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"Baek! Baek!"  

My brows furrowed when I heard someone calling my name. Thinking it was Hyung, I groaned and told him to go away. I was far too tired to listen to his lectures right now. But much to my dismay, the person didn't stop. 

"Ya ya ya! Byun Baekhyun! How can you be sleeping?" 

Like seriously? Pulling the blanket up and covering myself with it, I tried to go to sleep again. I was exhausted from everything going on with my life recently and felt like I could sleep for an eternity. And I would have managed to do that if only my precious blankets hadn't been ripped off me harshly.

"YAA!! WAKE UP!" 

"What the Hyun - Jongin?" I gritted my teeth at the sight of my other friend, the one who is blessed with the ability to annoy you even after you're dead. Kim Jongin, the dumbest of all, doesn't know how to read the room and is a chicken maniac. He also is in a dance group that takes part in dance battles and tours. And speaking of his dance group, wasn't this butthead in Canada or somewhere? When did he come back? But before I could ask him anything, he jumped on my bed and hugged me tightly, suffocating me to death.

"YA! Get off me!" 

"Baek! I'm back!" Jongin chirped and clapped like a creep and I couldn't stop myself from staring at him disgustingly. 

"Just get lost and let me sleep!" I said falling back on my fluffy pillow. I was just about to happily doze off when Jongin kicked me in the guts.

 "Ouch! You er!" I yelped in pain.

"You ungrateful ! Is this how you treat your best friend when he comes home from a month-long trip?" 

"You want me to dance and sing a song for you?" 

"ing yes!" Jongin jumped on the bed and kissed me on the cheek. Ugh, this idiot and his skinship!

"YA! You moron!!! STOP ABUSING ME!!" I protested and threw my legs at him, which he dodged successfully and dragged me to the floor somehow. I had half a mind to strangle him with the blanket for making my precious hurt. We were fighting like elementary kids and we would've definitely broken a rib or two if Junmyeon hadn't come. 

"What are you guys doing on the floor?" He asked, his eyebrows raised.

"HYUUUUNNNGGGGG~~" Leaving me on the floor, the crazy guy jumped at my brother who fell on the floor with a loud thud. 

Poor him..!

"Ooppss..sorry" Jongin sheepishly said.

"It's...okay. Just glad you're back." Junmyeon stood up and patted on his back. Jongin nodded happily and then turned to me. I was now lying on my warm bed, completely covered in my blanket, praying that Jongin would leave me alone. But he just won't simply do that, now would he? 

"Why are sleeping, sloth? Don't you have your practice today?" Jongin asked.

"Oh, you don't know? He got kicked out." Junmyeon answered for me, rather sarcastically. I rolled my eyes and ignored the ear-bleeding gasps that followed. Instead of listening to them talk about my miserable life, I'd rather like to continue with my beauty sleep. It's important to look awesome and beautiful always so don't judge me okay?

"WHAT!? YA BAEKHYUN! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME??" Jongin's scream abused our ears to no infinity and all I wanted to do was to throw him out of my freaking house.

"Will you just go away and torture someone else?" I snarled. "Like Kyungsoo?"

"Oh, I did go to his place but he didn't open the door."

"Serves you right!"

"Yes-I mean no... but this is really-haha hahaha-funny!" I heard the tan boy's laughter and it pissed me off. I gave him a warning glare but being the brainless creature he was, he just kept on laughing his guts out. I had enough of it and I kicked him hard making him fall off on the ground. Yelping in pain, Jongin cursed me while I kept ignoring him. Why can't he just ing leave? 

"But tell me one thing...why did Ms Jung throw trash like you when the annual performance is in a few months???"

"I know righ-"

"Instead, she should have done this a little earlier!!" Jongin and Junmyeon had a belly laugh while I glowered at them. They are enjoying my misery, aren't they?

"Can't she just call me and ask me to come back?" I said in annoyance. 

"No. She can't." Junmyeon deadpanned.

"You told her not to, didn't you?" I raised my eyebrows at that. Sometimes he can be a bad egg you know and that's why I hate him. Just, sometimes. Junmyeon sighed and put his hands in his pocket. This was one of the indications that told me to get prepared for the lecture I was going to receive from him.

Where the hell did I put my cotton balls? Damn!

"You got it right." He admitted. "Why don't you just call her up and apologize? It was your fault after all."

"But why should I? " I whined. She was the one who kicked me out like I meant nothing. The lead vocalist of the group being discarded like some trash! That's unacceptable!

"Why shouldn't you?" Jongin joined in. Why is the hell he siding with my brother when he should be supporting me? This seems to have a death wish.

"Shut your mouth up you piece of charcoal!" I gritted my teeth, earning a glare from him.

"Fine. Stop it you two!" I was about to retort when Junmyeon cut me up and ordered. "I want you to get ready in 5 minutes!"  

"What? Why? Are you taking me to that wench?" I looked at Hyung in suspicion. 

"Me too?"Jongin pointed a finger towards himself.

 "I would appreciate it if you could stop cursing anyone or anything as you wish Baek-"

"Hey! I don't -"

"And no, I'm not dragging you to Jessica, but I want you to meet someone else," Junmyeon stated and then turned to Jongin. "And yes Jongin, you can tag along if you want."   

"Aaahan...? Someone special huh?"  Both I and Jongin smiled slyly. This was the first time Junmyeon had talked about his special someone and I was happy for him! After all, I can finally get the chance to now!

HAHAHA!

"Shut up and get down!" Junmyeon blushed and left. I was imagining what this person would like and if he or she was cool for my hyung when Jongin poked my cheeks.

"What now?"

"I can't believe you got kicked out!" sneered the charcoal and started laughing again while I just went back to the bed with another groan.

"We're here!" Junmyeon announced as he stopped the car and Jongin was the first one to hop out.

This kid is way too excited for everything. Sometimes, it makes me wonder if that's the reason why he is still single. Everything he does just makes him more...undesirable and unwanted. No wonder why the girls from our school call him crazy and a druggie. Still seated in my seat, I looked around lazily when my eyes landed on the cafe and my breath hitched. Never in my life, I had ever been this tense about a ing place. 

"Hyung! Are we meeting your special someone here?" I asked him wild-eyed. I so wanted him to reply with a 'no' and that it was just a stop but nothing like that came. I kept on praying, bribing all the Gods out there but Lady Luck was not on my side today. She has packed her bags and went on a vacation since yesterday, not giving two s about my misery. 

"Uh, yeah. This is the address he texted me - EXO Cafe. Why? Is something wrong?" Junmyeon unbuckled himself and stepped out of the car. How do I tell him that everything's wrong because it's the place where Park freaking Chanyeol, my mortal enemy/potential crush works! I was still traumatized when out of nowhere Jongin appeared and like an excited monkey kept on jumping up and down. 

"Let's hurry! He must be waiting for us!"

"Shut up Kkamjong!" I coldly said and turned to face Junmyeon. I had to make him change the location.

No matter what.

"Why a place so unromantic? Dara's was a better option!" 

"This is low and good? It's also the place where he had been planning to visit with me on our 100-day anniversary."  Junmyeon blushed and as much as I wanted to be happy for him, I couldn't. All thanks to a moron named Park Chanyeol. God, I'm such a bad brother! Can somebody please tell me why everything that's related to me and my life getting linked to that lately?

"Baek, you alright?" Junmyeon put his hands on my shoulder and I nodded in response. I was not alright, I was screaming and crying and dying but there was nothing I could do. Junmyeon's special someone was already there and it would be very rude of me to be a brat right now and convince them to go somewhere else. And seriously, why am I so against this place? It's just some regular cafe where a jerk works and that's it. I should not let myself affect him this much.

Yeah. 

"Shall we go then?" he asked. I nodded again and just as we entered the cafe, my eyes fell on the person I was not wanting to see at all! Chanyeol was right there, standing behind that counter and grinning as he typed away the orders. It was a relief that the queue was long and he didn't see me. To make sure that it stays the same way, I pulled down the hood of my shirt a little more than usual to cover my face. Junmyeon led us to a table in the corner and I danced a little because from here, that Yoda can't see me!

Yass!

"Baek, Jongin, this is Zhang Yixing, my boyfriend." Junmyeon blushed for the nth time that day as he introduced the person in front of us. A young man, probably the same age as my hyung stood up from his seat and waved at us. With his handsome frame, gorgeous hair, and dimples on either side of his flawless cheeks, he was an absolute stunner! No wonder why hyung fell for him.

"Please call me Lay." The beautiful man bowed.

"Nice to meet you!"  We said in unison and bowed in respect. Lay was Chinese and came to Korea five years ago to study. He was a cardiologist in the same hospital where Junmyeon worked and that's where they first bumped into each other. Jongin insisted on telling more about their love story and I couldn't help but laugh my lungs out when I saw both of them blushing heavily at such a simple question. After a cute little bickering, Lay took it upon himself to tell us about their meeting, and by the end of the conversation, I realized he was perfect for my hyung. They make an adorable couple and I was delighted that Junmyeon had finally found someone he loved and vice versa. We talked for a while and thank god nothing ominous happened..hehe. Keeping your fingers crossed surely works. Everything was going perfectly fine until Jongin started to whine about how thirsty and hungry he was. I honestly had to suppress the urge to kill him right then and there. 

"Hyung please~ I'm thirsty!" Jongin pouted and it was the worst pout I've ever seen in my entire life. 

This ...

"Oh yeah...! It's been like an hour since we've been talking." Lay said glancing at his watch. "I am kind of hungry too."

"What would you guys like to have? I'll go order it for you."  Relief washed over my face as these sweet words entered my ears. God bless Lay and his future generations! 

"I will have a large bucket of grilled chicken and a large coke." The Chinese doctor gave a thumbs up to Jongin before turning to me. 

"Uh, I-"

 "Why don't we tell our orders to Baek and he will get it for us? " I gawked at Junmyeon with my jaws dropped. I really couldn't believe him. In the background, I could hear Jongin sneering and Lay telling him it was fine and he could do it. But damn it! Junmyeon was suddenly being stubborn and I did not like it. I tried to reason him with how clumsy I am and will make the orders fall but he didn't buy any of it and gave me a stern look. Defeated and with no option left, I dragged myself to the aisle. All my efforts of staying hidden had been proved useless as I could already see that idiot Yoda grinning my way and I hoped the deadly scowl I had put on my face would scare him away. I was in no mood for blood right now. 

Oh, but I would surely love to kill the prick who said keeping fingers crossed works magic!

Chanyeol's POV

Phew!

It's finally 8 in the night and now I can rest as much as I can because my shift ends here!

Working and studying at the same time a lot! It has been almost three years since I started to work part-time, and yet,  I'm not used to it completely. Every day I am exhausted. There are days when I just want to quit and go back to my comfy apartment and sleep all day. But if I do that then how the hell am I gonna pay the bills? Wiping off the sweat beads from my forehead, I was about to call my co-worker for the counter replacement when I saw Baekhyun coming towards me. I was kind of not sure if this was a dream or happening for real. I mean, I was just surprised I didn't see him sitting at any of the tables here. Did he just come? Or was he here for long and I didn't see him? But... but that can't be... until he chose to sit in the corner. 

As he got closer, I noticed the scowl on his cute face and I couldn't stop myself from letting out a chuckle. I still remember the day when I first saw him. I thought he was some middle schooler who had run off from his mom, or friends maybe. He looked kinda lost and sad. His cute, puppy eyes were gloomy and the way he was behaving, I knew he had a bad day. But he was still feisty and I guess I liked that. There aren't much of people who could deal with sadness like that. 

I continued to stare at him until he made his way over to the counter and his face suddenly got all scrunched up as soon as he saw me. So freaking cute. Our eyes met and that made me feel completely lost. My mind went blank and huge dinosaurs were dancing around in my stomach. But hey, this is my workplace and I can't have these weird thoughts right now. Gaining my posture back, I put on my best smile and put my fingers on the machine.

"Hello. Welcome to EXO Cafe. What can I get you?" Baekhyun rolled his eyes and twisted his face. I couldn't help but chuckle at his childish antics. Seriously, he is just too cute I wanna pinch his chubby cheeks- God, my life!

"2 espressos, 1 latte and I large Fried Chicken meal." 

"Wow. Can't believe a midget like you can eat this much." 

"What did you just call me?" I'd be lying if I said I didn't like the murderous glare he shot me. This is why I love teasing him. His expressions are so funny.

"Nothing!" I typed away the order.  

"Yes, you did!" He snapped. "You called me a ing midget!"

"Because you are!"

"I am not!"

"Uh-huh," I smiled lazily and looked at him." You also said you were going to sue me."

"You-"

"Anything else you wanna order?" Baekhyun looked at me for a brief moment before speaking again.

"Yes, poison."  I blinked in confusion. 

"Eh? Poison? Why? Are you going to kill someone?"

"I'm planning to murder a buffoon named Park Chanyeol."  He smirked and woah, he looked damn y. Oh ! Really my life. This cutie just said that he wants to kill me and I'm using such adjectives for him?

Park Chanyeol, you have gone nuts.

"Sorry, but we don't serve that." 

"Too bad. I'm gonna write that in the feedback. Give me the bill now." I handed him the piece of paper. Our fingers brushed and I felt a sudden sensation in my body. This was the first time when I had felt such a tingling feeling in my heart. I looked up at him to see any kind of changes in him but there was none. He was looking at me with the same hateful eyes he had when we first met.

Aaaiishh Chanyeol..you need to see a doctor!

"Your ...order will be here in five minutes," I said as he rolled his eyes again. While he stood there waiting for his orders, I was busy eying him. The deep brown eyes behind those big glasses couldn't hide their beauty. The black hair and his fair skin were an amazing compliment to each other. He was wearing a white t-shirt and a neon red shirt over it. The black denim and blue converses matched perfectly well. No doubt they were all branded.  And sure, his long, slim fingers were what I wanted to feel under my hand. And his lips-DANGER! I was out of my daydream as he looked up at me.

Did he catch me?

Oh !

"Order 231!" I heard Minho's voice from behind. I took the tray from him and handed it to Baekhyun.

"Enjoy your evening, princess!" I winked and he cringed.

" off, elf!"