The next two days passed by more easily than the first.

Baekhyun was finally getting used to the campus and waking up was a lot easier with Kyungsoo threatening to drop several textbooks on him.

Fortunately, Chanyeol did his own homework and only asked Baekhyun to do minor tasks, such as getting breakfast or throwing out his trash. He found out that the tall giant liked traditional Korean more than the plentiful European and Western dishes. Chanyeol generally wasn't picky with the food Baekhyun got him but if he didn't like something, there'd be left overs.

No one mentioned anything about why Baekhyun was so obedient towards Chanyeol but Jongdae wasn't afraid to about it. Baekhyun sighed as he walked down the dirt path. It was already dark out and school was stressful enough for him to look forward to a good night's sleep. Kyungsoo was helpful, as usual, and much to Baekhyun's surprise, he hadn't been caught. There'd be a few students here and there using their novas but it seemed that as long as there was no major accident, the teachers didn't care.

"Baekhyun!"

The said male turned around at the sound of his name and raise his eyebrows. A smile followed right after.

"Yixing hyung."

"What are you doing so late? You should hurry back to the dorms." He says, jogging up to Baekhyun.

'Oh, I just wanted some fresh air. I'm going to go in soon." Baekhyun tells him and Yixing looks at him up and down.

"Aren't you cold? The weather isn't getting any warmer. Especially this late at night." Before Baekhyun can get another word out, Yixing takes his hoodie off and hands it to Baekhyun. The latter was only wearing a T-shirt and a pair of jeans. Thankfully, students were allowed to wear their own clothes outside of school hours.

"Oh no it's-"

"Just take it. I'll see you tomorrow Baekhyun-ah." Yixing says, patting Baekhyun's shoulder. The junior couldn't help but feel thankful for the extra article of clothing from his hyung.

"Thanks. Night, Yixing.' He says and the said male smiles before waving, jogging back to the dorms.

Baekhyun quickly slipped the hoodie on with eagerness. Having just been worn, the heat from the sweatshirt enveloped Baekhyun.

Within another ten minutes, Baekhyun finally made it back to his dorm building and quickly went inside. Baekhyun wanted nothing more than to flop onto his bed and curl up in his blankets but it seemed that Chanyeol had other plans for him. He immediately spotted the taller male waiting for him outside his dorm, which was only across from his own.

"What took you so long?" The giant says. His arms were crossed over his chest and he had a frown on his face. Baekhyun wanted to turn around.

"I went for a walk."

Chanyeol raised an eyebrow. "At this hour? If you had come just another 5 minutes later, you would have been locked out."

Baekhyun wanted to argue but didn't have the energy in him to talk back. "Alright. What do you want?"

Just 4 more days. 4 days, then this slave deal is over.

Chanyeol's eyes narrowed and he looked at Baekhyun closely. "Isn't that Yixing's?"

Baekhyun looked down and nodded. "Yeah. But that's not the poin-"

"Did you bump into him earlier?"

Baekhyun nodded again. "Just before."

Chanyeol sighed and waved his hand, taking his card from his pocket and swiping it over the lock. "Never mind then."

"Wha-"

The door closed and Baekhyun felt more frutrated that before. Why did Chanyeol always do that? What did Chanyeol act as if he needed him but within a few seconds, easily brush him off?

Baekhyun rolled his eyes and made his way into his room. Kyungsoo came out of the shower, fully clothed, and was drying his hair with a towel.

"You're back." Kyungsoo says with a smile. "..Isn't that hoodie Yixing's?"

Baekhyun nodded, having answered this question just minutes earlier. It hadn't come across him before.

"Wait, how did you know that this was Yixing's? Chanyeol, too."

Kyungsoo blinked. "Huh? Oh, he wears it pretty often. I'm surprised he lent it to you."

Baekhyun shrugged the sweatshirt off and folded it on his desk. "He saw me outside on his way back and gave this to me. I'll be sure to return it tomorrow."

"Okay."

-

"And that's how it all started!" Jongdae says, making a loud noise with his hands. Minseok and Luhan awed and Jongin rolled his eyes with a scoff.

"That's obviously not what happened. You actually believe this liar?"

Jongdae glared at the younger student, clearly offended.

"What did you just call me?"

"A lia-"

"Just be quiet the both of you." Kyungsoo says with a groan and Jongin sticks his tongue out at the other male.

"I hate school..We haven't even been here for a full week yet the teachers assign so much homework. I swear my hand is going to fall off." Luhan complains and Joonmyun chuckles.

"It's not a lot if you just do it when you're supposed to and not let them piled on top of each other one day before the due date."

They were all in the library, enjoying a free period. Baekhyun was bored out of his mind. Like the responsible student he was, he had finished his work but Chanyeol insisted that he sit beside him and help him with his work.

"Sort these papers." Chanyeol shoves a quarter-inch stack of worksheets at him and Baekhyun sighs.

"Yes.."

Jongdae watches with amusement. "I don't get it. Why do you even bother listening to Chanyeol? Acting like his slave won't get Chanyeol to like you."

Baekhyun choked on his own saliva. "I-I'm not doing this so that he will like me!"

Minseok smirked. "Oh really?"

Baekhyun nodded his head quickly. "Yes really! W-What makes you think that I like Chanyeol?"

The giant said nothing as he pressed the numbers on his calculator in deep concentration.

"If you say so." Jongdae finishes and the topic was dropped. Baekhyun looked to Chanyeol beside him, observing his calm expression. His hair was neatly brushed down over his forehead and his eyes flickered from his paper to the calculator. His hands were quick to write down the solutions and Baekhyun couldn't help but admire how skillfully Chanyeol did his work. It made homework look easy, even when his work was probably ten times more difficult than what he was learning.

"I-I'm done." Baekhyun says a bit too quietly. Chanyeol only notices him when Baekhyun continuously poked his arm with the edge of the papers.

"Okay. Put them there."

Baekhyun sighed and nodded.

"Hyung!" Someone calls out and several people look up.

"Sehun-ah." Luhan says, his face brightening up. Baekhyun watched as the familiar student walked over with his backpack slung over one shoulder. Jongin reaches out to give him a bro-hug before the second year proceeded to stand beside Luhan on the other side of the table.

"Homework?" Sehun asks and Luhan shakes his head.

"Nah, just chilling with the losers."

Jongdae looks offended. "Losers?! First I'm a liar then, I'm a loser?"

Baekhyun watched the student clutch his chest dramatically.

"What about you?"

Sehun his head over to one of smaller rooms in the library. "Tutoring. My science teacher hates me."

Luhan pats the younger male's shoulder a bit longer than a normal pat would last.

"Oh! Baekhyun-sshi." Sehun says and slightly bows and Baekhyun does the same. He noticed that Sehun didn't have many expressions. His face was blank or bored most of the time, with the occasional raise of an eyebrow.

"No need to be so formal.." Baekhyun reassures him with a smile.

Sehun nods before waving to them, making his way to the tutor rooms.  When the younger male was out of sight, Luhan let out a loud sigh and Jongdae watched his ears turn red.

"You were so obvious."

Xiumin nods. "So obvious."

Luhan puts his head down and stomps his feet under the desk. "He's too cute! Did you see how he called me 'hyung' with that beautiful face of his!?"

Jongdae looked at his friend. "I call you hyung. You don't have that reaction for me."

Luhan picked his head up. "Of course not! You're not my adorable Sehun."

Jongdae rolled his eyes. "He's not even your's.."

Jongin leaned over on Kyungsoo with puppy eyes. "Hyung~!"

Kyungsoo's eyes widen and he pushed the younger male away. "Gross, get away from me Jongin."

Jongdae bursts out in laughter and Jongin pouts as the librarian comes over to hush at them for being too loud.

Just then, Chanyeol's phone rings, catching Baekhyun's attention. No one seemed to notice or care as they were too busy fooling around with each other.

He looks at the caller ID with one glance and picks up the device. Chanyeol stands up and makes his way out of library without another word.

"You don't have to be so concerned." Kyungsoo tells him quietly and Baekhyun thinks to himself.

Am I really worried?

Baekhyun felt uncomfortable. The frown on Chanyeol face when he got up made him uneasy. Why did he feel this way? If someone were to ask him, he could caere less about Chanyeol's well being. They only people who knew about his situation was Kyungsoo and Chanyeol, the devil himself.

"I'll be right back." Baekhyun says, getting up from his seat and exiting the library.

Baekhyun found himself walking down one of the hallways, keeping an eye out for a certain student.

His brain was telling him to just leave, to let Chanyeol handle his own matters but his gut was telling him that Chanyeol was upset. It wasn't the first time that this person called. Baekhyun remembered how Chanyeol had gotten up from the breakfast table just when he had brought over their food. Chanyeol hadn't returned for breakfast and left his food untouched.

But then again, why did he care?

Just when Baekhyun was about to make a turn, he spotted the giant talking on the phone in one end of the hall. He quickly stopped at the corner and hid behind the wall. There was no one else around.

"Did you find them?" Chanyeol says with an exasperated tone and runs a hand through his hair.

There was a silence.

"It's been years now. How can you be so sure?"

Baekhyun felt like he was invading Chanyeol's privacy for listening in on his conversation. Shaking his head, Baekhyun was about to walk back to library when Yixing noticed him at the corner.

"Baekhyun! I see you everywhere now." He jokes and Baekhyun returns a nervous laugh. Had Chanyeol heard his name?

"Oh, hey Yixing.."

Baekhyun suddenly remembered. "Your hoodie! I have it in my dorm, I'll go-"

Yixing shook his head. "It's okay. You still have class. Mind if I just stop by later?"

The younger male nodded and from the corner of his eye he could see Chanyeol hanging up. He sighed and put his phone in his pocket before making eye contact with Baekhyun. It lasted for a split second but Baekhyun knew that the giant had seen him.

Baekhyun immediately looked away. "So I'll see you later."

Yixing nods and places a hand on Baekhyun's head, patting it gently. He smiles before making his way towards the library. Chanyeol on the other hand didn't seem like he was going back. Baekhyun's legs carried him to follow after the tall student.

"C-Chanyeol." He says. Why was he feeling nervous? He had done nothing wrong. Maybe he might have listened to Chanyeol's conversation but technically, it wasn't on purpose.

The said male didn't respond and kept walking with his hands in his pockets. Baekhyun felt ignored. Everything was telling him to just go back.

"C-Chan-"

"What do you want?" His tone was harsh and Baekhyun frowned. He couldn't tell whether he should be glad if Chanyeol responded, or be upset because he responded in that manner.

"I don't know..you seem really bothered." Baekhyun says and Chanyeol doesn't say anything.

"Who keeps calling you? Are you okay? Is there anythi-"

Chanyeol stopped with one last step and let out a frustrated laugh. "Are you serious? What makes you think I would tell you?"

Baekhyun blinked. "W-Wh"

The taller male turned around and Baekhyun felt more intimidated facing him directly.

"Why do you keep prying into my business? Just do what I tell you to do and stay out of my privacy. You and I have no relations with each other."

"Well-!" Baekhyun didn't want to be lead on by such a heartless person. He had put so much effort to repay Chanyeol but it seems that his efforts were unappreciated. "Who gets you breakfast every morning now? And who cleans up by throwing away your trash? Do you think I enjoy following after you like a homeless puppy? You act like we're friends and you intimidate me by being all tall and manly and but you're a bully. Sure, I agreed to this slave whatever contract, but I'm sick of this unfair treatment!"

Baekhyun was breathless by the time he was done with his rant and Chanyeol stared at him. Everything had escalated so quickly that Baekhyun couldn't seem to come down.

"Fine." Chanyeol had no emotion on his face. "Starting today, you're free. You obviously hate our deal with a burning passion so why hold you to it? From now on, there really is nothing between us. I'll get my own food and I'll throw away my own trash, starting with you."

DRAMA..poor Baekhyunnie~

Leave a comment! What do you think is bothering Chanyeol? Why is he acting this way to Baekhyun? :O

Thanks for reading! Spring break is here so I'll try to update more often!