"Hyung, hyung! How do you say 'your welcome' in Mandarin?" "Hyung, hyung, how do you say 'water' in Mandarin?" Luhan was sick of it. Ever since EXO-K had arrived here in China, they had been pestering the chinese members with questions. It had gotten so bad that Kris even refused to get out of his room when they went out for a dinner. Luhan regretted not staying home as well, the members had wanted to communicate with everyone and Chanyeol had to be pulled away from a little girl who he was trying to communicate to but was failing. 

Xiumin had reminded him that the korean members had helped him when he was learning korean which Luhan knew was true. But god, he couldn't have been that annoying, right? Anyway, they were all currently getting ready to go to a photoshoot. Kris, who always looked amazing in the photoshoots was relaxed, listening to music. Tao was next to him, fixing his hair. Kai and Chanyeol were both bothering D.O. who was attempting to have a conversation with Xiumin. 

Baekhyun had his head on Suho's shoulder who was reading a Korean-Chinese dictionary. Lay was on the dining table, packing his things. Chen and Sehun were giggling over in a corner from seeing something on their phone. "Hyung!" Sehun said as he noticed Luhan. Oh . Luhan sent an SOS signal to Xiumin who seemed oblivious to the solution. Xiumin's eyes widened as he realized the situation. He got up and came to Luhan.

You see, they had made a deal that Xiumin would stop Sehun from being close to Luhan. Luhan had to buy him coffee for the remaining two months, everyday. He didn't really mind, it was almost like they were on a date when they went to buy coffee. 

"Hey Lu-ge. Can you help me pack my bag?" Xiumin improvised just as Sehun reached Luhan. "Sure!" Luhan said quickly. Sehun's face fell. "Hyung, can we play a video game later?" Sehun pleaded. "Uh, maybe." No, probably not. Luhan grabbed Xiumin and dragged him up the stairs. "See you!" He called out. When they reached the room, Luhan closed and locked the door before sighing. "Man." He said, shaking his head. Xiumin frowned at him. "That was mean." He said, his arms resting on his hips. Luhan just shrugged. "He's annoying." 

Xiumin's eyebrows furrowed. "Luhan, he is one of our members as well as the youngest. You should take care of him. And I'm not going to talk to you unless you agree to play video games with him everyday, for as long as he is here." He lectured. Not talk to Luhan? Luhan couldn't let that happen. He inwardly groaned as he realized what he would have to do. "I'll play with him." He reassured Xiumin. "Promise?" Xiumin asked, holding out a pinkie. Luhan linked their pinkies. "Promise." He said. Xiumin has really nice fingers, he observed. Really nice, in fact. Wow, imagine those fingers-no. Stop. Luhan, you're his best friend. Nothing more, nothing less. 

He took his gaze away from the boy's hands. "Hey, we should go downstairs now. It's nearly time to go to the photoshoot." Xiumin said, looking at his watch. Luhan nodded. "Let's go." He said. He was looking at Xiumin's hands again, but this time, wondering whether it would be a bit too much to hold it again. However, he was stopped when Xiumin linked their hands. "Come on." The shorter boy said. It was good that he was walking slightly ahead of Luhan. If he saw the way Luhan's face lit up, he would immediately know how much Luhan liked him. 

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"Okay, turn a bit to the right." The photographer ordered. Luhan turned. "Nice, very nice. Okay, you're done." And just like that, Luhan's individual photo session finished. He immediately went to Xiumin who was waiting for him at the side. "You looked awesome!" Xiumin said, giving him a thumbs up. Luhan smiled, blushing a little. "Thanks!" Ever since the realization that he liked Xiumin, the compliments that Xiumin would occasionally give to the younger boy would make Luhan feel giddy with happiness. 

Xiumin had been the first to have his pictures taken and Luhan had watched him eagerly from the side, marvelling at the boy's natural beauty. "Do you two want to take pictures together?" A photographer suggested. "Sure!" Luhan said a bit too eagerly. "Can we join as well?" He heard Sehun's voice speak in Korean. He turned to see Sehun and Tao standing there. Tao quickly translated. Luhan tried to avoid showing the disappointed look on his face. Damn. He was so close to taking a picture with Xiumin. The photographer sniffed. "The height difference will look weird when there is such a small group of people." He said bluntly. Never had Luhan been so happy to hear someone call him short. 

"Oh, I guess that's too bad!" Luhan said, perhaps a bit too happily. Xiumin gave an apologetic smile to Sehun. "Sorry." He said. Sehun had a sad expression on his face and Luhan couldn't help but feel a bit guilty. "Hey, Sehun, I'll play a video game with you later, okay?" He said hesitantly. Sehun's face lit up. "OK Hyung! That sounds great!" Sehun said happily, before dragging Tao away, who didn't look interested in the conversation at all. Xiumin smiled at Luhan, staring straight in to his eyes. "Why are you staring at me like that?" Luhan asked nervously. "That was good of you." Xiumin smiled. Luhan grinned back. "I'm just a saint." He boasted. Xiumin laughed, slapping the boy's arm. 

"Let's take pictures." 

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Luhan put an arm around Xiumin and Xiumin leaned back at his touch. "That's good. Mmhmm. Just like that." The photographer commented. Luhan had a giant grin on his face. His heart was beating quickly at the closeness between him and Xiumin. The photographer stopped for a second. "You, blonde boy. Could you please relax your face a bit. Your smile is actually blinding me." He criticised bluntly in rapid fast Cantonese. Xiumin looked up confused. "What did he say?" Luhan blushed. "Nothing, just to move a bit closer." He lied. Thank god Xiumin was learning Mandarin rather than Cantonese, Luhan thought. He relaxed his face a bit when he saw the photographer's pointed look. 

Once the photoshoot was over, they were all tired from smiling. "Ugh, my cheeks hurt." Baekhyun whined. "That was fun!" Chanyeol chirped, a smile still on his face. Okay, a correction is needed. Everyone was tired from smiling except Chanyeol. The boy's cheeks never seemed to get tired. Luhan leaned his head against Xiumin's shoulder wrapping his arms around the boy. "I'm so tired." He mumbled into the boys' neck. "Ahhh, that tickles." Xiumin laughed. "Get married already." Baekhyun teased. Xiumin laughed but Luhan just blushed. 

"You're just jealous." Xiumin retorted, clutching Luhan's arms. Luhan gulped as the shorter boy's fingers held his arm. "As if." Baekhyun scoffed. Luhan suddenly realized that they were in an awkward position, his crotch was lined up to Xiumin's . With that realization, he felt himself begin to harden. Well, a certain (ahem) part of him begin to harden. Oh . He was going to have a . He quickly removed his arms. He was blushing furiously. Xiumin turned around, a confused look on his face from Luhan's quick retreat. "Uh, I'll be back. From the bathroom." He said before walking (running) to the bathroom. 

He went into a stall and sat on the lid of the toilet seat. He put his head in his hands. This was bad. He needed to stop. He had accepted that he liked Xiumin but he had to stop putting himself in situations like these. On the other hand, as soon as Xiumin looked at him, Luhan's resolve would melt and he would be drawn to the shorter boy. He couldn't help himself. He laughed bitterly. "Idiot." 

"Hey, Luhan, you in here?" He heard Xiumin's concerned voice. "Uh, yeah." He flushed the toilet despite not having used it and came out. Xiumin was waiting near the sinks. "What happened? Are you okay?" Xiumin asked, worry in his voice. Luhan nodded. "I'm fine." He assured, washing his hands. Xiumin immediately brightened. "Well, then come on, let's go eat cake! The manager said we could have one slice each!" He said happily. He grabbed Luhan's hand and pratically dragged him out of the bathroom. Luhan couldn't help but smile at the boy's excitement.

Oh, Xiumin. He thought as he looked at the back of the boy's head. Why are you so perfect?

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Yay yay hey hey lay lay 

lol 

okay, i'm going out for food in like 2 minutes 

so 

this is short and the ending is rushed but

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