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L.joe asked you to accompany him. He needs to buy something for his mom, and he didn’t know anything about girl stuff.

You chuckled, remembering your conversation.

“I really need you, please. I’ll buy you gelato!” He chimed on the other line.

“But… but..” You pretended to hesitate, enjoying his pleading.

“I’ll treat you to anything you like. I promise. Anyhting.”

“Anything?”

He eagerly replied. “Yep!” His voice sounded like a child.

“Oppa, can I come out with L.joe Oppa today?”

Before Suho could respond, Sehun ran towards you. “Did I hear the word ‘out’? We’re going out?! Yeah!” He happily cheered, jumping up and down. Suho clucked his tongue at the maknae.

“You heard it wrong. Minhee’s going out with L.joe.” He explained. Sehun’s shoulder deflated in an instant.

“C…can I come?” He begged, tugging on your shirt. Soon after, Luhan joined in begging.

Sighing, you looked at the two giants begging you. “I’ll just accompany L.joe Oppa. He needs to buy a gift for his mother. Then maybe we can.. meet up after?” You tried.

Luhan and Sehun looked at each other. “I think that would be great.” Luhan nodded.

Sehun stood up and danced. “We’re going out~”

At the same time, Xiumin was bickering with D.O on the kitchen.

“Faster, Kyungsoo! I’m hungry!” Xiumin complained, peeking at what D.O was cooking.

“You’re always hungry, you pig!” D.O retorted, annoyed. He stirred the soup with more strength, causing some of it to spaltter on his apron. His favorite apron.

“You are, I’m not!” Xiumin shouted, stomping. 

D.O tried to calm himself. “I hope you did not come here.” He hissed.

The three of you were laughing at the kitchen when D.O heard Sehun chime. He hurriedly grabbed Xiumin by his shirt and pushed him towards the living room.

“You’re going out?” He breathed. Sehun nodded happily.

“Good.” D.O sighed. “Bring that bun with you.” He rolled his eyes and went back to the kitchen.

Xiumin sat beside you and pretended to cry. “D.O hates me. Everyone does!!”

You chuckled and patted his back. “You’re just cute, Gege~”

His head snapped up. “I am?!” A grin came up his face.

You suppressed your laughter and wore a straight face. “No.”

The guys burst in a loud guffaw as Xiumin started throwing tantrums.

“Wait!” D.O ran back to the living room, spatula in hand. He was smiling slyly. “I remembered something.”

The guys looked at him curiosly, including you. “What?”

He chuckled. “Baekhyun. Bring Baekhyun with you. I thin he mentioned yesterday that he needed to buys something..?” He looked at Suho and Kai, and they smiled knowingly.

But you know Baekhyun was tired. “B…but, Baekhyun Oppa is tired.”

Kai nodded slowly in agreement.. “Yeh, hyung. He is.”

Suho understood. “Let him rest, Kyungsoo.”

D.O snorted and went back to cooking. He just wanted Baekhyun to spend more time with you. He knows his friend too well, and he knows he is pretty slow when it comes to feelings.

“Aish, Jong in! We should’ve let Baekhyun come with them!” D.O hissed. Suho and Kai shook their heads.

“He’s tired. Let the man rest!” Kai argued. Suho nodded at what Kai said. “And besides, we can make him pick them up later, right?” He added.

D.O’s ears pered up. The three of them smiled slyly. “Good idea~” Kai chimed, lightly hitting Suho’s shoulder.

An hour later, the 4 of you arrived at COEX. You cheerfully waved at Luhan and Sehun as they scrambled away. Xiumin was running behind them, munching on a bun. *The irony..* You chuckled.

L.joe slung his arm around you mindlessly.

“Let’s go?”  He poked your cheek.

“Kaja!!” You two skipped towards different stores.

After entering two designer stores, both of you entered Chanel. Memories flooded your mind, a smile unconsciously tugging on your lips. L.joe examined a bag in his hand when he noticed you smiling like an idiot.

“Pabo.” He muttered. Unfortunately, you heard it. “Mwo?” You scoffed. L.joe chuckled and showed you the bag. “This? It’s beautiful right?”

You looked at the bag encrusted with gemstones. “It is.” You gasped. Yourm ind swirled around the bag.

*It would be perfect in parties… It wold look good in my hands.* You looked at the bag, the golden credit card on your purse trying to communicate with you.

But, Baekhyun’s face showed up suddednly on your mind.

*Right. Self-control.* You smiled, regaining composure, removing your gaze on the bag.

“Should I get this?” L.joe asked. You nodded at told him how pretty it would look on his mother.

Successful in picking a gift, you and L.joe ended up in a café. He was looking at you intently, his head slightly tilted to the side. You raised a a brow questioningly. “Any dirt on my face?”

He kept his gaze on you. “How come… you didn’t buy anything?” He smirked, a quizzical look on his fae. You slightly smiled. “Well…”

“I was expecting my hands to be filled with shopping bags today, you know. But… zero.” He snapped. You bit your lip and giggled.

“Therapy?”

“You took therapy sessions?” He was baffled. You nodded eagerly. Also, you told him about how you went out every afternoon to the malls with Baekhyun, with him helping you develop a firm foundation of self-control. All throughout your story, L.joe was nodding in understanding. But inside him, he was laughing hysterically. * I could really sense it now!*

“And last night….” You continued, telling him about the incident at Hongdae.

“He panicked?” L.joe asked, amused. You nodded, clueless. “Yep, he thought I was the girl. He ran there, actually. I worried him pretty much.” You sighed.

“He just cares, Hee-hee.” He commented, hating to see your mood down. You looked up slowly. “Luhan Ge, he told me something this moring too.” You whispered.

He waited for you to arrange the correct words. “He told me… that I’m a special person in Baekhyun’s Oppa’s eyes.”

L.joe nodded knowingly, his face blank. He refused to show any signs of emotions. But inside him, he was snickering. *Of course, he likes you! Aigo, my clueless best friend.*

Baekhyun woke up feeling the soft fleece blanket on his skin. Unusualy, he was smiling. Reason? He dreamt of you. And it was making his day feel right.

“I’m crazy..” He muttered before yawning. Slowly, he rubbed his blurry eyes and stepped outside. The guys were there, including Chen.

“Chen?” He squinted his eyes to have a cleared view. Chen approached him and tapped his shoulder. “It’s me, Byun Baek.” H chuckled. Baekhyun grinned and lightly tapped Chen’s shoulder back. “Good thing you’re here. Xiumin?”

Chen smiled. “He went out with Minhee, Luhan and Sehun.”

The mention of your name sent memories directly to his still half-asleep mind. “Minhee..” He whispered. Chen looked at him weirdly.

D.O slung his arm around Baekhyun’s shoulder. “Yow, sleepyhead!”

Kai chuckled and wiggled his eyebrows. “Good dream?” He teased.

Baekhyun wore his poker face and went to the kitchen. As soon as he was out of sight, a smile crept up his lips.

 “More than good. Perfect dream.” He muttered.

"Minhee went out with L.joe, hyung. Having FUN.Can you pick her up later, together with Sehun, Luhan ans us to gather for Xiumin. Suho wants us to gather for dinner." Kai entered the kitchen, interrupting Baekhyun's daydreaming.

Baekhyun flinched hearing L.joe's name. Something inside him was not right. He felt weird.

Kai enjoyed Baekhyun's expression change. 

"Sure." He answered, bfeore grabbong something to eat. His apetite was not its usual too. Something was bothering him, and it involved the thought of you with L.joe.

"They're frineds, Byun Baek." He huffed, assuring hmself. But still, he was feeling heavy.

"Byun Baekhyun, what the? I told you, they're just friends. Best friends. Since childhood. Super close. Like this." He raise his two fingers up and held them tight. A sigh came out of his lips. "Baekhyun, you're weird."

He grabbed his spoon tightly and shoved a mouthful of cereal. "Just eat. Don't think about anything." He hissed and began eating. But, he stopped suddenly and dropped his spoon.

"Are they really just friends?" He breathed out, biting his lip. "Aisssssh!" He raked his hair in frustration.

Unknown to him, the other guys were listening to him all the time. "He's talking to himself...?" Chanyeol's outh was slightly agape. D.O chuckled. "Look at our Byun Baek..."

Suho clucked his tongue. "He's worrying. Aigo."

"The power of love?" Kai snickered.

 Chen just looked at the guys quizically. Surely, he missed a lot.

Chanyeol looked at Kai weirdly.

"What? I'm a Celine Dion fan. And the power of loveeeee~" He sang, brushing past Chanyeol.

"Indeed." Suho chuckled, stealing a last glance at the troubled Baekhyun.

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