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This would be the first time for Tao to celebrate Christmas without his father by his side and away from Seoul. He suddenly long for his father presence and even his best friends, Kyungsoo and Kai. He just missed them so much.

"Zitao.. are you sure you doesn't want to joined me at my grandfather's beach house?"

He raised his head to face Baekhyun, "Yes. Just enjoy your holidays with your grandfather, hyung. And happy holidays anyway"

Baekhyun nodded at him, "Okay. Just make sure to call me if you changed your mind and you could celebrate Christmas with Xiumin and I"

He smiled at his hyung who was generous enough to offer such things, "Sure thing."

The door of their room suddenly opened revealing Kim Minseok or Xiumin. He was at the same level with Baekhyun and they were introduced with each other after a week of staying in the university. They easily clicked since Xiumin was very friendly and approachable

"BAEK!! Let's go... oh Tao, aren't you coming with us?", Xiumin asked him

"No.. just enjoy your stay at the beach house!!"

"Sure..happy holidays anyway"

"Ah! Wait before I forgot here's my gifts for you Baekhyun-hyung and Xiumin-hyung", he said as he handed the two paper bags containing his gifts for his hyungs

Baekhyun beamed at him, "Waaah. Thank you Zitao!! Don't worry I also have a gift for you and for Sehun. Well, anyway since you were just going to stay here I hope you could give my gift to Sehun" with that Baekhyun opened his cabinet and get the wrapped gifts and gave it to him

"Thank you. I will gave Sehun's gift to him later"

"And here's also my gift for you and Sehun", Xiumin said as he handed a gift certificate of bubble tea and a voucher for Gucci store

"Oh my God Xiumin-hyung!! You don't just gave me a voucher for Gucci, do you?"

"I guess, I did?"

"Oh my God!!"

Xiumin laughed at him, "Anyway, we should get going. Bye Tao!!"

"Bye Hyungs!!", he said as he watched the two exited the room

He sighed as he looked at the bubble tea gift certificate. He smiled as he thought Sehun will surely love to have this one

#

Zitao was disturbed by a knocked on his door as he opened his gift from Baekhyun.

"Oh my God! This wallet has a Gucci on it!! I didn't know Baekhyun-hyung and Xiumin-hyung will gave me Gucci's as a gift!!"

And he heard a knocked again. Did his hyungs left something? He lazily crept out of his bed and made his way to opened the door which revealed Sehun's in return

"Sehun! What are you doing here?", he exclaimed

"Is Baekhyun-hyung left already?", Sehun asked as he guided the younger man inside the room

"Ah, yes. They left a while ago.."

A smile spread on the younger man's face, "That's good then. So I guess we should also get ready for our holidays?"

Ah yes. Actually the reason why he turned down his hyungs invitation was because of Sehun. A week before, Sehun asked him if he could possibly celebrates the holiday with him and since Baekhyun was still not asking him the same question. He agreed right away

"Yeah sure?room Although I wonder where would you take me... can you spill it out now?"

"Hmn. How about a 'no'?"

"Yah, Oh Sehun. Just tell me already"

"No, just wait for a while hyung"

He pouted, "Okay. Fine whatever.. ah anyway, here's your gifts from Baekhyun-hyung and this one was from Xiumin-hyung", he said as he handed the gifts to the younger man

"Oh.. those hyungs are so sweet.."Although, Sehun commented and all he could do was to agree with him

#

"Let's go hyung! Get inside the car now", Sehun said as he motioned for him to get inside the red volvo

"Aren't you gonna tell me where are we going exactly?", he asked as he poke Sehun's shoulder

"No."

He pouted again with Sehun's answer and slumped on his sit. On the other hand, using his peripheral view Sehun smiled into himself as he watched his hyung sulked.

So damn cute.

#

"Wow you owned this house?", he asked as he eyed the two-storey house located near the west coast of California

"Hmm. Sort of. Let's get inside hyung", Sehun said as he opened the door of the house and when Sehun's opened the switch of the light, the house looked more homey inside, decorated with a lot of Christmas decors and so

"Wow. This place looked cute", he said as he traveled his eyes around the rest house

"I am glad you are actually enjoying this place. My parents and I used to celebrate our Christmas here ever since we decided to migrate in California"

"Ah, speaking of your parents.. are they coming today?"

He frowned a little when Sehun suddenly became quiet, "Did.. I tell something wrong?"

Sehun raised his head and looked directly at him as he shook his head, "Of course not. Do you want to meet my parents?"

"Oh.. Are they staying here right now? I mean— oh my God Sehun that would be very embrassing since I haven't brought any gifts to them and—"

"Ssh. It's okey hyung. They won't mind. Let's get upstairs for you to meet them", with that Sehun motioned him the stairs and the younger man made his way towards the second floor as he folloeed him from behind feeling slightly nervous on how will his first meeting with Sehun's parents will go

He stopped when Sehun also stopped from his track in front of the white door located at the center of the corridor. The younger man was about to opened the door when he stopped him from doing so

"Sehun what are you doing you should at least knock before entering their room", he said as he pulled Sehun's hand from the doorknob but Sehun just smiled at him, "I told you they won't mind. With that Sehun totally opened the door reavaling his— nothing.

Sehun's parents wasn't inside the room and the room itself only contained one long table at the center with picture frames above

"Wh-what was this?", he asked as they walked inside the room

"They are my parents hyung..", and he pointed the picture frame at the center revealing a middle aged couple hugging each other and smiling widely at the camera

"Your parents?", he asked as he was extremely confused

"Yeah. My parents. I am sorry your first meeting with them was like this.. and I guess it will always be like this"

"What do you.. oh..", he suddenly felt down when he understand what was Sehun's trying to implied to him, "I.. I am sorry.."

He heard Sehun let out a long sighed as he roamed his fingers on the picture frame containing his parents' picture

"I guess you already knew. Well, basically today was their death anniversary. Exactly a year when the plane crush happened, killing them both"

"I.. Sehun.. you really don't need to tell me this.."

Sehun smiled at him but it didn't reach his eyes as he guided him to sit down on the couch, "Its okay hyung.