waiting for a miracle to happen."— Luhan was determined to put check marks on each item.

 

He knew people might think he's crazy. He's a fool. He's insane. He has lost his mind and all those stuffs but people do crazy things when they're in love , right? He planned on starting with giving cards to Sehun every day. They weren't love notes. And they weren't anonymous. But they were just simple words to cheer him up.

 

But first, he had to make Sehun know him. He's got to know my name.

 

Luhan had tried several attempts. He tried bumping on to Sehun, hoping that his ID or his books, with his name written on, will fall and Sehun will pick them up. He will see his name and voila! First mission accomplished! But no, instead, he ended up being knocked on to some American football players who were playing on the hallway (as to why they are playing in the hallway, Luhan did not know) and voila! He earned some boisterous laughter from the players. Sehun was too absorbed in the music he was listening to that he did not notice the ruckus happening. Luhan sighed.

 

First plan, failed.

 

Luhan tried again. This time he was wearing a large name tag with his name written in bold. He knew he looked hilarious but if it's going to work then, why not? He wore it the whole day, not minding the people eyeing on him, making out a joke out of him. He couldn't care more. All he aimed was for Sehun to know his name. But luck definitely wasn't on his side. He had not seen nor met Sehun the whole day and had found out later that he was absent. Luhan sighed again.

 

Second plan, failed.

 

The next day, Luhan's legs ran faster, as if he had never run before. Why? Because he was already late! He was almost thirty minutes late from his class and guess what? It was a Math class!

 

"Oh God, please! I can't be late at Math! Please not at Math!", he prayed over and over again.

 

He nearly screamed a very loud yes when he finally reached the gate...until the security guard on duty stopped him.

 

"Wear your ID."

 

"But I am wea—", Luhan gasped loudly when he did not see that one tiny thin card that could save his life, well sorta, and all he saw was that yellow sling on his neck. "My ID is gone!"

 

He started looking for it, panicking. How stupid of you, Luhan! Now what would you do without your ID? Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!

 

"Luhan!", Luhan, with her brows furrowed, looked up at the sound of his name being called.

 

And it was as if his whole world stopped turning. Guess who.

 

"Sehun-ssi..."

 

"You were too engrossed in saving your Math class that you did not notice your ID fell. Here."

 

With shaky hands, Luhan reached out to get his ID from Sehun's hands. Again, from Sehun's hands.

 

"Th-Thank you.", he stuttered, greatly surprised with what happened.

 

"No problem. See you around, Luhan.", Sehun said coolly before walking ahead.

 

Luhan stood there, frozen. Math class be damned! Sehun finally knew his name! And all it needed was just for him to be late from his Math class. If I had known earlier, I would have been late in all my classes.

 

Remembering his list, he immediately dug through his stuffs inside his bag and took out the little pink notebook.

 

Let Sehun know my existence – well, my name that is. --- CHECK

 

 

Sehun and his basketball teammates just finished their basketball practice. Sehun was still silent and his teammates did not bother asking him what's wrong.

 

"Aren't you going to shower, Sehun?", one of his teammates, Jongin, asked.

 

"You go ahead."

 

"Okay then."

 

Sehun opened his locker and opened his bag when he saw a piece of heart-shaped yellow paper fell. He picked it up and read.

 

You did great today! But it would be better if you smile. So, smile! – Luhan

 

Sehun was surprised by Luhan's sudden actions. Why would he do such things?